Ian H
Shaman
Someone stuck their oar in and another disagreed.
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Someone stuck their oar in and another disagreed.
briantrumpet
Pharaoh
It's just a load of rowlocks.
OP
OP
Pross
Über Member
Ah, yes - here is the 5 minute clip of Alan and Amanda pretending they actually did some work on 'their' latest renovation project in a sunny Mediterranean country. Nice work if you can get it.
briantrumpet
Pharaoh
The increasing number of people who think it's acceptable not to have their dogs on leads on busy cycle routes on shared paths and roads. I actually crossly told one owner off whose uncontrolled & unleashed dachshund was trying to scamper under my bike wheels as I passed warily.
I was also annoyed with myself that I added a very British "sorry" at the end of my telling-off.
I was also annoyed with myself that I added a very British "sorry" at the end of my telling-off.
OP
OP
Pross
Über Member
I had a couple of incidents like this on a cycleway near me when I used to commute by bike. The one was a woman I saw every day who would have her Schnauzer off the lead that would never go back when called and didn't like bikes (so walking it on a cycleway was an odd choice). She's always be trying to catch it when she saw me coming as she'd never be anywhere near it but one morning didn't get it in time so I had to unclip and fend it off with my foot before it got tangled in my wheels. She had a moan so I gave her both barrels in return and never saw her again after that. The other was an old bloke with an equally old Lab that was wandering all over the place leaving me to have to stop to avoid hitting it and he had the cheek to tell me I should slow down (I'd only been going about 10 mph approaching as I could see the dog and suspected I might have to take avoiding action). I'm sure that up until maybe 20 years ago most dogs were kept on the lead at all times, now it seems that as soon as people of away from a road the lead has to come off no matter how poorly trained the dog or who else is around.
C R
Legendary Member
Very common in the shared paths around St Peters, which are difficult to avoid, as there are no safe alternatives for certain routes. This was a couple of days ago
The dogs were on leads, but taking the whole width of the bridge while chatting, and the owners struggled to pull the dogs apart. There was a pedestrian on the other side trying to pass, so it isn't only cyclists that are inconvenienced by this behaviour.
laurentian
Regular
I would say that fewer dogs were kept on leads 20+ years ago. When I were a lad, dogs were just just let out and left to wander around without the owner even knowing where they were
Edited to say this was probably 40+ years ago
Psamathe
Guru
For me it's more about dogs being under control rather than specific means of control. An out of control dog on a lead can be just as bad as one off-lead (talking standard leads not extending leads). eg suddenly leaps across as you pass and even standard leads on a shared path means dog can often make contact (if it wants to).
All uphill
Senior Member
Fifty years ago it was common to be chased down country lanes by slavering rabid farm dogs; thankfully that is a thing of the past, ime.
Psamathe
Guru
One farm I ride past occasionally they leave their gate open and large German Shepherd will charge out and chase me down the road. Quite funny as I know full well he doesn't want to attack me and I slow, he slows, I slow more he slows more and I come to a stop and he comes to a stop sitting 10 yards behind me undoubtedly thinking "err, what do I do now? It't not supposed to work like this, you're supposed to run away".
AuroraSaab
Pharaoh
There's just a lot more pet dogs these days, I think. Lots of people got dogs in lockdown. Also seems more common to have 2 or 3. The meeting up for joint dog walks is a very big thing round here.
Psamathe
Guru
Also a lot more irresponsible dog ownership and people getting dogs as "lifestyle accessories". One of my neighbours has dogs (part of their "cottage in the country" idyll after they moved out of town). Their dogs bark a lot and the barking doesn't bother me but the reason they bark does because dogs are put out in the garden to occupy themselves and are bored out of their skulls and barking relieves the boredom. Owners need to engage with their dogs, to occupy them, make their brains work, etc.
Psamathe
Guru
My "rant" today is about online vendors. It's too easy for "retailers" who are not setup for online sales to publish a "shop" and sell stuff. The problems come when things beyond box shipping are needed eg returned item and they've not bothered to think about how to handle that.
Back in Jan I purchased some cycle parts online and had to return for refund as the vendor's description was wrong and they were not suitable. Returned "as new", unopened, etc. Several weeks after Royal Mail confirmed delivery I had to telephone "Where's my refund?". They managed to trace the original order, then managed to trace the return had been received OK, checked OK but they had no idea why it hand't been refunded.
They refunded during the call and no arguments and whilst hiccups do happen, they really just were not setup to manage a reliable process.
Back in Jan I purchased some cycle parts online and had to return for refund as the vendor's description was wrong and they were not suitable. Returned "as new", unopened, etc. Several weeks after Royal Mail confirmed delivery I had to telephone "Where's my refund?". They managed to trace the original order, then managed to trace the return had been received OK, checked OK but they had no idea why it hand't been refunded.
They refunded during the call and no arguments and whilst hiccups do happen, they really just were not setup to manage a reliable process.
Rusty Nails
Country Member
While we're on the subject, dog owners in general get on my nerves. Not just walking them with no leads or, even worse, with long leads, or taking up the whole path while talking with another dog owner about the virtues of (insert breed here), or carrying them in bags, or bringing their yappy/dirty pets into cafes to get under your feet when you're carrying a cup of coffee to your table, or cafes that sell "puppychinos" ffs, or people who, when they can be bothered to put their pet's sh*t in a bag hang it in a bush or toss it in some corner where a toddler could step in it.
I'm not very keen on cats either but at least they're not taken everywhere by their owners.
Strangely, I like dogs, it's just the owners get on my nerves.
briantrumpet
Pharaoh
For all the negative stuff about Bezos as a person, there are a few reasons why Amazon has become the default for a lot of online purchases, not least the ease of returns, as I discovered returning two laptops and crap coffee cups - as I just asked for credit for the coffee cups, the credit was in my Amazon account with a couple of hours of me taking the package to the Post Office.
