hairnet Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 On 11/19/2021 at 11:26 PM, High Jetter said: Did he not move over for ye? he was on the hard shoulder although as potato people will tell ya @Faker its not really used for emergencies Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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High Jetter Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 1 hour ago, hairnet said: he was on the hard shoulder although as potato people will tell ya @Faker its not really used for emergencies In the west where we holiday, slowies usually move to the shoulder to let MORE IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO BE SURE pass. Though they may just be faster, or sober, drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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loserone Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 You bloody fool you should never mix your drinks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 10 hours ago, High Jetter said: In the west where we holiday, slowies usually move to the shoulder to let MORE IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO BE SURE pass. Though they may just be faster, or sober, drivers. Or actually have a licence. Many old people in Ireland never sat a test, in the late 70s they just gave out licences to anyone who had had a provisional for a while. Like my wife's grandmother. Wife's grandmother was stopped going too far though when they put a roundabout on the Tralee road. That stopped her gallivanting ways and notions of grandeur. privatewire, High Jetter and Wack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 16 hours ago, hairnet said: he was on the hard shoulder although as potato people will tell ya @Faker its not really used for emergencies 14 hours ago, High Jetter said: In the west where we holiday, slowies usually move to the shoulder to let MORE IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO BE SURE pass. Though they may just be faster, or sober, drivers. My first memory of Irish road infrastructure was in 1988. Back then, conventional dual carriageways were fairly rare and mostly found around Dublin (especially the N11 going south via Cabinteely), with a couple coming into Cork and Limerick. Cross-country National roads were single carriageway BUT what they did have were long lengths of what was euphemistically called a hard shoulder denoted by a broken yellow line. In reality the hard shoulders were about a third-to-half the width of the standard carriageway, and slower traffic (tractors, giffers and learner drivers mostly) would usually drift into this margin, straddling the broken yellow line, to let you overtake before drifting back into the normal carriageway after you had passed. To make things more entertaining, pedestrians and hitchhikers would also walk along the hard shoulder in lieu of a proper pavement. 3 hours ago, cort1977 said: Or actually have a licence. Many old people in Ireland never sat a test, in the late 70s they just gave out licences to anyone who had had a provisional for a while. Like my wife's grandmother..... Then there's the provisional licence holders who have been driving around unaccompanied for years. Many didn't bother hanging L-plates on their cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 6 hours ago, cort1977 said: Wife's grandmother was stopped going too far though when they put a roundabout on the Tralee road. That stopped her gallivanting ways and notions of grandeur. b7287bd9921a7a9c9a4c1775fdc8877c.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: My first memory of Irish road infrastructure was in 1988 Mine was only 2 or 3 years later. I used to love the smell of peat in the air, much reduced these days - hard to get it unless you know who to ask it seems. Best winter fires ever IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 On 11/20/2021 at 9:42 AM, vulgalour said: A little gift from @PhilA for the Maestro. Looks right at home. He normally went in the rear quarter window- reason being when you shut the hatch the resulting shock would normally detach him from the glass and end up in the boot or on the back seat. Also watch out for damaging the heated glass traces. Was ok in a mk1 Fiesta with sandwiched wires but printed traces are vulnerable. Looks right at home, though! Phil LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Funny you should mention that because guess where I had to move him to and why. PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 30 minutes ago, High Jetter said: ....used to love the smell of peat in the air, much reduced these days - hard to get it unless you know who to ask it seems. Best winter fires ever IMHO. I was still getting it in briquettes stamped "BnM" in 2003. They took a while to properly burn through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 You could still get that 'modern' peat when I was over a couple of years ago. Not the same warmth or aroma as from proper peat that has been cut from a field and dried on a verge near you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 2 hours ago, High Jetter said: .... proper peat that has been cut from a field and dried on a verge near you. Nothing like setting fire to the oul sod. myglaren, Banger Kenny and High Jetter 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balford Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 13 hours ago, cort1977 said: Or actually have a licence. Many old people in Ireland never sat a test, in the late 70s they just gave out licences to anyone who had had a provisional for a while. Like my wife's grandmother. Wife's grandmother was stopped going too far though when they put a roundabout on the Tralee road. That stopped her gallivanting ways and notions of grandeur. My parents grew up in the time before driving tests full stop (pre-1964 you basically just bought a licence). This lead to my mother being licensed for artics and buses for most of her life, despite finding driving a regular car somewhat challenging. privatewire and motorpunk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 22/11/2021 at 14:03, Tadhg Tiogar said: My first memory of Irish road infrastructure was in 1988. Back then, conventional dual carriageways were fairly rare and mostly found around Dublin (especially the N11 going south via Cabinteely), with a couple coming into Cork and Limerick. Cross-country National roads were single carriageway BUT what they did have were long lengths of what was euphemistically called a hard shoulder denoted by a broken yellow line. In reality the hard shoulders were about a third-to-half the width of the standard carriageway, and slower traffic (tractors, giffers and learner drivers mostly) would usually drift into this margin, straddling the broken yellow line, to let you overtake before drifting back into the normal carriageway after you had passed. To make things more entertaining, pedestrians and hitchhikers would also walk along the hard shoulder in lieu of a proper pavement. Then there's the provisional licence holders who have been driving around unaccompanied for years. Many didn't bother hanging L-plates on their cars. I quickly learnt about the hard shoulder within 30 minutes of driving in Ireland for the first time. Leaving Dublin , soon after the dual carriageway ended, I was confronted by an HGV over taking another one , way over into “my” lane. I swerved onto the hard shoulder thinking “what a fecking idiot !” and then it happened again. Soon realised , this was normal and accepted way of driving there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 8 hours ago, Metal Guru said: I quickly learnt about the hard shoulder within 30 minutes of driving in Ireland for the first time. Leaving Dublin , soon after the dual carriageway ended, I was confronted by an HGV over taking another one , way over into “my” lane. I swerved onto the hard shoulder thinking “what a fecking idiot !” and then it happened again. Soon realised , this was normal and accepted way of driving there. There actually is a logic to it. One might almost say "an Irish solution to an Irish problem". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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junkyarddog Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/22/2021 at 7:04 PM, High Jetter said: Mine was only 2 or 3 years later. I used to love the smell of peat in the air, much reduced these days - hard to get it unless you know who to ask it seems. Best winter fires ever IMHO. My Uncle lives in rural Tipperary and always has a shed full of cut turf. This would be a nice photo of his cottage if some bellend hadn't parked a Viva in front of it😂 Wack, Shite Ron, hairnet and 10 others 8 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leyland Worldmaster Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 I R bad for finding this a little* amusing: https://road.cc/content/news/bmw-drivers-most-likely-show-psychopathic-traits-288039 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sham Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 I'm grinning right now because of a job offer. 20% more money, plus health and life insurance, plus bonus scheme, nearer to home and should be less stress. Happy days! Floatylight, Datsuncog, wuvvum and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Sounds almost too good to be true. Any downsides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 7 hours ago, High Jetter said: Sounds almost too good to be true. Any downsides? Only the 6 month probation being a risk, I guess - but I can't see any right now. The current job has been somewhat underpaid and it's a very small company - so to improve matters, I needed out. I've been there 9 years.. wow that's a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Talbot Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, Snake Charmer said: All your wiring are belong to us. DSdriver, LightBulbFun, 108 and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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