On Jan 20, 2008, at 7:29 AM, Bob W wrote: > They're trying to convince people that riding to work will be a jolly > little tootle along the canal on a sunny day, instead of the reality > which, in my experience, is a cold sweaty grind through icy rain and > diesel fumes over pot-holed roads, against a headwind and into the > teeth of an Atlantic storm, while trying to dodge psychopathic > Sun-reading van drivers who treat you as idle sport, or the drivers of > 40-ton trucks who crush you against a barrier*, squirting your > entrails out of your arse and across the Walworth Road, then lumber on > without ever realising they've done it.
About the only worries I have on my commute are broken glass on the roads (only on a couple of streets) and drivers using cell phones. I'm absolutely gobsmacked at the amount of people I see using one of those things while driving. Put the damn thing away and LEARN TO IGNORE IT if it rings! Oh and the other problem is one of the car yards I go past. They have an Aston Martin Vantage in stock so I find it difficult to watch where I'm going on the busiest road of my commute. I choose my commuting routes very carefully so that mostly keeps me away from heavy traffic. It's good to get to know the back streets and shared paths (cyclist/walkway) through parks. Our urban roads are pretty wide compared to yours so space is rarely a problem. Our highways are a different matter. As for the weather, a head wind is very character building :) If it's raining in the morning I'll grab a lift from the Mrs. The hardest thing about rain is that it's difficult to see through wet glasses and being short-sighted it can get dangerous if I remove them :) > But at least it's tax-free. Don't say that too loudly ;) I take it bikes are exempt from the congestion cash-grab as well? - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
