Belatucadrus Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 The space that I would willingly give to cyclists would be a very large one with no doors and a 20m high wall topped with broken glass and wild dogs.(and a man to go round collecting up all the dog crap.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 You shouldn't be nasty to cyclists, many of them are fragile personalities and we need to be sympathetic. I once made a suggestion on another forum that some cyclists were holier than thou and perhaps more than a touch incompetent. People got very irate, one chap even got booted off the forum he got so aggressive about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 I have been a cyclist myself for many many years. I started as a little boy cyclist, and worked my way up to fully grown BMW 900cc tourers. Management and I have covered quite a bit of Europe (and not a little of the U.K.) on 'Bikes. I started being a "motorcyclist" as a child. Father had bought a 500 BSA bike, with an "adult-child" sidecar attached, and we used to go holidaying to a bungalow on the cliffs owned by mother's brother. We were there the day in 1939 when war was announced and the bungalow (and the other dozen in the same field) was commandeered by Officialdom for use by the forces. "Shut up catgate...you are bumbling out rubbish again." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 I have been a cyclist since I got my first Metal Trike off Dad. It had no pedal's, you had to push it around the floor with your feet. I have to say at this point, contrary to what Forum Member's may have heard, No my arms weren't as long as an Orang Utan's, I had to use my feet. I slowly worked my way up to a Claude Butler when I was Fourteen years old, the pride of my life. Wonderful lightweight racer. During these year's there wasn't much traffic on the road's, but I can say there where still plenty of Air Force bases around within comfortable peddling distance for us to go and watch the Planes take off. Unlike catgate, this was after the War Year's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 "Unlike catgate, this was after the War Year's. " ............... After the war it was not too bad, because , (according to what I was told, ) the entire place had been confiscated by MOD for use as a "domitory/livingquarters" for the airmen operating from a fairly nearby airfield. From what we saw after the war, not all the airmen were trying to destroy the bungalows with the same ferocity they were using on the enemy.. The cliff top has committed suicide very slowly but determinedly until now the entire field, the farm house and its buildings, along with all the bungalows, accompanied by road and much "field" from across the road have given themselves back to the sea.(silly buggers) Some more ill guided folks filled the fields that were left to the inside side the road with caravans........ and guise what is still going on.. Someone I was talking to about all this said , "Yer know its just like trying to poke smoke up your arse with a needle"...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Ah, that has just reminded me where you may be talking about. The place I have in mind is on the East Coast of Yorkshire. It appears that the lack of Council "Want" is allowing the sea to erode the Cliff face and let the sea reclaim the land with Metres of it disappearing each year. I have often wondered why the Local Officials haven't done something about that. I realise it may be a big job, but considering what else they waste money on would be worth it in the long run. Otherwise the East Riding is going to be gone forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Gandalph said: why the Local Officials haven't done something about that. Current official stance is that Coastal erosion is "A natural process " and you shouldn't interfere. Not a whole heap of use to rate payers whose homes just fell into the sea, but ho hum there's officialdom for you. A right on green sounding excuse to do bugger all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 I rode a bike many years ago, but NO WAY these days. Far too dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Coastal erosion is "A natural process " and you shouldn't interfere. It's a good job the Dutch didn't take that view on things. They could see what was happening and did something about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 I once tried to pedal my moped, I proved conclusively that the "Moped" part of the deal was a legal fudge as to get it to move you'd have needed double jointed legs, the thighs of a gorilla and even then maintaining balance was a bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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