Handed in my Notice Today…

Eton Rifle wrote:

Sorry you’re off mate.  All the best.  I have to say that I don’t blame you.  I scarcely recognise this country these days.  Just what the fuck has happened to us? 

A few years ago I began to wonder if I was the problem; that nothing had changed except I’d got older and started getting all cynical and misanthropic.

 I now realise that I was wrong: the country *has* changed. Not for the better. And you can’t blame immigrants or any external forces.

Its our own political class and financial sector has grown more and more evil, trying to imitate the free range market of murica. Gravy train. Pigs with their snouts in the trough. Claims about free market, except when they need massive government subsidy to keep the wheels turning. 

Sorry, where was I?

Oh yeah: good luck, Legs11 – I hope all goes well for you, and that your Dansk is coming on 😉

Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

I loved Denmark on my visits there but was 20 years ago now, have beautiful memories and a person that could have changed my life forever managed to slip through my fingers, ah well.

I had a similiar experience in Paris in 1985.  Her name was Anna and I was so drunk that I kept correcting her English.  Unsurprisingly, she fucked off. 

As you say – ah well.  🙂

Lol, mine wasn’t quite like that, neither us were ready and I was a single parent so it was complicated.

as for France … Dorathee, Christine, wonderful days of touring around and hopping from one village to another, I should be back there this year away from the madding crowd and the only plundering will be good food and drink! 

I loved Denmark on my visits

I loved Denmark on my visits there but was 20 years ago now, have beautiful memories and a person that could have changed my life forever managed to slip through my fingers, ah well.

I really hope it brings you the peace and harmony you’re after.

Good luck.

Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

brimstone wrote:

Good luck with the move and please keep us all updated from out there.  I like your phrase of ‘unwarranted aggression’ – I’m truly fed up with it too; it’s almost everytime I go out on the bike.

Well, do something about it. 

There used to be a poster on the NYC underground back when crime in the city was ‘out of control’, to quote the tabloids.  It was a photograph of a hand holding a revolver, and the weapon had just been fired.  Visible was smoke and muzzle flash.  The caption was ‘fight back’.

I’m not suggesting that you get a … actually, fuck it.  I am suggesting that you arm yourself.  

Well actually I have tried. I even sent bike camera footage to the Police and when after several prompts to them when no response was received, I complained to the Police Complaints Commissioner. Weeks later I got a response from the Police that it was too late to take action. I even had a very lengthy telephone conversation with the Police road safety team in that area. The long and short of it was that the police decided to add the VRNs of the offending vehicles to their intelligence database. Not very satisfactory I’ll admit but we’re fighting against almost total Police and political apathy. Once all this Brexit nonsense is over, I’ll write to my local MP about what needs to be done. I’ve written to him on other subjects in the past and usually received cut and pasted responses that don’t directly answer the issue – so, not expecting anything meaningful from him. I also sent a suggestion for a safe passing distance poster to British Cycling about 3 weeks ago – no response received!

It has its problems, but

It has its problems, but there are plenty of worse places to live. Denmark, for one. Wrap up warm…

Obligatory book recommendation: The Almost Nearly Perfect People.

Good luck with the move and

Good luck with the move and please keep us all updated from out there.  I like your phrase of ‘unwarranted aggression’ – I’m truly fed up with it too; it’s almost everytime I go out on the bike.