They don't even pay road tax Joe. Off topic thread

Sarz91 · 05-08-2014 10:07pm

Zyzz wrote: »

Trying to decide which new helmet to get as my Livestrong one has been cracked!

Kask Infinity or Casco Speedster

Thoughts?

Thoughts? Thinking of giving up this engineering bull**** job and taking yours. Seriously, where do I apply?

dastardly00 · 05-08-2014 10:11pm

Sarz91 wrote: »

Thoughts? Thinking of giving up this engineering bull**** job and taking yours. Seriously, where do I apply?

Get a better paid engineering job

Sarz91 · 05-08-2014 10:17pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

Get a better paid engineering job

I wish. Only a years experience and looking at moving back to Ireland but prospects don't look too great.

dastardly00 · 05-08-2014 10:22pm

Sarz91 wrote: »

I wish. Only a years experience and looking at moving back to Ireland but prospects don't look too great.

Are you a Civil Eng?

Zyzz · 05-08-2014 10:22pm

Sarz91 wrote: »

Thoughts? Thinking of giving up this engineering bull**** job and taking yours. Seriously, where do I apply?

Sign right here please! :P

Sarz91 · 05-08-2014 10:24pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

Are you a Civil Eng?

No Mechanical.

dastardly00 · 05-08-2014 10:30pm

Sarz91 wrote: »

No Mechanical.

Have you ever considered branching into the medical device area? Prospects are pretty good over in Galway for Mechanical & Biomedical Engineers in the med device sector.

Beasty · 05-08-2014 10:30pm

Sarz91 wrote: »

No Mechanical.

I believe the Welsh cycling team are looking for a mechanic who can change a front wheel quickly (alas work only comes aong every 4 years or so)....

Darkglasses · 05-08-2014 10:40pm

Zyzz wrote: »

Trying to decide which new helmet to get as my Livestrong one has been cracked!

Kask Infinity or Casco Speedster

Thoughts?

Poc Tempor.

Zyzz · 05-08-2014 10:41pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

Poc Tempor.

Brian? · 06-08-2014 3:00am

Sarz91 wrote: »

No Mechanical.

What kind of jobs are you looking at? What's your experience in?

Sarz91 · 06-08-2014 8:22am

Brian? wrote: »

What kind of jobs are you looking at? What's your experience in?

Looking at Design Jobs preferably in leinster as that's where my experience lies. Currently working as a mechanical designer for an engine cooling pump firm.

ThisRegard · 06-08-2014 10:42am

Anyone listening to RTE at the moment ? They have a piece on cycling but started with a vox pop. Of course one had to be a taxi driver. He stated firstly that it was illegal not to wear a helmet if you were on your own bike but can do it on the Dublin bikes and get away with it.

He then said that he comes across cyclists cycling two abreast, which is also illegal according to him.

And he topped it all off by saying the roads in Dublin aren't wide enough.

All from a 'professional' driver.

Germancarfan · 06-08-2014 11:43am

ThisRegard wrote: »

Anyone listening to RTE at the moment ? They have a piece on cycling but started with a vox pop. Of course one had to be a taxi driver. He stated firstly that it was illegal not to wear a helmet if you were on your own bike but can do it on the Dublin bikes and get away with it.

He then said that he comes across cyclists cycling two abreast, which is also illegal according to him.

And he topped it all off by saying the roads in Dublin aren't wide enough.

All from a 'professional' driver.

ffs ! any rebuttal to his remarks ?

rubadub · 06-08-2014 11:46am

ThisRegard wrote: »

All from a 'professional' driver.

It'd be great if they could take his taxi licence off him for being so ignorant or road laws and therefore deem him unfit to do his job.

I expect lots of professional drivers who do "teach them a lesson" dangerous manoeuvres do so while thinking the cyclist is doing something illegal.

I know a truck driver who has to do mandatory courses, supposed to be all sorts of nonsense in the course, supposed to be even telling them not to be eating breakfast rolls in petrol stations and to go for healthier options.

ThisRegard · 06-08-2014 11:48am

Germancarfan wrote: »

ffs ! any rebuttal to his remarks ?

Not a single challenge by either the person doing the initial interview, or by Keelin Shanley who is hosting the show at the moment. Eamon Ryan was the guest in the studio and he didn't bring it up either, probably wasn't listening to the piece but going over his notes or something.

I must go listen to the podcast when it's up to make sure I didn't mishear it as it was on in the background as I was working away.

ezra_ · 06-08-2014 12:39pm

I am now the owner of a roadbike.

Fitness, glory and many, many cramps await.

Lusk_Doyle · 06-08-2014 1:08pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

Are you a Civil Eng?

Decidedly uncivil!

bazermc · 06-08-2014 1:42pm

Just had my first go of a Dublin Bike

Jeeze they are heavy - anybody know what weight they are? Couldnt believe when compared to my carbon road bike

I did feel like cycling on the footpath, breaking lights, not looking over my shoulder, not signalling...............

Idleater · 06-08-2014 1:55pm

bazermc wrote: »

I did feel like cycling on the footpath, breaking lights, not looking over my shoulder, not signalling...............

I love trying to figure the quickest/most efficient *road legal* route to my destination.

Alek · 06-08-2014 1:56pm

bazermc wrote: »

compared to my carbon road bike

And on top of it they are sooo slow, compared to my private jet.

Eamonnator · 06-08-2014 2:48pm

ThisRegard wrote: »

Not a single challenge by either the person doing the initial interview, or by Keelin Shanley who is hosting the show at the moment. Eamon Ryan was the guest in the studio and he didn't bring it up either, probably wasn't listening to the piece but going over his notes or something.

I must go listen to the podcast when it's up to make sure I didn't mishear it as it was on in the background as I was working away.

No, you didn't mishear it. I switched off at that stage, and went out on my bike, to calm myself down