Turned out nice again...

[Norm]

... which is more than can be said of the people I met out there this morning.

OK, so it was hot, verging on bloody hot, but I saw 50-odd people on my ride this morning, and not one of those 50-odd people, each of whom I greeted with a "hello" or a "thanks" or even a "good afternoon", not one of them responded, not one of them even smiled.

Base perambulating Hungarian wights, they cannot be misused enough! **

** pint / mug of tea to the first to spot the source and appropriateness of the references there.

 

[brockers]

Went past a group from my old club yesterday and waved to some familiar faces, but received none in return. As I was riding in mufti with sunglasses, I might have been unrecognisable (apart from my distinctive frame), but still...

Maybe this highlights the reason why I'm not as into clubs or group rides as I used to be.

 

[iAmiAdam]

Today is not the day for changing tyres, or doing any work on bikes outside, it's bloody hot.

 

[rich p]

Everbody I passed waved or called which was nice as there were a hell of a lot out today in the weather.
I suppose it's because we're such a friendly bunch down south, Norm

 

[potsy]

Maybe they all recognised you from here and thought you were gonna try and sell them a Secteur
i got a proper wave of someone yesterday,not just the usual nod,confused me as I wasn't sure if it was someone I knew or just a very friendly cyclist.
Most people I see are scallies on MTB's on the pavement so it's nice to get a nod/wave from a proper cyclist every now and then

 

[Norm]

I suppose it's because we're such a friendly bunch down south, Norm

Just you come up here and say that...

Maybe they all recognised you from here and thought you were gonna try and sell them a Secteur

I was on the river bank, so I'd taken the MTB for a change. Probably a dozen of the peeps I met were on bikes (three going the same way - I must stop passing other cyclists! ) but the vast majority were walking. They all moved out of my way, no-one blocked me or let their dog wander loose or anything like that, but not a single one responded to my greeting.

I've got to head into Windsor again shortly, I'll have another go and see if I get any better interaction.

Oh, and there's a clue there for the free-to-enter competition I set up in the OP.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

** pint / mug of tea to the first to spot the source and appropriateness of the references there.

It's Will isn't it but I can't remember what on earth it's about - don't worry about the pint though I'm having one anyway!

 

[Norm]

Indeed, two allusions to insults coined by the Bard in "The Merry Wives of Windsor", because the same play written today would have been entitled "The Miserable Chavs of Windsor".

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

So they were mostly walkers and from the south..............

* Thinks *

Hmmmmph - Southern Walkers not friendly? Why am I not surprised?

 

[Fnaar]

Got loads of 'hellos' today, and a chat. One fella, I saw three times!

 

[rich p]

Got loads of 'hellos' today, and a chat. One fella, I saw three times!

That's what shaving mirrors are for