Posts by Ross Mason
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As an aside, I’m given to understand that road development (back in the day, obviously) came about as a result of cyclist lobbying.
From Papers Past
Heh. Fancy cyclists wanting to put bikes on trains for gods sake. Didn't they know that it will take f*&king centuries???
I am sure you could find something in the old papers about it. Race ya. -
Sciblogs has a nudge at the Mantrol ads.
Way back in 1965 I remember sitting down on a sunday afternoon and watching this wee cartoon on Disney.
Well, I found it again and 45 years have passed and it is still hellishly, nightmarishly pertinent. What is even scarier is that the carton was made 60 years ago!!!
Recognise anyone??
In searching for it I found these. Someone somewhere got Disney to do some Social Engineering.
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But Greg’s root point resonates with me too – we forget who we are. Somehow dressing up in a metal skin transforms us from humans into arseholes
I like riding bicycles. I like the quiet serene glide of smooth rubber on smooth tarmac. The hum of the chain. The meaningful clunk of the deraillier as it jumps to the next cog. The cool breeze. I remember the 6000km trip across Canada. Prairie dogs being startled by the quiet bike nd being able to SEE them. The Canada Geese honking high above. The eagles soaring. Saying hi to the farmers sitting on their varandah.
Travelling by car I don't hear a wild thing. I don't see the frightened Prairie Dog, the Geese, the Eagle. Nor do I have even a a nanosecond to say hi - to anyone.
Today, I am deafened by honking cars, trucks and vans. I am edged by mirrors. Cut off at the LH turns from turkeys driving cars unable to estimate the speed of a bike approaching the same corner but going straight thru. You know the ones. They could not possibly slow down to let the bike go across first. Hell no. It's MY road.
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Oh I love the dog whisperer – very interested to hear recently that he’s getting a divorce.
(....I keep quoting Jackie...sorry!!!!!)
Maybe the divorce is the result of too many times whispering sweet nothings in the wrong ear.
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@Jackie - yeah that's Teisha, she's been with my beloved for about 14 years,
And if I am not mistaken, taking a shit in your nice newly cultivated garden.
Sweeeeet.
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Heh,
Got on your goat eh?
Upper crustilylike: "We were amused Number One".
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Oh, come on now–there is some damn fine country around there, as well as the real curiosity of Portmeirion.
Take no Prisoners, Rover!
I... I AM NOT A NUMBER!
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Ever since I heard about the bloody hovercraft, I can’t get this out of my simple mind.
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I can exclusively reveal Wills popped down to Althorp, ripped off his mother’s putrescent ring finger
You mean.......off your dead cow?
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Phil the Greek and Lizzie the Hun announce the engagement of Billy of York and Kate of Whales the.....aaghhhh.....Commoner.