tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583967256794233997.post5703529336544477501..comments2023-10-02T14:56:11.695+11:00Comments on The Duck Herder: For Whom the Bell TollsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583967256794233997.post-37451332063616289172011-08-22T06:19:25.272+10:002011-08-22T06:19:25.272+10:00"WHAT if you inadvertently frighten the CRAP ..."WHAT if you inadvertently frighten the CRAP out of someone?"<br /><br />Bonus points!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18000815937078399278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583967256794233997.post-78892897554314173972011-08-04T22:34:15.589+10:002011-08-04T22:34:15.589+10:00I have a big Electra bell that goes "DING DON...I have a big Electra bell that goes "DING DONG" rather than "tinkle inkle" and so I ring that when I'm about 20 m away from people, and then call "passing on your right" if they look to be wandering across the bike path aimlessly. Most people on the Lyneham/O'Connor bike paths are pretty good. It's the lycra clad maniacs, and the dogwalkers with the loooooong leashed I have the most problems with.<br /><br />But hey - I like to think those people who complain about bike riders are very unhappy people who perhaps don't get enough hugs. I pity them. And there I am smiling widely and sitting on my bike and breathing in fresh air.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054854689952896339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583967256794233997.post-60925511921008378812011-07-29T19:49:03.289+10:002011-07-29T19:49:03.289+10:00Well. Many thanks for your comments - I DO believe...Well. Many thanks for your comments - I DO believe we have confirmed it is a very murky area........<br /><br />Luckily Queenie has a VERY polite bell.......but unlike Neville (didn't you have a fish called Neville, oh, that's right, he was C Mc C)she is super stealthy and quiet......<br /><br /><br />Hmmm, I think it might be good to just keep ringing that bell - I certainly don't expect people to get out of the way......unless they are blocking the whole path or their poodles are off the lead....<br /><br />And REALLY, lets face it - ONCian paths are so quiet during the week days it probably does people GOOD to have to negotiate public space with other humans......and I just need to get a thicker skin......<br /><br />thanks folks!The Duck Herderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12804351827909380328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583967256794233997.post-63776589657073730482011-07-29T19:36:21.799+10:002011-07-29T19:36:21.799+10:00I don't have a bell on any of my bikes. I hate...I don't have a bell on any of my bikes. I hate it when people just ring their bells at me until I get out of the way, then zoom past without a word. (It would be different if they said thankyou or something). I usually just wait until I'm within earshot and then say "Excuse me please". Although I do still have a bit of a problem with people being startled.<br /><br />Actually, the best solution I've found is to just make train noises as you ride along, including a loud woo-wooooo whenever you see someone. This solution may not be for everyone though.zed42https://www.blogger.com/profile/00255102636831862826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583967256794233997.post-76295504122021109872011-07-29T17:50:14.870+10:002011-07-29T17:50:14.870+10:00Hi - On the bell ringing thing, I try to ring abou...Hi - On the bell ringing thing, I try to ring about 50-100m away and then if I don't think they've heard, I do it again or yell out "coming through on your right" just before I go past them. I have had the jump out of the skin syndrome but not the verbal abuse. Plenty of passive aggressive "I'm simply not moving" kind of behaviour, which I always greet with a big loud thank you or good Morning and my winningest smile1 It gives me a kind of moral superiority to feed off rather than seething at their rudeness.<br />On your question re avocadoes - I have two self-seeded, a bacon and a Haas from diggers. the two self-seeded are growing where they originally came up and both are pretty prone to frost. I've covered them with chook straw out of the chook pen to keep them warm, with just the top leaves sticking out, and give them fortnightly waterings of a weak seasol solution. the other two are against a highly protected south-westerly wall that just never sees frost, so its home to them and a grapefruit. we'll have to wait a couple of years to see if we get any fruit. One of the self-seeders is on its second winter, but it's the first winter for the other 3. Stay tuned! great to see you on my blog - talk soon Greenie xGreeniehttp://canberragreenie.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583967256794233997.post-11522844264240461782011-07-28T21:06:02.327+10:002011-07-28T21:06:02.327+10:00I spend a lot of time thinking about this issue to...I spend a lot of time thinking about this issue too.In particular, with regard to the type of bell and it's ring tone. I find the really old fashioned' ring ring' ones to give the gentlest,and dare I say it,cheeriest warning. Those Japanese brass ones sure look stylish but I find the single 'TING!' to be quite aggressive. <br /><br />My co-pilot reckons I worry about things too much!ian_rm27https://www.blogger.com/profile/16540292911802463405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583967256794233997.post-28643045520939708172011-07-28T19:47:36.176+10:002011-07-28T19:47:36.176+10:00Hmm, tricky. Ring early, ring often, I say. Althou...Hmm, tricky. Ring early, ring often, I say. Although my little bike (Neville) has such a rattle that the bell is the quietest thing on it.<br /><br />And we will change the people, one conversation (or bell ring) at time, until we all feel like we have enough space to share.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583967256794233997.post-56798867817118117892011-07-28T16:27:08.615+10:002011-07-28T16:27:08.615+10:00(Oh, BTW, maybe of interest to you, The Urban Home...(Oh, BTW, maybe of interest to you, The Urban Homesteaders Club is starting up again:<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/pages/Everyday-Eco-in-the-ACT/130231100356271#!/groups/124222657670910/?ap=1<br /><br />Hopefully that works...dixiebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891290324250395382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583967256794233997.post-23714457944218556302011-07-28T16:15:32.232+10:002011-07-28T16:15:32.232+10:00I think you are too polite. I am thinking somethin...I think you are too polite. I am thinking something else would have escaped my mouth, along the lines of... hmmm, well, it starts with f and ends in f! If I was riding, I'd be hot, sweaty, out of breath and pissed off at something. <br /><br />Must change that, must become peaceful bike rider like yourself... my poor bike (no style like yours) has been ridden twice. I haven't ridden anywhere requiring the thought of bell-dinging, but if I did, I am sure I would ring it too much and call out as well!! My husband however, has received abuse from another bike rider when riding the kids home in their bike trailer, so obv. riding isn't peaceful for everyone!!dixiebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891290324250395382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583967256794233997.post-8480454776757872842011-07-28T15:49:06.027+10:002011-07-28T15:49:06.027+10:00I find I use my bell (actually
it's a little h...I find I use my bell (actually<br />it's a little horn shaped like<br />sumo wrestler) less and less -<br />simply because 90% percent of <br />the people I encounter are<br />hooked to an ipod and totally<br />oblivious to the world around<br />them!Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583967256794233997.post-71498822061825306612011-07-28T15:11:40.112+10:002011-07-28T15:11:40.112+10:00In Darwin we used to call that the Bike Track Bogg...In Darwin we used to call that the Bike Track Boggy. I think pepople in ONC are just a littel up tight in winter - not enough sun, to many radiator fumes and so on.<br /><br />If I was you I'd get a big big air horn, just like the Dukes of Hazard! (then instead of Duckie we could call you Daisy)<br /><br />he he BVVFValley Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104132926464859347noreply@blogger.com