My occasional cycle into work is sometimes stalled by a rather long wait at some train barriers in the city. If I time it wrong, it can be up to 10 minutes as I wait for 3 trains to cross. However, a new footbridge is now operational, and I took the opportunity to use it this morning when I realised a long wait was on the cards. There was already a small queue of traffic, so I know it would not be the full 10 minutes, and one train was passing as I arrived but the barriers remained closed when it had passed. So, I swung across the road in front of a bus in the queue, and unclipped my left hand shoe ready to dismount and walk up the steps. But wait! My right shoe did not unclip as quickly as I hoped and I unceromoniously rolled over onto my side unable to arrest my fall. What a dick. A thoughtful chap descending the footbridge enquired if I was OK, so I assured him it was only my pride that was hurt - didn't look over at the bus. Actually, I do have a bit of a sore buttock to remind me of the incident, so take more care next time you wally!
I hope I cheered everyone up on the bus.
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