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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out?
-- There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? -- There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. If more snow falls they mayn't get out at all if they haven't cleared the first lot. |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 18:09:29 -0000, harry wrote:
On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? -- There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. If more snow falls they mayn't get out at all if they haven't cleared the first lot. There is no point in clearing 3 inches. -- British Rail Customer: "How much does it cost to Bath on the train?" Operator: "If you can get your feet in the sink, then it's free". |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:09:29 -0800, harry wrote:
On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? -- There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. If more snow falls they mayn't get out at all if they haven't cleared the first lot. There appears to be a good legal reason not to clear it. When you clear a driveway of snow you are accepting responsibility for keeping it clear to enable safe access over it. If someone consequently slips on it and is injured then they may have a claim against you. On the other hand, if you've made no effort to clear the way then the onus is on them to take care. Or so I'm told. |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:09:29 -0800, harry wrote: On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? -- There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. If more snow falls they mayn't get out at all if they haven't cleared the first lot. There appears to be a good legal reason not to clear it. When you clear a driveway of snow you are accepting responsibility for keeping it clear to enable safe access over it. If someone consequently slips on it and is injured then they may have a claim against you. On the other hand, if you've made no effort to clear the way then the onus is on them to take care. Or so I'm told. You a councillor? :-) -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On 12/01/2017 18:36, mick wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:09:29 -0800, harry wrote: On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? -- There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. If more snow falls they mayn't get out at all if they haven't cleared the first lot. There appears to be a good legal reason not to clear it. When you clear a driveway of snow you are accepting responsibility for keeping it clear to enable safe access over it. If someone consequently slips on it and is injured then they may have a claim against you. No they don't! Its a complete myth. On the other hand, if you've made no effort to clear the way then the onus is on them to take care. On the other hand if you are a business and you don't make it safe for your visitors you are liable. Or so I'm told. So you must listen to people that are wrong, maybe it was on the side of a bus? |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:15:33 -0000, dennis@home wrote:
On 12/01/2017 18:36, mick wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:09:29 -0800, harry wrote: On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? -- There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. If more snow falls they mayn't get out at all if they haven't cleared the first lot. There appears to be a good legal reason not to clear it. When you clear a driveway of snow you are accepting responsibility for keeping it clear to enable safe access over it. If someone consequently slips on it and is injured then they may have a claim against you. No they don't! Its a complete myth. On the other hand, if you've made no effort to clear the way then the onus is on them to take care. On the other hand if you are a business and you don't make it safe for your visitors you are liable. Nobody should be liable for a fall except the idiot who didn't look where he was going. -- A waiter brings the customer the steak he ordered with his thumb over the meat. "Are you crazy?" yelled the customer, "with your hand on my steak?" "What" answers the waiter, "You want it to fall on the floor again?" |
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On Thursday, 12 January 2017 19:28:04 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:15:33 -0000, dennis@home wrote: On 12/01/2017 18:36, mick wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:09:29 -0800, harry wrote: On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? -- There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. If more snow falls they mayn't get out at all if they haven't cleared the first lot. There appears to be a good legal reason not to clear it. When you clear a driveway of snow you are accepting responsibility for keeping it clear to enable safe access over it. If someone consequently slips on it and is injured then they may have a claim against you. No they don't! Its a complete myth. On the other hand, if you've made no effort to clear the way then the onus is on them to take care. On the other hand if you are a business and you don't make it safe for your visitors you are liable. Nobody should be liable for a fall except the idiot who didn't look where he was going. Just supose you clear yuor driveway with hot water and it then freezes and teh postie falls and breaks a leg. We has a similar siruation here where there was a cut through walkway and an old lady tripped over a raised paving slab the college was balamed as it didn;t maintain the pavement, but the college said this was not a right of way and the genral public shouldn;t be walking there. So that shows you how much it cares about staff and studetns , so they put a no access notice in the area. -- A waiter brings the customer the steak he ordered with his thumb over the meat. "Are you crazy?" yelled the customer, "with your hand on my steak?" "What" answers the waiter, "You want it to fall on the floor again?" |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
dennis@home wrote:
On 12/01/2017 18:36, mick wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:09:29 -0800, harry wrote: On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? -- There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. If more snow falls they mayn't get out at all if they haven't cleared the first lot. There appears to be a good legal reason not to clear it. When you clear a driveway of snow you are accepting responsibility for keeping it clear to enable safe access over it. If someone consequently slips on it and is injured then they may have a claim against you. No they don't! Its a complete myth. On the other hand, if you've made no effort to clear the way then the onus is on them to take care. On the other hand if you are a business and you don't make it safe for your visitors you are liable. Or so I'm told. So you must listen to people that are wrong, maybe it was on the side of a bus? More likely on a government failed propaganda leaflet. Anyway it doesn't take long with a snow blower. |
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:20:31 -0000, Capitol wrote:
dennis@home wrote: On 12/01/2017 18:36, mick wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:09:29 -0800, harry wrote: On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? -- There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. If more snow falls they mayn't get out at all if they haven't cleared the first lot. There appears to be a good legal reason not to clear it. When you clear a driveway of snow you are accepting responsibility for keeping it clear to enable safe access over it. If someone consequently slips on it and is injured then they may have a claim against you. No they don't! Its a complete myth. On the other hand, if you've made no effort to clear the way then the onus is on them to take care. On the other hand if you are a business and you don't make it safe for your visitors you are liable. Or so I'm told. So you must listen to people that are wrong, maybe it was on the side of a bus? More likely on a government failed propaganda leaflet. Anyway it doesn't take long with a snow blower. It takes me zero time, as I don't do it. -- When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her somewhere expensive... So, I took her to a petrol station... And then the fight started... |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:15:33 +0000, dennis@home wrote:
On 12/01/2017 18:36, mick wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:09:29 -0800, harry wrote: On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? -- There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. If more snow falls they mayn't get out at all if they haven't cleared the first lot. There appears to be a good legal reason not to clear it. When you clear a driveway of snow you are accepting responsibility for keeping it clear to enable safe access over it. If someone consequently slips on it and is injured then they may have a claim against you. No they don't! Its a complete myth. Hang on there - I never said it was true, did I? On the other hand, if you've made no effort to clear the way then the onus is on them to take care. On the other hand if you are a business and you don't make it safe for your visitors you are liable. Or so I'm told. So you must listen to people that are wrong, maybe it was on the side of a bus? Now there's an idea.... lol |
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 17:46:34 -0000, mick wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:15:33 +0000, dennis@home wrote: On 12/01/2017 18:36, mick wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:09:29 -0800, harry wrote: On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? -- There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. If more snow falls they mayn't get out at all if they haven't cleared the first lot. There appears to be a good legal reason not to clear it. When you clear a driveway of snow you are accepting responsibility for keeping it clear to enable safe access over it. If someone consequently slips on it and is injured then they may have a claim against you. No they don't! Its a complete myth. Hang on there - I never said it was true, did I? Yes, you didn't say "apparently". -- Imagine you are a child in your mother's womb, can you detect light? Only during ballet practice. |
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"mick" wrote in message b.com... There appears to be a good legal reason not to clear it. When you clear a driveway of snow you are accepting responsibility for keeping it clear to enable safe access over it. If someone consequently slips on it and is injured then they may have a claim against you. On the other hand, if you've made no effort to clear the way then the onus is on them to take care. Or so I'm told. And a cleared driveway becomes way more slippery than if left alone. -- Dave W |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:31:29 -0000, Dave W wrote:
"mick" wrote in message b.com... There appears to be a good legal reason not to clear it. When you clear a driveway of snow you are accepting responsibility for keeping it clear to enable safe access over it. If someone consequently slips on it and is injured then they may have a claim against you. On the other hand, if you've made no effort to clear the way then the onus is on them to take care. Or so I'm told. And a cleared driveway becomes way more slippery than if left alone. Not if you drive your car over it a few times. -- Inoculatte (v): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late. |
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Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson" LOL), the Sociopathic Attention Whore
"The Peeler" wrote in message eb.com... On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:41:25 -0000, Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson"), the pathological attention whore of all the uk ngs, blathered again: There appears to be a good legal reason not to clear it. When you clear a driveway of snow you are accepting responsibility for keeping it clear to enable safe access over it. If someone consequently slips on it and is injured then they may have a claim against you. On the other hand, if you've made no effort to clear the way then the onus is on them to take care. Or so I'm told. And a cleared driveway becomes way more slippery than if left alone. Not if you drive your car over it a few times. Obviously it depends on the consistency of the snow, Birdbrain. I'll wager a pound to a pinch of dog**** that you'll get ****ed off replying to the silly PHucker before he gets ****ed off posting ****e. |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:34:40 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? So they can dump their snow on your drive and presumably make you happy? -- Graham. %Profound_observation% |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:22:35 -0000, Graham. wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:34:40 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? So they can dump their snow on your drive and presumably make you happy? I saw someone today shovelling his pavement clean, pushing it onto the road. I waited until he went inside, then drove over the snow fairly quickly, splattering it back where it was. -- In 1999 the creators of KY Jelly created a new product. It was called "Y2K Jelly." It allowed you to get four digits in your date instead of two. |
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On 12/01/2017 19:28, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:22:35 -0000, Graham. wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:34:40 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? So they can dump their snow on your drive and presumably make you happy? I saw someone today shovelling his pavement clean, pushing it onto the road. I waited until he went inside, then drove over the snow fairly quickly, splattering it back where it was. That's extremely childish....why? |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 20:09:48 -0000, Bod wrote:
On 12/01/2017 19:28, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:22:35 -0000, Graham. wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:34:40 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? So they can dump their snow on your drive and presumably make you happy? I saw someone today shovelling his pavement clean, pushing it onto the road. I waited until he went inside, then drove over the snow fairly quickly, splattering it back where it was. That's extremely childish....why? He was obstructing the road. -- In the first few days of the Olympics the Rumanians took gold, silver, bronze, copper, lead and anything else they could get their bloody hands on. |
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Bod wrote:
On 12/01/2017 19:28, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:22:35 -0000, Graham. wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:34:40 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? So they can dump their snow on your drive and presumably make you happy? I saw someone today shovelling his pavement clean, pushing it onto the road. I waited until he went inside, then drove over the snow fairly quickly, splattering it back where it was. That's extremely childish....why? You have known the answer for years. http://www.autism.org.uk/about/what-...FUaNGwodUnEADw |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 21:02:48 -0000, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Bod wrote: On 12/01/2017 19:28, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:22:35 -0000, Graham. wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:34:40 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? So they can dump their snow on your drive and presumably make you happy? I saw someone today shovelling his pavement clean, pushing it onto the road. I waited until he went inside, then drove over the snow fairly quickly, splattering it back where it was. That's extremely childish....why? You have known the answer for years. http://www.autism.org.uk/about/what-...FUaNGwodUnEADw I like to have a laugh at the expense of others. That is not a disability. -- A dyslexic man walks into a bra. |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:34:40 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? So they can dump their snow on your drive and presumably make you happy? ___________________________ /| /| | | ||__|| | Please don't | / O O\__ feed | / \ the well known PHucker troll / \ \ | / _ \ \ ---------------------- / |\____\ \ || / | | | |\____/ || / \|_|_|/ | __|| / / \ |____| || / | | /| | --| | | |// |____ --| * _ | |_|_|_| | \-/ *-- _--\ _ \ // | / _ \\ _ // | / * / \_ /- | - | | * ___ c_c_c_C/ \C_c_c_c____________ |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:52:52 -0000, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Graham. wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:34:40 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? So they can dump their snow on your drive and presumably make you happy? ___________________________ /| /| | | ||__|| | Please don't | / O O\__ feed | / \ the well known PHucker troll / \ \ | / _ \ \ ---------------------- / |\____\ \ || / | | | |\____/ || / \|_|_|/ | __|| / / \ |____| || / | | /| | --| | | |// |____ --| * _ | |_|_|_| | \-/ *-- _--\ _ \ // | / _ \\ _ // | / * / \_ /- | - | | * ___ c_c_c_C/ \C_c_c_c____________ I was asking a simple question. Do you clear yours? If so why? -- I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks. |
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James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:52:52 -0000, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Graham. wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:34:40 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? So they can dump their snow on your drive and presumably make you happy? ___________________________ /| /| | | ||__|| | Please don't | / O O\__ feed | / \ the well known PHucker troll / \ \ | / _ \ \ ---------------------- / |\____\ \ || / | | | |\____/ || / \|_|_|/ | __|| / / \ |____| || / | | /| | --| | | |// |____ --| * _ | |_|_|_| | \-/ *-- _--\ _ \ // | / _ \\ _ // | / * / \_ /- | - | | * ___ c_c_c_C/ \C_c_c_c____________ I was asking a simple question. Do you clear yours? If so why? If we have snow yes. Because we are house proud and do not live in a ******** as you do. |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 21:05:47 -0000, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
James Wilkinson Sword wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:52:52 -0000, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Graham. wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:34:40 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? So they can dump their snow on your drive and presumably make you happy? ___________________________ /| /| | | ||__|| | Please don't | / O O\__ feed | / \ the well known PHucker troll / \ \ | / _ \ \ ---------------------- / |\____\ \ || / | | | |\____/ || / \|_|_|/ | __|| / / \ |____| || / | | /| | --| | | |// |____ --| * _ | |_|_|_| | \-/ *-- _--\ _ \ // | / _ \\ _ // | / * / \_ /- | - | | * ___ c_c_c_C/ \C_c_c_c____________ I was asking a simple question. Do you clear yours? If so why? If we have snow yes. Because we are house proud and do not live in a ******** as you do. What benefit is having the snow cleared? -- Why is there no Disneyland China? No one's tall enough to go on the good rides. |
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On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? TO GET OUT MY PUSH ROD. http://swldxer.co.uk/2010.JPG |
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 07:53:45 -0000, Simon Mason wrote:
On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? TO GET OUT MY PUSH ROD. http://swldxer.co.uk/2010.JPG Is your car so rubbish it can't go through snow? -- There was an old man from Limerick, Who was completely unaware of the short often humorous poems that shared the same name as his hometown. |
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On Friday, 13 January 2017 14:15:43 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 07:53:45 -0000, Simon Mason wrote: On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? TO GET OUT MY PUSH ROD. http://swldxer.co.uk/2010.JPG Is your car so rubbish it can't go through snow? My new Giulia is RWD - oh dear! Still, the 159 is FWD. |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 14:42:44 -0000, Simon Mason wrote:
On Friday, 13 January 2017 14:15:43 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 07:53:45 -0000, Simon Mason wrote: On Thursday, 12 January 2017 16:34:42 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? TO GET OUT MY PUSH ROD. http://swldxer.co.uk/2010.JPG Is your car so rubbish it can't go through snow? My new Giulia is RWD - oh dear! Still, the 159 is FWD. I thought only Volvo and BMW were stupid enough to use RWD. Best car for snow is a FWD auto. -- A mute walks into a drugstore (chemist) to buy package of prophylactics. Unable to tell the pharmacist what he wants, he puts a $5.00 bill on the counter, unzips his pants, and puts his dick on the counter and points to it. The pharmacist watches, unzips his own fly, puts his dick on the counter, puts a ruler down next to both of them, points out that his is 1 inch longer and takes the mute's $5.00 bill. |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
On Friday, 13 January 2017 14:49:00 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
My new Giulia is RWD - oh dear! Still, the 159 is FWD. I thought only Volvo and BMW were stupid enough to use RWD. Best car for snow is a FWD auto. Nope -as they would get muddy tyres if they hit any hidden grass. |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
On 12/01/2017 16:34, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? Because once driven on it becomes hard packed and very slippery. Mike |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:33:47 -0000, Muddymike wrote:
On 12/01/2017 16:34, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? Because once driven on it becomes hard packed and very slippery. Learn to drive. -- The best parliament is a well-hung one? |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? I don't clear it, but then I always worry that postman plod is going to fall over and sue me. |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
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news James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? I don't clear it, but then I always worry that postman plod is going to fall over and sue me. Bizarrely, the law is such that if you don't clear the snow and he slips, you're held to be blameless, but if you clear it incompletely and he slips, you are held to be negligent. Law=Ass. |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
On Friday, 13 January 2017 11:48:38 UTC, NY wrote:
"Dan S. MacAbre" wrote in message news James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? I don't clear it, but then I always worry that postman plod is going to fall over and sue me. Bizarrely, the law is such that if you don't clear the snow and he slips, you're held to be blameless, but if you clear it incompletely and he slips, you are held to be negligent. Law=Ass. I doubt that would happen unless it could be proved that the clearing caused the slip which might be difficult. |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
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whisky-dave wrote: On Friday, 13 January 2017 11:48:38 UTC, NY wrote: "Dan S. MacAbre" wrote in message news James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? I don't clear it, but then I always worry that postman plod is going to fall over and sue me. Bizarrely, the law is such that if you don't clear the snow and he slips, you're held to be blameless, but if you clear it incompletely and he slips, you are held to be negligent. Law=Ass. I doubt that would happen unless it could be proved that the clearing caused the slip which might be difficult. but there are plenty of no win no fee lawyers about. Over 50 years ago, my mother was on a jury in a slip case which happened outside a fishmongers. Did the perosn slip because of a bit of fish skin on the pavement - as the victim alleged - or was it on a cherry stone - dropped by a passer-by? I think the case took 3 days, but I have no idea about the verdict. -- from KT24 in Surrey, England |
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:27:29 -0000, charles wrote:
In article , whisky-dave wrote: On Friday, 13 January 2017 11:48:38 UTC, NY wrote: "Dan S. MacAbre" wrote in message news James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? I don't clear it, but then I always worry that postman plod is going to fall over and sue me. Bizarrely, the law is such that if you don't clear the snow and he slips, you're held to be blameless, but if you clear it incompletely and he slips, you are held to be negligent. Law=Ass. I doubt that would happen unless it could be proved that the clearing caused the slip which might be difficult. but there are plenty of no win no fee lawyers about. Over 50 years ago, my mother was on a jury in a slip case which happened outside a fishmongers. Did the perosn slip because of a bit of fish skin on the pavement - as the victim alleged - or was it on a cherry stone - dropped by a passer-by? I think the case took 3 days, but I have no idea about the verdict. But surely the fish skin could have come from a customer. Good luck proving which one. -- When eating a tongue sandwich, how do you know when you've finished? |
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 11:49:33 -0000, NY wrote:
Bizarrely, the law is such that if you don't clear the snow and he slips, you're held to be blameless, but if you clear it incompletely and he slips, you are held to be negligent. Law=Ass. I thought this was shown to be a wrong interpretation some time ago? |
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On 13/01/2017 11:49, NY wrote:
"Dan S. MacAbre" wrote in message news James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? I don't clear it, but then I always worry that postman plod is going to fall over and sue me. Bizarrely, the law is such that if you don't clear the snow and he slips, you're held to be blameless, but if you clear it incompletely and he slips, you are held to be negligent. Law=Ass. It's already been pointed out in this thread that that isn't the case. |
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Why do people clear their driveways of snow?
On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:34:51 -0000, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
James Wilkinson Sword wrote: So we had 2-3 inches of snow today. Why on earth do people spend an hour clearing their drive, just to make it take 5 seconds instead of 10 to get the car out? I don't clear it, but then I always worry that postman plod is going to fall over and sue me. We're not American yet. -- When eating a tongue sandwich, how do you know when you've finished? |
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