I find a polite "excuse me" backed up with a smile the least confrontational and concluded by a "thank you" when passing. Bells seem to bring the worst out in pedestrians even when used appropriately and often receive a sarcastic reaction.
One location we use regularly is advertised by the Foresty Commission as a dedicated mountain biking and trail riding venue but it is still ( and fair enough that it is ) open to walkers and horse riders. The cyclists and horse riders seem to rub along well enough but the walkers tend to spread themselves line abreast blocking the entire width of the path to anyone approaching from behind them. Even when advised of faster traffic by use of a bell or a call they then usually mill around in general confusion huffing and puffing and causing the rider to have to stop anyway.
If only they would have the common sense to occupy a half width of the paths then there would be no problem but that simple courtesy to others doesn't seem to occur to them.
Then you get the dog walkers ( by the way I often ride with my dog running loose beside me so I'm not unsympathetic ) the inexperienced ones though will wait until you are about to pass them on a bike and then call their dogs to them usually encouraging the animal, which was quite happy sniffing around in the verge, to run straight in front of the bike.
Then the ones with small children, you can pass more than 20 feet away from a child at little more than walking pace but still be accused of being a maniac if you're on a bike.
I guess some people just hate cyclists by default. Some might deserve it but not all by any stretch.
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| Cycling Corner - Volume 11 |
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VxFan |
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21 Mar 14 01:32 |
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 WTF ????? |
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BobbyG |
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20 Mar 14 17:16 |
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  WTF ????? |
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Slidingpillar |
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20 Mar 14 19:27 |
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 WTF ????? |
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Manatee |
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20 Mar 14 19:55 |
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| WTF ????? |
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Zero |
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20 Mar 14 19:58 |
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| WTF ????? |
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Slidingpillar |
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20 Mar 14 20:00 |
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| WTF ????? |
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Haywain |
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20 Mar 14 20:06 |
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| WTF ????? |
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Bromptonaut |
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20 Mar 14 21:22 |
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| Roads are for transport, apparently |
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Focusless |
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4 Apr 14 12:23 |
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| Roads are for transport, apparently |
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Fenlander |
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4 Apr 14 12:32 |
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| Roads are for transport, apparently |
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Westpig |
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4 Apr 14 13:13 |
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| Roads are for transport, apparently |
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NortonES2 |
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4 Apr 14 15:04 |
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| Top tip |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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6 Apr 14 17:04 |
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| Top tip |
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Armel Coussine |
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6 Apr 14 17:08 |
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| Top tip |
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borasport |
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6 Apr 14 17:25 |
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| Top tip |
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Skip |
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6 Apr 14 17:56 |
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| Top tip |
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Zero |
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6 Apr 14 18:06 |
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| Top tip |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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6 Apr 14 18:15 |
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| Top tip |
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Westpig |
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6 Apr 14 18:55 |
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| Top tip |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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6 Apr 14 19:15 |
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| Top tip |
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Armel Coussine |
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6 Apr 14 19:29 |
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| Top tip |
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Zero |
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6 Apr 14 19:39 |
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| Top tip |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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6 Apr 14 20:43 |
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| Top tip |
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6 Apr 14 22:09 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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WillDeBeest |
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21 Apr 14 18:58 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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Robin O'Reliant |
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21 Apr 14 19:16 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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21 Apr 14 19:40 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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21 Apr 14 19:55 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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Bromptonaut |
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21 Apr 14 20:44 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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No FM2R |
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21 Apr 14 19:55 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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WillDeBeest |
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21 Apr 14 21:55 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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Robin O'Reliant |
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21 Apr 14 22:06 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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21 Apr 14 22:16 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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Robin O'Reliant |
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21 Apr 14 22:24 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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21 Apr 14 22:44 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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21 Apr 14 23:00 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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No FM2R |
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21 Apr 14 23:07 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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21 Apr 14 23:11 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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No FM2R |
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21 Apr 14 23:17 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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Bromptonaut |
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21 Apr 14 22:32 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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Bromptonaut |
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21 Apr 14 22:17 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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Westpig |
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21 Apr 14 22:04 |
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| Moving up from an Isla |
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WillDeBeest |
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22 Apr 14 06:57 |
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| Tyres |
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movilogo |
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24 Apr 14 13:45 |
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| Tyres |
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bathtub tom |
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24 Apr 14 14:07 |
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| Tyres and tubes |
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Slidingpillar |
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24 Apr 14 14:54 |
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| Tyres and tubes |
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Manatee |
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24 Apr 14 16:12 |
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| Tyres and tubes |
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Robin O'Reliant |
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24 Apr 14 17:28 |
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| Tyres |
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Bromptonaut |
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24 Apr 14 14:09 |
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| Tyres |
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Armel Coussine |
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24 Apr 14 14:18 |
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| Tyres |
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Robin O'Reliant |
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24 Apr 14 15:08 |
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| Tyres |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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24 Apr 14 17:42 |
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| Something new in folding bikes? |
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Roger. |
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2 May 14 23:54 |
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| Something new in folding bikes? |
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Bromptonaut |
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3 May 14 07:47 |
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| Something new in folding bikes? |
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Robin O'Reliant |
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3 May 14 10:44 |
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| Something new in folding bikes? |
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Bromptonaut |
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3 May 14 11:20 |
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| Something new in folding bikes? |
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Armel Coussine |
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3 May 14 11:34 |
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| Something new in folding bikes? |
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Slidingpillar |
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3 May 14 13:32 |
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| The Idaho Stop |
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Crankcase |
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12 May 14 13:23 |
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| Must be getting old... |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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25 May 14 10:07 |
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| Must be getting old... |
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CGNorwich |
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25 May 14 10:08 |
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| Must be getting old... |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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25 May 14 10:12 |
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| Must be getting old... |
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borasport |
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25 May 14 10:19 |
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| Must be getting old... |
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Robin O'Reliant |
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25 May 14 10:33 |
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| Must be getting old... |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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25 May 14 10:55 |
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| Must be getting old... |
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Robin O'Reliant |
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25 May 14 11:47 |
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| Must be getting old... |
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Ted |
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25 May 14 14:10 |
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| Must be getting old... |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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25 May 14 19:13 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Harleyman |
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26 May 14 16:39 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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bathtub tom |
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26 May 14 16:56 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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borasport |
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26 May 14 17:22 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Haywain |
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26 May 14 16:58 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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borasport |
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26 May 14 17:14 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Bromptonaut |
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26 May 14 17:49 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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26 May 14 18:12 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Slidingpillar |
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26 May 14 18:26 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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movilogo |
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26 May 14 18:33 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Runfer D'Hills |
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26 May 14 18:43 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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bathtub tom |
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26 May 14 19:49 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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VxFan |
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26 May 14 21:32 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Robin O'Reliant |
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26 May 14 19:30 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Slidingpillar |
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26 May 14 19:52 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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sooty123 |
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26 May 14 20:13 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Slidingpillar |
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26 May 14 20:28 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Bromptonaut |
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26 May 14 20:36 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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No FM2R |
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26 May 14 20:39 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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sooty123 |
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26 May 14 20:42 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Bromptonaut |
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26 May 14 21:05 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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sooty123 |
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26 May 14 21:32 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Bromptonaut |
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26 May 14 22:03 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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sooty123 |
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26 May 14 22:14 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Harleyman |
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26 May 14 23:10 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Bromptonaut |
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27 May 14 08:42 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Slidingpillar |
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27 May 14 09:14 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Harleyman |
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27 May 14 20:40 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Robin O'Reliant |
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27 May 14 11:15 |
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| The bells, the bells....... |
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Bromptonaut |
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27 May 14 11:24 |
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| The complainers. ch4, tonight 9:00pm |
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bathtub tom |
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27 May 14 10:41 |
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| The complainers. ch4, tonight 9:00pm |
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Bromptonaut |
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27 May 14 11:07 |
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| The complainers. ch4, tonight 9:00pm |
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henry k |
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27 May 14 14:06 |
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| The complainers. ch4, tonight 9:00pm |
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No FM2R |
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27 May 14 14:12 |
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| And another one |
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bathtub tom |
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27 May 14 19:58 |
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| And another one |
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Armel Coussine |
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27 May 14 20:09 |
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