David Jenkins
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 08:24 AM |
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A bright light in the firmament (NOT!)
Drove my wife to her friend's place last night, in a poorly-lit housing estate.
Driving along the road in the other direction was a plonker with no lights on, obviously using a mobile phone. I flashed my lights to warn him about
his lack of lighting, and got 2 fingers in return!
Never a policeman around when you need one...
David
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 10:49 AM |
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Driving along last night minding my own buisness chatting on the phone as you do,,, then some bloke starts flashing his lights at me.... soon gave him
the unversal sign of welcome......
(weren't me really)
Dave
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 10:55 AM |
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As the Japanese would say... "Pirrock!"
David
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 12:16 PM |
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perhaps the other driver already knew you David 
atb
steve
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 01:16 PM |
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...but then he would have given me the 2 fingers before I flashed!
David
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Peteff
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 03:07 PM |
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I live next to a junction and noticed a drop in the number of people on the phone after the new law came in but it's creeping back up now. There
are a lot of young lady drivers who seem to be the main culprits.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Alan B
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 04:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by PeteffI live next to a junction and noticed a drop in the number of people on the phone after the new law came in
but it's creeping back up now. There are a lot of young lady drivers who seem to be the main culprits.
yours, Pete.
Yeah, it is kind of irresponsible of me to advertise my giggolo/stud services on the radio during commute time...
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 07:55 PM |
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What amazes me is that when I was a newish driver ("when I were a lad..." to the tune of Dvorak's New World Symphony) if I tried
driving around with faulty lights there was a huge risk of being pulled over by the law within 10 miles or so. I mentioned this to my kids, and they
said almost the same thing, but only up until maybe 5 years ago.
Now, when I drive along unlit country lanes at 6:30 in the morning, I am amazed by the number of cars with a headlight gone. There's one car
I've seen several times in the last couple of weeks who drives around with full headlights on, 'cos when he dips he's only got 1
front sidelight - on the nearside.
And don't mention the plonkers who drive around with their front fogs on, so everyone coming the other way gets their full benefit reflected up
from the wet roads.
<rant mode off>
Angry of Suffolk
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chrisg
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 08:40 PM |
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The foglight thing is a £60/3points offence, you'd think the coppers would see it as easy money!
Personally I'd give the police a toffee hammer with which to smash the stupid knobheads foglights, and give them a lecture not to get them fixed
until they know how to use them.
Then I'd hit them round the head with a baseball bat.........with nails in it.
It's a "baseball cap" thing
Cheers
Chris
[Edited on 9/1/04 by chrisg]
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 08:55 PM |
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who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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JoelP
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 09:38 PM |
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that foglight thing annoys me so much that i've considered following people home and snipping the wires later on. really cant stand the morons
who think they're in a good car and as such, have to put the fogs on.
best time was in my omega, taxi man behind had his fogs on so i put my rears on, and drove with the brakes on slightly bang on 30 to wee him off.
must've looked like a christmas tree with so many lights on the back! when he stuck full beam on i just wound up the leccy blind!
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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macspeedy
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 10:03 PM |
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 10:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chrisg
The foglight thing is a £60/3points offence, you'd think the coppers would see it as easy money!
Yes - I was puzzled about that - it only takes a while for the word to get around, once the fuzz start pulling people over for driving with fogs on.
And they seem so keen to get the ready money in... perhaps it's because the police don't get the cash.
DJ
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 10:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
that foglight thing annoys me so much that i've considered following people home and snipping the wires later on. really cant stand the morons
who think they're in a good car and as such, have to put the fogs on.
Don't know what it's like elsewhere, but Ipswich suffers from what is known locally as the 'Gary Boys' - tarted-up bog
standard saloons, pounding stereos, baseball caps on backwards.. you know... morons. (with grateful acknowledgment to 'Blazing Saddles' 
).
The big laugh is, even a basic Locost could wipe the floor with them in a straight race (let alone a twisty race). And as for a 'busa Locost...
Personally, I will usually give them the benefit of my high beam, if I can do it without annoying any one else. (and I'm not likely to put them
in a ditch - although that's a lesser concern ).
DJ
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 11:07 PM |
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probably cant afford new bulbs due to all the motor related fines
atb
steve
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flyingkiwi
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| posted on 9/1/04 at 11:17 PM |
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I find the bemmer drivers around here like to show off their angle eye's by driving with only the sidelamps on and their fogs. Muppets
Have taken to dishing back some foglight action when I come across these idiots. They soon switch them off when a set of high power 4x4 lamps zap
em!
wankers
It Runs!!!!! Bring on the SVA!
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chrisg
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| posted on 10/1/04 at 12:57 AM |
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***PARENTAL ADVISORY***
This isn't legal, but someone I know drives a landrover with a roof rack on which has four strobes carefully aimed exactly where your eyes used
to be before you dazzled him with your spots!!!
I ....erm...know somebody ..who helped him aim them in a scientific experiment.
I usually give them a face full of main beam, if as David says, it's not going to upset anyone else.
Everybody I know hates this, so who is it thats driving about with their fog lights on?
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Cheers
Chris
[Edited on 10/1/04 by chrisg]
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 10/1/04 at 01:06 AM |
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i have a beemer and havnt done that
got less than 2 months to try it
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type 907
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| posted on 10/1/04 at 08:37 AM |
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I thought I was the only one to get wound up about fog lights, obviously not.
Down the pub the other night I said "I'd like to carry a brick with me that I could toss out in front of them."
Somebody said,
"Wouldn't that seriously damage the car?"
"Of cause not, I'd open my window first"
Too much is just enough
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 10/1/04 at 08:07 PM |
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I have to agree with you all, the fog lights are annoying. The other day I was going up this nicely lit road and around the corner come 3 cars with
fog lights, a Punto, a Corsa and another Corsa. Had to slow down because I couldn't see the road ahead.
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
Latest Picture (14 Sept 2014)
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 10/1/04 at 08:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by type 907
"Of cause not, I'd open my window first"
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thekafer
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| posted on 10/1/04 at 11:34 PM |
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"I feel your pain"....We get guys with the big off road monsters lit up like a Los Vegas strip..Friend of mine carries a camera flash unit
in his glove box...Well they deserve it!!! b@st@rds!!!
Fletch
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy...
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JoelP
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| posted on 11/1/04 at 02:21 AM |
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i was considering wiring up a rear-window-full of bright red lights. either that or a 3.5m candle spot light!
useful for tailgaters too!!
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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Carl.H
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| posted on 11/1/04 at 06:40 PM |
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The cops don't have time to catch dopy drivers, there to
busy nicking all those really ''dangerous'' people that go a
couple of mph above the speed limit
bunch of sh*t heads
Carl
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