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From: MrBitsy on 24 Apr 2010 12:56 On 21/04/2010 13:13, Bod wrote: > Adrian wrote: >> Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they >> were >> saying: >> >>> I can't argue with your logic, but at least she watched and learned. So >>> at least she'll have a clue next time. >> >> She'd have learnt a lot better by doing it herself under instruction. > > > > > > Yes, that's why I said I agreed with Brimstone's logic. > In retrospect, it would've been better. > > I still find it hard to believe, that out of ten blokes(all drivers), > none offered to do it for her. > > Would YOU have refused? > I would have helped - not do it for her. -- MrBitsy
From: MrBitsy on 24 Apr 2010 12:57 On 24/04/2010 16:06, Bod wrote: > MrBitsy wrote: >> On 24/04/2010 00:01, Mike P wrote: >>> On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:40:39 +0100, MrBitsy sang, in the style of Bill >>> Bailey: >>> >>>> On 21/04/2010 11:55, Bod wrote: >>>>> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car >>>>> earlier this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her >>>>> offic, >>>>> if they would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't do >>>>> it or >>>>> that they didn't want to get their hands dirty! >>>>> >>>>> Bunch of tarts! >>>>> >>>>> Took me 15 mins to change the wheel. >>>>> >>>>> Bod >>>> Nobody should be allowed to drive a vehicle if they can't change a >>>> wheel >>>> - was it her nails she was worried about? >>> What about a car with no spare and just a can of tyre weld? What would >>> you expect her to do then Ray? >> Same I would expect you, me or others to do in that scenario - deal >> with it. An able bodied person should have the vehicle suitably >> equipped to be able to change a wheel, and the driver should have the >> knowledge to use that equipment - this is just being responsible for >> oneself. > > > > > > What if a person had no arms or legs? :) > What about it? -- MrBitsy
From: Bod on 24 Apr 2010 13:09 MrBitsy wrote: > On 24/04/2010 16:06, Bod wrote: >> MrBitsy wrote: >>> On 24/04/2010 00:01, Mike P wrote: >>>> On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:40:39 +0100, MrBitsy sang, in the style of Bill >>>> Bailey: >>>> >>>>> On 21/04/2010 11:55, Bod wrote: >>>>>> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car >>>>>> earlier this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her >>>>>> offic, >>>>>> if they would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't do >>>>>> it or >>>>>> that they didn't want to get their hands dirty! >>>>>> >>>>>> Bunch of tarts! >>>>>> >>>>>> Took me 15 mins to change the wheel. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bod >>>>> Nobody should be allowed to drive a vehicle if they can't change a >>>>> wheel >>>>> - was it her nails she was worried about? >>>> What about a car with no spare and just a can of tyre weld? What would >>>> you expect her to do then Ray? >>> Same I would expect you, me or others to do in that scenario - deal >>> with it. An able bodied person should have the vehicle suitably >>> equipped to be able to change a wheel, and the driver should have the >>> knowledge to use that equipment - this is just being responsible for >>> oneself. >> > >> > >> >> What if a person had no arms or legs? :) >> > What about it? > > Surely you'd at least roll the person near the wheel? Bod
From: Clive George on 24 Apr 2010 13:12 On 24/04/2010 15:56, MrBitsy wrote: > On 24/04/2010 00:12, Clive George wrote: >> On 23/04/2010 23:40, MrBitsy wrote: >> >>> Nobody should be allowed to drive a vehicle if they can't change a wheel >>> - was it her nails she was worried about? >> >> Want to rephrase that after some discussion with motability? > > No, because the thread was not about a disabled driver. But you expanded the thread to cover them by saying "Nobody".
From: John on 26 Apr 2010 10:55
"MrBitsy" <ray.keattch(a)infinity.com> wrote in message news:_I-dnTxVKeQ2v07WnZ2dnUVZ8l5i4p2d(a)giganews.com... > On 21/04/2010 13:13, Bod wrote: >> Adrian wrote: >>> Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they >>> were >>> saying: >>> >>>> I can't argue with your logic, but at least she watched and learned. So >>>> at least she'll have a clue next time. >>> >>> She'd have learnt a lot better by doing it herself under instruction. >> > >> > >> >> Yes, that's why I said I agreed with Brimstone's logic. >> In retrospect, it would've been better. >> >> I still find it hard to believe, that out of ten blokes(all drivers), >> none offered to do it for her. >> >> Would YOU have refused? >> > I would have helped - not do it for her. > > > -- > MrBitsy I changed a wheel once for a female from my office - it gave me sleepless nights afterwards as the car was a TVR and I wasn't convinced I had used the jack in the correct place. |