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The Ranting (or Venting) Thread.
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HeatherKay
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When I took my advanced test, the general motto was the indicated speed was a limit, not a target.
_________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:07 pm |
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timark_uk
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:11 pm Posts: 12143 Location: Belfast
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This. I'm not one to purposefully drive slow, but I do dislike those that drive 40 in a 60 zone and then continue to do 40 in a 30 zone. Grrr. Mark
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Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:26 pm |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:54 pm |
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 17040
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Well, in the case of strict legality, the police & courts do. That's their job. The point is there are no good reasons for arbitrary minimums any more than the arbitrary maximums we have but we're stuck with. You should attempt to make 'good progress' provided you stay within the limit of the road you're on and don't provide an obstruction to other road users unless you have no choice in the matter. If I was going to come up with a 'wet finger in the air' figure I'd say you probably shouldn't drive at slower than 80% of the speed limit of the road you're on. So not less than 32 in a 40 zone for example. Again though, the most important factor in the judgement of any police officer should be context. It's not the absolute speed your'e doing (provided you stay under the limit), it's the effect your driving has on the other road users around you and the conditions you're driving in. Anyone doing 40 on a motorway on a clear day needs pulling over. Anyone doing 70 on a motorway in torrential rain with standing water needs sectioning. Exactly. You could well summarise the entire mass of road legislation we have with the phrase "Don't be a twunt." Jon
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Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:19 pm |
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belchingmatt
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 3:16 am Posts: 6146 Location: Middle Earth
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What is it with all the fancy supermarket bread going by names of speciality and artisan? Just call it bread and rename the normal stuff to cheap tastless [LIFTED].
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If one is diving so close to the limits that +/- 1% will make a difference then the error has already been made.
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Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:33 pm |
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm Posts: 5664 Location: Scotland
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cops are ignorant stupid little bits of $hit on a stick who should be cooked for multiple dinners that is all
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Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:40 pm |
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petermillard
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:01 pm Posts: 234 Location: West London
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You don't see them often, but this:- ..is a minimum speed sign. Blackwall tunnel has one, and Dartford tunnel as well, I think. No idea how it's policed though Pete
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Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:14 pm |
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okenobi
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:59 pm Posts: 4932 Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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Agreed. I'm the cream of the crop, I rise to the top I never eat a pig, coz a pig is a cop. I'm not really into eating people, irrespective of how much their power trips annoy me.
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Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:15 pm |
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Paul1965
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:29 pm Posts: 5975
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Bearing in mind the current level of colds and flu, why can't sick people on a bus/train use a handkerchief or at least cover their nose and mouth to avoid coughing and sneezing over everyone else? Or stay at home! Animals.
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Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:47 pm |
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm Posts: 12030
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I have to ask. What happened now?
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Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:16 pm |
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm Posts: 6355 Location: IoW
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12206639BBC news aimed at six year olds. Now theres a useful bit of news. FFS, really?
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Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:59 am |
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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You haven't changed any settings anywhere, but now your new USB device that worked fine for two days has decided it only likes certain ports, and even that's on a whim. Why, in the name of sanity, WHY?!
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Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:28 pm |
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belchingmatt
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 3:16 am Posts: 6146 Location: Middle Earth
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When that happened to an external HDD of mine, the solution I found was to use the additional power lead. It looks as though the power provided through just one port had dropped below a minimum requirement for the device.
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If one is diving so close to the limits that +/- 1% will make a difference then the error has already been made.
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Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:42 pm |
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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That might be it but I'm gonna see how it goes, and I've got an extension lead to try. Which may be handy considering the thing effectively takes up two ports anyway
_________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:47 pm |
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm Posts: 7262 Location: Here, but not all there.
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Firewire FTW! I had a USB thumbdrive complain of insufficient power (actually, it was the computer, not the drive) when I plugged it into my keyboard yesterday. Then I remembered the keyboard was plugged into an unpowered hub.
_________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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