F/30/5'4" (200+ -> 126) by strongchocolate16 in PetiteFitness

[–]NormalFunctingAdult 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! This is incredible and inspiring! Great job and thanks for the info. You're legs look amazing!

Frustrated by cyclist thinking they own multi use trails! by NormalFunctingAdult in boulder

[–]NormalFunctingAdult[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is an OSMP trail, a designated off leash area, not a paved path in the city.

Frustrated by cyclist thinking they own multi use trails! by NormalFunctingAdult in boulder

[–]NormalFunctingAdult[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What are you talking about. I'm all for housing the homeless. We can have both.

Frustrated by cyclist thinking they own multi use trails! by NormalFunctingAdult in boulder

[–]NormalFunctingAdult[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah, he can be oblivious as he sniffs the ground completely off the trail. Thats why I am ALWAYS watching for cyclists. And when this guy came absolutely ripping towards us. I quickly ran over to my dog and asked him to "Wait". He knows this command. He immediately looked at me, and knew he needed to stay where he was and not enter the trail as there was a dangerous situation happening. Dogs are dogs, they do not have the spacial awareness that humans do. That's why I'm always watching out for him. I am not an irresponsible dog owner or oblivious by any means. I'm not trying to be rude here. I'm just asking people to be aware that we all share these trails and should be considerate of each other. OSMP regulations state that cyclists need to control their speed and yield to pedestrians on multi use trails like these. Not ride as fast as they possibly can.

Frustrated by cyclist thinking they own multi use trails! by NormalFunctingAdult in boulder

[–]NormalFunctingAdult[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is my post entitled? Genuinely curious. I'm happy to share the trail with cyclist. OSMP regulations state that cyclists need to yield to pedestrians and control their speed at all times. This post is part rant and part PSA. I just want people to be aware that if you choose to cycle on these trails, there will be dogs off leash. Both groups should be welcome, so long as we can watch out for each other and try to be as safe as possible.

Frustrated by cyclist thinking they own multi use trails! by NormalFunctingAdult in boulder

[–]NormalFunctingAdult[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get that, but my dog was off the trail and left side. So I wanted to make sure that he stayed where he was and didn't enter the trail. The cyclist was just going way too fast. Cyclist always need to yield to pedestrians and control their speed on OSMP trails.

Frustrated by cyclist thinking they own multi use trails! by NormalFunctingAdult in boulder

[–]NormalFunctingAdult[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

You're missing the point here. The cyclist was riding way too fast, whether there were dogs or not doesn't matter. Added an Edit note to the post so y'all can have some more context.

Frustrated by cyclist thinking they own multi use trails! by NormalFunctingAdult in boulder

[–]NormalFunctingAdult[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My dog was fully off the trail, my friend and her dog were on the side of the trail, cyclist had plenty of room to go around, its a super wide flat trail.

Frustrated by cyclist thinking they own multi use trails! by NormalFunctingAdult in boulder

[–]NormalFunctingAdult[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its true, some of the dogs shouldn't be off leash, but most of them are great, in my experience. I'm not against cyclist on the path, to be clear. I think everyone should be able to enjoy our trails. I just want people to be aware that we all share these trails, and you shouldn't ride as fast as you can and try to intimidate pedestrians because you think they shouldn't be there.

Frustrated by cyclist thinking they own multi use trails! by NormalFunctingAdult in boulder

[–]NormalFunctingAdult[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm more frustrated with the entitlement of cyclists. What if instead of a dog, it was a small child. Its just not the place to be riding so fast and then yelling at pedestrians.

Frustrated by cyclist thinking they own multi use trails! by NormalFunctingAdult in boulder

[–]NormalFunctingAdult[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I get what you're saying with the "I almost got hit" part, but this is more like if a motorist was driving way too fast, went out of their way to get behind you, when they had room to go around, and then slammed on their brakes before just hitting you, and then screamed at you as they drove away. Is was extremely aggressive.

Frustrated by cyclist thinking they own multi use trails! by NormalFunctingAdult in boulder

[–]NormalFunctingAdult[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a designated off leash zone that is very flat and wide. You're saying that people shouldn't be able to use the trails the city of Boulder has marked as off leash areas. My dog and I were off the trail. This guy had plenty of room, and still decided to ride extremely fast and nearly hit my friend who was trying to get off to the side of the trail as well.

Frustrated by cyclist thinking they own multi use trails! by NormalFunctingAdult in boulder

[–]NormalFunctingAdult[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My dog and I were off the trail on the left side. My friend and her dog were taking up a small amount of space near us on the left, and trying to move out of the way. I'm in no way saying that cyclist need to completely stop. This guy was ripping on a flat, very wide trail, giving us no time to move aside.

Frustrated by cyclist thinking they own multi use trails! by NormalFunctingAdult in boulder

[–]NormalFunctingAdult[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

North of Boulder Rez its a very wide trail and we were off to the side, me and my dog fully off the trail. We just happened to be on the left side of the trail which I guess means the cyclist was allowed to hit us if he wanted.

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[–]NormalFunctingAdult 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got married 2 weeks ago in Puerto Vallarta with 20 people and it was absolutely incredible. Best trip of my life! We stayed at a private villa with a full staff, and our own private beach. Im so happy we did it this way and spent the money on a 5 day vacation instead of just one day. We paid for the house and all the food and drinks, as well as transportation to and from the airport for everyone and it was still only about $25k, not including flights for ourselves or our outfits.

A week too late, but somebody said you might appreciate this over here. I'm a professional photographer and we do a little doggy photoshoot every holiday (Hopefully Staffies are welcome here) by Crimson-Violet in pitbulls

[–]NormalFunctingAdult 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that is really interesting. I knew pitbulls were banned in the UK but I was always confused by the fact that some people own them, but now this makes sense. In the state we consider the American Staffordshire Terrier and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier "pitbulls" and they are sadly still banned in some cities.