Someone has to spoil it.

I think that there will always be idiots in cars. I was riding home last year when a car overtook at
speed and the yob in the back seat lent out and hollered in my ear. I jumped (if you can jump
sitting on a bike) quite considerably and nearly lost control of the bike, fortunately I kept
control, I dread to think what could have happened as it was in pretty heavy traffic.

I have also been hit in the upper back/back of head area by a half full beer can thrown thrown from
a speeding car - I was walking at the time - although I doubt that the idiots would have decided
against throwing it if I'd be on the bike.

The consequences of a cyclist being struck by an object thrown from a car could be dire indeed
(although my worst crash ever was a result of being hit in the eye by a suicidal fly). I guess that
all we can do really is report them if we can catch the number plate but as you say that's not easy.

Keep enjoying the cycling,

Kind Regards, Paul.

"Simon Mason" wrote ...

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Usually town pubs don't have much in the way of real ale, but this had a new barrel of Timothy
Taylor Landlord on, which I seemed to have to

myself.

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As my alibi with our lass only lasted until 2100, it was soon time to

drink

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up, but not until I'd had a quick smooch with an old flame from 23 years

ago

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who happened to be in there :-)

Hmmm, could this be a Hull thing - I've been cut off, shouted at, even spat upon there, before I
moved South...

Brought back memories of the Ginger though - hope you weren't cycling over the limit?

AndyK

In article <[email hidden]>, Paul <[email hidden]> writes

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(although my worst crash ever was a result of being hit in the eye by a suicidal fly).

That's why I always wear eye protection, especially after a large bee gave me a painful whack on the
forehead a few years back (I had shades on, but it made me think what might have been the outcome if
I hadn't and its aim had been slightly different).

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In article <[email hidden]>, Garry Broad <[email hidden]> writes

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I remember that Timothy Taylor Landlord....very nice beer if memory serves me correct. I
remember York.

Madonna's tipple of choice, apparently.

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"Garry Broad" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Yob culture and binge drinking, is it my imagination, or is it on the increase? Or am I just
getting older?

I remember that Timothy Taylor Landlord....very nice beer if memory serves me correct. I
remember York.

All this 'I remember' suggests that you are, in fact, getting old.

T

congokid said:

That's why I always wear eye protection, especially after a large bee gave me a painful whack on
the forehead a few years back

I never ride without eye protection, mainly for protection against insects, but also against stones
and grit, and to stop my eyes drying out in the wind (in fact I regard glasses as the main
requirement for cycling, after the bike of course).

Mind you, I had to scrape a fly out of my eye the other day after the little bugger managed to get
behind my cycling glasses and then couldn't get out again.

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Thomas Paine

Danny Colyer said:

congokid said:

That's why I always wear eye protection, especially after a large bee gave me a painful whack on
the forehead a few years back

Mind you, I had to scrape a fly out of my eye the other day after the little bugger managed to get
behind my cycling glasses and then couldn't get out again.

I nearly always used ordinary style tinted glasses, mainly to stop small flies and midges causing
problems, but since the Round the Island ride its been super-cool dark wrap-around shades, coupled
with the mean don't mess with me look.

Its nothing to do with looking the part or anything, but while on the IOW a large buzzing bee or
wasp got caught behind the bridge of the my old glasses, resulting having to pull in [1].

[1] I lied. I was [censored] scared and slammed on the anchors and my flapping of arms nearly
caused take off.

Its now wrap-arounds all the time.

John B

Tony W said:

"Garry Broad" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Yob culture and binge drinking, is it my imagination, or is it on the increase? Or am I just
getting older?

I remember that Timothy Taylor Landlord....very nice beer if memory serves me correct. I
remember York.

All this 'I remember' suggests that you are, in fact, getting old.

Yes indeed, no doubt, but it's also nice to cherish the memory to remember it.

gb

Richard Goodman said:

I couldn't get the bugger out either and had to stay stopped until my eye had at least somehow
adjusted to its presence squashed under the eyelid. Only got it out later when I got to work and
could look in the mirror.

That's one advantage of mirrored cycling glasses. I took mine off and used them to see what I was
doing as I scraped the fly out of my eye.

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"Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Richard Goodman said:

I couldn't get the bugger out either and had to stay stopped until my eye had at least somehow
adjusted to its presence squashed under the eyelid. Only got it out later when I got to work and
could look in the mirror.

That's one advantage of mirrored cycling glasses. I took mine off and used them to see what I was
doing as I scraped the fly out of my eye.

Oh smart! I hadn't thought of that. That'll be mirrored glasses for me too then, when I get around
to buying them!

Rich

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Brought back memories of the Ginger though - hope you weren't cycling over the limit?

Well, seeing as there is no limit, no I didn't :-) !

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Paul said:

I think that there will always be idiots in cars.

A quick read of uk.tosspot should be enough to convince you of the truth of this.

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"Garry Broad" <[email hidden]> wrote in message <snip>

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Yob culture and binge drinking, is it my imagination, or is it on the increase? Or am I just
getting older?

Is it any coincidence that yob could stand for y'old b*stard, as in "y'old b*stard, this is
culture" ?

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I remember that Timothy Taylor Landlord....very nice beer if memory serves me correct. I
remember York.

Memory serving correctly and remembering York indicates not THAT old and ineffective beer ;-)

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Garry

Dave.

Dave said:

"Garry Broad" <[email hidden]> wrote in message <snip>

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Yob culture and binge drinking, is it my imagination, or is it on the increase? Or am I just
getting older?

Is it any coincidence that yob could stand for y'old b*stard, as in "y'old b*stard, this is
culture" ?

Yes, just coincidence. The etymology suggests it is "boy" spelled backwards, from about 1908. (Says
he, holding the pedantry flag until Guy gets back from York 🙂.

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I remember that Timothy Taylor Landlord....very nice beer if memory serves me correct. I
remember York.

Memory serving correctly and remembering York indicates not THAT old and ineffective beer ;-)

Other than it bing the barstaff serving me correctly, I concur.

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Aye!.

On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 11:48:34 +0100 someone who may be "Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]>
wrote this:-

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That's one advantage of mirrored cycling glasses. I took mine off and used them to see what I was
doing as I scraped the fly out of my eye.

Splutter. I laughed so much I need a new keyboard.

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keys, unless the UK government prevents me using the RIP Act 2000.