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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 11:04
Originally posted by prog-chick prog-chick wrote:

my rant today involves learner drivers.........especially those on motor bikes.

I bet you are all thinking........."yeah...what a nuisance they are!"

Well, here is the rub.
i have a gorgeous scooter, it's a125cc bike, and has got a good amount of acceleration for a scoot!
I got my CBT (compulsary basic training certificate) just 2 months ago, but because I am on the wrong side of 30, a mum, and thereore a girl.........I am cautious, sensible, and eager to do things right....
I couldn't put it off any longer I HAD to go into Swindon today.........on Bertie (the bike) it's I dunno, 5 miles............there, and 5 miles back. Swindon for those of you who havn't had the pleasure, must have had too much road maintenance budget at some point, and therefore splurged the lot on roundabouts and traffic lights.............it is VERY easy to get lost. I attempted this trip last week..........three times around the labyrinth of one way system and I gave up and came home............today I was determined!
so ...........here it comes..........
why, why, why do (car) drivers feel the need to beep their horns so much? I got beeped about SIX times, I was lost and I went over the "magic roundabout" 3 times!......I could NOT get into the town centre at all!
I didn't switch lanes at all, do car drivers get some kind of perverse joy out of turning a girl on a scooter into a nervous wreck???
The last beep (accompanied by hand gestures and swearing) was due to me being in the wrong lane at a roundabout (I think!) but it was a small roundabout, and we were the only two vehicles on it.........so I didn't think beeping/swearing etc was really necessary! (I thought I was going to throw up in my crash helmet I was so scared!) and yes his car was bedecked in LOTS of England flags..........

Next time you are out in your cars folks remember "L" plates mean we are LEARNING........remember we slow down in the wet, and on sharp blind corners....remember we havn't got 'walls' but we have got feelings!
A 10 mile round trip................TWO HOURS!!!

shheeesh! I need a lay down!


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I can assure you that none of those drivers were me!  I've not been out today.  But one day we may accidently meet by pure accident!

Oh the Magic Roundabout!  It's easy when you know how, I don't have serious issues with it.  But I do get lost easily, it's a nightmare.

But it's nothing compared to Milton Keynes!  I once got lost in Milton Keynes because all the roundabouts look the same!  I also once got lost in Stoke Mandeville village, I couldn't find my way out!

For anyone who may not have twigged... I live near the place called Swindon that prog-chick mentiones.  It's about 10 to 15 minutes away from my house.

Advice to you P-C: try not to go to Swindon if you can help it!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 11:08
I only wanted this month's Classic Rock Mag.............all that for a flippin magazine!!!!
(and..........boo hooo..........the new issue isn't out yet!)

boo hoo boo hoo..............pass the valium!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 11:13
Mail order it!  Get the postman who always catches you in your towel to deliver it for you.  Saves you all the hassle!

I avoid going into town as much as possible.  When you do get into town, you find there is nowhere to park.  You have a scooter, so that's a little easier, but a Vauxhall Astra isn't quite so easy.

If you see a Blue Vauxhall Astra being driven badly, with the driver's window down and the muffled sound of either Pain of Salvation, Opeth, Taal, or Van der Graaf Generator being heard.  That'd be me!


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 11:20
Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:


Mail order it!  Get the postman who always catches you in your towel to deliver it for you. 


I only buy it when there is something good in it.......not every month.......it's now £4.25 per copy....... thats almost half a CD!!!!

actually it WAS a BLUE ASTRA that barked at me today.............are you sure you havn't been scaring scooter drivers today?
     

It really was a horrible experience........I will stick to Cirencester in future!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 11:22
It definitely wasn't me.  Besides, my hooter doesn't work!

Ah, yes, Cirencester.  I tend to go through Wootton Bassett to get there (the turn off before Lyneham).  I've not been there in ages.  I managed to get lost I think... more of a case of not being able to find anywhere to park!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 11:30
Ah, lucky you!  Westbound or Eastbound carriageway?

Edited by Geck0 - May 26 2006 at 11:31
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 11:31
Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

Originally posted by prog-chick prog-chick wrote:

my rant today involves learner drivers.........especially those on motor bikes.

I bet you are all thinking........."yeah...what a nuisance they are!"

Well, here is the rub.
i have a gorgeous scooter, it's a125cc bike, and has got a good amount of acceleration for a scoot!
I got my CBT (compulsary basic training certificate) just 2 months ago, but because I am on the wrong side of 30, a mum, and thereore a girl.........I am cautious, sensible, and eager to do things right....
I couldn't put it off any longer I HAD to go into Swindon today.........on Bertie (the bike) it's I dunno, 5 miles............there, and 5 miles back. Swindon for those of you who havn't had the pleasure, must have had too much road maintenance budget at some point, and therefore splurged the lot on roundabouts and traffic lights.............it is VERY easy to get lost. I attempted this trip last week..........three times around the labyrinth of one way system and I gave up and came home............today I was determined!
so ...........here it comes..........
why, why, why do (car) drivers feel the need to beep their horns so much? I got beeped about SIX times, I was lost and I went over the "magic roundabout" 3 times!......I could NOT get into the town centre at all!
I didn't switch lanes at all, do car drivers get some kind of perverse joy out of turning a girl on a scooter into a nervous wreck???
The last beep (accompanied by hand gestures and swearing) was due to me being in the wrong lane at a roundabout (I think!) but it was a small roundabout, and we were the only two vehicles on it.........so I didn't think beeping/swearing etc was really necessary! (I thought I was going to throw up in my crash helmet I was so scared!) and yes his car was bedecked in LOTS of England flags..........

Next time you are out in your cars folks remember "L" plates mean we are LEARNING........remember we slow down in the wet, and on sharp blind corners....remember we havn't got 'walls' but we have got feelings!
A 10 mile round trip................TWO HOURS!!!

shheeesh! I need a lay down!


^ha ha ha @ Geck0...........I did a similar thing recently! stoopid blinkin screensaver!!!!




I can assure you that none of those drivers were me!  I've not been out today.  But one day we may accidently meet by pure accident!

Oh the Magic Roundabout!  It's easy when you know how, I don't have serious issues with it.  But I do get lost easily, it's a nightmare.

But it's nothing compared to Milton Keynes!  I once got lost in Milton Keynes because all the roundabouts look the same!  I also once got lost in Stoke Mandeville village, I couldn't find my way out!

For anyone who may not have twigged... I live near the place called Swindon that prog-chick mentiones.  It's about 10 to 15 minutes away from my house.

Advice to you P-C: try not to go to Swindon if you can help it!
 
well it's a small world and no mistake!!! i was near Swindon last weekend, i went whizzing past on the M4 through all the traffic jams!!.Thumbs Up
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 11:31
How did that happen?  Oh well... my answer is above!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 11:32
Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

Ah, lucky you!  Westbound or Eastbound carriageway?
 
both, i was visiting my brother in Taunton, just off the M5, battling through the downpours!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 11:40
Ah, Somerset, I try to avoid that county!  Frome and Bruton are nice though.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 14:11
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

 
You can walk to Fell's Point from my house in about 5 minutes.
 
That part of town is Party Central.


I used to live in Rockville and I'm sorry that I didn't get up to Baltimore more often...I've never even been to Camden Yards! Ouch  Of course, I'm right outside of Philly so I'm still not too far away.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 14:23
Originally posted by prog-chick prog-chick wrote:

my rant today involves learner drivers.........especially those on motor bikes.

I bet you are all thinking........."yeah...what a nuisance they are!"

Well, here is the rub.
i have a gorgeous scooter, it's a125cc bike, and has got a good amount of acceleration for a scoot!
I got my CBT (compulsary basic training certificate) just 2 months ago, but because I am on the wrong side of 30, a mum, and thereore a girl.........I am cautious, sensible, and eager to do things right....
I couldn't put it off any longer I HAD to go into Swindon today.........on Bertie (the bike) it's I dunno, 5 miles............there, and 5 miles back. Swindon for those of you who havn't had the pleasure, must have had too much road maintenance budget at some point, and therefore splurged the lot on roundabouts and traffic lights.............it is VERY easy to get lost. I attempted this trip last week..........three times around the labyrinth of one way system and I gave up and came home............today I was determined!
so ...........here it comes..........
why, why, why do (car) drivers feel the need to beep their horns so much? I got beeped about SIX times, I was lost and I went over the "magic roundabout" 3 times!......I could NOT get into the town centre at all!
I didn't switch lanes at all, do car drivers get some kind of perverse joy out of turning a girl on a scooter into a nervous wreck???
The last beep (accompanied by hand gestures and swearing) was due to me being in the wrong lane at a roundabout (I think!) but it was a small roundabout, and we were the only two vehicles on it.........so I didn't think beeping/swearing etc was really necessary! (I thought I was going to throw up in my crash helmet I was so scared!) and yes his car was bedecked in LOTS of England flags..........

Next time you are out in your cars folks remember "L" plates mean we are LEARNING........remember we slow down in the wet, and on sharp blind corners....remember we havn't got 'walls' but we have got feelings!
A 10 mile round trip................TWO HOURS!!!

shheeesh! I need a lay down!


^ha ha ha @ Geck0...........I did a similar thing recently! stoopid blinkin screensaver!!!!



Thanks for this PC, that reminds me of when I went with my parents to check out Coventry uni last March, the bloody one-way system is an absolute nightmare, mainly because the signs are posted halfway down the damn slip roads so by the time you know witch exit to take your already half way past it.Angry
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 16:34

This thread seems to be going off topic.  What really annoys me is the fact that Freshmen dont know how to walk in school hallways.  If you are in high school you know what i mean. 

When people interupt me in a conversation ;)
 
Rich snobs at that private school across the street whose daddys buy them Denalis and Escalades.  I have actually seen a student drive a Lamborghinni there. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 16:36
Originally posted by stan the man stan the man wrote:

This thread seems to be going off topic.  What really annoys me is the fact that Freshmen dont know how to walk in school hallways.  If you are in high school you know what i mean. 

When people interupt me in a conversation ;)
 
Rich snobs at that private school across the street whose daddys buy them Denalis and Escalades.  I have actually seen a student drive a Lamborghinni there. 


Now that takes the p!ss, I wouldnt trust any student witha suppercar as there first car.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2006 at 16:54
Yeah it is really quite disgusting.  The worst of all time though is the fact that more people voted for American Idol then for the Presidential Elections. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2006 at 11:40
My brother:

Reason... he didn't like White Willow.

Now to my ears, White Willow are quite chilled and folk-based and well, I really enjoyed it, but he didn't.  It seems he doesn't like any remotely loud music!  Then my mother had to side with him, grrr!

Serves me right playing music on the stereo.  I listen to everything on my computer through headphones now.

More annoying though, is the fact that WinAMP keeps on crashing on me everytime I play a CD, it's getting very annoying!  It goes back to a previous album's playlist (in this case, Queens of the Stone Age) and I have no idea why.  It's very annoying!


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2006 at 16:42
My day keeps getting worse!  Now I cannot order some CDs, because of an AVS error!  My Debit Card billing address doesn't match or something, it's really annoying me!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2006 at 17:55
Whenever someone (usually dozens or thousands) of people say to Bush directly or to a news agency that relates their message to Bush that they hate him, his administration, his policies, and how he is oblivious to other peoples' concerns, he just says, "Isn't it great that these people have the freedom to say that? It's because we live in a democracy." Nice one, Bush! Clap Maybe next time, instead of using other peoples' valid complaints about you as a way of bolstering your lost causes, try and ponder why so many people in this country hate you you oblivious, ignorant, sheltered, piss-poor excuse of a tolorable human being. Pull your head out of your arse and maybe then you'll realize that just because a little under half of the USA wants you to be president (and God knows how you manipulated those poor, impressionable people with your scare tactics and intimidation), it doesbn't mean sh*t when 98% of the world hates your guts.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2006 at 18:53
Bush has clearly got his own take on Roosevelt's (not original) saying:
"Speak gibberish and carry a big stick"
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2006 at 00:42
Originally posted by stan the man stan the man wrote:

Yeah it is really quite disgusting.  The worst of all time though is the fact that more people voted for American Idol then for the Presidential Elections. 
Uh..That's not true. Each show gets around 200 million viewers, but that's worldwide and not nearly that many people actually vote. Unless you can find some actual numbers to prove your point, which I could not.
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