Love it!! With hind sight there are two situations that I so wish I could go back to in time and do just that
Ali K
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Love it!! With hind sight there are two situations that I so wish I could go back to in time and do just that
Ali K
I agree completely with you on that! I hate liberal fence-sitting, could never be described as politically correct and like outspoken people. I don't dislike Jeremy or the others for that. It is all the stupid, banal things they get up to that I can't stand - plus the fact they seem to think any car worth much less than £100,000 isn't worth driving (maybe they can afford them - most of us can't) and the fact they altogether love themselves far too much for my liking. But hey - they have millions of fans so what does it matter what I think?
RIDDLER you are on exactly the same wavelength as me.
Clarkson is a brilliant presenter and his programmes about WW2 and his father-in-law were very good. Plus he questions politicians etc and is often right. However he can also be an absolute idiot and that's when he gets into trouble.
I hope this latest outburst teaches him the way forward - I doubt it though.
I suppose it's my make-up ( I don't wear any by the way) but I don't need programmes to be outrageous or forced on me to be good. We are all different but the other night I watched a programme about the 1924 Everest expedition for over 2 hours without any dialogue - it was the original filming and I was captivated by the whole thing because it was fact and covered human endeavour.
Clarkson is a brilliant presenter and his programmes about WW2 and his father-in-law were very good. Plus he questions politicians etc and is often right. However he can also be an absolute idiot and that's when he gets into trouble.
I hope this latest outburst teaches him the way forward - I doubt it though.
I suppose it's my make-up ( I don't wear any by the way) but I don't need programmes to be outrageous or forced on me to be good. We are all different but the other night I watched a programme about the 1924 Everest expedition for over 2 hours without any dialogue - it was the original filming and I was captivated by the whole thing because it was fact and covered human endeavour.
Mallory, Irvine
Two of my "life idols"...........................and dont get me started on "did they do it or not"
Steve, that expedition captivates me. My dad restored a Vauxhall 30/98 of 1924 and it seemed so old and yet these guys were climbing Everest in tweed jackets at the time! They were going into the unknown!
This is the film:
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/oct/17/epic-of-everest-london-film-festival-review
Dale
Club Member
Good one Rob, I'll bookmark that for another time. Found the full film on Youtube in HD too. http://youtu.be/MTsEdCvDKv4
On topic though, I like 'Jezza' and Top Gear. The missus has all sorts of dramas and soaps on series link. I only have that.
On topic though, I like 'Jezza' and Top Gear. The missus has all sorts of dramas and soaps on series link. I only have that.
andrew muir
Club Member
Aye but its the clowing around that appeals to young lads like my 11 year old.
He hates it when I insist on watching Chasing Classic Cars!! He thinks Wayne Carney is the most boring person in the world.
I totally agree with him being punished if he really hit the bloke!
He hates it when I insist on watching Chasing Classic Cars!! He thinks Wayne Carney is the most boring person in the world.
I totally agree with him being punished if he really hit the bloke!
And it's the example they set to young lads before they eventually get behind the wheel that worries me most.
andrew muir
Club Member
It is up to the parents to set the example!!
My son learns from myself how to drive, and he is inteligent enough to realise that what on TV is not reality.
It is not the driving which he is interested in anyway, its all the clowning around!
My son learns from myself how to drive, and he is inteligent enough to realise that what on TV is not reality.
It is not the driving which he is interested in anyway, its all the clowning around!
I'm sure your son will be fine with you mentoring - but sadly a lot of kids out there are far more influenced by celebrity buffoons than they are by their own parents.
lol!
zNathan
Well-Known Forum User
You'll probably find they're more influenced with driving from movies and games, not Top Gear. I doubt most kids near to driving age watch Top Gear every Sunday evening, I certainly didn't....
Basically we're talking about idiots anyway who are influenced by obviously dangerous driving; Top Gear isn't going to affect many...
GTA - nuff' said
Basically we're talking about idiots anyway who are influenced by obviously dangerous driving; Top Gear isn't going to affect many...
GTA - nuff' said
You'll probably find they're more influenced with driving from movies and games, not Top Gear. I doubt most kids near to driving age watch Top Gear every Sunday evening, I certainly didn't....GTA - nuff' said
I speak from experience - I am a driving instructor and just about every 17-year-old lad I teach watches it and, as a result, many of them think tear-arsing around is cool.
I have watched Comic Relief for a while tonight and to be I honest have actually had tears running down my cheeks.
I have donated some money (yes probably to ease my conscience) and then thought about Jeremy Clarkson.
I feel so sorry for him - he worked quite hard all day and then was only offered a cold meal.
What a shame for the guy - no wonder he kicked up so much fuss that it got the Prime Ministers attention!
Top Gear followers need a reality check and he should be ashamed of himself!
I have donated some money (yes probably to ease my conscience) and then thought about Jeremy Clarkson.
I feel so sorry for him - he worked quite hard all day and then was only offered a cold meal.
What a shame for the guy - no wonder he kicked up so much fuss that it got the Prime Ministers attention!
Top Gear followers need a reality check and he should be ashamed of himself!
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Dale
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Steady on Rob. All, and I do mean all of us, will have said or whinged about or acted in a way that would be embarrassing when put into context another human being suffering in some way. It doesn't mean we should be ashamed if we are not 'holier than thou' all of the time.
andrew muir
Club Member
Don't feel too bad about it.!
Suffering displayed on the TV last night is all relative.
Just because some children in Africa don't have shoes to wear is not suffering if that is the norm, it is just different from us. They may get some really bad foot inffections but that is just life in Africa.
We in the West are always trying to push our values on other nations/cultures.
In Kenya for example the suicide rate is very low compared to the UK.
Suicide and depresion are a western disease.
My Brother has worked in Kenya doing voluntary work for over 3 years and is very informed about the real issues out there.
His wife is a native Lou from Kenya who has worked as a human rights lawyer for over 10 years in refugee camps etc.
I have seen these first hand myself.
The West throwing money at Africa is not a solution and can make most of problems worse.
Africans need to sort themselves out.
The west is a big part of the problem.
Suffering displayed on the TV last night is all relative.
Just because some children in Africa don't have shoes to wear is not suffering if that is the norm, it is just different from us. They may get some really bad foot inffections but that is just life in Africa.
We in the West are always trying to push our values on other nations/cultures.
In Kenya for example the suicide rate is very low compared to the UK.
Suicide and depresion are a western disease.
My Brother has worked in Kenya doing voluntary work for over 3 years and is very informed about the real issues out there.
His wife is a native Lou from Kenya who has worked as a human rights lawyer for over 10 years in refugee camps etc.
I have seen these first hand myself.
The West throwing money at Africa is not a solution and can make most of problems worse.
Africans need to sort themselves out.
The west is a big part of the problem.
I saw young kids with no parents living on the streets, a woman talking about her husband being dragged out of the house and killed etc. Ok it's laid on thick for the programme but I still say that when we have absolutely headline news on the BBC News that Clarkson is suspended there is something wrong.
Anyway I'm adding to it by ranting on - so that's it from me about Clarkson.
Anyway I'm adding to it by ranting on - so that's it from me about Clarkson.