Lucky Escape..

DennistheMenace · October 21, 2009, 11:03:59 PM

Nearly ended in tears..

http://www.flabber.nl/linkdump/video/geluksvogel-op-zebrapad-3252

ziggysego · October 21, 2009, 11:15:59 PM

Holy ****. He's one lucky fella!!

Top of the hill · October 21, 2009, 11:18:56 PM

I would've dropped the feckin briefcase. only slowin him down

RMDrive · October 22, 2009, 09:28:24 AM

This was on sky news the last day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDqiIkgktMg

Ash Smoker · October 22, 2009, 07:56:33 PM

Fair play to him for managing to get the accelerator down to escape!
I think I would have hesitated.

The Watcher Pat · October 22, 2009, 08:03:27 PM

He was nippy enough to get right across the road there. If he had have even thought about dropping the briefcase he would have lost valuable secs and been hit.

ardmhachaabu · October 22, 2009, 08:08:06 PM

A bloke I went to school with once escaped certain death by jumping over a car which was going at about 80mph, silly ballix didn't look when he was crossing the road and literally jumped over the car...

pintsofguinness · October 22, 2009, 08:14:28 PM

Since taking up cycling I've daily close shaves like that.

It is really interesting seeing how the body and minds reacts though.

The Real Laoislad · October 22, 2009, 09:49:05 PM

Quote from: pintsofguinness on October 22, 2009, 08:14:28 PM
Since taking up cycling I've daily close shaves like that.

It is really interesting seeing how the body and minds reacts though.

Hows the cycling going?
Bought a bike myself at the weekend,took it out last night for a spin for the first time and done 10k..felt grand and wasn't too sore this morning or anything
Went out tonight and I was fucked after about 2 or 3k and had to come home I was that wreaked
WTF

pintsofguinness · October 22, 2009, 10:04:23 PM

Quote from: The Real Laoislad on October 22, 2009, 09:49:05 PM
Quote from: pintsofguinness on October 22, 2009, 08:14:28 PM
Since taking up cycling I've daily close shaves like that.

It is really interesting seeing how the body and minds reacts though.

Hows the cycling going?
Bought a bike myself at the weekend,took it out last night for a spin for the first time and done 10k..felt grand and wasn't too sore this morning or anything
Went out tonight and I was fucked after about 2 or 3k and had to come home I was that wreaked
WTF

It's going great, love it actually. I'm only going on it about 7 weeks and when I started first after a couple of mile I was f**king wrecked!! Journey that was taking 40-45 mins 5-6 weeks ago is now taking 25 at my leisure.
I go to and from work - 3.5 mile each way every day, going in to the town or anything at the weekends, a couple of mile away I go on the bike rather than drive. It's great. What I like most about it is that it's very easy on the body, I'd stiff thighs at the beginning and an odd sore arse but nothing now. I actually can't wait to get away on the bike at times, I think it's the only form of exercise I've ever enjoyed!

Stick at it, I couldnt believe how quickly I got use to it.

and of course you're not going to do 10k last night and tonight again if you're not use to it.

The Real Laoislad · October 22, 2009, 10:16:12 PM

Probably done too much last night.
Im very sore now though at the moment,legs,arms thighs etc..

pintsofguinness · October 22, 2009, 10:19:45 PM

Quote from: The Real Laoislad on October 22, 2009, 10:16:12 PM
Probably done too much last night.
Im very sore now though at the moment,legs,arms thighs etc..

Arms? what were you doing with your arms?

The sore arse I had the first week or so was bad. Last week I was doing a good speed and my foot slipped of the pedal and it flew round and hit me on the heal, that was f**king sore!!! (for days). I havent fallen off it yet, touch wood, but I have had several close shaves with cars.

Minder · October 22, 2009, 10:21:53 PM

Quote from: The Real Laoislad on October 22, 2009, 10:16:12 PM
Probably done too much last night.
Im very sore now though at the moment,legs,arms thighs etc..

I would say one arm was sorer than the other.

WeAreBlueWeAreWhite · October 23, 2009, 08:59:10 AM

I very nearly married someone from Armagh but didn't in the end. That was a lucky escape

under the bar · October 23, 2009, 09:04:35 AM

I've started a bit of cycling myself but got a mountain bike instread of a racer and think I've made the wrong choice. I don;t think the monuntain bike is good for a long distance. Although the seats comfy it's hard to get a comfortable riding posture (fnar!). It's either that or my gut and maybe a racer wouldn't make a blind bit of difference?