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Nice one DD. I feel the same. However I will get started !
Cyclists on off road cycle tracks ( Sustrans routes usually on old railway routes ) approaching from behind at pretty high speed who give no warning of their approach. Pretty dangerous particularly when walking the dogs free.
Being of a tolerant nature I resist the thought of shoving my stick through their spokes !!
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(08-01-2017, 22:54)meandbrenarebaggies Wrote: Reasons not to be cheerful (Part 1) (with apologies)
Dog sh*t left on my front lawn; people eating Rhino horn
Broken signs never mended; carp cafes recommended
Medals for undeserving; Not tipping those serving
Children drinking dirty water; Doing things I shouldn’t oughta
Losing a tenner and finding a fiver; being all a bl**dy mither
Getting older, getting fatter; knowing it doesn’t really matter
Thinking I’m right when wrong; being weak and never strong
Typing carp on Baggies forum; Having no sense of decorum
Not giving a sucker an even break; chucking my clubs in the lake
Being a Hitman for Jellytots; procrastinating lots and lots
And on and on and Ariston…………
Brilliant, You & Bren!
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09-01-2017, 11:04
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Dog walkers, walking uncontrollable dogs off leads.
My son is petrified of dogs after being attacked at the age of 2 in the street.
No matter how many times you tell the owner that he's scared - they seem to think the answer "he's harmless" stands up.
As the son who is now 9 (type 1 diabetic) is trying to climb anything to get out the way blood pouring from his nails (honest) then panicing so much he has a Hypo!
and thay still have the nerve to stand there going on about over reacting.
I have ridden bikes for 34 years now and it works both ways - from both parties - dog owners and cyclists!
Also the stick through the spokes - does that work the same as a pump aimed at the barking jumping dog or the owner.
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(09-01-2017, 11:04)SpenB Wrote: Dog walkers, walking uncontrollable dogs off leads.
My son is petrified of dogs after being attacked at the age of 2 in the street.
No matter how many times you tell the owner that he's scared - they seem to think the answer "he's harmless" stands up.
As the son who is now 9 (type 1 diabetic) is trying to climb anything to get out the way blood pouring from his nails (honest) then panicing so much he has a Hypo!
and thay still have the nerve to stand there going on about over reacting.
I have ridden bikes for 34 years now and it works both ways - from both parties - dog owners and cyclists!
Also the stick through the spokes - does that work the same as a pump aimed at the barking jumping dog or the owner.
You'll have to gradually reintroduce your lad to some nice dogs who will lick him to death, Spen!
Dogs aren't going to disappear in his lifetime, so the sooner you get him used to dogs again the better. 99% of dogs are fine which is a bigger % than humans! If he'd been attacked by yobs you wouldn't be protecting him from humans all his life.
I'm not being heartless, unsympathetic, or condescending - but a) I love dogs b) I'd rather be mauled by a dog than a raving football fan.
(Dog bites human: front page news.
Yob starts fight in pub......100 times a night in England, I should think.)
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He actually is getting better around them. Its down to the initial shock of the dog off the lead running towards him that does it.
Once he's got used to a dog then everything tends to be fine.
My issue is that just cus they like dogs and know what their dog is like they think they can say "arw it only wants a fus"
How about respecting other peoples space and opinions.
Rant over...
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(09-01-2017, 12:32)SpenB Wrote: He actually is getting better around them. Its down to the initial shock of the dog off the lead running towards him that does it.
Once he's got used to a dog then everything tends to be fine.
My issue is that just cus they like dogs and know what their dog is like they think they can say "arw it only wants a fus"
How about respecting other peoples space and opinions.
Rant over...
Fair comment, Spen.
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(09-01-2017, 02:07)Dingle-Dingle Wrote: Please don`t get this old fart started. DD 
Old farts with angry faces
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Come on DD you did chnage it earlier..
Let me see what I can do for you this time,
I know as its been mentioned above
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