i caught the bus wednesdayelpatron wrote:haha wednesday morning was bad, the rest not so much
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The what?jasonc wrote:i caught the bus wednesdayelpatron wrote:haha wednesday morning was bad, the rest not so much
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Postby CKinnard » Sun Apr 05, 2015 1:37 pm
It would seem to me to be a sneaky marketing ploy to make the first iteration of a bike model highly specced. that will create a lot of positive press...then drop the spec on later iterations, knowing the positive rep will flow over for a year or two. (how cynical am I!)
anyway, I went for a later ride today, and was on shared paths a bit. Got fed up with idiots with multiple dogs on long leashes.
One of them yelled out for me to ring my bell after I overtook at walking pace...at this point the path was very busy, and I would have been ringing it every 4 seconds. I couldn't help myself and just yelled back !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !!. it's ok for him with his 2 lap dogs to dominate the whole path though!
another woman also had 2 dogs on long leashes, and as usual they decided to block the whole path as I came along from behind (not at speed).
So I dutifully called the woman who made no attempt to reel the dogs in , an idiot. to which she shot back I was the idiot and a whole lot of other bogan brain slop.
Seriously, it seems after 9am all the inconsiderate self absorbed morons come out. And don't mention cars trying to find a parking spot that just crawl along and never indicate, impervious to who they are inconveniencing behind.
I don't think non cyclists realize how selfish and self centred a large % of Australians are these days.
Bring back the rain again i say....so all the body and brain slobs stay home or go to the mall....just stay off the shared paths!
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Postby elantra » Fri May 01, 2015 3:23 pm
Well you got your wish young man.Lukeyboy wrote:I seriously don't know what all the people on here and out there are complaining about. I haven't had this much fun in the rain since that cyclone earlier in the year. As said above. Bring back the rain
It is wet as.
Tried to ride bike to work this morning, it was more like swimming than riding.
Was actually quite good fun. For a while.
Felt sorry for the only other bloke i saw on the shared bike path this morning, who was a very elderly gent pushing a wheely walker.
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And today is one of those daysjasonc wrote:sensible cancan. sometimes it just isn't safe
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EDIT: just beat me to it scott .
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FUN FUN FUN!!! I saw about 5 cyclists out there todayelantra wrote:Well you got your wish young man.Lukeyboy wrote:I seriously don't know what all the people on here and out there are complaining about. I haven't had this much fun in the rain since that cyclone earlier in the year. As said above. Bring back the rain
It is wet as.
Tried to ride bike to work this morning, it was more like swimming than riding.
Was actually quite good fun. For a while.
Felt sorry for the only other bloke i saw on the shared bike path this morning, who was a very elderly gent pushing a wheely walker.
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Postby CKinnard » Sat May 02, 2015 12:05 am
the rain in the last 48 hours has been the heaviest I recall in 50 years.
This arvo, there were cars broken down everywhere after not slowing down for the conditions and smacking large pools of water over the road. Around Sandgate/Boondall, there must have been more than 20 cars broken down just after accumulated water on the road at several spots....and I counted 3 rear enders.
Sandgate Rd Virginia was a car park for several hours this arvo, and people were abandoning their cars as water kept rising around them..some were really losing it.
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Postby Lukeyboy » Sat May 02, 2015 1:14 am
Earlier in the day waiting on Gympie Road/Rode Road some P plater was racing the yellow/red light. Only problem was traffic had now slowed through the intersection. Slammed on the brakes and skidded into the back of a Mazda.
Heading along Gympie Road I saw some idiot in a Audi attempt to go through the flood water only to get stuck. Also saw a Commodore. Had a good laugh with the guy from Hungry Jacks who was out watching/preventing people from entering their carpark (flooded). On the way back I saw it was one of the top of the line HSV's so I laughed and laughed. All that cash and !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !! for brains writes it off.
Idiot in the black car had just changed lanes from the far right and jumped on the brakes at a green light. The white car swerved around. The road must have been flooded or a man hole cover was exposed?
Nope. U-turn from the middle lane at a no right turn intersection INTO GRIDLOCK!!!! F****** w*****!
But hang on Luke it looks like it's flooded up ahead.... or is it just muddy water....
Train services were cut at Carseldine/Bald Hills due to water over the tracks
Apparently someone from the local council thought this was a good location to install a water fountain.
Heading through some backstreets in Carseldine I saw a manhole cover that had come lose on the otherside of the road. I signaled rapidly to the driver coming the other way to slow down and pointed directly at it. They started to slow down and a few seconds after we crossed paths BANG!!! Nailed it! They quickly pulled over after that. Would have had to have damaged the steering/suspension.
First rule of water over the road? FLOOR IT AND HIT IT AT 88MPH!
Outside Geebung Railway station. Waiting in the right turn only lane with the left thru only lane beside me.
Hang on what's this. Left hand lane man wants to do a uturn while I'm side by side with him?? P*** off mate!
The ACU doing a fine job of blocking the intersection. This was happening at almost every intersection but this guy took the cake.
This **** bag thought he'd drive towards me after I shone my helmet light directly at his car to alert him that I was in the bike lane and to not pull out.
So for payback he thought he'd then block the bike lane with his car. Black car. No lights on. No blinkers. Then honks the horn when I flip him the bird and called him a ******* **** bag.
Either Mr Camry driver flooded it or he mounted the island to use as a guide and got stuck on the height differences when it narrowed.
And this from the CM: "Last night, there was panic along Sandgate Rd at Virginia, with motorists stranded for more than two hours and water was rising around them." As someone that rode past. What panic???
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