35389 pts · April 4, 2017
Waterford, Ireland 🇮🇪
Fair enough, that’s a great reason!
He let his speed get too high and overheated / wore through the brakes when he overused them, and the engine brake won’t do much at too high a speed, so then it’s the runaway ramp, or the ravine at the next bend. Pay attention to the “Trucks use low gear” and “Trucks keep below XXmph” signs, kids.
There are loads of these in the Alps
When you've mastered that one, try Muireann - mmwirann (and no, the w isn't silent)
F = August 88 to July 89, NK = Hertfordshire. Hadley Green Garage (rear window decal) is in Barnet, North London, close to Hertfordshire. PS: How come this car was brought to the US - surely it would have been better to source a LHD one in France, Germany, etc?
You don't even need a zip tie to re-wrap the cable, just use your fingers if the cable is clean and unbroken, or a pliers if there's a danger of injury. The key point is to wrap from the beginning of the fray towards the end of the cable, not from the frayed end. I re-wrap bicycle brake cables all the time and then use a cap to prevent a re-occurrence.
Lucky you weren't watching BBC TV in the early 90's, then... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Blobby
That doesn’t mean that it’s not also a perfect metaphor for American healthcare.
Basically, the UK’s Reagan - knew the price of everything and the value of nothing. Privatised as many publicly owned services as possible, so the UK is USA-lite today. Look up UK water companies’ issues for an example of what she started.
“I meant to do that…”
So you’ve been to the Oval Office recently?
Cologne is still better than the German spelling: Köln
“These ones are small, but the ones out there are far away” (Fr Ted: https://youtube.com/watch?v=MMiKyfd6hA0 )
Like wheels on suitcases, I’m surprised it took so long.
This is probably a clip from an interesting UK Channel 5 programme called Trucking Heavy, which follows Alleleys on their work transporting massive loads. A companion programme is Trucking Hell, which follows heavy recovery companies extracting heavy goods vehicles out of ditches all over the UK.
One of the first VWs with stop/start was the '94 Golf Ecomatic Mk3 - I remember reading that the UK post office were interested in it, but the model didn't sell well as it was expensive, so I presume they never bought any.
Yes, I actually like (a bit) getting stuck in traffic in my EV, compared to my wife's '07 which doesn't have Stop/Start. Her sister's '09 Audi has it, and it works pretty well, because it's a manual.
Also works fine on manual cars - only activates when in neutral with the clutch lifted - if you're looking to merge at a Stop or Give Way sign, you just keep it in first with the clutch dipped and you're always ready to go, but when you arrive at a fresh red light, just put it in neutral and lift the clutch to wait, and it restarts as soon as the clutch moves at all.
Story from the UK Guardian newspaper: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/molly-border-collie-rescued-new-zealand
Leaning ladders are safe if you follow the 4:1 rule - for every 4 feet up, the base of the ladder should be 1 foot from the wall - for the same result, I use the level on my phone: the ladder should be at 75.5 degrees from the horizontal or 14.5 degrees from the vertical. Too close to vertical and you can fall backwards, too close to horizontal, and the base of the ladder can slip out.
It's also actually illegal to dispense fuel into a non-approved container - approved containers include vehicle fuel tanks, purpose-made fuel containers and jerrycans, and non-approved containers include food and drink containers and plastic bags(!)
Luckily, this didn't take place in Ireland, despite an Irish website picking up the story - the orange carrier bags are from Sainsburys, a UK supermarket.
The shop-owner deserves it, putting a wheeled trolley that close to a step without a brake or wedge.
*just STARTING to happen
I’d take fairly poor over positively appalling
Very common on European ferries - trailer is dropped off in the port in one country (eg: Ireland) and then placed on the ferry by tugs (special tractor unit for shunting in yards, rather then driving on highways) driven by ferry/port employees, and the reverse process happens at the far end in (eg) France. Saves space/weight/cost on ferries, and means local truck drivers (in Ireland & France) don't have to waste time on ferries/driving abroad.
Well, white bike guy is riding on the wrong side, and emerging from what looks like a more minor street without stopping, so it looks like he’s the dumbass.
Now there’s a snake in my boot!
One of the best trucks ever built, the Mercedes L-series (also called the short-bonnet), first made in 1959, and still in production today in Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_short-bonnet_trucks
What3words was made for places like this: w3w.co
Fair enough, that’s a great reason!
He let his speed get too high and overheated / wore through the brakes when he overused them, and the engine brake won’t do much at too high a speed, so then it’s the runaway ramp, or the ravine at the next bend. Pay attention to the “Trucks use low gear” and “Trucks keep below XXmph” signs, kids.
There are loads of these in the Alps
When you've mastered that one, try Muireann - mmwirann (and no, the w isn't silent)
F = August 88 to July 89, NK = Hertfordshire. Hadley Green Garage (rear window decal) is in Barnet, North London, close to Hertfordshire. PS: How come this car was brought to the US - surely it would have been better to source a LHD one in France, Germany, etc?
You don't even need a zip tie to re-wrap the cable, just use your fingers if the cable is clean and unbroken, or a pliers if there's a danger of injury. The key point is to wrap from the beginning of the fray towards the end of the cable, not from the frayed end. I re-wrap bicycle brake cables all the time and then use a cap to prevent a re-occurrence.
Lucky you weren't watching BBC TV in the early 90's, then... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Blobby
That doesn’t mean that it’s not also a perfect metaphor for American healthcare.
Basically, the UK’s Reagan - knew the price of everything and the value of nothing. Privatised as many publicly owned services as possible, so the UK is USA-lite today. Look up UK water companies’ issues for an example of what she started.
“I meant to do that…”
So you’ve been to the Oval Office recently?
Cologne is still better than the German spelling: Köln
“These ones are small, but the ones out there are far away” (Fr Ted: https://youtube.com/watch?v=MMiKyfd6hA0 )
Like wheels on suitcases, I’m surprised it took so long.
This is probably a clip from an interesting UK Channel 5 programme called Trucking Heavy, which follows Alleleys on their work transporting massive loads. A companion programme is Trucking Hell, which follows heavy recovery companies extracting heavy goods vehicles out of ditches all over the UK.
One of the first VWs with stop/start was the '94 Golf Ecomatic Mk3 - I remember reading that the UK post office were interested in it, but the model didn't sell well as it was expensive, so I presume they never bought any.
Yes, I actually like (a bit) getting stuck in traffic in my EV, compared to my wife's '07 which doesn't have Stop/Start. Her sister's '09 Audi has it, and it works pretty well, because it's a manual.
Also works fine on manual cars - only activates when in neutral with the clutch lifted - if you're looking to merge at a Stop or Give Way sign, you just keep it in first with the clutch dipped and you're always ready to go, but when you arrive at a fresh red light, just put it in neutral and lift the clutch to wait, and it restarts as soon as the clutch moves at all.
Story from the UK Guardian newspaper: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/molly-border-collie-rescued-new-zealand
Leaning ladders are safe if you follow the 4:1 rule - for every 4 feet up, the base of the ladder should be 1 foot from the wall - for the same result, I use the level on my phone: the ladder should be at 75.5 degrees from the horizontal or 14.5 degrees from the vertical. Too close to vertical and you can fall backwards, too close to horizontal, and the base of the ladder can slip out.
It's also actually illegal to dispense fuel into a non-approved container - approved containers include vehicle fuel tanks, purpose-made fuel containers and jerrycans, and non-approved containers include food and drink containers and plastic bags(!)
Luckily, this didn't take place in Ireland, despite an Irish website picking up the story - the orange carrier bags are from Sainsburys, a UK supermarket.
The shop-owner deserves it, putting a wheeled trolley that close to a step without a brake or wedge.
*just STARTING to happen
I’d take fairly poor over positively appalling
Very common on European ferries - trailer is dropped off in the port in one country (eg: Ireland) and then placed on the ferry by tugs (special tractor unit for shunting in yards, rather then driving on highways) driven by ferry/port employees, and the reverse process happens at the far end in (eg) France. Saves space/weight/cost on ferries, and means local truck drivers (in Ireland & France) don't have to waste time on ferries/driving abroad.
Well, white bike guy is riding on the wrong side, and emerging from what looks like a more minor street without stopping, so it looks like he’s the dumbass.
Now there’s a snake in my boot!
One of the best trucks ever built, the Mercedes L-series (also called the short-bonnet), first made in 1959, and still in production today in Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_short-bonnet_trucks
What3words was made for places like this: w3w.co