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From: Steve Firth on 1 Dec 2009 14:13 Keitht <KeithT> wrote: > Steve Firth wrote: > > Huge <Huge(a)nowhere.much.invalid> wrote: > > >>> "cyclists are a bandit tribe who blithely ignore the usual laws of >>> the road"; > > > > "riding a bike has to stop being a lawless occupation" > > > >> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/article6936082.ece > > > > (ibid.) > Another bandwagon for you, surprised you have any idea where you are going. Doesn't being a brainless sanctimonoious prig make it difficult to ride a bicycle? Oh hang on, no. You're all like that.
From: dan on 1 Dec 2009 14:54 Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> writes: >> "Hypothesise" and "hypothecate" are not the same word, any more than are >> "hypocrite" and "hypodermic" >> > Rubbish. >> There are many free resources on the internet which you can use to help >> educate yourself on the meaning of words. There are also >> "dictionaries", which are available in libraries and bookshops > > You would do well to take your own advice. I have done, and it appears that I'm better at it than you are hypothecate [haɪˈpɒθɪˌkeɪt] vb 1. (Law) (tr) Law to pledge (personal property or a ship) as security for a debt without transferring possession or title 2. (Economics) to allocate the revenue raised by a tax for a specified purpose See also bottomry -dan
From: The Medway Handyman on 1 Dec 2009 15:00 Keitht wrote: > The Medway Handyman wrote: > >> >> Cyclists are the problem, they & their poxy cycle lanes cause delays >> & traffic jams for motorists who put their hands in their pockets. >> >> Grow up, bikes are for kids, not adults. >> >> > Ah right, so bike races that last for a couple of weeks and cover a > huge distance are for kids while car races that last a couple of > hours are for groan-ups? Don't talk to me about poxy bikes races. Medway Council allocated �25K to have the Tour De France come through the towns - and ended up spending �480K. Entire bloody area was closed to traffic all day, couldn't go anywhere and the bit we saw lasted about 5 minutes. > Oh, and cycle lanes are not usually there due to cyclists but > motorists who have never been on a bike. > > motorists put their hands in their pockets to scratch their balls - > nowt else Don't get me started on lycra shorts. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
From: The Medway Handyman on 1 Dec 2009 15:16 mileburner wrote: > "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in > message news:tuZQm.10409$Ym4.7966(a)text.news.virginmedia.com... >> >> 100% of cyclists are uninsured > > Not true. 3rd part cover is available for about �25 per year. OK, what percentage of cyclists have it? > & untraceable. > > Not true, they are as identifiable as anyone (unless they are wearing > a full face balaclava or hoodie). True, the have to number plates. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
From: The Medway Handyman on 1 Dec 2009 15:19
Conor wrote: > In article <hf2fc9$c0a$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, mileburner > says... > >> Not true, they are as identifiable as anyone (unless they are >> wearing a full face balaclava or hoodie). > > Well the highest number of CCTV in the world hasn't helped the Police > catch more criminals so how good is being able to give a half arsed > description going to be? "He was wearing half a melon on his head, had sunglasses like Spiderman, skin tight pink lycra shorts and hairy legs". Not much use, all cyclists look like that. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |