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Self-praise is no praise but...

  • 07-10-2009 1:49am
    #1
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,487 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    ...driving through Whitehall this evening I spotted what I thought was the aftermath of a crash - a cyclist lying on the ground and his bike on top of him. Thankfully this was not the case and the fella was just trying to deal with a minor mechanical issue. Chain had come off and was jammed between the cassette and the chain stay but was also caught under the screw holding the pannier rack in place. I had a phillips screwdriver in the taxi so problem solved.
    Result - cyclist happy, taxi driver happy and world peace ensues.:)

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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  • #2
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,218 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Hermy wrote: »
    taxi driver happy

    Careful now...

    ;)


  • #3
    ROK ON
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭ROK ON


    ON the topic of people being nice to cyclist. I was passed by a bus heading out of town on the road from Hueston to Palmerstown yday. When I got to traffic lights the bus was there. Driver opened the door, said "howreya" and something like "was impressed by the speed you get up to on those bikes".
    I guess not all bus and taxi drivers are evil genius type plotting the downfall of cyclists everywhere.


  • #4
    TinyExplosions
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,860 ✭✭✭TinyExplosions


    ROK ON wrote: »
    ON the topic of people being nice to cyclist. I was passed by a bus heading out of town on the road from Hueston to Palmerstown yday. When I got to traffic lights the bus was there. Driver opened the door, said "howreya" and something like "was impressed by the speed you get up to on those bikes".
    I guess not all bus and taxi drivers are evil genius type plotting the downfall of cyclists everywhere.

    Na, they're all bar stewards, and those fellas are plants so we let our guard down! :)


  • #5
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,487 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    Lumen wrote: »
    Careful now...

    ;)
    Maybe I'm just not cut out to be a real taxi driver.:o

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • #6
    brayblue24
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭brayblue24


    Hermy wrote: »
    Maybe I'm just not cut out to be a real taxi driver.:o

    I didn't want to say it before Hermy but now you mention it I have noticed that flaw in your personality in previous posts. Kindness and consideration etc.Never mind though there's still time to get it right:D


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  • #7
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    Had a bus driver recently roll down the window at the lights and quiz me about the velibs, i.e. how do you pay for them? are they any use? etc.


  • #8
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    He's just fishing for info so he can work out how many points you get for knocking one over...


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