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| Author: | skippy41 [ Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Fun in the snow |
At 10.40 PM last night the roads where totally black as there was no snow at all, by 11.30 we had 4 inches 
It caught all the cabs out except me as I do the sensible thing and fit winter tyres at the start of November 
What a night though phone lit up like a Christmas tree most of the night as I was the only cab running I was telling folk half an hour or more but they waited Fitted vredestein snow track 3s to the front work a treat
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| Author: | Nidge [ Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fun in the snow |
skippy41 wrote: At 10.40 PM last night the roads where totally black as there was no snow at all, by 11.30 we had 4 inches
It caught all the cabs out except me as I do the sensible thing and fit winter tyres at the start of November What a night though phone lit up like a Christmas tree most of the night as I was the only cab running I was telling folk half an hour or more but they waited Fitted vredestein snow track 3s to the front work a treat Same here mate, 2am until 4am this morning we must have had 3-4 inches. |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:01 pm ] |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE4yRQlXG2M&NR=1 You could use these if you wish they retail at around £50 a set and come in all sizes and could get you out of most situations They even fit LTI cabs
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| Author: | echo15 [ Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:25 pm ] |
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Snow? No thanks it'll kill the pineapples 
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:04 pm ] |
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2-3 inches here overnight, no falling snow since, roads fine inc cannock chase |
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| Author: | Nidge [ Sun Nov 28, 2010 11:01 am ] |
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Wasnt fun last night, we had a car written off by a young kid in a Fiat who'd only passed his test on Thursday. The dime bar was diong hand brake turns on a side road when all of a sudden he couldn't stop the spin and went out onto the main road where he was T Boned by one of our motors. The motors a total write off. Kids and powerful machines don't go together. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Sun Nov 28, 2010 11:55 am ] |
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the words "Fiat" and "powerful" and "new driver" dont sit together well, given insurance on a T reg 1.2 punto 60s is £2500 (lump sum) assuming he WAS insured? |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Sun Nov 28, 2010 11:56 am ] |
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No snow here last night. just REALLY cold and our 18 year old lad (passed test april) works nights and drives back at 5am.... we lie awake listening for him but dont let him know.... |
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| Author: | Nidge [ Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:01 pm ] |
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wannabeeahack wrote: the words "Fiat" and "powerful" and "new driver" dont sit together well, given insurance on a T reg 1.2 punto 60s is £2500 (lump sum)
assuming he WAS insured? A named driver on his mothers policy. |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:06 pm ] |
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My19 year old daughter had an unexplained crash a month ago on her way to work at the local hospital, in her ford fiesta. She was driving along a strait section of road when the car suddenly moved to the centre and then did a sharp left turn and took a lamp post out car totaled but thank god she is OK she had seat belt bruising and a small bum on the side of her head A paramedic was behind her on his way to the same hospital and made sure she was OK and got an ambulance to take her to the hospital And even though it should not have happened she was lucky the council changed the lamp posts 2 years ago from the solid ones to the collapsible ones as he reckoned she hit it at 50 MPH |
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:10 pm ] |
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10"s of level snow here today with more to come.......roads are shi*te to drive on even with my brand new winter tyres on, side roads are worse than the main roads due in part to the Council snow ploughs leaving 2ft shunted wedges of ploughed snow strategically placed at ever side road junction... ahhhhhh..the Joys of rural driving.. 
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:14 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: My19 year old daughter had an unexplained crash a month ago on her way to work at the local hospital, in her ford fiesta.
She was driving along a strait section of road when the car suddenly moved to the centre and then did a sharp left turn and took a lamp post out car totaled but thank god she is OK she had seat belt bruising and a small bum on the side of her head A paramedic was behind her on his way to the same hospital and made sure she was OK and got an ambulance to take her to the hospital And even though it should not have happened she was lucky the council changed the lamp posts 2 years ago from the solid ones to the collapsible ones as he reckoned she hit it at 50 MPH Is that why the they changed all the lamposts along the Melrose bypass......heres me thinking it was because of a EU directive that said the old ones were 2 meters to far apart for some EU directive or such like. Ah well...now I know!! |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:21 pm ] |
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Midlander wrote: wannabeeahack wrote: the words "Fiat" and "powerful" and "new driver" dont sit together well, given insurance on a T reg 1.2 punto 60s is £2500 (lump sum) assuming he WAS insured? A named driver on his mothers policy. mums NCB just took a hit, always assuming they agree to cover him if he was actually the main driver just dodging the big premiums.... I loaned junior £3500 in april and hes repaid all but £700 of it, but he knows not to come again |
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| Author: | cabby john [ Sun Nov 28, 2010 1:53 pm ] |
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Quote: I loaned junior £3500 in april and hes repaid all but £700 of it, but he knows not to come again
Amazing how things vary from house to house! The daughter went down to the local shop in 1994 to get me an evening paper, I gave her a fiver and I am still waiting for the change Do you think that she is taking advantage of me, or am I just being impatient
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Sun Nov 28, 2010 2:15 pm ] |
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cabby john wrote: Quote: I loaned junior £3500 in april and hes repaid all but £700 of it, but he knows not to come again Amazing how things vary from house to house! The daughter went down to the local shop in 1994 to get me an evening paper, I gave her a fiver and I am still waiting for the change Do you think that she is taking advantage of me, or am I just being impatient oh dont worry, hes repaying me the loaned amount but hes had de-icer, anti-freeze, bulbs and other bits ill never see the money off, hes got access to the "man cupboard" (screen wash, oil, etc) and he always needs change for the vending machine at work, i reckon £3 a night x 5 nights a week, and hes on £8.50/hour.... i bet im losing overall he gave me a hoodie he bought and never wore, later he asked for the £10 it cost him..... |
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