5th gear - disco 3

Dave Reynolds · Nov 29, 2004

Not one for moaning ususally but the disco review really got my back
up. Watching the item, it just felt as if all the hard work done by
GLASS etc has probably been put back years, or equally speeded up the
process of banning vehicular access to rights of way.
Sure you're allowed to drive on them and that should be widely known,
but now alot of peoples image of 4x4 and probably LR drivers in
particular will be of the one portrayed this evening.
Driving down a very wet and already churned up greenlane is just what
the "antis" need.
Bearded bloke stated "remember, the greenlanes are shared with walkers
and horses riders", i'm sure that they would be well aware of the fact
if he had ploughed into either party because he was driving to fast.
What a t$%t. Rant over.

Dave

Dougal · Nov 29, 2004

> Not one for moaning ususally but the disco review really got my back
> up. Watching the item, it just felt as if all the hard work done by
> GLASS etc has probably been put back years, or equally speeded up the
> process of banning vehicular access to rights of way.
> Sure you're allowed to drive on them and that should be widely known,
> but now alot of peoples image of 4x4 and probably LR drivers in
> particular will be of the one portrayed this evening.
> Driving down a very wet and already churned up greenlane is just what
> the "antis" need.
> Bearded bloke stated "remember, the greenlanes are shared with walkers
> and horses riders", i'm sure that they would be well aware of the fact
> if he had ploughed into either party because he was driving to fast.
> What a t$%t. Rant over.
>
> Dave

Couldn't agree more. In fact, I think that your remarks are very restrained!

David

Richard · Nov 30, 2004

here, here. we both thought exactly the same. after watching that and tiff
(failed racing driver) needell a few weeks ago, i dont think i will be
watching again.

"Dave Reynolds" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Not one for moaning ususally but the disco review really got my back
> up. Watching the item, it just felt as if all the hard work done by
> GLASS etc has probably been put back years, or equally speeded up the
> process of banning vehicular access to rights of way.
> Sure you're allowed to drive on them and that should be widely known,
> but now alot of peoples image of 4x4 and probably LR drivers in
> particular will be of the one portrayed this evening.
> Driving down a very wet and already churned up greenlane is just what
> the "antis" need.
> Bearded bloke stated "remember, the greenlanes are shared with walkers
> and horses riders", i'm sure that they would be well aware of the fact
> if he had ploughed into either party because he was driving to fast.
> What a t$%t. Rant over.
>
> Dave

Austin Shackles · Nov 30, 2004

On or around Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:54:45 GMT, "Richard" <richardsemail
[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>here, here. we both thought exactly the same. after watching that and tiff
>(failed racing driver) needell a few weeks ago, i dont think i will be
>watching again.

5th gear is a sort of failed attempt at replacing top gear when top gear was
off-air for some reason. 'course, the new top gear is better, and IMHO 5th
gear is a pile of crap. Vicki B-H is quite decorative, FSVO, but the whole
tone of it reminds of radio 1...

and Tiff "twit" Nedell is no better. charging round some tight circuit in a
small 4x4 and whinging about how it didn't have a manual 'box, obviously not
got the first idea of how to drive an auto. Now, If he'd been whinging that
it was a crap autobox, because (say) it didn't kick down readily enough,
then I'd have taken it a bit more seriously, as it was he just came over as
a plonker who couldn't drive. Much like he did in a racing car

I've
not watched it since.

Badger · Nov 30, 2004

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:54:45 GMT, "Richard" <richardsemail
> [email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
> Vicki B-H is quite decorative,

The ONLY reason for watching it, IMHO!

> and Tiff "twit" Nedell is no better. charging round some tight circuit in
> a
> small 4x4 and whinging about how it didn't have a manual 'box, obviously
> not
> got the first idea of how to drive an auto. Now, If he'd been whinging
> that
> it was a crap autobox, because (say) it didn't kick down readily enough,
> then I'd have taken it a bit more seriously, as it was he just came over
> as
> a plonker who couldn't drive. Much like he did in a racing car

I've
> not watched it since.
>

Met him once at Donnington Park, your description of him fits the memory I
have rather well Austin. I was there as a safety official (recovery) and he
looked down his nose at me as if I was a small piece of dog-poo he'd just
stepped in. ****er. All I'd done was to say "hi" as we passed! Now, IMO
people like him would do well to remember that if it weren't for the masses
of unpaid volunteers partaking in motorsport (from the trackside marshalls
to the event safety officer) then pricks like him wouldn't have motorsport
events to participate in. (The Rescue boys get paid to attend, Recovery
units get something towards their fuel, the scrutineers and stewards are
normally fed and accommodated but that's about it, everyone else is out of
pocket to some degree!)
Badger.

GerryNutoLR · Nov 30, 2004

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:54:45 GMT, "Richard" <richardsemail
> [email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
,snip>
> 5th gear is a sort of failed attempt at replacing top gear when top gear
> was
> off-air for some reason. 'course, the new top gear is better, and IMHO
> 5th
> gear is a pile of crap. Vicki B-H is quite decorative, FSVO, but the
> whole
> tone of it reminds of radio 1...
>

Still struggling with FVSO

I remember her writing a column in the Times (lasted 2 to 3 weeks)

VBH recommended staying hard over to the left of the road when approaching a
left hand bend, and to the white line when approaching a right hand bend to
improve your view of the road ahead.

A correction was printed the following week,
when I highlighted this to my besotted son he accused me of never liking her
anyway

Paul Everett · Nov 30, 2004

GerryNutoLR wrote:

>>gear is a pile of crap. Vicki B-H is quite decorative, FSVO, but the

> Still struggling with FVSO

You mean "FSVO" which I take to mean "for small values of" but that
doesn't make gramatical sense in the original sentence so it can't be
that...

Paul

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Simon Isaacs · Nov 30, 2004

"Dave Reynolds" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Not one for moaning ususally but the disco review really got my back
> up. Watching the item, it just felt as if all the hard work done by
> GLASS etc has probably been put back years, or equally speeded up the
> process of banning vehicular access to rights of way.
> Sure you're allowed to drive on them and that should be widely known,
> but now alot of peoples image of 4x4 and probably LR drivers in
> particular will be of the one portrayed this evening.
> Driving down a very wet and already churned up greenlane is just what
> the "antis" need.
> Bearded bloke stated "remember, the greenlanes are shared with walkers
> and horses riders", i'm sure that they would be well aware of the fact
> if he had ploughed into either party because he was driving to fast.
> What a t$%t. Rant over.
>
> Dave

GLASS are currently discussing a press release issue etc on this matter

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Tim Hobbs · Nov 30, 2004

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:58:24 +0000, Paul Everett
<[email protected]> wrote:

>GerryNutoLR wrote:
>
>>>gear is a pile of crap. Vicki B-H is quite decorative, FSVO, but the
>
>> Still struggling with FVSO
>
>You mean "FSVO" which I take to mean "for small values of" but that
>doesn't make gramatical sense in the original sentence so it can't be
>that...
>
>Paul

For Some Value Of
(http://mandrakeusers.org/lofiversion/index.php/t4678.html) , but that
doesn't make sense either.

How about For Someone Very Ordinary? She doesn't do a lot for me,
TBH, but then again I haven't asked...

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Richard Brookman · Nov 30, 2004

So Tim Hobbs was, like

> On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:58:24 +0000, Paul Everett
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> GerryNutoLR wrote:
>>
>>>> gear is a pile of crap. Vicki B-H is quite decorative, FSVO, but
>>>> the
>>
>>> Still struggling with FVSO
>>
>> You mean "FSVO" which I take to mean "for small values of" but that
>> doesn't make gramatical sense in the original sentence so it can't be
>> that...
>>
>> Paul
>
> For Some Value Of
> (http://mandrakeusers.org/lofiversion/index.php/t4678.html) , but that
> doesn't make sense either.
>
> How about For Someone Very Ordinary? She doesn't do a lot for me,
> TBH, but then again I haven't asked...

It's "for some values of" or "for suitable values of". If Austin had had
his head on, he would have repeated the word, as in "decorative FSVO
decorative", i.e. she's pretty, depending on how you define "pretty".

I know this because he used the abbreviation a few days ago and I <sad>
looked it up </sad>

I still think YMMV is the best cross-over abbreviation from tech-speak to
Netspeak.

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Austin Shackles · Dec 1, 2004

On or around Tue, 30 Nov 2004 20:48:49 +0000 (UTC), "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>It's "for some values of" or "for suitable values of". If Austin had had
>his head on, he would have repeated the word, as in "decorative FSVO
>decorative", i.e. she's pretty, depending on how you define "pretty".

couldn't have put it better meself. Obviously.

>I know this because he used the abbreviation a few days ago and I <sad>
>looked it up </sad>
>
>I still think YMMV is the best cross-over abbreviation from tech-speak to
>Netspeak.

I know someone who reads that as "You May Masturbate Vigourously"

Richard Brookman · Dec 1, 2004

So Austin Shackles was, like

> On or around Tue, 30 Nov 2004 20:48:49 +0000 (UTC), "Richard Brookman"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> I still think YMMV is the best cross-over abbreviation from
>> tech-speak to Netspeak.
>
> I know someone who reads that as "You May Masturbate Vigourously"

Sorry? Was there another interpretation?

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