Shared path bad behaviour

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I got to get me one of them doomsday machines ...

Three of the major actors in that movie died on the same day.

Peter Sellars, Peter Sellars, and Peter Sellars.

Theo

Theo Bekkers said:

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> I got to get me one of them doomsday machines ...

Three of the major actors in that movie died on the same day.

Peter Sellars, Peter Sellars, and Peter Sellars.

But James Earl Jones is still alive 🙂

Tamyka Bell said:

I think it should be more about preventative action. Things like, if
a child doesn't say please, don't give them what they ask for. Ignore
them if they attempt to interrupt, until they learn to excuse
themselves and wait.

Sounds good.

Quoted message said:

Hmmm. Doomsday machine might be easier. I've always thought that,
when someone is rude, I'd just like to be still more rude, right back
at them.

Escalation is how we got the Cold War, Vietnam, WWII, Iraq, and coming soon
on a TV near you, Iran.

Theo

Back OT...

Last Saturday while on a shared path I yelled "Bike!" when approaching a woman walking her two dogs... she then moved into the right hand lane right into my path with her dogs..... I pulled up behind her and said "umm.. no, I wanted to warn you that I was here, just stay left like the lines/signs indicate"..

I then copped a mouthful of abuse about how I yelled at her to get out of my way.... I kept my cool and just explained my position... almost the first time I've kept my head... I guess after 125kms I had nothing left 🙂

"This is my road" car drivers and dog owners on paths... get [censored] the lot of em I say....

GPL

Theo Bekkers said:

Shane Stanley said:

Tamyka Bell <[email hidden]> wrote:

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Things like, if a
child doesn't say please, don't give them what they ask for. Ignore
them if they attempt to interrupt, until they learn to excuse
themselves and wait. Speak up if you see school kids on concession
tickets hogging seats on buses when adults are standing.

I'm quite fond of pointing out to people that they have pushed in
front, that the conditions of their concession fares state they must
vacate seats for adult passengers (and if they don't like that, they
should go to the driver and pay for a full fare ticket), etc.

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Um, Tam, you're sounding like one of those old people ;-)

Hehe.

Theo

He means like you, Theo :P

Tam

gplama said:

"This is my road" car drivers and dog owners on paths... get [censored] the lot of em I say....

No, no GPL, you've got it all wrong! Old people can get [censored]. I'm a frequent walker of two dogs at any given time and I'd never be rude to you for informing me that you're coming up behind me. Even if it did annoy you, I'd let my dogs annoy you rather than give you a mouthful. I'd only slap you if you were rude.

Theo, I said "older people" and by that I do - in general terms - mean the baby boomer types. True old crusties are usually really nice and always say hello. Same goes for youngster (again, I'm speaking in general terms). I just don't see why some people expect others to open doors for them, step out of the way etc. (which I don't mind doing) without as much as a nod or "thank you". It's [censored] rude and I think it's time I start picking them up on it as if they were small children. Ie. "what do we say, nanna? That's a good girl!" followed by a couple of schmackos.. you get my drift.

:-)

Lotte - HOSTILE

Theo Bekkers said:

Agreed. How does one repair rudeness?

By being rude in return? Slapping their faces? That would be like preventing
war with a Doomsday machine eh? :-)

We prefer to approach rudeness with a [censored]-eating grin. Kindness and the ability to "nod and smile" in difficult circumstances is one of the handiest skills you can ever learn. Disarms most folks and can get you outta the most intense situations. Well, it's worked for me quite a few times. 😄

LotteBum said:

Theo, I said "older people" and by that I do - in general terms - mean
the baby boomer types.

Phew, I'm a couple of years too old to be a boomer. I'm a war-child. :-)

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True old crusties are usually really nice and always say hello.

Not sure I'm a crustie. I wasn't quite old enough at the end of the war to
be sociable to Germans in uniform.

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Ie. "what do we say, nanna? That's a *_good_* girl!"
followed by a couple of schmackos.. you get my drift.

Good girl = smacko
Bad girl =smack.

Theo

cfsmtb said:

We prefer to approach rudeness with a [censored]-eating grin. Kindness and
the ability to "nod and smile" in difficult circumstances is one of
the handiest skills you can ever learn. Disarms most folks and can
get you outta the most intense situations. Well, it's worked for me
quite a few times. 😄

Try it on Lotte. You'll either get a smack or a smacko. :-)

Theo

Tamyka Bell said:

Theo Bekkers said:

Shane Stanley said:

Tamyka Bell <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> I'm quite fond of pointing out to people that they have pushed in
> front, that the conditions of their concession fares state they
> must vacate seats for adult passengers (and if they don't like
> that, they should go to the driver and pay for a full fare
> ticket), etc.

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Um, Tam, you're sounding like one of those old people ;-)

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Hehe.

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He means like you, Theo :P

Nah, I don't ask children to give up their seats. Children should be seen
and ignored.

Theo

LotteBum wrote:
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:-)

Lotte - HOSTILE

Eeek! She's smiling! Take Cover!

Tam

Riding towards Southbank from the boathouses ,there are 4x ‘cyclists dismount’ signs all in the one spot, although somewhat high up.
I rode through there earlier today, but I must admit with the foot traffic about I was pottering about at less than walking pace almost – got time to practice my trackstands in amongst the darting young-uns & wayward oldies.
But my fave is the suit with ph in hand.

LotteBum said:

No, no GPL, you've got it all wrong! Old people can get [censored]. I'm a frequent walker of two dogs at any given time and I'd never be rude to you for informing me that you're coming up behind me. Even if it did annoy you, I'd let my dogs annoy you rather than give you a mouthful. I'd only slap you if you were rude.

Theo, I said "older people" and by that I do - in general terms - mean the baby boomer types. True old crusties are usually really nice and always say hello. Same goes for youngster (again, I'm speaking in general terms). I just don't see why some people expect others to open doors for them, step out of the way etc. (which I don't mind doing) without as much as a nod or "thank you". It's [censored] rude and I think it's time I start picking them up on it as if they were small children. Ie. "what do we say, nanna? That's a good girl!" followed by a couple of schmackos.. you get my drift.

:-)

Lotte - HOSTILE

I just sneak onto the end of the baby boom (I must have been the result of a small bang rather than a large explosion).

Baby Boomers are also known as the Me Generation. (or uhøflig selvisk sjover slægtled in Danish)

Sometimes its not hard to see why.

Steve(bad translations my specialty)A

My favourite is hurbling up to the train on trusty road bike, wheel
bicycle into the carriage. Park bike and then sit in the "elderly and
disabled" seat. HuhHuh.

You are right the 50-60 age group are universally bad. I haven't quite
done this one, but at my next opportunity it is going to be:

"I've got two words for you : <nursing> < home>. Find one, go there and
don't come out again."

I'm 52 and I can't stand them.

SteveA

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(I must have been the result of a small bang rather than a large explosion).

Your Dad might not like the sound of that!
;-)

Donga

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Shane Stanley said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Tamyka Bell said:

Things like, if a
child doesn't say please, don't give them what they ask for. Ignore
them
if they attempt to interrupt, until they learn to excuse themselves and
wait. Speak up if you see school kids on concession tickets hogging
seats on buses when adults are standing.

I'm quite fond of pointing out to people that they have pushed in
front,
that the conditions of their concession fares state they must vacate
seats for adult passengers (and if they don't like that, they should go
to the driver and pay for a full fare ticket), etc.

Um, Tam, you're sounding like one of those old people ;-)

Yeah, but I pack a bigger punch. :P

Reminds me of that classic line from Fried Green Tomatoes when some young
arrogant supermarket car-parking spot stealers get their car smashed by the
(older) miffed heroine: Yeah but I've got more insurance!

Theo Bekkers said:

Try it on Lotte. You'll either get a smack or a smacko. :-)

Not worried at all. I'm older, craftier, come from generations of solid yob stock & have Short Woman Syndrome to boot. Most of the time I'm absolutely lovely. Except, when, well, you know.

SteveA said:

Baby Boomers are also known as the Me Generation. (or uhøflig selvisk
sjover slægtled in Danish)

Sometimes its not hard to see why.

Baby boomers got jobs, worked hard, made lots of money, and want to spend it
on themselves. How selfish is that?

Theo

In aus.bicycle on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:55:57 +0800

Theo Bekkers said:

Baby boomers got jobs, worked hard, made lots of money, and want to spend it
on themselves. How selfish is that?

THey didn't die young as their parents did before them.

They should have had a nice bloody war to thin themselves out a bit.

Plus their surviving parents built them a booming world with lots of
stable jobs. Have they done that for their kids? [censored] they have!

Zebee

Theo Bekkers said:

Baby boomers got jobs, worked hard, made lots of money, and want to spend it
on themselves. How selfish is that?
Theo

It doesn't take much to smile, say thankyou from time to time.

They are welcome to spend the money they earnt whilst rooting the environment etc. They thing is they then go an buy large 4wd's and large family sedans, build large houses to retire into that require air con and draw even more power and have a bigger impact on the environment.

Here is the problem as I see it.

I have a job, I work hard, I will pay more tax, I intend to make enough money to live comfortably but the thing is I will be dealing with the problems created by the baby boomers (I am generalising) for the next 60 years, long after they are dead and buried. And an aweful lot of Baby boomer haven't saved for retirement (more so the average Austmerican) and then [censored] when Howard tells them they will have to work longer before they can access a pension that I will be paying for.

Thats my rant.