At swim two birds....

Jawgap

So, a little story from yesterdays commute in NCD.....

Bird One
On the way in and passing through Balibriggan, a car hit a blackbird and send it flying (pun intended) across the road and into my front wheel - feathers, guts etc everywhere!!

Bird Two
on the way home through Balbriggan again and approaching a junction where the traffic is stopped, a pedestrian steps out from between two parked cars and straight into my front wheel - I go ar$e over, she goes flying but soon recovers to give me a b0llicking!!!

Anyway, a couple of helpful passers by and a motorist gave me hand- and gave her a mouthful.

Today was quite boring in comparison

GlennaMaddy

two birds, one wheel!

doozerie

Jawgap wrote:

...she goes flying but soon recovers to give me a b0llicking!!!

The healing powers of indignation are without equal in the world of medicine. I used to think that embarrassment was the ultimate cure to all ills, having seen people do some very stupid and very very painful things only to instantly get to their feet and sprint away from the public attention as if completely unharmed. I think that is surpassed though by people whose indignation gets them back on their feet, casually ignoring all sorts of aches, pains, broken limbs, etc., in order to give out stink to the other, usually blameless, party.

Pigeon Reaper

Reminds me of an incident a few years ago on Dawson st. A man eating ice cream came out from between two buses and put his foot straight into my front wheel. I came off and he landed on the ground. When I looked up there was a suit wearing man with the remains of an ice cream cone all over his head and suit with the brief case contents on the ground covered in ice cream. I couldn't cycle for a few minutes due to laughing.

buffalo

I scared a pigeon from the gutter one day on the Dodder Park Road, and he flew straight into the path of a car next to me. Wasn't even two seconds between him taking off from in front of my wheel, to him returning to the ground a few feet ahead, a whole lot stiffer.

I instantly felt horribly guilty, and still feel a twinge every time I pass the spot.

pc11

doozerie wrote: »

The healing powers of indignation are without equal in the world of medicine. I used to think that embarrassment was the ultimate cure to all ills, having seen people do some very stupid and very very painful things only to instantly get to their feet and sprint away from the public attention as if completely unharmed. I think that is surpassed though by people whose indignation gets them back on their feet, casually ignoring all sorts of aches, pains, broken limbs, etc., in order to give out stink to the other, usually blameless, party.

Best post I've seen here in a while. Spot on.

Jawgap

doozerie wrote: »

The healing powers of indignation are without equal in the world of medicine. I used to think that embarrassment was the ultimate cure to all ills, having seen people do some very stupid and very very painful things only to instantly get to their feet and sprint away from the public attention as if completely unharmed. I think that is surpassed though by people whose indignation gets them back on their feet, casually ignoring all sorts of aches, pains, broken limbs, etc., in order to give out stink to the other, usually blameless, party.

The surreal part was being sat on the ground wondering "wtf?" and having yer wan stood over me spouting all kinds of expletives

It was like an out of body experience one minute I was cycling, next I was wondering why the ground was approaching.

Anyway, while it's not cool to wish ill or physical pain on people, the ripped jersey makes me hope that when she looked at her leg she saw a bruise shaped something like this...

latnenitnoᴐ

michaelm

doozerie wrote: »

The healing powers of indignation are without equal in the world of medicine. .

One of the best lines I have seen in a long time

kenmc

I was on a club spin one day down near punchestown, I was front of the group, on the inside as we came around a bend. next thing I know there's a commotion in the bushes and a pheasant bursts out and tries to escape through a chain link fence running alongside the road. when it fails to do so it flies parallel to me for a good 15 or 20 seconds, about 2 foot off the ground.
wasn't sure what the call was, knew how to call holes, glass, cars etc, but not game birds. scared the crap out of me as if it'd turned right it'd have been straight into my wheel.