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Old 09 January 2007, 11:23 PM
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They do sound nice. Will be hiring one out in March for a couple of weeks, look like a heavy old bike though
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Old 09 January 2007, 11:37 PM
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Looks like a heavy old bike though
A bike with "character"

Third time lucky for STI-CKI then.

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Old 10 January 2007, 08:09 AM
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Car-- 1st time
Bike-- 2nd time


I heard that Budgie passed on his 2nd attempt, as the first time he tried it he ran down the bloke carrying the red flag in front of him!
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Old 10 January 2007, 08:20 AM
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1st time for me

nearly 20 years ago (god I'm getting old)

and at least 15 cars ago
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Old 10 January 2007, 08:29 AM
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1st Time for me

& 1st Time in the therory - beleve I was one of the first batch of people to sit the test , they were hand written tests back then lol, none of these pointless reaction tests either
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Old 10 January 2007, 08:58 AM
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Car 1st time
Bike 1st time(with pins & bars in my leg kick starting hurt like hell)
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Old 10 January 2007, 09:17 AM
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first time for me. had my test at brentwood last thing on a friday. everyone said i passed because the examiner wanted to get home for the weekend
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Old 10 January 2007, 09:25 AM
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I've never attempted any test

Do. Or do not. There is no try

Car & Bike first time


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Was it me, or did you find the bike test REALLY tough?? Very picky my examiner and I had a go at him.....I actually passed that time!!!!
My Bike examiner took me right past my local football ground at 2:45 on a Saturday afternoon, yes they were playing at home
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Old 10 January 2007, 11:18 AM
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3 driving tests and passed 2 of them
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Old 10 January 2007, 11:31 AM
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It's amazing how many peeps have a bike license as well!! Anyone would think we're all a bunch of petrol heads
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Old 10 January 2007, 12:21 PM
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I passed my car test 2nd time before seat belts became law Dec 1982[Took my 1st 3 days after my 17th birthday because I was that confident Failed on nearly everything !!!!]

Past my PSV 1st time though although I let this lapse [didn't pay my annual fee] many years ago still have my badge though
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Old 10 January 2007, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by STI-CKI
Best drivers pass third time round.
Definately agree with you there!
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Old 10 January 2007, 12:53 PM
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I passed my car test 1st time about 11 years ago! My god, is it that long?

I also passed my Shunting licence (train movments in a depot) about 3 weeks ago!

A childhood dream to drive a train!!!!!
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Old 10 January 2007, 01:02 PM
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Passed 1st time,

So did the Wife


& ive just passed my Work Driving test,
WOW im now a POSTVAN DRIVER watch your cars, i now have NO RESPECT for anyone.
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Old 10 January 2007, 01:08 PM
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well done Baz
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Old 10 January 2007, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by baz69birds
Passed 1st time,

So did the Wife


& ive just passed my Work Driving test,
WOW im now a POSTVAN DRIVER watch your cars, i now have NO RESPECT for anyone.
I hope you have had all the work van indicators removed
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Old 10 January 2007, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by S600B_DC
I hope you have had all the work van indicators removed
Indicators & mirrors
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Old 10 January 2007, 03:09 PM
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Second time for me. Hayes test center in Middlesex.
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Old 10 January 2007, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBush
I passed my car test 1st time about 11 years ago! My god, is it that long?

I also passed my Shunting licence (train movments in a depot) about 3 weeks ago!

A childhood dream to drive a train!!!!!

What depot was this???

Not Shoeburyness
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Old 10 January 2007, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by cookstar
What depot was this???

Not Shoeburyness

Nope,

Startford Market Train Care center!

Jubilee line.

Nice new tube trains!
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Old 10 January 2007, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBush
Nope,

Startford Market Train Care center!

Jubilee line.

Nice new tube trains!

You should get a job driving C2C trains, then I can tell you what to do
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Old 10 January 2007, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by cookstar
You should get a job driving C2C trains, then I can tell you what to do
I'm not a driver!

I do the maintanence on them................... well try too!
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Old 10 January 2007, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBush
I'm not a driver!

I do the maintanence on them................... well try too!

I used to do train maintenance at East Ham car sheds back in the day when the bogs used to flush straight on the track


Working under them things was testing to say the least
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Old 10 January 2007, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by cookstar
I used to do train maintenance at East Ham car sheds back in the day when the bogs used to flush straight on the track


Working under them things was testing to say the least
What do you mean used to flush onto the track, they still do. Them old **** heaps are still running!!!

I used to work at Ilford depot up until a couple of years ago and had to work on them *******

**** trains, **** work


Oh and by the way, I passed my car test 1st time with only 1 minor

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Old 10 January 2007, 07:14 PM
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LOL ADTRANZ was who i worked for.

Apart from that used to love working there, I meant to put Ilford car shed, not East ham,
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Old 10 January 2007, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by cookstar
LOL ADTRANZ was who i worked for.

Apart from that used to love working there, I meant to put Ilford car shed, not East ham,
Yeah me too when did you start/leave???

I was there 2000 - 05
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Thats one good thing about the jubilee line, the trains are quite clean!

Except at around 2 in the morning when your walking through them doing your checks and some one has decided to chuck up all over the place!.................... Nice!!!
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Originally Posted by PPPRob
Yeah me too when did you start/leave???

I was there 2000 - 05

I think i left there about 2001

Was doing an appenticship in electricalk and mechanical engineering.

used to work in (a shop) i think doing a lot of carriage buidling.
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Originally Posted by MrBush
Thats one good thing about the jubilee line, the trains are quite clean!

Except at around 2 in the morning when your walking through them doing your checks and some one has decided to chuck up all over the place!.................... Nice!!!
Or left some lovely needles for you in the gangway when you split the unit

Happened from time to time
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Old 10 January 2007, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBush
Thats one good thing about the jubilee line, the trains are quite clean!

Except at around 2 in the morning when your walking through them doing your checks and some one has decided to chuck up all over the place!.................... Nice!!!

Just thrown up!!!

We get worse on ours, dirty *******
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