Trurning tractors

By purple hat Date 26-11-2007 21:49

A few weeks back I went to the chiropractor. Outside the sugery he had his gert bit BMW motorbike on a trailer covered with a tarp. Selling it? says I. Apparently he was touring Scotland with a friend, went to overtake a tractor and of course the driver turned right in front of Jan sending him and bike flying. This is the second person I know with a Beemer that has suffered an accident in this way. Oo-er. :o

By bolt-on-billy Date 27-11-2007 00:23

I would put that more down to the impatient nature of beemer owners.

By C1200 Date 27-11-2007 09:38 Edited 27-11-2007 09:41

Must ask at this point Pam,and it is only a little point..whats a trurning tractor and a gert bit bmw? I just needed to ask you understand cos I was at the bike show yesterday and couldnt see one on their stand..:-)

By Mad_Accountant Date 27-11-2007 09:46

Rider error - how far do tractors travel on the public highways? If a tractor, that lives in fields, is driving along a road what is it likely to do next?

"What can be seen, what cannot be seen and what can reasonably be expected to happen" as they say...

By C1200 Date 27-11-2007 10:19 Edited 27-11-2007 10:41

But whats a Gert?.. I need to know!

By jrw Date 27-11-2007 12:35

West country - gert (or girt?) = great; often found as in "gert big" - am I correct Pam?

By beamish Date 27-11-2007 12:57

also gert = "get" like gert your knickers off etc. ;-)

By steve-essex Date 27-11-2007 16:22

How come these topics always end up with "Pams Knickers" !!!!!!!!

By C1200 Date 27-11-2007 16:27

trust Paul to bring it to knickers again..:-)

By purple hat Date 27-11-2007 18:53

Is that a Leicester term Paul? :)

By C1200 Date 27-11-2007 16:25

Ok then I,ll go along with that....but whats a gert "bit"

By purple hat Date 27-11-2007 18:52

Spelling mistake Allan. :)

By C1200 Date 27-11-2007 18:57

I know Pam..was only having a little titter with you (reckon the red wine had kicked in!). .:-)

By purple hat Date 27-11-2007 18:51

Yes John, gert big or great big. Comes of living in a Berkshire village or two. :)

By purple hat Date 27-11-2007 18:58

>impatient nature of beemer owners.<

Tractor drivers are a flipping menace, if their indicators aren't working how does one know if they are suddenly going to swing right into a lane obscured by hedgerows, trees etc. The bloody things go for miles without pulling over to let traffic by.

By elmstones Date 04-12-2007 17:21

One of Dave Death's lot (motorbike dealers on IOW) got killed hitting the trailer of a tractor turning into a field.