Do you walk like you drive?
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Okay, so having read the thread title you've clicked this thinking there's going to be a post about walking along playing with your gearstick and flicking the stalks (vixpy.... no 
)
What I mean, does your spacial awareness/etiquette/general behaviour mimick that of a good driver, or do you fall into the numpty trap whilst trapsing around the shops like a zombie?
Allow me to explain. I've been using public transport this week (yuck) and I've noticed it a fair bit, when I'm walking along a path, i'll stay to the left. If I need to stray across the pavement i'll have a look over my shoulder to see if there's anyone careering up behind me who may be in a rush. If I need to stop to do something (tie a shoelace, pick up a coin I dropped, scratch my arse, whatever) I'll move to the side of the pavement to do so, out of the way of the flow of people.
If I need to arrange my pockets, search deep within my bag for something, or hunt for that mars bar I knew I had somewhere, i'll bloody well stand out of the way of people so I don't get walked into from behind.
The same goes for oncoming traffic, and especially those grannies and bloody shopaholic young females who insist on taking diagonal lines across the pavement, I spot them early, take evasive action and readjust my line/speed accordingly. Today I had to do an emergency stop as some woman allowed her toddler free roam of the pavement and it made a beeline straight for my knees. If I'd have carried on walking it wouldn't have been pretty.
The amount of people who are so unaware of what is going on around them makes my blood boil. I find myself not getting road rage, but pedestrian rage. I seem to attract the most idiotic morons who decide to come to a complete standstill in front of me, to get their bus ticket out in the middle of a busy shopping precint. I mean, really, could you not have done that whilst walking or can your brain not control more than one function at a time?
I get it in supermarkets too, although I call this trolley rage. I see middle aged women pushing trollies absolutely everywhere like it's their only escape from the house/office/hospital, so much so that it gets shoved three abreast down the vegetable aisle, blocking everyone else off. Then there's the tossers who park their trollies side on across the wine aisle. Eh? You wouldn't park your car across the road like that, so why do it with your frigging trolley? Why does Mavis need to stop with her trolley and read the label on every item of shopping when I'm trying to get past?
AAARRGGGGHHHHHHHH
I don't know what the point of my post was, perhaps just to see if anyone out there has noticed that the numpties who drive the Kia 4x4's and Rover 75's who live under the banner of 'Speed Kills' are now spreading their stupidity off our countries roads, and into everyday life. Sooner or later it will become known as 'rare sense' as it's certainly no longer f****ng common
And breathe........
) What I mean, does your spacial awareness/etiquette/general behaviour mimick that of a good driver, or do you fall into the numpty trap whilst trapsing around the shops like a zombie?
Allow me to explain. I've been using public transport this week (yuck) and I've noticed it a fair bit, when I'm walking along a path, i'll stay to the left. If I need to stray across the pavement i'll have a look over my shoulder to see if there's anyone careering up behind me who may be in a rush. If I need to stop to do something (tie a shoelace, pick up a coin I dropped, scratch my arse, whatever) I'll move to the side of the pavement to do so, out of the way of the flow of people.
If I need to arrange my pockets, search deep within my bag for something, or hunt for that mars bar I knew I had somewhere, i'll bloody well stand out of the way of people so I don't get walked into from behind.
The same goes for oncoming traffic, and especially those grannies and bloody shopaholic young females who insist on taking diagonal lines across the pavement, I spot them early, take evasive action and readjust my line/speed accordingly. Today I had to do an emergency stop as some woman allowed her toddler free roam of the pavement and it made a beeline straight for my knees. If I'd have carried on walking it wouldn't have been pretty.
The amount of people who are so unaware of what is going on around them makes my blood boil. I find myself not getting road rage, but pedestrian rage. I seem to attract the most idiotic morons who decide to come to a complete standstill in front of me, to get their bus ticket out in the middle of a busy shopping precint. I mean, really, could you not have done that whilst walking or can your brain not control more than one function at a time?
I get it in supermarkets too, although I call this trolley rage. I see middle aged women pushing trollies absolutely everywhere like it's their only escape from the house/office/hospital, so much so that it gets shoved three abreast down the vegetable aisle, blocking everyone else off. Then there's the tossers who park their trollies side on across the wine aisle. Eh? You wouldn't park your car across the road like that, so why do it with your frigging trolley? Why does Mavis need to stop with her trolley and read the label on every item of shopping when I'm trying to get past?
AAARRGGGGHHHHHHHH
I don't know what the point of my post was, perhaps just to see if anyone out there has noticed that the numpties who drive the Kia 4x4's and Rover 75's who live under the banner of 'Speed Kills' are now spreading their stupidity off our countries roads, and into everyday life. Sooner or later it will become known as 'rare sense' as it's certainly no longer f****ng common
And breathe........
I walk fast everywhere. I hate going to shopping centres because of the numpties who stop dead in front of me. I stride past slower pedestrians and I always choose the shortest queue.
I am courteous and open doors to people even though I get some funny looks from people - and it bugs me when they can't acknowledge or say thanks.
Walk like I drive? Pretty much.
I am courteous and open doors to people even though I get some funny looks from people - and it bugs me when they can't acknowledge or say thanks.
Walk like I drive? Pretty much.
[quote=rsvmilly]I walk fast everywhere. I hate going to shopping centres because of the numpties who stop dead in front of me. I stride past slower pedestrians and I always choose the shortest queue.
I am courteous and open doors to people even though I get some funny looks from people - and it bugs me when they can't acknowledge or say thanks.
Walk like I drive? Pretty much.[/quote
me too
vixpy.. mouth taped up .
I like it Lol...............
Now where did I put those handcuffs............
I am courteous and open doors to people even though I get some funny looks from people - and it bugs me when they can't acknowledge or say thanks.
Walk like I drive? Pretty much.[/quote
me too
vixpy.. mouth taped up .
I like it Lol...............
Now where did I put those handcuffs............
LOL! (wedg1e).
Actually, great subject for a post MacGT, and I like your keen observation.
I think I'm the same as you when in pedestrian mode.
Always a fast walker - high metabolic rate type, etc,
but now as with the driving, the walking is not quite as quick due to age, but wisdom and experience usually keep me out of trouble.
Actually, great subject for a post MacGT, and I like your keen observation.
I think I'm the same as you when in pedestrian mode.
Always a fast walker - high metabolic rate type, etc,
but now as with the driving, the walking is not quite as quick due to age, but wisdom and experience usually keep me out of trouble.
Mac GT said:
Okay, so having read the thread title you've clicked this thinking there's going to be a post about walking along playing with your gearstick and flicking the stalks (vixpy.... no
What I mean, does your spacial awareness/etiquette/general behaviour mimick that of a good driver, or do you fall into the numpty trap whilst trapsing around the shops like a zombie?
Allow me to explain. I've been using public transport this week (yuck) and I've noticed it a fair bit, when I'm walking along a path, i'll stay to the left. If I need to stray across the pavement i'll have a look over my shoulder to see if there's anyone careering up behind me who may be in a rush. If I need to stop to do something (tie a shoelace, pick up a coin I dropped, scratch my arse, whatever) I'll move to the side of the pavement to do so, out of the way of the flow of people.
If I need to arrange my pockets, search deep within my bag for something, or hunt for that mars bar I knew I had somewhere, i'll bloody well stand out of the way of people so I don't get walked into from behind.
The same goes for oncoming traffic, and especially those grannies and bloody shopaholic young females who insist on taking diagonal lines across the pavement, I spot them early, take evasive action and readjust my line/speed accordingly. Today I had to do an emergency stop as some woman allowed her toddler free roam of the pavement and it made a beeline straight for my knees. If I'd have carried on walking it wouldn't have been pretty.
The amount of people who are so unaware of what is going on around them makes my blood boil. I find myself not getting road rage, but pedestrian rage. I seem to attract the most idiotic morons who decide to come to a complete standstill in front of me, to get their bus ticket out in the middle of a busy shopping precint. I mean, really, could you not have done that whilst walking or can your brain not control more than one function at a time?
I get it in supermarkets too, although I call this trolley rage. I see middle aged women pushing trollies absolutely everywhere like it's their only escape from the house/office/hospital, so much so that it gets shoved three abreast down the vegetable aisle, blocking everyone else off. Then there's the tossers who park their trollies side on across the wine aisle. Eh? You wouldn't park your car across the road like that, so why do it with your frigging trolley? Why does Mavis need to stop with her trolley and read the label on every item of shopping when I'm trying to get past?
AAARRGGGGHHHHHHHH
I don't know what the point of my post was, perhaps just to see if anyone out there has noticed that the numpties who drive the Kia 4x4's and Rover 75's who live under the banner of 'Speed Kills' are now spreading their stupidity off our countries roads, and into everyday life. Sooner or later it will become known as 'rare sense' as it's certainly no longer f****ng common
And breathe........
Spooky. I do exactly the same.
A C O A S T walker 
I generally walk fairly fast, but sometimes i do just stoll along. Always watching out for other people, and any other obstruction. And always highly courteous.
The biggest threat from walking is the fact that ladies generally carry their umbrella's at eye level, and so i have tend to be vary wary when its raining.
The biggest threat from walking is the fact that ladies generally carry their umbrella's at eye level, and so i have tend to be vary wary when its raining.
Und ist always men who have biggest problems pushing trolleys though. It seem they use this as chat up line to me at either bathroom requesites aisle or washing powder aisle. Ist noted that the washing powder ones always seem to wear bicycle clips und remind me of a Spitting Image puppet of ex prime minister eating tinned peas und I also run across these at the aisle containing said tins 
I get the wackiest chat up lines at the bathroom requisites aisle when deciding whether to get the duschy das ding with the xlingy jasmine with added coconut butter or the coal tar soap!
Ist amazing how many attack my trolley und chat me up here. Und the chat up lines are not for repetition - you are too young ...
Un no - I do not push shopping trolley for fun. I try to avoid supermarket in favour of country rural road blast to farm shop where I can test out my motor und buy enough spuds to feed mini-army in household
>> Edited by WildCat on Wednesday 9th November 00:05
I get the wackiest chat up lines at the bathroom requisites aisle when deciding whether to get the duschy das ding with the xlingy jasmine with added coconut butter or the coal tar soap!
Ist amazing how many attack my trolley und chat me up here. Und the chat up lines are not for repetition - you are too young ... Un no - I do not push shopping trolley for fun. I try to avoid supermarket in favour of country rural road blast to farm shop where I can test out my motor und buy enough spuds to feed mini-army in household
>> Edited by WildCat on Wednesday 9th November 00:05
Killer2005 said:
I generally walk fairly fast, but sometimes i do just stoll along. Always watching out for other people, and any other obstruction. And always highly courteous.
The biggest threat from walking is the fact that ladies generally carry their umbrella's at eye level, and so i have tend to be vary wary when its raining.
Do you find yourself edging away from them and wincing slightly? Umbrellas seem to be treated as many school run mums treat their 4x4s. As do prams, which I don't mind giving priority to, but do mind them being used more like a weapon.
>> Edited by Matthew-TMM on Wednesday 9th November 00:03
Matthew-TMM said:
I generally walk fairly fast, but sometimes i do just stoll along. Always watching out for other people, and any other obstruction. And always highly courteous.
The biggest threat from walking is the fact that ladies generally carry their umbrella's at eye level, and so i have tend to be vary wary when its raining.
Do you find yourself edging away from them and wincing slightly? Umbrellas seem to be treated as many school run mums treat their 4x4s. As do prams, which I don't mind giving priority to, but do mind them being used more like a weapon.
>> Edited by Matthew-TMM on Wednesday 9th November 00:03
I try to give the a wide bearth, i value my eyesight too much
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