MissTillyFlop
Evil communist dictator, lover of gerbils & Pope.
A dog is not a pedestrian.
Damn dogs in their damn 4x4s!
A dog is not a pedestrian.
Surly - I and many other polite people would have said thanks. Thank you.
Plenty of them, yes. I'll always wave thanks at someone not pulling out in front of me, at someone waiting rather than overtaking before / on a bend or someone moving across so I can filter past them.Do you thank all the car drivers you meet for not killing you?
"Get in the f-ing cycle lane!"
Even stopped for a quick chat with a couple of dog walkers whose 2 dogs walked straight in front of the bike and then refused to move
LYB + BFB! wind ya neck in will ya! I never threatened anyone and didnt raise my voice to anyone. Is this not a forum where i can raise a point? an observation that i made? My dog was of the lead as previously stated as it is better exercise for him and within plenty of time before the cyclist got to us i called him to heel, and as he is such a well behaved dog does as he is told. I, LYB + BFB was brought up to respect others and treat them as i would like to be treated. would you both not feel better if someone just once in a while say thankyou to you. Does it not just give you that nice warm feeling inside or is your heart as cold as your manner! I pick up the dog crap not just so it dosnt get into your tyre tread but because i am responsible. Some of the cyclists and runners said thanks and i have more respect for them than those that dont. I was just looking at a walkers point of view of cyclists and runners. If ive upset people on here because i have a point of view I'm sorry but hey i havnt lost a cure for cancer and i wont lose sleep over it. So LYB and BFB youll get over it when the ice on your hearts has melted a little wich just may take some time.
If you're going to be arsey, at least learn where the shift key is, old boy.
I must say, while there is a point that people don't deserve thanks for doing what they ought to (I actually try not to thank drivers who stop for zebras, because they should anyway, but often I raise a hand to wave thanks involuntarily), any parent knows that thanking children for doing what they are asked reinforces good behaviour. Also, it costs nothing - it's extremely rare that one is concentrating so hard that one can't spare the breath and brain power for a quick "Cheers!".
Also, pedestrians, anywhere, have priority. It might be annoying, but it's the bottom of a very important pyramid, which denies the idea that might is right, and I for one am thankful for it.
Plenty of them, yes. I'll always wave thanks at someone not pulling out in front of me, at someone waiting rather than overtaking before / on a bend or someone moving across so I can filter past them.
Conversely, the pratt who overtook this morning then stopped right in front of me to turn left must have crapped himself because I hammered on his window so hard. He didn't even realise that I had pulled alongside his door until I slapped the glass, so wrapped up in his own little world was he.
Dogs and kids always get priority. I nearly always stop for a chat, unless it's particularly busy. 10 seconds passing pleasantries costs little, hopefully makes the other person's day a little brighter and gives me a chance to take a breath.
Last month, a quick chat with a couple walking their dog started a 15 minute conversation with the others as they live not far from me and were incredulous that I was cycling 65 miles back from Wiltshire in one day. When I first said where I was heading, they asked where I would be stopping for the night.
I came up behind a couple of kids on horses last weekend when I was showing a friend some of the local bridle paths and off road jaunts. I had previously said to my friend that you should always try to speak to riders and their horses when approaching from behind, because of the possibility of spooking them. I called out to the riders that we were coming through. The response from two girls was most excellent, the lead rider making exactly the same point that I had about letting the horses know that we were there. It made for a pleasant encounter, of the sort that I wonder whether LYB would ever recognise.
LYB + BFB! wind ya neck in will ya! I never threatened anyone and didnt raise my voice to anyone. Is this not a forum where i can raise a point? an observation that i made? My dog was of the lead as previously stated as it is better exercise for him and within plenty of time before the cyclist got to us i called him to heel, and as he is such a well behaved dog does as he is told. I, LYB + BFB was brought up to respect others and treat them as i would like to be treated. would you both not feel better if someone just once in a while say thankyou to you. Does it not just give you that nice warm feeling inside or is your heart as cold as your manner! I pick up the dog crap not just so it dosnt get into your tyre tread but because i am responsible. Some of the cyclists and runners said thanks and i have more respect for them than those that dont. I was just looking at a walkers point of view of cyclists and runners. If ive upset people on here because i have a point of view I'm sorry but hey i havnt lost a cure for cancer and i wont lose sleep over it. So LYB and BFB youll get over it when the ice on your hearts has melted a little wich just may take some time.
The fore mentioned cyclist may have been shitting themselves and keeping a close eye on the unleashed dog.
a. i'm not being arsy just putting my point of view across and b. i don't get what you mean by bolded bit.