Why is it.................?

[Citroënbender]

YouTube small “surgery” channels:

“Procedure performed by a qualified professional in medical premises. Don’t try this at home.”

…Then:

“Link to my Amazon store in the description; you can buy the same tools as used here. Online courses also available now.”

[John 13]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

I'm hardly a sociable person, but somehow I know what is appropriate or when to be polite, and if I can't do either, then its best to say nothing at all. Some people don't seem to grasp that concept.

"What ever you say, don't speak". An Irish born chap I know claims this was their warning when visiting relatives.

[None-ya]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

I'm hardly a sociable person, but somehow I know what is appropriate or when to be polite, and if I can't do either, then its best to say nothing at all. Some people don't seem to grasp that concept.

Wouldn't that kinda come under ' if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all'? . . . Just something me oldies would say

[smoo]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

I blew the gaskets years ago, so that ship has already sailed. Dealing with chronic pain has had me on edge since 2014, my tolerance for bullsh.t and village idiots is thin. It is what it is, but thankyou for your concern.

It’s easier to deal with it when you realise the vast majority of people lack commonsense and any form of self awareness.
Most obvious when driving, shopping or transiting through airports. Having high expectations of other people in these situations is unrealistic.
So when someone you come across show those traits it’s a nice surprise.

Why, the slower someone drives the harder they hog the centre line.
In this case 20kmh under the posted limit.

[Interceptor]

Originally Posted by None-ya

Wouldn't that kinda come under ' if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all'? . . . Just something me oldies would say

Therein lies a big chunk of the problem, some people have just never been told that they're an absolute bloody idiot, and have then gone through life thinking that theres nothing wrong....

Its another type of participation trophy!

Originally Posted by smoo

Why, the slower someone drives the harder they hog the centre line.

Try being a truckie behind a grey cretin with a caravan!

[smoo]

Originally Posted by Interceptor

Therein lies a big chunk of the problem, some people have just never been told that they're an absolute bloody idiot, and have then gone through life thinking that theres nothing wrong....

Its another type of participation trophy!


Try being a truckie behind a grey cretin with a caravan!

Yeah. Been there and done that… don’t get paid enough to put up with that BS.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by None-ya

Wouldn't that kinda come under ' if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all'? . . . Just something me oldies would say

Yep, was told that as a child and it has stuck with me ever since.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Interceptor

Therein lies a big chunk of the problem, some people have just never been told that they're an absolute bloody idiot, and have then gone through life thinking that theres nothing wrong....

Its another type of participation trophy!

I worked for that sort for nearly 20 years. People who were brought up to be so self-confident that it leads to massive hubris, as if selling pots of dirt with a stick in them was so important.

Try being a truckie behind a grey cretin with a caravan!

Oh man, don't get me started!

[Interceptor]

At the risk of sounding like an old fart....

Why is it That the younger generation seem to be incapable of putting A & B together and accepting that C is the natural outcome?

Customer got a fairly decent defect list after going to a well known holiday spot on a public holiday long weekend, enough of a list that they grounded his pusslux and told him not to drive it untill the defects were cleared.

IE: swaybars missing, 4" lift, oversized & protruding tyres, heavily tinted taillights, etc.

Customer whinged about having his weekend ruined by "the pigs"

Customer fronted up wanting the defect list cleared, agreed to all the work needed, but balked about having to get another set of wheels & tyres, so I asked if any of his mates had a set of stock sized wheels & tyres he could borrow long enough to get it inspected.

Customer: Hell no, stock is ******* boring.....

Dude... it might be boring, but you just drove 650km just to get defected, a long weekend on the beach without your rig and a 650km tilt tray home.... surely your ego can take enough of a hit to make your rig *legal* so the cops & transport dont make bets about how many defects they can get you for? Or at least dont make the bloody thing stand out?

Also.... if you're going to persist in running a rig with blatantly illegal mods, how about NOT taking it where the cops & transport know that they can get their career quota of defects issued in one weekend because every idiot will be there? I mean, sheesh, its why robbers rob banks..... thats where the money is!

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Interceptor

At the risk of sounding like an old fart....

Why is it That the younger generation seem to be incapable of putting A & B together and accepting that C is the natural outcome?

Customer got a fairly decent defect list after going to a well known holiday spot on a public holiday long weekend, enough of a list that they grounded his pusslux and told him not to drive it untill the defects were cleared.

IE: swaybars missing, 4" lift, oversized & protruding tyres, heavily tinted taillights, etc.

Customer whinged about having his weekend ruined by "the pigs"

Customer fronted up wanting the defect list cleared, agreed to all the work needed, but balked about having to get another set of wheels & tyres, so I asked if any of his mates had a set of stock sized wheels & tyres he could borrow long enough to get it inspected.

Customer: Hell no, stock is ******* boring.....

Dude... it might be boring, but you just drove 650km just to get defected, a long weekend on the beach without your rig and a 650km tilt tray home.... surely your ego can take enough of a hit to make your rig *legal* so the cops & transport dont make bets about how many defects they can get you for? Or at least dont make the bloody thing stand out?

Also.... if you're going to persist in running a rig with blatantly illegal mods, how about NOT taking it where the cops & transport know that they can get their career quota of defects issued in one weekend because every idiot will be there? I mean, sheesh, its why robbers rob banks..... thats where the money is!

You know the old saying, "you can't edumacate di*k heads", there is one born every minute.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Interceptor

At the risk of sounding like an old fart....

Why is it That the younger generation seem to be incapable of putting A & B together and accepting that C is the natural outcome?

Customer got a fairly decent defect list after going to a well known holiday spot on a public holiday long weekend, enough of a list that they grounded his pusslux and told him not to drive it untill the defects were cleared.

IE: swaybars missing, 4" lift, oversized & protruding tyres, heavily tinted taillights, etc.

Customer whinged about having his weekend ruined by "the pigs"

Customer fronted up wanting the defect list cleared, agreed to all the work needed, but balked about having to get another set of wheels & tyres, so I asked if any of his mates had a set of stock sized wheels & tyres he could borrow long enough to get it inspected.

Customer: Hell no, stock is ******* boring.....

Dude... it might be boring, but you just drove 650km just to get defected, a long weekend on the beach without your rig and a 650km tilt tray home.... surely your ego can take enough of a hit to make your rig *legal* so the cops & transport dont make bets about how many defects they can get you for? Or at least dont make the bloody thing stand out?

Also.... if you're going to persist in running a rig with blatantly illegal mods, how about NOT taking it where the cops & transport know that they can get their career quota of defects issued in one weekend because every idiot will be there? I mean, sheesh, its why robbers rob banks..... thats where the money is!

Not disagreeing with your assessment here, guy sounds quite dim, but I wouldn't say this a generational thing, rather an age thing. There will always be an element of silliness from guys/girls at that age.

The funny thing is, back when I was that age, it was heavily lowered and straight-piped Falcon's and Commodores that would have been at centre of attention. Now? Its jacked up Thai specials or old Nissan Patrol's on noisy mud plugger tyres garnering the wrong kind of attention. Different strokes, same folks.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Itsme

You know the old saying, "you can't edumacate di*k heads", there is one born every minute.

Can almost guarantee that these are the same sort who say brought instead of bought.

[Interceptor]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

The funny thing is, back when I was that age, it was heavily lowered and straight-piped Falcon's and Commodores that would have been at centre of attention.

No doubt, but we also knew why the cops were always looking at us!

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Interceptor

No doubt, but we also knew why the cops were always looking at us!

Perhaps they thought modifying a 4WD wouldn't get pinged for noise or being too low compared to a sedan?

If anything, a lifted 4WD with woeful tyres and all that weight mounted up high via those steel roof racks, spare tyres and recovery boards is way more dangerous than a lowered Falcadore ever was. As far as I'm concerned, well done to the cops for taking one of these death traps off the road.

[Interceptor]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

If anything, a lifted 4WD with woeful tyres and all that weight mounted up high via those steel roof racks, spare tyres and recovery boards is way more dangerous than a lowered Falcadore ever was. As far as I'm concerned, well done to the cops for taking one of these death traps off the road.

What amazes me is how many of them get around with all that crap tacked on 365 days of the year.... I mean, is their commute to work really that bad?

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Interceptor

What amazes me is how many of them get around with all that crap tacked on 365 days of the year.... I mean, is their commute to work really that bad?

Yeah, I've wondered the same. I'd suggest it comes down to laziness, why take it all off when you only have to put it all back................just leave it there. I'd say there is an element of d.ck swinging about it too.

[Interceptor]

I guess its a pretty huge flex, burning all that extra fuel for stuff that only gets used every 6 months....

[Citroënbender]

I always compare it to the “big gladiator” in this scene…

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Interceptor

I guess its a pretty huge flex, burning all that extra fuel for stuff that only gets used every 6 months....

Going back a couple of years, one of the boss's was looking for a dual cab pickup of some kind, tax time write-off in other words.

So, what did they buy? A used Toyota Hilux SR with about 90,000 km on the clock, and because of the Toyota tax, it wasn't cheap either. The one they chose had a massive steel bull bar, steel roof rack, steel side steps, steel front brush bars, a steel tray with ladder racks, a tow bar, front winch and steel wheels with massive mud-terrain tires. Completely overkill for what he uses it for, not to mention being very heavy and very cumbersome to drive. Actually, a previous or current generation Ranger would drive rings around the current Hilux.

Pretty soon after buying the thing, he was complaining how thirsty the Hilux was. He assumed because it had a diesel engine, it would be as efficient as his diesel Mazda CX5. I was like, no wonder, it's all that steel hanging off the thing, and those mud tires............................. as a chronic tight ar.e, he seemed very deflated.

[Interceptor]

And then theres me, 2003 turbo diesel automatic landcruiser wagon, 3" lift and 33" muddies, bullbar & winch, lives at or damn near its GVM everyday with all my tools & crap in it, and averages 13.7L/100km on the highway....

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by Itsme

You know the old saying, "you can't edumacate di*k heads", there is one born every minute.

You can try to help ignorant people.
You can't help stupid people.

[Tonz]

Malclm Turnbull keeps stuffing his fat egotestical head up whenever theres an election. Your a has been Malcolm, F off

[T3rminator]

If pressuring liquid raises its boiling point, then why is it that we put a lid on a pot when we boil water?

[ford71V8]

Originally Posted by T3rminator

If pressuring liquid raises its boiling point, then why is it that we put a lid on a pot when we boil water?

Feels faster.
And less mess when you have forgotten you were in the kitchen boiling water

[OneMadMan]

Originally Posted by T3rminator

If pressuring liquid raises its boiling point, then why is it that we put a lid on a pot when we boil water?

As I understand it, your trying to BRING IT to the BOIL, not raise the boiling point.. and by having the lid on (i think) it will in fact do this quicker.

Why don't you do a Doctor Karl experiment and post back your results and what steps you took to get those said results..

If you don't... maybe I will

[HIPO]

Originally Posted by T3rminator

If pressuring liquid raises its boiling point, then why is it that we put a lid on a pot when we boil water?

Holds more heat for a quicker boil, but its not under pressure... even before it reaches the boil, it starts to escape.

[Syndrome]

Why is it 2025 is 1/4 gone and Trump has not yet started Project 2025?

[b0son]

Originally Posted by T3rminator

If pressuring liquid raises its boiling point, then why is it that we put a lid on a pot when we boil water?

Because with the lid off, the steam escaping is the biggest source of heat loss.

[John 13]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

Why is it 2025 is 1/4 gone and Trump has not yet started Project 2025?

We (the royal one) don't want the resale value of Tesla vehicles to tank.

[Interceptor]

Originally Posted by HIPO

Holds more heat for a quicker boil, but its not under pressure... even before it reaches the boil, it starts to escape.

Once forgot to close the lid on the kettle at work..... had boiled long enough to evaporate half the contents before the boss wandered in and found it..... still not sure why its thermostat didnt get hot enough to shut off