Probably wearing helmets! And driving some kind of vehicleQuote:
Originally Posted by Davo
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Probably wearing helmets! And driving some kind of vehicleQuote:
Originally Posted by Davo
You know, it's very interesting what interests us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Davo
I have friends that don't believe in owning things over ten years old. They think I'm a loopy loonie. They also can't understand my fascination with Landrovers.
My family thinks loopy loonies own Landrovers. Welcome to looniesville, Davo.
Interestingly, I caught up with a few members of my family at easter. I have a cousin who loves going to pubs and getting ****ed. I have no interest in that. Another cousin who works only to get enought money to fund her next overseas trip trecking through some third world country. I wouldn't do that. A couple of uncles were busily telling me what horses they backed in which races and what the odds are should their horses come in. How boring.
I'm also told some people spend an evening watching rugby union. Or is that league? Who cares? Not I.
Now, I like SciFi. I have books, CDs, records and DVDs. I have the books, records and CDs of The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. Got the radio series, all five series. The movie. I think I have the TV series. I've got the radio series "Journey Into Space" by Charles Chiltern. Asimovs Robot and Foundation series in books. Star Wars. Books, movies and radio series (starring Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels). Lots and lots of interesting SciFi stuff. I even bid on a Dalek on ebay. Didn't get it but is sold for $6,000.
Interestingly, I saw a Dalek a couple of weeks ago at the Avalon Air Show.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/04/486.jpg
These guys had it.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/04/487.jpg
What's that there? A stormtrooper.
They also had this:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/04/488.jpg
Danger. Danger, Will Robinson.
Yes, they do dress up. Why not? It interests them and they have fun doing it. Oh, their club was invited to participate at the Air Show and were probably paid to do it.
And a club I belong to were paid to participate at the Airshow. They do dressup.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/04/489.jpg
And own interesting vehicles.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/04/490.jpg
There were even "Re-enactment Societies" there:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/04/491.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/04/492.jpg
Blknight.AUS, a member on AULRO, even has been known to dress up in Knights Armour.
All sorts of people have all sorts of different interests. You shouldn't be so dismissive of them.
It appears that you need at least 110 degrees of peripheral vision angle to hold a car licence and 140 degrees to drive a commercial vehicle. If you can prove that your "helmet" does not impact on these figures the police can do nothing.
Visual impairment : VicRoads
What are the eyesight requirements to get a drivers licence? | Specsavers Australia
Personally, I encourage the wearing of funny hats. It makes life more interesting.
I would also prefer it if drivers could see where they are going, if they are going to share the roads.
Do pith helmets obscure peripheral vision? I've never tried one.
Hi,
It takes a lot to out think the obvious.
http://www.frikipix.com/web/wp-conte...elmet_girl.jpg
But someone will!
Cheers
Each to their own but personally I don't get the sci fi thing. I never watched Star Wars until I was an adult when Pocket Rocket insisted I watch them.
People look at me in amazement when I tell them I have never seen the movie "Titanic". One girl said to me "I've seen it thirteen times." I asked "Why?"Quote:
Originally Posted by loneranger
You very probably have interests I fail to comprehend.
I hear some people like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain. Not me.
Lycra 😅Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh
And bicycles to ride whilst wearing it. I currently have 5 built up bikes and 1 frame and I have my eye on 2 more as long as Pocket Rocket doesn't read this. 😉
Not my cup of tea.Quote:
Originally Posted by loneranger
But, each to their own.
Thanks for the illustrated essay. I say do what you like, just not on the roads with the rest of us. (And yes, one day, I hope to build a fully working Dalek.[smilebigeye])