From: Silk on 19 Nov 2009 13:49 On 19/11/2009 12:48, Kiteflyer wrote: > That's cos you're a boy. And he's also a stupid one.
From: Silk on 19 Nov 2009 13:50 On 19/11/2009 15:27, Conor wrote: > In article<c3f553f7-181f-4371-944e-4742c2a79e91 > @m38g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, Mike P says... >> >> The yearly fee is still >> cheaper than a tow home, and if I do it 4 more times, then I really >> will have got super value. >> > Being a tight Yorkshireman, I use Tesco Clubcard points to pay for RAC > cover. �33 of Clubcard points buys me Roadside Assistance, nationwide > recovery to a fixed address and onward travel for both myself and SWMBO. As I'm not a pikey, I get mine free with the car.
From: Elder on 19 Nov 2009 14:14 In article <he440g$f70$4(a)aioe.org>, me(a)privacy.net says... > As I'm not a pikey, I get mine free with the car. > No, you just pay for it differently. -- Carl Robson Get cashback on your purchases Topcashback http://www.TopCashBack.co.uk/skraggy_uk/ref/index.htm Greasypalm http://www.greasypalm.co.uk/r/?l=1006553
From: Bod on 19 Nov 2009 14:18 Kiteflyer wrote: > On 19 Nov, 17:28, Bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >> Nick Finnigan wrote: >>> Bod wrote: >>>> I can't remember the last time I saw a driver use an arm signal. >>>> I use them occasionally. >>> Do you drive around with your window open just in case? >>>> Is it a forgotten art or do drivers not bother anymore? >>> Half of them don't care about signalling anyway proving that you don't >>> actually need to. It is extremely rare circumstances in which there >>> would be any benefit - certainly you could do 100 miles on a motorway >>> without needing an indicator. >> Especially if you stay in lane 1 at 56mph. >> >> Bod > > Dad, is that you? Not guilty, I live in the fast lane. Bod
From: Ray Keattch on 19 Nov 2009 14:27
Tony Dragon wrote: > Adrian wrote: >> Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they >> were >> saying: >> >>>> Why would you, unless you were compensating for lights that you knew >>>> weren't working? >> >>> Exactly. >>> If your indicators stop working and you're a hundred miles from home, >>> they become somewhat essential, don't you think? >> >> Have you EVER had that happen to you? No, nor me. And I drive far >> shonkier sheds than you. >> >>> When I passed my test (44 yrs ago), the examiner said, "assume your >>> indicators have failed, so for the next ten minutes you must use only >>> hand signals". I'm surprised that the modern test doesn't use the same >>> procedure. >> >> Indicators don't "just fail". > > So you always know when a bulb is going to fail & change it beforehand? I walk around the car each day and check the lights. I have spares in the glove box. Checking the lights takes seconds. What is the problem? -- MrBitsy |