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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat"
« Reply #875 on: 01 October 2016, 07:02:35 am »
U shudda filmed it and posted it on YouTube and sent it to plod...


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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat"
« Reply #876 on: 01 October 2016, 09:41:03 am »
A lot of places like London people who know keep out of box junctions cos they'll be fined,some in my area have got cameras to monitor them unsure if they actually fine anyone ?


With roundabouts increasing in my area all kinds of wrong lane tossers are out there !
One that really pisses me off dual carriageway or motorway outside lane clear but twats will not move over to let people merge off the slip road 😡 so choices are either cut them up or slow down had one yesterday doing 60 in a 70 ffs 🙄
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« Reply #877 on: 01 October 2016, 10:40:40 am »
U shudda filmed it and posted it on YouTube and sent it to plod...


Didn't know this, so will have to rely on pointing and embarrassing even more now, which in fairness is much more fun.


Maybe they should add on "...but be warned, you may encounter the relentless wrath of darrsi..."  :D



« Last Edit: 01 October 2016, 10:43:05 am by darrsi »
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« Reply #878 on: 01 October 2016, 10:53:09 am »



No point not blocking them if everyone else doesn't.... just make sure you look the driver trying to pull out in the eye and give him a smile for that extra kick.
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« Reply #879 on: 01 October 2016, 11:05:33 am »
Doesn't really help that it was me who one day asked this councillor who was walking the streets one summer asking people if he could do anything for them and i suggested this Keep Clear sign as i was pissed off at not being able to exit my road safely every morning, then lo and behold he only got the job done about 3 weeks later!
So i kinda feel like that box is mine and nobody elses.  :lol
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« Reply #880 on: 01 October 2016, 11:13:54 am »
one day asked this councillor who was walking the streets
 i suggested this Keep Clear sign then lo and behold he only got the job done about 3 weeks later!

Wow how did you manage that, did you say to him "we need to get this party started"  ;)
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« Reply #881 on: 01 October 2016, 11:32:41 am »
one day asked this councillor who was walking the streets
 i suggested this Keep Clear sign then lo and behold he only got the job done about 3 weeks later!

Wow how did you manage that, did you say to him "we need to get this party started"  ;)


He was just out there selling his soul, wanting to make friends with anyone who would listen to him.
I've seen him twice since down my local pub, spilling his pint all over his feet, absolutely smashed off his head both times,but still shouting to everyone he's a local politician.
They're not my kind of people at all, but i'll raise a glass for the "Keep Clear" sign, that deserves a bit of respect.
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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat"
« Reply #882 on: 01 October 2016, 01:07:15 pm »
U shudda filmed it and posted it on YouTube and sent it to plod...

let it go man, let it go  :rollin
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« Reply #883 on: 01 October 2016, 07:37:38 pm »
The phrases "pulled the trigger " and "gonna get me a " people on forum's seem keen to use

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« Reply #884 on: 01 October 2016, 08:22:29 pm »
The phrases "pulled the trigger " and "gonna get me a " people on forum's seem keen to use

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OH yeh that one. Loads of that especially on utube I see that american speak is filtering over to the uk, stuff like
Uboxing
Then you are gonna wanna
You are gonna wanna go-ahead and--
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« Reply #885 on: 01 October 2016, 09:09:19 pm »
My biggest gripe atm, is the cop out statement.....T's & C's apply......So basically, you can say any sort of shit you want to hook people up to rip them off but by putting that at the end makes the initial offer totally foccing worthless.

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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat"
« Reply #886 on: 01 October 2016, 10:30:57 pm »
  Golf spectators shouting out 'Get in the hole!' at every tee shot, no matter how long it is  :z

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« Reply #887 on: 02 October 2016, 07:26:30 am »
one day asked this councillor who was walking the streets
 i suggested this Keep Clear sign then lo and behold he only got the job done about 3 weeks later!


Wow how did you manage that, did you say to him "we need to get this party started"  ;)



He was just out there selling his soul, wanting to make friends with anyone who would listen to him.
I've seen him twice since down my local pub, spilling his pint all over his feet, absolutely smashed off his head both times,but still shouting to everyone he's a local politician.
They're not my kind of people at all, but i'll raise a glass for the "Keep Clear" sign, that deserves a bit of respect.



This will cheer u up Mr Darcy


London councils raise millions through box junctions fines
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37474415

And this....

CCTV road fines: Tackling traffic or raising money?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22867081
« Last Edit: 02 October 2016, 07:32:17 am by Exupnut »
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« Reply #888 on: 02 October 2016, 09:25:49 am »
one day asked this councillor who was walking the streets
 i suggested this Keep Clear sign then lo and behold he only got the job done about 3 weeks later!


Wow how did you manage that, did you say to him "we need to get this party started"  ;)



He was just out there selling his soul, wanting to make friends with anyone who would listen to him.
I've seen him twice since down my local pub, spilling his pint all over his feet, absolutely smashed off his head both times,but still shouting to everyone he's a local politician.
They're not my kind of people at all, but i'll raise a glass for the "Keep Clear" sign, that deserves a bit of respect.



This will cheer u up Mr Darcy


London councils raise millions through box junctions fines
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37474415

And this....

CCTV road fines: Tackling traffic or raising money?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22867081



Why?
I've already pointed out there is no law or fine for stopping in a "Keep Clear" signed box, it just makes you a bit of an arrogant bastard if you do, even more so when there is someone blatantly waiting to exit the side road, ie: me.
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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat"
« Reply #889 on: 02 October 2016, 09:35:08 am »
Something else that continuously puzzles me, is online media reporters that can't spell?
How can this even happen when you have spellchecker that guides you towards the fact you're making no sense?
And the fact that you've written something that is being put out to millions of people to read would it really harm you to maybe read it back to yourself first, before releasing it?
It's just people being very shoddy at their job. :pc
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« Reply #890 on: 02 October 2016, 09:44:04 am »
Why indeed......
U shud get that councillor pissed and get him to put a yellow box there.....failing that I would suggest this ....put a sign up yourself and get out there at night with a tin of yellow gloss and paint your own box jctn





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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat"
« Reply #891 on: 02 October 2016, 10:49:23 am »
 :lol  That is kinda what has passed my mind before.


Here's a picture to give you a better idea of what i'm chatting about.


Please note that to the left, about 6-8 car lengths away are traffic lights, so i'm not on about cars rolling in front of me in the hope the traffic in front will move off, because the lights are red, and the traffic ain't going anywhere.
That's when you get the slight turn of the head and they then think "Ooohh, i wonder if that chap with the balaclava and crash helmet on with the angry looking eyes making all that noise and pointing at me wanted to come out of that road that i just parked across on top of this big lettered Keep Clear sign?"  :look







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« Reply #892 on: 02 October 2016, 11:04:13 am »
My biggest gripe atm, is the cop out statement.....T's & C's apply......So basically, you can say any sort of shit you want to hook people up to rip them off but by putting that at the end makes the initial offer totally foccing worthless.

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« Reply #893 on: 02 October 2016, 06:15:44 pm »
The idiots on those " recumbent"  tricycles where their head is about two foot off the ground, look like a kids toy.

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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat"
« Reply #894 on: 02 October 2016, 06:18:48 pm »
The idiots on those " recumbent"  tricycles where their head is about two foot off the ground, look like a kids toy.
That's nothing, there's a guy goes past our house every day on a bike that works like a stepper machine or cross trainer type of thing.
He looks like a proper tool on it!  :lol

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« Reply #895 on: 02 October 2016, 06:21:29 pm »
The idiots on those " recumbent"  tricycles where their head is about two foot off the ground, look like a kids toy.

Why anyone would want to lay back on one of those with lorries and buses driving around them just amazes me?
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« Reply #896 on: 02 October 2016, 08:15:26 pm »
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« Reply #897 on: 03 October 2016, 05:57:30 am »
The idiots on those " recumbent"  tricycles where their head is about two foot off the ground, look like a kids toy.
That's nothing, there's a guy goes past our house every day on a bike that works like a stepper machine or cross trainer type of thing.
He looks like a proper tool on it!  :lol


There is a reason behind these strange looking bikes, i think you get a good cardio work out on them but they're low impact on the body even though they're full weight bearing, so they can be used to assist recovery from bone injuries, joint replacements, etc.



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« Reply #898 on: 03 October 2016, 06:02:43 am »



This is obviously the turbo version judging by the price  :eek



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« Reply #899 on: 03 October 2016, 07:02:18 am »
The red ones are only a tanner thrupence
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