richardmorris Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Brooklands museum on tv tomorrow. Info from the local 2cv club..... High everybody Just a quick note to let you know starting tomorrow night (Tuesday 30th March) at 20 00hrson the Yesterday channel (Freeveiw channell 26) ' Secrets of the Transport Museum', a series of one hour documenteries filmed at Brooklands Museum, Weybridge. I am not sure how many episodes there are but it does feature all areas of the museum. The trailer looks very good. thats all for now, enjoy Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Brooklands museum on tv tomorrow. Info from the local 2cv club..... High everybody... He must be on drugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: He must be on drugs You’ve met Bill then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 mini fiddling continues - have put another coil on, still no spark. so, tried another rotor arm. nope, still nothing..... so, tired another king lead onto the dizzy. yes you guessed it, still nothing. bastard thing! any one know how easy it is to set fire to a car and make it look like "an electric thing" and not arson? Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Points and/or condenser maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Boring car stuff. Bit by bit I am returning or repairing stuff on the boring modern Peugeot 407. Rear bumper has always looked like this: So I bought a trim piece in the right colour. The cheapest one in the right colour had a bit of paint damage which I didn't really mind given the cheaper price. It arrived but had a clip holder missing and a holder tag. Ah well, whatever: Now, the bumper has previously been damaged in the area which explains the missing trim piece, no biggie, but fitting the piece was easy, too easy that it'd easily fall off given a big jolt. I need to find a way of keeping it on permanently and discouraging a fall off. There is really nothing behind the clip to keep the piece on apart from some flimsy plastic clips of which one has already departed. Also, I found a matching alloy and was offered the alloy via eBay for lower than the asking. I didn't take the offer as I hadn't been yet paid. By the time I had, the offer had ended and I sent an offer explaining I'd just missed it but seller didn't reply and the listing ended, so back to the search. Cord Fourteener, crad, HMC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 hours ago, richardmorris said: Brooklands museum on tv tomorrow. Info from the local 2cv club..... High everybody Just a quick note to let you know starting tomorrow night (Tuesday 30th March) at 20 00hrson the Yesterday channel (Freeveiw channell 26) ' Secrets of the Transport Museum', a series of one hour documenteries filmed at Brooklands Museum, Weybridge. I am not sure how many episodes there are but it does feature all areas of the museum. The trailer looks very good. thats all for now, enjoy Bill Yup,didn't series link for me on sky tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I made a bit more progress with clearing out the garage over the weekend. Most of the stuff has been slung in the back of the Iveco for now, but at least I've made a start on sorting stuff into "keep" and "sling" piles. The Innocenti is also now much closer to being able to be extricated. I refitted the nearside front wheel, now resplendent with a shiny new ditchfinder that I bought from Camskill and which I got the local garage to fit while they were putting a pair of part worns on the Mondeo. I'd also taken the battery off to charge up, and once refitted the car fired up with a bit of cranking (always takes a while from cold as the auto choke is broken). Dry storage obviously suits the car - all the electrics worked when tested, normally when I've left it standing a while I have to piss about wiggling connections to get things to work. I did notice when putting the front wheel back on though that the brake pads are very low, so I've ordered a set of those. Hopefully over the bank holiday I'll be able to get it out of the garage and give it a bit more of a going over. The other job on the list was to swap the wheels front to rear on the Mondeo - I had the replacement tyres fitted on the back, as they were pretty much on the limit whereas the fronts were only worn on the inside edge, but I prefer to have the better tyres on the wheels that do most of the work. That turned out to be a fairly easy job - I lifted one side of the car at a time, the front on the car's own scissor jack and the rear on the trolley jack - and the garage had done the wheelnuts up to the correct torque rather than going mad with the ugga dugga gun. The petrol C2 is booked in for a test on Thursday so I went round it quickly checking all the lights etc. are still working as it hasn't been anywhere for a while. The nearside front tyre had gone down, which was slightly worrying - it inflated again fine but I'll have to keep an eye on that. Otherwise I haven't found any obvious fails other than the grot in the driver's side sill, but that doesn't mean MOT man won't find other bits wrong... The diesel C2 disgraced itself this weekend as well - heading in to Norwich on Sunday the rear silencer fell off. The tail pipe had rusted clean through, and the silencer was left dangling by one hanger, bouncing along the road. Fortunately the hanger itself was rotten enough that I was able to wrench the silencer off and stash it in the boot. So that's another bit of expenditure the car needs - if it carries on like this I will have spent more money fixing it than I've been saving on fuel. It did manage 110 miles on the last tenner of diesel I stuck in though, which isn't bad going, and it isn't stupidly noisy with the back box missing - it's a bit more droney but it's only properly noticeable when I put my foot down. Whilst I was in Norwich I swung by where I used to live (haven't been round there for over a year) and bumped into the only former neighbour I've kept in touch with - he was just arriving home from fettling his (formerly my) MGB which has been stashed in his mum's garage over the winter (his own garage being allocated to his 1969 Mini Cooper S, which for obvious reasons he wants to keep a close eye on). So I joined him in his garden and had a good old chinwag, which was nice. LightBulbFun, Split_Pin, Datsuncog and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 9 hours ago, Lord Sterling said: Boring car stuff. Bit by bit I am returning or repairing stuff on the boring modern Peugeot 407. Rear bumper has always looked like this: So I bought a trim piece in the right colour. The cheapest one in the right colour had a bit of paint damage which I didn't really mind given the cheaper price. It arrived but had a clip holder missing and a holder tag. Ah well, whatever: Now, the bumper has previously been damaged in the area which explains the missing trim piece, no biggie, but fitting the piece was easy, too easy that it'd easily fall off given a big jolt. I need to find a way of keeping it on permanently and discouraging a fall off. There is really nothing behind the clip to keep the piece on apart from some flimsy plastic clips of which one has already departed. Also, I found a matching alloy and was offered the alloy via eBay for lower than the asking. I didn't take the offer as I hadn't been yet paid. By the time I had, the offer had ended and I sent an offer explaining I'd just missed it but seller didn't reply and the listing ended, so back to the search. A nice strong bit of silver gaffa tape will hold it nicely in place... Lord Sterling, brownnova, Twiggy and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Just seen the 4.0 jag for sale across the road again, it's in the body shop there being polished. MOT history looks ok considering it was 19years old last week, RE02XFAJAGUAR XJ Check another vehicle ColourBlue Fuel typePetrol Date registered22 March 2002 MOT valid until8 January 2022 Get an MOT reminderwhen the vehicle's MOT is near its time for renewal.(Opens in a new Window) by email or text. If you think the MOT expiry date or any of the vehicle details are wrong, contact DVSA. Open All MOT history Check mileage recorded at test, MOT expiry date, defects and advisories, and view test certificate Date tested22 December 2020 PASS View test certificate Mileage74,817 miles MOT test number4756 5104 9379 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2022 Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories): Both Front Tyres are cracking on the outer sidewalls. What are advisories? Date tested19 December 2019 PASS View test certificate Mileage74,230 miles MOT test number7173 3166 3104 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2021 Date tested18 December 2018 PASS View test certificate Mileage73,644 miles MOT test number5707 3504 4850 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2020 Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories): Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread both (0.1 (b)) What are advisories? The MOT test changed on 20 May 2018 Defects are now categorised according to their severity – dangerous, major, and minor. Find out more Date tested19 December 2017 PASS Mileage72,791 miles MOT test number3256 7027 0512 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2019 Advisory notice item(s) registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread both (6.3.1d) What are advisories? Date tested14 December 2016 PASS Mileage72,218 miles MOT test number1822 0302 4473 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2018 Date tested10 December 2015 PASS Mileage70,949 miles MOT test number7063 8616 2829 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2017 Advisory notice item(s) registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread both (6.3.1d) Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) What are advisories? Date tested9 January 2015 PASS Mileage69,911 miles MOT test number8758 7980 5012 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2016 Advisory notice item(s) Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d) What are advisories? Date tested24 October 2013 PASS Mileage67,757 miles MOT test number2870 1719 3206 Test location View test location Expiry date4 November 2014 Advisory notice item(s) Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d) What are advisories? Date tested5 November 2012 PASS Mileage65,758 miles MOT test number9380 6051 2354 Test location View test location Expiry date4 November 2013 Advisory notice item(s) Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d) What are advisories? Date tested28 May 2011 PASS Mileage63,815 miles MOT test number6559 8864 1112 Test location View test location Expiry date21 June 2012 Advisory notice item(s) front and rear tyres perishing on sidewalls What are advisories? Date tested22 June 2010 PASS Mileage61,435 miles MOT test number4839 0357 0191 Test location View test location Expiry date21 June 2011 Advisory notice item(s) Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) What are advisories? Date tested19 June 2009 PASS Mileage57,141 miles MOT test number1422 7067 9150 Test location View test location Expiry date18 June 2010 Advisory notice item(s) nearside front tyre perishing on outer wall engine management light on What are advisories? Date tested19 June 2009 FAIL Mileage57,141 miles MOT test number9801 4017 9197 Test location View test location Reason(s) for failure Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8) Advisory notice item(s) nearside front tyre perishing on outer wall engine management light on What are failures and advisories? Date tested23 May 2008 PASS Mileage53,456 miles MOT test number3526 7484 8140 Test location View test location Expiry date3 June 2009 Date tested4 June 2007 PASS Mileage49,235 miles MOT test number8426 9565 7134 Test location View test location Expiry date3 June 2008 Date tested2 June 2006 PASS Mileage44,248 miles MOT test number4317 2385 6139 Test location View test location Expiry date1 June 2007 Outstanding vehicle recalls Check if JAGUAR XJ RE02XFA has outstanding recalls Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 14 hours ago, MarvinsMom said: mini fiddling continues - have put another coil on, still no spark. so, tried another rotor arm. nope, still nothing..... so, tired another king lead onto the dizzy. yes you guessed it, still nothing. bastard thing! any one know how easy it is to set fire to a car and make it look like "an electric thing" and not arson? Condenser? They're pretty universally awful these days and like to fail at the drop of a hat, usually giving a no or poor spark condition. LightBulbFun and MarvinsMom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 @richardmorris Have you bought the Jag yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, richardmorris said: Just seen the 4.0 jag for sale across the road again, it's in the body shop there being polished. MOT history looks ok considering it was 19years old last week, RE02XFAJAGUAR XJ Check another vehicle ColourBlue Fuel typePetrol Date registered22 March 2002 MOT valid until8 January 2022 Get an MOT reminderwhen the vehicle's MOT is near its time for renewal.(Opens in a new Window) by email or text. If you think the MOT expiry date or any of the vehicle details are wrong, contact DVSA. Open All MOT history Check mileage recorded at test, MOT expiry date, defects and advisories, and view test certificate Date tested22 December 2020 PASS View test certificate Mileage74,817 miles MOT test number4756 5104 9379 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2022 Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories): Both Front Tyres are cracking on the outer sidewalls. What are advisories? Date tested19 December 2019 PASS View test certificate Mileage74,230 miles MOT test number7173 3166 3104 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2021 Date tested18 December 2018 PASS View test certificate Mileage73,644 miles MOT test number5707 3504 4850 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2020 Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories): Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread both (0.1 (b)) What are advisories? The MOT test changed on 20 May 2018 Defects are now categorised according to their severity – dangerous, major, and minor. Find out more Date tested19 December 2017 PASS Mileage72,791 miles MOT test number3256 7027 0512 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2019 Advisory notice item(s) registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread both (6.3.1d) What are advisories? Date tested14 December 2016 PASS Mileage72,218 miles MOT test number1822 0302 4473 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2018 Date tested10 December 2015 PASS Mileage70,949 miles MOT test number7063 8616 2829 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2017 Advisory notice item(s) registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread both (6.3.1d) Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) What are advisories? Date tested9 January 2015 PASS Mileage69,911 miles MOT test number8758 7980 5012 Test location View test location Expiry date8 January 2016 Advisory notice item(s) Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d) What are advisories? Date tested24 October 2013 PASS Mileage67,757 miles MOT test number2870 1719 3206 Test location View test location Expiry date4 November 2014 Advisory notice item(s) Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d) What are advisories? Date tested5 November 2012 PASS Mileage65,758 miles MOT test number9380 6051 2354 Test location View test location Expiry date4 November 2013 Advisory notice item(s) Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d) What are advisories? Date tested28 May 2011 PASS Mileage63,815 miles MOT test number6559 8864 1112 Test location View test location Expiry date21 June 2012 Advisory notice item(s) front and rear tyres perishing on sidewalls What are advisories? Date tested22 June 2010 PASS Mileage61,435 miles MOT test number4839 0357 0191 Test location View test location Expiry date21 June 2011 Advisory notice item(s) Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) What are advisories? Date tested19 June 2009 PASS Mileage57,141 miles MOT test number1422 7067 9150 Test location View test location Expiry date18 June 2010 Advisory notice item(s) nearside front tyre perishing on outer wall engine management light on What are advisories? Date tested19 June 2009 FAIL Mileage57,141 miles MOT test number9801 4017 9197 Test location View test location Reason(s) for failure Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8) Advisory notice item(s) nearside front tyre perishing on outer wall engine management light on What are failures and advisories? Date tested23 May 2008 PASS Mileage53,456 miles MOT test number3526 7484 8140 Test location View test location Expiry date3 June 2009 Date tested4 June 2007 PASS Mileage49,235 miles MOT test number8426 9565 7134 Test location View test location Expiry date3 June 2008 Date tested2 June 2006 PASS Mileage44,248 miles MOT test number4317 2385 6139 Test location View test location Expiry date1 June 2007 Outstanding vehicle recalls Check if JAGUAR XJ RE02XFA has outstanding recalls Do I like them, yes. From what you have show us it looks good. When was it last serviced and these have timing chain issues. Any rust? One of the X300s I had, had a bump over rough ground and having the bushes changed cost several hundred pounds. Remember these are old. While paying a premium for a good looking car makes sense, it does not mean a few faults will not devalue it to a £1000 running wreck. Would I buy it, probably not as I would hold out for a 4.0 Ltr. 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richardmorris Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Six-cylinder said: Do I like them, yes. From what you have show us it looks good. When was it last serviced and these have timing chain issues. Any rust? One of the X300s I had, had a bump over rough ground and having the bushes changed cost several hundred pounds. Remember these are old. While paying a premium for a good looking car makes sense, it does not mean a few faults will not devalue it to a £1000 running wreck. Would I buy it, probably not as I would hold out for a 4.0 Ltr. It is the 4litre V8 according to the ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, richardmorris said: It is the 4litre V8 according to the ad. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Six-cylinder said: Sneaky! Says it's the 4 litre sovereign! Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 22 hours ago, brownnova said: Very first person to knock on my new front door (fitted today) was a pikey trying to buy my Saab 900... “I’ll do you a favour and give you £100 for it today and take it off your hands” Funnily enough I don’t find that much of a favour.... I know you live in rural Wales but that is a rather offensive racist ethnic slur. I expect much better from a teacher, let alone a mod. Rusty_Rocket, brownnova, Split_Pin and 9 others 4 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, SiC said: I know you live in rural Wales but that is a rather offensive racist ethnic slur. I expect much better from a teacher.... Maybe he'll show us the Charlie Hebdo Mohammedan cartoon next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 hours ago, SiC said: I know you live in rural Wales but that is a rather offensive racist ethnic slur. I expect much better from a teacher, let alone a mod. Quote Pikey comes from the word pike, meaning toll road. Nothing else. Nothing derogatory. It is simply a short hand to describe a person who lives on the road. It’s just a bit quicker to say, quite wrongly, ‘pikey’, instead of ‘person from the traveller community who lives on the road’, which is why you tend to get a lot people saying it, particularly when they are telling jokes. It’s not an insult, it’s a form of short hand. If we are not careful our world will soon be populated by members of the travelling and non-travelling communities, members of the over-eating community, the financially challenged community and those of a legally diverse heritage (criminals). catsinthewelder, Angrydicky, HarmonicCheeseburger and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Removed the electrics on the Cav towbar but rather than cut it off I disassembled it, pulled it through, rewired it and hid it inside the car. It means that a light board could be used in future for a cycle carrier or something. I'll leave the welder to tackle the bolts holding the towbar on. The DPD delivery driver was admiring it today too. loserone, BorniteIdentity, gm and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 39 minutes ago, Talbot said: Paki comes from the word Pakistan. That is also considered a racial slur. Ohdearme, cort1977, Zie and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 4 hours ago, SiC said: I know you live in rural Wales but that is a rather offensive racist ethnic slur. I expect much better from a teacher, let alone a mod. Thank you for educating me... as your post appears to suggest, we haven’t got the latest standards of political correctness here in “rural Wales” (We’ve only just got double glazing and inside plumbing here) so it was unbeknownst to me that the word may cause you offence on behalf of the travelling community. What we lack in political correctness we do make up for in 6 nations titles though. NorthernMonkey, Twiggy, GrumpiusMaximus and 10 others 5 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Meh. I personally hold everyone to the same standards - that seems both fair and equal, regardless of profession. If someone turns up at my house uninvited, I reserve the right to call them whatever I so wish. If they don’t like it, they are free to not turn up unannounced at my property. It’s no more complicated than that. outlaw118, Tickman, wuvvum and 10 others 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 hours ago, SiC said: Paki comes from the word Pakistan. That is also considered a racial slur. Just as well there aren't currently any Travellers with subcontinental heritage. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 hours ago, SiC said: Paki comes from the word Pakistan. That is also considered a racial slur. 'Pikey' isn't racist, because 'pikeys' don't belong to a different racial/ethnic group. I'm aware that there was some bullshit legislation passed to the contrary a few years ago, but as I've said before: if they passed a law stating that apples are root vegetables, it wouldn't suddenly become true. You cannot choose your ethnic group based solely on your life choices. Pikeys are ethnically caucasians from the British Isles, just like the majority of UK inhabitants. catsinthewelder, Talbot, red5 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Not mine but this has turned up in our communal car park and thought how nice it looks... well done to whichever neighbour owns it..👍 crad and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Alison hit 247,000 miles today. I bought her at 124,500 miles! I had to replace a Signal Valve today; the old one had a browning lower Mica and a bit of the Getter had flaked off. Don't particularly want the thing to shit itself and short something expensive out! Lord Boots carried out a listening test and looked out for Magic Smoke® rusty998, rainagain, Twiggy and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 hours ago, brownnova said: Thank you for educating me... as your post appears to suggest, we haven’t got the latest standards of political correctness here in “rural Wales” (We’ve only just got double glazing and inside plumbing here) so it was unbeknownst to me that the word may cause you offence on behalf of the travelling community. Did I say it caused me offence? I'm more shocked that you used a racist word which is explicitly against the rules. Perhaps you need a re-read of the rules? Here is a link for a refresher: In particular: "Racism, sexism, incitement to violence? Completely unwelcome here. Similarly, use of terms which disparage the disabled and people with learning difficulties." You should know too well that Pikey is offensive to Irish Travellers. Why didn't you put Irish Travellers in your post? It's blatant casual racism. Like I said, its something I don't expect a moderator on here, a teacher no less, to be doing so openly. 1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Just as well there aren't currently any Travellers with subcontinental heritage. Well yes, most evidence points the Romani people (which many term as Gypsy Travellers) to have originate from India. No Romania as is commonly thought here - something Romanians will often be quick to point out. 1 hour ago, MrDuke said: 'Pikey' isn't racist, because 'pikeys' don't belong to a different racial/ethnic group. I'm aware that there was some bullshit legislation passed to the contrary a few years ago, but as I've said before: if they passed a law stating that apples are root vegetables, it wouldn't suddenly become true. You cannot choose your ethnic group based solely on your life choices. Pikeys are ethnically caucasians from the British Isles, just like the majority of UK inhabitants. Several things. The legislation first came in 1976: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/74/enacted "' racial group ' means a group of persons defined by reference to colour, race, nationality or ethnic or national origins, and in this definition ' nationality ' includes citizenship;" Hardly something recent. The word Pikey is considered offensive to Irish Travellers and has been for a long time. You are implying that it's a life style choice to be an Irish Traveller. How does that even make sense? That's like it's a lifestyle choice to be White British. Or a lifestyle choice to be homosexual... I mean if we don't mind that we use these words which are offensive to a wide group of people, then perhaps we need to re-write the rules to not forbid that. ...wait, that implies it's ok to be racist? Of course it's not! So why are we having this conversation about whether it's ok to be disparaging to an ethnic group? Remember it wasn't so long ago that calling Black/Dark skinned people by the N-word was deemed socially acceptable, even in a disparaging sense. crad, cort1977, Cord Fourteener and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrsbrownnova Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 6 hours ago, SiC said: I know you live in rural Wales but that is a rather offensive racist ethnic slur. I expect much better from a teacher, let alone a mod. Perhaps ‘cheeky bastard’ was the more appropriate term because he was in fact a cheeky bastard! He was lucky he encountered Brownnova and not me. St.Jude, Talbot, brownnova and 6 others 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Fuck sake, the internet is so touchy these days 😅 If it wasn't directed at you, don't start crying 🤷♂️🤦♂️ Talbot, Stevebrookman, warren t claim and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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