Last nights offerings

First nearly ran into tractor with lights hidden by plough - only saw them on the bend - not visible on the straight so lucky I was driving slow



No doubt CG will blame me

He pulled over later and I had a word - offered to escort him until he turned off to avoid an accident

Then a decided to overtake over the solid double line with no visibility



My 19 year old son was in the car and a girl he knew died on Friday in a car accident so this stupidity makes me mad  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

yes I would agree, lucky you were there Muddy with your headlights on the tractor, otherwise that idiot may have ploughed ( excuse the pun ) straight into the back of it.

just goes to show the value of the onboard camera.

Iain

The tractor ought to have had a flashing beacon on the roof, really, ideally, essentially.

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flashing beacon would have helped indeed, there are always idiots out there
flashing beacons are legally required on dual carriageways, not a legal thing on other roads. too many idiots use them all the time so other drivers get used to even small tractors flashing . I only use mine when towing a wide load or visibility is poor/dark

hard working chap however, out there ploughing a furrow in the dark , hoping to plant some more crops in this terrible year and help feed the nation  At work
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chicken george wrote:

hard working chap however, out there ploughing a furrow in the dark , hoping to plant some more crops in this terrible year and help feed the nation

Hard working indeed, not even 5.00pm and he'd left work with a few lights on it he might have stayed and finished the job

oh yes I notice that now trouble is farming in this weather is morale sapping, every field job is more of a bodge than a proper operation, theres a 50% chance the slugs will eat all the seeds anyway, and in many fields its is a matter of seeding a second time after a crop failure so thats a bad start in the first place. the river decided to flood and rot 20 acres of my crops days after I sew them.

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Last edited by chicken george on 20th Nov 2012 11:03 am. Edited 1 time in total

chicken george wrote:

oh yes I notice that now trouble is farming in this weather is morale sapping, every field job is more of a bodge than a proper operation, theres a 50% chance the slug will eat all the seeds anyway, and in many fields its is a matter of seeding a second time after a crop failure so thats a bad start in the first place. the river decided to flod and rot 20 acres of my crops days after I sew them.

I swear if I get stuck behind even one caravan in the next few weeks my head will explode

never mind CG, just close your eyes and think of all them government/eec grants on their way.

Iain

he really should of had some reflective stickers or lights on the back of that though When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car

iain cooper wrote:

never mind CG, just close your eyes and think of all them government/eec grants on their way.

Iain

Cheque should arrive 1st Dec , not great really as the tax man will reclaim most of it, and 1/3 of the farm remains to wet to plant crops.
subsides are down this year for UK farmers due to the euros value, but better that than living in the Eurozone. At work
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chrisdeeming wrote:

he really should of had some reflective stickers or lights on the back of that though

He should, my wide machines have outriggers holding up huge reflective marker boards. I do not want to be responsible for a fatality or even a minor prang At work
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and 1/3 of the farm remains to wet to plant crops

Don't you have rice in Yorkshire, diversify man

chicken george wrote:

chrisdeeming wrote:

he really should of had some reflective stickers or lights on the back of that though

He should, my wide machines have outriggers holding up huge reflective marker boards. I do not want to be responsible for a fatality or even a minor prang

i stick a few on the mrs when we go out


Lol Only joking  When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car

muddy is that your high beams ? When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car