Simon's Continuing Running and Riding Adventure

Post from 28th April - forgot to publish post.

What can I say, some people are just crazy.  Well, crazy isn't the word.  Psychotic maybe.

It had been a long day.  As part of my teaching course, the 35 students put on a show for the school we are based in.  In 5 days we write the show, design and make the set and perform it.  Today was the dress rehearsal and I spent a long time prancing around as the queen of hearts.

I set off on my short cycle home pulling up at the lights.  It was across a busy road and the left lane was left turn only so I pulled up at the front of the other lane.  The left lane went green and cars started to go.  My lane was still red so I waited with the other cars.  When my lane went green, I set of.  Out of no where, a car shot past me on the left.  They had to floor it to get around me into the other lane.  It went past so quick and so close that I wobbled.

I carried on a little shaken and with 2 minutes, I passed the blue mini stuck in traffic.  They were stopped at the next lights so I looked in the car expecting to see a spotty 17 year old bloke but no, a women.  I gestured to them that they were mad and dangerous and got a torrent of abuse back.  She asked me to come and have a go;  I laughed and continued on.

As she passed me again, she decided to see just how close she could get to me.  It was very close as it turned out.  I was shocked.  I swear that any closer and she would have knocked me off.  One car passed me and the driver shook their head and smiled.  The next guy was a van who offered me a hammer with the obvious suggested that I take it too her car.

Logic took over and I just ignored her as I passed again.  I thought of taking her number plate and trying to get one of the drivers to be a witness but it wasn't worth it.