Blog Moan #2 - Idiot Pedestrians

Pedestrians are so annoying. Especially ones with children, who forget about everything else that exists, and just get in the way of every person they can. However, I'll forgive (some of) them because I appreciate how minding children day after day ain't the easiest of things, and doing so whilst catering for the pedestrian-demands of people like me is a bit much to ask.

However.

I'm quite tall, so I guess I walk quite fast. Mind you, I see lots of other people about who walk as fast as me. For all of us, many other pedestrians seem to try their hardest to get in the way. The complete and utter lack of awareness of everything around them that some people show is staggering.

If you're one of those people, here are a few rules for you:

1. Walk in a straight line, please! Stop bloody staggering diagonally around the pavement. You're getting in the way.

2. If you're waiting at a bus stop, just stay still. If you insist on sauntering across the pavement to have yet another look at the timetable you're already familiar with while you wait for your bus, first check you're not about to step out in front of an innocent pedestrian like me.

3. If there are three of you in a group, or perhaps two plus a pram, will you please stop walking really slowly in a line, blocking the pavement. When someone overtakes you by having to step onto the road, you can assuming they're insulting you under their breath as they do so. "They should have just said 'excuse me'" is not a reasonable excuse for being such an idiot.

4. Mobility scooters...I guess they deserve a whole post of their own...watch this space (ps. those with genuine disabilities/ailments = no problem there).

I could go on, but then I'd sound like a grumpy old man of 70+ rather than just 50+.