'Shared' path - yeah right

geoffs Wrote:
We were in Centennial Park on our singles for a change when having a
nice ride when we decided to stop for a moment. A woman decided with
one of those fluffy uncontrolable things in tow stopped just out of
range of the dog being able to reach us. First she had the dog with
teeth barred going berko 10cms away from my wifes ankle and then she
proceeded to do the same to me. She was horrified when I suggested that
she take her out of control dog away before I used it as a football. She
thought they were so cute!
Seemed like a good idea to me.
If my 2 rottweillers were that badly trained they would be a menace
(and impossible to hold with a combined weight of over 100kgs.
Some people think if thier dog is small they don't need to be trained.

Just think if the dog is off the lead and causes you to have an
accident, not only can they be fined but you can also sue them for
damage and loss of income.

I hate fluffy yappy dogs

Cheers

Geoff

I like Lama's 'Ninja-Squirrels' story

as for 'yappy-dogs', enjoy...


'crazy lil' dawg'
(http://www.tooshocking.com/index.php?ns=view_vid&id=493)


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'crazy lil' dawg'
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Given the title, perhaps Not Safe For Work, but fortuantely, it seems
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geoffs Wrote:


I hate fluffy yappy dogs

Cheers

Geoff
I've heard them referred to as "air dogs" - always carried by their
Mosman/Toorak middle-aged female owners, their feet never touch the
ground.

Reminds me that we have exported Rose Porteous to Melbourne - lucky
Melbourne. hahahaha

SteveA


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GPLama Wrote:
"Donga" wrote in message ...
Tell the bitch (sorry, I mean it's owner) what a scratched ergolever
costs. If she wants to pay for the results of her uncontrolled dog
making you fall off...her choice.


Looks like squirrels are the answer...

http://tinyurl.com/a2g3m


cheers,
GPL
my gawd..... that puts squirrels in a whole new light for me... and to
think there are thousands of the buggers in Parks across the U.S,
although they are the brown ones.... still...... I guess make sure they
have enough "cones" or they get cranky.


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MikeyOz

On 2005-12-02, MikeyOz (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
GPLama Wrote:
Looks like squirrels are the answer...

http://tinyurl.com/a2g3m

my gawd..... that puts squirrels in a whole new light for me...

Did anyone see that documentary within the last few weeks, about
animal myths? It turns out pyranas aren't quite so menacing as we all
like to think they are.

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GPLama wrote:
....
w00t! I think I hit a nerve!! "SQUARK THIS IS AN OFF THE LEAD AREA SQUARK
SQUARK"... wholly hell... since when does an off the lead area mean you have
no responsibility for the safety of your dog and other path users? Nice man
over.. I let her know what shape her dog would be if it happened again....


You know.. I came to a realisation the other day (so, I'm a little
slow).

Shared paths are the only place a cyclist has NO right of way. You
have to give way to everyone; cars (entering/leaving roads), aimlessly
wandering pedestrians, their dogs etc.. etc...

At least on the road, there are rules that drivers generally follow,
and I have right of way under those rules.

GPLama wrote:
"eddiec" wrote in message ...


This wouldn't have happened to be on a shared path in Kew perhaps? I
find my worst offenders there... Luckily you can see them coming a mile
off. I had a cycling regular I see often get knocked off due to the same
sort of situation, and then attacked by the dumb-ass owners.


Doncaster East... along the 'cliff one side, fence the other' section just
east of the Blackburn Rd underpass...

I get that there all the time. Double points for the dog if you
collect the owner at the same time. I often remark "if I kill it, I
get to eat it"

Bleve Wrote:
GPLama wrote:
"eddiec" wrote in message ...


This wouldn't have happened to be on a shared path in Kew perhaps?
I
find my worst offenders there... Luckily you can see them coming a
mile
off. I had a cycling regular I see often get knocked off due to
the same
sort of situation, and then attacked by the dumb-ass owners.


Doncaster East... along the 'cliff one side, fence the other'
section just
east of the Blackburn Rd underpass...

I get that there all the time. Double points for the dog if you
collect the owner at the same time. I often remark "if I kill it, I
get to eat it"
Dogs. Cyclists. Little old ladies. Why am I having visions of the
Triplets of Belleville?


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Duncan wrote:

You know.. I came to a realisation the other day (so, I'm a little
slow).

Shared paths are the only place a cyclist has NO right of way. You
have to give way to everyone; cars (entering/leaving roads), aimlessly
wandering pedestrians, their dogs etc.. etc...

At least on the road, there are rules that drivers generally follow,
and I have right of way under those rules.

Congratulations on your new knowledge. Roads are for traffic, cyclists are
traffic. Paths are for wandering about.

Theo

"Theo Bekkers" wrote in message ...

Congratulations on your new knowledge. Roads are for traffic, cyclists are
traffic. Paths are for wandering about.


---- _"Shared"_ ------

I am not a traffic, I AM A PONY!!!!!!!11111one


cheers,
GPL