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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:24 pm Post subject:

judith wrote:

Or if you block the entrance for long enough, someone will take pity on you.

That sounds more my style

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:25 pm Post subject:
It worked for me

Bog Spavin

Joined: 25 May 2006
Posts: 362
Location: North Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:29 pm Post subject:
I pull a 45ft trailer full of spuds all day come on girls don't let the side down!

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:30 pm Post subject:

Bog Spavin wrote:

Reversing is easy enough if you take your time and wait and see where your trailer is going. If the trailer is in your mirror and you don't want it there then steer at it and remember less is more, a little bit of lock is easier to remove than a lot.

And if it starts going, you are better off pulling forward again to straighten up than keep going & loose it.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:31 pm Post subject:

Bog Spavin wrote:

I pull a 45ft trailer full of spuds all day come on girls don't let the side down!

I think it's just one of those innate things - like singing in tune or being able to roll your tongue. If you are born without the right gene, there is just no chance.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:33 pm Post subject:

Bog Spavin wrote:

I pull a 45ft trailer full of spuds all day come on girls don't let the side down!

That's some car you've got

Bog Spavin

Joined: 25 May 2006
Posts: 362
Location: North Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:34 pm Post subject:
I don't know about singing in tune but I can roll my tongue so fair enough.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:35 pm Post subject:

judith wrote:

Bog Spavin wrote:

I pull a 45ft trailer full of spuds all day come on girls don't let the side down!

I think it's just one of those innate things - like singing in tune or being able to roll your tongue. If you are born without the right gene, there is just no chance.

Nope, the more you do it the easier it becomes. I think it should be part of the test- if you can't master R, you can't move on the 1st.

Bog Spavin

Joined: 25 May 2006
Posts: 362
Location: North Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:38 pm Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

Bog Spavin wrote:

I pull a 45ft trailer full of spuds all day come on girls don't let the side down!

That's some car you've got

I wasn't going to mention being an artic driver on an enviromentally sound site but someone needs to get the food produced around here to somewhere that people can buy it.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:39 pm Post subject:
Well as you'll know, the bigger it is, the easier it is to handle

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:40 pm Post subject:
You've had a bit of practice then!

Bog Spavin

Joined: 25 May 2006
Posts: 362
Location: North Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:40 pm Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

judith wrote:

Bog Spavin wrote:

I pull a 45ft trailer full of spuds all day come on girls don't let the side down!

I think it's just one of those innate things - like singing in tune or being able to roll your tongue. If you are born without the right gene, there is just no chance.

Nope, the more you do it the easier it becomes. I think it should be part of the test- if you can't master R, you can't move on the 1st.

I couldn't agree more and it would make my job easier if people understood the blindspots because it was part of the test.

Bog Spavin

Joined: 25 May 2006
Posts: 362
Location: North Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:41 pm Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

Well as you'll know, the bigger it is, the easier it is to handle

Sadly this is true.

And yes I have had a lot of practice but I still have bad days.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:43 pm Post subject:

Bog Spavin wrote:

I couldn't agree more and it would make my job easier if people understood the blindspots because it was part of the test.

Cars just get in the way

Andy B

Joined: 12 Jan 2005
Posts: 3920
Location: Brum

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 06 3:52 pm Post subject:

judith wrote:

Andy B wrote:

Sorry to digress slightly but if you raised two pigs over the space of a year and slaughtered them in the autumn how much meat would you get and how long would it feed a family of four for. Or are their too many variables to answer that properly?

At about 6 months old, you will get in the region of 160 lb of meat (bone in) per pig. As to how long it lasts - depends on how often you want to eat pork or bacon.

Thanks, should be able to work it out from that.

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