Caravans.

Shadow Leader

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Today, I am mostly bitching about caravans. It seems like every braindead moron south of Watford who owns one of these abominations was on the M3 southbound this morning. What I want to ask is why, why, WHY????? Every last one is packed to the gunwales with the same stuff - namely kids, duvets, cuddly toys and enough packets of Pringles to feed an African country. What is it all about?? Some people have a life to lead without these arseholes clogging up the entire transport network so they can have "a few days away". Where is the problem in driving in a normal car and staying in a hotel for God's sake? If you can't afford to stay in a hotel then don't go on holiday, it's simple! Going off on a tangent but on a similar theme, don't be feeding me that shite that "with my 11 kids I can't afford to go on holiday" - 1) if you can't afford a holiday, don't go, and 2) did someone really force you at gunpoint to have your 11 kids?? No, they didn't so don't be moaning about it - if you can't afford to keep them don't bloody have them in the first place!!!!!!

And another thing - they're all packed with kids, erm, hello, shouldn't the little darlings be in school today??

As all these morons who own caravans live in such a chocolate box, jolly Enid Blyton world where they can hold up the rest of the world for as long as they like as they're in no rush, here's a suggestion. Since you lead such a jolly, fluffy Enid Blyton existence (no doubt comeplete with lashings of ginger beer) why don't you park up in your back garden and pretend that you live in the Magic Faraway Tree? That way you can open the door each morning to another world, a wonderful world full of treats - and save the rest of us from getting stuck behind you on the motorway.

I hope it bloody rains all weekend so these bastids are stuck in their cramped, soulless plastic boxes; miserable all weekend as they have nowt to do but play Scrabble :rant:
 
I shall ignore that :shy:

We caravan but in our "defence" we never go away on bank holidays far too much trouble :D
 
I can't believe that I forgot to add that the b*stard things should be banned from roads in daylight hours IMO. Strangely enough I read a Clarkson article stating that they should be banned altogether from the roads which I thought was a tad harsh - I'd let them use the roads between the hours of 1am and 5am at least. Mind you I think Clarkson should be running the country, the man has the right ideas!
 
Originally posted by Shadow Leader@May 25 2007, 10:43 PM
Mind you I think Clarkson should be running the country, the man has the right ideas!
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NURSE !!!!
 
Moran or moron, Dims??!! :P

Tell me you don't own a caravan - I credited you with more than a handful of braincells at least!!! :laughing:

I believe the rally was at Woodstock was it not? In which case the multitudes on the M3 southbound were going the wrong way!!!!!
 
Originally posted by Ardross+May 25 2007, 10:45 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Ardross @ May 25 2007, 10:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Shadow Leader@May 25 2007, 10:43 PM
Mind you I think Clarkson should be running the country, the man has the right ideas!
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NURSE !!!! [/b][/quote]
I'd expect no different from a tree-hugging lefty myself...
 
Oh, dear God, imagine the two of them and Tommo all trying to present one programme - whose ego would overwhelm the other two? Anyone catch Rishi's frequently errant pronunciation today: PHILATELIST was called 'filler tellist'. I kid ye not.
 
Well, as far as I'm concerned you're a normal, rational, intelligent person. The fact that you own a caravan may colour that slightly....:P
 
Originally posted by Diminuendo+May 25 2007, 10:52 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Diminuendo @ May 25 2007, 10:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Shadow Leader@May 25 2007, 10:50 PM
Np Dims!! I'm amazed myself, I thought you were normal!
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As normal as what or whom? [/b][/quote]
Muttley ! :D
 
Originally posted by Shadow Leader@May 25 2007, 10:55 PM
Well, as far as I'm concerned you're a normal, rational, intelligent person. The fact that you own a caravan may colour that slightly....:P
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SL, most caravaners I know are just that, only a few I have met are idiots. You may have your dig at the number of caravans on the road today, but that doesn't mean that all the people concerned with them are morans etc.
Before I went caravanning I too thought it was a bloody stupid idea to go on holiday towing a box, but then I tried it and I loved it . It made me a better driver and holidays were great.
 
Each to their own, Dims! Personally I ain't gonna change my opinion of caravanners in a month of Sundays though.....
 
Nice to see tolerance is still alive and well.

I drive 35,000 miles per year and caravans don't bother me in the slightest. Having used, but never towed, one, I totally respect their users' right to a place on the road. Most caravan drivers seem very aware that they may cause tailbacks behind them on narrow roads and allow others to pass when it's safe for all and to my eyes it's agressive and unthinking other road users who cause the trouble.

HGV drivers are a lot worse and I pass dozens of them every hour I'm on the road.

A bit of perspective's in order, I reckon.

(Footnote to the female caravanners on here: I'm available for stud duties for the price of a meal and accommodation.)
 
Shouldn't we have a new section titled 'Dom's Daily Rant'? Crikey, girl, you certainly have a heck of a lot of energy to expend on hating things!

What makes you think that YOUR life is so vastly important that you can't be confined to 65mph for a mile or two, or tell people where they should stay and how many children they're allowed to have? (Have we morphed into China?) You're a single woman earning, presumably, a good salary, childless, with one car and a parrot to support. I assume that's all your choice. Other people make other choices, realising that if they have kids they may not be able to afford hotels, but that they can still have a really happy time together in a caravan. Or tent. Or on bikes. They're not ripped off for overpriced rooms, they know where their kids are, and they can just get up and push off to somewhere else whenever they want to, without ringing up some ghastly automated system that can't even tell them if rooms are available! They can have a cuppa at any time which doesn't either cost them a fiver from room service or come in a tiny plastic cup from a dismal, soulless machine in the corridor. They can take their pets with them, too - even a squawking horror like a parrot in a cage!

I think caravans are a great idea for touring. Yes, I have been behind one for a while, but I've also been stuck behind farm tractors, horseboxes, and mini-mopeds doing 17 mph for considerably more in frequency, time and miles.
 
All anti-caravan things aside, I can't see why they shouldn't have to pass a test to tow one. Surely it is a million miles between driving a fiesta in your test to towing a lump of a van behind a volvo.
 
Do HGV drivers have to pass a towing test if their vehicle comes equipped with a towbar, cricketfan? What about horse trailers? No special test needed to tow live animals? (Ah, yes, ye olde Rice trailer with pony on board - surely you're missing a rant opportunity there, too, Dom?)
 
Originally posted by Shadow Leader@May 25 2007, 10:55 PM
Well, as far as I'm concerned you're a normal, rational, intelligent person.
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Whereas you come across as none of the above.
 
Originally posted by Shadow Leader@May 25 2007, 10:25 PM
If you can't afford to stay in a hotel then don't go on holiday, it's simple!
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What a horrible stuck up attitude to have :what:
 
People who consider themselves to be, ahem, 'Good drivers' have to be able to drive at 95 mph at all times.

This has no corellation whatsoever with their need to be anywhere at a certain time.

Police escorts should be available to anyone finding themselves doing less than 50mph with more than three vehicles infront of them on a b-road.

More than three vehicles infront of ones own vehicle constitutes 'bad traffic' and is indicated by the drumming of fingers on the steering wheel and/or the violent exhalation of breath and/or questioning the number of braincells/country of origin of the driver(s) in front.

Far be it from me to suggest that all drivers are morons, but , oh well, go on then, yeh , you're ALL morons!!!
 
Originally posted by cricketfan@May 26 2007, 12:50 AM
All anti-caravan things aside, I can't see why they shouldn't have to pass a test to tow one. Surely it is a million miles between driving a fiesta in your test to towing a lump of a van behind a volvo.
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You do now if its over a certain weight/length, don't know details but its for people who passed their test after a certain date.


As for caravan holidays costing less yes I suppose they do but not a lot!

I enjoy the freedom of staying in your caravan, get up when you want, eat when you want etc etc

Caravans are enjoying a bit of a popular spell at the moment!

& we don't play scrabble either! :suspect: we walk/sightsee & just chill out with a book sat outside the van, I'd rather do that than sit in a hotel room!
 
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