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From: The Medway Handyman on 30 Nov 2009 19:11 JNugent wrote: > > [mileburner] .. > [Conor} >> [DavidR} >> [JN] > [DavidR] > > [JN] > > [DavidR] > > [JN] > > [DavidR] > >> Clearly it was too tricky for you. Most things are clearly too tricky for JNugent. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
From: The Medway Handyman on 30 Nov 2009 19:34 SW wrote: > On 30 Nov, 01:02, "The Medway Handyman" > <davidl...(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >> Peter Grange wrote: >>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:25:03 +0000, %ste...(a)malloc.co.uk (Steve >>> Firth) wrote: >> >>>> Peter Grange <pe...(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> >>>>>> Here's something you could try to test the theory. Stop the next >>>>>> pavement cyclist that you see and ask them to ride where they >>>>>> belong. >> >>>>> Try telling the next motorist parked on the pavement to get his >>>>> hulking great car off the pavement and on the street where it >>>>> belongs. >> >>>> When I see a driver driving down the pavement at 25mph I shall tell >>>> them off. >> >>> Good luck with stopping him. >> >> Wouldn't need to. Cars have registration plates & can be easily >> identified if they break the law. Cyclists don't, because they don't >> pay to use the roads. > > Unless they pay council tax. Motorists also pay council tax - and road tax. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
From: The Medway Handyman on 30 Nov 2009 19:35 Squashme wrote: > On 30 Nov, 19:11, SW <allbrankeepsyougo...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> On 30 Nov, 01:02, "The Medway Handyman" >> >> >> >> <davidl...(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >>> Peter Grange wrote: >>>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:25:03 +0000, %ste...(a)malloc.co.uk (Steve >>>> Firth) wrote: >> >>>>> Peter Grange <pe...(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> >>>>>>> Here's something you could try to test the theory. Stop the next >>>>>>> pavement cyclist that you see and ask them to ride where they >>>>>>> belong. >> >>>>>> Try telling the next motorist parked on the pavement to get his >>>>>> hulking great car off the pavement and on the street where it >>>>>> belongs. >> >>>>> When I see a driver driving down the pavement at 25mph I shall >>>>> tell them off. >> >>>> Good luck with stopping him. >> >>> Wouldn't need to. Cars have registration plates & can be easily >>> identified if they break the law. Cyclists don't, because they >>> don't pay to use the roads. >> >> Unless they pay council tax. > > And income tax. > Of course ukt regulars just "know" somehow that cyclists (sorry, > "lycra loons") do not pay taxes. But the sponging freeloaders don't pay a specific road tax do they? -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
From: The Medway Handyman on 30 Nov 2009 19:36 Phil W Lee wrote: > "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> considered > Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:02:52 GMT the perfect time to write: > >> Peter Grange wrote: >>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:25:03 +0000, %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve >>> Firth) wrote: >>> >>>> Peter Grange <peter(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>>>> Here's something you could try to test the theory. Stop the next >>>>>> pavement cyclist that you see and ask them to ride where they >>>>>> belong. >>>>> >>>>> Try telling the next motorist parked on the pavement to get his >>>>> hulking great car off the pavement and on the street where it >>>>> belongs. >>>> >>>> When I see a driver driving down the pavement at 25mph I shall tell >>>> them off. >>> >>> Good luck with stopping him. >> >> Wouldn't need to. Cars have registration plates & can be easily >> identified if they break the law. Cyclists don't, because they >> don't pay to use the roads. They break the law with impunity & get >> away with it because they can't be identified. > > Just like pedestrians you mean? > And have you ever tried reporting a driver who is breaking the law? > Clearly not, if you believe that being able to give the registration > number will have any effect at all. Then why do you imagine we have number plates? For fun? Idiot. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
From: The Medway Handyman on 30 Nov 2009 19:37
Peter Grange wrote: > On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:00:11 GMT, "The Medway Handyman" > <davidlang(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > >> Steve Firth wrote: >>> Peter Grange <peter(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>>> No, it's just that the majority of cyclists are selfish, stupid >>>>> bastards. You seem typical of the breed. >>>> >>>> There goes the unsubstantiated "majority" word again. >>> >>> The day this becomes a court of law or I get paid to do the research >>> I'll provide the statistics. However on a random sample, the >>> majority of cyclists I encounter are selfish, stupid bastards. Not >>> to mention "holier than thou" and "smug". >> >> I never thought I'd say this, but I agree with Mr Firth 100%. > > That must worry him. It worries me. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |