Nearly ended in tears..
http://www.flabber.nl/linkdump/video/geluksvogel-op-zebrapad-3252 (http://www.flabber.nl/linkdump/video/geluksvogel-op-zebrapad-3252)
Holy ****. He's one lucky fella!!
I would've dropped the feckin briefcase. only slowin him down
This was on sky news the last day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDqiIkgktMg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDqiIkgktMg)
Fair play to him for managing to get the accelerator down to escape!
I think I would have hesitated.
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.
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...
Since taking up cycling I've daily close shaves like that.
It is really interesting seeing how the body and minds reacts though.
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 ???
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.
Probably done too much last night.
Im very sore now though at the moment,legs,arms thighs etc..
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.
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. :o
I very nearly married someone from Armagh but didn't in the end. That was a lucky escape
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? ???
Quote from: Minder on 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. :o
I have to use both arms for that craic 8)