Crunch! goes the car

Absolutely. I was once dazzled by some woman who switched her
foglights on in a traffic queue in town. My initial polite flashes
were ignored, so (rather childishly, it was many years ago) I just
stuck main beam on. Her reaction was to put her hand over her mirror.

That and people who use hazard lights to indicate "I'm just parked
temporarily". The nearside indicator is usually blocked by something,
so it looks as though they're indicating to pull out.

 

It's a real bugger if you only spot that after you've made the effort to
block them in.

 

As it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, I can only assume it's some
kind of identification signal, like BGN & his hanky. In fact I hereby
declare that anyone using rear foglights when there's traffic behind is
purposefully identifying themself as a complete fucking retard with
either an extremely small willy or a cavernous floppy fanny[*]. Spread
the word.

[*] Delete as applicable


--
Krusty
www.MuddyStuff.co.uk
Off-Road Classifieds

'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

The sort of idiots with Engerland flags on their cars, too. Me and a chum
referred to them as TWFs when the World Cup was on.

Ali

 

They are a cloaking device.
Police and traffic wardens can't see you if you turn them on
--
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk

 

>,
says...

<narrows eyes>
But is it always the *same* 'someone'?
--
Chris D
The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14
Suzuki GS550t, Yamaha XV750SE
http://www.Deuchars.org.uk
Tel(work):0115 951 6264

 

Sabotage your brake lights or just brake really late at roundabouts
and someone's bound to assist you.

 

Or move to a more pikey area.

Ali

 

Alison Hopkins says...

Rope can't do that.

 

Heh. I think mine's out of date.

 

<TOG@toil>; <>; <>
wrote in message

Quite. It was the 128-some reel that got me about McAuslan.

I don't believe I have, I shall redress this. Ta!

(Note to all: the horseradish is truly amazing. Cleared up my sinuses a
treat.)

Ali

 

Is it my imagination, or are there more of these than there used to be?
I have a theory that it's because so many cars nowadays have instrument
panels that are illuminated even when the lights are switched off, that
people think they've got the lights on when they haven't.

 

Ah, brilliant. I forgot to ask if you'd received it.

Timo took some, as well. The two of us had a helluva job trying to
uproot it. It really is amazingly invasive.

If anyone else wants some....?

(The Doctor recommends that you attend in person, with a bloody big
gardening fork. But I daresay I can persuade some more to yield)

 

You have email. Arrived this morning, many thanks indeed.

Is this a cunning plan to eradicate it from the garden?

Ali

 

Why do you feel the need to dazzle the person behind you with your
brake lights?

You should only do this in the dark or conditions of low visibility
when someone may approach from behind without knowing you're there.

The person who has been following you in heavy traffic for the last x
miles doesn't count.

Same goes for fucking rear fog lights.

 

Read it now. Ta.

 

Apparently it's now in the driving test that you should put your
hazard lights on when braking heavily on a motorway to warn the people
behind.

Personally, I'll be concentrating on standing on the brake, not where
the fucking button for the hazards is.

 

Really? That's a bit daft that is, as most people will lose valuable
time fumbling for the hazard button.

"Where's that fucking button"
"Ah, there it is"

<fx: push>

<fx: BANG!!!>

"Ooops and ow."

AOL.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Cab

Where do you stand on the "walk and chew gum simultaneously" question?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Podium Placed Ducati Race Engineer as featured in
Performance Bikes and Fast Bikes

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha Vmax Honda ST1100 wiv trailer

 

....Since when have people taken their L-Plated vehicle on the motorway
on a driving test?