a blind man prolly shouldn't be drinking a whole bottle of wine by himself, its a recipe for disaster. :D
I think it was the light table stuff anyway, the stuff my sister drinks.. that I don't class as proper wine. Bit like what fosters etc. beer wise.
another setup.. there was this really heavy kid in a wheel chair with a broken leg or something ... 2 blokes lifted up him + the chair 3 big flights of stairs.. and he was annoying em "hurry up" as they did it.. and eating crisps.. surprised they didn't leave him half way , the way he spoke to em.. would have easily have been 80kg+
I find it more amusing a gooner friend of mine continually goes on about spurs to a point where Facebook recommend I'm a spurs supporter (I support neither)
Back to car drivers for a bit. The drivers who sit at 40-45 in a 60 limit holding everyone else up, then when they come into a 30 limit they don't slow down.
Back to car drivers for a bit. The drivers who sit at 40-45 in a 60 limit holding everyone else up, then when they come into a 30 limit they don't slow down.
Yep. You can't blame that on a badly calibrated speedo, can you?
Does the extra torque really make that much difference?
It's not the torque, it's that the powered wheels are at the rear. The driving wheels deliver the propulsive force to the road, and the grip is never 100% perfect - there'll always be a very tiny amount of extra spin (lost traction) even on a new clean road. Particularly so if there's any loose material under the wheel, which then gets shot backwards.
If it's front wheel drive, that gets flung up and hits the underside of the car and falls back onto the road. If it's off the rear wheels, it'll get flung up into the air and come down on the guy behind. It'll slow down as it flies in an arc, and then you run into it at 70mph.
Free-rolling wheels also slip a bit, but in the opposite sense. They never over-spin. They don't tend to fling up dirt unless it's particularly wet and sticky.
Over-revving a car makes it worse, but a particularly dodgy one to be behind, even with a good driver, is one of those BMW 4WD vehicles. When they get on the motorway and speed up, they automatically shift down to 2WD, which delivers a sudden burst of torque to the rear wheels. And the high ground clearance makes it worse.
That and the M4 seems to be covered in loose chippings, more than most other motorways I've seen.
Yep. You can't blame that on a badly calibrated speedo, can you?
Well, if we had constant speed limits instead of this up down up down shifting, it sure would help.
Another thing that would help, is if people over 70 were banned from driving, their reaction times are obviously impaired and these people can't even complete a sentence without gasping for air or taking medication.
Well, if we had constant speed limits instead of this up down up down shifting, it sure would help.
Another thing that would help, is if people over 70 were banned from driving, their reaction times are obviously impaired and these people can't even complete a sentence without gasping for air or taking medication.
Bad drivers though many of them are, they're still a heck of a lot safer than the under-25s, although that's probably not saying much.
Well, if we had constant speed limits instead of this up down up down shifting, it sure would help.
Another thing that would help, is if people over 70 were banned from driving, their reaction times are obviously impaired and these people can't even complete a sentence without gasping for air or taking medication.
I laughed when I read that, but not because it's funny.
Try telling this guy that, he's almost 120 years old now and still going strong.
Not everyone who reaches a certain age is so impaired - and quite a few people could be worse even at 50 or 60. In particularly not noticing degenerative eyesight. Drivers over 70 have to renew their UK license every 3 years, but it's purely a paperwork exercise where they assess themselves as still capable. I think they should be re-tested, but then I think everyone should be re-tested every 10 years.
people do pick up bad habits driving though, even the old. 10 to 2 on the steering wheel.. or lack of.
when I'm driving back to london, and it's late and they are doing roadworks (putting out the cones) normally near the start of the m1.. the signs will say 40 and the road narrows etc.. but you still see people doing 60 when it's 40... narrow junctions on motorways are a bit silly also there is one J shaped sign one where watford is joining, that is really short.
people do pick up bad habits driving though, even the old. 10 to 2 on the steering wheel.. or lack of.
when I'm driving back to london, and it's late and they are doing roadworks (putting out the cones) normally near the start of the m1.. the signs will say 40 and the road narrows etc.. but you still see people doing 60 when it's 40... narrow junctions on motorways are a bit silly also there is one J shaped sign one where watford is joining, that is really short.
You get caught speeding near roadworks here it's an instant $1000 fine, no excuses, you hit a road worker you're going to jail for a very very long time (hit and kill them you'll get 10 years at least), and a $100,000 fine.
Best to take it easy where construction is involved round here it is :D
You get caught speeding near roadworks here it's an instant $1000 fine, no excuses, you hit a road worker you're going to jail for a very very long time (hit and kill them you'll get 10 years at least), and a $100,000 fine.
Best to take it easy where construction is involved round here it is :D
Although I have to say, sticking to the speed limits, I've seen some construction workers take some real chances around the traffic. Stuff like pulling up inside a line of cones in a truck, then opening the door and jumping down outside the line of cones into the traffic lane doing 50. And one guy just walking across the traffic lane in front of me without looking, in the small hours of the morning - proper scared me that did, even with the speed limits.
I'm almost certainly in a minority of one here, but... football.
More specifically, what I hate is the assumption that anyone with a penis over the age of 2 (a) knows who Gareth Bale or (insert other overpaid pig bladder kicker's name here) is, and (b) gives one-tenth of a mouse turd. Is he a character in EastEnders? A past winner of X-Factor? The inventor of the steam-powered pickle fork? Don't know, don't care. Next!
Saw another of my pet hates a minute ago - parents in supermarkets who let their children eat food they haven't paid for yet, just to save a few minutes of whinging.
Fortunately I work in a very techy place where the footybally nutters are in a minority. There is one near me but he knows only to engage his fellow addicts in discussion about the subject, since every time he declares 'we won' or 'we did well' I'm compelled to enquire about his particular contribution towards that success.
Fortunately I work in a very techy place where the footybally nutters are in a minority. There is one near me but he knows only to engage his fellow addicts in discussion about the subject, since every time he declares 'we won' or 'we did well' I'm compelled to enquire about his particular contribution towards that success.
I'm almost certainly in a minority of one here, but... football.
More specifically, what I hate is the assumption that anyone with a penis over the age of 2 (a) knows who Gareth Bale or (insert other overpaid pig bladder kicker's name here) is, and (b) gives one-tenth of a mouse turd. Is he a character in EastEnders? A past winner of X-Factor? The inventor of the steam-powered pickle fork? Don't know, don't care. Next!
None of my 3 brothers have any interest in football. Between my own circle of mates its probably about a 75/25 split between football likers and non likers (not implying I have 100 mates there, more like 6)
But much as I like football, I can't stand typical 'football talk'.the day I can reel off the starting XI of any premiership team is the day I cut my wrists off...
Not a fan of football here either. My wife's family are football mad, so family get-togethers get a bit boring sometimes. I just don't see what's so interesting about watching 11 men in shorts mincing around a field chasing an inflated handbag..
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I think it was the light table stuff anyway, the stuff my sister drinks.. that I don't class as proper wine. Bit like what fosters etc. beer wise.
another setup.. there was this really heavy kid in a wheel chair with a broken leg or something ... 2 blokes lifted up him + the chair 3 big flights of stairs.. and he was annoying em "hurry up" as they did it.. and eating crisps.. surprised they didn't leave him half way , the way he spoke to em.. would have easily have been 80kg+
yes because he would quite literally get 'blind drunk', hahahahahahaha. was that your joke anyway? it's great
Gareth Bale does it in front of thousands of people every time he scores, which is a lot
...and now you know what ccowley thinks of Gareth Bale*
*Whatever a "Gareth Bale" is...
EDIT: Goodness! That thing looks like Wreck It Ralph!!!!!!! :lol:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/10229813/Tottenham-and-Real-Madrid-remain-18million-apart-as-Gareth-Bale-transfer-saga-drags-on.html
I find it more amusing a gooner friend of mine continually goes on about spurs to a point where Facebook recommend I'm a spurs supporter (I support neither)
Yep. You can't blame that on a badly calibrated speedo, can you?
The case for the prosecution rests.
If it's front wheel drive, that gets flung up and hits the underside of the car and falls back onto the road. If it's off the rear wheels, it'll get flung up into the air and come down on the guy behind. It'll slow down as it flies in an arc, and then you run into it at 70mph.
Free-rolling wheels also slip a bit, but in the opposite sense. They never over-spin. They don't tend to fling up dirt unless it's particularly wet and sticky.
Over-revving a car makes it worse, but a particularly dodgy one to be behind, even with a good driver, is one of those BMW 4WD vehicles. When they get on the motorway and speed up, they automatically shift down to 2WD, which delivers a sudden burst of torque to the rear wheels. And the high ground clearance makes it worse.
That and the M4 seems to be covered in loose chippings, more than most other motorways I've seen.
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Well, if we had constant speed limits instead of this up down up down shifting, it sure would help.
Another thing that would help, is if people over 70 were banned from driving, their reaction times are obviously impaired and these people can't even complete a sentence without gasping for air or taking medication.
Bad drivers though many of them are, they're still a heck of a lot safer than the under-25s, although that's probably not saying much.
I laughed when I read that, but not because it's funny.
Try telling this guy that, he's almost 120 years old now and still going strong.
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when I'm driving back to london, and it's late and they are doing roadworks (putting out the cones) normally near the start of the m1.. the signs will say 40 and the road narrows etc.. but you still see people doing 60 when it's 40... narrow junctions on motorways are a bit silly also there is one J shaped sign one where watford is joining, that is really short.
the same, a ?30 fixed penalty notice.
You get caught speeding near roadworks here it's an instant $1000 fine, no excuses, you hit a road worker you're going to jail for a very very long time (hit and kill them you'll get 10 years at least), and a $100,000 fine.
Best to take it easy where construction is involved round here it is :D
Good.
It should be the same everywhere.
Yup! It's one of the few laws round here I don't have a problem with, there's no need to be Joe 90'ing it through road construction at all.
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More specifically, what I hate is the assumption that anyone with a penis over the age of 2 (a) knows who Gareth Bale or (insert other overpaid pig bladder kicker's name here) is, and (b) gives one-tenth of a mouse turd. Is he a character in EastEnders? A past winner of X-Factor? The inventor of the steam-powered pickle fork? Don't know, don't care. Next!
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Ha - reminds me of this...
But much as I like football, I can't stand typical 'football talk'.the day I can reel off the starting XI of any premiership team is the day I cut my wrists off...
Oh, please don't! You need them to flex your handthingies.
Who??