tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post1163714276380487761..comments2024-03-13T04:34:44.504-07:00Comments on Being Me: Reasons why I walk as near to the inside of the path as possible on my way to workFran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-63148852246376378582011-09-27T15:49:38.978-07:002011-09-27T15:49:38.978-07:00Wonderful rant :-)Wonderful rant :-)Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810638337124194629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-65646079196153360752011-09-23T07:13:49.228-07:002011-09-23T07:13:49.228-07:00WW - sometimes I think people in cars think they a...WW - sometimes I think people in cars think they are in a little world of their own and forget that they're in a tin box which is moving along the road at speed.<br /><br />Hypercryptical - yes, I think that must be it. Can't arrive before St Peter with yesterday's eyeliner!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-42280982097412919472011-09-23T02:07:19.659-07:002011-09-23T02:07:19.659-07:00I suppose it could be possible that the ones apply...I suppose it could be possible that the ones applying makeup could be ensuring they look presentable when entering the pearly gate after texting that they're nearly there?<br /><br />Excellent post as usual.<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-6661422795185193022011-09-22T20:38:00.226-07:002011-09-22T20:38:00.226-07:00I so hate when people text and drive. It seems ver...I so hate when people text and drive. It seems very selfish on their part. :/AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-64199006930562147422011-09-20T15:12:11.027-07:002011-09-20T15:12:11.027-07:00Oh, they can look like anyone! Aunt Ethel (I had o...Oh, they can look like anyone! Aunt Ethel (I had one. Don't mock.), old film stars, the dry cleaning guy, whoever!Crayonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041824592658254015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-86777772644637151722011-09-20T14:00:48.060-07:002011-09-20T14:00:48.060-07:00Alan - I don't mind you planning, my dear - it...Alan - I don't mind you planning, my dear - it's the jotting of the notes down while you're going along the motorway that worries me.<br /><br />Friko - ranting is very, very good. I felt so much better.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-5190760763728107312011-09-20T10:25:39.618-07:002011-09-20T10:25:39.618-07:00It had to be said, you're quite right, Fran.
...It had to be said, you're quite right, Fran.<br /><br />Ranting is good.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-6428392100124997152011-09-20T04:50:24.571-07:002011-09-20T04:50:24.571-07:00I must admit, I sometimes try and plan my blog-pos...I must admit, I sometimes try and plan my blog-posts whilst I am driving which could well be even more dangerous than texting. Love your rants Fran - keep them coming.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-54528904009916020052011-09-19T10:40:57.396-07:002011-09-19T10:40:57.396-07:00Anna May - yes, I was going to mention those and h...Anna May - yes, I was going to mention those and had already written the word 'orifices' and then I thought better of it.<br /><br />Isabelle - I think I should retire, too. But there are mouths to feed. Oh, that'll be me, then!<br /><br />I'm Crayon - I can't believe the eyelash curler lady. And I will try your game. Except that my knowledge of celebs is only grade E.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-28153641827704692492011-09-19T07:20:17.284-07:002011-09-19T07:20:17.284-07:00Really, if you can't rant to your bloggie frie...Really, if you can't rant to your bloggie friends what good are they? Saw a woman using an eyelash curler just the other day. At least she was at a light, but why did she even have one in her CAR?! Try this peeping game next time: see what celebrity, etc. the occupants look like. I amuse myself with this game at long lights. Yes, sometimes my mind is a vast, open space...Crayonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041824592658254015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-6728875883307146442011-09-19T02:19:16.808-07:002011-09-19T02:19:16.808-07:00Personally, I find that if I even talk while drivi...Personally, I find that if I even talk while driving, the car tends to go on one of my normal routes regardless of whether this is actually where I hope to end up. <br /><br />I think you should retire. Working is obviously endangering your health.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-38784330767964841842011-09-18T15:01:10.269-07:002011-09-18T15:01:10.269-07:00...and nose picking! I see bogey hunters daily beh......and nose picking! I see bogey hunters daily behind the wheel. And they are REALLY concentrating, but not on the road.<br />Anna May xAnna May Manganhttp://www.annamaymangan.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-14747894640280481732011-09-18T11:01:43.952-07:002011-09-18T11:01:43.952-07:00hausfrau - don't worry - I have my own method ...hausfrau - don't worry - I have my own method of being high-vis. It's called being large.<br /><br />SmitandSon - you're right - cyclists do stupid stuff, too. Mind you, I'm always slightly envious of the ones who can ride without holding on. How do they do that?<br /><br />tedandbunny - I'm waiting to see someone write a blog about this person on a horse who is a danger to society ...<br /><br />Diane - yes! I HAVE seen someone shaving! I completely forgot to mention that. Are there no limits? Where do all the bits of stubble go? Yuk.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-43811420529034779652011-09-18T10:46:57.865-07:002011-09-18T10:46:57.865-07:00How about shaving? Someone I know drives himself a...How about shaving? Someone I know drives himself and his kids to school/work fairly far away; they have to leave early. Too early. He shaves in the car, I've been told.<br /><br />Whatever happened to using time in the car to just think?Diane Laney Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332345732271216536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-42235743275650540262011-09-18T10:38:23.995-07:002011-09-18T10:38:23.995-07:00ps riding Bruce that is, not a bike...not that I w...ps riding Bruce that is, not a bike...not that I would need a stick on a bike...oh you know what I mean!ted and bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420272135724099182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-52025552483952194242011-09-18T10:37:23.676-07:002011-09-18T10:37:23.676-07:00sometimes when I'm riding on the road and a ca...sometimes when I'm riding on the road and a car looks like it won't slow down (even though I've asked politely and smiled) I hold my stick out at a right angle so it swishes against the passenger window- gives the driver a real shock cos they think they've hit something!<br />Try it with a walking stick haha!ted and bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420272135724099182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-80368147790869881522011-09-18T09:53:17.288-07:002011-09-18T09:53:17.288-07:00I'm too busy watching other cyclists to bother...I'm too busy watching other cyclists to bother with drivers .... but we do have bike lanes where I live .<br />This week I've seen one cyclist rolling a cigarette while pedalling and one clever-clogs cycling with his arms crossed .<br />I tend just to hang onto the handlebars and concentrate grimly .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-16746534160151912882011-09-18T08:34:45.713-07:002011-09-18T08:34:45.713-07:00I love the pastor's sign: could you copy it on...I love the pastor's sign: could you copy it onto a high viz jacket for your walk to work perhaps?hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311075972682014843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-55300527785888037852011-09-18T07:00:50.533-07:002011-09-18T07:00:50.533-07:00Steve - I'll be watching out for anyone drivin...Steve - I'll be watching out for anyone driving around Leamington while having a dragon tattooed on his chin.<br /><br />Charlotte - glad you think I'm being reasonable. I would have thought so too, but evidence seems to point otherwise.<br /><br />Inner Pickle - spiders and snakes! Gosh, the most dangerous thing I see on my walk to work is a sparrow with a pointy beak. And those drivers, of course.<br /><br />Martine - thank you. Like the poems on your blog, by the way.<br /><br />Molly - you're right, it's multitasking. When did we start doing this? Okay, so I eat biscuits while I'm typing, but that's as far as it goes, and the only hazard is crumbs between the a and the s.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-26919825787851142682011-09-18T06:25:27.727-07:002011-09-18T06:25:27.727-07:00Loved the rant and LOVED the billboard! People jus...Loved the rant and LOVED the billboard! People just need to slow down and DO what they are doing. This multi-tasking will be the death of us. We're really not as important or busy as we'd like to believe. Currently reading The Miracle of Mindfulness. Maybe you could take a day off school, stand by that billboard and hand out copies to all the mindless morons "behind the wheel!"mollyhttp://mollybawnchronicles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-83947355149456344572011-09-18T04:50:16.625-07:002011-09-18T04:50:16.625-07:00excellent rant and well deserved
thanks for sharin...excellent rant and well deserved<br />thanks for sharing<br />martinemartinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260048849955077472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-88402081634739764142011-09-18T04:21:16.181-07:002011-09-18T04:21:16.181-07:00Oh my goodness, those English drivers. So dangerou...Oh my goodness, those English drivers. So dangerous. Luckily in rural Australia my only risks of being run down as a pedestrian are 1. driver is whacking a spider on the inside of their car with a shoe while driving or 2. driver is trying so hard to avoid the snake on the road they run me down instead. Australia. Wear sandals at your own risk.inner picklehttp://www.innerpickle.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-63062951205730871432011-09-18T01:32:24.834-07:002011-09-18T01:32:24.834-07:00Yay, the voice of the reasonable rant.Yay, the voice of the reasonable rant.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204546941269120909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-37615150296571107422011-09-18T01:12:32.056-07:002011-09-18T01:12:32.056-07:00I always apply my make-up in the car. It's the...I always apply my make-up in the car. It's the only time I get a mirror to myself.<br /><br />Only joking, of course.<br /><br />I don't wear make-up. My face is covered in tattoos.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.com