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  • D Dominic Burford

    just remember there are people who are at this very moment getting paid to put indicators on BMWs :laugh:

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    kmoorevs
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    Whatever happened to just sticking your hand out of the window? People these days tend to take it as an insult. :confused:

    "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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    • G Gary Wheeler

      Turn signals, rear-view mirrors, headlights, ... the list goes on. My experience as a cyclist is that BMW drivers are asshats by choice, not by chance or innate talent.

      Software Zen: delete this;

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      From your description of their driving courtesy, the BMW drivers could make good use of a bumper sticker saying **"My other car is an SUV".
      **

      Ravings en masse^

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      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

        jgakenhe wrote:

        I believe all they were doing was sitting around and playing cards and watching TV.

        We had a similar situation in our motor manufacturing days. It was called "British Leyland". The night shift used to bring mattresses, apparently.

        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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        Munchies_Matt
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        But they got paid to produce crap. :)

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          But they got paid to produce crap. :)

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          OriginalGriff
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          No, they got paid. Producing crap just happened in the background! :laugh:

          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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          • K kmoorevs

            Whatever happened to just sticking your hand out of the window? People these days tend to take it as an insult. :confused:

            "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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            Tim Carmichael
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            Well... if you are driving on the right side of the road, in the inner lane and stick your hand out the left window to indicate you are merging right, who's gonna see it?

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            • K Kevin Marois

              What's an indicator?

              If it's not broken, fix it until it is. Everything makes sense in someone's mind. Ya can't fix stupid.

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              RossMW
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              Something that is never used on a BMW

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                From your description of their driving courtesy, the BMW drivers could make good use of a bumper sticker saying **"My other car is an SUV".
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                Ravings en masse^

                "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                Gary Wheeler
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                BMW makes SUV's, no?

                Software Zen: delete this;

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                • R RossMW

                  Something that is never used on a BMW

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                  jeron1
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                  or Volvo or Saab..

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                  • G Gary Wheeler

                    BMW makes SUV's, no?

                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                    Marco Bertschi
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                    Anyone can get two stickers and put each of them on one of their two BMW SUVs.

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                    • K Kevin Marois

                      What's an indicator?

                      If it's not broken, fix it until it is. Everything makes sense in someone's mind. Ya can't fix stupid.

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                      A trafficator

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                      • G Gary Wheeler

                        Turn signals, rear-view mirrors, headlights, ... the list goes on. My experience as a cyclist is that BMW drivers are asshats by choice, not by chance or innate talent.

                        Software Zen: delete this;

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                        Chris Maunder
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                        Interestingly this varies by country and city. In Australia, it's the Volvo drivers who are the worst - though this may have changed. Over in Canada it's Lexus drivers (all the Volvo drivers over here are ageing hippies whose only crime is driving too slowly and with a hat on).

                        cheers Chris Maunder

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                        • K kmoorevs

                          Whatever happened to just sticking your hand out of the window? People these days tend to take it as an insult. :confused:

                          "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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                          Mycroft Holmes
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                          It is the extended middle finger that causes the insult!

                          Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                          • D Dominic Burford

                            just remember there are people who are at this very moment getting paid to put indicators on BMWs :laugh:

                            "There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter

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                            Super Lloyd
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                            ok, it's both a pun and a joke... But seriously, don't robot do that, not people?

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                            • C Chris Maunder

                              Interestingly this varies by country and city. In Australia, it's the Volvo drivers who are the worst - though this may have changed. Over in Canada it's Lexus drivers (all the Volvo drivers over here are ageing hippies whose only crime is driving too slowly and with a hat on).

                              cheers Chris Maunder

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                              Peter_in_2780
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                              My experience here is that Subaru has taken over Volvo's aura of iunvulnerability. WRXs excepted, of course. Cheers, Peter

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                                My experience here is that Subaru has taken over Volvo's aura of iunvulnerability. WRXs excepted, of course. Cheers, Peter

                                Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

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                                Lost User
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                                Peter_in_2780 wrote:

                                My experience here is that Subaru has taken over Volvo's aura of iunvulnerability. WRXs excepted, of course.

                                Faarrrkkkk off Pete, I drive a 2001 Outback.

                                Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                                  Peter_in_2780 wrote:

                                  My experience here is that Subaru has taken over Volvo's aura of iunvulnerability. WRXs excepted, of course.

                                  Faarrrkkkk off Pete, I drive a 2001 Outback.

                                  Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                                  Peter_in_2780
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                                  Michael Martin wrote:

                                  Faarrrkkkk off Pete, I drive a 2001 Outback.

                                  That's almost word for word what my youngest bro said! ;P Peter

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                                  • G Gary Wheeler

                                    Turn signals, rear-view mirrors, headlights, ... the list goes on. My experience as a cyclist is that BMW drivers are asshats by choice, not by chance or innate talent.

                                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                                    cigwork
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                                    In the UK the cycling nemesis du jour is the Audi AKA, "The Four Ring Circus". Audis seem to attract a particularly stupid and careless class* of driver that might previously have driven a Beemer. *Yes, there are sensible and careful Audi drivers, but they do seem to be a _very_ small minority.

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                                    • F Forogar

                                      Aha! From your question I see you must be an American driver. This makes sense.

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                                      Sander Rossel
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                                      Or a BMW driver ;)

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                                      • K Kevin Marois

                                        What's an indicator?

                                        If it's not broken, fix it until it is. Everything makes sense in someone's mind. Ya can't fix stupid.

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                                        SoMad
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                                        Don't feel too bad. I read the replies to your question and still don't know what they are talking. However, I have already lost interest, so I will just assume it is a turn signal even though that does not make me get the point of the original post.

                                        "When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

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                                        • R RossMW

                                          Something that is never used on a BMW

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                                          SoMad
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                                          If you guys are talking about turn signals, I have seen BMW drivers use them on the Autobahn. They are going +200 km/h in the fast lane with their left turn signal on.

                                          "When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

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