Crispin on holiday?

On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 10:56:56 +0100, "Mentalguy2k8"
wrote:


"Mrcheerful" wrote in message
...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-n...-boxes-2175808

You'd think with their huge disposable incomes[1] and superior
intelligence[2], cyclists could arrange for their crap to be transported
safely by other means. Why do such clever[3] and wealthy[4] people take such
stupid risks of injury and death, to save a relatively tiny amount of money?

[1] unsupported claim (ref - psycholist SOP)
[2] unsupported claim (ref - psycholist SOP)
[3] take a wild guess
[4] yep, you get the idea


I didn't read the article: was it in Greenwich? coming back from Sainsbury's?

Peter Keller wrote:

On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:23:06 +0100, Alexis wrote:

Bertie Wooster wrote:

On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 09:56:39 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 17/08/2013 08:23, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 01:05:53 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 16/08/2013 23:35, Bertie Wooster wrote:

On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 19:17:45 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-n...tured-stacked-
high-boxes-2175808

The last picture in the gallery is cheating. To transport a sofa
properly all you need to do is attach four caster wheels and tow it
behind a bicycle, preferably with a couple snogging on it.

There speaks the voice of experience, no doubt.

No doubt. I think that most teenage and adult men and women have
experienced snogging on a sofa. Far fewer while being towed behind a
bike, but I'm open to a new experience (with Clare of course) if you
are willing to tow us.

It would have to be off-road somewhere.

C&U Regulations, etc.

Are bicycles covered by those regulations?

I suppose we'd have to fit reflectors to the end of the sofa, and if at
night a rear light, but as far as I know that is the limit of the
regulations for towing with a push bike.

I'm afraid that is just not good enough - obviously, what is needed for
all bicycle trailed sofas is an escort by the Special Escort Group. This
specialist unit of the Metropolitan Police consists of officers with a
range of skills and operational experience from various policing
backgrounds. One motorcyclist (lead bike) positions himself in front of
the escort, controlling the pace and position of the escort, whilst the
others forge ahead, dealing with traffic situations and advising the
lead bike of the safest path through the traffic they are controlling.
SEG officers on Honda VFR1200 motorcycles use whistles in preference to
sirens (which are not fitted). This reduces the level of noise that
precedes an escort and will reduce the environmental impact of the
escorted cyclist with trailed sofa (plus snogging couple) on the general
public.

I suggest we all write to our MP's about this: We just can not have push
bikes pulling sofas (with a couples snogging on them) around willy-nilly
(even if the sofas do have fitted reflectors and a rear light at night).

Don't you need a man with a red flag walking in front of the bicycle
towing the sofa with snogging couple on it, even if it is equipped with
reflectors and a rear light?

I think some cantankerous motorists would like that - it wouldn't
surprise me if some of them on this group still bear a grudge from the
old days when they had to drive behind such a man with a red flag.

In order to placate the more hysterical, extremist element in urc, any
possible activity involving a bicycle would have to be subject to as
many draconian conditions imaginable. If the Special Escort Group
*and* a man with a red flag was needed, well, that would make it even
more onerous - now then, I think that may be acceptable.

On 18/08/2013 13:59, Alexis wrote:
Peter Keller wrote:

On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:23:06 +0100, Alexis wrote:

Bertie Wooster wrote:

On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 09:56:39 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 17/08/2013 08:23, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 01:05:53 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 16/08/2013 23:35, Bertie Wooster wrote:

On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 19:17:45 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-n...tured-stacked-
high-boxes-2175808

The last picture in the gallery is cheating. To transport a sofa
properly all you need to do is attach four caster wheels and tow it
behind a bicycle, preferably with a couple snogging on it.

There speaks the voice of experience, no doubt.

No doubt. I think that most teenage and adult men and women have
experienced snogging on a sofa. Far fewer while being towed behind a
bike, but I'm open to a new experience (with Clare of course) if you
are willing to tow us.

It would have to be off-road somewhere.

C&U Regulations, etc.

Are bicycles covered by those regulations?

I suppose we'd have to fit reflectors to the end of the sofa, and if at
night a rear light, but as far as I know that is the limit of the
regulations for towing with a push bike.

I'm afraid that is just not good enough - obviously, what is needed for
all bicycle trailed sofas is an escort by the Special Escort Group. This
specialist unit of the Metropolitan Police consists of officers with a
range of skills and operational experience from various policing
backgrounds. One motorcyclist (lead bike) positions himself in front of
the escort, controlling the pace and position of the escort, whilst the
others forge ahead, dealing with traffic situations and advising the
lead bike of the safest path through the traffic they are controlling.
SEG officers on Honda VFR1200 motorcycles use whistles in preference to
sirens (which are not fitted). This reduces the level of noise that
precedes an escort and will reduce the environmental impact of the
escorted cyclist with trailed sofa (plus snogging couple) on the general
public.

I suggest we all write to our MP's about this: We just can not have push
bikes pulling sofas (with a couples snogging on them) around willy-nilly
(even if the sofas do have fitted reflectors and a rear light at night).

Don't you need a man with a red flag walking in front of the bicycle
towing the sofa with snogging couple on it, even if it is equipped with
reflectors and a rear light?

I think some cantankerous motorists would like that - it wouldn't
surprise me if some of them on this group still bear a grudge from the
old days when they had to drive behind such a man with a red flag.

Whoever it is you're talking about, they must be ever so old.

"Alexis" wrote in message
...

Don't you need a man with a red flag walking in front of the bicycle
towing the sofa with snogging couple on it, even if it is equipped with
reflectors and a rear light?

I think some cantankerous motorists would like that - it wouldn't
surprise me if some of them on this group still bear a grudge from the
old days when they had to drive behind such a man with a red flag.

Do feel free to find anyone aged at least 120 and ask them if it still
bothers them.

JNugent wrote:

On 18/08/2013 13:59, Alexis wrote:
Peter Keller wrote:

On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:23:06 +0100, Alexis wrote:

Bertie Wooster wrote:

On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 09:56:39 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 17/08/2013 08:23, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 01:05:53 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 16/08/2013 23:35, Bertie Wooster wrote:

On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 19:17:45 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-n...tured-stacked-
high-boxes-2175808

The last picture in the gallery is cheating. To transport a sofa
properly all you need to do is attach four caster wheels and tow it
behind a bicycle, preferably with a couple snogging on it.

There speaks the voice of experience, no doubt.

No doubt. I think that most teenage and adult men and women have
experienced snogging on a sofa. Far fewer while being towed behind a
bike, but I'm open to a new experience (with Clare of course) if you
are willing to tow us.

It would have to be off-road somewhere.

C&U Regulations, etc.

Are bicycles covered by those regulations?

I suppose we'd have to fit reflectors to the end of the sofa, and if at
night a rear light, but as far as I know that is the limit of the
regulations for towing with a push bike.

I'm afraid that is just not good enough - obviously, what is needed for
all bicycle trailed sofas is an escort by the Special Escort Group. This
specialist unit of the Metropolitan Police consists of officers with a
range of skills and operational experience from various policing
backgrounds. One motorcyclist (lead bike) positions himself in front of
the escort, controlling the pace and position of the escort, whilst the
others forge ahead, dealing with traffic situations and advising the
lead bike of the safest path through the traffic they are controlling.
SEG officers on Honda VFR1200 motorcycles use whistles in preference to
sirens (which are not fitted). This reduces the level of noise that
precedes an escort and will reduce the environmental impact of the
escorted cyclist with trailed sofa (plus snogging couple) on the general
public.

I suggest we all write to our MP's about this: We just can not have push
bikes pulling sofas (with a couples snogging on them) around willy-nilly
(even if the sofas do have fitted reflectors and a rear light at night).

Don't you need a man with a red flag walking in front of the bicycle
towing the sofa with snogging couple on it, even if it is equipped with
reflectors and a rear light?

I think some cantankerous motorists would like that - it wouldn't
surprise me if some of them on this group still bear a grudge from the
old days when they had to drive behind such a man with a red flag.

Whoever it is you're talking about, they must be ever so old.

I really don't know why I said that for I am not even slightly ageist.
The point is that some people are difficult to please and
argumentative irrespective of their age.

Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

"Alexis" wrote in message
...

Don't you need a man with a red flag walking in front of the bicycle
towing the sofa with snogging couple on it, even if it is equipped with
reflectors and a rear light?

I think some cantankerous motorists would like that - it wouldn't
surprise me if some of them on this group still bear a grudge from the
old days when they had to drive behind such a man with a red flag.

Do feel free to find anyone aged at least 120 and ask them if it still
bothers them.

Okay, well I'm glad about all that because I wouldn't really want to
have disrespected any elderly people by making fun of them for having
had to drive behind a man waving a red flag - and I haven't, good.

"Alexis" wrote in message
...

The point is that some people are difficult to please and
argumentative irrespective of their age.

Aren't they just.

On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 17:18:07 +0100, Alexis
wrote:
[]

I really don't know why I said that for I am not even slightly ageist.
The point is that some people are difficult to please and
argumentative irrespective of their age.

Some people don't seem willing to trim posts.

--
It's a money /life balance.

Stanley Daniel de Liver wrote:

On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 17:18:07 +0100, Alexis
wrote:
[]

I really don't know why I said that for I am not even slightly ageist.
The point is that some people are difficult to please and
argumentative irrespective of their age.

Some people don't seem willing to trim posts.

Okay, I'm willing to do that - I'll make more of an effort in future
seeing as how you asked so nicely.

On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 13:59:20 +0100, Alexis
wrote:

Peter Keller wrote:

On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:23:06 +0100, Alexis wrote:

Bertie Wooster wrote:

On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 09:56:39 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 17/08/2013 08:23, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 01:05:53 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 16/08/2013 23:35, Bertie Wooster wrote:

On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 19:17:45 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-n...tured-stacked-
high-boxes-2175808

The last picture in the gallery is cheating. To transport a sofa
properly all you need to do is attach four caster wheels and tow it
behind a bicycle, preferably with a couple snogging on it.

There speaks the voice of experience, no doubt.

No doubt. I think that most teenage and adult men and women have
experienced snogging on a sofa. Far fewer while being towed behind a
bike, but I'm open to a new experience (with Clare of course) if you
are willing to tow us.

It would have to be off-road somewhere.

C&U Regulations, etc.

Are bicycles covered by those regulations?

I suppose we'd have to fit reflectors to the end of the sofa, and if at
night a rear light, but as far as I know that is the limit of the
regulations for towing with a push bike.

I'm afraid that is just not good enough - obviously, what is needed for
all bicycle trailed sofas is an escort by the Special Escort Group. This
specialist unit of the Metropolitan Police consists of officers with a
range of skills and operational experience from various policing
backgrounds. One motorcyclist (lead bike) positions himself in front of
the escort, controlling the pace and position of the escort, whilst the
others forge ahead, dealing with traffic situations and advising the
lead bike of the safest path through the traffic they are controlling.
SEG officers on Honda VFR1200 motorcycles use whistles in preference to
sirens (which are not fitted). This reduces the level of noise that
precedes an escort and will reduce the environmental impact of the
escorted cyclist with trailed sofa (plus snogging couple) on the general
public.

I suggest we all write to our MP's about this: We just can not have push
bikes pulling sofas (with a couples snogging on them) around willy-nilly
(even if the sofas do have fitted reflectors and a rear light at night).

Don't you need a man with a red flag walking in front of the bicycle
towing the sofa with snogging couple on it, even if it is equipped with
reflectors and a rear light?

I think some cantankerous motorists would like that - it wouldn't
surprise me if some of them on this group still bear a grudge from the
old days when they had to drive behind such a man with a red flag.

Car Emancipation Day is remembered on the first Sunday every November
with the burning of a red flag and a race to Brighton.

(The police ignore this blatant road race.)

Simultaneous to this, cyclists remember this day as the end of road
safety in Britain being taken seriously, and cycle the same route on
the same day.

In order to placate the more hysterical, extremist element in urc, any
possible activity involving a bicycle would have to be subject to as
many draconian conditions imaginable. If the Special Escort Group
*and* a man with a red flag was needed, well, that would make it even
more onerous - now then, I think that may be acceptable.