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100rob · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 20:22 Post subject: Mad ramblers!!!!

I took the family out walking and green laning yesterday afternoon, had a great time until we reached the bottom of a steep muddy track in the LC.

We were confronted by four ramblers, two of which launched a barrage of abuse at me, claiming I had no right of way through. After proving I had a right of way on the map I was then told it was inappropriate to be driving down there, they kept blasting me with absurd questions and ignoring each (calmly given) answer. They told me if I was 'doing this' in the Lake District I would have a rock through my window and that I was absolutly NOT welcome around here, at which point I calmly drove off.

For a while afterwards I felt as if I was in the wrong and briefly questioned the whole concept of 'green laning', but I soon came round to my senses!!!

The fact is I had as much right to be there as they did (byway - open to all traffic as opposed to restricted byway - no motorised vehicles).

I forgot to mention to them that I actually lived just over the hill and would probably be more welcome than them there as I know alot of the locals!!!

It's people like them that give ramblers a bad name!! Also, one of the biggest complaints from my many farming friends is of ramblers leaving gates open on footpaths, very few have had a problem with us on the green lanes.

Sorry to go on a bit but it didn't half annoy me!!!! Rant over!!!!

Rob.

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uk_vette · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 20:46 Post subject:

That must have been really difficult to keep the calm.
Well done !

makes you boil though eh!

Paul_Humphreys · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 21:22 Post subject:

I have to hold back from running them over when I meet "people" like that. But I always ask them if they always walk down the middle of a road and ask them how they got there?

But like you I always keep my cool.

Paul
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landtoy · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:59 Post subject: ramblers

i also have been on the receiving end of a ramblers protest, this mad woman decided to block our convoy of three by slowly walking in the middle of the lane deliberately to hold us up, we finaly came to a turn with a nice big puddle, oops!

100rob · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 23:03 Post subject: Re: ramblers

suvsteve · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 20:52 Post subject: rant

just proclame to be the farmer that ownes the land that usealy shuts them up Wink

if that dont work then drive carefully away around thos muddy puddels Evil or Very Mad

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