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

OleRodrigo

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Well no - one can't break a rule that one is exempt from.

Now, I'm as fond of the occasional bout of pedantry as the next fella, but I draw the line with delusions of grandeur. :pac:

RobertFoster

Eamonnator wrote: »

When was one crowned?

It looks like HRH WA has been crowned at least 14 times, according to VeloViewer anyway :pac:

Wishbone Ash

RobertFoster wrote: »

It looks like HRH WA has been crowned at least 14 times, according to VeloViewer anyway :pac:

LOL

(Most of those are pretty tame segments - it's virtually impossible for mere mortals to get crowned nowadays!)

crosstownk

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

They are exempt from rather than allowed to 'break' the rules (except section 49 etc.)

That may be the case for the boys in blue but surely an attitude of lead by example could be applied? Just because he can doesn't mean he has to.

Maybe I'm have delusions of grandeur in my idealistic world

Qualitymark

Is the Stephen Roche monument still up in Dundrum? (It looks rather uninformative from pictures online.)

Various other racing cyclist monuments listed here http://www.hidden-dublin.com/cycling/cycling02.html

buffalo

Qualitymark wrote: »

Is the Stephen Roche monument still up in Dundrum? (It looks rather uninformative from pictures online.)

Various other racing cyclist monuments listed here http://www.hidden-dublin.com/cycling/cycling02.html

Yes, but they moved it to up beside the new shopping centre, and made it far less visible from the road: https://goo.gl/maps/kLXZShJTn2R2

edit: for full contrast, this is where it used to be: https://goo.gl/maps/VM19ERzSuXs

tomasrojo

Qualitymark wrote: »

Is the Stephen Roche monument still up in Dundrum? (It looks rather uninformative from pictures online.)

It's down the side of the Dundrum Town Centre now. Was pointing it out to someone yesterday. Not that conspicous, down an alley that runs parallel to the front of the cinema.

EDIT: buffalo got there first.

H.E. Pennypacker

From the Sindo:

http://www.independent.ie/life/motoring/car-reviews/dont-look-now-but-there-is-a-new-audi-a4-34257286.html

"My daughter got out to see if there was any damage. There wasn't. But the cyclist had passed so close our rear, kerb-side bumper that the Audi A4's hazard lights flashed and the seat belts tightened around us. In other words it sensed impact. And we weren't even moving. I tell you this because there is a prevalence of two-wheel reckless drivers on some roads. Be careful out there."

buffalo

H.E. Pennypacker wrote: »

From the Sindo:

http://www.independent.ie/life/motoring/car-reviews/dont-look-now-but-there-is-a-new-audi-a4-34257286.html

"My daughter got out to see if there was any damage. There wasn't. But the cyclist had passed so close our rear, kerb-side bumper that the Audi A4's hazard lights flashed and the seat belts tightened around us. In other words it sensed impact. And we weren't even moving. I tell you this because there is a prevalence of two-wheel reckless drivers on some roads. Be careful out there."

manafana

tomasrojo wrote: »

It's down the side of the Dundrum Town Centre now. Was pointing it out to someone yesterday. Not that conspicous, down an alley that runs parallel to the front of the cinema.

EDIT: buffalo got there first.

Yeah it really isn't that well placed now

CramCycle

H.E. Pennypacker wrote: »

From the Sindo:

The editor must have been on holidays. It reads like a bit they wrote for some part of the review but decided to exclude it and then the proof readers and editors never copped it was accidentally included so they ended up without that odd, it doesn't fit in with the review, paragraph.

koutoubia

Qualitymark wrote: »

Is the Stephen Roche monument still up in Dundrum? (It looks rather uninformative from pictures online.)

Various other racing cyclist monuments listed here http://www.hidden-dublin.com/cycling/cycling02.html

There is a plaque marking the birthplace of Harry Reynolds in Balbriggan.

Eamonnator

CramCycle wrote: »

The editor must have been on holidays. It reads like a bit they wrote for some part of the review but decided to exclude it and then the proof readers and editors never copped it was accidentally included so they ended up without that odd, it doesn't fit in with the review, paragraph.

Nah. He has the "my side of the road" bit every week, a bit of a rant against random road users.
If you ignore him, he might go away.
Personally, I think the editor is on permanent sabbatical, but that's another matter.

Eamonnator

koutoubia wrote: »

There is a plague marking the birthplace of Harry Reynolds in Balbriggan.

autocorrect can be funny at times.

CramCycle

Eamonnator wrote: »

autocorrect can be funny at times.

Its funny the things your eyes autocorrect as well, I never even noticed the dark ways that they commemorate people around that part of the country.

RobFowl

koutoubia wrote: »

There is a plague marking the birthplace of Harry Reynolds in Balbriggan.

And he is buried beside the old church in Balrothery

Qualitymark

H.E. Pennypacker wrote: »

From the Sindo:

http://www.independent.ie/life/motoring/car-reviews/dont-look-now-but-there-is-a-new-audi-a4-34257286.html

"My daughter got out to see if there was any damage. There wasn't. But the cyclist had passed so close our rear, kerb-side bumper that the Audi A4's hazard lights flashed and the seat belts tightened around us. In other words it sensed impact. And we weren't even moving. I tell you this because there is a prevalence of two-wheel reckless drivers on some roads. Be careful out there."

The absolute crathurs!

RobFowl wrote: »

And he is buried beside the old church in Balrothery

Should have put him in St Andrew's Church, wasn't that a leprosarium?

Unknown Soldier

CramCycle wrote: »

The editor must have been on holidays. <snip>

That might explain how the following got through (Or it could just be me)

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/amid-the-usual-teen-court-dramas-a-case-that-will-shock-the-nation-34260969.html

ThisRegard

Jesus that's awful ****e. The first third is an observational piece of what the regular clientele wear to court and other social commentary. Heaven forbid that a Rathfarnham lad would have to mix with the tracker knackers.

manafana

ThisRegard wrote: »

Jesus that's awful ****e. The first third is an observational piece of what the regular clientele wear to court and other social commentary. Heaven forbid that a Rathfarnham lad would have to mix with the tracker knackers.

disgusting human beings the lot of them anyway, money no good to them now

Qualitymark

manafana wrote: »

disgusting human beings the lot of them anyway, money no good to them now

wwwwait… Disgusting thing that they (allegedly) did, and if they did it, they should make lavish personal reparation – not talking about money but about change and working to help others and changing their friends. If they did it. They haven't been tried or convicted; innocent till proven guilty.

wanderer 22

‘It never gets easier, you just get faster’. After registering my 46th fastest time up Stocking Lane this morning (out of 47 attempts) I wish to dispute the second part of this saying...

Eamonnator

colm18 wrote: »

‘It never gets easier, you just get faster’. After registering my 46th fastest time up Stocking Lane this morning (out of 47 attempts) I wish to dispute the second part of this saying...

When fighting a gorilla, you don't stop, when you get tired. You keep going until the gorilla gets tired.

Or something....

CramCycle

Eamonnator wrote: »

When fighting a gorilla, you don't stop, when you get tired. You keep going until the gorilla gets tired.

Or something....

If you hang around when a gorilla starts a fight, you have already lost.

Qualitymark

Dublin Plan seems to have quietly removed any reference to cycling:

http://irishcycle.com/2015/12/06/vision-for-cycling-for-all-ages-and-abilities-removed-from-dublin-plan/

Note: Comments due in before 16th December 2015.

Darkglasses

Caption competition.

Qualitymark

Darkglasses wrote: »

Caption competition.

IT'S ON VIDEO! I'M PUTTING WHAT YOU DID ON YOUTUBE RIGHT NOW!! IT'S BEING STREAMED TO THE INTERNET LIVE!!!

Rogue-Trooper

Darkglasses wrote: »

Caption competition.

Should have been in the OP for this thread

:pac:

Chips Lovell

New Garmin 2000 offers text messaging, Whatsapp, Netflix and Spotify.

AstraMonti

I just found out that ski-bike is a thing! I want to try it now, it sounds awesome.