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deaf andy

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  1. up to now, there's only you that thinks it was irony. despair away, i don't give a flying squirrel.
  2. that parking warden has probably been called 'scum' many times. ask him if he thinks it's ironic. and what's wrong with me making a correlation between 'sucking up' and 'sucking off'?
  3. you're right. that could be sheffield forum's new slogan - "what's the point?"
  4. oh, overalls. i thought you meant vehicle service (overhaul) as tomm06 said, progressive safety; or arco (parkway avenue), there are others. some builders merchants also do them
  5. seriously? 10 character minimum? what a ****ing joke
  6. yeah me too. but i'd also take the keys out of the ignition and launch them as far as i could, preferably into a patch of nettles.
  7. that parking warden will probably have been sacked by now.
  8. i read that, but the only thing i got from it is that cyclone is considerably richer than yow.
  9. http://www.ohmagif.com/2013/09/01/dude-taught-lesson-talking-phone-driving/
  10. horses for courses. long ton, or short ton?
  11. my other car has none of today's technology, no ABS, ESP, or TCS. no airbags, no side protection or crumple zones. no parking sensors or cameras, no automatic lights or wipers, no automatic brakes or self-parking malarkey. it's as basic as it gets, and it has to be driven, not just made to go from one place to another as easily as possible. and to be honest, i prefer that to my usual runabout. ---------- Post added 07-09-2013 at 00:13 ---------- that'll be my next motoring rant ---------- Post added 07-09-2013 at 00:17 ---------- didn't spot that earlier. we're not going to argue about 16 kilograms, are we? i used the metric tonne, as my car was made in germany.
  12. when driving at night i wear really dark shades
  13. i suggest that automatic light sensors are another unnecessary driving aid that's helping to dumb down driving standards. but, having had a quick browse of the IAM driving tips, i will concede that when driving in daylight rain dipped headlights are recommended.
  14. how many times do i need to state that it was perfectly light enough to see and be seen?
  15. it's actually close to 1.8 tonnes. guess how many 'vulnerable people' i've had to jetwash out of the radiator grille? and if i'm dazzled by the reflected glare of dipped headlights, how is that helping anyone to stay safe?
  16. that's the thing. the roads are full of commuters and car owners. ---------- Post added 06-09-2013 at 23:13 ---------- it would, if it was dark. but it wasn't, so it won't. also, tyre noise increases on a wet road. stop. look. listen. or does no-one teach that anymore?
  17. at 8am, the streetlights were off, and there was enough daylight through the raincoulds to render headlights unnecessary. if that was too dark for you, you have three options. 1- take off the window tint 2- take off your sunglasses 3- take yourself to specsavers myself, if i can't see the dashboard clocks set quite deep in their cowl, it's time to turn the lights on. this morning they were perfectly visible.
  18. okay, if you're going to use headlights in the rain, could you at least check your headlights are correctly aligned and the load adjuster is showing zero? ---------- Post added 06-09-2013 at 22:08 ---------- it wasn't dull.
  19. exactly right. after two or three insurance claims, they'd be unable to afford to 'commute' by car, and get the bus. leaving the roads free for us drivers.
  20. to the lady in a small silver car, on sicey avenue, lower shiregreen, around half past six this evening. i wasn't shouting at you, but i saw the shocked expression on your face following my, ahem, 'colourful' outburst moments beforehand. my sincerest apologies if you thought i was aiming my expletive at you. i'd had a white lwb transit van right behind me since the lights at ecclesfield police station, who decided that a shiregreen street in the rain was the best place to do an overtaking manouvre (i estimate he was doing double the speed limit). as the van decided to speed through the estate in a different direction i yelled 'take some lessons you (pointy thing)!'. didn't get the reg. number, unfortunately; but if that was you, reading this now, you owe this lady an apology as well as you nearly took her front bumper off when you didn't give way.
  21. if driving was more difficult, the roads would be full of drivers who know what they are doing. rather than the current situation, where the roads are clogged with commuters and 'car owners', who can't park without assistance, can't turn a corner without swerving all over the road, and can't maintain a safe distance, or even a constant speed.
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