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pimpdriver
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 Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:56 pm Post subject: How bizarre! |
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I have just driven back from Newbury along the A4.
When I got to the Avebury roundabout, I started up the hill, but opposite the riding stables I noticed someone stood under a lamppost, with someone else standing by one of those 400cc big mopeds things.
The person under the lamppost was reading a map.
It was also dark, and peeing it down.
So, I thought they might need some help, if they were lost or broken down, so I turned round and pulled up by the moped thingy, wound down my window and said "are you lost, would you like any help?"
And the woman (in her 50s) said "no thanks, we're OK".
Not "well, we're stood in the middle of NOWHERE in the peeing rain at 1130pm reading a map, thanks for stopping......"
She made it feel like I'd asked her if she'd chop her own leg off with a blunt instrument.
Bizarre.
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Geddi
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| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:03 am Post subject: |
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Fair play to you for stopping Steve! Most would not have bothered.
I'll thank you, as they couldn't be arsed to.
"Cheers!"
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kathy27
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| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:40 am Post subject: |
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i agree with geddi, fair play for stopping.
Some people can be so rude. One of my pet hates is when i hold open a door for some one and they just walk through as if its there right! 
I usually shout "thankyou" after them! |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:00 am Post subject: |
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| kathy27 wrote: |
I usually shout "thankyou" after them! |
I do that. 
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Angel
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| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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haha kathy I say that as well  |
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Local lass
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| fair play for stopping .if i was on my own i certainly wouldnt. |
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pimpdriver
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:09 am Post subject: |
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| Local lass wrote: | | fair play for stopping .if i was on my own i certainly wouldnt. |
Well I read the situation and they looked like they needed help.
If it was a couple of hairy arsed bikers on a Harley, and they were broken down, I probably would have stopped too, as I carry a limited toolkit in my car.
My Wife used to ride with a bunch of "hairy arsed bikers" in Devon, one of the nicest bunches of people you could meet. |
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rec
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:05 pm Post subject: Re: How bizarre! |
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| pimpdriver wrote: | | I have just driven back from Newbury along the A4. |
Newbury eh? I just moved to Calne from that neck of the woods. Whatever people say about Calne, I assure you that Thatcham is worse - and _much_ more expensive.  |
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"Moped riders" -say no more!  |
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