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Title: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: albitz on 06 January 2012, 20:21:38
According to nanny and "Halfords expert" - now theres a contradiction in terms. ::)
http://uk.autoblog.com/2012/01/06/driving-with-a-cold-could-seriously-damage-your-licence/?ncid=webmail9
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 06 January 2012, 20:45:55
the comparison to cocaine at the end is choice you can just see that down at the station driving whilst under the influence or a cold or is it cocaine sir :o :o
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 06 January 2012, 20:48:01
not to be sneezed at :D ;D
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: Richie London on 06 January 2012, 20:49:50
Just stick some cotton wool up yer nose and say your a punch drunk boxer
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Post by: Omega_Dan on 06 January 2012, 20:58:25
Well at least the road would be quiet this time of year ::) ;D
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: Richie London on 06 January 2012, 21:02:06
Now what would your boss say if you didn't come into work cause you got a wee cold.id call you a big girls blouse.
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: Vamps on 06 January 2012, 23:57:38
Obvious it can effect your mood and therefore you driving.....we have to plod on though

Who the heck has heard of a car insurance company called 'Young marmalade'........and why are halfords poking their nose into something like this..... ::)
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: albitz on 06 January 2012, 23:59:03
The chap is Halfords driving expert. :y

You couldnt make it up. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: Entwood on 07 January 2012, 00:05:38
Obvious it can effect your mood and therefore you driving.....we have to plod on though

Who the heck has heard of a car insurance company called 'Young marmalade'........and why are halfords poking their nose into something like this..... ::)

http://www.youngmarmalade.co.uk/

Just another subset of a much larger group ... but targetting young drivers it seems
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 07 January 2012, 04:40:06
Obvious it can effect your mood and therefore you driving.....we have to plod on though

Who the heck has heard of a car insurance company called 'Young marmalade'........and why are halfords poking their nose into something like this..... ::)

http://www.youngmarmalade.co.uk/

Just another subset of a much larger group ... but targetting young drivers it seems

when are we going to get an insurance company for old fat tinkers and what would they call it :) ::)
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 07 January 2012, 06:26:23
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an insurance company for old fat tinkers and what would they call it

Welcome to Fat Old tinkers Insurance Services, try our fantastic 70%* intoductory bonus for all Omega owners, with an extra %10 for OOF members :y

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Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: Rods2 on 07 January 2012, 10:57:21
Obvious it can effect your mood and therefore you driving.....we have to plod on though

Who the heck has heard of a car insurance company called 'Young marmalade'........and why are halfords poking their nose into something like this..... ::)

http://www.youngmarmalade.co.uk/

Just another subset of a much larger group ... but targetting young drivers it seems

when are we going to get an insurance company for old fat tinkers and what would they call it :) ::)

You've already hit upon the name: Fat tinkers Insurance.

Some of the sales slogans could be: "No excess as you have excess", "No heavy weight prices here", "Get a weight off your mind; insure with Fat tinkers"  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I'm sure the regulars on here can think of a few more.  :y
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: geoffr70 on 07 January 2012, 11:06:32
Once they sort out all the drink drivers, the drug drivers, the uninsured, the speeders, the wreckless, the incompetent, the dangerous drivers, the "I don't give a crap" drivers, the unlicensed drivers, and then sort themselves out and send their drivers to driving school, I think we'd all be quite happy for people with runny nose to be targeted,  as we'd be living in a perfect world. Bloody robots
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: Richie London on 07 January 2012, 11:21:19
Once they sort out all the drink drivers, the drug drivers, the uninsured, the speeders, the wreckless, the incompetent, the dangerous drivers, the "I don't give a crap" drivers, the unlicensed drivers, and then sort themselves out and send their drivers to driving school, I think we'd all be quite happy for people with runny nose to be targeted,  as we'd be living in a perfect world. Bloody robots

what about women on there monthly cycle who are a big risk from road rage
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: Martian on 07 January 2012, 11:28:10
Once they sort out all the drink drivers, the drug drivers, the uninsured, the speeders, the wreckless, the incompetent, the dangerous drivers, the "I don't give a crap" drivers, the unlicensed drivers, and then sort themselves out and send their drivers to driving school, I think we'd all be quite happy for people with runny nose to be targeted,  as we'd be living in a perfect world. Bloody robots
My sentiments exactly, I'd much rather share the road with someone who has OD'd on a bottle of Night Nurse than any of the above examples.
Pretty much anything we do in a car these days is becoming an "offence", I'm just wondering if it's being done to raise money in general or it's being done to help clear the over congested crap they laughingly call a road when you hit 12 points after doing what you've been doing the last 25 years without incident.
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 07 January 2012, 11:33:54
Once they sort out all the drink drivers, the drug drivers, the uninsured, the speeders, the wreckless, the incompetent, the dangerous drivers, the "I don't give a crap" drivers, the unlicensed drivers, and then sort themselves out and send their drivers to driving school, I think we'd all be quite happy for people with runny nose to be targeted,  as we'd be living in a perfect world. Bloody robots

what about women on there monthly cycle who are a big risk from road rage
they use mopeds down here  ;D what about women on the school run.I always stay off the road if possible during this stressful part of the day :D :D.......bing just remebered a joke quick must get to the joke section before i forget :D
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 07 January 2012, 11:41:19

My sentiments exactly, I'd much rather share the road with someone who has OD'd on a bottle of Night Nurse than any of the above examples.
Pretty much anything we do in a car these days is becoming an "offence", I'm just wondering if it's being done to raise money in general or it's being done to help clear the over congested crap they laughingly call a road when you hit 12 points after doing what you've been doing the last 25 years without incident.

I reckon it's down to the standard of drivers we're churning out at the moment. When some of them are barely acceptable on the easiest of roads, in perfect weather conditions when feeling 100% bright eyed and bushy tailed, driving a perfectly maintained vehicle, you have to legislate to prevent them taking to the roads when their meagre abilities are likely to be compromised by anything. ;)
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: Martian on 07 January 2012, 12:11:05

My sentiments exactly, I'd much rather share the road with someone who has OD'd on a bottle of Night Nurse than any of the above examples.
Pretty much anything we do in a car these days is becoming an "offence", I'm just wondering if it's being done to raise money in general or it's being done to help clear the over congested crap they laughingly call a road when you hit 12 points after doing what you've been doing the last 25 years without incident.

I reckon it's down to the standard of drivers we're churning out at the moment. When some of them are barely acceptable on the easiest of roads, in perfect weather conditions when feeling 100% bright eyed and bushy tailed, driving a perfectly maintained vehicle, you have to legislate to prevent them taking to the roads when their meagre abilities are likely to be compromised by anything. ;)
I'm so glad you said that because for a while now I have been thinking that it must be me doing something wrong because there can't possibly be that many piss poor drivers out there.

I think we should throw out all the "theory" and "hazard perception" bo*****s from the current driving test and go back to "old skool" (70's/80's) methods.

I propose that the driving test should be a one day event, the test car should be something like an old 325i (or any rear wheel drive car with similar power/weight) with absolutely NO electronic driving aids fitted at all, and the test "track" should be the roads of Central London (or any other major city) on a crappy day.

The test requirement is rather simple......if you can make it around London for the whole day without crashing and without f*****g yourself or anybody else up along the way, then you've passed.
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: TheBoy on 07 January 2012, 12:27:55
My sentiments exactly, I'd much rather share the road with someone who has OD'd on a bottle of Night Nurse than any of the above examples.
You wouldn't want to share the road with me after a normal measure of Night Nurse.  2hrs later, honestly, I'm out for the count for about 10hrs. Gay, I know.  Mind you, being a fat bastard, I pop half an asprin before getting on a plane, to keep the blood thin. Thats enough to make me miss the on-flight film, and gets me just grumpy enough to lack patience with baggage handlers and airport officials when I land....
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: TheBoy on 07 January 2012, 12:30:42

My sentiments exactly, I'd much rather share the road with someone who has OD'd on a bottle of Night Nurse than any of the above examples.
Pretty much anything we do in a car these days is becoming an "offence", I'm just wondering if it's being done to raise money in general or it's being done to help clear the over congested crap they laughingly call a road when you hit 12 points after doing what you've been doing the last 25 years without incident.

I reckon it's down to the standard of drivers we're churning out at the moment. When some of them are barely acceptable on the easiest of roads, in perfect weather conditions when feeling 100% bright eyed and bushy tailed, driving a perfectly maintained vehicle, you have to legislate to prevent them taking to the roads when their meagre abilities are likely to be compromised by anything. ;)
I'm so glad you said that because for a while now I have been thinking that it must be me doing something wrong because there can't possibly be that many piss poor drivers out there.
I was saying moaning about this only last week.  We put it down to just being Milton Keynes (where I work) being having an unfair number of retards.
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: LJay on 07 January 2012, 12:35:29
Once they sort out all the drink drivers, the drug drivers, the uninsured, the speeders, the wreckless, the incompetent, the dangerous drivers, the "I don't give a crap" drivers, the unlicensed drivers, and then sort themselves out and send their drivers to driving school, I think we'd all be quite happy for people with runny nose to be targeted,  as we'd be living in a perfect world. Bloody robots

what about women on there monthly cycle who are a big risk from road rage

Steady on!  I don't need PMT to get road rage.....just having to share the roads with male drivers triggers it nicely! ;) :P
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: LJay on 07 January 2012, 12:39:00
Men with colds should defo not be behind the wheel!  They're far too busy moaning about their potentially fatal case of Manflu (a slight sniffle) to concentrate on driving properly! :P


Just think how much congestion would be eased if Manflu were fatal......
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: TheBoy on 07 January 2012, 12:39:16
Steady on!  I don't need PMT to get road rage.....just having to share the roads with male drivers triggers it nicely! ;) :P
Clearly, we need gender specific roads, as its the girls who get me going.

They sit in the middle lanes, wait for rush hour to finish before pulling out at junctions, spend more time looking at the offspring in the car than the road, and drive like Miss Daisy.

See the odd bloke doing the same, but thats just a woman in a man's body.
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: TheBoy on 07 January 2012, 12:40:04
Men with colds should defo not be behind the wheel!  They're far too busy moaning about their potentially fatal case of Manflu (a slight sniffle) to concentrate on driving properly! :P
Hence, I'm staying at home today.  I'd rather die at home. Manflu is always fatal.
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: LJay on 07 January 2012, 12:44:30
Steady on!  I don't need PMT to get road rage.....just having to share the roads with male drivers triggers it nicely! ;) :P
Clearly, we need gender specific roads, as its the girls who get me going.

They sit in the middle lanes, wait for rush hour to finish before pulling out at junctions, spend more time looking at the offspring in the car than the road, and drive like Miss Daisy.

See the odd bloke doing the same, but thats just a woman in a man's body.

Don't think I've ever driven like Miss Daisy, don't tend to use the wrong lane or hesitate pulling out!
Frequently get stuck behind blokes who do though, not to mention the ones driving powerful cars which they are terrified of.
Gender specific roads would be nice, no more failure to indicate, over taking when not safe to do so, cutting up etc... :P
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: TheBoy on 07 January 2012, 12:47:20
Don't think I've ever driven like Miss Daisy, don't tend to use the wrong lane or hesitate pulling out!
Are you a man?

Frequently get stuck behind blokes who do though, not to mention the ones driving powerful cars which they are terrified of.
Ladyboys, you mean?

Gender specific roads would be nice, no more failure to indicate, over taking when not safe to do so, cutting up etc... :P
Exactly! ;)
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: LJay on 07 January 2012, 16:42:23
Don't think I've ever driven like Miss Daisy, don't tend to use the wrong lane or hesitate pulling out!
Are you a man?

Frequently get stuck behind blokes who do though, not to mention the ones driving powerful cars which they are terrified of.
Ladyboys, you mean?

Gender specific roads would be nice, no more failure to indicate, over taking when not safe to do so, cutting up etc... :P
Exactly! ;)

Not last time I looked, though you wouldn't notice....far more interested in tea! ;) :-*

Ladyboys are still men...therefore subject to men's appalling driving habits! :P
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: hotel21 on 07 January 2012, 19:55:41
Men with colds should defo not be behind the wheel!  They're far too busy moaning about their potentially fatal case of Manflu (a slight sniffle) to concentrate on driving properly! :P
Hence, I'm staying at home today.  I'd rather die at home. Manflu is always fatal.

Man Flu - The Facts...

1. Man-Flu is more painful than childbirth. This is an irrefutable scientific fact. (Based on a survey of over 100,000 men.)

2. Man-Flu is not 'just a cold'. It is a condition so severe that the germs from a single Man-Flu sneeze could wipe out entire tribes of people living in the rainforest. And probably loads of monkeys too.

3. Women do not contract Man-Flu. At worst they suffer from what is medically recognised as a 'Mild Girly Sniffle' - which, if a man caught, he would still be able to run, throw a ball, tear the phone book in half and compete in all other kinds of manly activities.

4. Men do not 'moan' when they have Man-Flu. They emit involuntary groans of agony that are entirely in proportion to the unbearable pain they are in.

5. Full recovery from Man-Flu will take place much quicker if their simple requests for care, sympathy and regular cups of tea are met. Is that really so much to ask? Florence Nightingale would have done it.

6. More men die each year from MFN (Man-Flu Neglect) than lots and lots of other things. (Like rabbit attacks or choking on toast).

7. Men suffering from Man-Flu want nothing more than to get out of bed and come to work, but they are too selfless to risk spreading this awful condition amongst their friends and colleagues. In this sense, they are the greatest heroes this country has ever known.

8. In 1982 scientists managed to simulate the agonising symptoms of full blown Man-Flu in a female chimp. She became so ill that her head literally fell off.

9. Man-Flu germs are more powerful than He-Man, The Thundercats and The A-Team combined. They are too strong for weak, nasty tasting 'lady medicines' like Lemsip, so don't bother trying to force them on a victim of Man-Flu.

10. While it may seem like a Man-Flu sufferer is just lying around enjoying 'Diagnosis Murder' it is a commonly recognised medical fact that the exact pitch and frequency of Dick Van Dyke's voice has remarkable soothing powers.


Every minute in this country one man is struck down by Man-Flu. Women, all we ask is that each of you offers them a cup of tea, some kind words and your undivided attention and care. Then maybe, just maybe, we'll beat this monstrous disease together...
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: albitz on 07 January 2012, 19:58:52
Very wise words Brucie. :y ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: paul.lovejoy on 07 January 2012, 20:16:43
very well said that man :y :y ;D
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: LJay on 07 January 2012, 20:26:04
I really do wish Manflu was fatal! :P

Get a grip you load of snivelling wusses!  Man up! ;D ;D  It's just a slight cold! ;D

 >:( I would really like to see any man go through childbirth, suspect it would be hilarious! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 07 January 2012, 20:45:38
I really do wish Manflu was fatal! :P

Get a grip you load of snivelling wusses!  Man up! ;D ;D  It's just a slight cold! ;D

 >:( I would really like to see any man go through childbirth, suspect it would be hilarious! ;D ;D

i gave birth this morning before i went to work i might add plus i never needed pain killers or gas ok was a slight tear in my eye see men are tuff
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: LJay on 07 January 2012, 21:08:58
I really do wish Manflu was fatal! :P

Get a grip you load of snivelling wusses!  Man up! ;D ;D  It's just a slight cold! ;D

 >:( I would really like to see any man go through childbirth, suspect it would be hilarious! ;D ;D

i gave birth this morning before i went to work i might add plus i never needed pain killers or gas ok was a slight tear in my arse see men are tuff

Too much information! ;)
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: the alarming man on 07 January 2012, 21:21:09
school run mums...brain dead and blind i am saying no more :y
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: Vamps on 07 January 2012, 21:22:15
very well said that man :y :y ;D

+1....... :y :y

As for those lady members who speak of childbirth, can I remind them that it is a natural thing that women are designed to do, so why make such a fuss...... ::) ::)
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: geoffr70 on 07 January 2012, 21:37:24
yeah if you think childbirth is painful, try standing on a plug in the middle of the night
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: the alarming man on 07 January 2012, 22:54:42
or kneeling on a screw that really hurts lol :y
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: LJay on 08 January 2012, 10:37:38
very well said that man :y :y ;D

+1....... :y :y

As for those lady members who speak of childbirth, can I remind them that it is a natural thing that women are designed to do, so why make such a fuss...... ::) ::)

Doesn't mean it doesn't hurt like break though!  Hence women having a greater tolerance to pain and discomfort and we therefore find it difficult to dole out the sympathy that you men crave when you have a slight cold Manflu! :P
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 08 January 2012, 13:25:58
you women are just bullies my wife beats me you know she even does it in her sleep :o :o and even if she is wrong she beats me becuase its still my fault :o :o

its not easy being a man you know man flue was probably evented by a lesbian just to make men suffer even more
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: LJay on 08 January 2012, 19:02:46
you women are just bullies my wife beats me you know she even does it in her sleep :o :o and even if she is wrong she beats me becuase its still my fault :o :o

its not easy being a man you know man flue was probably evented by a lesbian just to make men suffer even more

Don't be such a wimp!  Someone needs to keep you in order! ;D ;D

Oh and I'm pretty sure Lesbians have better things to do than make yay lot suffer! ;) :P
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 08 January 2012, 19:06:52
i did suggest to wifey that she shoulsd have a lesbian close friend to play spend time with i can always by a video camera thingy majig and film nature stuff and things....she beat me for it :o :o
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: TheBoy on 08 January 2012, 19:08:11
Oh and I'm pretty sure Lesbians have better things to do than make yay lot suffer! ;) :P
Pray, do tell :P
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: LJay on 08 January 2012, 20:24:37
Oh and I'm pretty sure Lesbians have better things to do than make yay lot suffer! ;) :P
Pray, do tell :P

Couldn't possibly! :-X You'd need more than the one cup of tea! ;) :-*
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: Jimbob on 08 January 2012, 20:28:50
 :-X :-X :-X :-X

Must......resist......temptation...


 :-X :-X :-X ::)
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Post by: 05omegav6 on 08 January 2012, 21:05:34
 ;D Resistance is futile :y
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: LJay on 08 January 2012, 21:20:46
:-X :-X :-X :-X

Must......resist......temptation...


 :-X :-X :-X ::)

Damn right you must.....or else! >:( ;)
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 08 January 2012, 21:27:22
:-X :-X :-X :-X

Must......resist......temptation...


 :-X :-X :-X ::)

Damn right you must.....or else! >:( ;)
It's not his fault ::)

1. He's a man.
2. Resistance is futile, although perhaps in this case an exception would be prudent :-X
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: LJay on 08 January 2012, 21:33:52
:-X :-X :-X :-X

Must......resist......temptation...


 :-X :-X :-X ::)

Damn right you must.....or else! >:( ;)
It's not his fault ::)

1. He's a man.
2. Resistance is futile, although perhaps in this case an exception would be prudent :-X

Damn right it would! >:(
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: Martian on 09 January 2012, 10:32:17
Oh and I'm pretty sure Lesbians have better things to do than make yay lot suffer! ;) :P
Pray, do tell :P
I can just picture you now with the sweat running down your face as you furiously crack one out while Ljay talks about what lezzers get up to  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Dont drive & have a cold.
Post by: LJay on 09 January 2012, 13:05:19
Oh and I'm pretty sure Lesbians have better things to do than make yay lot suffer! ;) :P
Pray, do tell :P
I can just picture you now with the sweat running down your face as you furiously crack one out while Ljay talks about what lezzers get up to  ;D ;D

Doubt it, he'd rather have a cup of tea! :P ;)