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Old 26-09-14, 09:20 AM   #491
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Seams a bit scrimping as they can offset the costs of the gear for tax over the years .
The only saving grace is if you do have to replace it at your cost you can get some of it back.
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Old 26-09-14, 11:21 AM   #492
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Hi Clare,

That's a good basic kit, but I think you should have put some money into the budget for hiring additional kit (either lighting or specialist lenses) when needed.

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Old 26-09-14, 12:33 PM   #493
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People who get uppity when you ask a question ( do you put your hand bag on the passenger seat) denie they do. I check road test the car all fine
Then when I invite them to reproduce the issue, imidately put the worlds heaviest hand bag on the seat putting on the seat belt reminder!!!!!
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Old 26-09-14, 01:13 PM   #494
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Haha. Muppet!
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Old 26-09-14, 01:29 PM   #495
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People who get uppity when you ask a question ( do you put your hand bag on the passenger seat) denie they do. I check road test the car all fine
Then when I invite them to reproduce the issue, imidately put the worlds heaviest hand bag on the seat putting on the seat belt reminder!!!!!
Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm really glad that happens to you.
I was starting to think it was just my office that dealt with people like that...
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Old 26-09-14, 03:01 PM   #496
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I can tell you how it happened yesterday. The A414 was closed due to a diseasal spill so all of us poor sods that work in Hatfield and the poor sods that live there had to use the A1/M25 instead. The queues on the A1 South were terrible so my guess is it was queue rage.
Ooh horrible. 15 years ago I commuted for 9 months south on the A1 to Stevenage south turn off. Traffic was terrible then, can't imagine how bad it must have been with all the extra traffic.
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Old 26-09-14, 04:58 PM   #497
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I forgot to add that the two guys were squaring up with the noise of hundreds of engines reverbing in the tunnel. Then some inconsiderate biker t**t turns up, sits behind them and hits the rev limiter with the baffle out.
I think that hurt their ears. They got back in the vehicles.


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Old 26-09-14, 08:04 PM   #498
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Catthorpe interchange

Lorries that start an overtake when they don't have the power to

Outside lane muppets

Poor signage

A14 north of Cambridge

A14 Kettering

Red van man

Miles of cones with no workmen on

Muppets who don't attach their glider's trailer hitch to their towbar properly A14 cambridge
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Old 26-09-14, 09:02 PM   #499
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What's wrong with A14 at Kettering. I know it well. Or as the locals call it, Kettrin.
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I drove from camber on the south coast back to North yorkshire today and couldn't agree more with maxi zap.
Outside lane muppets doing 50 with nothing on the inside lane
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