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Post by Mick on Aug 16, 2012 12:46:22 GMT 1
Feeling a bit miffed at something ......spill the beans here ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2012 14:09:52 GMT 1
Idiots in baseball caps sitting so low that only their eyeballs are visible over the steering wheel driving 'hot hatches' with drainpipes for exhausts tagging along on 'Our' runs!
That'll do for starters Mick, I'm sure I'll soon think of something else....
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Post by Mick on Aug 16, 2012 15:03:26 GMT 1
Good start Anthony  , Chavs in classic cars such as saxo's and corsas are always a good target  Can i just add ....the tools that stretch tires over banded rims because having a car that looks like it fell out of a packet of weetabix "looks cool"  I hope the video below is a good reminder for us all to be responsible on the road and not for laughing your wotsit off while feeling a warm sense of smug satisfaction ;D www.youtube.com/watch?v=c211iMAQejkExcuse me while i go to the loo ....i think i've just wet myself! |
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Post by michael on Aug 16, 2012 18:11:41 GMT 1
Lots of things - I feel like Victor Meldrew at times..  Obviously there are the usual ones like speed humps and call centres but the one today was an e-mail with advertising a Post-Olympic sale. In reality there was money off for the first 29 customers (no. of golds) for a specific item. I nearly hope the Olympic organisers pull them up on it!  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2012 19:47:14 GMT 1
Liked the vid Mick, thanks for the link
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Post by Ratna Zodiac on Aug 16, 2012 23:18:33 GMT 1
Paint reactions on the roof of a Zody you were about to say you had finished..... |
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Post by Joe on Aug 17, 2012 0:21:22 GMT 1
USB leads are my current moan, got a whole bag full all different, every camera, phone, or what ever seems to have a unique lead. And don't get me started on chargers!
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Post by michael on Aug 17, 2012 8:57:32 GMT 1
I think I will have a speed hump rant. The area where I live is infested with the thing in every possible variation. Neither the Zodiac, the Mk II Escort nor my daily driver cope with them well even at low speeds. Recently I had a number of bushes and a broken coil spring replaced on my daily driver. My mechanic says he is getting ever more of this work mainly caused by the humps. Personally I am not convinced they improve safety as 4x4s and many vans just choose to ignore them. The worst bit is the idiots that think you should be going faster and tailgate you over them. I am not anti 4x4s but for some reason the Tonka toy variants seem to attract more tail-gating idiots than average. End of rant – time for a cuppa. |
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Post by Mick on Aug 17, 2012 13:00:09 GMT 1
Liked the vid Mick, thanks for the link Ah i see theres a wicked sense of humour ( or justice ) going on there Mr C ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2012 21:19:00 GMT 1
Yeah Mick, I've got a bit of a beef about those guys, I live near a farm where one of the sons killed his front seat passenger 'rally chasing' several years ago, car finished up in a tree with speedo stuck at 114mph! got away with careless driving...he's 37 or 38 now and still at it....his attitude is 'well sh*t happens, nothing I could do about it'
Why is it the guys who cause these things rarely get hurt themselves? Every car he's ever had he's written off, never wears a seat belt and always walks away from the wreck.
Rant over for now.
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Post by michael on Aug 18, 2012 10:39:09 GMT 1
Its the old speed humps again! Yesterday afternoon I slowed down for some and was tailgated again - much the norm. However this time it was an Evoque driven by Richard Head who follwed me over the next few sounding his horn and giving me two fingered salutes! I imagine if he ever had an ear examination the light would shone out the other ear. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2012 16:51:53 GMT 1
Michael, Try getting a cheapo HD DVR camera off fleabay, less than £20 and surprisingly good. Both John with the Model T and NSU RO80 and myself have them mounted high up under the mirror in our everyday cars, unobtrusive but visible. Have an amazing effect on tailgater's, just reach up and swivel the camera round...if you really want to record just press the start button, but neither of us has actually had to press that button yet, swiveling the camera round has always done the trick!
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Post by Mick on Aug 18, 2012 19:06:13 GMT 1
one of the sons killed his front seat passenger 'rally chasing' several years ago, car finished up in a tree with speedo stuck at 114mph! got away with careless driving Tony Annoying thing is how useless the the police are in bringing these 'characters' to justice. I've done my fair share of fast driving with supras but in my opinion there is a time and place for speed. My beef with chavs besides what you've said are the drum and bass types that start there day of drug taking and making the walls go bump bump bump when normal folk are ending there day and want to relax. I did break up a chavs drum and bass party once with a golf club and on another occasion near kicked in the door of another one after the little @@it putting a brick through my work van window. Both times after longterm provocation and useless reaction from the police. We live in a quiet village now , tho the folks here call it a town  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2012 21:09:06 GMT 1
Don't get me started on the police Mick....Ours are the Garda Síochána which roughly translates as civic guardians. Favourite trick of theirs if you do actually have to call them out is: Sorry, we've only one car out tonight and they are at a domestic at ....add any name here..... and could be up to 3 hours!
I notice you use 'chavs' Mick, that word seems to have crept back into common usage. Growing up in Kent 60++ years ago it was more of friendly term, your mate was often referred to as your chavvy. I believe its originally a gypsy term ie: a chav with a chiv meant a lad with a knife.
How times change, I'm feeling even older as I write this....
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Post by Joe on Aug 18, 2012 23:45:58 GMT 1
Don't get me started on the police Mick....Ours are the Garda Síochána which roughly translates as civic guardians. Favourite trick of theirs if you do actually have to call them out is: Sorry, we've only one car out tonight and they are at a domestic at ....add any name here..... and could be up to 3 hours! I notice you use 'chavs' Mick, that word seems to have crept back into common usage. Growing up in Kent 60++ years ago it was more of friendly term, your mate was often referred to as your chavvy. I believe its originally a gypsy term ie: a chav with a chiv meant a lad with a knife. How times change, I'm feeling even older as I write this.... I was under the impression that a Chav was a nickname for someone from Chatham. |
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Obviously there are the usual ones like speed humps and call centres but the one today was an e-mail with advertising a Post-Olympic sale. In reality there was money off for the first 29 customers (no. of golds) for a specific item. I nearly hope the Olympic organisers pull them up on it! 
