Cat and fiddle beware diesel (and a bastard farmer)

Yamahampton · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 07 Jun 2015 Karma :

My mate forwarded this to me as he knows I ride the road now and then, thought I'd share with you

https://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb229/mhampton1985/B1217595-0641-418B-A783-F740975D08CC_zps3smtwcu5.jpg

Howling TerrorOutOfOffice · Super Spammer Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Karma :

Thanks for the heads up but not convinced the spill was on purpose.
Also that photo is wrong. Right road...wrong corner.
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Alpha-9 · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Jan 2012 Karma :

Sounds like every other road in the country..
round here its loose shit and actual piles of gravel
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Howling TerrorOutOfOffice · Super Spammer Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Karma :

I saw is retweeted by Jamie Whitham not long ago. Came from facebook.

I expect spillages and debris on that road more than some others I ride.
Quarry traffic and always a bleedin' Happy Bus or something.
It's rare I get a good run. So I don't bother much.

That corner looks like the one after the first series of bends after the pub. It's after a straight(ish) bit and then rises to the right before another s bend (which has a manhole cover where you want the front tyre to be).
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Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

Where I grew up we had a 'cowshit corner' where the farmer used to drive his dairy herd across the road twice a day.

Like HT doubt it would be purposefully done by the farmer, more like an over-filled diesel car/van, I've seen one slosh a good couple of litres out of the filler once on some traffic lights near me.

Besides, farmers are too tight to waste even a pint of it.
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

So at some point long enough ago for it to be reported, embellished with an inaccurate picture and wild speculation, and forwarded on to all and sundry, some unknown bend on that road (probably) might have been a bit slippery.

The original reporter was so concerned that they whanged an OMFG TEH KITTENS!!!!1!!! on Failbook, but apparently not concerned enough with the hazard to stay at the scene warning traffic until the HWA or rozzers arrived?

Everyone who's been forwarding this has good intentions, but might want to take a good hard think about the timeliness, accuracy and usefulness of the information.

I'm going to hide under the covers until its safe to come out.
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wristjob · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2005 Karma :

important enough to post on twitface but not important enough to take an actual picture of the "spill"
picture is a google image.
no slippy bits yesterday.

they did have some signs out saying they were doing roadworks at the buxton end soon.

Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Google cache suggests that this URGANT warning is from last Saturday. Or rather "was": the original has withered but it has spread its memetic seeds into the hearts and minds of those still faithfully forwarding it on because if it saves one life.

The prosecution rests.
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RichardCraniu... · Nova Slayer Joined: 08 Jan 2015 Karma :

Went there today. No diesel.

All kittens still alive
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daesimps · Scooby Slapper Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Karma :

I was out with "AdvancedBiker" of YouTube last week and he told me about this video of his. He's been in contact with the coach company and they said that model of coach has a filler cap on either side. You have to open both to release pressure when filling. The driver obviously forgot to close both and the results speak for themselves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXu05gdVCwc
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