La Flamme Rouge off topic discussion

Alek · 03-12-2020 11:29pm

I'd similar about four years ago.

Taxi driver started on a rant about cyclists out of nowhere.

Times change.

After 10 years of commuting and rather neutral-to-negative encounters with taxis, a few weeks ago a taxi driver next to me pulled down the window and gave me praise for not breaking a single red light for the last 30min or so. That was genuinely nice, even though, between the lines, he was giving out about cyclists in general

crosstownk · 03-12-2020 11:34pm

Alek wrote: »

Times change.

After 10 years of commuting and rather neutral-to-negative encounters with taxis, a few weeks ago a taxi driver next to me pulled down the window and gave me praise for not breaking a single red light for the last 30min or so. That was genuinely nice, even though, between the lines, he was giving out about cyclists in general

I'd similar with a Dublin Bus driver on College Green last week. He complimented me for not only stopping on red but for being in the correct lane. Unlilke some, I find Dublin Bus drivers pretty OK.

CramCycle · 03-12-2020 11:38pm

Alek wrote: »

Times change.

After 10 years of commuting and rather neutral-to-negative encounters with taxis, a few weeks ago a taxi driver next to me pulled down the window and gave me praise for not breaking a single red light for the last 30min or so. That was genuinely nice, even though, between the lines, he was giving out about cyclists in general

I had one beep me over lockdown on my commute, I was in the bus lane and to be fair he had moved into the next lane. I was waiting at the lights for the spiel, turned out its a friend of mine who I beat in a race telling me that drafting buses is cheating :pac: Most Taxi drivers are grand, as I am about to say in regards bus drivers, its the bad ones that stick out but they are in the minority even if it doesn't feel like it.

crosstownk wrote: »

I'd similar with a Dublin Bus driver on College Green last week. He complimented me for not only stopping on red but for being in the correct lane. Unlilke some, I find Dublin Bus drivers pretty OK.

The majority are exceptional in comparison to other non DB drivers, but the ones who aren't are incredible but they are in the minority.

manafana · 03-12-2020 11:55pm

DB mostly grand, and the new TFI routes guys seem to have got some training as barely ever had bother with them. But taxi's far too many run ins with them, alot of it to do with fact they use bus lanes too and then want me out of the way

magicbastarder · 04-12-2020 12:53am

i do recall a taxi ride once where the driver was telling us his son (student age, possibly) cycled, and how he worried for his son, and was genuinely on board with provision of infrastructure.

magicbastarder · 04-12-2020 1:23am

madre de dios.
i wonder if the driver recognised her on the telly at some point subsequently.

https://twitter.com/JoannaDonnellyL/status/1334606244393476102

Tombo2001 · 04-12-2020 7:02am

crosstownk wrote: »

I'd similar with a Dublin Bus driver on College Green last week. He complimented me for not only stopping on red but for being in the correct lane. Unlilke some, I find Dublin Bus drivers pretty OK.

The thing about Dublin Bus drivers is that they generally drive within the law, so you cant really argue with that.

Nonetheless - when they are passing you with (+/-) one metre gap, and this 10 metre long double decker is travelling at 50k per hour (+/-)......its bloody scary.

Tombo2001 · 04-12-2020 7:04am

manafana wrote: »

DB mostly grand, and the new TFI routes guys seem to have got some training as barely ever had bother with them. But taxi's far too many run ins with them, alot of it to do with fact they use bus lanes too and then want me out of the way

When the fact is that there is no real reason for them to be in Bus Lanes in the first place.

Particularly now that a lot of them have transitioned to being parcel delivery services.

buffalo · 04-12-2020 8:53am

Tombo2001 wrote: »

The thing about Dublin Bus drivers is that they generally drive within the law, so you cant really argue with that.

Nonetheless - when they are passing you with (+/-) one metre gap, and this 10 metre long double decker is travelling at 50k per hour (+/-)......its bloody scary.

That can be scary on the footpath, never mind on the road beside it.

Seth Brundle · 04-12-2020 5:12pm

Joanna Donnelly (of the RTE weather forecast) today posted for the first time about an incident last May :eek:...

https://twitter.com/JoannaDonnellyL/status/1334606244393476102

04-12-2020 5:52pm

Jesus wept some people never miss a chance do they, first comment and we nearly have check for a fullhouse in Bingo!

I also see her mention she spoke to Gardaí about it.

magicbastarder · 04-12-2020 6:57pm

I posted that five posts back!

Seth Brundle · 04-12-2020 7:01pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

I posted that five posts back!

Oops.

eeeee · 04-12-2020 7:43pm

December road season is in full swing. I thought it wouldn't be so bad this year, but plenty of the usual suspects about, behind the wheel and on two feet.
I almost never have to shout/ make emergency maneuvers etc, but I've had to so one or both almost everytime I've been out this week.
I had one of the closest calls of my life yesterday.

Feicin hate Christmas traffic!

CramCycle · 04-12-2020 8:11pm

eeeee wrote: »

December road season is in full swing. I thought it wouldn't be so bad this year, but plenty of the usual suspects about, behind the wheel and on two feet.
I almost never have to shout/ make emergency maneuvers etc, but I've had to so one or both almost everytime I've been out this week.
I had one of the closest calls of my life yesterday.

Feicin hate Christmas traffic!

With the sudden change in weather the one wondow car drivers are back in full force. Passed several cars where the side windows and rear one completely misted up so no way they are using their rear view mirrors, and many, somehow, had managed not to demist their front window completely either. I mean, FFS. I really think they need a common sense traffic corps in the gardai, who drive around all day and just pull over every silly prat in a car doing stupid sh1t like this. They would pay for themselves.

tomasrojo · 04-12-2020 8:14pm

Alek wrote: »

Times change.

After 10 years of commuting and rather neutral-to-negative encounters with taxis, a few weeks ago a taxi driver next to me pulled down the window and gave me praise for not breaking a single red light for the last 30min or so. That was genuinely nice, even though, between the lines, he was giving out about cyclists in general

I've had something like this: people praising me out of the blue for stopping at a red light or something. I don't really like it, since I'm very sure they don't walk up to people getting out of cars who have parked in a legal parking bay and praise them for not parking on the footpath, like all the other motorists.

CramCycle · 04-12-2020 8:17pm

tomasrojo wrote: »

I've had something like this: people praising me out of the blue for stopping at a red light or something. I don't really like it, since I'm very sure they don't walk up to people getting out of cars who have parked in a legal parking bay and praise them for not parking on the footpath, like all the other motorists.

I find it as condescending as f*ck to be honest, it doesn't happen often but it really is just sh1tty condescending behaviour. May as well hop out and pat me on the head, saying, who's a good boy.

tomasrojo · 04-12-2020 8:19pm

Basically, being told, effectively, "you're one of the good ones" is classic out-group passive-aggressive stereotyping.

magicbastarder · 04-12-2020 8:26pm

You'd have to respond with something like 'congratulations on not crashing your car' or something similar, surely?

eeeee · 04-12-2020 11:11pm

Parcel Wizard is stopping on the 18th of December cos of Brexit

05-12-2020 12:18am

Honestly haven't used them or the locker services in about 3 years. Brexit is a new thing but prior to this if a company wouldn't ship or was asking over the odds to ship from the UK to Ireland then they didn't get my business.

Haven't used Amazon in 5 years after they lost 3 orders in a row and didn't as much as question the refunds, 2 of the things arrived after 2 months, 6 weeks after I was refunded. It's hassle free to get a refund off them but the impression I got from their policy was we make so much money we can write off your 60-150 pound order easy. Have a nice day we don't care if you shop with us again so I didn't.

Weepsie · 05-12-2020 1:08am

Yeah I only recently bought stuff from Amazon after a hiatus recently becasue I couldn't find what I needed anywhere else at all. Most of it arived, but some has gone missing, so I'm back to giving them a miss.

Wishbone Ash · 05-12-2020 1:42am

Large bottle small glass wrote: »

If you go to paid VRT one of the things you need is a dated receipt from the seller.

The VRT is due from the date on this receipt. You can drive around all you like but when you go to pay you won't save anything by waiting a few weeks/months

That's a nonsense. Do private sellers give receipts? Anytime I've sold a vehicle privately, I've never provided a receipt (nor was I asked for one). And even if so, a private seller is unlikely to have headed notepaper so what's to stop someone scribbling a receipt on the back of an envelope.

The lads over in the Motors Forum will say that you'll be asked for a ferry receipt or a toll receipt. That's a bit weird for someone who lives in Lifford and who has bought a car privately in Strabane.

manafana · 05-12-2020 10:00am

Weepsie wrote: »

Yeah I only recently bought stuff from Amazon after a hiatus recently becasue I couldn't find what I needed anywhere else at all. Most of it arived, but some has gone missing, so I'm back to giving them a miss.

Bought a coffee machine i'd my eye on as it was 200quid cheaper, but thats height of my amazon shopping, gave most the difference to charity with work.

But going on amazon and buying everything to save 3-4euro is a slippery slope, also if its an irish business try find if their elsewhere on etsy or on own online shop, as amazon kill successful shops by trying undercut them on price on popular items

magicbastarder · 05-12-2020 11:19am

I've only ever bought on Amazon once and that was a favour for my niece.

Seth Brundle · 05-12-2020 5:53pm

https://twitter.com/InspColinCox/status/1334904890880102400?s=19

magicbastarder · 06-12-2020 12:21am

https://twitter.com/ColinJM/status/1335324569431891970

i know the chap in the middle here (the guy who tweeted this is a good friend). lovely chap. what a photo.

06-12-2020 12:42am

magicbastarder wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ColinJM/status/1335324569431891970

i know the chap in the middle here (the guy who tweeted this is a good friend). lovely chap. what a photo.

'Chap' in the middle must be mid 70's now surely?

EDIT: Sent that on to my own dad who replied with a comment on the kids bikes then vs now, next door bought a bicycle shaped object for their 3.5 year old after me offering them a balance or 14'' in immaculate condition for nothing. Had that been us we'd have thanked them and taken it.

Mercian Pro · 06-12-2020 10:08am

magicbastarder wrote: »

i know the chap in the middle here (the guy who tweeted this is a good friend). lovely chap. what a photo.

Brilliant photo mb - thanks for posting.

magicbastarder · 06-12-2020 10:33am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

'Chap' in the middle must be mid 70's now surely?

Yep, mid to late 70s.

Wishbone Ash · 06-12-2020 10:58am

Is it just me or does anyone else think they look remarkably well dressed for tenement children of the 1940's. Even 'Sunday best' clothes then would rarely have included smart overcoats never mind gloves. And how would they have afforded or stored beautiful tricycles?

Great picture all the same.

magicbastarder · 06-12-2020 11:11am

AFAIK a tenement means a building with a shared staircase, doesn't necessarily mean a slum.
He's an only child too, so would have made life a little easier financially for the parents.

secman · 06-12-2020 11:35am

God I'm old enough to remember those usually a shade of red tricycle bikes and the old scooters with the wooden platforms

Wishbone Ash · 06-12-2020 11:45am

magicbastarder wrote: »

AFAIK a tenement means a building with a shared staircase, doesn't necessarily mean a slum....

Yes, but it wasn't a purpose built building with a shared staircase. In Dublin, it usually meant a large 4 storey Georgian townhouse (abandoned after the Act of Union) which was used to house multiple families with one outside toilet. Not usually associated with people of means.

dinneenp · 06-12-2020 11:55pm

Anyone heard of the https://www.roadmansummit.com?
The site looks unimpressive and have a feeling it's a money grabbing operation.... but it's free (you can pay for extras) , has speakers like Tyler Hamilton.

This summit is for all cyclist who want to get an edge for the coming season. The Roadman Virtual Cycling Summit will give you access to some of the smartest minds in sports
Thanks
Pa

Weepsie · 07-12-2020 12:23am

Biohacking and Tyler Hamilton, not a great mix I'd imagine.

Looks and sounds every bit like one of those I can make you rich, successful nonsense type seminars that prey on people with money, no sense and no security.

MojoMaker · 07-12-2020 2:53pm

It's Anthony Walsh's A1 cycling rebrand. Polarising chap for sure, but he has his fans. Several cyclists from this community have worked with him in the past.

CramCycle · 07-12-2020 3:05pm

MojoMaker wrote: »

It's Anthony Walsh's A1 cycling rebrand. Polarising chap for sure, but he has his fans. Several cyclists from this community have worked with him in the past.

Polarising chap is right, too say he's not my cup of tea would be an understatement. I accept that while I don't think I would have been caught on tape saying some of the things he has said, I probably have said as bad in my youth, I just grew out of it. I certainly wouldn't be paying for anything he has organised but I know that many of the people who work for/with him are excellent coaches and really nice people.

Mercian Pro · 07-12-2020 4:19pm

MojoMaker wrote: »

It's Anthony Walsh's A1 cycling rebrand. Polarising chap for sure, but he has his fans. Several cyclists from this community have worked with him in the past.

Is he the guy who did a podcast/rant a few months ago announcing the demise of the group cycle? The post on FB was bad enough but the linked podcast was unbearable.

eeeee · 07-12-2020 4:28pm

I think they're the same bullox who made a video of themselves standing on the clontarf cycle path with a broken spoke waving it at passing cyclists like they were their team car and denouncing all and sundry cos no one would help them :rolleyes:

I can't think of anything I'd want to be a part of less than something with the word 'roadman/roadmen' in it. :rolleyes: They haven't made it to 2020 yet...

Weepsie · 07-12-2020 5:28pm

Nevermind the misguided misogyny of calling it roadman...declaring itself a summit is laughable.

Bretton woods was a summit. G8 etc is a summit. This is not a summit, in even the thinnest imaginable way. I blame eejits like PCosgrave for abusing the word

Mickiemcfist · 07-12-2020 5:42pm

Weepsie wrote: »

Nevermind the misguided misogyny of calling it roadman...declaring itself a summit is laughable.

Bretton woods was a summit. G8 etc is a summit. This is not a summit, in even the thinnest imaginable way. I blame eejits like PCosgrave for abusing the word

Whatever your feelings on Cosgrave personally, I wouldn't be a fan either. Web summit at least is globally renowned.

Weepsie · 07-12-2020 6:05pm

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

Whatever your feelings on Cosgrave personally, I wouldn't be a fan either. Web summit at least is globally renowned.

True enough. Its to me more than a bunch of talking heads not doing much and a bit of networking but its wide reaching now. It's most imortance is it's self importance.

They're also not the first to call something, that is technically not a summit, a summit either.

buffalo · 07-12-2020 10:23pm

buffalo wrote: »

The recently did some work at one end and added an extra filter lane, so now there's five lanes leading into that roundabout. As part of this work, they actually removed the dished access for crossing, so good luck to you if you have a buggy and are trying to run the gauntlet across the five lanes. Off one kerb, across two off-lanes, up another kerb, down another kerb, across three downhill on-lanes and up the final kerb and across the grass verge.

I put in a FOI request for any records relating to pedestrian or cyclist safety for the design of the recent work.

I got the data from this FoI back earlier today. They sent me - amongst other records - the 'Archaeological Assessment Report' and the 'TREE SURVEY FOR BAT ROOSTING POTENTIAL' for the project. I guess they just think I'm a tree-hugging hippie and fired everything my way? 🤨🤔

CramCycle · 07-12-2020 10:55pm

buffalo wrote: »

I got the data from this FoI back earlier today. They sent me - amongst other records - the 'Archaeological Assessment Report' and the 'TREE SURVEY FOR BAT ROOSTING POTENTIAL' for the project. I guess they just think I'm a tree-hugging hippie and fired everything my way? 🤨🤔

Did they send you anything you requested?

buffalo · 07-12-2020 11:01pm

CramCycle wrote: »

Did they send you anything you requested?

I think they did, in that they sent me a pile of stuff with next to no mention of pedestrian or cyclist safety apart from the shared cycle/foot paths. Where the dished pedestrian access was removed in reality, the project plan says 'extend existing crossing points'.

However, the final result doesn't look like that particular map. It may be that the extra work wasn't covered by this part VIII, so will have to do some more digging.

buffalo · 08-12-2020 3:12pm

I was admonished in my local village by an older lady while unlocking my bike.

"Your chain needs a great deal of oil. It makes all the difference".

The shame.

magicbastarder · 08-12-2020 4:05pm

She clearly doesn't understand good chain hygiene.

buffalo · 08-12-2020 6:01pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

She clearly doesn't understand good chain hygiene.

She was dead right in this instance. My chain has needed some TLC since my 45k round trip commute was rendered obsolete, and the bike transitioned into merely a local pseudo-hacker for trips to the shop.

At this point I'm just going to wait until the rust eats through it, and then replace the bike.

tomasrojo · 08-12-2020 7:20pm

buffalo wrote: »

At this point I'm just going to wait until the rust eats through it, and then replace the bike.

I hope the lady never finds out you said this

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