From: Bod on 17 Mar 2010 05:32 On 17/03/2010 09:21, boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: > On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:55:50 +0000 > ChelseaTractorMan<mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >> On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:00:31 +0000 (UTC), boltar2003(a)boltar.world >> wrote: >> >>> Its rather amusing how women claim to be masters of multitasking - until they >>> get behind the wheel, at which point they can barely use the clutch and >>> throttle at the same time without making a mess of things. >> >> hey, that post arrived from the 19century! Amazing! > > No, whats really amazing is how its still true today. > > B2003 > > Heh! I watched one yesterday, trying to park in a Currys car park. It was almost painful to see. She managed to take up two spaces and at a really silly angle. Bod
From: Conor on 17 Mar 2010 07:41 On 17/03/2010 10:22, boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: > Do you think F1 drivers win races because of their IQ? > >> I've driven the thick end of 2 million miles, don't need to worry about > > *yawn* > > A supposedly high IQ and he spent much of his working life driving trucks. > > Go figure... > Because I chose to due to the fact that, unlike you, I'm not prepared to do the same thing day in, day out. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: NM on 17 Mar 2010 09:34 On 16 Mar, 15:56, boltar2...(a)boltar.world wrote: > On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:50:29 -0700 (PDT) > > NM <nik.mor...(a)mac.com> wrote: > >In what way is that not acceptable Kev? I quite often do it, I call > >for his medication whilst he waits in the car, if that's the law it's > >a stupid one, it takes him quite a time and a lot of effort to get in > >or out of any car so making him have to get out for nothing is just > >plain stupid. > > You could leave him sitting in the car parked in any normal bay. The bay your > taking up could be used by a disabled person who needs to get out of their > car. > > B2003 In the whole time (2years) I have been engaged in transporting him I have never yet had the situation where there is insufficient disabled bays available, the ONLY time I have ever seen disabled bays being queued for was in one of those mad shopping panics just before a strike and that was when I was out in my own car.
From: boltar2003 on 17 Mar 2010 09:54 On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:34:05 -0700 (PDT) NM <nik.morgan(a)mac.com> wrote: >> You could leave him sitting in the car parked in any normal bay. The bay your >> taking up could be used by a disabled person who needs to get out of their >> car. >> >> B2003 > >In the whole time (2years) I have been engaged in transporting him I >have never yet had the situation where there is insufficient disabled >bays available, the ONLY time I have ever seen disabled bays being >queued for was in one of those mad shopping panics just before a >strike and that was when I was out in my own car. Thats not really the point is it. Anyone could use that excuse to park in a bay in that case. B2003
From: NM on 17 Mar 2010 10:10
On 17 Mar, 10:22, boltar2...(a)boltar.world wrote: > > A supposedly high IQ and he spent much of his working life driving trucks. > > Go figure... Why not? |