Strange....

[Islay]

How there is no outcry on AB about streets being shut down for this - yet just the other week they were on here complaining about Pride shutting down the streets!
I wonder why?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4743942/RideLondon-road-closures-leave-locals-stranded-homes.html

[ummmm]

Fair point.

[gness]

Indeed, Ummmm...you only have to consider two of the comments today about the Irish to have a good example..... :-)

[-Talbot-]

Awwww no ... has someone called them thick again?

[ummmm]

Today someone called them threatening :-)

[trt]

Baldric: ##Why on Earth do we humour Cyclists like this. They pay no Road Tax, they have no Insurance , most of them don't understand the Rules of the Road, yet we do this for them. MADNESS imo. ##

Some folks are just not happy without something to moan about!
Gotcha Baldric! :-)

[Sqad]

"No joy in the joy of others is a sad life.....x"
Is it?

"how bitter some are at the thought of others being happy and how they just cannot celebrate or join in the happiness of others......."

Really?.....I don't mind other people being happy as long as i don't "have" to be happy with them.....or indeed join then in their happiness. Some people cannot or find it difficult or even nonsensical to walk around all day with a continual grin on their face. I would have thought that "happiness" was more of an "inner feeling" rather than the time dated signs of outward happiness.
Why can't happy people just be ....happy....without criticising the "unhappy " folks........i.e go and be happy somewhere else.
I am always, well nearly always suspicious of happy people, are they really that happy, why do they go on and on about being happy, continually posting "happy" posts, which makes me ask myself......are they really happy?
Just a thought.............

[Islay]

Jesus Gness, Corby's comments are tongue in cheek a play on what many say about homosexuals - this whole thread is a tongue in cheek thread!
And you tell me to calm down and chill out!!

[youngmafbog]

They are probably on the Sertraline which seems to be dished out like sweets these days by GP's.

Back to the cycling, so 100K (plus one man and a dog) enjoyed it, millions inconvenienced. Draw your own conclusions but seems to me we pamper to the minorities far too much.

[-Talbot-]

I think people who rely solely on their car to get about are often stressed ... get a bike and relax.

And smile


And be happy

[Old_Geezer]

There's the issue re prioritising happiness.

Suppose a gang of ten louts spot a weak victim. They figure they'd get great joy from beating the victim to a pulp. The victim isn't so keen, but what right have they to complain or stop it ? It's ten lots of joy and happiness to just one lot of misery. Happiness wins.

[Georgiesmum]

Live and let live I say, and if its only one day a year so what?

[youngmafbog]

I've got a bike Talbot, out accelerates most cars!

[anneasquith]

I do like to see a happy cyclist, :-)

[Old_Geezer]

Get a bike, take your life in your hands cycling on dangerous roads (for which you don't pay the specific tax to use), blame the traffic you are inconveniencing, and who naturally find it difficult to spot you, if you get hurt or killed. Better yet, get some idiot Mayor to apply ludicrously low speed limits everywhere. Totally stress free for all.

[bhg481]

Old joke - thet're the ones with flies on their teeth.

[Tilly2]

Mary Poppins never had this trouble!

[-Talbot-]

Get a bike, take your life in your hands cycling on dangerous roads




Exactly why we need to spend billions on cycle lanes ... I think we should have it put on the side of a bus.

We send the EU £350 ... let's fun cycle lanes.

Fitter population less likely to be needing a visit to the NHS.
Come on folks get behind it ... you know it makes sense.

[-Talbot-]

Actually we send them a tad more than 350 quid ;0)

[Old_Geezer]

It'd be safer to restrict cycling to cycle sports arenas.

[ChillDoubt]

Get a bike, take your life in your hands cycling on dangerous roads (for which you don't pay the specific tax to use),
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(Sigh) For the hard of understanding, NOBODY pays Road Tax, no such tax exists.
See my earlier posts.