Cunting lorry drivers.
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From: The Older Gentleman on 24 Nov 2009 17:11 Colin Irvine <look(a)bottom.of.home.page> wrote: > On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:30:01 -0000, Steve H on the road squeezed out > the following: > > > > >"The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > >news:1j9p87l.ebb1vx165fc07N%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk... > >> SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Silk <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >>> > >>> > Let's be honest, you have to have a bit of a screw loose to want to get > >>> > on one. > >>> > >>> No moreso than you have to be to aspire to driving a Skoda minicab. > >> > >> Steve, where did you dig up this idiot? Even by normal Usenet standards, > >> he's a bit 'special'. > > > >uk.rec.driving. > > > >By the standards of that place, he's relatively sane. > > Dim, though. As a Toc H lamp. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: The Older Gentleman on 24 Nov 2009 17:11 Catman <catman(a)rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote: > Harry Bloomfield wrote: > > Conor submitted this idea : > >> Until I learned to drive a lorry, I didn't realise just how stupid some > >> of the things I did as a car driver were. > > > > I agree car drivers (and riders) do do some really stupid and > > inconsiderate things around lorries, but could you give some examples? > > > > Sitting in the blind spot behind the mirrors? Pulling in sharply and > making the HGV brake (not exactly limited to HGV's I know). > > There's two that spring to mind, but not from an HGV driver's POV. Creeping up the side of a truck that's actually indicating to turn, and not appreciating what'll happen to the car/bike when it does. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Oily on 24 Nov 2009 19:03 "Harry Bloomfield" wrote........... > It happens that Oily formulated : > > Most car drivers who pull caravans only do so about 4 days a year, they > > never check the tyres and they use underpowered motors to pull them and > > they're usually the slowest and most obstructive and inconsiderate drivers > > there are. How can you say 'rubbish' > > Again I say rubbish... > > I see little sign of under powered tow cars and most of those who tow > do take good care of their tyres, lights and etc. probably much better > care than the usual motorists. > > Personally, when even when towing, I can still out accelerate most > cars. > How did I just *know* you were going to admit to towing heaps of chipboard and tinfoil around. :-)
From: mileburner on 24 Nov 2009 22:07 "Ray Keattch" <r.keattch5050(a)btinternet.com> wrote in message news:nuKdnbBQ76f27ZHWnZ2dnUVZ8lednZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > I have been a signaller for two and a half years now. My earnings last > year were �50,000, so I am not sure where my bad decision was. No wonder the railways struggle to make money. They pay 50 grand for some monkey to sit in a box pulling levers.
From: mileburner on 24 Nov 2009 22:08
"Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message news:MPG.25764de4428e81ee989996(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <heh9tk$6si$2(a)aioe.org>, Silk says... >> > >> I think the implication is that the smart people already have good jobs >> and have no need to take an LGV test. That only leaves the thick and >> desperate - a bit like the Forces really. > > Many people who have got fed up of whatever career they've had have > taken up lorry driving. That *is* very sad. |