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Megycal said :

Cyclists who go through red traffic lights or the wrong way down a one way street.


That drives me crazy :@ Some cyclists think the law doesn't apply to them.
Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about?

09-Mar-2021 09:35:43

Megycal
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Both of my sons cycle a lot. One has a car but only uses it for long journeys the other has never learnt to drive. So, I don't have a problem with cyclists as such but I do have a problem with the behaviour of some cyclists. I live in a village that has some narrow winding country roads leading to it. Some are so narrow there are passing places. What annoys me is when a group of cyclists spread across the road and even when there's gateway into a field or a side road do they pull in to let me pass? No they do not. I'm forced to stay behind them while they enjoy their outing. :@ edit to add: even a single cyclist is impossible to get past on some streteches of the lanes due to being so narrow or having a lot of bends.
Last year I read about a cycling organisation wanting a law to be passed that would mean vehicles have to give a cyclist 2 m of room when passing. This is sensible for a lot of roads and something I always try to do but wouldn't work on country lanes. Its not physically possible to pass leaving that much space because the roads are too narrow.
I also worry about meeting a lorry using the lanes as a cut through. Even at the passing points its scary because there isn't a lot of room.

09-Mar-2021 12:14:06 - Last edited on 09-Mar-2021 12:15:52 by Megycal

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Same for me where I live, with the Lanes. We get a LOT of cyclists around here, they probably come out from the towns because they are often coming down our (only) A road in groups - spread out 3 or 4 abreast so you can't get round them on this arterial road. Heading for the more scenic Lanes.

They don't ride single file, they won't pull over, they shout and give rude hand gestures to anyone who does manage to get past them.

I'd like to kick them right up their wobbly, lycra-clad arses sometimes.
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09-Mar-2021 12:20:29

Megycal
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That reminds me. I was once stuck behind a cyclist wearing black lycra shorts which were probably getting old and thin because I could see pale skin colour showing through the black in places .Eww!! *shudders* I passed him as soon as I could. :P

09-Mar-2021 18:31:19

FiFi LaFeles

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"Beauty" products.

I wear a cheap moisturiser daily because if I don't my eczema flares up. I'm under no illusions that whatever crap they claim to put in the majority of face-splat (mostly aimed at women, presumably) will actually get rid of my wrinkles. Nor do I care - getting old and weathered is not something I'm in the least bit bothered about.

It does make me generally a bit cross when I see claims that New Special Formula Face-Splat with Improved Ingredients will make you look years younger !!! Then show a flawless 22 year old putting on axle grease mainly aimed at and purchased by the ageing and desperate.

This new miracle formula containing Retinoids, Hydroxy acids, Coenzyme Q10, Peptides, Hyaluronic acid and Donkey Piss is guaranteed to melt the years away !!!

More likely to melt your entire face away. Or one could manufacture an IED out of it perhaps.

But an advert I saw today really took the biscuit. "Snail Secret Anti-Ageing Beauty Gel".
At only £30 a pop you too can smear snail snot on your face and be beautiful.

Get outta here. NAOW !
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18-Mar-2021 23:00:03

C a z
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FiFi LaFeles said :
"Beauty" products.

I wear a cheap moisturiser daily because if I don't my eczema flares up. I'm under no illusions that whatever crap they claim to put in the majority of face-splat (mostly aimed at women, presumably) will actually get rid of my wrinkles. Nor do I care - getting old and weathered is not something I'm in the least bit bothered about.

It does make me generally a bit cross when I see claims that New Special Formula Face-Splat with Improved Ingredients will make you look years younger !!! Then show a flawless 22 year old putting on axle grease mainly aimed at and purchased by the ageing and desperate.

This new miracle formula containing Retinoids, Hydroxy acids, Coenzyme Q10, Peptides, Hyaluronic acid and Donkey Piss is guaranteed to melt the years away !!!

More likely to melt your entire face away. Or one could manufacture an IED out of it perhaps.

But an advert I saw today really took the biscuit. "Snail Secret Anti-Ageing Beauty Gel".
At only £30 a pop you too can smear snail snot on your face and be beautiful.

Get outta here. NAOW !

See, this pisses me off! Are women not supposed to age??? Is it that horrific if we get grey hair? or heaven forbid wrinkles?

Should we need to look years younger?

I only have a few grey hairs, and with all the stress I have had over the years feel I deserve more! Remember Caz. Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

19-Mar-2021 00:49:12 - Last edited on 19-Mar-2021 00:50:49 by C a z

FiFi LaFeles

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Good point. That's a genuinely Annoying Thing.

From smearing Gladiator's sweat on ourselves right through to anointing our faces with snail snot - the quest for eternal youth has never gone away.

Anyone remember that dreadful song by Eddie Cantor - "Keep Young & Beautiful"?
Nothing's changed. Women's Lib might as well have not happened.

There's a vid of that song on Youtube but I won't give the link because he's singing it in blackface .... which is now no longer an acceptable thing to do, however, the idea that one (especially females) must never get old remains firmly with us. Strange, huh.
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19-Mar-2021 07:55:52

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19-Mar-2021 08:46:36

Megycal
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I'd forgotten about that song! I've now got the words running through my head. O_o How on earth did it get to be popular back in the day?
I've got a couple of jars of face cream, one for day and one for night ( Avon brand ) but usually forget to put it on. The night cream has never been opened. I seem to have inherited my mother's skin type and so far I'm not very wrinkly even though I'm in my mid 60's ( not a pensioner until next year ). However I do have quite a lot of grey hair. I only had a sprinkling until I had a head injury ( I was knocked over by a bus :P ) and now all my hair at the front has gone grey.
Edit to add.Thinking of claims made for beauty products how does having caffeine in shampoo improve your hair? The bit we see is not made of living cells. Maybe it could help the hair follicles that produce the hair but that improvement won't be seen for a long time. It takes about a year for a 6 inch ( 15cm ) growth.

19-Mar-2021 10:07:38 - Last edited on 19-Mar-2021 10:15:51 by Megycal

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