howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#1
a few minutes ago a car horn went beserk outside, so i ventured to the front door to ascertain the reason. there was a cab parked outside and an oriental looking lady sprang from it when she saw me looked over my shoulder and said "you are 32 where is 34".
not a difficult question i have to say but i replied "where is 34 and" expecting the please word to emerge. instead she shouted back "what", i was about to reply "pardon not what" but desisted and pointed out that no. 34 was 8 doors away.
someone"s take away will be a bit cold by now.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
- Posts: 8,115
#2
I'd have answered that I'm ten years younger.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#3
please and thankyou
cost nothing
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
#4
I would have given her directions to the other end of town.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
#5
So why the hooting in the first place ?
When we have a take-away delivered (which is rare as I usually collect them), there's no hooting of the car horn, just a knock on our door, or they ring the bell.
As you said Howard, good manners - sadly missing.
Roger
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
#6
Then there are the young mums with buggies who walk two and three abreast pushing every one else into the road. Have they never heard of line astern, or even ahead. One is usually shouting at the bawling child "Shut the **** up"
I'd best stop now before the rant gets worse and I digress into bikes on pavements.
Oh, before I go I know that they are have no legality as they are on private property but I wish motorists would observe pedestrian crossings in supermarket car parks.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#7
Terry and the previous posts have said it all.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#8
i agree with you terry!!!!!
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
#9
I had a letter recently from Spokes the organisation that is supporting cycling and encouraging people out of their cars and on to bikes, about increasing cycling parking areas in the (Dover) Town centre.
I wrote back to them thus:
"Thank you for your email regarding the provision of cycle-parking in Dover.
I am happy to support more cycle-parking, providing suitable places are identified.
I'm not sure why you have identified myself and John Goodwin as suitable funders for this initiative, perhaps because you are under the (mistaken) idea that John and I are County Councillors for Dover Town.
The two Dover Town County Councillors are Nigel Collor and Gordon Cowan and they may well be able to help - if they have any of their (MHF) allowance left, otherwise it could be the next financial year.
I know John (Goodwin) cycles quite a lot and obeys the (cycle) rules of the road, but sadly many (too many) cyclists do not - cycling on pavements; cycling the wrong way up a one-way road; cycling across traffic light junctions when the lights are red; cycling through pedestrian precincts etc. etc.
These activities are greatly frowned upon by everyone except the cyclists and in general help to lose support for their needs - ie cycle-parking.
I am happy to support more cycle-parking, but would also like to suggest a program of education for cyclists specifically about the above practices the majority of cyclists seem to be engaged in.
Kind Regards.
(Councillor) Roger Walkden"
Roger
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
- Posts: 8,115
#10
When moving to left or right on the pavement, for example so as not to walk into someone, I always look round, because so often someone on a bike comes riding along the pavement and you don'r know they're coming.
Some fools even speed on the pavement with their bike.
The idea of being rammed in the leg from behind by a bike-wheel makes it a necessity to turn round when changing direction on the pavement!
There should be severe penalties for bike-riding on pavements full stop!
If someone wants to transit a specific distance with their bike on the pavement so as to avoid some dangerous stretch of road, or to cover 20 metres on the right-hand pavement without going onto the left traffic lane and then back to a right turn-off (such as from the Dover College road to Priory Station), that's understandable, but GET OFF THE BIKE AND PUSH IT WHILE WALKING ON THE PAVEMENT!) Full Stop.
The other day I had a near collision with a biker doing just that, pedaling to Priory Station on the pavement rather than walking and pushing the bike by hand. It was only through an immediate reaction of mine that I avoided it.
Frustrating! nerve-racking!
What about children walking on pavements, or elderly people, who have less instinctive reactions?
The Authorities must do something about this before an accident happens, it's just waiting to happen!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
#11
It seems to be a grey area Alexander - as far as the Police are concerned.
Every one agrees it is wrong, but I doubt that any cyclist has been fined for any of those offences I mentioned. Perhaps the new Police and Crime Commissioner will make a difference. Perhaps pigs might grow wings.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#12
remember all those signs going up and the threat of fines?
what a joke that was.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#13
The worst I have encountered are the young male cyclists going towards Ladywell, therefore against the traffic flow, that speed along and do wheelies on the pavement in the area of the old Sainsbury building and Age Concern Shop,
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