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Offline wurzel

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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #20 on: September 09, 2018, 23:21:08 »
  I have to rock the boat I'm afraid, I don't mind jumping through the helmet off hoop on fill up, besides, it gives me the opportunity to bless those interested with my Adonis like features, admittedly, were I pug ugly I might find myself in agreement with the rest of you... :icon_wink: :icon_wink: lol 

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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #21 on: September 10, 2018, 00:26:35 »
Unless I missed something the statement at the end is incorrect (and potentially racially inflammatory). I didn't see any evidence that the garage would serve people with a burka, unless they were on a motorbike, as the narrator stated.

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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #22 on: September 10, 2018, 05:57:16 »
Having spoken to and listened carefully to several forecort staff, I can say that where I live it is only two wheelers who are being asked to show their faces. This seems to indicate that either they think we are less trustworthy than other motorists or they are too afraid of being hit with a racial or religious discrimination claim to ask anyone else. If this particular garage states "no helmets" he has complied and should be allowed to fill up. I recognise some will use this type of stunt to stir tension, but there is definitely a case to be made about anti biker discrimination.

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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #23 on: September 10, 2018, 07:05:08 »
Absolutely, they are not frightened of discrimination claims from bikers, to ban the Burka would induce serious racial disc claims, simples,and so though desirable to the garage it would be unenforcible in reality.
Any scrote or thief can wear a Burka and pretend it is for religious purpose,where in fact it is to hide identity, same as they can a helmet.
Not being racist, just saying the truth.

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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #24 on: September 10, 2018, 08:09:27 »
129 a litre! It's only 122 at my local Tesco.

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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #25 on: September 10, 2018, 08:28:47 »
 lol  Hats off to Tesco!

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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #26 on: September 10, 2018, 09:00:31 »
 lol lol
Maybe we need a price cap.....

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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #27 on: September 10, 2018, 09:21:51 »
It's 129p if you keep your helmet on and 122p if you take it off.
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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #28 on: September 10, 2018, 09:31:31 »
In that case I'll have ten litres of unlidded.

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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #29 on: September 10, 2018, 09:42:26 »
 :clap:  lol
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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #30 on: September 10, 2018, 10:01:07 »
 lol lol

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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #31 on: September 10, 2018, 10:25:44 »
I use a flip front helmet and open it at fuel stations  and have never been asked to take it off.
However I led a group of 14 on a ride out into a garage recently and we were all allowed to fill up but once in the shop the clerk asked the two riders with fixed helmets to remove them before paying!
Both obviously, despite their lids, middle aged ladies didn’t take them off and were allowed to pay but everyone in the queue thought it strange.

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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #32 on: September 10, 2018, 11:17:16 »
In that case I'll have ten litres of unlidded.

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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #33 on: September 10, 2018, 16:28:38 »
Very good Rusty  lol lol 
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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #34 on: September 10, 2018, 18:03:17 »
Is thit Sirth AAAfrican unlidded Risty?
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Re: What do you think ?
« Reply #35 on: September 10, 2018, 18:12:30 »
 lol lol :clap: