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991. crowriver
     Member

     @Min I had someones pitbull staffordshire bull cross jumping on me in Craigmillar the other day. I really hate when people just let their dogs jump all over you.

     Presumably they assume that because their fighting dog hasn't bitten them personally or torn the faces off their kids, that it's perfectly acceptable for said beast to jump on complete strangers. The owners will often be blasé about it, saying things like "Oh, he's just a bit friendly". This of course misses the point that dogs are pack animals, and their jumping on/barking at/sniffing of a stranger is part of their 'defence' of the human elements of their pack. With a poorly trained animal (the vast majority) there's always a risk of injury to others not included in the pack...

     Maybe one can get hold of a pepper spray for such occasions? May upset the mutt's owner, but then still better than being mauled by an 'over-friendly' canine...

     Posted 13 years ago #

992. wingpig
     Member

     Wolves were pack animals. Dogs are flocking parasites.
     The fashion on the NEPN at the moment seems to be for dogs which are deemed muzzleworthy yet not worth keeping on a leash, perhaps to encourage them to claw faces off rather than bite them off.

     Posted 13 years ago #

993. crowriver
     Member

     @wingpig Wolves were pack animals. Dogs are flocking parasites.

     Given that dogs are essentially domesticated, inbred wolves, it's likely they have inherited most if not all the wolf behaviours.

     Anyway, I hate big dogs which are allowed to wander around, without a lead, without a muzzle. The owners are just irresponsible, or worse, aggressive themselves. Hmmm, starting to see the similarity to certain car and van drivers!

     Posted 13 years ago #

994. kaputnik
     Moderator

     The problem being?

     The problem being she was cycling on the road, with the dog free to go wherever it pleased. My point wasn't about it being on a leash (like it should be) - it was about her not having control of it by virtue of her trying to ride a bike at the same time.

     Posted 13 years ago #

995. Min
     Member

     I was insinuating that it wouldn't be a bad thing for a yappy white poodly thing to meet a horrible demise. It was very naughty of me.

     Posted 13 years ago #

996. kaputnik
     Moderator

     aha! yes, well *mumbles something into tea*, "best place for it", etc.

     Posted 13 years ago #

997. Smudge
     Member

     There are very few "bad" dogs, without the input of a lot of bad owners. Hence why you can generally walk around a sheepdog trial/country fair and almost not notice the large number of dogs and the small number of leads.... why? Because they are properly trained, large and small.

     Posted 13 years ago #

998. kaputnik
     Moderator

     they are properly trained, large and small

     quite. We definitely need more properly trained owners in the town. Large and small!

     Posted 13 years ago #

999. wingpig
     Member

     @crowriver Therefore, the use of were. The common ancestor of modern dogs and wolves was probably intelligent, as wolves still are.

     I once saw a bloke cycling the wrong way round the road around Arthur's Seat with two giant hairy dog things lolloping approximately beside him. Hopefully he heard what I said through the dopplering.

     Posted 13 years ago #

1000. cb
      Member

      1000th post in this thread. Do I get a prize?

      Posted 13 years ago #

1001. steveo
      Member

      Laidback and company flying along slateford about 1015, I was in the car and didn't want to beep.

      Posted 13 years ago #

1002. chdot
      Admin

      Other dog threads are available -

      http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=938

      http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1699

      Posted 13 years ago #

1003. wingpig
      Member

      Some sort of twerp with a courier bag jumping the red at the bottom of Montrose Terrace (which was also on pedestrian green as he went through), weaving from lane to lane for a bit then jumping the red at the next junction before it had stopped being green for things emerging from Abbey Lane. Would have been interesting to see what he'd have done if it hadn't been green to go straight on across the end of Marionville. He definitely heard my first shout and presumably also the second.

      Posted 13 years ago #

1004. Min
      Member

      Older chap on a dark red bike that looked like a cross between a Strida and a Moulton but with full sized wheels on Dalkieth Road.

      Posted 13 years ago #

1005. cb
      Member

      "cross between a Strida and a Moulton but with full sized wheels"

      Pedersen?

      Posted 13 years ago #

1006. kaputnik
      Moderator

      I've spotted a Pedersen once before going up Marchmont Road. I think it was dark red or dark green.

      Posted 13 years ago #

1007. Min
      Member

      Ooh yes, that may well have been it, thanks cb. I'm impressed anyone could have got that from the description!

      Posted 13 years ago #

1008. cb
      Member

      It was quite a good description I thought!

      Posted 13 years ago #

1009. steveo
      Member

      primalgeek on the way along Fountain Bridge. Nearly crashed into you trying to work out how you secured your blinky to your bag with out using the light loops. I passed you about Slateford fortunately i was on my road bike or the paradox may have caused serious damage.

      Posted 13 years ago #

1010. Arellcat
      Moderator

      Wending my weary way home this evening and spotted Mr Kaputnik heading out from his house for some bicycle-related shopping.

      Posted 13 years ago #

1011. kaputnik
      Moderator

      @Arrellcat - wrench shopping successful. Pedal taking apart success. Diagnosis = terminal. Seals between pedal spindle and the plastic outer shaft had perished and the plastic had become all rutted and morn from rubbing by bits of dirt and shrivelled rubber. Still, now I know what the inside of an SPD looks like.

      Posted 13 years ago #

1012. ruggtomcat
      Member

      min in the innocent

      Posted 13 years ago #

1013. primalgeek
      Member

      @steveo - you should have said hi. The supplied light loop on the carradice is too loose, so I use the metal carradice badge as a light loop. Were you the person with the carradice that I pulled alongside @ the jxn with Ardmillan Terrace?

      again, you should have said hi! :-)

      Posted 13 years ago #

1014. Min
      Member

      "min in the innocent "

      Ah so it definately was you! I stopped for a wee phoaty of the moai head.

      Posted 13 years ago #

1015. DaveC
      Member

      a male cyclist on a Blue Carrera bike on Princes Street with a Smog Mask.

      I re-started cycling at Christmas and noticed imediately how much in winter the smell of exhaust fumes there is in town. I don't think I notice it, though I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the time of year?

      Posted 13 years ago #

1016. wingpig
      Member

      Possibly SRD (guessing by the flag) a few cars in front of me at the Home St/Bruntsfield/Gilmore junction.

      Posted 13 years ago #

1017. SRD
      Moderator

      My flag came off! So not me!

      Posted 13 years ago #

1018. ruggtomcat
      Member

      nice hat min!

      Posted 13 years ago #

1019. Wilmington's Cow
      Member

      Mr Chdot yesterday evening at the top of Lothian Road before taking an early green (tut tut) at Tollcross to head up towards Bruntsfield (I was heading to the Meadows striking for home and was 30 odd yards behind having pulled out from Morrison Street).

      Posted 13 years ago #

1020. chdot
      Admin

      "taking an early green (tut tut) at Tollcross"

      Perfectly legal (probably) - it was green for straight ahead I waited in the middle of the road until the filter went green.

      There were 4 buses in the bus/bike lane (which doesn't have an ASL).

      Also as Home Street is a bit of a mess, best to get ahead of the buses.

      Tell me you'd have stayed behind them all...

      Seems to be a related thread here -

      http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2773#post-30507

      Posted 13 years ago #

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