WDB
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Post by WDB on Nov 17, 2016 18:40:40 GMT
Did Bill Clinton use that excuse?
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Post by Humph on Nov 17, 2016 19:21:01 GMT
Swinging, accurately, with but single digit millimetres of clearance, is much harder than not driving into a bus. This was sort of level 9 swinging, the sort of swinging most drivers wouldn't even contemplate attempting for fear of failure. The sort of swinging you can only do if you are in a driving zen zone, where you just have to feel the swing in your subconscious before you do it, the sort of swing that you'd remember for years to come as one of your finest moments. A very rare, in fact in my case, unprecedented, and to be clear, ever so slight miscalculation, that merely resulted in frankly near invisible damage is to be expected, if you attempt such a swing on any kind of regular basis. Not driving into buses is a level one humiliation avoidance strategy by comparison. Amateur hour stuff in truth.🙄
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Post by Hofmeister on Nov 17, 2016 20:09:22 GMT
Swinging, accurately, with but single digit millimetres of clearance, is much harder than not driving into a bus. This was sort of level 9 swinging, the sort of swinging most drivers wouldn't even contemplate attempting for fear of failure. The sort of swinging you can only do if you are in a driving zen zone, where you just have to feel the swing in your subconscious before you do it, the sort of swing that you'd remember for years to come as one of your finest moments. A very rare, in fact in my case, unprecedented, and to be clear, ever so slight miscalculation, that merely resulted in frankly near invisible damage is to be expected, if you attempt such a swing on any kind of regular basis. Not driving into buses is a level one humiliation avoidance strategy by comparison. Amateur hour stuff in truth.🙄 Clearly one of us is racked with guilt over our zen zone cockup, and the other is chilled out
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Post by Rob on Nov 17, 2016 20:10:11 GMT
Nogbad and the phrase it was a glancing blow together reminds me of: It is but a flesh wound.
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Post by Humph on Nov 17, 2016 20:15:49 GMT
Guilt? No not really, in fact to truly achieve and appreciate perfection one must first experience imperfection.
Hummmmmmm...peace be with you my children...Hummmmmm 😑
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Post by Hofmeister on Nov 17, 2016 20:20:43 GMT
Guilt? No not really, in fact to truly achieve and appreciate perfection one must first experience imperfection. Hummmmmmm...peace be with you my children...Hummmmmm 😑
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Post by Humph on Nov 17, 2016 20:24:51 GMT
You won't find any buses down there. But someone might think it's ideal for parking their bike...🤔
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Post by Hofmeister on Nov 17, 2016 20:32:54 GMT
You won't find any buses down there. But someone might think it's ideal for parking their bike...🤔
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Post by Humph on Nov 17, 2016 21:53:30 GMT
I once, by pure chance, ended up chatting to him briefly around that time. It was during the Edinburgh Festival a half a lifetime ago and I found myself leaning on the same bar as him in some late night temporary nightclub. Only in his company for a few minutes while our respective drinks were served, but he was just as funny offstage as he was on it. Really nice guy in fact.
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Post by Alanović on Nov 18, 2016 10:07:11 GMT
I accidentally walked in to him (Connolly) as he was stepping out of his Jag in Peascod Street, Windsor one day - he used to live at a place he called Gruntfuttock Hall in Winkfield, just outside town. I was a mere boy and in my school uniform, but he was most cheerful and polite when I apologised to him. Unlike Rowan Atkinson when he hit me with his Delta Integrale as I was crossing the road in Windsor High Street one day. Epithets comparing me to a small, unintelligent bit of lady's undercarriage were screamed from the window. Quite justified though, I hadn't looked properly before crossing. You'd have thought I'd have heard the thing, too, noisy contraption. Reg number COM 1C.
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Post by commerdriver on Nov 18, 2016 11:37:57 GMT
Total trivia, I think Jimmy Tarbuck used to own the COM1C registration
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Post by Hofmeister on Nov 20, 2016 9:57:14 GMT
Ok, At the risk of the wail of warnings and accusations of recklessness, I am driving again.
I approached it in a very risk adverse frame of mind, no intention of macho bravado, expecting to fail a risk assessment I carried out first. Laid off the painkillers for 4 hours, Adjusted seat, sat comfortably in driving seat, and applied increasing pressure to the dead brake pedal with my right foot. No issues with mobility, feel or leg strength. Started car, and did the same with a "live" brake pedal. Reversed gingerly out the drive, proceed down my home road, and tried a full blown emergency stop. Little in the way pain issues, and more than adequate to pass a driving test.
There appears to be some kind of perfect mechanical geometry between back, pelvis, hip leg and pedal that does not touch any of the bits that hurt.
Based on that I drove the car to the park with the dog so she could run around a bit and drove home. The roof rails are good for hanging on the to the car to get crutches from the back seat. Clearly I am not intending a 4 hour journey tomorrow, but its a great start.
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Post by Humph on Nov 20, 2016 10:08:34 GMT
Was that yesterday or this morning? Heard that the weather isn't the best in your part of the country this morning or wasn't overnight anyway?
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Post by Hofmeister on Nov 20, 2016 10:20:40 GMT
Yesterday afternoon. Not too bad here, just heavy rain and strongish winds, Mrs Bad is away on the south coast for the weekend, - Bexhill, and she says its a war zone down there.
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Post by Humph on Nov 20, 2016 10:50:14 GMT
Oh well that's ok then !
Well, if you can get yourself to Llandegla forest by lunchtime I'll take you mountain biking if you like.
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