James May on Diesels

[Ali_T]

Conscript said:

Being sacked for a sustained assault on a work colleague is hardly a signifier of a nanny state - just a normal, civilised one.

I like JC and Top Gear, but that behaviour is inexcusable at the best of times - especially if, as we are lead to believe, it was over something as trivial as poor catering.

Edited by Conscript on Wednesday 25th March 16:53

It's a sustained assault now? Poor bloke was lucky to get away with his life! And he had to wait in A & E, wasting the staff's time , just for a split lip. Aaw.

There was a time, not long ago, before everyone became petrified of the nanny state, that the recipient would have thrown a punch back, the two protagonists would have rolled round the floor like that scene out of Bridget Jones, ineffectually fighting, then had a laugh and drink over it later.

[nickfrog]

Conscript said:

Being sacked for a sustained assault on a work colleague is hardly a signifier of a nanny state - just a normal, civilised one.

Ah but in a civilised world we don't want to hurt the feelings of the anti-PC brigade !

[Nickbrapp]

Du1point8 said:

Bye bye £60million a year cash cow they just killed.

I suspect Top Gear will be back, but they will turn it into a fifth gear (never watched as its crap) and it will die shortly afterwards.

Whoever gets Clarkson and co will be laughing all the way to the bank as Top Gear is clarkson.

How do you know It's crap if you haven't seen it?

[Devil2575]

Nickbrapp said:

Du1point8 said:

Bye bye £60million a year cash cow they just killed.

I suspect Top Gear will be back, but they will turn it into a fifth gear (never watched as its crap) and it will die shortly afterwards.

Whoever gets Clarkson and co will be laughing all the way to the bank as Top Gear is clarkson.

How do you know It's crap if you haven't seen it?

Besides Clarkson killed the cash cow, no one else.

[Brilad]

I now realise that I am the only person on the planet who actually prefers the old Top Gear.

Chris Goffey's reassuring tones when describing the glove compartment in a Fiat Punto.

William Woollard's rakish 'man at C&A' style.

Tony Wotsisname as he describes how the latest changes to emissions regulations will affect company car drivers.

I don't remember an ultra slo-mo powerslide ever being shown and as far as blowing anything up...forget it. It was also refreshingly light on Hollywodd celebs.

This internet was all fields when I was a lad.

etc.

[Conscript]

Ali_T said:

Conscript said:

Being sacked for a sustained assault on a work colleague is hardly a signifier of a nanny state - just a normal, civilised one.

I like JC and Top Gear, but that behaviour is inexcusable at the best of times - especially if, as we are lead to believe, it was over something as trivial as poor catering.

Edited by Conscript on Wednesday 25th March 16:53

It's a sustained assault now? Poor bloke was lucky to get away with his life! And he had to wait in A & E, wasting the staff's time , just for a split lip. Aaw.

There was a time, not long ago, before everyone became petrified of the nanny state, that the recipient would have thrown a punch back, the two protagonists would have rolled round the floor like that scene out of Bridget Jones, ineffectually fighting, then had a laugh and drink over it later.

From what I've read, it was a physical attack lasting 30 seconds or so.
30 seconds is a fair amount of time - doesn't sound to me like a single punch. So yes, a "sustained assault".

And what's wrong with going to A&E? A busted lip could quite easily need stitches. I certainly would seek medical attention if I thought I needed it, despite what Internet tough guys might think of me. Maybe in your world, that's how everyone is. But perhaps the guy was a bit too intimidated, shocked and scared to start throwing punches back effectively. Doesn't mean he's "petrified of the nanny state".

Edited by Conscript on Friday 27th March 09:41

[Devil2575]

Conscript said:

Maybe in your world, that's how everyone is. But perhaps the guy was a bit too intimidated, shocked and scared to start throwing punches back effectively. Doesn't mean he's "petrified of the nanny state".

I agree. I'd wager that plenty of the people I work with have never thrown a punch in their lives. The idea that if their boss punched them they should respond by punching back is just ludicrous. These are the brainy kids who were bullied at school and the idea that the work place should carry on as an extension of the school yard is just silly. Some of the posters on PH need to put the Red Bull down, shave off the goatee and grow up.

[anonymous-user]

Ali_T said:

It's a sustained assault now? Poor bloke was lucky to get away with his life! And he had to wait in A & E, wasting the staff's time , just for a split lip. Aaw.

There was a time, not long ago, before everyone became petrified of the nanny state, that the recipient would have thrown a punch back, the two protagonists would have rolled round the floor like that scene out of Bridget Jones, ineffectually fighting, then had a laugh and drink over it later.

Luckily we've moved on from that time and apart from a few arrogant, entitled aholes most of us now realise that such behaviour is childish and pathetic and manage to control ourselves. How you can possibly think that the "problem" in this situation is the guy that ranted for 20 minutes and then hit a subordinate (who couldn't really do much back as JC could probably have destroyed his career), rather than the subordinate for not hitting his boss back I cannot fathom.

Take that st back to the playground, because once you get past 13 that attitude is unacceptable.

[anonymous-user]

Motorrad said:

The fantastic thing about the TV license is that you don't have to buy one.

Totally irrelevant to this thread (equally pointless comment- most are happy to pay it to avoid the crap adverts!)

[Ares]

Devil2575 said:

Ares said:

May needs to tread carefully. In the nanny BBC/Lefty state we live in, that could get him sacked too.

Oh shut up you idiot.

Unless he walks out and punches someone he isn't going to get sacked.

Nice. Name calling too. Good skills.

I suspect you may need to turn your irony/sarcasm gauge up a little, my love.

[Otispunkmeyer]

Roger Irrelevant said:

AC43 said:

Just posted on Twitter;

"Reporters outside my house: if you're going to hang around on small streets with your car engines idling all day, don't buy a bloody diesel."

Just sayin'

Hang on, if there's one thing I've learned from the 'drive petrol not diesel' thread it's that modern diesels are whisper smooth and not clattery or agricultural in the slightest. James May must be mistaken.

One of the worst offenders seems to be whatever tractor lump they put in the new A-class. For a Mercedes I think you should expect better. Its a right clatter box. Odd when their diesel sixes are very quiet.