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2/02/2009 9:21:21 AM
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bJay
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I dont know who the gentleman was, he was wearing unique kit with Lucia's Pasta and Pizza Bar written on it, sidi shoes and riding a black cannondale. Our conversation was brief while stopped at the corner of Magill Rd and Portrush Rd at about 8.25 this morning, but I feel horrible.
In response to your question "How was your morning climb?" I used the F word when describing how for some reason in the middle of a heat wave I had somehow managed to be rained on. It was more than spitting, less than full blown rain, I guess you would describe it as a brief shower, not more than a couple of minutes, but seriously...
Anyway, Im sorry for swearing. It was inappropriate for me to swear in conversation with a complete stranger. Yes I do swear a lot, it started when I began working in kitchens (its not limited to Gordon Ramsay), but this is normally only around people with whom I am familiar. I could offer my lack of sleep for letting my manners drop, but honestly there is no excuse and I feel terrible.
If you do not attend this forum and see this letter, perhaps someone else on here knows the man and can pass my apology on. It was pretty distinctive kit and he seemed to be riding with another gentleman wearing a blue jersey. I do see him climbing very early often, he had ridden to Marble Hill this morning.
Sincerely
Bart
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3/02/2009 1:30:11 PM
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JDL
Posts 48
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I'm sure if the person were offended they'll appreciate your apology.. However I think you might be being a bit hard on yourself.. It's Australia for F^%ks sake, we all swear... ;-)
Sorry, that was supposed to be funny but probably wasn't.. Seriously though I think an F-word occassionally when talking about the weather is hardly a crime..
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3/02/2009 6:29:20 PM
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Michael Warner
Posts 122
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ISTM that you're indulging in a bit of narcissism here; it's very unlikely that the person whom you assaulted with a single F-word spent as much time feeling insulted by it as you've spent publicly flagellating yourself for it, since it was directed at the weather. While people who swear constantly are indeed offensive (not to mention tedious and overbearing), the habit of dropping the occasional appropriate colourful word is probably one of the least of your character flaws :-)
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3/02/2009 7:40:02 PM
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No Chain
Posts 31
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Lucia's Pasta and Pizza Bar - etched in memory! If I ever go there for a bite to eat I will mind my Ps & Qs.
Cyclists are generally an affable bunch. Swearing at rain is to 'Australian' as enjoying watching Kiwi batsmen is to 'Un-Australian'.
edited by No Chain on 3/02/2009
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3/02/2009 11:56:17 PM
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bJay
Posts 12
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I felt that I had been rude by swearing in conversation with a complete stranger and have made an effort to apologise. I didnt intend to sound like i was indulging in "excessive self love" or "vanity" (definition according to http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/narcissism) I felt i had been rude and made an attempt to apologise.
This is who I am, like it or lump it...
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7/02/2009 10:01:42 PM
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Jason Daniels
Posts 73
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bjay, I live in a country now where swearing, farting and belching is seen as being a pretty low form of communication. As an Australian and a fine purveyor of those three forms of communicae, it has been an interesting learning curve living North of you lot. But it is interesting how easy it is to slip into bad habits when fellow Aussies show up.
Good onya for apologising, but please don't beat yourself up to much if no response from this cyclist you mention is forthcoming.
Cheers,
jd.
ps: I don't miss Adelaide's Summers, nor Stormy Summers...
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25/07/2009 10:31:44 AM
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Jason Daniels
Posts 30
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Well having returned back to Australia, the swearing, and farting has returned. Bless our northern neighbours and their manners...
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29/07/2009 11:34:10 PM
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Robert Rau
Posts 150
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Im more North than PNG at the moment and people here customary bletch and burp after a good meal - to not do so is rude.....to the host as they think the food they served is not palatable
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