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1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
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"Simonb" <sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk> wrote in message
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> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
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>
Mmm, to true. Talking from recent experience I take it?
Thick yellow or white road marking paint ain't too clever either.
--
Mark
"Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak"
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> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
>
>
Mmm, to true. Talking from recent experience I take it?
Thick yellow or white road marking paint ain't too clever either.
--
Mark
"Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak"
Marc
2. Buy a bike with mudguards.
Johnny Klunk
"Simonb" <sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk> wrote in message
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> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
>
Good advice for motorbikes too. Don't see them here, in Sydney they often cover holes in the road
with peices of steel about the width of the lane and 4 feet long. Completely smooth. Bloody stupid
but they continue to do it.
news:3f0313b5$0$56597$bed64819@pubnews.gradwell.net...
> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
>
Good advice for motorbikes too. Don't see them here, in Sydney they often cover holes in the road
with peices of steel about the width of the lane and 4 feet long. Completely smooth. Bloody stupid
but they continue to do it.
Tim Dunne
"Simonb" <sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk> wrote in message
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> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
Beware of kamikaze wildlife, particularly pheasants.
Tim
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> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
Beware of kamikaze wildlife, particularly pheasants.
Tim
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> 2. Buy a bike with mudguards.
3. "Be careful, the road's icy round the corner." Offered by a group of ramblers, and boy, were they
right! It was difficult enough to stand up, gawd knows at what point we'd have finished sliding
downhill sans bicyclette had we not dismounted.
Pete
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> 2. Buy a bike with mudguards.
3. "Be careful, the road's icy round the corner." Offered by a group of ramblers, and boy, were they
right! It was difficult enough to stand up, gawd knows at what point we'd have finished sliding
downhill sans bicyclette had we not dismounted.
Pete
Ian Smith
On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 19:32:19 +0000 (UTC), Johnny Klunk <johnnyklunk@:> wrote:
> "Simonb" <sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk> wrote in message
> news:3f0313b5$0$56597$bed64819@pubnews.gradwell.net...
> > 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
>
> Good advice for motorbikes too. Don't see them here, in Sydney they often cover holes in the road
> with peices of steel about the width of the lane and 4 feet long. Completely smooth. Bloody
> stupid but they continue to do it.
They're called roadplates, and they do use them in teh UK, but you need to have a very good reason
to put one down in a generally trafficked bit of road. You're most likely to come across one if they
are digging a trench along your road and it needs to stay open across your driveway for a while -
then you'll get a roadplate across teh trench so you can get in & out.
Not so long ago they dug a trench across my road, right in front of the house, which meant that when
I approached to turn onto my drive I went across teh trench about 2 or 3 m before turning right into
teh drive. They covered the trench with two road plates, one in each lane, with a handy two-inch gap
between them just my side of teh white line. Luckily, I spotted it and a swerved violently enough
that the front wheel skittered across teh gap and didn't drop straight down it. When they weren't
putting roadplates down, the same outfit left their traffic lights at red in all directions for the
evening rush-hour one time, and on another didn't leave enough petrol in teh generator, so teh
lights went out in time for the morning rush-hour. When they finally re-surfaced it, they did so
with a sodding great vibrating road-roller at just before 7:00 am on a Sunday morning.
regards, Ian SMith
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> "Simonb" <sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk> wrote in message
> news:3f0313b5$0$56597$bed64819@pubnews.gradwell.net...
> > 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
>
> Good advice for motorbikes too. Don't see them here, in Sydney they often cover holes in the road
> with peices of steel about the width of the lane and 4 feet long. Completely smooth. Bloody
> stupid but they continue to do it.
They're called roadplates, and they do use them in teh UK, but you need to have a very good reason
to put one down in a generally trafficked bit of road. You're most likely to come across one if they
are digging a trench along your road and it needs to stay open across your driveway for a while -
then you'll get a roadplate across teh trench so you can get in & out.
Not so long ago they dug a trench across my road, right in front of the house, which meant that when
I approached to turn onto my drive I went across teh trench about 2 or 3 m before turning right into
teh drive. They covered the trench with two road plates, one in each lane, with a handy two-inch gap
between them just my side of teh white line. Luckily, I spotted it and a swerved violently enough
that the front wheel skittered across teh gap and didn't drop straight down it. When they weren't
putting roadplates down, the same outfit left their traffic lights at red in all directions for the
evening rush-hour one time, and on another didn't leave enough petrol in teh generator, so teh
lights went out in time for the morning rush-hour. When they finally re-surfaced it, they did so
with a sodding great vibrating road-roller at just before 7:00 am on a Sunday morning.
regards, Ian SMith
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Johnny Klunk
> Not so long ago they dug a trench across my road, right in front of the house, which meant that
> when I approached to turn onto my drive I went across teh trench about 2 or 3 m before turning
> right into teh drive. They covered the trench with two road plates, one in each lane, with a handy
> two-inch gap between them just my side of teh white line. Luckily, I spotted it and a swerved
> violently enough that the front wheel skittered across teh gap and didn't drop straight down it.
> When they weren't putting roadplates down, the same outfit left their traffic lights at red in all
> directions for the evening rush-hour one time, and on another didn't leave enough petrol in teh
> generator, so teh lights went out in time for the morning rush-hour. When they finally re-surfaced
> it, they did so with a sodding great vibrating road-roller at just before 7:00 am on a Sunday
> morning.
Superb. I've no first hand experience with conducting road works and setting up traffic lights.
However a few years with the things I do have experience with, a small amount of experience and
common sense goes a long way. I frequently wonder who's setting these things up and why they haven't
learned...
> when I approached to turn onto my drive I went across teh trench about 2 or 3 m before turning
> right into teh drive. They covered the trench with two road plates, one in each lane, with a handy
> two-inch gap between them just my side of teh white line. Luckily, I spotted it and a swerved
> violently enough that the front wheel skittered across teh gap and didn't drop straight down it.
> When they weren't putting roadplates down, the same outfit left their traffic lights at red in all
> directions for the evening rush-hour one time, and on another didn't leave enough petrol in teh
> generator, so teh lights went out in time for the morning rush-hour. When they finally re-surfaced
> it, they did so with a sodding great vibrating road-roller at just before 7:00 am on a Sunday
> morning.
Superb. I've no first hand experience with conducting road works and setting up traffic lights.
However a few years with the things I do have experience with, a small amount of experience and
common sense goes a long way. I frequently wonder who's setting these things up and why they haven't
learned...
Jim Price
Peter B wrote:
> "Marc" <marc@jaceeprint.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1fxhhij.10jhzlb1xif59aN@jaceeprint.demon.co.uk...
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>>2. Buy a bike with mudguards.
>
>
> 3. "Be careful, the road's icy round the corner." Offered by a group of ramblers, and boy, were
> they right! It was difficult enough to stand up, gawd knows at what point we'd have finished
> sliding downhill sans bicyclette had we not dismounted.
4. Don't hang your jacket over the handlebars.....
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Jim Price
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> "Marc" <marc@jaceeprint.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>
>>2. Buy a bike with mudguards.
>
>
> 3. "Be careful, the road's icy round the corner." Offered by a group of ramblers, and boy, were
> they right! It was difficult enough to stand up, gawd knows at what point we'd have finished
> sliding downhill sans bicyclette had we not dismounted.
4. Don't hang your jacket over the handlebars.....
--
Jim Price
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Aye!.
John B
Simonb wrote:
> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
1. - That the oval rear reflector part of the old Ever Ready lamps can make a good wine glass.
(discovered when stuck on a cold late-November overnight in Normandy when only accommodation was a
concrete-floored bus shelter and only sustainance a tin of cold beans and a bottle of vino between
the two of us).
John B
> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
1. - That the oval rear reflector part of the old Ever Ready lamps can make a good wine glass.
(discovered when stuck on a cold late-November overnight in Normandy when only accommodation was a
concrete-floored bus shelter and only sustainance a tin of cold beans and a bottle of vino between
the two of us).
John B
Alan J. Wylie
On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 19:32:19 +0000 (UTC), "Johnny Klunk"
<johnnyklunk@:rem0ve-this:johnnyklunk.com> said:
>> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
> Good advice for motorbikes too. Don't see them here, in Sydney they often cover holes in the road
> with peices of steel about the width of the lane and 4 feet long. Completely smooth. Bloody stupid
> but they continue to do it.
I'm lucky enough to work in an old mill that has been converted into offices, restaurant, an art
gallery, etc.
Some $%^£* artist has had the bright idea of plonking a replica weighbridge down in the entrance
driveway. Cast iron, and smooth as a baby's bum, with rims to the sections to hold water, some
stupid lettering cast into it to catch on the sidewalls of the tyre and push you sideways, and gaps
between the sections to trap narrow tyres. *Delightful* in the wet. Perhaps I can be the first
person to be injured on a bicyle by a "work of art".
Ooh look - here's some photo of it: http://www.deanclough.com/arts/Resources/weiner.jpeg (from
http://www.deanclough.com/arts/collection.html)
http://www.hdowns.co.uk/lw3.jpg (from http://www.hdowns.co.uk/hdweb_lw_art_page.htm)
--
Alan J. Wylie http://www.glaramara.freeserve.co.uk/ "Perfection [in design] is achieved not when
there is nothing left to add, but rather when there is nothing left to take away." -- Antoine de
Saint-Exupery
<johnnyklunk@:rem0ve-this:johnnyklunk.com> said:
>> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
> Good advice for motorbikes too. Don't see them here, in Sydney they often cover holes in the road
> with peices of steel about the width of the lane and 4 feet long. Completely smooth. Bloody stupid
> but they continue to do it.
I'm lucky enough to work in an old mill that has been converted into offices, restaurant, an art
gallery, etc.
Some $%^£* artist has had the bright idea of plonking a replica weighbridge down in the entrance
driveway. Cast iron, and smooth as a baby's bum, with rims to the sections to hold water, some
stupid lettering cast into it to catch on the sidewalls of the tyre and push you sideways, and gaps
between the sections to trap narrow tyres. *Delightful* in the wet. Perhaps I can be the first
person to be injured on a bicyle by a "work of art".
Ooh look - here's some photo of it: http://www.deanclough.com/arts/Resources/weiner.jpeg (from
http://www.deanclough.com/arts/collection.html)
http://www.hdowns.co.uk/lw3.jpg (from http://www.hdowns.co.uk/hdweb_lw_art_page.htm)
--
Alan J. Wylie http://www.glaramara.freeserve.co.uk/ "Perfection [in design] is achieved not when
there is nothing left to add, but rather when there is nothing left to take away." -- Antoine de
Saint-Exupery
Andrew
"MSA" <onyerbikemark@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:bdv8tl$cd6$1@titan.btinternet.com...
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> "Simonb" <sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk> wrote in message
> news:3f0313b5$0$56597$bed64819@pubnews.gradwell.net...
> > 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
> >
> >
>
> Mmm, to true. Talking from recent experience I take it?
>
> Thick yellow or white road marking paint ain't too clever either.
Ditto those stupid road studs on pedestrian crossings. Especially on corners.
--
Andrew
"Look laddie, if you're in the penalty area and aren't quite sure what to do with the ball, just
stick it in the net and we'll discuss all your options afterwards."
>
>
> --
> Mark
>
> "Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak"
>
> "Simonb" <sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk> wrote in message
> news:3f0313b5$0$56597$bed64819@pubnews.gradwell.net...
> > 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
> >
> >
>
> Mmm, to true. Talking from recent experience I take it?
>
> Thick yellow or white road marking paint ain't too clever either.
Ditto those stupid road studs on pedestrian crossings. Especially on corners.
--
Andrew
"Look laddie, if you're in the penalty area and aren't quite sure what to do with the ball, just
stick it in the net and we'll discuss all your options afterwards."
>
>
> --
> Mark
>
> "Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak"
Andy B
"MSA" <onyerbikemark@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:<bdv8tl$cd6$1@titan.btinternet.com>...
> "Simonb" <sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk> wrote in message
> news:3f0313b5$0$56597$bed64819@pubnews.gradwell.net...
> > 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
> >
> >
>
> Mmm, to true. Talking from recent experience I take it?
>
> Thick yellow or white road marking paint ain't too clever either.
oh too true - that's my local pet hate too. woah-ha-ah-ha-hah-ha-aha-hah-aha-aa
> "Simonb" <sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk> wrote in message
> news:3f0313b5$0$56597$bed64819@pubnews.gradwell.net...
> > 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
> >
> >
>
> Mmm, to true. Talking from recent experience I take it?
>
> Thick yellow or white road marking paint ain't too clever either.
oh too true - that's my local pet hate too. woah-ha-ah-ha-hah-ha-aha-hah-aha-aa
Tony W
"John B" <jpb.design@removevirgin.net> wrote in message news:3F035217.56EC335@removevirgin.net...
>
> 1. - That the oval rear reflector part of the old Ever Ready lamps can make a good wine glass.
>
> (discovered when stuck on a cold late-November overnight in Normandy when only accommodation was a
> concrete-floored bus shelter and only sustainance a tin of cold beans and a bottle of vino between
> the two of us).
How refined. Slugging it from the bottle like proper folk too good for you?
T
:)
>
> 1. - That the oval rear reflector part of the old Ever Ready lamps can make a good wine glass.
>
> (discovered when stuck on a cold late-November overnight in Normandy when only accommodation was a
> concrete-floored bus shelter and only sustainance a tin of cold beans and a bottle of vino between
> the two of us).
How refined. Slugging it from the bottle like proper folk too good for you?
T
:)
Gadget
"That landing looks a little too loose"
Advice not heeded when I was 16 as I jumped of an 8ft cliff drop. The surface being very loose and
at a slant. I continued to descend as I landed, only to be stopped by one quarry lake.
My advice (mainly for off roaders) is to learn how to scuba dive for recovery of bikes and
possesions from quarry lakes.
Gadget
Advice not heeded when I was 16 as I jumped of an 8ft cliff drop. The surface being very loose and
at a slant. I continued to descend as I landed, only to be stopped by one quarry lake.
My advice (mainly for off roaders) is to learn how to scuba dive for recovery of bikes and
possesions from quarry lakes.
Gadget
Adrian Tritschl
Simonb wrote:
> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
Avoid manholes without manhole covers -- wet or dry
Never ride through a puddle you can't see the bottom of.
Don't ride down steps on a fully loaded touring bike if you value your rims. (Corollary: Council,
don't put steps on bike paths)
Adrian
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Adrian Tritschler mailto:Adrian.Tritschler@its.monash.edu.au Latitude 38°S, Longitude 145°E,
Altitude 50m, Shoe size 44
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> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
Avoid manholes without manhole covers -- wet or dry
Never ride through a puddle you can't see the bottom of.
Don't ride down steps on a fully loaded touring bike if you value your rims. (Corollary: Council,
don't put steps on bike paths)
Adrian
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Adrian Tritschler mailto:Adrian.Tritschler@its.monash.edu.au Latitude 38°S, Longitude 145°E,
Altitude 50m, Shoe size 44
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Mark
> Beware of kamikaze wildlife, particularly pheasants.
And foxes dragging roadkill.
Happened to me.
Mark
And foxes dragging roadkill.
Happened to me.
Mark
James Shugg
marc@jaceeprint.demon.co.uk (Marc) wrote in message
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> 2. Buy a bike with mudguards.
2a. Buy a bike.
Three years ago, a friend said I was mad commuting to work on the tube, when I could do it in
less time on a bike. I took the plunge, and it's totally changed, for the better, the way I live
in London.
Oh, and I got mudguards a week later.
news:<1fxhhij.10jhzlb1xif59aN@jaceeprint.demon.co.uk>...
> 2. Buy a bike with mudguards.
2a. Buy a bike.
Three years ago, a friend said I was mad commuting to work on the tube, when I could do it in
less time on a bike. I took the plunge, and it's totally changed, for the better, the way I live
in London.
Oh, and I got mudguards a week later.
John B
Tony W wrote:
> "John B" <jpb.design@removevirgin.net> wrote in message news:3F035217.56EC335@removevirgin.net...
> >
> > 1. - That the oval rear reflector part of the old Ever Ready lamps can make a good wine glass.
> >
> > (discovered when stuck on a cold late-November overnight in Normandy when only accommodation was
> > a concrete-floored bus shelter and only sustainance a tin of cold beans and a bottle of vino
> > between the two of us).
>
> How refined. Slugging it from the bottle like proper folk too good for you?
>
> T
>
> :)
One has to maintain one's high standards when the guest of such a salubrious establishment.
John B
> "John B" <jpb.design@removevirgin.net> wrote in message news:3F035217.56EC335@removevirgin.net...
> >
> > 1. - That the oval rear reflector part of the old Ever Ready lamps can make a good wine glass.
> >
> > (discovered when stuck on a cold late-November overnight in Normandy when only accommodation was
> > a concrete-floored bus shelter and only sustainance a tin of cold beans and a bottle of vino
> > between the two of us).
>
> How refined. Slugging it from the bottle like proper folk too good for you?
>
> T
>
> :)
One has to maintain one's high standards when the guest of such a salubrious establishment.
John B
Richard Goodman
"Simonb" <sbennettatwiderworlddotcodotuk> wrote in message
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> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
>
>
2,3,4 or whatever we're up to..
Avoid braking hard in the middle of bus lanes covered in a diesel/rain water
mix...
Rich
news:3f0313b5$0$56597$bed64819@pubnews.gradwell.net...
> 1 - Avoid manhole covers in the wet
>
>
2,3,4 or whatever we're up to..
Avoid braking hard in the middle of bus lanes covered in a diesel/rain water
mix...
Rich
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