One thing that irritates me
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 3,947
Bikes: Trek 1100 road bike, Roadmaster gravel/commuter/beater mountain bike
Liked 1,711 Times
in
937 Posts
One thing that irritates me
Is people who don't clean up their firework trash out of the street before I go out riding on the 5th in the dark before work. Yes, I do have a headlight. No, I don't always see all the leftover cardboard tubes, plastic and other junk left over from someone's fireworks party.
Likes For Milton Keynes:
#2
Happy With My Bikes
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 2,480
Bikes: Hi-Ten bike boomers, a Trek Domane and some projects
Liked 2,753 Times
in
1,280 Posts
That irritates me regardless of if I need to ride, drive, walk or look out the window at it.
__________________
"It is the unknown around the corner that turns my wheels." -- Heinz Stücke
"It is the unknown around the corner that turns my wheels." -- Heinz Stücke
Likes For Chuck M:
#3
Is people who don't clean up their firework trash out of the street before I go out riding on the 5th in the dark before work. Yes, I do have a headlight. No, I don't always see all the leftover cardboard tubes, plastic and other junk left over from someone's fireworks party.
Likes For JW Fas:
#6
#8
Mother Nature's Son
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Sussex County, Delaware
Posts: 3,202
Bikes: 2014 Orbea Avant MD30, 2004 Airborne Zeppelin TI, 2003 Lemond Poprad, 2001 Lemond Tourmalet, 2014? Soma Smoothie
Liked 1,556 Times
in
862 Posts
Curiosity, fella's. What is about you, in your opinion, that irritates those poorer people that should not have fireworks? After all, what could they possibly be celebrating?
Likes For delbiker1:
#9
Full Member
Blowing **** up makes being poor more tolerable. It's part of what makes America soo great. Littering on the other hand, well they're just *******s. Nobody litters much or lights off fireworks around here thankfully (mainly cause I could find my stash)
#10
Been Around Awhile
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Burlington Iowa
Posts: 30,118
Bikes: Vaterland and Ragazzi
Liked 1,648 Times
in
1,110 Posts
Likes For I-Like-To-Bike:
#11
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 22,995
Bikes: old ones
Liked 10,458 Times
in
7,255 Posts
...this. And if you happen to live in California, you can set the neighborhood on fire without much worry about answering for it. Someone from the various fire services will come along and fix it later.
#14
20+mph Commuter
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Greenville. SC USA
Posts: 7,568
Bikes: Surly LHT, Surly Lowside, a folding bike, and a beater.
Liked 356 Times
in
237 Posts
Is people who don't clean up their firework trash out of the street before I go out riding on the 5th in the dark before work. Yes, I do have a headlight. No, I don't always see all the leftover cardboard tubes, plastic and other junk left over from someone's fireworks party.
#15
Full Member
You probably could've just left it at "people who don't clean up their trash..."
Likes For Kat12:
#16
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Posts: 39,643
Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter
Liked 3,480 Times
in
1,911 Posts
However, it's something of a non-sequitur. Someone may have had the funds to support their hobbies (including fireworks) in the past, and now find themselves facing new constraints. Their complaints remain valid, until/unless they cut back on essentials while continuing to spend on non-essentials and demand something by way of help.
We all make choices, and as long as we're willing to accept the consequences of those choices, complaining should be free.
Years ago, a friend was surprised that I don't have cable. I said I'd rather than save the monthly $$$$ for other stuff. My, surprised friend didn't get it, and commented "but you're riding a $x,xxx bicycle!". By his logic, I could likewise criticize folks who spend serious dough on fireworks (or anything else).
And, yes, I don't let my expensive bikes keep me from being unhappy rising prices of essentials, especially for those with less slack in their budgets.
__________________
FB
Chain-L site
An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.
Just because I'm tired of arguing, doesn't mean you're right.
“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN
WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
FB
Chain-L site
An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.
Just because I'm tired of arguing, doesn't mean you're right.
“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN
WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
#17
Life Feeds On Life
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Hondo,Texas
Posts: 2,151
Bikes: Too many Motobecanes
Liked 4,776 Times
in
3,192 Posts
I was in the New Mexico mountains fireworks non existent. You would be in jail ASAP or the locals would get you.
#18
Senior Member
Fireworks around me seemed less frequent than in previous years. And people generally use their yards rather than the road so no much problem with trash the next day.
Likes For jon c.: