Misfits, Dad's Army Types et al...
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Quite.
I used to race karts regularly, couple of times a month. I was "ok", didn't think I was the next Senna, etc. I enjoyed it and focused on consistency of lap time and not crashing, which could normally see a good finishing position, especially in the endurance races.
I rapidly discovered that the standard kit at tracks was very manky. So a cheap race suit, gloves and helmet was a good investment. I also knew that the helmet had never been dropped on concrete and chucked back in the pile.
I used to race karts regularly, couple of times a month. I was "ok", didn't think I was the next Senna, etc. I enjoyed it and focused on consistency of lap time and not crashing, which could normally see a good finishing position, especially in the endurance races.
I rapidly discovered that the standard kit at tracks was very manky. So a cheap race suit, gloves and helmet was a good investment. I also knew that the helmet had never been dropped on concrete and chucked back in the pile.
Edited by Vaud on Monday 25th July 08:23
I went to Superkarts there the first day it opened right, and I did a couple of laps, I pulled over, the bloke that runs the thing comes over and said - Oi no professionals. I took my helmet off, I said I'm not a professional. He said - you're not a profesional? I said - No, he said - well you should be, if I was you I'd take up Formula One, and if you drive like that you'd probably be the best in the country! I said - I'm not interested I'm making s
t loads out of computers.
t loads out of computers.anonymous said:
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Venue was definitely a bit slack when I went. To be clear - we were the only people on track. I was suitably noted as "the stag" because I had a special orange set of overalls that were one or two sizes too small. And as well, they did black flag people, just not when I was the "victim" of any crash.Did the group of teens/early 20 somethings really care about this? Not in the slightest. Nothing got damaged, nobody got hurt.
How does this sit with their "safety concerns" I really don't know/care.
eric twinge said:
I went to Superkarts there the first day it opened right, and I did a couple of laps, I pulled over, the bloke that runs the thing comes over and said - Oi no professionals. I took my helmet off, I said I'm not a professional. He said - you're not a profesional? I said - No, he said - well you should be, if I was you I'd take up Formula One, and if you drive like that you'd probably be the best in the country! I said - I'm not interested I'm making st loads out of computers.
The Office? Racking my brain as to where I've heard this before.t loads out of computers.Very funny!
Tango13 said:
I think the bloke in the truck is the goddam commie faggot loving asshat walt!!
Look at him, a belt fed machine gun, BELT FED?? BELT fkING FED?? It's the 21st century for fks sake!! A real commie bashing Patriot would have an M134 Minigun at the very least and as he doesn't appear to have a radio for air/artillery support where's his grenade launcher?
I'm more concerned he is stood up in the back of his 4x4! Very dangerous, unless the driver is a time-served professional. Look at him, a belt fed machine gun, BELT FED?? BELT f
kING FED?? It's the 21st century for fks sake!! A real commie bashing Patriot would have an M134 Minigun at the very least and as he doesn't appear to have a radio for air/artillery support where's his grenade launcher?I would have strong words with them if they tried this in my parade I can tell you!
Luckily I'm sure they are the type to respect the authority of the hi-viz, invested in me by the council as a voluntary 4z4 action command liaison officer, and would sit right down in a safe manner.
Not like some of these entitled members of the public trying to bypass a legal road closure advertised 48 hours in advance.....it beggars belief....raining... crushed my cones under his Volvo.....etc....etc.... continues on in this vein for several hours.....
jdw100 said:
eric twinge said:
I went to Superkarts there the first day it opened right, and I did a couple of laps, I pulled over, the bloke that runs the thing comes over and said - Oi no professionals. I took my helmet off, I said I'm not a professional. He said - you're not a profesional? I said - No, he said - well you should be, if I was you I'd take up Formula One, and if you drive like that you'd probably be the best in the country! I said - I'm not interested I'm making st loads out of computers.
The Office? Racking my brain as to where I've heard this before.t loads out of computers.Very funny!
Lady towing a horse trailer:-
"...I was doing about 40mph on an A-road (60mph limit, not a dual carriageway) dropping to 20-25 on the very tight bends. I was so busy concentrating in front i hadn't realised the build up of traffic - anyway this fella (not even in an audi or BMW lol the usual culprits) overtook then stopped! I had no choice but to stop quickly - then as I was trying to overtake he got out of his car and ran towards the front of mine waving his hands - and said did you not realise how much traffic is behind you and you could have pulled into lay-bys. I said sorry i am new to towing and I didn't remember seeing any lay-bys on the route. Then - he stood in the middle of the road, stopped all the oncoming traffic and turned around and beckoned the traffic behind me to go past!..."
Does this guy count?
Copied from another forum on tinterweb
"...I was doing about 40mph on an A-road (60mph limit, not a dual carriageway) dropping to 20-25 on the very tight bends. I was so busy concentrating in front i hadn't realised the build up of traffic - anyway this fella (not even in an audi or BMW lol the usual culprits) overtook then stopped! I had no choice but to stop quickly - then as I was trying to overtake he got out of his car and ran towards the front of mine waving his hands - and said did you not realise how much traffic is behind you and you could have pulled into lay-bys. I said sorry i am new to towing and I didn't remember seeing any lay-bys on the route. Then - he stood in the middle of the road, stopped all the oncoming traffic and turned around and beckoned the traffic behind me to go past!..."
Does this guy count?
Copied from another forum on tinterweb
cootuk said:
Lady towing a horse trailer:-
"...I was doing about 40mph on an A-road (60mph limit, not a dual carriageway) dropping to 20-25 on the very tight bends. I was so busy concentrating in front i hadn't realised the build up of traffic - anyway this fella (not even in an audi or BMW lol the usual culprits) overtook then stopped! I had no choice but to stop quickly - then as I was trying to overtake he got out of his car and ran towards the front of mine waving his hands - and said did you not realise how much traffic is behind you and you could have pulled into lay-bys. I said sorry i am new to towing and I didn't remember seeing any lay-bys on the route. Then - he stood in the middle of the road, stopped all the oncoming traffic and turned around and beckoned the traffic behind me to go past!..."
Does this guy count?
Copied from another forum on tinterweb
I dunno but women driving horse boxes piss me right off. Everyone else is delayed because of their f"...I was doing about 40mph on an A-road (60mph limit, not a dual carriageway) dropping to 20-25 on the very tight bends. I was so busy concentrating in front i hadn't realised the build up of traffic - anyway this fella (not even in an audi or BMW lol the usual culprits) overtook then stopped! I had no choice but to stop quickly - then as I was trying to overtake he got out of his car and ran towards the front of mine waving his hands - and said did you not realise how much traffic is behind you and you could have pulled into lay-bys. I said sorry i am new to towing and I didn't remember seeing any lay-bys on the route. Then - he stood in the middle of the road, stopped all the oncoming traffic and turned around and beckoned the traffic behind me to go past!..."
Does this guy count?
Copied from another forum on tinterweb
king delicate nag. I bloody hate horses and everything that goes with them. Except jodphurs. Although they're a bit tight across my balls. Reminds me of someone that used to work at my old place of work.
He was one of those types that everything you had done he had done twice and done it better.
Made questionable claims of his military history, was a union rep, fire marshall and everything else there was going (all of which was listed in his autosignature of course).
I was on a first aid course with him which was an experience in itself then a week or so later i seen his car had a sticker on the back window of a small first aid sign along with the slogan 'I'm not a hero, i just save lifes'.
I can't say i was surprised.
He was one of those types that everything you had done he had done twice and done it better.
Made questionable claims of his military history, was a union rep, fire marshall and everything else there was going (all of which was listed in his autosignature of course).
I was on a first aid course with him which was an experience in itself then a week or so later i seen his car had a sticker on the back window of a small first aid sign along with the slogan 'I'm not a hero, i just save lifes'.
I can't say i was surprised.
Nanook said:
anonymous said:
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I have pretty much all of those things yes. 
.Nanook said:
The speed limit when towing a trailer on a single carriageway NSL road is not 60mph.
It's 50mph.
They both sound like tools.
oow.
It's 50mph.
They both sound like tools.
oow.
I think the problem here is the unassailable gulf between your self-perception and how other people view you.You think that is normal and sensible and I think it is hilarious and embarrassing.
We are just a little too different to agree on anything but I would be amazed if TOnker hadn't inadvertently hit the nail on the head with his amateur psychology
jdw100 said:
Tango13 said:
I think the bloke in the truck is the goddam commie faggot loving asshat walt!!
Look at him, a belt fed machine gun, BELT FED?? BELT fkING FED?? It's the 21st century for fks sake!! A real commie bashing Patriot would have an M134 Minigun at the very least and as he doesn't appear to have a radio for air/artillery support where's his grenade launcher?
I'm more concerned he is stood up in the back of his 4x4! Very dangerous, unless the driver is a time-served professional. Look at him, a belt fed machine gun, BELT FED?? BELT f
kING FED?? It's the 21st century for fks sake!! A real commie bashing Patriot would have an M134 Minigun at the very least and as he doesn't appear to have a radio for air/artillery support where's his grenade launcher?I would have strong words with them if they tried this in my parade I can tell you!
Luckily I'm sure they are the type to respect the authority of the hi-viz, invested in me by the council as a voluntary 4z4 action command liaison officer, and would sit right down in a safe manner.
Not like some of these entitled members of the public trying to bypass a legal road closure advertised 48 hours in advance.....it beggars belief....raining... crushed my cones under his Volvo.....etc....etc.... continues on in this vein for several hours.....
R8Steve said:
Reminds me of someone that used to work at my old place of work.
He was one of those types that everything you had done he had done twice and done it better.
Made questionable claims of his military history, was a union rep, fire marshall and everything else there was going (all of which was listed in his autosignature of course).
I was on a first aid course with him which was an experience in itself then a week or so later i seen his car had a sticker on the back window of a small first aid sign along with the slogan 'I'm not a hero, i just save lifes'.
I can't say i was surprised.
Fantastic, He was one of those types that everything you had done he had done twice and done it better.
Made questionable claims of his military history, was a union rep, fire marshall and everything else there was going (all of which was listed in his autosignature of course).
I was on a first aid course with him which was an experience in itself then a week or so later i seen his car had a sticker on the back window of a small first aid sign along with the slogan 'I'm not a hero, i just save lifes'.
I can't say i was surprised.
I've done various courses during my career but never thought to list them on my email sig.....what a wasted opportunity on my part. I is now sad.....
Where a previous girlfriend used to work - an office environment- they had a fire marshal there that insisted on having his fluorescent tabard tightly rolled and attached to his belt. The other two marshals had their's hung over the backs of their chairs (standard practice, in my experience). This guy wore it everywhere - out to lunch, to the pub after work.....
Sadly, at a younger age as I have previously admitted in this thread I might well have done the same.....
My colleague has just shown me the event management details for an event he is volunteering at over the weekend. 8 pages of instructions. Everyone has a radio, and there are special code words for particular occurences to prevent crowd panic. "Mr A is in the hospitality area" means "there's a fire in the hospitality area" and "Mr B is in the north toilet block" means "suspect package in the toilet block". And they have given everyone the Command, Sub Command "POC" designation (Point of Contact)
All well intentioned, but just quite amusing to read on paper
All well intentioned, but just quite amusing to read on paper
Shakermaker said:
My colleague has just shown me the event management details for an event he is volunteering at over the weekend. 8 pages of instructions. Everyone has a radio, and there are special code words for particular occurences to prevent crowd panic. "Mr A is in the hospitality area" means "there's a fire in the hospitality area" and "Mr B is in the north toilet block" means "suspect package in the toilet block". And they have given everyone the Command, Sub Command "POC" designation (Point of Contact)
All well intentioned, but just quite amusing to read on paper
All well intentioned, but just quite amusing to read on paper
I love the potential for getting mixed up.
"Mrs C is in the toilet block...Now did that mean that there was a terrorist attack at the front gate or that a woman has got stuck in the portaloos?? Best err on the side of caution I suppose..."
>Cue our High-Vis hero kicking in the Portaloo door and demanding that a horrified Mrs Higgins gets on the floor with her hands behind her head<
Shakermaker said:
My colleague has just shown me the event management details for an event he is volunteering at over the weekend. 8 pages of instructions. Everyone has a radio, and there are special code words for particular occurences to prevent crowd panic. "Mr A is in the hospitality area" means "there's a fire in the hospitality area" and "Mr B is in the north toilet block" means "suspect package in the toilet block". And they have given everyone the Command, Sub Command "POC" designation (Point of Contact)
All well intentioned, but just quite amusing to read on paper
Please, please scan it in, redact and share...All well intentioned, but just quite amusing to read on paper
Shakermaker said:
My colleague has just shown me the event management details for an event he is volunteering at over the weekend. 8 pages of instructions. Everyone has a radio, and there are special code words for particular occurences to prevent crowd panic. "Mr A is in the hospitality area" means "there's a fire in the hospitality area" and "Mr B is in the north toilet block" means "suspect package in the toilet block". And they have given everyone the Command, Sub Command "POC" designation (Point of Contact)
All well intentioned, but just quite amusing to read on paper
That's pretty much standard across events and exhibitions, though. All well intentioned, but just quite amusing to read on paper
You get a lot more volunteers now - the Olympics helped with that , leading to a group called 'Showmakers' that are involved in a lot of events and they do end up on radio. It makes sense they follow the same radio etiquette as everyone else.
The 'Mr Goodfellow' calls are industry wide too.
Justayellowbadge said:
Shakermaker said:
My colleague has just shown me the event management details for an event he is volunteering at over the weekend. 8 pages of instructions. Everyone has a radio, and there are special code words for particular occurences to prevent crowd panic. "Mr A is in the hospitality area" means "there's a fire in the hospitality area" and "Mr B is in the north toilet block" means "suspect package in the toilet block". And they have given everyone the Command, Sub Command "POC" designation (Point of Contact)
All well intentioned, but just quite amusing to read on paper
The 'Mr Goodfellow' calls are industry wide too. All well intentioned, but just quite amusing to read on paper
Others that I've seen are calls for Mr Daily, Mrs Carol, Call 100, Mr Sands or requests for a time check.
Anything that doesn't create mass panic is a good thing so these are a lot better than the alternatives.
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