Trivial things you don't understand/mildly annoy you

[4D]

Trying to improve their service.

Damned if they do and damned if they don't.

I receive no interest, and all I use it for is to have my wages put in and to make withdrawals/transfers and payments. What else can they do for me? If I want something then I'll enquire (probably on here first )

[mystical_goat]

A driving instructor beeping at me for going past his stationary vehicle on the inside, as he waited behind another vehicle to pass a parked car. I then waited for him at the lights at the bottom of the hill to ask why he had beeped me, and which part of the highway code I'd broken, to which he said, "you should overtake on the outside." Yeah not on a bicycle past stationary traffic, chump. He was queued at the roundabout and I 'undertook' him again in the bike lane.

And also the dick this morning on her bike who, at a busy hospital turning, decided to start to move out to the middle of the road to turn right without looking, without indicating, with headphones in, as I overtook her (on the outside!) At least she'd have been close to where she needed to be if anything bad had happened.

[4D]

Bloody cyclists 

[@mwooly63]

Bloody cyclists 

Every morning around 0530 ( Swindon Rd ) I see around 6/7 of them on their way to S Marston with fuck all on in the way of lights
And all wearing bloody dark clothing

Accident waiting to happen to happen and of course will end up car drivers fault

[Reg Smeeton]

Every morning around 0530 ( Swindon Rd ) I see around 6/7 of them on their way to S Marston with fuck all on in the way of lights
And all wearing bloody dark clothing

Accident waiting to happen to happen and of course will end up car drivers fault

There are 3 Swindon Roads in Swindon....Swindon Road...Old Town, Swindon Road...Wroughton, Swindon Road... Stratton

[@mwooly63]

There are 3 Swindon Roads in Swindon....Swindon Road...Old Town, Swindon Road...Wroughton, Swindon Road... Stratton

Indeed there are - thought the bit about on way to S Marston may have narrowed that down - Stratton one

[Reg Smeeton]

Indeed there are - thought the bit about on way to S Marston may have narrowed that down - Stratton one

Indeed it did, it's just always amused me...

[walcot red]

A driving instructor beeping at me for going past his stationary vehicle on the inside, as he waited behind another vehicle to pass a parked car. I then waited for him at the lights at the bottom of the hill to ask why he had beeped me, and which part of the highway code I'd broken, to which he said, "you should overtake on the outside." Yeah not on a bicycle past stationary traffic, chump. He was queued at the roundabout and I 'undertook' him again in the bike lane.

And also the dick this morning on her bike who, at a busy hospital turning, decided to start to move out to the middle of the road to turn right without looking, without indicating, with headphones in, as I overtook her (on the outside!) At least she'd have been close to where she needed to be if anything bad had happened.

Fucking tons of cunting cyclists around the hospitals in O****d how none of them have been hit I don't know.

[chalkies_shorts]

Fucking tons of cunting cyclists around the hospitals in O****d how none of them have been hit I don't know.

Just put it down to your bad driving

[Arriba]

I saw some bellend cycling Tuesday night around 11.30pm  on the a420 near faringdon, in fog with no lights and headphones in. 

[Abrahammer]

I'd be surprised if more than 50% of cyclists use lights when needed.

If they got off the roads and onto the pavements I wouldn't care but a lot of them are an accident waiting to happen, where of course the drivers is the default recipient of the blame.

[Mother Brown]

Indeed it did, it's just always amused me...

Reminds me of when Pressed steel used to turn out.
Gypsy lane/Swindon rd was fun in the 70s around 4 oclock  every other day.
I say every other day because when it was quiet,they were on strike.
On the subject of cyclists.
Why are the professional types (wiggins wannabes) so reluctant to use cycle paths.?
Akers way is a prime example.

[Arriba]

Because they are cunts. Poxford road and dorcan way they are common.

[@mwooly63]

Not sure about the professionals but the cycle paths around town are dire

I used to ride to Dorcan from Meadowcroft till knocked off and 2 broken wrists
Anyway the path alongside Rover is never gritted in winter ( none of them are ) and as gets little sun is an ice trap
Not to mention the railway tracks at a lovely angle for getting your wheels trapped.
Down the bottom end of Dorcan way is even worse with the pathway itself broken and lifted.
And to cap it all around there the council cut the bushes/hedges back and leave the path covered in some lovely thorn coated waste.
Puncture city

[Reg Smeeton]

Reminds me of when Pressed steel used to turn out.
Gypsy lane/Swindon rd was fun in the 70s around 4 oclock  every other day.
I say every other day because when it was quiet,they were on strike.
On the subject of cyclists.
Why are the professional types (wiggins wannabes) so reluctant to use cycle paths.?
Akers way is a prime example.

Always a fine sight when so many bikes all out together motorists just had to give way. The other epic 2 wheeled congregation coming out from the works. My father, who was Inside before going down the slope to Pressed Steel...always used to pedal to work, and then come home at lunchtime, before pedalling back again.

Swindon has a very decent network of cycle paths...admittedly some of the surfaces are rough, and it would be good if SBC, spent a bit of money in putting proper surfaces on, and expanding the network into a few gaps, but to me the odd puncture has to be a better option than mixing it with increasing numbers of goons who clutter up Swindon's roads.