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| Riccarton Member Since: 10 Aug 2015 Location: Gods' Own Country Posts: 280   
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Ok - back to being grumpy
Drove down to Banbury today for some meetings then back home to the Borders this evening. The freakin M6 / M42 and the standard of driving is horrific 
Why, when I'm begining to think "I'm too close to the car in front" does some idiot fill it? I have to presume they consider the 2 second rule to be a challenge as to how many vehicles you can get between the chevrons 
Indicators should be a statement of intent - not a confirmation of action completed and why do so many of these idiots pull out without signal but indicate to pull back in????? Freakin' morons!!!!!
If I'm the last of a long line of traffic in the fast lane then chances are I too would like to be past but I'm intelligent enough to know I have to be patient. Driving within one metre of my bumper won't create space that isn't there no matter how impressive you think your Audi / Insignia is (by far the worst offenders on today's journey)!!!!!! Mirrors are not just for special occasions - keep an eye on them all the time FFS. I lost count of the amount of muppets who indicated as they looked in their mirror and saw a gap so it was safe to pull out!! Not realising I was actually travelling so much faster than them that had they looked a 2nd time the gap would have gone!!!!! I was sat in the queues for jnc 20 on the M6 and got across onto the central reservation for an ambulance trying to get through. The cars behind me didn't bother until the Ambulance had just about stopped and sounded his siren. Several cars in front were also caught napping. Mind you, I did manage to confuse everybody by always indicating, using my mirrors, keeping my distance and being courteous whilst all the while driving my wife's BMW  |
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11th Nov 2015 10:28pm |
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| Rickydodah Member Since: 14 Jul 2014 Location: East Sussex Posts: 1091 |
You lived in a house, with your own TV? We had to make do with a shoe box...........and watch television in Radio Rentals shop window. Bring back Monty Python, where have all those years gone?  I started with nothing and still have most of it left! |
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12th Nov 2015 7:32pm |
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| Rickydodah Member Since: 14 Jul 2014 Location: East Sussex Posts: 1091 |
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Mind you, I did manage to confuse everybody by always indicating, using my mirrors, keeping my distance and being courteous whilst all the while driving my wife's BMW [/quote]
Please, I've got used to BMW's being driven by complete  morons with no regard to other road users please don't confuse us all by driving properly in yours.  I started with nothing and still have most of it left! |
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12th Nov 2015 7:40pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897  
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........and the Christmas tree was an old branch with foil milk bottle tops pushed on the twigs.
Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  |
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12th Nov 2015 7:42pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5128  
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A branch as a Christmas tree, adorned with milk bottle tops, by eck you were blo*dy posh, all as I had when I was a young lad as a Christmas tree was a used matchstick. 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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12th Nov 2015 7:50pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20900 
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And a few oranges.
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12th Nov 2015 8:18pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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Oranges! We had to eat gravel and live in a hole in t'road! 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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12th Nov 2015 9:50pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5128
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Gravel, you were lucky to have gravel, we could only dream as kids to afford gravel! My dad worked twenty eight hours a day down the pit hoping he would get paid enough to afford gravel, but after working three weeks at a time without rest he would only have enough money to buy a spoonful of grit. 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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13th Nov 2015 2:05am |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6772 
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And if you told kids that these days......... They won't believe you. Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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13th Nov 2015 10:11am |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897
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In my early days, we had nightly air raids that made huge holes but, sadly, knocked down a lot of houses to create them.
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13th Nov 2015 11:30am |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471
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Those dratted Zepellins  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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13th Nov 2015 7:26pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20900
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People that win an auction on eBay then not pay for it, despite having days and multiple invoices as a reminder.
It's only £10 as good as all in for goodness sake, I could understand it if it was £100's of pounds. |
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22nd Nov 2015 5:52pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5128
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eBay just isn’t what it used to be, it’s now populated by rogues, thieves, people with sniper programs, people who copy other people’s adverts and to top it all it is now really expensive to advertise and sellers fees are getting ridiculous. 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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22nd Nov 2015 5:59pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20900
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Very true.
I was only selling a few bits of this and that of which I don't require. Nothing of benefit to me financially to sell just thought, rather than waste brand new items someone could make use cheaper. Seems that isn't even worthwhile.
It was only pair of Stihl ear Defenders, good ones brand new. Won the auction , said nothing, paid nothing and that's it. The guy's had three days... |
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22nd Nov 2015 6:04pm |
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