a fiddle with a saddle

Roger Merriman said:

i'd say for the helmet spotters that, the
nipping out for ride/pub etc where helmetless while the more
serious/hobby had helmets as well as all the gear.

Oh yeah, I was going to report my helmet spotting... saw a few bikes but
only two wore helmets, road bikes descending off Standedge. Everyone
else chose to forego the pleasure of helmet-ness...

I think I've decided that people who wear helmets are misguided and lost
in consumerism, a bit like people who have private reg plates or
ultra-black windows.

Oh, talking of which, the ultimate in car knobheadedness... seen today:

BMW X3 (with windows as black as a devil's heart, natch) that had been
de-badged (at cost to buyer) bearing reg plate X3 BMW (at huge cost to
buyer).

So, are we saying "look at me - I've accumulated so much wealth that I
have to pay to get the model reference taken off my car then pay to have
it put back on again." Or have I missed the point?

Tony B

Tony B said:

Roger Merriman said:

i'd say for the helmet spotters that, the
nipping out for ride/pub etc where helmetless while the more
serious/hobby had helmets as well as all the gear.

Oh yeah, I was going to report my helmet spotting... saw a few bikes but
only two wore helmets, road bikes descending off Standedge. Everyone
else chose to forego the pleasure of helmet-ness...

I think I've decided that people who wear helmets are misguided and lost
in consumerism, a bit like people who have private reg plates or
ultra-black windows.

it's something most would assume worked. and certinaly more common with
people with all the kit.

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Oh, talking of which, the ultimate in car knobheadedness... seen today:

BMW X3 (with windows as black as a devil's heart, natch) that had been
de-badged (at cost to buyer) bearing reg plate X3 BMW (at huge cost to
buyer).

So, are we saying "look at me - I've accumulated so much wealth that I
have to pay to get the model reference taken off my car then pay to have
it put back on again." Or have I missed the point?

possibly, but i think yes it's more than a little odd thing to do.

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Tony B

roger

Tony B said:

BMW X3 (with windows as black as a devil's heart, natch) that had been
de-badged (at cost to buyer) bearing reg plate X3 BMW (at huge cost to
buyer).

So, are we saying "look at me - I've accumulated so much wealth that I
have to pay to get the model reference taken off my car then pay to have
it put back on again." Or have I missed the point?

Yes, thankfully. It's like I used to say to my parents when they
complained about how useless an advert was as it didn't make sense -
"if you don't understand it, it's not aimed at you." So think yourself
lucky Tony, if you had got the point there'd have been a good chance
that you, like the owner, were a totally image obsessed [censored].

Graeme