Techno Destructo
Riding In Peace
I usually ride the commute between Manly and Sydney each day for work, but occaisionally, I have to take the ferry/Jetcat.
Now, all those people who take their bicycles on the Jetcat know that the bicycle racks are placed in the dumbest spot (right where the most salt water spray comes from the jets). Salt water is the most evil thing you can put on your bike... the ultimate in corrosion. So everybody tries to put their bike somewhere it won't get covered with salt water, such as the back corner of the Jetcat. Some MORONS put their bike blocking the narrow laneway that leads from the side to the back of the Jetcat.
I'm sure you idiots are the ones who initiated this problem, 'cause...
The other night, I have to take the Jetcat home. I get onboard, walk to the back, and place my bike in one of the back corners of the Jetcat. The deckhand comes over and tells me to move it to the center of the back of the Jetcat... aka "spray central". I know not to argue with this guy, because he's obviously not going to change his stance, and it'll just make things harder for us cyclists who need to take our bikes on the Jetcat in the future, but I do want to find out why I can't have my bike in a seemingly harmess, and out-of-the-way area.
He says that in the course of an emergency, the Jetcat workers need to get to the back of the boat fast. Bikes get in the way. He then tells me about this incident that happened several weeks ago about a similar situation that happened.
Apparently, there was an "emergency", and a deckhand had to get to the back quickly. Several bikes were in the way. The bikes in the way (not sure of the number but it was more than one, it seemed) were picked up and thrown overboard into the ocean.
Now, this sounds amazing because I've never heard of such a thing happening... Not from any cyclists, or in the Manly Daily or anywhere else... and I'm sure this would have "created some waves" (pardon the pun). A couple of weeks later, I need the Jetcat again. I go to place my bike in the relatively dry corner... the same deckhand comes up, and he tells me the same story again (even though I don't argue and don't ask, he continues to tell me the story about bikes being thrown overboard). The next time I need the Jetcat, I don't even bother with the corner. I put the bike in the middle. I don't need the hassle, my bike's somewhat protected against corrosion, and I'm worried about the future of bikes being allowed on the Jetcat (since, y'know, it's not a right, and they could easily ban bikes from the Jetcat and say "ferry only"....)
However, someone else parks in the corner. He ends up getting the story from the deckhand. Same story. EXCEPT this time, the "B" word DOES come up! Apparently, they're thinking about BANNING bikes from the Jetcat!
So I guess the big question here is... does anybody here know personally of someone who had their bike thrown overboard? What's the story with that?
Now, all those people who take their bicycles on the Jetcat know that the bicycle racks are placed in the dumbest spot (right where the most salt water spray comes from the jets). Salt water is the most evil thing you can put on your bike... the ultimate in corrosion. So everybody tries to put their bike somewhere it won't get covered with salt water, such as the back corner of the Jetcat. Some MORONS put their bike blocking the narrow laneway that leads from the side to the back of the Jetcat.
I'm sure you idiots are the ones who initiated this problem, 'cause...The other night, I have to take the Jetcat home. I get onboard, walk to the back, and place my bike in one of the back corners of the Jetcat. The deckhand comes over and tells me to move it to the center of the back of the Jetcat... aka "spray central". I know not to argue with this guy, because he's obviously not going to change his stance, and it'll just make things harder for us cyclists who need to take our bikes on the Jetcat in the future, but I do want to find out why I can't have my bike in a seemingly harmess, and out-of-the-way area.
He says that in the course of an emergency, the Jetcat workers need to get to the back of the boat fast. Bikes get in the way. He then tells me about this incident that happened several weeks ago about a similar situation that happened.
Apparently, there was an "emergency", and a deckhand had to get to the back quickly. Several bikes were in the way. The bikes in the way (not sure of the number but it was more than one, it seemed) were picked up and thrown overboard into the ocean.
Now, this sounds amazing because I've never heard of such a thing happening... Not from any cyclists, or in the Manly Daily or anywhere else... and I'm sure this would have "created some waves" (pardon the pun). A couple of weeks later, I need the Jetcat again. I go to place my bike in the relatively dry corner... the same deckhand comes up, and he tells me the same story again (even though I don't argue and don't ask, he continues to tell me the story about bikes being thrown overboard). The next time I need the Jetcat, I don't even bother with the corner. I put the bike in the middle. I don't need the hassle, my bike's somewhat protected against corrosion, and I'm worried about the future of bikes being allowed on the Jetcat (since, y'know, it's not a right, and they could easily ban bikes from the Jetcat and say "ferry only"....)
However, someone else parks in the corner. He ends up getting the story from the deckhand. Same story. EXCEPT this time, the "B" word DOES come up! Apparently, they're thinking about BANNING bikes from the Jetcat!
So I guess the big question here is... does anybody here know personally of someone who had their bike thrown overboard? What's the story with that?
