The “ I’ve got something to say, but it doesn’t warrant its own thread “ thread.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

The awkwardness of finding yourself on a path walking in close proximity in the same direction at the same speed as another pedestrian, now do you say “hello” and have a chat, or cross over and try and get ahead that way, hang back and drop your pace hoping they’ll disappear somehow or put a spurt on and hope you can sustain the pace and try and get a comfortable distance ahead? 

[kingcarr21]

Just now, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

The awkwardness of finding yourself on a path walking in close proximity in the same direction at the same speed as another pedestrian, now do you say “hello” and have a chat, or cross over and try and get ahead that way, hang back and drop your pace hoping they’ll disappear somehow or put a spurt on and hope you can sustain the pace and try and get a comfortable distance ahead? 

Carry on at the same pace and start humming Mario Kart music.

 

Then throw a banana skin at their face

[The Bear]

I usually have earbuds in so just power past them. Maybe a little nod if they turn their head. 

[String fellow]

55 minutes ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

The awkwardness of finding yourself on a path walking in close proximity in the same direction at the same speed as another pedestrian, now do you say “hello” and have a chat, or cross over and try and get ahead that way, hang back and drop your pace hoping they’ll disappear somehow or put a spurt on and hope you can sustain the pace and try and get a comfortable distance ahead? 

I'd put on a spurt of speed, jogging past as if having a train to catch, then walk with extra wide strides, as if deliberately avoiding the cracks between slabs. Having said all that, if this were the only thing in life that worried me, then I'd be a very happy person, which I'm not! 

[Torquay Gunner]

Put a spurt on and if our eyes meet, flash a weak smile.

[MPH]

1 hour ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

The awkwardness of finding yourself on a path walking in close proximity in the same direction at the same speed as another pedestrian, now do you say “hello” and have a chat, or cross over and try and get ahead that way, hang back and drop your pace hoping they’ll disappear somehow or put a spurt on and hope you can sustain the pace and try and get a comfortable distance ahead? 

 

it depends…

 

 

 

if it’s a fellow Dad, you HAVE  to pick up speed immediately in such a way that he will look silly if he tried to overtake you. You CAN NOT let him past.

 

 

anyone else it’s usually stop to tie a shoe lace or something similar….

[Free Falling Foxes]

2 hours ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

The awkwardness of finding yourself on a path walking in close proximity in the same direction at the same speed as another pedestrian, now do you say “hello” and have a chat, or cross over and try and get ahead that way, hang back and drop your pace hoping they’ll disappear somehow or put a spurt on and hope you can sustain the pace and try and get a comfortable distance ahead? 

I attended a personal safety course with my work sometime ago and this question was raised.

It was interesting to hear womens views and many said they find it worrying and intimidating if in a quiet area.

It has been suggested that if you are close behind a female that you should cross the road and continue on the other side.

[Footballwipe]

1 minute ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

I attended a personal safety course with my work sometime ago and this question was raised.

It was interesting to hear womens views and many said they find it worrying and intimidating if in a quiet area.

It has been suggested that if you are close behind a female that you should cross the road and continue on the other side.

Yes, I've crossed the road on a couple of occasions because of this. If there isn't another side I've also pulled right out as far as I can and slowed down so if someone does turn around they can see me clearly, or I'd walk in the road to overtake as long as it's safe for me.

 

Can take a little bit of time to judge whether you can sustain the speed up to overtake a person, whether they'll speed up to get away and negate your acceleration or whether to just slow down. That being said, slowing down is so annoying so where possible I do like to speed up.

[Guest David Oldfields Gate]

Not all teenagers are genderless workshy communist phonehuggers, I've been pleased to discover this week.

 

[leicsmac]

43 minutes ago, David Oldfields Gate said:

Not all teenagers are genderless workshy communist phonehuggers, I've been pleased to discover this week.

 

Well yeah, you'd hope knowing about the importance of the dialectical method would come a little later tbh

[MPH]

12 hours ago, Torquay Gunner said:

Put a spurt on and if our eyes meet, flash a weak smile.

 

I dont advise  this.

 

 

tried it once and ended up raising my eyebrows at the same time, very awkward.

 

best to ignore. Stop and  ‘ tie a shoe lace’ or some similar excuse.

[Nalis]

When I see a post on here starting 'the thing is' with a quick glance at about 15 lines or so of non punctuated text afterwards, I know what the rest of it is without even reading it properly.

Edited 9 January 2024 by Nalis

[Daggers]

I've purchased an A5 Filofax type thing.

 

I'm going back to having a phone that can only make calls and texts and divesting myself of the apps to manage my calendar and whatnots. I've had immense pleasure filling in the details section and am looking forward to pressing my multipack of colourful gel pens into service.

[Daggers]

My daughter has just asked me “Why the f would you want to do that when you have a phone?”

 

Idiot millennials. 

[Free Falling Foxes]

5 hours ago, Daggers said:

I've purchased an A5 Filofax type thing.

 

I'm going back to having a phone that can only make calls and texts and divesting myself of the apps to manage my calendar and whatnots. I've had immense pleasure filling in the details section and am looking forward to pressing my multipack of colourful gel pens into service.

 

[Leeds Fox]

On 08/01/2024 at 10:11, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

The awkwardness of finding yourself on a path walking in close proximity in the same direction at the same speed as another pedestrian, now do you say “hello” and have a chat, or cross over and try and get ahead that way, hang back and drop your pace hoping they’ll disappear somehow or put a spurt on and hope you can sustain the pace and try and get a comfortable distance ahead? 

I walk around a fairly large ‘warehouse’ for my job, a lot. 95% of people there are just stood in the same spot for hours on end (poor souls). 
 

I must get my phone out of my pocket dozens of times a day to avoid eye contact and saying ‘alright’. Some familiar faces I’ll say hi to, but often I’ll even swerve down a different walkway to avoid people. 
 

I’m by and large a sociable person, but I just hate the common courtesy of speaking to people I don’t know or really have any reason to speak to other than the fact I’ve walked within a couple of metres of them. I’d have no voice left if I did. Also usually rushing to get somewhere.

 

The situation is there’s an us/them dynamic so I’ll try and smile or nod every now and again out of principle  

[ozleicester]

1 hour ago, Leeds Fox said:

I walk around a fairly large ‘warehouse’ for my job, a lot. 95% of people there are just stood in the same spot for hours on end (poor souls). 
 

I must get my phone out of my pocket dozens of times a day to avoid eye contact and saying ‘alright’. Some familiar faces I’ll say hi to, but often I’ll even swerve down a different walkway to avoid people. 
 

I’m by and large a sociable person, but I just hate the common courtesy of speaking to people I don’t know or really have any reason to speak to other than the fact I’ve walked within a couple of metres of them. I’d have no voice left if I did. Also usually rushing to get somewhere.

 

The situation is there’s an us/them dynamic so I’ll try and smile or nod every now and again out of principle  

 always carry that essential piece of paper, that requires you to glance at it and grimace regularly... also, it obviously causes you to need to sigh and speed up whenever you look at it. 

Edited 10 January 2024 by ozleicester

[Trav Le Bleu]

On 08/01/2024 at 12:59, Free Falling Foxes said:

I attended a personal safety course with my work sometime ago and this question was raised.

It was interesting to hear womens views and many said they find it worrying and intimidating if in a quiet area.

It has been suggested that if you are close behind a female that you should cross the road and continue on the other side.

Sod that, I'm delivering letters on this side of the road, she can cross over!

 

Actually I always greet people coming the other way with a smile and a "good morning", followed by a muttered "obviously not then" if they don't reply.

[Tommy G]

Watch the Johnny Hamcheck videos on either instagram/tik tok, all the same theme but really funny. 

[UniFox21]

Amazon not reading the address on my parcel and delivering it to god knows where twice in a row. Partners stuff had been delivered fine week before ffs

[Guest David Oldfields Gate]

Buy wheat futures. Go as long as you can.

[leicsmac]

1 minute ago, David Oldfields Gate said:

Buy wheat futures. Go as long as you can.

I'm interested in this viewpoint; can you elaborate at all?

Edited 11 January 2024 by leicsmac

[Zear0]

6 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

I'm interested in this viewpoint; can you elaborate at all?

Soon to discover that Weetabix cures everything. 

[Parafox]

On 10/01/2024 at 06:54, Trav Le Bleu said:

Sod that, I'm delivering letters on this side of the road, she can cross over!

 

Actually I always greet people coming the other way with a smile and a "good morning", followed by a muttered "obviously not then" if they don't reply.

I find posties to be most likely to say hi than most of the strangers that I meet on the street. 

 

Even if they have to shout across the road because I've crossed over to avoid intimidation and potential sexual assault. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

1 hour ago, Parafox said:

I find posties to be most likely to say hi than most of the strangers that I meet on the street. 

 

Even if they have to shout across the road because I've crossed over to avoid intimidation and potential sexual assault. 

Are you that sexy?