Having been entirely baffled yesterday by things relating to cycling it was something of a relief to come across some news stories that I could understand without phonecalls to engineering friends.
I can safely say that I fully comprehend making people look stupid in order to sell something. At least there’ll always be bearded men in suits riding girls’ bikes promoting something or other somewhere in the world. Most recently it seems this happened in America to promote a new Fox comedy, but I’m sure there will be another opportunity soon, especially as the weather picks up and a certain type of cyclist starts to ride again in huge campaigning groups “interestingly” dressed or undressed and deliberately on bikes that put recycling over style.
FMFT are also big fans of practical solutions to problems, and especially when they can involve bikes. The BBC is reporting that mountain bikes are due to be used by fire service patrols in Dorset to stop people deliberately starting heath fires. This sounds to me like an excellent piece of work by someone who enjoys riding in the summer in the Dorset countryside and has convinced someone to pay them to do it. You can just imagine the conversation;
“You know these fires on the heathland?”
“Yes”
“Well I think there would be fewer if there was a fire service presence up there in the evenings and afternoons”
“Ah yes, good idea”
“I like to ride my bike up there and no-one ever starts a fire when I’m there, only when I’m here in the office”
“I see. That is interesting”
“Don’t you think that if I was up there on my bike for longer there would be a significant reduction in heath fires”
“That is a good point”
“So I think that I should probably head out there at about midday on sunny days and probably just ride around for the afternoon just to be sure, and as I’m doing it for work I’ll be needing an expense account to make sure my kit reaches a good health and safety standard…”
Inspired.
I’m off to join the Dorset fire service.
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