John52 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 As we all know, on street parking bays are often too short for our vehicles. But, I was told by a 'Civil Enforcement Officer' in Central Manchester that as long as all 4 wheels are in the bay I am OK. (other councils may differ??) That said, doesn't mean you will get away with it. Some don't like you encroaching on to their bay. Just got into one when I was accosted by a woman with a gob on her like Angela Rayner 🤯 'Oi .....HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET OUT OF THERE...TOOLBAG!!' She had room to get out but I wasn't going to argue with her 🤯 So I had to move again 🫠 I have been called many things but I think I can't recall being called a toolbag before So I have learned a new insult and have at least got something out of the encounter 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cattwg Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I commend your positivity John. I try to learn something new every day. Trouble is the more I learn the more I realise how much I don’t know. Cattwg ☺️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 The Urban Dictionary includes "Tool Bag" https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Tool Bag I dare not comment further...😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Thanks Derek - that made I smile! Some of lesser intellect may deny you have a sense of humour but your sense of irony seems to be in fine fettle! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 17 hours ago, Derek Uzzell said: The Urban Dictionary includes "Tool Bag" https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Tool Bag Well its nice to know I'm not alone Derek So the question is now - which of us is Number 1 Toolbag, and which is Number 2 Toolbag 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeco Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I suspect the "Americanisation" of toolbar might be toe rag. I thought I had heard most slang terms in my 77 years however I had never come across toolbar. Thank you Derek for your clarification of the meaning. Amazing what surfaces on a motorhome forum. Nice to see Rich is even giving Derek praise, 2024 could be a good year on the forum. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 3 hours ago, Geeco said: Nice to see Rich is even giving Derek praise, 2024 could be a good year on the forum. Cheers, That's a bit unfair Gary, Derek and I have had our differences over the years, but I have always acknowleged and appreciated his depth of knowledge and ability to find answers, at times, almost single handedly providing support for those in peril on the roads. Thanks Derek - never, in the field of human motorhoming has so much support been provided to so many by so few! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 (edited) This fulltimer has produced a youtube video showing how he finds parking spots to sleep in. You could skip the first 10 minutes Harder for him than it is for me because he has a factory built coachbuilt instead of a customised plain van and is looking for places to sleep during the day. Which rules out places like outside a school - which could be ideal for me parking overnight - arriving late and leaving early. Also sloping ground is not a serious problem for me as I have my bed supported by a ratchet strap at each corner to level it up. I use 2 gas rings on 2 camping gaz cylinders I can level up by putting stuff under the cylinders. Also packing I can put under my armchair. So in a couple of minutes I have a perfectly level bed, chair and gas rings irrespective of the slope of the van. So he drives past places that would do for me. I seldom have to look for places now because I go back to places I have been before. I can now go practically anywhere on the UK mainland without worrying about where to park overnight. So no need to go abroad. Edited February 10 by John52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 On 08/02/2024 at 13:28, Cattwg said: I commend your positivity John. I try to learn something new every day. Trouble is the more I learn the more I realise how much I don’t know. Cattwg ☺️ Same here. Relevant to motorhomes so bear with me Just learned another expression from Dominic Cummings. 'Dead Cat' Thats where you are discussing something thats about to get embarrassing for someone so they throw a hypothetical 'dead cat' on the table as a distraction - 'Look at that' Immediately the discussion changes to the 'dead cat' Like when you are getting round to peerages and ppi contracts tor donors and cronies they point to migrant boats and say - look at that, blame them, stop the boats. Relevance to motorhomes - well it worked for me when filling up my water carrier outside a Yorkshire Dales Visitor Centre. Taking a while because they had turned the water pressure down. Park Ranger came out and said the tap is for water bottles, not water carriers, as we have been told to economise. I pointed to the notice board next to the car park pay & display machine. There was a notice with a photo of some cute little animal above the caption 'your car park fee looks after him'. I suggested they replace the photo of the cute animal with a photo of the National Park Chief Executive who is on some huge salary. Well that really pushed his button. Sent him off on a tirade about how he was having to do more work with less rangers and no overtime. Then he went back inside and turned the water pressure up so I could fill my containers faster 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globebuster1 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Your last post has no relevance to motorhomes what so ever! Paragraph one - is just your usual poorly disguised political rant Paragraph two - a story of your experience filling up a water container, on the flimsy pretext that it will 'dead cat' your first paragraph 😁🥱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 (edited) I got water by using a strategy I have since learned is called a 'dead cat' Do I need to explain the relevance that getting water has to motor homers? Edited February 12 by John52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 I get that we don't want to turn the motorhome forum into a political discussion forum. But do you really want to join countries like Russia, Belarus and North Korea where we have to censor anything critical of the Government? (But its OK to have a jab at a member of the opposition like I did in post 1) I just wanted to say who I had learned the expression 'dead cat' from and give an example Same as I did with the expression 'toolbag' The woman with a gob on her like Angela Rayner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globebuster1 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Dear John, I'm not sure you do 'get it' - because you have just done it again in your last reply! It seems you are unable to either raise, or respond to any topic without some political under current. Even when you start a new thread, the subject always seems to take the back seat, because eventually at some point you just can't help inserting some political slant to it. Take this 'dead cat' situation for example - you know full well it's not relevant - probably why it's now consigned to Chatterbox. Now please ask yourself this - How is it that just about every other thread on 'Matters' is free of politics or opinion, with the exception of your input? I'm sure there are many other forums where you can express your political or social views. As I've said before - you destroyed your own 'soap box' [along with one or two others] and have been instrumental in bringing Chatterbox to where it is now - defunct. Please don't do the same with Matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 14 hours ago, Globebuster1 said: It seems you are unable to either raise, or respond to any topic without some political under current. This thread would have still been in motorhome matters if you hadn't stuck your oar in Where is the political undercurrent in stainless steel mug? You objected to that in this thread As far as I can see your only contribution to this forum is stalking me to pick at what I have written 'You, you are the one that spoils things with your constant digging and moaning.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 54 minutes ago, John52 said: 'You, you are the one that spoils things with your constant digging and moaning.' Pot calling the kettle black! Sorry John but it is your fault the thread has been moved. Cut the constant political digs, keep the discussion on topic and threads will not be moved. Or would you rather the thread be moderated and moved back to MM? Keith. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 I don't know so can only guess you are referring to my 'Dead Cat' post as a political dig? Which stayed up for over a day until Globebuster turned it into an argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 49 minutes ago, Keithl said: Or would you rather the thread be moderated and moved back to MM? Up to you Would you rather have a forum where anything critical of the Government is moderated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 If you want to do something useful move Mike's thread to Motorhome Matters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globebuster1 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 5 hours ago, John52 said: This thread would have still been in motorhome matters if you hadn't stuck your oar in Where is the political undercurrent in stainless steel mug? You objected to that in this thread As far as I can see your only contribution to this forum is stalking me to pick at what I have written 'You, you are the one that spoils things with your constant digging and moaning.' Dear John, I think you'll find it was Den who commented on the S/S mug distraction in his post 6/2 I made no objection whatsoever. As Keith rightly said - If we all stay on topic and leave out the tenuous political stuff I'm sure we'll all get along just fine. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 On 07/02/2024 at 10:25, Globebuster1 said: Hopefully any replies won't involve mugs.....S/S or otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globebuster1 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I think it's time this thread was frozen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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