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We don't tend to get troubled by these Roadside washers here in N.Ireland.
But when I was in Dublin recently....
GRRRRRR!!!
But when I was in Dublin recently....
GRRRRRR!!!
Well they are all over the place in London..............would'nt you just love to do that
[quote name='pee.j' date='Jun 27 2003, 06:53 PM']Well they are all over the place in London..............would'nt you just love to do that[/quote]
every corner! worst one's are the one's they start cleaning even if you told them NOT to!!! In return I give them a penny to throw it in their face... 
every corner! worst one's are the one's they start cleaning even if you told them NOT to!!!
In return I give them a penny to throw it in their face...
Great clip! Would love that to happen!
In the States they will clean it with dry newspaper and still ask for a couple of bucks
Scary!
Loz
Scary!
Loz
had my first experience with these guys in London the other week.
Guy washed my windowscreen (to be fair Loz - he used soapy water and a squeezee
) - so I dropped the wind and gotsome change out of my ashtray, which is where I dump all my loose change.
He looks in - sees all the pound coins in there - and his hands is in the car, pointing at the ashtray saying "Pounds...pounds.."
He wasn't actually trying to take anything - but he still had his hands in the car, and wouldn't take them out when I moved the wind up a bit.
Soon moved 'em when the lights changed though - not often I go for a "full throttle racing start" from the lights - but it got his hands out of the car.
cheeky
Guy washed my windowscreen (to be fair Loz - he used soapy water and a squeezee
) - so I dropped the wind and gotsome change out of my ashtray, which is where I dump all my loose change.He looks in - sees all the pound coins in there - and his hands is in the car, pointing at the ashtray saying "Pounds...pounds.."
He wasn't actually trying to take anything - but he still had his hands in the car, and wouldn't take them out when I moved the wind up a bit.
Soon moved 'em when the lights changed though - not often I go for a "full throttle racing start" from the lights - but it got his hands out of the car.
cheeky
[quote name='Matthew_McNally' date='Jul 1 2003, 02:19 PM']had my first experience with these guys in London the other week.
Guy washed my windowscreen (to be fair Loz - he used soapy water and a squeezee ) - so I dropped the wind and gotsome change out of my ashtray, which is where I dump all my loose change.
He looks in - sees all the pound coins in there - and his hands is in the car, pointing at the ashtray saying "Pounds...pounds.."
He wasn't actually trying to take anything - but he still had his hands in the car, and wouldn't take them out when I moved the wind up a bit.
Soon moved 'em when the lights changed though - not often I go for a "full throttle racing start" from the lights - but it got his hands out of the car.
cheeky[/quote]
thats insane
imagine if you had your kids in the car or it was a lone female? (not wanting to be sexist)
i do not agree with begging, which is what it is
i have been in some scrapes in my life , but ive never needed to do that
when i was in france there were beggers everywhere they would walk up to your car and stick their babies in the window ...
what do you do
Guy washed my windowscreen (to be fair Loz - he used soapy water and a squeezee
) - so I dropped the wind and gotsome change out of my ashtray, which is where I dump all my loose change.He looks in - sees all the pound coins in there - and his hands is in the car, pointing at the ashtray saying "Pounds...pounds.."
He wasn't actually trying to take anything - but he still had his hands in the car, and wouldn't take them out when I moved the wind up a bit.
Soon moved 'em when the lights changed though - not often I go for a "full throttle racing start" from the lights - but it got his hands out of the car.
cheeky
[/quote]thats insane
imagine if you had your kids in the car or it was a lone female? (not wanting to be sexist)
i do not agree with begging, which is what it is
i have been in some scrapes in my life , but ive never needed to do that
when i was in france there were beggers everywhere they would walk up to your car and stick their babies in the window ...
what do you do
[quote]imagine if you had your kids in the car or it was a lone female? (not wanting to be sexist)[/quote]
good point mate - I was at the front of a [b]very[/b] busy junction at a red light - had nowhere to go at all.
I suspect that people who are used to it just don't drop the window - spray the windscreen washers, get wipers going - move the car backwards and forwards a bit - keep the s away.
[quote]i do not agree with begging, which is what it is
i have been in some scrapes in my life , but ive never needed to do that
when i was in france there were beggers everywhere they would walk up to your car and stick their babies in the window ...
what do you do[/quote]
yuck - harsh.
I would just give them money - I am too much of a soft touch.
I always give to people on the street / buy the big issue etc etc.
I always figure that a quid means more to them than it does to me - although I am probably just appeasing my own subconcious
good point mate - I was at the front of a [b]very[/b] busy junction at a red light - had nowhere to go at all.
I suspect that people who are used to it just don't drop the window - spray the windscreen washers, get wipers going - move the car backwards and forwards a bit - keep the
s away.[quote]i do not agree with begging, which is what it is
i have been in some scrapes in my life , but ive never needed to do that
when i was in france there were beggers everywhere they would walk up to your car and stick their babies in the window ...
what do you do[/quote]
yuck - harsh.
I would just give them money - I am too much of a soft touch.
I always give to people on the street / buy the big issue etc etc.
I always figure that a quid means more to them than it does to me - although I am probably just appeasing my own subconcious
[quote name='Matthew_McNally' date='Jul 1 2003, 02:31 PM']I would just give them money - I am too much of a soft touch.
I always give to people on the street / buy the big issue etc etc.
I always figure that a quid means more to them than it does to me - although I am probably just appeasing my own subconcious[/quote]
i (we) never give to folks on the street
but we buy the big issue
that is different that is helping folks help themselves you can see its not just throwing your money away
I always give to people on the street / buy the big issue etc etc.
I always figure that a quid means more to them than it does to me - although I am probably just appeasing my own subconcious[/quote]
i (we) never give to folks on the street
but we buy the big issue
that is different that is helping folks help themselves you can see its not just throwing your money away
Excellent
jus wondering where we can purchase this MEGA water gun, I just need one of this.
@d'taleur
jus wondering where we can purchase this MEGA water gun, I just need one of this.
@d'taleur
[quote name='wildrnes' date='Jul 1 2003, 01:25 PM'] [quote name='Matthew_McNally' date='Jul 1 2003, 02:19 PM'] when i was in france there were beggers everywhere they would walk up to your car and stick their babies in the window ...
what do you do [/quote]
I find they move away from the car very quickly if you move both hands to hold the baby and say Merci Beaucoup
what do you do [/quote]
I find they move away from the car very quickly if you move both hands to hold the baby and say Merci Beaucoup
I just say "No thanks.... MY car has a button that washes the windscreen automatically.... look I'll show you!"
There was a reaport on a guy who stands selling big issues in my local town...apparently he was making upto £1000 a month selling them!! 
[quote name='Fever' date='Jul 2 2003, 10:03 AM']There was a reaport on a guy who stands selling big issues in my local town...apparently he was making upto £1000 a month selling them!! [/quote]
good luck to him.
just 'cos he's selling the Big Issue doesn't mean he isn't allowed to make a decent living from it.
you'd have to pay me more than that to stand out in all weathers selling magazines.
[/quote]good luck to him.
just 'cos he's selling the Big Issue doesn't mean he isn't allowed to make a decent living from it.
you'd have to pay me more than that to stand out in all weathers selling magazines.
Matt I quite agree.....
[quote name='Matthew_McNally' date='Jul 1 2003, 02:19 PM']so I dropped the wind and gotsome change out of my ashtray, which is where I dump all my loose change.
He looks in - sees all the pound coins in there - and his hands is in the car, pointing at the ashtray saying "Pounds...pounds.."[/quote]
Have you got the same ashtray as the rest of us Matt? About 4 coins and its full!
He looks in - sees all the pound coins in there - and his hands is in the car, pointing at the ashtray saying "Pounds...pounds.."[/quote]
Have you got the same ashtray as the rest of us Matt? About 4 coins and its full!
[quote name='Fever' date='Jul 2 2003, 11:03 AM']There was a reaport on a guy who stands selling big issues in my local town...apparently he was making upto £1000 a month selling them!! [/quote]
He'd still struggle to live and eat in London!
Bet he doesn't pay tax though.
[/quote]He'd still struggle to live and eat in London!
Bet he doesn't pay tax though.
[quote name='ricky_is200' date='Jul 2 2003, 11:01 AM']Have you got the same ashtray as the rest of us Matt? About 4 coins and its full![/quote]
I've had over £20 in it mate - that was pretty full though (sure my mileage got better when I emptied it )
is this a new difference between the models?
My ashtray is to the right of the cigarette lighter - above the gear stick?
I've had over £20 in it mate - that was pretty full though (sure my mileage got better when I emptied it
)is this a new difference between the models?
My ashtray is to the right of the cigarette lighter - above the gear stick?
This little thing!
[img]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richard.minchin/images/merc/ashtray.jpg[/img]
I gave up using it for coins as it was so small. Unless the changed it inside for newer models.
[img]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richard.minchin/images/merc/ashtray.jpg[/img]
I gave up using it for coins as it was so small. Unless the changed it inside for newer models.
[quote name='ricky_is200' date='Jul 2 2003, 11:34 AM']This little thing![/quote]
yup - that looks to be the same.
I get loads of change in there mate
yup - that looks to be the same.
I get loads of change in there mate
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