a radical re think (brits cast your votes)

Tango589 · 06-16-08, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

You going into the buses Kap? first or Arriva?

If I see a bus driver with a Kaleun's cap on I'll know who it is..

:rotfl:

Kapitan · 06-16-08, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Tango589

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Originally Posted by Oberon

You going into the buses Kap? first or Arriva?

If I see a bus driver with a Kaleun's cap on I'll know who it is..

:rotfl:

A kaleun ! bah where is he il torpedo him or just ram him off the road be aware of my ushanka !

i work for first group essex

Oberon · 06-16-08, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan

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Originally Posted by Tango589

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Originally Posted by Oberon

You going into the buses Kap? first or Arriva?

If I see a bus driver with a Kaleun's cap on I'll know who it is..

:rotfl:

A kaleun ! bah where is he il torpedo him or just ram him off the road be aware of my ushanka !

i work for first group essex

Cool, at least you get halfway to decent stuff to drive, instead of the second hand castoffs that first Eastern Counties gets

Oh, that reminds me, my Dads trying to flog some bendy buses, does first Essex want them?

Kapitan · 06-16-08, 05:26 PM

No way ! wouldnt drive one they are dangerous and stupid busses we also get alot of cast off our youngest bus is a 51 plate so thats already 7 years old maybe 8 and they were never new when they were given to us.

a guy who works with me has served 40 years since the place opened he has never seen a new bus in all that time all have been hand me downs.

STEED · 06-17-08, 07:26 AM

The real core problem we have is bloody utility company's digging the roads up left right and centre. The thing that makes me thumping mad is after years of complaining to my council they finally get around to resurfacing my road and then 72 hours latter a bloody utility company comes along and makes a bloody great big hole! A road around here with a nice new surface is like a giant magnet to these utility company's.

I even asked the one which hacked my road, "Couldn't you done this last week?" which is met by "Well yes, but." I except if emergency work needs doing is find by me but 9 times out of 10 it is not. And after these utility company's finish doing a butchers number on resurfacing the area of road they dug up.

Utility company's & Councils must get together and under stand each other but they never do, my road six months on is so full of pot holes botched resurfacing work you would swear blind your standing in no mans land of a battlefield of WW1.

Tango589 · 06-17-08, 11:08 AM

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And after these utility company's finish doing a butchers number on resurfacing the area of road they dug up.

Don't blame us utilities, blame the half-arsed highyways maintainance contractors we use!

STEED · 06-17-08, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Tango589

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And after these utility company's finish doing a butchers number on resurfacing the area of road they dug up.

Don't blame us utilities, blame the half-arsed highyways maintainance contractors we use!

I blame you lot for digging up the roads for a laugh!

Oberon · 06-17-08, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan

No way ! wouldnt drive one they are dangerous and stupid busses we also get alot of cast off our youngest bus is a 51 plate so thats already 7 years old maybe 8 and they were never new when they were given to us.

a guy who works with me has served 40 years since the place opened he has never seen a new bus in all that time all have been hand me downs.

Yeah, it's the same north of you

I think the usual procedure is that Londons knackered buses get transferred up to Glasgow and Edinburgh where they suffer a few years of ned abuse before being taped back together and sent elsewhere. Have you had the particular pleasure of a Dennis Dart yet? Heard they're little sods to drive

Letum · 06-16-08, 10:13 AM

I think things are fine the way they are now, but I would like to see far more
people taking optional advanced safety/driving courses. Some more
encouragement there would be good. It's usually worth it for the insurance as well.

Kapitan · 06-16-08, 10:55 AM

I agree but with the way things are financialy at the moment its not viable to spend £200 on a course that will save you just £150 on your insurance if you get my meaning.

Its value for me but not for some one who is 25+ i saved over £1500 by doing my IAM course, i paid £200 for it and i pay £18 annually to remain a member of IAM

Letum · 06-16-08, 11:12 AM

A little govement money towards advanced courses would be nice....
But that means more tax.

SUBMAN1 · 06-16-08, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Letum

A little govement money towards advanced courses would be nice....
But that means more tax.

How about financial aid for America!

Its getting expensive to drive SUV's around here!

-S

Kapitan · 06-16-08, 11:29 AM

i did read somewhere that americans get subsidised fuel i dont know how true that is but either way you get better price for fuel then we will ever do.

SUBMAN1 · 06-16-08, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan

i did read somewhere that americans get subsidised fuel i dont know how true that is but either way you get better price for fuel then we will ever do.

Hahahahaha! i wish! Instead, we pay major taxes on it! Both state and Federal taxes! Isn't that called double taxation? Isn't that illegal in the US?

-S

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06-16-08, 05:26 PM	#4
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,131 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	No way ! wouldnt drive one they are dangerous and stupid busses we also get alot of cast off our youngest bus is a 51 plate so thats already 7 years old maybe 8 and they were never new when they were given to us. a guy who works with me has served 40 years since the place opened he has never seen a new bus in all that time all have been hand me downs. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

06-17-08, 07:26 AM	#5
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	The real core problem we have is bloody utility company's digging the roads up left right and centre. The thing that makes me thumping mad is after years of complaining to my council they finally get around to resurfacing my road and then 72 hours latter a bloody utility company comes along and makes a bloody great big hole! A road around here with a nice new surface is like a giant magnet to these utility company's. I even asked the one which hacked my road, "Couldn't you done this last week?" which is met by "Well yes, but." I except if emergency work needs doing is find by me but 9 times out of 10 it is not. And after these utility company's finish doing a butchers number on resurfacing the area of road they dug up. Utility company's & Councils must get together and under stand each other but they never do, my road six months on is so full of pot holes botched resurfacing work you would swear blind your standing in no mans land of a battlefield of WW1. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

06-16-08, 10:13 AM	#9
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I think things are fine the way they are now, but I would like to see far more people taking optional advanced safety/driving courses. Some more encouragement there would be good. It's usually worth it for the insurance as well. __________________

06-16-08, 10:55 AM	#10
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,131 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	I agree but with the way things are financialy at the moment its not viable to spend £200 on a course that will save you just £150 on your insurance if you get my meaning. Its value for me but not for some one who is 25+ i saved over £1500 by doing my IAM course, i paid £200 for it and i pay £18 annually to remain a member of IAM __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

06-16-08, 11:12 AM	#11
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	A little govement money towards advanced courses would be nice.... But that means more tax. __________________

06-16-08, 11:29 AM	#13
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,131 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	i did read somewhere that americans get subsidised fuel i dont know how true that is but either way you get better price for fuel then we will ever do. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/