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  • in reply to: Victim Blame #955123
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    Hirsute

    No, you didn’t mention IT at
    No, you didn’t mention IT at all or that it was lowly.
    Nor that it wasn’t a botany department.
    You seem to be reading a lot of what you want into the situation.

    in reply to: Victim Blame #955117
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    Hirsute

    One of my friends years ago
    One of my friends years ago was running in town (I think he was on his way back from the park) and was approached by police due to a nearby robbery.
    “Can I have your name sir?”
    “Yes, it’s Dr Owen.”
    “Right you are sir”

    in reply to: Victim Blame #955111
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    Hirsute
    bikeman01 wrote:
    ktache wrote:
    I am also suspicious of anyone who has to big up the fact they have a phd.

    A while back I contracted at Oxford University. It always made me laugh how many junior departmental admin staff had PHDs in shitty subjects like botany and insisted on using the title Dr.

    How dare they study for 3 years to get a PhD and call themselves Dr.

     

    What’s your highest qualification? 

    What subjects are in this ‘shitty’ list?

    in reply to: Annoying privacy popup #954817
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    Hirsute

    If only there were a way of

    If only there were a way of avoiding this.

    in reply to: Victim Blame #955075
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    Hirsute

    When I read this, I was in a

    When I read this, I was in a country pub and had a quick read.

    On leaving the pub car park, I pulled up at the exit to find 3 drivers from my left all ignoring the new 20 mph sign, on the wrong side (due to parked cars) of the narrow road, ignoring the junction ahead (danger of drivers pulling out with reduced visibility) where there were lots of cars parked in and around the junction. They carried on in excess of 30 mph I’d say.

    I don’t think any of them were thinking of other vehicles (as suggested in the link) or displayed any hazard perception.

    in reply to: Victim Blame #955069
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    Hirsute

    Smdsy – I should be
    Smdsy – I should be controlling that. How novel if it were not for the deaths which occur.

    in reply to: Lol, a parking enforcement officer ticketed a bicycle #954983
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    Hirsute

    John Smith wrote:

    John Smith wrote:

    I would be supprised if the ticket machines even let a ticket be printed without a reg number.


    B1KE N+1

    in reply to: Lol, a parking enforcement officer ticketed a bicycle #954979
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    Hirsute
    peted76 wrote:
    It could be used as an argument for licensing bikes.. I think we best just keep quiet on this one. Nothing to see here.

    The last review (2 years ago ?) said it won’t happen

    Though assume you are jesting.

    in reply to: Lol, a parking enforcement officer ticketed a bicycle #954977
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    Hirsute
    Xenophon2 wrote:
    Out of curiosity:  from what stage can they decide to remove a vehicle or put a clamp/lock on it?  In Belgium police have to order that, not the rent-a-cops. 

    But they do on occasion remove bicycles that are obstructing e.g. a sidewalk.  When you get there, all there is, is a sticker on the ground stating ‘Bicycle removed on police order, phone…..’.  And you only get it back after paying a handsome ransom (and being able to describe the bike or prove ownership).

    In the UK, you have to be a local authority or police or dvla.

    Some London boroughs will remove vehicles which are causing an obstruction.

    The dval will clamp and remove vehicles for non payment of ved. 

    Police will remove vehicles with no insurance.

    in reply to: Lol, a parking enforcement officer ticketed a bicycle #954969
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    Hirsute

    Surely they must know one

    Surely they must know one another and it was a joke ?

    in reply to: The great helmet debate #954897
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    Hirsute

    ktache wrote:

    ktache wrote:

    Nice.  Speaking of helmet debates, we’ve not heard from the newly reserected BtBS for a few days.  He didn’t push it a bit far again did he?


    I assumed the mods caught up with him starting up as a new user. I think I mentioned before that one of your posts about cibm/btbs had disappeared. No idea which topic now though !

    Hirsute
    check12 wrote:
    ktache wrote:
    In other shock news, after the conviction of Britian’s worst serial rapist, Manchester Police tell all men going out for a drink to wear male chastity belts to protect them just in case they are drug raped.

    Surely, just common sense.

    You know, from the thread on the live blog, just like locking up your bike isn’t it.

    link please?

    <whoosh>

    in reply to: Site Really Slow #954393
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    Hirsute

    Same here, script blocker, ad
    Same here, script blocker, ad blocker.

    It’s ok today, so I guess the convoluted upstream daisy chaining of servers has been tweaked.
    ie rebooted !

    Hirsute

    Just invite btbs round next
    Just invite btbs round next time.

    in reply to: Brake calliper upgrade query #954113
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    Hirsute

    Best post of yours I have
    Best post of yours I have ever read.

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