Irritations - dump here thread

[Ashore]

I usually catch up with them at the lights, stare into their door window, and then slowly reach out and fold the wing mirror in.

How times have changed , it was a boot into the door once .
Guess bikies are getting soft

[rsser]

Must be getting old if I'm opting for a message over revenge

I do admit to an act of rage once though, when at a beach car park was blocked by a flash vehicle. Took forever to wriggle my car out and just accidently dragged the car key down the length of the offender's panels.

[Woodwould]

Must be getting old if I'm opting for a message over revenge

I do admit to an act of rage once though, when at a beach car park was blocked by a flash vehicle. Took forever to wriggle my car out and just accidently dragged the car key down the length of the offender's panels.

... and years later, he recognised you riding your bike round a corner in the High Country and decided to take you out. How it all escalates!

[jimbur]

How times have changed , it was a boot into the door once .
Guess bikies are getting soft

It's far more pleasurable to imagine his paint slowly peeling off together with the phone calls to manufacturers etc etc. Besides you might scratch your boot.
Cheers,
Jim

[jimbur]

God botherers who knock on your door at 0900 this morning (wednesday) when you didn't get to bed till 0500 after installing a new modom and wireless network system .
Not only knock but ring the bell several times ...Agggh

A friend of mine would let them in, allow them have their say and then tell them it was his turn now. He locked the door first of course.
The other method which has been tried was the marijuana buns.
Cheers,
Jim

[Chief Tiff]

I run a flashing and a steady beam 320 lumen LED light on front of my bike and a flashing unit on the rear. If you cant seem me coming then you'd have to be blind.

This is the part my brain doesn't comprehend: why have a flashing light as the only illumination source? When it is dark and you can't see the item the light is attached to, you cannot tell how fast and in what direction the item is travelling unless you are willing to spend several seconds staring at the ruddy thing; time which is better spent concentrating on other things that may be happening on the road. In fact, the brighter the flashy light, the harder it is to judge if it isn't constantly illuminated. Plus, flashing lights are without a doubt distracting. Why can't you just switch them to constant; is it a fashion or lifestyle thing?

I occasionally cycle to work. My lights do not flash. I have also never worn Lycra cycling clothing. Maybe there is a link...

[Chief Tiff]

New rant: computer programs or applications that require multi-case alphabetic and numeric passwords that you are required to change on a regular basis but can't use any of the previous 50.

[Blue-deviled]

I saw push bike flashing lights for the first time a few weeks ago. They took me aback but as the driver said, at least you can see them.
Cheers,
Jim

They can be seen from a very long way away. I've only been knocked off the bike during daylight, so the lights may indeed work!

[Blue-deviled]

In my experience they fall off on the first shave but then I have a tough beard. Wonder if you can smoke the exotic plant extracts?
Cheers,
Jim

Are you sure you haven't been smoking them already>

[jimbur]

Are you sure you haven't been smoking them already>

Only chewed

[Blue-deviled]

'Key Performance Indicators'- which are, of course, performance indicators withoutt 'key' in front of them...

Benchmarking - fine for the shed-dwellers, but the military, or suits?

People on the radio saying, 'look'.

Impacting all over the place...

Truck Nuts, thongs in winter (in the parts of the country where it gets cold), 'colour coded' bumpers, chickens with multiple combs, cooked burssel sprouts, a scarcity of brandy butter outside the festive season, 'original' names for babies, large stickers on cars as an expression of individuality, leaf-blowers, rough-cut paper on books, pizza's and dvd's, 'low fat' milk (come on, anthing else with only 4% fat would be advertised as a good thing), olympic swimming, socks.

[Blue-deviled]

Only chewed

Which can lead to this sort of behavior : [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uynmApjhWI"]YouTube - ZIL screw drive (2)[/ame]

[Chief Tiff]

Sigh. Yes, the flashy lights enable you to be seen...but only in brief glimpses. The point I am trying to make is that as well as knowing where a bike is right now, I'd quite like to know where it is going to be when I am close enough to hit it. In daylight it's not a problem as I can see a bike and work out its speed and direction. At night I can also see a red or white light, and work out where it's going and how fast, providing the light is constant. You know, just like the lights on a car or a motorbike.

At night if all I can see is a flashing light then this could happen:

"Look! Pretty light!"

"Oh, wheredit go?"

"There tiz! Over there!"

"Oh. 'sgone again."

"Hey! Now its over there!"

"Gone again."

"Ok, turning now, check mirror, indicate, road clear after this car, turning now....AAAAARRRGGGHHH WHERE THE **** DID THAT ****ER COME FROM? WHERE'S HIS ****ING LIGHTS THE STUPID ****ING ****?!?!?!?"

"No, I'm not going to apologise for nearly dirtying my tyres with your head; put your ****ing lights on properly. Now go and change your Lycra."

[kiwigeo]

God botherers who knock on your door at 0900 this morning (wednesday) when you didn't get to bed till 0500 after installing a new modom and wireless network system .
Not only knock but ring the bell several times ...Agggh

The last one that knocked on my door interrupted a ceiling painting session.....after climbing down the ladder I answered the door with a paint roller on an extension pole......the pole was just long enough to reach his trouser leg so he left with one leg of his trousers painted nice white.

[kiwigeo]

Plus, flashing lights are without a doubt distracting. Why can't you just switch them to constant; is it a fashion or lifestyle thing?

Yes they're distracting.....that's exactly what they're supposed to be.

A fashion or lifestyle thing.....maybe for some but for me its about staying alive and taking a responsible attitude towards other road users. Giving hand signals at intersections is considered uncool by many cyclists (and motorists) but I do it for the same reason I light up at night.