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From: davek on 18 Aug 2006 19:11 Linz wrote: > Other than looking at your speedo, how do you know you're doing 70mph? Since we're discussing a hypothetical situation, I looked at my hypothetically 100% accurate head-up display that also projects a holographic red line ahead of me to indicate the safe distance to the car in front (taking into account weather, road surface and tyre conditions). d.
From: davek on 18 Aug 2006 19:13 Brimstone wrote: > They're simply obliged to drive correctly, which means moving to the > leftmost available lane after overtaking.. And if they're in the leftmost lane already, should they move on to the hard shoulder? And what if they are in the outer lane but haven't finished overtaking and the space immediately to their left is occupied by a 40ft artic? d.
From: David Taylor on 18 Aug 2006 20:52 On 2006-08-18, Ivor Jones <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote: > "David Taylor" <davidt-news(a)yadt.co.uk> wrote in message > news:slrneebkm2.1q0.davidt-news(a)outcold.yadt.co.uk >> On 2006-08-18, Ivor Jones <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote: >> > "David Taylor" <davidt-news(a)yadt.co.uk> wrote in message >> > news:slrneebf6a.3l5.davidt-news(a)outcold.yadt.co.uk >> > > >> > > Resist winding a fuckwit up? It is hard, but then you >> > > Europeans get so upset about swearing... >> > >> > Who said I'm a European..? >> >> IIRC (which I may well not) there was a long thread in... >> uk.telecom where you proclaimed you were not European >> despite essentially stating that you were European >> (having been born in Europe). > > I was born in England. I didn't say you weren't. > There is no such country as Europe. I didn't say there was. > Don't start that again. I didn't. -- David Taylor
From: Ivor Jones on 18 Aug 2006 21:00 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:Xns9823A849AB9D4adrianachapmanfreeis(a)204.153.244.170 > Ivor Jones (ivor(a)despammed.invalid) gurgled happily, > sounding much like they were saying : > > > I'm a UK resident not a European resident. There is no > > such country as Europe. > > Who said there was? There IS a continent called Europe, > and you reside in a country that's part of it. Therefore, > you're European. Just as (at random) Ethiopians are also > Africans. Wrong, but I'm too tired tonight to pursue that one all over again. Ivor
From: Ivor Jones on 18 Aug 2006 21:04
"Conor" <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1f5008aa227760eb98d41e(a)news.individual.net > In article <4km2s4Fcm9mqU1(a)individual.net>, Ivor Jones > says... [snip] > > I'm a UK resident not a European resident. There is no > > such country as Europe. > > > However there is a geographical area called Europe which > you are in and a political and administrative area called > Europe which again, you are in. True, but that doesn't make me "a European" - my nationality is that of the country I was born in, not the continent that country is part of. I accept I live in Europe, but that does not make me "a European." I am an Englishman, if you don't accept UK resident. Ivor |