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don't wear your dog leash on the bus.......

#1 Post by Myrkk » Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:41 pm

damn.....now I remember why I can't use buses :smt002

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl ... 204543.stm
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#2 Post by Gio » Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:43 pm

Now I remember why loathed the Beetles.

They used to wear weird gear and talk like that.
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#3 Post by bigun » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:52 pm

Freaks.
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#4 Post by graham0071 » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:06 pm

Looking at my profile Pic'y you can imagine why I might be a bit upset about that ruling :smt079
( by the way, if you could see the rest of the Pic'y you would see that I am wearing a long Black Goth Trench coat)!!

Yes and before you say it....'Freak!!'
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#5 Post by D-Rider » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:48 pm

mmmm OK ... they're a bit unusual and eccentric but what daft excuses by the bus company ..... 'other passengers may get hurt if the driver braked sharply' !!!

These will be the passengers that are immune to flying luggage, pushchairs, babies, zimmer-frames, possibly dogs on leads, vicars sporting dog-collars and all the other unsecured paraphernalia that regularly fills up busses that may have to brake a bit sharpish.
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#6 Post by Samray » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:57 pm

I constantly bemoan the passing of eccentricity and character in this age when we are all supposed to conform to the nanny/nazi state ideal, but those two freaks are nothing but that ... freaks, by choice.
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#7 Post by Myrkk » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:04 pm

I wouldn't call them freaks. They just do what they want........good on 'em. I personally prefer to keep my dog collars for in the house but......each to their own. I do think the excuse is rather silly though........ If you are worrying about hurting other passengers if the bus brakes sharply then you should ban anyone from standing up on the bus. Have you tried wearing stilettos and trying to walk down a bus aisle to get off whilst it is moving? It's an art, believe me.
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#8 Post by graham0071 » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:15 pm

I guess they should 'bin the leash' a re-appear with those really big spiked dog collars and see what happens!! :smt019
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#9 Post by BikerGran » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:20 pm

Myrkk wrote: Have you tried wearing stilettos and trying to walk down a bus aisle to get off whilst it is moving?
No, but I've tried it with one leg in plaster and it's terrifying!
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#10 Post by Myrkk » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:22 pm

:smt003 tis a good reason to not use public transport BG.

Never ceases to amaze me how fast the buses zip along..........and it's usually the school buses that go round the corners on two wheels.
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#11 Post by Kenif » Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:14 am

Well, as a member of one of the most despised minorities in this country (yep, I'm a biker :smt006 ), my sympathy goes out to the couple. Who gives a monkey's what they look like or what pushes their buttons? :smt018
More to the point, what right has a bus driver to say he doesn't want them on his bus?
Old lady with a stick? Menace!
Wheelchair user? Health & safety issue!
Pushchair? Danger to others!

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#12 Post by HowardQ » Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:57 pm

Gio wrote:Now I remember why loathed the Beetles.

They used to wear weird gear and talk like that.
So just what do you have against those crappy air cooled German mobile prams, that unfortunately seem to last a lot longer than they should do.
:smt017
They don't even make decent trikes unless you shove a Porkie engine in. As for what they wear I have seen a few with flower stickers all over them, usually painted pink and yes I can understand how you could loathe them.
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#13 Post by Gio » Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:27 pm

HowardQ wrote:
Gio wrote:Now I remember why loathed the Beetles.

They used to wear weird gear and talk like that.
So just what do you have against those crappy air cooled German mobile prams, that unfortunately seem to last a lot longer than they should do.
:smt017
They don't even make decent trikes unless you shove a Porkie engine in. As for what they wear I have seen a few with flower stickers all over them, usually painted pink and yes I can understand how you could loathe them.

I'm refering to the liverpuddles, not the 60's barbie car.
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#14 Post by HowardQ » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:14 pm

Gio wrote:
HowardQ wrote:
Gio wrote:Now I remember why loathed the Beetles.

They used to wear weird gear and talk like that.
So just what do you have against those crappy air cooled German mobile prams, that unfortunately seem to last a lot longer than they should do.
:smt017
They don't even make decent trikes unless you shove a Porkie engine in. As for what they wear I have seen a few with flower stickers all over them, usually painted pink and yes I can understand how you could loathe them.
I'm refering to the liverpuddles, not the 60's barbie car.
Thought you might be, but you should be gettin used to my sense of humour by now.
Anyway the 60's Barbie car must be closely related to the BMW GS1200.
Both have German built air cooled flat 1200 cc engines and get Driven/ridden by celebs, so you could go for a Barbie bike again, and just hope you manage to keep it a bit longer this time.
Seriously, they're a nicer bike than the big BM tourers for most people.
But you already know that.
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Re: don't wear your dog leash on the bus.......

#15 Post by Paulh » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:11 pm

Myrkk wrote:damn.....now I remember why I can't use buses :smt002

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl ... 204543.stm


The younger one's not bad looking, but her sister looks a bit rough. :smt009
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