Geldaran

joined 2 years ago
[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

just to say where I'm coming form: I communte by bike, thankfully living somewhere drivers are relatively polite and bike friendly.

Riding into oncoming traffic isn't going to convince any drivers you're in the right. it's just being stupid and unsafe. They want to raise awareness, I get it, and this driver is certainly a whiny, entitled brat. but what the cyclists are doing here is just reinforcing the driver's poorly informed opinion that bikes are the problem.

[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

As a Bicycle commuter... there's plenty of "Am I the Asshole?" that needs to go around here.

I understand the cyclists are treating this as a protest, but unless the road is closed, get the hell out of the oncoming lane. You're not doing anything here other than confirming the drivers bias that you're the problem.

As for the driver, just fucking STOP until they pass. Is the risk of you hitting someone worth the few minutes that pulling over out of the way costs you? The driver's pissing and moaning on the video is some self-entitled bull shit.

[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Damn. This is gonna be the coolest thing I've ever done, and I'm not gonna get to see it."

alternately, go classical if you can summon up the appropriate amount of rage... "To the last I grapple with thee! From hell’s heart I stab at thee, for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee!"

[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Hell yeah, classy! Especially if you hit the button on that last up note.

[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago
  1. ::shakes fist:: Get off my lawn!
[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 31 points 5 months ago

The Wendy's, McDonalds, and Hardees In my town are all closed or closing soon. They've priced their garbage quality food right out of what the people that would go there can afford. Good riddance. My only sympathy is for the folks losing a job, but working Fast food suuuuucks. I hope those folks find something better.

[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

some will. others will delude themselves that it's everyone's fault except themselves and their choice to follow a malicious fool.

[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

stumbled across this old post and thought it might be useful to to leave this link: https://www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/bicycle-helmet-ratings.html

They have quite a bit on their site about the testing process if you're curious. Seems to be quite thorough.

[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

Don't get me wrong, Drumph's second term will be bad for everyone. But the climate issue is going to be truly catastrophic on a scale even he and his cronies can't match. There should be plenty of worry to go around.

[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

A couple of years ago, I heard someone edit the kids song "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" as "Keys, Glasses, Wallet, Phone". I have not forgotten anything since.

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