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"JNugent" wrote in message
... On 18/08/2016 09:11, Bod wrote: On 18/08/2016 09:02, Alycidon wrote: On Thursday, 18 August 2016 00:44:51 UTC+1, Nick wrote: Oh, the fatal accident, another one of those motorist crashes into shop types. http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/bromley/14682760.Woman_injured_in_Petts_Wood_charity_shop_ crash_dies_in_hospital/ Cheers - don't think we've had a ride report for about 15 years! Seems a weekly occurrence when a driver crashes into a building , even pedestrians on the pavements etc. More appropriate NGs. Very sad when this happens. I wonder if the car was an automatic. I wonder if the driver accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake and then didn't have the quick reactions of a younger person to realise what they'd done and to change feet to the brake pedal. With a manual car, there is the chance if you were slowing down that you'd be in the wrong gear for accelerating, so pressing the accelerator would stall the engine, whereas an automatic would just change down. I've sometimes wondered whether automatics and elderly people don't mix - which is ironic since autos are generally easier for elderly people who may have poorer coordination (eg between clutch and accelerator). |
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Help required for OCD poster JNugent
On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:45:12 +0100, Bod wrote:
Cross-posting JNugent to a more appropriate NG. Please can the OCD group offer some help for JNugent. Thanks in advance Never thought of Nugent as OCD, what's he said? Simon and Steve are OCD. -- You know you're getting old when: Your friends compliment you on your new alligator shoes and you're barefoot. |
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Help required for OCD poster JNugent
On 18/08/2016 14:09, James Wilkinson wrote:
On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:45:12 +0100, Bod wrote: Cross-posting JNugent to a more appropriate NG. Please can the OCD group offer some help for JNugent. Thanks in advance Never thought of Nugent as OCD, what's he said? Simon and Steve are OCD. Virtually every post from Nugent is negative, as is Cheerless. |
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Help required for OCD poster JNugent
On 18/08/2016 14:14, Bod wrote:
On 18/08/2016 14:09, James Wilkinson wrote: On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:45:12 +0100, Bod wrote: Cross-posting JNugent to a more appropriate NG. Please can the OCD group offer some help for JNugent. Thanks in advance Never thought of Nugent as OCD, what's he said? Simon and Steve are OCD. Virtually every post from Nugent is negative, as is Cheerless. Mind you, I expect someone loves him ;-) |
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On Thursday, 18 August 2016 11:41:23 UTC+1, Nick wrote:
If this had been a cyclist killing a person on the road we would have heard about it for weeks. If it were on the pavement the story would be repeated for years. The carnage is so usual it just goes unnoticed. People just ignore the damage cars cause. And they also wear plastic hats in their cars. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqFKy91W8AAiWuI.jpg |
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On 18/08/2016 13:30, NY wrote:
"JNugent" wrote in message ... On 18/08/2016 09:11, Bod wrote: On 18/08/2016 09:02, Alycidon wrote: On Thursday, 18 August 2016 00:44:51 UTC+1, Nick wrote: Oh, the fatal accident, another one of those motorist crashes into shop types. http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/bromley/14682760.Woman_injured_in_Petts_Wood_charity_shop_ crash_dies_in_hospital/ Cheers - don't think we've had a ride report for about 15 years! Seems a weekly occurrence when a driver crashes into a building , even pedestrians on the pavements etc. More appropriate NGs. Very sad when this happens. I wonder if the car was an automatic. I wonder if the driver accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake and then didn't have the quick reactions of a younger person to realise what they'd done and to change feet to the brake pedal. With a manual car, there is the chance if you were slowing down that you'd be in the wrong gear for accelerating, so pressing the accelerator would stall the engine, whereas an automatic would just change down. I've sometimes wondered whether automatics and elderly people don't mix - which is ironic since autos are generally easier for elderly people who may have poorer coordination (eg between clutch and accelerator). I am not a fan of automatics, though unfortunately, in the USA (which is where I do do most of my renting), there are no manual transmission cars available, except for the odd piece of exotica which is out of my price range. |
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Help required for OCD poster JNugent
On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:14:34 +0100, Bod wrote:
On 18/08/2016 14:09, James Wilkinson wrote: On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:45:12 +0100, Bod wrote: Cross-posting JNugent to a more appropriate NG. Please can the OCD group offer some help for JNugent. Thanks in advance Never thought of Nugent as OCD, what's he said? Simon and Steve are OCD. Virtually every post from Nugent is negative, as is Cheerless. Since when did OCD mean "being negative"? -- The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese -- Billy Wilson, Tough Guy, http://www.toughguy.co.uk |
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Help required for OCD poster JNugent
On 18/08/2016 15:49, James Wilkinson wrote:
On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:14:34 +0100, Bod wrote: On 18/08/2016 14:09, James Wilkinson wrote: On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:45:12 +0100, Bod wrote: Cross-posting JNugent to a more appropriate NG. Please can the OCD group offer some help for JNugent. Thanks in advance Never thought of Nugent as OCD, what's he said? Simon and Steve are OCD. Virtually every post from Nugent is negative, as is Cheerless. Since when did OCD mean "being negative"? *Constantly negative*. |
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Help required for OCD poster JNugent
On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 15:58:17 +0100, Bod wrote:
On 18/08/2016 15:49, James Wilkinson wrote: On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:14:34 +0100, Bod wrote: On 18/08/2016 14:09, James Wilkinson wrote: On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:45:12 +0100, Bod wrote: Cross-posting JNugent to a more appropriate NG. Please can the OCD group offer some help for JNugent. Thanks in advance Never thought of Nugent as OCD, what's he said? Simon and Steve are OCD. Virtually every post from Nugent is negative, as is Cheerless. Since when did OCD mean "being negative"? *Constantly negative*. No, still not OCD. OCD is like Simon and Steve, insisting everyone goes 30mph, not 31mph, because 31 is more than 30 and is as bad as 150. -- "You, you, and you ... panic. The rest of you, come with me." - U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt. |
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Help required for OCD poster JNugent
On 18/08/2016 16:06, James Wilkinson wrote:
On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 15:58:17 +0100, Bod wrote: On 18/08/2016 15:49, James Wilkinson wrote: On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:14:34 +0100, Bod wrote: On 18/08/2016 14:09, James Wilkinson wrote: On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:45:12 +0100, Bod wrote: Cross-posting JNugent to a more appropriate NG. Please can the OCD group offer some help for JNugent. Thanks in advance Never thought of Nugent as OCD, what's he said? Simon and Steve are OCD. Virtually every post from Nugent is negative, as is Cheerless. Since when did OCD mean "being negative"? *Constantly negative*. No, still not OCD. OCD is like Simon and Steve, insisting everyone goes 30mph, not 31mph, because 31 is more than 30 and is as bad as 150. Do you want a 2 or 5 minute argument? |
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