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Oct 31, 2018 8:04:14 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Oct 31, 2018 8:04:14 GMT
Nearly 2 years on from a bit of a fire at fleet motorway services southbound (on the M3) there is still no HGV parking. It's so dire now that I have seen signs prior to Heathrow on the M25 anticlockwise warning of this. Considering how few motorway service areas we have, and the distance to the next nearest one, as well as being outraged by this issue I reckon it represents a significant safety issue too. Cones have been placed for a considerable distance on the hard shoulder leading to, and from, the services to stop anybody (not just HGVs) from stopping there. When we are now being urged more than ever to "take a break" as "Tiredness kills", I think it's a disgrace
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Oct 31, 2018 13:41:45 GMT
Post by Tim on Oct 31, 2018 13:41:45 GMT
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Oct 31, 2018 13:48:20 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 31, 2018 13:48:20 GMT
Don't have a problem with that, there are worse initiation rites.
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Nov 4, 2018 12:11:27 GMT
Post by humphreythepug on Nov 4, 2018 12:11:27 GMT
Just changed the battery on my daughters car; 2004 KA, it was the original one, date stamped Jan 04, now that's not bad going.
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Nov 5, 2018 8:39:46 GMT
Post by Roadsterstu on Nov 5, 2018 8:39:46 GMT
Does the Nissan Juke come with a switch to turn off the front fog lights?
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Nov 5, 2018 15:48:18 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Nov 5, 2018 15:48:18 GMT
Does the Nissan Juke come with a switch to turn off the front fog lights? They're the headlights. |
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Nov 5, 2018 16:47:50 GMT
Post by Roadsterstu on Nov 5, 2018 16:47:50 GMT
Does the Nissan Juke come with a switch to turn off the front fog lights? They're the headlights. No, not them. The fog lights in the bumper. I reckon about 99% of Jukes I see have them on. |
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Nov 5, 2018 16:54:48 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Nov 5, 2018 16:54:48 GMT
No, not them. The fog lights in the bumper. I reckon about 99% of Jukes I see have them on. The headlights are in the bumper - the big round ones. The foglights are the little ones in the black plastic valance under the bumper. |
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Nov 5, 2018 17:00:28 GMT
Post by Tim on Nov 5, 2018 17:00:28 GMT
If they have the fogs on then there are 3 distinct sets of lights on.
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Nov 5, 2018 20:37:44 GMT
Post by Boxer6 on Nov 5, 2018 20:37:44 GMT
Does the Nissan Juke come with a switch to blow them up? FYP |
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Nov 6, 2018 0:38:35 GMT
Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 0:38:35 GMT
I wish! And yes, they do always have their foglights on. The aforementioned headlights must be shite.
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Nov 6, 2018 8:36:21 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Nov 6, 2018 8:36:21 GMT
I wish! And yes, they do always have their foglights on. The aforementioned headlights must be shite. This morning I had a puncture just south of Sunderland and was restricted to 50mph on the front runflat. To counter the boredom of travelling at that speed I decided to have a count up on Jukes with foglights on. In the following 20 miles I counted 51 Jukes and 9 had their foglights on, just shy of 20%. They are more noticeable with their foglights on so it probably just seems more. |
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Nov 7, 2018 11:10:43 GMT
Post by michael on Nov 7, 2018 11:10:43 GMT
They do all seem to have their foglamps on, though.
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Nov 7, 2018 15:38:16 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Nov 7, 2018 15:38:16 GMT
They do all seem to have their foglamps on, though. Perhaps Juke owners live in fog prone areas? |
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Nov 7, 2018 15:43:28 GMT
Post by Tim on Nov 7, 2018 15:43:28 GMT
They do all seem to have their foglamps on, though. Perhaps Juke owners live in fog prone areas? In the Tyne area? |
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Nov 7, 2018 16:12:39 GMT
Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2018 16:12:39 GMT
Frog-prone, surely?
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Nov 13, 2018 10:53:57 GMT
Post by Tim on Nov 13, 2018 10:53:57 GMT
We get a monthly invoice from Worldpay - the people who used to be Streamline for taking card payments over the phone, etc.
They've recently rebranded and clearly let their children have a go
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Nov 13, 2018 11:07:27 GMT
Post by johnc on Nov 13, 2018 11:07:27 GMT
We get a monthly invoice from Worldpay - the people who used to be Streamline for taking card payments over the phone, etc.
They've recently rebranded and clearly let their children have a go
I get invoices from them as well and did wonder who signed that one off! |
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Nov 15, 2018 14:18:21 GMT
Post by Martin on Nov 15, 2018 14:18:21 GMT
This was in the corner of my hotel room last night.  |
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Nov 15, 2018 15:40:20 GMT
Post by johnc on Nov 15, 2018 15:40:20 GMT
What a great addition. I'd be very happy to find that in my hotel room.
I presume you are staying in some kind of country club with a golf course attached? |
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Nov 15, 2018 18:47:22 GMT
Post by Martin on Nov 15, 2018 18:47:22 GMT
What a great addition. I'd be very happy to find that in my hotel room.
I presume you are staying in some kind of country club with a golf course attached? Yes, was staying at Whittlebury Hall (next to Silverstone) for a 2 day graduate assessment. |
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Nov 20, 2018 10:24:33 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Nov 20, 2018 10:24:33 GMT
A little odd that it would be cheaper for me to take a short-notice 3-night Christmas Market winter break, flights, breakfast and hotel included in Copenhagen or a few other European cities, than just to pay for 3 nights hotel accommodation in, say, the outskirts of Bristol.
The wonders of the internet and special offers...... I wish I had the time and money to book something !
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Nov 20, 2018 11:08:59 GMT
Post by PetrolEd on Nov 20, 2018 11:08:59 GMT
If you're doing Christmas markets I highly recommend Vienna.
I know what you mean about Uk city breaks, the missus and I are going to London in a few weeks to watch Les Miserables. Combine that with a nice hotel for the night and a fancy restaurant and its probably £750 for the night. I'd rather go abroad.
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Nov 20, 2018 13:23:01 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Nov 20, 2018 13:23:01 GMT
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I wish I could afford to (both time and money) !
May end up visiting Bath or Winchester for a half-day if I feel inspired to visit a Christmas market this year
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Nov 20, 2018 14:10:45 GMT
Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2018 14:10:45 GMT
Hope you're not claustrophobic if you go to Bath. You shuffle around the market with a lot of people you don't know, whether you want to shuffle around or not! Definitely avoid the weekend at any rate, it's a nightmare.
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Nov 20, 2018 15:31:20 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Nov 20, 2018 15:31:20 GMT
^ I wish I could afford to (both time and money) ! May end up visiting Bath or Winchester for a half-day if I feel inspired to visit a Christmas market this year I always come away slightly disappointed. It's the same stalls, selling the same tat, year after year, with the same food and drink stalls. They were a novelty the first few years but seem a bit tired now. |
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Nov 20, 2018 15:33:29 GMT
Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2018 15:33:29 GMT
I've been recommended Bruges, but I'm not overly interested.
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Nov 20, 2018 18:11:02 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Nov 20, 2018 18:11:02 GMT
Another random thought.....
22 November will see the 15th anniversary of England winning the Rugby World Cup.
I find it hard to believe that it will be 15 years since I watched Jonny Wilkinson kick that magnificent drop goal; where has the time gone? Sure it doesn't seem like "only yesterday", but 15 years?? Oh well, at least it means only another year to go until the next WC !
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Nov 20, 2018 23:25:24 GMT
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Post by Roadrunner on Nov 20, 2018 23:25:24 GMT
Agreed, it doesn't seem possible.
About an hour ago I was chatting to Craig Laidlaw with some of my Scottish colleagues, but thought it best not to push the England agenda too strongly, if only for the preservation of civility in the hotel bar
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Nov 21, 2018 9:23:12 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Nov 21, 2018 9:23:12 GMT
I almost always have 2 slices of toast rather than just 1 (or 3). I also usually make/eat one sandwich for my lunch during the week.
Isn't it convenient the way that sliced bread comes in an even number of slices in the loaf? Every so often, however, the bakers like to "throw a wobbly" and I'll get a loaf with an "extra" slice in it, leaving me with a predicament of what do I do with the leftover ! First world problem, I know ........
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