Idiot of the week

switchlogic:
My hero. The driving pinnacle we should all aim for. I do except I keep crashing.

Please do not attempt to travel on the A66 without consulting Conor for his expert advice first. You are guaranteed to crash and die in a ball of fire without it as it’s a treacherous road, littered from end to end with lorry wrecks piloted by naive drivers who thought they knew better and chose not to seek his sage advice in advance of their journey. In the unlikely event you do somehow manage to traverse this deathtrap of a road and reach the other end unscathed having not consulted him prior, you will have his home address PM’d to you with a demand to meet face to face at his house to explain your misconduct. :smiling_imp:

DCPCFML:

switchlogic:
My hero. The driving pinnacle we should all aim for. I do except I keep crashing.

Please do not attempt to travel on the A66 without consulting Conor for his expert advice first. You are guaranteed to crash and die in a ball of fire without it as it’s a treacherous road, littered from end to end with lorry wrecks piloted by naive drivers who thought they knew better and chose not to seek his sage advice in advance of their journey. In the unlikely event you do somehow manage to traverse this deathtrap of a road and reach the other end unscathed having not consulted him prior, you will have his home address PM’d to you with a demand to meet face to face at his house to explain your misconduct. :smiling_imp:

Alphabet, do I detect a hint of sarcasm?
I’m amazed that with 18 replies, nobody’s come up with the right answer. He’s obviously FoP, so not inclined to involve the cops. Up the left and have his side mirror off. :wink:

DCPCFML:

switchlogic:
My hero. The driving pinnacle we should all aim for. I do except I keep crashing.

Please do not attempt to travel on the A66 without consulting Conor for his expert advice first. You are guaranteed to crash and die in a ball of fire without it as it’s a treacherous road, littered from end to end with lorry wrecks piloted by naive drivers who thought they knew better and chose not to seek his sage advice in advance of their journey. In the unlikely event you do somehow manage to traverse this deathtrap of a road and reach the other end unscathed having not consulted him prior, you will have his home address PM’d to you with a demand to meet face to face at his house to explain your misconduct. :smiling_imp:

Sage advice

Slightly off topic I know - on the M3 s/bound at about 02.15 one morning I came across what looked like a couple of girls taxiing along at about 25 mph in the middle lane in a Ford Ka - went past in lane one - wondered whether to ring plod as I thought that they were a danger to themselves but as in the Winchester/Eastleigh area guessed that they were local going home so would be exiting soon.

Just pass in the left lane doing the speed limit. You’re allowed as your not undertaking. They are the one in the wrong. I do it all the time

Socketset:
Slightly off topic I know - on the M3 s/bound at about 02.15 one morning I came across what looked like a couple of girls taxiing along at about 25 mph in the middle lane in a Ford Ka - went past in lane one - wondered whether to ring plod as I thought that they were a danger to themselves but as in the Winchester/Eastleigh area guessed that they were local going home so would be exiting soon.

That particular scenario would give me pause for thought and temper my usual cavalier attitude! My first thought there would be a drunken driver and with such a large speed differential I’d be wary of hooning past on the inside on the limiter just in case. However it’s not a situation I’ve found myself in so I dunno what I’d do.

Just for the record, i kept a good distance, as i half expected to be brake checked.
What if I decide to undertake and the car in the centre lane decides to move back into the inside lane? ,in a accident, Would the undertaker as a pro driver be hung out to dry

Think in future i’ll just carry on in lane 1, but should i slow down or carry on at 56, in case they move over late

the maoster:

Socketset:
Slightly off topic I know - on the M3 s/bound at about 02.15 one morning I came across what looked like a couple of girls taxiing along at about 25 mph in the middle lane in a Ford Ka - went past in lane one - wondered whether to ring plod as I thought that they were a danger to themselves but as in the Winchester/Eastleigh area guessed that they were local going home so would be exiting soon.

That particular scenario would give me pause for thought and temper my usual cavalier attitude! My first thought there would be a drunken driver and with such a large speed differential I’d be wary of hooning past on the inside on the limiter just in case. However it’s not a situation I’ve found myself in so I dunno what I’d do.

Truth be told - when you see the unexpected, expect more of the same - so I moved partly on to the shelf ready to brake or swerve - but there they were, retreating in the mirrors rock steady between the lines :unamused:

Just one word - Dashcam

crush99:
M11 (london) 01:15am, Motorway emptyish, mid lane clogger doing 35mph, No amount of headlight flashing,made any difference, What would you have done

I’d personably be throwing my dummy out my pram if The ■■■■■■■■ still had me driving at 1.15 am , I pulled up at 10 pm the other week ,showering , tea at that time had me that wound up , I had to have a walk to calm my self down , thought my job was bad enough but there’s always worse , 1.15 am , no thanks

This is what I’d do.

Pull into lane 1, but slow my speed to match the car, not undertaking it. Then the next lorry to come along will likely do all the flashing required to get car to move over to lane 1. Car pulls into lane 1 when the penny drops. I then pull into lane 2, overtake the car, and carry on smug in the knowledge I didn’t undertake or bully the car, and got another dim-witted steering wheel attendant to do my dirty work for me.

dozy:

crush99:
M11 (london) 01:15am, Motorway emptyish, mid lane clogger doing 35mph, No amount of headlight flashing,made any difference, What would you have done

I’d personably be throwing my dummy out my pram if The [zb] still had me driving at 1.15 am , I pulled up at 10 pm the other week ,showering , tea at that time had me that wound up , I had to have a walk to calm my self down , thought my job was bad enough but there’s always worse , 1.15 am , no thanks

Whaooh…right there.
Is this the same guy who tells me he’s changed, seen the light, and doesn’t let his planners shaft him as a matter of routine any longer…the guy who does the job for ‘pocket money’?
Aka my New Hero.?

Getting stressed out to the point of stroke/heart attack (at your age.)
Parking up at 10pm,.and willing to work to 1-15 am without question :open_mouth: if the situation prevailed?
Not to mention having a pop at me for tipping at Tesco on a Saturday morning (unable to grasp despite me repeatedly telling him that Sat is one of my set shift days of my 4 day 50 or so hours a week) and having a go because once every blue moon I end up running in on a Sun morning if things ain’t gone to plan.

Disappointed in you doze,.I thought that you had come to your senses and realised what everybody else knows that they are playing you for a ■■■■.
And me daft enough to appoint you as my new mentor to keep me from straying from the straight and narrow !! :neutral_face: :unamused:
I need a re.think here.

Sorry doze but you leave me no option.
I hereby resign as your new apprentice.
You’ve let me down, you’ve let yourself down,.and you’ve let the baby Jesus down.
I’m gutted.