With nothing much of interest happening recently I’ve been quite quiet! This morning however, I awoke to a blanket of snow on London…Excellent you might think, another snow day. I however needed to be somewhere, which meant cycling to get a train from Clapham Junction. I left a little earlier as I was sure there would be some epic driving going on, and sure enough I wasn’t disappointed. Here are my personal highlights:
- The moronic Sainsburys driver who decided to tailgate me, flashing his lights and blasting his horn (which incidently was a lot quieter than I’d imagine a lorry of that size to be, perhaps it was over used…). I was cycling down the tyre tracks of the cars I was following, I couldn’t have been more than 15-20 metres away from the car in front, solid traffic in front of that and still he persists. I pulled over as I didn’t fancy getting killed today and he still manages to nearly kill me when I was pulled over. Sure enough less than two minutes later I sail past him as he’s stranded in the still traffic. Excellent work Sainsburys, you’re drivers are worth their weight..In what, I’m not sure..I would report him though I can’t remember the whole numberplate, rage/adrenaline and self preservation have clouded my memory, I believe it started KY59. If you happened to see a Sainsburys lorry driving like a moron down the A3 (Clapham Common West Side) or the A205 (The Avenue) this morning (13/01/2010) at approx 0750, let me know!
- The second gem was the woman in the clapped out Mondeo who’d only cleared one half of her windscreen in order to tackle the busy London rush hour. I doth my proverbial to you for a lack of effort. She cut across a lane of traffic following the car in front of her (who’d made the turn safely) resulting in her almost blind siding the car in front of me and me. We’d both preped for an amazing effort having seen the lengths she’d gone to to make sure her vehicle was ready for travel and no one was hurt.
This and other minor incidents happen in the course of a reasonably short 3 mile trip which takes approx 15-20 mins on a normal day. I may begin to chronical the more ridiculous as this method of sharing seems to calm the spleen.
- The moronic Sainsburys driver who decided to tailgate me, flashing his lights and blasting his horn (which incidently was a lot quieter than I’d imagine a lorry of that size to be, perhaps it was over used…). I was cycling down the tyre tracks of the cars I was following, I couldn’t have been more than 15-20 metres away from the car in front, solid traffic in front of that and still he persists. I pulled over as I didn’t fancy getting killed today and he still manages to nearly kill me when I was pulled over. Sure enough less than two minutes later I sail past him as he’s stranded in the still traffic. Excellent work Sainsburys, you’re drivers are worth their weight..In what, I’m not sure..I would report him though I can’t remember the whole numberplate, rage/adrenaline and self preservation have clouded my memory, I believe it started KY59. If you happened to see a Sainsburys lorry driving like a moron down the A3 (Clapham Common West Side) or the A205 (The Avenue) this morning (13/01/2010) at approx 0750, let me know!
- The second gem was the woman in the clapped out Mondeo who’d only cleared one half of her windscreen in order to tackle the busy London rush hour. I doth my proverbial to you for a lack of effort. She cut across a lane of traffic following the car in front of her (who’d made the turn safely) resulting in her almost blind siding the car in front of me and me. We’d both preped for an amazing effort having seen the lengths she’d gone to to make sure her vehicle was ready for travel and no one was hurt.
This and other minor incidents happen in the course of a reasonably short 3 mile trip which takes approx 15-20 mins on a normal day. I may begin to chronical the more ridiculous as this method of sharing seems to calm the spleen.
Careful out there kids, and remember, they’re out to get you!
