I can't be the only person that does this can I?
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A few times I have, when a customer has collected a heavy item from us, asked whether they're going to be doing other shopping as well. If they are I'll put the heavy item at the back of the trolley. I've also been known to explain this to the customer, using the words "just put that there so the trolley doesn't understeer round the aisles".
Normally this is met with a blank look as I realise what I've said
With the flatbed trolleys, the wheels and weight are different, meaning that for half the 360 spin it'll go fairly normally, then the back will pretty much stop as the front comes round, then once the front has come round it'll start to move off again. Requires a bit more judgement to get right without taking out half the wines aisle
Over steering a heavy trolley is the correct way to do it though. Seriously. Means you can get your weight behind it and go round the corner more easily, rather than pivoting the front end round and potentially not being able to stop it before it takes out Doris from down the road, doing the weekly shopping. Just watch the online shopping people going round the aisles and you'll see oversteer that'd make Tiff Needell proud!
Normally this is met with a blank look as I realise what I've said
With the flatbed trolleys, the wheels and weight are different, meaning that for half the 360 spin it'll go fairly normally, then the back will pretty much stop as the front comes round, then once the front has come round it'll start to move off again. Requires a bit more judgement to get right without taking out half the wines aisle
Over steering a heavy trolley is the correct way to do it though. Seriously. Means you can get your weight behind it and go round the corner more easily, rather than pivoting the front end round and potentially not being able to stop it before it takes out Doris from down the road, doing the weekly shopping. Just watch the online shopping people going round the aisles and you'll see oversteer that'd make Tiff Needell proud!
Urban Sports said:
I do car noises with gear changes
I do this whilst also taking a 'racing line', getting my shoulders as close as possible to the walls without touching them as if I were on a street circuit. Urban Sports said:
I also apparently like to oversteer the trolley in the supermarket!
AbsolutelyCaptain Muppet said:
I quite often repack the trolley to adjust the handling
Yes 
Major Fallout said:
Also I have to clip my apexes when walking.
Oh yeah you've gotta do that. I've been known to say "don't cut" to myself if there is some sort of pointy shrubbery or a rock or something on the apex. MoelyCrio said:
I always do a quick lifesaver over the shoulder before changing direction with the trolley. I'm not playing either, genuinely biker muscle memory!
Yep. I'm not even a proper biker. medieval said:
Seems I am no longer unique ..........not sure how I feel about that
I think we're all pretty special 
Urban Sports said:
The Mrs pointed out, not for the first time I might add that when I walk around the house I do car noises with gear changes and turbo chatter, usually a Subaru on a rally or an F1 car usually changing down through the gears.
I also apparently like to oversteer the trolley in the supermarket!
Time to grow up?
My husband imitates the F1 cars which is usually for a good few hours after watching a good race or reading some F1 mechanical bulletins/news. He's rubbish at it particularly as he mumbles his own 'self' commentary too - LOL!I also apparently like to oversteer the trolley in the supermarket!
Time to grow up?
A lot of trolley pushing gods on this thread
Drifting on the public aisle is irresponsible and dangerous. All I can say is your posts will look excellent when they're being read out in court.
I think you could all do with some Institute of Advanced Grocery Transportation lessons which might open your eyes to the true risks involved. Here's a sobering thought; every year over 300 people's ankles are clipped by shopping trolleys pushed irresponsibly at excessive speed...that's almost one preventable bruise a day.
Drifting on the public aisle is irresponsible and dangerous. All I can say is your posts will look excellent when they're being read out in court.I think you could all do with some Institute of Advanced Grocery Transportation lessons which might open your eyes to the true risks involved. Here's a sobering thought; every year over 300 people's ankles are clipped by shopping trolleys pushed irresponsibly at excessive speed...that's almost one preventable bruise a day.
Edited by T0MMY on Friday 28th November 10:34
d" but then I remembered I enjoy blipping the "throttle" on my lawnmower!
You are not alone, ocean1 is your friend.
A great thread from a few years back.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
A great thread from a few years back.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
In our local supermarket I get frustrated with folk who block the aisles, especially when I am trying to "Ken Block" the aisles 
Can be a bit embarrassing thinking though have the place to yourself, going from Jams/Preserves into Tinned vegetables, you nail the hairpin, you are just spooling up ready for the straight and you meet your next door but one neighbour so have to feign a coughing fit when you remember you arent Ken block, you are 44 and have a list of stuff to get.
Can be a bit embarrassing thinking though have the place to yourself, going from Jams/Preserves into Tinned vegetables, you nail the hairpin, you are just spooling up ready for the straight and you meet your next door but one neighbour so have to feign a coughing fit when you remember you arent Ken block, you are 44 and have a list of stuff to get.
How do people manage to get through the weekly shop without trolley nonsense? Drifting, clipping apexes, noises, they all form part of my shop.
I also like to pretent I'm on a bombing run when returning the trolley. Release the trolley from distance and try and glide it into the trolley returns. For extra cool points, turn away before you know it's in. A Tiger Woods fist pump is optional.
Infact, I'm silly pretty much all of the time...
I also like to pretent I'm on a bombing run when returning the trolley. Release the trolley from distance and try and glide it into the trolley returns. For extra cool points, turn away before you know it's in. A Tiger Woods fist pump is optional.
Infact, I'm silly pretty much all of the time...
Like Coates 351 above I'm a big fan of the old school Scandinavian flick, to get it turning before the corner so that you can power on out of the corner and around the frozen peas in a full on 4 wheel drift.
My other half loves and admires me for doing this, although she does seem to spot things on the ceiling a lot and shake her head at whatever is up there?
My other half loves and admires me for doing this, although she does seem to spot things on the ceiling a lot and shake her head at whatever is up there?
Edited by FBP1 on Friday 28th November 11:12
Edited by FBP1 on Friday 28th November 11:14
Urban Sports said:
Anybody else do a handbrake turn with the airport trolleys that have rear wheel braking?
I did, until it all went wrong.Early flight out of Gatwick with the OH and kids at 06.30. Tired kids, grumpy wife. Trolley loaded upto the hilt - 3 x suitcases, 2 hand luggage bags and kids rucksacks.
Pulled upto the checkin desk, a quick nip on the rear brake and a flick intending to look the nuts in front og the tidy looking check-in lady. Instead, I unceremoniously dumped the entire contents on the floor, the trolley tipped onto its side and banged one of the nippers on the head.
I looked like a right nob clown. It was a very quiet fligth between me and the wife.
I behave in airports now.
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