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Sippo
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« Reply #5340 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 13:19:03 »

Some of the lights on thamesdown drive are now speed sensored. So if you are travelling over 40 they will turn to red.
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« Reply #5341 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 13:22:30 »

Some of the lights on thamesdown drive are now speed sensored. So if you are travelling over 40 they will turn to red.
im gonna test this, as i admitidly go slightly above 40 on that road and ALWAYS got stopped by lights.
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« Reply #5342 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 13:26:09 »

I've just always assumed that the lights on that road are timed rather than run by sensors like most traffic lights.
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« Reply #5343 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 13:32:09 »

Ah, didn't know such a thing existed. That does it explain it then, because late at night, when I notice it and jump them, I am invariably going to be doing around 45mph.
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« Reply #5344 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 13:49:47 »

I've just always assumed that the lights on that road are timed rather than run by sensors like most traffic lights.

I think you're right, due to the number of high volume roads trying to get onto it .
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« Reply #5345 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 13:52:06 »

I've just always assumed that the lights on that road are timed rather than run by sensors like most traffic lights.

It was a new addition - to be honest they said they'd put sensors in a couple of places, but I hadn't seen any work to do it.

Either way the Thamesdown Drive red wave happens no matter what speed you are going.
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« Reply #5346 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 14:46:33 »

The spelling of the word 'egg'.  The second 'g' seems completely unnecessary to me in a word of that length.
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« Reply #5347 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 14:50:14 »

The spelling of the word 'egg'.  The second 'g' seems completely unnecessary to me in a word of that length.

Ardiles, you need to get out more.


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« Reply #5348 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 15:10:30 »

The spelling of the word 'egg'.  The second 'g' seems completely unnecessary to me in a word of that length.

Good point, it is an extra 33%.  Wiki tells me the longest word in the dictionary is 45 letters long - Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - an extra 33% on that would be 60 letters long.

Wiki also tells me there is a word 189,819 letters long, a protein. The extra 33% on that would be another 63273 letters - madness.
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« Reply #5349 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 15:11:18 »

Anyway, the reason i opened thread up just now - packing, a complete pain in the arse!
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« Reply #5350 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 15:17:00 »

Good point, it is an extra 33%.  Wiki tells me the longest word in the dictionary is 45 letters long - Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - an extra 33% on that would be 60 letters long.

Wiki also tells me there is a word 189,819 letters long, a protein. The extra 33% on that would be another 63273 letters - madness.
You might find it's 50% Wink
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« Reply #5351 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 15:19:00 »

Indeed, was thinking it was 33% of the word...  I am hanging my head in shame.  No
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« Reply #5352 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 15:36:18 »

NBC benching/dropping community. It's one of the most original and funny sitcoms ever, probably only beaten by arrested development. Like Arrested development, people are too stupid to watch it though
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« Reply #5353 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 15:44:37 »

NBC benching/dropping community. It's one of the most original and funny sitcoms ever, probably only beaten by arrested development. Like Arrested development, people are too stupid to watch it though

I didn't get a word of that.

Sorry Dave.
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #5354 on: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 17:10:03 »

You should be flattered. I'd love to be in a position where my employer gave a shit about me.

Yeah its good from that point of view. Reality is they've closed another office and moving all the work into swindon but the management have all decided not to move, so they've realised it is too late. Only offered me 2k more for the role which is really stingy.
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