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maybe even a labour remainer
I chuckled.
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I agree with you. Mistakes are always going to be made. If the driver slows right down and rights the wrong as safely as possible there's no need to take it any further than that. If he has any sense of shame or embarrassment (it sounds like he does) he'll never make the same mistake again.
Basically even though he's made a huge mistake I'd rather be cycling on the road next to him, given his response, than your average driver.
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Was cycling down Whitechapel road and thought to myself "Maybe I am the problem, maybe I should be in the cycle lane." Pulled into the cycle lane and didn't even manage to make it to the next lights before bumping (gently) into a ped who sprinted out from the traffic to plant himself right in the middle of the cycle path. Bastards.
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Wasn't this morning lovely?
Crisp air, clear skies, sun rising early and bright, half-term traffic.
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It's cold but indeed lovely and sunny!
The bike lock at work is finally fixed after 3 weeks...only for it to lock once. Then the key started slipping again.
The security guy told me maintenance also sent a cheeky email that "they can show me how to use it"
My morning will be spent perfecting the most sarcastic complaint email...
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New bike shakedown.
Horrendous squealing disc brakes (rear caliper died so rotor and pads contaminated with oil). Good for warning peds and stuff at junctions - I might contaminate pads intentionally.
Headset top cap loosened off, so I took the opportunity to drop the stem once I'd got to work. I need to get my position notes and do some proper adjustments.
Need to wire up the dynamo still.
Gears feel weird.
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saw this gent on a brompton near Camberwell green, tiny bike tall guy combo helped to boost the mad scientist look
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Sidewall blowout on the smoothest straightest section of tarmac on my whole commute. I found an old Orangina pouch in a hedge to use as a boot, but with air in the tyre the pressure was tearing the casing apart even worse.
Inspired by a photo I recently saw of some old school grass track racers with their tyres taped onto their rims I scrounged a cable tie from a nearby garage to put around tyre and rim to stop the split from widening.
Worked a treat... rode the remaining 10km into town with no issues and have now safely replaced the tyre.
Thank god for litter and cable ties...
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Loved him in Shawshank Redemption.
RIP, Madiba.
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Top bodging, I commend you
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I see him all the time down Camberwell Grove in the mornings, he's always looking way too cheery considering the time of the morning
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I'm not saying it's OK, or I wouldn't have shown you guys. But there are clearly scales to which you can respond to mistakes. Did they fuck up? Yes. Did I think to myself "fucking wanker"? Yes. Did I think it warranted the same roadsafe report as the dick who nearly flattened me with an unindicated left hook the other night? No.
Does everyone react with full scale "nuke the fucker" embolisms when they see any mistake on the road? I think not, because then you get to the point where you're riding around with a whistle in your mouth looking for issues.
Shit does happen, it shouldn't, but it does. Expecting it to not happen and then going straight to 100% every time it does, will only serve to give you and ulcer. This mistake is pretty fucking low on the scale of "fuckin' hell, you're going to fucking kill someone". Incidents further up the scale should rightly warrant a stronger reaction. Driving over a bike with someone still on it, for example. Or not looking to see if you're about to flatten a 6' 2" 100Kg Irishman with fully charged lights and a bright red jacket - that'll get you a "FUCKING CUNT!" and a report to the federales.