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15-02-15, 01:36 PM | #1461 |
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
I remembered what annoyed me last night! At a pay at pump petrol station, whip out my card, ram it in the card slot, fire off my pin and start to fill up. Suddenly the pump stops and a lady over the tannoy tells me to take off my helmet, to pump fuel, that I have already paid for. So after some gesturing I took off my helmet, but as it was cold I was wearing my balaclava, however apparently this is fine as the pump was reactivated, so what was the point of this?
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15-02-15, 03:05 PM | #1462 |
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Simples:
a) It put you in your place b) She had the happiest Valentines she's had in years.
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15-02-15, 03:43 PM | #1463 |
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Rules is Rules. Rules say take off helmet. Rules do not say take off balaclava too. So that's OK then. Feckin jobsworh idiots.
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15-02-15, 04:32 PM | #1464 | |
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Stems from riders not paying for fuel. Bet she doesn't even know why, she just has to, even if you had a flip front helmet. Its been mention on here before, just accept it & move on, its not worth worrying about.
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15-02-15, 05:38 PM | #1465 | |
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It's not a station I use often but it's not like I care enough not to go back there, I'm sure she'll be beyond caring by the next time I'm there!
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15-02-15, 05:55 PM | #1466 |
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Yep, pretty futile
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15-02-15, 07:11 PM | #1467 |
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
The poor observational skill of the silver Ford driver who nearly side swiped a VFR into the central reservation on the A13 this morning because they didn't check their blind spot before moving from lane two to three.
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15-02-15, 09:52 PM | #1468 |
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The rider of the VFR on the A13 this morning that sat alongside a car long enough to nearly get side swiped when they changed lane.......
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15-02-15, 09:57 PM | #1469 |
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Yep, never sit in a blind spot...asking for it...sounds like the VFR nearly got it too...
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16-02-15, 07:16 AM | #1470 |
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The VFR was in a line of three bikes. Two had already passed the Ford and then driver just pulled out into lane three. The VFR was already in the process of passing the Ford.
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