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| | | Midnight_Cowboy | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 02/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 109 | | Location | : | Richmond, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 04 Apr 2014 - 12:04 Post title : Just plain embarrassing.... | | | There I was, cruising up the Hume highway to Sydney after the Aussie 2014 flocking doing 130/140 kph (as you do in a 110 kph limited motorway with an eye out for the usual smattering of radar buddies hidden in the bushes) when I spot the profile of a marked police car in front of me. Naturally I slow down and start sticking to the limit following him. He's cruising about 110/120 kph and it starts to get frustrating, but, hell, I can hardly overtake can I? So, here I am, a respectable distance behind the copper shadowing him when I notice a bike rapidly approaching me from behind. Probably doing his 130/140 kph thing. As he draws level I give him the slow down, copper ahead signal and he (a Harley rider) pretty much formates on me and we just cruise along for about 10 minutes shadowing said copper. After a while I start to think something is wrong. This copper is just cruising along and he doesn't do the usual u turn to try his luck going the other way when he fails to get any 'trade' travelling in our direction. I cruise up a bit closer than we have been and notice that the writing on the back of the car doesn't quite look like 'police'. In fact, the closer I get the more it looks like 'ambulance'. With a mix of emotions; annoyance and embarrassment I lead my Harley 'friend' past said ambulance sedan (yes, sedan) and then ease into the left lane doing about 130kph. My Harley 'companion' duly cruises past and gives me the finger. God, I felt such a dick........
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| | | mjgt | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/09/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,201 | | Location | : | North Somerset, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 06 Apr 2014 - 13:37 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: Midnight_Cowboy) | | | Look at it form a different angle ant think at least it was a cheap mistake, what would it have cost if you got it wrong?
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| | | Midnight_Cowboy | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 02/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 109 | | Location | : | Richmond, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 06 Apr 2014 - 20:33 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: Midnight_Cowboy) | | | There is that.....
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| | | satch1961 | | Chaac | | | Reg. Date | : | 27/09/2013 | | Posts | : | 583 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 06 Apr 2014 - 22:26 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: Midnight_Cowboy) | | | What exactly is the "slow down copper ahead" signal? I must know this...
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| | | Overnor | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 09/02/2012 | | Posts | : | 31 | | Location | : | Hopetoun, WA, Australia |
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| | Posted : 07 Apr 2014 - 11:51 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: satch1961) | | | Slow down cop ahead signal is tapping the top of your helmet with your left hand.
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| | | mjgt | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/09/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,201 | | Location | : | North Somerset, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 07 Apr 2014 - 15:13 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: Overnor) | | | Never heard of it, never seen it.
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| | | AleXL4 | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 17/09/2012 | | Posts | : | 571 | | Location | : | Gympie, Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 08 Apr 2014 - 08:39 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: Overnor) | | | Tapping the top of your head means "Come Here",
whereas thumb down then pointing means "Undesirable in that direction",
and open palm down & slowly moved side to side is "Slow Down"!
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| | | Smitty | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/10/2012 | | Posts | : | 996 | | Location | : | Hawkesbury, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 08 Apr 2014 - 08:54 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: AleXL4) | | | I always thought the copper warning was a finger raised and twirled quickly like a "flashing light"
Or there is of course many versions 
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| | | woody | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 874 | | Location | : | goulburn, nsw, Australia |
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| | Posted : 08 Apr 2014 - 21:56 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: Smitty) | | | Love it
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| | | mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 12 Apr 2014 - 00:14 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: woody) | | | BUMP
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| | | surfing72 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 20/03/2012 | | Posts | : | 483 | | Location | : | Nth, New South Wales, Australia |
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| | Posted : 12 Apr 2014 - 03:37 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: mat1600) | | | OK I might be a complete computer retard and stuck in the 1980's but WTF does "BUMP" mean??? I've noticed several "Bumps" lately on different posts. The only bumps I know are the ones with nipples on my wife
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| | Posted : 12 Apr 2014 - 05:34 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: surfing72) | | | Dan
Some Fucken wanker Troll had covered our site in that "Fake Pass Post Crap" and the boys are just "Bumping" the original thread on that particular item to bring it back to the front. it looks like  Bedouin might have it sorted. 
You can do it on any thread if you want it back to be noticed. ie. The Classified Sale Items
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| | | Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,527 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 12 Apr 2014 - 06:06 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: GerPa) | | | The word bump is optional.
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| | | surfing72 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 20/03/2012 | | Posts | : | 483 | | Location | : | Nth, New South Wales, Australia |
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| | Posted : 12 Apr 2014 - 07:09 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: Leethal) | | | bump
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| | | mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 28 Apr 2014 - 18:59 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: surfing72) | | |
surfing72 wrote:
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| | | MKE_Nightstorm | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 07/08/2016 | | Posts | : | 19 | | Location | : | MKE, WI, United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Aug 2016 - 21:08 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: surfing72) | | |
surfing72 wrote:
OK I might be a complete computer retard and stuck in the 1980's but WTF does "BUMP" mean??? I've noticed several "Bumps" lately on different posts. The only bumps I know are the ones with nipples on my wife |
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I'm guessing you got your answer somewhere in the 2.5 years since you asked but in case you didn't, it's an acronym from the early days of the Internet.
(B)ring (U)p (M)y (P)ost
Used to bring a thread (topic) to the top of the list without having to add anything to the conversation.
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| | | Irish | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 28/10/2013 | | Posts | : | 854 | | Location | : | New England, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 10 Aug 2016 - 21:21 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: MKE_Nightstorm) | | | bump
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| | | Tal | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 30/01/2015 | | Posts | : | 1,074 | | Location | : | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| | Posted : 11 Aug 2016 - 08:10 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: Irish) | | | Thump......think he used my post
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| | | easyrider | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 17/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,066 | | Location | : | NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 20 Aug 2016 - 12:55 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: Midnight_Cowboy) | | |
Midnight_Cowboy wrote:
There I was, cruising up the Hume highway to Sydney after the Aussie 2014 flocking doing 130/140 kph (as you do in a 110 kph limited motorway with an eye out for the usual smattering of radar buddies hidden in the bushes) when I spot the profile of a marked police car in front of me. Naturally I slow down and start sticking to the limit following him. He's cruising about 110/120 kph and it starts to get frustrating, but, hell, I can hardly overtake can I? So, here I am, a respectable distance behind the copper shadowing him when I notice a bike rapidly approaching me from behind. Probably doing his 130/140 kph thing. As he draws level I give him the slow down, copper ahead signal and he (a Harley rider) pretty much formates on me and we just cruise along for about 10 minutes shadowing said copper. After a while I start to think something is wrong. This copper is just cruising along and he doesn't do the usual u turn to try his luck going the other way when he fails to get any 'trade' travelling in our direction. I cruise up a bit closer than we have been and notice that the writing on the back of the car doesn't quite look like 'police'. In fact, the closer I get the more it looks like 'ambulance'. With a mix of emotions; annoyance and embarrassment I lead my Harley 'friend' past said ambulance sedan (yes, sedan) and then ease into the left lane doing about 130kph. My Harley 'companion' duly cruises past and gives me the finger. God, I felt such a dick........ |
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Speck savers mate.
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| | Posted : 20 Aug 2016 - 13:10 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: Smitty) | | |
Smitty wrote:
I always thought the copper warning was a finger raised and twirled quickly like a "flashing light"
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In Europe we use exactly that.
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| | Posted : 23 Sep 2016 - 08:47 Post title : Re: Just plain embarrassing.... (Re: Slcharger) | | | Bump
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