anti-bike policy at Waitrose, St. Kathrine's Docks

[klang]

They wouldn’t let me take my car in last week, I even offered to fold it but they weren’t having any of it!

get yourself a Trabant.

 

[z8000939]

id' hap

Drove my flock down the drinks aisle last Thursday, Skip took ages to get them in the fold.

happily bring a flock of sheep into Waitrose at St. Katherine's Dock, anyone want to supply them, I'll get a pan pipe

 

[z8000939]

get yourself a Trabant.

happily drive a Trabant into Waitrose at St. Katherine's Docks

 

[Pickman's model]

happily drive a Trabant into Waitrose at St. Katherine's Docks

In the same way that doctors drove a car into Glasgow airport no doubt,now you're riled by them objecting to your bike

 

[klang]

 

[Riklet]

Get a life (and another lock) and leave your bike outside Jeez.

 

[skyscraper101]

When I'm down the 'trose with my Brompton I just stick it in the boot of the Merc and get my driver to park it up what.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Surely if everyone's on a bike they can get the shopping done faster and the store doesn't need to open for so long, saving on the wage bill. Missing a trick there.

 

[klang]

Surely if everyone's on a bike they can get the shopping done faster and the store doesn't need to open for so long, saving on the wage bill. Missing a trick there.

I quite like the idea of bike friendly supermarkets.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

id' hap

happily bring a flock of sheep into Waitrose at St. Katherine's Dock, anyone want to supply them, I'll get a pan pipe

When I was a teen I went out with a girl who's dad had the right to take a flock of sheep across Tower Bridge, I can put you in touch if you like?

 

[Elpenor]

I quite like the idea of bike friendly supermarkets.

These cyclists seemed to be enjoying their trip to Asda

 

[z8000939]

In the same way that doctors drove a car into Glasgow airport no doubt,now you're riled by them objecting to your bike

helicopters, folding laundry, origami, cars of all description, flocks of sheep, all amazing ideas, would never have thought of them as a means to an end, I feel quite inadequate having suggested bikes when there so many other options available, thanks to all/sundry, food for thought

 

[z8000939]

When I was a teen I went out with a girl who's dad had the right to take a flock of sheep across Tower Bridge, I can put you in touch if you like?

please do

 

[z8000939]

In the same way that doctors drove a car into Glasgow airport no doubt,now you're riled by them objecting to your bike

riled, not used enough these days

 

[klang]

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[TopCat]

5 minutes ago

Dear All: Just wondering if there are other cyclists out there who would be interested to know about Waitrose, at St. Katherine's Docks near Tower Bridge, and its anti-bike policies? I was using a Brompton which can be folded. However, as it was late and I was tired, I took it in unfolded, being careful and sensitive not to cause problems for the other shoppers (it's a tiny bike anyway, not much bigger than a shopping cart). I was approached by a security guard who said unfolded bikes were not permitted but it was ok if it was folded. I then mentioned that the wheels would still be touching the floor, and that the store allowed wheelchairs and baby carriages inside the store which also had wheels that touched the ground outside and what was the problem with bikes specifically. I knew while I was saying this that i was wasting my time, that it was a pointless conversation but I have been disgusted for quite some time at how cyclists are often treated as second-class citizens and told how bikes are not allowed in various places, often with no reasonable justification.In any event, I needed to buy things so I complied and folded the Brompton. The security guard stood watching me like I was five years old and couldn't be trusted to do it without supervision. I was starting to lose my rag but managed to contain myself and finished shopping and left. Has anyone else felt similarly about the treatment of cyclists in London? Do any cyclists feel like doing some shopping with their bikes at Waitrose at St. Katherine's Docks, maybe as a group? Am I taking this all wrong? Would appreciate your input. Thanks for listening.






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Shop in Lidl and lock your stupid bike up outside.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

When I was a teen I went out with a girl who's dad had the right to take a flock of sheep across Tower Bridge, I can put you in touch if you like?

If I was given the freedom of a city that included this I'd have to do it just for the hell of it. At rush hour to wind as many people up as possible.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

These cyclists seemed to be enjoying their trip to Asda

Bit stupid of them to do that, and hitting members of the public - there's loads of handy ammunition for other shoppers to use in a supermarket, especially in the tinned good aisle.

 

[platinumsage]

These cyclists seemed to be enjoying their trip to Asda

I couldn't imagine that sort of palaver happening in Waitrose, in part because their security guards know to stamp out unfolded Bromptons without mercy. Slippery slopes etc.

 

[T & P]

How about spending a Penny Farthing?

Penny Farthings would come well handy when trying to reach that item towards the back of the top shelf, mind.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Penny Farthings would come well handy when trying to reach that item towards the back of the top shelf, mind.

Penny farthing racing.

 

[T & P]

Penny farthing racing.

I’d find that more scary than driving an F1 car

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I’d find that more scary than driving an F1 car

More interesting and less dull/noisy than F1 at any rate.

 

[danski]

More interesting and less dull/noisy than F1 at any rate.

What isn’t?!

 

[maomao]

What isn’t?!

Watching paint dry at a Slayer concert with your head next to the speaker.

 

[hash tag]

You think Waitrose is bad. Back in the day, I had many issues getting a bike on a train and not just in the UK, but also on Eurostar and on French and Dutch trains. This is one of the best things about a Brompton, you fold it and can literally take it anywhere.
Yes, they are very nickable. I scored and old second hand one a while back, which went walkies with someone

 

[MickiQ]

If I was given the freedom of a city that included this I'd have to do it just for the hell of it. At rush hour to wind as many people up as possible.

Is that actually a real thing or just an urban legend? It's the sort of thing you desperately hope is true and that someone will actually do it.

 

[liquidindian]

Get the right bag and you can fold it into a shopping trolley.

 

[SpookyFrank]

This sort of thing is happening all the time. Just the other day I was given a very dirty look from the security guard at Harrods just for driving my emotional support Bentley through the cocaine department.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Is that actually a real thing or just an urban legend? It's the sort of thing you desperately hope is true and that someone will actually do it.

It happens once a year I think, ceremonial like

You think Waitrose is bad. Back in the day, I had many issues getting a bike on a train and not just in the UK, but also on Eurostar and on French and Dutch trains. This is one of the best things about a Brompton, you fold it and can literally take it anywhere.
Yes, they are very nickable. I scored and old second hand one a while back, which went walkies with someone

We’ve got an old Raleigh folding bike in the cupboard, folded up it’s actually less portable - thing weighs more than my mountain bike.

Only cost us fifty quid though, wife used it to learn to ride