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Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29830 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Winning before taking a train ride with my son's class. Amtrak from Santa Barbara to Oxnard. Two points to anyone who knows the meaning of Oxnard. |
Miep Send message Joined: 23 Jul 99 Posts: 2412 Credit: 351,996 RAC: 0 |
Winning while waiting for the snowstorm to hit. Carola ------- I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages! |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Just keeping this spot warm. Don't feel bad John, Most in Southern California are barely used to rain and don't know how to drive in It as they lack the proper training. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
AndyW Send message Joined: 23 Oct 02 Posts: 5862 Credit: 10,957,677 RAC: 18 |
Most in Southern California are barely used to rain and don't know how to drive in It as they lack the proper training. Replace "Southern Cal" with "most of UK" and "rain" with "snow" and we're on the same track. That said - for all the rain we get, there are idiots that can't drive in that here either!!! |
Miep Send message Joined: 23 Jul 99 Posts: 2412 Credit: 351,996 RAC: 0 |
That said - for all the rain we get, there are idiots that can't drive in that here either!!! I think they just can't drive. period. or as a german would put it 'did you win your driving license in the lottery?' Carola ------- I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages! |
perryjay Send message Joined: 20 Aug 02 Posts: 3377 Credit: 20,676,751 RAC: 0 |
I got mine out of a CrackerJack box! :-) PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
That said - for all the rain we get, there are idiots that can't drive in that here either!!! Some Americans do know how to drive better than other Americans, I don't know If I'd pass the German DMV Test, But here in 1979 on the written score I got 99 out of 100 and yes I aced My Driving test in a big car on some very tight(for the USA) streets down in San Pedro CA. Most people when they change lanes or make a right turn or sometimes a left turn fail to use the signals(Turn Signals/Lane Change Signals) that are built in as their supposed to... Or worse they don't look over their shoulder or into the lane they want to move into and the lane has someone there already... I had that happen to Me once while on a Motorcycle and I had to put the bike in Neutral to rev the motor as the stock horns were weak and only good in and around town. But I got the drivers attention and I looked Her in the eye too. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
As Andy says - give some snow and ice in the UK and there are accidents galore. Most people cannot drive in those conditions. But it is great fun for those that can getting those that cannot to follow them into a field (roads not visible), then watch them trying to extract themselves (great laugh). I am pleased to help stranded motorists that get in to difficult, usually due to lack of skills/experience and get in to difficulty. But, when I actively see the other type and they then get in to difficulty then I watch from a distance to see how they deal with their self imposed problem. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
As Andy says - give some snow and ice in the UK and there are accidents galore. Most people cannot drive in those conditions. But it is great fun for those that can getting those that cannot to follow them into a field (roads not visible), then watch them trying to extract themselves (great laugh). 4 wheel drive just means that you get stuck farther from civilization. BOINC WIKI |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
It started to snow on the way back from Salisbury today and suddenly the overall traffic speed on the M3 dropped by 30mph, bit like the average drivers IQ. Bernie. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
WANTED: Neanderthal ;) Alive of course. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Iona Send message Joined: 12 Jul 07 Posts: 790 Credit: 22,438,118 RAC: 0 |
It started to snow on the way back from Salisbury today and suddenly the overall traffic speed on the M3 dropped by 30mph, bit like the average drivers IQ. Ah, the M3....full of idiots in Range Rovers or, worse still, 'clowns' in 'fashionable' (usually small) cars, who drive 6" off your rear bumper at 70 mph, flashing their headlights - usually a BMW 3 series. I love driving in snow, as I learned how to do so, over the space of two skiing seasons, working in the Italian Alps. I have to admit that I'm hoping things are OK for the weekend, as I'm driving down to Devon to see my family before Christmas. All it takes to ruin things are a bunch of idiots who have no clue how to drive in adverse conditions. Just don't get me started on the average Essex driver! Don't take life too seriously, as you'll never come out of it alive! |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
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John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
4 wheel drive just means that you get stuck farther from civilization. In the States and Canada with large distances, yes. Especially as the weather, when it happens, dumps much deeper snow than it is traditional for the Gulf Stream warmed British Isles. Not in even rural UK, unless snow drifting is 4' or above. The all terrain snow tyres and ground clearance in lo-4 x 4 will become defeated. Stay at home and let the others get stuck. We might have to make a cross country dash to Yeovil from Lincolnshire, via Bristol, to pick up a hospitalised 35 year old niece on Sunday. The snow that is forecast will put some strain on the journey if it is deemed needed. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
4 wheel drive just means that you get stuck farther from civilization. If the snow is that deep, a normal car won't make it out of the driveway. A 4WD might make it several miles before hitting a snowdrift big enough to stop it. However, I do admit that I have gotten a jeep stuck in my own driveway once. I have also gotten stuck more than 20 miles from the nearest paved road. In both cases, the winch got me unstuck. BOINC WIKI |
Dune Finkleberry Send message Joined: 22 Sep 99 Posts: 1314 Credit: 1,124,651 RAC: 0 |
Winning as the Christmas tree is decorated! |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
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Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29830 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Winning as the Christmas tree is decorated! I just did mine Sunday. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Winning as the Christmas tree is decorated! Lucky You, Me I have about a 1' tall tree, No I'm not getting It out this Year, If I'm able to I'll replace It with a 6-7' tree that's pre-lit with LED lights. Of course right now Bones is on followed by more Bones. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Winning as the Christmas tree is decorated! Ours went up the day after Thanksgiving. BOINC WIKI |
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