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    Am I getting to be a grumpy old man ?

    My replies address the issues you've put forward and not your driving history or background because your background and history are not part of the criticisms you make. The performance of any individual is measured not by the personal attributes or background but by their attainment at the time...
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    Am I getting to be a grumpy old man ?

    The first part of your first sentence " ...I am a competent and confident driver " is obviously biased and without any basis of credibility ie just self belief. Turning to your next point ...When I last read or tested myself on current road rules is not part of the analysis ie You made the...
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    Am I getting to be a grumpy old man ?

    I would suggest this would be more about their actions than anything else.
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    Am I getting to be a grumpy old man ?

    Taking on board your comments above there may be some hope for you if item 1 is an overarching philosophy by which you abide by but your following and previous comments may just undermine this. Notably being 82 years of age doesn't necessarily mean that you are mature, it just means that you are...
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    Am I getting to be a grumpy old man ?

    You have offered the reader another morsel of pet annoyance which if read on its own could have a semblance of reasonability but having included this in your list of gripes I find it difficult to accept it at face value. Perhaps the local authorities should be warned of your presence when you...
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    Am I getting to be a grumpy old man ?

    1. I can go along with your first comment 2. I'm an oldie but cannot accept your reasoning. If you have a plane to catch or a meeting to attend or a doctors appointment you should have ensured you had enough time to do that. Otherwise you are stipulating your rules by which others have to live...
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    What is your cars name

    My current Vauxhall Carlton 2.0L CDXi has the nickname of Jack after the character in Coronation street. My previous Carlton was a 2.0L CDi with the nickname of Vera. In Coronation street a well known married couple were Jack and Vera who were renown for getting into trouble and always arguing.
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    Carlton upgrades

    As can be seen time as moved on since this article was posted and undoubtedly the number of Carltons have reduced significantly, thereby probably reducing the amount of readers that would be interested in this topic. Nevertheless having owned 2 Carltons and a Senator over the last 28 years (no...
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    Introducing me.

    Thanks thexav for your nudge. I would like to get more involved both in the site and in vehicles particularly my own and being without a garage as been a real drag. Without anywhere to go to potter on the car as certainly changed my life but that's the way things go. The whole scene as changed...
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    Introducing me.

    The same goes in UK I believe. My brother was also a chippy serving his apprenticeship in the British army. We were both wanderers but brother George sadly was injured due to his work not as a Chippy but during erecting fencing which he was not used to doing. He had gained his degree from...
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    Introducing me.

    I've taken a look at the link to the Leyburn sprint, if you look at the pub in the picture that's where you'll probably find me. At one time I was tempted to make a trip to OZ to see my brother but the variables weren't quite right. He emigrated quite a number of years ago with his new wife...
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    Introducing me.

    Thanks go to you obi_waynne, T9 man and TCJBOLDIE, Ref. your comments obi_waynne I'll start to become more involved now but my time is spread between the two other sites I'm a member of and this site. What with trying to keep my old car on the road, which takes up much time and to much money...
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    Introducing me.

    Hello again TCJBoldie, Thank you for replying to my email. I'm unsure of what you're still competing at but whatever it is as long as its legal and you're enjoying it what the hell. However if its not legal make sure you don't get caught and if you do blame it on the wife. Your details indicate...
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    Introducing me.

    Thanks for your reply TCJBOLDIE, So we must be whats left of the dinosaur dynasty. Theres many things to be remembered from those early days particularly when owning and driving a car. I can still remember (late 40's - early 50s) looking up a longish street near where I lived to see only one...
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    Introducing me.

    My handle is DJBthatsme and I'm a male goldy oldy. Going way back in the mists of history I can claim to have been a time served mechanic trained by the British Army starting in 1961. I did say it was way back. Then I went on to tinker with vehyicles in the REME. Having jumped ship early I used...

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