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I bombed along the canal this morning to get to a meeting in time. Apart from the junkies and occasional tramp everyone was fairly civil...
I slow right down and either use the brake squeal or 'scuse me! option as I don't have a bell and I don't fucking want one for the occasional time I might venture the broken glass and dingy pleasures of Britain's fine waterways... For the line of pedants waiting to browbeat me for my lack of morals or bicycle ethics in this respect, don't bother-I care not and I can already predict the dull diatribe that will be spouted. psst.
I don't know what good a fucking bell will do for all the dogs that are allowed to run around shitting everywhere either-even if you slow right down the owners still scowl at you as if you're going to scythe through fido's spinal column and carry on your way cackling. You could have a fog horn and most of the mouth breathing, iPod dependant cunts would still be oblivious to your presence anyway.
Quick push into the water to get bitten by a rat and get some fucked up waterborne disease or assaulted by a methadone addicted swan is what they need!