Of course you can Diane.   Just remember what your Mum told you about handling hot shafts     pma                                                                                                                                                                             

pma                                                                                                                                                                             

Well I set off at 4am this morning in my van (curtain sider sprinter) heading for Glasgow, I thought it would be grim up there but no it was worse down here, by the time I got the van outta the unit I was like a snow person, then as I got on the M6 I was confronted with a Smart car (the sports version) up an embankment after rolling it, I stopped at the services to fuel up and managed to snap the key in the door, which basically resulted in my boss having to bring the spare and me getting a good telling off. Then some bloody Merc driver decided to pull out on me I was doing 60pmh, fully loaded with glass panels, oh bugger, some how all the glass remained in tack as did the van.  How come these people cant see vans, what chance as a bloody bike got.  I am considering going back to driving HGVs at least I can just run straight over the top of them then. Just got in from work and stood in a pile of dog poo that the dog left by the front door, OH WHAT A DAY, would much rather of been on my bike. Oh yeah I was only gonna say I seen no snow in Scotland                                                                                                                                                                             

awwwww julia you had one hell of a day  at least tomorrow will bring new challanges   an i think thats nice your dog leaving ya pressies for when you get in from work  he luvs ya     wouldnt like to clean it up though   hehehehehhehehehe                                                                                                                                                                                 

Crap day Julia.   Any chance that the dog will make you a steaming hot cuppa as way of recompense?     pma                                                                                                                                                                             

they cant see you know matter how big the vehicle is, or how brightly coloured or lit up it is.  I know some daft bint in a beemer pulled into the side of the bus i was driving, with enough force to push it to the far side of a 4 lane road, and to turn her BMW into a 5 series banana.  Our buses are predominantly white, it was in a street lit area, we have orange led destinations signs and all the lights inside make it look like a mobile lighthouse!  Dunno what she was doing and neither does she, cos the daft cow wasnt wearing a seatbelt and cant remember anything, so the CPS decided that she had suffered enough and couldnt be prosecuted!  No wonder driving standards are dropping, even when you get caught on CCTV driving like a prize pillock you dont get prosecuted.

Awwwwwwwww bless her, suffered enough!!!   Had the same kind of thing with a mate who because of the silly cow not looking lost both his legs at the knee and he was in a bloody fire service red box, blues & twos an all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!       pma                                                                                                                                                                                       

awwww di thats very sad hope his doing ok now its awfull when things like that happen the people that cause these mindless accidents should be banned for life from driving and a full life not just a few years   red was your reply a pun ?? "crap day"                                                                                                                                                                             

One tries, Storm, one tries.   I'm a bit new to you all. So, if I overstep the mark, or am at anytime too insensitive. Just twist my ear really hard, and I'll know I have to appologise to someone.                                                                                                                                                                             

nah mate most of us on here are ok with things like that if ya cant laugh with others and at yourself sometimes then whats the point of coming on the forums........... takes an awfull lot to offend me, most new peeps always seem like they've always been here after a few days anyway                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Thank you. Your all very kind, a little cracked, but very kind none the less     pma                                                                                                                                                                             

I will just pinch ya under your arm if ya get out of hand.                 pma                                                                                                                                                                             

Ow! Ow! Ow!   Do you really want to see a grown man blubber Diane     pma                                                                                                                                                                             

God yeah                                                                                                                                                                              

Dont get me started about the law, my lad had a serious smash on is brand new DT125 15 months ago, hes only just started to walk right, we thought he was gonna loose his leg. OH and the woman 'SEEN HIM" but still turned right in front of him, she thought she had time to get round was her words.  I ended up having a massive row with the cops when I received a letter stating that without doubt she was at fault and she would be placed on a driving programme, What!!!!! So I was straight on the phone and sed I get 3 points and 60 quid fine for going 5 miles over the speed limit, she could of killed my son and doesnt even get a point!  Sorry rant over   No the dogs aint managed to make me a cuppa, I gotta do everything meself (rolling in self pity here lol) they did manage to eat half of my sofa at the weekend whilst I was rallying, damn them kids do a fine job of looking after em. Theres never a dull moment in my job, very long hours but always summat going wrong So Red u are a geordie lad, up until my lads accident me and my brother ran a courier company outta Newcastle, near Walker. For my sins I am an ex monkey hanger                                                                                                                                                                              

i'm glad your lad is on his way back to full health.  I agree with what you are saying, the only way people seem to lose their licence nowadays is by Scamera, or being over the limit when they have been in an accident.  The lack of Traffic Coppers is allowing driving standards to slip to a dangerous level.  As you know you driving all day, the roads are full of incompetant, ignorant, dangerous drivers.  The driving text just seems to focus on "making progress" not driving curteously.

if i lived nearer bjulia,i'd make u a big cuppa cus sounds like u needed it mate!!                                                                                                                                                                             

Gee and I though you was a nice Lady                                                                                                                                                                             

i am!!                                                                                                                                                                             

SPADE!! where's me bloody spade.   If I was a little closer Julia, I'd bring you a nice flask of Assam, and maybe a piece of cake too   I'm not actually a Geordie, but I live in Wallsend, just up the road from where you used to be, but now you're gone