Morning all, weather as normal, but due to get hotter today. Staggered downstairs to make a cuppa only to see that the granddaughters pet rabbits had escaped their hutch and were exploring Mme's flower beds. It must have been a sight to see a lightly clad man in full catch a rabbit mode, trying not to put his feet on a prize plant. My daughter has her car back and is travelling up from Italy today, but also has to go to England next week. Looks as if the rabbits will be here for another week now.
I always liked a character, created by actor Alex Lowe, called Barry from Watford, who urged everyone to do their bit to counter global warming by leaving their fridge doors open for an hour or two each day.
Amazing. Does a point come when the cartels’ attempts to control Mexico mean it would be better in military hands? Just asking.
I think they generally drive better than us Brits. There is more of a tendency to tailgate, though. Not as a means of aggression, just something they do. But much more considerate of other drivers generally, lane discipline superb compared to useless, lazy Brits. The crazy bastards I catch on dashcam daily in the UK... They ain’t French.
Good morning all from a warm and dry Weston-super-Mare! Have a good day and welcome back Andy. You may note I'm a bit late today long trip back home so I allowed myself a lie in
Yes tailgating is for me the main thing particularly on those empty auto routes Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk
Morning all, this degree of heat means early starts and quiet afternoons, except I overslept. The results are now out after the first month with the speed restrictions on single carriageway roads reduced from 90 to 80 kph. The speed cameras will be worn out the amount of flashing they are having to do. The number of speeding fines has more than doubled in one month. It is supposed to be a two year experiment, but it will be hard for the government to drop that revenue stream unless drivers do slow down. I am trying to get my driving licence back to a full state of health so abiding by the limit, but it does seem very slow when the road ahead is straight for three miles and you can see that there is not another car on it.
Contrary to what I wrote on another thread, there is a chance that I will be in Leuven, Belgium in April. If I am I may be able to get to the Fulham game at the Vic on 6th April. How do I get a ticket? I have a fan ID which I got some year ago, but I have never used it. The alternative is the Arsenal game the following week but I would guess that it would be harder to get a ticket for that.
I think it might be easier to get Arsenal tickets than Fulham as our allocation is likely to be higher, if all else fails PM me nearer the time.
Sorry, I’m in favour of lower speed limits. I used to have a 180 mile drive to a member of my family. By limiting my top speed to 60mph, rather than 70mph, it only added 15mins to the journey. It was much safer - considerably more reaction time available, also my revs dropped from 3500rpm to 2750rpm, which is obviously kinder to the engine (making replacement of car less frequent - still have that lovely car!) and reduced the environmental impact fume-wise. I reckoned to save a tenner on petrol too!
I have often driven below the speed limit as I agree with you, but 50mph is very slow when you can drive for an hour and not see another moving vehicle.
Still about 5 weeks behind! Great to be back, Dave. I was up at Dave o’clock this morning trying to catch up. Excuse me if anything major has happened in the last few weeks. The bit I’m up to, you’re all just starting to get excited about the World Cup! Also reading about your injections, Dave. A really close buddy of mine has been very ill since Christmas, massive heart attack nearly killed him, lost 3/4 of his heart capacity, in hosp for 16 days, during which time tests on his heart revealed lung cancer. Too close to his heart for anyone but Papworth to go near him, if Papworth couldn’t do anything for him, then that was it. Anyway, over the last couple of months (he had to build strength after heart attack) he has been having treatment at Papworth. Extraordinarily painful and intrusive, bless him. Eventually, after incredible biopsy mini-op, he had a quarter of his lung removed. He’s only 66, but he genuinely looks 86 at the mo’. Had complete renal failure after lung op and was in hosp again for three weeks. Now slowly rebuilding strength, with hopefully no cancer. His heart has increased to 34% capacity from 26%, but it’s a long road. He was a tough little bastard before all this. Has several daily injections into his stomach, leaving his midriff bruised. Anyway, thinking of you, too, mate. I know it’s tough, but I’m glad you know how much you mean to us Hornets.
