I must be a good driver

[simpo two]

Overtook a sluggardly people carrier today and thought no more of him as he receded into the background. Then 2 mins later, stuck behind the next numpty, he was on my tail giving me a big clap!

Tw*t. At least I had both hands on the wheel...

[wrinkly]

I am seriously thinking of getting a message bar to go in back window. Have seen one that is a mmessage unit, which you can customise to scroll up to 16 messages (about 470 characters) with a remote so you can switch messages at will. Runs of batteries too. Not sure if it would be legal to use, though? But hours of fun with the messages. eg

Get of my arse you tail-gating muppet

Switch OFF your f f f fog lights.

etc.

[wrinkly]

As a future bib, Mungo (and I am sure a very good one too!) Any idea if it would be legal to use?

[the dodger]

I think they're OK as long as they don't "flash" (on/off).

p.s - I think they're great BTW!

>> Edited by the dodger on Sunday 18th January 14:50

[simpo two]

wrinkly said:

I am seriously thinking of getting a message bar to go in back window.

Didn't JC look at one on Top Gear? IIRC you couldn't use swearwords: they were barred somehow. However I'm sure Maplin or Rapid would have something similar. Re legality, I suppose it would have to be reasonably inoffensive* and use red lights.

* though the offending message would be gone, so no evidence!!

[R&J]

I'm a good driver too.
Got back to my car the other day and there was a sticker on the windscreen saying "Parking Fine" I though that's nice.

[simpo two]

R&J said:

I'm a good driver too. Got back to my car the other day and there was a sticker on the windscreen saying "Parking Fine" I though that's nice.

You should be on the stage R&J...

... the first stage outta town!
(hope you sent 50p to Tommy Cooper's family?)

[R&J]

simpo two said:

Tommy Cooper

The mans a genius, he'll live for ever

Rich

[wrinkly]

[quote=simpo two]
I suppose it would have to be reasonably inoffensive* and use red lights.


So something like

I say, old chap, would you mind awfully staying a little further back?

Sorry to disturb your driving, but your fog lights are on

I must say that your nail polish does look rather fetching on that middle digit you have just shown me

Thanks for waving, but I don't drink coffee

Would be acceptable then?

[lazyitus]

R&J said:

simpo two said: Tommy Cooper The mans a genius, he'll live for ever Rich

Yeah but he'll never box again.

[BigBazza]

I won one of the aforementioned in FHM about a year ago, I used to have it in my Audi doesn't seem suitable in the cerb as hopefully i'll be going too fast for anyone to read it...no swear words, you can't even write police so sarcasm was always my fave it couldn't outwit sarcasm and I found that wound people up even more, my personal hate it when you go to overtake and they speed up, I call them gap closers and they make my blood boil, how more dangerous can you get than forcing a car to stay on the wrong side of the road?

[tvradict]

What are these things called then. I have been considering one for a while, espacially last night with the muppet in the 4x4 who sate 12 inches from my tailgate through a town, wasn't there long when we hit the NSL.

[RUSSELLM]

"Moving message sign"
we sell a 240volt one at work (£378 + vat), I think maplins are probably cheaper. HxWxD 110x830x35. If you can't find a 12 volt one, get a mains one & a 12v to 240v invertor, a 150 watt invertor will cost about £60.

[PetrolTed]

Electronic Scroller

[granville]

mungo said:

I hate people like that. They are the biggest w*nkers on the road. I'm sure their driving emotion is pure outright jealousy.

Precisely.

Why acknowledge a fabulous car with wonderful aural accompaniment and the rapture that's involved when a pitiful act of tiny willied, drooling vegetablism can be performed instead?

Never mind, lots more where that came from.

Birthday, Mungo? Best wishes and enjoy the feast.

[wrinkly]

Cheapest message unit I have found so far for £59.95 is:

Easy-to-program moving message with clearly readable red LED characters for messages up to 60 characters max. Features 26 pre-programmed messages, clock function and can be powered by 4 x 1.5V C batteries or via the supplied mains adaptor. Wall or stand mount.

www.soundentertainmentlighting.co.uk/index.html?target=p_3076.html&lang=en-us

[david010167]

you can get very cheap ones for £25 but only hold 32 characters. As modeled by my other half at BT&P:



David

>> Edited by david010167 on Monday 19th January 15:58

[jigs]

Gosh that is a very very cheap one - change out of a fiver I would have thought.

PS What's that thing round her neck? Is it a meter - like in a taxi?

BTW that's a 'I'm going to kill you when we get home' smile.

>> Edited by jigs on Monday 19th January 16:13

[simpo two]

What does it say?