Random Irritations

Beezerk said:
The BBC being almost celebratory about BJ losing the parliament votes, giving Lib Dem and Labour speakers and easy time on R5 yesterday then laying into the Tory speaker 🤔
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There was a comedy piece on the Beeb news last night about Boris and the whole mess....don’t remember all the detail.

If it had been on a programme like Have I got news I probably would have raised a smile.

It just didn’t sit well with me seeing it on the news.
 
Beezerk said:
The BBC being almost celebratory about BJ losing the parliament votes, giving Lib Dem and Labour speakers and easy time on R5 yesterday then laying into the Tory speaker 🤔
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Listen to the Today Show on Radio 4 if you want the audio equivalent of the Daily Mail instead
 
MegaSteve said:
New signalling systems...
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It's going to be tough work. The met is such a complex and old line

The northern and jubilee had their issues during the switch

The met is so hard because its 4 lines in one being moved over

East end of district gonna be fun but the west end will be worse because owned by network rail

Once working it's a better system

Providing your power doesn't fail!!
 
stefanovic said:
Like Mears, I do care about the environment. Caravan owners are selfish and don't give a damn.
Incredibly general statement. I am always considerate of other road users when I am towing my caravan.
What would happen if we all started to tow caravans? All journey times would be doubled.
Well that would mean you were towing as well and so you probably wouldn't be moaning.
Caravans are the most hated vehicles on the road.
Probably, but I blame Top Gear.
They form long queues on lanes to get into parks,
What parks? Caravan parks? If National or Pubic parks, most caravans get taken to the Caravan park, set up and then the owners drive in their cars to various places. No caravan owner in their right mind would ever take their caravan with them every time they left the caravan park.
Motorists often can't overtake.
Agreed, but the same can be said of lorries, slow people driving cars, tractors, etc.
They can hog the middle lane on motorways.
In my 1000's of miles a year driving on business, I haven't seen a caravan hog the middle lane. It's nearly all cars and some vans. But caravans, no.
They change lanes without indicating.
So caravan drivers are the only ones guilty of this? Not by a long chalk. I see it all the time and very rarely with caravans.
They swerve from side to side when the driver loses control.
I see more swerving on the motorway from drivers of cars, vans and lorries who are busy texting on their phone than I ever see from
They cause accidents.
Where is your proof for this?
They cause extensive delays on motorways when they topple over or burst a tyre.
Again, in my 1000's of miles a year travelling on motorways I have seen one caravan toppled over. If a tyre bursts, they do what everyone else does and that is move over on to the hard shoulder. I would say the main vehicle that has burst tyres are lorries and they can leave debris all over the motorway.
Owners simply love to find a panoramic spot such as Shell Island in North Wales or Lydstep Haven in South Wales and completely trash the headland or bay, effectively making it off limits for anyone else who might want to enjoy its natural beauty.
As previously, I think you'll find this is mainly static caravans and not touring caravans. There are still lots of lovely headlands untouched by caravans.

Are you Jeremy Clarkson in disguise? A lot of your ranting is unsubstantiated and at least wildly slanted or at worst factually incorrect.
Most caravan owners are aware that they have about 1.5 to 2 tonnes of vehicle being towed behind them and drive accordingly. I keep my speed fast enough to keep up with motorway traffic but not too fast to promote a weave. I am very careful when I pull out to overtake on the motorway, ensuring I indicate, give plenty of space for people behind to get past, and plenty of room to the vehicle I have overtaken before I pull in.
I check my tyre pressures and wheel nuts before I leave, I have indicators on the wheel nuts to visually check if they have moved and have the correct, speed and weight rated, tyres on my van.
And please don't say that I'm the exception as that's just a lazy response.
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Robster59 said:
I check my tyre pressures and wheel nuts before I leave, I have indicators on the wheel nuts to visually check if they have moved and have the correct, speed and weight rated, tyres on my van.
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What about the flag. How soon upon arrival do you plant the flagpole and hoist up the flag, keeping in mind health and safety?
And please don't say that I'm the exception as that's just a lazy response.
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Now the word lazy is what I would use to describe caravan owners, along with narrow minded and selfish.
How far do they get? The nearest pub, probably.
And I wouldn't want them to miss an episode of Eastenders.
By way of contrast, I walk 2000 miles a year, and wherever possible use public transport.
It's enabled me among many other things to walk Land's End to John O' Groats, cycle it a couple of times, walk the length of England, climb all the Nuttalls (440 summits in England and Wales over 2000 feet), climb all the Wainwrights in the Lake District, climb 50 Munro's in Scotland, walk 2000 miles of the British coastline. And I'm badly asthmatic.
 
stefanovic said:
What about the flag. How soon upon arrival do you plant the flagpole and hoist up the flag, keeping in mind health and safety?

Now the word lazy is what I would use to describe caravan owners, along with narrow minded and selfish.
How far do they get? The nearest pub, probably.
And I wouldn't want them to miss an episode of Eastenders.
By way of contrast, I walk 2000 miles a year, and wherever possible use public transport.
It's enabled me among many other things to walk Land's End to John O' Groats, cycle it a couple of times, walk the length of England, climb all the Nuttalls (440 summits in England and Wales over 2000 feet), climb all the Wainwrights in the Lake District, climb 50 Munro's in Scotland, walk 2000 miles of the British coastline. And I'm badly asthmatic.
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Well bully for you! I think when you use the term narrow minded you need to think about your view of caravan owners.
Lots of caravan owners use the caravan as a pivot to go walking, I see it all the time. I do so myself.
Very few caravan owners put up flagpoles, well apart from things like the MotoGP when everyone, including campers, do it.
Personally I can't stand any of the TV Soaps.
Look. You obviously have a deep seated hatred of caravans which I can accept. That's your right. What I find annoying is the stuff you spout which is both ill informed and inaccurate. If you're going to make wild sweeping statements, at least back them up with facts. That's my last part in this conversation as you obviously have your viewpoint, I'm not going to change it and it will just get into senseless name calling.
 
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pauljames87 said:
It's going to be tough work. The met is such a complex and old line

The northern and jubilee had their issues during the switch

The met is so hard because its 4 lines in one being moved over

East end of district gonna be fun but the west end will be worse because owned by network rail

Once working it's a better system

Providing your power doesn't fail!!
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Wanted to go into town this week end but won't now bother as rail replacement buses don't cut it 😡... And yes, fortunately network rail not involved in these parts as my son advises they are the absolute worst of all the companies he deals with in his work...
 
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