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« on: 06 September 2012, 12:24:30 pm »
IPSGA
Information, Position, Speed, Gear, Acceleration
info wise, you've misjudged their speed
position, waiting to join a main road, let them pass
Speed, in this instance.....thiers not your's, how many times have we heard car drivers say or be told that bikes are deceptively quicker than you think
Gear, you'd be in 1st?
Acceleration, not a chance as the car was slow, let them all pass (move off when safe to do so blah blah blah)
I'm not an IAM instructor or examiner but its all about observation (Info bit) and I think he may have failed you
to paraphrase what JZS said............treat everyone as a pleb and you won't go far wrong
802
« on: 06 September 2012, 12:07:17 pm »
I've stayed in 2 TL's one in Glasgow the other in London and whilst the food aint great, I can't knock the places. I suppose all "chains" have bad places but that's no excuse for dirty area's or poor customer care.
I understand the bit about getting the kids to sleep but maybe a cursory complaint by the other adult at the time with a full follow up rant in the morning may have been better (hindsight's great innit?)
as for the gesture of goodwill, tell them you will not return and you expect a full refund in the form of a cheque or straight back into your account if you payed by card
having said all this, Chessington?
they're all inbreds down there, what did you expect?
803
« on: 23 August 2012, 10:03:11 am »
speed alone isn't the problem, if it were, we wouldn't have F1/motoGP/emergency services driving to jobs etc. I agree that being hit at 30 is different to being hit at 60 but there are still mitigating circumstances.
I can come off on a motorway at 50 or 70 and although doing legal speeds, chances are I'll end up a fatal due to road furniture or tailgaters.
was speaking to a lad of 70 who got a ticket for speeding and he done the speed awareness course, said the only 2 things he learnt were TOM and BOB
(learning to use your mirrors.......which is no bad thing) TOM is your offside mirror and you're looking out for Twits on motorbikes (substitute the letter i for an a............this is what they call us on these courses so you get an idea of what they think of us!!!)
BOB is your nearside mirror and you're looking for boys on bikes (kids)
I quite like the algorythms but the fact they refer to us as TW*TS annoys me somewhat
804
« on: 22 August 2012, 10:16:04 am »
was talking to a 70 yr old fella the other day who said he'd been to France recently and also down to the Olympics. at the Olympics, his mrs wanted a drink of water and he had to pay £1:75 for a small bottle, in France he got a 1.5 L bottle for 25 cents or whatever the French use for money!
he said he saw 1 speed camera at the end of a VERY long stretch of road (said the French are bad for tail gating) got back to blighty and saw 2 or 3 scameras within yards of the Port!!
speed alone doesn't kill.............if it was speed alone, F1/motoGp would be banned, Emergency services wouldn't speed to jobs etc
it may add to the outcome and I can understand if you're hit at 30 then you stand more chance than at 70 but put it this way.........if we have an off at 50 or 70 on the motorway (legal speeds) then I reckon we stand a good chance of becoming another fatal due to road furniture/congested traffic
805
« on: 19 August 2012, 01:00:52 pm »
cheers Rikki and thanks for the donation done a half marathon distance last Wednesday with 42 lb on and it wasn't too bad except for the rain, worst weather ever and I couldn't have been any wetter if you remember the bucket of water song from TISWAS then you'll get an idea when cars were going past! dark at 14:00 hrs in the afternoon, vehicles with lights on, my feet numb as I ran thru puddles that were over me ankles! I was as happy as a pig in sh*te 
806
« on: 16 August 2012, 10:58:46 am »
right, I don't normally do this but here goes............I'm doing the marathon but the twist is I'm carrying a 55lb back pack (please don't start about knees/back etc as I'm getting enough grief of the mrs) monies raised will go to children who have suffered burns (Alder Hey Childrens hospital (burns unit) they take kids from all over) if you can spare anything at all then please follow my link thanks a lot http://www.justgiving.com/John-McBrion
807
« on: 23 July 2012, 03:09:43 pm »
 got my reminder off mrs Nash last month and as I was on leave and not going to be using the bike for a month, I thought foc it, save me money coz I'm skint and save a months insurance whilst its sat in the garage...................how foccing wrong can you be? initial renewal was £147 which I reckoned I could beat down 20 dabs, 1 month later when I ring up, they quote me £300+ WTF? tell the lad to foc off then ring back and get a different lad who quotes me £226.......tell him the same, he says some bollox about rates changing daily, I tell him to go foc himself........over £150 to sit me bike in the garage for a month? taking the p**s rang bennetts and got it for £91, added breakdown all for just under £160 I think mrs nash will be going bust soon
808
« on: 25 June 2012, 02:29:43 pm »
VNA, I just google the app I want and download it, I do have a google account too but I don't think you have to have one
chilly, how do you get all the free music?
809
« on: 22 June 2012, 02:10:27 pm »
my battery was that bad I thought it was faulty so contacted the Co. (fones 4u) got sent a voucher for £25 which I used to get an extended battery (with a free phone back as the bat is slightly thicker)
all seems good now and I also downloaded the free app....juice defender....which helps your battery too (google it)
plug your phone into your pc and download Samsung Kies and you can update to the ice cream sandwich....this update is what theyre using on the S3 you will see the change in your settings go from something like "running gingerbread 2.1.2 or whatever, to 4.1 or something
810
« on: 22 June 2012, 12:00:38 pm »
thanks everyone 
811
« on: 21 June 2012, 01:21:44 pm »
appreciate the comments and I know they're boring as f**k but sometimes I need to be in for deliveries etc and this would be a help. also, hope to get the mrs doing a bit in front of the tv............cycling, cycling! 
812
« on: 21 June 2012, 09:43:45 am »
I'm looking at getting a turbo trainer and don't know which one, can any of the cyclists recommend or put me off a certain make/model?
have read the wind types are the simplest, mag are better but fluid better still
also been told that only do an hour max on a turbo, any opinions on that one?
cheers
813
« on: 21 June 2012, 09:34:56 am »
when you find a spill report it to the local council, fine if you're local but not very productive when passing through I know. councils have a duty of care and will take steps to clean it up when reported, may even help you if you then have a spill later and no clean up has been completed
814
« on: 21 June 2012, 09:29:18 am »
I've got the S2 and sometimes I find it very hard to read the screen in strong sunshine, is this something that only occurs with touch screen phones as I never had issues with me older normal phone or is it just my phone and what can I do about it?
also, sometimes the screen brightness dims to nothing .......when I look at the screen brightness (as recommended above) my auto brightness is off and the bar will have moved right over to the left, why is this happening and how do I stop it?
cheers
815
« on: 27 May 2012, 09:37:04 am »
never without them now, only use the cheap foam ones but they make a vast difference. If you do ride without them, try some then go back and ride without them and you notice the wind noise and engine noise big time. You'll never ride without them again and your ears will thank you for it
816
« on: 27 May 2012, 09:25:31 am »
Looney, I wish I was out with you the "girl" that won it had hands like shovels and feet like flippers (no jimmy choos for her!!) I reckon it will transpire that shes a bloke going through the change
817
« on: 04 March 2012, 02:14:40 pm »
I'm not having a go at the vid, I was having a go at a certain tabloid that the link appeared to be from, though I can't see it on the thread now
818
« on: 04 March 2012, 11:16:04 am »
I'm going to buy the S2 in an hour or so, phones for u doing it at £21.50 pm over 2 yrs on 02
been hanging out as I heard the S3 out in March but enquired in all the moby shops and they reckon July/August
819
« on: 04 March 2012, 11:13:18 am »
congrats to both of you and all the best, is it a shotgun wedding 
820
« on: 04 March 2012, 11:11:12 am »
Mods
whilst I appreciate peoples freedom of choice, can we ban any links to that F******G rag, I and many other's find it deeply offensive
rant over
821
« on: 04 March 2012, 11:07:12 am »
UNBELIEVABLE some woman chief saying it will only be backroom, I see this as the thin end of the wedge and as others have said.....wide open to abuse G4 have proven many times that they're not fit to run the ops for the Prison Service/courts etc Police today, Ambo's/Fire tomorrow and everyone else they see fit as and when
822
« on: 20 January 2012, 03:57:46 pm »
I had murder with 3 a few yrs back, wouldn't touch them now. Infact, if they were the last mobile operators on the planet then I'd revert to 2 cups and piece of string avoid them like the plague sorry Phil, not much help but looking for an I phone 3gs now and its all come flooding back, I'll have to go for a lie down now
823
« on: 20 January 2012, 03:52:56 pm »
sorry Kev, it was very much tongue in cheek  done a bit down there with the TA so can't really comment but from what others on here say, it sounds like a nice place, pity it's known for the milk snatching C**T I'm sure you and your wife will be happy all the best mate
824
« on: 16 January 2012, 01:50:33 pm »
very good, makes you want to get off yer arse and do more. I wish I was 20 again I'd have a good go at most of them but fancy that free running lark
825
« on: 16 January 2012, 01:41:11 pm »
St Mellion heights FFS............. not THE St Mellion heights OMG no  as for the rest of Grantham... 
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