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From: Adrian on 17 Nov 2009 11:33 "Krusty" <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> 'hardly ever happens'? Maybe, but you buy (or should do) take out >> insurance for things that hardly ever happen. > No I don't, I buy insurance because the law requires me to. You don't have any buildings or contents insurance on your home? You only have bare minimum third-party only car/bike insurance? No life insurance? No travel insurance when you go away?
From: Tim on 17 Nov 2009 12:11 In message <hdulav$3t0$3(a)south.jnrs.ja.net>, A.Clews(a)DENTURESsussex.ac.uk writes >Thus spake Oily (martinhill100(a)nospambtconnect.com) unto the assembled >multitudes: > >>> You've probably never found yourself in fog so thick that you're not even >>> 100% sure where the road is, have you? > >> He's probably right. I think the only time I've ever used mine was on the >> motorway a good few years ago. Also I have front fogs which I replaced 4 >> years ago because the old ones were rusty inside but I can't be arsed to >> wire them up. > >Needn't be just fog; a motorway with heavy trucks all around you in a >downpour can be pretty bloody scary and might merit the temporary use of fog >lamps. > Can't agree with you. Spray lit by fog lamps is different. -- Tim
From: Adrian on 17 Nov 2009 12:24 A.Clews(a)DENTURESsussex.ac.uk gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Needn't be just fog; a motorway with heavy trucks all around you in a > downpour can be pretty bloody scary and might merit the temporary use of > fog lamps. NO, no, no, no, no... Spray makes glare from fog lights worse, not better...
From: Adrian on 17 Nov 2009 12:36 "Krusty" <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> > No I don't, I buy insurance because the law requires me to. >> You don't have any buildings or contents insurance on your home? > I have buildings insurance because the mortgage company says I have to. But the law doesn't require it. >> You only have bare minimum third-party only car/bike insurance? > TPFT on the cars because theft isn't something that 'hardly ever > happens'. Fully comp on the bikes to get CIHAGM & breakdown cover, & > because crashing bikes isn't something that 'hardly ever happens'. But the law doesn't require it. So - "because the law requires me to" isn't quite the full story, is it?
From: Champ on 17 Nov 2009 14:44
On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:08:47 +0000 (UTC), A.Clews(a)DENTURESsussex.ac.uk wrote: >Thus spake Oily (martinhill100(a)nospambtconnect.com) unto the assembled multitudes: > >>> You've probably never found yourself in fog so thick that you're not even >>> 100% sure where the road is, have you? > >> He's probably right. I think the only time I've ever used mine was on the >> motorway a good few years ago. Also I have front fogs which I replaced 4 >> years ago because the old ones were rusty inside but I can't be arsed to >> wire them up. >Needn't be just fog; a motorway with heavy trucks all around you in a >downpour can be pretty bloody scary and might merit the temporary use of fog >lamps. So *you're* one of the wankers who puts their fogs on the rain. Sheesh. Look, if you find driving so scary, you should really pack it in. -- Champ neal at champ dot org dot uk |