Cyclists and C19 .

[HuntingHicap]

4 hours ago, Big J said:

We moved here mainly for family reasons, and I knew what the lanes were like. I was out with my cutter on a couple of site visits yesterday and he (without me knowing) kept track of how many times we had to reverse for oncoming traffic. I think he said it was 5-6 times. Either way, it is daft, but I don't see how they can economically upgrade thousands of miles of country lanes. More passing places would certainly help.

I worked for an ag contractor for 3 years, on and off, mainly summer. Much sport was had by all when passing a "grokel" tucked into a passing place, if the 160 odd hp Massey,  front loader with flat eight grab, and rear mounted rake, was perceived to fit, then you went through at full chat, you could definitely see the whites of their eyes ?

[HuntingHicap]

ps the trick is not to reverse...drive a bigger truck and tough it out Mind you I met a grain artic near Ipplepen once, I was in a unimog, blue rinse in a Micra between us had a melt down...I had to get out and back her car up for her..."you shouldn't bring those down here!" well he's collecting the harvest love, and I'm doing some sawmilling for the farm. maybe you should stick to the main roads?

[daveatdave]

On 22/05/2020 at 13:31, petercb said:

On 22/05/2020 at 08:16, Gimlet said:

Riding my (motor) bike last night I came up behind a pair of horse riders from the local hunt stables. They were riding two abreast and refused to move to let me past. I got the evil eye just for being a motorcyclist and the outside rider turned his horse sideways to block my way past them while staring at me like I'd raped his grandmother. 
 
My bike isn't excessively noisy and I wasn't speeding when I encountered them. The road was straight with good visibility and I was attempting to pass them at very slow speed in first gear. Doing everything right, but it wasn't good enough and they obviously just hate bikes. 
Well fuck em. I hope the next time I see them I'm riding my Ducati because the noise of that thing shakes the earth. I'll give it a fistful on the way past and it they get thrown and break their fat ignorant necks, so much the better. Cunts. 
 
 

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Typical hunt attitude they told me I shouldn't have been allowed to buy my wood. Arrogant ignorant barstewards.

its obvious you do not know the first thin about horses or the highway code you should read it, it will give you some info  

[Alex O]

ps the trick is not to reverse...drive a bigger truck and tough it out Mind you I met a grain artic near Ipplepen once, I was in a unimog, blue rinse in a Micra between us had a melt down...I had to get out and back her car up for her..."you shouldn't bring those down here!" well he's collecting the harvest love, and I'm doing some sawmilling for the farm. maybe you should stick to the main roads?

Ahh yes the lanes around ipplepen I used to work for a firm thee many years ago DTS , between 7:30&7:45 there would be a big convoy of us all piling out the yard through them lane’s we weren’t liked but the locals or the people that used it to cut through to the A38, lot’s of protesters in there 4x4s[emoji849]

[HuntingHicap]

I think I know that one, on the hill behind Denbury prison?

[Alex O]

Not as far as that we all used to fill up at Clemos garage on the main rd into Newton Abbot which was about 5 minutes away

[HuntingHicap]

I undertook a grokel coach across the forecourt of that garage one night heading back into Marldon??

[HuntingHicap]

Was pretty slow in the whole scheme of things, a 300tdi 110 not a nitrous dodge charger, but felt exciting when you've been stuck behind a lost coach driver for the last 20 minutes. (the garage was closed, as are most services in the west country after 9pm on a friday night)

[Alex O]

Yeah those rds in the summer are a nightmare all the lanes through to Torquay, Paignton, Brixham,Dartmouth etc trying to get past all the campsites with people walking on both sides of the rd, those were the day’s [emoji57]

[HuntingHicap]

Yep on a hot summers day, grokels parking all over the shop...love Devon, but remember the romans only got as far as Exeter before they said bugger it...