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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582  
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Christmas is officially over!
Easter is upon us! Easter eggs are back in the shops! Agggh There was me thinking it would be the hype over February 14th in the New Year next. Brendan |
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31st Dec 2016 2:49pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5183
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That was one of my pet hates when I worked for
 hole of a company called asda, No sooner was xmas over they started with easter!! We were all like hang on the new year isn't even here! Also pushing xmas just before Halloween was over too!
One thing I have noticed though in the last 6 years, was how nasty that company got with time off etc. 
Glad I got out of it all last year and enjoying the xmas time off  Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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31st Dec 2016 6:15pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189 
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Fog and drizzle.
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1st Jan 2017 11:41am |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897  
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Peripheral neuropathy and self catheterisation due to a blocked prostate.
Could it get much worse?   |
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1st Jan 2017 4:19pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189
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@Laurie. Feel for you. Family history means I am under active watch so I have empathy.
Hope things improve soon. |
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1st Jan 2017 5:21pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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You have my sympathies too. Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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1st Jan 2017 9:57pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5829  
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And DRLs. No issue with them per se, as some on the forum do, but the number of idiots who get in the car at night, see a light beam to the front and therefore omit to turn their lights on, never fails to amaze me. Young girl just two nights ago, driving down a 90kmh alpine dual carriageway with no rear lights at all. Dangerous with all the Pantechs about. No amount of tooting or waving made her put her lights on, I think she just thought I was mad/stalking her/angry etc etc. Why oh why manufacturers dont't make the rear lights come on at the same time as the DRLs is beyond me. This isn't the first car I've seen, won't be the last.  Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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2nd Jan 2017 9:48am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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Darwin will sort them out.
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2nd Jan 2017 10:46am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2655 
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It's because gaytime running lights are a fashion accessory, nothing more. The problem that they claim to solve (reduced visibility during the day) doesn't exist because, as we all know, if visibility is reduced when driving you simply turn your lights on. Then you also have the ability to turn them off when visibility improves and stop
off other drivers with your ridiculously bright vanity lights.
The misuse of fog lights is simply ignorance on the part of the majority of drivers. If only the police had the resources/will to pull people over for it, as well as other things like illegally spaced number plates (usually on the cars of pathetic people who need to appear like they are better off than they are) or the use of black/silver plates on non-eligible vehicles because they're 'cool'. |
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3rd Jan 2017 11:31am |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5038 
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I hate DRLs - no logical point, especially as mentioned when they dont light up the rear, arguably more important.
However, things like number plates and even fog lights dont bother me, doesnt hurt anyone. Although i dont think ive used them on our cars ever, remember, fog lights arent just for fog any low visibility situation can use them and some cars, appear to be fog lights but arent - just like the ones that use them as cornering lights. Mike |
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3rd Jan 2017 12:27pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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Did you have problems with predicted text.? Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to us off.
Richard |
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3rd Jan 2017 1:00pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2655
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Not that I am aware of?
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3rd Jan 2017 3:02pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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'Gaytime'
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3rd Jan 2017 4:02pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20436
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Greeni - You should know. Remember "buddying"
  
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3rd Jan 2017 5:00pm |
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