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I'm a cyclist, well MTB , also serious biker and from my experience over the years , bikers are by far the more courteous on the highway , a lot of cyclist seem to have a deathwish and serious disdain towards motorist full stop.
That said it only seems to have become a noticeable change in cyclist attitudes towards motorists over the last 10 years or so, but hey I love cycling but i do believe in being courteous to other drivers , sadly a lot dont and then they wonder why so there is so much anti-cyclist feeling .
That said it only seems to have become a noticeable change in cyclist attitudes towards motorists over the last 10 years or so, but hey I love cycling but i do believe in being courteous to other drivers , sadly a lot dont and then they wonder why so there is so much anti-cyclist feeling .
I obey every law I would when driving,thank drivers that give me room and wait before overtaking,shame it’s the entitled ,pretentious few that give us a bad name
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Me too... but I think this world is going to pot anyway... snowflakes everywhere! But unlike snow turning up the heat doesn't get rid of them.... the climate is trying but hasn't succeeded yet.
Please discuss the above while I sit back and grab a popcorn and a drink.. this is going to be good!
Please discuss the above while I sit back and grab a popcorn and a drink.. this is going to be good!
Seriously don't get me on the cyclist thing, hell yes let's have a rant.
There is a group of approx 12-15 so-called cyclist ( as far as i'm concerned they are ****holes) that do a circuit around our village once a week and they cause total havoc, they are not local as they park up in the village car park and off they go, no regard to divers or pedestrians, just go on doing their tour de france at 40 mph 4 abreast on small windy roads.
They stick fingers up at drivers and shout, they are just the worse example of cyclists you could find.
Then to top it off they loiter in the carpark , leave crap everywhere when they go, only to return the following week, utter gobshites frankly.
i'm going to get them on dash cam and load it on youtube, thats a promise.
sorry for the rant, just had to let it out.
There is a group of approx 12-15 so-called cyclist ( as far as i'm concerned they are ****holes) that do a circuit around our village once a week and they cause total havoc, they are not local as they park up in the village car park and off they go, no regard to divers or pedestrians, just go on doing their tour de france at 40 mph 4 abreast on small windy roads.
They stick fingers up at drivers and shout, they are just the worse example of cyclists you could find.
Then to top it off they loiter in the carpark , leave crap everywhere when they go, only to return the following week, utter gobshites frankly.
i'm going to get them on dash cam and load it on youtube, thats a promise.
sorry for the rant, just had to let it out.
Right there with u on that ,had the two finger salute the other day ,problem is when the highway code changed and they started exercising they’re right rather than the right rule that included being considerate to other road users
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It’s the group ride ,2-3 a Breast pelaton situation that gleefully ignore every other road user that really boils my p@&s
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Jup usually that lot the group cyclists are the ones that think they own the road... I avoid taking certain back routes in my area because of them... have gotten the 2 finger salute s few times... so I try and avoid those roads.. especially on Saturdays and Sundays
Lol I usually do the same i haven't though but will do soon... for the exact same reason free advertising? Nope pay me for it or ****** off...
It's last on my list though...
It's last on my list though...
insanely loud exhaust on small engined cars... talking about ford fiesta ST's, corsa VXR's, Mini Coopers etc etc... not only does it sound like it's farthing, its an annoying hollow droning noise that is way to loud... people that think it sounds nice are delusional...I can just about stomach the noise of a 2litre turbo with a loud exhaust ( mainly because it's less hollow) but do it the cheap way and it sounds exactly the same as those smaller engines. And don't get me started on those motorcycle guys that pull out the DB limiters on their bikes.... I hope that one day those people will get fined for noise pollution hopefully a few fines a day that'll soon get them to do it the right way or put the oem system back.
surrey county council highways.
They spent a lot of money upgrading a crossroads junction near me during August, well it was for about 5-6 weeks in all to upgrade traffic lights that didnt need upgrading and just making a junction that worked into a total farse.
Now a few weeks on they found the works were not carried out correctly and have caused chaos all over again by messing around with it all, why they had to break a system that worked is beyond me , and worse still they couldn't even get the work done correctly first time around, utter planks.
They spent a lot of money upgrading a crossroads junction near me during August, well it was for about 5-6 weeks in all to upgrade traffic lights that didnt need upgrading and just making a junction that worked into a total farse.
Now a few weeks on they found the works were not carried out correctly and have caused chaos all over again by messing around with it all, why they had to break a system that worked is beyond me , and worse still they couldn't even get the work done correctly first time around, utter planks.
All councils, everywhere, all over - seem to waste the money (they complain isn't enough) on 'fixing roads' that don't need fixing & ignoring the blatantly obvious roads that are full of 'Killer' potholes.................. 
When looking for the tool takes longer than the job should take 
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Oh most definitely YES! Agree whole heartedly - Most of my jobs are like that............When looking for the tool takes longer than the job should take
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And even worse when you find it and it's no flippin use.
Well Rob, thats why I keep a good selection of hammers to hand!And even worse when you find it and it's no flippin use.
I was looking for hu keys !! One thing you don’t want a big hammer near
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People that set off silly amounts of fireworks from their gardens at completely random times, usually late at night when the kids and pets have just gone to sleep. Thus waking them all up and making my night more difficult.
It’s fine on bonfire night, New Year’s Eve and that’s it!
It’s fine on bonfire night, New Year’s Eve and that’s it!
We too have a Kinetico water softener, however…
Understanding the issue/problem/hate here’s what I/we've done in Staffordshire:
1) our rainwater store/butt (see photo) today is: 17ppm (but much leaf-fall debris I suspect)
2) our incoming water (see photo) supply post Kinetico water softener is: 176ppm
3) our 'garage' car-wash water (see photo) post Kinetico and Aquahouse and Raceglaze filters is: 1ppm
I repeat 1ppm and that EQUALS ZERO water spots!
Our arrangement (see photo) after the Kinetico (Kitchen) we feed into (garage): 1) an Aquahouse DI wash-water-filter (if only to 'protect' the Raceglaze resin) and then: 2) into a Raceglaze 7-litre refillable 0ppm water-filter.
We don’t get a problem with water spots
As a 78-year old I can wash and wax and rinse and walk away from our SQ5 allowing to dry in 30-minutes, 4 x inner wheel rims too…
Neither do I wax, been there done that! So it's a wash wax and rinse (all 3-cars, Audi's of course!)
Also does a GREAT job window washing, just saying...
Hope this helps...
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Lol I don't even have a garage... let alone the space to setup water filters.... I actually go and use a jet washer at a carwash... and as stated the so called softened water is not softened at all...
Using 2 buckets and a shammy is less work to be fair, but I needed to wash off the brakedust that was covering the brake calipers and rinse out the wheel arches...
Using 2 buckets and a shammy is less work to be fair, but I needed to wash off the brakedust that was covering the brake calipers and rinse out the wheel arches...
Nice setup there on the water softner, might have to pick your brains on the model you use as been thinking of doing this for years. We live in an credibly hard water area ( Bucks) and it would be good to get one sorted. As for the car washing, water spots are just a fact of life for some people. In the wniter I dont worry about it so much but come the warmer weather, I use a combination of drying aids ( auto finesse aqua drying solution is good ), detailer towels and I also use An air force one blower to remove all the hidden water. Then if there are any marks, I go over the car with Poorboys black hole which is wonderful for removing water spots etc.
Any time, no worries. Units do not have to be 'fixed' of course, just works best for me/us
Re: "I use a combination of drying aids ( auto finesse aqua drying solution is good ), detailer towels and I also use An air force one blower to remove all the hidden water. Then if there are any marks, I go over the car with Poorboys black hole which is wonderful for removing water spots etc."
OMG Noooo....
Be kind to the lacquer!
Wash with something like TurtleWax ZipWax and rinse and then do a "Dire Straits walk away, walk away"
OK, go use a Vileda drying cloth if bored!
Otherwise go take extra special care of her...
I cannot give you a better example than this, taken just now at 19.15 21/11/2023 - and ZERO wipe!
OMG Noooo....
Be kind to the lacquer!Wash with something like TurtleWax ZipWax and rinse and then do a "Dire Straits walk away, walk away"
OK, go use a Vileda drying cloth if bored!
Otherwise go take extra special care of her...
I cannot give you a better example than this, taken just now at 19.15 21/11/2023 - and ZERO wipe!
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Stupid money saving engineering.... stuff that just doesn't work properly without having the specialist removal tool... AKA the pinch bolt in the front knuckles on the B6/B7 platform and any other model that has that same stupid design... Yes the bolt gets stuck for 2 main reasons :
1- manufacturer torque setting is to high so once set to the given torque the bolt is on the wonk
2- 2 different metals so corrosion will set in regardless unless you use some form of aluminium lubricant, to much money for the manufacturer so by the time the 2 top arms bushes go you'll find that the lot is seized in place.
And the worst bit this could have simply be sorted as both the 2 top arms have balljoints and the knuckle could have been designed a slight bit different and it would be just as simple to loosen 2 normal nuts than pop out the balljoints from the arms out of the knuckle. But no, lets employ the pinch bolt designed ones as those come with a guaranteed bring in for service after a few years as they'll be seized. (after a few years of course) plus it means people will buy the needed bolt as we deliberately made sure the torque setting is to high... (it's a pinch bolt, by design the bolt holds the pinch type balljoints in place without any problem.. all it needs is to be securely bolted so it doesn't come work it's way loose (hand tight and another 180 turn is more than enough!!!
there are a few other things I found that for me is purely a design error but left because hey this way they'll have to go to dealer ran garages, oil pump designs come to mind, luckily the aftermarket came to the rescue, but these things should be recalls especially on a brand that is classed to make luxury vehicles and prices them as such.
1- manufacturer torque setting is to high so once set to the given torque the bolt is on the wonk
2- 2 different metals so corrosion will set in regardless unless you use some form of aluminium lubricant, to much money for the manufacturer so by the time the 2 top arms bushes go you'll find that the lot is seized in place.
And the worst bit this could have simply be sorted as both the 2 top arms have balljoints and the knuckle could have been designed a slight bit different and it would be just as simple to loosen 2 normal nuts than pop out the balljoints from the arms out of the knuckle. But no, lets employ the pinch bolt designed ones as those come with a guaranteed bring in for service after a few years as they'll be seized. (after a few years of course) plus it means people will buy the needed bolt as we deliberately made sure the torque setting is to high... (it's a pinch bolt, by design the bolt holds the pinch type balljoints in place without any problem.. all it needs is to be securely bolted so it doesn't come work it's way loose (hand tight and another 180 turn is more than enough!!!
there are a few other things I found that for me is purely a design error but left because hey this way they'll have to go to dealer ran garages, oil pump designs come to mind, luckily the aftermarket came to the rescue, but these things should be recalls especially on a brand that is classed to make luxury vehicles and prices them as such.
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