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Bibio
16-08-20, 12:02 PM
ebay. its been broken for the past week.

Bibio
16-08-20, 12:48 PM
ebay. its been broken for the past week.
its firefox thats broken :(

Seeker
16-08-20, 01:00 PM
Your Firefox or Firefox generally? I ordered 2 items from different vendors on 13th Aug without a hitch using Firefox.

Bibio
16-08-20, 01:20 PM
its sporadic and only since the latest update so must be firefox. IE works just fine.


every other page i use with fireox is fine, its just ebay.

DJ123
16-08-20, 02:03 PM
online buyers;

eBay - people who try and rush to get things shipped straight away when they've only just paid; It's a person to person sale, not a business!
Facebook marketplace (i know, i know - i expected this anyway) - selling a car and people message is it still available; yes, that's why it's for sale . . . . . or people offering half the price saying they'll take it now. Of course you would because then it's a give away!
People who still do not understand the arrows on the floor of shops and why there are 1 way systems in place . . . it's not a new thing.

Essentially, idiots. Idiots are my gripe of the day.

admin
16-08-20, 02:44 PM
its sporadic and only since the latest update so must be firefox. IE works just fine.


every other page i use with fireox is fine, its just ebay.Do you have any plugins installed, Ad blockers etc? I usually find they are the cause of most issues.

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Dave20046
16-08-20, 06:11 PM
online buyers;

eBay - people who try and rush to get things shipped straight away when they've only just paid; It's a person to person sale, not a business!
Facebook marketplace (i know, i know - i expected this anyway) - selling a car and people message is it still available; yes, that's why it's for sale . . . . . or people offering half the price saying they'll take it now. Of course you would because then it's a give away!
People who still do not understand the arrows on the floor of shops and why there are 1 way systems in place . . . it's not a new thing.

Essentially, idiots. Idiots are my gripe of the day.

To be fair I used to get annoyed about that but I'm trying to buy a car at the moment and 80% of them so far by the time I've checked the MOT history, thought about it , compared all others for a price guage and gone to arrange a viewing "it's sold".

The one that wasn't, I went to view from a trader - asked him if everyting works as it should before I set off he said yes, got there and it was ****ed he denied all of it until I pointed out there were lights on the dash stating it was ****ed, plus the electrics didn't work and he only had one key and no log book or service history. Toss.

Why people don't remove it or mark as sold after a day or so is beyond me

Sir Trev
16-08-20, 06:54 PM
online buyers;

eBay - people who try and rush to get things shipped straight away when they've only just paid; It's a person to person sale, not a business!
Facebook marketplace (i know, i know - i expected this anyway) - selling a car and people message is it still available; yes, that's why it's for sale . . . . . or people offering half the price saying they'll take it now. Of course you would because then it's a give away!
People who still do not understand the arrows on the floor of shops and why there are 1 way systems in place . . . it's not a new thing.

Essentially, idiots. Idiots are my gripe of the day.

Fills me with dread. I'm about to sell off a few bits of camera gear and I'm sure I'll get all sorts of crap from buyers. I'd love to sell it all on Gumtree, with people just coming to get it, like I did with my old hedge trimmers earlier in the year, but I know it will cut down on who is likely to be interested. Annoyingly I thought I had gotten rid of the Practika SLR which will cost me £10 to post but the shop that was taking it in PX claimed it was broken. Bloody liars! Nothing wrong with it - young pillock that tested it claimed it would not load film but the sprockets work fine, so he clearly had no clue as to how it worked.

timwilky
17-08-20, 09:23 AM
Women!

OK I know they are beyond comprehension, especially those that have evolved to the wife status.

Why do they consider shopping as recreation? and then wish to look at 5 near identical things before going back and buying the first? even more confusing is why they buy what they do not need?

I am again in the naughty corner as I won't go shopping with her.

1) Hello I am working not retired like you.
2) I do not want to waste hours in shoe/frock shops when you must have 30 pairs of shoes and currently fill the wardrobes in 4 bedrooms with your stuff.

admin
17-08-20, 09:27 AM
My wife knows better than to take me shopping. My lack of interest and unhelpful comments takes away any pleasure for her.

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SV650rules
17-08-20, 09:41 AM
I read once of a bloke who got his own back on his wife, he dragged her round to every pub in the town and looked inside, and then went back to the first pub and bought a drink....

Grant66
17-08-20, 09:47 AM
Mine leaves me in the man creche, if she needs my input on selection she does the preselection and then comes to get me.
If she takes to long my opinion may be clouded by Guinness. It helps her remain focused on the job in hand.



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garynortheast
17-08-20, 11:18 AM
Needless consumption. A fairly reliable sign of an otherwise empty life.

Sorry if that sounds harsh. It is.

Seeker
17-08-20, 11:28 AM
Nose hair! You get along quite happily for many years with hair growing on top of your head, under your arms and the, ahem, private bits. Then, there's a regime change - the hair on the top decides to leave and relocate in your nose where it grows (seemingly) twice as fast as anywhere else. It also starts a colony in your ears for whatever reason and don't get me started on eyebrows.

Luckypants
17-08-20, 11:48 AM
Nose hair! You get along quite happily for many years with hair growing on top of your head, under your arms and the, ahem, private bits. Then, there's a regime change - the hair on the top decides to leave and relocate in your nose where it grows (seemingly) twice as fast as anywhere else. It also starts a colony in your ears for whatever reason and don't get me started on eyebrows.

Hear! Hear! ;)

SV650rules
17-08-20, 11:57 AM
Nose hair! You get along quite happily for many years with hair growing on top of your head, under your arms and the, ahem, private bits. Then, there's a regime change - the hair on the top decides to leave and relocate in your nose where it grows (seemingly) twice as fast as anywhere else. It also starts a colony in your ears for whatever reason and don't get me started on eyebrows.

Yeah, just when your sense of smell and hearing is getting worse nature decides to fill the area with hair to make matters even worse, if there is a god he sure does have a sense of humour.

SV650rules
17-08-20, 11:58 AM
Needless consumption. A fairly reliable sign of an otherwise empty life.

Sorry if that sounds harsh. It is.

Harsh but spot on ! :)

Bibio
17-08-20, 12:54 PM
Nose hair! You get along quite happily for many years with hair growing on top of your head, under your arms and the, ahem, private bits. Then, there's a regime change - the hair on the top decides to leave and relocate in your nose where it grows (seemingly) twice as fast as anywhere else. It also starts a colony in your ears for whatever reason and don't get me started on eyebrows.
the cure is called a Turkish barber. i swapped from my usual barber to a Turkish one last year and have never looked back.


for those that dont know what a Turkish barber does. first they cut your hair.


they then stick hot wax blobs up each nostril with cotton buds like things.


while the wax cures they set about burning the hair out your ears with a special extra long cotton bud like thing that is dipped in meths then set alight, they quickly pat the outside of the ear with the extra long cotton bud like thing then put the burning hair out with the other hand.


once the ears are done they then rip the wax blobs out your noise to remove nostril hair.



none of the above hurts.

Bibio
17-08-20, 12:57 PM
Do you have any plugins installed, Ad blockers etc? I usually find they are the cause of most issues.

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only plugin i have is spelling checker. the problem is not all the time and its only started within the past week which was along with an update from firefox.

Adam Ef
17-08-20, 03:57 PM
eBay has been very glitchy recently. It's taken me in a loop signing in again and again to access certain areas of the site.

SV650rules
17-08-20, 04:50 PM
eBay has been very glitchy recently. It's taken me in a loop signing in again and again to access certain areas of the site.


It may be a virus, is there an EBay-20 virus around ? Maybe they have bats roosting in the roof of their bay.

DJ123
17-08-20, 06:28 PM
To be fair I used to get annoyed about that but I'm trying to buy a car at the moment and 80% of them so far by the time I've checked the MOT history, thought about it , compared all others for a price guage and gone to arrange a viewing "it's sold".

The one that wasn't, I went to view from a trader - asked him if everyting works as it should before I set off he said yes, got there and it was ****ed he denied all of it until I pointed out there were lights on the dash stating it was ****ed, plus the electrics didn't work and he only had one key and no log book or service history. Toss.

Why people don't remove it or mark as sold after a day or so is beyond me

I had a similar incident when i went to see a car in Cardiff (its a 300 mile round trip). It was the exact/better spec i wanted and ticked all boxes, inc the price. Called them up asked loads of questions, and said i will take it on the day if it's good and as described. Turned up and plenty wrong with it, and they were trying to convince me otherwise. I'm assuming they thought i'd not drive all that way for nothing, but i did as the car was not as described.
Annoyed me wasting that time but equally it could have been the one. I simply chalk that dealer down as one i wouldn't consider again, regardless of what the car was.

2nd hand car market is crazy atm as no one is buying new, which has also inflated all the prices by about 20% or more. I was in the same boat until recently - found what i wanted and got it within 3 days as i did not want to hang around. I knew what i wanted it was all about the price for me.

Fills me with dread. I'm about to sell off a few bits of camera gear and I'm sure I'll get all sorts of crap from buyers. I'd love to sell it all on Gumtree, with people just coming to get it, like I did with my old hedge trimmers earlier in the year, but I know it will cut down on who is likely to be interested. Annoyingly I thought I had gotten rid of the Practika SLR which will cost me £10 to post but the shop that was taking it in PX claimed it was broken. Bloody liars! Nothing wrong with it - young pillock that tested it claimed it would not load film but the sprockets work fine, so he clearly had no clue as to how it worked.

To be fair the buyers are ok, but forget you are not an ecommerce shop, so things don't ship immediately and you don't reply immediately to messages.
Anything expensive i always send insured and tracked, and take pics of it working so they can't kick up a fuss when it arrives.

DJ123
17-08-20, 06:28 PM
eBay has been very glitchy recently. It's taken me in a loop signing in again and again to access certain areas of the site.

they were doing some updates recently that caused it, as i too was having issues going round in circles.

Dave20046
18-08-20, 09:44 AM
I had a similar incident when i went to see a car in Cardiff (its a 300 mile round trip). It was the exact/better spec i wanted and ticked all boxes, inc the price. Called them up asked loads of questions, and said i will take it on the day if it's good and as described. Turned up and plenty wrong with it, and they were trying to convince me otherwise. I'm assuming they thought i'd not drive all that way for nothing, but i did as the car was not as described.
Annoyed me wasting that time but equally it could have been the one. I simply chalk that dealer down as one i wouldn't consider again, regardless of what the car was.

2nd hand car market is crazy atm as no one is buying new, which has also inflated all the prices by about 20% or more. I was in the same boat until recently - found what i wanted and got it within 3 days as i did not want to hang around. I knew what i wanted it was all about the price for me.



To be fair the buyers are ok, but forget you are not an ecommerce shop, so things don't ship immediately and you don't reply immediately to messages.
Anything expensive i always send insured and tracked, and take pics of it working so they can't kick up a fuss when it arrives.
It's a nightmare, I didn't go tooo far but it was about 3.5hours round trip and has put me off going any further (funnily enough saw one in Wales). I told him I was going round the corner to think it over a pint and ****ed off. Hope he waited around.

Chris_SVS
18-08-20, 02:06 PM
Employment agencies - I have NEVER been in contact with a more incompetent group of individuals.

Thoroughly lied to a few weeks back when offered a job - the day of the job it became temporary via agency rather than the fulltime role as agreed. Anyway I was there for just over 1hr then left

Registered with another offering jobs locally, Ok Chris go to X at 9am on monday for induction (In the meantime I've tweaked my back) Email as such to the agent advising that I would be available for induction but as yet not for work - It was cancelled anyway and I had to phone them to find this out, it was rearranged for tuesday 9am by which point I was lying on a therapists massage table. Still not 100%

Applied for a job yesterday lunchtime, mid afternoon get a response asking was I interested (Yes) Ok that's great.. I message them this morning enquiring if it's still going ahead (or indeed, with me in the job) and have yet to receive a response - The job starts at 4pm, 55mins time and I'm basically an hour away

Sooo, I would be late. FFS

DarrenSV650S
19-08-20, 04:29 PM
A shell garage wouldn't turn on the pump today and asked me to remove my helmet. Are they joking? You can't see ANYONES face right now and it really isn't the most hygienic to put my helmet down anywhere in a petrol station. I said no and rode off

DJ123
19-08-20, 04:46 PM
The worst thing about that is even if a bike was to ride off, it's not going to be more than £20!

Many moons ago there was a petrol station i used to fill up at on my day long ride outs, until they started enforcing that rule. Never went back again and go to one up the road instead. Everyone could walk in with hats on, masks, sunglasses, religious clothing etc which obscure the face just as much . . . .

Craig380
19-08-20, 04:56 PM
A shell garage wouldn't turn on the pump today and asked me to remove my helmet. Are they joking? You can't see ANYONES face right now and it really isn't the most hygienic to put my helmet down anywhere in a petrol station. I said no and rode off

My local Shell station tried that for a while, and I refused to use it. They simply ask that bikers lift their visor now.

The Gulf station at the A534 / A41 roundabout insists on bikers removing helmets too. Not a good idea when there's a station 2 miles away that is happy to take any business.

Dave20046
22-08-20, 10:30 PM
Got hold of a bloke leaving the scene of an accident, pretty sure he was pished. Police wouldn't turn up despite it being about 50yards from a police station. Not sure he's even going to get done for leaving the scene and he's definitely dodged the DUI. God bless the people we share this planet with.

SV650rules
23-08-20, 07:13 AM
Got hold of a bloke leaving the scene of an accident, pretty sure he was pished. Police wouldn't turn up despite it being about 50yards from a police station. Not sure he's even going to get done for leaving the scene and he's definitely dodged the DUI. God bless the people we share this planet with.


Police too busy being woke and pandering to minorities to do their proper job... Even with video evidence they often can't be 4r5ed...

Dave20046
23-08-20, 09:55 AM
Police too busy being woke and pandering to minorities to do their proper job... Even with video evidence they often can't be 4r5ed...
In my experience the police have been pretty crap round here for atleast the past 5 years. Amongst many other examples, 3 years ago a relative called them for a burglary in progress, I beat the police there by 1h52m and I live further than the nearest police station...and the chap that turned up was keen to point out he was just a fingerprint guy and couldn't wouldn't help with anything else. You can attribute it to whatever's on the news at the moment but I don't think it's correct, there's very little BLM stuff in Sheffield (I'm guessing that's what you were thinking of) and it's been a buckling service for a long time - I'd personally rather they were attending burglaries and violent crime than 'randomly' searching brown folk, but I'm not sure that's even the problem here I think they're either terribly run, underfunded or both.

I got the guy's pathetic ass admitting what he did on video so we'll see what they do with that.

DJ123
26-08-20, 02:18 PM
**** drivers. I decided to go pick some parts up at lunch, and thought i'll take the car it won't be too busy on the roads.
What is a 20 mile round trip, and should be less than half an hour took an hour. One whole hour. Not because of traffic, or roadworks. But due to **** drivers who don't know how a dual carriageway works, or what those numbers in the circle at the side of the road mean. Or how to plan ahead when approaching a junction. Or people who clearly wanted an SUV, got it and now think it'll fall over round every corner and so essentially stop and drive round it at 20mph.
These people are probably the same ones who lane hog on the motorway and were the starting argument for a smart/4 lane motorway. Rather than effectively using the road we had and educating these pi££ poor drivers something called the Highway Code.

If i win the lottery i've decided I want to become a volunteer Policeman or something to start educating these Moron's and fine them. I'd be happy doing traffic offences all day until these Moron's start to get the hint.

/Rant Over.

garynortheast
26-08-20, 04:29 PM
^^^^

Wot 'e sed! :(:thumright:

Dave20046
26-08-20, 06:27 PM
**** drivers. I decided to go pick some parts up at lunch, and thought i'll take the car it won't be too busy on the roads.
What is a 20 mile round trip, and should be less than half an hour took an hour. One whole hour. Not because of traffic, or roadworks. But due to **** drivers who don't know how a dual carriageway works, or what those numbers in the circle at the side of the road mean. Or how to plan ahead when approaching a junction. Or people who clearly wanted an SUV, got it and now think it'll fall over round every corner and so essentially stop and drive round it at 20mph.
These people are probably the same ones who lane hog on the motorway and were the starting argument for a smart/4 lane motorway. Rather than effectively using the road we had and educating these pi££ poor drivers something called the Highway Code.

If i win the lottery i've decided I want to become a volunteer Policeman or something to start educating these Moron's and fine them. I'd be happy doing traffic offences all day until these Moron's start to get the hint.

/Rant Over.

But they're much safer than you nutters doing 75mph in a 70mph on your motorcycles! =;

DJ123
26-08-20, 06:52 PM
But they're much safer than you nutters doing 75mph in a 70mph on your motorcycles! =;

I'd say they were, if they were actually paying attention to anything on the road . . . . .

My other plan is to buy some Japanese/American Dog of a car, Mad Max esque. Install a nice big, powerful motor and full roll cage, seats, harnesses etc. & use it as a bumper car for those who pull out of junctions without looking. Run it self insured so there's no need to declare anything either.
Slowly but surely will make the roads safer . . .

Sir Trev
26-08-20, 09:00 PM
My other plan is to buy some Japanese/American Dog of a car, Mad Max esque. Install a nice big, powerful motor and full roll cage, seats, harnesses etc. & use it as a bumper car for those who pull out of junctions without looking. . . .

If you've not seen it look out for a Tarrantino film called Death Proof. Stuntman Mike's 1970 Chevy Nova sounds right up your street.

Dave20046
26-08-20, 09:28 PM
I'd say they were, if they were actually paying attention to anything on the road . . . . .

My other plan is to buy some Japanese/American Dog of a car, Mad Max esque. Install a nice big, powerful motor and full roll cage, seats, harnesses etc. & use it as a bumper car for those who pull out of junctions without looking. Run it self insured so there's no need to declare anything either.
Slowly but surely will make the roads safer . . .
Haha yep, no idea what's going on around them...but they're doing the speed limit so safe. The kind of people who think they're putting the world to rights by doing 69.5mph in the furthest overtaking lane.

We could probably crowdfund your selfinsurance and medical cover:smt063

maviczap
27-08-20, 03:36 PM
Never underestimate the stupidity of stupid people

Kenzie
27-08-20, 03:43 PM
https://motor-vision.co.uk/latest-news/the-chevy-camaro-ghost-car-from-the-bosnian-war/

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DJ123
28-08-20, 06:11 AM
If you've not seen it look out for a Tarrantino film called Death Proof. Stuntman Mike's 1970 Chevy Nova sounds right up your street.

Sounds like a good starting place to get the Beast built :smt096

Haha yep, no idea what's going on around them...but they're doing the speed limit so safe. The kind of people who think they're putting the world to rights by doing 69.5mph in the furthest overtaking lane.

We could probably crowdfund your selfinsurance and medical cover:smt063

Unfortunately down here in the South/South East of England that's the case, or sitting in middle lane/lane 3 of a 4 lane motorway. Personally on those i think European overtaking should be allowed, so those who are driving correctly don't have to move from lane 1 allllllllll the way over to lane 4 to pass some idiot who is a lazy, clueless, selfish Moron.

I think the capital is £100K for a car insurance Bond, so not too bad. Already got private Medical Health Care cover so i'm covered on that front!

admin
28-08-20, 12:18 PM
Hermes. 'My parcel has been delivered'. No sign of it anywhere inc the bin. I notified the sender this morning. Email from hermes, its being delivered (again) after 3pm. We'll see.

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Bibio
28-08-20, 12:54 PM
4 lane motorway... :smt119

chris8886
28-08-20, 01:36 PM
Unfortunately down here in the South/South East of England that's the case, or sitting in middle lane/lane 3 of a 4 lane motorway. Personally on those i think European overtaking should be allowed, so those who are driving correctly don't have to move from lane 1 allllllllll the way over to lane 4 to pass some idiot who is a lazy, clueless, selfish Moron.



I'm afraid that I'm naughty (and lazy) and I undertake people constantly, in the vague hope (and I know it's very vague) that they might realise that they can change lanes.... but I do make sure/am on high alert so that I'm not going to get taken out doing it.


Onto todays gripe for me, getting bitten by a feckin' horsefly while at work. Christ it itches/hurts! It's driving me bananas!

Grant66
28-08-20, 02:47 PM
I can't see anything in the legislation that says I have to leave my lane (lane 1), assuming I'm not exceeded the speed limit, just because some d1ck is too lazy/dumb/inattentive to use the road correctly.


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SV650rules
28-08-20, 03:00 PM
I can't see anything in the legislation that says I have to leave my lane (lane 1), assuming I'm not exceeded the speed limit, just because some d1ck is too lazy/dumb/inattentive to use the road correctly.


On a motorway you can pass in nearside lane in slow moving traffic, or if the outer lane is blocked etc ( or on a normal road where someone is turning right ). I Read an article the other day by Police that while 'undertaking' ( the clue is in the name LOL ) is not specifically against the law if you are involved in an accident while doing it in the wrong circumstances there will be a huge book flying your way.... so don't expect any leniency.

Overtaking on inside lane was more accepted in Australia when we lived there, but even where it is expected it still caused some spectacular accidents, 'filtering' in moving traffic ( the Aussies call it 'lane splitting' ) will get you pulled over and a ticket..

SV650rules
28-08-20, 03:05 PM
4 lane motorway... :smt119

The most brain dead badly thought out penny pinching idea in the last 50 years. Ok, maybe HS2, but for 'penny pinching' substitute 'extravagant and money wasting' ....

Chris_SVS
28-08-20, 03:07 PM
I routinely maintain 70 in L1 on motorways and pass more vehicles than I can count. I've done nothing wrong and would argue the point in court, with dashcam or helmet camera footage - and expect to win.

Apparently policing lane discipline means it's easier to pull those who observe it, rather than the thousands who don't. If they understand it themselves

https://youtu.be/wHdTZLMfPJA

SV650rules
28-08-20, 04:47 PM
The only exits on motorways are on the left, passing people on the left is not to be recommended - there is a good reason why you will get done for passing on left if you cause a collision. People are less aware of people passing on inside.... they are not expecting it - that is why it is aptly called 'undertaking' ( after undertakers, the ones who will bury what is left of you) - it will be chaos if everyone makes up their own rules, as everyone has a different idea what is safe ( and don't mention drivers of German cars).

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/legal/undertaking/

DarrenSV650S
28-08-20, 04:51 PM
You don't exit a motorway from the middle or right hand lane though. So how is someone going to be undertaking you as you exit?

SV650rules
28-08-20, 05:35 PM
You have to pull into left lane to exit, and some people just pull into left lane quickly when exit is signposted, so if you are inside them overtaking guess what will happen. As I said if everyone makes their own rules we will have chaos.. you can get done for careless or dangerous driving for under taking, that should tell you all you need to know about how advisable it is. In the absence of a specific law the highway code is used, and if it advises against doing something then you shouldn't or you will get done.

DarrenSV650S
28-08-20, 06:06 PM
That's just **** driving in my opinion. You don't change lane in any direction without checking your mirror. Certainly don't jump across two lanes to exit without checking.

Adam Ef
28-08-20, 10:32 PM
That's just **** driving in my opinion. You don't change lane in any direction without checking your mirror.


Agreed it is. And unfortunately people do it all the time. So many people drive in a daydream.

SV650rules
29-08-20, 07:22 AM
That's just **** driving in my opinion. You don't change lane in any direction without checking your mirror. Certainly don't jump across two lanes to exit without checking.

I have seen some drivers go from fast lane to exit in less than 200 yards, mainly big German cars. Most people on a motorway know what traffic they have passed and think they know that is inside them, some goon speeding up the inside is in a dangerous spot as the blind spot on most vehicles is larger on the nearside of vehicle than the drivers side. but as I said, why not let everyone make up their own rules as they think fit, but good luck at passing your test - and arguing in court that you were in the right ( when you were really in the left ). Even when you are a long off ramp with only a white line between you and main road traffic you are not supposed go past anyone still on the main road on on the 'inside' - which is a dangerous manoeuvre as they have right of way if they want to leave the carriageway. As I said earlier overtaking on inside was sort of tolerated in Australia when we were there - but resulted in some spectacular crashes, we had front seat for one as we were in centre lane of a road that had stopped, the queue had left a gap for vehicles that were turning right from other side of carriageway and I saw this car in LH mirror speeding up the inside of me - he could not see what was happening in RH lanes ahead due to his view being blocked and T boned a car turning right as it crossed his path.... literally 20 feet away from me - it was a big mess.

OK you can blame the vehicle turning right, but two wrongs never made a right, and people ended up in hospital just the same.


Agreed it is. And unfortunately people do it all the time. So many people drive in a daydream.

Yes there are too many distracted drivers around, and there is a thing called defensive driving ( where you always assume a driver has not seen you ), you are uniquely vulnerable and pretty much invisible to most drivers when you are on a motorbike and should ride accordingly... I have an LED headlight and two 10watt spots on my SV, which should make me uber-visible even in rear view mirrors of vehicles but I still have people pulling out who were in a dream ( or could have been a nightmare for me if I wasn't already slowing down ). All the latest 'driver aids' on many vehicles have made drivers even less aware and alert.

shiftin_gear98
29-08-20, 05:15 PM
Weather in Blighty. Just spent two weeks in Corfu, to come back to shizzle.

daktulos
30-08-20, 05:02 PM
Sat Navs that take you down un-numbered single-track roads with moss growing in the middle. Not to mention flooded roads - the back half of my bike is brown on an otherwise dry day.

DJ123
30-08-20, 06:22 PM
I routinely maintain 70 in L1 on motorways and pass more vehicles than I can count. I've done nothing wrong and would argue the point in court, with dashcam or helmet camera footage - and expect to win.

Apparently policing lane discipline means it's easier to pull those who observe it, rather than the thousands who don't. If they understand it themselves

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Highway Code;

Rule 268
Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake.

OFFENCE
Overtaking on the left is lawful if done in accordance with the above guidance. However, whilst there is no specific offence of overtaking on the left, if a driver undertook another vehicle, other than in the circumstances described above e.g. in the case of someone hogging lane 2 on a motorway, they may be prosecuted for careless driving.

TBH if there is no need to take that risk, i don't. Unless said person has shown complete ignorance to any traffic approaching them from behind and not moving.

Adam Ef
31-08-20, 06:34 AM
TBH if there is no need to take that risk, i don't. Unless said person has shown complete ignorance to any traffic approaching them from behind and not moving.


But that's exactly what it is 95% of the time. Ring road (dual carriageway) around Bristol... always has someone sitting in the offside lane going slower than the nearside and you can sit behind hem the whole way around and they oblivious.

SV650rules
31-08-20, 07:59 AM
But that's exactly what it is 95% of the time. Ring road (dual carriageway) around Bristol... always has someone sitting in the offside lane going slower than the nearside and you can sit behind hem the whole way around and they oblivious.

One thing I heard years ago stuck in my mind..

"Better Mr Jones late than the late Mr Jones" -

never take a risk to go a little bit quicker, because if you overtake you normally pretty soon come up behind someone else going slower than you would like, and so on...........

Never get between a vehicle and an exit either, some people see a sign and dive over to left lane - not everyone sure where they are going.

When approaching a motorway junction if decent amount of traffic around ( did I say the midlands has the busiest motorways in Europe ) I normally get into centre lane till I am past the on-ramp to give vehicles entering the motorway a bit of space, some people may see this as lane hogging and try to sneak past on left ( never a good idea ) but i would be doing 70 and get back into nearside lane after junction if the traffic in there was moving at a decent speed.

Bibio
31-08-20, 11:36 AM
its not so much the drivers on a motorway its badly designed motorways.

admin
31-08-20, 01:22 PM
I thought I'd check my front brake pads, nice quick job. The left hand caliper refuses to come off as the top bolt is seized. This despite being liberally coated in anti seize. Impact driver had no effect, nor release fluid. I then tried a blow lamp and that had no effect either. Being a vfr its complicated by the fact this bolt is connected to the secondary master cylinder. Looks like I'll be grinding this off and fitting new.

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Dave20046
01-09-20, 08:39 AM
Highway Code;

Rule 268
Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake.

OFFENCE
Overtaking on the left is lawful if done in accordance with the above guidance. However, whilst there is no specific offence of overtaking on the left, if a driver undertook another vehicle, other than in the circumstances described above e.g. in the case of someone hogging lane 2 on a motorway, they may be prosecuted for careless driving.

TBH if there is no need to take that risk, i don't. Unless said person has shown complete ignorance to any traffic approaching them from behind and not moving.

Have they changed the wording recently? I'm sure it used to say 'unless to pass a slow moving queue' and also carry a caveat about passing drivers intending to turn right.

SV650rules
01-09-20, 09:46 AM
Have they changed the wording recently? I'm sure it used to say 'unless to pass a slow moving queue' and also carry a caveat about passing drivers intending to turn right.

Can't take a right turn off a motorway ( you can sometimes in America but not in UK ).

DarrenSV650S
01-09-20, 10:11 AM
Plenty of right turns on dual carriageways

Dave20046
01-09-20, 10:42 AM
Plenty of right turns on dual carriageways


And A roads, and two lane roads or roads next to buslanes (which people don't use when inactive for several clear miles when they inted (or not!) to turn right at the end.

Dave20046
01-09-20, 10:44 AM
Ah, I get it now. The excerpt posted referred to motorways not undertaking, it just covered passing on the left.

edit:
Here's the non motorway bit


Rule 163 of the Highway Code states

only overtake on the left if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right, and there is room to do so
stay in your lane if traffic is moving slowly in queues. If the queue on your right is moving more slowly than you are, you may pass on the left

daktulos
01-09-20, 11:08 AM
Here's the non motorway bit

Rule 163 of the Highway Code states

only overtake on the left if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right, and there is room to do so
stay in your lane if traffic is moving slowly in queues. If the queue on your right is moving more slowly than you are, you may pass on the left

Interesting, I'm certain that you used to be allowed to pass on the left on a one-way street, too, at least that's what I was told in the 80s.

Dave20046
01-09-20, 11:20 AM
Interesting, I'm certain that you used to be allowed to pass on the left on a one-way street, too, at least that's what I was told in the 80s.

If it's turning right you can.

Or moving slowly in a queue...at say 28mph in a 30 :compress:

DJ123
01-09-20, 12:19 PM
Interesting, I'm certain that you used to be allowed to pass on the left on a one-way street, too, at least that's what I was told in the 80s.

A one way system is fine to pass on any side, as it is one way - this includes slip roads, roundabouts & one way systems round town.

That part i quoted was only about Motorway legislation, not everything, including you can pass on the L/H side if the vehicle on the right is turning off.

chris8886
01-09-20, 09:10 PM
its not so much the drivers on a motorway its badly designed motorways.



I think it's mostly to do with the drivers. IMO new drivers should not be allowed to drive on motorways until they have passed a second part (and wholly separate) of a driving test. Like a mandatory "pass plus" to ensure that new drivers actually know how to drive on a motorway. I think it would reduce congestion on our motorways quite significantly, but that's just my opinion....

Kenzie
02-09-20, 05:08 AM
They make bikers jump through so many hoops, power restrictions, multi tests etc. With a car its just theory, lessons then pass. Jump in any car you can insure.

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Adam Ef
02-09-20, 06:13 AM
They make bikers jump through so many hoops, power restrictions ..... With a car its just .....Jump in any car you can insure.

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Insurance is usually the controlling factor for newly passed car drivers.


My cousin was quoted thousands a year just to insure a relatively small car. His options for anything affordable were very very limited.



I'd say it's inattentiveness of drivers that causes me the most frequent worry and dodgy situations when riding. A new driver can update their facebook on their phone while driving any size car at 50mph. And we see it happening every journey with our perspective on bikes. Not just young riders either. The amount of people I've seen on my commutes recently, driving along looking down at their phone. Lately seems to be a lot with their kids in the car too. Passing on that lesson to the next generation that it's ok.

garynortheast
08-09-20, 06:53 AM
Yesterday, on what should have been our 24th wedding anniversary, I signed a bunch of solicitors papers formalising the mediated agreement on the end of our marriage.

Not what I expected to be doing at the age of 66.

Craig380
08-09-20, 07:00 AM
That's a sh*t day, I'm sorry to hear that, Gary.

garynortheast
08-09-20, 07:18 AM
Not the the greatest of days Craig, I have to admit.

maviczap
08-09-20, 07:23 AM
Yesterday, on what should have been our 24th wedding anniversary, I signed a bunch of solicitors papers formalising the mediated agreement on the end of our marriage.

Not what I expected to be doing at the age of 66.

That's **** Gary, but at least you are further ahead than me in the process. I wish I could be in your position, I'd be much happier.

shiftin_gear98
08-09-20, 07:24 AM
Gary, that sucks. I hope today is a better day, and tomorrow is even better.

shiftin_gear98
08-09-20, 07:25 AM
My gripe - Obviously much worse than Gary's.

Low flying pigeons.
One nearly took my head off this morning on the GSXR.

Seeker
08-09-20, 07:36 AM
Yesterday, on what should have been our 24th wedding anniversary, I signed a bunch of solicitors papers formalising the mediated agreement on the end of our marriage.

Not what I expected to be doing at the age of 66.

I'm sorry to hear this, I went through it in 2000 (after 14 years of marriage) and I still wonder whether I could have done things differently; a pointless exercise. I hope things pick up for you...

Grant66
08-09-20, 07:39 AM
Puts the petty problems of cats crapping on my garden into perspective.

It may be the ending of a chapter in your life, but it's also the start of a new one. Try to look forward.

Hopefully tomorrow is better for you than today.

wish I'd called in for that brew now [emoji3525]

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admin
08-09-20, 07:53 AM
Yesterday, on what should have been our 24th wedding anniversary, I signed a bunch of solicitors papers formalising the mediated agreement on the end of our marriage.

Not what I expected to be doing at the age of 66.Very sad Gary. Even though you expect it there something very final about signing a document. Things will get better.

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Luckypants
08-09-20, 08:16 AM
Yesterday, on what should have been our 24th wedding anniversary, I signed a bunch of solicitors papers formalising the mediated agreement on the end of our marriage.

Not what I expected to be doing at the age of 66.

Really is a gripe that Gary, sad to read about it. I've been there so know something of how you are feeling. It gets better, it really does.

The posts about a new chapter are also true, although I'm sure it does not feel like it at the moment.

Remember to take care of YOU.

embee
08-09-20, 10:20 AM
Yesterday, on what should have been our 24th wedding anniversary, I signed a bunch of solicitors papers formalising the mediated agreement on the end of our marriage.

Not what I expected to be doing at the age of 66.

Like the others say, really sorry to hear of anyone going through this stuff. Haven't been there so can only guess at the feelings, seen it with friends though. Best wishes.

andrewsmith
08-09-20, 10:50 AM
Yesterday, on what should have been our 24th wedding anniversary, I signed a bunch of solicitors papers formalising the mediated agreement on the end of our marriage.

Not what I expected to be doing at the age of 66.Best wishes and look forward not backwards

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Bibio
08-09-20, 01:51 PM
fukin gmail. cant get into my accounts as i dont have a mobile number or more to the point the curnts can go suck on a big one if they think they are getting it

Bibio
08-09-20, 02:37 PM
fukin fantastic..... as i no longer have a hotmail account that i used to set up my gmail account i cant recover it........ ****** ******* GMAIL ******S.....

Adam Ef
08-09-20, 06:37 PM
My gripe - Obviously much worse than Gary's.

Low flying pigeons.
One nearly took my head off this morning on the GSXR.


Yeah, I was over on the pigeon forums earlier and heard about that...


My gripe - Bloody GSXR riders.
One rode straight at me when I was enjoying a bit of low flying this morning.

SV650rules
08-09-20, 08:24 PM
Couple of years ago ago had a pigeon flying doggedly down the road at me, for some reason about chest height, I kept straight hoping it would veer off, but just kept on coming, in the end i changed course a bit and it hit my LH handlebar mirror - puff of feathers and pushed my mirror back a bit. My mate was worse he has had a pheasant fly at him, missed him but not by much.

Bibio
08-09-20, 08:41 PM
i now have webmail on one of my domain names. it was free from 1&1, think i'll add virus protection for £1 a month just to be on the safe side.

Dave20046
08-09-20, 09:44 PM
Sorry to hear about the tough time Gary.

i now have webmail on one of my domain names. it was free from 1&1, think i'll add virus protection for £1 a month just to be on the safe side.

I better update my addressbook bibio@hardcorecircuspron.com or is it your pen island domain?

shiftin_gear98
09-09-20, 06:29 AM
Adam,

Pigeon Pete was at it again today on my ride in. Him and his gang get right on my tits, I swear I'll have him one day. Who does he think he is, constantly standing in the middle of the road. I mean really.
I can't imagine he's paid any taxes, so what right does he have to be there.

Tomorrow I'll be on the push bike, so I should have enough time to aim for him properly.

Don't get me started on his cousin, Dave, who lives in the tree above my kids trampoline. The ******* keeps ****ting on it. I've told him it cost £400 so could he please stop. So unreasonable.
I had to cut a few branches off the tree to try and stop him. ******* bird.
I'm not even allowed to buy an air rifle and shoot him. Maybe I need to bring the GSXR in the garden.

shiftin_gear98
09-09-20, 06:30 AM
Gary,

I hope today is better.
Now go and get your trainers on.

Chris_SVS
09-09-20, 08:56 PM
Missing Wales this weekend, having booked the ferry in January is somewhat bittersweet.

OTOH I have no doubts I will pass my exams on Friday and the future career prospects are looking good, no job offers on the table quite yet but I'm feeling confident and almost ready to get back at it (the working world)

andrewsmith
09-09-20, 10:34 PM
Sorry to hear about the tough time Gary.







I better update my addressbook bibio@hardcorecircuspron.com or is it your pen island domain?

I thought it was bibio@midgetdo69. Com

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Sir Trev
10-09-20, 04:44 PM
I thought it was bibio@midgetdo69. Com




Steady!

garynortheast
10-09-20, 06:19 PM
A belated thank you to everyone for your kind words of support and encouragement. It’s meant a lot to me just now.

timwilky
12-09-20, 12:21 AM
Not being allowed into A&E with an overnight bag for the wife.

Fortunately she was stacked in one of the ambulances outside so they brought her past me and I was able to hand it to the paramedic.

Amazing took her to the local hospital who immediately requested a transfer to covid central. I waited with her until she was placed in the ambulance, went home and packed her bag. Drove to Preston and she had not been admitted BP of 88/31 blood leaking everywhere and the local hospital 2 miles away say sorry We have shut down A&E cannot help her.

admin
12-09-20, 07:47 AM
Blimey, that sounds serious. I hope she's okay.

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timwilky
12-09-20, 05:48 PM
Got a phone call this afternoon, 5 hour in the ICU waiting room and an hour with her unconcious on a ventilator. Spoke to surgeon and **** or bust tomorrow. I will be so annoyed if they denied me time last night whilst she was still awake.

Kenzie
12-09-20, 05:52 PM
Sorry to hear this TW.

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embee
12-09-20, 06:10 PM
+1