I think cyclists have a duty of care towards the pedestrians that they're careening towards on these dual-purpose pathways. Many's the time I've been walking the mutt and one has zapped past me, nearly clipping the pooch or decapitating himself on the extendable leash. I wish they'd slow down and let people know that they're there before attempting to pass. I also dislike cyclists that think these dual purpose pathways are governed by some sort of Highway Code. On one occasion I was cycling along and approaching a little old lady with her wee pooch on a longish lead. So I slowed down and moved to my right, only to come face-to-face with one of those God-awful Wilfred-Bramble-in-Lycra types who, after ensuring that our front tyres bumped before stopping, then uttered through gritted teeth, "we keep to the left in this country, young man!" I weighed up the situation, considered my options, contemplated the most suitable repost, before delivering "go **** yourself, you Lycra-clad twat!" The little old lady hurried by and the aforementioned Mamil went quickly on his way. Oh, and people in general.
I would like to point out that I don't ware any of that lycra gear, well not when I'm cycling anyway... Again I agree with the point you have just made Uber but and I always give pedestrians priority and ride with care when on these duel pavement and cycle lanes. The ones we have around here are clearly marked with a white line and markings with bikes one side, pedestrians on the other much wider side of said line. You will still get militant pedestrians walking three abreast blocking all of the path and they look at you like ****, that was the point I was trying to make!
Newscasters saying "an orrific" accident or "an istoric" event etc. this might be, in some f@cked up BBC manner, somehow correct, but it grates. Txt spk, u no wot I mean? OMG, LOL. Pure grammatical cancer, flogging is just not punishment enough. Z-list celebrities, the sort that get the Big Brother gig and are really just people who are mentally ill, have vaguely touched notoriety or more likely, have met someone else who is famous and just crave attention. It girls, famous for getting pissed, taking coke, shagging and having wealthy parents. Parents who give their poor offspring surnames or new-age "cool" names for first names. Taylor, Tamarind, Equinox etc Reality TV Bedfordshire
One more from me and it's another pavement related rant. Dog walkers with those very long extension dog leads. Your on a pavement and they have their dog lead on full extend making you have to step out onto the road to walk past them.
Dog owners who expect you to love their little darling just as much as they do whilst the irritating little mutt jumps up and covers you in mud! Cyclists.
Current Mainstream English Culture Nothing wrong with cyclists but i do draw the line on dogs that think they are cyclists Cyclists who **** on the pavement and don't clear up after themselves People who walk
Fame/celebrity culture. People craving fame and adoration when they have no talent whatsoever and nothing to offer the world beyond one day becoming fertiliser. I have said this before, those jeans that have a crutch that hangs around the wearers knees as they shuffle along, usually with an air of supreme arrogance and confidence. Mr J Ro&£@rs from HMRC - pure, unadulterated evil. Joey Essex and other people who are lauded upon but are utterly, incomprehensibly dim. Hearing an old familiar song on the wireless and being momentarily cheered until you realise it has been spliced into a chant/rap by some illiterate, talentless yob who claims to be a professor!
Celebrity scents. I really like music and bands such as The Velvet Underground and Sigur Ros. Why would any natural progression as to this enjoyment stretch to my wishing to smell like Lou Reed (did) or Jonsi does. In Superdrug yesterday, I was convinced I saw a perfume called Nikki's Minge which made me laugh heartily. Mrs iwas said it was apparently named after some rapper called Minge or similar. You can even get a Beckham aftershave, really.
Kim Kardashian and the reality 'celebs' of that ilk that are talentless but have made millions out of the thickos who worship at their altar. I saw her at Heathrow last year, the paparazzi had been tipped off and the big act when she came through arrivals was puke-making, Her PA pretending to shield her from the baying pack of cameras, "Oh no publicity"...
I agree that "celebrity" is possibly my biggest irritation. These half wits earning millions of quid for being "famous", but actually possessing no talent of any description is galling in the extreme. I suspect that future historians will barely be able to believe that these morons were afforded such adulation.
The problem is that these 'famous for being famous' celebrities interest the hairdressers of the world. The young lady that cuts my barnet is both extremely hot in a Heather Graham way and fixated by vacuous. Her life is filled with what Peter Andre is doing, or what mascara Katie Price is wearing, or who should win the X Factor, or who's shagging who on whichever soap. People like her think Vladimir Putin is the latest fashion enfant terrible.
1. Those laptops that do not have a mouse - how the hell do you get to where you need to be ? - it's like a ouija board glass you keep moving around in circles and do not know where you are going. 2. People who leave the red nose things on their bumpers two years after they have bought them. 3. People who hand me a bottle of beer at a BBQ without offering me a glass to drink it from.
Carol Vorderman Louis Spence Janet Street-Porter Alan Shearer Jeremy Clarkson Nicky Minaj Elvis Presley Litter Chewing gum People that walk slowly Cars People that drive cars and think that it makes them important Religion Wetherspoons
I don't know half the people on that list Strolls but I like Carol Vorderman and Jezza Clarkson! Vlad Putin, Uber? I watched a bit of Celeb BB a few years ago and 80% of the housemates thought Adolf Hitler was still alive and one of them thought he was a German tennis player
Mmm... can't agree. A much better voice than he's given credit for (he could sing both baritone and tenor ranges). He could sing a ballad and a rock and roll number equally well. When he was drug and drink free in the early years he was a rock and roll phenomenon who changed the face of popular music. He had a presence about him in his live concerts a bit like sinatra, among others.
