I mean, really... some people have such troubled lives
So I'm cycling along, and I meet a woman with her dog. I decide to do the decent thing and move off the path to let her past (well, the dog is large, wayward, and not on a lead (not permitted in most public places)). Next thing I hear is "Oh, that really isn't very good for the lawn". The response options are many.
1. Ignore the old bat.
2. Inform her of the results of a study in the Lake District in England that found that walkers boots make significantly more damage than MTB tires, mostly because they create discrete impacts that drag across the surface, whereas a tire is constantly in contact over a larger area, and rolls without applying a sudden shear force to the ground (the exception being when the wheels are locked).
3. Ask her if the only thanks I get for getting out of the way of her out-of-control dog is her acerbic opinion on grass preservation.
4. Remind her that my bike does not harass or obstruct people, nor does it deposit faeces on the ground.
5. Suggest that if the height of her worldly worries is the state of a lawn that she does not own, then she is indeed a very lucky woman.
I went with option 1.
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