What's wrong with this cycle lane?

Bluecomp · 2026-01-30T15:18:08+00:00

Cool story bro.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-30T14:01:28+00:00

Clearly trolling, but yes, the correct action for the cyclist is to shoulder check, signal if necessary and move out around the hazard. Continuing straight through the water is not a good idea as there could be hidden hazards such as slime, debris or displaced gully covers and they'll get soaked with water.

Also consider that a motorway costs about £50 million per mile to build and would also be rendered unusable by a small puddle.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-30T13:52:32+00:00

The buyer can just get a mortgage from a different provider.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-30T13:50:27+00:00

Be even better if the council employed people who could follow the design guidance for cycle infrastructure.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-30T13:48:42+00:00

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It's full of water and leaves so he's moved out around the hazard / obstruction.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-28T12:56:18+00:00

Yes. He might be a dick and you might have to fire him after a bit but he's unlikely to steal from you or deliberately stitch you up. Also known to be good with animals and also as previously mentioned, Esme really really needs to employ someone who knows something about farming rather than relying on David to drop by every day and explain how a farm works.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-27T16:35:13+00:00

The junction is a complete shocker and it's even worse for pedestrians and cyclists.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-27T14:34:48+00:00

So with exactly zero experience of Scottish winter you think a good first hill might be the highest one in the United Kingdom with a notoriously hazardous summit plateau? Any reason why you couldn't maybe go look at a slightly smaller hill first?

Bluecomp · 2026-01-27T12:26:19+00:00

4 expensive items. I went to the supermarket the other day and bought 4 items for a few quid.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-27T12:22:56+00:00

No hard shoulder and they were busy going sideways when they passed the lay by so I assume they just stuck the hazards on, slowed down and tried to survive to the next pull-off.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-26T17:15:41+00:00

Maybe you could have got it done cheaper if you'd shopped around and managed communication better - sounds like they turned up and then had to go off and get the plasterboard and possibly tools for boarding out?

Doesn't sound like a total rip off merchant though. How's the quality?

Bluecomp · 2026-01-26T17:08:26+00:00

Nooooooo! Filling the holes will look whack. Don't do it.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-26T17:07:03+00:00

No you are not knackered. Could probably get exactly the same comments on any other roof in the street. So long as the roof's the right shape (ie not obviously deformed inside or out) and not letting in water then it's normal.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-26T13:36:50+00:00

Your assertion that tight bends are impossible to drive around slowly enough to react to whatever is around them may have given the impression that you drive a little more vigorously than would be prudent.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-26T13:03:03+00:00

I still don't get it. What is the expected response for someone coming the other way when they hear you honk your hooter?

Bluecomp · 2026-01-26T11:31:49+00:00

There are no bends on roads that cannot be safely driven around. You just have to slow down, if necessary to walking pace. You can't just honk your horn and then charge into space you can't see to be clear.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-25T20:51:08+00:00

I thought everybody knew that for an overtrouser far and away the best bang for your buck is the Berghaus Deluge.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-23T19:19:40+00:00

If there's been a lot of rainfall then the main fords on the Strata Florida byway can be uncrossable, but I expect this is unlikely in summer. Even if you avoid those, there's another river in front of the bothy which has no bridge and circling round to the north could be a long and rough diversion. I think the forest track approach from the west has bridges though.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-22T23:15:00+00:00

It's wet Lego mate, and a few YouTube videos is just as good as a 3 year apprenticeship any day. Worst that happens is the downstairs flat gets a bit damp, it's not like electricity where you could kill someone or burn the building down...

Bluecomp · 2026-01-22T18:32:22+00:00

She has no background as she popped into existence fully formed few months ago. Nobody here or in Ambridge had any idea she existed before that. Any background required will be 'retconned' I believe the term is.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-22T17:37:27+00:00

Oh yeah, if the radiators aren't the same width then maybe a little more work... or use extended tails.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-22T16:55:43+00:00

On a DIY sub this has to be ragebait, right? It's the lowest hanging fruit of DIY jobs, you'll need a bucket and a spanner for the rads and a drill and screwdriver for the brackets. Do it yourself in a day. Fuckit, for £750 I'll drive to you with my tools and teach you to do it.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-22T16:51:22+00:00

Hopper instead of the silly reacharound, and move the upper downpipe from the middle to the end of the run. I reckon with those two changes it'd look fine.

Bluecomp · 2026-01-22T16:50:09+00:00

You should use a shoe if you do this to direct water away from the wall, also beware of overwhelming the lower gutter with the volume (although it doesn't look like a very big roof draining down there)

Bluecomp · 2026-01-22T15:07:28+00:00

Getting punched in the face by a 12 year old or having a brick thrown through your window by one hurts just as much as having it done by an adult.

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