Forum threads where people just moan and whinge..... :)
Me actually being a grumpy old foccer means my post count is going to rocket, the list of things that get my goat is endless :)
The modern propensity to not bother using indicators
Dazza, peeping Tom pervert springs to mind.
But will say this while waiting to travel out to my ship say in Singapore or Hong Kong there was just something about a nice piece of ass in tight jeans :)
:grumble dog shit, pot holes, speed cameras, facebook, trying to open sellotape, chav's, reality tv, trying to get a dentist/doc's appointment, litter, ppi, queue skippers, computers, loud people, bad parking, bad manners, sorry rant over!
Or, they reduce the serving and bump up the price.
People who moan about reduced food portions without lower pricing who still buy the product.
Buy a different brand or even better do a Noggy and get the flour out and make ya foccin own ;)
Or, they reduce the serving and bump up the price.
Tell me about it!
For instance Mars Bars have shrunk in size because of this new "treatwise" idea (that if you make chocolate bars smaller, people won't be such fat bastards), yet they still cost the same.
People who insist on driving in the middle lane (or even the outside lane) on the motorway regardless of whether they're overtaking or not. Of course this is only when I'm in the car, don't give a monkeys when I'm on the bike :lol just blat past them wherever they are
Steve
B@&tard cyclists out on the country lanes taking up all the road, they're a f@&king liability!at least they were on the road. riding out toward the middle around country lanes is sensible makes you more visible. I tend to do it on either bicycle or the fazer. Unlike the probable tard I keep ears and eyes open and move toward the side to allow vehicles to pass when safe. Beats cars racing passed so close they want to force you in the hedges :)
I've very nearly had a pile up today on the way home when coming down a country road (60mph) and finding two Lycra clad imbeciles in the middle of the road as I've gone round a bend :eek
And I'm not talking the middle of their lane, one of them was dawdling along by the central white line turning round and chatting to his mate.....f@&king retard!!!
I just read that the police have recently prosecuted the first person for middle lane hogging ever
everything you buy have shrunk but my foccing waist haven't.
jeans says 40" but more like 38",42" to foccing big.
try another size 40" and it fits from another shop.
sizes these days are all over the place.
WAGON WHEELS :grumble:eek What's wrong with Wagon Wheels?? Yum, yum!! :lol
What really annoys me is people, particularly young people whom insist on using the word 'like' all the time as a conversation filler . . . "you know what I mean like", " I was like all . . . " drives me nuts. What's worse is that upwards inflection at the end of every sentence that makes everything seem as if it's a question!?! It's this I'm referring to
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqNhEzrWQpY[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqNhEzrWQpY[/url])
It's all just wrong, and plain annoying
At work in the film industry, the word that bugs the hell out of me is "amazing".
Was sitting upstairs minding my own business having lunch and there were a production team sitting next to me.
"How are your Cheese & Chive crisps?"
"Oh they're amazing!"
"Really? The same as my watercress and celery seeded baguette, it's amazing too."
"What about your beetroot and plum smoothie?"
"Oh it's truly amaz......"
"OH FUCK OFF!" :wall
At work in the film industry, the word that bugs the hell out of me is "amazing".
Was sitting upstairs minding my own business having lunch and there were a production team sitting next to me.
"How are your Cheese & Chive crisps?"
"Oh they're amazing!"
"Really? The same as my watercress and celery seeded baguette, it's amazing too."
"What about your beetroot and plum smoothie?"
"Oh it's truly amaz......"
"OH FUCK OFF!" :wall
That's just awesome!
People like Robbie who have no time for pensioners shopping, Supermarkets are open until 21.00 hrs some are open 6x 24 hours. :)yeah supermarkets are open 24/7 but when I work away from home only time I get to do a food shop for the family is at a weekend. even on a Friday evening I'll go at 8-830 after I've spent time with my boys at rugby training and yes they are in Asda trying to decide which aisle to clog up and then they bump into Eric from across the road & have a natter in the narrowest part of the shop... they got cafe's for nattering in!!
What really annoys me is people, particularly young people whom insist on using the word 'like' all the time as a conversation filler . . . "you know what I mean like", " I was like all . . . " drives me nuts. What's worse is that upwards inflection at the end of every sentence that makes everything seem as if it's a question!?! It's this I'm referring to
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqNhEzrWQpY[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqNhEzrWQpY[/url])
It's all just wrong, and plain annoying
Some cnut walking around London with an IS flag draped over his shoulder and a kid sat on his shoulders waving a small IS flag just over a week after 30 British people were murdered on a beach in Tunisia by IS. The police said they can't do anything about it because he hasn't done wrong FFS.
I think you'll find there'll be +quite a lot to that one :\ definitely me includedSome cnut walking around London with an IS flag draped over his shoulder and a kid sat on his shoulders waving a small IS flag just over a week after 30 British people were murdered on a beach in Tunisia by IS. The police said they can't do anything about it because he hasn't done wrong FFS.
+1 to that. :grumble
So all us old folk should stay in so you can go shopping disrespectful I know but feck off :lolPeople like Robbie who have no time for pensioners shopping, Supermarkets are open until 21.00 hrs some are open 6x 24 hours. :)yeah supermarkets are open 24/7 but when I work away from home only time I get to do a food shop for the family is at a weekend. even on a Friday evening I'll go at 8-830 after I've spent time with my boys at rugby training and yes they are in Asda trying to decide which aisle to clog up and then they bump into Eric from across the road & have a natter in the narrowest part of the shop... they got cafe's for nattering in!!
:lol
So all us old folk should stay in so you can go shopping disrespectful I know but feck off :lolPeople like Robbie who have no time for pensioners shopping, Supermarkets are open until 21.00 hrs some are open 6x 24 hours. :)yeah supermarkets are open 24/7 but when I work away from home only time I get to do a food shop for the family is at a weekend. even on a Friday evening I'll go at 8-830 after I've spent time with my boys at rugby training and yes they are in Asda trying to decide which aisle to clog up and then they bump into Eric from across the road & have a natter in the narrowest part of the shop... they got cafe's for nattering in!!
:lol
Some cnut walking around London with an IS flag draped over his shoulder and a kid sat on his shoulders waving a small IS flag just over a week after 30 British people were murdered on a beach in Tunisia by IS. The police said they can't do anything about it because he hasn't done wrong FFS.
Some cnut walking around London with an IS flag draped over his shoulder and a kid sat on his shoulders waving a small IS flag just over a week after 30 British people were murdered on a beach in Tunisia by IS. The police said they can't do anything about it because he hasn't done wrong FFS.
And why the kid on his shoulders - so us decent people won't smack the shit out of him for doing it 'cos he has a kid with him. The spineless, wank stain, piss taking tw@ :grumble . On his own he'd be dog food.
So all us old folk should stay in so you can go shopping....People like Robbie who have no time for pensioners shopping, Supermarkets are open until 21.00 hrs some are open 6x 24 hours. :)yeah supermarkets are open 24/7 but when I work away from home only time I get to do a food shop for the family is at a weekend. even on a Friday evening I'll go at 8-830 after I've spent time with my boys at rugby training and yes they are in Asda trying to decide which aisle to clog up and then they bump into Eric from across the road & have a natter in the narrowest part of the shop... they got cafe's for nattering in!!
:lol
People that use the newspaper stands in supermarkets as a reading lectern :book , rather than picking the paper up and moving back a bit to flick through it >:People who read the newspapers or magazines in supermarkets.......it's not a f@&king library!!! :rollin
Freck use the corner shop you moaning git!!! :lol
Insurance AGAIN
For the car this time Admiral multicar me and my daughter she is 22 and now has 2 years NCB yet the insurance has gone up - I am maxed out on my NCB and am 48 so I dont expect any reductions on those two accounts for me anymore but I would of thought at her age and with her adding another year NCB the insurance should be coming down.
I am sick of it every year having to spend time doing the rounds to find cheaper and then ring my current insurer to tell them for them to say "OH er ok MR Fazersharp lets have a look for you, hold the line I will just speak to my manager------- yes we can match that for you"
WHY DONT YOU FECKING JUST QUOTE ME THE BEST PRICE STRAIGHT THE WAY, cause im not a twat - im not just going to pay it without question so why insult me with a cheeky cash grab.
Im telling you this scam will be the next PPI
Popped into Greggs to get a couple of sausage rolls. a snaking queue of pikey women and badly behaved screaming kidsErrrr ----- you were there, what does that say.
:rolleyes You're such a bitch fazersharp. perhaps I should start eating little humus and watercress triangles........Oh wait, I can't, I don't have a vagina :lolPopped into Greggs to get a couple of sausage rolls. a snaking queue of pikey women and badly behaved screaming kidsErrrr ----- you were there, what does that say.
I took lunch in a local park surrounded by butterflies that were attracted by the sweet aroma of my tiny little humus and watercress triangles
Old people on red bikes :-) and people who keep crashing yellow ones :-)
Folk dragging caravans in rush hour traffic and getting defensive when people indicate to pull out in front of them...
Folk dragging caravans in rush hour traffic and getting defensive when people indicate to pull out in front of them...
People who open their car door all the way, sit down with the door wide open then close it, fucking lumps.
Shops selling Christmas stuff in July , went to BHS in Staines and they were selling Jacobs Christmas crackers !!! WTF :eek :eek :eek
Mark :)
The type you pull or the ones you eat :lol
Shops selling Christmas stuff in July , went to BHS in Staines and they were selling Jacobs Christmas crackers !!! WTF :eek :eek :eek
Mark :)
The type you pull or the ones you eat :lol
Wow, you're all so.....angry!
When the self-service checkout in the supermarket gives all your change in coppers >:Was it Morrissons by any chance? They're great for throwing ya coppers in, so may be payback ;)
Folk who call cars cages......Folk who moan about people calling cars 'cages' :rollin
We agreed he was a complete fuckwit who should fec off to Calais to be a H & S advisor for the tossers trying to get through the chunnel.:rollin :rollin
Folk who moan about people who moan about .......... :rollin :rollin :rollin:lol
Ohh another thing - the Foccin oil pump on my Mercedes. Only 175,000 miles on the thing and it feckin seized, engines BER, cars scrapped and the Germans planned for a 1000 year reich! I don't think so Hans - make your shit a little stronger and you may have done better 70 years ago!!!!!!Thats pathetic! One of our 300 series LWB diesel Sprinter vans ran to 500000 miles before giving up the ghost. It was the "full power" version 5 speed box and the only trouble I ever had was a split turbo hose temporarily repaired with yards of gaffer tape. it spent most of its life in the "fast lane" in the region of the National SpeedLimit(officially anyway!) :lol [size=78%] The accountants at MB advised the company to cut costs about 17 years ago which led to a spate of reliability/warranty issues in the early noughties.[/size]
0people who park at the pumps, dont buy fuel but go into the forcourt shop and do the weekly shop... :rolleyes
people who complain.
all right, i'll get my goat.
Dyslexia or predicted txt? :lol
That a pic of you darrsi? :)
"What gets my toga"
people who complain.
all right, i'll get my goat.
Career benefit scroungers
No turn mattress, like it's a beneficial selling point :(
No turn mattress, like it's a beneficial selling point :(
I got one of those no sex mattresses instead :lol
No turn pancakes would be good though
Or no turn steak
Folk who wear hi vis jackets with pretend police stripes or even worse with POLITE on them, I did ask one particular cocksocket last weekend why he was wearing a POLITE hi vis, he responded that cars would get out of his way, I called him a c you next tueday and he didn't like it much, the knob jockey.
Folk who wear hi vis jackets with pretend police stripes or even worse with POLITE on them, I did ask one particular cocksocket last weekend why he was wearing a POLITE hi vis, he responded that cars would get out of his way, I called him a c you next tueday and he didn't like it much, the knob jockey.
Got one of those who works in the next road from me, he also has different colour reflective squares on his panniers, 2 tiny red lights above the tail end each side of the rear camera, a camera on his shoulder and a white lid with black and white cheque banding on it.
The giveaway is the yellow hi vis jacket he wears is just the same as builders use. :lol
In fairness people do tend to get out of his way though, even if it is a bit of a strange mentality, and I must confess I even moved out of his way once to let him pass, then felt a bit duped when I saw who it was. :bobby
Folk who wear hi vis jackets with pretend police stripes or even worse with POLITE on them, I did ask one particular cocksocket last weekend why he was wearing a POLITE hi vis, he responded that cars would get out of his way, I called him a c you next tueday and he didn't like it much, the knob jockey.
Got one of those who works in the next road from me, he also has different colour reflective squares on his panniers, 2 tiny red lights above the tail end each side of the rear camera, a camera on his shoulder and a white lid with black and white cheque banding on it.
The giveaway is the yellow hi vis jacket he wears is just the same as builders use. :lol
In fairness people do tend to get out of his way though, even if it is a bit of a strange mentality, and I must confess I even moved out of his way once to let him pass, then felt a bit duped when I saw who it was. :bobby
That is bordering on the offense of impersonating a police officer. No wait it isnt bordering on - it is impersonating.
So you don't think there's anything wrong with trying to fool people and pretend he's a police officer? There is no other reason for wearing a 'polite' vest, at all, go on then how long have you had yours?Folk who wear hi vis jackets with pretend police stripes or even worse with POLITE on them, I did ask one particular cocksocket last weekend why he was wearing a POLITE hi vis, he responded that cars would get out of his way, I called him a c you next tueday and he didn't like it much, the knob jockey.
Got one of those who works in the next road from me, he also has different colour reflective squares on his panniers, 2 tiny red lights above the tail end each side of the rear camera, a camera on his shoulder and a white lid with black and white cheque banding on it.
The giveaway is the yellow hi vis jacket he wears is just the same as builders use. :lol
In fairness people do tend to get out of his way though, even if it is a bit of a strange mentality, and I must confess I even moved out of his way once to let him pass, then felt a bit duped when I saw who it was. :bobby
That is bordering on the offense of impersonating a police officer. No wait it isnt bordering on - it is impersonating.
Police bikes and uniforms, unless undercover of course, are quite clearly marked as "POLICE".
He's doing nothing wrong.
When was the last time you saw a bike copper in a hi vis builders jacket?
So you don't think there's anything wrong with trying to fool people and pretend he's a police officer? There is no other reason for wearing a 'polite' vest, at all, go on then how long have you had yours?Folk who wear hi vis jackets with pretend police stripes or even worse with POLITE on them, I did ask one particular cocksocket last weekend why he was wearing a POLITE hi vis, he responded that cars would get out of his way, I called him a c you next tueday and he didn't like it much, the knob jockey.
Got one of those who works in the next road from me, he also has different colour reflective squares on his panniers, 2 tiny red lights above the tail end each side of the rear camera, a camera on his shoulder and a white lid with black and white cheque banding on it.
The giveaway is the yellow hi vis jacket he wears is just the same as builders use. :lol
In fairness people do tend to get out of his way though, even if it is a bit of a strange mentality, and I must confess I even moved out of his way once to let him pass, then felt a bit duped when I saw who it was. :bobby
That is bordering on the offense of impersonating a police officer. No wait it isnt bordering on - it is impersonating.
Police bikes and uniforms, unless undercover of course, are quite clearly marked as "POLICE".
He's doing nothing wrong.
When was the last time you saw a bike copper in a hi vis builders jacket?
I think the chap darrsi was talking about did not have the polite on his vest but come oooooooon
Im gonna get me a lab coat and a stethoscope and have a wander down maternity ----- I wonder if I get arrested
While we are on the subject of horses, why do these horsey people insist on taking a half a tonne of skittish, mental, easily scared metal footed animal on the public road when they know that at the first sight of a car, bike or carrier bag in a hedge, it will become totally uncontrollable endangering itself, the rider and other members of the public? We were out for a ride the other week riding at 30mph (barely believable I know but true) over the brow of a hill to find a horse and rider coming up the hill in the opposite direction, I whipped the clutch in and hit the kill switch and sowed down to about walking pace rolling down the road, as did everyone else, when I drifted slowly past I could see the young girl was having trouble controlling it, by the time two more had rolled slowly past it was sideways in the road and rearing up. The remaining guys stopped completely and waited until she got the animal under control, which she didn't. The lads told me that eventually the horse slid, kicked and reared its way up the hill past them totally out of control.
Apart from the usual "we belong on roads these days and horses don't" argument, I think the main point here is, why would you consider taking a large animal on the road when you know that ANY vehicle will spook it to such an extent that it will become uncontrollable and possibly cause damage to itself or other people/property? The other point is, why do they always shit on the racing line round bends?
Still with horses has anyone else noticed that if you meet someone for the 1st time they will make sure you know they have a horse within 2 mins of talking. Lets say you went for a hair cut and you say its a bit nippy today and they say "oh yes i had to put an extra blanket on my horse" errrrrhhh !
And another thing when im shopping in sainsburys (cause im posh) there will always be -- and its always girls --- what is it with girls and horses, there will be someone in their jodhpers and riding boots with shit on them while im buying FOOD, its not even like they have parked their horse outside -- get fecking changed before you go food shopping, its just another "look at me I have got a horse"
We should eat more horse in this country.
Workers in unions using BLACKMAIL on their bosses and not the way they should,what about the other people they are interfering with. ungrateful c..nts
Workers in unions using BLACKMAIL on their bosses and not the way they should,what about the other people they are interfering with. ungrateful c..nts
Just like tfl are using BLACKMAIL to the workers do this extra unsocial time for fuck all recompense or f*(k off.
If unions are such a bad idea why do big business have one they use to lobby and influence their friends in government and hold them and us to ransom.............. the CBI
that and the general race to the bottom..................that's what gets my goat.
There are some horse riders in and around my Parish who wear yellow high vis jackets with the word POLITE on the back, makes them look like police, it's just to get you to slow down. Totally intentional- should be done for impersonating the plod! :bobby that gets my goat!it was designed by a horse rider for horse riders and save the blue check is a useful tool for their safety. It's the bikers who blatantly use it for their mobility advantage and further make the intention clear by hivising and putting blue 'driving' lights on their bike. *cough* tossers
Workers in unions using BLACKMAIL on their bosses and not the way they should,what about the other people they are interfering with. ungrateful c..nts
Just like tfl are using BLACKMAIL to the workers do this extra unsocial time for fuck all recompense or f*(k off.
If unions are such a bad idea why do big business have one they use to lobby and influence their friends in government and hold them and us to ransom.............. the CBI
that and the general race to the bottom..................that's what gets my goat.
When a medium sized company making millions in profit decides to give a below cost of living pay rise of 1% then unions can come in handy.......as a self employed person youd expect to up your prices as the cost of living rose because you arent a charity and it is no different to other workers......when house prices are already rising stupidly compared to wages then you need someone in your corner to claw back some pennies.........if you were fixing a boiler and someone said ok now landscape my garden and thats included in the price then you'd be pissed off too.
Plus it isnt all aout wages......unions are a support network when the shit hits the fan, injury, unfair dismissal, legal advice [size=78%]etc etc[/size]
[size=78%]Its a shame when strikes affect the public as enivitably there is a bad light cast but it is lso the managemt that have allowed this to happe but nobody seems to shout about that[/size]
inconsiderate cnuts who walk side by side along the pavement towards you , want do you want me to do walk in the fucking road , get in single file .Whenever I get this......I simply stop, their choice after that :lol
Still with horses has anyone else noticed that if you meet someone for the 1st time they will make sure you know they have a horse within 2 mins of talking. Lets say you went for a hair cut and you say its a bit nippy today and they say "oh yes i had to put an extra blanket on my horse" errrrrhhh !So you seriously don't like looking at girls in tight jodphurs and boots? (Or is there something wrong with me???????)
And another thing when im shopping in sainsburys (cause im posh) there will always be -- and its always girls --- what is it with girls and horses, there will be someone in their jodhpers and riding boots with shit on them while im buying FOOD, its not even like they have parked their horse outside -- get fecking changed before you go food shopping, its just another "look at me I have got a horse"
We should eat more horse in this country.
Still with horses has anyone else noticed that if you meet someone for the 1st time they will make sure you know they have a horse within 2 mins of talking. Lets say you went for a hair cut and you say its a bit nippy today and they say "oh yes i had to put an extra blanket on my horse" errrrrhhh !So you seriously don't like looking at girls in tight jodphurs and boots? (Or is there something wrong with me???????)
And another thing when im shopping in sainsburys (cause im posh) there will always be -- and its always girls --- what is it with girls and horses, there will be someone in their jodhpers and riding boots with shit on them while im buying FOOD, its not even like they have parked their horse outside -- get fecking changed before you go food shopping, its just another "look at me I have got a horse"
We should eat more horse in this country.
That is bordering on the offense of impersonating a police officer. No wait it isnt bordering on - it is impersonating.
That is bordering on the offense of impersonating a police officer. No wait it isnt bordering on - it is impersonating.
No, it's not ([url]http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2013/june/jun1413-polite/[/url])
I am giving him 6 months notice to vacate the property as I intend to return to the UK in January, health reasons (my arse)
The intent is there clearly
The intent is there clearly
Just noticed your post was also a link
"A spokesman said: ‘It does not look like a police uniform." ---- Fazersharp says "yes it fecking does"
"The makers admit there is little difference between the chequered strip on the bib and blue-and-white crosshatching used by police."----- EXACTLY
Ok so I see how it may be of benefit but I also see an issue when a load of twats in an astra pull up next to you and take umbridge that they have been fooled into thinking you were a copper
Tommy Cooper wore a fez, that never made him an Egyptian did it? :lolJust like that !
I am giving him 6 months notice to vacate the property as I intend to return to the UK in January, health reasons (my arse)
I thought that you as the landlord only need give 2 months notice.
Funny how he was happy and content - was paying low rent then along comes this woman gives him grief and then gives you grief.
what gets my goat is feckers pulling out just your about on top of them nah not the roof :rolleyes
what gets my goat is feckers pulling out just your about on top of them nah not the roof :rolleyes
Todays....
Personalised number plates? - I mean why - its a Peugeot!
(However, whoever has FAZ 3R please get in touch :rollin :rollin :rollin )
I saw one last week,
MAH 800B
it was a bloke driving, weirdo.
Todays....
Personalised number plates? - I mean why - its a Peugeot!
(However, whoever has FAZ 3R please get in touch :rollin :rollin :rollin )
Personalised no plates......there are some really nice/good ones but the majority I see now are "the leftovers/dregs" that owners illegally space letters/numbers in some ludicrously pathetic attempt to give themselves some "status" or highlight their ethnicity( eg near me I8(S?) LAM) :eek
I can see the point of putting a cheap Northern Irish plate on to avoid the 6 monthly age-related nonsense-but I suppose it keeps some people employed?
When they introduced the new system in Sept 2001 (51) they also brought in a standard font. In my understanding all these jiggled around plates should be MOT failures as it could be argued that this is an attempt to confuse the scanning cameras.
Its all ego isnt it & it backfires because most sane people think "What a Tosser!"
Spiders! The bloody things are working overtime spinning webs at our house at the moment.If you think its bad now just wait til the Autumn-its an obstacle course between my back door & shed. Why dont they stick to the giant hedge?!
I think they're waiting until I've gone in the house and then they're spinning another bloody web across the back door....... at head height too! Little B@stards!! >:
Motorcyclists who ride with their headlights on FULL BLOODY BEAM,Ah ! but you DID see him ;)
makes me flash main beam at them,,,a beemer bike today , two up,,dazzled the shit out of me,,must of been those stupid HID bulbs,
should be made illegal as dangerously bright
Drivers who look left first at a T junction whilst still creeping forward when iam coming from the right :wall :wall :wall
I saw one last week,
MAH 800B
it was a bloke driving, weirdo.
MAN BOOB - After a certain age we all get them :o
Spiders! The bloody things are working overtime spinning webs at our house at the moment.
I think they're waiting until I've gone in the house and then they're spinning another bloody web across the back door....... at head height too! Little B@stards!! >:
I much prefer having spiders around than the stupid insects that they thankfully eat... the webs can get a little annoying when put in stupid places but I'm generally pro-spider these days - I've gotten over any major fear of them
I much prefer having spiders around than the stupid insects that they thankfully eat... the webs can get a little annoying when put in stupid places but I'm generally pro-spider these days - I've gotten over any major fear of them
:agree here. 1+ for spiders. And they bring luck too you know. Never kill a spider if you do not want bad karma. I have one living in my car front mirror for years. Even we have been on a France holiday together :lol eat your heart DEFRA I have not paid Eurofunnel dudes for his travel either :rollin :rollin :rollin
You sure it wasn't just a crack? :lol
I saw one last week,
MAH 800B
Just got home from B&Q, about 6 miles. They had a "reduced" bin at the back of the store and I spied a low energy light bulb for £1...Guaranteed someone dumped it in there from their basket when they saw a cheaper one in that bin :rollin
Just checked the receipt.....................went through the till at £4
BOLLOCKS.
maybe the car behind wasn't there when the hazard flasher abandoned their car?Nah, I don't think that's the case, well maybe that happens about 5% of the time, I see guys just pulling in, reversing up a wee bit and putting their hazards on, think it's in the couriers handbook of rules as it's generally them and post office workers that do it, plonkers!
People who use the hazard lights while parked in front of other vehicles, WTF?
It looks like your indicating to come out and some good guy (me) slows down to let you out but alas you don't come out as your not in the vehicle and no one can see your nearside indicator on.
Not only is it annoying it's illegal according to the highway code. Go and read rules 239 for parking and 274 for use of hazard lights :groan
There's a nursery school on my way to work and the parents must've all been told to leave their hazards on whilst parked up.They still shouldn't be sitting there with the hazards on, not even if God told them to do it, as you say, if one does pull out, you don't know if they're signaling or not. And I'm guessing they're all sitting on the zig zags too :rolleyes
It is annoying, especially if one of them does actually pull out on you when there's about 6 cars all flashing away.
Im in the car on a duel carriageway and see a car comming from the left joining from the sliproad and he is going slower I move over to the right to let him join but then he speeds right up and wont let me back over to the left. Usually an audi or bmw why dont you just slow down - join safely let me pass and pull back over to the left and then overtake ---- you twatI had the exact same this morning by a fellow trucker! Then he got so close to another truck (about 2ft to be exact!) he was stuck there as I was already in the outside lane (2 lane motorway) overtaking the two of them :rollin
Just got home from B&Q, about 6 miles. They had a "reduced" bin at the back of the store and I spied a low energy light bulb for £1...Keep your receipt and next time passing take it fecking , don't bitch get even
Just checked the receipt.....................went through the till at £4
BOLLOCKS.
There's a nursery school on my way to work and the parents must've all been told to leave their hazards on whilst parked up.They still shouldn't be sitting there with the hazards on, not even if God told them to do it, as you say, if one does pull out, you don't know if they're signaling or not. And I'm guessing they're all sitting on the zig zags too :rolleyes
It is annoying, especially if one of them does actually pull out on you when there's about 6 cars all flashing away.
What gets my goat is on motorways and A roads when people see a lorry in the far far far distance and pull out to overtake and then every one else moves out in sympathy so you can be stuck in useless queue of trafic for 5 minutes as everyone trundles past.1/2 a mile well what an inconvinence. French have it down to a tee. Indicator on right up your arse pass and then pull over until the next overtake is required. On A roads worst drivers in Europe, Toll/Motorways excellent.
Whats worse is that the lorry has moved back in but everyone has moved now and they are damn well staying there.
I did over half a mile in the inside lane at nearly legal speeds with the outside lane doing 50-55 and no one in the middle lane.
People who watch emmerdale.........WHY ............. :wall:agree
is that including Hollyoaks. ..... good perv to be had lolPeople who watch emmerdale.........WHY ............. :wall:agree
And any other soaps! ;)
Yes it does as I don't do perv stuff, I've no need to :lolis that including Hollyoaks. ..... good perv to be had lolPeople who watch emmerdale.........WHY ............. :wall:agree
And any other soaps! ;)
People who watch emmerdale.........WHY ............. :wall
I hope er indoors isn't reading this :eekI think you'll be going for a pre-op if she is :rollin :rollin
Johnny bobbit :eek
anyone who cant be bothered to explain what they mean when trying to tell you something.so add "do you know what i mean" at the end of a sentence.........NO I FOCCIN DONT,YOUR TELLING ME :wall :wall :wall
What gets my goat is that almost everything gets my goat - it : gets my goat that getting my goat gets my goatThe only good goat is goat curry :b
When you pull over for an ambulance/fire engine/police car, then once it's passed the people behind you overtake you or don't let you back out?Ahhhhhh this is spot on, whats wrong with these people - I was right in front of them they saw me pull over for the blues knowing im not just someone who was parked.
WTF? :groan
When you pull over for an ambulance/fire engine/police car, then once it's passed the people behind you overtake you or don't let you back out?Ahhhhhh this is spot on, whats wrong with these people - I was right infrount of them they saw me pull over for the blues knowing im not just someone who was parked.
WTF? :groan
On the same subject - those who panic when bules come from behind. Its a wide enough road for them to pull to the side and yet they swerve and mount the pavement over kerb scattering pedestrians.
Pizza bike riders.......no explanation needed.Always quite fancied being one of those --- would do it for free, looks like proper fun, --- they seem to be held together with duct tape !
People who say "shod" when talking about what tyres they have fitted
The labels "lovingly made" or "proudly made" on the side of many products now a days, it is even on a packet of margarine!I think they should go back to the original ingredients and slap 'Not to be eaten by fat bastards' on the side of the packet.
I realise that they cannot put the truth "slapped together as cheaply as possible by clock watching minimum wage drudges who cannot wait until 5 to get the hell out" or "made with the cheapest crap we could find and blended with chemicals to make it taste right" or We hope this doesnt kill or injure you but it was made as cheaply as possible so all bets are off"
Maybe just leave the blatant lies off and leave us to reading the normal "healthy" or "low fat" lies whilst pretending it doesnt really mean "shit storm of chemicals"
Those traffic light sensor strips in the road that detect when you go over them. Only thing is sometimes me and my bike dont seem heavy enough to set them off and I end up sitting there watching the sequence go over and over each time bypassing me, until a car comes behind me and instantly gets me a green light.
I have taken to going very slow and diagonally over them to get my full weight on them, I have even reversed back over and bounced up and down to get a light change
So are they pressure or magnetic - either way they sometimes dont work and my antics seems to get them to
Perhaps you could get off your bike and rub it on the floor :rollinLike cyclists care about traffic lights :)
Perhaps you could get off your bike and rub it on the floor :rollinLike cyclists care about traffic lights :)
I see as many car drivers and bikers run red lights every day , as well as parking on pavements , and speeding and plenty of other stupid things , people in glasshouses springs to mind .Not disagreeing but ofcourse cars parking on pavements shouldn't be a problem for real cyclists :D
Motorcyclists who over exaggerate the top speed of their bikes. If they want to impress a non rider, fair enough, but don't try to tell me their GPZ500 does 170.......
People who say "can I stop you there" --------------------- no you fecking can not.:lol :lol :lol
Ebay again.....seller who have clearly sold an item that isn't fit for purpose trying to get out of returning your hard earned
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Would you want to ride with your grips hanging over the end of the bar..............
Exactly
Designed for standard bars though?
But if the barends are longer, won't they take up the difference? Meaning that your grips are over most of the bars and some of the barends?Designed for standard bars though?
Sure thundercat clutch stock and switch gear may be slightly different, but it would be millimeters out not an inch
I had an email from another seller on ebay stating that the tube length of the bars he has for sale without bar ends is 260mm, the set I have are 240. Yes they would fit but they will still be loose at the end. I don't know if you've ever had a handlebar grip come off mid corner, if you have I don't need to remind you how bloody scary it was.But if the barends are longer, won't they take up the difference? Meaning that your grips are over most of the bars and some of the barends?Designed for standard bars though?
Sure thundercat clutch stock and switch gear may be slightly different, but it would be millimeters out not an inch
I had an email from another seller on ebay stating that the tube length of the bars he has for sale without bar ends is 260mm, the set I have are 240.I don't have them in front of me and you showed two separate pictures, so I was surmising, rather than actually knowing there was a difference.
Yes they would fit but they will still be loose at the end. I don't know if you've ever had a handlebar grip come off mid corner, if you have I don't need to remind you how bloody scary it was.Nope, never had that happen as I've never modded any bike with clamp on bars, but yes, I could imagine it's scary as is most times anything falls off your bike :(
Certain school run mum's......Hormonal, premenstrual fucking psycho's in charge of a deadly fucking weapon. Now whoever thought that was a good idea ? :grumble
Being put on hold when I phone HASTINGS to renew my insurance,,13 mins 47 sec and counting :grumble :grumble :grumbleIs that all? I was on the phone waiting for about 25mins just to say I'd actually got 9yrs protected ncb as apposed to the 7 I put online and he then said there was no difference if I bought it there and then, but if I waited till end of month it could go up as it's changed on a daily basis!
Idiots in cars driving like a loon just to try and prove something by keeping up with me on twisty country roads putting me in danger as they push too hard.
You know what I do -------- pull over, let them past and hang back and let them be a twat way off in front of me out of my way.
Being put on hold when I phone HASTINGS to renew my insurance,,13 mins 47 sec and counting :grumble :grumble :grumbleIs that all? I was on the phone waiting for about 25mins just to say I'd actually got 9yrs protected ncb as apposed to the 7 I put online and he then said there was no difference if I bought it there and then, but if I waited till end of month it could go up as it's changed on a daily basis!
I thought once you got a quote it lasted for 30 days? He says nope, that's only a guide price and when you actually go to purchase it, it can change! Foccin insurance rip off!
Idiots in cars driving like a loon just to try and prove something by keeping up with me on twisty country roads putting me in danger as they push too hard.
You know what I do -------- pull over, let them past and hang back and let them be a twat way off in front of me out of my way.
Do you hear loud sireny noises, and see blue flashing lights perchance? :stop :rollin :rollin :rollin
I did use a comparison site and they then put you through to the website of whoever you choose to go with but I realised that my ncd was different and decided to call them, big mistake see above :(Being put on hold when I phone HASTINGS to renew my insurance,,13 mins 47 sec and counting :grumble :grumble :grumbleIs that all? I was on the phone waiting for about 25mins just to say I'd actually got 9yrs protected ncb as apposed to the 7 I put online and he then said there was no difference if I bought it there and then, but if I waited till end of month it could go up as it's changed on a daily basis!
I thought once you got a quote it lasted for 30 days? He says nope, that's only a guide price and when you actually go to purchase it, it can change! Foccin insurance rip off!
Hence the reason i refuse to phone them, online is so much less hassle, and cheaper.
Use GoCompare and they even save your details, so just add another years No Claims Bonus each year then wait a few seconds for the results.
Although my mate uses Kwik Fit Insurance yearly.
They send him a renewal rip off price through the post, he phones up to cancel, then they say "Who have you found cheaper than us?"
And every year he replies "You, ONLINE." :lol
Idiots in cars driving like a loon just to try and prove something by keeping up with me on twisty country roads putting me in danger as they push too hard.
You know what I do -------- pull over, let them past and hang back and let them be a twat way off in front of me out of my way.
Do you hear loud sireny noises, and see blue flashing lights perchance? :stop :rollin :rollin :rollin
That is another reason to let them past as I cannot clearly see who is driving I am always suspicious why someone is interested in keeping up with me
Idiots in cars driving like a loon just to try and prove something by keeping up with me on twisty country roads putting me in danger as they push too hard.Yes had one of those idiots tailing me yesterday , like you I either pull over or overtake the car in front if it's safe to do so .
You know what I do -------- pull over, let them past and hang back and let them be a twat way off in front of me out of my way.
Idiots in cars driving like a loon just to try and prove something by keeping up with me on twisty country roads putting me in danger as they push too hard.
You know what I do -------- pull over, let them past and hang back and let them be a twat way off in front of me out of my way.
I'm starting to notice a lot of twat drivers,
LUCKILY it's very easy to spot them,
TWO VERTICAL STRIPES running down to the rear of the vehicle.
People who think it's acceptable to drive at 35mph in a 50 speed limit but who don't change speed when in a 30 limit.
How come delevery drivers all drive like twats at 100mph and yet my delivery is always late
Murderous c*nts in cars at roundabouts who either don't know, don't care or are simply in such a rush they're prepared to kill someone. Like the dangerous twot who driving the Iceland delivery van who drove straight over the Hensingham round about almost running over a cyclist. The poor cyclist was around 60 years old and just managed to brake and stay upright as the van missed him by about six inches. How hard can it be to give way to the right? :rolleyes
Could this be due to the opposite way they use roundabouts abroad, as in you give way if you're already on the roundabout?
Could this be due to the opposite way they use roundabouts abroad, as in you give way if you're already on the roundabout?
Not sure I've got this. Abroad you give way to everybody who is on or approaching closely the roundabout same as here?
No I think I get what darrsi means and I think I have been behind a few foreign drivers. We are both on the roundabout (them in front ) and going around and then suddenly they stop on the roundabout to let someone on from the left.
Where as we give way to people already on the roundabout from the right.
Americans have a good system in which some states at least allow (as it would be in our case) left turns on a red light and the etiquette when there are a few left turners at the same junction is first come first served rather than give way from the left or right.
Those people who have to have a fag as soon as they come out of asda
The motorcycle press. Why is it every year we hear the new model is better in every way than the last. Faster, sharper, easier, comfier, more magnetic then after a few years we get gushing articles of how the '05 model "is by far the best - here's why". You would think one at least would say "it's good but a step backwards because of xyz"
Those shootout articles where they do exactly the same thing. E.g. they take half a dozen bikes, berate the one with the stiffest suspension on the long distance test, then berate the one with the softest suspension on the test track, the most economical one for being slowest, the most powerful for its poor tank range, while the bike that's the best compromise gets slammed for being dull.
The motorcycle press. Why is it every year we hear the new model is better in every way than the last. Faster, sharper, easier, comfier, more magnetic then after a few years we get gushing articles of how the '05 model "is by far the best - here's why". You would think one at least would say "it's good but a step backwards because of xyz"
Those shootout articles where they do exactly the same thing. E.g. they take half a dozen bikes, berate the one with the stiffest suspension on the long distance test, then berate the one with the softest suspension on the test track, the most economical one for being slowest, the most powerful for its poor tank range, while the bike that's the best compromise gets slammed for being dull.
Don't get me started with the Police, I'm still waiting for them to come and get my statement about my bike accident 10 weeks after it happened...... Useless w@&kers!
3) An Audi at a point where 2 lanes merge into one, could have pulled into the huge empty gap behind me but accelerated the last 30 yards to the merge point just to get in front and cut me up big time.... wanker! :2guns
Ok i just mentioned this elsewhere.....regardless of the science it just really gets my goat in an ocd way
Guys switching their bike off with the kill switch. :evil :evil :evil
Its just a bit like stalling your car purposely every time to switch it off instead of using the key :evil
People who drive with fog lights on in clear conditions, then this morning in thick fog I saw loads of cars with no lights on at all? :wall
people who put for sale signs on cars/bikes etc without putting a price on.
Guys switching their bike off with the kill switch. :evil :evil :evil
Its just a bit like stalling your car purposely every time to switch it off instead of using the key :evil
people who put for sale signs on cars/bikes etc without putting a price on.
Guys switching their bike off with the kill switch. :evil :evil :evil
Its just a bit like stalling your car purposely every time to switch it off instead of using the key :evil
I don't see it's a big deal. If you stopped, held the clutch in with the bike still in gear, then held the front brake and let the clutch out, that would be stalling it (and probably not good), not simply cutting power to the ignition.
I used to stop the engine on the kill-switch because my bike has an alarm and when I switch the main key off it starts arming which would cause it to go off if I'm still pushing the bike into the shed or getting stuff out of the top box. I only stopped doing this when I found that it was leaving the headlight on which was draining the battery, so now I have to switch the key off, then back on for two seconds, then off again which puts the alarm into service mode.
I then have to remember to re-arm it before I walk away...
Guys switching their bike off with the kill switch. :evil :evil :evil
Its just a bit like stalling your car purposely every time to switch it off instead of using the key :evil
I don't see it's a big deal. If you stopped, held the clutch in with the bike still in gear, then held the front brake and let the clutch out, that would be stalling it (and probably not good), not simply cutting power to the ignition.
I used to stop the engine on the kill-switch because my bike has an alarm and when I switch the main key off it starts arming which would cause it to go off if I'm still pushing the bike into the shed or getting stuff out of the top box. I only stopped doing this when I found that it was leaving the headlight on which was draining the battery, so now I have to switch the key off, then back on for two seconds, then off again which puts the alarm into service mode.
I then have to remember to re-arm it before I walk away...
Doesn't it make an almighty bang if you're still moving and switch it back on?
Doesn't it make an almighty bang if you're still moving and switch it back on?
People who drive with fog lights on in clear conditions, then this morning in thick fog I saw loads of cars with no lights on at all? :wall
You beat me to it :) , going along A64 this morning the number of cars with no lights on at all was ridiculous.
People who drive with fog lights on in clear conditions, then this morning in thick fog I saw loads of cars with no lights on at all? :wall
You beat me to it :) , going along A64 this morning the number of cars with no lights on at all was ridiculous.
Oh yes then they look at you as though you're stupid when you flash your lights at them. I had one clever soul follow me for about 1/2 mile completely oblivious to any gesture I made and ignoring me turning my lights off and on again.
All the year round fireworks. When I was a kid November 5th was magical, we looked forward to it almost as much as Christmas. Now every other night is firework night >: .Where do you live, downtown Damascus? :rollin
It's not even bonfire night and just saw a Xmas advert on TV!
These should be banned till December 1st at the earliest :grumble
It's not even bonfire night and just saw a Xmas advert on TV!
These should be banned till December 1st at the earliest :grumble
:lol Your'e right It's shocking. The missus was offered overtime on Sunday night to put up the Xmas decorations- she works for Tesco.
It's the same every year, as soon as Halloween is over the whole thing kicks off!
I was in Asda last week before Halloween and they were putting the decorations om the tree that might of been put there by night shift, bit anyway, I said to the staff "bit early"? Reply was....."no way, would be even earlier if we didn't have to wait on the boss telling us to do it" says it all really :(
I expect 'Black Friday' will soon be rammed down our throats, the latest consumerist festival to be foisted upon us
your right, they just want us to spend our hard earned cash on others instead of ourselves or our beloved bikes :eek
I expect 'Black Friday' will soon be rammed down our throats, the latest consumerist festival to be foisted upon us
It's not even bonfire night and just saw a Xmas advert on TV!
These should be banned till December 1st at the earliest :grumble
It's not even bonfire night and just saw a Xmas advert on TV!
These should be banned till December 1st at the earliest :grumble
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It's not even bonfire night and just saw a Xmas advert on TV!
These should be banned till December 1st at the earliest :grumble
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Yeah Mr darrsi, but that's not foccin adverts on the TV or big trees in shops. Just saw another advert last night. We have to start a rebellion about this :rolleyes :rolleyes
Pedestrians who stand 10ft away from a pedestrian crossing but refuse to use it.
Pedestrians who stand 10ft away from a pedestrian crossing but refuse to use it.
Yep I see that all the time in town :rolleyes .
Other variations on the same theme are the pedestrian stood at the Zebra crossing on the phone, but not actually intending to cross, thus wasting everyone's time pulling up and the pedestrian that does a seamless 90 degree turn from the pavement onto the crossing without even pausing/looking to make sure the traffic has stopped.
the pedestrian that does a seamless 90 degree turn from the pavement onto the crossing without even pausing/looking to make sure the traffic has stopped.
the pedestrian that does a seamless 90 degree turn from the pavement onto the crossing without even pausing/looking to make sure the traffic has stopped.
Idiot drivers who don't realise that the bicycle ahead has stopped at the pedestrian crossing because someone's about to start crossing, swerve around you and almost take out the pedestrian which they haven't seen...
If u r filtering and any high vehicle that blocks ur vision to the left stops then u should stop also.....if u stay back a bit u can avoid the vehicle pulling out and he won't have to break.....there not nobs Darrsi just people pulling out of junctions because they have been let out. If u were to hit the vehicle in this scenario u would be liable.
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People moaning about being stuck in Egypt, they should try getting stuck in Grantham for a night......Not half as bad as being stuck in Paisley :lol
On coming traffic swerving in to the middle when we are filtering is Fukin nobish I agree. When that happens I just stop and they won't hit anything stationary.
Even if u were to pull slightly past the vehicle that's stopped to let someone out of "any side road" and u had stopped also....it would go 50/50 because of ur road position. Always best to hang back a little if ya can.
People moaning about being stuck in Egypt, they should try getting stuck in Grantham for a night......Not half as bad as being stuck in Paisley :lol
I'm sure it would :lolPeople moaning about being stuck in Egypt, they should try getting stuck in Grantham for a night......Not half as bad as being stuck in Paisley :lol
Getting stuck in Paisley's wife would be a bad experence................
AHA....now I understand...... KNOBS!!! lol
Back to fireworks, there has to be some law introduced as to the size of ones that you can buy for your garden. Last year right next to my car was the remnants of a rocket it was about the size of a loo roll and quite thick and solid plastic at the bottom, if that had hit the car it would of put a dent in it. People in their back gardens are sending these things up without a care in the world as to where the remains will fall.
I also found the stick in the road which was about 3 feet long and 1/4inch thick FFS
And as if to prove my point look what I found, I took this picture exactly where it lay this afternoon in the court yard of sharp hall, from last nights lot. Its only a small one this time but must of hit the carThat's what we call a sparkler in Scotland :lol
And as if to prove my point look what I found, I took this picture exactly where it lay this afternoon in the court yard of sharp hall, from last nights lot. Its only a small one this time but must of hit the carThat's what we call a sparkler in Scotland :lol
And as if to prove my point look what I found, I took this picture exactly where it lay this afternoon in the court yard of sharp hall, from last nights lot. Its only a small one this time but must of hit the carThat's what we call a sparkler in Scotland :lol
Good job it didn't hit the car - It's a Renault which would have folded in half :D
You should of got off the bike , put it on the stand and then made a big show of taking pictures with your phone of "damage" to your bike, then a photo of her number plate and then asked her for her insurance details so that you can contact them to arrange repairs, see how stony faced she would of been then.
I wonder if she even knew she nudged you. Shes sat there thinking there's some wild man waving his arms around yelling :grumble blurh :lmao2 blab :nana blurh!! :crazyYou should of got off the bike , put it on the stand and then made a big show of taking pictures with your phone of "damage" to your bike, then a photo of her number plate and then asked her for her insurance details so that you can contact them to arrange repairs, see how stony faced she would of been then.
EXACTLY!!!! She wudda been left wondering if u were gonna claim and would probably have improved her driving. What a KNOB ....ay Darrsi ?.....
I wonder if she even knew she nudged you. Shes sat there thinking there's some wild man waving his arms around yelling :grumble blurh :lmao2 blab :nana blurh!! :crazyYou should of got off the bike , put it on the stand and then made a big show of taking pictures with your phone of "damage" to your bike, then a photo of her number plate and then asked her for her insurance details so that you can contact them to arrange repairs, see how stony faced she would of been then.
EXACTLY!!!! She wudda been left wondering if u were gonna claim and would probably have improved her driving. What a KNOB ....ay Darrsi ?.....
Her eventual hand up was "please don't kill me crazy man"
Oh DILLIGAF, I am with you on those.
"Can I get a coffee?" "No you focing can't, you may have one, I'm the coffee make I'll get it for you!"
And yes, I've noticed everyone starting sentences with so, especially on radio and TV when people are replying to a question.
The use of the Americanese word gotten.
So, I've gotten grumpier over the years for sure.
The use of the Americanese word gotten.
So, I've gotten grumpier over the years for sure.
Most American words are ours, just after the founding fathers colonised the US, our english evolved into what we hear and use today, they didn't have the same evolution hence the difference pronounciation of the same words, tomato v tomato
Continuing my dismay of Xmas too early.....
There now showing Xmas films on channel 5! I know there's not much good on TV at the best but showing Xmas films 6 weeks prior to Xmas is ridiculous and while I'm on the subject.....
Shopping centres now playing Xmas songs.
Xmas will soon be an all year event at this rate :(
Foc off :lolContinuing my dismay of Xmas too early.....
There now showing Xmas films on channel 5! I know there's not much good on TV at the best but showing Xmas films 6 weeks prior to Xmas is ridiculous and while I'm on the subject.....
Shopping centres now playing Xmas songs.
Xmas will soon be an all year event at this rate :(
Happy Easter :lol
Continuing my dismay of Xmas too early.....
There now showing Xmas films on channel 5! I know there's not much good on TV at the best but showing Xmas films 6 weeks prior to Xmas is ridiculous and while I'm on the subject.....
Shopping centres now playing Xmas songs.
Xmas will soon be an all year event at this rate :(
I went to the garden centre the other day for some moss treatment for the lawn. Most of the actual gardening things had been displaced by baubles and tinsel :eek . The stuff I was looking for had been bunged outside in a shed :rolleyes .
I went to the garden centre the other day for some moss treatment for the lawn. Most of the actual gardening things had been displaced by baubles and tinsel :eek . The stuff I was looking for had been bunged outside in a shed :rolleyes .
What the FOC are you doing buying lawn moss treatment for in November :eek
I find that the best way is to treat with moss killer and the use an electric scarrifer around about April and the re seed. If you have never use an electric lawn rake before you will be amazed how much moss and thatch you will take out. The south lawns of sharp hall are not that bad for moss but the rear lawns that fall under sharp halls shadow can get mossy in areas.I blame the Lord of the Manor for not keeping the standard up for Lady Sharp :b
The gardener didn't scarify this year and I noticed that he did not have to mow the lawns half as much as in previous years due to the thatch suppressing growth.
I am going to have a word with him next year and get him to scarify as Lady Sharp had commented about the lawns condition during her last garden party
Our technical (QA'S) department at work, who regularly change the padlocks on the focin toolbox's and don't give out keys...
Our technical (QA'S) department at work, who regularly change the padlocks on the focin toolbox's and don't give out keys...
Have you ever thought that its just YOU they are not giving a key too :pokefun
Stupid bitches using the phone when driving, nearly hits a bus then I have to slam all on in the car when she swerves to avoid bus, then she gives me the finger when I roll down window and tell her she is a stupid c**t.
Taxi drivers who stop and block a lane of traffic off just drop a passenger off, foccing wankers.
Peugeot main dealers who don`t have parts, don`t know when they will arrive if you order them and advice you to try Andrew Page instead.
This morning has been shit!
Smart arse reporters who insist on using Fronglish and say Charleighe Ebdough surly for us its - Charlie Ebdo innit ?
People who stand right in front of lift doors with little thought that people might actually be inside when the lift arrives and that they might actually want to get out! Impatient twats! :grumble
People who hang about a zebra crossing with no intention of....crossing causing cars to stop unnecessarily..
People who hang about a zebra crossing with no intention of....crossing causing cars to stop unnecessarily..AND
Cunts the join a dual carriageway by using a slip road and not even looking whats actually coming or making an effort to blend in with traffic. They expect everyone on the dual carriageway to give way to them OR even worse the fuckers get to the end of the slip road and jam their brakes on! WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK????...... these knuckle fuckers don't deserve to live... No Trial, No Prosecution. Just a bullet in the back of the head and the body left on the grass verge as a warning for any other cunting cockwomble that cant use a fucking sliproad!!!!!!!!!! CUNTS :grumble :grumble :grumble
People who park in hedges at speed ......
Cunts the join a dual carriageway by using a slip road and not even looking whats actually coming or making an effort to blend in with traffic. They expect everyone on the dual carriageway to give way to them OR even worse the fuckers get to the end of the slip road and jam their brakes on! WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK????...... these knuckle fuckers don't deserve to live... No Trial, No Prosecution. Just a bullet in the back of the head and the body left on the grass verge as a warning for any other cunting cockwomble that cant use a fucking sliproad!!!!!!!!!! CUNTS :grumble :grumble :grumble
Here another one I was reminded about today, tractors that have mud caked on the wheels and then come straight out of a field onto a main road where all the shit flings off onto the road, I was having to slarlem though coke can size piles of mud right on my ride line.
It should be illegal and they should have to stop in the field entrance and scrape it off and not fling it on the main road.
Couple of years ago I was in the car going in the opposite direction and a tractor pulled out of a field and a stone flung off his wheels and chipped my screen
Dickheads who put xmas lights up in November, half of the houses in the cul de sac where I live have trees in the window and outside lights up already.
This Cnut got my goat today taking up 4 spaces outside morrissons.
This Cnut got my goat today taking up 4 spaces outside morrissons.
This Cnut got my goat today taking up 4 spaces outside morrissons.
Give him a break. It's a Rover, the geriatric old cunt did well enough to miss the trolleys!
This Cnut got my goat today taking up 4 spaces outside morrissons.
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having to deal with this kind of crap.........'because the teachers are too busy'Bet you're sick of it :lol
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having to deal with this kind of crap.........'because the teachers are too busy'
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Ars3hole in a big white Mercedes decides to close the gap between him and a big fuck off truck while I was legitimately filtering through traffic on a 3 lane A road. He did it INTENTIONALLY, just before I reached him. :grumble Had to slam on brakes hard luckily speed was only around 20mph. Almost lost it- not the bike, my temper. "FUCKING NUTCASE YOU FUCKING NUTCASE ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME ARE YOU FOR REAL YOU FUCKING ARSEHOLE ARESEHOLE" he wisely decided to role his window back up after my tirade, I've obviously mellowed in my old age, resisted the urge to put my boot into the driver door ffs some people!Ive seen that quite a few times - they just hate it when they see you filtering along while they are stuck in the line, I usually say thank you and go around the other side of them in the gap they have just made there, if it takes me past the drivers side it gives me a chance to give them the slow head shake
Drivers of trucks with the body of the truck wider than the cab and no marker lights :grumbleWell that rules me out :angel
Met one of these arseholes driving an enclosed rigid truck on the way home this evening coming towards me on our unlit "just wide enough in places for the Fazer and a truck" road, in the pissing rain and howling wind. Had to stop and when I looked behind at it, he had one near side rear light and no marker lights. :grumble Just as well it was white in colour.Ahh, think I've just clicked onto what you mean.
Just glad I was on one of the wider parts of the road when I met him.
One foccing day I am going to murder a cyclist, today I nearly hit a dickhead on one who decided to dive across two lanes without a cursory glance behind or to the side and then went straight across a pelican when the lights where on red., best thing was he had a helmet cam so he could probably upload bad driving to youtube the foccing tosser.:agree Had one this morning who by looking over his shoulder automatically activated his forcefield - feckin twat :grumble
:agree x2
Another place I have to have it rammed down my throat :rolleyes
:agree
Im ok with the theme an all but it defiantly is smaller I have noticed that yesterday some pictures did fit but now they go off the edges and you need to scroll them
:agreeI get this most of the time with using an iPad. Some people put pictures up that are that big it's a real pain to view them.
Im ok with the theme an all but it defiantly is smaller I have noticed that yesterday some pictures did fit but now they go off the edges and you need to scroll them
Motorway warning signs that cry wolf.
I have just not 1 hour ago had that same conversation after seeing a car with NO lights on at all. I was scratching my head thinking how can they not know because on my dash I get extra lights around the cd player and heating controls that I would notice were not on.
I was putting it down to a section of new LED lamposts that give a very goo clean bright white light meaning that you cannot see your own lights affect
So yes it is a bad design that can lead to driver error but as you say people just must not be looking at the dash at all.Or at the road ahead to see the light cast from the headlights? :rolleyes
Focin muppets I work with want to buy our manager a xmas present. WTF,
I sweat for my manager not the other way around
Well there you are back to my first post the section of street was brightly lit with white LED lamp posts - you canot see your own light beamSo yes it is a bad design that can lead to driver error but as you say people just must not be looking at the dash at all.Or at the road ahead to see the light cast from the headlights? :rolleyes
Cage drivers that drive about with only one headlight working, went to the chippie on thursday and saw at least 3 in the space of about 4 miles. Surley you must notice if they are not both working. :wall
Cage drivers that drive about with only one headlight working, went to the chippie on thursday and saw at least 3 in the space of about 4 miles. Surley you must notice if they are not both working. :wall
Cage drivers that drive about with only one headlight working, went to the chippie on thursday and saw at least 3 in the space of about 4 miles. Surley you must notice if they are not both working. :wall
I think part of the issue with that is the fact that the headlamp bulbs on most cars are so difficult to replace nowadays due to limited access to the rear of the lamps.
I rarely watch anything that i've not recorded now.
Motorway warning signs that cry wolf. Central reservation signs saying 50 for 4 miles then an overhead sign saying Animals In Road, then 1/4 mile further on End. No sign of any animals and probably never were.Last night I saw one that made me chuckle, 1st one said Don't Drink And Drive and then a few miles down the road the next one just said End
:agree
When I relocated from Newbury to Kettering I took a stop-gap job in a busy village pub, and because I am "of a larger build" than most people that the landlord and landlady used to insist that that I evict the trouble makers (mostly pissed up farm workers). What used to annoy me is that it soon became a game to these idiots and more and more I was constantly "escorting" people out through the fire exit using their heads to open the doors. What pissed me off that the landlord knowing that i would sort the problem started to get really aggressive with the troublemakers and when they kicked off he would be nowhere to be seen only to pop up again like Mr Ben's shopkeeper once the problem had been dealt with.
I got sick of it and when I started demanding that they get a doorman or at least increase my wages to cover what I was having to deal with, I was laid off.... funny that. Last I heard the pub had got so rough and the landlord could not cope and had given up the tenancy. But I really don't get why people go to pubs purely to start trouble as it ruins everyone's evening.
For some people alcohol just flips a switch and they turn violent.
Agrees with YamFazFan on the headlight bulb replacement issue. my box is a MR2 Spider and I have to anticipate a head lamp failure about 4 months in advance so I can go on a strict diet to lose about 1\2 lbs per finger to get anywhere near the bulb holder let alone release the F-----g thing, and my fingers seem to be about 2 inches shorter that the gangley sod who designed the car.
To replace the side lamp bulbs a Toyota engineer said the easiest way is to remove the front bumper and front panel to get to the bottom headlamp shell fixing screw remove the shell to replace the bulb.
Seems like an easy option Doh! :'(
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faulty tyre valves
off to a meeting at the ozzy and fuel the bike up, been a while since I've rode so go to put air in the tyres starting with the rear. Puts me little dog leg adapter on and air starts leaking out the tyre......being a daft foccer I think that if the machine can get it in quicker than the valve is letting out then eventually I'll get 42 into the rear.......WRONG :'(
IT KEPT PISSING OUT.
tried the front incase it was a dodgy adapter but inflated to 36 no probs so I decide its the rear valve, cut me losses at 4 psi in the rear, rang the ozzy and said I'll be at least an hour, rode the short distance home (too far to push) at 4 mph keeping an eye on things and got home ok. I'll see if I can fit the car foot pump and get air in that way before shooting down the tyre place to sort a new valve
if I haven't got enough on me plate? :\
Agrees with YamFazFan on the headlight bulb replacement issue. my box is a MR2 Spider and I have to anticipate a head lamp failure about 4 months in advance so I can go on a strict diet to lose about 1\2 lbs per finger to get anywhere near the bulb holder let alone release the F-----g thing, and my fingers seem to be about 2 inches shorter that the gangley sod who designed the car.
To replace the side lamp bulbs a Toyota engineer said the easiest way is to remove the front bumper and front panel to get to the bottom headlamp shell fixing screw remove the shell to replace the bulb.
Seems like an easy option Doh! :'(
Oy! Frostie you cheeky Foccer. lol
:rollin :'( :lol
If I ever meet up with you, I will either blind you with Hair Spray or throw my curlers at you.
Tom ;)
twats who jump amber lights when they're miles away and easily have time to stop but don't
Witnessed a new record on the way home last night.
Saw NINE cars jump a RED light!
The lights in front of me were amber and then green so I know that every motor jumped a red one.
Absolute piss takers! :stop
Witnessed a new record on the way home last night.
Saw NINE cars jump a RED light!
The lights in front of me were amber and then green so I know that every motor jumped a red one.
Absolute piss takers! :stop
A4 between the Ritz and Hyde Park underpass by any chance?
Forum members who ask for help to solve/resolve a problem they are having and are given various suggestion/advice to fix the problem, but they never come back to say what worked. :grumble:agree
Or when they're trying to sell something and post a picture of it but the picture's upside down. How do they do that? And if you comment they say "I don't understand technology"On the same subject, looking at a picture of somthing you want to buy -- click on it for a bigger picture ---- and up pops one exactly the same focing size :wall
Or when they're trying to sell something and post a picture of it but the picture's upside down. How do they do that? And if you comment they say "I don't understand technology"On the same subject, looking at a picture of somthing you want to buy -- click on it for a bigger picture ---- and up pops one exactly the same focing size :wall
Todays....
Personalised number plates? - I mean why - its a Peugeot!
(However, whoever has FAZ 3R please get in touch :rollin :rollin :rollin )
Todays....
Personalised number plates? - I mean why - its a Peugeot!
(However, whoever has FAZ 3R please get in touch :rollin :rollin :rollin )
Or FZS 600 would do me
People who park their cars on overhead motorway bridges to watch the traffic. Every bastard slows down 'cos they think it's plod.
What the feck is interesting about watching fecking motorway traffic :grumble
tossers who countdown to the time when they can criticize other foccers :rolleyes :pokefun [size=78%] [/size] :lol
:lol :lol :lol ......not rachel,carole ;) :lol
:lol :lol :lol ......not rachel,carole ;) :lol
And that tosser on Countdown the other day who started every letter selection with "I'd like to see a consonant".That has to be the most intellectual goat get ever in the history of gotten goats
:lol :lol :lol ......not rachel,carole ;) :lol
Nah, Lisa Riley :lol
In conversations people who repeat the question.............
"You chop the onions finely and then fry them"
"Yes, I chop the onions finely and then fry them"
I JUST FUCKING SAID THAT !!!!
Having just driven 250 odd motorway miles in sh*te wet conditions the amount of f**k wits, with their day time running lights on but no rear lights, for F**k sake. And as for those who have no lights on at all :2guns :2guns
Its those focing nissan jukes (micra on steroids ) that are the worse when they have the fog lights on as well you get 6 lights coming at you, its like fecking close encountersHaving just driven 250 odd motorway miles in sh*te wet conditions the amount of f**k wits, with their day time running lights on but no rear lights, for F**k sake. And as for those who have no lights on at all :2guns :2guns
Have you noticed the sudden appearance of 4 or 6 headlights on as well, that blind the hell out of you if approaching over a bridge, or through your wing mirrors?
When you open a bag of salt & shake crisps and the little salt packet is right at the bottom underneath all the crisps :wall
When you open a bag of salt & shake crisps and the little salt packet is right at the bottom underneath all the crisps :wall
Easily solved, open the packet the other end. :pokefun
Twats like this idiot in Salisbury who decide that if all the car spaces are occupied, they can use the bike space instead :2guns
(Had I been staying longer than just to have a quick pee, I'd have parked in front of their car and blocked them in)
Maybe I should start carrying some extra sticky labels that are a bastard to peel off saying "Nice Motorcycle, Idiot!"
Twats like this idiot in Salisbury who decide that if all the car spaces are occupied, they can use the bike space instead :2guns
(Had I been staying longer than just to have a quick pee, I'd have parked in front of their car and blocked them in)
Maybe I should start carrying some extra sticky labels that are a bastard to peel off saying "Nice Motorcycle, Idiot!"
Twats like this idiot in Salisbury who decide that if all the car spaces are occupied, they can use the bike space instead :2guns
(Had I been staying longer than just to have a quick pee, I'd have parked in front of their car and blocked them in)
Maybe I should start carrying some extra sticky labels that are a bastard to peel off saying "Nice Motorcycle, Idiot!"
Why mess with a label grab yourself a small rattle can of shocking lime green spray paint :eek
Is it really so foccing difficult or time and energy consuming for people to use indicators?!? :groan
the BMW driver just trotted out some lame crap to the judge about being a CEO and needing his car
My IAM observer got taken out big time by a BMW doing an illegal and unexpected u-turn. He moved left, she assumed he was taking the next left, continued past in the right hand lane of the dual carriageway only to find he had moved left to get a bigger swing at the (no u-turns signed) gap in the central reservation. She had to be taken away in the air ambulance, and the BMW driver just trotted out some lame crap to the judge about being a CEO and needing his car, he did get done but not nearly commensurate with the damage to her and her bike that he wilfully caused by being a typical BMW cockwomble. He had no chance of doing a runner though - the car behind him was old bill.She was lucky in a way because there were witnesses to the accident. Not so with my accident where the young scrote turned into me without looking or indicating and got away with it because it was his word against mine that he signalled. :o
Just write "selfish illiterate foccer" on the windscreen with lipstick. (Sure your Mrs would have one she don't like). It's a sod to get off. Mind you then he'll be even more myopic on the way back and probably knock more bikers off.
cars with stickers on the back window saying "Princess on Board"------- fucking morons.
woohoo!!! i had two of them. brilliant cars.
First Buses going at 20MPH to save fuel on a 30 MPH route---arseholes feckYears ago you'd have been prosecuted for obstructing the flow of traffic by driving 10mph under the speed limit, now it seems every foccer does it regardless of the road conditions :groan
get the m8 nuts out mate
Idiots who dazzle you with badly adjusted HIDs and when you point at them and shade your eyes, think it's clever to hit the high-beams to leave you totally blind :2guns
People who say..........."At the end of the day"
Recent knob on TV being asked about his breakfast............"Well, at the end of the day, its breakfast"
?????? WTF ???????
To be fair I think you are both wrong
Idiots who blow themselves up in airports and tube stations...... TWATS!!!!
Idiots who blow themselves up in airports and tube stations...... TWATS!!!!
They can all blow themselves up as far as I am concerned, just wish they would it where there is no one else present.
Women & gardens.... in that order. :'(
Have all the parts to do the following, steering head bearings, front brake pads, oil, filter etc you get the picture - a day in the garage.....
But noooo - the frigging Leylandi in the garden are coming down tomorrow.
The only positive I can see at the moment is that I get to play with a chainsaw - all 49hp of it :lol
Women & gardens.... in that order. :'(
Have all the parts to do the following, steering head bearings, front brake pads, oil, filter etc you get the picture - a day in the garage.....
But noooo - the frigging Leylandi in the garden are coming down tomorrow.
The only positive I can see at the moment is that I get to play with a chainsaw - all 49hp of it :lol
peado'sI'll probably get flamed to fuck for this but the special hatred reserved for paedos bugs me, like it's somehow less disgusting to rape an adult. I know a few folk who've been raped, some as kids, some as adults, and they've all been through the same hell.
:agreepeado'sI'll probably get flamed to fuck for this but the special hatred reserved for paedos bugs me, like it's somehow less disgusting to rape an adult. I know a few folk who've been raped, some as kids, some as adults, and they've all been through the same hell.
Rapists of adults deserve no better treatment than paedos IMO, I don't differentiate between the two.
Main dealers who can't be arsed to ring you back when you've already phoned them twice today to buy an 8 Grand bike.
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Sky TV. You pay all that money a month and it's packed with adverts! I can make breakfast, pop the TV on while eating it, usually it's just adverts. Finish eating, turn TV off and go to work having only watched ads
Main dealers who can't be arsed to ring you back when you've already phoned them twice today to buy an 8 Grand bike.
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Sky TV. You pay all that money a month and it's packed with adverts! I can make breakfast, pop the TV on while eating it, usually it's just adverts. Finish eating, turn TV off and go to work having only watched ads
Why can't workmen fill in all the damn potholes in a street while they've got the tarmac to hand, rather than just filling in the biggest ones?
And what the feck are they making roads with these days, is it some form of marmite and breadcrumb combo?
They just seem to be disintergrating really quickly.
Why can't workmen fill in all the damn potholes in a street while they've got the tarmac to hand, rather than just filling in the biggest ones?
And what the feck are they making roads with these days, is it some form of marmite and breadcrumb combo?
They just seem to be disintergrating really quickly.
Do you live near me? It's really shite the way they repair roads round here. They even stopped tarmacing in the middle of a rut because the depth was marginally less than the minimum. FFS, what do they think will happen next, the bleeding new tarmac will peel up because the jobs not finished properly.
Slim has started me off now.
Bike sellers that say that shit "runs like it should"...,,,coulda, woulda, shoulda, give a focca....does it run good or does it run shit, none o that slopey shouldered should shit.
Slim has started me off now.
Bike sellers that say that shit "runs like it should"...,,,coulda, woulda, shoulda, give a focca....does it run good or does it run shit, none o that slopey shouldered should shit.
Problem with that is that my ideology of a bike running really well can be a million miles off someone elses beliefs.
Slim has started me off now.
Bike sellers that say that shit "runs like it should"...,,,coulda, woulda, shoulda, give a focca....does it run good or does it run shit, none o that slopey shouldered should shit.
Problem with that is that my ideology of a bike running really well can be a million miles off someone elses beliefs.
But who's to say that their idea of how it should run is in fact the way it should run?....unless they are motorcycle clairvoyants :evil [size=78%] [/size]
crap decisions that i paid to see.
Slim has started me off now.
Bike sellers that say that shit "runs like it should"...,,,coulda, woulda, shoulda, give a focca....does it run good or does it run shit, none o that slopey shouldered should shit.
Problem with that is that my ideology of a bike running really well can be a million miles off someone elses beliefs.
But who's to say that their idea of how it should run is in fact the way it should run?....unless they are motorcycle clairvoyants :evil
I think that's what i just said, but in a more understandable way?
I've said it before and I'll say it again, "Can I get a coffee?"
NO YOU CAN'T FUCKING GET A COFFEE, YOU CAN HAVE ONE AND THE PERSON BEHIND THE COUNTER WILL GET IT FOR YOU!!!!!! FUCKING FUCKTARDS!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :grumble :2guns
And the further north you go, the worse they are.
Here's one that Hedgetrimmer rode into in Cumbria recently.
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You don't dislike them that much because clearly you have been in there many times.I've said it before and I'll say it again, "Can I get a coffee?"
NO YOU CAN'T FUCKING GET A COFFEE, YOU CAN HAVE ONE AND THE PERSON BEHIND THE COUNTER WILL GET IT FOR YOU!!!!!! FUCKING FUCKTARDS!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :grumble :2guns
Don't get me started on coffee! Starbucks, I hate starbucks, I hate the way they ask you your name to write it on your cup, I hate their overpriced flapjacks, I hate their corporate log, I hate the fact that they're everywhere, I hate the tall, grande , venti sizes, its small, medium and large, when the fcuk did tall ever mean 'small'. I hate starbucks, tax dodging cnuts!
I remember when 9/11 happened there was a comment that NYC Firefighters had been refused water at Starbucks as they had rushed out without any cash....they've never had a penny from me ....while we're on the subject of moans I'm hoping that if we leave Europe we won't hear kilometres etc on the tv instead of miles and people who say" hommage and uber .....can't stand this euro talk crap...that's all.I've said it before and I'll say it again, "Can I get a coffee?"
NO YOU CAN'T FUCKING GET A COFFEE, YOU CAN HAVE ONE AND THE PERSON BEHIND THE COUNTER WILL GET IT FOR YOU!!!!!! FUCKING FUCKTARDS!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :grumble :2guns
Don't get me started on coffee! Starbucks, I hate starbucks, I hate the way they ask you your name to write it on your cup, I hate their overpriced flapjacks, I hate their corporate log, I hate the fact that they're everywhere, I hate the tall, grande , venti sizes, its small, medium and large, when the fcuk did tall ever mean 'small'. I hate starbucks, tax dodging cnuts!
I remember when 9/11 happened there was a comment that NYC Firefighters had been refused water at Starbucks as they had rushed out without any cash....they've never had a penny from me ....while we're on the subject of moans I'm hoping that if we leave Europe we won't hear kilometres etc on the tv instead of miles and people who say" hommage and uber .....can't stand this euro talk crap...that's all.I've said it before and I'll say it again, "Can I get a coffee?"
NO YOU CAN'T FUCKING GET A COFFEE, YOU CAN HAVE ONE AND THE PERSON BEHIND THE COUNTER WILL GET IT FOR YOU!!!!!! FUCKING FUCKTARDS!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :grumble :2guns
Don't get me started on coffee! Starbucks, I hate starbucks, I hate the way they ask you your name to write it on your cup, I hate their overpriced flapjacks, I hate their corporate log, I hate the fact that they're everywhere, I hate the tall, grande , venti sizes, its small, medium and large, when the fcuk did tall ever mean 'small'. I hate starbucks, tax dodging cnuts!
Greg
Fake adverts where the actors are being portrayed as real people with stuttering and pauses included in the script
Fake adverts where the actors are being portrayed as real people with stuttering and pauses included in the script
red tape/goons hiding behind it
had to ring DWP to enquire after the wife's pension since the stroke...................sorry we cannot talk to you.........but I've already spoken to you once and passed the security.....................cut a long story short, ask for supervisor and she says the same. I say I'm not asking for the code to the bank of England, all I want to know is where is the paperwork you were sending out 10 days ago?
due to data protection, I cannot confirm if the letter has been posted or not..........................GGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRR
F**K O** YOU T**T THE PROBLEM IS WITH YOUR END NOT ME, GET A F****N GRIP OF YOUR PEOPLE
I'll feed your feedback into the system she said
guess what I told her?
Oh yeh that one will push my buttons every time --- a call from my gas supplier or whoever. I say
is it about my overdue payment
we can not tell you anything until you confirm who you are mr fazersharp
Yep thats me
Well we have to ask you some security questions
well what for - YOU rang me !
whats your post code and DoB
Well hold on how do I know who YOU are - whats my customer number
We cannot tell you until you confirm your post code and DoB
Well I ant telling you that until you prove who YOU are
At this point they are now getting shirty with ME ffs
Well mr Fazersharp if you will not confirm your id I am afraid I am going to have to end this call
WELL FOCING GREAT - I never asked you to call in the first place -- the cheque is in the post.
David, fuck off ;)
How come in the winter you have the heating on 20 degrees and you are still cold in bed, but then come the summer and its 20 degrees at night and the weather presenters start saying it will be uncomfortable sleeping
What's with more.and more people stopping short at traffic lights. I am noticing it more often now, filter up to red lights and the front car is a car length back from the white line.This really p@&*es me off too. Also when people stop in a queue at the lights but stop 10 feet from the car in front, then once you've stopped behind them they move forward. :rolleyes
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Oh yeh that gets my goat too, even though I dont have the stop start shit, dont mine the big gap at the front though when I am on my bike and filtering-----I just say "thak-you" for saving me a spaceWhat's with more.and more people stopping short at traffic lights. I am noticing it more often now, filter up to red lights and the front car is a car length back from the white line.This really p@&*es me off too. Also when people stop in a queue at the lights but stop 10 feet from the car in front, then once you've stopped behind them they move forward. :rolleyes
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My car's got start/stop on it so when they move forward my engine's already shut down to save fuel. If I move forward too, the start/stop function doesn't work again. :groan
How come in the winter you have the heating on 20 degrees and you are still cold in bed, but then come the summer and its 20 degrees at night and the weather presenters start saying it will be uncomfortable sleeping
How come in the winter you have the heating on 20 degrees and you are still cold in bed, but then come the summer and its 20 degrees at night and the weather presenters start saying it will be uncomfortable sleeping
:lol . That's just one of life's mysteries ;) .
I'm yet to find anyone who can tell me why golf caddie's at the big tournaments carry that great big bag around on their shoulder rather than just use a trolley to wheel it around like everyone else does :rolleyes
What's with more.and more people stopping short at traffic lights. I am noticing it more often now, filter up to red lights and the front car is a car length back from the white line.
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What's with more.and more people stopping short at traffic lights. I am noticing it more often now, filter up to red lights and the front car is a car length back from the white line.
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Is it that there is a space reserved for cyclists at the front? We have a lot of them in Coventry and it annoys me when people in cars ignore them and go right to the line.
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Having said that I've yet to see a cyclist apart from myself actually obey the lights in the first place so fuck knows why these were invented! :lol
What's with more.and more people stopping short at traffic lights. I am noticing it more often now, filter up to red lights and the front car is a car length back from the white line.
I know motorbikes aren't s'posed to go in these boxes, but i did always wonder if i could argue the fact that on the old tax discs it blatantly did say "bicycle" on them!
when people stop in a queue at the lights but stop 10 feet from the car in front, then once you've stopped behind them they move forward. :rolleyes
I was at a rehearsal yesterday afternoon and had gone there on the bike. Popped out at half time for a bit of fresh air and there was someone I didn't know, having a chat around my bike (nothing wrong with that) but using the tail of my bike as a table for her tea and biscuits! :eek Really love, would you do that to someone's car?
I politely asked her not to do it and all was well, but, some poeple! :(
Insurance, how the foc do they calculate it?
Just arranged a Latvian friend his 2nd year of insurance, he'd been third party only with lot's of restrictions to keep the 1st year as low as possible, directline (his present insurer) renewal was about £900, which was more or less what he paid for the 1st, with all the same restrictions. An online quote on one of the money saving sites was £513 fully comp with only a milage restriction. I called directline to see if they could compete, £1050 was the best they could do......
How the foc does that work
On a similar vein to the insurance issues...we are with Scottish Power for gas & elec. and our elec meter recently went mad so my wife rang them to sort out the readings...after this was done she asked if they could offer us a better deal, less than two minutes later he comes back with, "how about £30 pm less ?".Why the f..k couldn't they do this in the first place ? moral of the tale..question every bill these days ,these people are doing as they please.
Greg
On a similar vein to the insurance issues...we are with Scottish Power for gas & elec. and our elec meter recently went mad so my wife rang them to sort out the readings...after this was done she asked if they could offer us a better deal, less than two minutes later he comes back with, "how about £30 pm less ?".Why the f..k couldn't they do this in the first place ? moral of the tale..question every bill these days ,these people are doing as they please.
Greg
Foccin trucks that tailgate then when they overtake you the driver gives a few hand signals suggesting hurry up etc etc then to top it off they cut my nose off as they just pass me nearly causing a fekkin accident!
And yes it's while I'm driving my truck they do it, no wonder truck drivers in general get a bad name! I think it's down to how they get paid, probably by the quicker they can do the job the more they get whereas I'm salaried so not on any bonus to drive upto 44t trucks like an ass!
:groan
Foccin trucks that tailgate then when they overtake you the driver gives a few hand signals suggesting hurry up etc etc then to top it off they cut my nose off as they just pass me nearly causing a fekkin accident!
And yes it's while I'm driving my truck they do it, no wonder truck drivers in general get a bad name! I think it's down to how they get paid, probably by the quicker they can do the job the more they get whereas I'm salaried so not on any bonus to drive upto 44t trucks like an ass!
:groan
I'm guessing you know where the indicator is then!
I'm guessing you know where the indicator is then!Yes I do and even better I know exactly the correct time to use it. You've obviously came across Mercedes and Volvo truck drivers :lol
Being Scottish he's probably to tight to use them :DOh that hurt :lol
You know I mean it :eekI do and that's the worrying bit :lol
Read an article the other day with a link to the tps (telephone preference service) Though it would be a good idea to register and add my phone number to stop all the ppi calls once and for all. Now to register your number you had to give a valid email address, which of course I did, and guess what, no calls, but 200+ spam emails this morning alone......... Not impressed
Read an article the other day with a link to the tps (telephone preference service) Though it would be a good idea to register and add my phone number to stop all the ppi calls once and for all. Now to register your number you had to give a valid email address, which of course I did, and guess what, no calls, but 200+ spam emails this morning alone......... Not impressed
Your spam may not be because of that and it may be coincidence, just read that outlook and another one by microsoft systems anti spam filters had been breached and people have been getting spam.Read here [url]http://mspoweruser.com/outlook-spam-filters-currently-broken-fix-way/[/url] ([url]http://mspoweruser.com/outlook-spam-filters-currently-broken-fix-way/[/url])
pulled pork gets my goat. ;) a few years ago if pork was over cooked and stringy it was classed as shit, nowdays it is pulled pork. :eekIts not just pork, it seems now everything is has to be called "pulled" I saw pulled chicken. The biggest thing being pulled is cash out of your pocket.
pulled pork gets my goat. ;) a few years ago if pork was over cooked and stringy it was classed as shit, nowdays it is pulled pork. :eekIts not just pork, it seems now everything is has to be called "pulled" I saw pulled chicken. The biggest thing being pulled is cash out of your pocket.
pulled pork gets my goat. ;) a few years ago if pork was over cooked and stringy it was classed as shit, nowdays it is pulled pork. :eek
pulled pork gets my goat. ;) a few years ago if pork was over cooked and stringy it was classed as shit, nowdays it is pulled pork. :eek
Pulled Pork? Isn't that something your mates reminded you about the day after the night out!
people ragging on my Fazer 8, it has all the same parts as the 1000 but is missing 200cc, it does all I need and if 106 donkeys and 150mph isn't enough, tough titties
Not seen any of that around here ------------- must just be in your area
Bikers wearing man bags....wtf is that all aboot....tell me if I'm wrong but I thought a manbag belongs on a woman's chin.:rollin :rollin :rollin
no man bag,s in wales either, the odd de walt belt allowed that is about it. otherwise you is asking for trouble. ;)
people ragging on my Fazer 8, it has all the same parts as the 1000 but is missing 200cc, it does all I need and if 106 donkeys and 150mph isn't enough, tough titties
Blokes that won't carry a handkerchief or tissues when they've got a cold and blow their nostrils out one at a time onto the pavement.
Disgusting.
Blokes that won't carry tissues when they got a cold.
:lol
This current trend for standing miles back from the counter in shop queues.Oh yeh that one, just the other day I didn't know there was a cue cause the stood so far back so went straight up to the counter and got a "scuse me ther is a cue here"
Yes it's polite not to stand right on top of the person at the front and to leave a suitable gap, but is 30 feet back really necessary!?
In fast-food restaurants now you have no idea who's already ordered or who's waiting to order :rolleyes
TV weather forecasters, daft cow today said we would have "angry rain" and "a spanner in the works". Sometimes I have watched the weather forecast and had no idea what the foc they are on about.I actually think the straight talking forecasts that they do now are a lot more accurate. Not quite but almost like this.
TV weather forecasters,
TV weather forecasters, daft cow today said we would have "angry rain" and "a spanner in the works". Sometimes I have watched the weather forecast and had no idea what the foc they are on about.I actually think the straight talking forecasts that they do now are a lot more accurate. Not quite but almost like this.
"its going to really piss it down but its one of those where its going to be just your focing luck if you get caught in one, some places will be just that missly stuff that gets you wet"
Sweet puppy dogs, but, they been known to cause confusion.Come on then you funny focers whats the name of the bread of dog, I will start with
Sweet puppy dogs, but, they been known to cause confusion.Come on then you funny focers whats the name of the bread of dog, I will start with
GOLDEN retriever
Sweet puppy dogs, but, they been known to cause confusion.Come on then you funny focers whats the name of the bread of dog, I will start with
GOLDEN retriever
Mongolian Knob Hound
exactly we should be the ones moaning loseing our coach. I thought you had won nine not eight.
*People that creep over the line at a red light but then don't pull away as soon as the light changes
tractors that chuck mud all over the road
Feck it I m off to Wales to see the tractors & sheep! :lol
Car drivers "hogging" middle lane of 3 lane motorway
Car drivers that tailgate other motorists
Car drivers that speed along 30mph road then brake violently for GATSO camera then once past road markings speed again
4x 4 vehicles doing school run parking any old place-zig-zags? no problem
HGVs on dual carriageway overtaking other HGVs with a speed differential of 1 or 2 mph causing unnecessary delays/hold ups/frustration to other road users
Cars that drive in lane 1 of motorways at less than 65mph causing frustration to HGVs
And so on & so on....
crap personalised number plates
car/van/lorry/bus drivers using hand held phones
Cyclists who terrorise pedestrians by recklessly riding on pavements..
Was it a tipper truck? They tend to get paid load bonuses so want to get there and back as quickly as possible.
Either way, a truck on a single carriageway road is not meant to go over 50mph.
tractors that chuck mud all over the road
Feck it I m off to Wales to see the tractors & sheep! :lol
sheep that barr all night keeping me awake
Saw a woman come down the slip road onto the motorway. Halfway down the slip road she slows down, and winds the window down. She came to a halt with one wheel in lane 1 apparently fiddling with the wing mirror!
The next prize numpty was the bloke in a BMW X5 who ignored all the signs in the roadworks which say "Lanes 1&2 M42, Lanes 2 & 3 M5". He then realises he wants the M5 not the M42 and cuts across two lanes of slip road followed by the chevroned area to end up back on the M5.
I'm sick to death of the lack of stock in stores these days!! What happened to the days of going into a shop and actually leaving with a product??
If I have to hear one more 'Customer Assistant' tell me they can 'order it in' for me I'm gonna scream.
Do they not understand that I can order the f@#king thing online myself??!! I came to the shop because I wanted it now!
I notice this all the time. Particularly in clothes shops where they have loads of the sizes at both the really large and small extremes, but nothing for 'Mr Average'.
I'm sick to death of the lack of stock in stores these days!! What happened to the days of going into a shop and actually leaving with a product??
If I have to hear one more 'Customer Assistant' tell me they can 'order it in' for me I'm gonna scream.
Do they not understand that I can order the f@#king thing online myself??!! I came to the shop because I wanted it now!
I notice this all the time. Particularly in clothes shops where they have loads of the sizes at both the really large and small extremes, but nothing for 'Mr Average'.
Solution?. Shop for the same product online, probably from a different supplier (so that's a sale they have lost :rolleyes ).....or eat more buns :b
I'm sick to death of the lack of stock in stores these days!! What happened to the days of going into a shop and actually leaving with a product??
If I have to hear one more 'Customer Assistant' tell me they can 'order it in' for me I'm gonna scream.
Do they not understand that I can order the f@#king thing online myself??!! I came to the shop because I wanted it now!
I notice this all the time. Particularly in clothes shops where they have loads of the sizes at both the really large and small extremes, but nothing for 'Mr Average'.
Solution?. Shop for the same product online, probably from a different supplier (so that's a sale they have lost :rolleyes ).....or eat more buns :b
Small or large people would tend to disagree with you, they have an abundance of stock always to hand in XS or XXXXL. :lol [size=78%] [/size]
I seem to be in the minority on this one! :lol
I've still got, and can still fit in, my first ever Scott leather jacket I bought in 1989 :D
Radio DJ's that join in at the end of each song. Usually in a falsetto, parody of the real singers voice :z
Clients that love the work you've done but then don't pay you for 3 foccin' months and ignore your emails.
two words- sky broadband :grumble
two words- sky broadband :grumble
Talk Talk
Plus the hr woman is unlikely to side with a hairy arsed biker bloke anyway. She probably has had enough sexism her way that seeing a bloke get a drop of it is probably her idea of fair.
(Arse hirsuteness status irrelevant, but lack of baps might be your problem).
Being ignored at work by managers because I'm not a female with a big pair of tits. It's been going on for months now but you can't put in a complaint as it's one of those situations where it's bloody obvious but you can't prove it, plus the HR woman is FOCCING useless :wall
Being ignored at work by managers because I'm not a female with a big pair of tits. It's been going on for months now but you can't put in a complaint as it's one of those situations where it's bloody obvious but you can't prove it, plus the HR woman is FOCCING useless :wall
she may be useless but she may side with you if she's lacking in the tit department ;)
No doubt wears her bra inside out, to fill in the dents.
Learner drivers being taught the wrong way to use roundabouts :(
People driving at 20-25mph in 30 & 40 zones when there is sweet FA in front of them 😡 maybe they saved 1p off their Aviva insurance with the drive app :rolleyes
Yep and the bloke behind you is driving right up to within an inch your bumper even though it's not your fault that Mr Slowly at the front is holding everyone up.
Learner drivers being taught the wrong way to use roundabouts :(
Learner drivers being taken through busiest areas during rush hour!! I know they have to learn but go learn somewhere quiet so I don't have to wait 10 minutes for you to pull out of a f#@king junction!!
People who drive 1 inch from my bumper because I have the audacity to go 30 in a 30 zoneAnd then when you leave the 30 limit they drop way back.
two lanes of traffic going the same way in a 30 zone - at the end of the road is a right filter which is where I need to go, so I am in the right hand lane doing 30, focs who drive right up my arse and zig to the left land and then zag back in font of me - glaring at me as they go around my left at 40mph -like I am the one doing something wrong, ho yes and because they were glaring at me they didn't see the pedestrian crossing gong amber and so now I have to brake harder because the foc cut me up.
two lanes of traffic going the same way in a 30 zone - at the end of the road is a right filter which is where I need to go, so I am in the right hand lane doing 30, focs who drive right up my arse and zig to the left land and then zag back in font of me - glaring at me as they go around my left at 40mph -like I am the one doing something wrong, ho yes and because they were glaring at me they didn't see the pedestrian crossing gong amber and so now I have to brake harder because the foc cut me up.
People sitting in the right hand lane really pisses me off. Round where I live we have roundabouts everywhere connected by dual carriageways. Many are over half a mile long and people come off of one round about and sit in the right hand lane at the speed limit (or lower) to go straight over the next roundabout and then turn right 2-3 roundabouts later.
Drive on the fickin left until about 3-400 metres before the roundabout then move out.
Garlic. Foccin stinking stuff >:
No doubt wears her bra inside out, to fill in the dents.
U shudda filmed it and posted it on YouTube and sent it to plod...
U shudda filmed it and posted it on YouTube and sent it to plod...
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!
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" ;)
U shudda filmed it and posted it on YouTube and sent it to plod...
The phrases "pulled the trigger " and "gonna get me a " people on forum's seem keen to useOH yeh that one. Loads of that especially on utube I see that american speak is filtering over to the uk, stuff like
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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.
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
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37474415[/url] ([url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37474415[/url])
And this....
CCTV road fines: Tackling traffic or raising money?
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22867081[/url] ([url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22867081[/url])
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.
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.
The idiots on those " recumbent" tricycles where their head is about two foot off the ground, look like a kids toy.
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
Air box rubbers.
In my van I often make them swerve back into their space cos I don't slow down or stop like some pussys do my road is classic enough room to have parked cars either side & still pass a bus but they will sit over white line 🙄Just proves the point-they dont know the external dimensions of their vehicles-what is the thinking behind BIG cages in congested city conditions? Harder to park/drive/reverse/more polluting& just add to the frustration & misery of trying to get from A to B. Maybe someone should explain that if their door mirrors will go through a gap so will the bloody car :eek
then you could moan your nob was out.
Hospital gowns, why do they fasten at back and not the front and why don't they fit anyone?A few years back I had regular kidney xrays as I had stones through not drinking enough beer (all sorted now ;) ) and after the first couple of gown pointlessness I used to to on my bike and would have a pair of shorts under my leathers and so would just strip down the them --- after telling the clipboard person, there is no need to go in to a gown for a leg scan, its just the de-fault easy position for them. There was not any point in even taking off my leathers because they would replace them with a lead blanket over my knackers to stop them from getting radiated even though they had already been disconnected from the delivery chap .
Had to wear one for two hours today for an ultrasound scan and pre op assessment on my right leg , all I want them to do is stop a vein in my leg from leaking!
1) fucknumpties in cars who drive like they are in some kind of long trailer HGV combination and find it necessary to take a sweeping turn when turning either left or right and annoying the fuck out everyone (me).
The worst are the right turners who, whilst initially sat in what most would consider the correct positron (offside to the center of the road), then proceed with a little shimmy to the left before proceeding to turn right... :wall
Looking around for a new bike at the moment and peoples descriptions including:
"Tasteful mods" - your looking at a bike with gold chazzo leavers and a purple pro bolt kit.
"Massive Spec" - aforementioned "tasteful mods" and perhaps some semi fancy brake pads and/or a host of non performance related bolt-ons even going as far as listing the handlebar grips and spark plugs.
Listing the bike as a 2010 etc when it is in fact a late registered earlier model. The seller knows this so why not list it as such.
"Wants for nothing" - then explains a small crack in the fairing or torn seat.
"First to see will buy" - you have seen the listing on for weeks...
and on...
Looking around for a new bike at the moment and peoples descriptions including:
"Tasteful mods" - your looking at a bike with gold chazzo leavers and a purple pro bolt kit.
"Massive Spec" - aforementioned "tasteful mods" and perhaps some semi fancy brake pads and/or a host of non performance related bolt-ons even going as far as listing the handlebar grips and spark plugs.
Listing the bike as a 2010 etc when it is in fact a late registered earlier model. The seller knows this so why not list it as such.
"Wants for nothing" - then explains a small crack in the fairing or torn seat.
"First to see will buy" - you have seen the listing on for weeks...
and on...
People that know fec all about bikes but claim they do.
Have a look at this ad from Gumtree.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/yamaha-fazer-fzs600-for-sale.currently-sorn-and-no-mot.-will-service-the-motorbike-for-buyer-4-free/1192890395 (https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/yamaha-fazer-fzs600-for-sale.currently-sorn-and-no-mot.-will-service-the-motorbike-for-buyer-4-free/1192890395)
to top it off, they know its shit so wont even give their phone number.
I did offer the guy £450 for it a few weeks back but he claims its worth every penny of the £999 he has it advertised for even with a knackered battery/tyre/paint etc
:agree
When I emailed the womble he still didn't back down on the R6 part :rollin
I did offer the guy £450 for it a few weeks back.....
:agree
When I emailed the womble he still didn't back down on the R6 part :rollin
and he states that he used to be a motorcycle mechanic :rollin :rollin
Quote from the advert: 'Yamaha fazer fzs600 has been resting covered up in my back garden for over a year now' Yeah! covered up at the bottom of the swamp in his back garden :rollin
Also
Quote from the advert: 'This motorbike should pass an MOT without any advisory apart from front tyre ' A pointless comment as it will have an advisory (what a dick)
People that know fec all about bikes but claim they do.
Have a look at this ad from Gumtree.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/yamaha-fazer-fzs600-for-sale.currently-sorn-and-no-mot.-will-service-the-motorbike-for-buyer-4-free/1192890395 (https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/yamaha-fazer-fzs600-for-sale.currently-sorn-and-no-mot.-will-service-the-motorbike-for-buyer-4-free/1192890395)
to top it off, they know its shit so wont even give their phone number.
I did offer the guy £450 for it a few weeks back but he claims its worth every penny of the £999 he has it advertised for even with a knackered battery/tyre/paint etc
The idiot on the moped I've been encountering the last few days. Not content with having an illegal L plate 2.5 inches across :eek they also ride at 22 mph in the gutter. That's bad enough but this idiot has a habit of filtering past traffic to the front of the queue at traffic lights. All well and good you say, that's what bike are for. But if you then travel at 22 mph all the traffic you've just overtaken then has to overtake you within 100 yards of the lights FFS.
Not content with that, I was stuck behind a bus and a car trying to get past a pushbike which was using the cycle lane. (since adding in a cycle lane on both sides of the road it's made the space for cars 6 foot narrower which makes it harder to overtake bikes if there's opposing traffic). Bugger me if this prat then undertakes me and the car in front and is contemplating undertaking the bus as well when the bus fortunately managed to get past the bike.
The idiot on the moped I've been encountering the last few days. Not content with having an illegal L plate 2.5 inches across :eek they also ride at 22 mph in the gutter. That's bad enough but this idiot has a habit of filtering past traffic to the front of the queue at traffic lights. All well and good you say, that's what bike are for. But if you then travel at 22 mph all the traffic you've just overtaken then has to overtake you within 100 yards of the lights FFS.
Not content with that, I was stuck behind a bus and a car trying to get past a pushbike which was using the cycle lane. (since adding in a cycle lane on both sides of the road it's made the space for cars 6 foot narrower which makes it harder to overtake bikes if there's opposing traffic). Bugger me if this prat then undertakes me and the car in front and is contemplating undertaking the bus as well when the bus fortunately managed to get past the bike.
I feel your pain as I get a lot of this kind of thing where I live. unfortunately it's not until they have an accident or gain a few years of road experience they realise what dicks they are being. It doesn't help that a lot of the Police I know don't actually know the full laws on L plate riders as the other day a lad on a moped with L plates had a pillion on the back rode past an officer down the white line and did nothing, so I stopped next to the officer and asked why he did nothing and he didn't know that it is illegal for learner riders to carry pillion passengers :wall
The idiot on the moped I've been encountering the last few days. Not content with having an illegal L plate 2.5 inches across :eek they also ride at 22 mph in the gutter. That's bad enough but this idiot has a habit of filtering past traffic to the front of the queue at traffic lights. All well and good you say, that's what bike are for. But if you then travel at 22 mph all the traffic you've just overtaken then has to overtake you within 100 yards of the lights FFS.
Not content with that, I was stuck behind a bus and a car trying to get past a pushbike which was using the cycle lane. (since adding in a cycle lane on both sides of the road it's made the space for cars 6 foot narrower which makes it harder to overtake bikes if there's opposing traffic). Bugger me if this prat then undertakes me and the car in front and is contemplating undertaking the bus as well when the bus fortunately managed to get past the bike.
I feel your pain as I get a lot of this kind of thing where I live. unfortunately it's not until they have an accident or gain a few years of road experience they realise what dicks they are being. It doesn't help that a lot of the Police I know don't actually know the full laws on L plate riders as the other day a lad on a moped with L plates had a pillion on the back rode past an officer down the white line and did nothing, so I stopped next to the officer and asked why he did nothing and he didn't know that it is illegal for learner riders to carry pillion passengers :wall
I thought learners could carry a pillion passenger if the passenger had a bike licence....has that changed?
Sod getting on the back of a bike with a learner riding it.
I thought learners could carry a pillion passenger if the passenger had a bike licence....has that changed?
The problem with all that is that people now think they can do it too. I was in an antique place and the owners were getting pissed off with everyone saying "will you take"
daft emails
1st one.......email tarot card reading! WTF?
ah....(I see your name at the bottom, I'll go and google you/your family name etc)... its coming through, You are a male....I think you live in the North and you enjoy running and have done some charity stuff? blah blah blah......
2nd one.......own an acre of Mars for £9.99
who the foc owns Mars and if they ever do get to doing space flights, can you imagine the shit......excuse me but you're parked in my space, GET OFF MOI LAND!!!!
Some people really are too gullible to be true, a fool and his money is easily parted :lol
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Piles :o
He is persistent.
Re-advertised it again for the same figure. Maybe a few foccers could make him silly offers via email :rollin
https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/yamaha-fazer-fzs600-for-sale.currently-sorn-and-no-mot.-will-service-the-motorbike-for-buyer-4-free/1194186203 (https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/yamaha-fazer-fzs600-for-sale.currently-sorn-and-no-mot.-will-service-the-motorbike-for-buyer-4-free/1194186203)
Tell me the rule ?Piles :o
They're no fun are they!
Actually mine haven't given me any problems for over 12 months, just 1 simple rule.
He is persistent.
Re-advertised it again for the same figure. Maybe a few foccers could make him silly offers via email :rollin
https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/yamaha-fazer-fzs600-for-sale.currently-sorn-and-no-mot.-will-service-the-motorbike-for-buyer-4-free/1194186203 (https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/yamaha-fazer-fzs600-for-sale.currently-sorn-and-no-mot.-will-service-the-motorbike-for-buyer-4-free/1194186203)
the more I view that piece of crap the more I see wrong with it.
I have to agree the the opinion above that is a £400 to £500er at the most and to be honest I would not even pay that for it, it was probably not to bad before he slung a cover over it and left it in his garden for a long period.
I have to admit if I was trying to sell it I would have made some effort to make it look a bit better by cleaning it and making sure it was all together before taking pictures.
Looking at the photographs posted with his advert the fork bottoms have alloy oxidization growing out of them as does most of the engine, I love the horticulture growing on the top of the rear tyre.I believe the term is a 'Piece of Shit' :nana
Tell me the rule ?Piles :o
They're no fun are they!
Actually mine haven't given me any problems for over 12 months, just 1 simple rule.
daft emails
1st one.......email tarot card reading! WTF?
ah....(I see your name at the bottom, I'll go and google you/your family name etc)... its coming through, You are a male....I think you live in the North and you enjoy running and have done some charity stuff? blah blah blah......
2nd one.......own an acre of Mars for £9.99
who the foc owns Mars and if they ever do get to doing space flights, can you imagine the shit......excuse me but you're parked in my space, GET OFF MOI LAND!!!!
Some people really are too gullible to be true, a fool and his money is easily parted :lol
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There are two kinds of people in this world, those with piles and those who are going to get them.
Did you get the PM Flooky ?
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Yeah did now .thanks..good advice
BBC reporting,
Just seen tonight's outside source reporting from the EU summit pointing from the back of a crowd of journalists ( "look at all of them clamouring, hordes of them ) then shows a camera view of Merkel through a crowd of cameras and arms and heads. Next back to the studio and says "now lets look at what the Chancellor was saying" and they they are with a camera right up front and centre WTF ! after they were just pointing saying look at them all.
How many focing BBC hacks are over there on a right little lovey jolly at tax payers expense.
Had enough of these in my area
Kids 8-15 riding around the streets / pavements / grassy areas on mini mx bikes no helmets no insurance no licence no respect and no skill scaring the shit out of pedestrians , grannies , dog walkers etc , giving out abuse and threatening honest decent folk that have had enough of it
Plod not got enough man power to deal with it and never come out if they're called
Had enough of these in my area
Kids 8-15 riding around the streets / pavements / grassy areas on mini mx bikes no helmets no insurance no licence no respect and no skill scaring the shit out of pedestrians , grannies , dog walkers etc , giving out abuse and threatening honest decent folk that have had enough of it
Plod not got enough man power to deal with it and never come out if they're called
Had enough of these in my area
Kids 8-15 riding around the streets / pavements / grassy areas on mini mx bikes no helmets no insurance no licence no respect and no skill scaring the shit out of pedestrians , grannies , dog walkers etc , giving out abuse and threatening honest decent folk that have had enough of it
Plod not got enough man power to deal with it and never come out if they're called
Even if plod did have enough people to deal with the scumbags, they wouldn't do anything as the little cherubs aren't wearing a helmet so plod are not allowed to chase them incase they fall off.
Rival football supporters endless ribbing/banter on match-day evening in the pub :z :z :z
Something's got to be done about the little shits on mini bikes ,all the elderly folks now think all bikers are dickheads and are gonna ride on the pavements or graffiti bike life everywhere
I think plod should nick the parents as they bought the foccing bikes and they know the only places they can ride em is on the roads or the local green, surely that makes them an accessory or something.
Being half term it's even worse at the minute.
Trick or treat.....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Trick or treat.....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
+1 to that.
I just don't get how people can just knock on your door, in a scary mask so you don't know who the fuck you're dealing with, and ask for stuff or they'll play a trick on you?
WTF.......do it any other day and it's demanding with menaces and you'd call the police!
And how is it you can get fined for dropping a cigarette on the floor, but it's absolutely fine to launch very high explosive rockets away from your own home to explode, possibly set fire to something, and litter someone elses property, or the street?
We live in a very fucked up world.
What a grumpy load of old foccers
:rolleyes
What a grumpy load of old foccers
:rolleyes
I will have a rant at fireworks next.
But around my way trick or treat is actually ok, I took my kids around some 10 years ago and have seen how it has evolved.
Its mainly young kids with their parents waiting around the corner/ hedge/ end of the drive, we get chocolate in and sweets and dress the front of the house, its very rare to get teenagers because "trick or treat" oh yes treat ---"here's your chocolate eyeball and a jelly worm so not really very cool.
The way it works around here is that they only knock on the doors that have either a pumkin in the window or in some other way indicate trick or treaters welcome, even if you said "trick" the little ones wouldn't know what you were on about.
What a grumpy load of old foccers
:rolleyes
Going to work in the dark....coming home in the dark... :(
Going to work in the dark....coming home in the dark... :(
I will have a rant at fireworks next.
But around my way trick or treat is actually ok, I took my kids around some 10 years ago and have seen how it has evolved.
Its mainly young kids with their parents waiting around the corner/ hedge/ end of the drive, we get chocolate in and sweets and dress the front of the house, its very rare to get teenagers because "trick or treat" oh yes treat ---"here's your chocolate eyeball and a jelly worm so not really very cool.
The way it works around here is that they only knock on the doors that have either a pumkin in the window or in some other way indicate trick or treaters welcome, even if you said "trick" the little ones wouldn't know what you were on about.
Trick or treat is okay?
What area do you live in?
You still have time to make these
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Going to work in the dark....coming home in the dark... :(
Oh! Retirement is so good, now what shall I do today? Mmmmm I think I will lay here for another hour then get up have a spot of brekkie, Oh! the wife just brought up a cup of tea and some toast, thank you dear.
Looks a nice day out there, might go fly fishing with my mate 'WildPlum' that would be nice, spot of lunch at the pub a pint or two then back for an afternoons fishing. :whip
Oh! is it dark in the mornings now? The sun seems to be shining when I get up. :lol
Fireworks, or more to the point rockets, or more to the point focing massive things that tossers send up without a care in the world where the foc the massive stick and hard plastic shell is going to fall ON MY CAR focing put a dent in the wing, anything over the size of a candy floss stick should be banned, these things are about 1/4 inch thick wood and 4 foot long. I also had one stuck in sharp halls gutter. We get it in october with de-wali and it seems that the bigger bang you can get means you are more respected in "your society" ;) because it shows that you can afford the biggest.
When you spend a good 45 minutes cleaning and lubing your chain then cleaning and polishing your wheels only for the chain oil to get thrown every foccing where the next time you ride it 😲😭
When you spend a good 45 minutes cleaning and lubing your chain then cleaning and polishing your wheels only for the chain oil to get thrown every foccing where the next time you ride it 😲😭I think I saw something recently, like a plastic guard, I think it was bolted on using the wheel spindle. looked like a small blue scoop thing. I will google it
Something like this? haha
Oh............ and brake pedal dabbersCagers who swing out in the opposite direction before making a turn.
Fricking police that don't do their job. On my way home last night a police car was waiting in the lane next to me at traffic light controled junction and a car comming from the right clearly jumped a red light (at high speed I should add) and the police did nothing, when I gave the officer a gesture to say 'well! go after them then' I just got a look as if to say what's your problem :2guns :bobby :wall
Fricking police that don't do their job. On my way home last night a police car was waiting in the lane next to me at traffic light controled junction and a car comming from the right clearly jumped a red light (at high speed I should add) and the police did nothing, when I gave the officer a gesture to say 'well! go after them then' I just got a look as if to say what's your problem :2guns :bobby :wall
What time of the day,change of shift coming up,
Plods shift patterns used to be 2pm till 10pm,10pm till 6am,6am till 2pm. Only know as used to maintain phone systems for the Met.Changeover times were the best times for all sorts of crimes especially forecourt petrol theft.
Fricking police that don't do their job. On my way home last night a police car was waiting in the lane next to me at traffic light controled junction and a car comming from the right clearly jumped a red light (at high speed I should add) and the police did nothing, when I gave the officer a gesture to say 'well! go after them then' I just got a look as if to say what's your problem :2guns :bobby :wall
Fricking police that don't do their job. On my way home last night a police car was waiting in the lane next to me at traffic light controled junction and a car comming from the right clearly jumped a red light (at high speed I should add) and the police did nothing, when I gave the officer a gesture to say 'well! go after them then' I just got a look as if to say what's your problem :2guns :bobby :wall
I witnessed just the thing on my way back from work a while ago. The car in front of me shot through a red but the police sitting waiting at the adjoining lights blue'd and two'd it straight after her. So amused was I at this that I laughed rather loud as I rode past her where she'd been pulled up. Next thing I know is I'm getting pulled by the ol bill at the next set of lights. I think they thought I was a young inbred as I was on my old 125 smoker. Asked what I was laughing at, replying that I thought it amusing that an idiot had actually been pulled for a change. I was asked to remove my helmet and their demeanour totally changed when they saw I was, lets say, more mature. Asked if it was my bike and if I was insured.....no checks, let me on my way.
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:rollin :rollin so they pulled you over for laughing :rollin :rollin I didn't realise laughing was a crime
I can go one better, my hopefully soon to be ex mrs.:lol
Many years ago we were doing the school run. Having dropped my boy off we were carrying onto Chester for shopping. Anyway a tractor was holding back traffic so on a straight stretch of road I floored it (40 limit) so maybe hit 50?(it was an old Astra). Out steps Plod and waves me down(he was a sargent). Produces his book and was about to write me. I explained I was only accelerating to get past the tractor. Well he says you are behind it again. My Mrs pipes up, go on book him!!!!!! I told him not to over take here as I know the police are here at this time of the morning, so throw the book at him. The guy looks at me and puts the book away and says I will let you off with a caution this time sir, take it easy eh!!
He had a look on his face that said it all really, I am married to a twat like that as well, and she is going to make your life hell all day, punishment enough me thinks. ;)
I can go one better, my hopefully soon to be ex mrs.
Many years ago we were doing the school run. Having dropped my boy off we were carrying onto Chester for shopping. Anyway a tractor was holding back traffic so on a straight stretch of road I floored it (40 limit) so maybe hit 50?(it was an old Astra). Out steps Plod and waves me down(he was a sargent). Produces his book and was about to write me. I explained I was only accelerating to get past the tractor. Well he says you are behind it again. My Mrs pipes up, go on book him!!!!!! I told him not to over take here as I know the police are here at this time of the morning, so throw the book at him. The guy looks at me and puts the book away and says I will let you off with a caution this time sir, take it easy eh!!
He had a look on his face that said it all really, I am married to a twat like that as well, and she is going to make your life hell all day, punishment enough me thinks. ;)
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:rollin :rollin so they pulled you over for laughing :rollin :rollin I didn't realise laughing was a crime
My ex missus once got pulled on her bike for not speeding! :eek They said she was acting very suspiciously because they'd followed her (in an unmarked car) for several miles and she hadn't exceeded the speed limit!
She then proceeded to reprimand them for stopping her when "people like my husband and his mates are riding at ridiculous speeds and you don't pull them over!" :rolleyes
What you did was not against the law as you were overtaking, unless you continued at 50 in a 40 after you cleared the slower vehicle/obstruction.
What you did was not against the law as you were overtaking, unless you continued at 50 in a 40 after you cleared the slower vehicle/obstruction.
Wrong. Exceeding the speed limit to overtake something is not mitigation.
The limit is the limit.
Don't think you'd have a leg to stand on if you were caught overtaking on the same road at 100mph!
Rival football supporters endless ribbing/banter on match-day evening in the pub :z :z :z
:agree
I've never been into football, so to say it becomes boring is an understatement. :z
Rival football supporters endless ribbing/banter on match-day evening in the pub :z :z :z
:agree
I've never been into football, so to say it becomes boring is an understatement. :z
There's a regular down my local who is obsessed with test cricket ( :z , but each to his own).
One evening he overheard me and my mate discussing the Ken Fox Wall Of Death that we had visited earlier in the day at the Stafford classic bike show.
He's a classic Mr Grumpy and without a hint of irony he turned and said 'Huh, what's the point in that?!' :lol
Almost on par with "Oh, you ride a motorbike? My mate's got an R1."
"Fuck off."
Almost on par with "Oh, you ride a motorbike? My mate's got an R1."
"Fuck off."
:lol :lol
My current ball ache is bastard fog lights......."it's raining so better put those bad boys on" :foc I can't see now you cnut!
Almost on par with "Oh, you ride a motorbike? My mate's got an R1."
"Fuck off."
:lol :lol
My current ball ache is bastard fog lights......."it's raining so better put those bad boys on" :foc I can't see now you cnut!
:agree
Almost as bad as day time running lights, which are bright enough to cast light forwards therefore the thick twat behind the wheel thinks they have there lights on as the dash is lite up, but black as night when you come up behind them.
:agree
Almost as bad as day time running lights, which are bright enough to cast light forwards therefore the thick twat behind the wheel thinks they have there lights on as the dash is lite up, but black as night when you come up behind them.
This foccing weather 🌬🌦⛄😵😵
Cagers who lean into left hand bends, presumably to counter g-force, but have not yet worked out that it is unnecessary as they can't lean into right handers.
Oh............ and brake pedal dabbers
Sort of agree with you Sharpie but van drivers have no rear side windows to look through so have to come share onto junctions to see to the right. Yep I'm a white van man as well. No rear side windows and no rear view either cos of solid back doors. Bikiers for foc sake think about that when you are up the arse of a van.Oh............ and brake pedal dabbersCagers who swing out in the opposite direction before making a turn.
I was behind one dabber who was so bad I became convinced that the lights had an electrical problem
I mainly see it from morons with all the tell tale signs, darkened windows, bucket seats, black chequer cloth on bonnet, blue side lights, wonky after-market led daylights (with at least 2 leds already blown), bean can exhaust, lowered suspension.Sort of agree with you Sharpie but van drivers have no rear side windows to look through so have to come share onto junctions to see to the right. Yep I'm a white van man as well. No rear side windows and no rear view either cos of solid back doors. Bikiers for foc sake think about that when you are up the arse of a van.Oh............ and brake pedal dabbersCagers who swing out in the opposite direction before making a turn.
I was behind one dabber who was so bad I became convinced that the lights had an electrical problem
I was trying to explain to a car driver yesterday that said to me he swerves out the way of bikes to let them pass.
I said there was simply no need, just stay straight and the bike will pass whenever they feel it's okay to do so, then they're gone!
I was trying to explain to a car driver yesterday that said to me he swerves out the way of bikes to let them pass.
I said there was simply no need, just stay straight and the bike will pass whenever they feel it's okay to do so, then they're gone!
Yeah I hate that. I know they are trying to be courteous but sometimes your not looking to overtake but you feel the need to just because they've moved over. If not you just get that awkward few hundred metres until they give up and then act like your the knob
I mainly see it from morons with all the tell tale signs, darkened windows, bucket seats, black chequer cloth on bonnet, blue side lights, wonky after-market led daylights (with at least 2 leds already blown), bean can exhaust, lowered suspension.Sort of agree with you Sharpie but van drivers have no rear side windows to look through so have to come share onto junctions to see to the right. Yep I'm a white van man as well. No rear side windows and no rear view either cos of solid back doors. Bikiers for foc sake think about that when you are up the arse of a van.Oh............ and brake pedal dabbersCagers who swing out in the opposite direction before making a turn.
I was behind one dabber who was so bad I became convinced that the lights had an electrical problem
And the reason for the swing out is to go around the corner faster
:agree
Almost as bad as day time running lights, which are bright enough to cast light forwards therefore the thick twat behind the wheel thinks they have there lights on as the dash is lite up, but black as night when you come up behind them.
Not sure if this has been posted before but this REALLY gets my goat
INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED HEADLIGHTS :wall :wall :wall :wall :wall
both for oncoming traffic and the wanker behind whos right on my tail with no chance of overtaking.......arggggggggggghh :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble
People who take things from somewhere and then don't put them back, eg scissors, selotape, tweezers, etc.First off what the FOC are you doing with tweezers and secondly the only joy I get in life (apart from riding my Fazer) is NOT putting things back -just so to piss off Mrs Sharp
What gets my goat? People who take things from somewhere and then don't put them back, eg scissors, selotape, tweezers, etc.. People who borrow tools and equipment from you and don't bring them back without you asking for them, but to do that you have to remember who you lent them to months ago. People who cant use roundabouts. People who don't fold over the end of the selotape so you can find the end. People who think is ok to park up at the side of the road, then fling the drivers door open as wide as possible to get out, oh for a landrover with Armco all around it! People who leave the top off the toothpaste. People who put butter in the fridge so its impossible to spread onto bread. Almost all women drivers, absolutely no idea about what is going on around them (sorry, but there you go) . Motorway roadworks with 50mph camera enforced limits with no one working on them.
I've got to stop, I can feel my blood pressure going up.
What gets my goat? People who take things from somewhere and then don't put them back, eg scissors, selotape, tweezers, etc.. People who borrow tools and equipment from you and don't bring them back without you asking for them, but to do that you have to remember who you lent them to months ago. People who cant use roundabouts. People who don't fold over the end of the selotape so you can find the end. People who think is ok to park up at the side of the road, then fling the drivers door open as wide as possible to get out, oh for a landrover with Armco all around it! People who leave the top off the toothpaste. People who put butter in the fridge so its impossible to spread onto bread. Almost all women drivers, absolutely no idea about what is going on around them (sorry, but there you go) . Motorway roadworks with 50mph camera enforced limits with no one working on them.
I've got to stop, I can feel my blood pressure going up.
I hope I don't get reincarnated as you Billy, because I would come back as nearly the same person as I already am.
My kids and wife drive me mad, I purchase all the useful stuff that you mention and keep it in the cupboard in my home office, so I know where it is when I want it and knowing that I have it, no panic.
BUT Who the f--k has taken my sellotape, glue stick, postage stamps, ruler, tape measure, stapler, hole punch, pencil rubber, you can replace any of the former with almost anything else you might happen upon in a home office cupboard. Why Oh Why? can't people put things back after they borrow them. :'( :grumble
What gets my goat? People who take things from somewhere and then don't put them back, eg scissors, selotape, tweezers, etc.. People who borrow tools and equipment from you and don't bring them back without you asking for them, but to do that you have to remember who you lent them to months ago. People who cant use roundabouts. People who don't fold over the end of the selotape so you can find the end. People who think is ok to park up at the side of the road, then fling the drivers door open as wide as possible to get out, oh for a landrover with Armco all around it! People who leave the top off the toothpaste. People who put butter in the fridge so its impossible to spread onto bread. Almost all women drivers, absolutely no idea about what is going on around them (sorry, but there you go) . Motorway roadworks with 50mph camera enforced limits with no one working on them.
I've got to stop, I can feel my blood pressure going up.
I hope I don't get reincarnated as you Billy, because I would come back as nearly the same person as I already am.
My kids and wife drive me mad, I purchase all the useful stuff that you mention and keep it in the cupboard in my home office, so I know where it is when I want it and knowing that I have it, no panic.
BUT Who the f--k has taken my sellotape, glue stick, postage stamps, ruler, tape measure, stapler, hole punch, pencil rubber, you can replace any of the former with almost anything else you might happen upon in a home office cupboard. Why Oh Why? can't people put things back after they borrow them. :'( :grumble
😂😂This really tickles me because I'm the exact same. But I have hidden all my useful things in my tool box. I have a tray that's got my scissors, sellotape, super glue, batteries etc etc and the family don't have a clue it about it 😈
Strange how you change with age. Not too many years ago I would have been hiding porn in places like that. Now I just have a secret craft tray 😂👴🙈
OOOOH Billy Boy and I thought I had a problem
BUT this bitQuotePeople who take things from somewhere and then don't put them back, eg scissors, selotape, tweezers, etc.First off what the FOC are you doing with tweezers and secondly the only joy I get in life (apart from riding my Fazer) is NOT putting things back -just so to piss off Mrs Sharp
:lol
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OOPs :'(
Those new sweeping Audi indicators that light from one side of the unit across to the other.
I think they are focin stupid and distraction and harder to see. First off the daylight running lights go off and then this sweeping amber light flashes across. Maybe I would like them if I was 12 years old.
Those new sweeping Audi indicators that light from one side of the unit across to the other.
I think they are focin stupid and distraction and harder to see. First off the daylight running lights go off and then this sweeping amber light flashes across. Maybe I would like them if I was 12 years old.
Anything with a smell that does not need to smell.
Air fresheners, NO they don't they just add smell - that's not fresh air, I don't want my air to smell of focing lavender and silkwood, I want it to just smell of air.
Laundry detergents NO I don't want my clothes to smell of summer meadows -- that's what they smelt of before I washed them and that's the reason I washed them.
Washing up liquid NO, I don't want my plates to smell of lemon - that's what they smelt of before I washed them.
Shampoo NO I don't want my hair to smell of focing coconut
Anything with a smell that does not need to smell.
Air fresheners, NO they don't they just add smell - that's not fresh air, I don't want my air to smell of focing lavender and silkwood, I want it to just smell of air.
Laundry detergents NO I don't want my clothes to smell of summer meadows -- that's what they smelt of before I washed them and that's the reason I washed them.
Washing up liquid NO, I don't want my plates to smell of lemon - that's what they smelt of before I washed them.
Shampoo NO I don't want my hair to smell of focing coconut
Kind of puts my goat getting into perspective really. Does that also mean you can not taste.Anything with a smell that does not need to smell.
Air fresheners, NO they don't they just add smell - that's not fresh air, I don't want my air to smell of focing lavender and silkwood, I want it to just smell of air.
Laundry detergents NO I don't want my clothes to smell of summer meadows -- that's what they smelt of before I washed them and that's the reason I washed them.
Washing up liquid NO, I don't want my plates to smell of lemon - that's what they smelt of before I washed them.
Shampoo NO I don't want my hair to smell of focing coconut
I lost my sense of smell about 5 years ago after a bout of flu, so NOTHING smells to me. :'(
People who crowd around the outside doors of a lift, then try to get in without thinking that there may be people inside who need to get out.
Same as the January rail fair increase they only moan on the day and not when it is announced some months beforeThere you go not a peep about it just been announced average 2.3% increase in Jan - no news reporters camped outside train stations asking commuters their opinions, just wait until the day in comes in force, so predictable every year I bet the journos have had it in their diary since Febuary.
I've just watched a tv program with a bike chase scene in it , the bikes are clearly 4stroke mx machines yet the sound on the screen is of 2stroke machines !! Why the foccing hell would they dub the sound ??? I've seen/heard this on many tv/films before and it bugs the shit out of me as there's no reason for it , and the worst is when they dub the sound from a single cylinder 4stroke or 2stroke mx bike on the screen and replace it with a high revving in line 4 sports bike it's just daft
Why can't they just use the sound of the real bike ???
Anything with a smell that does not need to smell.
Air fresheners, NO they don't they just add smell - that's not fresh air, I don't want my air to smell of focing lavender and silkwood, I want it to just smell of air.
Laundry detergents NO I don't want my clothes to smell of summer meadows -- that's what they smelt of before I washed them and that's the reason I washed them.
Washing up liquid NO, I don't want my plates to smell of lemon - that's what they smelt of before I washed them.
Shampoo NO I don't want my hair to smell of focing coconut
you DO smell horrid though!!
Mouthy other halfs who paint you a lovely shade of brown to the kids (8 & 12 ffs) and all their friends because they simply won't admit/remember that what they did or said is what actually caused you to lose your temper in the first place :wall
Kind of puts my goat getting into perspective really. Does that also mean you can not taste.Anything with a smell that does not need to smell.
Air fresheners, NO they don't they just add smell - that's not fresh air, I don't want my air to smell of focing lavender and silkwood, I want it to just smell of air.
Laundry detergents NO I don't want my clothes to smell of summer meadows -- that's what they smelt of before I washed them and that's the reason I washed them.
Washing up liquid NO, I don't want my plates to smell of lemon - that's what they smelt of before I washed them.
Shampoo NO I don't want my hair to smell of focing coconut
I lost my sense of smell about 5 years ago after a bout of flu, so NOTHING smells to me. :'(
The foccing placement of drain covers in the road!!!
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It was slippery enough this morning but to make matters worse the route I had to take to work (because of foccing roadworks) must have had a drain on every corners apex and midway round every roundabout! Yet on all the straights there's wasn't a thing
It's almost like they are trying to kill us off!
Reading answered questions on products in amazon where someone has asked a question and others reply, sorry haven't used that feature, not received mine yet, I don't own that model, why the Foc bother replying with nothing.
Got to work yesterday and nearly dropped the bike (again) as my foot slipped, I assumed that was due to the recently painted, shiny concrete floor, gathered my belongings, both feet sliding around like mad, and trudged up into the office. And there I discovered what was lubricating my boots so efficiently had been a thick layer of canine excrement.
Ever had to clean dogshit out of the soles of TCX boots? Crap squishes into that ultra-fine tread pattern with the aim of staying there forever. Took me half an hour with a bottle of bleach and a bogbrush borrowed from one of the work loos. And then I took the brush and bleach down to the basement carpark and decontaminated the footrests, brake and gear levers... and the surrounding area which looked like Mr Hanky had paid a visit.
So, it's probably been listed here before, but what Gets My Goat is: dog owners who let their mutts shit anywhere. :grumble
Reading answered questions on products in amazon where someone has asked a question and others reply, sorry haven't used that feature, not received mine yet, I don't own that model, why the Foc bother replying with nothing.
Like this you mean :lol
Follow them after and post the poop in their letterbox or smear it over their car windscreen or door handles
Got to work yesterday and nearly dropped the bike (again) as my foot slipped, I assumed that was due to the recently painted, shiny concrete floor, gathered my belongings, both feet sliding around like mad, and trudged up into the office. And there I discovered what was lubricating my boots so efficiently had been a thick layer of canine excrement.
Ever had to clean dogshit out of the soles of TCX boots? Crap squishes into that ultra-fine tread pattern with the aim of staying there forever. Took me half an hour with a bottle of bleach and a bogbrush borrowed from one of the work loos. And then I took the brush and bleach down to the basement carpark and decontaminated the footrests, brake and gear levers... and the surrounding area which looked like Mr Hanky had paid a visit.
So, it's probably been listed here before, but what Gets My Goat is: dog owners who let their mutts shit anywhere. :grumble
I'm with you on that one Fazerider.
Some owners know how to shovel cans full of Pedigree Chum in one end but not know how to deal with the stuff that emulates from the other end.
I have a small grassed area outside my house and for some reason someone, who I have not yet managed to catch, appears to take their dog to that patch every day and allow it to shit then walk or drive off and leave it there, The shit that is, not the dog. :lol he! he!
But rest assured I will catch them, and will probably end up getting bitten by their dog. :'(
Now a real gent would have done that for her :rolleyesYup a real gent would have done that but where's the fun in that :lol plus she would have pissed herself laughing at me gagging while I was being a gentleman so discretion was the better part of valour.
I agree though it would make me gag try to clean dog shit off my shoe, mind you cat shit is just as bad, that is why I have trained my cat not to shit in my garden, they learn very quickly when reminded by a 22 pellet from a Webley Raider. :lol
You should shovel up the cat shit and throw it back over the fence. Return of property :)The neighbour is actually ok ( just a bit cat mad ) and it's a bit hard to train a cat to crap in its own garden unfortunately and there are so many other cats around you can't know who's it is although I think the mrs has secretly done that a few times although she won't admit it :rolleyes
You should shovel up the cat shit and throw it back over the fence. Return of property :)The neighbour is actually ok ( just a bit cat mad ) and it's a bit hard to train a cat to crap in its own garden unfortunately and there are so many other cats around you can't know who's it is although I think the mrs has secretly done that a few times although she won't admit it :rolleyes
Twats that join this forum just to sell their shit, with no introduction, no nothing. Just plain rude!
12yr old kids that run out from between 2 transit vans in torrential rain then splat themselves all over your front fairing, bending your wing mirror totally inwards and nearly knocking you and the bike over.........then run off.Maybe they thought they was going to get a good hiding , which they deserved
That got my goat tonight.
I felt like i'd just been Tango'd.
dressed in all black, at night?
12yr old kids that run out from between 2 transit vans in torrential rain then splat themselves all over your front fairing, bending your wing mirror totally inwards and nearly knocking you and the bike over.........then run off.Maybe they thought they was going to get a good hiding , which they deserved
That got my goat tonight.
I felt like i'd just been Tango'd.
Bring back the green cross code man :)
Bring back the green cross code man :)
When a road widens with a turn right lane with chevrons leading up to it, and some people block the lane as they seem to fear putting a couple of wheels in the chevron area!Last time i went around a row of cars queuing like that O went on the cheveron side and got a 6 inch nail in my tryre for my efforts, I avoid doing that now, as the area is not used you get all kinds of shit washed in there.
When a road widens with a turn right lane with chevrons leading up to it, and some people block the lane as they seem to fear putting a couple of wheels in the chevron area!Last time i went around a row of cars queuing like that O went on the cheveron side and got a 6 inch nail in my tryre for my efforts, I avoid doing that now, as the area is not used you get all kinds of shit washed in there.
Yep cheverons are there to separate traffic and you should not go in them, in your picture scenario its not so bad but the chevrons are used in all kinds of road situations, and its all well and good your first car doing it but the next one will still black the traffic if the first car is still there.
And you will get a puncture sooner or later.
I go my 6inch nail from overtaking stationary traffic that had a very long thin chevron area on the right in between two pedestrian refuges, whih is why the chevrons were there to protect the pedestrian refuge
Going for a haircut and half way through it looks great then 5 mins later when they are finished it looks fecking worse than when you first went in!! And the bastards charge you for it!! And you tell them it looks great when it's terrible!! I just shave my head now.
Going for a haircut and half way through it looks great then 5 mins later when they are finished it looks fecking worse than when you first went in!! And the bastards charge you for it!! And you tell them it looks great when it's terrible!! I just shave my head now.
Whats a haircut? If it isn't just blade one all over then you are just a ruddy hippie :)
Going for a haircut and half way through it looks great then 5 mins later when they are finished it looks fecking worse than when you first went in!! And the bastards charge you for it!! And you tell them it looks great when it's terrible!! I just shave my head now.
Whats a haircut? If it isn't just blade one all over then you are just a ruddy hippie :)
Skiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin eaddddd!!
:agreeDepends on what region you are buying in and how lazy the Notaire is, my first place was 6 weeks in the Aude region and here in the lot et Garonne 3 months.
Your thoughts about the French process are not too far off. The deposit is variable but once an offer is accepted it is binding. The downside to the French process is it takes about 4 months even as a cash buyer to complete.
Today I have mostly been ranting to myself (no one else would listen) about the amount of lazy bastards who can't be arsed fixing their faulty headlights, so they just put their fog lights on.You are very hopeful-I know quite a few drivers who never bother to check tyres(condition& pressure),fluid levels etc, so to expect them to check their lights are working is a bit optimistic.Manufacturers dont help by making it nigh on impossible to access said bulbs -some cars are particularly bad in this respect requiring removal of all sorts of stuff.
It's not foccing foggy, stop being so idle and maintain your vehicle. :wall
The 2002 Renoooo Laguna had the following steps to change a headlight bulb
1. Jack up BOTH front wheels
2. Remove BOTH front wheels
3. Remove BOTH wheel arch liners
4. Remove front bumper
5 remove headlight
6 change bulb
7. put it all back together again.
No wonder people never change them.
So was it he bulb - in which case it would not of been both filaments so you could of ridden home on full beam
Speaking about headlights and what gets my goat - I was at my squash club yesterday, went on my Honda, rode there in the light and by the time I'd played it was dark. Started bike and ...... no headlight. It's about 15 minutes to ride home mostly B roads then a couple of miles of A. So dilema, I could ride it or I could push it or I could walk back and collect it the next day. Club is a bit out in the sticks so bus is not an option. Decided to ride it. That's all well and good but pretty much every driver flashed their lights at me and yes, it did get my goat! It's not for want of maintenance, my bikes and van are extremely carefully looked after, it just decided to give up for that journey.
I know I know, I shouldn't have ridden home but, realistically, what would you have done?
Frustratingly I've checked headlight, fuses, relay and switch today and can't find the fault!
It's always worth a look on youtube to see if there's an easy way to carry out car maitenance tasks. It certainly helped me out in ths summer when a dipped beam needed changing on my Vectra.
Funny seeing as the VW golf managed the same safety rating and all you had to do was pop the bonnet and unscrew the bulb from rear of the headlight.
QuoteFunny seeing as the VW golf managed the same safety rating and all you had to do was pop the bonnet and unscrew the bulb from rear of the headlight.
Yes but being a VW you could only do that on a testing rolling road under laboratory conditions :rolleyes
Fukcing Lambda sensors! WTF! I swear the more advanced vehicles get, the less you can fix yourself . . .
Fukcing Lambda sensors! WTF! I swear the more advanced vehicles get, the less you can fix yourself . . .
Think of the polar bears , the cat converter needs it to make your nasty emissions into farm fresh exhaust gases.
But know what you mean had one go on my car a while back put me into safe mode couldn't go over 45mph and accelerate like moped
Fitting a remote central locking system is cheap and easy if it has central locking already.I'm not gonna tell her that she'll have me trying to fit it and probably foccing it up , everything mechanical I look at lately fucks up :'(
Pick up a kit for under £20 on fleaBay
I'm not gonna tell her that she'll have me trying to fit it and probably foccing it up , everything mechanical I look at lately fucks up :'(
This doesn't so much annoy me, i find it more embarrassing than anything.He could have been a dyslexic pig farmer :lol
It's probably been mentioned before, but people who try their hardest to get some form of personalized number plate out of nothing.
Todays winner was a fella driving a Porsche 911, with the number plate.....P80RCS.
I mean, really? :rolleyes
This doesn't so much annoy me, i find it more embarrassing than anything.
It's probably been mentioned before, but people who try their hardest to get some form of personalized number plate out of nothing.
Todays winner was a fella driving a Porsche 911, with the number plate.....P80RCS.
I mean, really? :rolleyes
Am I missing something? What is P80crs supposed to say? Porkers?? What's so good about that? It's not even close!
One of the first personal plates I remember seeing was COM1C in 1966 on Jimmy Tarbucks 280SL Mercedes, although there was a wealthy MP named Nabarro who had a fleet of posh cars with NAB1,NAB2 etc. Often spotted around Belgravia in the 70's was Fiona Richmond's Radford Mini Cooper S which had FU2.Around here there are about 30 cars all with the number plate (in their minds ) RITESH
I assume that's meant to read British, if so.....bellends 8)Nope ------- Ritesh
BB, the Mrs has done the US years ago and would like to go back with us. I'm not arsed about the Muppet but I can take it or leave it tbh. Surprisingly, there are Ins co's that will insure with pre existing conditions and they're not charging the earth which is a surprise though you're right, most won't.About what.
I'll go the policy with a fine tooth comb though ;) the hol will do us all good wherever we end up
fazersharp.....spill the beans then
RITESH
WTF does it mean?
My Mrs really hit the roof today, she carries a donor card, like we all should. I thought I was doing her a favour as I attached a note to the donor card.
All it said was in the event of an accident DO NOT RESUSCITATE, Like why is she upset??? am I missing something here?
people who say money goes to money, after a recent win. not well done mate you deserve that after working hard seven days a week for thirty years. jealous wankers,. ;)
people who say money goes to money, after a recent win. not well done mate you deserve that after working hard seven days a week for thirty years. jealous wankers,. ;)Come on the what did you win and on what
people who say money goes to money, after a recent win. not well done mate you deserve that after working hard seven days a week for thirty years. jealous wankers,. ;)
Well let me be the first to say it
Well done mate .. you deserve it :)
Good luck to ya
Ah now lads on me mothers life boss that fence fell out the back door of the van . Sure i could happen to anyone.Thanks that makes me so much better 👀
A 2 inch gap in your fence :rollin
you got off very lightly .mind u its probably so they can keep an eye on you :lol
their spokesman says the bank has still got great potential to rip off the taxpayer even more to ensure that the fat bastards at the top of the bank can still get their bonuses.
I advised then to re arrange this well known phrase off and fuck.
they said something along the lines of ,
No te vayas a la mierda :lol
Seriously though they just looked at me dumb like.!!!!
There was a big German guy behind me in the queue , nosey bastard, but he nearly pissed himself trying not to laugh. I was having a coffee in a bar beside the bank and he came in for a beer. He came over and said that was the best 5 minutes he has ever had in that bank
I did get a letter from the manager apoligising for the inconveince of having to travel all that way, but he said it was out of their hands as it was policy from the head office. He did however say that if I ever returned to Spain thy did hope I would make Banco Sabadell my bank of choice lol
lazy idiotic journo's
story in my local rag about a guy caught breaking into a shop through the back wall.....Police told the journo he was caught coz neighbours heard him using a stihl saw to do the brickwork and the reporter wrote STEEL saw
that's STIHL saw you thick journo cnut
did you think it was a steel saw as opposed to a wooden one FFS :'(
Knobend council ground workers that have decided that it's gonna take the 4 weeks to dig up then re tarmac the 4 bus stops on the road around my cul de sac and in the process have covered the entire road (my only exit in both directions) with various gravel and mud debris, making it neigh on impossible to ride down. My front end slipped twice already today and that was thankfully only at about 10mph.
I wouldn't mind but I'm gonna have this for a month because the lazy tossers only wanna work from 7am till lunchtime
I can't work out how they are making such a mess given they aren't even digging up the road, yet still manage to cover it all in shit.
I tell you what if I come off of my bike because of it then God help them!!
When your mrs texts you to pick your kid up from nursery because she's stuck in traffic and won't get there in time, but she keeps the only key to the spare car on her key ring that's in her fucking pocket, so you're looking at a £90 'Late Collection Fee' for the second time this month because the staff have to keep the nursery open, and seeing how she ain't worked for three years the money sure as shit isn't coming out of her purse.
Myopic, geriatric, deaf, blind, arthritic stupid old people that shouldn't be on the road.
Nipped up to the shop at lunchtime to grab some milk and having pulled into the car park behind someone, they decided that they wanted the space that they were now alongside. Instead of pulling further forwards and reversing in, they put the car in reverse and pulled straight back into my front bumper. she was about 6 feet in front of me when we initially stopped but as soon as I saw the reversing lights come on I was sounding the horn. Didn't make a blind bit of difference, she just kept coming. Her excuse? She's deaf. Didn't stop her hearing her son on the phone when she called him for the insurance details or me talking to here though.
I suggested she needs her eyes checked as she obviously didn't see the bloody great Audi behind her. Made her think a bit though when I suggested she was better off that it was my car rather than the young mum pushing the buggy that it could have been that she also wouldn't have seen!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've heard some bad ideas before, but what fucking planet is this woman from??? :grumble :grumble :grumbleI can see that the government forcing the BBC to fund elements of social policy is a disgrace, but the BBC suggesting that those old folks who can afford to do so might like to contribute rather than leech off the younger citizens doesn't seem a bad thing.
I've heard some bad ideas before, but what fucking planet is this woman from??? :grumble :grumble :grumbleI can see that the government forcing the BBC to fund elements of social policy is a disgrace, but the BBC suggesting that those old folks who can afford to do so might like to contribute rather than leech off the younger citizens doesn't seem a bad thing.
Thinking about the TV licence debate that foccer's are talking about, I sort of fall down on the side of the voluntary payment should the pensioner choose, the thing is that choice is not being taken away but is actually being offered if you think about it.
I hit the grand old age of 70 in 7 days time (No presents please, Just Cash or Beer tokens) I have been fortunate throughout my life health wise, and as such have retained my mobility, and, apart from work related damage to both wrists (No don't even think it, or worse say it) that part of the damage happened a bit later in life :eek and because of good health and remaining fit I was able to continue laying bricks up until I hit 68.
No I'm not a rich guy, but I was sensible through my working life as self employed and paid money into a pension scheme as well as gaining some other private pension when I worked for the Government for about 9 years.
I worked with a small team of builders (Mates) and we took on one off house builds, extensions and the like, I could still keep up with the 40 year old guys when the premix trucks turned up, but my grip was starting to cause me problems and at one point I almost dropped a 8 X 4 sheet of 3/4" ply on a workmate below me, my grip was going, the same week whilst climbing about on some scaffolding I lost my grip on an upright pole and fell backwards only to be grabbed by the iron like grip of Keith my labourer, had he not held me i would have fallen about 16 feet onto a load of hardcore, and at 68 we do not bounce. I put my tools away on that Friday and have not done any work since (almost 2 years now) I still keep up with the guys some are bikers and we ride out together occasionally. Where the F--k am I going with this? we were talking about voluntary TV payments, Oh yeah! (Don't laugh it will happen to you) anyway I am comfortable financially, and, my wife (11 years younger than I) still works as a head of department in a college and gets paid very well for her endeavours. So come the time I will happily pay for my T.V licence, I refused a free bus pass, and I do not put any load on the NHS with free prescriptions (very often). So the upshot of my ramblings is, if someone is in the position financially and chooses (Remember it is a choice) to pay for this sort of thing good luck to them.
Out there in the real world are people who live in harder circumstances who are much younger than I, the T V may be their only comfort, so if by some of us old farts paying helps keep the price down just a little for the masses at large then it is a good thing.
OK! I'm out of the pulpit now.
electrics
put a new battery on the bike and now the heated grips come on without even switching the box on, my digital gear indicator has stopped working and to top it all, so's the horn
I literally lifted the bolts/terminal connectors out dropped the new battery in and retightened the bolts so fucked knows why its gone tits up
I can live without the grips for now as summer approaches but the gear indicator was something I'd got used to....now having to think/remember what gear I'm in :lol
the horn may well have just packed in anyway
or Maryhill :lol
or Maryhill :lol
Glasgow haha try being the rear gunner on a milk float in Belfast :lol
Once again just proves what bunch of mongrels we are in the UK.
But I am sure we have every set of Temp Traffic lights in Europe here in Essex at moment!!
Happy to dig up roads but the repairs are feckin deadly. :eek
Why do they have to spend 90% of their road repair budget in 1 month?
on about roads there is one by me that has had potholes for 12 months, prince Charles visited last week, guess what it,s done.
Seems fair if Prince Charles is coming :eek
Wot gets my goat is grumpy ole foccers that think it's unreasonable to have pot holes repaired when the future King of the United Kingdom is coming to bestow his Magnificence upon you lowly peasants in your humble towns and insignificant villages with their grotty little bumpy roads. :rollin :rollin :rollin
:grumble :pokefun Load of whingers
Oddly enough I've tried the logical approach with our council. Doesn't work here either.on about roads there is one by me that has had potholes for 12 months, prince Charles visited last week, guess what it,s done.
Next time you see Prince Charles could you please send him my way as the road I have to travel up and down everyday is getting that bad I should either be riding an off road bike or driving a monster truck. The road is steep, bendy and FOCCING full of pot holes deep enough to hide a body. I have complained so many times and when they do decide to do something all they do is shove a load of shit in some of the holes which lasts about 5 FOCCING minuets, I keep telling them that the road needs re-serficing not FOCCING bodging. Surley it costs more to keep going out and bodging a job rather than doing the job correctly in the first place.
SORRY I'M USING FOCCING LOGIC :lol
Oddly enough I've tried the logical approach with our council. Doesn't work here either.on about roads there is one by me that has had potholes for 12 months, prince Charles visited last week, guess what it,s done.
Next time you see Prince Charles could you please send him my way as the road I have to travel up and down everyday is getting that bad I should either be riding an off road bike or driving a monster truck. The road is steep, bendy and FOCCING full of pot holes deep enough to hide a body. I have complained so many times and when they do decide to do something all they do is shove a load of shit in some of the holes which lasts about 5 FOCCING minuets, I keep telling them that the road needs re-serficing not FOCCING bodging. Surley it costs more to keep going out and bodging a job rather than doing the job correctly in the first place.
SORRY I'M USING FOCCING LOGIC :lol
I just hope that this increase in road tax is actually going to go towards fixing the poor state of the roads.
I just hope that this increase in road tax is actually going to go towards fixing the poor state of the roads.
:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
Oddly enough I've tried the logical approach with our council. Doesn't work here either.on about roads there is one by me that has had potholes for 12 months, prince Charles visited last week, guess what it,s done.
Next time you see Prince Charles could you please send him my way as the road I have to travel up and down everyday is getting that bad I should either be riding an off road bike or driving a monster truck. The road is steep, bendy and FOCCING full of pot holes deep enough to hide a body. I have complained so many times and when they do decide to do something all they do is shove a load of shit in some of the holes which lasts about 5 FOCCING minuets, I keep telling them that the road needs re-serficing not FOCCING bodging. Surley it costs more to keep going out and bodging a job rather than doing the job correctly in the first place.
SORRY I'M USING FOCCING LOGIC :lol
I just hope that this increase in road tax is actually going to go towards fixing the poor state of the roads.
Oddly enough I've tried the logical approach with our council. Doesn't work here either.on about roads there is one by me that has had potholes for 12 months, prince Charles visited last week, guess what it,s done.
Next time you see Prince Charles could you please send him my way as the road I have to travel up and down everyday is getting that bad I should either be riding an off road bike or driving a monster truck. The road is steep, bendy and FOCCING full of pot holes deep enough to hide a body. I have complained so many times and when they do decide to do something all they do is shove a load of shit in some of the holes which lasts about 5 FOCCING minuets, I keep telling them that the road needs re-serficing not FOCCING bodging. Surley it costs more to keep going out and bodging a job rather than doing the job correctly in the first place.
SORRY I'M USING FOCCING LOGIC :lol
I just hope that this increase in road tax is actually going to go towards fixing the poor state of the roads.
Remember it's not 'road tax' anymore, it's 'vehicle excise duty'. Doesn't have to go towards roads at all. It's has to go to all the fairies as compensation for our vehicles dirty emissions 😒😒
Seems fair if Prince Charles is coming :eek
Wot gets my goat is grumpy ole foccers that think it's unreasonable to have pot holes repaired when the future King of the United Kingdom is coming to bestow his Magnificence upon you lowly peasants in your humble towns and insignificant villages with their grotty little bumpy roads. :rollin :rollin :rollin
:grumble :pokefun Load of whingers
When us peasants revolt we will use the guillotined heads of the sponging inbred "royals" and their lackeys to fill in the potholes, its about all they are useful for. :evil
Every foccing review you read about anything, some idiot says 'it does exactly what it says on the tin' Stop it! You your bloody imagination and say something original. Please.
But at the end of the day Ronseal DOES do exactly what it says on the tin......
No, no, no......the word is everything. ........Foccers! :rolleyes
To be honest, pretty much most things nowadays.
just had a run in with a prick in a landrover. Id called at the vet for some antibiotics for my cat on the way home from work, parked the bike on a sidestreet. When I came out a 66 plate landrover evoque was sitting by the side of the bike blocking it in, driver still sat in it. Conversation went something like this:
Him - Are you going?
Me - Once ive got my gear on, yeah.
Him - Good, I want that parking space
Me - Well, let me get my helmet on and move your car so I can get out, and you can have it (puts helmet on)
Him - You shouldnt be parked there anyway
Me - Sorry?
Him - You shouldnt be parked there, its a car space
Me - No, its a parking space. Ive as much right to it as anyone
Him - You should have parked on the pavement and left space for a car
Me - Id get a ticket for that (takes helmet off and sits it on the tank)
Him - I thought you said you were going
Me - I was, now Im not. Fuck off and park somewhere else
Him - No need to be like that
Me - Theres every fucking need to be like that, you self entitled prick. Im going nowhere
and with that he drove off as fast as his chelsea tractor would let him, beeping his horn. Twat.
Obviously, you put it there!!
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This bugged me untill a few weeks ago , I used to moan like foc at people having a little knock , stopping on the spot and exchange details whilst holding everyone up :wall .........but a few weeks ago i had a minor knock in my cage , on a local junction that has just had its priority changed , i stopped to give way at the new juction and mr AUDI :rolleyes behind didnt realise the priority had changed and bumped Into me...the roads very narrow so i signaled to mr AUDI :rolleyes to pull into the car park opposite , i pulled in and mr AUDI :rolleyes shot of down a side road never to be seen again........so, in future iam going to be a right old foccer and stop on the spot......sorry FLOOKY
Re -- "Anyone do anything nice..."Erm, no not really. :rolleyes
I went to see my Mum, Her first names Boa!! second name is C...... :lol
You know what I mean. Lol
Ha
I'm pleased I'm not the only one. When people in front don't put dividers on the checkout conveyor I place a high value gift card in their goods before putting our lot ready for scanning....
Ha
I'm pleased I'm not the only one. When people in front don't put dividers on the checkout conveyor I place a high value gift card in their goods before putting our lot ready for scanning....
There thing s ding that, its you who has to wait whilst the till person has to faff about cancelling it.
Again on supermarkets - people who decide they now dont want an item half way around and just chuck it where they are so you find a chicken ontop of a packet of cornflakes
:lol Why's that then?
CaptainCazador
I said don't get me started on HGVs.
What about trying to climb into your boot when they don't thing you're going fast enough in 40 or 50mph speed limits?
Had a bloke in a van do that to me in a 30mph suburban road. He failed to stop before the white line as he came out of a side road and stopped 3 ft into the carriageway. Then drives right up my arse for a couple of hundred yards jinking to the right to try and see if it's free to overtake. The at the roundabout cuts me up and nearly hits me. When I indicate a tad of frustration by hooting it is apparently me who is in the wrong as he spent 10 minutes chasing me across Birmingham to tell me he could drive right up my arse if he liked and he didn't care where I lived (??????). He did have one of those stupid beards under the chin and no moustache though.I said don't get me started on HGVs.
sorry just had to get it off my chest :lolWhat about trying to climb into your boot when they don't thing you're going fast enough in 40 or 50mph speed limits?
I find the fecking Chelsea Tracktor drivers are the worst for that.
Had a bloke in a van do that to me in a 30mph suburban road. He failed to stop before the white line as he came out of a side road and stopped 3 ft into the carriageway. Then drives right up my arse for a couple of hundred yards jinking to the right to try and see if it's free to overtake. The at the roundabout cuts me up and nearly hits me. When I indicate a tad of frustration by hooting it is apparently me who is in the wrong as he spent 10 minutes chasing me across Birmingham to tell me he could drive right up my arse if he liked and he didn't care where I lived (??????). He did have one of those stupid beards under the chin and no moustache though.I said don't get me started on HGVs.
sorry just had to get it off my chest :lolWhat about trying to climb into your boot when they don't thing you're going fast enough in 40 or 50mph speed limits?
I find the fecking Chelsea Tracktor drivers are the worst for that.
adding to my point about people pulling out when it's not safe to do so, the attached video is from part of the ride I have just done today to get some engine oil from halfords, the asshole wasn't even looking at all.
He did have one of those stupid beards under the chin and no moustache though.Did he have a banjo? People who pretend mini roundabouts don't exist. Going straight on, treating it as a T junction and not even slowing at all
My mums not.but you are :rollin :rollin
My mums not.but you are :rollin :rollin
I will tell you what gets my goat:
It is when I order bits of bling or jewellery for my bike, even if it is none functional bling, like the parts I just bought, and I order the wrong size and the effort and cost of returning it make it almost not worth it.
So up for grabs see picture below first come first served, message me with a postal address and I will send off tomorrow.
They are preload adjusters (I know they will do nothing on the FZS600) and i think they look cool, bling I know, But I ordered 17mm ones by mistake when the fork top nut on the FZS600 is 19mm, don't know what else they will fit, but I know they fit the R6 whether they fit a thou I don't know.
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Job agencies advertising jobs that don't exist, managers who ask for your CV and never contact you again, jobs that are a standard 48 hours, whatever happened to the shorter working week? , job adverts that don't state the wage or core hours, employers who think £7.50 an hour is " competitive", and foccing Ed Sheeran!
First time today in 30 years riding i had to remove my lid at a petrol station before the bastard would turn the pump on.
Kept my cool and didn't say a word to the fella behind the till.......deep breaths now. :grumble
First time today in 30 years riding i had to remove my lid at a petrol station before the bastard would turn the pump on.
Kept my cool and didn't say a word to the fella behind the till.......deep breaths now. :grumble
First time today in 30 years riding i had to remove my lid at a petrol station before the bastard would turn the pump on.
Kept my cool and didn't say a word to the fella behind the till.......deep breaths now. :grumble
I wonder if you had been wearing a Burka would they dare to ask for it to be removed, doubt it.
Childish I know, but when you pay and go out to your bike again, take the nozzle back out of the pump. Most likely the guy will zero the pump so it starts because he will not be paying attention.
But I expect the guy on the till is only being a pain as it is company policy now.
By any chance was it a Shell station? Curious as when I was down in Spain a few weeks ago twice at Shell stations I was told to remove my helmet and also this has happened here in France.
FOCCING dickhead work colleagues who just don't FOCCING listen to what you are saying as they are too FOCCING busy either talking over you or picking holes in what you are saying as they haven't let you FOCCING finish. If it wasn't for the fact that (a) I'm not a violent person and (b) I can't afford to loose my job because of some FOCCING TWAT faced arrogant FUCKTARD who thinks he is just the best at everything, I'd knock him the FOC out.
:grumble :2guns :pc :grumble
FOCCING dickhead work colleagues who just don't FOCCING listen to what you are saying as they are too FOCCING busy either talking over you or picking holes in what you are saying as they haven't let you FOCCING finish. If it wasn't for the fact that (a) I'm not a violent person and (b) I can't afford to loose my job because of some FOCCING TWAT faced arrogant FUCKTARD who thinks he is just the best at everything, I'd knock him the FOC out.
:grumble :2guns :pc :grumble
I get loads of phishing spam pretending to be from banks - amazon - ebay - apple and nearly all of them say Your account will be limited, ---------------- well so FOCing what even if it was for real. "limited" big deal, who was the first phishing cnut to come up with that wording and why are the phishing morons still using it. Its supposed to get me panicking and click their link to re input my details.MrSharp!
FOCCING dickhead work colleagues who just don't FOCCING listen to what you are saying as they are too FOCCING busy either talking over you or picking holes in what you are saying as they haven't let you FOCCING finish. If it wasn't for the fact that (a) I'm not a violent person and (b) I can't afford to loose my job because of some FOCCING TWAT faced arrogant FUCKTARD who thinks he is just the best at everything, I'd knock him the FOC out.
:grumble :2guns :pc :grumble
Oh I'm with you on that one!!!
FOCCING dickhead work colleagues who just don't FOCCING listen to what you are saying as they are too FOCCING busy either talking over you or picking holes in what you are saying as they haven't let you FOCCING finish. If it wasn't for the fact that (a) I'm not a violent person and (b) I can't afford to loose my job because of some FOCCING TWAT faced arrogant FUCKTARD who thinks he is just the best at everything, I'd knock him the FOC out.
:grumble :2guns :pc :grumble
Sounds like we share the same boss. :lol
Here is your one liner for him
Its not that I don't like you, but I would plug out your life support to charge my phone :lol
Just seen anorther new 'cillit bang' advert with Barry Scott. Soo annoying "Hi I'm Barry Scott, I've just fucked your wife etc".
First time today in 30 years riding i had to remove my lid at a petrol station before the bastard would turn the pump on.Me too. the other day, I just lay the nozzle on the floor and ride off
Kept my cool and didn't say a word to the fella behind the till.......deep breaths now. :grumble
First time today in 30 years riding i had to remove my lid at a petrol station before the bastard would turn the pump on.Me too. the other day, I just lay the nozzle on the floor and ride off
Kept my cool and didn't say a word to the fella behind the till.......deep breaths now. :grumble
Crossed my mind too, but as i mentioned earlier, the large police station next door certainly paid a part in my final reaction.First time today in 30 years riding i had to remove my lid at a petrol station before the bastard would turn the pump on.Me too. the other day, I just lay the nozzle on the floor and ride off
Kept my cool and didn't say a word to the fella behind the till.......deep breaths now. :grumble
Crossed my mind too, but as i mentioned earlier, the large police station next door certainly paid a part in my final reaction.First time today in 30 years riding i had to remove my lid at a petrol station before the bastard would turn the pump on.Me too. the other day, I just lay the nozzle on the floor and ride off
Kept my cool and didn't say a word to the fella behind the till.......deep breaths now. :grumble
It’s frustrating, but acts of petulance aren’t going to improve matters… it’ll just add weight to the theory that bikers are a bunch of reprobates.
We need them more than they need us. If they average a couple of pence profit per litre, the cost of processing the transaction for your 15 litre top-up means they probably don’t break even on the deal.
I've never got why some guys find it such a hassle to remove their helmet when filling up.I find it a massive hassle. My helmet is a good fit and I have problems with earplugs as it is so when I pull the lid off - which as well as feeling like it is ripping off my ears it also dislodges the ear plugs which either fall on the floor straight away or roll off any surface I put them on - which is undoubtedly dirty.
I like to do it then make the car drivers behind me wait. It's fun to watch them getting all wound up as I make sure my gloves and lid are fastened up properly. :lol
I've never got why some guys find it such a hassle to remove their helmet when filling up.
I like to do it then make the car drivers behind me wait. It's fun to watch them getting all wound up as I make sure my gloves and lid are fastened up properly. :lol
Bikers are some of the biggest idiots on the road nowadays.You can't go out on a nice day without seeing some fuckin' lunatic doing something bloody suicidal, splitting traffic at 50+mph, overtaking up to blind bends or the brow of a hill, undertaking and doing stupid speeds in totally inappropriate places. It surprises me that there are so few accidents involving motorcycles if I'm honest.C'mon, what else does the middle class fat balding priviledged white older male have to do with his time? "Get out of my way, I'm in management."
Bikers are some of the biggest idiots on the road nowadays.You can't go out on a nice day without seeing some fuckin' lunatic doing something bloody suicidal, splitting traffic at 50+mph, overtaking up to blind bends or the brow of a hill, undertaking and doing stupid speeds in totally inappropriate places. It surprises me that there are so few accidents involving motorcycles if I'm honest.C'mon, what else does the middle class fat balding priviledged white older male have to do with his time? "Get out of my way, I'm in management."
Whatever floats your boat.
My picture is better than your picture :lol :lol :lol
You really think so Unfazed?
Nothing wrong with cyclists in Lycra 😃Your quote not mine :D
What did you actually want then? a throatectomy? Antibiotics are way overprescribed nowadays and doctors have been told to give them only when absolutely necessary. That you haven't been to the doctors for ten years tells him that you're healthy enough to fight a mild infection without them. If it carries on or get's worse you can go back for further investigation. Sorry what's the issue? It's surely a better result than hearing you've got 3 days to live.3 days to live? Can you get refunds on prescription prepayment certs?
Sorry Joebloggs, that attitude this morning was unnecessary, I'm not usually an argumentative foccer. I just assumed you were expecting antibiotics and overprescribing is a real problem with dangerous bacteria become resistant. Sorry again. :rolleyes
Sorry Joebloggs, that attitude this morning was unnecessary, I'm not usually an argumentative foccer. I just assumed you were expecting antibiotics and overprescribing is a real problem with dangerous bacteria become resistant. Sorry again. :rolleyes
No, billy was right, a few days worth of painkillers was what I was really after, like he said it's not like I'm always up there begging for pills.
As for your post, no problem, its a free world, just hope your balls rot and don't drop off :b
ALL insurance companies and brokers. Thieving robdogs
Flat battery. That's today's ride out the window, and more expense for a new one before my Euro trip. Bugger. Still, better to find out now rather than half way across Spain I suppose.
Flat battery. That's today's ride out the window, and more expense for a new one before my Euro trip. Bugger. Still, better to find out now rather than half way across Spain I suppose.
Just coz a battery goes flat doesn't mean it needs changing
bump it man bump it
The French language, there's a not unattractive woman sitting no more than 5feet away from me and for some strange reason I have the urge to tell her to shut the foc up
horrible language
Probably the sign of a misspent youth but when I here a german woman talking ( except AngelaMerkinMerkel) it sounds like a porno :rolleyes
Probably the sign of a misspent youth but when I here a german woman talking ( except AngelaMerkinMerkel) it sounds like a porno :rolleyes
There was a German fella at my work yesterday, a really pleasant and decent bloke, but he had an accent that was comedy gold when he spoke English.
His real voice resembled something straight out of 'Allo Allo'.
If i was to mimic his voice he would've probably looked at me thinking "Why is he talking like that?" :lol
Re: Dickhead HGV drivers
A few weeks ago we were going through Elkesley on the A1. It's a 50 mph speed limit with cameras and occasionally police cars. The OH was driving and keeping to the speed limit in lane 1 with driver who were happy to risk a ticket going past in lane 2 and a Knobhead in a bloody great artic behind was trying to get into our boot 'encouraging' the wife to speed up a bit. She didn't. About 1/4 of a mile from the derestriction sign he forced his way into lane 2 and drove past, my wife pulled out to overtake the slower trucks ready to accelerate and this arsehole stayed in the outside lane at about 45 mph for about 5 miles cos we'd slowed him down through the 50mph speed limit. They think they own the bloody road.
I stick to the speed limit rigidly through those sorts of places and they can sit as close as they like to my bumper, I ain't foccin speeding up
Dickhead HGV drivers.
Going up to London, approaching the Hindhead Tunnel, the traffic is all backed up and a 40mph limit is in effect, so I'm filtering up through it as always and I've just got most of the way past an artic when he starts indicating right and begins to try to push into Lane 2 because, up ahead, the sign for Lane 1 has a red X on it.
I brake, because I don't want him pulling over on me and I'm looking up at him in his mirror, he's waving and effing and blinding because I'm stopping him from moving over.
WTF? If he had a) checked his mirror before starting to manoeuvre or b) would wait about five seconds more, the vehicle on my right would move up, I could get past and he could move in, everyone wins.
But, no, he seems to want me to stop, let 40 feet of trailer go by and *then* proceed! Bugger that.
So I stay where I am, wait for the vehicle on my right to move, slip through and carry on, giving the guy a wave (and not with one finger!) to which he responds by flashing his lights repeatedly and waving his hand about.
Whatever.
So I go past the red X lane closed and there's a matrix sign saying "Pedestrian in road" and maintaining the 40 limit.
Next lane sign, however, has both arrows green. "Hmm, ok," I think, "I could move over to Lane 1, but nobody else has. The sign could be a mistake, so I'll wait for the next one." The next one is also both green, so I move over even though pretty much everyone else is staying in Lane 2.
I say "pretty much everyone", because guess who I see coming up behind me...
Now it's still a 40 limit, I'm not going to risk a ticket because of this idiot trying to tailgate me, so I keep my speed down, just tweaking the throttle to keep far enough ahead of him.
Finally we get out of the tunnel and past the second average speed camera, I kick it down a couple of gears and "Goodbye, asshole!"
I hope he feels better...
OAP's that can't detect that their car is rolling backwards towards yours at traffic lights and then stick their fingers up when you blast the horn to warn them before they smash the front of your car up.As an OAP myself I agree entirely-perhaps some form of periodic driving capability test for us senior citizens?. I would add however that there are many other drivers of all age groups who cannot hold their vehicle stationary at eg traffic lights on an incline-after all this is classed as a serious error in the driving test which would be an automatic fail.
Foccin idiots.
My other pet hates are the continued use of mobiles & other distracting devices
OAP's that can't detect that their car is rolling backwards towards yours at traffic lights and then stick their fingers up when you blast the horn to warn them before they smash the front of your car up.
Foccin idiots.
As an OAP myself I agree entirely-perhaps some form of periodic driving capability test for us senior citizens?. I would add however that there are many other drivers of all age groups who cannot hold their vehicle stationary at eg traffic lights on an incline-after all this is classed as a serious error in the driving test which would be an automatic fail.
My other pet hates are the continued use of mobiles & other distracting devices in vehicle-even by so called "professional" drivers like LGV & PSV. I beleive the only deterrent would be an automatic 12 month disqualification. Similarly for use of alcohol/drugs. If the politicians are so concerned about RTCs why dont they do something positive to ease the carnage on the roads.
And dont get me started on F****n Brexit & General Elections :eek
OAP's that can't detect that their car is rolling backwards towards yours at traffic lights and then stick their fingers up when you blast the horn to warn them before they smash the front of your car up.
Foccin idiots.
As an OAP myself I agree entirely-perhaps some form of periodic driving capability test for us senior citizens?. I would add however that there are many other drivers of all age groups who cannot hold their vehicle stationary at eg traffic lights on an incline-after all this is classed as a serious error in the driving test which would be an automatic fail.
My other pet hates are the continued use of mobiles & other distracting devices in vehicle-even by so called "professional" drivers like LGV & PSV. I beleive the only deterrent would be an automatic 12 month disqualification. Similarly for use of alcohol/drugs. If the politicians are so concerned about RTCs why dont they do something positive to ease the carnage on the roads.
And dont get me started on F****n Brexit & General Elections :eek
Check this [url]http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/rare-anti-road-rage-moment-10354727[/url] ([url]http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/rare-anti-road-rage-moment-10354727[/url])
If only but it would have been a different story if she'd hot her.............
Yep I have a pair of rimless just for use on the bike, and another pair of semi rimmed for all other use
As motorcyclists we all know how we need the sense of vision just like those WW2 fighter pilots who had to continually scan the sky. I wear rimless glasses-have done for years-since they provide the best peripheral vision.
OAP's that can't detect that their car is rolling backwards towards yours at traffic lights and then stick their fingers up when you blast the horn to warn them before they smash the front of your car up.As an OAP myself I agree entirely-perhaps some form of periodic driving capability test for us senior citizens?. I would add however that there are many other drivers of all age groups who cannot hold their vehicle stationary at eg traffic lights on an incline-after all this is classed as a serious error in the driving test which would be an automatic fail.
Foccin idiots.
My other pet hates are the continued use of mobiles & other distracting devices in vehicle-even by so called "professional" drivers like LGV & PSV. I beleive the only deterrent would be an automatic 12 month disqualification. Similarly for use of alcohol/drugs. If the politicians are so concerned about RTCs why dont they do something positive to ease the carnage on the roads.
And dont get me started on F****n Brexit & General Elections :eek
Some of us use Victor Meldrew as our role model :lolOAP's that can't detect that their car is rolling backwards towards yours at traffic lights and then stick their fingers up when you blast the horn to warn them before they smash the front of your car up.As an OAP myself I agree entirely-perhaps some form of periodic driving capability test for us senior citizens?. I would add however that there are many other drivers of all age groups who cannot hold their vehicle stationary at eg traffic lights on an incline-after all this is classed as a serious error in the driving test which would be an automatic fail.
Foccin idiots.
My other pet hates are the continued use of mobiles & other distracting devices in vehicle-even by so called "professional" drivers like LGV & PSV. I beleive the only deterrent would be an automatic 12 month disqualification. Similarly for use of alcohol/drugs. If the politicians are so concerned about RTCs why dont they do something positive to ease the carnage on the roads.
And dont get me started on F****n Brexit & General Elections :eek
Yeah you're right, it's not age specific.
It was the horrible witch flicking the V's that was the most shocking thing. I thought all old people were supposed to be nice :rolleyes
What is it about a top box and bananas?!
I can put in a couple of unripe ones, commute to work with them in the box and when I take them out its as if they are over ripe..... browning, often with bruises etc. I have tried wrapping them, putting them in another box... At first I thought they were rattling around etc but after wrapping them (even individually) I wonder if it is acoustic related.
What is it about a top box and bananas?!
I can put in a couple of unripe ones, commute to work with them in the box and when I take them out its as if they are over ripe..... browning, often with bruises etc. I have tried wrapping them, putting them in another box... At first I thought they were rattling around etc but after wrapping them (even individually) I wonder if it is acoustic related.
That struck a chord when i read that, i put a totally yellow banana into carrier bag with my lunch, which then sits on top of some other gloves and my wetproofs in my top box, so it's on a soft base, and sure enough by the time i get to work it looks like it's been ripening in a fruit bowl for over a week.
How odd? :lol
Its because bananas produce ethylene gas which is something to do with the riipenng process, if they are in an enclosed space then there is no air for the gas to be diluted in so it causes the banana to ripen very quickly.
The same as if you keep bananas in the fridge.The skin will ripen but the inside of the banana is ok.
What is it about a top box and bananas?!Bananas ripen faster when wrapped in anything, the reason is they generate Carbon Dioxide CO2 which causes them to turn brown. If you have to put them in any kind of container make sure it is well ventilated.
I can put in a couple of unripe ones, commute to work with them in the box and when I take them out its as if they are over ripe..... browning, often with bruises etc. I have tried wrapping them, putting them in another box... At first I thought they were rattling around etc but after wrapping them (even individually) I wonder if it is acoustic related.
Yeah I get what you are saying but as mentioned the time period is too short for that to make a difference. I can have my lunch packed in a sealed Tupperware box overnight and the 'nana won't ripen significantly. 45 mins in the top box and it overripens.
Maybe it's the sonic booms, my bike is red after all...
Yeah I get what you are saying but as mentioned the time period is too short for that to make a difference. I can have my lunch packed in a sealed Tupperware box overnight and the 'nana won't ripen significantly. 45 mins in the top box and it overripens.
Maybe it's the sonic booms, my bike is red after all...
Maybe bananas don't like going to work. Try buying a banana at work, then see what it's like when you get home :lol .
Drivers who get the hump (or are just blind/crap drivers) when a bike filters to the front of a queue at a roundabout and then they don't give way at all and muscle you all the way round the roundabout, not giving you an inch. >: Still it's sunny and and that always makes us bikers smile, especially as when it comes to home time I'm sure he will be stuck in more city traffic and I'll filter through again :D
Drivers who get the hump (or are just blind/crap drivers) when a bike filters to the front of a queue at a roundabout and then they don't give way at all and muscle you all the way round the roundabout, not giving you an inch. >: Still it's sunny and and that always makes us bikers smile, especially as when it comes to home time I'm sure he will be stuck in more city traffic and I'll filter through again :D
That's what your right wrist is for 😉 if yiu can't pull away quicker than a car then your doing wrong haha
Personally I always wait behind the first car when filtering up to a roundabout just because it's less stress haha
When I was at Squires cafe on Wednesday evening spotted half a dozen pulling in just wearing t-shirts, jeans and trainers.
I was envious in a way as I had full leathers on and even riding up there I was sweating , but I cannot bring myself to wear anything else, just don't feel comfortable in anything less.
Thats my choice and what they wear is their choice, if all the gear all the time was made compulsary like crash helmets then we would all complain about rights and freedom of choice.
And I also watched that CHIPs movie last night, pants like Darrsi says.
tell you what really grips my shit especially in hot weather are muppets riding round (mainly on mopeds) with shorts & t-shirts etc
ok I know it's down to personal choice & I subscribe to the all the gear all the time rule but around the pompy area just now must have only seen 2 out of 10 riders in what I class as correct gear >:
The 46 is continental sizing as Spidi are an Italian make, so 46 would be around a 38 inch chest.Correct robbo. nearer 36 and is a perfect fit, here is a fuller pic with the snake in it. A little thinner than I am because of the wide angle on the phone camera.
Lookin' sharp fazersharp.Wish I was that slim, it would give me another 25bhp :lol .You'll certainly be cool whilst looking cool.
Blimey Dude,where did you find that pic. On a bondage website? :lol
Well we all best get used to it as FM is going the way of the dodo soon then we'll be stuck with DAB. I personally just use internet radio through Wi-Fi. Crystal clear and any station in the world. In the car I run it via my mobile data
They spend nearly three years converting the section from Droitwich to the M42 into a variable speed limit.
They spend nearly three years converting the section from Droitwich to the M42 into a variable speed limit.
Are there actually any speed cameras in these motorway variable limit gantry's?.
Every time I go through the ones on the M25 everyone else is tearing through at least 20 MPH faster.
Do they all know something I don't? :rolleyes
Are there actually any speed cameras in these motorway variable limit gantry's?.
Every time I go through the ones on the M25 everyone else is tearing through at least 20 MPH faster.
Do they all know something I don't? :rolleyes
When one front brake pad is near the limit, and the rest still have a bit of mileage in them. All have worn evenly too. More expense :rolleyesSounds like one slightly sticky piston. Is it the inside left??
When one front brake pad is near the limit, and the rest still have a bit of mileage in them. All have worn evenly too. More expense :rolleyesSounds like one slightly sticky piston. Is it the inside left??
When one front brake pad is near the limit, and the rest still have a bit of mileage in them. All have worn evenly too. More expense :rolleyesSounds like one slightly sticky piston. Is it the inside left??
Inside right.
It's where the rain gets in when on the sidestand parked up most likely.
Bloody nuisance but needs sorting.
I heard that
It's where the rain gets in when on the sidestand parked up most likely.
Bloody nuisance but needs sorting.
I find that highly unlikely. I'm not quite as bad as fazersharp, but not far off. Rain? What's that then? :lol
It's where the rain gets in when on the sidestand parked up most likely.
Bloody nuisance but needs sorting.
I find that highly unlikely. I'm not quite as bad as fazersharp, but not far off. Rain? What's that then? :lol
Take it from me there are.
Asda have installed cameras on the self service checkouts with the monitor at the right position for me to be staring at myself.
People who add a "Make and offer" button on their ebay listing and then wont take any offer until its 20p off the asking price. If you don't want offers then don't ask for them :wallYou need to elaborate, I'm curious now :lol
Supermarkets again and people who just abandon their trolley in the carpark without bothering to put it in the trolley area so it can roll into your car.
Supermarkets again and people who just abandon their trolley in the carpark without bothering to put it in the trolley area so it can roll into your car.
Supermarkets again and people who just abandon their trolley in the carpark without bothering to put it in the trolley area so it can roll into your car.
Aaaaaaaaaaand those feckin lazy bastard BMW type drivers who park in the disabled or parent/child bays just to ensure their pride 'n' joy (lol) is safe. :finger
Drivers who use disabled badges that they have no right to use unless the disabled badge holder is in the vehicle to park in disabled spaces or on double yellow lines.
To be honest I don't have a problem with folk parking in the parent/child bays (why should non-parents suffer just because some random bloke didn't pull his cock out soon enough?) but parking in a disabled bay is a cunt's trick alright. People have a choice about having kids, but no-one's ever chosen to have a disability.Totally agree with you, although there's plenty of folks who have chosen to have a disability to get them out of work! :lol
When your on a motorway, in the outside lane doing 10/15 mph over the limit and some knob come flying up behind you flashing their lights and making noise to try and get to you move over!
I don't know who the fuck he thought he was with his blue lights and siren.... cock
Supermarkets again and people who just abandon their trolley in the carpark without bothering to put it in the trolley area so it can roll into your car.
Adding to that, there is a shopping centre near me that has a couple of motorcycle parking spaces and more often than not you find that they have been taken up by bastards dumping trolleys there,
Doctors receptionists.
What is it with their high and mighty attitude?
I had 2 calls last Friday which i missed anyway as my phone stays in my bike jacket at work, and they were from a 'private number' so i couldn't reply anyway when i saw them.
Then last night, Monday 21st August, i get another call and the doctors receptionist tells me that a doctor (who knows which one i'll see next time?) needs to see me about blood test results.
Little bit concerned now, so i'm like "Okay, make me an appointment please."
"31st August."
"Hold on, you just called me saying i need to be seen, and you're making me wait 10 days, or 13 days if that's you that called me on Friday?"
"Erm, yes."
"What exactly is wrong then?"
"I can't discuss that over the phone."
"Can i speak to a doctor then?"
"Hold on a second.......the next doctors phone appointment is September 5th." :wall
Are these people living in the real world or what??? :rolleyes
And taking parcels to the post office you get asked "what's in it" FOC OFF
Alright since you asked, its a second hand but plug
:rollin :rollinAnd taking parcels to the post office you get asked "what's in it" FOC OFF
Alright since you asked, its a second hand but plug
Mateys spark plug in the other post looks like a 2nd hand butt plug. :lol
:rollin :rollinAnd taking parcels to the post office you get asked "what's in it" FOC OFF
Alright since you asked, its a second hand but plug
Mateys spark plug in the other post looks like a 2nd hand butt plug. :lol
And taking parcels to the post office you get asked "what's in it" FOC OFF
And taking parcels to the post office you get asked "what's in it" FOC OFF
They have to ask because of the requirements to ensure that you're not sending dangerous or prohibited items through the post.
Also if it's valuable, they should recommend that you send it Recorded or Special Delivery. If they've done that and there's a problem or it goes missing, they can say "We told the customer" and it avoids liability.
And taking parcels to the post office you get asked "what's in it" FOC OFF
They have to ask because of the requirements to ensure that you're not sending dangerous or prohibited items through the post.
Also if it's valuable, they should recommend that you send it Recorded or Special Delivery. If they've done that and there's a problem or it goes missing, they can say "We told the customer" and it avoids liability.
Modern household paints. Open the tin, use half of it. Reopen the lid 4 weeks later to do some more and the fekkin lid has rusted to the tin, the rust and crap drops into the rest of the paint so you then cant use it. And its not cheap. Why on earth dont they put it in plastic cans with screw lidsTo stop the rust and crap dropping down onto the paint try turning it upside down when opening :lol
Modern household paints. Open the tin, use half of it. Reopen the lid 4 weeks later to do some more and the fekkin lid has rusted to the tin, the rust and crap drops into the rest of the paint so you then cant use it. And its not cheap. Why on earth dont they put it in plastic cans with screw lidsTo stop the rust and crap dropping down onto the paint try turning it upside down when opening :lol
And taking parcels to the post office you get asked "what's in it" FOC OFF
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Modern household paints. Open the tin, use half of it. Reopen the lid 4 weeks later to do some more and the fekkin lid has rusted to the tin, the rust and crap drops into the rest of the paint so you then cant use it. And its not cheap. Why on earth dont they put it in plastic cans with screw lidsTo stop the rust and crap dropping down onto the paint try turning it upside down when opening :lol
Online questionnaires from places I have brought from or services I have used. A few times now I have clicked ok yes I will do your servery about the (whatever it was ) it starts off all relevant to the product but then you get near the end and the it starts your age bracket - ok i will give you that, then later its your job and income and if you have kids or a house/hall NO FOC OFF and I just quit the servay when I was actually telling them how good the product was.
I actually wanted to give my feed back on a good service/product and to praise them so they missed outOnline questionnaires from places I have brought from or services I have used. A few times now I have clicked ok yes I will do your servery about the (whatever it was ) it starts off all relevant to the product but then you get near the end and the it starts your age bracket - ok i will give you that, then later its your job and income and if you have kids or a house/hall NO FOC OFF and I just quit the servay when I was actually telling them how good the product was.
I just think of it the same way as I would if I actually went into a shop and bought something. I wouldn't stop to fill out a survey then, so I'm not going to start doing it just because it's online.
It pisses me off even more when you buy something online then before it is delivered they send you an email asking for a review when you have not even got the bloody item.
News reporting on the weather, yes it is shit over there in the Caribbean and Florida and I too have had some of Sharp Halls roof removed by the wind but my goat get is the way the news reports it.
Sky had a live reporter hardly audible over the wind and staggering saying how bad it is and how difficult it is to stay on his feet - when a jogger went by in shades.
Next the BBC (remember the inaudible Sky reporter ) only this time it was propper windy - but all the wind noise was cut out and you could hear them perfectly - so the sky report was consciously haming it up. I am not saying it is not bad but saying it was not that bad at that stage.
Now not content with sending reporters to an overwhelmed area the BBC have sent Shafanacker - the BBC weatherman to report as well FFS I would rather my licance money go to some aid than Shafanacker flying first class to tell me its FOCing windy.
EDIT ---- better yet spend that money on a few more computer RAM over here so we can get better predictions
News reporting on the weather, yes it is shit over there in the Caribbean and Florida and I too have had some of Sharp Halls roof removed by the wind but my goat get is the way the news reports it.
Sky had a live reporter hardly audible over the wind and staggering saying how bad it is and how difficult it is to stay on his feet - when a jogger went by in shades.
Next the BBC (remember the inaudible Sky reporter ) only this time it was propper windy - but all the wind noise was cut out and you could hear them perfectly - so the sky report was consciously haming it up. I am not saying it is not bad but saying it was not that bad at that stage.
Now not content with sending reporters to an overwhelmed area the BBC have sent Shafanacker - the BBC weatherman to report as well FFS I would rather my licance money go to some aid than Shafanacker flying first class to tell me its FOCing windy.
EDIT ---- better yet spend that money on a few more computer RAM over here so we can get better predictions
That's got to hurt!!
Why is it whenever i queue to use a cash point i always seem to get a person in front of me that looks like they'd have trouble using a doorbell?
Yesterday i waited about 8 minutes i reckon, after the fella had called his mate over to discuss what button to try next. :pc
I was behind an old fella in the post office calling out his numbers as he entered them in the chip and pin machine.
Its a good job I was behind him and not some scrote
People who wont walk on escellators.......have they all the time in the world or are they really that foccin lazy :wall
I've never heard of that rule. And besides, I used an escalator today and just stood there until it got to the top. Why would you walk up an escalator ? You might as well use the stairs.People who wont walk on escellators.......have they all the time in the world or are they really that foccin lazy :wall
People who don't understand the rule about "stand on the right, walk on the left" on escalators!
Dont start me off :wall ...bad day at work , it wont take much to push me over the edge........ :lol:lol
I've never heard of that rule. And besides, I used an escalator today and just stood there until it got to the top. Why would you walk up an escalator ? You might as well use the stairs.People who wont walk on escellators.......have they all the time in the world or are they really that foccin lazy :wall
People who don't understand the rule about "stand on the right, walk on the left" on escalators!
Ah.. that would explain it. Very rarely see anyone walking up an escalator down here.I've never heard of that rule. And besides, I used an escalator today and just stood there until it got to the top. Why would you walk up an escalator ? You might as well use the stairs.People who wont walk on escellators.......have they all the time in the world or are they really that foccin lazy :wall
People who don't understand the rule about "stand on the right, walk on the left" on escalators!
I worked for a few years in Oxford Street, it's certainly a London thing, and very annoying when people stand still on the left when you're in a hurry as most London workers are.
People who don't understand the rule about "stand on the right, walk on the left" on escalators!I've never heard of that rule.
And besides, I used an escalator today and just stood there until it got to the top. Why would you walk up an escalator ? You might as well use the stairs.
Feckin twice today made contact in London. Lost a lot of front bumper clips when you kick down on them.
Feckin twice today made contact in London. Lost a lot of front bumper clips when you kick down on them.
I take it L'Bob is tucked up nice and safe in the garage at the moment as you haven't had it MOT'd yet
Insurance companies who like to auto-renew your policy and then demand / take payment 😡
Insurance companies who like to auto-renew your policy and then demand / take payment 😡
Also their mad reimbursement rates, should you cancel an annual policy early (that you paid for upfront).
It doesn't follow the logic... divide your premium by 12 months, then you'll get the remaining unused months returned, if you cancelled early.
INSTEAD - it goes like this (did on my last bike policy). I basically got reimbursed just a few pounds, when I cancelled at about 4 months!..
Cancel by end of Month # : Premium amount returned.
Month 1: 70%
Month 2: 15%
Month 3: 10%
Month 4: 3%
Month 5: 2%
Month 6: 0%
Month 7: 0%
Month 8: 0%
...
daylight robbery! :2guns
That's why I pay monthly, It only costs a few quid extra over the year and if you cancel you just stop paying.
Feckin twice today made contact in London. Lost a lot of front bumper clips when you kick down on them.
I take it L'Bob is tucked up nice and safe in the garage at the moment as you haven't had it MOT'd yet
Oh crap !!!!!!!!!!! Errrrrrr no....... :eek
Ah.. that would explain it. Very rarely see anyone walking up an escalator down here.I've never heard of that rule. And besides, I used an escalator today and just stood there until it got to the top. Why would you walk up an escalator ? You might as well use the stairs.People who wont walk on escellators.......have they all the time in the world or are they really that foccin lazy :wall
People who don't understand the rule about "stand on the right, walk on the left" on escalators!
I worked for a few years in Oxford Street, it's certainly a London thing, and very annoying when people stand still on the left when you're in a hurry as most London workers are.
Chuffin garden strimmers. Strim for 30 seconds, the cord snaps. The so called "bump n feed" never works so you have stop and dismantle the chuffin head and pull some more out. Restart. 30 seconds later, same again. Ive had bosch, black an decker, and spear and jackson. All the same. All fucking useless
Chuffin garden strimmers. Strim for 30 seconds, the cord snaps. The so called "bump n feed" never works so you have stop and dismantle the chuffin head and pull some more out. Restart. 30 seconds later, same again. Ive had bosch, black an decker, and spear and jackson. All the same. All fucking useless
my renewal from Bennetts came through at weekend and its gone up to £290 from £230!!
That's why I pay monthly, It only costs a few quid extra over the year and if you cancel you just stop paying.
Very true. Some advantages to both. Live and learn.
Did I also mention I think I got zapped by a mobile speed van last Friday (that'll bump up my premium!) :oops
Saw the guy jump out of his van, run round the front in my direction... did he get a chance to snap the Plate on the rear of my :faz ............................ Orrrrrr not!? :bobby
Then you start mulling over actually how fast you THINK you were going! :rolleyes
Do an on-line quote then ring up Bennetts and see if they'll match it.
I start the conversation with "I'd like to cancel the renewal please" as it gets their attention.
Do an on-line quote then ring up Bennetts and see if they'll match it.
I start the conversation with "I'd like to cancel the renewal please" as it gets their attention.
I did a price comparison & got exactly same cover from RAC for £100 cheaper so I've gone with that
will ring Bennetts to cancel at weekend (insurance runs to 17/10) I doubt that they will drop down that far!
The strimmer cord is too thin. Buy some heavy duty stuff (make sure it will still fit through the hole), it lasts for nearly two minutes before it breaks. Better still, buy a bush cutter. A bit more expensive as it uses metal blades. Be careful though cos when those metal blades snap...
I start the conversation with "I'd like to cancel the renewal please" as it gets their attention.I did this with Motorcycle Direct. They just said ok !! And cancelled the renewal.
The only issue with using some of the petrol strimmers in domestic gardens (apart from your neighbours complaining about the two-stroke din :lol ) is that they can be a bit overpowered.
https://www.tayna.co.uk/Yamaha-FZS-600-Motorcycle-Batteries-D2860.html (https://www.tayna.co.uk/Yamaha-FZS-600-Motorcycle-Batteries-D2860.html):wall
I should have checked the bike first I know, but they list the wrong battery for the FZS600 so now I have a battery that is no use to me.
Yes the quote I got online was actually from Bennetts. I just knocked an extra fiver off when they asked what quote I'd got. They re quoted at the online price which I accepted "To save the hassle" as I said. £80 cheaper than the initial renewal price.Hastings !!! cheaper for the bike left on the drive than in a locked brick built garage !! I think insurance will be the new ppi con, in a few years people will be claiming what they have been mis sold
Yes the quote I got online was actually from Bennetts. I just knocked an extra fiver off when they asked what quote I'd got. They re quoted at the online price which I accepted "To save the hassle" as I said. £80 cheaper than the initial renewal price.Hastings !!! cheaper for the bike left on the drive than in a locked brick built garage !! I think insurance will be the new ppi con, in a few years people will be claiming what they have been mis sold
The trouble with all this Miss sold shit is that the miss selling companies are all still doing well even after the have paid out compensation, so who at the final bell is paying for it? Foccing policy holders and there is yet another hyke in you premiums. I am afraid the policy holder is the end of the food chain.
Hastings !!! cheaper for the bike left on the drive than in a locked brick built garage !! I think insurance will be the new ppi con, in a few years people will be claiming what they have been mis sold
People that aren't ready.
When the light turns green...
When they get to the front of the post office queue...
When they're ordering at the bar...
When it's time to go out...
When it's time to go home...
When your out in the pissing rain, fully kitted up for the weather, stop for petrol, go in to pay and the assistant says "Are you on the bike"
I says "No I'm driving the Merc and the sun roof is leaking". FFS :rolleyes
People that aren't ready.
When the light turns green...
When they get to the front of the post office queue...
When they're ordering at the bar...
When it's time to go out...
When it's time to go home...
People that aren't ready.
When the light turns green...
When they get to the front of the post office queue...
When they're ordering at the bar...
When it's time to go out...
When it's time to go home...
I see you have met my wife then!
When your out in the pissing rain, fully kitted up for the weather, stop for petrol, go in to pay and the assistant says "Are you on the bike"
I says "No I'm driving the Merc and the sun roof is leaking". FFS :rolleyes
They've just given the Madeline McCann investigation another £154,000 FFS
I don't think you need to look any further than the parents
I don't think you need to look any further than the parents
Not a good idea to post an accusation like that on an open forum. :eek
no , probably not a good idea posting , but leaving the kids alone away from home :eek
I don't think you need to look any further than the parents
Not a good idea to post an accusation like that on an open forum. :eek
no , probably not a good idea posting , but leaving the kids alone away from home :eek
FRIGGIN Brexit.dragging on for to long .let get the f**kout and stop pissing about.Yep, I agree. It didn't take us this long to get in FFS.
FRIGGIN Brexit.dragging on for to long .let get the f**kout and stop pissing about.Yep, I agree. It didn't take us this long to get in FFS.
Thats because they are shit scared that when we successfully leave the EU other member countries will follow us.
FRIGGIN Brexit.dragging on for to long .let get the f**kout and stop pissing about.Ah! don't go, sure you're great fun :lol :lol :lol It's even more fun watching Boris back tracking :rolleyes
Those podium poser dancing retards on 1984 TOTP's re-runs who get all excited and prance about over exaggerated and completely OTT when the camera pans over to them......Really fucking winds me up and makes me cringe....They all need a good kicking. :lol
:lol Thing is, I like watching the 82/3 re-runs as it's all about the bands with the occasional pan to normal joe public who always looks awkward and embarrassed. I like that, it's entertaining, but by 1984 it all went to shit and they got all these wannabes in.
Anyway, it wasn't me you saw, I didn't get through the auditions. :D
Bring back legs and co I say :)
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr4QQS6qNhs[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr4QQS6qNhs[/url])
:lol Thing is, I like watching the 82/3 re-runs as it's all about the bands with the occasional pan to normal joe public who always looks awkward and embarrassed. I like that, it's entertaining, but by 1984 it all went to shit and they got all these wannabes in.
Anyway, it wasn't me you saw, I didn't get through the auditions. :D
Bring back legs and co I say :)
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr4QQS6qNhs[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr4QQS6qNhs[/url])
:lol Thing is, I like watching the 82/3 re-runs as it's all about the bands with the occasional pan to normal joe public who always looks awkward and embarrassed. I like that, it's entertaining, but by 1984 it all went to shit and they got all these wannabes in.
Anyway, it wasn't me you saw, I didn't get through the auditions. :D
Bring back legs and co I say :)
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr4QQS6qNhs[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr4QQS6qNhs[/url])
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:lol Thing is, I like watching the 82/3 re-runs as it's all about the bands with the occasional pan to normal joe public who always looks awkward and embarrassed. I like that, it's entertaining, but by 1984 it all went to shit and they got all these wannabes in.
Anyway, it wasn't me you saw, I didn't get through the auditions. :D
Bring back legs and co I say :)
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr4QQS6qNhs[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr4QQS6qNhs[/url])
People who phone in to radio talk shows and start by saying...'As I said to your researcher...'
Id never heard of the film director that's made headline news every day this week.Me neither. Thought it was just me. :lol
The "cult of celebrity", people famous for being famous!
And all the dickheads following them on (un)social media, foccing arseholes the lot of them, should be shot with shit :2guns
Id never heard of the film director that's made headline news every day this week.Me neither. Thought it was just me. :lol
Id never heard of the film director that's made headline news every day this week.Me neither. Thought it was just me. :lol
You mean you honestly had never ever heard of Old............. What-is-name :lol
Id never heard of the film director that's made headline news every day this week.Me neither. Thought it was just me. :lol
You mean you honestly had never ever heard of Old............. What-is-name :lol
He's actually a producer, not a director..... Just saying 😉😁
f**K legs and co-------------------------------- Googling now
there was a dance group on the Kenny Everett show (Sarah Brightman included) but I can't recall their name......they always had white suzzies on with white basques or leather kit..........oh yes!
PS please post if you know
f**K legs and coI now understand why my Dad liked watching Top of the Pops and Kenny Everert
there was a dance group on the Kenny Everett show (Sarah Brightman included) but I can't recall their name......they always had white suzzies on with white basques or leather kit..........oh yes!
PS please post if you know
f**K legs and coIt was Hot Gossip.
there was a dance group on the Kenny Everett show (Sarah Brightman included) but I can't recall their name......they always had white suzzies on with white basques or leather kit..........oh yes!
PS please post if you know
I quite fancied that women's dance act that we're regulars on Les Dawson's show. Now whatever was their name?........
2 of my workmates (brothers) had their younger brother go missing on his way to school i think in 1979, and one of them has made it his mission in life to try and find out what happened.
....
Those Next Base Dash cam adverts. "Supporting the fight against Tailgaters/middle lane drivers" etc.
What they should be saying is "Next Base dash cams, letting wa**kers pretend they are policemen"
These Dash Cams are perfect for a certain type of person, the type of person who, if they ever managed to get into the forces, would never have risen above the level of private, because their superiors recognise the fact that they should, in no circumstances, be in charge of anyone. So they usually went on to become Traffic Wardens, Gatehousemen, Storemen, Parking attendants, Speed Camera operatives, Health and safety or police officers, career security people, etc.
The people who want these cameras solely so they can report other peoples misdemeanours, should automatically be not allowed to have one.
I quite fancied that women's dance act that we're regulars on Les Dawson's show. Now whatever was their name?........
Here you go
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zllH86e-DFc[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zllH86e-DFc[/url])
There are a few things theft p**s me off like phone use map reading but currently there's a slew of people driving around with low tyre pressures or missing lights.
More than that, if you point it out to them they get all pi**y with you.
I quite fancied that women's dance act that we're regulars on Les Dawson's show. Now whatever was their name?........
Here you go
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zllH86e-DFc[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zllH86e-DFc[/url])
FFS you don't get many of them to the pound, all the meat and no taters.
I read that some police force -Wales? have trialled a thing where you upload your footage and they follow it up. The only caveat being that you have to upload the whole journy so if you have been a dick which lead up to the footage then you incriminate yourself
"Has anyone been overtaken by a blue bike " :rollin :rollin :rollinObviously yes. Everyone has been overtaken by a blue bike. :lol
Errr, when was this?
M27 west junction 11-9 at 1246hrs Mon 16th Oct, where you overtaken by blue M/Cycle or have dashcam? Contact PC 21929@Havant. #1046
Errr, when was this?QuoteM27 west junction 11-9 at 1246hrs Mon 16th Oct, where you overtaken by blue M/Cycle or have dashcam? Contact PC 21929@Havant. #1046
https://twitter.com/HantsPolRoads/status/920745761268273153?s=04 (https://twitter.com/HantsPolRoads/status/920745761268273153?s=04)
Why? Do you have something to confess...? ;)
The civil servant responsible for increasing the state pension age to 67 is Retiring at 61 with a £1.8 million pension pot he will receive £85000 a year and lump sum of £245000 He's permanent secretary for Department for Works and Pensions. His name is Sir Robert Devereux., shows what the establishment think of ordinary people who can work till they drop while tossers like him just pen push and ruin people's lives.
Ironically, people sticking to the right hand lane on the slip road, forcing me to undertake really gets my goat.And particularly those who fail to understand the purpose of the slip road which is to enable them to join the carriageway at an appropriate speed to allow them to "slot in" to the traffic flow without causing other motorists to brake or take evasive action. Followed an idiot down slip road who attempted to join lane 1 of M5 at 40mph ffs! :eek
Ironically, people sticking to the right hand lane on the slip road, forcing me to undertake really gets my goat.
Ironically, people sticking to the right hand lane on the slip road, forcing me to undertake really gets my goat.And particularly those who fail to understand the purpose of the slip road which is to enable them to join the carriageway at an appropriate speed to allow them to "slot in" to the traffic flow without causing other motorists to brake or take evasive action. Followed an idiot down slip road who attempted to join lane 1 of M5 at 40mph ffs! :eek
What Gets My Goat?......It would be easier to make a list of the few things that DONT!
Politicians,Religions, Brexit, The Media, Cagers, the moronic TV programmes designed to cater for the brain dead, "Celebrities", Spokespersons, Interviewers asking really stupid questions, Facebook,the general dumbing down of everything, the compensation culture, the willingness to blame others for ones own shortcomings etc etc. What a state of affairs :eek
That was YOU in the TVR !? :lol :thumbup
What Gets My Goat?......It would be easier to make a list of the few things that DONT!
Politicians,Religions, Brexit, The Media, Cagers, the moronic TV programmes designed to cater for the brain dead, "Celebrities", Spokespersons, Interviewers asking really stupid questions, Facebook,the general dumbing down of everything, the compensation culture, the willingness to blame others for ones own shortcomings etc etc. What a state of affairs :eek
You are me!
Desperately trying not to become like Victor Meldrew( At least I still have some hair on my head! :lol )
The reason for poor driving is the lack of dedicated traffic police the politicians can pass all the laws they want but if there's no one to enforce them they are pointless. It appears that they just want to use speed cameras to collect revenue not enforce the laws they pass. Perhaps if they used that revenue to terminate traffic officers we would all be safer on the roads to go much faster.
Scooter twat slowly tried to overtake me this morning as i was doing a right turn?
Once the bastard made me jump, i put my right hand out right across his lid and he braked, luckily for him.
Then i glimpsed the 'L' plate as he undertook me.
It's not being drummed into people enough on real dangerous moves, even on a CBT.
I'm not blaming anyone in general, but some people need a lot more training on the road to avoid unnecessary shite.
I do wonder about the legality of employing someone to deliver stuff who hasn't got a full driving licence.
How about the fast food (usually pizza) delivery guys, on the scooters? It would be debatable if they even sat a CBT!
Absolutely ZERO consideration for other road vehicles (cars or bikes) or even traffic lights, etc - on off the pavements. "Helping" give motorcyclists a bad image.
I do wonder about the legality of employing someone to deliver stuff who hasn't got a full driving licence.
How about the fast food (usually pizza) delivery guys, on the scooters? It would be debatable if they even sat a CBT!
Absolutely ZERO consideration for other road vehicles (cars or bikes) or even traffic lights, etc - on off the pavements. "Helping" give motorcyclists a bad image.
I do wonder about the legality of employing someone to deliver stuff who hasn't got a full driving licence.
How about the fast food (usually pizza) delivery guys, on the scooters? It would be debatable if they even sat a CBT!
Absolutely ZERO consideration for other road vehicles (cars or bikes) or even traffic lights, etc - on off the pavements. "Helping" give motorcyclists a bad image.
I do wonder about the legality of employing someone to deliver stuff who hasn't got a full driving licence.
How about the fast food (usually pizza) delivery guys, on the scooters? It would be debatable if they even sat a CBT!
Absolutely ZERO consideration for other road vehicles (cars or bikes) or even traffic lights, etc - on off the pavements. "Helping" give motorcyclists a bad image.
I do wonder about the legality of employing someone to deliver stuff who hasn't got a full driving licence.
How about the fast food (usually pizza) delivery guys, on the scooters? It would be debatable if they even sat a CBT!
Absolutely ZERO consideration for other road vehicles (cars or bikes) or even traffic lights, etc - on off the pavements. "Helping" give motorcyclists a bad image.
They are licenced to ride (assuming they have done the CBT) with a provisional licence so it is legal even if it doesn't seem right.
If any of the riders get injured in an accident, their insurance company may throw a wobbly if the company has not done their own health and safety checks to confirm that the rider is capable though.
I don't care whether the pizza boy is legal or not just so long as he gets here before the pizza goes cold.
Just thinking about your comments BB make me wonder if standard domestic and pleasure insurance would cover delivering pizza or any other commodity, as they are earning a living from the use of the bike and not just using it to get to and from your place of work.
Making deliveries sort of make it a commercial thing, I know Churchill will not insure my van I have to go to Budget Van insurance to insure that, I have my Fazer and my Merc insured with Churchill but they will not touch my van. (Commercial Insurance)
My car (and bike) insurance has Class 1 business but both specifically exclude food delivery.
no - That comes under pleasure unless I am being paid to deliver it.
I am not defending the moronic riders of those scooters, I was just saying that despite it being wrong on lots of levels, it is legal.
Just thinking about your comments BB make me wonder if standard domestic and pleasure insurance would cover delivering pizza or any other commodity
I do wonder about the legality of employing someone to deliver stuff who hasn't got a full driving licence.
How about the fast food (usually pizza) delivery guys, on the scooters? It would be debatable if they even sat a CBT!
Absolutely ZERO consideration for other road vehicles (cars or bikes) or even traffic lights, etc - on off the pavements. "Helping" give motorcyclists a bad image.
They are licenced to ride (assuming they have done the CBT) with a provisional licence so it is legal even if it doesn't seem right.
If any of the riders get injured in an accident, their insurance company may throw a wobbly if the company has not done their own health and safety checks to confirm that the rider is capable though.
Those Next Base Dash cam adverts. "Supporting the fight against Tailgaters/middle lane drivers" etc.
The people who want these cameras solely so they can report other peoples misdemeanours, should automatically be not allowed to have one.
Passwords.
Have had an account set up with a well known retailer for years but not used for a while and went to buy something and NO I have to reset my password to something better so I enter a few more letters- not enough as I need some higher case letters, so I do that - no good as I still need some numbers, so I do that, great -now I have re enter it again to confirm and FOC me I have forgotten what I put in the first place so have to start over with a pen and paper at hand.
I know its for my own protection but there must be an easier way. I am going to have a chip implanted in my brain - it may even help with my everyday life.
Passwords.
Have had an account set up with a well known retailer for years but not used for a while and went to buy something and NO I have to reset my password to something better so I enter a few more letters- not enough as I need some higher case letters, so I do that - no good as I still need some numbers,
Bikes that look like Transformers. :lol
Saw a car yesterday which was slightly wondering about in the road, then noticed a toothbrush in the drivers hand as he made a turn.
Can you really be that late to not do that at home before you leave? :rolleyes
Saw a car yesterday which was slightly wondering about in the road, then noticed a toothbrush in the drivers hand as he made a turn.
Can you really be that late to not do that at home before you leave? :rolleyes
Putting lippy mascara on with one hand while texting with the other.
When you loose your wallet!*!
It's not the little amount of cash that's in it, it's the hassle of phoning up the banks to get everything sorted out ffs!
Grown men who wear those ripped jeans that teenage girls wear, or a scarf with a t-shirt.
Steve can do both of those things....... and change his panty liner at the same time :eekPutting lippy mascara on with one hand while texting with the other.
Are you saying that you are adept at this? :lol
Grown men who wear those ripped jeans that teenage girls wear, or a scarf with a t-shirt.
Or......
'skinny' jeans,
shoes without socks,
Super low V neck t-shirts,
stringer vests,
oversized basketball shirts,
Polo shirts with the collar 'popped'
Sock hats
Just a few of the things you have to wear for me to blank you out if my existence
Grown men who wear those ripped jeans that teenage girls wear, or a scarf with a t-shirt.
Or......
'skinny' jeans,
shoes without socks,
Super low V neck t-shirts,
stringer vests,
oversized basketball shirts,
Polo shirts with the collar 'popped'
Sock hats
Just a few of the things you have to wear for me to blank you out if my existence
Grown men who wear those ripped jeans that teenage girls wear, or a scarf with a t-shirt.
Or......
'skinny' jeans,
shoes without socks,
Super low V neck t-shirts,
stringer vests,
oversized basketball shirts,
Polo shirts with the collar 'popped'
Sock hats
Just a few of the things you have to wear for me to blank you out if my existence
You sound like a right miserable old duffer,
I bet you wear a knitted cardigan, fawn coloured corduroy trousers or Calvery twill, brown brogue shoes a beige checked shirt and a foccing cravat. I also bet you sleep in PJ's with button flys with your hand crossed over your chest.
Basically a corpse, bet your Mrs don't let you out at Halloween. :lol
Shops that sell jeans that don't fit me.
OK maybe I need to go back on the diet...
darrsi the jeans hanging round their knees, is a thing that started in American prisons by prisoners advertising they were available and copied over here by idiots that had no idea what it meant. I'll leave the rest to your imagination
Shops that sell jeans that don't fit me.
OK maybe I need to go back on the diet...
Maybe I need to *stop* dieting, then!
My waist measurement is currently about 33". I tried on some 32" jeans which were too big. So then I got some 30" ones that would actually slide off my hips *without* needing to be undone!
WTF??
Post deleted to cover my arse at work.
Complete fucktards who park on the opposite side of the road facing you and leave their headlamps on - FFS even the highway code has more sense than these idiots...............and why do they have the nerve to get pissed off when I hit my main beam. Years ago it was common sense.
Complete fucktards who park on the opposite side of the road facing you and leave their headlamps on - FFS even the highway code has more sense than these idiots...............and why do they have the nerve to get pissed off when I hit my main beam. Years ago it was common sense.
Or hazard lights, so it looks like they're about to pull out on you as you approach them. There's a nursery on my way to work and the parents have obviously been ill advised to leave their hazards on when dropping their kids off so you get a whole load of them with indicators flashing but all parked on the wrong side of the road.
Or hazard lights, so it looks like they're about to pull out on you as you approach them.
Foccers who make off-topic posts. :pokefun
I just read right through this post from it conception. What a miserarable, whinging lot of foccers there are on this forum. It seems foc al is right for you, FFS cheer up and try and see the positive in some things it's not all doom and gloom. Should start a post called 'What makes me smile' the people of Zimbabwe are smiling now foccing great big smiles, I really wish Africa well, the people there for the best part (not all I know) are generous and kind people. My Daughter worked in South Africa for 6 months working with aids victims, and I use the word victims with full understanding of what a victim is. It is a person through no fault of their own find them self in an untenable position or situation. The full total of the aids baby's are innocent of any wrong doing, the majority of the woman are infected because of their husbands sewing wild oats while working away from home and infecting their wife on return.
Oh! hang on tommyardin is going off on one AGAIN.
What makes me smile: Laying the Fazer over in the twisties, looking at the Fazer after it has been cleaned and polished, wakeing the Fazer up after 5 months of hibernation. Receiving a letter telling me my £200 heating allowance has been deposited into my bank. My mechanic telling me the car or bike has gone through the MOT with no advisories. When the Mrs says Oh! All right if you must :rolleyes :eek to name but a few.
tommyardin.
Seriously who the foc is going to do this:
I just read right through this post from it conception. What a miserable, whinging lot of foccers there are on this forum. It seems foc all is right for you,
FFS cheer up and try and see the positive in some things it's not all doom and gloom. Should start a post called 'What makes me smile'
The bait was cast.... now the wait in eager anticipation.
The rest of the post i feel is accurate, yes, off topic as someone commented, but nevertheless a necessary rant. its called padding out.
Have a great day. :finger
I'm suspecting this post wasn't a wind-up at 11:53pm last night😉 lol
Breakdown Services
Just got renewal quote for 2 vehicles for £217 from RAC.
Same difference with AA was £139.
Let’s face it, if you break down you just want your vehicle sorted out at roadside, or taken home with it.
I’m not interested in all the other bollox they’re offering.
I'm suspecting this post wasn't a wind-up at 11:53pm last night😉 lol
Then it worked as well as I wanted it to, mission accomplished. :rollin
Seriously.
What get my goat is why Samsung built the Galaxy 6 Edge in a such away that you cannot remove or replace the battery.
Mine is 14 months old and the battery only holds its charge for about 8 hours, it seems every time I go to make a foccing call there is 3% left and it immediately shuts down.
Nearly £600 for 14 months use, £42+ a month without call costs or data. :thumbdown
Contract next time
Hah! You nearly got me again there Tommy, with the old 'Can't remove battery' bluff!😃 lol
Churchill threw in free brake down and get you home recovery, Green Flag, dunno if its any good never had to use it.
Just checked £247 fully comp on a Mercecdes SLKKompressorHairDresser inc brake down.
Now! is that true or another baited hook
Churchill threw in free brake down and get you home recovery, Green Flag, dunno if its any good never had to use it.
Just checked £247 fully comp on a Mercecdes SLKKompressorHairDresser inc brake down.
Now! is that true or another baited hook
People who have illusions of grandeur. 3rd party only required here Tomski - it's worth feck all. #justsaying
3rd party only required here Tomski - it's worth feck all. #justsaying
When you flash your headlamps and do the open palm gesture to let someone pull out of a side turning and they stare blankly at you.....so you repeat.....still blank stare.
Then just as you give up trying to help and move forward so do they and there's almost a collision.
YamFazFan must of been wearing a gorilla suite thenWhen you flash your headlamps and do the open palm gesture to let someone pull out of a side turning and they stare blankly at you.....so you repeat.....still blank stare.
Then just as you give up trying to help and move forward so do they and there's almost a collision.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inattentional_blindness
YamFazFan must of been wearing a gorilla suite thenWhen you flash your headlamps and do the open palm gesture to let someone pull out of a side turning and they stare blankly at you.....so you repeat.....still blank stare.
Then just as you give up trying to help and move forward so do they and there's almost a collision.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inattentional_blindness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inattentional_blindness)
YamFazFan must of been wearing a gorilla suite then
Were you a wild gorillaYamFazFan must of been wearing a gorilla suite then
Yes as it happens I was on my way to a fancy dress party dressed as Gerald The Gorilla at the time ;)
Were you a wild gorillaYamFazFan must of been wearing a gorilla suite then
Yes as it happens I was on my way to a fancy dress party dressed as Gerald The Gorilla at the time ;)
YamFazFan must of been wearing a gorilla suite then
Yes as it happens I was on my way to a fancy dress party dressed as Gerald The Gorilla at the time ;)
Were you a wild gorilla
Wild?..I was absolutely livid!!
Brilliant :lol
Pamela Stephenson circa 1980...phwoar! :D
When you flash your headlamps and do the open palm gesture to let someone pull out of a side turning and they stare blankly at you.....so you repeat.....still blank stare.
Then just as you give up trying to help and move forward so do they and there's almost a collision.
On the same note - people who move over for me and wonder why I haven't gone past them on the brow of a hill or a lorry coming the other direction or on the approach to a crossroads. Thanks but I will overtake when I want and I don't need you to move over for me.
When anyone flashes me I stare back at them. I'll go when the road is clear thanks, even if it means quite a long wait.
On the same note - people who move over for me and wonder why I haven't gone past them on the brow of a hill or a lorry coming the other direction or on the approach to a crossroads. Thanks but I will overtake when I want and I don't need you to move over for me.
When anyone flashes me I stare back at them. I'll go when the road is clear thanks, even if it means quite a long wait.
Having said that it is nice when they do move over (on a safe bit ]
Car salesmen! My son had booked a test drive in a Fiesta ST200 at a local Ford main dealer and he asked me to go with him.That was a very lucky escape, your son can now come to his senses and not buy a chavvy POS Ford. :pokefun :lol
When we get there the car is not there, the salesman then tells us we cannot have a test drive in the ST200 as the finance manager has borrowed it to go on holiday, he then offered us a test drive in a 1.0 litre ecoboost as, according to him, there is not much difference, well only another 600cc and about 80bhp!
Told him to politely shove it and then he asked if we wanted to put a deposit down on the ST200 and sort out the finance, how my son refrained from very unpolitely telling him to f**k off I don't know, at this point we just got up and walked out.
What a wanker!
Car salesmen! My son had booked a test drive in a Fiesta ST200 at a local Ford main dealer and he asked me to go with him.That was a very lucky escape, your son can now come to his senses and not buy a chavvy POS Ford. :pokefun :lol
When we get there the car is not there, the salesman then tells us we cannot have a test drive in the ST200 as the finance manager has borrowed it to go on holiday, he then offered us a test drive in a 1.0 litre ecoboost as, according to him, there is not much difference, well only another 600cc and about 80bhp!
Told him to politely shove it and then he asked if we wanted to put a deposit down on the ST200 and sort out the finance, how my son refrained from very unpolitely telling him to f**k off I don't know, at this point we just got up and walked out.
What a wanker!
Car salesmen! My son had booked a test drive in a Fiesta ST200 at a local Ford main dealer and he asked me to go with him.That was a very lucky escape, your son can now come to his senses and not buy a chavvy POS Ford. lol
When we get there the car is not there, the salesman then tells us we cannot have a test drive in the ST200 as the finance manager has borrowed it to go on holiday, he then offered us a test drive in a 1.0 litre ecoboost as, according to him, there is not much difference, well only another 600cc and about 80bhp!
Told him to politely shove it and then he asked if we wanted to put a deposit down on the ST200 and sort out the finance, how my son refrained from very unpolitely telling him to f**k off I don't know, at this point we just got up and walked out.
What a wanker!
He is too far gone, their is no hope for him. He has had two Subaru Imprezas and now wants something cheaper to run. The colour of the ST is shit as well, listed as storm grey but looks like shiney grey primer.
As I haven't had a good moan for a while, here are a few.................
1. The current trend to start every sentence with "So"
2. The current fashion to go everywhere clutching a mug of coffee. There is even a company selling "take-away" coffee cartons that you take home, pour in hot water and then take out with you?? I call these peeps "coffee mugs"
3. The Americanisation of cutlery handling including ever more elaborate ways of incorrectly holding the simple knife and fork.
4. Mobile phone users who have their calls on speaker so every call becomes a conference call involving all within earshot.
5. The growing trend for drivers to park just wherever the FOC they like with absolutely no regard for the inconvenience of others. I left home recently to find a van parked across my drive, when there were ample marked spaces available. It is now quite common to see vehicles parked with all four wheels on the pavement, or right on the corner of busy road junctions.
Right........rants over time for happy hour.
"Can I get a coffee, tea, egg roll....." NO......you're not in feckin America so the phrase is "please may I have". You can't "get it", you can ask for it and they can get it for you.
When anyone flashes me I stare back at them. I'll go when the road is clear thanks, even if it means quite a long wait.
When anyone flashes me I stare back at them. I'll go when the road is clear thanks, even if it means quite a long wait.
:thumbup
If you pull out because someone has flashed you and then have a shunt, it's *you* who will be liable as you're responsible for checking to see if the road is clear.
The danger with flashing is that the flash may not always be aimed at you. I have been in the situation where I was waiting and a car flashed what I thought was for me but it was for something else.
Here is another one --- stupid auto on lights, you are waiting to enter a roundabout that has a bridge over it and a car with auto on lights is coming from the right and you think he is flashing you, but no its just his auto on lights turning on as he enters the dark area under the bridge. Yes they stay on but for that split second when its busy and they come on and you see it and look forward and go.
The danger with flashing is that the flash may not always be aimed at you. I have been in the situation where I was waiting and a car flashed what I thought was for me but it was for something else.
Here is another one --- stupid auto on lights, you are waiting to enter a roundabout that has a bridge over it and a car with auto on lights is coming from the right and you think he is flashing you, but no its just his auto on lights turning on as he enters the dark area under the bridge. Yes they stay on but for that split second when its busy and they come on and you see it and look forward and go.
:lol
That's a bit like the one I beeped at for constantly texting in traffic. She was 10 seconds behind everyone else moving off, even at light changes.
Her reaction was to fling her arms up in the air in that 'What IS your problem?!' kind of way.
Idiot.
I was in a hotel restaurant having breakfast last summer and a bloke and his partner were only putting their phones down long enough to take another forkful of food, then immediately continuing texting.
Now this got my goat, but why?.
It had no bearing on me and didn't affect my meal in any way.
So why was it so foccing irritating to watch??!
I was in a hotel restaurant having breakfast last summer and a bloke and his partner were only putting their phones down long enough to take another forkful of food, then immediately continuing texting.
Now this got my goat, but why?.
It had no bearing on me and didn't affect my meal in any way.
So why was it so foccing irritating to watch??!
Because it is so foccing irritating thats why, too many people addicted to shit like facebook and twitter, they seem to have no idea how to have a real conversation with a real person.
When we take the grandkids out for a meal I have a rule, food or phone, choose one. So far they have always picked food :)
I was in a hotel restaurant having breakfast last summer and a bloke and his partner were only putting their phones down long enough to take another forkful of food, then immediately continuing texting.
Now this got my goat, but why?.
It had no bearing on me and didn't affect my meal in any way.
So why was it so foccing irritating to watch??!
Because it is so foccing irritating thats why, too many people addicted to shit like facebook and twitter, they seem to have no idea how to have a real conversation with a real person.
When we take the grandkids out for a meal I have a rule, food or phone, choose one. So far they have always picked food :)
Phones taste horrible, that’s why :lol
I was in a hotel restaurant having breakfast last summer and a bloke and his partner were only putting their phones down long enough to take another forkful of food, then immediately continuing texting.
Now this got my goat, but why?.
It had no bearing on me and didn't affect my meal in any way.
So why was it so foccing irritating to watch??!
Because it is so foccing irritating thats why, too many people addicted to shit like facebook and twitter, they seem to have no idea how to have a real conversation with a real person.
When we take the grandkids out for a meal I have a rule, food or phone, choose one. So far they have always picked food :)
Phones taste horrible, that’s why :lol
They contain chips though don't they?.
Sorry, I'll get my coat...........
Tea bags that are as weak as p*ss and taste less, and it doesn't seem to matter which brand you buy or how much you pay. Yes I do know how to make a good cuppa first thing I learnt as an apprentice brickie.
Tea bags that are as weak as p*ss and taste less, and it doesn't seem to matter which brand you buy or how much you pay. Yes I do know how to make a good cuppa first thing I learnt as an apprentice brickie.
Tea bags that are as weak as p*ss and taste less, and it doesn't seem to matter which brand you buy or how much you pay. Yes I do know how to make a good cuppa first thing I learnt as an apprentice brickie.We love strong tea in our house and only use Marks & Spencer Extra Strong Tea Bags. A bit more expensive than other tea bags at £5 for 240 but well worth the extra.
fazersharp....try a different supermarket :thumbupWell that doesn't work as I was in Waitrose today and brought 2 nets of satsumas and got them back to Sharp hall to find a rotten one in each net.
That was my point you have to use 2 now to get a half decent cuppa were as a few years ago 1 would do the trick.
Tesco Original tea bags are the dogs bollocks, One in a mug and squish it a few time and squeeze the juice out of it, Lovely.
Ha Ha the Mrs just brought me one into the home office
Thinking that you've just had a good day at work and then being told you're redundant (as of now) just as you're about to go home.
It is legal because I've only been there for 18 months - I think the official term is "Laid off" but it amounts to the same thing.
I'm being paid until the end of the week + my holiday entitlement.
Yep, it's crap but it's a small family business and I think he's going to go down the pan altogether before too long.
I liked the boss, he is also a biker, and I feel sad for both of us. He is facing a larger financial ruin than I am.
That was my point you have to use 2 now to get a half decent cuppa were as a few years ago 1 would do the trick.
I am a lorry driver. I would not make a very good Barista as I would be too tempted to drink the fine cuppa that I'd just made :rollin
I have spent the day hawking my CV to all and sundry. One definite maybe, one maybe, one maybe after xmas and plenty of nothing available.Came home a bit dispirited but got on the internet. Several applications sent.One phone call asking me to attend interview on Friday from one of the internet applications.Then I finally got through to a chap my boss had given me the phone number for and after a nice chat, where he said my boss had already rung him, I have been offered work for tomorrow and Friday - this may well lead onto full time work.So I'm going to have to email the nice lady in Edinburgh to say I can't attend the interview - I'm not going to miss out on the chance of full time work for a local firm (the chap lives at the other end of my lane).
Home owning pensioners who claim...'It was just as difficult for us to buy 50 years ago!'
Around this way average house prices are now over 14 times average salary.
Don't think that was the case in 1967 :rolleyes
Home owning pensioners who claim...'It was just as difficult for us to buy 50 years ago!'
Around this way average house prices are now over 14 times average salary.
Don't think that was the case in 1967 :rolleyes
I'm in London, you can multiply that quite a bit more.
Home owning pensioners who claim...'It was just as difficult for us to buy 50 years ago!'
Around this way average house prices are now over 14 times average salary.
Don't think that was the case in 1967 :rolleyes
I'm in London, you can multiply that quite a bit more.
I'm Cambridge. I think we are 2nd or 3rd behind London in the bonkers prices league along with Oxford.
Contrary to popular belief not everyone in Cambridge is a university don or a company director.
This horrible old witch phoned into Nicky Campbell's Radio 5 show last week claiming the reason younger people can't get on the housing ladder is because they won't cut back and go without like they did all those years ago (when purely by coincidence prices were a fraction of what they are now, even allowing for inflation).
That generation had the best of the lot.
Secure jobs, affordable housing, final salary pensions, free university education, retirement at 65 (and in many cases earlier).
Contrast that with what the young generation now have to look forward too.
Don't think that was the case in 1967 ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/rolleyes.gif[/url])
Home owning pensioners who claim...'It was just as difficult for us to buy 50 years ago!'
Around this way average house prices are now over 14 times average salary.
Don't think that was the case in 1967 :rolleyes
I'm in London, you can multiply that quite a bit more.
I'm Cambridge. I think we are 2nd or 3rd behind London in the bonkers prices league along with Oxford.
Contrary to popular belief not everyone in Cambridge is a university don or a company director.
This horrible old witch phoned into Nicky Campbell's Radio 5 show last week claiming the reason younger people can't get on the housing ladder is because they won't cut back and go without like they did all those years ago (when purely by coincidence prices were a fraction of what they are now, even allowing for inflation).
That generation had the best of the lot.
Secure jobs, affordable housing, final salary pensions, free university education, retirement at 65 (and in many cases earlier).
Contrast that with what the young generation now have to look forward too.
Home owning pensioners who claim...'It was just as difficult for us to buy 50 years ago!'
Around this way average house prices are now over 14 times average salary.
Don't think that was the case in 1967 :rolleyes
I'm in London, you can multiply that quite a bit more.
I fear you have been mis-informed, and that the old witch has a point, to a degree. Secure jobs - I was made redundant 3 times in the 70s-80s-90s, I never had a pension scheme until 1990 let alone a final salary scheme, and lost a significant amount due to lack of government regulation.
With variable interest rate of 15% or above all my money seemd to go on my mortgage in the early to mid 90's.
Pedestrian crossings, how is it that 1 person pressing the button is able to stop 40 cars -20 in each direction, ticking over then accelerating away then stop again because 10 seconds later 1 more person has pressed the button- so now its 60 cars. Also the person is halfway down the street when we get the green light.
Whats needed is smart crossings that monitor how many people are there and only stop traffic once a certain number of people are there and can "see" when the person has crossed and so can let the traffic go sooner.
Pedestrian crossings, how is it that 1 person pressing the button is able to stop 40 cars -20 in each direction, ticking over then accelerating away then stop again because 10 seconds later 1 more person has pressed the button- so now its 60 cars. Also the person is halfway down the street when we get the green light.
Whats needed is smart crossings that monitor how many people are there and only stop traffic once a certain number of people are there and can "see" when the person has crossed and so can let the traffic go sooner.
Or just replace it with a pelican crossing? The ones with a flashing yellow light that you only have to stop for when there's somebody waiting and can go as soon as they're clear
Pedestrian crossings, how is it that 1 person pressing the button is able to stop 40 cars -20 in each direction, ticking over then accelerating away then stop again because 10 seconds later 1 more person has pressed the button- so now its 60 cars. Also the person is halfway down the street when we get the green light.
Whats needed is smart crossings that monitor how many people are there and only stop traffic once a certain number of people are there and can "see" when the person has crossed and so can let the traffic go sooner.
Or just replace it with a pelican crossing? The ones with a flashing yellow light that you only have to stop for when there's somebody waiting and can go as soon as they're clear
Or handlebar mounted machine guns.
“Coming through.....” :2guns
The irony of the 'Remainers' now advocating Parliamentary sovereignty and democracy in a last ditch hope of scuppering Brexit.
They were more than happy to see the loss of sovereignty and democracy over the last 40 years though.
The irony of the 'Remainers' now advocating Parliamentary sovereignty and democracy in a last ditch hope of scuppering Brexit.
They were more than happy to see the loss of sovereignty and democracy over the last 40 years though.
What loss of sovereignty and democracy? I haven't noticed any.
There's New Years Eve to look forward to yet darrsi ;)
All the once a year drinkers taking over the bar and going loopy on half a pint of shandy :lol
Never understood the full moon thing because its always full but just doesn't have the sun shining on all of it.There's New Years Eve to look forward to yet darrsi ;)
All the once a year drinkers taking over the bar and going loopy on half a pint of shandy :lol
Joking aside, the worst culprits are whenever there's a full moon, i know it sounds weird but you ask any landlord and they'll back that up.
People get a bit unhinged and tend to go crazy, especially if it falls on a Friday. :crazy
Never understood the full moon thing because its always full but just doesn't have the sun shining on all of it.There's New Years Eve to look forward to yet darrsi ;)
All the once a year drinkers taking over the bar and going loopy on half a pint of shandy :lol
Joking aside, the worst culprits are whenever there's a full moon, i know it sounds weird but you ask any landlord and they'll back that up.
People get a bit unhinged and tend to go crazy, especially if it falls on a Friday. :crazy
I think it comes from something deep down in our physice from the time before artificial light because a full moon meant that predators could see us, lots of other things in nature are also triggered by the extra light a full moon gives, so its not the full moon per-say but the extra light from it.
What you really don't want is a group of teachers on a bitterly cold Friday when it's a full moon.
That's a recipe for disaster. :rollin
What you really don't want is a group of teachers on a bitterly cold Friday when it's a full moon.
That's a recipe for disaster. :rollin
...especially if they are drinking Teachers.
I'll get me coat :o .........
Unsilenced 125's. There's one comes past every morning.There's an annoying foccer lives across the road from me with a YZF125 with the loudest exhaust you've ever heard.
Foccin racket.
At least big bikes sound good loud.
Does anyone remember when they were kids annoying the old folk with their loud pipes on their 50s and 125s? :lol :lolUnsilenced 125's. There's one comes past every morning.There's an annoying foccer lives across the road from me with a YZF125 with the loudest exhaust you've ever heard.
Foccin racket.
At least big bikes sound good loud.
He screams off down the road at 7.30 every morning, after sitting at the side of the road revving it while he waits for a gap in the traffic. :grumble
Does anyone remember when they were kids annoying the old folk with their loud pipes on their 50s and 125s? :lol :lol
Please see below the list of OLD Foccers that need to be annoyedI am annoyed al right -------that I am on the bottom of the list
vinnyb :rolleyes :pokefun
Freck :rolleyes :pokefun
YamFazFan :rolleyes :pokefun
fazersharp :rolleyes :pokefun
The list could go on with me at the very,very bottom AKA: 'Cheery tommyardin :D who loves little biker scrots with loud pipes, as it draws the attention off him and onto them. :lol
Please see below the list of OLD Foccers that need to be annoyedDamn, didn’t quite make it to the top of the list :lol
vinnyb :rolleyes :pokefun
Freck :rolleyes :pokefun
YamFazFan :rolleyes :pokefun
fazersharp :rolleyes :pokefun
The list could go on with me at the very,very bottom AKA: 'Cheery tommyardin :D who loves little biker scrots with loud pipes, as it draws the attention off him and onto them. :lol
What is it with mainly scooter riders that have their high beam on at night?That's annoying but what really pisses me off is the idiots on bigger bike riding on main beam during the day. Even on the sunniest day it's dazzling and it's becoming an epidemic.
Totally unnecessary and blinds the fuck out of you in the wing mirrors.
What is it with mainly scooter riders that have their high beam on at night?That's annoying but what really pisses me off is the idiots on bigger bike riding on main beam during the day. Even on the sunniest day it's dazzling and it's becoming an epidemic.
Totally unnecessary and blinds the fuck out of you in the wing mirrors.
And that's fair enough but pissing off every other road user isn't particularly defensive is it?What is it with mainly scooter riders that have their high beam on at night?That's annoying but what really pisses me off is the idiots on bigger bike riding on main beam during the day. Even on the sunniest day it's dazzling and it's becoming an epidemic.
Totally unnecessary and blinds the fuck out of you in the wing mirrors.
Waiting for the obligatory 'well at least you've seen them' comment......
What is it with mainly scooter riders that have their high beam on at night?That's annoying but what really pisses me off is the idiots on bigger bike riding on main beam during the day. Even on the sunniest day it's dazzling and it's becoming an epidemic.
Totally unnecessary and blinds the fuck out of you in the wing mirrors.
Now then I might be part of this problem because I have a boxeye with modded lights so both sides are on which means that the right side points to the right for continental riders so that it points to their kerb but when we mod the bike to get both lights on it means that the left light has a bias to the kerb but the right light also has its bias to the right ( for continental) so even though it is not full beam the right light it is pointing at the on coming traffic and does look brighter than the left oneI don't think that would cause that kind of blinding brightness cos dipped beams point down rather than straight into your eyes and as Frosties said it's often the adventure tourers that do it, with their 5 foot high headlights and badly aimed spotlights.
The many idiot users of this forum,Sorry Celticdog, was that aimed at me?
THEY really do not understand how and why sites such as this work
1 They do not know where the buttons are.
2 They are drunk or drugged
3 They were looking for Porn.
PS> I class myself in all of the above categories
The many idiot users of this forum,Sorry Celticdog, was that aimed at me?
THEY really do not understand how and why sites such as this work
1 They do not know where the buttons are.
2 They are drunk or drugged
3 They were looking for Porn.
PS> I class myself in all of the above categories
Now then I might be part of this problem because I have a boxeye with modded lights so both sides are on which means that the right side points to the right for continental riders so that it points to their kerb but when we mod the bike to get both lights on it means that the left light has a bias to the kerb but the right light also has its bias to the right ( for continental) so even though it is not full beam the right light it is pointing at the on coming traffic and does look brighter than the left one
Sorry Celticdog, was that aimed at me?
No fella, it's nothing more than my failed attempt at humour!
Now then I might be part of this problem because I have a boxeye with modded lights so both sides are on which means that the right side points to the right for continental riders so that it points to their kerb but when we mod the bike to get both lights on it means that the left light has a bias to the kerb but the right light also has its bias to the right ( for continental) so even though it is not full beam the right light it is pointing at the on coming traffic and does look brighter than the left one
Just to be clear I am talking left and right as sitting on the bikeNow then I might be part of this problem because I have a boxeye with modded lights so both sides are on which means that the right side points to the right for continental riders so that it points to their kerb but when we mod the bike to get both lights on it means that the left light has a bias to the kerb but the right light also has its bias to the right ( for continental) so even though it is not full beam the right light it is pointing at the on coming traffic and does look brighter than the left one
Your wrong.
The headlight assembly for continental bikes has a different part number as it is designed to use the same (left hand ) bulb for dipped beam but kicks up to the right instead of the left.
If yours is kicking up on the right, you need to adjust the feccer.
Just to be clear I am talking left and right as sitting on the bikeNow then I might be part of this problem because I have a boxeye with modded lights so both sides are on which means that the right side points to the right for continental riders so that it points to their kerb but when we mod the bike to get both lights on it means that the left light has a bias to the kerb but the right light also has its bias to the right ( for continental) so even though it is not full beam the right light it is pointing at the on coming traffic and does look brighter than the left one
Your wrong.
The headlight assembly for continental bikes has a different part number as it is designed to use the same (left hand ) bulb for dipped beam but kicks up to the right instead of the left.
If yours is kicking up on the right, you need to adjust the feccer.
I have done the two lights on mod - both dipped and when you look from the front at the lights the left one looks brighter.
I always thought the continental units were exactly the same and it was just in this country we only used the left kerb side light and over there they only used the right -their kerbside light and in each case the light is biased to the kerb. Cars are the same and that is why a car sitting on the right (your left ) looks brighter cause the lights are pointing to the left and now at you.
I might be getting confused
Just to be clear I am talking left and right as sitting on the bikeSo was I
I always thought the continental units were exactly the same and it was just in this country we only used the left kerb side light and over there they only used the right -their kerbside light and in each case the light is biased to the kerb. Cars are the same and that is why a car sitting on the right (your left ) looks brighter cause the lights are pointing to the left and now at you.you are confused. they use the left bulb for dipped just like we do. the reason it looks brighter is because it was never meant to be a dipped bulb in there which is why it is not cabled up from the factory.
I might be getting confused
And people who have a fag constantly hanging out of their gob whilst driving without appearing to ever take it out to tip the ash.
They are unable to let go of them because they're worse than fags. At least you finish a fag whereas vapes go on all day.
People think they are less harmful than fags but we know virtually nothing about the effects of them.
I have a theory that they will be harder to kick than fags and in the long term will be more damaging - people are being fooled into believing that they are a clean substitute to smoking.
Now I'm not and have never been a smoker (or 'vaper') but I can't honestly see how nicotine mixed with water vapour could be more harmful than a cigarette that's proven to contain nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide, as well as formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic just to name a few.
I have a theory that they will be harder to kick than fags and in the long term will be more damaging - people are being fooled into believing that they are a clean substitute to smoking.
To be honest when I took up vaping I wasn't that worried about the short term health effects. What I was far more concerned about was getting hooked on nicotine. Yet as the weeks went by and I puffed away, nothing happened. When I leapt out of bed I didn't feel a longing to reach for my machine. If anything I found it a bit of a chore.
Chatting to experts I discovered, to my considerable surprise, that although cigarettes are highly addictive, nicotine alone may not be. Although no-one knows for sure, research in animals suggests that nicotine is far more addictive when delivered in combination with the other chemicals found in regular cigarettes.
What gets me is why they have to produce so much fake smoke - it just looks stupid
Michael Mosley took up vaping as part of a BBC Documentary
Easy way to quit smoking ............grow some balls and stop buying the foccin things...... :rolleyes
lights the fuse and stands well back :2guns
If they banned them for the dangers they would also have to ban alcohol and they ain't gonna do that.
Entitled fucking women or women who just think their entitled.
Standing in a busy bar where it can take 10 mins or more to get served. A middle aged women comes and stands next to me in an attempt to get served.
The bar staff ask me what I want and I do the gentlemanly thing and point to the lady and say serve the lady first........
Nothing, not even a fucking acknowledgement or thank you.
Fuck you lady, I will remember your face and never treat you like a lady again. Cunt.
Yep! Your not wrong YamFazFan,
The Government try to claim the higher ground by saying that smoking is bad for your health, and to be honest not many people would argue, except the few who say I have been smoking for 30 years and it's never done me any harm or my Granddad smoked 30 Capstan Full Strength a day and he lived to 97 years old, but these people are the exception not the rule, there are thousands upon thousands that die prematurely each year from smoking related illnesses.
The Government infer that they are taxing this tobacco and related products to try to discourage people from harming themselves and costing the N.H.S millions a year on treatment for related illness.
The truth is (Well my version of it and I am a bit cynical here) tax/income on tobacco products far out weights the total cost of the whole of the N.H.S each year, and to be honest government are happy if 15% percent of our population die prematurely as the Pension System in this country is being pushed to the limit with us old farts living longer.
So tax the smokers heavily so that a not insignificant percentage of them struggle financially to buy 20 Fags at about £6-50 a pack, keep them taxed up to the limit and worried and the only outlet or relief that they feel they have is their smokes, and around we go again.
I retired a few years ago now and one guy I worked with smoked about 30 a day as did his wife, Kenny told me that they smoked an extra pack each each at the weekends making it 40 a day each for 2 days at the week ends, at that time fag were £5.50 a pack of 20. that equates to £126.50 a week that is at least £506 a month. for a 28 day month plus another £33.00 for a 31 day month.
We are actually talking the cost of a moderate mortgage here, or £6,360 quid a year, or the price of a brand new car every two years.
Also bearing in mind those costs quoted per pack of fags is now 3 years out of date :eek
I'm having a great day Tommy, this was the other night, just sat here and thought about it.Entitled fucking women or women who just think their entitled.
Standing in a busy bar where it can take 10 mins or more to get served. A middle aged women comes and stands next to me in an attempt to get served.
The bar staff ask me what I want and I do the gentlemanly thing and point to the lady and say serve the lady first........
Nothing, not even a fucking acknowledgement or thank you.
Fuck you lady, I will remember your face and never treat you like a lady again. Cunt.
Having a bad day Dazzer :lol
Entitled fucking women or women who just think their entitled.
Standing in a busy bar where it can take 10 mins or more to get served. A middle aged women comes and stands next to me in an attempt to get served.
The bar staff ask me what I want and I do the gentlemanly thing and point to the lady and say serve the lady first........
Nothing, not even a fucking acknowledgement or thank you.
Fuck you lady, I will remember your face and never treat you like a lady again. Cunt.
As for the sour old hag, may the fleas of a thousand camels infest her gusset while she sleeps tonight. :lol
I'm having a great day Tommy, this was the other night, just sat here and thought about it.Entitled fucking women or women who just think their entitled.
Standing in a busy bar where it can take 10 mins or more to get served. A middle aged women comes and stands next to me in an attempt to get served.
The bar staff ask me what I want and I do the gentlemanly thing and point to the lady and say serve the lady first........
Nothing, not even a fucking acknowledgement or thank you.
Fuck you lady, I will remember your face and never treat you like a lady again. Cunt.
Having a bad day Dazzer :lol
Better lay off the wine......Now, where's that home made sloe gin :lol
Nice one Tommy. Took the sloes out of mine two days ago and spent a couple of hours yesterday putting it through some filter paper. It tastes divine.
Cheers Mr Mungus, three bottles of vodka added to next years doctored alcohol menu.
You can also transform Vodka by using Sloe's and other berries.
Russell Brand.
Russell Brand.Wrote a book recently called 'My bookywook'
Entitled fucking women or women who just think their entitled.
Standing in a busy bar where it can take 10 mins or more to get served. A middle aged women comes and stands next to me in an attempt to get served.
The bar staff ask me what I want and I do the gentlemanly thing and point to the lady and say serve the lady first........
Nothing, not even a fucking acknowledgement or thank you.
Fuck you lady, I will remember your face and never treat you like a lady again. Cunt.
You'll be lucky to get a thank you nowadays dazza :lol . Some people really struggle with please and thank you. It's almost like they feel they're losing face somehow :rolleyes
I foccin hate the randomness of queuing/getting served in busy bars. I think they should have a ticketed system.
Good looking women always get served first, followed by all the rest of the women, then the tallest men and then those blokes who do that hanging half over the bar manoeuvre.
On a similar theme my local chose to rotor the worst barman in Britain to work last night.
This is the only barman I've ever come across who still ignores you when your holding a tenner out in front of him :rolleyes
I'd never heard of ordering drinks like thatI'd never heard of it either until last Saturday. I was in a local Weatherspoons and the Barmaids were walking around with trays of drinks. I asked a mate of mine what they were doing and he told me that you could order your drinks online and have them brought to you.
That's cheating!.
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AMAZON....bought a few things from amazon over thd last month , I gave them my email as easiest form of contact , since them ive been bombarded with amazon emails so I scrolled down to the bottom of the last message an unsubscribed....
what do amazon do ?.............yep , send me an email to say I have unsubscribed :wall
AMAZON....bought a few things from amazon over thd last month , I gave them my email as easiest form of contact , since them ive been bombarded with amazon emails so I scrolled down to the bottom of the last message an unsubscribed....
what do amazon do ?.............yep , send me an email to say I have unsubscribed :wall
The good thing about unsubscribing :rolleyes is that it confirms to the perpetrator of the email that the receiving email account is accessed and not just an account used for rubbish. they now know for certain that the address is alive. :'(
I went into Halfrauds a few weeks ago, got to the checkout and before i`d finished paying they asked me for my email address. "what do you want that for? Oh I know, so you can flood my inbox with rubbish that is of no iterest to me whatsoever" The guy on the checkout got quite shirty with me because I refused to give it. :finger :focThe trick they use is "!would you like us to email you the receipt"
Most companies do respect the unsubscribe button - those that don't just get added to my list of spammers and I never see anything from them again. It's quite a long list...
The guy on the checkout got quite shirty with me because I refused to give it. :finger :foc
What would have been the problem with a small cardboard box with them both side by side?
send the packaging back to them, let them get rid of it!! (what is the return postage address? freepost?)
after Christmas Mrs Robbie took the plastic packaging we had accumulated back to the shops we had bought the stuff from (mainly Sainsbury's & Tesco). they accepted it and now they have to sort it out.
ps it was washed & cleaned out so they couldn't complain about it!
send the packaging back to them, let them get rid of it!! (what is the return postage address? freepost?)So you used 40 litres of water 10 2m of gas to heat the water opened your front door and let the heat out then petrol to drive to Sainsburys, - opened sainsburys door let their heat out in and then out.
after Christmas Mrs Robbie took the plastic packaging we had accumulated back to the shops we had bought the stuff from (mainly Sainsbury's & Tesco). they accepted it and now they have to sort it out.
ps it was washed & cleaned out so they couldn't complain about it!
Talking of rubbish, some foccer decided this evening, that, rather that stick their gum in the bin that was about 10 feet away, they'd stick it in the middle of my bike's saddle!
Fortunately, because it's plastic, it didn't adhere, but what is it with the mentality of some people...???
:2guns
Parents that don't control their children from running riot in places such as supermarkets.
And the public who basically endorse it by cooing and laughing at it.
The sections of The Left that try to oppress free speech just because they don't agree with it :rolleyes
The sections of The Left that try to oppress free speech just because they don't agree with it :rolleyes
People who think that the Right of Freedom of Speech includes the Right to a platform to express it wherever they like...
Funny how that platform nearly always appears to be open to The Left, but is often closed to anyone that disagrees with them ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/file:///C:/Users/garet/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/url])
I see some of the university's 'debating society's' even tried to stop Germaine Greer from speaking.
You couldn't make it up! ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/lol.gif[/url])
QuoteI see some of the university's 'debating society's' even tried to stop Germaine Greer from speaking.
You couldn't make it up! ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/lol.gif[/url])
I think you just did.
The petition on Change.org was started by Rachael Melhuish, women’s officer at the university’s students’ union
From your link;QuoteThe petition on Change.org was started by Rachael Melhuish, women’s officer at the university’s students’ union
Thank-you for proving my point.
Oh alright! ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/rolleyes.gif[/url]). I was close tho ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/lol.gif[/url])
The petition on Change.org was started by Rachael Melhuish, women’s officer at the university’s students’ union, and alleges that Greer has “demonstrated misogynistic views towards trans women, including continually misgendering trans women and denying the existence of transphobia altogether”.
The petition ([url]https://www.change.org/p/cardiff-university-do-not-host-germaine-greer?recruiter=59862098&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_twitter_responsive&rp_sharecordion_checklist=control[/url]) urging the university to cancel the event had been signed by more than 300 people by early Friday afternoon. The university has more than 30,000 students.
I'm sure there's been similar cases elsewhere also.
There's talk that it could be illegal.
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QuoteI'm sure there's been similar cases elsewhere also.
But what is it that you are objecting to? A student’s right to object to views that they find offensive?
I'm objecting to that student attempting to stop the person who holds the view that they don't agree with from attending a debate.
I find that childish, slightly sinister and it implies that they are correct with no debate.Once again you are getting it all wrong. Debate is not the issue, it’s speeches, lectures or addresses. These little details are very important when you are making bold statements, such as claiming that freedom of speech is under threat in our universities.
It's the same with Sadiq Khan's showboating saying that Donald Trump isn't welcome here. He won a free and fair election. Perhaps the democrats should have fought a better campaign?.
Let him come and debate. If the people hear all the views they can make their own minds up can't they.Donald Trump is not, never was and would not come to the UK to debate. He was coming to open the new US embassy in London. Donald Trump has snubbed the UK. So much for our special relationship :lol
Once again you are getting it all wrong.
I read an article in the paper the other day which said they are going to stop the university's from closing down debate by 'no-platforming' speakers that hold views the majority of students don't agree with.
OK. But I don't think, or at least I most certainly hope that Mr Johnston will not get far with that.
What Mr Johnson seems to be saying is that Universities will be fined for the actions of its Students Union. The Students Union is of course independent of the Universities.
My Johnson, a member of Conservative Friends of Israel, in any case seems to be just a little selective when it comes to free speech. Here’s a letter he’s already sent to the head of Universities UK.
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And according to the Jewish News - [url]http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/ucl-jo-johnson/#comments[/url] ([url]http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/ucl-jo-johnson/#comments[/url]) – Mr Johnston wants to “wipe out anti-Israeli scourge”
Mr Johnston is not a man who believes in free speech.
For focs sake YamFazFan what did you wake VNA up for! Another thread filled up with political shite.
Donald Trump is not, never was and would not come to the UK to debate. He was coming to open the new US embassy in London. Donald Trump has snubbed the UK. So much for our special relationship :lol
Well I believe in free speech and long may it continue, whatever ones political colours may be.Here, here YamFazFan. But beware of people like Jo Johnson who want to tell us what we can and cannot say.
It's not really a snub as he may be expecting lots of protesters etc and doesn't want to face it.It’s a bit of a disappointment to be honest, I like many people were looking forward to it, but we’ve won without even trying. A bit boring. But you are right, as a narcissist he doesn’t like criticism or the thought of mass protests of his visit to the UK being beamed around the globe. Best just staying in bed with a big mac.
How long before someone shoots him?And will it be a member of The Republican Party?
Oh yes it's a fucking snub, an almighty big fucking snub.
Meanwhile those great defenders of ‘free speech’ UKIP seem to be in a bit of a quandary relating to the’ free speech’ tweets by the 25 year old girlfriend of their 54 year old leader Henry Bolton.
Gotta love twitter.
Could be time for yet another UKIP leadership election.
I read an article in the paper the other day which said they are going to stop the university's from closing down debate by 'no-platforming' speakers that hold views the majority of students don't agree with.
I see some of the university's 'debating society's' even tried to stop Germaine Greer from speaking.
I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes - Winston Churchill
Meanwhile those great defenders of ‘free speech’ UKIP seem to be in a bit of a quandary relating to the’ free speech’ tweets by the 25 year old girlfriend of their 54 year old leader Henry Bolton.
Gotta love twitter.
Could be time for yet another UKIP leadership election.
I bet that relationship will last 😄 lol
I read an article in the paper the other day which said they are going to stop the university's from closing down debate by 'no-platforming' speakers that hold views the majority of students don't agree with.
And who is saying that? Oh, yes, it's the rich, privileged, white, right-wing elite who don't like the idea of people holding them responsible for what they say!
Not seen those tweets, but surely UKIP is irrelevant now?Not seen those tweets, but surely UKIP is irrelevant now?
QuoteNot seen those tweets, but surely UKIP is irrelevant now?Not seen those tweets, but surely UKIP is irrelevant now?
Apparently, they were texts to a friend. Though you don’t have to do much digging to find a whole host of small minded nasty racist tweets by Ms Marney.
Nigel Farage has stated there is “no chance” of him returning to UKIP. So yeah UKIP is pretty much finished. But UK is still left with their nasty hangover - BREXIT.
It's odd how people will say things in messages that they probably wouldn't dream of saying person to person isn't it.
Like much o the pish spouted (anonymously) on this forum.
The only nasty hangover left by Nigel Farage and UCIP is the remoaners, but unlike a hangover a couple of asprin won't make the whinging bar stewards go away.
Except of course – the referendum is not legally binding – nor is article 50 – and the final deal needs the approval of parliament – which means it’s probably not going to happen at the end of the day.
You cannot have freedom without discipline
I'm not sure whether the politicians are making a mess of the negotiations or it will be a good deal.
……………….I could go on and on and on.
Yeah crazy :rolleyes
Up until a couple of years ago I used to go to a lot of airshows and you'd be amazed how many people are lying flat out on their back with their eyes shut snoring as the Vulcan/Lancaster/Harrier does a display overhead! :wall
When we had our Indy Ref we were told...
You mean, you believed what politicians said?! With all the thousands of years of political history to go by? Mug!
QuoteYou mean, you believed what politicians said?! With all the thousands of years of political history to go by? Mug!
Umm, no, I voted YES.
QuoteYou mean, you believed what politicians said?! With all the thousands of years of political history to go by? Mug!
Umm, no, I voted YES.
Touche' :lol
Not really. Was the "yes" campaign led by politicians? So he still believed politicians ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/wink.gif[/url])
When will people learn, it doesn't matter what side they are on, what party or beliefs they represent, they're all a bunch of lying toe rags?
QuoteYou mean, you believed what politicians said?! With all the thousands of years of political history to go by? Mug!
Umm, no, I voted YES.
Touche' :lol
Not really. Was the "yes" campaign led by politicians? So he still believed politicians ;)
When will people learn, it doesn't matter what side they are on, what party or beliefs they represent, they're all a bunch of lying toe rags?
Which is exactly why i've never voted.
I refuse to vote for the best of a bad bunch just for the sake of voting for someone, and to this day i can't name a single politician let alone an actual party that i've ever had any confidence in or even liked. As the years go by i don't think such a party can or ever will exist.
They lie their way in with their bullshit campaigns, then just do whatever they fancy once the foot is in the door........................
English people vote Tory and Scots who don’t vote Tory get a Tory government.O no we didn't! London is Labour, so is Manchester, Liverpool etc. It depends on how you draw the borders and decide majorities. That bloke who owns Sealand has got the right idea. Draw a line around the house and declare yourself independent. I'd be the majority and in charge, but the wife won't let me ;)
QuoteWhich is exactly why i've never voted.
I refuse to vote for the best of a bad bunch just for the sake of voting for someone, and to this day i can't name a single politician let alone an actual party that i've ever had any confidence in or even liked. As the years go by i don't think such a party can or ever will exist.
They lie their way in with their bullshit campaigns, then just do whatever they fancy once the foot is in the door........................
Well I think of myself as a socialist and a trade unionist.
But what I find today is the youngsters at work (and some of the older uns) moan about the Union. They say "What has the union ever done for us?"
My answer to them, and in a roundabout way to you, is what have you done for the Union?
At the end of the day, it's a democracy, and love it or loath it, the people will get what they deserve.
I'm not here to do anything for any union?
What i have done though is put money into the country by getting a job 2 weeks after leaving school and never being out of work since.
As far as my interest can stretch on this subject, it would appear that Labour is the immigrants friend, and Tories are the rich mans friend.
I'm neither.
At the end of the day, it's a democracy
At the end of the day, it's a democracy
Try telling that to some of the hardline Remoaners and anti-Trump virtue signallers and see how far you get.
What makes you think anti-trump is a minority in this country? And anyway, any vote is only valid on the day it is held. It is invalid the following day as people change their minds.
At least you'd get an opportunity to vote on Corbyn. I don't remember us having a vote on Trump?
I don't understand why all the champagne socialists etc... tell Trump he shouldn't come here.
QuoteI don't understand why all the champagne socialists etc... tell Trump he shouldn't come here.
Don't get me wrong. I want Trump to come here so that the mass demonstrations embarras him and our government. The point of the campaign is to build up the embarrassment.
I don't think you understand socialism. The point of socialism is to enable everybody to drink champagne. Whereas working class Tories think that because they can't afford to drink champagne, other people shouldn't be allowed to :pokefun
I'm not here to do anything for any union?
What i have done though is put money into the country by getting a job 2 weeks after leaving school and never being out of work since.
As far as my interest can stretch on this subject, it would appear that Labour is the immigrants friend, and Tories are the rich mans friend.
I'm neither.
Try telling that to some of the hardline Remoaners and anti-Trump virtue signallers and see how far you get.
I don't like Corbyn, but if he won a free and fair election I would defend his right to travel freely, be heard and represent the office of Prime Minister.
If he comes and makes a fool of himself that's all power to their cause isn't it.
But what we need now is a second referendum on the EU.
QuoteIf he comes and makes a fool of himself that's all power to their cause isn't it.
Just waiting for the details now. I wanna be there to give him a big welcome. I am sure Mr Trump will not forget his visit to the UK in a hurry.
..............and if we lose that one also, then a third ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/file:///C:/Users/garet/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/url])
Theres no argument for ANY political party, they should all be working together to find the best deal for us.
VNA I have just realised why you spout so much crap you ride a Honda C90 and you have been on the loosing side of 2 referendums grew up and suck it up.
VNA I have just realised why you spout so much crap you ride a Honda C90 and you have been on the loosing side of 2 referendums grew up and suck it up.VNA is like all political arseholes, if you don't agree with all their shite then you are wrong because they know what is best for you.
...imagine a world with no political or religious arseholes telling you what to do.
Why does VNA want scotland to breakaway from the UK
VNA you have finally got it! Us British/English don't want French, German, or any other European country making our laws or telling our elected government which ever party that might be what they can and can't do. Just the same as you don't want Scotland being ruled by a British government who's parliament building happens to be in London.
quite happily but governed by the unelected.Funny, I seem to remember voting for a Member of the European Parliament in 2014
Foc’s Sake, are there no moderators around here?
If you want to have a political debate then can you please either start a new thread on the subject or foc off and go to a politics forum. :rolleyes
The sections of The Left that try to oppress free speech just because they don't agree with it
Quotequite happily but governed by the unelected.Funny, I seem to remember voting for a Member of the European Parliament in 2014
On a point of order Frosties, this was the post that started it
YamFazFanQuoteThe sections of The Left that try to oppress free speech just because they don't agree with it
I cant believe you fell for such an obvious trap, its like a massive trap door with ACME TRAP DOOR written on it with a grand piano dangling over it and a big weight saying 1TONQuoteWhy does VNA want scotland to breakaway from the UK
Let me put it this way, would you like the English government to be decided by the French?
So why would I want England to decide what government Scotland has.
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I'm surprise its allowed on here so far. ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/shocked.gif[/url])
discussions on political matters will always cause riffs between members.
that is why most forums wont accept political discussions.
I'm surprise its allowed on here so far. :eek
QuoteVNA you have finally got it! Us British/English don't want French, German, or any other European country making our laws or telling our elected government which ever party that might be what they can and can't do. Just the same as you don't want Scotland being ruled by a British government who's parliament building happens to be in London.
Umm no. What the EU does is, work on and decide common standards and laws. If you want to have a single market, all the advantages that go with it, then the reality is that you need common standards. I don't have a problem with that - it's advantageous both economically and in terms of humanity plus good for our environment.
I don’t want to be ruled over by the English aristocracy, ie the Tory party. I don’t want to be part of a country whose major export is arms and is active in fuelling conflict around the globe. I don’t want to be part of a country that supports the apartheid state of Israel. I don’t want to be part of a country that invests billions upon billions of pounds on illegal weapons of mass destruction. I don’t want to be part of a country that doesn’t give a shit about ordinary people, no longer collects corporation tax and that thinks food banks are a welcome development.
And as for the EU, if the UK successfully leaves, the EU will remain to be our biggest trading partner, we will still need to abide by it’s rules (many of which are being adopted round the globe outside of the EU) but have no say in those rules and standards.
Of course, the laugh is that if the UK does successfully leave the EU, that may well bring about the end of the UK.
What I want is an Independent Scotland with full EU membership. Scottish first, EU second and Britain no thanks.
But you want to be a subject in state that encourages other nations to join (Ukraine), then fucks off sharpish when the Russian Bear rattles its sabre, leaving hundreds dead along with its failed plan. And Germany and France arent too shy of selling weapons the world over are they.
On a point of order Frosties, this was the post that started it
YamFazFanQuoteThe sections of The Left that try to oppress free speech just because they don't agree with it
I warned YamFazFan about waking VNA up from his hibernation! This is what happens when you do , he infests the forum like a virus and once started does not know when to shutup. Just like every pub has a pub bore he is the forum bore.
Please moderators can you make it a ruling that all political / religious debate is in separate threads and titled as such so that the subject is clear instead of them hijacking other threads.
Like most people I use this forum for motorcycle related subjects coupled with a bit a banter, and I have had enough of being preached at by political zealots.
QuoteI warned YamFazFan about waking VNA up from his hibernation! This is what happens when you do , he infests the forum like a virus and once started does not know when to shutup. Just like every pub has a pub bore he is the forum bore.
Please moderators can you make it a ruling that all political / religious debate is in separate threads and titled as such so that the subject is clear instead of them hijacking other threads.
Like most people I use this forum for motorcycle related subjects coupled with a bit a banter, and I have had enough of being preached at by political zealots.
Slappy, you won’t find a political thread started by VNA.
I agree with you it’s a bike forum, but I’m not minded to tolerate populist right wing political propaganda or bull shite, bigoted nonsense or racist crap. And Christ almighty do we hear the bigots squeal when their views are challenged.
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'You started it. No I didn't. Yes you did. No I didn't. Yes you did, you invaded Poland'.
QuoteI warned YamFazFan about waking VNA up from his hibernation! This is what happens when you do , he infests the forum like a virus and once started does not know when to shutup. Just like every pub has a pub bore he is the forum bore.
Please moderators can you make it a ruling that all political / religious debate is in separate threads and titled as such so that the subject is clear instead of them hijacking other threads.
Like most people I use this forum for motorcycle related subjects coupled with a bit a banter, and I have had enough of being preached at by political zealots.
Slappy, you won’t find a political thread started by VNA.
I agree with you it’s a bike forum, but I’m not minded to tolerate populist right wing political propaganda or bull shite, bigoted nonsense or racist crap. And Christ almighty do we hear the bigots squeal when their views are challenged.
Peugeot 1.3 diesel engine engine in a car, £30 a year road tax. Same engine in a van, £240 a year road tax, same as my Discovery 2 td5 2.5 litre diesel smoker. No logic, but still bought the van
I’m not minded to tolerate political propaganda or bull shite, bigoted nonsense or racist crap.
Scottish first, EU second and Britain no thanks.
Do you disagree with any of the content in this report on how The European Union decision making functions VNA?
[url]http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/matthew-ellery/eu-referendum_b_9514608.html[/url] ([url]http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/matthew-ellery/eu-referendum_b_9514608.html[/url])
Focs sake YamFazFan, are you trying to start a foccing riot.
No! I'm genuinely interested in the subject ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/book.gif[/url])
Poor slappy's gonna have a fit if ye didnae stop :lol :lol
Umm, err, well, the LSE account of how the EU operates, as you can see, is just a wee bit different from the sensationalist accounts as promoted by Get Britain Out, the Daily Mail et all.
Interesting account.
The EU Commission is the guardian of the treaties and enforces EU law. More importantly, this means it is the Government of Europe which has the sole right to propose the laws which increasingly encroach on our lives here in Britain. - Matthew Ellery of Get Britain Out
The Commission can only propose laws in those areas where the EU governments have unanimously agreed to allow it to do under the EU treaty. Put another way, the Commission can only propose EU laws in areas where the UK government and the House of Commons has allowed it to do so.
The solution is to work out a means to restrict and control free movement, of which it just so happens quite a number of EU members would like to see.
But the health service is staffed with the help of free movement..... Which goes to show that the referendum result was fuelled by misinformation. Time for a second referendum :DThat's the point the brexiters voted for CONTROLLED movement - not free movement as you put it so that the UK can have the freedom to chose who it lets in - so of course we will let in qualified nursed and doctors.
Everyone I spoke to post referendum that voted 'Leave' said that broadly the same things had influenced their decision, such as the health service being at breaking point and a lack of affordable housing and yet still they encourage free movement.
That's the point the brexiters voted for CONTROLLED movement - not free movement as you put it so that the UK can have the freedom to chose who it lets in - so of course we will let in qualified nursed and doctors.
That's the point the brexiters voted for CONTROLLED movement -
For example, currently there is a serious shortage of nursing staff in the NHS. There are a number of reasons for that, but one is a heck of a lot of EU citizens are heading home. The two reasons for that are, the weakness of the pound, combined with uncertainty of their status plus a general feeling of feeling unwelcome in England and Wales.The pound is at highest point against the euro since the vote to leave the EU in 2016.
What on earth makes you think they would want to work here under 'controlled movement' when they can work in 27 other countries unrestricted? It's not even as if we are any good controlling workers from non EU countries.24 as Poland, Hungary, Astria and Czech Republic have closed their doors and said no to free movement.
The pound is at highest point against the euro since the vote to leave the EU in 2016.
Thats 3, but you missed the 4th which is that the economy in their own country has improved so they can now find well paid jobs there.
24 as Poland, Hungary, Astria and Czech Republic have closed their doors and said no to free movement.
I think the pound drop has got more to do with traders interference, use the excuse/cover of Brexit
Funny the pound went down even though nothing yet (brexit ) had happened - funny how now brexit still not happened and yet the pound gos up again.
I'll tell you what gets my goat (apart from political discussions, please, please VNA, start another thread for your diatribe),
:lol :lol
when you lose the good set of EXUP cables that have been poking you in the eye every time I go anywhere near the garage shelving,
Hands up - I have been part of prolonging the political debate but even I am getting bored with it all now, after all
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What I want to know is when are the English going to be given a referendum on our independence from Scotland :eek
What I want to know is when are the English going to be given a referendum on our independence from Scotland :eekExactly we should have a vote if we want to kick them out of the UK------- finally- a racist bigoted populist view that VNA will agree with.
It'll all your foccing fault fazersharp.
It'll all your foccing fault fazersharp.
According to mtread it was mine.
If I did indeed start it then I shall now end it.
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Exactly we should have a vote if we want to kick them out of the UK------- finally- a racist bigoted populist view that VNA will agree with.
Taken from an article in the Spectator
And on top of that if you break away from Scotland, well Scotland has been subsidising England for years.
Ach, whatever, we’ll bung you some cash under oor foreign aid budget.
Taken from an article in the Spectator
Had the SNP achieved its stated ambition of ‘independence day’ in the spring of 2016, what would it be doing now? We don’t have to imagine. This week, the Scottish government published figures for its national finances. They show that the Scottish government spends £127 for every £100 it raises in tax — a ratio unequalled anywhere else in the developed world. It can do this because so much extra money is sent up from England. For every £100 spent per English head, £120 is spent on a Scottish one.
[/color] Not being argumentative, just saying.
Oh Jesus is this still going on???
Oh Jesus is this still going on???
Errm no.
Grahamm's post isn't about Brexit/politics is it?.
Oh Jesus is this still going on???
Errm no.
Grahamm's post isn't about Brexit/politics is it?.
Oh Jesus is this still going on???
Errm no.
Grahamm's post isn't about Brexit/politics is it?.
If we were to embrace the French rules, filtering would be illegal.
Bring on Brexit.
The solution is simple "Keep voting until you get it right" :lol :lol :lol
Foc all this brexit bo**ocks can any one answer this great mystery of life why do your leathers/bike clothes shrink in the cupboard if you don't ride through the bad weather of winter. Some of us of more senior years don't do the cold and wet as well as we used to, plus it hurts more if/when we bin it.
Foc all this brexit bo**ocks can any one answer this great mystery of life why do your leathers/bike clothes shrink in the cupboard if you don't ride through the bad weather of winter. Some of us of more senior years don't do the cold and wet as well as we used to, plus it hurts more if/when we bin it.
If we were to embrace the French rules, filtering would be illegal.
The cause of problem with my leathers is my feet, can't keep them out the pantry/fridge.
just bought a new toaster and the lead is barely long enough to get the toaster past the overhanging shelf. As it is, I cannot have the toaster controls facing me, the whole toaster has to be side on
which gobshite decides on short cables?
The cause of problem with my leathers is my feet, can't keep them out the pantry/fridge.
the road is beginning to resemble Brighton Beach
Quotethe road is beginning to resemble Brighton Beach
Not the best time of the year for nudism! :eek
Interesting that Robert Thompson has not put a foot wrong since.
Would be interesting if under the freedom of information act they would the release the figures of life sentenced prisoners released on parole that go on and commit further murders.
I may be wrong (I usually am) but I thought he got relocated to the prison colony and may have had an issue or two there. We will never know if he has put a foot wrong there as they don't know his background!!
and he will get a sentance appropriate to an adult.
Worboys' release won't happen. They'll prosecute on the extra charges they should have done first time round. If the CPS hadn't cocked it up.
Better to leave some charges on file so he can be charged at a later date. That's why they have charges taken into account before they are sentenced they can't later be charged with them.
The word " olympian" when used as a prefix before a persons name because they have taken part in an Olympic games, don't know why but it just bugs the hell out of me.
"Athlete" when referring to sports like clay pigeon shooting :rolleyesThe word " olympian" when used as a prefix before a persons name because they have taken part in an Olympic games, don't know why but it just bugs the hell out of me.
Grumpy people is 'What Gets My Goat' :pokefun
"Athlete" when referring to sports like clay pigeon shooting :rolleyesThe word " olympian" when used as a prefix before a persons name because they have taken part in an Olympic games, don't know why but it just bugs the hell out of me.
Grumpy people is 'What Gets My Goat' :pokefun
The word " olympian" when used as a prefix before a persons name because they have taken part in an Olympic games, don't know why but it just bugs the hell out of me.
Grumpy people is 'What Gets My Goat' :pokefun
Now there’s a thing that pisses me off. All the folks who call themselves Engineers but are nothing of the sort.
Now there’s a thing that pisses me off. All the folks who call themselves Engineers but are nothing of the sort.
Is that aimed at me?
Another one - the army and when ranks retire they are always referred to as "Colonel Mustard-retired" "wing Commander Bird - retired"
Another one - the army and when ranks retire they are always referred to as "Colonel Mustard-retired" "wing Commander Bird - retired"
How far down the ranks does that go. Are there any "Private Tommy Atkins-retired"?
Another one - the army and when ranks retire they are always referred to as "Colonel Mustard-retired" "wing Commander Bird - retired"
How far down the ranks does that go. Are there any "Private Tommy Atkins-retired"?
I could be wrong. (often am!), but I thought it was that you had to have held a field rank i.e Major or above (or equivalent i.e Lt Commander / Sqn Ldr) if it was Captain RN that's equivalent to Colonel /Group Captain!
most of us rank & file just use Veteran!
New cars being fitted with with LED main lights - they are so focing bright and "glarey", compared to normal bulbs theres even that advert with the car making the fox squint - like its a feature that sels the car to nobheads cause it makes everyone squint
New cars being fitted with with LED main lights - they are so focing bright and "glarey", compared to normal bulbs theres even that advert with the car making the fox squint - like its a feature that sels the car to nobheads cause it makes everyone squint
Don't get me started, and it means that said knob heads forget to turn there actual lights on in the dark.
New cars being fitted with with LED main lights - they are so focing bright and "glarey", compared to normal bulbs theres even that advert with the car making the fox squint - like its a feature that sels the car to nobheads cause it makes everyone squint
Don't get me started, and it means that said knob heads forget to turn there actual lights on in the dark.
Never mind lights, these automatic braking / collision avoidance systems that some new cars have, the knob heads think they don' t even have to brake or look where their going.
New cars being fitted with with LED main lights - they are so focing bright and "glarey", compared to normal bulbs theres even that advert with the car making the fox squint - like its a feature that sels the car to nobheads cause it makes everyone squint
Don't get me started, and it means that said knob heads forget to turn there actual lights on in the dark.
Bright day running lights on cars If other drivers can't see a dirty great lump of metal hurtling towards them day running lights will make no difference, but they did to bikers when we first started using them now every ones got lights on so we have become invisible again.:agree Yep another stupid EU ruling we did not need
([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/agree.gif[/url]) Yep another stupid EU ruling we did not need
What are the benefits of daytime running lights?
Studies have shown that DRLs can reduce the risk of road accidents....ensuring the car is always clearly visible.
Hmmm, I'm not so sure. I wonder what kind of situations those studies were carried out in? If there were only a few cars around, I might be more inclined to believe it, but when there are millions of the things everywhere, I think they might have less effect. Same with hi-viz. It has to have something to stand out against. If everyone is wearing it, surely that effect is reduced?
QuoteHmmm, I'm not so sure. I wonder what kind of situations those studies were carried out in? If there were only a few cars around, I might be more inclined to believe it, but when there are millions of the things everywhere, I think they might have less effect. Same with hi-viz. It has to have something to stand out against. If everyone is wearing it, surely that effect is reduced?
Let’s remove lights from all road vehicles and see what happens.
One key thing of daylight running lights is that nobody can drive off at night without any lights whatsoever.
I actually agree with you BUT we are not talking about car on car accidents we are talking about bike lights that we used run and stand out in the daytime cause we were the only thing on the road in the daylight with a light (apart from volovos which were dim and yellowy ) but now our lights are lost in the sea of very bright LED DRL.
What are the benefits of daytime running lights?
Studies have shown that DRLs can reduce the risk of road accidents.
A Canadian report from 1997 showed a 5.7 per cent fall in crashes for cars with DRLs fitted, while an American study from 2000 put the figure at seven per cent. The EU didn’t investigate the issue until 2003, but suggested a likely reduction of between five and 15 per cent.
talking about bike lights that we used run and stand out in the daytime cause we were the only thing on the road in the daylight with a light (apart from volovos which were dim and yellowy ) but now our lights are lost in the sea of very bright LED DRL.
Quote([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/agree.gif[/url]) Yep another stupid EU ruling we did not need
Perhaps one advantage of BREXIT is that we wouldn't have had to wait till 2011 for the EU to legislate on daylight running lamps. Volvo first fitted them in 1984!
What are the benefits of daytime running lights?
Studies have shown that DRLs can reduce the risk of road accidents.
A Canadian report from 1997 showed a 5.7 per cent fall in crashes for cars with DRLs fitted, while an American study from 2000 put the figure at seven per cent. The EU didn’t investigate the issue until 2003, but suggested a likely reduction of between five and 15 per cent.
Many new cars have instruments that are always illuminated, making it harder to notice when the headlights are switched on.
Daytime running lights are a useful failsafe in such cases, ensuring the car is always clearly visible.
talking about bike lights that we used run and stand out in the daytime cause we were the only thing on the road in the daylight with a light (apart from volovos which were dim and yellowy ) but now our lights are lost in the sea of very bright LED DRL.
Yup, that used to be the argument when no cars ran with daytime headlights, except the aforementioned Volvos, which were heartily despised by motorcyclists anyway :lol
And motorcyclists used to get upset when daytime lights on cars did start to become more widespread, especially when a car had a faulty bulb so only had one light on: "yeah, but you might mistake it for a bike and misjudge distances in the dark!" Er, that's in the dark...
Far more dangerous imo are these super-bright LED (or whatever) headlamps, and ALL headlamps if they're improperly adjusted, grrrrr!
talking about bike lights that we used run and stand out in the daytime cause we were the only thing on the road in the daylight with a light (apart from volovos which were dim and yellowy ) but now our lights are lost in the sea of very bright LED DRL.
Yup, that used to be the argument when no cars ran with daytime headlights, except the aforementioned Volvos, which were heartily despised by motorcyclists anyway :lol
And motorcyclists used to get upset when daytime lights on cars did start to become more widespread, especially when a car had a faulty bulb so only had one light on: "yeah, but you might mistake it for a bike and misjudge distances in the dark!" Er, that's in the dark...
Far more dangerous imo are these super-bright LED (or whatever) headlamps, and ALL headlamps if they're improperly adjusted, grrrrr!
No but the tail lights are not illuminated so the vehicle is not visible from the rear.QuoteHmmm, I'm not so sure. I wonder what kind of situations those studies were carried out in? If there were only a few cars around, I might be more inclined to believe it, but when there are millions of the things everywhere, I think they might have less effect. Same with hi-viz. It has to have something to stand out against. If everyone is wearing it, surely that effect is reduced?
Let’s remove lights from all road vehicles and see what happens.
One key thing of daylight running lights is that nobody can drive off at night without any lights whatsoever.
No but the tail lights are not illuminated so the vehicle is not visible from the rear.
There is a MAJOR design flaw on some cars with DRL's that illuminates the dashboard lights at all times. Illuminated dashboards with some semblance of illumination at the front means people think they have their lights on. My Mrs has done it in her FIAT 500L.
for other muppets, it just shows how often they look at their speedo. Complete darkness = no lights on.
More and more cars like mine have daylight running lights and auto lights. So no problem - unless..... The only problem is it's switchable, so if you do move the switch from Auto to off or, well you know what's gonna happen - but hey daylight running lights save you from total catastrophe.
My Audi is like that but the dash lights only come on (well stay on) when its dark if the lights are actually on (auto or manual). If you leave the lights switched off, the dash lights get dimmer when it gets darker.
Keyless entry, stop start systems and electric handbrakes in cars.
Was going to change the car but cannot get a one without all that crap. :grumble
Keyless entry, stop start systems and electric handbrakes in cars.:agree
Was going to change the car but cannot get a one without all that crap. :grumble
Has you're Audi also got Stop/Start?. If so what do you think to it?. Do you switch it off at all?.
Has you're Audi also got Stop/Start?. If so what do you think to it?. Do you switch it off at all?.
Yes. It does have the stop/start. Seems to be OK but doesn't always turn the engine off when you think it might. I turn it off sometimes just for peace of mind that the battery wont die on me (I know its meant to be intelligent) when it has been on/off/on/off too many times for my linking. There is a trick on the A6, keep your foot lightly on the brake pedal and the engine stays running. Push harder and it turns off (if it feels like it). My wifes 500L only has the button on the dash to prevent it turning off.
The electric handbrake works well enough but I do prefer a manual one.
The start button works well. Climb in the car. Hit the start button (you don't need to keep it pressed) and do your seatbelt up whilst the glow plugs and then starter motor do their job. As soon as you have the belt on you can drive away. When I had a Renooooo Laguna, it had a starting problem towards the end. The start button was good because I could press the button then nip round in front of the car whilst it was cranking away by itself and squirt the easy-start into the intake :) Couldn't do that with a key start.
The big LCD screen looks good but you have to go through 1,000's of button presses and menus to get to certain things like "Adjust the bass" on the radio. Also, its a single point of failure for multiple systems if it fails.
Politicians in Scotland agreeing to make us pay more tax than the rest of UK--what the F*** is that about???????
I dont like the electric hand brake and prefer a little bit of control and feed back. When I am on the Sharp Hall flat gravel driveway I only put it on a bit but wen I am on a steep slope I like to crank it up another notch. And how do hill starts work because a normal one you can let it off slowly and even yank it back up if you get it wron but an electric one is either on or off.
As said above, hill start assist comes into play. Basically the brake stays on until the car detects you trying to move then releases.
Ha, actively diverts you if you start wondering out of a lane.WTF - like when I am avoiding a plank. brick. wheel trim ( Insert your obstacle here) i actively steers you back into it
Keyless entry, stop start systems and electric handbrakes in cars.:agree
Was going to change the car but cannot get a one without all that crap. :grumble
And totally a LCD second dash I was looking at a picasso and the radio -air con - heating controls are on one LCD dash if the radio is on you have to "navigate" to the heating section to change that and then navifocinggate back taking your eyes off the road --stupid.
Also push button start WTF - it actually takes longer than putting a key in and turning - all one action, but a push button you first push the keyfob in a hole in the dash and then press the start button -stupid.
AND i want a CD player please !!!!!!!!!!!
Is it still possible to stall with hill start assist, or does the system provide an anti-stall feature?.
People who have their dash cam playing back the actual recording live to the back of the camera lcd screen WTF for !!!!!!!!
A rolling two hours of highly incriminating evidence. I should bin the stupid thing.Or learn to drive properly and responsibly.
YamFazFan,
QuotePeople who have their dash cam playing back the actual recording live to the back of the camera lcd screen WTF for !!!!!!!!
How aboot, people who moan and get upset about insignificant mince that nobody else has either noticed or thought aboot. :lol
Car dealers.
Two years ago I got a pre reg new motor deal. All good. But now for only the second time in my life I’m taking a car for a service, the first was last year. So;
Me – Can I bring it in at 09:00hrs.
Dealer – Sure – no problem.
Me – When will I get it back?
Dealer – Oooo, should be ready before 15.00hrs.
Me – What the fuck? Is it getting a full engine strip down and re-build or something? I’d like it back for 10.00 if you don’t mind. Can I have it back at 10.00 please?
Eventually agreed to bring it in at 08:15 and they guaranteed it would be ready by 11:00 at the latest.
Presumably this is just a bit of kidology to make you think they are actually doing lots of stuff to your car for that small fortune of cash you are handing over, when in fact they are just robbing you blind for an oil and filter change.
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Keyless entry, stop start systems and electric handbrakes in cars.:agree
Was going to change the car but cannot get a one without all that crap. :grumble
And totally a LCD second dash I was looking at a picasso and the radio -air con - heating controls are on one LCD dash if the radio is on you have to "navigate" to the heating section to change that and then navifocinggate back taking your eyes off the road --stupid.
Also push button start WTF - it actually takes longer than putting a key in and turning - all one action, but a push button you first push the keyfob in a hole in the dash and then press the start button -stupid.
AND i want a CD player please !!!!!!!!!!!
A lot of these features are becoming pretty much standard across the ranges now tho.
If you want a new car you're probably going to have to accept some of these things.
I'm not hankering for an electric handbrake and an engine that keeps cutting out, but what choice is there now?.
They lay half an inch of salt on the roads round this way nearly every night, so cars only have a limited life span I guess.
At least most of the new large saloon cars are stunning to look at unlike most of the new bikes where there now appears to be a competition to see who can come up with the most ugly disjointed look possible.
QuoteErrm...not my post ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/rolleyes.gif[/url])
Foc Sorry! :o :o
Ha, actively diverts you if you start wondering out of a lane.WTF - like when I am avoiding a plank. brick. wheel trim ( Insert your obstacle here) i actively steers you back into it
Not if it makes them use them like most HGVs on the A14 indicate pull out no use of mirrors or they don't give a foc if there,s anything on the outside of them. Might buy the excuse of blind spot on my bike but how do you miss a foccing great 4x4
Presumably this is just a bit of kidology to make you think they are actually doing lots of stuff to your car for that small fortune of cash you are handing over, when in fact they are just robbing you blind for an oil and filter change.
the lords payer.
Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.
Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.Nah. They're just cheaper to employ. :lol
He he! :lolIs the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.Nah. They're just cheaper to employ. :lol
Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.
Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.
Every time I've tuned in It's been an England women's speed skater blaring her eyes out because she's crashed again.
All that funding money - give it me I could slip over on my arse for half the moneyIs the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.
Every time I've tuned in It's been an England women's speed skater blaring her eyes out because she's crashed again.
Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.
Every time I've tuned in It's been an England women's speed skater blaring her eyes out because she's crashed again.
The blubbing one is Scottish.
All that funding money - give it me I could slip over on my arse for half the moneyIs the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.
Every time I've tuned in It's been an England women's speed skater blaring her eyes out because she's crashed again.
Why is it that when small shops short-change you it's always in their favour?.
My local takeaway swindled me again last night.
First they tried to give me a £5 instead of a £10, then I found I was a £1 short in the coins.
A couple of months ago they spent 10 minutes interrogating me as to whether or not I'd paid, even though it was the same person that took my order and money at the start!.
Foc 'em, I'll go to McDonalds next time where they know good customer service.
Yeah, that gets me too. :(
Unfortunately it is endemic even in big organisations. Sometimes it's a genuine error and other times it is intentional, and as you say, it is odd that the error is always in their favour.
A really blatant case for me was last year at a bike meet. In a well know coffee chain the girl tried to give change for a £10 note rather than a £20 note.
It is best if you can pay with the exact value, but that means carrying around a load of notes and change, or pay by card.
Of course, when you have had a few pints of Butcombe it is not so easy to keep a check on things. :\
Today has been one of those days when everything turned to dust.Let me be the first to say WTF are you doing mowing the lawn in February :eek
One of the incidents was when I tried to mow the lawn. The mower fired up but the whole cord came away in my hand. But I did manage to mow the lawn in one go by keeping my hand on the throttle bar. It was a bit bit difficult around the twiddly bits but I made it.
So I strip the mower only to find that the starter mechanism is held on by four incredibly small hex bolts which none of my allen keys would fit. What an idiotic design I thought.
Anyway, after a day of further disasters I got home and checked YouTube on how to change lawnmower pull cords. It turns out the allen bolts are just rivets and it is necessary to remove a whole load of cowling, fuel tank, dipstick housing, and throttle cable support to get to the pull start mechanism. What an idiotic design I thought.
The original B&S pull cord lasted years but an aftermarket pull cord put on by a mower service shop only lasted three years and looked more like one of the Mrs pajama pull cords.
So on to Google- just the job B&S pull cord £4 but what is this PP £12.50 P/P (it came from the US)
Similar thing from Amazon but they only wanted around £3 P/P
After further searching, at last a company with the genuine cord for £4 and their T&Cs say free postage for orders under 25kg weight- at last. I hit the buy button and was presented with a bill. Sure enough no postage so I hit the pay button. Then I was asked to log in or register.
Reluctantly, I registered: name, address, mobile phone number, do you want to buy an eastern child bride for £20 deposit, would you like special delivery, would you like to take out insurance on the product... and on and on.
Finally I got back to the buy button. Would you believe it: now the bill had £7 P/P.
So that's what pees me off- companies that don't show P/P up front.
Let me be the first to say WTF are you doing mowing the lawn in February :eek
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Weather forecasters dramatizing the up and coming weather--complete nonsenseHere you go a brilliant one from the BBC tonight -picture.
When little scrote bag wastes of oxygen decide to break into my car and steal stuff!!
They took the spare sat nav (I understand that) about 56p worth of change 😒 and a box of fucking chewing gum!! What the fuck wrong with people.
Stupidly (luckily) is left the car unlocked overnight so I didn't have to suffer a broken window.
Still sucks though 😥
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There ya go I've corrected that for ya 👍
Oh and another thing.. How come with two clear "not my fault" accidents (one on bike one in car) still being argued about -as the other parties' insurer, the same very large commercial vehicle / fleet insurer in both cases, is stonewalling all the way - my two bike policy goes up by about £60 for the year, (boooo!) refundable once both are settled in my favour, (yaaay!) but my car insurance a month later goes up 510 foccin quid (WTF???) From £290 to £800!!!! they better had refund me the £510 once it all gets settled..... meanwhile as obviously I need a car for eleventeen different things and have to renew they have me by the cohones. Insurance companies.... shower of b&st&rds.
People who insist on standing at a busy bar drinking so you have to order through or over them, even when there's plenty of tall tables to stand around chatting with their 4 mates who are also blocking the bar. Pisses me right off.
Airport drop off charges, I dropped my wife and two of her cronies off LeedsBradford airport this morning at 5.45am and to get out of the official drop off area I had to pay £3!Forget drop off fees what about the extortionate cost of parking actually at the airport it costs more to park for a week than the flight cost.
And another thing, there was about 3" of snow and I was following my mate in his car who had his wife and another crony on board, my Focus struggled like hell up two of the hills, traction control kept kicking in and his shitty Kia Rio with no traction control and little skinny tyres just powered up, he arrived at the airport 5 minutes before me the smug git.
Lots of potholes near me with red rings drawn round them. Which means they have been noticed/reported, but they've been like that for months.Exactly the same here too. Where, exactly, is our road tax being spent ? Surely it's supposed to be being spent on the roads !!
It goes into the Treasury central pot, who then decide not to give it to local and county councils.Ah, so they use it to line their own pockets as usual. Thieving twats !!
been said many times on here but twats with dodgy headlights.................one dim and one on full beam (or one light out and the other on full/dim). seen it loads lately, rozzers in front of me but not arsed. I'm getting sick to death of being blinded by these foccersOne of the reasons could be to do with the following posts all about pot holes - knocking the lights out of alignment - that or road humps. I would much rather average speed cameras than road humps
Exactly the same here too. Where, exactly, is our road tax being spent ? Surely it's supposed to be being spent on the roads !!
Exactly the same here too. Where, exactly, is our road tax being spent ? Surely it's supposed to be being spent on the roads !!
Not since the "Road Fund Licence" was replaced by "Vehicle Excise Duty" around the time of the Second World War.
All the money goes to HM Treasury and the Government is then supposed to pass that on to the Councils to pay for road repairs.
Except the Conservative Government have been cutting and cutting and cutting even further so that the Councils can't afford to fix all the damage, but the Tories want you to blame them for it, instead of their ruinous Austerity programme which just makes the rich buggers richer and screw the little people.
I hit a pothole yesterday, and whilst still cursing i then hit a bigger one straight afterwards that really lamped my front tyre.
What the hell are they making roads out of these days?
I'm even scared to ride over a puddle now because these potholes are appearing so quickly and seem to be really deep within a day!
One thing i will say though is if you do see potholes that are just taking the piss then go online to the council and report them, because we all whinge about them and presume someone else has reported them but that is most likely not the case.
It only takes 5mins to do and you'd be surprised how quickly they put a temporary fill in once they know about it, and that's better than nothing.
I reported one near work the other day and it was fixed in two days.
Just make sure you write NEEDS URGENT ATTENTION when describing it.
When people who meet members of the royal family start laughing histericaly at something they've just said.
Charles appears to be the most amusing. Virtually every time you see him meeting people on telly they are doubled-up with tears of laughter.
Surely they're not THAT funny are they?.
been said many times on here but twats with dodgy headlights.................one dim and one on full beam (or one light out and the other on full/dim). seen it loads lately, rozzers in front of me but not arsed. I'm getting sick to death of being blinded by these foccersOne of the reasons could be to do with the following posts all about pot holes - knocking the lights out of alignment - that or road humps. I would much rather average speed cameras than road humps
Think it is something to do with price speed hump £200 set of Speed averaging cameras £Quite a lot. Both have the same effect.
Think it is something to do with price speed hump £200 set of Speed averaging cameras £Quite a lot. Both have the same effect.
Not quite. One generates revenue
Are we the only country in the world that can`t do an upgrade???? to a website without making a complete balls up of it :wall :wall :pc :pc
Insurance. I dont think Ill ever understand how the system works. As a result of a no fault accident when someone ran into the back of my motor car, my premuim has gone up. Surely all costs should be borne by the responsible party. And theres a long list of additionals fees for amendments/cancellations etc.
Modern day highwaymen
Are we the only country in the world that can`t do an upgrade???? to a website without making a complete balls up of it :wall :wall :pc :pc
:agree but ......
TSB almost certainly use a 3rd party supplier to host and manage their systems and another to do application support and upgrades and both of these are probably in some far flung country using staff that also work for many other companies around the world. This weekend was to do their final split from Lloyds Bank. Splitting the companies takes years (I work for a similar organisation) and isn't a simple website update. The biggest issue we find is the customer (TSB in this case) generally want things done quickly, with the full testing required (but skip bits) and as cheaply as possible. You can guess the rest.
the most you can ever have is two of them together....
sadly most companies go for Cheap and quick and sacrafice quality as a result.
Mr Brown it's the old Cheap, Quick, Quality triangle....... the most you can ever have is two of them together....
sadly most companies go for Cheap and quick and sacrafice quality as a result.
A gauntlet of fair weather boys in the petrol station this evening. Went in the shop just before me and made a predictable, lengthy, and frankly embarrassing scene when asked to remove their helmets.I must admit I wont take mine off, helmet off , ear plugs out, its a faf, I will take mine off when everybody has to have their head and face exposed in petrol stations. I am all for fairness, same for all is no prob. If they wont turn the pump on til I remove my helmet I just lay the nozzle on the ground and ride off, they have to come out and put it back.
They eventually did. So I pay and exit, the bikers are now sat on a nearby wall smoking fags while one said "Geoff won't be long he is only coming from widnes". So they were clearly intending to wait anyway and just wanted an excuse to argue with the garage guy...
I too find it a real faff I also wear glasses and the lid is a tight fit to get on my head and dislodges my earplugs. So you are at the pump wehre the feck am I supposed to put my lid when I take it off- certainly am not putting it on the floor covered in diesel.A gauntlet of fair weather boys in the petrol station this evening. Went in the shop just before me and made a predictable, lengthy, and frankly embarrassing scene when asked to remove their helmets.I must admit I wont take mine off, helmet off , ear plugs out, its a faf, I will take mine off when everybody has to have their head and face exposed in petrol stations. I am all for fairness, same for all is no prob. If they wont turn the pump on til I remove my helmet I just lay the nozzle on the ground and ride off, they have to come out and put it back.
They eventually did. So I pay and exit, the bikers are now sat on a nearby wall smoking fags while one said "Geoff won't be long he is only coming from widnes". So they were clearly intending to wait anyway and just wanted an excuse to argue with the garage guy...
AKA "On Time & On Budget or Works" - Pick one.
I found out recently that Shell garages have made it ‘policy’ for bikers to get off their bike before allowing them to refuel, because of the risk of spilt fuel setting alight on exhausts. The patronising pr**k behind the counter made it clear to everyone on the forecourt that I was doing it wrong by still being sat on my bike, over the PA system. :focA gauntlet of fair weather boys in the petrol station this evening. Went in the shop just before me and made a predictable, lengthy, and frankly embarrassing scene when asked to remove their helmets.I must admit I wont take mine off, helmet off , ear plugs out, its a faf, I will take mine off when everybody has to have their head and face exposed in petrol stations. I am all for fairness, same for all is no prob. If they wont turn the pump on til I remove my helmet I just lay the nozzle on the ground and ride off, they have to come out and put it back.
They eventually did. So I pay and exit, the bikers are now sat on a nearby wall smoking fags while one said "Geoff won't be long he is only coming from widnes". So they were clearly intending to wait anyway and just wanted an excuse to argue with the garage guy...
FFS !I found out recently that Shell garages have made it ‘policy’ for bikers to get off their bike before allowing them to refuel, because of the risk of spilt fuel setting alight on exhausts. The patronising pr**k behind the counter made it clear to everyone on the forecourt that I was doing it wrong by still being sat on my bike, over the PA system. :focA gauntlet of fair weather boys in the petrol station this evening. Went in the shop just before me and made a predictable, lengthy, and frankly embarrassing scene when asked to remove their helmets.I must admit I wont take mine off, helmet off , ear plugs out, its a faf, I will take mine off when everybody has to have their head and face exposed in petrol stations. I am all for fairness, same for all is no prob. If they wont turn the pump on til I remove my helmet I just lay the nozzle on the ground and ride off, they have to come out and put it back.
They eventually did. So I pay and exit, the bikers are now sat on a nearby wall smoking fags while one said "Geoff won't be long he is only coming from widnes". So they were clearly intending to wait anyway and just wanted an excuse to argue with the garage guy...
Apparently there is video footage of a bike setting alight, or so the patronising pr**k claimed.FFS !I found out recently that Shell garages have made it ‘policy’ for bikers to get off their bike before allowing them to refuel, because of the risk of spilt fuel setting alight on exhausts. The patronising pr**k behind the counter made it clear to everyone on the forecourt that I was doing it wrong by still being sat on my bike, over the PA system. :focA gauntlet of fair weather boys in the petrol station this evening. Went in the shop just before me and made a predictable, lengthy, and frankly embarrassing scene when asked to remove their helmets.I must admit I wont take mine off, helmet off , ear plugs out, its a faf, I will take mine off when everybody has to have their head and face exposed in petrol stations. I am all for fairness, same for all is no prob. If they wont turn the pump on til I remove my helmet I just lay the nozzle on the ground and ride off, they have to come out and put it back.
They eventually did. So I pay and exit, the bikers are now sat on a nearby wall smoking fags while one said "Geoff won't be long he is only coming from widnes". So they were clearly intending to wait anyway and just wanted an excuse to argue with the garage guy...
So I now have to risk slipping over in the shity forecourt putting on the centre stand.
Also how likely is it that a hot bike exhaust would set alight to petrol.
A gauntlet of fair weather boys in the petrol station this evening. Went in the shop just before me and made a predictable, lengthy, and frankly embarrassing scene when asked to remove their helmets.
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Petrol on a hot bike wont light. (30 yrs London fire brigade ) you need a spark. you could throw a bucket of petrol on a hot exhaust and it wont light
Petrol on a hot bike wont light. (30 yrs London fire brigade ) you need a spark. you could throw a bucket of petrol on a hot exhaust and it wont light
Mobile phones also don't cause petrol fumes to ignite. :) I watched a lengthy Mythbusters episode where they had a sealed Perspex case (about 2 metre square) that was FULL of nasty petrol fumes (much greater level than any open air environment of a petrol station forecourt). They tried LOADS of different brand mobile phones inside, switched on, ringing, etc. Nothing will ignite, zero spark! It's all public scaremongery.
Ironically I was asked recently to remove my helmet walking in to a Sainsbury petrol station, while there was a young woman working there (behind the counter) with her head and neck covered with a muslim head scarf !! One rule for them, another rule for us "TRUE" Brits! [/quote]
I think it very unlikely she was going to rob you :)
Isn't it static electricity that starts most of the refueling fires?.
I think it very unlikely she was going to rob you ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/smile.gif[/url])
:lol :lol :lolQuoteI think it very unlikely she was going to rob you ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/smile.gif[/url])
Nope just doing her job serving all customers, including racists and bigots.
Isn't it static electricity that starts most of the refueling fires?.
Fella at work calls me 'Magneto'.
There are are certain bits of equipment that i literally get a buzz from, as in a mild shock, which NOBODY else gets, and when we were in our previous building there was a lift on a mezzanine floor and i used to have to touch the button with my elbow otherwise there'd be a 2 inch spark if i used my finger. Never hurt so much with the elbow.
I hate shocks.
Isn't it static electricity that starts most of the refueling fires?.
Fella at work calls me 'Magneto'.
There are are certain bits of equipment that i literally get a buzz from, as in a mild shock, which NOBODY else gets, and when we were in our previous building there was a lift on a mezzanine floor and i used to have to touch the button with my elbow otherwise there'd be a 2 inch spark if i used my finger. Never hurt so much with the elbow.
I hate shocks.
That will be your nylon underpants and/or socks that cause that
women driversmay its the beer but I could not follow ANY of that. I would say though about women drivers that gets my goat - every traffic light they come to they are flicking their hair or looking in the mirror at them selves - maybe the hair flicking is the unconscious picking of nose that fellas do, but it does make me think they are not really concentrating on the road constantly fidgeting.
I'm not sexist but in the space of 30 seconds today, 3 women drivers really made me shake my head in amazement
two x 2 lane carriageway, with standing traffic on the left side, but in lane 2 a wagon has broke down and has his hazards on......I'll come back to this
an ambo on a shout approaches from behind and crosses the centre line to pass the traffic......at the lights is a 90 degree bend to the left and a van comes around that bend and pulls over to lane 1 to allow the ambo through who's in lane 2 but going against the flow
a woman decides to overtake the van even though she must've seen/heard the ambo. The ambo holds position as he has nowhere to go (+ on a shout) and the woman in the car takes evasive action at the last minute......
I look across at the broken down wagon and two female drivers are now sat in lane 2 behind him, traffic moves in lane 1 and they're left sitting behind him whilst the rest of lane 2 changes to lane 1 to progress
even my dog was shaking his head at the 3 women
women driversmay its the beer but I could not follow ANY of that. I would say though about women drivers that gets my goat - every traffic light they come to they are flicking their hair or looking in the mirror at them selves - maybe the hair flicking is the unconscious picking of nose that fellas do, but it does make me think they are not really concentrating on the road constantly fidgeting.
I'm not sexist but in the space of 30 seconds today, 3 women drivers really made me shake my head in amazement
two x 2 lane carriageway, with standing traffic on the left side, but in lane 2 a wagon has broke down and has his hazards on......I'll come back to this
an ambo on a shout approaches from behind and crosses the centre line to pass the traffic......at the lights is a 90 degree bend to the left and a van comes around that bend and pulls over to lane 1 to allow the ambo through who's in lane 2 but going against the flow
a woman decides to overtake the van even though she must've seen/heard the ambo. The ambo holds position as he has nowhere to go (+ on a shout) and the woman in the car takes evasive action at the last minute......
I look across at the broken down wagon and two female drivers are now sat in lane 2 behind him, traffic moves in lane 1 and they're left sitting behind him whilst the rest of lane 2 changes to lane 1 to progress
even my dog was shaking his head at the 3 women
yeah, lots of bad drivers but the thread is called Today's "What Gets My Goat"
emphasis on "Todays"
fazersharp.......its the ale.
a road with two lanes on each side, the ambo passes standing traffic on the opposite carriageway like you'll have seen loads of times. Oncoming van pulls over only for a goon behind the van to overtake and plays chicken with ambo
the other carriageway has a broken down lorry in lane 2 with goons sat up his arse for ages
all goons in the story are women
THE END :lol
eh darrsi......magneto man
since I read your post I've been the same......getting buzzed off everything I touch :rolleyes
last two days have been interesting to say the least :lol
When you get a weekend of lovely weather like this one and some complete arse in the vicinity decides to light a bonfire.
I was under the impression it's perfectly legal to have a bonfire in your own garden?Depends on your local by-laws
If it's a regular problem by the same person report them to your environmental health department they will take action. We had the same problem where I used to live the idiot had a gardening business and rather than pay tipping charges for his business waste he used to burn it most evenings in summer burning weeds and grass stinks and the smoke hung on wind lass nights. I spoke to the t**t but no change so reported him to environmental health along with several of the neighbours. He was served with an enforcement notice to stop the fires he had no choice but had to comply. Best do these things the legal way rather than the way most of us would like too.
As BB said it depends on the local authorities. Some areas you are not allowed to burn ordinary household coal but it has to be smokeless, not sure about logs.
Logs are now 'green' if you burn them in an approved log burner
At home we had an open fire and some wood - I think it was ash used to spit like mad, you would be watching some mothers do ave em and suddenly a red hot meteorite would come flying at you.Logs are now 'green' if you burn them in an approved log burner
They are trying to implement that but for existing log burners/fires, dry wood is OK anyway. Its the damp stuff that spits, farts and smokes a lot.
people who are at traffic lights, and when the light sequence turns to green they are never ready to pull away, most annoying.
Car drivers that slow down for speed cameras when they are already going 20mph less than the limit!!!!Also the idiots who slow down for a Gatso camera which is on the opposite side of the road......even when they are already going 20mph less than the limit!!!!
The one that did it tonight nearly had 44 tonnes of lorry to help speed him back up again.
:eek :lolAt home we had an open fire and some wood - I think it was ash used to spit like mad, you would be watching some mothers do ave em and suddenly a red hot meteorite would come flying at you.Logs are now 'green' if you burn them in an approved log burner
They are trying to implement that but for existing log burners/fires, dry wood is OK anyway. Its the damp stuff that spits, farts and smokes a lot.
Thanks to constantly masturbating as a kid I am now a perfect shot at living room distance from throwing the tissues into the fire from the sofa.
:lol:eek :lolAt home we had an open fire and some wood - I think it was ash used to spit like mad, you would be watching some mothers do ave em and suddenly a red hot meteorite would come flying at you.Logs are now 'green' if you burn them in an approved log burner
They are trying to implement that but for existing log burners/fires, dry wood is OK anyway. Its the damp stuff that spits, farts and smokes a lot.
Thanks to constantly masturbating as a kid I am now a perfect shot at living room distance from throwing the tissues into the fire from the sofa.
Preposed £2000 extra tax per household to properly fund the NHS when they are giving £15 billion pounds of our hard earned money in foreign aid away every year. It's about time those supposedly running this country looked after there own people first.They do look after their own people ------- the ones sitting right next to them in the commons
Preposed £2000 extra tax per household to properly fund the NHS when they are giving £15 billion pounds of our hard earned money in foreign aid away every year. It's about time those supposedly running this country looked after there own people first.
At home we had an open fire and some wood - I think it was ash used to spit like mad, you would be watching some mothers do ave em and suddenly a red hot meteorite would come flying at you.Logs are now 'green' if you burn them in an approved log burner
They are trying to implement that but for existing log burners/fires, dry wood is OK anyway. Its the damp stuff that spits, farts and smokes a lot.
Thanks to constant colds as a kid I am now a perfect shot at living room distance from throwing the tissues into the fire from the sofa.
:eek :lolAt home we had an open fire and some wood - I think it was ash used to spit like mad, you would be watching some mothers do ave em and suddenly a red hot meteorite would come flying at you.Thanks to constantly masturbating as a kid I am now a perfect shot at living room distance from throwing the tissues into the fire from the sofa.Logs are now 'green' if you burn them in an approved log burnerThey are trying to implement that but for existing log burners/fires, dry wood is OK anyway. Its the damp stuff that spits, farts and smokes a lot.
Yoot who talk with that "urbanized" London accent. Ya get me?
Nodding to another biker and then realising its a copper :rollin
I did that to a chop once and he nodded back -------------I bout fell off :lolNodding to another biker and then realising its a copper :rollin
....or a chopper
I did that to a chop once and he nodded back -------------I bout fell off :lolNodding to another biker and then realising its a copper :rollin
....or a chopper
Nodding to another biker and then realising its a copper :rollin
....or a chopper
Foccin bridges in wind!! Went out for a ride today and obviosuly its quite windy, went from south to north over the humber bridge (tolls of the north side) with no issues, tried to come back 30 mins later only to be told at the toll that its closed to high sided vehicles which for some mad reason includes motorbikes!!If an artic or a caravan tower ignored the sign then they are completely mad.
I was told to pull up in the car park to the left and either wait or make the 1 hour detour to drive round. It was 2.40 and I needed to be at school to pick my kids up at 3.30, I tried to explain that to no avail and then argued as to why there were motorbikes (and lorrys, caravansn trailers etc) coming across the northbound route and was just told they had ignored the signs..... so I ignored the moron employee and just rode across anyway. I might have a fine coming through the post soon but I wasn't the only person ignoring their stupid advice so hopefully nothing will come of it.
Just really winds me up, could understand it if I was an arctic or something but I'm on a bludy bike!
Yeah I know what your both saying but at the end of it is already made the crossing once so i knew what to expect, it just takes a bit of common sense. I slowed down to 25mph and the wind barely effected me. It was no windier that it had been on the open stretches of the a18 leading up to it.
I understand it's a safety thing and if they had something on the south bank to stop you going over in the first place then that would be fine but to let you cross then tell you that you cant return because its 'too dangerous' is just a piss take
Yeah I know this is well covered but - using phones at the wheel. Yesterday I couldn't believe my eyes - some stupid young girl in the next lane slowed to some lights (which quickly changed) and then sped up, all without lifting her head from the phone she was gawping at. I was close enough to see it was pictures not text she was looking at. Presumably she is an emergency heart surgeon and was Skyping a colleague in order to save a life, or something equally immediate and important. FFS....I had a similar thing recently, mid 20s guy driving a transit van at about 60mph whilst texting. I came alongside (dual carriageway) and looked across shaking my head.
When I gave her a blast of the horn and pointed at the phone she looked proper embarrassed. That should stop HER from using a phone at the wheel. For at least ten minutes...
They're now saying that the woman who fell overboard the cruise ship allegedly may have jumped off following a drunken row with her boyfriend :rolleyes
Because the boat was so delayed getting to Venice at least one family claim that they are thousands of pounds out of pocket due to missed flights and having to rearrange travel arrangements. They say their insurance won't cover all these losses.
If it is indeed the case that she jumped off I sincerely hope that the dopey bird is going to reimburse everyone.
I'd be fuming >:
They're now saying that the woman who fell overboard the cruise ship allegedly may have jumped off following a drunken row with her boyfriend :rolleyes
Because the boat was so delayed getting to Venice at least one family claim that they are thousands of pounds out of pocket due to missed flights and having to rearrange travel arrangements. They say their insurance won't cover all these losses.
If it is indeed the case that she jumped off I sincerely hope that the dopey bird is going to reimburse everyone.
I'd be fuming >:
Probably not as clearcut as that, but i did read that his ex missus said she would jump off if she was stuck on a ship with him as he can be a right horrible bastard.
She may have simply been really fearful of him and at her wits end, but too scared to say anything.
They're now saying that the woman who fell overboard the cruise ship allegedly may have jumped off following a drunken row with her boyfriend :rolleyes
Because the boat was so delayed getting to Venice at least one family claim that they are thousands of pounds out of pocket due to missed flights and having to rearrange travel arrangements. They say their insurance won't cover all these losses.
If it is indeed the case that she jumped off I sincerely hope that the dopey bird is going to reimburse everyone.
I'd be fuming >:
Probably not as clearcut as that, but i did read that his ex missus said she would jump off if she was stuck on a ship with him as he can be a right horrible bastard.
She may have simply been really fearful of him and at her wits end, but too scared to say anything.
She was soon back with him afterwards I notice.
They aren't married and have no kids.
If you're speculation regarding the boyfriend is correct darrsi then she's even more dopey than I first suspected for sticking with him.
They're now saying that the woman who fell overboard the cruise ship allegedly may have jumped off following a drunken row with her boyfriend :rolleyes
Because the boat was so delayed getting to Venice at least one family claim that they are thousands of pounds out of pocket due to missed flights and having to rearrange travel arrangements. They say their insurance won't cover all these losses.
If it is indeed the case that she jumped off I sincerely hope that the dopey bird is going to reimburse everyone.
I'd be fuming >:
Probably not as clearcut as that, but i did read that his ex missus said she would jump off if she was stuck on a ship with him as he can be a right horrible bastard.
She may have simply been really fearful of him and at her wits end, but too scared to say anything.
She was soon back with him afterwards I notice.
They aren't married and have no kids.
If you're speculation regarding the boyfriend is correct darrsi then she's even more dopey than I first suspected for sticking with him.
I hear you, but i've seen it before where women are literally too scared to leave them.
We just can't tell what goes on behind closed doors, it's quite sad really.
I met the exact opposite a couple of years ago when I started a new job driving lorries.
The bloke was quite well built and looked tough. His Mrs was also a lorry driver who worked for the same firm, quite small and thin.
I noticed that every so often he turned up to work with bruises on his face and one day a real good black eye.
Turned out that his Mrs was hitting him. She was also very good at verbal abuse too.
Despite the rest of us telling him to leave (and he agreed that he needed to) he just never took the plunge.
She wasn't anything special. I didn't like her at all. We just couldn't see why he stayed. He's still with her now.
Thankfully I don't work with them now.
FFS even officers have become chavs
people who start to talk and open with...I have noticed that to. Also there was a stage a while ago where any Americans were interviewed that would either start or end the sentence with "right now"
So......
people who start to talk and open with...
So......(reminds me of chavs)
Look....(reminds me of power tripping twats who think they're right)
French fisherman intimidating and ramming UK fleet that's fishing perfectly legally.Except that the French are not allowed to harvest these stocks at this time of year, in their own waters, in order to preserve the stocks.
Typical shoddy behaviour.
in their own waters,
QuoteFrench fisherman intimidating and ramming UK fleet that's fishing perfectly legally.Except that the French are not allowed to harvest these stocks at this time of year, in their own waters, in order to preserve the stocks.
Typical shoddy behaviour.
The law doesn’t apply to British vessels so they sail into French waters and hoover up the stocks.
So yeah, one can understand the French fishermen’s frustration.
For those of us old enough to remember this smacks of the cod wars with Iceland. Only difference is we had a Royal navy with enough sea worthy ships to protect them.
Could this all change with Brexit !?BREXIT? BREXIT? Did somebody say BREXIT? :lol
Iceland claimed/wanted control over international waters same as the French are now trying with the Scallop fishing.
Not sure about the "WE" remark unless the "we" are humans.I was in Porto last year and was amazed to see so much cod -rows of it, salted and stacked up in boxes waist high with most of it about the size of a fazer seat - some bigger, that was in the equivalent size shop of a tesco express or Co-op. But smaller side street shops also sell it so that you can find it everywhere.
But let's not forget that North Sea Cod stocks fell some 84% from 1870 to 2006. We almost wiped out our fish stocks.
Not sure about the "WE" remark unless the "we" are humans.We the UK. Oh I've corrected my dates, 1970 - not 1870 - DOH.
As wide as you do open your mouth about brexit at every opportunity I would of thought you could get by on swimming around for plankton :pokefunQuoteNot sure about the "WE" remark unless the "we" are humans.It’s a big export industry for Scotland. But of course, the export side of it is under threat by BREXIT.
QuoteNot sure about the "WE" remark unless the "we" are humans.We the UK. Oh I've corrected my dates, 1970 - not 1870 - DOH.
We’ve still got a significant fishing and seafood industry here in Scotland. It’s a big export industry for Scotland. But of course, the export side of it is under threat by BREXIT.
With the rising price of fish Pollock is another recent addition, it’s dirt cheap.
Rumour has it that as the last commissioned war ship seaworthy available HMS VICTORY is be being made ready for sea to protect the British trawlers from the French. She will be putting to sea if/when they can find a crew that can sail her.:lol :lol :lol :lol
I shall be sampling some fine Scottish sea produce at The Green Seafood Shack in Oban on holiday next week.Enjoy.
QuoteI shall be sampling some fine Scottish sea produce at The Green Seafood Shack in Oban on holiday next week.Enjoy.
You could also try https://www.lochfyne.com/ (https://www.lochfyne.com/) expensive but enjoys an excellant reputation for first class sea food.
Happy to receive any tips regarding route etc.. :)
Happy to receive any tips regarding route etc.. :)
Stick some nobblies on the Fazer..... that'll be the best way up 🤣
Not done Ben Nevis yet.When I get round to it I'll be following this route - [url]https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/carnmordeargarete.shtml[/url] ([url]https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/carnmordeargarete.shtml[/url])
Which if you like walking that's an excellant web site [url]https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/[/url] ([url]https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/[/url])
The above Ben Nevis route has quite a bit of ascent and could make for a long day.
I would suggest there are better walks than taking the goat track up Ben Nevis.
Where ever you walk do check - [url]http://www.mwis.org.uk/[/url] ([url]http://www.mwis.org.uk/[/url]) - before you set off.
road junction "creepers" edging out, makes my arse go :eek
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What's HMS Victory going to do? Sink
Perhaps some of the foreign aid budget wasted over seas should be used
Excuse me for editing your post, but if they tried anything with the Victory, it most certainly would sink!Ah. Ta. That clearly went right over the top of ma heid. :o :lol
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/10/hms-victory-collapsing-under-own-weight/ (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/10/hms-victory-collapsing-under-own-weight/)
Perhaps some of the foreign aid budget wasted over seas
You mean our money that Theresa May is using to try to bribe African countries to get them to give her some crappy trade deals so she can claim that Brexit is a success?
when we walk from Brexit with foc all......and believe me we will, no matter how good the Tories try and dress things upThere should be a vote on the deal.
VNA It doesn't take you long, no matter the subject to turn it round to your views the evils of Brexit, Tory politicians, big business/corporations, Well here's some news for you most ordinary working men/women are well aware of the rubbish churned out by the afore mentioned and the Bearded wonder and his cronies but don't get on their soap box and preach about it.
when we walk from Brexit with foc all......and believe me we will, no matter how good the Tories try and dress things up..........sooner or later the people will have enough and I predict riots
Wankers that think an amber light means make an emergency stop!!
By the time I'd performed an emergency swerve and come to a stop my front tire was in line with his rear wheel 😳😳
I was following a little closer than I should of been but he managed to come to complete stop from 30mph just in one of the cycle areas!
Never said where my politics lie, but I don't support, trust, or like any of them. As for the foreign aid budget it does not make any financials sense to me first borrow the money, give it away, then have to pay it back with interest. Politicians of all parties are equally to blame for the homeless numbers rising, NHS collapsing round our ears for lack of funding, the streets of London and other cuties like a butchers yard with all the shootings and stabbings due to lack of funding for the police. care for the elderly in the community struggling lack of funding leading to bed blocking in hospitals. So instead of all the parties blaming and bickering about who's to blame, they got there heads together and sorted this mess out, they have all been party to creating in equal measure.
VNA -- I think we all agree that politicians are all in it for themselves and that they are all brilliant at providing distractions for the masses to argue over while the real shit gos on.Perhaps you do, but I don’t.
I think some may come on here and perhaps quote the money spent on foreign aid (to pick one ) because they know the system is Foced up and they are trying to do something about it - make suggestions to make things better.
Whereas you just mouth off about everything being sh1t - its everyone's fault--we get the government we deserve, along with standard rhetoric and sound bites such as Alt right/ far right/ tories/ Westminster but you never seem to put forward any ideas as how to fix it all,
Wankers that think an amber light means make an emergency stop!!I failed my first driving test for going through an amber light. There was someone very close behind me and I took the decision to continue rather than stop quickly as I didn't fancy explaining to my dad why his brand new car had been remodelled at the back end. By the time the examiner turned around in his seat to look, the car behind had stopped at the line.
By the time I'd performed an emergency swerve and come to a stop my front tire was in line with his rear wheel 😳😳
I was following a little closer than I should of been but he managed to come to complete stop from 30mph just in one of the cycle areas!
So there you go again throwing distractions around perfectly mimicking the politicians of which you lambast.I refer you to the question I made some moments ago
At the next election whom in your eyes do we need I vote for to fix it all.
You VNA are assuming wrongly that I am a Tory supporterI haven’t assumed anything Steve.
Like when you get up off the sofa and head through to the kitchen. Then once in the kitchen a few seconds later, you cannae remember why you came through to the kitchen. It's not until you return to and sit down on the sofa that you remember why you went through to the kitchen.
.Or is it just me. Or am I just getting old. Or do I have early onset.
OMG :eek what then went in the washing basketLike when you get up off the sofa and head through to the kitchen. Then once in the kitchen a few seconds later, you cannae remember why you came through to the kitchen. It's not until you return to and sit down on the sofa that you remember why you went through to the kitchen.I've even took off my t-shirt once and threw it down the toilet, instead of the washing basket 😳🙃
.Or is it just me. Or am I just getting old. Or do I have early onset.
I've even took off my t-shirt once and threw it down the toilet, instead of the washing basket 😳🙃Was alcohol per chance involved in that particular incident?
We may joke about going senile but it's the one thing that really gets my goat seen some of my family suffer from that or the one I can't spell it's a cruel way to end your days.My father died from alzheimer's in 2016 and my mother a year tomorrow from vascular dementia. No it’s not much fun.
QuoteI've even took off my t-shirt once and threw it down the toilet, instead of the washing basket 😳🙃Was alcohol per chance involved in that particular incident?
Drugs?
Amazon has just become the second ever £1 trillion company after tripling its UK profits. But it paid £2.8 million less tax in the UK this year compared to last year. Does that sound right to you? |
Sorry to get political again :lol , but this seriously gets my goat.
Just seen a tweet by Corbyn;Does that not get your goat? Seriously.
Amazon has just become the second ever £1 trillion company after tripling its UK profits. But it paid £2.8 million less tax in the UK this year compared to last year. Does that sound right to you?
It does get my goat..... but at the same time there's sweet foc all we can do about it..... so getting my knickers in a twist will help nothing.The EU is looking at various options. It's matter of closing down loop holes or creating an alternative way of collecting the tax.One proposal is an online retail transaction tax, which it is hoped will create a level playing feild for all retailers, online and high street.
These super companies are becoming untouchable as nobody has the money or influence to stand up to them?
They have more money then entire countries so how can even a government hope to fight them?
QuoteIt does get my goat..... but at the same time there's sweet foc all we can do about it..... so getting my knickers in a twist will help nothing.The EU is looking at various options. It's matter of closing down loop holes or creating an alternative way of collecting the tax.One proposal is an online retail transaction tax, which it is hoped will create a level playing feild for all retailers, online and high street.
These super companies are becoming untouchable as nobody has the money or influence to stand up to them?
They have more money then entire countries so how can even a government hope to fight them?
But then we are leaving the EU.
But EU or not, it's still up to us.
Does that not get your goat? Seriously.
Amazon has just become the second ever £1 trillion company after tripling its UK profits. But it paid £2.8 million less tax in the UK this year compared to last year. Does that sound right to you?
QuoteI've even took off my t-shirt once and threw it down the toilet, instead of the washing basket 😳🙃Was alcohol per chance involved in that particular incident?
Sadly not haha
As i tried to point out in a previous post, the politicians simply couldn't care less, any requirement for additional govt incomes will be met by new taxes/increases applied to the plebs.
politicians are spineless bastards, jellyfish floating on a sea of sewage, drifting wherever the current takes them.Elected by us. We get what we deserve.
Amazon, you're next 😀Lets hope so.
. politicians are spineless bastards, jellyfish floating on a sea of sewage, drifting wherever the current takes them.
WOW WHAT A GREAT APT DESCIPTION
. politicians are spineless bastards, jellyfish floating on a sea of sewage, drifting wherever the current takes them.
why don't you say what you're thinking :lol
WOW WHAT A GREAT APT DESCIPTION
was talking to someone and they said that when you receive a cold call for whatever subject they're on about PPI,accident,etc, you pay for the call,we had a bit of an argy/bargy about this but he was adamant he was right. Surely not ?If he is then that will really get my goat. :foc
was talking to someone and they said that when you receive a cold call for whatever subject they're on about PPI,accident,etc, you pay for the call,we had a bit of an argy/bargy about this but he was adamant he was right. Surely not ?If he is then that will really get my goat. :foc
what!!! you mean it was someone else ? :eek
And I heard that Bob Holness played the sax on Baker Street :eek
politicians are spineless bastards, jellyfish floating on a sea of sewage, drifting wherever the current takes them.
Amazon and their like.........it's simple, Stop using them and buy elsewhere
Amazon and their like.........it's simple, Stop using them and buy elsewhere
There was a '62 V12 Ferrari in one of the races and I'm wincing every time it looks like coming close to a collision. Must be worth millions.
There was a '62 V12 Ferrari in one of the races and I'm wincing every time it looks like coming close to a collision. Must be worth millions.
You are totally right of course, but i managed to catch it by chance and was in total awe of some of the cars being chucked about, rather than being a show car all the time.
I'm not a car person at all but know a bit of class when i see it, and the sounds coming out of them was such a privilege to hear.
- indicating right to pass parked vehicles - oh really you're going to pull out? I thought you'd plough into the back of that parked car... (similarly indicating right to join a main road at the end of a slip road - wasted information, nobody ever ploughs into the nearside verge instead of joining the main road.)
It's all about giving and taking information. Yes in the case you outline indication is useful, perhaps vital information. When there's nobody else around or within striking distance of an overtake it's unnecessary.
Where does it all end? :grumble
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/senior-met-officer-could-face-the-sack-for-using-whiter-than-white-phrase-a3936041.html (https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/senior-met-officer-could-face-the-sack-for-using-whiter-than-white-phrase-a3936041.html)
The reason is simple. Imagine you are following a large van in a smaller car / bike and the van didn't indicate but you didn't see the parked car and tried to overtake just as he pulled out without indicating.
Yup that's the height of stupidity. Though right now I only see that story on the Daily Mail, The evening standard and RT. I can't say, but one wonders if there is maybe an element of creative journalism.QuoteThe reason is simple. Imagine you are following a large van in a smaller car / bike and the van didn't indicate but you didn't see the parked car and tried to overtake just as he pulled out without indicating.
What I find disappointing, which is similar, is the amount of people who don’t indicate when pulling out to pass a cyclist. Cyclists can easily be hidden by cars never mind vans. You get two or three cars not indicating to pass, then the next is right on top before they see them. Even on the Fazer in traffic I indicate when passing them.
Which is another thing, I always try to give cyclists plenty of room. If it’s a quiet road and I’m blasting along, I ease up a bit or slow right down so as not to give em a fright.
Horses :rolleyes . Get my goat, all that faff and expense and they are ony 1HP😂😂
Why is it on the side and back of all horse transport "HORSES" - am I supposed to give a sh1t.Horsey people - how come any that you meet for the first time within 5 mins they will let you know they have a horse, --- I don't care !And then they go into ASDA/Sainsburys wearing shity clothes and wellies covered in horse shit -its just so everyone can see and they are going "OOH look at me I have got a Horse".Burgers on 4 legs.
Horses :rolleyes . Get my goat, all that faff and expense and they are ony 1HP
Why is it on the side and back of all horse transport "HORSES" - am I supposed to give a sh1t.Horsey people - how come any that you meet for the first time within 5 mins they will let you know they have a horse, --- I don't care !And then they go into ASDA/Sainsburys wearing shity clothes and wellies covered in horse shit -its just so everyone can see and they are going "OOH look at me I have got a Horse".Burgers on 4 legs.
Horses :rolleyes . Get my goat, all that faff and expense and they are ony 1HP
Why is it on the side and back of all horse transport "HORSES" - am I supposed to give a sh1t.Horsey people - how come any that you meet for the first time within 5 mins they will let you know they have a horse, --- I don't care !And then they go into ASDA/Sainsburys wearing shity clothes and wellies covered in horse shit -its just so everyone can see and they are going "OOH look at me I have got a Horse".Burgers on 4 legs.
Similar to car stickers with "Baby On Board".
I often wonder if the baby is actually doing the driving, 'cos there does seem to be a pattern that the owners of these car stickers all drive like newborn kids.
and another thing , why dont horse riders when on the road , clear up the mess left behind ?......like dog owners should.......Yes it should be law that if you take a horse on the road it should wear a horse nappy - looks like a nose bag but fits on the other end. On a bike you come round a bend and hit that stuff you are in the sh1t literally. If I see it when I am out and on a straight bit I am always extra vigilant at the upcoming bends. The joys of riding in the Shires of middle earth.
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But the left wouldn't bother to report it because to them that's how life should be and they wouldn't be at all upset or outraged by it.
They'd probably agree that the copper intended to be racist (even though deep down they know he didn't). They're always looking for offence where it doesn't exist. Consumed by the notion that everybody other than them is bigoted, nasty and hates everyone else when actually the far left are the most nasty intolerant lot there is.
I had to check it wasn't April 1st after reading that one darrsi ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/groan.gif[/url])
It's difficult to give cyclists plenty of room even on the bike when they ride 3 and 4 abreast down country lanes where I live, idiot lycra louts even the horse riders are p****d off with them. Sorry no time for them think they are above the law and common courtesy on the roads.
When 2 people being interviewed on a news or discussion programme, and 1 of them continually interrupts and shouts down the other person, totally ignorant and ill mannered.
When 2 people being interviewed on a news or discussion programme, and 1 of them continually interrupts and shouts down the other person, totally ignorant and ill mannered.
What I find worse is when the interviewer doesn't let an interviewee get a word in edgeways, often seemingly because what they try to say doesn't fit with a program or channel's own agenda. If you won't let them speak, don't invite them on in the first place.
Three culprits come to mind. Two from the BBC's Newsnight: Emily 'indignant' Maitless*, and Evan 'hysterical' Davis. And Jon 'high and mighty' Snow from Ch.4 news.
*which autocorrect always wants to change to Meritless - the one time I think it's right :lol
Interrupting and talking over other people is just plain pig ignorant and bad manners who ever is doing it.
I bow to your superior knowledge yamfaz
Gets my goat just recently is I am seeing more than you would expect, cars without a number plate on the front but it is sitting in the window. Now, I am pretty sure it is intentional and a permanent mod (until mot time) because the cars that do it all seem to be spammed up, overly dark windows aftermarket LEDs - audi or VW with the badge painted black -thats another gets my goat.
Anyone else noticed this.
Not so much cars but I'm seeing more and more mopeds and crossers without plates.
I'm guessing the local scum has taken a note from the vermin in that there London and realised that that they can pretty much do what they like as the police are unlikely to chase them.
See at least 1 a week these days
QuoteI had to check it wasn't April 1st after reading that one darrsi ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/groan.gif[/url])
We've all been had at some time YamFazFan. Just some folks have a hard time admitting it.
If the story is actually fabricated then yep I've fallen for it hook, line and sinker.Well it seems to have sunk as a story. And I suspect if there is any truth in it, it’s out of context. So no I don’t believe it for one minute.
QuoteIf the story is actually fabricated then yep I've fallen for it hook, line and sinker.Well it seems to have sunk as a story. And I suspect if there is any truth in it, it’s out of context. So no I don’t believe it for one minute.
Don’t believe all you read in the press. :\
To true these new smaller papers are a b*stard to wrap your fish and chips in :lol
We get the newspapers we deserve :pokefun
To true these new smaller papers are a b*stard to wrap your fish and chips in :lol
And they tasted better wrapped in newspaper :b . People used to sell bundles of newspapers to the fish and chip shops.
If you were lucky you'd get an interesting bit to read while you ate them.
I can almost hear the Hovis music playing in the background now :lol
scratchings round here. i am guessing everone knows that wrapping them in newspapers was considered unhygienic and so stopped -probably by the eu who don't eat fish and chips. so now we have to cut down trees grown in the eu no doubt just to make chip paper.i remember once back in those days when you would also sell your stuff in the adds at the back. 6 moths after my car was sold i got a call from someone reading the paper that their chips came in.Anyway i dont like em wrapped cause it makes em soggy
im sure vna will be along shortly to tell me my cod is alt right and i get the soggy chips i deserve.
VNA shouldn't along for a week he's gone on holiday. So fill your boots boy's NO POLITICAL CLAP TRAP FOR A WEEK
VNA shouldn't along for a week he's gone on holiday. So fill your boots boy's NO POLITICAL CLAP TRAP FOR A WEEK
Holiday?? Didn't think the Scottish could afford them?
I bet he's gone to Brussels to argue his Brexit points for the good of us all
hmm - holiday you say, funny that, just as the labour party conference has startedVNA shouldn't along for a week he's gone on holiday. So fill your boots boy's NO POLITICAL CLAP TRAP FOR A WEEK
Holiday?? Didn't think the Scottish could afford them?
I bet he's gone to Brussels to argue his Brexit points for the good of us all 🤣
Horses - Dangerous animals that can be spooked by a crisp packet in the hedge, never mind a bike or car, crap all over the road, the owners seem to think that we will be grateful and will shovel it up for our roses - Shouldn't be allowed on the road.
their walking dog food
They bite you from one end kick you from the other
the good old days before all these shitty sell everything from pizzas, burgers, chinese, indian, thai all in one shop takeaways took over every street.
VNA shouldn't along for a week he's gone on holiday. So fill your boots boy's NO POLITICAL CLAP TRAP FOR A WEEKVNA never starts anything political. I just finish what others start.
Holiday?? Didn't think the Scottish could afford them?My fourth this year.
hmm - holiday you say, funny that, just as the labour party conference has startedWrong country.
The "proper" newspapers just aren't worth reading. I dont really want to know about a fooballer's latest indiscretion, or if they scored a goal,…………………………blah blah blah………………Those are called comics.
I am struggling to think of any photos I’ve ever seen that are so utterly dumb and stupid.
I for once agree with you VNA, I don't have a problem with culling done humanely, but do have a problem with idiots killing animals for sport/leisure. I have to question how many of these animals have to be shot with multiple rounds before they die.Wow Steve :kiss We agree! :agree
I for once agree with you VNA, I don't have a problem with culling done humanely, but do have a problem with idiots killing animals for sport/leisure. I have to question how many of these animals have to be shot with multiple rounds before they die.Why not just cull the idiots, problem solved :lol
How does it work, do they have to pay the land owner / game keeper to "hunt" and then the kill has to be handed over to the land owner who then sells it in the farm shop.If so then great I see no problem in removing lots of money from rich Americans.
It appals me too. One of twats was pictured last year after hunting a giraffe. A giraffe for fucks sake!They are fucking morons.
When 2 people being interviewed on a news or discussion programme, and 1 of them continually interrupts and shouts down the other person, totally ignorant and ill mannered.
Ebay gets my goat,
How does this work.I search for something by "nearest" it says 10 miles from Sharp Hall -- I click and read
It says london.
I scroll to the bottom for sellers info it says ZHENGLV XU Shenfang Building, #100, Zhenhua Road, Futian Shenzhen China.
WTF - is that China as in China Town or actual fecking Shenzhen Provence PRC.
And like foc is it going to be delivered next Thursday !
The new doctor who series focs me off tremendously. It is utter BBC PC championing shite now. It was bad enough when it went gayer than gay a few years back. im not homophobic btw but ffs, Doctor who? It was a fantasy scary sci fi when I was a kid, not whatever the hell it is now.
I get the feeling that whoever the people are that create town council websites must have had previous jobs in puzzle shops or cut hedges to make maze's, whilst off their nut on LSD.
All i'm trying to do is report a road defect which is becoming very dangerous, and i am being sent round and round in circles ending up back where i begun, and then asks me to Log In even though i am clearly very much already Logged In. :grumble :wall
It even says "Sign In" at the bottom of the page and "Log Out" at the top at the same time. :look :pc
I get the feeling that whoever the people are that create town council websites must have had previous jobs in puzzle shops or cut hedges to make maze's, whilst off their nut on LSD.
All i'm trying to do is report a road defect which is becoming very dangerous, and i am being sent round and round in circles ending up back where i begun, and then asks me to Log In even though i am clearly very much already Logged In. :grumble :wall
It even says "Sign In" at the bottom of the page and "Log Out" at the top at the same time. :look :pc
I've even downloaded their "Easy To Use 24/7" app, and it doesn't work either. It just opens up a map and if you touch a location nothing happens, no pin drop or anything.
No wonder the streets of Ealing Council are so ropey, nobody can report anything. :groan
Agreed we gave it a try as we have enjoyed them in the past but really is total shit now.
The new doctor who series focs me off tremendously. It is utter BBC PC championing shite now. It was bad enough when it went gayer than gay a few years back. im not homophobic btw but ffs, Doctor who? It was a fantasy scary sci fi when I was a kid, not whatever the hell it is now.
I understand they're considering changing the title to Dr. What :lol
I wonder if so all the time as when I read the bad reviews they all say it came late.Ebay gets my goat,
How does this work.I search for something by "nearest" it says 10 miles from Sharp Hall -- I click and read
It says london.
I scroll to the bottom for sellers info it says ZHENGLV XU Shenfang Building, #100, Zhenhua Road, Futian Shenzhen China.
WTF - is that China as in China Town or actual fecking Shenzhen Provence PRC.
And like foc is it going to be delivered next Thursday !
It will, they'll have a business unit, garage or even sell from their home over here.
I wonder if so all the time as when I read the bad reviews they all say it came late.Ebay gets my goat,
How does this work.I search for something by "nearest" it says 10 miles from Sharp Hall -- I click and read
It says london.
I scroll to the bottom for sellers info it says ZHENGLV XU Shenfang Building, #100, Zhenhua Road, Futian Shenzhen China.
WTF - is that China as in China Town or actual fecking Shenzhen Provence PRC.
And like foc is it going to be delivered next Thursday !
It will, they'll have a business unit, garage or even sell from their home over here.
That would be interesting. I sometimes think they get away with it because the uk address is the arrival port ! and not everyone scrolls all the way down to to the bottom of the listing to reveal the true address.I wonder if so all the time as when I read the bad reviews they all say it came late.Ebay gets my goat,
How does this work.I search for something by "nearest" it says 10 miles from Sharp Hall -- I click and read
It says london.
I scroll to the bottom for sellers info it says ZHENGLV XU Shenfang Building, #100, Zhenhua Road, Futian Shenzhen China.
WTF - is that China as in China Town or actual fecking Shenzhen Provence PRC.
And like foc is it going to be delivered next Thursday !
It will, they'll have a business unit, garage or even sell from their home over here.
The lights i ordered today were touted as from London, but with a Chinese address for the seller.
I'll let you know how long they take to arrive.
Who was Phillip Hammond shouting at? ;):lol
Today what gets my goat - moron journalist shouting stupid glib questions across the street to MPs as they come out of number 10 Philip Hammond today was one.
Today what gets my goat - moron journalist shouting stupid glib questions across the street to MPs as they come out of number 10 Philip Hammond today was one.But wait a minute. What is all that pish. The chancellor going through the archaic practise of standing on the steps 11 downing street holding up Gladstone’s little red box.
what gets my goat (not just today bit for the past two years)...MPs from every political party finding themselves unable to unite and do whats best for the country instead of bitching about all their own personal agendas and petty grievances. The UK got the Brexit vote, and it was to leave.
Its a done deal.
do whats best for usPhillip Hammond has already stated that yesterdays budget was based on a good deal BREXIT, ie continued tariff free access to the single market. If there is no deal, he will tear yesterday’s budget up and pull out the emergency budget he’s already working on. Could make the financial crash of 2008 look like a storm in a tea cup.
So whether its what those that run the country wanted or notI would argue that we are a representative democracy. Our members of parliament must, or they should act in the public interest. They need to grow a few pairs and ditch BREXIT.
He's definitely back from his holiday fully refreshed and spouting his usual clap trapSomebody definately mentioned BREXIT :eek And it really foccin does gets my fecin goat. >:
Why do people keep telling me how cold i’m s’posed to apparently be?
“Ooohh, you must be freezing on that bike?”
Erm, no, i’ve not felt cold once yet actually.
I wear a bike jacket, balaclava, helmet......in fact i feel bloody hot with the heated grips on.
Well yeah. I want my politicians to so the best for my country, and my country voted overwhelmingly to REMAIN. The UK may well have voted to leave, but two countries within that union voted to REMAIN.In the 2014 independance referendum Scotland also voted by just over 55% to REMAIN in the UK union ;) .
When we originally voted to join the Common Market
unless the result of the EU referendum had been Remain. In which case the issue would have been declared settled in perpetuity
Quoteunless the result of the EU referendum had been Remain. In which case the issue would have been declared settled in perpetuity
Like there was in 1975?
Why do people keep telling me how cold i’m s’posed to apparently be?You also hear it in the summer -"oooh I bet your hot on that aint you"
“Ooohh, you must be freezing on that bike?”
Erm, no, i’ve not felt cold once yet actually.
I wear a bike jacket, balaclava, helmet......in fact i feel bloody hot with the heated grips on.
and what should have happened is everyone pulling together to deliver what the majority voted for. Instead, those opposed to Brexit have conspired to weaken our position through constant sniping. When we originally voted to join the Common Market, we all accepted the decision and tried to make the best from it, no sniping/bitching/most people on our street voting against etc etc.that's all im trying to say too.
Thee EEC evolved into the EU.
Instead the Leave campaigns gave us a load of lies and intentional confusion.And Remain didn't/aren't?! :lol :lol
Nope.:rollin :rollin :rollin
In the 2014 independance referendum Scotland also voted by just over 55% to REMAIN in the UK union ;) .
And Remain didn't/aren't?! ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/file:///C:/Users/garet/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/url])([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/file:///C:/Users/garet/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/url])
that ministers cant do the same today..recognise we have made a decision, and whether they are happy with it or not, pull together to get the best outcome for the people they represent, us.
Why is it that one member of this union thinks it has the right to dictate to all other members?
So.
Me and the missus were sat in Costa (upstairs in Next) having a lovely coffee together. Sat in a window seat with with a view out over the car park (not the greatest view in the world) but enjoying watching the world go by at the end of the working day, pointing out different cars we like or dislike, what we'd buy if we could afford it and, if we're lucky, get to see the odd motorbike or two.
So far so good.
And then, one of my REAL pet hates, a 40 something woman turns up in a Ford KA and jumps out in her velour tracksuit, obviously nothing wrong with her, and dashes into Next to buy herself something nice, after making a foccin' awful attempt at parking her car in between the bay lines, in a disabled space, which is really wide to allow genuinely disabled people enough room to exit and get back into their cars - see pic a.
To top it all off she's got a disabled badge on the dashboard which obviously isn't hers so she has probably borrowed the car & its badge off a relative or someone she knows.
Really grips my sh!t :thumbdown :stop
Then a few minutes later, just after I've finished venting my spleen to the missus, another 40 something woman does exactly the same by parking next to the first one but this one doesn't even have the courtesy to display a disabled badge FFS!!!! - see pic b.
It's not as if the car park was anywhere near full either - just pure laziness and not giving a foc about others.
I hate it.
Nope.
Military conquest. You were weaker. Fancy another go?Quote
Wrong! It was a voluntary union, because Scotland was broke. And we'd already taken on their King. So call it a reverse take over :evil
Fair point about not all disabilities being visible Darrsi but the way these two jumped out of their cars and were rushing into Next, I don't think either of them had any breathing difficulties :lolThe one Dynspud pointed out probably has one for a relative who’s disabled, I used to have one for ferrying around the MIL who had terminal cancer but I’d never have used it if she wasn’t with me. That’s just foccing bone idleness!
Yes, absolutely. If the result had been the other way, those who voted out would have buckled down and got on with it, and it would have been Italy, or Spain, or Greece, perhaps Poland or Hungary, that would be the first to leaveand what should have happened is everyone pulling together to deliver what the majority voted for. Instead, those opposed to Brexit have conspired to weaken our position through constant sniping. When we originally voted to join the Common Market, we all accepted the decision and tried to make the best from it, no sniping/bitching/most people on our street voting against etc etc.that's all im trying to say too.
our politicians used to be able to do it, but it seems they aren't capable now
When Neville Chamberlain became pm in '37, his premiership was dominated by his foreign policy towards an ever aggressive Germany under Adold Hitler. When he realised his "appeasement" policy (for which he will always be remembered for sadly), wasn't working and Germany invaded Poland in '39 bringing us into the war he stuck it out a bit longer then resigned in early 1940 as the allies were being forced to retreat from Norway because (and this is all im asking for from all governing parties now) he believed that a government supported by all parties was essential, and the Labour and Liberal parties would not join a Government headed by him. Although succeeded by Churchill, he remained vey well thought of,especially by tories, and became an important member of churchills war cabinet.
And that's what gets my goat.
that ministers cant do the same today..recognise we have made a decision, and whether they are happy with it or not, pull together to get the best outcome for the people they represent, us.
So.
Me and the missus were sat in Costa (upstairs in Next) having a lovely coffee together. Sat in a window seat with with a view out over the car park (not the greatest view in the world) but enjoying watching the world go by at the end of the working day, pointing out different cars we like or dislike, what we'd buy if we could afford it and, if we're lucky, get to see the odd motorbike or two.
So far so good.
And then, one of my REAL pet hates, a 40 something woman turns up in a Ford KA and jumps out in her velour tracksuit, obviously nothing wrong with her, and dashes into Next to buy herself something nice, after making a foccin' awful attempt at parking her car in between the bay lines, in a disabled space, which is really wide to allow genuinely disabled people enough room to exit and get back into their cars - see pic a.
To top it all off she's got a disabled badge on the dashboard which obviously isn't hers so she has probably borrowed the car & its badge off a relative or someone she knows.
Really grips my sh!t :thumbdown :stop
Then a few minutes later, just after I've finished venting my spleen to the missus, another 40 something woman does exactly the same by parking next to the first one but this one doesn't even have the courtesy to display a disabled badge FFS!!!! - see pic b.
It's not as if the car park was anywhere near full either - just pure laziness and not giving a foc about others.
I hate it.
Yes, absolutely. If the result had been the other way, those who voted out would have buckled down and got on with it, and it would have been Italy, or Spain, or Greece, perhaps Poland or Hungary, that would be the first to leave.
QuoteNope.
Noting your lack of detailed response :rolleyes
So.
Me and the missus were sat in Costa (upstairs in Next) having a lovely coffee together. Sat in a window seat with with a view out over the car park (not the greatest view in the world) but enjoying watching the world go by at the end of the working day, pointing out different cars we like or dislike, what we'd buy if we could afford it and, if we're lucky, get to see the odd motorbike or two.
So far so good.
And then, one of my REAL pet hates, a 40 something woman turns up in a Ford KA and jumps out in her velour tracksuit, obviously nothing wrong with her, and dashes into Next to buy herself something nice, after making a foccin' awful attempt at parking her car in between the bay lines, in a disabled space, which is really wide to allow genuinely disabled people enough room to exit and get back into their cars - see pic a.
To top it all off she's got a disabled badge on the dashboard which obviously isn't hers so she has probably borrowed the car & its badge off a relative or someone she knows.
Really grips my sh!t :thumbdown :stop
Then a few minutes later, just after I've finished venting my spleen to the missus, another 40 something woman does exactly the same by parking next to the first one but this one doesn't even have the courtesy to display a disabled badge FFS!!!! - see pic b.
It's not as if the car park was anywhere near full either - just pure laziness and not giving a foc about others.
I hate it.
I agree with what you say, but not everyone "looks" disabled.
They may have a breathing condition that is worse some days than others for example.
At the end of the day the indisputable facts are that Leave won, Remain lost and we're coming out
Really? The fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists of UKIP would have just shrugged their shoulders and said “Oh well, that’s that.”
The EU is 28 counties, trading freely without any restrictions. If they were 28 separate countries, you would have 28 separate trade laws, 28 separate legal systems to deal with, 28 separate governments to deal with. As a manufacturing business for example, if you wished to trade with all, you might need 28 different versions of your product to pass 28 different safety standards. You also need 28 separate trade deals.
It is not just fundamentally stupid to leave the EU, not to mention doing so after investing 40 years building it, but incredibly selfish.
And if we leave, the UK will suffer economically.
But don’t forget that the Jacob Rees Moggs etc of the Tory party would like nothing more than to the see the ordinary people of this country down on their knees begging for their next fucking meal. These people intend to become even richer and even more powerful through BREXIT.
Blimey. That sounds just like the last LOFO day out to David Silvers.
That's looking at it from a Remain "shoot down Brexit" point of view.No it’s simple economics. If there was no EU and you were a UK manufacturer, the fact is you would more than likely have to choose which countries within Europe you wished to trade with, as very few but the biggest companies would be able to handle the complexities of trading with all.
Or rather, I fail to see why independent nations can't work out advantageous systems together on other things too, where it benefits all - security in the face of modern threats for instance.Perhaps you mean the EU counter-terrorism strategy that BREXIT will take us out of.
Perhaps. Perhaps not. You can't prove one way or the other. Even the top economic heads say they don't know for sure - how could they, when a deal has yet to be worked out?Well yes you are right here. Because 1 – we may not actually leave or 2 – we may remain in a customs union or as continuing members of the single market. But what we do know is that a no deal BREXIT crash out of the EU will have a substantial and immediate economic impact on the UK.
The ones who will lose face are the current sensationalists, like yourself. You should relax about it more. Have another spliff! :lol Oh, wait, you can't - as a political animal, you think spliffs are bad, very, very baaad! :lolMy employer has a policy of random drink and drug testing. Not an option for me I’m afraid.
Yep we are indeed coming out. If only somebody had a map of where we're going. It's like leading a bike ride and you lose 48% of the riders at the first roundabout, and find yourself ending up in some dead end industrial estate ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/cheesy.gif[/url])That sounds about right.
Yep we are indeed coming out.Well I’m not sure. I notice nobody wants to have a stab at where the border will go.
I know where the border should go right where the Romans built a long wall badly not high enough or focing sound proof. then we would have to read/listen the clap trap coming from the other side of it
more piff and drivel
I know where the border should go right where the Romans built a long wall badly not high enough or focing sound proof. then we would have to read/listen the clap trap coming from the other side of it[/quote]
[size=78%]Hadrian's Wall was built across Northumberland. You've just lost most of Newcastle and some of Carlisle, not to mention Berwick. That may or may not have been your intention. [/size] :eek
Quote from: VNA
more piff and drivel
You know no better than the next man.No but I think you are just trying to insult and bait me rather than address my main points.
How come we can work just fine with the security services of Australia, Canada, the US, when it's mutually beneficial?
I don't think the EU cares whether NI is in the Customs Union or not. What they are saying is that Eire definitely is, so if UK is leaving the Customs Union, then there has to be a border somewhere. Either an Irish Border, or a GB border. It's totally our problem, and Theresa and Co say neither is OK in the long term (short term backstop is a smokescreen).
I think we will leave the EU, but will join the Customs Union and the Single Market. Just like Norway and Switzerland. We'll get some concessions on how much we pay and what rules we take.
So what's the point? It will please neither side of the voting halves. I'd rather be in the tent pissing out, rather outside pissing into the wind ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/smile.gif[/url])
Hadrian's Wall was built across Northumberland. You've just lost most of Newcastle and some of Carlisle, not to mention Berwick. That may or may not have been your intention.Well it did used to be ours.
Did I say piff and drivel?
There is a difference between working separately and choosing what to share, and more to the point what not to share, and indeed choosing who else you might share or not share with, than a co-ordinated operation with shared data between all members. It’s a big difference.
Yeah I think the EU cares first about it's members.
QuoteHadrian's WallWell it did used to be ours.
It used to be Hadrian's. That's why they call it Hadrian's Wall
Radio DJ's who love the sound of their own voice so much that they fade records out barely half way through in order to continue prattling on again :z
Radio DJ's who love the sound of their own voice so much that they fade records out barely half way through in order to continue prattling on again :z
You mean like that twat Dave Berry who took over from Johnny Vaughan at Capitol Radio a few years back. Berry has the most annoying voice ever whilst I used to piss myself at Vaughan. Dave Berry now at Absolute radio so says it all - and glad that Johnny Vaughan walked the day he was told Berry was taking over.
Why, are you still recording the latest hits from the radio onto your cassette player? :(Pressing Rec and Play at the same time, those were the days
Pressing Rec and Play at the same time, those were the days
Why, are you still recording the latest hits from the radio onto your cassette player? :(Pressing Rec and Play at the same time, those were the days
it's the different lengths of lead in tape that used to piss the foc off me, BASF one length, Maxell another, TDK, Sony and Philips, all different lead in times.......................................................... :eek :thumbdown :2guns :grumbleBuddy Holly, must have been reel to reel, very posh. I had to rely on the local caffs jukebox, great days though.
Miss the first 4 seconds of Buddy Holy and the Crickets and Shaking Stevens soooooooo many times
I a normal cassette I used to twist a pencil in to wind it past the lead tape before I put it in the machineit's the different lengths of lead in tape that used to piss the foc off me, BASF one length, Maxell another, TDK, Sony and Philips, all different lead in times.......................................................... :eek :thumbdown :2guns :grumbleBuddy Holly, must have been reel to reel, very posh. I had to rely on the local caffs jukebox, great days though.
Miss the first 4 seconds of Buddy Holy and the Crickets and Shaking Stevens soooooooo many times
I a normal cassette I used to twist a pencil in to wind it past the lead tape before I put it in the machineit's the different lengths of lead in tape that used to piss the foc off me, BASF one length, Maxell another, TDK, Sony and Philips, all different lead in times.......................................................... :eek :thumbdown :2guns :grumbleBuddy Holly, must have been reel to reel, very posh. I had to rely on the local caffs jukebox, great days though.
Miss the first 4 seconds of Buddy Holy and the Crickets and Shaking Stevens soooooooo many times
Why, are you still recording the latest hits from the radio onto your cassette player? :(
That's cos you are a cleaver foccer SharpieAye, takes a few brain cells tae figure that one oot - eh? :rollin :rollin
Here is something you whipper Snappers might not know Shane Fenton was later know as Alvin Stardust, but my fav was still Marty Wilde :rollin :rollin :rollinNah, Billy Fury...all day long. Mind you Marty is still out there having a go. His daughter Kim was a bit of a sort as well.
people letting off fireworks every frigging night in the weeks build up to bonfire night..how the hell do they afford it? its 6.40 pm in the forest of dean on Friday the 2nd of November and it sounds like the somme out there..
You stopped moaning now you old git ?briefly..… ;) :lol
people letting off fireworks every frigging night in the weeks build up to bonfire night..how the hell do they afford it? its 6.40 pm in the forest of dean on Friday the 2nd of November and it sounds like the somme out there..
Here is something you whipper Snappers might not know Shane Fenton was later know as Alvin Stardust, but my fav was still Marty Wilde :rollin :rollin :rollin
Wow; that reminds me.Frankie foccing Prawn eh! Behind the green door
I saw Marty Wilde live in the old Double Diamond Club in Caerphilly in 1982 I think it was.
Didn't know anything about him; was there for some beers wit a couple of mates while home on leave from the army.
He was really great.
Fantastic live act and the crowd loved it.
Frankie Vaughan was there a few weeks later and we bottled him off stage within 5 minutes!!!
Aahhh, the good old days :lol
people letting off fireworks every frigging night in the weeks build up to bonfire night..how the hell do they afford it? its 6.40 pm in the forest of dean on Friday the 2nd of November and it sounds like the somme out there..
Just got back from the supermarket. People with big trolleys who dawdle and block the aisles. I just want to get in and out as quickly as possible. Get out of my way. Worse are the old blokes on trolley pushing duty, while their wives go through a paper list that goes on and on. You know who you are! :groan
Just got back from the supermarket. People with big trolleys who dawdle and block the aisles. I just want to get in and out as quickly as possible. Get out of my way. Worse are the old blokes on trolley pushing duty, while their wives go through a paper list that goes on and on. You know who you are! :groanAnd people who leave their trolly at one end of the isle whilst they go off up the rest of the isle --- I like to put random things in their trolly for them
Yep. Problem solved post Brexit. The supermarkets will be empty :nana
think how many packets of cigarettes they could buy instead. :lol
Yep. Problem solved post Brexit. The supermarkets will be empty ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/nana.gif[/url])
Oooh, you naughty boy, you're not allowed to use the B word in here!
I'll tell you what's getting my goat right now.....whenever I start a new paragraph in a post, there always seems to be two empty lines in my posts between the paragraphs after I've hit the "Post" button, even though I only hit the "return" button to add one empty line each time. Then I have to go to "Modify" and back-space out the extra blank lines.The opposite is happening also. It's taking out intended empty lines and closing paragraphs up together. I tried modifying but it made no difference.
Ooohhhh, it makes me sooooo mad !
......and there we go, I've had to do it again....................................... :lol
Talking to a primary school teacher the other day, apparently the old nursery rhyme " baa baa black sheep" is now " baa baa rainbow sheep". Anybody ever seen a rainbow sheep? You couldn't make it up could you...when I was a kid there was a telly programme ( and accompanying song) called "white horses". Do you think if they remade it it would be called "rainbow horses"? People who see the word " black" as a racist slur when used in a perfectly normal context are surely the ones making it so. And that's what's gets my goat today.. ;)
I'll tell you what's getting my goat right now.....whenever I start a new paragraph in a post, there always seems to be two empty lines in my posts between the paragraphs after I've hit the "Post" button, even though I only hit the "return" button to add one empty line each time. Then I have to go to "Modify" and back-space out the extra blank lines.The opposite is happening also. It's taking out intended empty lines and closing paragraphs up together. I tried modifying but it made no difference.
Ooohhhh, it makes me sooooo mad !
......and there we go, I've had to do it again....................................... :lol
Foccing BT Sport, sat down to watch the MotoGP and halfway through the second lap the result came up on the bottom of the screen and the results for the Moto2 and Moto3 races. Unbelievable, and the presenters get worse every race and the claptrap they spout , bring back Parrish and Cox, at least they made me laugh sometimes.Sounds like you had a nightmare in a bubble car
Foccing BT Sport, sat down to watch the MotoGP and halfway through the second lap the result came up on the bottom of the screen and the results for the Moto2 and Moto3 races. Unbelievable, and the presenters get worse every race and the claptrap they spout , bring back Parrish and Cox, at least they made me laugh sometimes.Sounds like you had a nightmare in a bubble car
You know what's getting my goat right now?
BREXIT? Well yeah. But something else is getting my goat right now, and its being doing so this time each year since 2011..............
Poppy fascism..
Why does anybody have to explain not wearing a red poppy? I mean what the fuck?.
Apparently a footballer I’ve never heard of has had to explain why he does not wear a top with a poppy printed on it. His name is Nemanja Matic. I’m thinking – mmmmm – interesting name. And guess what he’s Serbian. Why would a foccin Serbian wear a red poppy. How stupid can people get?
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No, frankly I can't think of anything more tacky than premier league footballers with red poppies printed on their shirts. This demeans and trivialises remembrance. Quiet contemplation at at an English premier league football game – really?
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No longer is it good enough just to remember, but people today are more interested in being seen to remember.
Rant over.
To be meaningfull Remebrance has to be a concious, personal choice doesn't it?. Surely if it's just been printed on a shirt and handed to you without your request or knowledge it's meaningless isn't it??Agree. It's nonsense. It's not just nonsense, it's stupid nonsense, which I find offensive.
They actually do have a box full in the studio that they keep ready to offer presenters/guests on the way in though don't they?.
Surely if you genuinely, sincerely wanted to wear one and remember you'd have your own on before you got there.
No one would just put one on for the benifit of the cameras would they? ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/rolleyes.gif[/url])
They actually do have a box full in the studio that they keep ready to offer presenters/guests on the way in though don't they?.Sure -don't display one its your choice But you will not be coming on air or invited (paid) to come back again.
Surely if you genuinely, sincerely wanted to wear one and remember you'd have your own on before you got there.
No one would just put one on for the benifit of the cameras would they? :rolleyes
Actually I have some problems with WW1. Empire vs Empire, shell shocked soldiers shot at dawn, public schoolboys blowing whistles so that poor devils could run at machine guns. Lions led by donkeys. Not our greatest moments.
Nemanja Matic has chosen not to wear a poppy because at the age of 12 he was bombed by NATO forces. He probably knows more about war than most.Errr, isn't that pretty much what VNA was saying?. Or have I missed something?.
I completely agree. But it seems that some quarters use the poppy to celebrate nationalism.
Actually I have some problems with WW1. Empire vs Empire, shell shocked soldiers shot at dawn, public schoolboys blowing whistles so that poor devils could run at machine guns. Lions led by donkeys. Not our greatest moments.
What has that got to do with remembering the sacrifices of those who died? It's not about remembering the generals, the politicians, who sent these men to the slaughter.
I buy a poppy but don't wear it all the time. Actually I have some problems with WW1. Empire vs Empire, shell shocked soldiers shot at dawn, public schoolboys blowing whistles so that poor devils could run at machine guns. Lions led by donkeys. Not our greatest moments.Indeed, I used to wear a Red Poppy. Some of the stuff you mention there is why I now wear a white poppy. Though no I don’t wear it all the time. Just now and again in the lead up to remembrance, simply because the white poppy is very much mis-understood.
Errr, isn't that pretty much what VNA was saying?. Or have I missed something?.Just adding what he actually said.....
<blockquote>Nemanja Matic has chosen not to wear a poppy because at the age of 12 he was bombed by NATO forces. He probably knows more about war than most.
</blockquote>Errr, isn't that pretty much what VNA was saying?. Or have I missed something?.
Aparently a number of Irish football players in the English premier league have been booed. Such behaviour is replusive. It just the same stupid patriotic mob mentally that leads to war in the first place.QuoteI buy a poppy but don't wear it all the time. Actually I have some problems with WW1. Empire vs Empire, shell shocked soldiers shot at dawn, public schoolboys blowing whistles so that poor devils could run at machine guns. Lions led by donkeys. Not our greatest moments.Indeed, I used to wear a Red Poppy. Some of the stuff you mention there is why I now wear a white poppy. Though no I don’t wear it all the time. Just now and again in the lead up to remembrance, simply because the white poppy is very much mis-understood.
And as for those who refused to fight. Well I also have a great respect for them. Those who objected during the first world war were treated appallingly. And there were many who didn’t want to go, but you could say it was easier to go than to say no.
Aye and spare me the ultimate sacrifice pish when it comes to ww1, most were simply and needlessly slaughtered, even told to walk towards the enemy machine guns.
Aye soldiers shot at dawn. And for a variety of reasons. Some picked at random and shot just as an example to the troops. Gee then up a bit with a random execution. What what.
led by donkeys.
led by donkeys.
That's mostly untrue. In the main they were experienced proffesional generals used to fighting small colonial wars. They had to adapt to a conflict on this scale fast.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world-war-1/453259/The-lions-were-not-led-by-donkeys (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world-war-1/453259/The-lions-were-not-led-by-donkeys)
Yeah I missed something then :oQuote<blockquote>Nemanja Matic has chosen not to wear a poppy because at the age of 12 he was bombed by NATO forces. He probably knows more about war than most.
</blockquote>Errr, isn't that pretty much what VNA was saying?. Or have I missed something?.
Umm no. But that is a very valid point, an import point indeed. My point is he is Serbian. The Red Poppy Appeal represents 'our' war dead.
It still exists to this day - it's called Sandhurst ! No different to a Graduate Engineer who's thought process is "I can't do your job but my book says you're doing it wrong". Educated idiots the lot of them
So did you serve under all of them?
Is that like tongue in cheek army banter about all of the officers?.
But some will then use the experience of their veteran NCOs until they gain the necessary experience to be the leaders of men. That, in my book, is how an officer can be good right from the start. We can't all be born a Caesar or an Alexander.
yes and banter in the armed forces is good,
it goes something like inter department rivally then inter ship then inter service then inter nation! but at he end of the day you stand next to the bloke you just been scrapping with and share a pint or 2 and ask how did that start lol!!
public schoolboys blowing whistles so that poor devils could run at machine guns.
public schoolboys blowing whistles so that poor devils could run at machine guns.
The officers certainly didn't escape the slaughter on the battlefield either.
17% of officers died compared with 12% of the regular soldiers.
It was a decisive victory for the allies .Which led to over punitive reparations, which unfortunately led to you know what....
QuoteIt was a decisive victory for the allies .Which led to over punitive reparations, which unfortunately led to you know what....
Also a lot of people seem to think WW1 ended in a kind of stalemate. It didn't. It was a decisive victory for the allies .
it also led to the freedom of speech you are exercising here, along with the rest of us.That’s a thought eh? Millions of men firing lumps of metal at each other, blowing each other up, cutting each other’s throats. Millions of dead. Men, indeed whom history shows, one Christmas put down their weapons down to play football, share cigarettes and have a drink together. Men with more in common with each other than they ever had apart. Why? They were simply told to kill each other by their rich political masters – that was all.
it also led to the freedom of speech you are exercising here, along with the rest of us.Don't quite get why?
Not according to number 9 on this list by the telly historian Dan Snow they weren't. Apparently it was Hitler who made out they were over punitive.Good point. Goes to show how easy it is to create populism out of perceived depravation, and scapegoat others.
They were simply told to kill each other by their rich political masters – that was all.
UK population estimated at 45.4 million. UK combat dead and missing in action ww1 – 744,000 UK total military deaths from all causes – 887,858% population killed military and civilian – approx. 2%
Yeah, bloody politicians again! (and I ain't laughing).Well no. Not as we know them today. Politicians back them were strictly the ruling elite.
QuoteYeah, bloody politicians again! (and I ain't laughing).Well no. Not as we know them today.
Pfft. They still say, "we know what's good for you", then proceed to do anything but. And they still take us into wars we don't want or agree with. I don't see much change.
QuotePfft. They still say, "we know what's good for you", then proceed to do anything but. And they still take us into wars we don't want or agree with. I don't see much change.
The differenece is today that we elect them.
Oh well, that's ok then. Take us into all the wars you want. ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/smile.gif[/url])
I'm with you on that one YamFaz ref 2778. and I'll add offensive to those of as who had relatives fight and die in both world wars. So think VNA before you post such an offensive post.
Changing the subject back to the thread title......What gets my goat is the way women wrap up the cords on irons, hoovers or anything with a plug on it. Who's ever tried to straighten out the cable on an iron ??? Me...I end up rewiring the bloody things.
QuoteChanging the subject back to the thread title......What gets my goat is the way women wrap up the cords on irons, hoovers or anything with a plug on it. Who's ever tried to straighten out the cable on an iron ??? Me...I end up rewiring the bloody things.
Wars have been started for less... ;)
Changing the subject back to the thread title......
What gets my goat is the way women wrap up the cords on irons, hoovers or anything with a plug on it. Who's ever tried to straighten out the cable on an iron ??? Me...I end up rewiring the bloody things.
They just won't be told or :wall
Changing the subject back to the thread title......
What gets my goat is the way women wrap up the cords on irons, hoovers or anything with a plug on it. Who's ever tried to straighten out the cable on an iron ??? Me...I end up rewiring the bloody things.
They just won't be told or :wall
Candidates for elections. It seems that we are now expected to vote for people selected by their parties from female only/black only etc lists. How far do they go with this. LGBTG lists? Left handed lists? I think this cheats the population of the opportunity to select the best candidate.
The two main parties here have not fielded a male candidate for 25 years, and all apart from one have been absolute drips
I am sure some of the practices carried out by the company I work for must be illegal in some way or another. For example, if we recommend someone for a job, we get paid a recruitment bounty when they start working for us. The company saves a fortune in agency fess through doing this and no problem so far. The problem a couple of months ago was they were offering to pay double the bounty if the person taken on was female. I am sure this could be construed as discrimination in some way.
I suppose it depends on the industry you work in, as in certain professions they are trying to encourage more females to take it up i.e building trades, or engineering!
I am sure some of the practices carried out by the company I work for must be illegal in some way or another. For example, if we recommend someone for a job, we get paid a recruitment bounty when they start working for us. The company saves a fortune in agency fess through doing this and no problem so far. The problem a couple of months ago was they were offering to pay double the bounty if the person taken on was female. I am sure this could be construed as discrimination in some way.
Candidates for elections. It seems that we are now expected to vote for people selected by their parties from female only/black only etc lists. How far do they go with this. LGBTG lists? Left handed lists? I think this cheats the population of the opportunity to select the best candidate.
The two main parties here have not fielded a male candidate for 25 years, and all apart from one have been absolute drips
Totally agree. Same with them moaning about companies needing an equal amount of females as males.... why?? If it take 12 people to run a company then I don't want the best 6 men and the best 6 women.... I want the best 12 people for the job, be they black, white, gay, straight, piss standing up or sitting down.
'Equality' will be the downfall of the human race if they carry on
The "equal" in equality should mean equal opportunities, not equal numbers.
As has already been said, you want the best person for the job regardless of gender, colour, faith, height, weight, etc :wall
AAAAAARGH! When you've got ten minutes to go on ebay and your jackets made £102 plus fifteen quid postage and you realise the buyer is in spain
The "equal" in equality should mean equal opportunities, not equal numbers.
As has already been said, you want the best person for the job regardless of gender, colour, faith, height, weight, etc :wall
I agree.....but what if it was a hairy, smelly, sweaty Betty who smelt worse than a prop forward's old jockstrap and cracked a fart every 2 mins whilst chomping doughnuts and talking???? Sometimes unfortunately the face has to fit.
please god someone outbids him.. :o
I have more faith in the majority young people of today, maybe not in some their politics, and views on life, but if needed I'm sure they would stand up and fight as did the majority of the young generation in 1914 and 1939.
VNA, what should we have done in the face of Hitler and the nazis?
walking my dog in the rain this morning for an hour. again....if it gets any wetter im gonna be very glad I live on top of a mountain I reckon.
Br**it got booted off this thread as it took over the thread and now the subject of war has taken over!
Rememember the people who fought and died in all wars in the way you want ,but please stop posting your political views and opinions, at best it is boring but too many times it is done just to cause division and argument.
And by the way, even though the author drew on his experiences during the war, "All Quiet On The Western Front" is historical fiction, not fact.
Now for focs sake ,the whole lot of you, shut up and go polish your bikes or something.
Foccing skanking petrol stations that charge you for air! I've been away for 3 weeks so the bike hasn't been ridden for around 1 month. Got her out yesterday, checked the pressures (which were both a little low) so thought I'd nip to a petrol station on the way to work and top them up. Get there and the cheeky bastards not only charge for air.... they want £1!!! One foccing pound for free air!The petrol station down the road from me was recently refurbished and they’ve got a new air machine. It’s gone up from 20p to 50p. I thought that was daylight robbery but a pound! :eek
Out of principle i refused to do it. Couldn't believe the cheek of it
I bought some of that air and also some sand off an arab to go with my checkered paint and spirit level bubble collection. :smokin
One of them spoke a bit of English and was laughing and told me that his friend didn't know how to drive.
You are so right in what you say. They come to the UK to take advantage of all that we have to offer and show no respect to the people that have lived here all their lives. We have lived in this house for 36 years. At that time all the houses were owner/occupier and our children grew up together. We knew all our neighbours and respected each other. There were no problems at all with noise, drugs, parking, violence, such as we have now.The problems started when landlords started buying houses when they came up for sale. They didn't care who they rented them to. Our lives have been made a misery in the past five years, to the point that we may be forced to leave this house. This Summer has been hell. We have been unable to open a window at night in the hot weather due to groups of East Europeans out in the back gardens, drinking, shouting, playing music, often until 3 or 4 am.keep an eye on how many are living in the house and it may be an illegal HMO. (house in multiple occupancy) meaning that the landlord is renting out each bedroom and the living room to different people with out doing all the extra works necessary or registering the house as an HMO. The local council will then have do something.
Bloody hell ! the way to get the police out is say hes hit your car and your going to kill him...they come then.
I will never, ever understand the way the indigenous population of this country have become the last on the list for the benefits of living here, and have to accept that their way of life, fought for by so many previous generations, is now deemed by so many to be an acceptable casualty for the great multiculturism project. Well, fuck them...
I am happy to watch Doctor Hannah Fry and Prof Alice Roberts any time they come on TV :DI couldn't tempt you with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock then.
,I am happy to watch Doctor Hannah Fry and Prof Alice Roberts any time they come on TV :DI couldn't tempt you with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock then.
I couldn't tempt you with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock then.
....or Susie Dent from dictionary corner :b
If we're sticking with the word quizzes then Sandi Toksvig it is for you then ;) :lol....or Susie Dent from dictionary corner :b
I like them a little more curvy (in the right places).
This...............Really don't want to know about anybody's dry vagina...... :crazy .......arrrrrrhhhhhhh........fuck off !
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What gets me is Ebay sellers not replying to questions - all I asked was "what is the range of the bike" (very long, comprehensive, boring reply) and " Is The Chicken Chaser a special Edition or import model" - no reply, bastid couldn't be feckin asked :rolleyes
I'd be a bit careful with those fuckers,especially the young 'uns,they leave enough shit behind 'em wherever they land and they revel in scrapping,ain't to bothered about laying into you mob handed,and they can just disappear to another area if they need to,can't stand the fuckers. :foc
So as you can see my replies were prompt and comprehensive, so, I am not quite sure what else you expected?
Oh do me a favour 'sticka_v8_init' don't waste peoples time, I bet you go around kicking tyres when NOT looking for a vehicle.
Say no moreSo as you can see my replies were prompt and comprehensive, so, I am not quite sure what else you expected?
Oh do me a favour 'sticka_v8_init' don't waste peoples time, I bet you go around kicking tyres when NOT looking for a vehicle.
Errr nope....I just don't turn up :lol
I never knew an oil change could be so frustrating. Youngest daughters Peugeot Bipper 1.3 deisel van. Oil light came on, so I changed the oil and fitted a new filter. Took it out for a run to leak check etc, oil light stayed on. Search on the web as to why, turns out it has an oil degradation counter which checks oil quality and triggers the oil light to come on after a set period. Can I fuck as find a way to reset the counter and also turn off the light, and apparantly the counter will limit the engine to 2k rpm if its not reset, then disable it altogether. Looks like I may have to go to a main stealer, who may also refuse to do that because they havent changed the oil. Purchased from the internet a set of service/repair discs for the van, but they have to set up a windows xp virtual disc on my windows 10 pc, and that has failed to happen for a number of reasons that are gobbledegook to me. So, fished the old windows xp out the loft, plugged it all in, and thats fucked too, just cycling the startup screen then switching off. I have a feeling this is going to turn into a most expensive oil change. Technology making life easier eh!
I never knew an oil change could be so frustrating. Youngest daughters Peugeot Bipper 1.3 deisel van. Oil light came on, so I changed the oil and fitted a new filter. Took it out for a run to leak check etc, oil light stayed on. Search on the web as to why, turns out it has an oil degradation counter which checks oil quality and triggers the oil light to come on after a set period. Can I fuck as find a way to reset the counter and also turn off the light, and apparantly the counter will limit the engine to 2k rpm if its not reset, then disable it altogether. Looks like I may have to go to a main stealer, who may also refuse to do that because they havent changed the oil. Purchased from the internet a set of service/repair discs for the van, but they have to set up a windows xp virtual disc on my windows 10 pc, and that has failed to happen for a number of reasons that are gobbledegook to me. So, fished the old windows xp out the loft, plugged it all in, and thats fucked too, just cycling the startup screen then switching off. I have a feeling this is going to turn into a most expensive oil change. Technology making life easier eh!
Have you tried this?
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I'd be a bit careful with those fuckers,especially the young 'uns,they leave enough shit behind 'em wherever they land and they revel in scrapping,ain't to bothered about laying into you mob handed,and they can just disappear to another area if they need to,can't stand the fuckers. :foc
I know exactly what they're all about, i've had dealings with them spanning decades.
As far as pubs are concerned it's all about how the staff take a stand against them, some are just way better at handling matters than others. The problem these days is that as soon as you make any refusal towards them they immediately pull the race card on you, which everyone knows is nothing to do with anything. The reason they're not welcome is because they constantly seem on the brink of causing a fight, normally amongst themselves, they have zero respect for anyone else whatsoever, they're not potty trained, they nick anything not tied down with a large fondness for the big toilet rolls, and they are always smashed out of their heads on drugs and booze.
What really fucks me off is that if anyone else behaved like this they'd be instantly ejected, but when they turn up the whole pub has to leave?
Several times we suggested that we just get the police in to fuck them off but they wouldn't do it.
One of them looked about 14yrs old but was downing pints like he was in some sort of competition, a couple of the older ones must've been on cruise control because we really don't know how they were still standing, they were so bad they couldn't even keep their heads up straight, they looked like their necks were broken.
And one bloke standing at the bar let out what i can only describe as the dirtiest wet fart anyone has ever heard before, then had the audacity to look round afterwards to see if anyone was behind him. We are 100% convinced that he shat himself, it was a noise that i will simply never forget.
Then as we were outside waiting to move on, one of their lovely women turns up in a people carrier to pick some of them up, swerving all over the road, cutting people up, and with no lights switched on. She had quite obviously had a skinful as well. :grumble
I'd be a bit careful with those fuckers,especially the young 'uns,they leave enough shit behind 'em wherever they land and they revel in scrapping,ain't to bothered about laying into you mob handed,and they can just disappear to another area if they need to,can't stand the fuckers. :foc
I know exactly what they're all about, i've had dealings with them spanning decades.
As far as pubs are concerned it's all about how the staff take a stand against them, some are just way better at handling matters than others. The problem these days is that as soon as you make any refusal towards them they immediately pull the race card on you, which everyone knows is nothing to do with anything. The reason they're not welcome is because they constantly seem on the brink of causing a fight, normally amongst themselves, they have zero respect for anyone else whatsoever, they're not potty trained, they nick anything not tied down with a large fondness for the big toilet rolls, and they are always smashed out of their heads on drugs and booze.
What really fucks me off is that if anyone else behaved like this they'd be instantly ejected, but when they turn up the whole pub has to leave?
Several times we suggested that we just get the police in to fuck them off but they wouldn't do it.
One of them looked about 14yrs old but was downing pints like he was in some sort of competition, a couple of the older ones must've been on cruise control because we really don't know how they were still standing, they were so bad they couldn't even keep their heads up straight, they looked like their necks were broken.
And one bloke standing at the bar let out what i can only describe as the dirtiest wet fart anyone has ever heard before, then had the audacity to look round afterwards to see if anyone was behind him. We are 100% convinced that he shat himself, it was a noise that i will simply never forget.
Then as we were outside waiting to move on, one of their lovely women turns up in a people carrier to pick some of them up, swerving all over the road, cutting people up, and with no lights switched on. She had quite obviously had a skinful as well. :grumble
It's a joke ay? and you talk about the cops!!?? they're to shit scared to front them,if they ever got 'em down the nick the amount of bullshit they'd give would take forever and they know it,that's why they take ages to arrive at the scene if at all,fuckin' wankers. :wall
When a complete stranger says something like 'Smile it might never happen!' to you in street. That's so rude. For all they know you may have just received some awful news. What business is it of theirs anyway.
These are usually the same sort of idiots that think it's amusing to break wind and belch in front of everyone and turn up to formal events in trainers and a trackie. Tossers.
:lol
When a complete stranger says something like 'Smile it might never happen!' to you in street. That's so rude. For all they know you may have just received some awful news. What business is it of theirs anyway.
These are usually the same sort of idiots that think it's amusing to break wind and belch in front of everyone and turn up to formal events in trainers and a trackie. Tossers.
Hey! Leave my mother out of this 🤣
VED or road tax as we like to call it....why don't they just add a few pence to fuel then we wouldn't get an annual bill, it would catch all the dodgers and also get some income from all the foreign tourists!Agreed - Richard Turpin - for chancellor of the exchequer will get my vote.
And, those of us who only do a few miles a year would pay proportionally for the use of the roads.
Football fans who seem to think that they can hurl racist abuse at players and get away with it just because they're at a match. It's as unacceptable there as it is anywhere else.
Me too hashtag. Its cold outside song being banned as a date rape songYes total hypocrisy of course. You see that sort of thing all the time though.
What about the advert for malteasers.Two female health workers talking on a break
"Jamie the really fit one"
"snogged him though"
"just a snog"
WTF imagine an advert featuring two men having the same reversed conversation.
Me too hashtag. Its cold outside song being banned as a date rape songYes total hypocrisy of course. You see that sort of thing all the time though.
What about the advert for malteasers.Two female health workers talking on a break
"Jamie the really fit one"
"snogged him though"
"just a snog"
WTF imagine an advert featuring two men having the same reversed conversation.
Apparently there's one of those all male 'dance'/semi strip type troupes touring here at the moment. There's been reviews of it in some of the press. Imagine the reaction if that situation was reversed :rolleyes .
Apparently he says! LOL! He is at their gig every foccing night :foc :fish
LOL!
This bloomin cold I've got. Cough, sneeze, blow, cough, sneeze, blow, cough...... :'(
I've never had a cold as bad as this one before. Been dragging on without improvement all week. Of course it's one of those weeks when I've got loads of things on. Typical. Seems to be people everywhere with it at the moment.
Office Christmas meals...Good for you. Those mas-catering events are always crap food, overpriced.
some may call me bah humbug but ..
I don't normally go out drinking with my colleagues, I work with them 8 hours a day but that doesn't mean I want to socialise with them, spending £30 on a shite turkey dinner, then another £30-40 on drinks talking about work!
so when they all pissed off yesterday for the meal I went home got on my bike and went for a blast! 120 miles along A27-A26 to A22 lol felt great & oh what a surprise I'm only one in work this morning feeling great whilst NOT 1 has turned to yet!
Why have they not shot that drone down on the first day. There would have been plenty of forensic evidence left on the wreck to convict the idiot with if they can catch them. There,s plenty of army snipers that would have dropped it with one shot and no danger to any persons.
They should not even be elevated to Drone - they are quad copters.
Drones. I've never liked them sneaky, spying things. Those poor people stuck at Gatwick. I'd ban the foccin things.
I thought they could get one of those drone racer chaps to smash into it the way they fly them they could easily do it.Why have they not shot that drone down on the first day. There would have been plenty of forensic evidence left on the wreck to convict the idiot with if they can catch them. There,s plenty of army snipers that would have dropped it with one shot and no danger to any persons.
My Mrs works at Gatwick and when she told me about the problem at 6am yesterday, I offered ny services with my shotgun but was turned down.
Shame, they coild have opened 24 hours earlier. There are enough people with shotguns in this area we could have spaced out around the perimiter and covered the whole thing
Its not a drone, its a probe from Mars trying to find out where that lander came from thats stopping all the Martians from walking about on the surface.
Why have they not shot that drone down on the first day.
Its not a drone, its a probe from Mars trying to find out where that lander came from thats stopping all the Martians from walking about on the surface.:lol
Also shotguns have an effective range of maybe 100 metres (depending on load), so the chances of being in the right place are pretty slim.
Also shotguns have an effective range of maybe 100 metres (depending on load), so the chances of being in the right place are pretty slim.
With enough people around the perimeter of the airport, spaced at say 75m apart, we could get it :pokefun
If it was that easy I'm sure they'd have done it. Drones can reach many thousands of feet in altitude and fly for miles: projectile weapons don't stand much chance of shooting it down unless you happen to be near the launch or landing area.
Also shotguns have an effective range of maybe 100 metres (depending on load), so the chances of being in the right place are pretty slim.
With enough people around the perimeter of the airport, spaced at say 75m apart, we could get it :pokefun
I see the news is saying that the couple that have been arrested have been released without charge.Looks like it was not them
I expect to see the couple now on a paid interview on Victoria Derbyshire --otherwize it would of been This MorningI see the news is saying that the couple that have been arrested have been released without charge.Looks like it was not them
And certain members of the media *cough* Piers Morgan *cough* are now desperately rowing back on comments they've made about these people being "morons" who caused so much disruption, having plastered their names and faces all over the place, presumably in the hope that they can somehow avoid a massive defamation lawsuit...
:agreeWhy were they held for 36 hours, surely the cops would of found out quicker that is was not them. Seems the tip off came from a neighbour who did not like the chap flying helicopters then drones and cars down the street.
though the blokes alibi has a strange smell to it. His "boss" who claims he was working all day, is also his ex and the mother of his child.
I am sure that the police have checked it properly though and they do have the wrong people. Just some nosy neighbour who doesn't like the bloke fingering him as a suspect because he has a big drone.
There is a report now that the police have found a damaged drone near the airport so, if that is the drone concerned, it will have some clues to the real culprit.
Just got a glimpse at the high tech equipment used by the army to combat rogue drones.....Quite impressive I must say.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2225592997687704&id=2176078545955316 (https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2225592997687704&id=2176078545955316)
Just got a glimpse at the high tech equipment used by the army to combat rogue drones.....Quite impressive I must say.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2225592997687704&id=2176078545955316 (https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2225592997687704&id=2176078545955316)
If you have seen the picture of the roof of Gatwick Police station, you can see one of these there
https://www.janes.com/article/82347/uk-signs-for-drone-dome-c-uas-system (https://www.janes.com/article/82347/uk-signs-for-drone-dome-c-uas-system)
The equipment on the roof of Gatwick Police Station seems to be about as much use as the Snooper, seeing as the things were flying around the air port for a not insignificant time. [/font][/color]the latest statement from the police says that there may never have been a drone as all they have to work with are witness statements from the general public, police and airport workers.
Really? Works very well doesn't it.
Reading the gumph on it makes it sounds a bit like the Snooper Radar and Lazer camera detector that I have the displeasure of owning.
The manufacturer say it detects 100 percent of traffic cameras, all the different types and all the bands they use, it does all the fixed cameras, Gatso and Truvelo plus the new Muti Directional Truvelo and the even newer the Yellow Vulture camera.
The problem is it detects the cameras on temporary traffic lights, the camera on the automated doors at service stations, shops, Boots the Chemists or any automated doors on industrial estates that you happen to pass, it even detects the doors on my local doctors surgery. in fact its a cacophony of alarms every few yards along the road because it even picks up the proximity cameras that fitted to modern cars to warn the driver that someone is in their blind spot.
You get so many warnings you either ignore it completely, shut it down, or silence it, In fact I think I might hit it with a hammer.
The equipment on the roof of Gatwick Police Station seems to be about as much use as the Snooper, seeing as the things were flying around the air port for a not insignificant time.
Really? Works very well doesn't it.
Reading the gumph on it makes it sounds a bit like the Snooper Radar and Lazer camera detector that I have the displeasure of owning.
The manufacturer say it detects 100 percent of traffic cameras, all the different types and all the bands they use, it does all the fixed cameras, Gatso and Truvelo plus the new Muti Directional Truvelo and the even newer the Yellow Vulture camera.
The problem is it detects the cameras on temporary traffic lights, the camera on the automated doors at service stations, shops, Boots the Chemists or any automated doors on industrial estates that you happen to pass, it even detects the doors on my local doctors surgery. in fact its a cacophony of alarms every few yards along the road because it even picks up the proximity cameras that fitted to modern cars to warn the driver that someone is in their blind spot.
You get so many warnings you either ignore it completely, shut it down, or silence it, In fact I think I might hit it with a hammer.
The equipment on the roof of Gatwick Police Station seems to be about as much use as the Snooper, seeing as the things were flying around the air port for a not insignificant time.
What gets my goat is people who use different sized fonts in their replies :pokefun
I thought my eyesight was getting even worse as I read it :lol
I expect to see the couple now on a paid interview on Victoria Derbyshire --otherwize it would of been This MorningI see the news is saying that the couple that have been arrested have been released without charge.Looks like it was not them
And certain members of the media *cough* Piers Morgan *cough* are now desperately rowing back on comments they've made about these people being "morons" who caused so much disruption, having plastered their names and faces all over the place, presumably in the hope that they can somehow avoid a massive defamation lawsuit...
Waiting for a bus at Chiswick Station for absolutely ages and ages and ages then two come along at once
More and more trucks on the roads covered in banks of LEDs and quite a of them are blue. I thought it was illegal to have blue lights on a vehicle.
More and more trucks on the roads covered in banks of LEDs and quite a of them are blue. I thought it was illegal to have blue lights on a vehicle.
Hear hear!
Trucks with F------g great blue Logos in the cab behind the driver's back, you can see them a long way off on the motorways at night have have caused me to slow down several times before realising it not the old bill,.
I thought that for general traffic white lights only on the front with the exception of indicators and red lights only on the rear with the exception of indicators, number plate lights and reversing lights.
I have seen lorries with blue and green lights along the sides and on the rear corners, others with blue reflective strips across the back WTF :eek
More and more trucks on the roads covered in banks of LEDs and quite a of them are blue. I thought it was illegal to have blue lights on a vehicle.
Hear hear!
Trucks with F------g great blue Logos in the cab behind the driver's back, you can see them a long way off on the motorways at night have have caused me to slow down several times before realising it not the old bill,.
I thought that for general traffic white lights only on the front with the exception of indicators and red lights only on the rear with the exception of indicators, number plate lights and reversing lights.
I have seen lorries with blue and green lights along the sides and on the rear corners, others with blue reflective strips across the back WTF :eek
Don't speed then! ;)
Really? Works very well doesn't it.
Reading the gumph on it makes it sounds a bit like the Snooper Radar and Lazer camera detector that I have the displeasure of owning.
The manufacturer say it detects 100 percent of traffic cameras, all the different types and all the bands they use, it does all the fixed cameras, Gatso and Truvelo plus the new Muti Directional Truvelo and the even newer the Yellow Vulture camera.
The problem is it detects the cameras on temporary traffic lights, the camera on the automated doors at service stations, shops, Boots the Chemists or any automated doors on industrial estates that you happen to pass, it even detects the doors on my local doctors surgery. in fact its a cacophony of alarms every few yards along the road because it even picks up the proximity cameras that fitted to modern cars to warn the driver that someone is in their blind spot.
You get so many warnings you either ignore it completely, shut it down, or silence it, In fact I think I might hit it with a hammer.
The equipment on the roof of Gatwick Police Station seems to be about as much use as the Snooper, seeing as the things were flying around the air port for a not insignificant time.
What gets my goat is people who use different sized fonts in their replies :pokefun
I thought my eyesight was getting even worse as I read it :lol
That's normally the result of trying to find the right size font after it's gone all Chocolate Factory on you again and shrunk your last sentence. :lol
I thought that for general traffic white lights only on the front with the exception of indicators and red lights only on the rear with the exception of indicators, number plate lights and reversing lights.Seen quite a few new cars with small orange side lights recently on the front. Really difficult to tell whether they are indicating.
Yes I too have seen that around here along with using fog lights.
It appears almost all the boy racers around this way are removing the front number plate and laying it up on the dash inside the windscreen. It's the latest craze amongst them.
Surely that's illegal?. I'd love to see them getting done for it.
Stupid stupid design and positioning of some cars indicators making them harder to see, one in particular I noticed is the Qashqai.Look at thisYes, I’ve nearly had a prang on a couple of occasions because of this. The DRLs don’t help either, being so bright.
I've only had a quick look, but the law seems to hinge on whether the blue lights are being operated as warning lamps. I guess that means flashing lights.
I've only had a quick look, but the law seems to hinge on whether the blue lights are being operated as warning lamps. I guess that means flashing lights.But then it go's on to say - working or not. So would that cover a static blue which is a non working flashing blue :book As well as the audi logo I have seen other cars with doghnut blue lights on the front, I just don't know why they don't get pulled -they stand out a mile at night.Maybe the coppers don't even know the law as they are too busy going on "gender diversity inclusion" courses
The construction and use regulations state that the only colour emitted from the front can be white or amber. From the rear its red or amber (plus white for the reversing light)
Any other colour is prohibited.
A lot of teh chavs get away with teh blue bits under their cars becasue it is reflected off the road etc and not actually visible from the source. The truck lights are illegal but you would need to find a copper (first) that gives a toss (second) before anyone gets done for having them
QuoteI thought that for general traffic white lights only on the front with the exception of indicators and red lights only on the rear with the exception of indicators, number plate lights and reversing lights.Seen quite a few new cars with small orange side lights recently on the front. Really difficult to tell whether they are indicating.
Shingles. It's really getting ma goat.^^^^
Had that nasty cold that was going roond before Christmas - what a stoater it wis - though I managed to struggle through without calling in sick to work. Just got over it before the new year. Did notice we had loads of folks off with it. But then maybe my determination to soldier on is why I now have shingles.
Started feeling odd on new years day. Just knackered - falling asleep and for unusally long periods of time. Then the pain started. Seems to be in my throat, ear and rhs of my face. Saw the doc on the 4th. I've had this before so I figured what was happening. Halfway through the course of anti-virals.
The weekend was absolute hell there. Still foccing hellish. Really foccing getting my goat. :(
Shingles. It's really getting ma goat.I can't recall another year where there's been so many people with stinking colds/flu/coughs/throats etc...Seems everyone's had it at one point or another. I had the worst cold I've ever had the week before Christmas.
Had that nasty cold that was going roond before Christmas - what a stoater it wis - though I managed to struggle through without calling in sick to work. Just got over it before the new year. Did notice we had loads of folks off with it. But then maybe my determination to soldier on is why I now have shingles.
Started feeling odd on new years day. Just knackered - falling asleep and for unusally long periods of time. Then the pain started. Seems to be in my throat, ear and rhs of my face. Saw the doc on the 4th. I've had this before so I figured what was happening. Halfway through the course of anti-virals.
The weekend was absolute hell there. Still foccing hellish. Really foccing getting my goat. :(
I can't recall another year where there's been so many people with stinking colds/flu/coughs/throats etc...Seems everyone's had it at one point or another. I had the worst cold I've ever had the week before Christmas.I don't usually get the cold, but that one was a stoater. And it sure is doing the rounds.
Shingles can be a nightmare.It's murder, it really is. Feels like somebody is trying to give me two dental injections into my skull simultaniously, plus my ear aches and my neck is killing me due to a badly swollen lymph node or two.
Shingles. It's really getting ma goat.
Had that nasty cold that was going roond before Christmas - what a stoater it wis - though I managed to struggle through without calling in sick to work. Just got over it before the new year. Did notice we had loads of folks off with it. But then maybe my determination to soldier on is why I now have shingles.
Started feeling odd on new years day. Just knackered - falling asleep and for unusally long periods of time. Then the pain started. Seems to be in my throat, ear and rhs of my face. Saw the doc on the 4th. I've had this before so I figured what was happening. Halfway through the course of anti-virals.
The weekend was absolute hell there. Still foccing hellish. Really foccing getting my goat. :(
Shingles. It's really getting ma goat.I can't recall another year where there's been so many people with stinking colds/flu/coughs/throats etc...Seems everyone's had it at one point or another. I had the worst cold I've ever had the week before Christmas.
Had that nasty cold that was going roond before Christmas - what a stoater it wis - though I managed to struggle through without calling in sick to work. Just got over it before the new year. Did notice we had loads of folks off with it. But then maybe my determination to soldier on is why I now have shingles.
Started feeling odd on new years day. Just knackered - falling asleep and for unusally long periods of time. Then the pain started. Seems to be in my throat, ear and rhs of my face. Saw the doc on the 4th. I've had this before so I figured what was happening. Halfway through the course of anti-virals.
The weekend was absolute hell there. Still foccing hellish. Really foccing getting my goat. :(
Shingles can be a nightmare.
I was rough over most of the Xmas holidays i had, about 10 days, then thought it was all getting better about 2 days before returning, then as soon as i'm back at work i'm ill again.
On two separate days, a week apart, i was at home watching telly then just randomly felt queasy then unexpectedly threw up, about 3 or 4 times?
Now i'm on antibiotics for a chest infection, and have a tickly cough i simply cannot get rid of that is making me cough so much i've strained the odd stomach muscle a few times. Plus the coughing at night in bed is keeping me awake at all hours making me knackered during the day.
The thing is i was talking to 3 people at work yesterday and they've all had the same problems as i've described too, so it's still doing the rounds. ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/groan.gif[/url])
QuoteI was rough over most of the Xmas holidays i had, about 10 days, then thought it was all getting better about 2 days before returning, then as soon as i'm back at work i'm ill again.
On two separate days, a week apart, i was at home watching telly then just randomly felt queasy then unexpectedly threw up, about 3 or 4 times?
Now i'm on antibiotics for a chest infection, and have a tickly cough i simply cannot get rid of that is making me cough so much i've strained the odd stomach muscle a few times. Plus the coughing at night in bed is keeping me awake at all hours making me knackered during the day.
The thing is i was talking to 3 people at work yesterday and they've all had the same problems as i've described too, so it's still doing the rounds. ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/groan.gif[/url])
Cos I have a touch of asthma, whenever I get a cold I often get a hellish cough. That last cold was bad, I tweaked a couple of muscles in my chest coughing and I can still feel them two weeks later.
You could try pholcodine linctus bp cough mixture.
Not recommended if you are still bringing up lots of phlegm. And maybe check with Doctor or chemist as you are on anti-biotics. (VNA is not a doctor and I do not accept any liability if this shit kills you – consult medical pros etc etc)
There has been talk of banning the stuff (readily available, drinkable and addictive), and I’ve found chemists will try and recommended all sorts of other products rather than sell this old fashioned stuff. As the name suggests it contains an an opioid which handily acts as a cough suppressant. It can make you drowsy.
You can get it over the counter for less than 3 quid a bottle.
[url]https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/4921/smpc[/url] ([url]https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/4921/smpc[/url])
QuoteI was rough over most of the Xmas holidays i had, about 10 days, then thought it was all getting better about 2 days before returning, then as soon as i'm back at work i'm ill again.
On two separate days, a week apart, i was at home watching telly then just randomly felt queasy then unexpectedly threw up, about 3 or 4 times?
Now i'm on antibiotics for a chest infection, and have a tickly cough i simply cannot get rid of that is making me cough so much i've strained the odd stomach muscle a few times. Plus the coughing at night in bed is keeping me awake at all hours making me knackered during the day.
The thing is i was talking to 3 people at work yesterday and they've all had the same problems as i've described too, so it's still doing the rounds. ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/groan.gif[/url])
Cos I have a touch of asthma, whenever I get a cold I often get a hellish cough. That last cold was bad, I tweaked a couple of muscles in my chest coughing and I can still feel them two weeks later.
You could try pholcodine linctus bp cough mixture.
Not recommended if you are still bringing up lots of phlegm. And maybe check with Doctor or chemist as you are on anti-biotics. (VNA is not a doctor and I do not accept any liability if this shit kills you – consult medical pros etc etc)
There has been talk of banning the stuff (readily available, drinkable and addictive), and I’ve found chemists will try and recommended all sorts of other products rather than sell this old fashioned stuff. As the name suggests it contains an an opioid which handily acts as a cough suppressant. It can make you drowsy.
You can get it over the counter for less than 3 quid a bottle.
[url]https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/4921/smpc[/url] ([url]https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/4921/smpc[/url])
I had a 5 minute coughing episode just now at work, simply caused by a tickly cough, but it's uncontrollable, and I swear It feels like I'm about to fracture a rib from coughing so hard.
Very annoying.
Might look into that cough medicine, even though I'm not normally a fan of stuff that makes you drowsy. No way I could take it during the day, but I was up at 3am again this morning having a coughing fit, and I'm getting very bored with it all now. Looks familiar so have probably used it before anyway.
QuoteI was rough over most of the Xmas holidays i had, about 10 days, then thought it was all getting better about 2 days before returning, then as soon as i'm back at work i'm ill again.
On two separate days, a week apart, i was at home watching telly then just randomly felt queasy then unexpectedly threw up, about 3 or 4 times?
Now i'm on antibiotics for a chest infection, and have a tickly cough i simply cannot get rid of that is making me cough so much i've strained the odd stomach muscle a few times. Plus the coughing at night in bed is keeping me awake at all hours making me knackered during the day.
The thing is i was talking to 3 people at work yesterday and they've all had the same problems as i've described too, so it's still doing the rounds. ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/groan.gif[/url])
Cos I have a touch of asthma, whenever I get a cold I often get a hellish cough. That last cold was bad, I tweaked a couple of muscles in my chest coughing and I can still feel them two weeks later.
You could try pholcodine linctus bp cough mixture.
Not recommended if you are still bringing up lots of phlegm. And maybe check with Doctor or chemist as you are on anti-biotics. (VNA is not a doctor and I do not accept any liability if this shit kills you – consult medical pros etc etc)
There has been talk of banning the stuff (readily available, drinkable and addictive), and I’ve found chemists will try and recommended all sorts of other products rather than sell this old fashioned stuff. As the name suggests it contains an an opioid which handily acts as a cough suppressant. It can make you drowsy.
You can get it over the counter for less than 3 quid a bottle.
[url]https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/4921/smpc[/url] ([url]https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/4921/smpc[/url])
I had a 5 minute coughing episode just now at work, simply caused by a tickly cough, but it's uncontrollable, and I swear It feels like I'm about to fracture a rib from coughing so hard.
Very annoying.
Might look into that cough medicine, even though I'm not normally a fan of stuff that makes you drowsy. No way I could take it during the day, but I was up at 3am again this morning having a coughing fit, and I'm getting very bored with it all now. Looks familiar so have probably used it before anyway.
I seriously think you need some steroid treatment with your antibiotics.
Some filthy bugger decided to take a crap in the alleyway that leads to my shed. I didn't notice, ran over it, then, when I wheeled the bike back into the shed, smelled something revolting :(
I then had to spend 10 minutes hosing their crap off the wheel, then mixing up a load of bleach and water to clean the concrete floor of the shed. :2guns
Some filthy bugger decided to take a crap in the alleyway that leads to my shed. I didn't notice, ran over it, then, when I wheeled the bike back into the shed, smelled something revolting :(I'm disappointed, as an advance rider, you should've predicted that. :lol
I then had to spend 10 minutes hosing their crap off the wheel, then mixing up a load of bleach and water to clean the concrete floor of the shed. :2guns
Some filthy bugger decided to take a crap in the alleyway that leads to my shed. I didn't notice, ran over it, then, when I wheeled the bike back into the shed, smelled something revolting :(
I then had to spend 10 minutes hosing their crap off the wheel, then mixing up a load of bleach and water to clean the concrete floor of the shed. :2guns
You sure it wasn't a fox
You sure it wasn't a fox
I hope to hell not, it would have been a bloody big fox...!
There used to be a couple of urban foxes who would jump on the roof of a neighbour's shed and set off their security lights and they'd just sit there in the spotlight going "look at us", but I haven't seen them for years.
We have an unwanted cat that visits Sharp Hall and I keep a few small old soft potatoes by the backdoor to throw at it. I have little chance of hitting the cat so I throw them at the fence to make a bang and they fall down into the ornamental border on the East lawns. An unexpected bonus last year was that I ended up with a little crop of potatoes that had grown from the ones that I had launched.
We have an unwanted cat that visits Sharp Hall and I keep a few small old soft potatoes by the backdoor to throw at it. I have little chance of hitting the cat so I throw them at the fence to make a bang and they fall down into the ornamental border on the East lawns. An unexpected bonus last year was that I ended up with a little crop of potatoes that had grown from the ones that I had launched.
What you need is one of these. :)
We have an unwanted cat that visits Sharp Hall and I keep a few small old soft potatoes by the backdoor to throw at it. I have little chance of hitting the cat so I throw them at the fence to make a bang and they fall down into the ornamental border on the East lawns. An unexpected bonus last year was that I ended up with a little crop of potatoes that had grown from the ones that I had launched.
What you need is one of these. :)
Haven't seen one of them since I was a kid , its a wonder they are still allowed to sell them.
Shingles. It's really getting ma goat.
Had that nasty cold that was going roond before Christmas - what a stoater it wis - though I managed to struggle through without calling in sick to work. Just got over it before the new year. Did notice we had loads of folks off with it. But then maybe my determination to soldier on is why I now have shingles.
Started feeling odd on new years day. Just knackered - falling asleep and for unusally long periods of time. Then the pain started. Seems to be in my throat, ear and rhs of my face. Saw the doc on the 4th. I've had this before so I figured what was happening. Halfway through the course of anti-virals.
The weekend was absolute hell there. Still foccing hellish. Really foccing getting my goat. :(
Had shingles myself, not nice! Get well soon dude ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/thumbup.gif[/url])
If you owned a dog that kept dumping in everyone elses garden there'd be hell to pay.
Also cat owners always claim to be animal lovers, yet their pets go around killing all the songbirds :rolleyes
Can't believe the stupid of some people!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6624369/Motorbike-smashes-woman-sends-flying-London.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6624369/Motorbike-smashes-woman-sends-flying-London.html)
People do stupid things.
Another thing to bear in mind, people often behave very oddly directly after an accident.
But bloody hell, she must be sare. That bike sent her flying.
People do stupid things.
Another thing to bear in mind, people often behave very oddly directly after an accident.
But bloody hell, she must be sare. That bike sent her flying.
Love the headline. ‘Motorbike smashes into woman...’
How about, ‘Stupid person runs out into road without looking causing innocent motorcyclist to crash!’
Were they checking if you were smuggling in any illegal immigrants, or if you were using red diesel, or wearing your seat belt, or on the phone :lol
Agreed. A bit like those cars with amber side lights.
How do these designs pass type approval?
Most accidents involving bike start by blaming the rider, too fast, too slow, not alert, riding like a demented idiot, heard most of them trotted out over 40 odd years even heard the rider was speeding even though he was laying dead in the road turned out the driver was pissed out his brains when he pulled out the side road. Bet all of you on here has heard some beauties over the years. Non of us are perfect we all make mistakes but I think riders are more aware of the painful and sometimes fatal out come of the lapses.
What's the best, worst reason you've heard when your laying in a big heap in the road why it was your fault?
I'll start it off sorry mate I didn't see you your headlight blinded me unfortunately for the driver the police officer who had witnessed the accident heard the remark he had his day in court. and a large fine
thinking of jumping on the FAZER and paying them a visit at thier posh london officesMake sure you do it before ULEZ kicks in, or you'll get another bill :)
Getting a bill from TALKTALK when iam not even a customer......yep , thats got my goat today , just a tiny bit annoyed at that , a bit niggled , a little bit rattled.........thinking of jumping on the FAZER and paying them a visit at thier posh london offices and ramming the bill right up their a*s :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble
What about Rats? :eekIf you owned a dog that kept dumping in everyone elses garden there'd be hell to pay.
Also cat owners always claim to be animal lovers, yet their pets go around killing all the songbirds :rolleyes
:thumbup I absolutely love birds. Cats are evil,couldn't hurt one though,I'm as soft as shit when it comes to any animals. :\
If you owned a dog that kept dumping in everyone elses garden there'd be hell to pay.
Also cat owners always claim to be animal lovers, yet their pets go around killing all the songbirds :rolleyes
:thumbup I absolutely love birds. Cats are evil,couldn't hurt one though,I'm as soft as shit when it comes to any animals. :\
The bill is £0.00 ....and £3.98 to send it too me , they have being trying to contact me via an old email address I stopped using 20 odd ish years ago....I got a letter a couple of weeks ago asking me to update my email so they could send me a bill for nothing and if I didnt they would send it by post and charge me postage ...I ignored it thinking they would spot their mistake but then got the bill....emailed them this morning but not heard anything yet , so they have my old email and address , keeping a close eye on my bank account , if they have my bank details I think they would of helped themselves by now but if they do take anything you can expect ww3 ..........tried phoning but all I get is a link to a text service .........TALKTALK ....the people who dont like to talk :wall ..........now iam wound up againI fear that this will go on and on and the next thing you find is they have passed the "outstanding amount" on to a dept collector.To end it quicker I would advise that you join the talktalk forum and put your problem up there because it is run my talktalk staff who can and do get stuff done. But dont expect a reply from official staff for a few days as they answer by the oldest first and if you add to it again asking "why no help" then it gets pushed back to the bottom again.Do not bother ringing and talking to India.
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The bill is £0.00 ....and £3.98 to send it too me , they have being trying to contact me via an old email address I stopped using 20 odd ish years ago....I got a letter a couple of weeks ago asking me to update my email so they could send me a bill for nothing and if I didnt they would send it by post and charge me postage ...I ignored it thinking they would spot their mistake but then got the bill....emailed them this morning but not heard anything yet , so they have my old email and address , keeping a close eye on my bank account , if they have my bank details I think they would of helped themselves by now but if they do take anything you can expect ww3 ..........tried phoning but all I get is a link to a text service .........TALKTALK ....the people who dont like to talk :wall ..........now iam wound up again
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What about Rats? :eekIf you owned a dog that kept dumping in everyone elses garden there'd be hell to pay.
Also cat owners always claim to be animal lovers, yet their pets go around killing all the songbirds :rolleyes
:thumbup I absolutely love birds. Cats are evil,couldn't hurt one though,I'm as soft as shit when it comes to any animals. :\
Very cruel,couldn't do that myself :( it's a shame about the birds eggs though I suppose that's life............... or death :(
The bill is £0.00 ....and £3.98 to send it too me , they have being trying to contact me via an old email address I stopped using 20 odd ish years ago....I got a letter a couple of weeks ago asking me to update my email so they could send me a bill for nothing and if I didnt they would send it by post and charge me postage ...I ignored it thinking they would spot their mistake but then got the bill....emailed them this morning but not heard anything yet , so they have my old email and address , keeping a close eye on my bank account , if they have my bank details I think they would of helped themselves by now but if they do take anything you can expect ww3 ..........tried phoning but all I get is a link to a text service .........TALKTALK ....the people who dont like to talk :wall ..........now iam wound up again
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The bill is £0.00 ....and £3.98 to send it too me , they have being trying to contact me it coia an old email address I stopped using 20 odd ish years ago....I got a letter a couple of weeks ago asking me to update my email so they could send me a bill for nothing and if I didnt they would send it by post and charge me postage ...I ignored it thinking they would spot their mistake but then got the bill....emailed them this morning but not heard anything yet , so they have my old email and address , keeping a close eye on my bank account , if they have my bank details I think they would of helped themselves by now but if they do take anything you can expect ww3 ..........tried phoning but all I get is a link to a text service .........TALKTALK ....the people who dont like to talk :wall ..........now iam wound up again
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So it would appear this shit has been going on for many years now, you'd think they'd have resolved this by now.
https://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/ofcom-blasts-talktalk-for-billing-ex-customers/ (https://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/ofcom-blasts-talktalk-for-billing-ex-customers/)
I would be inclined to try and have an online chat with them, as long as you don't need passwords to get through to them.
And i would also contact your bank and tell them to block any activity from TalkTalk with a brief explanation why just to be safe.
https://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/ofcom-blasts-talktalk-for-billing-ex-customers/ (https://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/ofcom-blasts-talktalk-for-billing-ex-customers/)
I had a similar scenario the other day when i got a totally random text on my phone suddenly saying they will take money from my account each month for something i never knew about or even ordered?
Then they said text the word "STOP" to a phone number which was a premium rate number, so i was immediately fucked either way!
I did text STOP but also phoned my bank to make sure no Direct Debit's suddenly started without my knowledge, and my phone company said they couldn't do anything as it was a 3rd party source?
I must check and see if i ever did get charged for anything with that?
Quote from: darrsinto link=intresopic=17546.msg292117#msg292117 date=1549607354The bill is £0.00 ....and £3.98 to send it too me , they have being trying to contact me it coia an old email address I stopped using 20 odd ish years ago....I got a letter a couple of weeks ago asking me to update my email so they could send me a bill for nothing and if I didnt they would send it by post and charge me postage ...I ignored it thinking they would spot their mistake but then got the bill....emailed them this morning but not heard anything yet , so they have my old email and address , keeping a close eye on my bank account , if they have my bank details I think they would of helped themselves by now but if they do take anything you can expect ww3 ..........tried phoning but all I get is a link to a text service .........TALKTALK ....the people who dont like to talk :wall ..........now iam wound up again
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So it would appear this shit has been going on for many years now, you'd think they'd have resolved this by now.
https://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/ofcom-blasts-talktalk-for-billing-ex-customers/ (https://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/ofcom-blasts-talktalk-for-billing-ex-customers/)
I would be inclined to try and have an online chat with them, as long as you don't need passwords to get through to them.
And i would also contact your bank and tell them to block any activity from TalkTalk with a brief explanation why just to be safe.
https://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/ofcom-blasts-talktalk-for-billing-ex-customers/ (https://conversation.which.co.uk/technology/ofcom-blasts-talktalk-for-billing-ex-customers/)
I had a similar scenario the other day when i got a totally random text on my phone suddenly saying they will take money from my account each month for something i never knew about or even ordered?
Then they said text the word "STOP" to a phone number which was a premium rate number, so i was immediately fucked either way!
I did text STOP but also phoned my bank to make sure no Direct Debit's suddenly started without my knowledge, and my phone company said they couldn't do anything as it was a 3rd party source?
I must check and see if i ever did get charged for anything with that?
thats Interesting DARRSI , thanks for taking the time searching and posting :thumbup ......need to look Into this a bit more , never beena customer of TALKTALK but i was once with tiscalli , must be something like 20 ish years ago , got a confirmation email from TALKTALK saying my mail has been passed onto the complaints dept and It could take upto 3 days to get a reply , makes me think about what SHARPIE said about chasing them up and then being put at the back of the que ,
targetting the elderly for a 2p bill is an absolute discrace , had simular trouble with my 85 year old dementure suffering mum a couple of months ago , started with a knock on her door , she lives on her own , 30 mins later shes signed up for £1800 worth of loft insulstion she dosnt need , would of been nice meeting the lowlife so i could sort that one out face to face ;)
that really did get my goat....... :grumble :grumble :grumble
I had a similar scenario the other day when i got a totally random text on my phone suddenly saying they will take money from my account each month for something i never knew about or even ordered?The whole idea of the scam is to tell you bulshit that you will be charged and get you to call the premium rate number.
Then they said text the word "STOP" to a phone number which was a premium rate number, so i was immediately fucked either way!
Modern light bulbs. Claimed to last 100,000 hours. Foccin tosh. Barely last as long as the old filament lamps, and 10 times the foccin price too boot. Sat reading, and the glass section fell from the ceiling light and shattered on the floor, leaving the screw base still screwed in to the fitting.That seems odd. Just about every light in my house is now LED. Started changing over in 2015, pretty much everything LED by 2017 and not one failure yet. I always buy Phillips, Osram or Sylvania. Still on old fashioned fluorescent tubes in the garage though.
[... The LED fluorescent replacement tubes are not very bright and they don’t seem to last any longer than fluorescents, though at least the fittings last almost forever as it’s 240 straight onto the LED tube. But what I notice at work is when they try to save on price by buying cheap, the reality is it costs them a fortune.
That’s surprising. I replaced the two 4’ fluorescents in my kitchen with LED tubes a few weeks ago and feel like I need sunglasses in there.
The cheap bulbs are downright dangerous as well as short-lived. Some I got off ebay had fake CE markings (spacing between the letters wrong) so I took a look at the circuit and realised that if one of the LEDs went open-circuit the capacitor which was rated at 35V would have about 10x that across it. Sure enough, a few months later the lamp died and a minute later there was a bang which blew the top off leaving exposed mains dangling out.Nasty. I take it you have binned them all.
"Look at me""How dare you""Close your eyes"Is it just me that is sick of hearing and seeing this clip
QuoteThat’s surprising. I replaced the two 4’ fluorescents in my kitchen with LED tubes a few weeks ago and feel like I need sunglasses in there.
You sure. The ones they give us a work, which I think are cheapies, are nowhere near as bright as conventional tubes. They do sometimes fool people into thinking they are quite bright as they tend to have a cold blue colour temp, rather then the warm yellow of conventional.
The difference in brightness is doubtless because the old tubes are getting on a bit… they’re the originals I installed shortly after moving in, so are about 28 years old.Foc me! That must be a record. Yeah tubes do lose a bit of brightness over time. Plus the modern fluorescents are much brighter these days.
2700k is IMO nasty yellow, I go for 6000k or 65000k and have I have 62 LED bulbs in Sharp Hall. So far I have been lucky with them not blowing early but there are the odd duffers, and I am having particular trouble with GU9 fitting bulbs. I get most of mine now from CPCQuoteThat’s surprising. I replaced the two 4’ fluorescents in my kitchen with LED tubes a few weeks ago and feel like I need sunglasses in there.
You sure. The ones they give us a work, which I think are cheapies, are nowhere near as bright as conventional tubes. They do sometimes fool people into thinking they are quite bright as they tend to have a cold blue colour temp, rather then the warm yellow of conventional.
Thinking about it, you’re probably right. Though I went for a 2700K colour temperature the 18W LED tubes do only claim 1800 lumens and the old fluorescents appear to be 3000.
The difference in brightness is doubtless because the old tubes are getting on a bit… they’re the originals I installed shortly after moving in, so are about 28 years old.
Also, it’s winter so my kitchen is usually pretty cold when I turn the lights on and fluorescents are famously dim until they warm up. I’m probably comparing 1800 lumens with about 800 as a result. :rollin
2700k is IMO nasty yellowIs perfect for domestic use. Warm and relaxing.
I go for 6000k or 65000kIdeal for industrial use. What we use at work. Cold blue, or direct summer light. It can seem brighter than it really is as it is very harsh.
The problem with scotland though is that you are not used to daylight :pokefun There is a middle ground widely available which is 4000k.Quote2700k is IMO nasty yellowIs perfect for domestic use. Warm and relaxing.QuoteI go for 6000k or 65000kIdeal for industrial use. What we use at work. Cold blue, or direct summer light. It can seem brighter than it really is as it is very harsh.
Yes, that may be true, but there are a lot more of them to contend with. :rolleyesWhat about Rats? :eekIf you owned a dog that kept dumping in everyone elses garden there'd be hell to pay.
Also cat owners always claim to be animal lovers, yet their pets go around killing all the songbirds :rolleyes
:thumbup I absolutely love birds. Cats are evil,couldn't hurt one though,I'm as soft as shit when it comes to any animals. :\
believe it or not apart from wheals disease etc they are supposed to be cleaner than squirrels! :eek
Foccin wankers councils and their approach to gritting!!
Had 2 weeks worth of cold weather and icy mornings.... not a bit of salt in sight. Today 10 degrees, beautiful sunshine..... low and behold at 6 o clock the fucking gritters are out!?
So now tomorrow the maim roads will be covered in dry slippery salt. It's almost like there is someone deliberately gunning for bikers 🤯🤯🤯
A thread in a motorcycle forum on Brexit, when we all know which ever way it falls it will be a disaster up for some one or some group. ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/rolleyes.gif[/url])
QuoteA thread in a motorcycle forum on Brexit, when we all know which ever way it falls it will be a disaster up for some one or some group. ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/rolleyes.gif[/url])
It was Steve1062cc what done that.
YES guilty as charged and I bitterly regret it, never has the same arguments been used by so few to bore so manyIt was a good idea to set it up to stop brexit stuff
YES guilty as charged and I bitterly regret it, never has the same arguments been used by so few to bore so manyYou are the proud creator of the most popular thread on the foc-u forum so far thus year. :D
Wonderful sorry about that it's nothing to be proud of.
Why's it so shameful to start a thread about the biggest topic of the moment?.What is shameful is Steve stuck my name in the title. Shocking.
People who went to fight for or support Is/Isis and now want to come back to the UK so their children can be brought up in a non caliphate state, at UK citizens expense, while having no regrets and without changing their viewsI understand your view and have some sympathy for it.
Could you tell us who IYO we should vote for to stop all this.QuotePeople who went to fight for or support Is/Isis and now want to come back to the UK so their children can be brought up in a non caliphate state, at UK citizens expense, while having no regrets and without changing their viewsI understand your view and have some sympathy for it.
However, the UK has long sucked up to the Wahhabist Saudi state. ISIS practises Wahhabism and sourced much of it’s funding from Saudi. And of course, with our illegal and immoral wars we created the vacuum that led to the rise of ISIS. We have also sat back and let our Saudi ‘friends’ spread their sick depraved interpretation of Islam around the world, and indeed across Europe and the UK.
I would therefore argue that Shamima Begum is just another victim of our own shear and utter ignorance and stupidity.
Could you tell us who IYO we should vote for to stop all this.Can you tell us, IYO, how it is you think we can change the world by placing a vote once every 5 years or so.
I haven't got the foggyest. Do you have any solutions.QuoteCould you tell us who IYO we should vote for to stop all this.Can you tell us, IYO, how it is you think we can change the world by placing a vote once every 5 years or so.
I haven't got the foggyest. Do you have any solutions.QuoteCould you tell us who IYO we should vote for to stop all this.Can you tell us, IYO, how it is you think we can change the world by placing a vote once every 5 years or so.
Oh and no doubt she will sue the government. And win.
We will bring her back probably on a private plane at taxpayers expense. She will get feted by the bbc and the guardian as the victim of this country that so many who live here hate. Then she will get all the nhs help she needs for her and her baby and be fast tracked into a council house on full benefits. And the liberal left will rejoice whilst those who want to join Isis and cut the heads off aid workers in the fight against the evil of the west will think it’s not just ok to do so but they will get rewarded for it when they get back.
Go back to the Brexit thread I started for you. You spout the same bile and rubbish when ever you open your mouth.Yup sure it's OK to spout racist xenophobic Daily Mail pish.
VNA....I'm sensing that you're very angry about something again. :lol
I think there are underlying issues here that need to be addressed.
Have you considered therapy or medication ? :D
VNA....I'm sensing that you're very angry about something again. :lol
I think there are underlying issues here that need to be addressed.
Have you considered therapy or medication ? :D
Who's policy - its not mine
What about the hundreds of thousands or is it now in the millions dead as a result of our foreign policy?
Getting a bill from TALKTALK when iam not even a customer......yep , thats gotive also asked them to my goat today , just a tiny bit annoyed at that , a bit niggled , a little bit rattled.........thinking of jumping on the FAZER and paying them a visit at thier posh london offices and ramming the bill right up their a*s :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble
Which was the best route that worked. The forum admins, online chat or telephone conversation.Getting a bill from TALKTALK when iam not even a customer......yep , thats gotive also asked them to my goat today , just a tiny bit annoyed at that , a bit niggled , a little bit rattled.........thinking of jumping on the FAZER and paying them a visit at thier posh london offices and ramming the bill right up their a*s :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble
got an email today , bill has now been canceled , thought this would take a while to sort. Thanks to FAZERSHARP and DARRSI for links n things ..........ive also asked them to delete my details from their system which is a lot harded tham putting them on their system :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble
Cyclists that do that stupid stationary balancing thing where they keep both feet on the pedals trying to avoid putting a foot on the floor at the front of the queue at red lights.Yeh - violently yanking the bars left and right.
Its because they can't put their feet down - the feet are strapped/held into the pedals!How can they retain control (legally)?When I see them in this condition - I get in the way, just for the laugh..... :rollin :rollin :rollinCyclists that do that stupid stationary balancing thing where they keep both feet on the pedals trying to avoid putting a foot on the floor at the front of the queue at red lights.Yeh - violently yanking the bars left and right.
Cyclists that do that stupid stationary balancing thing where they keep both feet on the pedals trying to avoid putting a foot on the floor at the front of the queue at red lights.
The traffic can be murder up here too.lol it not just the traffic..£28.50 to park for four hours. How the hell does anyone live/work in sh*thole..
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lol it not just the traffic..£28.50 to park for four hours. How the hell does anyone live/work in sh*thole..What the foc! That is absolutely bonkers. Robbery.
should have took the train/tube really mate, but I didn't wanna get blown up or stabbed. you pays your money...Not been to London fae donkeys years, but when I was last there I thought public transport was fantastic. Got me everywhere nae bother.
lol it not just the traffic..£28.50 to park for four hours. How the hell does anyone live/work in sh*thole..VNA have you been to Edinburgh recently!
What the foc! That is absolutely bonkers. Robbery.
Only 2 good things to come out of London the A1 & M1 heading north.
Cyclists that do that stupid stationary balancing thing where they keep both feet on the pedals trying to avoid putting a foot on the floor at the front of the queue at red lights.
Don't know if any do. But I will if I know the lights are about to changeCyclists that do that stupid stationary balancing thing where they keep both feet on the pedals trying to avoid putting a foot on the floor at the front of the queue at red lights.How many bikers keep the bike in gear at the lights and hold the clutch in, instead of putting it into neutral as you're advised to do?
What's wrong with Yorkshire other they have short arms and deep pockets.They keep ferrets down their trousers :rolleyes
Quotelol it not just the traffic..£28.50 to park for four hours. How the hell does anyone live/work in sh*thole..What the foc! That is absolutely bonkers. Robbery.
Ahhhh forgot - the robbing bastards charge you £1 to park a bike in Westminster.And if you're very lucky, it's still there when you get to go home :(
QuoteAhhhh forgot - the robbing bastards charge you £1 to park a bike in Westminster.And if you're very lucky, it's still there when you get to go home :(
Riding into work this morning and couldn't help but notice the car behind tailgating me for quite a while.
On closer inspection looking at my wing mirror I noticed a woman with her sun visor down so she could carry on doing her make-up in her mirror while she was driving. :grumble
Riding into work this morning and couldn't help but notice the car behind tailgating me for quite a while.
On closer inspection looking at my wing mirror I noticed a woman with her sun visor down so she could carry on doing her make-up in her mirror while she was driving. :grumble
and if she did hit you up the arse she'd be extremely annoyed if you'd caused her to smudge her lipstick! :lol
Only 2 good things to come out of London the A1 & M1 heading north.
meghan and harry
whats a pair of sanctimonious cu..... :)
Which was the best route that worked. The forum admins, online chat or telephone conversation.Getting a bill from TALKTALK when iam not even a customer......yep , thats gotive also asked them to my goat today , just a tiny bit annoyed at that , a bit niggled , a little bit rattled.........thinking of jumping on the FAZER and paying them a visit at thier posh london offices and ramming the bill right up their a*s :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble
got an email today , bill has now been canceled , thought this would take a while to sort. Thanks to FAZERSHARP and DARRSI for links n things ..........ive also asked them to delete my details from their system which is a lot harded tham putting them on their system :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble
Quote from: fazersharp lnk=topic=17546.msg293044#msg293044 date=1550779413Which was the best route that worked. The forum admins, online chat or telephone conversation.Getting a bill from TALKTALK when iam not even a customer......yep , thats gotive also asked them to my goat today , just a tiny bit annoyed at that , a bit niggled , a little bit rattled.........thinking of jumping on the FAZER and paying them a visit at thier posh london offices and ramming the bill right up their a*s :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble
got an email today , bill has now been canceled , thought this would take a while to sort. Thanks to FAZERSHARP and DARRSI for links n things ..........ive also asked them to delete my details from their system which is a lot harded tham putting them on their system :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble :grumble
hi SHARPIE , sorry i missed your reply , i tried the email address on the bill to start with but that was not available for some reason , so i googled TALKTALK EMAIL and fired one off , took a while to get a reply but after a couple of prompts bill was cancelled and i even had a small apology.....
had a laugh on saturday morning , i get another bill in the post from TALKTALK , showing the previous balance , the refund and the amount due £0.00.........the original bill was the cost of posting the bill for £0.00 as they didnt have my email address and now they have done the same again :lol ......it wont surprise me In the slighest if i get another bill for the refund bill , this could go on for some time :lol
All new cars that seem to be grey --- they look crap.
Here I am doing my bit for the environment shuffling around the house bumping into things with inadequate low energy lighting - not that I can move around much due to the the 15 layers of woolly jumpers ( heaven forbid I turn the heating above 4 degrees ) save the washing up water to flush the loo, walk 8 miles to the farm market to buy veg covered in shit. All this and then 2 football clubs and fans who are 10 miles apart fly 3,000 miles for a 90 min game. :rolleyes . Anyway off to bed - after I have brushed my teeth rinsed with a cup of my own piss that I have saved.
Here I am doing my bit for the environment shuffling around the house bumping into things with inadequate low energy lighting - not that I can move around much due to the the 15 layers of woolly jumpers ( heaven forbid I turn the heating above 4 degrees ) save the washing up water to flush the loo, walk 8 miles to the farm market to buy veg covered in shit. All this and then 2 football clubs and fans who are 10 miles apart fly 3,000 miles for a 90 min game. :rolleyes . Anyway off to bed - after I have brushed my teeth rinsed with a cup of my own piss that I have saved.
Pis*ed down all the way through England to home ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/sad.gif[/url])
Now one leg has gone loose. Found my reading glasses and had a look. A wee clip on bit has gone astray that keeps the leg in line.
It cannot have gone far. It must be here. But can I find the foccing thing.
Women's weakly 1969 :lol Actually there is also an attachment you can get which is a bunch of straws that convert the one big hole into 30 smaller ones. Here you go https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223203117001 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223203117001)Now one leg has gone loose. Found my reading glasses and had a look. A wee clip on bit has gone astray that keeps the leg in line.
It cannot have gone far. It must be here. But can I find the foccing thing.
If you have a vacuum cleaner with hose attachment, put a J-Cloth or similar over the end of the hose, then push the "hard floor" brush (the rectangular one) over the end of it.
Run this over the area where the bit was lost and it will be sucked up into to the tube, but it'll stop at the J-cloth which will let the air through, but not the bit, then switch off, holding the end of the tool over a bowl or similar.
Sorted :thumbup
Women's weakly 1969
Now one leg has gone loose. Found my reading glasses and had a look. A wee clip on bit has gone astray that keeps the leg in line.
It cannot have gone far. It must be here. But can I find the foccing thing.
If you have a vacuum cleaner with hose attachment, put a J-Cloth or similar over the end of the hose, then push the "hard floor" brush (the rectangular one) over the end of it.
Run this over the area where the bit was lost and it will be sucked up into to the tube, but it'll stop at the J-cloth which will let the air through, but not the bit, then switch off, holding the end of the tool over a bowl or similar.
Sorted :thumbup
may as well just drink beer and be stupid.
Jo Brand and that "joke".I thought Nigel was all in favour of free speech?
Jo Brand and that "joke".
If it were a right wing comedian there'd be hell to pay. The hypocrisy of the left is staggering.
“don khaki, pick up a rifle and head for the front lines”
I took my husband to the hospital yesterday to have 17 stitches out - that'll teach him to buy me a sewing kit for my birthday.Jo Brand
This is hypocrisy....Yup and he's already bought his votes - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-tax-cut-wealthy-tory-leadership-contest-conservative-party-a8951631.html (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-tax-cut-wealthy-tory-leadership-contest-conservative-party-a8951631.html)
NO POLITICS! it now saysBut you started it :b
QuoteNO POLITICS! it now saysBut you started it :b
Yep which is when I flagged it up with the first post after the title alteration. Try to keep up
QuoteYep which is when I flagged it up with the first post after the title alteration. Try to keep up
I've lost the plot :rolleyes
QuoteYep which is when I flagged it up with the first post after the title alteration. Try to keep up
I've lost the plot :rolleyes
Think people have been trying to give you and VNA hints for months now, but you're so both wrapped up in your own warped little worlds that you've simply not acknowledged anything whatsoever.
His general attitude has consistently always been a piece of shit,I think at the end of the day, you have made it clear that you are sympathetic to extremist and unsavoury views You say you dislike political threads yet insist on repeatedly posting insults as you are unable to accept that others may not share your views, and of course insults is all you can manage as you are incapable of any intelligent and reasonable discussion.
QuoteThink people have been trying to give you and VNA hints for months now, but you're so both wrapped up in your own warped little worlds that you've simply not acknowledged anything whatsoever.
I think firstly darrsi you should speak for yourself.QuoteHis general attitude has consistently always been a piece of shit,I think at the end of the day, you have made it clear that you are sympathetic to extremist and unsavoury views You say you dislike political threads yet insist on repeatedly posting insults as you are unable to accept that others may not share your views, and of course insults is all you can manage as you are incapable of any intelligent and reasonable discussion.
Yeah, 'cos you've always been so tolerant of other peoples opinions.
QuoteYeah, 'cos you've always been so tolerant of other peoples opinions.
If I disagree with another’s opinion, I’ll state why, put forward an argument and make my position clear.
On the other hand you darrsi, can only express outrage that not everybody agrees with you, and being unable to address the substance of any debate you resort to insults and name calling, just as you are doing right now.
You WILL state why, but still totally disregarding whatever anyone else has said.If I have stated why I disagree, clearly, I have considered what another has said. Doh!
I don't need to prove my point,You don’t have a point – you never do. All you do is take offense at those who disagree with you and call them names.
QuoteYou WILL state why, but still totally disregarding whatever anyone else has said.If I have stated why I disagree, clearly, I have considered what another has said. Doh!QuoteI don't need to prove my point,You don’t have a point – you never do. All you do is take offense at those who disagree with you and call them names.
Other than your ally mtread, you disagree with EVERYONE on here.I think a wise person speaks for themselves.
QuoteOther than your ally mtread, you disagree with EVERYONE on here.I think a wise person speaks for themselves.
Think people have been trying to give you and VNA hints for months now
Quote
Other than your ally mtread, you disagree with EVERYONE on here.
I think a wise person speaks for themselves.
And that is exactly what i am doing.
Other than your ally mtread, you disagree with EVERYONE on here.
What gets my goat.....You lot fucking bickering!!I’M NOT FOCCING BICKERING!
Foccin advert breaks on the TV... anyone else think there are more and more adverts each break.. especially on some of the lesser channels. ☹️☹️
Foccin advert breaks on the TV... anyone else think there are more and more adverts each break.. especially on some of the lesser channels. ☹️☹️Yep and why is it that no matter when you change over it's ALWAYS on the advert break. Can they tell you've just switched?!.
Foccin advert breaks on the TV... anyone else think there are more and more adverts each break.. especially on some of the lesser channels. ☹️☹️Yep and why is it that no matter when you change over it's ALWAYS on the advert break. Can they tell you've just switched?!.
Next time I'm going to leave the set on in the kitchen and run out to see if that's on the ads at the same time on the same channel :D
the setThat really makes me sound "with it" doesn't it :o :lol
Foccin advert breaks on the TV... anyone else think there are more and more adverts each break.. especially on some of the lesser channels. ☹️☹️
Yep and why is it that no matter when you change over it's ALWAYS on the advert break. Can they tell you've just switched?!.
Next time I'm going to leave the set on in the kitchen and run out to see if that's on the ads at the same time on the same channel :D
Good God..!!! R U still watching TV...????..get out and work on yer chicken strips :rolleyes
or in Yamfazfan's case a long stick poking his set buttons
Some gobshite spat out of his van window this morning as he was sitting in still traffic and i was slowly going past him.
Basically he spat on the front of my bike.
It was a transit type van and he was leaning on the door with the window down so could clearly see me in the mirrors.....if he looked.
Whether it was deliberate or not, i don’t know, but........no need. :rolleyes
Some gobshite spat out of his van window this morning as he was sitting in still traffic and i was slowly going past him.
Basically he spat on the front of my bike.
It was a transit type van and he was leaning on the door with the window down so could clearly see me in the mirrors.....if he looked.
Whether it was deliberate or not, i don’t know, but........no need. :rolleyes
Cant say I've had anyone spit but the majn one is get is fag ash. Happens all the time around town when some idiot is smoking while driving but instead of using an ashtray they just flick the ash out their half open window... drives me mad
On a similar note, when you get a really annoying advert on the radio that is repeated non stop all day.
On a similar note, when you get a really annoying advert on the radio that is repeated non stop all day.
I phoned a radio station about this and the bloke said they have to do this because of the fees these advertisers pay,without which they couldn't keep going,but what a fucking ball ache,ay? :finger
Cars who park on the opposite side of the road facing you with their headlamps left on full. Why don't they have the common sense to turn them to side lights. Can't see much past them.:agree
No amount of main beam (in car) from me makes them realise -they either flash back or give you finger salutes. Happening more and more these days...Grrrrrrrrrrrr!
Me too :agreeCars who park on the opposite side of the road facing you with their headlamps left on full. Why don't they have the common sense to turn them to side lights. Can't see much past them.:agree
No amount of main beam (in car) from me makes them realise -they either flash back or give you finger salutes. Happening more and more these days...Grrrrrrrrrrrr!
This one is perennial I would guess but, fucking idiot cyclists in london -
- jumping red lights when your going in the same directly is annoying, but when they are traveling perpendicular to you and then then have to slam on the fucking anchor's to avoid and collision and then they have the fucking cheek to tell you to fuck off when you pull them on it - I have lost count of the amount of times I have to restrain myself from beating someone into a comma. Or worse you grab a cop and the cunt could not care less.
- not doing shoulder checks or heck just being fucking aware of whats around them - again slamming on the anchor's when I haven't been able to predict where the fuck there were going.
- riding in groups at peeks times, against the highway code and common sense - cops don't care, the royal parks service don't care, the cyclists don't care - so I just blast right through the middle of the bunch when they refuse to move over and the gap is big enough.
- just utterly failing to have any sort of basic riding skill or road awareness - these people are either literately too stupid and shouldn't be on the road in the first place.
- Having rear and front lights are blinding - I wish there was some sort of legal requirement that prevented cyclists and retailers from allowing the use and sale of these types of lights. The lights are so bright that they are brights than the HID/LED lights I have fitted the the Fazer.
The fashion amongst the Chelsea Tractor women is to have a pair of those enormous sunglasses perched up on top of their head. They wear them over the eyes early morning then raise them up for the rest of the day :lolYeh - that's them and the reason I have noticed it cause they are focing MASIVE ! and can see them coming from the opposite direction at 1/2 mile
:agree Nearly got taken out twice yesterday.
Every roundabout is a roundabout.
:agree Nearly got taken out twice yesterday.
Every roundabout is a roundabout.
yes,and the older you get the less you bounce,I got knocked off a couple of weeks ago and was pleased I got away with it but I had a bruise on my leg which seemed to take ages to stop hurting and I didn't even realise I'd done anything at the time.
there is a mini roundabout near me and it consists of a painted white circle with no centre bollard to allow buses to negotiate the junction turning left or right.
Over the 25 years I have lived here there have been many RTCs on this junction(was going to say accidents but most of them have been caused by outright stupidity or careless/dangerous driving).
Lately I approach said junction with EXTREME CAUTION as more and more drivers simply dont even slow let alone look right or left but sail across without showing any sign that they recognise they are crossing a junction.
I used to think it was too many distractions in cars like satnavs,infotainment centres and "danglies" from the rear view mirror. Now I believe that many drivers simply dont give a s**t ! After all who is going to pick them up on their errors?-we only see police vehicles on rapid response work-often unmarked- travelling at high speed. Tailgating and lane hogging are 2 other classic instances of moronic behaviour I witness daily.
Dont know what the answer is-its probably me getting old and cynical but there seems to be so much selfish behaviour generally these days-I think it has something to do with the narcissistic cult of celebrity s**t that pours forth from our tv sets unless we remember the on/off switch!
Yep I have got one of those near me and its even worse because it is an "aftermarket" mini roundabout, painted to create traffic calming it used to be a t junction with the top of the t being the through road, they scrubbed out the stop line and moved it back up the side road to make room for the roundabout, so that when you approach from the old side road you have no visibility from the right due to house fences and that view from the right is the old though road of the junction and cars fly straight over without even slowing. Its actually safer at night because you can see the lights before the car.
Lately I approach said junction with EXTREME CAUTION as more and more drivers simply dont even slow let alone look right or left but sail across without showing any sign that they recognise they are crossing a junction.
And another thing - if I am approaching from the left of the picture and turning right as I go around the paint other cars behind me and going in the same direction as me cut the roundabout out and seem to get angry with me for going around it and so remain right up my arse the whole distance of the remaining street.
And another thing - if I am approaching from the left of the picture and turning right as I go around the paint other cars behind me and going in the same direction as me cut the roundabout out and seem to get angry with me for going around it and so remain right up my arse the whole distance of the remaining street.
Should of made it clear that I was referring to when I am in the carAnd another thing - if I am approaching from the left of the picture and turning right as I go around the paint other cars behind me and going in the same direction as me cut the roundabout out and seem to get angry with me for going around it and so remain right up my arse the whole distance of the remaining street.
We must have vastly different riding styles as one thing that has never been an issue for me on a motorbike is a car being too close behind me, it's the fuckers in front holding me up that are my issue :rollin
Mini roundabouts are the worst, many cars don’t even slow down at all on the approach as they think they’ve got right of way and can just carry on without giving way to anyone.
And another thing - if I am approaching from the left of the picture and turning right as I go around the paint other cars behind me and going in the same direction as me cut the roundabout out and seem to get angry with me for going around it and so remain right up my arse the whole distance of the remaining street.
We must have vastly different riding styles as one thing that has never been an issue for me on a motorbike is a car being too close behind me, it's the fuckers in front holding me up that are my issue :rollin
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And couldn't agree more about the so called 'celebrity' BS that's spewed out of the tv sets and today's youth. Between that and social media 'influencers' I'd say they have very few good role models to base themselves off.
Having all this 50th anniversary of the moon landing stuff going on just highlights how much society has changed.
Back then kids looked up to extraordinary people. People with skill and dignity, they aspired to be great and reach for the stars..... now days they look up to gender confused sados that have the highest score on a video game or the most likes on a picture of their toast 🤯🤯
RESCUED. Over used word, like many in the English language these days. Celebrity, Legend, Star etc etc. Rescued? Two dozen kids stuck a mile underground, yes. Sailors pulled from a sinking ship in a gale, yes. People held hostage against their will by crackpot religious fanatics, yes. People asked to get off a train which has broken down and onto another one which has been readily provided? For fucks sake!!!
People who moan when it cools down and rains for a day or 2.My garden/allotment is parched. I hope it's cold and pisses down all weekend
Well said COFFEE.......one life ,bike it :thumbupWell I ain't cause global warming means its now raining. Funny when people just blindly reiterate what the gov funded scientists say.
mmmmmmmm 50's diner......i'll fill the thou up In the morning , and burn the foccin lot in a couple of hours that should help control global warming ;)
We have just recorded the highest ever temperature recorded in the UK. 38.7 degrees at Cambridge University's Botanic Gardens. That temperature has to be verified by the Met Office.
The 8 hottest years globally, since records began, have occurred in the last ten years.
At the end of the day if you keep increasingly the concentration of co2 in the atmosphere, then you will get temperature rises.
Oh global warming will see increased rainfall in the UK, and in particular more flash flodding.
Once again, all the predictions are coming true, but still there is little sign of any willingness to change.
We have just recorded the highest ever temperature recorded in the UK. 38.7 degrees at Cambridge University's Botanic Gardens. That temperature has to be verified by the Met Office.
The 8 hottest years globally, since records began, have occurred in the last ten years.
At the end of the day if you keep increasingly the concentration of co2 in the atmosphere, then you will get temperature rises.
Oh global warming will see increased rainfall in the UK, and in particular more flash flodding.
Once again, all the predictions are coming true, but still there is little sign of any willingness to change.
Scientists - pah. The doomsters and gloomsters. We've had enough of people who know what they're talking about. :eekThese people "who know what they are talking about" receive their funding - livelihood - pension from the very government who then use that "evidence" to #1 Control you #2 Tax you (also a very good method of control ).
Yep classic liberal elite. As the great philosopher Mark Almond once said in his non stop erotic cabaret thought pieceWe have just recorded the highest ever temperature recorded in the UK. 38.7 degrees at Cambridge University's Botanic Gardens. That temperature has to be verified by the Met Office.
The 8 hottest years globally, since records began, have occurred in the last ten years.
At the end of the day if you keep increasingly the concentration of co2 in the atmosphere, then you will get temperature rises.
Oh global warming will see increased rainfall in the UK, and in particular more flash flodding.
Once again, all the predictions are coming true, but still there is little sign of any willingness to change.
You ride a C90 and a Gen1 Fazer 1000 (+ driving a car).
You ought to be one of the last people to lecture everyone about increasing CO2 emissions and global warming :lol
Think about it, that tax people are willing to pay be it - climate levy / fuel tax / green tax /Congestion Charge doesn't all go into saving the planet it go's into building more roads and weapons and chemicals - all not renown for their green credentials.I think you will find that the intended purpose of these taxes is to change behaviour :)
You really believe the spin the of "the intended purpose of these taxes is to change behaviour" then good for you that is totally your choice and right to believe what you need to. Who's behaviour do you think these regressive taxes in the name of the environment will change -- the rich which the left (you) hate or the poor who can not afford the fuel tax - brand new low co2 cars and haven forbid they treat their family to a little holiday via a plane or even put in a little extra fuel in their old cars to drive to the coast for a few days . Typical left champagne socialist liberal elite attitude. Those policies are not going too well for Macron right now. And the London congestion charge is just accelerating the economic cleansing of the capitol but maybe that's your plan.QuoteThink about it, that tax people are willing to pay be it - climate levy / fuel tax / green tax /Congestion Charge doesn't all go into saving the planet it go's into building more roads and weapons and chemicals - all not renown for their green credentials.I think you will find that the intended purpose of these taxes is to change behaviour :)
London Congestion Charge
Climate Change Levy
Air Passenger Duty
Vehicle Excise Duty variable rates
etc
Never heard of the 'Green Tax'? Something to do with cabbage? :rolleyes
Well said COFFEE.......one life ,bike it :thumbup
mmmmmmmm 50's diner......i'll fill the thou up In the morning , and burn the foccin lot in a couple of hours that should help control global warming ;)
QuoteThink about it, that tax people are willing to pay be it - climate levy / fuel tax / green tax /Congestion Charge doesn't all go into saving the planet it go's into building more roads and weapons and chemicals - all not renown for their green credentials.I think you will find that the intended purpose of these taxes is to change behaviour :)
London Congestion Charge
Climate Change Levy
Air Passenger Duty
Vehicle Excise Duty variable rates
etc
Never heard of the 'Green Tax'? Something to do with cabbage? :rolleyes
All of science is not in agreementIndeed, there are those who believe the earth is flat and that cigarettes don’t cause cancer. So beware what the gov controlled msm tells you. ;)
Would they release a press statement thanking us for helping the planet.It’s not about helping the planet. It’s about survival. The planet will regulate itself – ultimately anything that upsets the balance of the planet will be eliminated, and therefore balance will be restored.
Yes there are those people - and they are nutters. So you are saying that all the climate experts who do not tow the line and conform are also nutters, its that attitude that suppresses some climate scientists from speaking out for fear of not having their research grant renewed.QuoteAll of science is not in agreementIndeed, there are those who believe the earth is flat and that cigarettes don’t cause cancer. So beware what the gov controlled msm tells you. ;)
I know that's the official line but surely you can't honestly believe that's the governments intention?Well I know at least one of them to be a fact :)
The Tobacco Excise Duty Escalator is to make people cut down on smoking.There will be once the tax income on cigs reaches a certain low level. Just like what has happened with car tax too many people were taking up the option of buying low co2 cars and only paying £30 tax, the tax revenue went down so they had to move the goal posts so that those same co2 cars now pay £145. The same will happen with electric cars which at the moment are £0, according to your logic in the near future we will all be driving around in £0 tax rated electric cars.
Otherwise don't you think there would be extra tax on vaping?
The Scottish Government's minimum pricing policy is to stop the Scots doing the same on White Lightening, andScots drinking – no surely not. :lol
Yes there are those people - and they are nutters. So you are saying that all the climate experts who do not tow the line and conform are also nutters,Some searches on google estimate that climatologists are somewhere between 97-98% in agreement on the manmade climate change theory.
Others have pointed out that in older earth history the earth Co2 level has been higher and yet had lower temperatures. There is an argument that points out the reluctance of climate predictions to take any notice of the main source of our heat - the Sun and its 11-12 year cycle or its even longer cycle ontop of that one, evidence has shown that there have been much warmer periods without the help of the industrial revolution. The statement that the climate science is settled is simply not correct. That is the BBC's stated position on the subject (the climate science is settled ) and they are refusing to air anyone with an opposite view, they are supposed to be neutral. Proof of their misinformation can be seen when ever they cover a story about global warming and show a glacier "melting" when infact it is doing exactly what glaciers do - which is flow to the sea just like a river. IMO that can be justifiably classed as fake news.
By 1896 Svante Arrhenius had precited that man’s use of fossil fuels would lead to an increase in CO2 in the atmosphere in turn leading to a rise in temperature.
Others have pointed out that in older earth history the earth Co2 level has been higher and yet had lower temperatures. There is an argument that points out the reluctance of climate predictions to take any notice of the main source of our heat - the Sun and its 11-12 year cycle or its even longer cycle ontop of that one, evidence has shown that there have been much warmer periods without the help of the industrial revolution. The statement that the climate science is settled is simply not correct. That is the BBC's stated position on the subject (the climate science is settled ) and they are refusing to air anyone with an opposite view, they are supposed to be neutral. Proof of their misinformation can be seen when ever they cover a story about global warming and show a glacier "melting" when infact it is doing exactly what glaciers do - which is flow to the sea just like a river. IMO that can be justifiably classed as fake news.You are quite mad - bonkers :lol
I remember in the early 80s being taught that we were heading for another ice age and indeed the records show that we are over due for one. At that time there was serious talk by governments to control climate to prevent the onset of an ice age by using aircraft to spray in the atmosphere, could it be that it worked too well and Co2 has been used as a cover story. What about if it has run out of control and they are now using aircraft to spray to try and cut down the sunlight and your Co2 tax is funding it.
.High strength beer duty will do nothing to stop those intent on wrecking them selves - do you think they care for how much it costs, with that you are just taxing the already vulnerable -now that's not a very socialist attitude to care is it.Oi, NO POLITICS! ;)
o you honestly think that raising tobacco taxes extortionately has had no affect on reducing smoking?The problem is it has literally become extortionate. Smoking is an addiction, and addiction that is extremely hard to overcome. The more chaotic your life, or the less money you have, the more likely you are to smoke.
DQuoteo you honestly think that raising tobacco taxes extortionately has had no affect on reducing smoking?The problem is it has literally become extortionate. Smoking is an addiction, and addiction that is extremely hard to overcome. The more chaotic your life, or the less money you have, the more likely you are to smoke.
The price is no longer a deterrent but simply extortion, and sadly taking money often from those who can least afford it.
I am not saying tobacco should ever be cheap – but ten quid a pack or more? It’s madness.
The people that make these decisions are on 100s of thousands of pound a year,Well if you take our new PM, or most of his cabinet ministers, what they earn at work is peanuts – their income comes from investment. I don’t think people realise how rich many of these people are.
I think we need a dedicated politics thread BUT with some ground rules - remain polite - no name calling or swearingFoc off :lol
The problem is it has literally become extortionate. Smoking is an addiction, and addiction that is extremely hard to overcome. The more chaotic your life, or the less money you have, the more likely you are to smoke.I don't disagree, but unless you ban something how can you help people stop damaging themselves. Putting pictures of diseased lungs on packets, banning advertising etc doesn't seem to work.
You lot just cant leave it alone..find a political forum and talk shit on that..what gets my goat is bikers that aint really bikers..when we meet for a fry up and a ride no one I know talks about this shit..Go on get it off your chest -- that is what this thread is all about and what makes this forum so good is that its not talking about bike shit all the time.
QuotePeople who moan when it cools down and rains for a day or 2.My garden/allotment is parched. I hope it's cold and pisses down all weekend
It's not raining in Tokyo, apparently ;)
Yes I'd heard that on my elaborate radio set earlier
You lot just cant leave it alone..find a political forum and talk shit on that..what gets my goat is bikers that aint really bikers..when we meet for a fry up and a ride no one I know talks about this shit..Go on get it off your chest -- that is what this thread is all about and what makes this forum so good is that its not talking about bike shit all the time.
ditto mate. apparently the old bill can use theirfootage against you can't they? I mean how the fuck can that be legal?
Anyway remind us Mr environment what fuel does that power station that you work in burn.
([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/shocked.gif[/url]) It gets worse!.
Rides a C90 + a Gen1 Fazer 1000, drives a diesel car and works in a power station ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/shocked.gif[/url])
What do you run the BBQ on?. Shredded car tyres? ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/lol.gif[/url])
At the end of the day if you keep increasingly the concentration of co2 in the atmosphere, then you will get temperature rises.Cough ----- and don't forget Mrs VNA also has a car ;) .
Once again, all the predictions are coming true, but still there is little sign of any willingness to change.
Quote from: VNA on 27 July 2019, 10:58:34 AM ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,17546.msg300983.html#msg300983[/url])<blockquote> At the end of the day if you keep increasingly the concentration of co2 in the atmosphere, then you will get temperature rises.<blockquote> </blockquote>
Once again, all the predictions are coming true, but still there is little sign of any willingness to change. </blockquote>
Cough ----- and don't forget Mrs VNA also has a car ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/wink.gif[/url]) .
QuoteQuote from: VNA on 27 July 2019, 10:58:34 AM ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,17546.msg300983.html#msg300983[/url])<blockquote> At the end of the day if you keep increasingly the concentration of co2 in the atmosphere, then you will get temperature rises.<blockquote> </blockquote>
Once again, all the predictions are coming true, but still there is little sign of any willingness to change. </blockquote>QuoteCough ----- and don't forget Mrs VNA also has a car ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/wink.gif[/url]) .
Firstly, Mrs VNA does not have a car.
Secondly, how am I to get to my carbon neutral place of work? It’sisrelatively remote, there is no works bus and no public transport.
Thirdly, I need to get about, public transport is poor round here. Thereisare currently no real practicable viable alternatives to my current modes of transport.
Fourthly, do you think that any personal changes that I make, or you for that matter, will have any impact on global temperatures?
There has to be collective change. It has to be global change.
Though at the end of the day, the new energy market is without any doubtisgoing to be about both efficiency and carbon neutral energy sources alongside solutions to absorb CO2.
The winners economically in this new world are going to be those who grasp the nettle and find the solutions.
Firstly Mrs VNA does not have a car.
Ah Fazersharps usual tactic, attack the individual one way or another rather than addressing the substance.
- Firstly the above is how you correctly insert a quote so that the name of who you are quoting is included.
- Secondly You do the quotes without any names
- Thirdly It can look like you said what is in the quote
- Fourthly I was mistaken when I said Mrs has a car.
- Fifthly It was because you quoted it.
- Sixthly I refer you to Secondly.
- Seventhly Co2 is a red herring - in fact the earth almost does not have enough Co2 the sustain current plant life
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We have the ability to reverse this. But not to save the planet, as it will be just fine, but to save ourselves. If we don’t change our ways the human race faces extinction. This will be different from previous events, in that we will be the first species not only to predict our own extinction, but to understand why and have the means to stop it. The question today is – will we?
Not if everyone follows your example :lol
Just remember....If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem ;)
There is far more hidden behind the climate hoax if you only remove yourself from your own confirmation bias.And remember, just because you're not a conspiracy theorist, doesn't mean they're not out to get you :)
There is far more hidden behind the climate hoax if you only remove yourself from your own confirmation bias.
Have you got spell check switched on? :lolQuoteThere is far more hidden behind the climate hoax if you only remove yourself from your own confirmation bias.
Aye, right, climatologists right across the globe are all engaged in a hoax. Mmmm.
Meanwhile, VNA got caught in a flash flood on Thursday. Got home and poured the water oot o ma boots. Took the car to work on Friday cos everything was soaking.
Whet oot fae a spin today down through the borders. Coming back towards Glasgow on the way hame, another bleedin flash flood. Got home and poured the water oot o ma boots again.
Ah wis thinking today that my boots felt a wee bit mare spacious than usual. Then I noticed the insoles still sitting in the conservatory when I got back. Doh!
Have you got spell check switched on? :lolQuoteThere is far more hidden behind the climate hoax if you only remove yourself from your own confirmation bias.
Aye, right, climatologists right across the globe are all engaged in a hoax. Mmmm.
Meanwhile, VNA got caught in a flash flood on Thursday. Got home and poured the water oot o ma boots. Took the car to work on Friday cos everything was soaking.
Whet oot fae a spin today down through the borders. Coming back towards Glasgow on the way hame, another bleedin flash flood. Got home and poured the water oot o ma boots again.
Ah wis thinking today that my boots felt a wee bit mare spacious than usual. Then I noticed the insoles still sitting in the conservatory when I got back. Doh!
QuoteThere is far more hidden behind the climate hoax if you only remove yourself from your own confirmation bias.
Aye, right, climatologists right across the globe are all engaged in a hoax. Mmmm.
Meanwhile, VNA got caught in a flash flood on Thursday. Got home and poured the water oot o ma boots. Took the car to work on Friday cos everything was soaking.
Whet oot fae a spin today down through the borders. Coming back towards Glasgow on the way hame, another bleedin flash flood. Got home and poured the water oot o ma boots again.
Ah wis thinking today that my boots felt a wee bit mare spacious than usual. Then I noticed the insoles still sitting in the conservatory when I got back. Doh!
For those of us darn sarf, here's a translation :
No currant bun and I decided to go up the frog and toad but it was coming down cats and dogs. My daisy roots leaked and my plates of meat got soaking wet. Next day when I came down the apples and pears, my daisies seemed bigger. When I had a butchers at them I'd left the insole out. I couldn't believe my mincies. Would you Adam and Eve it.
Hope that helps.
QuoteQuote from: VNA on 27 July 2019, 10:58:34 AM ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,17546.msg300983.html#msg300983[/url])<blockquote> At the end of the day if you keep increasingly the concentration of co2 in the atmosphere, then you will get temperature rises.<blockquote> </blockquote>
Once again, all the predictions are coming true, but still there is little sign of any willingness to change. </blockquote>QuoteCough ----- and don't forget Mrs VNA also has a car ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/wink.gif[/url]) .
Firstly Mrs VNA does not have a car.
Secondly, how am I to get to my carbon neutral place of work? It’s is relatively remote, there is no works bus and no public transport.
Thirdly, I need to get about, public transport is poor round here. There is currently no real practicable viable alternative my current modes of transport.
Fourthly, do you think that any personal changes that I make, or you for that matter, will have any impact on global temperatures?
There has to be collective change. It has to be global change.
Though at the end of the day, the new energy market is without any doubt is going to be about both efficiency and carbon neutral energy sources alongside solutions to absorb CO2.
The winners economically in this new world are going to be those who grasp the nettle and find the solutions.
What gets my goat is people who type how they speak - utter bollocks. Never met anyone who does this.
What gets my goat is people who type how they speak - utter bollocks. Never met anyone who does this.Foccin philistines. :lol
I think it's intended as a way of expressing national/regional pride. It's a bit cringy though isn't it :o .Ah cannae see hou tha writin in ma mither tongue is in ony wey “cringy”. :(
Which is hou ye Sassenachs unnerstaund whit a am sayin.
Ah cannae see hou tha writin in ma mither tongue is in ony wey “cringy”. :(
On a similar theme, I used to work with a Brummie who travelled home every other weekend for the football. By Friday afternoon his accent was almost incomprehensible
When you buy something from a shop and next day it's reduced in a fuckin' sale and they never tell you,WANKERS :finger
another one is buying something and finding it cheaper next day when your not looking to buy it, and just stumble across it online or in a shop--that really f**s with my mind.
What gets my goat today is that its August 13th and I am back to wearing my winter leather jacket. :lmao2
What gets my goat today is that its August 13th and I am back to wearing my winter leather jacket. :lmao2
Its mainly because my summer jacket is so good at letting the air in as its very perforated - see picture and also white which helps reflect the sun. In hot weather its just that and a t shirt underneath (on the top) but for winter its a hi vis long sleeve stretch top over the non perf jacket with a short sleeve mirano T shirt then under that a wind block long sleeve mirano wool top under that and also a kidney belt.Oh and a buff neck scarf - but I wear that all year around as it keeps out any Kamacazi bees or wasps. Got stung once after one hit my neck and fell down the front - very angry.What gets my goat today is that its August 13th and I am back to wearing my winter leather jacket. :lmao2Blimey you must be absolutely frozen in winter time :eek
Yes, they’re usually in front of me in the outside lane when I’m in the car. :rolleyes
people who are never ready to go at traffic lights when they change from red and get to green.
people who are never ready to go at traffic lights when they change from red and get to green.
£5? What?Splash and dash.
£5? What?Splash and dash.
Apparently he's just had a 6 month driving ban reduced to 2 months because it would interfere with production for his new show.
Geordie - Alan Partridge got it right - 'it's just noise'
As Partridge would say 'Back of the net' 😁
His Partridge character is one of the most unfunny, boring creations I've ever had the displeasure of viewing ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/z.gif[/url])
Coogan was caught driving his Porsche at 36mph in a 30mph zone, which merits a three-point penalty. He already had nine points from previous motoring offences and faced an automatic six-month ban under the ‘totting-up’ procedure.
Foc me, one of the best English comedy characters ever. Superb.
Remember - I don't commute on it and sometimes it can be up to 5 weeks in-between rides so I like to keep the petrol fresh and only fill up with roughly what I need for the blat I am about to do, £5 will cover 50 miles thereabouts. Otherwise a with a full tank the last bit of petrol could be 2 or 3 months old. And besides a full tank of petrol weighs about the same as me.£5? What?Splash and dash.
"splash and dash"? it used to be called being a tight arse. :lol
Nae bank holiday up here.Way too warm though, silly warm again. Murder.Fixed that for you
The joys of A NORMAL UK SUMMER.
Just come home after two weeks holiday. Everything in the garden is burnt to a crisp. Why does it never rain at home when I go away?
Everything in the garden is burnt to a crisp.
'm not sure but if you could kindly foc off away more often I'm sure the rest of us would greatly appreciate the good weatherBrilliant idea. I'll crowdfund my next holiday, if you could all chip in. I'm thinking Maldives? :thumbup
Knowing this lot the crowdfunding might stretch to a day out in Cleethorpes.
Cleethorpes? Call that a pier?
Now this is a pier, and it's got Jamie Oliver :pokefun
Cleethorpes? Call that a pier?
Now this is a pier, and it's got Jamie Oliver :pokefun
Haha I know mate..... that's where I'm from (Southend) :lol
Used to be a lot longer before several fires and boat accidents
Car indicators that are on the inside of the headlights as opposed to the outside. Always seemed a bit odd to me especially at night
Exactly - how unbelievably stupid are these designers, think about it you moron designers - when you are braking you are very likely to also be indicating too (unless you are in a BMW or Audi )Car indicators that are on the inside of the headlights as opposed to the outside. Always seemed a bit odd to me especially at night
Or the ones that are a ring around a brake light which can often be bloody hard to see if someone's braking and going to turn... :(
As for what's getting my goat...... the foccing weather predictions in this country!! How in this day and age can the met office still not have a damn clue what the weather will be like more than 10 minutes ahead??
I'd have better lick flipping a coin than listening to the weather report.
Tonight for example all day we have been forecast 'heavy showers' from 5 till 11. So cancelled our planned ride out with my mates but here I am sat home and not a foccing drop of rain to be had!?
And this is about the 5th or 6th time this month I've either cancelled planned rides for no reason or been caught out in tropical typhoons on 'sunny' days
Honestly.... they couldn't predict night time at sunset the bunch of useless twats
BUT use their app it has a 6 hour historical rain radar so you can make your own weather forecasts with reasonable accuracy and no super computers in sight.
Similar kind of thing but I find this useful https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar. (https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar.) Turn on the animations which help you see what may be heading your wayBUT use their app it has a 6 hour historical rain radar so you can make your own weather forecasts with reasonable accuracy and no super computers in sight.
I use [url]http://meteoradar.co.uk/[/url] ([url]http://meteoradar.co.uk/[/url]) which gives a 3 hour prediction of rainfall.
It's never 100% accurate (it can't be) especially with the light stuff, but it's very useful if there's a likelihood of heavy rain :thumbup
As for what's getting my goat...... the foccing weather predictions in this country!! How in this day and age can the met office still not have a damn clue what the weather will be like more than 10 minutes ahead??
I'd have better lick flipping a coin than listening to the weather report.
Tonight for example all day we have been forecast 'heavy showers' from 5 till 11. So cancelled our planned ride out with my mates but here I am sat home and not a foccing drop of rain to be had!?
And this is about the 5th or 6th time this month I've either cancelled planned rides for no reason or been caught out in tropical typhoons on 'sunny' days
Honestly.... they couldn't predict night time at sunset the bunch of useless twats
Don't get me started with that lot.
BUT use their app it has a 6 hour historical rain radar so you can make your own weather forecasts with reasonable accuracy and no super computers in sight.
I just call the dog in and see if it's wet.Wow a talking dog! Ask him 'what's the weather like' and he says 'rough' ;)
Exactly - how unbelievably stupid are these designers, think about it you moron designers - when you are braking you are very likely to also be indicating too (unless you are in a BMW or Audi )Car indicators that are on the inside of the headlights as opposed to the outside. Always seemed a bit odd to me especially at night
Or the ones that are a ring around a brake light which can often be bloody hard to see if someone's braking and going to turn... :(
Yep nissan qaqui - whatever, has them in the corner of v shaped running lights. Also some are no bigger than a matchbox. I think mine are bigger on the bike. What are the regs for them- are there even any I wonder.Exactly - how unbelievably stupid are these designers, think about it you moron designers - when you are braking you are very likely to also be indicating too (unless you are in a BMW or Audi )Car indicators that are on the inside of the headlights as opposed to the outside. Always seemed a bit odd to me especially at night
Or the ones that are a ring around a brake light which can often be bloody hard to see if someone's braking and going to turn... :(
Now this winds me up no end. You have as much chance of seeing the ring indicators on VW's as VNA had with the smoked rear lights. Add to that the now "stylish" tiny front indicators buried in the corner of the front LED running lights and you certainly need your wits about you - nearly caught out a few times now.
Style over safety - When the feck was this a priority ?
When you park in a virtually empty car park and the next car in squeezes right up beside you making it difficult to even open your door properly.
WTF is that all about!?. I bet a psychologist could explain that one :rolleyes
Pop Up adverts recently appearing on the Met Office Weather website. I use this site many times a day to plan my outings and they are very annoying !
documentary programmes on telly where the speaker tries to make it more dramatic than it really is--that's just running off at the mouth, and is a real piss off.
Pop Up adverts recently appearing on the Met Office Weather website. I use this site many times a day to plan my outings and they are very annoying !
Download the uBlock add on for your browser :thumbup
Around here there seems to be an unwritten code that if you dress up your house or even just a plastic pumpkin in the window then you accept trick treaters but no pumpkin house means don't knock.Same round here. No decorations for us, and previous years bought loads of chocs just in case, which I ended up eating myself
Around here there seems to be an unwritten code that if you dress up your house or even just a plastic pumpkin in the window then you accept trick treaters but no pumpkin house means don't knock.
Darrsi I think you have a point with your nan. But Anqetil I think you are being a "tad" over the top "Demanding money or treats with menaces hammering the front door / 4 adults hiding in the shadows / brats" Those adults hiding are supervising their children at a distance.Next year get some fun size milkyways in and stick a plastic pumpkin in the window. :pokefun
:lol Legend post :lol . Great pic too BTW.
From mid-October we get three months of whining, complaining and outraged demands to ban fireworks from pet owners whose world revolves around their neurotic inbred “fur baby” and don’t see why the rest of us don’t share their view.
Fuck ‘em, miserable sanctimonious killjoys. I have to clean dog crap off my boots dozens of times a year, so if their pooches shit on their carpets that’s fine by me. :D
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Digital TVs. Nothing but trouble. Havin to re-tune every other week cos they change the channels. When you re-tune, you cant get half the friggin channels that you had before. Cant even find them when tuning manually, is like they've just been deleted. Picture pixelates and disappears then comes back. The sound goes up for the adverts then goes down for the programmes. Never had this shit with analogueYeh it is annoying constantly having to retune. But I have a tv that picks up the wrong signal so I manually retune and find this website useful https://ukfree.tv/maps/uhfchannel (https://ukfree.tv/maps/uhfchannel)
Apparently there was still over 7000 black and white TV licences issued last year :eek
I love the image of people plugging on a digital to analogue convertor in order to watch the snooker in monochrome :lol .
You just connect a digital to analogue signal convertor box with an AV aerial lead output into the old telly. The TV then just acts as a monitor. The box is the tuner and you receive all the Freeview channels, but with a slightly inferior picture quality.
I kept an analogue CRT colour TV going after digital switch over in this way.
You just connect a digital to analogue signal convertor box with an AV aerial lead output into the old telly. The TV then just acts as a monitor. The box is the tuner and you receive all the Freeview channels, but with a slightly inferior picture quality.
I kept an analogue CRT colour TV going after digital switch over in this way.
I kept an analogue CRT colour TV going after digital switch over in this way.
You just connect a digital to analogue signal convertor box with an AV aerial lead output into the old telly. The TV then just acts as a monitor. The box is the tuner and you receive all the Freeview channels, but with a slightly inferior picture quality.
I kept an analogue CRT colour TV going after digital switch over in this way.
Do you still keep pigeons in your outside loo? :lol
I kept an analogue CRT colour TV going after digital switch over in this way.
Probably spent more on electricity in the first two years powering up that combo than a new TV would have cost.
Your heating bill would have been lower then though :pokefun
Digital TVs. Nothing but trouble. Havin to re-tune every other week cos they change the channels. When you re-tune, you cant get half the friggin channels that you had before.Have they moved Babestation again? ;)
Digital TVs. Nothing but trouble. Havin to re-tune every other week cos they change the channels. When you re-tune, you cant get half the friggin channels that you had before. Cant even find them when tuning manually, is like they've just been deleted. Picture pixelates and disappears then comes back. The sound goes up for the adverts then goes down for the programmes. Never had this shit with analogue
QuoteDigital TVs. Nothing but trouble. Havin to re-tune every other week cos they change the channels. When you re-tune, you cant get half the friggin channels that you had before.Have they moved Babestation again? ;)
only 7.5m :rolleyes
The way the sound level on the telly varies with each and every programme, sometimes it's ok and other times you can't hear FA unless you turn the volume way up, and then when the ads come on it deafens you..
The way the sound level on the telly varies with each and every programme, sometimes it's ok and other times you can't hear FA unless you turn the volume way up, and then when the ads come on it deafens you..
Just purchased a sound bar--problem solved--can hear everything great.That was my solution too. Some of them you can tune to amplify speech over background noise.
We bought one like that and apart from being good value I didn't realise 'till my lad came round you can get U/tube and loads of apps in with the telly! brill !! :thumbupI have a 7 year old LG tv that had different apps including bbc iplayer and one by one the apps were dropped and no longer supported so to get the bbc iplayer I now have to use a now tv box. Don't do sky or anything.
Had to do one of those speed awareness courses yesterday,it was obviously boring taking 4hrs but I learnt a few things so not a complete waste of time and at least the insurance won't get the chance to kick me in the bollocks like they would if I'd took the points.My gripe is there's always a couple of mouthy fuckers who think they're comedians in these things,like when asked for a reason why you were speeding one shouted "cause I'm a tosser"and the other one was trying to be as "funny" ? by coming out with snidy remarks all through the course.If these had have been coppers I wouldn't have bothered I suppose but they're civvies just doing a thankless job and don't really deserve that shit.
'kin ell I didn't know they could take them off! I thought they was there indefinately :(I think how it happens is that some of the apps are on the tv through a deal with the app owners and they get dropped with the contract ending - or something. The other way which is what happened with the bbc iplayer is that the platform changed and LG did not update the tv, I think that samsung support their tvs much better
We bought one like that and apart from being good value I didn't realise 'till my lad came round you can get U/tube and loads of apps in with the telly! brill !! :thumbup
Looked at some of these last night,I'd never heard of these 4and 8 k videos,they really are exceptional compared to the norm.
Will the 4k 8k thing take off because I remember 3d, bbc were starting to broadcast stuff in it and then dropped it. There were lots of showcase vids on utube that were amazing but it seems to of died. I did not buy my tv because it had 3d but at the time big 55 inch tvs - you could not buy one without 3d.
Meanwhile the BBC still don’t broadcast local news on HD and you have to switch over to SD....Yeh good point but I actually prefer to listen to the bird song than switch over to watch the local news
Will the 4k 8k thing take off because I remember 3d, bbc were starting to broadcast stuff in it and then dropped it. There were lots of showcase vids on utube that were amazing but it seems to of died. I did not buy my tv because it had 3d but at the time big 55 inch tvs - you could not buy one without 3d.
:agreePassive or active. Does the glasses need Battery
We bought a 3D TV a few years ago when my son worked in Currys and was convinced it was the next big thing. What a waste of money that was. Especially as my Mrs cannot watch 3D stuff due to eye issues
There were too many issues involved with shooting in 3D, it was a nightmare setting the gear up and was extremely time consuming, plus there were limitations at what you could actually do.I noticed when bbc showed Wimbledon in 3d but they used a low lower angle for effect and it was not as good viewing than the normal position which was higher.
Some things did look quite good, but in general it was very gimmicky and having to wear the glasses was a nuisance.
Passive or active. Does the glasses need Battery
There were too many issues involved with shooting in 3D, it was a nightmare setting the gear up and was extremely time consuming, plus there were limitations at what you could actually do.I noticed when bbc showed Wimbledon in 3d but they used a low lower angle for effect and it was not as good viewing than the normal position which was higher.
Some things did look quite good, but in general it was very gimmicky and having to wear the glasses was a nuisance.
On the other hand its the only time I watched tennis.
It's when they sell grandad because 'he's sitting in a chair doing nothing' we need to worry :lol
Restaurants that have those poxy salt & pepper grinders filled with rock salt and pepper corns.That's proper. :thumbup
Bus drivers who pull a face when you try to pay with any denomination note or anything other than the exact coinage.A bus? Really. A bus?
Bus drivers who pull a face when you try to pay with any denomination note or anything other than the exact coinage.Bus travel is cashless dahn sarf.
QuoteBus drivers who pull a face when you try to pay with any denomination note or anything other than the exact coinage.A bus? Really. A bus?
Bus drivers who pull a face when you try to pay with any denomination note or anything other than the exact coinage.Bus travel is cashless dahn sarf.
Transport for the masses. Got a problem with that?
I try to use cash wherever possible otherwise…………………..I’ve noticed now and again when I’m paying for stuff, the person operating the till or whatever will exclaim “oh cash!”
it just gives them an excuse to do away with it.I was at the dentist the other day. It was 11.40 for my check up and polish (nhs prices), so I pulled out a 20 spot as I was low on change. Oh she said, you couldn’t pay by card could you – just we don’t have any change. It won’t be long coming.
QuoteI try to use cash wherever possible otherwise…………………..I’ve noticed now and again when I’m paying for stuff, the person operating the till or whatever will exclaim “oh cash!”Quoteit just gives them an excuse to do away with it.I was at the dentist the other day. It was 11.40 for my check up and polish (nhs prices), so I pulled out a 20 spot as I was low on change. Oh she said, you couldn’t pay by card could you – just we don’t have any change. It won’t be long coming.
QuoteBus drivers who pull a face when you try to pay with any denomination note or anything other than the exact coinage.A bus? Really. A bus?
I love to try to go with cash when buyingThe world is changing Agricola. Was recently in one of these new gold-plated palaces that pass for bike shops these days.
I’ve noticed now and again when I’m paying for stuff, the person operating the till or whatever will exclaim “oh cash!”
I was at the dentist the other day. It was 11.40 for my check up
No wonder you've got cash if you only pay 11.40 for a dental checkup. It's almost 3 times that here and you'd pay extra for a polish.
Cause he only has 3 teeth :rollin :rollin :rollinNo wonder you've got cash if you only pay 11.40 for a dental checkup. It's almost 3 times that here and you'd pay extra for a polish.
Yeah I pay about double that NHS. Why so cheap VNA?
Cause he only has 3 teeth :rollin :rollinHo foccin ho – bloody comedian.
Yeah I pay about double that NHS. Why so cheap VNA?Scottish NHS standard rates. See loads of the stuff in the Labour manifesto – like free personal care etc etc – it’s just following what we have already implemented up here.
Topic: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NO POLITICS!Ops. Say no more. :lol
There's a 'craft beer' Micropub near us that only takes cards. Lots of punters arriving, ordering, then turning round and going back out again.
Mind you, fairly soon you'll be able to spot the crims. They'll be the ones paying in cash.
No wonder you've got cash if you only pay 11.40 for a dental checkup. It's almost 3 times that here and you'd pay extra for a polish.
Yeah I pay about double that NHS. Why so cheap VNA?
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Wow. Childhood memories. OMO, VIM, bathing in the kitchen sink. Friday night after school, the old copper would be boiling up, water bucketed into the sink, youngest in first
A GUTTER - you were rich - we didn't even have a gutter:lol
Wow. Childhood memories. OMO, VIM, bathing in the kitchen sink. Friday night after school, the old copper would be boiling up, water bucketed into the sink, youngest in first
Bathing in't kitchen sink?! :eek . A luxury. We were so poor we had to hope it'd been raining and rely on't puddle in't gutter using dead pigeon as sponge. Aye we were poor, but happy mind :)
A GUTTER - you were rich - we didn't even have a gutter:lol
Wow. Childhood memories. OMO, VIM, bathing in the kitchen sink. Friday night after school, the old copper would be boiling up, water bucketed into the sink, youngest in first
Bathing in't kitchen sink?! :eek . A luxury. We were so poor we had to hope it'd been raining and rely on't puddle in't gutter using dead pigeon as sponge. Aye we were poor, but happy mind :)
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Keep kidding yourself. The truth is Scotland has been subsiding England for decades. And that graph doesn’t quite show the true picture as Westminster redrew the maps in 1999 moving some 6000 square miles of Scottish sea to England.
Anyway you lot are voting Tory, so youse are gonna get fucked even more than you are just now :lol
Over the last 48 hours, through a faceache group I am in, I have heard about 3 bikers not too far from me that have died. I have no idea if the accidents were their fault or not (at least one was a car at fault) but this afternoon whilst in my garden I could hear bikes treating the dual carriageway near my house as if it was santa pod.You don't think it's a good time to splash out on a new bike then. :\ Oh foc! :(
Normally I wouldn't have an issue with this but with teh way that the NHS is being stretched at the moment, why do we push our luck?
My insurance is due soon on my bikes along with the MOT on one of them and I am seriously considering SORN both bikes for now.
Presumably I’m allowed to ride the additional 7 miles to my favourite butcher. Unlike the horders I'll be buying less, to justifie mare trips.Mare??. Surely we're not down to eating the horses just yet? :eek
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Check that torque curve.
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Looks like it has the same problem as the FZ6, they've detuned it around the 5,500 to 6,000 revs range, because that's where the emissions testing is done.
Hopefully you can get it remapped or get the equivalent of a Power Commander to smooth that hole out.
"switches cams"? is it a form of V-Tech ?
Or it might be that's where it switches cams. But whatever, the torque is just nuts.
I sure wasn’t thinking this thing needs a re-map.
That's not smooth power delivery.The proof is in the pudding.
That gets my goat too, incorrect use of a saying.
"The proof of the pudding is in the eating" is the correct saying :pokefun.
At gentle throttle openings and below 5000rpm the boxer engine sits on its mild, low-lift cams and delivers flawless grunt from as low as 2000rpm. Ask for more power and the camshafts obey by snapping across the top of the engine, in just five milliseconds, delivering the kind of hairy cam acceleration that makes the roadster think it’s a mono-wheeling S1000R.
It has the seamless thrust of a blueprinted race engine and a growling, rhythmic chocolatey exhaust growl to match. Throttle pick-up is flawless, even at town speeds and there’s enough oomph from the motor to stick it top gear and leave it there all day. Or, you can slice through the gears and visit the motor’s dark and angry side.
Oldies like me, have been told, stay at home and get your shopping on line. For the last 10 days we've got up early trying to arrange a time slot for either a Tesco or Asda delivery. They're aren't any, which forced us out today to shop at Tescos during the oldies 9 till 10am period. All nice and organised queuing outside with your trolley at 2 metres distancing. Once inside the store social distancing goes out the window, and only resumes when eventually you find the end of the checkout queue.
The only upside was that all the shopping items that we wanted, other than hand sanitizer, were available. Still, ok for a couple of weeks now :thumbup [size=78%], providing I haven't caught the lurgy from someone today[/size] :eek .
the increase in power /torque comes in on a BMW R1200R because of the exup type valve in the exhaust system which is timed to come fully open once you reach a certain rev when acceleratingIt would appear to be for low rpm noise control. Nothing to do with torque or power.
Why is it that wherever people gather in large numbers they leave mountains of rubbish behind them? They reckon they collected over 2 tons of rubbish (including burger boxes with human shit in) just from Bournemouth beach yesterday. There was an illegal rave in Manchester last week an the aftermath looked like a fucking land fill site. People are just fucking disgusting.
(including burger boxes with human shit in)What's the difference, pretty much how I see a burger anyway.
Wait until the pubs open again next Saturday. Everyone that's not set a foot inside a pub for ten years will want to go the minute the doors are unbolted :rolleyes .
There's pleas now to delay the opening until a weekday in order to avoid a 'Carnival Atmosphere'. Can't see that making much difference. Everyday is carnival day to this lot.
Also I'm sick of hearing how the lock down has affected the younger generation the most. What a load of bollox. As far as I can see they're nearly all disregarding it and enjoying 24/7 party time.
It's the elderly folk that have have been trapped indoors on their own for 14 weeks, frightened to go out that have suffered the most.
Johnson has never once said that the pandemic is over and you know it and even if if had, it's not his fault that all these filthy fucking scumbags are crowding onto the beaches and leaving their shit behind them.
I blame Johnson for telling everyone the pandemic is over :pokefun
Same here in Southend, a mountain of rubbish. All those bloody eastenders coming down. If the bins's full, take it home.
I blame Johnson for telling everyone the pandemic is over :pokefun
Didnt realise you were in Southend? That's where I'm from. Moved away in the early 2000s back when it was nice but a bit rough. These days I'm told its nothing short of a shithole 😔☹Well I'm in Rayleigh, posh Southend :)
High time they stopped treating it all like a big joke then, for their own sakes if no one else's.
Seeing comments about the Liverpool idiots - they point at the beach idiots and say look they do it, and the beach idiots point at the black lives riots and say look they do it and the government look at the black lives riots --- and look away.
Seeing comments about the Liverpool idiots - they point at the beach idiots and say look they do it, and the beach idiots point at the black lives riots and say look they do it and the government look at the black lives riots --- and look away.Unfortunately the authorities had to look away from the BLM demonstrations. How would it have read in the left wing media if a right wing government had tried to prevent or stop them?
Sorry.... just realised this is the no politics thread 😬😬Also there's a specific Covid-19 thread already. A few of us withdrew from it because it got hijacked by the far left posters' on here to push their own radical agenda.
Can't those members go back to that thread with their Coronavirus posts and leave this one to the normal people please?
It's about personal responsibility, some have it, others it seems don't. Pointing at other people and saying 'well they did it' is only a valid excuse if you're pre-school age.Yep, absolutely. There are sensible, responsible people and irresponsible, self serving idiots in every generation, every walk of life, and of every political persuasion.
Yep, that reaction proves I'm right. Thank you :)
your usual 'say whatever is the opposite'Just more utter bollocks. :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
No wonder that bloke who asked about his pilot jet issue said you'd driven him away after only a couple of visits to the forum. Congratulations on that one Gnasher :woot
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As for the chap who couldn't string together a coherent sentence, on a technical bike forum, I can't help him either, although he did get his question answered. As for him coming back on bleating like a child 'I'm being chased away because I can't write properly' :'( , rather than just saying sorry about, that I meant, it X or Y and thank you, quite frankly his loss.
What gets my goat...?
The deafening sound of axes being ground in this thread... :rolleyes
That is just what this forum needs, new members being ridiculed for grammar and spelling, just another nail in the coffin.
Another example from Gnasher that his opinion matters more than others just because of the length of time he has been a member, for all you know he could of been dyslexic but that does not matter, you tried to humiliate him instead and just drove him away. Well done , you must feel so proud of yourself.
I'd say it's good news all round that it has cooled down a bit, as judging by the news it seems the last few days of boiling hot weather has driven the Great British public completely off their rockers
The Spanish know what to do, have a snooze.
Whereas over here it's have a booze...and another and another................ usually followed by some sort of fight :(
Foccin bonfires
Anyone else noticed that ever since Covid started people have gone bonfire mad?. I'm guessing they're burning everything the charity shop/tip won't take anymore. I'm forever going round shutting the windows because some inconsiderate twat's stinking us out again
It's Prince Andrew..... burning the evidence :lol
Along with his old collection of Fergies' used knickers. :lol
Anyone else noticed that ever since Covid started people have gone bonfire mad?. I'm guessing they're burning everything the charity shop/tip won't take anymore. I'm forever going round shutting the windows because some inconsiderate twat's stinking us out again >:I went for a wee spin on the Beemer yesterday. Exploring around Kingairloch and Morvern, looking out for old phone boxes. Anyway on my way back hame I couldn't but help notice the number of so called wild campers, and yes their fires. I headed down Glen Orchy (heading to Dunoon to avoid Loch Lomond), which often has a few folks camped at the side of the road, well it was just stuffed with campers - most of them with camp fires. Which is fine, as long as its not during a dry spell (its been suitably wet recently), they have brought or built a proper fire pit and have their own firewood etc - all that seems doubtful going by the thick rancid smoke drifting down the glen. I wouldn't be surprised if the whole shoreline down the River Orchy has been trashed. Glen Etive will be the same, along with countless other beautiful spots across Scotland. We've got a real problem now with so called wild camping now.
The deafening sound of axes being ground in this thread... :rolleyes:lol
We've got a real problem now with so called wild camping now.Did the North Coast 500 a couple of years ago, camping at official sites. So I follow the Facebook group.
This year it seems to have gone bonkers. Everybody is doing it. Lots of sites either full, or not opening toilet blocks.The country seems to be going crazy. The Cumbrae ferry was suspended at the weekend due to extreme passenger volume. 70 parking tickets were issued on the road up Rowardennan, the single track road was effectively blocked.
So the result is masses wild camping (legit in most of Scotland) all round the route. Problem is the mess left behind. Do campers shit in the woods? They certainly doHard won freedoms. The rule of wild camping is to leave nothing but footprints - literally take your shit with you. If you are camping for several days then bury your personal waste well away from waterways, and bag and take out any toilet paper you use.
Arseholes who don't understand the terms 'Mask' and 'face covering' The idiots who use a face mask as a chin hammock. Your feckin' great hooter is not supposed to be poking over the top of it.I see people walking around like that outside (looks stupid) but not like that in the shops. It's like they ar too lazy to take it of their ears and just slide it up for the next shop. The thing is they are scraping a wet mask up and down their face. Mine comes off the second I am out the shop.
Mankind will end with a whimper, not a bang.
Post I saw - 'wearing a mask on your chin, is like wearing a condom on your bollocks'
Post I saw - 'wearing a mask on your chin, is like wearing a condom on your bollocks':agree
Post I saw - 'wearing a mask on your chin, is like wearing a condom on your bollocks'
What really annoys me now is people coming into shops with no masks on--FFS the world is really full of flockingbankers
I know that there are some who can not wear a mask for whatever reason but I was in asda and a whole family of 3 were without masksUnder 12s are exempt of course. Actually our local Asda is pretty good.
There's yet another demo today by 2 protest groups in major cities, with a million plus expected, with at least one of the groups insisting that the virus is a hoax. If the second wave does happen, there's your reason why!But then we live in a world of fake news and alternative facts. Where extremists, lies and damned lies, are to be tolerated under the name of 'freedom of speech'.
Under 12s are exempt of course. Actually our local Asda is pretty good.Forgot to mention they were all adults - the youngest being - my guess about 25.I have been noticing under 12s wearing masks and I get the impression that it is almost a fashion thing for them - or they are trying to look older, keep up with their older siblings.
QuoteThere's yet another demo today by 2 protest groups in major cities, with a million plus expected, with at least one of the groups insisting that the virus is a hoax.
If the second wave does happen, there's your reason why!
But then we live in a world of fake news and alternative facts. Where extremists, lies and damned lies, are to be tolerated under the name of 'freedom of speech'.
Just look at the shite that has been spouted and tolerated on this forum over the years. So why the surprise?
When I go in shops etc I wear my mask - I comply. But frankly who does and who does not ain't my buisiness.
In fairness though, it's been you that has spouted most of it.And that my dear fella, is your opinion, it is not fact.
And another.....Yep, all the time. There are even images used in news articles seemingly oblivious to it.
Good biking roads being spoiled by arbitrarily sticking 40mph limits on them :foc
Or worse yet when they 'resurface' them by scrapping off the tarmac and throwing loose stones everywhere. The amount of my favorite back roads I've had to avoid recently down to that.... absolutely boils my piss because its so dangerous to bikers 🤬🤬
My local parish council does that, never understood the logic behind that other than its a cheap albeit shit road surface. WIll ping my local counciler for an explanasion.
My local parish council does that, never understood the logic behind that other than its a cheap albeit shit road surface. WIll ping my local counciler for an explanasion.
[size=78%] No reason I can see for resurfesing when there was nothign wrong with the old surface that required a complete resurface.[/size]Quarterly budgets to be spent. 'Use it or lose it'.
Good biking roads being spoiled by arbitrarily sticking 40mph limits on them :foc
Most days there is rush hour traffic so it doesn't affect you too much, but riding at 20mph on a clear road just feels wrong.
Keep hearing them on the telly and radio bleating that it's not them spreading it and then in the same sentence whinging about how they only want to enjoy themselvesThe youth of today!
The youth of yesterday.:thumbup :thumbup :thumbup
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On the other hand, reducing it to 6 (in England) is too few. Two families cannot meet together, if one family has one child and the other has two :rolleyes
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All at the same 'premises'. £100 fines all round :b [/size]
6 from multiple households indoors or out is actually an upgrade for me, because before it was only 2 households indoors, but up to 30 people which I never understood how they came to that number
Second wave imminent.Maybe yes, but what impact will it have?
QuoteSecond wave imminent.Maybe yes, but what impact will it have?
I've been looking at the stats on worldometer.
Firstly new cases. Remember all countries are most likely doing much more testing, and better testing, than they were back in march. So we will see more cases, so its difficult to compare with march and april.
I just looked at a few Euro countries, you know countries that are similar (ish) to us. Spain shows the biggest spike. The number of cases they are detecting each day looks worrysome.
But then back in march they had almost 1000 deaths a day at one point. The last few days they have ranged between 15 and 184.
There is a clear delay between infection increase and recorded deaths. Spain is worth watching. The thing that really counts over the next few weeks/couple of months, is hospital admissions and deaths.
Bear in mind in Scotland, around half our deaths were in care homes. That was a fuck up. That shouldn't happen again. I think the same mistake was made in England.
It is probably the right thing to do to be cautious at this time, but could it be that this virus, for whatever reason has lost its bite? Lets hope so.
Of course my worry is that we won't learn the lessons. The world needs to figure out how it can minimise the possibility of another pandemic.
And oh to be young and foolish again. :\
India has some very serious figures right now.
Obviously they have a massive population in comparison, but their curve is skyrocketing.
India has some very serious figures right now.
Obviously they have a massive population in comparison, but their curve is skyrocketing.
They also have much higher population density and less ability for people to self-isolate.
Averaging 95,000 Positive tests a DAY, and in the last 3 days there have been 1000, 1100 & 1200+ deaths, so is still rising rapidly.No its not good. They do have a population of around 1.35 billion though. At the moment in terms of deaths per 1 million they lie in 72th place in the world.
Obviously they have a massive population in comparison, but their curve is skyrocketing.
Not being funny, but you always seem to have something wrong with you. I've lost count of the number of maladies you've reported and detailed on here.If it helps you, I don't think I've seen or contacted my GP for over a year now. And its only the common cold I've had in the last week, well I think it was/is.
India has some very serious figures right now.QuoteAveraging 95,000 Positive tests a DAY, and in the last 3 days there have been 1000, 1100 & 1200+ deaths, so is still rising rapidly.No its not good. They do have a population of around 1.35 billion though. At the moment in terms of deaths per 1 million they lie in 72th place in the world.
Obviously they have a massive population in comparison, but their curve is skyrocketing.
The graph I am looking at shows a steady rise, it is not spiking, though that doesn't mean it won't. Same deaths.
It is the USA that I find interesting. Yesterday almost 40,000 new cases recorded. Plus they seem to be running at just short of a thousand deaths a day. They sit 11th in the world for deaths per 1 million, but they are moving up the chart. UK is in 7th place.
Not sure where this is all going.
Anyway I had a stinking cold last week. How the heck did I catch a cold with social distancing, face masks, constant hand washing etc etc. I'm still wheezing.
I'm amazed people want go on holiday there. It sounds like just about one of the last places I'd wish to go to. I'm guessing it's because it's cheap.
Not political as they are Ex PM's and one labour and one conservative. But just seen them on the news walking shoulder to shoulder ( unless it was archive footage ) where's the social distancing.
So yet another misguided waste of public money, lowering speed limits in the name of pollution reduction (NO2) -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-54130862 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-54130862)
All these gimmicks are silly unless every country in the world does it's bit too.Remember, no politics :evil
We're racheting everything down whilst others are pumping it out like there's no tomorrow. Which there probably won't be the way they're carrying on
All these gimmicks are silly unless every country in the world does it's bit too.
We're racheting everything down whilst others are pumping it out like there's no tomorrow. Which there probably won't be the way they're carrying on
Remember, no politics
Moderators', can we have every post back to and including #3619 removed due to infringement of the no politics ruling please?. That includes one by each of yourselves @Grahamm & @b1k3rdude BTW.How do you figure that?
We're racheting everything down whilst others are pumping it out like there's no tomorrow. Which there probably won't be the way they're carrying on
Don't think that's political :rolleyesWell OK. :eek
Failing that can you just delete posts #3630 & #3631 as they're the most blatantly political.You have to PM the moderator(s) if you are not happy.
Don't think that's politicalBut in any case, moderator mtread has declared discussing climate change not political.
Why doesn't one of you just start a political thread in 'the naughty corner'?The naughty corner even exist? It should be deleted.
As for this thread... what gets my Goat, when the fucking Council decide to dig up 10 different parts of a road at once instead of working on 1 at a time but still only have 3 blokes working on it 🙄They have just resurfaced a couple of the streets I ride along to the centre of town. Done a nice job too. But that just means the gas/leccy/water company will be along to dig it up any day soon.
Yeah I know. You don't need to tell me that. I've already had some of your previous posts deleted after reporting them to the admin in the past ;)
Your lame attempt to feign chivalry doesn't fool me. That I can guarantee you ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/wink.gif[/url]) .
The 'Report to moderator facility' is open to all. Feel free to use it. I certainly have where you're concerned ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/smile.gif[/url]) .
Yes, but we are not here to deal with people acting like 12yr olds and using this as their personal sandbox.
I know it's been going on forever but drivers who snear at you as if you're a piece of shit as you filter past them.I noticed one wanker in his door mirror yesterday .Most drivers are cool and give you room, but there’s always a handful of wankers and you gotta be careful with them.
I know it's been going on forever but drivers who snear at you as if you're a piece of shit as you filter past them.I noticed one wanker in his door mirror yesterday . :finger
I gave the coffee bean sign to a biker today (well a scooter rider) who, despite there being an empty fuel pump behind me, pulled in front and parked across my front bumper as I was getting into my car. Impatient focwit that didnt have two braincells to rub together.
QuoteI know it's been going on forever but drivers who snear at you as if you're a piece of shit as you filter past them.I noticed one wanker in his door mirror yesterday .Most drivers are cool and give you room, but there’s always a handful of wankers and you gotta be careful with them.
Had, I had a Porche pull out on me once, gave him the wanker sign, turned out to be my cousin.. :rollinProof it runs in the family :lol
Could be worse, I could be a wiseguy who dosent know when to quite while he is ahead.You are quit right I will quite.
Today's what gets my goat is hearing students whinging about having to isolate in their halls of residence saying they feel imprisoned, moaning they cannot get food delivered, feeling scared. Well tough focing sh1t !!!! that is exactly what the adult / old population of the whole country has has to go through while the young carried on with their lives as normal.
Today's what gets my goat is hearing students whinging about having to isolate in their halls of residence saying they feel imprisoned, moaning they cannot get food delivered, feeling scared. Well tough focing sh1t !!!! that is exactly what the adult / old population of the whole country has has to go through while the young carried on with their lives as normal.
My youngest started at Kent uni last week. I would hope he has the sense to know how home delivery services work if, or rather when, they get locked down.
On the plus side, if they cannot come home for Christmas, I will have a nice peaceful Christmas :rollin
The trick is, kill the turkey, then have 30 people round for the funeral.
Sorted :lol
Well tough focing sh1t !!!! that is exactly what the adult / old population of the whole country has has to go through while the young carried on with their lives as normal.Only in name, the major difference is there are substantiated reports of the
"The police should be arresting these cnuts, not allowing them to act with impunity." -- what do you mean the students :rollinWell tough focing sh1t !!!! that is exactly what the adult / old population of the whole country has has to go through while the young carried on with their lives as normal.Only in name, the major difference is there are substantiated reports of theprivate security guards(sorry Nazis) physically blocking students from leaving thier dorms.
These security drones clearly have delusions of grandeur, they have no business, no legal jurisdiction what so ever. The police should be arresting these cnuts, not allowing them to act with impunity.
I know it's been going on forever but drivers who snear at you as if you're a piece of shit as you filter past them.I noticed one wanker in his door mirror yesterday . :finger
as I rode off, shouted across "Nice bike, idiot!" :2gunsBrave of you :lol
I would of had words with the idiot when I pulled up --------------- errr or maybe after I had returned after having a p1ss just in case he did something to my bike when I was not there and then drove off.Uncharacteristically a good point, better to keep your bike safe. I would have either bamped the horn and then had a word. Or better, avoid any conflict what so ever and just directed a Salisbury employee and got them to move the fcukwit.
I would of had words with the idiot when I pulled up --------------- errr or maybe after I had returned after having a p1ss just in case he did something to my bike when I was not there and then drove off.Uncharacteristically a good point, better to keep your bike safe. I would have either bamped the horn and then had a word. Or better, avoid any conflict what so ever and just directed a Salisbury employee and got them to move the fcukwit.
Uncharacteristically a good point,No need for that, it was a perfectly civil conversation. You are supposed to be a MOD, act like one.
directed a Salisbury employee and got them to move the fcukwit.
I really really doubt that they would do anything. Private land. The only thing you can do is what you have done --- go on to a bike forum and moan, and we will all moan with you - it helps :)directed a Salisbury employee and got them to move the fcukwit.
I should have taken a photo and forwarded it to the Council, but I didn't think of that until I was on my way again :(
I should have taken a photo and forwarded it to the Council, but I didn't think of that until I was on my way again :(I really really doubt that they would do anything. Private land.
Fast food chains - they get ma foccin goat.
However, Ireland's highest court has just ruled that Subway sandwiches are not made with bread. It appears that Subway is actually a cake shop and will be taxed as such. Yes!
That sounds a bit Irish 🤔 of course they are made with bread?Bread that is so stuffed with sugar that it cannot be classed as bread. Subway is a cake shop - love it :)
How the FOC can BBC get away with strictly come dancing and covid. Apparently half have formed bubbles with their dancing partners of which have moved into a hotel to become a "single person" The whole social bubble thing was to help the mental well-being of those living alone, IMO the BBC are circumventing the law, what kind of a public message is being given out.
No argument from me on that one either.QuoteHow the FOC can BBC get away with strictly come dancing and covid. Apparently half have formed bubbles with their dancing partners of which have moved into a hotel to become a "single person" The whole social bubble thing was to help the mental well-being of those living alone, IMO the BBC are circumventing the law, what kind of a public message is being given out.
90 or so football teams in close physical contact every week. What's the difference?
No argument from me on that one either.No me neither, but both are 'opening up the economy'.
Yeh but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk. :guitarQuoteNo argument from me on that one either.No me neither, but both are 'opening up the economy'.
Money talks...
Money Talks was an AC/DC number from 'The Razor's Edge' wasn't it?. You were at Donnington Monsters Of Rock 1991 weren't you?. I didn't manage to catch one of those dollar bills they released unfortunately :'( .Neil Diamond. Forever in blue jeans :rollin
Little W*nkers on mopeds!! I was in the car today driving down one of our main roads, its sort of a 30mph duel carriageway (except one lane either side is a bus lane) and is separated by a central reservation, well anyway there were 2 kids on mopeds coming the opposite way who decided last minute to perform a U-turn by riding over the pedestrian crossing right in front of me! Then as I followed them down the road one of them actually got his phone out of his pocket and started to text while he was riding!! He was all over the road, frequently driftng in and out of the bus lane then when the upcoming traffic lights turned amber they both gunned it (with no hope of making them in time) and managed to run the light at a main junction a good 5 seconds after it had turn red 🤯🤯
To top it all off they were both wearing trainers and tracksuit bottoms, some kind of puffer jacket type things and no gloves.
God forbid they had been hit by a car ... they wouldn't have stood a chance and worse some poor innocent driver would have had to deal with the guilt of disabling or possibly killing a 16 year old through no fault of their own.
Not only that their parents would have been the first one at the front of the lynch mob blaming car drivers for not looking out for bikers
I know the CBT system has it benefits but I honestly think its time they scrapped it and forced these young kids to do some kind of lessons/test before they are let loose on the road. 2 hours in a carpark the 3 hours on the road just seems like madness when you think about it 😳😳
Today for the first time in over 15 yrs I applied for a personal loan
People who haven't got the patience to wait for their dog to have a piss or a sniff and take some kind of warped pleasure in pulling the lead as hard as they can,yanking his/her neck. :finger :focWhat gets my goat is dog owners who think its ok to let their dog cock its leg up and piss on Sharp Halls gate post. Wonder how they would react if I followed them home and Fazersharp had a piss on their gate post. Filthy dog owners.
What gets my goat is dog owners who think its ok to let their dog cock its leg up and piss on Sharp Halls gate post.
Wonder how they would react if I followed them home and Fazersharp had a piss on their gate postIf you're lucky, they might throw a stick for you ;)
Is it me of has the general standard of driving gotten noticeably worse in the last 6 months..?
Is it me of has the general standard of driving gotten noticeably worse in the last 6 months..?
Is it me of has the general standard of driving gotten noticeably worse in the last 6 months..?
Its not just the last 6 months, I think its been declining for years. Millions of vehicles out on the roads these days without tax/insurance/mot/licence
Is it me of has the general standard of driving gotten noticeably worse in the last 6 months..?
Its not just the last 6 months, I think its been declining for years. Millions of vehicles out on the roads these days without tax/insurance/mot/licence
I'm sorry but I just can't believe that's true. With all the ANPR camera about these days and the DVLAs ability to check and fine you digitally I find it hard to believe there are too many on the road compared to the late 80s early 90s.
My old man for one was driving since before I was born but never took his test until I was around 10, and he wasn't you only one. Back then we all knew plenty of people that just drove without anything as you had to be caught by the police and physically checked out.
These days the only people that drive about like that are the delinquent criminals and foreigners who pretend they have no clue.
I think (as with most things) you are all getting older and therefore everything that comes after you isn't as good in your opinion (just like the music)😉 but the truth being I doubt many of you would pass a modern driving test without extra training 😜
Is it me of has the general standard of driving gotten noticeably worse in the last 6 months..?
Its not just the last 6 months, I think its been declining for years. Millions of vehicles out on the roads these days without tax/insurance/mot/licence
I'm sorry but I just can't believe that's true. With all the ANPR camera about these days and the DVLAs ability to check and fine you digitally I find it hard to believe there are too many on the road compared to the late 80s early 90s.
My old man for one was driving since before I was born but never took his test until I was around 10, and he wasn't you only one. Back then we all knew plenty of people that just drove without anything as you had to be caught by the police and physically checked out.
These days the only people that drive about like that are the delinquent criminals and foreigners who pretend they have no clue.
I think (as with most things) you are all getting older and therefore everything that comes after you isn't as good in your opinion (just like the music)😉 but the truth being I doubt many of you would pass a modern driving test without extra training 😜
Yes, 2008, and the Mail. But cant see that much has changed since then
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1084574/Five-million-rogue-drivers--foreigners--putting-lives-risk-police-crackdown-reveals.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1084574/Five-million-rogue-drivers--foreigners--putting-lives-risk-police-crackdown-reveals.html)
I would hate to have to take my car or bike test again,you actually thought it was hard back in the day but when I tell my kids what was required in either they can't believe how easy it was!
I would hate to have to take my car or bike test again,you actually thought it was hard back in the day but when I tell my kids what was required in either they can't believe how easy it was!
It was a bit before my time, but I recall a friend describing the "Ride around the block and stop when the examiner sticks his hand up" Test!
TBH I'd be interested in doing the modern "cone course" test simply to see if my skills are up to scratch.
The theory tests are a joke and some questions are hilarious with a 3 choice answer. Something along the line s of an old man is slow at a pedestrian crossing and the lights have turned to flashing amber do you.
- wait patiently until they have safely crossed the road
- rev your engine to encourage them to be quicker
- ride around the old bastard
It was great in teh 80's you could ride any size bike on L plates if it had a side car and no instructor was required.
It really is not far off the mark though with some of the questionsThe theory tests are a joke and some questions are hilarious with a 3 choice answer. Something along the line s of an old man is slow at a pedestrian crossing and the lights have turned to flashing amber do you.
- wait patiently until they have safely crossed the road
- rev your engine to encourage them to be quicker
- ride around the old bastard
I could hardly read this for laughing. :lol :lol :lol :lol
It really is not far off the mark though with some of the questions
It really is not far off the mark though with some of the questions
And yet:
The 2019/20 pass rate is 47.7%*, which means just over half of all people who sit their Theory Test fail it. (https://www.drivingtestsuccess.com/blog/theory-test-pass-marks-and-pass-rates-2020)!! :eek
while there are plenty of questions like the one fazersharp mentioned (I think I genuinely had that one on my bike theory 😅) there are also lots of either obscure ones about road signs you never see in real life or ones that have very similar answers that seem like they are almost deliberately designed to trip you up 🤔
I still couldn't tell you what colour cats eyes are anywhere on a road 🤷♂️ tbh I think they've removed most of them from the roads now anyway 🙄
I didn't actually take the test as I am way older that that :lol but it was a while ago and it was going around the forum to see if we could pass it.
At first go I completely messed up the hazard perception test as I was clicking everything, ooh no leaves on trees - winter - shade from hedge - possible frost -"click". Manhole cover "click" road tar line repairs - "click" blind brow of hill - "click"- pidgin in field I guarantee it is going to take off and fly in front of me - "click"-, focing audi just pulled up at a junction on my left "click click click" !. Bus up ahead --- well of course he is going to pull out or a twat just got off and cross the road in front of the bus so I "click" oooh I am right it is a hazard in the test but I have spotted the bus hazard far too early for the test and it thinks I am clicking for nothing :wall and all "my" other hazard clicks were not hazards ----- fail :rolleyes
QuoteI still couldn't tell you what colour cats eyes are anywhere on a road 🤷♂️ tbh I think they've removed most of them from the roads now anyway 🙄
White down the middle of the carriage way, green for slip roads, red for the left edge, amber for the central reservation, green/yellow for lane adjustments/ contraflows etc when there's roadworks and blue for emergency services :D
Promise I did not look it up but you can stop when you are turning right and prevented so by on coming traffic. Its either that or you can go ahead and block the road so long as you are on foreign plates or you are in a van,bmw, or audiQuoteI still couldn't tell you what colour cats eyes are anywhere on a road 🤷♂️ tbh I think they've removed most of them from the roads now anyway 🙄
White down the middle of the carriage way, green for slip roads, red for the left edge, amber for the central reservation, green/yellow for lane adjustments/ contraflows etc when there's roadworks and blue for emergency services :D
Standard question when I took my bike and car test in the 80's.
Another favourite that nobody knows (well I do) the answer to is "When can you stop in a yellow box junction?"
Easy peasy.
When can you cross a solid white line in the middle of the road?
I was clicking on things I took as hazards earlier than the test took them.
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Riding a bike makes you more aware of potential hazards earlier but take the test in bike mode and you will fail.
Another favourite that nobody knows (well I do) the answer to is "When can you stop in a yellow box junction?"
When can you cross a solid white line in the middle of the road?
Aston Martin is at the centre of a climate lobbying controversy after a study co-commissioned by the company that cast doubt on the green credentials of electric vehicles was found to have been attributed to a PR company registered to the wife of a director at the luxury carmaker.
The study, which has since been widely debunked by experts, was presented as “groundbreaking” third-party research and appeared to show that electric cars would have to travel as far as 50,000 miles before matching the carbon footprint of a petrol model.
Riding a bike makes you more aware of potential hazards earlier but take the test in bike mode and you will fail.Interesting, as I will be doing some lessons and a test just so I have a car license, I think I would fall fowl of the same topics you did.
Aston Martin in row over 'sockpuppet PR firm' pushing anti-electric vehicle study (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/dec/02/aston-martin-pr-firm-anti-electric-vehicle-study)QuoteAston Martin is at the centre of a climate lobbying controversy after a study co-commissioned by the company that cast doubt on the green credentials of electric vehicles was found to have been attributed to a PR company registered to the wife of a director at the luxury carmaker.
The study, which has since been widely debunked by experts, was presented as “groundbreaking” third-party research and appeared to show that electric cars would have to travel as far as 50,000 miles before matching the carbon footprint of a petrol model that has done 500,000 miles when you take battery manufacture into account.
After "Dieselgate", now this...!
So regarding the HMRC tax rule -I respectfully refer and remind you to the thread title What Gets My Goat" - NO POLITICS! Perhaps you would like to start a politics thread.
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-vat-treatment-of-overseas-goods-sold-to-customers-from-1-january-2021/changes-to-vat-treatment-of-overseas-goods-sold-to-customers-from-1-january-2021 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-vat-treatment-of-overseas-goods-sold-to-customers-from-1-january-2021/changes-to-vat-treatment-of-overseas-goods-sold-to-customers-from-1-january-2021)
Who the actual Fuck! do the HMRC think they are? Clearly they are on some post brexit power trip and are suffering from delusions of grandeur. In what reality will ANY company (that isn't a large corp) or individual outside the UK pay UK tax, news flash they wont. It will be a case of, well fuck the UK then.
- https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/brexit-to-boldly-go-where-no-vat-inspector-has-gone-before/ (https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/brexit-to-boldly-go-where-no-vat-inspector-has-gone-before/)
I respectfully refer and remind you to the thread title What Gets My Goat" - NO POLITICS! Perhaps you would like to start a politics thread.
Its not a topic about Brexit, but as Gnasher said yet another bloody consequence of it.I respectfully refer and remind you to the thread title What Gets My Goat" - NO POLITICS! Perhaps you would like to start a politics thread.It's not politics just a statement of fact on just one of the many hidden consequences of your favorite typic, the B word enjoy
but we cannot and will not sell anything to any UK buyers period.
Today's "What Gets My Goat" -NOT POLITICSNO POLITICS!Why do you have to contaminate every thread with your politics. Start a politics thread and I will see you there.
Who the actual Fuck! do the HMRC think they are? Clearly they are on some post brexit power trip and are suffering from delusions of grandeur. In what reality will ANY company (that isn't a large corp) or individual outside the UK pay UK tax, news flash they wont. It will be a case of, well fuck the UK then.HMRC do what Ministers tell them to do. The government of the day decides tax policy. HMRC merely implement it.
QuoteWho the actual Fuck! do the HMRC think they are? Clearly they are on some post brexit power trip and are suffering from delusions of grandeur. In what reality will ANY company (that isn't a large corp) or individual outside the UK pay UK tax, news flash they wont. It will be a case of, well fuck the UK then.HMRC do what Ministers tell them to do. The government of the day decides tax policy. HMRC merely implement it.
The change in VAT rules is a direct consequence of withdrawal from the EU's Single Market and VAT harmonisation.
Those are not political statements, they are facts.
For example if you or I try to buy something (NOT off ebay/amazon), let say a motorcycle part that's over £135 from the US. That seller would then be faced with having to pay the UK vat on that which is bad enough, but also have to pay £1000-1500 per year for an accountant over here. The logical and right assumption will be the seller will say, er terrible sorry sir, but we cannot and will not sell anything to any UK buyers period.As I've read it, it's the other way around. If the value of the individual package is under £135, then the EU (and non-EU) exporter is required to register for UK VAT, and charge you 20%. So you the UK customer doesn't have any more to pay. The problem is that the exporter is saying 'why should I bother to register for UK VAT, I'll just stop sending to UK'.
Ah interesting, its not they made this shit is clear and easy to understand... that would be too much to ask for a little common sense.
So I guess one question is, if we bike fazer parts from the US, what charges will be still get hit with..? atm as I understand it, its a excise duty, import tax and vat?
So I guess one question is, if we bike fazer parts from the US, what charges will be still get hit with..? atm as I understand it, its a excise duty, import tax and vat?No Excise duties, unless your bike parts are bourbon :lol 'Import tax' is otherwise known as 'Customs Duties', unless it is something that has a zero tariff.
Where there's a catch is UK sellers get hit by a tariff if the whole thing isn't supplied and made within the UK. Anything that has parts supplied by or work done (I believe) by any non EU or UK, there is a tariff raised on the product, as it could well far cheaper and undercut any EU country.I think they are still debating what proportion can be sourced from non UK parts. Otherwise Triumph Motorcycles are up shit street :eek
just waiting for a proper MOD to come along and delete these political posts from a thread that specifically says no Politics. Or move them to a political thread.Nothing political to see here... :rolleyes
The other sting is this include NI as they're considered EU for trade
QuoteThe other sting is this include NI as they're considered EU for trade
Doesn't include NI for GB/NI VAT, as we're both in the same VAT system.
I think they are still debating what proportion can be sourced from non UK parts. Otherwise Triumph Motorcycles are up shit street :eek
Oh yes it does, M&S and other retails have stopped supplying online goods, check it out mate. NI albeit part of the UK isn't treated as such for trade as the line is in the Irish Sea and they NI have seamless (pre Brexit) conditions to stop there being a physical border. As far as NI is concerned trade wise they're still in the EU.
Well yes, but it doesn't mean there's any change to the VAT situation on GB /NI goods. It's more to do with paperwork and checks on origin and health (trust me) :D
just waiting for a proper MOD to come along.You have been told what the post is about and what is isn't, any further posts like this will be removed.
Yep, but this area is in with the hundreds of other areas of trade, the financial sector being one and the UK biggest contributor to our GDP.We will be negotiating with the EU for years to come. This isn't a divorce, we've just moved out and are arguing about the CDs ;) [size=78%] [/size]
We will be negotiating with the EU for years to come. This isn't a divorce, we've just moved out and are arguing about the CDs ;)
They still have to pay tariffs if the whole thing isn't made in the UK, as well as the paperwork which is the same if sending goods to France, NI is as far as trade is concerned the EU
We will be negotiating with the EU for years to come. This isn't a divorce, we've just moved out and are arguing about the CDs ;)heh, both funny and depressing at the same time.
QuoteThey still have to pay tariffs if the whole thing isn't made in the UK, as well as the paperwork which is the same if sending goods to France, NI is as far as trade is concerned the EU
True, no tariffs if the components are made elsewhere in the EU of course.
Twats who think lockdown rules don't apply to them and have scant regard for their relatives or others :finger :evilIf you are the youngest in the area by 15 years and the people visiting are 40-60 it sounds to me like your neighbours are all 60-80. How do you know that they are not in a support bubble.
I live in a very quiet area in the countryside, I'm the easily the youngest by at least 15 yrs or so. My road/cul-de-sac is mainly just drive ways with the odd bit of parking on the road leading to it, the road is normally empty save the odd car. This morning it's full I mean rammed, 12 cars, driven by 40 - 60yrs olds who don't live here, some with kids visiting mum/dad etc, I know a good few live in London and East Anglia, which are between 120 - 170 miles away one way :eek :eek :eek
WTF, they're just not getting it no wonder this thing is spreading like wildfire, when mum/dad/nan/grandad catch it and die they'll be saying "I don't know how he/she got it we were so careful" TWATS absolute C*^ts :evil
If you are the youngest in the area by 15 years and the people visiting are 40-60 it sounds to me like your neighbours are all 60-80.
How do you know that they are not in a support bubble.
I see. Call the police then.If you are the youngest in the area by 15 years and the people visiting are 40-60 it sounds to me like your neighbours are all 60-80.
Correct ish 90 plus too.How do you know that they are not in a support bubble.
Support bubbles are for people in single households only, only one is on his own, he's not getting these visits as we support him and he has no family. These visiting are in groups, haven't been here for weeks or months, not to mention the distances they travelled, no not support bubbles, just twats.
I see. Call the police then.
As for support bubbles there is no limit on the distance to go and support a single person or the single person to go to them, but there is advice to try and keep your support local.
Wrong. Go and read the Government website on the rules of support bubbles. Also there are no restrictions on the on the size of the supporting bubbled household. And no restriction on the distance needed to travel to do the support Go and read the Government website there is no grey - its all in black and white.
A support bubble is where you support someone on a regular bases 1 -2 time per week, be on call available to help at short notice etc.
Wrong. Go and read the Government website on the rules of support bubbles. Also there are no restrictions on the on the size of the supporting bubbled household. And no restriction on the distance needed to travel to do the support Go and read the Government website there is no grey - its all in black and white.
Go and read the Gov website - any size of household can be a support bubble and the only thing it says about distance to go and support is " it is best if this is with a household who live locally".So yes of course its best if they can live locally but what about if they don't.Wrong. Go and read the Government website on the rules of support bubbles. Also there are no restrictions on the on the size of the supporting bubbled household. And no restriction on the distance needed to travel to do the support Go and read the Government website there is no grey - its all in black and white.
There's is no way two family members and kids turning up, after driving well over a 100 miles is a support bubble, grey areas :rolleyes
If the cap fits wear it :lol :lol :lol :lol twats
Go and read the Gov website - any size of household can be a support bubble and the only thing it says about distance to go and support is " it is best if this is with a household who live locally".So yes of course its best if they can live locally but what about if they don't.Wrong. Go and read the Government website on the rules of support bubbles. Also there are no restrictions on the on the size of the supporting bubbled household. And no restriction on the distance needed to travel to do the support Go and read the Government website there is no grey - its all in black and white.
Any size household can be a support bubble but the bubbleeeee must be a single person house hold. Single person households include households that have a single parent with children under 18 or where you have older people and one is a carer for the other.
There's is no way two family members and kids turning up, after driving well over a 100 miles is a support bubble, grey areas :rolleyes
If the cap fits wear it :lol :lol :lol :lol twats
Also support is not limited to providing physical help or doing the shopping like you do for your neighbour but was also introduced as a recognition of those living alone and needing mental health support.
From the government website (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/making-a-support-bubble-with-another-household) -
What is a support bubble?
"If you form a support bubble, it is best if this is with a household who live locally. This will help prevent the virus spreading from an area where more people are infected."You cant fix stupid, turns out you can't quarantine it either. But moving on, this thread is bordering on getting political. Find something else to discuss chaps.
- This reinforces what Gnasher has said - in order words use common sense, don't be traveling 100+ miles. Also these kinds of distances will potentially run afoul of Teir travel restrictions/guidelines.
- And to counter the 'its all there in black and white' statement, the above "it is best" statement above completely shuts that argument down. Clearly the government are completely incapable of being black and white about the rules, so how can they expect the population to?
- Regarding the number of people allowed in a support bubble, again the government have been unclear. But common sense should take over here. For example you could logically interoperate the pre-existing 'rule of six'. If both support bubbles combined is over six then, then don't be turning up with with the wife and kids. Then when you do have to do a support visit, don't be getting withing 2m of the person your doing the support visit for.
Also these kinds of distances will potentially run afoul of Teir travel restrictions/guidelines.Will put aside the fact that there are no tiers right now but when there were tiers there was no restrictions on a support bubble moving between tiers.
"Regarding the number of people allowed in a support bubble, again the government have been unclear."Wrong - its perfectly clear from the gov.uk site ---You can form a support bubble with another household of any size
Then when you do have to do a support visit, don't be getting within 2m of the person your doing the support visit for.Wrong also
More twats https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-55601600 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-55601600)Yes idiots. And while I was reading it on the same page was a link to explain how support bubbles work https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52637354 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52637354)
Or rather C*&ts :evil
Wrong - its perfectly clear
from the gov.uk site ---You can form a support bubble with another household of any sizeQuoteThen when you do have to do a support visit, don't be getting within 2m of the person your doing the support visit for.Wrong also
from the gov.uk site you do not need to maintain social distance with people in your support bubble
Tiz you not reading things fully before, going off half cocked. I was replying to B1k3rdude - he mentioned it - I even included his quoted post in my post.
Who mentioned anything about this?
I appears as always you don't read things fully before, going off half cocked :lol
As said if the cap fits wear it :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
One person living alone can yes, as said my previous these I'm referring to aren't living alone, they're are living with their wife/husbands or partners. With family mum/dad and the kids turning up after driving a 100 miles plus. Not a support bubble just selfish twats :finger
You can also have both a support bubble and a childcare bubble. So for instance we have my wife's best friend for a support bubble as she is a single mum of a 7 year old and has no family (except a Dad who's in a care home with dementia) then we are also in a child car bubble with the in laws so that they can have the kids over at theirs every now and again (their choice not ours)
But on the note of the lockdown, I took my kids down the seafront for our daily walk and it was packed! May aswell gave been the middle of the summer. Roads aren't really any emptier either.Yep twats
I read on the news about how the Gov is moaning that more and more people are bending the rules but honestly what do they expect. After nearly a full year of restrictions People are sick to death of it all. I honestly don't know anyone that supports these restrictions or think they work and the vast majority of people would rather just be left to get on with it.
I think the disillusion is starting to set it with even the strictest of people because it feels like you can't win. You follow the rules, don't see your family, lose all your savings... and yet you still get locked down.
So you may as well have ignored it all and did what you wanted.... you'd be in the same position now either way
On the plus side if the infection keeps spreading the way it is we will have all had it by the end of winter. Heard immunity achieved and the government can make some money sleeing off all the vaccines to poorer countries
They probably are just selfish twats but the defnition of alone includes households of more than one where the people are ill, acting as carers etc. My dad doesnt live alone. HE lives with my step mum who is undergoing cancer treatment so he is her carer. Under the rules he can form a bubble with another household. Being sensible though, he is keeping himself to himself and myself/brother are just meeting him on his driveway once or twice a week for a socially distanced beer to keep his spirits up. Its feccin cold this time of year though!!
You can also have both a support bubble and a childcare bubble. So for instance we have my wife's best friend for a support bubble as she is a single mum of a 7 year old and has no family (except a Dad who's in a care home with dementia) then we are also in a child car bubble with the in laws so that they can have the kids over at theirs every now and again (their choice not ours)
Yep if it's them looking after your kids while you work etc, fine but only you or your Mrs should drop them off or collect them individually. If it's just for them to see your kids, it shouldn't be happening and they/you are running a risk of them catching it, from your kids or you. Remember under 16s mainly don't have any symptoms what's so ever, but pass it either to you or your older family members, it's also possible you or your Mrs is asymptomatic too. The virus is spreading because people are spreading it, it's not spreading it's self, many are just in denial of this fact. Someone known to me, was doing what your doing, his mums now sadly died :( Not a risk worth taking in my book.But on the note of the lockdown, I took my kids down the seafront for our daily walk and it was packed! May aswell gave been the middle of the summer. Roads aren't really any emptier either.Yep twats
I read on the news about how the Gov is moaning that more and more people are bending the rules but honestly what do they expect. After nearly a full year of restrictions People are sick to death of it all. I honestly don't know anyone that supports these restrictions or think they work and the vast majority of people would rather just be left to get on with it.
Sure and more, possibly someone you know or care about will die or be seriously buggered for sometime or the rest of their life. I totally support these current restrictions, I for one think there not strong enough. I want this virus beat, to achieve that we've got to step up and get on with it.
I think the disillusion is starting to set it with even the strictest of people because it feels like you can't win. You follow the rules, don't see your family, lose all your savings... and yet you still get locked down.
We can win and would be if twats didn't keep bending and breaking the rules. That said, the government hasn't and isn't helping, with too little, too late and mixed messaging. If you're one of the 3m ish that went self employed less than a year before this started, then yes it's hard, unfair and the government should be doing far more to help you/them. If you're just furloughed you should be fine, providing you wasn't living beyond you means and not declaring income. Not seeing our families is disappointing but a necessary tool to fight the virus. I've not seen my lads for well over 8 months and if it keeps going probably another 8 months, but the longer I do the safer they and I am and if we all had the same attitude this virus will get beat sooner rather than later. We have a 2 choices, both are different levels of a shit sandwich, one ends got a lot more shit, i.e. give in more die, NHS get flattened, it goes on longer and longer, economy crashes lot of shit end or follow the advice and we get out of it little shit end? All the winging, complaining, rule bending is futile the virus doesn't care and will kill regardless.
Like it or not there's is no other choices, take your pick.So you may as well have ignored it all and did what you wanted.... you'd be in the same position now either way
But alive and not possibly damaged ;)On the plus side if the infection keeps spreading the way it is we will have all had it by the end of winter. Heard immunity achieved and the government can make some money sleeing off all the vaccines to poorer countries
As far as they know you don't get any immunity, herd or otherwise many have had the virus multiple times. I know people who work NHS front line who have.
Yes it's crap, yes it's unfair, yes I don't like it, but none of us have much choice beyond the 2 stated above.
I'm guessing you're not driving 200 plus miles round trip :)
But the problem is that there will never be a 100% compliance around the general public.
And of this virus spreads in the way they say it does then it only takes a few people not to comply and the whole thing goes tits up.It's not what I'm saying it's what's happening. If the government got test and trace sorted out properly as they were told i.e locally and not via private company's and all the other failed crap they've been doing we'd keep on top of it as other countries have done.
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Not to mention the amount of people that just don't care about the risk. They aren't worried about getting it or worried about giving it to anyone.
So the point being this asking everyone to behave approach isn't ever going to work.
If everyone did exactly as they were told then there wouldn't be any crime would there
Add to the fact that every man and his dog is a 'key worker' these days and you realise that this isn't really any kind of lockdown.
The only people that are at home are the ones that work in pubs, gyms, hotels, shops or personal care. Around here between the supermarkets, factories, hospitals and docks I'd say well over 60% of people are still going about daily life as normal. In fact I dont actually know another person that has to stay at home like me.
So really the only options are a 100% lockdown of everyone (as done in other countries) ,keep faffing about like they are (which is getting us nowhere), or just don't bother. And I think we know which one its going to be
Twats who think lockdown rules don't apply to them and have scant regard for their relatives or others :finger :evil
I live in a very quiet area in the countryside, I'm the easily the youngest by at least 15 yrs or so. My road/cul-de-sac is mainly just drive ways with the odd bit of parking on the road leading to it, the road is normally empty save the odd car. This morning it's full I mean rammed, 12 cars, driven by 40 - 60yrs olds who don't live here, some with kids visiting mum/dad etc, I know a good few live in London and East Anglia, which are between 120 - 170 miles away one way :eek :eek :eek
WTF, they're just not getting it no wonder this thing is spreading like wildfire, when mum/dad/nan/grandad catch it and die they'll be saying "I don't know how he/she got it we were so careful" TWATS absolute C*^ts :evil
While at work today, we've had two more ambulances turn up I'm told, 3, people from 2 households have now been taken into hospital, you can guess what with, oh yes Covid, all are in the late 70's with health issues.Like I said 7 days ago - you should of informed the police. Could just of been the thing that saved them.
Both houses had visits last Sat from relatives who come from London or the East of England.
Like I said 7 days ago - you should of informed the police. Could just of been the thing that saved them.
Twats who think lockdown rules don't apply to them and have scant regard for their relatives or others :finger :evil
I live in a very quiet area in the countryside, I'm the easily the youngest by at least 15 yrs or so. My road/cul-de-sac is mainly just drive ways with the odd bit of parking on the road leading to it, the road is normally empty save the odd car. This morning it's full I mean rammed, 12 cars, driven by 40 - 60yrs olds who don't live here, some with kids visiting mum/dad etc, I know a good few live in London and East Anglia, which are between 120 - 170 miles away one way :eek :eek :eek
WTF, they're just not getting it no wonder this thing is spreading like wildfire, when mum/dad/nan/grandad catch it and die they'll be saying "I don't know how he/she got it we were so careful" TWATS absolute C*^ts :evil
Little and very sad update on the above. This week we've had a few more doctors cars and an ambulance or two which is way more than normal. While at work today, we've had two more ambulances turn up I'm told, 3, people from 2 households have now been taken into hospital, you can guess what with, oh yes Covid, all are in the late 70's with health issues.
Both houses had visits last Sat from relatives who come from London or the East of England. Less than a week and now they're in serious trouble by TWATS :finger I really hope they make it back out.
Really pisses me off, it's not a bloody game :evil :evil
Sad news but at the end of the day the people being visited are just as bad as the one visiting. They obviously didn't think the rules applied to them or that they just weren't going to catch it
As I've said to my friends that have caught it......you can only get it by not following the guidance
I wonder if after this pandemic recedes will we see more people relocating from the big cities in UK to the countryside area's of the urban environment, not only for their body health but their mental health.
I wonder if after this pandemic recedes will we see more people relocating from the big cities in UK to the countryside area's of the urban environment, not only for their body health but their mental health.
I wouldn't be surprised. I've been a runner for 50 years, all over the local fields and footpaths, I only have to go a mile then I'm out of the urban area. Normally, I would see the same one or two dog walkers. Since this all kicked off, its now all in reverse, and I'm running on the streets. The footpaths are crammed, and rather than a metre or so wide, they've all tried to avoid the mud and they are now several metres wide, and the hedges are full of dog shite bags. Though most will revert back, I reckon some will have found something they wish to retain
Politicians and other Spokes-people when interviewed just recently have starting saying "We Know" or "We Know that" -- you see I can almost guarantee they will say it.
I noticed this also a while ago and the word used was " Clearly" its as though they are all listening to each other and all start talking the same.
Saving the planet/reducing emissions etc. So why doesn't govt legislate to make housebuilders build all homes with south facing rooves? And incorporate solar panels into the build, rather than have owners have to have them retro fitted?
Saving the planet/reducing emissions etc. So why doesn't govt legislate to make housebuilders build all homes with south facing rooves? And incorporate solar panels into the build, rather than have owners have to have them retro fitted?
A lot of new builds have that in their planning approval.
Should be inbuilt in the national planning system.
Along with a new minimum standard for road width. These new estates have roads that two cars cant pass each other on without one driving up the kerb, let alone the bin wagons. Might have been alright years ago when cars like the A35 were common, but todays cars are massive. Suppose its a case of developers maximising the number of properties they can squeeze onto a postage stamp
I thought garages were reserved for motorbikes ? :rolleyesThey are where I live :)
The way Steve Wright (R2) insists on joining in with singing the last line of nearly every song he plays :grumble
I bet that upsets the taping................ :lol
I bet that upsets the taping................ :lol
Showing your age there!
(There again, so am I, because I understand the reference... :eek )
I bet that upsets the taping................ :lol
Showing your age there!
(There again, so am I, because I understand the reference... :eek )
What gets my goat today. Dirty dog owners who think its ok to put their dog shit in my dustbin when it's out for collection. It was put in there after it was emptied meaning its going to be stinking in there for 2 weeks.Yep same here. We're next to a country park, so there's a endless procession of dog+owners all day long. I wouldn't mind, but there's a purpose built poo bin at the entrance to the park, less than 50 metres away.
QuoteWhat gets my goat today. Dirty dog owners who think its ok to put their dog shit in my dustbin when it's out for collection. It was put in there after it was emptied meaning its going to be stinking in there for 2 weeks.Yep same here. We're next to a country park, so there's a endless procession of dog+owners all day long. I wouldn't mind, but there's a purpose built poo bin at the entrance to the park, less than 50 metres away.
QuoteWhat gets my goat today. Dirty dog owners who think its ok to put their dog shit in my dustbin when it's out for collection. It was put in there after it was emptied meaning its going to be stinking in there for 2 weeks.Yep same here. We're next to a country park, so there's a endless procession of dog+owners all day long. I wouldn't mind, but there's a purpose built poo bin at the entrance to the park, less than 50 metres away.
I'm going to third this as I also live in residential road that has a country park at one end.
Bloody dog owners allowing their pooches to crap everywhere on route to the park then make a half arsed attempt to pick it up and promtly throw it down the private property alleyway at the side of my house.
I was so pissed off with this after collecting 21 bags of dog shit one weekend from the alleyway, I installed CCTV and posted videos of the offenders who in more than one video turned out to be a neighbour's teenage kids (a few doors along so I had no clue who they were) and said neighbour promptly called the Police to complain that I had put videos of the teenage kids dropping dog shit bags in the alleyway and guess what - the Police actually knocked on my door to investigate the complaint!!!
As you can imagine I asked them what they were going to do about the offence of dropping the dog shit bags, to which they replied "they were not here to deal with that" so I politely told them the law on Domestic CCTV in the UK is non existent and they couldn't ask me or force me to remove it or take the posts down from Youtube and eventually told them to bugger off if they weren't going to enforce an actual criminal law of dropping dog shit.
Plod obviously fed that back to the parents of the dog shit droppers as the mad woman then went after me on Youtube postng all sorts of abuse and accusations of being a paedo on my Youtube channel (get it right, the kids were 15 and 17 so hardly looked like kids) - guess what? When I reported her on line abuse to Plod they weren't interested, fucking typical!
Even after several years the whole family are still obsessed and everytime the dad walks down the alleyway he sticks two fingers up at the cameras or sticks his tongue out.
I told them via Youtube to come and speak to me in person if they had a problem with me shaming their family members for droping dog shit as I had no idea which house they lived in at the time, Plod wouldn't tell me.
As always with bullys they wouldn't face me so carried on their ridiculus sheenanigans ever since.
They've stopped dropping their dog shit bags in the alleyway though.
Man you have had a shit time street budgie. No pun intended. Well done you for making a stand. Dirty lazy bastards.I tried that but out of all the houses that abut the alleyway (it goes down th eside of my house and along th eback of all the others) there was only 2 other households that have an actual garage and discussing it with them it seems that gates were asked about before and the people with no garage who don't use the alleyway objected as they thought they would be denied access in the future.
Could you and your neighbours who have access to that allyway get together and put a locked gate up.
If I was a neighbour I would want a gate to stop scumbags using it as an entry to my garden/ back of the house.Man you have had a shit time street budgie. No pun intended. Well done you for making a stand. Dirty lazy bastards.I tried that but out of all the houses that abut the alleyway (it goes down th eside of my house and along th eback of all the others) there was only 2 other households that have an actual garage and discussing it with them it seems that gates were asked about before and the people with no garage who don't use the alleyway objected as they thought they would be denied access in the future.
Could you and your neighbours who have access to that allyway get together and put a locked gate up.
In our deeds it states that each household is responsible for maintaining the alley along the length of their property but I'm the only one who does it.
Even The Queen's been cancelled by the warriors of woke now
And that statue in Bristol wasn't their property, but it didn't stop them tearing it down without consulting the owners did itThe elected Mayor seems quite happy with the outcome :)
I wouldn't recommend they rely on that defence when they're next due in court on charges of criminal damage
Even The Queen's been cancelled by the warriors of woke now :rolleyes
I was going to remind you it says 'No Politics', but BLM is a political movement isn't it, so I won't
Yes it's a bit like all that fuss there was about the size of the Union Jack flags that government ministers have in the background during interviews isn't it?.
Eh?. It was that ultra-woke BBC news presenter who set that one off when she took the mickey out of the Union Jack behind Robert Jenrick wasn't it?.
Within minutes the Twitter mob were having a field day and it was all over the papers :rolleyes
I assume you apply the same set of principles to the EU flag then?.
I find this trope perticually offensive. And find it perticually odd thing to say by someone who was paid by and continues to be paid by the crown.
Yes the flag shaggers
I find this trope perticually offensive. And find it perticually odd thing to say by someone who was paid by and continues to be paid by the crown.I find lots of things offensive, and who I'm paid by is none of your business :finger
Hang on, you said 'having flags behind you any time you're on TV' earlier.
The left seems to hate this country. If you fly the English flag at best you are sneered at by the likes of lady Nugent at worst called a racist, if you fly the union flag you are called a flag shagger.I want to see it on every government building.
Samuel Johnson ---himself a politically committed Tory. So you now agree with the Right.The left seems to hate this country. If you fly the English flag at best you are sneered at by the likes of lady Nugent at worst called a racist, if you fly the union flag you are called a flag shagger.I want to see it on every government building.
"Patriotism is the Last Refuge of the Scoundrel" - Samuel Johnson.
Samuel Johnson ---himself a politically committed Tory. So you now agree with the Right.
Ordinary working class folk who enjoy getting out the Union Jack bunting on The Queen's Jubilee and having a good old knees-up with their neighbours whilst singing God Save The Queen don't want to hear all that student union debating society bollox though do they?
You lot really have lost touch with base haven't you.
You've insulted one half of your electorate by branding them a load of racist bigots, and then sit there all puzzled and het-up because they've gone over to the other side.
I believe that the offence of failing to pick and and dispose appropriately of dog crap comes under the control of the local authority, many have specific Dog Wardens to deal with the problem. Try contacting them
That doesn't apply to cats also does it?. I'm sick of other people's pussy's dumping in my garden :'(
...just waiting for someone to mention Spinal Tap :guitar
One of the most genuine rock stars that ever livedAs someone whose teenage listening included Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, Motorhead were.... so so
Did you read that the reintroduction of pine martens is culling grey squirrels? Red squirrels are genetically aware that pine martens are to be avoided, but the grey has no prior knowledge
who's married to Rod.Only when the viagra kicks in.