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From: Clive George on 25 Nov 2009 21:05 "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message news:MPG.2577ed86c7af96999899ae(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <QNOdnSOFLok5WJDWnZ2dnUVZ8kmdnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk>, Clive > George says... >> >> "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:MPG.2577c12d4c45e4039899a1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> > Yet it has been mentioned earlier in this thread that they were used as >> > an indicator of an oncoming vehicle. >> >> By who? > > You. Are you lying or just confused? I've done no such thing. I even checked that there wasn't anything which could be misread - I'm pretty sure there isn't. Can you give me a message-id?
From: NM on 25 Nov 2009 22:41 On 25 Nov, 23:30, Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1...(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > NM expressed precisely : > > > Why is it encumbent on the truck driver to help you make your mind up? > > Why is it encumbent upon me to give way to a truck which is struggling > to get out at a junction. Why is it encumbent upon me to hold back and > hold back the vehicles behind me when a truck is struggling his way > around a tight two lane roundabout, when I could easily fly past him at > no risk to me. It is called courtesy. > The expectation of which is not a right.
From: vulgarandmischevious on 26 Nov 2009 00:29 Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: >In article <kverg5l9cats1c3o44pgjj84dkef4eanbb(a)4ax.com>, >vulgarandmischevious says... > >> The classic not-very-bright truck-drivers response to any complaint. >> >The truth hurts does it? > >> So, I suppose you never complain about anyone else who provides an >> essential service when they do it poorly? > >They're not doing it poorly. Just because you happen to get held up due >to your incompetence doesn't impact on the fact they get the goods to >where they're supposed to be going when they're supposed to get there. You would do well to remember that I hold a C+E licence.
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From: Andy Bonwick on 26 Nov 2009 02:28
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:32:58 -0800 (PST), NM <nik.morgan(a)mac.com> wrote: snip> >But as all lory drivers are thick why are you surprised when he fails >to illuminate the road for you, maybe it's you being thick by assuming >he will. I've kept out of the main beam discussion because I honestly don't expect anything decent from a lorry driver. I'm having a very wild guess here but I suspect that on any given day in the UK the percentage of drivers unable to speak English is higher than the percentage unable to speak English working in any other industry. They're not used to people wanting to have the road lit up for them before they overtake, they're used to cars just pulling out and going for it regardless of any hazards in the way. You've also got to remember that plenty of these retards don't waste their time looking in their mirrors as often as we'd all like them to so if you're waiting to overtake you need to make sure your main beam is clearly visible to the driver. |