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[casino]

An Electric cars only future. With Google rubbing its hands together and licking its lips.

[KurtVerbose]

Noisy motorcycles that scare my budgie (it's not a euphemism).

 

 

As a motorcyclist, I completely agree. Really no need for all that noise.

[The Batman]

He probably says that about nipper

[Nev]

He probably says that about nipper

 

Nipper is a lot quieter now, even so I still roll the car out of the drive for 100 meters before starting it early in the morning. Also I don't take it to 8000 RPM in my housing estate (unlike the bikers)!

 

It's 4:30 AM here now, leaving in 30 mins as quiet as a mouse for a Sunday morning tootle.

 

Poor Twinkie: https://www.facebook...54983096011144/  

Edited by Nev, 20 August 2017 - 03:34 AM.

[turbobob]

So I'm driving along a national speed limit dual carriageway and there is a cyclist in his full lycra regalia cycling along the kerb by the central reservation. Are you fcuking stupid? This is a road where vehicles are travelling along at 70mph and use that lane for overtaking other slower vehicles.

 

Any cyclists on here offer a reason for this?

[Nev]

So I'm driving along a national speed limit dual carriageway and there is a cyclist in his full lycra regalia cycling along the kerb by the central reservation. Are you fcuking stupid? This is a road where vehicles are travelling along at 70mph and use that lane for overtaking other slower vehicles.

 

Any cyclists on here offer a reason for this?

 

Fukwittery?!  

[moospeed]

I think I noted something along these lines about joggers a few pages back.

 

Why some joggers insist on running in the road when there's a perfectly acceptable path?  I've noticed it even more lately, that gets on my tits. If they got a little "clip" off a wing mirror then it's their own stupid fault - not that I'd do or condone such a thing.

 

In my thirteen years of running I've never found a need to run the gauntlet against a vehicle.  I do run down quiet country lanes where there's no path, but on the road when there's a smooth, wide, empty path? Nah, dat's just stoopid.

 

[casino]

Celebrity panel games. I hate with a vengeance them all. All trying to be witty and funny. Up against the wall with all of em

[Sutol]

Falling acorns, had a few wack the car as I'm driving along. Out on the push bike today and got whacked, it bloody hurt! God knows what it would do if it hit you on a motor bike?

[casino]

Conkers. I always expect to get hit about this time of year. So far so good.

[Sutol]

Conkers I forgot about those fuckers

[oblomov]

I think I noted something along these lines about joggers a few pages back.

 

Why some joggers insist on running in the road when there's a perfectly acceptable path?  I've noticed it even more lately, that gets on my tits. If they got a little "clip" off a wing mirror then it's their own stupid fault - not that I'd do or condone such a thing.

 

In my thirteen years of running I've never found a need to run the gauntlet against a vehicle.  I do run down quiet country lanes where there's no path, but on the road when there's a smooth, wide, empty path? Nah, dat's just stoopid.

 

These are what I call 'look at me I'm running' runners. They run on roads the middle of town, anywhere they can be seen when there are plenty of much more sensible places to run.

[C8RKH]

I just call them dicks if I am in a hurry. Dickheads if I have the time to make the point!

 

Same issue with cyclists who refuse to use a cycle path by the road (sometimes on the road) as they have "a right to use the road". Nothing against runners or cyclists (I am a cyclist) but do think the attitude sometimes is what leads to confrontation with other road users.

 

I'm entitled to fart wherever I want, but out of courtesy I don't fart in public (unless on an airplane where I can blame the person in front without them knowing!) - it's just the right thing to do. Same with cyclists and runners, entitled and courtesy - think....

[moospeed]

Falling acorns, had a few wack the car as I'm driving along. Out on the push bike today and got whacked, it bloody hurt! God knows what it would do if it hit you on a motor bike?

 

Got an oak tree at the bottom of our garden, for some reason this year it's gone mad with acorns more than previous years.  There's one bit where they're about an inch deep and yesterday they were falling constantly, every 5-6 seconds you'd hear one bouncing off the shed roof - and the area of the shed is a small fraction of the area of the tree.  Going to shovel them onto the bonfire, see if they pop.

 

As to the motorbike, never been hit by an acorn riding but got a fat bumble bee in the chest at 80mph and it felt like someone had punched me, quite a splat on the jacket. A foot higher and can only imagine what a mess it'd make of the visor.

[hairy]

 

Falling acorns, had a few wack the car as I'm driving along. Out on the push bike today and got whacked, it bloody hurt! God knows what it would do if it hit you on a motor bike?

 

Got an oak tree at the bottom of our garden, for some reason this year it's gone mad with acorns more than previous years.  There's one bit where they're about an inch deep and yesterday they were falling constantly, every 5-6 seconds you'd hear one bouncing off the shed roof - and the area of the shed is a small fraction of the area of the tree.  Going to shovel them onto the bonfire, see if they pop.

 

As to the motorbike, never been hit by an acorn riding but got a fat bumble bee in the chest at 80mph and it felt like someone had punched me, quite a splat on the jacket. A foot higher and can only imagine what a mess it'd make of the visor.

 

 

Need to collect them all before they start sprouting too!  

[Ali87]

People who try to overtake when you are turning right, taking the front end off your skoda with their lorry, only to deny liability after initially accepting it. Utter twat. Who the hells passes at a junction?! Dick head could have taken me right out the game now he's not even going to take responsibility. Ah feels better to have a , cheers

[moospeed]

 

 

Falling acorns, had a few wack the car as I'm driving along. Out on the push bike today and got whacked, it bloody hurt! God knows what it would do if it hit you on a motor bike?

 

Got an oak tree at the bottom of our garden, for some reason this year it's gone mad with acorns more than previous years.  There's one bit where they're about an inch deep and yesterday they were falling constantly, every 5-6 seconds you'd hear one bouncing off the shed roof - and the area of the shed is a small fraction of the area of the tree.  Going to shovel them onto the bonfire, see if they pop.

 

As to the motorbike, never been hit by an acorn riding but got a fat bumble bee in the chest at 80mph and it felt like someone had punched me, quite a splat on the jacket. A foot higher and can only imagine what a mess it'd make of the visor.

 

 

Need to collect them all before they start sprouting too!  

 

 

I'd be quite happy with a forest down there... got about 5-6 from previous years upto about a foot tall.  Does seem a bit odd, producing a whopper seed like that, i.e. that doesn't float off.  I guess the tree is hoping that Mr Squirrel will run off with it and poop it out somewhere fairly far away, no light or water for a cluster of oaks.

[Ali87]

Taxman/student loans/National Insurance. Did an extra weekend at work and an extra night. Yaldi, £720 will go towards shiny stuff for the vx - oh. More tax, bigger student load repayment and an extra big chunk for National Insurance. £330 the bastards left me. Less than bloody half! Oh well, no more overtime for me

[Ormes]

Taxman/student loans/National Insurance. Did an extra weekend at work and an extra night. Yaldi, £720 will go towards shiny stuff for the vx - oh. More tax, bigger student load repayment and an extra big chunk for National Insurance. £330 the bastards left me. Less than bloody half! Oh well, no more overtime for me

 

Yup, like when it's bonus time at work... I actually receive ~48%.  That ultra-socialist tw@t Corbyn would like to see that reduced even further.  

[Captain Vimes]

Taxman/student loans/National Insurance. Did an extra weekend at work and an extra night. Yaldi, £720 will go towards shiny stuff for the vx - oh. More tax, bigger student load repayment and an extra big chunk for National Insurance. £330 the bastards left me. Less than bloody half! Oh well, no more overtime for me

  Yup, like when it's bonus time at work... I actually receive ~48%.  That ultra-socialist tw@t Corbyn would like to see that reduced even further.  

I get 40% of my bonus. Im just happy to know that all my tax contributions have been well spent on worthwhile projects to deliver the best health service, education system and support for the most vulnerable in society...

Edited by Captain Vimes, 28 September 2017 - 07:43 PM.