<< On 5/7/2013 5:02 AM, PaulHunt73 wrote:
these days it's just knots of cyclists often being inconsiderate if
not offensive. >>
The UK is NOT alone in the above, Paul ! ? !
There is one chap (not gent) that stops in my local. One afternoon
last late spring he came in an
elbowed his way to the bar between a pal of mine and I that were just
sitting there having a pint.
So over the din I said rather loudly: "Bob, how many pedaller points
you get today?"
He replied: "None, damnit ! Didn't even see any of the arrogant
bastards (L'dOL). You??".
Got almost lucky, got 4 points, two down in the grass ! !" ! I went
on: "The ass-holes were wheel-
to-wheel and in-line in the CENTER of my lane. I recognized one of
them by his spandex <G> so I
'started' to pass - got back of my passenger door even with leader's
front wheel and gave a good
tug to the right to my steering wheel <G>. The one I recognized
already had guessed what was up so
he yelled to his partner and THEY 'tugged to the right' and headed for
the wild grass/weeds. That stuff dislikes pedallers worse than me &
Bob <VBG> so OFF the bikes and go for a skid on their faces/chests <G>."
So Bob says: "Ed, you should get 6 points." I replied: "No, no, Bob.
Would have been 6 "IF" they had
landed on tarmac and then skidded into the grass/weeds !". Bob
replied: "Damn, forgot. I guess
'cause I never been lucky enough to get a two-fer !".
So the chap had apparently had enough and said: "You guys are real
pricks ! We have legal rights
to ride the roadways with cars."
Bob nodded to me so I said to him: "yep, you sure do BUT you are
required to OBEY The Rules of
The Road exactly like motor vehicles."
He got a REAL bad look & frown and just put his pint down (with 2/3rds
left<G>) and left ! ! !
Bob and I started to LAUGH !s ! ! We were laughing so hard that the
bartender came over and asked
why. So Bob gave him a short version of above and he started to laugh
but not hard enough to forget
to buy us a pint ON THE HOUSE <VBG> ! ! !
The forgoing IS a True story except no biker actually went down nor
were any hurt (damnit) <G> ! ! !
Ed
PS: Also Paul, ours are extremely ARROGANT ! ! !
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