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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Very funny link by Michael. Not a spoof either - from a documentary, I reckon.
Had a look on The Times site to see if the supporters of their campaign had reached the magic "1% of all cyclists" fig... |
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02-04-2012, 09:38 PM |
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Thread: Library at the Horniman Museum
Post: RE: Library at the Horniman Museum
| Some rather snotty answers here. I used the library several years ago for some specific book, although I've now forgotten what it was. I found it excellent, and the staff were extremely helpful. I can... |
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21-03-2012, 02:40 PM |
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Thread: A Levels At Home
Post: RE: A Levels At Home
| My understanding is we're talking about a low-level sales job, the sort of thing that has been around since for ever, and will still be around in two years' time and twenty years' time if you want it.... |
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Thread: A Levels At Home
Post: RE: A Levels At Home
| "classified sales exec job"
Does this mean selling advertising space? If so, it's not secure at all, and the sort of job companies offer people without any risk to the company. If the person is goo... |
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08-03-2012, 10:17 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I would say yes to both.
On the second, however, I wouldn't do it periodically. I would do it when the driver gets so many points. I think they're the ones who need it. |
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02-03-2012, 06:01 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I wonder how much support that “flash ride” on Wednesday cost the campaign? We’ll make you late getting home to your kids - now you have to support us!
I am disdainful of a campaign that demands, a... |
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25-02-2012, 09:12 PM |
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Thread: attempted robbery
Post: RE: attempted robbery
| Very sorry to read your post, Orange. If it's any consolation, I know of two burglaries in SE23 where the burglar was caught and went to prison, and the same will probably happen to your's sooner or l... |
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30-12-2011, 08:05 PM |
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Thread: Find a suspected torturer in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Find a suspected torturer in Forest Hill
| Anyone else not see anything remotely funny about this? |
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08-12-2011, 08:32 PM |
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Thread: Jeremy Clarkson
Post: RE: Jeremy Clarkson
| Surely Clarkson's BBC salary is paid by the tax payer, which makes him a public sector worker himself? |
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02-12-2011, 06:16 PM |
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Thread: Our local supermarket: a cautionary tale
Post: RE: Our local supermarket: a cautionary tale
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29-11-2011, 12:23 AM |
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Thread: Small white cat seems lost
Post: Small white cat seems lost
| Small white cat, seems lost. David's Road. Mostly white, with black around the eyes like a kind of Zorro mask. |
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hillsideresident |
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28-11-2011, 09:06 PM |
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Thread: Our local supermarket: a cautionary tale
Post: RE: Our local supermarket: a cautionary tale
| Excellent work by notstoppin. Especially impressed with the mental arithmetic! I think it's worth posting these sort of occurrences every time they happen. If Sainsbury's know there's a good chance of... |
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hillsideresident |
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13-11-2011, 04:05 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Or, to express myself in English, "I like the wording/lettering of the link to knbhds". Very apposite. |
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11-11-2011, 05:00 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| They look they're designed for going up and down the corridors of merchant bankers' offices. Like the wording of the link BTW (or do I mean lettering?). |
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11-11-2011, 04:41 PM |
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Thread: Plastic Bags
Post: RE: Plastic Bags
| I've been watching too many films...! |
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25-10-2011, 06:07 PM |
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Thread: Plastic Bags
Post: RE: Plastic Bags
| I can see the problem with non-biodegradable plastic bags. But what's wrong with sturdy paper bags, as per American films? |
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hillsideresident |
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25-10-2011, 03:11 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| "Cyclopath" is very good! |
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22-10-2011, 09:59 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I'm glad you like it, CD!! |
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22-10-2011, 06:15 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| CD: I like the thinking behind joining "criminal" and "cyclist" - but perhaps "psycholist"?
AS: The dog thing came about because in the more remote parts of the US you can get Ridgebacks and other ... |
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22-10-2011, 10:51 AM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Applespider: Idiot cyclists I despise. Proper cyclists who argue that we can't despise the idiots because they're a tiny minority/car drivers can be idiots/bad things happen/a near miss happened in Bo... |
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21-10-2011, 03:20 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| This is interesting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9PxKdspjJQ&feature=related
Interesting because it was filmed by a cyclist. And as you can see, he's got loads more. This is the kind of cyclist ... |
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hillsideresident |
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20-10-2011, 09:54 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I see I have confused IWAF with AMFM - my apologies. The former is the one who restarted this thread, the latter the one who posted the irrelevant link. I am sick of "responsible" cyclists claiming fo... |
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20-10-2011, 08:16 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| The above link is just a typical cyclists' non sequitur. How can one put this? Let's just say that many of them are little bit sensitive to criticism. I wonder whether the real reason AMFM restarted t... |
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20-10-2011, 10:14 AM |
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Thread: Devonshire Rd Crazy Lady
Post: RE: Devonshire Rd Crazy Lady
| Seems a reasonable enough question to me. Shame no-one seems to know the answer. I hope she's OK. |
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hillsideresident |
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13-10-2011, 07:22 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| "Job", surely, not "field"? |
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06-10-2011, 03:08 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| I'm bit surprised that no-one has replied to DKZ's very relevant post. Something really interesting, and no response!
I expect I am speaking for quite a few people on this forum when I say how shoc... |
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24-08-2011, 03:43 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| Yes, the Daily Mail piece actually refers to Forest Gate. Not an uncommon mistake, I find. |
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09-08-2011, 12:05 PM |
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Thread: Burglary via the front door
Post: Burglary via the front door
| There was a burglary in David's Road the night before last, via the front door. The door was shut and locked on a normal lock, but with no additional deadlock. Apparently the burglars used some device... |
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hillsideresident |
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08-08-2011, 07:03 PM |
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Thread: Damage to cars on Davids Road
Post: RE: Damage to cars on Davids Road
| Some of the comments on this thread have been quite ridiculous. There is something quite selfish, I think, in posting irrelevant and sometimes flippant comments on a subject that evidently concerns ot... |
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hillsideresident |
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07-08-2011, 04:25 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Gardens works
Post: RE: Horniman Gardens works
| Many thanks for the link and info, Michael. What a relief. |
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23-06-2011, 01:14 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Gardens works
Post: RE: Horniman Gardens works
| A substantial part of the big green area below the bandstand - the main area - has been fenced off and grass removed. It looks like they're going to build something there.
If this is really so, I t... |
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23-06-2011, 12:25 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| If 1% of people who you walked past in the street barged into you, I think you’d feel it was a problem. In any case, it’s much more than that. Michael found two easily enough, and I randomly chose to ... |
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13-06-2011, 05:04 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| Not sure how those stats are relevant, unless cyclists need to leave a trail of dead pedestrians in their wake before licensing is justified. Personally, I think a trail of angry pedestrians is quite ... |
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12-06-2011, 04:08 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| AS, you say that licensing motorists hasn’t stopped all stupid driving, so there’s no point in having it for cyclists. Why bother with it for drivers, either? And since insurance, training and tax hav... |
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12-06-2011, 10:23 AM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| Very sorry to hear about your experience, edd. Absolutely appalling. I can't remember that sort of thing happening ten years ago, and certainly not on a routine basis.
I think it's time for action ... |
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11-06-2011, 07:30 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| I never had a bell. I just shouted at pedestrians who wandered into the road in front of me. And if I passed them from behind while they were walking along the road I would pat them on the arm and say... |
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09-06-2011, 10:16 AM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| If you can’t police yourselves it has to be licensing; and if you can’t see the problem, how can you police yourselves? |
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08-06-2011, 08:24 AM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| It's just bad manners. It's a shame it needs explaining. |
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07-06-2011, 10:16 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| Using your imagination, tell a story to explain how these men cycling along the pavement are not really doing so at all. Be as free with your imagination as you like.
Post office man cycles along t... |
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07-06-2011, 09:32 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| Statistics, CD? Use your eyes! I know only pedestrians can see these creatures, I do understand that. But have a look next time you’re walking somewhere. Like the oldie beardie today, pedalling his sa... |
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07-06-2011, 07:36 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| Expert commenting on blind people getting hit by pavement cyclists: “Blind and partially sighted people are not very confident as a rule. They tend to move slowly and cautiously. There are many collis... |
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07-06-2011, 04:25 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| Also, to say there isn't really a problem with pavement cyclists is pretty extraordinary.
Have you read the posts by pedestrians on this thread? Do you think they're all making it up?
Did you ac... |
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07-06-2011, 11:15 AM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| Drivers and motorcyclists pay Vehicle Excise Duty. Cyclists don't.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524
You ask whether I'm proposing licensing cycli... |
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07-06-2011, 10:54 AM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| Londdondrz:"I think we can end this thread by agreeing that if ALL road and pavement users were a little more attentive, stuck to the rules and showed consideration for others we wouldnt have this iss... |
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07-06-2011, 09:33 AM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| Speak for yourself, Robin. What a very odd post.
As for how licensing might help: firstly, I think it is bizarre that anyone should be able to use the road without insurance. Accidents happen. It i... |
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07-06-2011, 08:01 AM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| I have just seen a middle-aged man riding along the pavement, alongside an empty cycle path. Elsewhere, a woman riding on the pavement wearing a crash helmet. Doubly safe! Goodness me.
Also a boy o... |
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06-06-2011, 04:54 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| Half the posts quoted above refer explicitly to a proportion of cyclists, and the context of the other posts made it clear that they were only referring to cyclists who ride on the pavement. If this i... |
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06-06-2011, 04:45 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| ryananglem: Indeed, I had assumed we were talking about a different cut-through altogether. Mind you, I'm not sure what difference it makes, unless of course you are correct in thinking that pedestria... |
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04-06-2011, 11:36 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| It seems obvious that blind people must be upset by pavement cyclists, but the following piece still really shocked me. A woman writing on behalf of blind people in Cambridge: "There are many collisio... |
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04-06-2011, 07:03 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| ryananglem: "If you ride at walking pace (and its hard not to)"....
Goodness me. So you're riding on a path where there are sufficient people around you, presumably walking in both directions, that y... |
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