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@Jimmy_Fingers
Thanks to still being a little half-cut in the wake of a wine tasting last night I absolutely hammered my commute, pretty much flat out for 10 miles. Felt like a champ getting to work about 25 minutes early which allowed me to wallow in the sun as I enjoyed those lovely endorphins running around, as I cooled off.
Who says alcohol isn't a performance enhancing drug?
The other day I got a harangued by a woman for pulling out in front of her. I did make a mistake and came out of a side road without looking properly, but she was a long way from me anyway, even though she did have to brake for me. Plus it was a two lane one way road, and immediately after the side road I emerged from there's a 90 degree turn, which she would have had to brake for anyway. Felt bad so waved an apologic hand at her. Immediately after the turn there are some lights, which were red. Despite this she skimmed me and then cut across me, and then wound down her window to whinge at me as I cycled past her again. For some reason I said nothing, feeling sheepish for my mistake, even when she was complaining about drivers always get the blame when a cyclist is hit. I pulled away from the light and she accelerated and skimmed me a second time, before pulling over and parking. I remained stoically silent, think it annoyed her even more.
Next time I would apologise for the mistake, before telling her to shut her cakehole