Dame Aussie Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I probably would have pushed her off her bike..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkhe Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Sounds like she had some "issues".. I wouldn't worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Did your husband chastise her for illegally riding her bicycle on the footpath? He could also have threatened to call the cops. It's not illegal to ride on footpaths in QLD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 The age of the person is irrelevant. I've met rude pre-schoolers and rude elderly people. I have also probably been a bit "short" at times too. Some may even call it rude. Assumptions do this to people! Really some people will break their necks jumping to conclusions though. Egg on that "older persons" face I guess. I remember a similar situation with an older neighbour I had when I was in my 20's. I had a horse on adgistment and decided it would be fun to ride him to our house, untack him, put him in the side of the house where I made a kind of yard..and ride him along the Mullum Mullum Creek that backed onto our house(which is now Eastlink). Our old neighbour took one look at the horse from his balcony and had conniptions (he already hated my dogs and stood looking into our yard regularly and made them bark and then complained about their barking...I fixed this by taking off my bikini top when sunbaking :laugh: ) anyway I digress...he told me I had four days...FOUR DAYS to find a proper paddock for the horse or he would call the Local Council and report me for keeping a horse in my backyard! I said that was very nice of him to give me four days but I think I will just take him back to his paddock later that day if he didn't mind. Some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantis Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 And this elderly one is not going to comment :laugh: Neither is this one. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Rusty Bucket Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 (edited) I tend to write people like that off as having mental health problems - the aggressive antisocial kind of problems. It might not be PC, but it makes it easier for me to remind myself that everyone has their own problems and not to mess with crazy people. I might have shown her a poop bag by way of offering reassurance. My mum has a crazy anti dog poop lady who haunts the lane by her house. I got confronted by "crazy lady" one time with the dog, while the lady was picking up other people's poop - when she started ranting at me - I asked her if she wanted some more - and offered my bag already full of dog poop. I think she felt better then. I often want to cheer people who pick up after their dogs - especially men - because so many men seem to have a hard time doing it, ie if I see a male and female together with one or more dogs - almost always it's the woman who picks up. Sometimes the bloke doesn't even help by keeping an eye on the dogs while the woman picks up. ie the other dog craps while she's busy and he doesn't notice. But I don't know how to say "keep up the good work" without seeming like a crazy person myself. But sometimes I do. And for people who pick up their cigarette butts too. One person I met had a special portable ash tray tin for the purpose cos she didn't like the litter any more than I did. But I do think variations on "road rage" are becoming more common. At worst, people out for a night on the town get killed by very angry crazy people. At best - you get yelled at by a "crazy person". Sometimes it's me. PICK UP AFTER YOUR DOG. But I only yell that at people when I've seen the dog do the crap and I'm sure it's their dog. Edited October 26, 2012 by Mrs Rusty Bucket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Don't forget it's usually cyclists being abused and yelled at, so she probably saw the chance for "revenge" and took it :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamboat Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Nothing to add except a piece of info... it's called a brace lead. Not a coupler. Keep abusive replies to no more than ten lines please folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diva Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Sounds like she had some "issues".. I wouldn't worry about it. Me either, it's hard to shrug off the people who just want to take out their issues on strangers, but feeling sorry for their sad lives helps a bit Nothing to add except a piece of info... it's called a brace lead. Not a coupler. Keep abusive replies to no more than ten lines please folks. some people call it a coupler http://www.k9pro.com.au/products/Leather-two-dog-coupler-leash.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Labradork Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 (edited) My mum has a crazy anti dog poop lady who haunts the lane by her house. I got confronted by "crazy lady" one time with the dog, while the lady was picking up other people's poop - when she started ranting at me - I asked her if she wanted some more - and offered my bag already full of dog poop. I think she felt better then. I'm sorry for being so insensitive, Mrs Rusty Bucket, but what you said about the dear old mentally ill lady made my eyes water :) Edited October 26, 2012 by Labradork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitt Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Nothing to add except a piece of info... it's called a brace lead. Not a coupler. Keep abusive replies to no more than ten lines please folks. I'm curious - Why can it not be called a coupler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJaq Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Because then it wouldn't be goading people into arguing with this person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Nothing to add except a piece of info... it's called a brace lead. Not a coupler. Keep abusive replies to no more than ten lines please folks. I'm curious - Why can it not be called a coupler? It can be, and usually is. That person is not the epitome of all things language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitt Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Nothing to add except a piece of info... it's called a brace lead. Not a coupler. Keep abusive replies to no more than ten lines please folks. I'm curious - Why can it not be called a coupler? It can be, and usually is. That person is not the epitome of all things language. Ok thanks. I thought maybe there was a technical difference between the two types of leads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Nothing to add except a piece of info... it's called a brace lead. Not a coupler. Keep abusive replies to no more than ten lines please folks. Ummm...which post has the 10+ lines of abuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Labradork Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 (edited) . Edited October 26, 2012 by Labradork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisovar Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Well I think the woman on the bike was probably a DOLER and we call them couplers here too :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salukifan Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 (edited) Brace Lead: Coupler: Nuff said :cool: I honestly don't know why people pay attention to the stupid comments of ignorant strangers. Hubby needs to grow a thicker skin. Edited October 26, 2012 by Haredown Whippets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajtek Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 And this elderly one is not going to comment :laugh: :) Neither is this one :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Labradork Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 (edited) Oh. *eats words* I had a squiz online and I can see where the confusion lies. I think it's because brace can mean 'an accessory that connects two or more dogs together.' And also 'a pair of dogs being shown or worked together.' I don't mean to be pedantic; I'm a bit of a Linguistics freak :) Edited October 26, 2012 by Labradork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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