Driving and Roads

[prpr]

Eh?

I reckon possibly one of the directors of Wilko, given the local connection (and a bit of poking about on Companies House site gives a potential candidate!). Or maybe I'm wrong, given it's the wrong side of the county from us.

a local dentist with his name on the plate

Didn't surgeons get struck off for that sort of thing!

 

[EEPhil]

Didn't surgeons get struck off for that sort of thing!

No idea!
Dentists should get struck off for calling themselves doctor - unless they have a doctorate degree. (But what about GPs and junior "doctors" I hear you ask? ). In any case surgeons are Mr/miss/Mrs.

 

[prpr]

No idea!

Put "surgeon initials liver" in to $search_engine.
I think you might have missed the humour - dental plate vs number plate.

Dentists should get struck off for calling themselves doctor - unless they have a doctorate degree.

They are all qualified, and anyway you can't be struck off if you haven't as you're not on the register in the first place (dodgy dealings that have been reported in the press aside).

(But what about GPs and junior "doctors" I hear you ask?)

No difference.

 

[EEPhil]

I think you might have missed the humour - dental plate vs number plate.

Yes! Went right over my head.

 

[Black Hole]

I read it as "wilco" (as in roger wilco, received and will comply).

 

[EEPhil]

I didn't. The leading K and the trailing W confused me.

 

[trog]

The dentist reference lead to me reading it as Quick Ow, possibly referring to the injection they give you.

 

[EEPhil]

Only if the dentist is skilled and has a fine enough needle you don't feel it. Unlike that "sharp scratch" I had with this morning's blood test.

 

[MikeSh]

Our neighbours have a personal plate which they say is for their surname. Name is 9 ch and plate is 6 ch of which only 4 correspond with ones in the name. I had no idea of any connection till they mentioned it. Pointless as far as I could see, but I suppose it's easier to remember when they change cars.

(I'm not putting the plate and their name up in public as search robots have a habit of regurgitating such things at inconvenient times and the neighbours might not be happy.)

 

[Black Hole]

Pointless as far as I could see, but I suppose it's easier to remember when they change cars.

The inconvenience and cost of moving a plate soon devalues that idea!

 

[Black Hole]

That's better than the cars which indicate and not mean it ("oh, I'm going straight across at the roundabout so I'll indicate right and scare the b'jesus out of the car to my right"; or "I'm coming off the roundabout next-but-one so I'll start indicating now")!

Saw one today, indicating right but in the left lane approaching the roundabout to go straight on... except at this particular roundabout there is no left exit!

 

[prpr]

Seen the other day:
FM15UHF (but it's not, it's VHF, if we're talking about the radio rather than former analogue TV sound)
RAD5Y

 

[Black Hole]

FM15UHF (but it's not, it's VHF

 

[everthewatcher]

I'm surprised they issued this one.

 

[antipodean]

I'm surprised they issued this one.

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Maybe they fly a red biplane

 

[Black Hole]

My daughter is learning to drive so (lucky her) I bought her this 488 page thriller for bedtime reading:

It's only the 10th edition (2022) so should we be lenient when they mess up the fundamentals of how a car works . There's more errors, just in the "beginner's guide" glossary section alone.

You'd think the AA would know better.

What? That's f***ing awful. I hope you've complained.

It brings to mind when I was at junior school and cycling. Somebody in our group insisted high gear was for going up hill and low gear for down.

If you're going to complain, you could offer a re-write:

Control the speed of the vehicle in relation to the engine's speed. May be hand operated (manual) or automatically controlled. In a low gear (such as first or second), the vehicle travels more slowly for the same engine speed. In a high gear (such as fourth or fifth), it travels more quickly. Putting the car into a lower gear as you drive can create the effect of engine braking – forcing the vehicle to run more slowly. This is one advantage of manual over automatic gears.

I admit even that isn't perfect, but closer to the facts.

Of course, this is a moot point. Anyone (young people) learning to drive now favour electric over internal combustion, with no gears at all (and frankly, no fun).

 

[EEPhil]

with no gears at all (and frankly, no fun).

Apparently, according to my late father (a mechanic), fun could be had on buses with a pre-selector gearbox. You could (supposedly, not sure I believe it) select reverse whilst going forward, tap the equivalent of the clutch pedal and knacker the engine. Shirley there must have been something to prevent this.

favour electric over internal combustion,

I certainly prefer the electric buses that now run on many Nottinghamshire routes. The bus company is taking the p, calling themselves Nottingham electriCity Transport on the electric buses.

 

[Black Hole]

I certainly prefer the electric buses

For a bus, coach, or any other passenger carrying, a "fun drive" is not appropriate! However, even for comfort-mode driving, with anything less than a proper manual gearbox I miss the ability to anticipate gear changes – automatics react to rather than anticipate demand, so they're always a bit late, and electrics have no subtlety.

 

[EEPhil]

For a bus, coach, or any other passenger carrying, a "fun drive" is not appropriate!

I get the point. I used to enjoy driving for pleasure - I can no longer afford it Can't say any bus/tram journey is pleasurable. Just pointing out the least worst bus option.

 

[antipodean]

What? That's f***ing awful. I hope you've complained.

It brings to mind when I was at junior school and cycling. Somebody in our group insisted high gear was for going up hill and low gear for down.

If you're going to complain, you could offer a re-write:



I admit even that isn't perfect, but closer to the facts.

Of course, this is a moot point. Anyone (young people) learning to drive now favour electric over internal combustion, with no gears at all (and frankly, no fun).

My automatic gearbox provides a nice amount of engine braking when in 'sport' mode.