http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Dour expressions on the road en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:49:36 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13318#post-162770 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:31:14 +0000 wingpig 162770@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Also remember that not everybody can be agreeably sociable on demand on zero notice, especially in a situation where it's not always possible to clearly make out what someone has said, or whether they're expecting a pro forma or genuine response. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13318#post-162767 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:23:58 +0000 Instography 162767@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>TFP and I have a bit of a laugh trying to coax even a flicker of acknowledgement from some of our regulars. Between race-face trainers and Mr Grumpy it's a sair fecht. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13318#post-162759 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:09:45 +0000 kaputnik 162759@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Appreciate your efforts, but it can be hard to be chipper on a bike anywhere in the vicinity of Leith Walk! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13318#post-162748 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:27:48 +0000 dougal 162748@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There are some soor-faced folk cycling about town these days. I always try to interact with people when waiting in traffic (drunks in the back of taxis are the best for a response) but I've been a bit disappointed by the reaction on my commute down Leith Walk. I suppose it's a bit of a grim road but still... </p>