On your left – tales of woe

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  • #944413
    consularrider
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    @DavidAsch 23731 wrote:

    How’s this for a twist! I commute regularly on the path through Rock Creek Park and always ding my bell when I pass runners. Yesterday when I dinged my bell, the runner said, “That was completely unnecessary.” I slowed down and asked what she meant. She said, “I am here. You are there. The bell is an annoyance.”

    I’ve had this twice over the past year on the 4MRT between Walter Reed and George Mason, maybe the same runner? The first time was what I thought was a snotty remark about how he was an experienced runner (how can I tell the difference?) and the second was that one ding was enough (I almost always do a double ding). I think I’ve had somebody else refer to me as the “ice cream truck” when I had to pass a large group.

    #944420
    KelOnWheels
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    I was practicing being cheerful today on my commute and discovered that for bell-immune tourists an extra-extra-cheerful “Excuse me! Thank you! Good morning!” got good results :) Some of them even said good morning back!

    I had a good cyclist pass call ratio today too, so thanks to all of you that passed me and called it :D

    #944480
    krazygl00
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    @KelOnWheels 23765 wrote:

    I was practicing being cheerful today on my commute and discovered that for bell-immune tourists an extra-extra-cheerful “Excuse me! Thank you! Good morning!” got good results :) Some of them even said good morning back!

    I had a good cyclist pass call ratio today too, so thanks to all of you that passed me and called it :D

    Ugh. Being that cheerful would make me lose my breakfast.

    #944484
    ShawnoftheDread
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    @KelOnWheels 23765 wrote:

    I was practicing being cheerful today on my commute and discovered that for bell-immune tourists an extra-extra-cheerful “Excuse me! Thank you! Good morning!” got good results :) Some of them even said good morning back!

    I had a good cyclist pass call ratio today too, so thanks to all of you that passed me and called it :D

    That only works with the early-riser types (people who are out at 7:00 a.m. during vacation are nutso). Afternoon would yield much different results.

    #944488
    KelOnWheels
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    @ShawnoftheDread 23830 wrote:

    That only works with the early-riser types (people who are out at 7:00 a.m. during vacation are nutso). Afternoon would yield much different results.

    Oh yeah. No shot at that happening in the afternoon. I’m totes getting an Air Zound so I can just vaporize them with a sonic blast.

    #944489
    KelOnWheels
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    @krazygl00 23826 wrote:

    Ugh. Being that cheerful would make me lose my breakfast.

    Don’t worry, it wore off ;)

    #944491
    5555624
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    @ShawnoftheDread 23830 wrote:

    That only works with the early-riser types (people who are out at 7:00 a.m. during vacation are nutso).

    Yeah, why wait that late?

    Saturdays at 4:00 a.m. or so, I often get “good morning” comments from those I find walking on the trail.

    #944537
    pfunkallstar
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    @5555624 23839 wrote:

    Yeah, why wait that late?

    Saturdays at 4:00 a.m. or so, I often get “good morning” comments from those I find walking on the trail.

    If you are down on the MVT you will often run into random Ft. Myer/Pentagoners jogging around at 5am or so, with that being their mid-morning run. Insane.

    #944544
    5555624
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    @pfunkallstar 23893 wrote:

    If you are down on the MVT you will often run into random Ft. Myer/Pentagoners jogging around at 5am or so, with that being their mid-morning run. Insane.

    Which is why I will shoot to be off the MVT by 4:30 a.m. or so tomorrow. (During the week I’m never close to being on the trail that late.)

    #946955
    Dirt
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    Y’all think you have “On your left” problems? I think this might qualify as a “Tail of woe.”
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    Hope all is well with y’all. We’re having fun in Africa.

    #946956
    dasgeh
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    @Dirt 26479 wrote:

    I think this might qualify as a “Tail of woe.”

    Only if he didn’t call his pass. I can only assume the he didn’t have a bell. How ELITE!

    #946958
    Dirt
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    Y’all think you have “On your left” problems? I think this might qualify as a “Tail of woe.”
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    Hope all is well with y’all. We’re having fun in Africa.

    #946981
    MCL1981
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    I’d yield to that.

    #946988
    Dirt
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    To be fair, drivers don’t have it so easy around here either…
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    Nice doggie!!!

    #946992
    vvill
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    @Dirt 26513 wrote:

    Nice doggie!!!

    They’re so cute!

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