Jan and Klodi's Party Bus - part II **off topic discussion**

tomasrojo

Yeah, I heard that radio spot, and thought much the same. With the already mentioned provisos that the interviewee is in reasonable health and the weather not too inclement, the walks they were describing were perfectly ok. A twenty-five minute walk is not that big a deal.

I also wondered how long the bus would take them, factoring in waiting for the bus and delays en route. Twenty-five minutes of walking is 2-3km, I assume? I'm assuming the extra delay is ten minutes, one way. The interviewee might deeply resent those extra twenty minutes a day, but it's not an unbearable imposition.

magicbastarder

i used to live in phibsboro, and would have to get into the city centre in the morning; as phibsboro is well served by buses, waiting for one was usually not a long wait, so the bus would be marginally quicker typically. but the walk through blessington basin was quite nice.

VW 1

I have the option of a 25-30 min cycle or just over an hour and twenty minutes on the bus to Dublin city centre.

I got the bus twice until I got the bike parking situation sussed, you couldn't offer me enough to stay on a bus that long every day.

magicbastarder

where are you travelling from?

LollipopJimmy

I live in Inchicore and now work in Bluebell... I drove this morning because I have plans after work that I need to drive for... dear God the holy shame of it. Driving for 2 minutes to get to work. In saying that there are people in this office that live very close by too but drive every day

VW 1

Finglas.

I can get a 9 which goes through the phibsborough car park, or go out to the dual carriageway for a 40, also to go through phibsborough albeit further up the road.

manafana

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I live in Inchicore and now work in Bluebell... I drove this morning because I have plans after work that I need to drive for... dear God the holy shame of it. Driving for 2 minutes to get to work. In saying that there are people in this office that live very close by too but drive every day

its certainly a pet peeve to see all these cars in city with one driver, often large cars too, then at badly designed junctions blocks ped or cyclists who don't need same amount room

OleRodrigo

Thing about walking is I cant corner properly and always seem to end up drafting a bunch of tourists.

Beasty

Weepsie wrote: »

Bournemouth might frustrate Liverpool tonight

Very disappointed when returning to my hotel after watching the Who last night to discover Bournemouth never completed their comeback....

Harrybelafonte

Hungrycol wrote: »

I know now what drafting a derney bike feels like.

No, you imagine you know now what it feels like drafting behind a derny. But you'd be wrong. It's not like that.

Alek

Ever drafted an electric bike Harry? Just asking.

Harrybelafonte

Alek wrote: »

Ever drafted an electric bike Harry? Just asking.

Yes. Do you need the time and day for verification? Just asking.

bazermc

These cars have been parked beside my work place like this for weeks now and never been clamped. Astonishing.

magicbastarder

What's it like to cycle while drunk? Not that I'm going to try tonight, even though I've one box ticked. I reckon the toe overlap would be my literal downfall.

Alek

What's it like to cycle while drunk?

Depends how many you've had It happened to me a few times before before I became a model citizen, to cycle completely inebriated... in the late night city traffic, overtaking taxis and slaloming between pedestrians, perfect control of the bike - until I fell of it trying to order pack of tobacco at the counter in Centra...

Not that I do it anymore.

Smoking, that is.

:pac:

ThisRegard

magicbastarder wrote: »

What's it like to cycle while drunk? Not that I'm going to try tonight, even though I've one box ticked. I reckon the toe overlap would be my literal downfall.

I know a guy who ended up in hospital for a few weeks, mild brain injury, after doing so when in college. I suppose it's like when people are walking and fall over without putting their arms out to stop themselves, the momentum when doing it off a bike is more severe. [/Maude Flanders]

magicbastarder

a friend once found a drunk cyclist unconscious in the road at 2am and ended up accompanying him to hospital. the issue was not helped by the fact that the cyclist woke at one point and rang his girlfriend - who was abroad - and my friend had to take the phone and try to explain to this poor, near hysterical woman, that he was going to be okay but the phone battery died before he could get the message across.

Fian

magicbastarder wrote: »

What's it like to cycle while drunk? Not that I'm going to try tonight, even though I've one box ticked. I reckon the toe overlap would be my literal downfall.

I have done this more than once. Fallen off twice. Not recommended. Stupid in fact.

Which is not to say i am certain i will never again think it is a good idea as i am walking out of a pub following after work drinks.

Fian

Would you like to see the bike Stephen Roche won the Tour de France on being dropped 100 feet from Blarney Castle while he watches?

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/watch-stephen-roches-reaction-when-his-bike-is-thrown-from-blarney-castle-784887.html

Like to see them do it with a carbon frame though......

Rogue-Trooper

Fian wrote: »

Would you like to see the bike Stephen Roche won the Tour de France on being dropped 100 feet from Blarney Castle while he watches?

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/watch-stephen-roches-reaction-when-his-bike-is-thrown-from-blarney-castle-784887.html

Like to see them do it with a carbon frame though......

Thanks be to God they were wearing hiviz vests...........*cough cough*

The guy dropping the bike should have traded his hiviz vest for a fall-arrest harness and his hard hat should have had a chin strap. There was also no obvious exclusion zone at ground level and you can see the gate is wide open as the bike drops. Wonder who wrote the method statement and risk assessment for that one......

Hiviz me arse.

:rolleyes:

smacl

Fian wrote: »

Would you like to see the bike Stephen Roche won the Tour de France on being dropped 100 feet from Blarney Castle while he watches?

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/watch-stephen-roches-reaction-when-his-bike-is-thrown-from-blarney-castle-784887.html

Like to see them do it with a carbon frame though......

I'm guessing if the bike had been wrecked Roche would have wrapped yer man in the same stuff and fecked him off the same tower :pac:

Wishbone Ash

magicbastarder wrote: »

What's it like to cycle while drunk? Not that I'm going to try tonight, even though I've one box ticked. I reckon the toe overlap would be my literal downfall.

I'm embarassed to say but I did it countless times when I was a lot younger and foolish in the 1980's.

The main difference I recall was being very relaxed especially when cornering in the wet.

Chuchote

It's common enough, in youth or foolishness, to cycle while tipsy. While drunk, one normally totters home with the bicycle and oneself supporting each other but only one of you singing, as I remember.

Fighting Tao

I have noticed along the north quays that the Dublin bike stations are often 'switched off' weekend nights. Could it be due to people cycling after a few drinks?

looie

From what time?

Fighting Tao

9-9.30pm onwards if I remember correctly. Sometimes I'm a little tipsy looking to use them on the way home. Although I'd stick to the cycle track and avoid the road.

Beasty

Just logged onto Facebook, where they provided me with a memory of 3 years ago today with this photo:



:pac:

Idleater

Beasty wrote: »

:pac:

OMG :eek: Did you crash?

Beasty

Idleater wrote: »

OMG :eek: Did you crash?

What You want all the gory details??

OK, but it may take me some time to pull together chapter and verse....

Chuchote