boboneleg Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Six30 said: beware of this , mainly in villages.... Priorité a droite Very good point, one of the most confusing traffic laws in France. One very irate old French bloke gave me an earful in a small village near Limoges, I don't know exactly what he said but I don't think it was very flattering . 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Skippy said: ………..and that’s why you and me fit right in Pete. I honestly don’t give a fuck about most things and it keeps me sane. Spain is quite happy to have Cockneys and Swansea Jacks......no standards are too low for this place! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 53 minutes ago, Saul said: Emailed my Boss today telling him I want to give up overnight working, and asked if I can work evenings and days. Gonna be an interesting week I think. I thought you were OK with nights Saul? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 9 minutes ago, XTreme said: I thought you were OK with nights Saul? I like them mate but unfortunately they don't like me and are causing me some health issues. I don't want to change but have been told it would be a good idea for me to do so, not a good idea to ignore the docs advice. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 31 minutes ago, XTreme said: Spain is quite happy to have Cockneys and Swansea Jacks......no standards are too low for this place! Yep and recalcitrant bumpkins 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Six30 said: beware of this , mainly in villages.... Priorité a droite Yer cheers. I’m aware of the different priorities depending on the road etc. Probably won’t mention priorities, traffics lights and speed limits until we’re on the ferry cos some people like to worry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Oooo Fowlups ups just rang the BSA’s are in their warehouse, they’ve ordered mine to come across and he’ll give me a ring when he’s laid eyes on it, will go see it either Thursday or maybe Saturday (cos that’s when I’m in Brizzle this week), they’ll dpi it and I’ll pick it up next week Annoyingly I have a bastid busy week next week so it’ll probably have to be be Friday but Whoop whoop! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 10 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Oooo Fowlups ups just rang the BSA’s are in their warehouse, they’ve ordered mine to come across and he’ll give me a ring when he’s laid eyes on it, will go see it either Thursday or maybe Saturday (cos that’s when I’m in Brizzle this week), they’ll dpi it and I’ll pick it up next week Annoyingly I have a bastid busy week next week so it’ll probably have to be be Friday. Whoop whoop I was wondering when yours would arrive. Looking forward to see how you are going to get on with it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Just now, Saul said: I was wondering when yours would arrive. Looking forward to see how you are going to get on with it. When I stop polishing it and actually ride it I’ll let you know 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Looks nice...enjoy.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 47 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: When I stop polishing it and actually ride it I’ll let you know Just in case: How to remove Curry stains! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 26 minutes ago, XTreme said: Just in case: How to remove Curry stains! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: When I stop polishing it and actually ride it I’ll let you know I would be careful not to Polish to hard or you will be through the paint and into the plastic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 8 hours ago, Six30 said: beware of this , mainly in villages.... Priorité a droite It's pretty rare outside of villages and towns these days, but there's always exceptions! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 5 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Yer cheers. I’m aware of the different priorities depending on the road etc. Probably won’t mention priorities, traffics lights and speed limits until we’re on the ferry cos some people like to worry. Stop signs are a good little money earner for the Gendarmes! Make sure you come to a complete stop and count to 3 before moving off again. Some departments have fitted speed cameras in private vehicles as a nice little earner too! So keep a close eye on your speed. A lot of villages and towns are 30kph. Watch roundabouts too. Just because someone is in the righthand lane doesn't mean that they're not going all the way round the roundabout! This has nearly caught me out several times now! Also watch out on righthand bends, as traffic coming the opposite direction often come well over the middle of the road! This has also caused me a few heart stopping moments too. Safe to say that the standard of driving over here hasn't improved in the last 50 years or more! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, Tango said: Stop signs are a good little money earner for the Gendarmes! Make sure you come to a complete stop and count to 3 before moving off again. Some departments have fitted speed cameras in private vehicles as a nice little earner too! So keep a close eye on your speed. A lot of villages and towns are 30kph. Watch roundabouts too. Just because someone is in the righthand lane doesn't mean that they're not going all the way round the roundabout! This has nearly caught me out several times now! Also watch out on righthand bends, as traffic coming the opposite direction often come well over the middle of the road! This has also caused me a few heart stopping moments too. Safe to say that the standard of driving over here hasn't improved in the last 50 years or more! Well thankyou Mr Tango 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 10 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Well thankyou Mr Tango Not trying scaremongering, but just a few things that have nearly caught me out in the past couple of years here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, Tango said: It's pretty rare outside of villages and towns these days, but there's always exceptions! Happened to me couple of times , the better way for me ,( not pulling out on me ) waiting to come out a side road and car stopped on the main road to let me out … I thought what a pleasant bunch you French are , they was obviously locals . 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 This just about sums up my day. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Skippy said: This just about sums up my day. Having a right old knees up then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 33 minutes ago, Tango said: Not trying scaremongering, but just a few things that have nearly caught me out in the past couple of years here. I didn’t think you were. All good to know. A bit of a tangent but I think once you’ve been pregnant and the millionth miserable old hag tries to scare the shit out of you about childbirth for their own cheap thrills you lose the ability to find what other people say even vaguely scary 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, XTreme said: Having a right old knees up then? Not quite…….spent all day running around like a headless chicken for my old man. Spent an hour and a half in the supermarket for him decide he needed 8 toilet rolls, 4 kitchen rolls, a bottle of red wine (had to be from California ), two pairs of rubber gloves, a bottle of bleach and 2 things you hang on the rim of the toilet to stop it stinking………oh and a packet of chocolate digestives. No wonder I need a few beers. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, Skippy said: Not quite…….spent all day running around like a headless chicken for my old man. Spent an hour and a half in the supermarket for him decide he needed 8 toilet rolls, 4 kitchen rolls, a bottle of red wine (had to be from California ), two pairs of rubber gloves, a bottle of bleach and 2 things you hang on the rim of the toilet to stop it stinking………oh and a packet of chocolate digestives. No wonder I need a few beers. Doesn’t sound quite like something you needed you to return to the UK for?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 59 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Doesn’t sound quite like something you needed you to return to the UK for?! Exact-fucking-ly………my missus is fuming! The cost of the flights, car hire and hotel (couldn’t kip at mates place like normal) has cost nearly 900 euros. I won’t be doing it again. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 10 minutes ago, Skippy said: Exact-fucking-ly………my missus is fuming! The cost of the flights, car hire and hotel (couldn’t kip at mates place like normal) has cost nearly 900 euros. I won’t be doing it again. Happy environment back there? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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