I am going to have a good old moan on Moanday Monday. In my park we have a bad case of 'Lycra Louts' ever since our stooooopid council decided to put a bike path right through the middle of the common. Now every 'Lycra Lout' thinks it is a super highway for bikes and they tear down the path at breakneck speeds. Anyway one idiot had his feet tapped onto his peddles and came roaring down said path smack bang into my friend Lula. Now Lula wasn't hurt just stunned as she is a big dog but said twerp being unable to stop fell over and grazed his legs. He then proceeded to lay into Lula's owner. So I barked at him good and proper and everyone dog and human joined in. There was quite a commotion. Peeps asked said fool (when he complained about his grazed legs) would he like her to call his mummy. Everyone fell about laughing. When he threatened to call the po-po peeps said no worries she will call them herself and shop him for speeding. He mutter something nasty and sped off. Peeps told him to come back and say that to her face and called him a gutless twerp. Meanwhile me and my crew chased after him barking madly just to make sure he got the message. Lula is fine and said gutless twerp has not been seen since. Grrrrr we hate 'Lycra Louts'. What are you pet hates in your park?
Have a marvellous Moanday Monday all.
Excellent moan Miss Molly.
ReplyDeleteWhen they speed past our cottage, mum often feels like putting out a trip wire. Trouble is :-) can't move out of the way quick enough even with two legs, let alone four paws. Should bike riders have to have insurance and pay road tax ? You bet your paws they should and not be allowed anywhere near walkers.
I'll bring around the soap box :-) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
teehee...and the season has begun, Miz Molly! We too have these paths that we pedestrians have to take at our OWN RISK! With all the cycles and runners out there, we peeps and pups have to watch our backs!
ReplyDeleteOh dear Molly my peeps can identify with your distress. Many times when walking on trails enjoying the lovely day they are startled by bikes speeding by w no warning. The peeps always walk the straight and narrow but what if they happened to stumble or take a detour the bikes would plow over them. Every so often a biker will come up behind hollering 'on your left'. Which of course means they are coming on the left but that scares them too. Hugs madi your bfff
ReplyDeleteOh we are so with you on this one. Thankfully the path around MY lake is a bike free zone but the road that runs around it isn't and it drives mom crazy that people just hog the road and seem to think that is easier for a car to stop or have to go around them rather then them taking a step off the road.
ReplyDeleteWe think you should have PEED on that Lycra Lout IDIOT.
ReplyDeleteA very valid moan Molly, most cyclists are considerate but the odd one like the nutter in your park obviously don't think the highway code applies to them,your poor little doggy friend must have been bruised and battered. Hope she is ok now - massively impressed with your peeps, well done for standing up to that twit! next time she sees him, hope she carries a policemans whistle and blows it really load to annoy him when he goes past!
ReplyDeleteBikers still have to give way to pedextrians.
ReplyDeletei have a whole soap box MOAN about bikers, i love the lycra louts name, they make us crazy here. they do not follow the LAW that applies which is the same as car LAW... the dead ones and there are many each year, have made the lives of people like us miserable from running over them... rude is their middle name. they zoom through 4 way stops with out stopping and speed on sidewalks without looking..
ReplyDeleteyou did a great job of moanday monday
They drive me nuts on the highway here Molly weaving in front of you when you are doing 110km they should pay registration and have insurance if they use our roads..i have often felt like taking my car for a spin on a bike track..think it would go down well ? hugs Fozziemum xxx
ReplyDeleteYou all handled it well Molly! There are idiots everywhere these days.
ReplyDeleteGoooooooooo one! I hate that spandex-frogs too. One of them spat at me as I barked. He fortunately missed me, otherwise he would bike to the pink poney ranch . Mom threw a lump of earth behind him ( bullseye!). They are reckless and useless like pimpels. Have a safe monday Molly and chase that spandex-frogs away!
ReplyDeleteawww! be careful out there!
ReplyDeleteOh sweet Molly - be careful out there! I hate it when mom 'walks' me - snorts that's another posting altogether - and people run up to my face. I can't see them when they do that since my eyes are more on the sides of my head. It scares the snort out of me. XOXO - Bacon
ReplyDeleteMom wants to run those cyclists over when they ride in traffic and out of the bike lane
ReplyDeleteLily & Edward
Daddy-dog is a cyclist and he says cyclists must obey all traffic laws, including stopping at stop signs, etc. So for some idiot to tape his feet to his pedals and then speed through a park is just INSANE and completely WRONG. I am glad you gave him a good what-for!
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday, Molly.
Oz
Sounds like you guys gave him what for, Great job!
ReplyDeleteIsa agrees with f and e. Molly we don't knows your email addy to send you that address ..so here is ours....simpson_longatyahoodotcom.
ReplyDeleteAngus McConnell Long
That's a lot of things going on. Could be part of a movie ;-)
ReplyDeleteFrankie had a great idea. Oz is correct. The problem is unlike cars, there are few officers patroling bikes and they tend to get away with their bad behaviors. We do have a few bike cops that patrol, but they spend most of their time in the downtown area, not on the trails where bikers and walkers interact.
ReplyDeleteWhat fools to put a bike path where people walk their dogs. Hope Lula was alright.
ReplyDeleteDip and Elliot x
Oh, I'm sure glad Lula wasn't hurt! And good for you, giving that bike rider a piece of your mind! One day, before Mags and I got here, our mom was at a stop sign in the car, waiting for traffic to break. She got HIT by a bike rider! SMACK right into the front fender. She got out and the biker just said, "Oh, I'm OK" and took off! Well, mom's car wasn't OK! She had to call the police, file a report, and take the car to get fixed. Lots and lots of green papers. Rumor has it, she was not a happy camper.
ReplyDeleteCammie!
What an idiot! So glad Lula was unharmed.
ReplyDeleteYIpes! Glad Lula wasn't injured.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you get all those little miniature toys?
Oh dear, it is tricky to comment on this one, given this household has a foot in both camps, as Gail's other enthusiasm (yes, it's not all about me, apparently) is cycling. She does insist that she is a law abiding and considerate cyclist and wishes all the others were too.
ReplyDeleteToodle pip!
Bertie (who HATES bicycles with a vengeance).
glad that Lula is ok but you should have peed on him,maybe I can find him and poop in his shoes...hehe,xx Speedy
ReplyDeleteWhat an inconsiderate lout for sure, Glad that your friend was OK
ReplyDeletehugs
Mr Bailey, Hazel & Greta
Fine you and your peeps could teach him a lesson Molly :-D
ReplyDeleteThere have been words between bikers and dog walkers down on the lakefront paths and a dog got injured. The problem is the retractable leashes and the people not controlling their dogs. It's illegal to have a leash longer than 6ft on your dog so I do think that's right to do. One morning in our park a biker decided it was the Tour de France and was zooming around and mom kept yelling at her to slow down. Haven't seen her since either! Love Dolly
ReplyDeleteWe have crazy bikers too in our park! Wish they would use their bells before they scare our mom half to death coming up quickly behind!
ReplyDeleteYour friends in concern, Kiki and Nala
We despise those mini humans on their wheeled devices, they never pay attention to what is coming in their path. Be careful there on the bike - steep drop off to your right.
ReplyDeleteWe have a cycleway that is to be SHARED by walkers and cyclists. It is clearly marked that cyclists are to ring a bell or make a noise to let you know they are approaching from the back. VERY FEW do, and then look irritated if we haven't moved. So far we haven't had any accidents.
ReplyDeleteXXXOOO Bella Roxy & Dui
OMG that is awful!!! I'm so glad your friend was not hurt!! That should certainly not be allowed, even with a path he needs to pay attention and be respectful of others.
ReplyDeleteYou know my pet peeve is those folks that don't have their pups under control, they do me in every time.
Our humans have to share the trail (our greenway) with runners, walkers, skateboarders, in-line skaters and every dog in town. They are very considerate bikers with a horn on their bike, and they always announce when passing. What are their pet peeves? Groups of walkers who congregate in a huddle in the middle of the path to chat. Walkers and runners who have their iPods turned up so loud that they do not hear horns or bells or anything else. And finally, humans walking multiple dogs with long leashes that allow the dogs to meander all over the path. Courteousness goes two ways. We all have to share these spaces, and every human and animal that does needs to be cognizant of others needs not just there own. We are so glad that Lula wasn't hurt. She should have nipped that guy on his butt. XO, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
ReplyDeleteWe wish some of those bike paths had speed bumps! The one on our river is dangerous cuz the bikers sneak up and then wham!
ReplyDeleteYour Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
Hey Molly!
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm so glad everyone told that jerk a piece of their minds! Imagine, biking outa control like that. Ptthththt. He should learn to control his wheels. Glad your furiend isn't hurt. I would like to have had the po po work this guy over...imagine the fine he would owe for "outacontrol gutless twerp speeding". Now that's a lot of green papers. BWAR HAR HAR
Grr and Woof,
Sarge, Furiend
ARG! I hate when people think they do no wrong, but are so quick to blame others! He obviously should not have been going that fast! I am glad to hear the poor dog was alright! I remember when I was a small child, we lived out in the country and I was riding my bike around my yard....well our family dog came bounding out and I hit the poor thing and went flying over the handle bars. My dog was ok thankfully I was small!
ReplyDeleteღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
Dear Mini Molly,
ReplyDeleteYour hair is getting a bit crazy there on the bike! Perhaps your person can give you a grooming? But it sure looks like fun!
Licks,
Cobi
We hate it when bikers sneak up from behind and don't warn us when they pass. They think they own the road!!! Glad everyone is OK!!
ReplyDeleteNo problem-our park is our back yard.
ReplyDeleteWhat an a-hole. I guess they’re everywhere.
ReplyDeleteGood job barkin dem! I hate wheeled humans.
ReplyDeleteYou handled the situation perfectly. A tip of the tail to you
ReplyDeleteWe are lucky that we live in a place now that allows for plenty of room for bicyclists and doggies. BUT when we lived in Austin....there were some paces we couldn't go for walkies because of SILLY cyclists like the one you guys encountered!
ReplyDeleteSmileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
What a jerk! That was pretty terrible behavior even for a Human and you know how low my expectations are of them. It was really good you chased him and scared him off. I hope he does not come back! XOXOXOX
ReplyDeleteWe can't figure out those jerks who think the path, road, etc belongs only to them. A sensible human would slow down when approaching people and pups but not jerks. We are glad Lula is okay and didn't get hurt. We thinks you handled it purrfectly.
ReplyDeleteKitty Kisses,
Cindi Lou & The Kitty Krew
O...M...D Mollie! Well done to everybuddy for standing up to that ignorant lout! We're so riled up now we are barking our heads off at the computer!
ReplyDeleteWally & Sammy
Sorry we meant MollY not Mollie...we were to excited whilst typing!
DeleteBicyclists make me nuts. They never follow the rules. Good of you all to tell that guy off.
ReplyDeleteI also wanted to thank you for suggesting me for the Safety Tip post. :) I enjoyed doing it. Thanks for thinking of me. :)
Oh NOW I know what a Lycra Lout is!! What a twerp! Glad your peep and pals stood up to the waste-of-space!! :)
ReplyDeleteI see someone else commented about cyclists and Austin... they are a BIG thing here. That is hilarious what your peeps said to him! OMD I nearly fell over laughing. Glad your friend was OK!
ReplyDeleteHey Molly
ReplyDeleteGlad Lula was ok buddy, good for you all for standing up for her, I guess you knew the man was a silly twerp just by the fact he taped his feet to the peddles, I mean not the smartest move!
I hope you're having a fun day,
Your pal Snoopy :)