tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14117842.post4223814078093558824..comments2023-10-08T04:38:34.430-06:00Comments on Tammy's Tidbits: slow, but I finishedTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00660036228543217178noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14117842.post-30944830006027674732011-07-31T14:22:19.503-06:002011-07-31T14:22:19.503-06:00"Pet peeve of the day: slower walkers taking ..."Pet peeve of the day: slower walkers taking up the entire 2m-wide pathway. One guy with his two dogs on retractable leashes was hogging the whole thing and of course didn't hear me approach. Another couple and their dog managed to block the whole thing as well. Grrrr. At least the bicyclists were polite and pretty careful this morning."<br /><br />Yep, that is pretty universal. A story from 2006: I was cycling 50 miles on the Rock Island bikepath. Up ahead of me was a family; dad, mom, two older grandparents all walking shoulder to shoulder. I yelled out (about 50 yards away) "ON YOUR LEFT". What did they do?<br />They STOPPED, turned around and just gave me a "huh" look; they didn't move an inch. They literally stopped in their tracks, frozen; the thought that someone else might be using the trail never crossed their mind. Then the woman said "sorry"...though none of them moved until I hit my breaks.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953435368705942387noreply@blogger.com