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IanMetro



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Do you need Wellies with Electric Cars?

I spotted this car charging point on Saturday, and wondered how safe I would feel standing in a large puddle connecting my car to the mains.

Note - it seems strange that they allow this but have strict regulations regarding electricity in bathrooms ??

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Perhaps it’s Clarksons local superstore, we all know what he feels about electric motors and their owners Laughing

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I would welcome electric cars tomorrow, if it brings an end to the stupid noise emitted from boy racers cars. round here they only come out at night (when they wake up) and rasp for miles beyond the village.

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Re: Do you need Wellies with Electric Cars?

IanMetro wrote:
I spotted this car charging point on Saturday, and wondered how safe I would feel standing in a large puddle connecting my car to the mains.

Note - it seems strange that they allow this but have strict regulations regarding electricity in bathrooms ??

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Do you need Wellies with Electric Cars?

Maybe if the windscreen leaks & some rubber gloves! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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Boxbrownie



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Our charger lead is left hanging on the outside shower head when not being used.......should be fine, yes? Laughing Regards

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If everyone is electric I would be happy with the silence

What "silence"? All electric cars have to be fitted now by law with "noise emitters" so that they can be heard. Boy racers will just arrange louder noise emitters - and perhaps related to exotic sports cars rather than the euro-box that they are driving. Everyone can spread it - Anyone can catch it. Stay home - the life you save can be your own!

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Not quite true, have to be fitted yes, but they only have to sound under 18 mph......authorites assume if you hit somebody over 18 mph they should have heard the tyre noise like any other vehicle, PARDON? Laughing Regards

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So the laddo's could use one of these https://www.soundracer.se/?p=98 Whistle
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Boxbrownie wrote:
Our charger lead is left hanging on the outside shower head when not being used.......should be fine, yes? Laughing


Seems to be OK......if I don’t pop in for a while, you’ll know why Rolling with laughter

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Blimey,
I thought it was only us up north that had outside facilities.

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I would ask this guy's opinion about the need for wellies

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Mowog wrote:
Blimey,
I thought it was only us up north that had outside facilities.


Doing my best to break down the North/South divide Rolling with laughter Regards

David

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