Posts by jdthebrit

jdthebrit

6 Oct 2012

News / Beer and cycling - it's time for Poles to act [46]

Are you suggesting that the BBC should not comment on international affairs? British archaic laws, whether they be bye-laws or whatever - or rarely enforced.

For example - when was someone last imprisioned for publicly ridiculing the monarchy?

jdthebrit

6 Oct 2012

News / Beer and cycling - it's time for Poles to act [46]

I must add however the simple point that:

For 10 years this law HAS infringed on peoples' freedoms.

And in a democratic European state - where I am a citizen and pay my taxes - and am hard working enough to be an employer myself - I feel entitled to fight it.

And I shall :))

Thanks BBC for adding your voice, even though you were a tad slow off the mark, 10 years late. :(

jdthebrit

6 Oct 2012

News / Beer and cycling - it's time for Poles to act [46]

Great - now we're having a debate I'll cut out the childish and needless insults :)

Er......

Yes - drunken fools should keep off 90 km roads - but by the same token when the hell are we going to get cycle lanes? Things are improving, but here in Katowice the cycle route marking between cities is pis- poor at best.

It was actually the Beeb who said it was a 20 year old law - I believe you are 100 per cent correct in the 2000 date and the SLD being the legislator.

Because I am a democrat, I am incensed when the wishes and rights of recreational cyclists are ridden over roughshod in such a way (no pun intended)

And as for the penalties - even that of losing your driving licence,is severe and morally indefensible on the side of the legislature IMO. I personally had the dubious pleasure (which was mutual I am certain) of exchanging pleasantries with Mr Miller in the town hall car park in Jastrzebrie Zdroj in the distant past when he was PM, and had great pleasure in my best Polish at telling him what a prize communist clown he is/was.

As a taxpayer, you understand.

jdthebrit

6 Oct 2012

News / Beer and cycling - it's time for Poles to act [46]

On your last post Delph you are making yourself look a berk. Give it up mate - you're killing me. You actually go to the police and genefluct before them? You must have one sore hole there my friend.

Please - I'm wetting myself laughing here in old Kato - I didn't have you down as a fool. You are the type I left Britain to get away from :))

jdthebrit

6 Oct 2012

News / Beer and cycling - it's time for Poles to act [46]

Delph - you live your life, and I'll live mine - but seeing as you support this law I have you down as a unlikeable bigoted conservative - and you have me down as a drunk ill-educated leftie - and we'll leave it at that.

I've lived here for 20 years - and feel very happy to do whatever I can to support the enlightened population who realise the ridiculousness of this law. Being a person of some education you should appreciate the misquote of "the law being an ass" and so forth :)

I will happily ignore the barb of "little man" - far too much beer and pizza I fear:)

jdthebrit

6 Oct 2012

News / Beer and cycling - it's time for Poles to act [46]

No, I haven't actually. I value other peoples lives. Sorry to disappoint...

1-2 I'm sure is ok, but until you've hit someone riding a bike who's drunk and all over the road, you believe what you want.

So you dont drink then Bacon?

A lot of people are caught over the limit in the morning at 6 after 3 or so beers the night before. There but for the grace of God go I. And others here I should think. But not you, the high and mighty eh?

Do you actually know what you are talking about? You sound like one of those young squirts straight out of Longmans. training camp in Blighty, which mummy paid for, who thinks he's an authority on all things Polish. Am I close to the mark?

jdthebrit

6 Oct 2012

News / Beer and cycling - it's time for Poles to act [46]

jdthebrit it seems to me that although you popping down the road and having a few beers on yer bike maybe the most innocent and practical thing in the world a line has to be drawn. Many Polish people pop down the village roads on their bikes and ride back blind drunk swerving all over the place, and this is why this law was passed. In order to save lives....

A sane and sensible post - thanks :)

However - this law was promulgated 20 years ago - and the times they are a changing. But try telling that to Polish politicians - and in the meantime everyday people are spending time behind bars and we are paying for it. I have been lucky - ducking and diving - or just directly laughing in the cops face and darting off through the bush, but others are intimidated and lie down before this archaic law.

I repeat - time to press home the BBC condemnation and to write to your MP.

Wiser minds than mine have stated the same.

jdthebrit

6 Oct 2012

News / Beer and cycling - it's time for Poles to act [46]

If you're driving like a madman and not according to the situation - viz - it's a village - and there is a local bloke who's well over the eight - then you deserve to be treated in the same way as him.

I know how to drive - and expect the unexpected in Poland.

It's drivers here who are barking mad. Watch the BBC report.

Poles - the worst drivers in Europe. QED

jdthebrit

6 Oct 2012

News / Beer and cycling - it's time for Poles to act [46]

This is truly an outrage more cyclists in jail than drivers!!
Jesus man words fail me,

Yes - the average Pole seems at a loss for words too Barney.

In the meantime - none cyclists like Delph. believe it below their moral radar to react to an unjust law. Unbelievable.

jdthebrit

6 Oct 2012

News / Beer and cycling - it's time for Poles to act [46]

Says the person who drinks and drives

Que? I don't follow you? Oh sorry - of course you have never been under the influence when you get in your car in the morning?

What does driving have to do with cycling and having a beer in a woodland pub?

I think we should be told.

jdthebrit

6 Oct 2012

News / Beer and cycling - it's time for Poles to act [46]

Delph -I didn,t have you down as an idiot sir - but that is what you are :)

Dear oh dear.

Now creep back into your superior world.

And anyway - people who nearly hit cyclists in villages are driving how fast?

The speed limit is 40 km an hour? my car can stop dead in 10 feet at that speed.

I've lasted 20 years by the way successfully running businesses - and surviving day to day as well ta very much - and I still fight injustice wherever I see it.

jdthebrit

6 Oct 2012

News / Beer and cycling - it's time for Poles to act [46]

Taxpayer Dougpol here. Totally and utterly fed up with you people doing nothing to sort this out.

Come on Poles.

Show me you are not the whipping boys I believe you to be.

Stop lying down and accepting this ridiculous law that can send people to jail for having a few beers and cycling. Support the chap from Poznan who is fighting the good fight!

The BBC are FINALLY on the case after 20 years and this should concentrate slow Polish political minds surely?

http-ws.bbc.co.uk.edgesuite.net/mp3/learningenglish/2012/0 9/120 911_witn_report_with_intro_120911_witn_poland_cyclists_report_au_ bb.mp3

It is beer alcoholics who suffer - and this law is draconian - and those who support it deserve to be confronted with all means at our disposal.

This includes willful disobedience of this ridiculous law, and mass action.

Enough is more than enough and we should not wait any more for the fools in parliament to "discuss" a 20 year old law which is making your country a laughing stock and disrupting decent families everywhere.

Why aren't your priests speaking out against this totalitarian measure? Are they really too busy conducting their illicit affairs to care?

Police of Katowice - I wear a Scotland racing kit and will continue to cycle and drink a few beers in the woods of Silesia - and you had better be ready for a brawl if you dare to apprehend me :))

jdthebrit

15 Aug 2011

Work / Salary for Teaching EFL in Krakow [120]

I thought I might sort of resuscitate this thread, if I spelt that correctly!

Although networking goes against the grain, I got offereed two business contracts of 180 minutes each just by attending a party yesterday and my lady, the hostess, giving me the nod and telling her business friends about my 20 years of experience.

She then went on to ruin it a tad by telling them how I really needed the money.....

It's Silesia folks and after 20 years I'm pretty well as established as I'm going to be. And come on down all ye others, I can stand the comepetition and we can always replay some of the shenanighans from the early 90s, even if I have to be in bed by two these days.

Dougpol aka jdthebrit