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@Wrongcog
Bad luck Yemble. Having a word with the Council about it?
Bigpaintbrush and I had a short roll to Epping and back from Hackney, with some double loops of a couple of hills. Good to blow the cobwebs off a double hangover even if we didn't get out til 2pm. Lovely day, lovely cool air, forgiving breeze and amazing sunset. 1 puncture, 1 appalling attempt at fixing it (proper ham fisted). Funny moment on way out - a woman was all over our rear wheel on the horn at a narrow bit of road so I just took primary and rolled on at a decent lick... more horn and oddness. Eventually we were able to give her some space so waved her by and she didn't go, just stayed on us shouting at us. This got a bit freaky for about a mile so eventually I made a full on move to her window to ask what the bollocks she was playing at...
She shouted "BLACK HORSE!
... what?
"BLACK HORSE"
... I'm sorry love what?
"WHERE"S BLACK HORSE STATION?"
... are you asking directions?
"YEAH"
... Look at your speedo, how fast are we going?
"ABOUT 20"...
Ask a pedestrian, I'm a tad busy - are you nuts?
"OK SORRY!"
At which point she pulled a terrifyingly unannounced u turn and bombed off the other way. What a nutter!