What annoyed you today?

[Graham]

     You know you can report cyclists, and I recomend you do. I'm hearing more and more incidents of cyclists riding like knobheads, being reported or caught on cctv and being picked up the next day by the police for a "chat". Like most folks on the road they are creatures of habit and tend to be at roughly the same place each day.
     Try to remember, an idiot on a bike is suicidal and an idiot in a car is homicidal.
                       Chin Chin. Graham.

[Beryl]

I ride a bike . I'm not an idiot......................But then I was a staff car driver and drove VIPs etc and was trained to drive rather than line some ones pockets to pass my test. I had to pass a highway code  exam at 80%  before being aloud to take my test

Have to agree though . There are some .....................daft  cyclists (Lol. Being a lady I can't use the same language as you) but I would say your 70% right

[Jonathan]

This suicidal cyclist this morning decided instead of sticking to one straight line either on the kerb side of the road or even in the middle so he could go through the gap between the speed pillows, no he decided it would be more fun to slalem all the way down, weaving in and out of the pillows, at one point heading towards oncoming traffic because he was on the wrong side of the road...and then nearly causing an accident because he was going to fast when someone stepped out onto a zebra crossing...causing me to do an emergency stop and nearly hit the back of him, luckily the car behind me was keeping a safe distance as well, I think he could see this cyclist was an accident waiting to happen.

So.....the cyclist was travelling at an unsafe speed and you nearly ran into the back of him?  A defence lawyer would love that.

[Graham]

I ride a bike . I'm not an idiot......................But then I was a staff car driver and drove VIPs etc and was trained to drive rather than line some ones pockets to pass my test. I had to pass a highway code  exam at 80%  before being aloud to take my test

Have to agree though . There are some .....................daft  cyclists (Lol. Being a lady I can't use the same language as you) but I would say your 70% right

My apologies for my ungentlemanly language Beryl.
                Somtimes I find it's not enough to call a "Spade a spade", somtimes you have to call it a bloody shovel!
                I cycle every day...twice..(there and back.) Today I decided to take the scenic route, which did involve a stretch of  duel carriageway A road. The only way to do this is to take, what we cyclists call, Primary Position, make sure your wits are about you, and pedal like your trousers are on fire!
                Unfortunatley by the time I saw the Bl@@&y great pothole it was to late, I just had time to raise myself from the saddle to protect the "Gentleman's Area" when I hit it . By chance I was carrying a GPS device. The sudden shock caused this to freeze indicating 29.7 mph.
                I have had to book my bike in to have the rear wheel made to look a little less like a Pringle.
                              As Ever.   Graham.                                  

[Beryl]

Graham your quite alright. I have brought up three sons and was married to a Royal marine.  I just meant I can't bring my self to say the words I would love to say out side the house (sort of thing) 

I mainly use the cycle tracks now. When your nearing 70 you reactions aren't quite so fast. I have a mountain bike . I love cycling

[anglefire]

This suicidal cyclist this morning decided instead of sticking to one straight line either on the kerb side of the road or even in the middle so he could go through the gap between the speed pillows, no he decided it would be more fun to slalem all the way down, weaving in and out of the pillows, at one point heading towards oncoming traffic because he was on the wrong side of the road...and then nearly causing an accident because he was going to fast when someone stepped out onto a zebra crossing...causing me to do an emergency stop and nearly hit the back of him, luckily the car behind me was keeping a safe distance as well, I think he could see this cyclist was an accident waiting to happen.

So.....the cyclist was travelling at an unsafe speed and you nearly ran into the back of him?  A defence lawyer would love that.

Worse than that.... Had to do an emergency stop when a pedestrian walked out onto a zebra crossing - should have seen that coming and taken avoiding action - ie slowed down - before a ES was required. 

Though I think Krennon really meant was the cyclist pulled out in front of him and he had to ES as he had another vehicle between him and the crossing

[ABERS]

If it's not cyclists it's blasted pedestrians, those old biddies in those electric wheelchairs take a bit of missing too.

[Beryl]

Ho. I'll be 70 in September .........................going on 39 of course  . 
I haven't got a Scooter yet but there are plenty down stairs where I live 

[krennon]

Cyclist had his head down (he was one of those semi pro cyclists seeing as was wearing all the gear with the local cycle club emblazoned all over it..) he basically wasn't watching what he was doing, to be fair the pedestrian did step out a bit sharpish and wasn't concentrating either, as he did that "I'm not actually going to cross at the zebra crossing straight, rather I'm taking the diagonal route across it" so he stepped out from the kerb a few feet away from the actual crossing, but the cyclist was being a complete nutter....
Have to agree about those shopping scooters there's a little old lady in Kingston who has nearly taken out loads of pedestrians on it she's a demon....

[Oldboy]

The Government saying we are all in this together! The MPs have voted not to have the 1% pay rise, but have made it easier to claim more on expenses. 

Now, these employees of the taxpayer – that's you and me – have decided the new system is too tough on them and they have forced a climbdown that will net them around £4million in extra expenses, including, get this, taxpayer-funded credit cards.

That has got to be worth having.

They'll also be able to claim more on accommodation, travel and staff as well us lump sums of cash up front!

Who's big idea was this? Well, David Cameron had complained on behalf of his Tory MPs that the new IPSA regulations weren't "family friendly".

[jinky]

After having my 16-35 f4 VR lens for more than 4 weeks Nikon finally advised Warehouse Express that the VR unit was faulty but could not be repaired under warranty as it was due to "grit or sand" they found within that caused the problem. Never had such a problem with any lens before and always meticulous in my changing / handling of lenses. Argued with Nikon and W E but both say well it`s £312 to repair. I only sent it in for a little bit of jittering on start up as it worked fine once switched on but thought might as well under warranty.
Anyway I`ve told them to send it back to me without a new VR unit and expect it to working as it left me. i`m hoping it might have cleared but if not I`ll settle for a momentary jitter.
Would you have done that or can i expect the VR to fail? Anyone else had such VR problem and got Nikon to do it as a gesture. Trouble is I cannot prove no grit - they have it apart to see. Just so annoyed  I`ve never had a lens with a problem liek this before and repair cost is over 1/3 of what I paid for it 

[Graham]

         So. They took it apart and found that a bit of grit was causing the problem.
               Have they left the bit of grit in there and put it back together again? I would'nt be suprised that when you get it back you report it to be working perfectly.
                         Here's hoping.  Graham.

[greypoint]

 VR failed on my 70-300 in the warranty period - it was a bit more than a bit jittery- sent it straight to Nikon and it had a new unit fitted for free.

[Oldboy]

After having my 16-35 f4 VR lens for more than 4 weeks Nikon finally advised Warehouse Express that the VR unit was faulty but could not be repaired under warranty as it was due to "grit or sand" they found within that caused the problem. Never had such a problem with any lens before and always meticulous in my changing / handling of lenses. Argued with Nikon and W E but both say well it`s £312 to repair. I only sent it in for a little bit of jittering on start up as it worked fine once switched on but thought might as well under warranty.
Anyway I`ve told them to send it back to me without a new VR unit and expect it to working as it left me. i`m hoping it might have cleared but if not I`ll settle for a momentary jitter.
Would you have done that or can i expect the VR to fail? Anyone else had such VR problem and got Nikon to do it as a gesture. Trouble is I cannot prove no grit - they have it apart to see. Just so annoyed  I`ve never had a lens with a problem liek this before and repair cost is over 1/3 of what I paid for it 

You need to press Warehouse Express and Nikon on this. Are Nikon saying that their lenses can't stop grit/sand entering the lens? If grit got inside, then the lens couldn't have been made correctly. Quote the Sale of Goods Act as it wasn't fit for purpose. 

[jinky]

I`ve asked them to send me it backand not authorised repair. Hoping they`ll have removed grit and it works. Also sent a letter to Nikon expressing surprise that a high end lens can suffer thus and allow grit to render VR not working when housed on a pro spec D700. We`l see what happens but very annoyed!!!