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Bad day? - Punkstig - 18-09-13
Started the day off by dropping the iPhone and smashing the screen, funny thing is I took it out of its waterproof shock proof case to make an important call as the boss constantly complains he can't hear me properly when its in the case, well I still made the call and after next week I now have a new boss!
So, ho hum its only a phone,
First job of the day I get a Brighton wait and return (so I get payed from London to Brighton and back to London)
Happy days,
M23 way back and there's flashing blue lights in my mirrors, I over took him not long previous at just below 80 so its not for speeding, I pull over, remove my helmet and approach the unmarked BMW,
'Good afternoon officer'
'Good afternoon sir, any reason why your vehicle is showing as having no MOT?'
Wtf? Dagnammit, now in the past every bike I've had I have the MOT and tax coincide the same month so when I get the tax reminder through I know to get the MOT done too!
'Sooo, how much of a good mood are you in today officer as I can call up my mechanics and book the bike in for an MOT for today'
'Youre going to have to do that anyway, I'm giving you a ticket'
'How much?'
'£100’
'Fuckit'
Oh well, my own fault, but importantly non endoresable so no points on the license!
Turns out I worked the whole day for free.
Re: Bad day? - Skippernick - 18-09-13
Bad luck mate, it could of been worse.
Re: Bad day? - Punkstig - 18-09-13
I've been surprisingly chipper after all this tbh!
Re: Bad day? - nick crisp - 18-09-13
My way works better - I haven't worked all day, and haven't been paid for it :\
Re: Bad day? - Dead Eye - 18-09-13
I like my way even better
Haven't done much work (maybe a couple of hours at most) today but have been paid and also played a few games and watched a lot of TV (Farscape)
Day well spent
Re: Bad day? - simonm - 19-09-13
Tax or insurance would have been much worse. Time to set a yearly reminder on the phone ;-)
Bad luck lad, it'll get better. best of luck to you for the future too :-)
Re: Bad day? - red98 - 19-09-13
hey stigy.....your getting to be a regular at brighton :rolleyes ....did you see exupnut there :lol
Re: Bad day? - Buzz - 19-09-13
Slight highjack here but which way do you go to Brighton from your offices to get out of London ...I do the Elephant & Castle, Brixton, Streatham, Croydon, Coulsdon, M23 route. Any faster way?
Re: Bad day? - Chris - 19-09-13
That sucks man, I usually stick a reminder in my phone a few weeks before my MOT is due to help remind me.
Hope the rest of your day is better.
Chris
Re: Bad day? - Punkstig - 19-09-13
(19-09-13, 11:03 AM)Buzz link Wrote: Slight highjack here but which way do you go to Brighton from your offices to get out of London ...I do the Elephant & Castle, Brixton, Streatham, Croydon, Coulsdon, M23 route. Any faster way?
Yeah, elephant then A23 the whole way down.
None of us like heading south, there's no quick route down, for the same time it takes to get to Brighton I could be in Coventry.
Heading any north direction its quick to get to the M1, A1M, or M11,
Heading north west the A40 onto the M40 is all quick moving 40/ 50 limit to the motorway
West, the A4 onto the M4 is quick moving, 40 limit
South west the M3 is quick to get onto, 40 limit (as is the A3)
South east the M20 is also quick to get to, 40's and 50's
but to get to the M23 south its 30 limit towns the whole way down!
Re: Bad day? - rustyrider - 19-09-13
South London is bloody painful. Even the South Circular looks like someone got an A-Z out and worked out a route that would get from one place to another via as many housing estates as possible. I live in Peterborough and work out of an office in Canning Town. It takes me less time to do the 84 miles from home to office (A1(M), A14, M11, A406, A12) as it does to go from the office to one job in Colliers Wood........
Re: Bad day? - paulkemp - 19-09-13
And was he wearing s fetching PVC rain suit