I don't agree that it is unfair, this group of what I can only describe as ruffians should be made an example of as a lesson to all you other bugs.
to direct it at one particular group is a little unfair as was a similar picture the place over.
Yes! and just in time for "You people" to mess it up again
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When we go back to the circuit in 3 weeks for the Classic, the place will be pristine again
I don't agree that it is unfair, this group of what I can only describe as ruffians should be made an example of as a lesson to all you other bugs.
to direct it at one particular group is a little unfair as was a similar picture the place over.
If I see them acting in such an irresponsible way next year I'm affraid I will have to confront them. I's not as if they were young folk who didn't now any better, they were mature adults and I use the word adult very loosley.
What sort of example is this to set to the younger generation of Le Mans fans.
My God if this sort of behavior continues the place will end up tantermount to a pigsty
Ruffians and vagabonds all of you
Disgusted of Houx >:(
However, let's lobby the ACO for more bins next year if this really is the route of the problem.
A collapsed gazebo, empty beer and champagne bottles and general rubbish were left in a pathetic attempt at clearing up.
I must admit that the shower and toilet blocks on the our part of the annexe where the cleanest yet. On Monday morning I had a shower before the drive back and everything was still clean with a plentiful suppy of hot water. Apart from a couple of the shower heads being stolen over the weekend (why ??? ) every thing was fine.
As for the toilet/shower facilitys on the north west side of H/A they were spotless the whole weekend and a big shout out should go to the boys and girls who maintained them especialy Thierry who kept insisting I share a Pastis with him every time I went there !!! ;D ;D
Great - post on my "Poubelle" thread on the ACO forum - let's get this under their noses. Maybe a flood of letters too?
I don't agree that it is unfair, this group of what I can only describe as ruffians should be made an example of as a lesson to all you other bugs.
No, you don't.Great - post on my "Poubelle" thread on the ACO forum - let's get this under their noses. Maybe a flood of letters too?
I would but dont u have to be an ACO member?
............thats rich considering two of our guys had to restrain a "French National" from stealing from tents in MB sat night!!!
Unfortunatly we only confirmed that he had an Irish Lads bag when Security had arrived and then they wouldnt give him back! They didnt think the police would be intersted (too busy fund raising from motorist) but promised to mace him before letting him go (Do I believe that???).............thats rich considering two of our guys had to restrain a "French National" from stealing from tents in MB sat night!!!
I only heard about that the following morning. Wish we'd caught that f**cking pikey.
Rusty
............thats rich considering two of our guys had to restrain a "French National" from stealing from tents in MB sat night!!!
I only heard about that the following morning. Wish we'd caught that f**cking pikey.
Rusty
They didnt think the police would be intersted (too busy fund raising from motorist) but promised to mace him before letting him go (Do I believe that???).
Might have caught a glimpse of your rig going through Argentan on Monday morning while with the SPS patrol were returning to barracks, was that you
Also heard a group in the ACO building reporting that they had grandstand seats stolen from their tent the same evening.
I'd like to thank Houx and Houx Annexe for the Fireworks displays, you get an excellent view from Chapelle [it's only advantage] and I also got round the roundabout on Friday evening without getting soaked or crashed into this year.
However I did cringe at what sounded like a nasty crash on Sunday evening form the Houx area.
D.A.
Go on, tell us who :-*
Oh dearI believe they are all OK - certainly still alive. :)
The story we heard is that it was a young French couple leaving on their honeymoon that pulled out in front of a UK reg Porker, the woman passenger in the Porker was apparently in a bad way.
Whatever the true version is, the emergency sevices attended in force and were on the scene for about an hour.
Not even warm. I'll fess up when it gets to 100 replys cos I've never had that.Go on, tell us who :-*
Catchpole, Peter Catchpole! It's got to be what with his continuous rants against the "HA ruffians". Come on FS, time to fess up!
Hope you are referring to the culprit that started all this off.
The Shame of it
the person seems to have taken an early shower
the person seems to have taken an early shower
I was Michael Owen?! :o
(btw FS - are you aware that those pinks fungus thingies are multiplying? :-\)
they are pygmy seahorses and are just a few millimeters in height
Jesus, I've just lynched myself. What more do you wantThe Shame of it
Yes it is and to think I was considered to be the culprit, isn't about time the fool owned up 8)
Jesus, I've just lynched myself. What more do you wantThe Shame of it
Yes it is and to think I was considered to be the culprit, isn't about time the fool owned up 8)
Gave up Fran I couldn't handle the guilt knowing I had inadvertently upset some friends of mine
The world is now back in it's harmonious state.
Rest easy, safe in the knowlege that all is as it should be in Club Arnage.(http://www.westvision.us/pages/digitalart/digitalbuddha/pages/Calm%20Abiding.htm)
Gave up Fran I couldn't handle the guilt knowing I had inadvertently upset some friends of mine
Its not over, humiliation is not done yet!! my lips are sealed. :-X
Chucky made me do itGave up Fran I couldn't handle the guilt knowing I had inadvertently upset some friends of mine
Its not over, humiliation is not done yet!! my lips are sealed. :-X
Here's 'Disgusting of Houx' tidying up his campsite ::)
Gave up Fran I couldn't handle the guilt knowing I had inadvertently upset some friends of mine
Its not over, humiliation is not done yet!! my lips are sealed. :-X
Here's 'Disgusting of Houx' tidying up his campsite ::)
(http://static.flickr.com/59/172861693_271fb42e85_b.jpg)
Never mind the Caddy, Dave. What about the 2006 24 Arses? ???
Did you get the pics I e mailed you Dave?
Dave, did you take that mirror-on-a-stick you were talking about? :o ;)
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Tough job i konw but i feel up to it.
i will post when up ;D
Yes Yes Yes for f**cks sake Yes
Dartford f**cking toll bridge, why when we are supposed to be cutting polloution and trying to save petrol do the Gov create a traffic jam just so they can charge you one flipping pound for a bridge that was supposed to be free once it was paid for via the toll?Ah, I well rememer when the bridge was being built - I was commuting at the time between Cranbrook and Harlow. The night they found a bomb, I got home at 5 o'clock the following morning, just in time to grab breakfast and head back. You mean they haven't paid for it yet?
The times I have queued from past the A127 just to toss a coin are beyond measure.
2 1/2 bloody hours it took me to get from Kew Gardens to Penn, which is all of 15 miles.
You may have noticed That I have re-named this thread to reflect the direction it was heading. I do believe that we all need a good whinge and moan occasionally. So go for it and vent your spleen here (whatever that means) grizzle and gripe about anything that pisses you off.
I am convinced that this thread can outrun Zarses outdated Commer thread and Robs overrated G-Day thread.
Go on boys have a damn good moan, you'll feel better for it.
I will retire gracefully now but I will be popping in from time to time to make sure you are all being a bunch of miserable bastards.
Yours bloody faithfully
Disgusted of Houx
BTW have you met my best friends
A bit late on this one but...
People used to bring cars to the Indy 500 or USGP at the Glen specifically for BURNING!
Hey! No bitching about the state of the roads in the UK until you've been over here to see the disasters we call Interstates, most of which look like they've been used for carpet bombing pratice by B-52's.
Fax
...but they always seem to be driving Datsun's....I loved Clarkson's comment about the Bluebird "I know they're made in Sunderland, but do they actually make new ones, they all seem to be 10 years old"
they're all (free) members of the MLA (Middle Lane Association) :-\
seems to be the only club that's still growing by the day ::)
And doing 65 in the middle lane. Its a b@$tard of a job getting the caravan past them.
They don't seem to know that we are not allowed in the third lane when towing.Have to admit it's so much fun outdragging another car from standstill while towing a caravan though (http://forum.drinkingforholland.com/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif)
Have to admit it's so much fun outdragging another car from standstill while towing a caravan though
Have to admit, Paddy, when dragging 1600Kgs of 'van, I don't outdrag very much, although it has been done. I can cruise comfortably at 70-75mph, but it takes a while to get up there.It's just a nice sight looking at their face in your mirror, when two lanes go into one, and they have to give way to the caravan too ;D
Del
Given the gawdawful road congestion that the UK suffers - it's probably about time that overtaking on the inside was allowed (gasps of horror?) So many people 'under-take' out of sheer frustration anyway (I know I did).
Whilst the practice is not encouraged here, as long as you are aware that someone may come blasting past you on the inside, traffic does seem to keep moving better here, most of the time - or is it just that our interstates are often 12 lanes wide?
Given the gawdawful road congestion that the UK suffers - it's probably about time that overtaking on the inside was allowed (gasps of horror?) So many people 'under-take' out of sheer frustration anyway (I know I did).
Whilst the practice is not encouraged here, as long as you are aware that someone may come blasting past you on the inside, traffic does seem to keep moving better here, most of the time - or is it just that our interstates are often 12 lanes wide?
It is also a 'state of mind' thing, Matt.
Used to travel a lot on business in the US, around Boston but mainly in Phx, AZ, and the 'right turn on red' takes a bit of getting used to. It is drummed into you here that red light means STOP. Full stop. Having said that, I used to enjoy the driving in the US (out of town) - driving across the desert, air conditioning going, listening to KNIX, watching the road runners........a few years ago though.
Del
Most motorways are a bloody nightmare these days, and why do people have to stick at 65mph in the middle lane? whats wrong with the inside lane??? Not wishing to be racisist, but they always seem to be driving Datsun's and the drivers are very well tanned - why, whats wrong with these people???
Given the gawdawful road congestion that the UK suffers - it's probably about time that overtaking on the inside was allowed (gasps of horror?) So many people 'under-take' out of sheer frustration anyway (I know I did).
Whilst the practice is not encouraged here, as long as you are aware that someone may come blasting past you on the inside, traffic does seem to keep moving better here, most of the time - or is it just that our interstates are often 12 lanes wide?
It is also a 'state of mind' thing, Matt.
Used to travel a lot on business in the US, around Boston but mainly in Phx, AZ, and the 'right turn on red' takes a bit of getting used to. It is drummed into you here that red light means STOP. Full stop. Having said that, I used to enjoy the driving in the US (out of town) - driving across the desert, air conditioning going, listening to KNIX, watching the road runners........a few years ago though.
Del
middle lane b****stards!!! No traffic just you and him. You doing 70 no more no less down the 'slow lane' tw**t doing less in middle lane. WHY????? When the road is trafficed, this driving turns 3 lanes into 2 lanes thus making more conjestion!!!
These idiots should get pulled and ticketed it is dangerous driving for efs sake!!
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middle lane b****stards!!! No traffic just you and him. You doing 70 no more no less down the 'slow lane' tw**t doing less in middle lane. WHY????? When the road is trafficed, this driving turns 3 lanes into 2 lanes thus making more conjestion!!!
These idiots should get pulled and ticketed it is dangerous driving for efs sake!!
Setting aside the skin-colour/Daily Mail type arguements, I agree Dave. Middle lane hoggers are bastards. They insist on driving in the "Medium" lane, not too fast and not too slow. Bastards! Well, I'm afraid I've been known on occasions to swerve in front of them, missing their front bumper by about a bee's dick as I pull back into the inside lane. Learn to f**cking pull over! We drive on the left in this country and that means on motorways too, and that means YOU.
Have to admit to 'undertaking' on several occasions ::) ::) ::)QuoteQuote
I'll just add:-
each journey
Bloody Aberdeenshire.
Necessary requirements to receive an Aberdeenshire driver's licence...
1. A face to put on the licence
2. Money to pay all required licensing fees
Basic skills taught by Aberdeenshire driving instructors...
1. It is absolutely crucial to slam your brakes on if you see any flashing lights ahead of you or on the side of the road.
2. It is absolutely crucial to slam your brakes on if you see brakes lights less than 1 mile in front of you.
3. It is necessary to test your brakes no less than 3 times during each 5 mile stretch of road.
4. Bright sunlight and driving is a deadly combination, reduce your speed by 45MPH on sunny days.
5. Rain and driving is a deadly combination, reduce your speed by 55MPH on rainy days.
6. Snowy roads can only be successfully navigated by Sport Utility Vehicles at high speeds.
7. Indicators are used by other drivers to warn you that they want to cut you off, speed up to avoid this situation.
8. Indicators are unnecessary in Aberdeenshire. Use of signal lights may cause a collision with other cars.
9. If another uses his/her horn to alert you to their presence, they are an idiot. Show them a vulgar hand gesture.
10. When approaching a junction, it is legal to run a red light if an approaching car is more than 50ft from your car.
11. At a junction where an approaching car is less than 50ft from you, ease into their lane to make them stop, then proceed.
12. Give Way signs are placed in areas where incredible collision dangers exist. Stop and take a good look around before proceeding.
13. When preparing to turn, alert drivers behind you of your intentions by applying your brakes 5ft before your turn.
14. If you decide to indicate before making a turn, don't wear down the bulbs, signal as you turn.
15. Cars are equipped with headlights to aid visibility, if you can see, then using headlights is an unnecessary waste.
16. If an approaching car flashes his headlights at you and you do not have yours on, they didn't mean to do it.
17. Drivers attempting to pass you on a two lane road are criminals and must be kept behind you at all costs. Speed up!
18. Any driver approaching rapidly from behind on a highway is trying to trick you into moving over. Show him you're not fooled.
19. If making a right-hand turn, position your car to prevent other drivers from going by on the left to keep them safe.
20. Fire engines and ambulances coming from behind with sirens and lights flashing are just showing off. Ignore them.
21. Mirrors are put on car doors to make them look good.
22. When changing lanes on a dual carriageway, if you cannot hear any cars next to you, it is safe to go.
23. A policeman that has another driver pulled over cannot hear well outside, reduce your speed by 55Mph.
24. Articulated Lorries are large, dangerous, and unpredictable. Do not make any lane changes when one approaches from behind.
25. Always remember that you are the smartest & best driver on the road.
Nice to know he is preparing early for next year ;D
This morning I took a gentle ten minute stroll to our village post office to get a form to renew my passport. I was told by the public servant behind the counter, "Sorry Sir we don't have these any more you will have to go into town to the main post office. That is the only place that you will get one"
So. I have to drive 4 miles into Wycombe, pay £1.50 to park and then walk !/2 mile to the main Post Office (conveniently located in a pedestrian precinct) to pick up what is essentually a piece of paper in an envelope.
Why FFS?
It'a an A4 piece of paper, a form, it's nothing that important.
Next you will be whinging and bloody moaning that no-one is using your village post office and that you will have to close. It's hardly suprising when you don't even do the essentials like renew passports and tax cars. Well sod you I will buy my stamps at Tesco in future. Bloody Post Office
This morning I took a gentle ten minute stroll to our village post office to get a form to renew my passport. I was told by the public servant behind the counter, "Sorry Sir we don't have these any more you will have to go into town to the main post office. That is the only place that you will get one"
So. I have to drive 4 miles into Wycombe, pay £1.50 to park and then walk !/2 mile to the main Post Office (conveniently located in a pedestrian precinct) to pick up what is essentually a piece of paper in an envelope.
Why FFS?
It'a an A4 piece of paper, a form, it's nothing that important.
Next you will be whinging and bloody moaning that no-one is using your village post office and that you will have to close. It's hardly suprising when you don't even do the essentials like renew passports and tax cars. Well sod you I will buy my stamps at Tesco in future. Bloody Post Office
Bob
Can I help you with you renewing your passport, as you seem busy and find it hard to get to the post office.
So may I offer the following photo for your passport all you need now is to get it signed. I'm sure some where out here, there must be someone who is upstanding and responsible to sign it for you.
You're right Bob, it's an awful time of year. Andthis is all the fault of bloody christmas. Thousands of bloody people all over the bloody place, clogging the whole network up, buying bloody stupid presents for bloody people they don't even bloody like. Jesus wept. >:( >:( >:(