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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383  
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Gaydar!!
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3rd Jan 2017 5:02pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20430
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Miserable thread remember,
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3rd Jan 2017 5:12pm |
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| ChrisWoods Member Since: 29 Dec 2016 Location: Spreyton Posts: 164 
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Not motoring related but... People who pick up their dog
 (biodegradable) and put it in a plastic (none biodegradable) bag and then either put it back exactly where the dog laid it or hang it in a tree for everyone else to enjoy. To all you morons; kick it in the hedge or put it in a bin.
DRL are one thing but people who drive with front fogs on all the time. If visibility is poor, put your lights on. If fog is thick and you can barely see the end of your bonnet, put your rear fog light on and if you're driving around a McDonalds car park and have extremely small genitals, put your front fogs on. 2009 2.4TDCi XS Utility Wagon. |
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3rd Jan 2017 6:49pm |
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| ChrisWoods Member Since: 29 Dec 2016 Location: Spreyton Posts: 164
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Yeh, driving lights should go out with the main beam. These burks usually drive around with their lights off and spots on, or in the dark they dip their lights but leave the blinding spots on. This is when you need a front mounted 4ft Lazer light to burn out their retinas.
Chris 2009 2.4TDCi XS Utility Wagon. |
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3rd Jan 2017 11:12pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5829  
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Everyone knows (ar least if you're <25 or a twa*) that putting your front fog lights on makes your car look cooler, for some reason that has escaped me. Not sure why a pair of lights set closer to the ground would ever make a Saxo look cool, let alone cool-er...  Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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4th Jan 2017 7:07am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17432 
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If I had my way, front fogs would be linked to the ECU so that with them on the speed of the vehicle was limited to, say, 30mph, and the rear fogs would be linked to an incendiary device built into the dirver's seat.
I think that this would sort the problem in a rather satisfactory manner. Oh, and the driver's airbag or steering wheel boss would be replaced by a sharp spike. Sorted! Driving standards would improve instantly! |
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4th Jan 2017 8:23am |
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| Bps Member Since: 14 Feb 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 832
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I think it's lighting in general that we all have issue with. At least with drls you know where your at, indicators well that's a completely diffent kettle of fish. I remember the old adage mirror, signal, manouver in decent time. Not phone / text, mascara / apply beard oil, brake heavily turn then indicate occasionally all within 3 yards of a junction
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4th Jan 2017 10:08pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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Anyone else got back to work blues after a bit of time out with family? I've only been back for 2 days and it is properly
. I'm surrounded by 20 year olds from Accenture who have swallowed the textbooks whole but haven't a clue how to apply their 'knowledge'. One balls up after another and no one gets fired. I'm getting too old for this nonsense........ |
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5th Jan 2017 7:33pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248  
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That's what I thought - "getting too old for this nonsense".
Decided to retire early and it is hell, no weekends off, no bank holidays, no getting up early in the morning ... I also now have the t-shirt - 'I thought I would retire but now I work for the wife ' 
B******s, this is the grumpy old man thread not the old man thread ! Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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5th Jan 2017 8:32pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189 
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Know what you mean. Worked with several large consultancy firms who rarely deliver as promised. They all overrun and cost a lot more and mainly employ textbook experts who spend far longer than in the plan to understand your business and then the promised transformation is often not completed or only to the "minimum viable product" with all the nice bits leftover.
The above is speaking from experiance in 3 industries and employing the worlds best ....so they say....consultants from Europe, India and USA. Grrrrrrr |
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5th Jan 2017 8:35pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20430
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Weather!
I'm not one to normally complain about it but as of now it is just purely awful, not one decent day to do any decent work outside. It's either been freezing, or wet or both nearly all day every day for weeks now. 
Even when it does dry out, the next day it'll be wet all over again. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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6th Jan 2017 4:50pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5111  
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Freezing coldest period for quite some time. Logs are going down fast so I may order some coal, gives off more heat I am told, though it maybe that the local coal merchant is just saying that.
I do have a muti fuel burner. For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at.. http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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6th Jan 2017 5:13pm |
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| languedoc Member Since: 13 May 2016 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 283  
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4 tonnes of damp oak in my barn that I cant use yet. Minus 10 this morning and using the oil central heating at nearly 1 euro a litre!
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6th Jan 2017 5:20pm |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127 
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Think we got enough to see this winter out?
 Click image to enlarge 80" 80" 86" 88" 90" Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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6th Jan 2017 5:27pm |
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