Change of heart - I'm FOR licencing

[tome]

Change of heart - I\'m FOR licencing

You may recall I recently had my collar felt by a police motorcyclist. Not doing anything wrong (honest!) but was kindly invited with all documents to a nick of my choosing within 7 days, where I went this morning. It was closed with a note saying "Due to staff shortages...". So I drove 17 miles to Havant where they told me I had a PNT mark (what the hell is that?) against my registration. "How much to remove it, arficer?" asks I and he tells me it's automatic "now we've checked you out". Alls well that ends well, returned to my car to find a parking ticket, so at least I can prove I was there.

Is this what we want afloat? Where would you like to produce your boat licence, insurance, ships readio licence, your VHF operators licence, vessel registration, proof of VAT, and your annual MCA survey sir?

Come on, you know it makes sense- why are you lot all so anti???

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[Sybarite]

Re: Change of heart - I\'m FOR licencing

You omit "annual boat tax" - much easier to introduce with licensing - it's only fair that priviliged boat owners contribute that bit more than the others !

John



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[Twister_Ken]

Re: Change of heart - I\'m FOR licencing

Tom,

Did you forget to press the irony key?

You'll have noticed, I'm sure, how driving tests, MOT tests, road fund licence, compulsory insurance and an adequate supply of collar-feelers have totally eradicated congestion, bad driving and accidents on the roads?


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[oldsaltoz]

Re: Change of heart - I\'m FOR licencing

Not that complicated in Oz; The cop, be they water police or land locked only need some ID, pokes the on board computer keys and checks just about everything on your list and few more, they refer to most boating, fishing etc licences as 'virtual' because you never get a card or paper, they punch your details and can tell you when granny died, what fines are outstanding and any past convictions; all the blink of an eye, bit scary really.



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[tome]

Re: Change of heart - I\'m FOR licencing

Ken

Thought I'd laced enough implicit irony into my post whilst excercising restraint with my rant key, over which I'm still hovering.

You are right about driving, especially in Northern Europe. Have you noticed how we use the horn not as a warning device, but as an instrument of displeasure. As in "what the f**k do you think you are doing?".

I know that others have posted about driving in Italy etc, but I had the great pleasure of living in Rome for a year or so. I soon became accustomed to their style of driving and rather enjoyed it. The horn is used to communicate as in letting an attractive girl know that you've seen her, your testosarone is a-rising and you're hers for the asking. Or, it can mean that "my name is Massimo and I'm about to overtake you before this blind bend - wish me luck!".

Not sure where this is leading except to say that I'm trying not to get wound up about PC Plod and thank my lucky stars that I'm able to get away from all this on my boat. Three week cruise coming up early July - not a moment too soon!

Regards
Tom

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[jimi]

Where is it?

I've looked all over my keyboard for the irony key and can't find it .. should I have one? Are'nt they a bit dangerous on a boat where they can affect a magnetic compass?

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[tome]

Re: Where is it?

It's not on the keyboard, it's on your leg!

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[LadyInBed]

Re: irony key

Try [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[4]

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[Bejasus]

Re: Where is it?

It's next to the any key.

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[Moose]

Re: Where is it?

(Homer Simpson reading a computer manual) : To Start press Any Key. Oh, Where's the AnyKey?

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