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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Amigo on 30 April 2010, 22:41:39
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Well no prizes for guessing it's a bank holiday. Because of these sad tarmac vermin it took me nearly an hour longer to get back from Tilbury dock than it did to get there. >:( However i am forgiving of nature, i have to be because i'm spending the next two nights in mine & showing the Consul off in her new yellow coat @ :- The Cleethorpes Festival of Transport. Beertent (thought i'd get that one in!) music, stalls & plenty of classic/vintage cars & trucks. It's being held at the new showground.
If you're nearby & want to have a look follow the brown tourism signs for Pleasure island & it'll be signposted from there.
I won't be there until 5pm tomorrow but it'll be in full swing all day. Should be good, i know the organizers!!! :y 8-)
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Have a good weekend :y
Are you towing the caravan with the Consul then?
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No!!! A mate with a Disco is doing the honours. I would usde the Beastie but the rabbit hutch is not slipping yet but tired. Have a new one for the Lakes though!! :y 8-)
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No!!! A mate with a Disco is doing the honours. I would usde the Beastie but the rabbit hutch is not slipping yet but tired. Have a new one for the Lakes though!! :y 8-)
:y :y
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No!!! A mate with a Disco is doing the honours. I would usde the Beastie but the rabbit hutch is not slipping yet but tired. Have a new one for the Lakes though!! :y 8-)
Saved from the indignity of the handsome-Beastie being forced to drag a portaloo `round the countryside. ;D
Repeat after me: "Beastie`s not a toilet-tug!" :P
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ar yes a bank holiday. the annueal outing of the weekend pikey,
load as much crud as possible in a woobly box that has been sat on the drive for a year,then chuck the kids in the back,then off we jolly well go, then they stop for a brew or to let the dog out for a wee now the fun starts watching them trying to reverse it into a space, must not laugh, after that little stop off they go again causing caoas again....best stop ranting
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ar yes a bank holiday. the annueal outing of the weekend pikey,
load as much crud as possible in a woobly box that has been sat on the drive for a year,then chuck the kids in the back,then off we jolly well go, then they stop for a brew or to let the dog out for a wee now the fun starts watching them trying to reverse it into a space, must not laugh, after that little stop off they go again causing caoas again....best stop ranting
il be totally honest with you when im towing its cars that get in MY way and the number of times i wish i was allowed in the fast lane though i never do go in it ::) ::)
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I,ll second you on that Hercules,it,s the bloodly sunday drivers that hold me up,and the speed limited trucks which are made to toddle along at their most fuel efficent speed.They are a real problem to overtake without even thinking about that outside lane being there.
Alfie.
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Thirded... I'm normally held up by other cars.
That said, the van wont get much use this year :(
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'Fourthed' here too :y
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.....load as much crud as possible in a woobly box that has been sat on the drive for a year.........
......with insufficient air in tyres that have nearly decomposed in the sunlight and with wheel-bearings that have only once ever seen grease; at the factory where they were made. :(
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2secndid mr debs.
and on the truck point "with out trucks you get nowt"
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95% of them there 'vans will be circling my place soon... time to get the Gatling gun out.
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ar yes a bank holiday. the annueal outing of the weekend pikey,
load as much crud as possible in a woobly box that has been sat on the drive for a year,then chuck the kids in the back,then off we jolly well go, then they stop for a brew or to let the dog out for a wee now the fun starts watching them trying to reverse it into a space, must not laugh, after that little stop off they go again causing caoas again....best stop ranting
Those type (stereotyped by the likes of you) give us serious vanners a bad name.
All the gear, no idea!
Spell checker available as a free download :y
Mick ;)
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2secndid mr debs.
and on the truck point "with out trucks you get nowt"
Excuse me ;D :y
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I,ll second you on that Hercules,it,s the bloodly sunday drivers that hold me up,and the speed limited trucks which are made to toddle along at their most fuel efficent speed.They are a real problem to overtake without even thinking about that outside lane being there.
Alfie.
im a trucker an as far as im concerned i wished the morons who invented the speed limiter would stick it as far up their asses as they can, its more pain in the arse to us truckers than farmer piles !!!!!!!!!!!
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I,ll second you on that Hercules,it,s the bloodly sunday drivers that hold me up,and the speed limited trucks which are made to toddle along at their most fuel efficent speed.They are a real problem to overtake without even thinking about that outside lane being there.
Alfie.
im a trucker an as far as im concerned i wished the morons who invented the speed limiter would stick it as far up their asses as they can, its more pain in the arse to us truckers than farmer piles !!!!!!!!!!!
The worst are the supermarket supply chain trucks! I did about 2 years at Sainsburys in Shire Park (Worcester) and then Hams Hall (Coleshill) and in all the time and different units I drove I never once got one of them over 53mph. Most sat around 50mph, downright dangerous IMHO!
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I,ll second you on that Hercules,it,s the bloodly sunday drivers that hold me up,and the speed limited trucks which are made to toddle along at their most fuel efficent speed.They are a real problem to overtake without even thinking about that outside lane being there.
Alfie.
im a trucker an as far as im concerned i wished the morons who invented the speed limiter would stick it as far up their asses as they can, its more pain in the arse to us truckers than farmer piles !!!!!!!!!!!
The worst are the supermarket supply chain trucks! I did about 2 years at Sainsburys in Shire Park (Worcester) and then Hams Hall (Coleshill) and in all the time and different units I drove I never once got one of them over 53mph. Most sat around 50mph, downright dangerous IMHO!
Last time out with the van I decided to keep below the permitted 60mph on the motorways.
Main reason was to see if I could get any more out of the TD estate mpg wise.
Big mistake, I was continually getting caught up with truckers either holding me up or boxing me in.
I was trying to stick to around 55mph, not doing that again it's foot down and get pass them.
Hmm....might have to refit that chip now.
BTW.....I don't mind truckers, they have to keep the speed down. But please show more courtesy to us caravans when overtaking, they used to flash :o you back in lane, very rare now :-?.
Mick ;)
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Got stuck on M4 today got to the scene of the crime what did i see a caravan with a smashed rear and a discovery in front looked like it had been rolled. What a way to ruin a weekend away.
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I tow alot for work (our usual driver's been knocked off his motor cycle). We have a Merc Splinter flat bed (pile of crap).
I don't have any problems with most of the caravans or trucks on the motorways, it's bloody middle lane hoggers. I can do 60mph, but i can't use the suicide lane & i'm not suppossed to undertake them ::)
Why oh why do they just sit there >:( they know it's wrong, they know it causes frustration, but they do it.
I wish they'd all FOAD :y
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Yes it is the season for the caravan "wipe outs", with the remains of caravans and their contents to be scattered over the M4, M5, M6, and all other main roads North, South, East and West!! ::) ::) ::) :D :D
...................and during my 40 years of motoring I have seen it all with these pikey homes! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
The best one I saw was a Toyota 4x4 that had been taken out by the twin axle van it was towing, and was laying across all lanes of the South bound M6!! :o :o :o Fortunatly I was travelling North!! :D :D :D ;)
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Yes it is the season for the caravan "wipe outs", with the remains of caravans and their contents to be scattered over the M4, M5, M6, and all other main roads North, South, East and West!! ::) ::) ::) :D :D
...................and during my 40 years of motoring I have seen it all with these pikey homes! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
The best one I saw was a Toyota 4x4 that had been taken out by the twin axle van it was towing, and was laying across all lanes of the South bound M6!! :o :o :o Fortunatly I was travelling North!! :D :D :D ;)
it's cause they only come out once or twice a year at the busiest of times on the motorway and you see them (as lee evans says) looking like a fat bloke on the rear end of a conger line :D
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Ones towed by Omegas do not hold people up
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Ones towed by Omegas do not hold people up
Indeed Martin. Im sat here happily in mine, cooked the curry and about to boil the rice.
& yes i can reverse it!!!! 8-)
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I,ll second you on that Hercules,it,s the bloodly sunday drivers that hold me up,and the speed limited trucks which are made to toddle along at their most fuel efficent speed.They are a real problem to overtake without even thinking about that outside lane being there.
Alfie.
im a trucker an as far as im concerned i wished the morons who invented the speed limiter would stick it as far up their asses as they can, its more pain in the arse to us truckers than farmer piles !!!!!!!!!!!
The worst are the supermarket supply chain trucks! I did about 2 years at Sainsburys in Shire Park (Worcester) and then Hams Hall (Coleshill) and in all the time and different units I drove I never once got one of them over 53mph. Most sat around 50mph, downright dangerous IMHO!
Last time out with the van I decided to keep below the permitted 60mph on the motorways.
Main reason was to see if I could get any more out of the TD estate mpg wise.
Big mistake, I was continually getting caught up with truckers either holding me up or boxing me in.
I was trying to stick to around 55mph, not doing that again it's foot down and get pass them.
Hmm....might have to refit that chip now.
BTW.....I don't mind truckers, they have to keep the speed down. But please show more courtesy to us caravans when overtaking, they used to flash :o you back in lane, very rare now :-?.
Mick ;)
i always flash c/vanners in ,im a professional driver,not like half the morons driving trucks.as a past an hopefully future caravaner i show the courtesy i would wish to receive ;)
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bloody middle lane hoggers. I can do 60mph, .....
Why oh why do they just sit there >:( they know it's wrong, they know it causes frustration, but they do it.
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cos it's easier to sit there than actually drive & take notice of what's going on around you. ::)
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Ones towed by Omegas do not hold people up
Exactly :y
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I would'nt call myself a serious caravanner, i only have mine for car meets because tenting is a complete faff.
As for middle lane trucks yes i can see how it annoys folk but we're limited to 56mph, some do 54 some do 58, we all are carrying different weights & are on cruise control for hours at a time so are not going to change speed for a car or van that can go as fast as it likes & can use the outside lane. ::)
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Trucks limited to 56 mph, yeh really... ::)
I know many are, and I have driven those that are, and a real pain it can be, but why do I see so many trucks doing upwards of 70, and more mph, and I don't mean down hill........... ::) ::) ::)
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My own thoughts about caravan accidents are,
1,caused by poorly maintained vans.
2 badly loaded vans.
3 speeding.
Most of the causes of traffic delays after these accidents are from RUBBERNECKERS slowing down to look at the carnage.
Alfie.
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My own thoughts about caravan accidents are,
1,caused by poorly maintained vans.
2 badly loaded vans.
3 speeding.
Most of the causes of traffic delays after these accidents are from RUBBERNECKERS slowing down to look at the carnage.
Alfie.
..... and others are caused by those who have got to get in front of the caravan at all costs, even if it means the car/caravan then has to brake hard cos they've just been cut up.
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I think i have the solution!!
I suggest you pay this man to tow your caravan to where it needs to go :y
see link below
http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg174/r0x0rz1337/?action=view¤t=10140407_tow.flv
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Andy B,you are 100% right on the button there.
Alfie.
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Andy B,you are 100% right on the button there.
Alfie.
The closest I've come to losing it all, was on the M25 last year. For some reason best known to the designer, at various junctions lane 1 becomes the off slip so you've to move over a lane to stay on the motorway. So .... I indicated to move over a lane, and was half way over the line as a prat in an Aston Martin came from the outside lane at a great rate of knots because he wanted off at the next exit. He was then at the side of me causing me to brake hard & move out of the way. He was completely oblivious as I 'gestured' to him as I then went passed him >:( >:( >:(
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I think i have the solution!!
I suggest you pay this man to tow your caravan to where it needs to go :y
see link below
http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg174/r0x0rz1337/?action=view¤t=10140407_tow.flv
PMSL ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Worst I've had is a biker passing between me and a truck (as I was overtaking the truck) on a duel carraige way, A1 I think.
I was just looking in my mirror to see if I had cleared the truck, before moving back into the nearside lane.
I was doing 60mph, god knows what he was doing, but it was way above the legal :-? I can say I nearly shite myself just thinking of the outcome had he not made it :-X
Mick ;)
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I think i have the solution!!
I suggest you pay this man to tow your caravan to where it needs to go :y
see link below
http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg174/r0x0rz1337/?action=view¤t=10140407_tow.flv
:o :o :o :o
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I would'nt call myself a serious caravanner, i only have mine for car meets because tenting is a complete faff.
As for middle lane trucks yes i can see how it annoys folk but we're limited to 56mph, some do 54 some do 58, we all are carrying different weights & are on cruise control for hours at a time so are not going to change speed for a car or van that can go as fast as it likes & can use the outside lane. ::)
As a class 2 driver, totally agree with this......remember a truck doing 52-56-58mph is NOT there cos the driver is ambling along, it is flat out at that speed......
and we are only allowed to do 40mph down single carriageway roads, which is bloody slow......
:y
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remember a truck doing 52-56-58mph is NOT there cos the driver is ambling along, it is flat out at that speed.........
We know. But it does work two ways. Why do wagons pull out to overtake another wagon at the bottom of a hill when they know full well they've not got a cat in hells chance of overtaking it, and stay with their foot burried in the carpet for mile after mile after mile in the middle lane?
Or when they see lane 1 stop so move over to lane 2 to queue in? I've seen that loads & loads of times.
Or get upset at me & caravan for maintaining my speed (set on cruise) when they set off to overtake on a down hill bit & haven't the legs to complete the overtake ....... they seem to think it's my fault. A couple of times I've slowed down to let them back into lane 1 so I can then overtake them again. :-?
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I would'nt call myself a serious caravanner, i only have mine for car meets because tenting is a complete faff.
As for middle lane trucks yes i can see how it annoys folk but we're limited to 56mph, some do 54 some do 58, we all are carrying different weights & are on cruise control for hours at a time so are not going to change speed for a car or van that can go as fast as it likes & can use the outside lane. ::)
As a class 2 driver, totally agree with this......remember a truck doing 52-56-58mph is NOT there cos the driver is ambling along, it is flat out at that speed......
and we are only allowed to do 40mph down single carriageway roads, which is bloody slow......
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we didnt make the speed limits but its our licences and wallets that are emptied if we dont obey them !!!!!
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remember a truck doing 52-56-58mph is NOT there cos the driver is ambling along, it is flat out at that speed.........
We know. But it does work two ways. Why do wagons pull out to overtake another wagon at the bottom of a hill when they know full well they've not got a cat in hells chance of overtaking it, and stay with their foot burried in the carpet for mile after mile after mile in the middle lane?
Or when they see lane 1 stop so move over to lane 2 to queue in? I've seen that loads & loads of times.
Or get upset at me & caravan for maintaining my speed (set on cruise) when they set off to overtake on a down hill bit & haven't the legs to complete the overtake ....... they seem to think it's my fault. A couple of times I've slowed down to let them back into lane 1 so I can then overtake them again. :-?
one answer to that ...never get in my way on the roads im there earning a living , delivering goods to keep the country moving ,fed etc without trucks the country would stop,
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....one answer to that ...never get in my way on the roads im there earning a living , delivering goods to keep the country moving ,fed etc without trucks the country would stop,
I think that cliche has already been used ;)......
don't get in my way when I'm on holiday! ::) ::) :y