Celtic Convention 2022/23

[kelly]

Things have changes a wee bit since you were last there it would seem
Try a 3 hour wait to get sent to another counter to get sent to sit down until your number is called
Your number is usually several hundred from the one currently being served
They have a 'Graduated licence' deal here, you sit your provisional licence and if you pass you get a green 'N" which you have to have visible on your vehicle (usually anyone who flies past you in traffic, has an 'N' for NOB, the young invincible kids who have no concept of being cut out of a vehicle, by the Jaws of Life, until they have to be)
The 'N' is only good for driving during daylight hours, and if you have passengers in the car, one of them must have their full licence
They notify you when your 'N' (Novice) licence is due to expire so you can try for your full licence
If you fail your diving test, you are going to have to wait another two years, again with the 'N' on your vehicle
I got my full licence at the first attempt back in the 70's driving in rush hour traffic on a Friday, it was intimidating, but got through it
I couldn't be arsed with doing it all over again now, with all the new rules stuff
There was a huge court case involving the Provincial testing station in Richmond, some of the driving instructors, a lawyer or two and some immigrants were paying as much as $10,000 to get their licence, having never sat their test whatsoever
Scary AF
A friend of ours is RCMP, called to a car accident where a woman pulled out into traffic without looking and got T-boned
When he got there, she refused to get off her phone or get out of the car and when she was eventually extricated, screaming and bawling, was asked for her licence
She handed over a licence with a guys' name, and photo on it..."No, I need your driving licence !!"
She replied in broken English "Family licence...!!!"
Big investigation uncovered the scam
Unbelievable when you think that these guys are putting other people at risk

HH

jeezo things have changed mine was done in a car park , you filled in your written test then sat in the que outside when it was your turn you climbed in the car drove around a wee track and then parked between 2 poles 25ft apart ,then up to the stop sign then that was it pass , go in picture took handed your licence ,think back then it was $45 if you failed after the 3rd attempt you just went back the next day

I got mine on the way to court for a traffic violation , the trooper had given me 10 days to get a U.S licence

 

[DILLIGAF]

Friend was a banqueting manager out there used to work all the conferences ,she would hire and fire for all the upcoming events some of the pay for a n event would be more than a weekly wage .

No doubt
There's a ton of money flowing in and out of the casinos every day, not only the gambling either
The breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets rake in, depending on which hotel it is, at $25 - $35 per head for either breakfast, lunch, or dinner, on a daily basis, I used the MGM Grand as an example
Caesars Palace was even more expensive, they are raking in, even with outlay on food drink etc...for meals, you can see why the mob originally had the place built
Licence to print money comes to mind

 

[DILLIGAF]

jeezo things have changed mine was done in a car park , you filled in your written test then sat in the que outside when it was your turn you climbed in the car drove around a wee track and then parked between 2 poles 25ft apart ,then up to the stop sign then that was it pass , go in picture took handed your licence ,think back then it was $45 if you failed after the 3rd attempt you just went back the next day

I got mine on the way to court for a traffic violation , the trooper had given me 10 days to get a U.S licence

I drove all around the US, Southern California, Nevada, Northern California, without incident
Seen some crazy stuff, heading down into Southern California I drove past a fuel tanker which had overturned in the grass covered centre median, on the highway, as I looked back in m y rear view mirror, it began to catch on fire...I sped past that 'hot mess'
ANother journey south, coming up to an overhead overpass, I see something big, fly off a huge flat deck which was transporting an excavator
I think it was one of the covers for an an instrument panel, I was a few vans back and was able to swerve to avoid getting hit by this big piece of metal, which was going end over end, and picking up speed as it went, but the van behind me wasn't so lucky, hit him square in the front bumper...I kept going...nothing I could do to help...chaos ensued of course...behind me
Love highway driving, but driving in the city does my box in as it's full of idiots in their cars flying about cutting people off
Anyway, at least we've got our licences so we don't have to jump through the hoops in place today
Renewed mine last month...usually costs $75 for 5 years, but because I'm 'aulder than durt' it's only $17 now, every 5 years ;-)
Drive safe Kelly and keep up the good work
HH

 

[Bellshill bhoy]

Things have changes a wee bit since you were last there it would seem
Try a 3 hour wait to get sent to another counter to get sent to sit down until your number is called
Your number is usually several hundred from the one currently being served
They have a 'Graduated licence' deal here, you sit your provisional licence and if you pass you get a green 'N" which you have to have visible on your vehicle (usually anyone who flies past you in traffic, has an 'N' for NOB, the young invincible kids who have no concept of being cut out of a vehicle, by the Jaws of Life, until they have to be)
The 'N' is only good for driving during daylight hours, and if you have passengers in the car, one of them must have their full licence
They notify you when your 'N' (Novice) licence is due to expire so you can try for your full licence
If you fail your diving test, you are going to have to wait another two years, again with the 'N' on your vehicle
I got my full licence at the first attempt back in the 70's driving in rush hour traffic on a Friday, it was intimidating, but got through it
I couldn't be arsed with doing it all over again now, with all the new rules stuff
There was a huge court case involving the Provincial testing station in Richmond, some of the driving instructors, a lawyer or two and some immigrants were paying as much as $10,000 to get their licence, having never sat their test whatsoever
Scary AF
A friend of ours is RCMP, called to a car accident where a woman pulled out into traffic without looking and got T-boned
When he got there, she refused to get off her phone or get out of the car and when she was eventually extricated, screaming and bawling, was asked for her licence
She handed over a licence with a guys' name, and photo on it..."No, I need your driving licence !!"
She replied in broken English "Family licence...!!!"
Big investigation uncovered the scam
Unbelievable when you think that these guys are putting other people at risk

HH

I passed ma driving test at 9am fair Monday 1984 in wishaw……Naebody oan the road, that was back in the day when aw the works shut down for the glesga fair, everyone has fecked aff oan holiday

 

[DILLIGAF]

I drove all around the US, Southern California, Nevada, Northern California, without incident
Seen some crazy stuff, heading down into Southern California I drove past a fuel tanker which had overturned in the grass covered centre median, on the highway, as I looked back in m y rear view mirror, it began to catch on fire...I sped past that 'hot mess'
Another journey south, coming up to an overhead overpass, I see something big, fly off a huge flat deck which was transporting an excavator
I think it was one of the covers for an an instrument panel, I was a few vans back and was able to swerve to avoid getting hit by this big piece of metal, which was going end over end, and picking up speed as it went, but the van behind me wasn't so lucky, hit him square in the front bumper...I kept going...nothing I could do to help...chaos ensued of course...behind me
Love highway driving, but driving in the city does my box in as it's full of idiots in their cars flying about cutting people off
Anyway, at least we've got our licences so we don't have to jump through the hoops in place today
Renewed mine last month...usually costs $75 for 5 years, but because I'm 'aulder than durt' it's only $17 now, every 5 years ;-)
Drive safe Kelly and keep up the good workI made it through the USA months of driving, no problem, not one ticket issued...until...
I'm 200 yards from the Canadian Border and the speed signs are coming thick and fast...I get pulled over by a State trooper...
and he says "I see the US MArines sticker on your rear window,
I explain I was down visiting a friend who's son had gone off to the Gulf with the US Marines
He says "I was in the Marines..."
We chatted for a while then he gives me the $265 ticket, but tells me that I can write a letter to the office address on the back stating extenuating circumstances, and they might reduce the fine
I thanked him, we shook hands, nice guy, I wrote the letter and it was reduced to $100 US
Drive safe comrades
HH

 

[bhoy4life]

clean ones are shite

To be fair…if we went to a dirty pub we wid probably just bump into the pish slurping zombies when we went for a shite…

 

[kelly]

No doubt
There's a ton of money flowing in and out of the casinos every day, not only the gambling either
The breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets rake in, depending on which hotel it is, at $25 - $35 per head for either breakfast, lunch, or dinner, on a daily basis, I used the MGM Grand as an example
Caesars Palace was even more expensive, they are raking in, even with outlay on food drink etc...for meals, you can see why the mob originally had the place built
Licence to print money comes to mind

True but then on flip side living costs bite right into it an expensive place to live

 

[Miktim]

Things have changes a wee bit since you were last there it would seem
Try a 3 hour wait to get sent to another counter to get sent to sit down until your number is called
Your number is usually several hundred from the one currently being served
They have a 'Graduated licence' deal here, you sit your provisional licence and if you pass you get a green 'N" which you have to have visible on your vehicle (usually anyone who flies past you in traffic, has an 'N' for NOB, the young invincible kids who have no concept of being cut out of a vehicle, by the Jaws of Life, until they have to be)
The 'N' is only good for driving during daylight hours, and if you have passengers in the car, one of them must have their full licence
They notify you when your 'N' (Novice) licence is due to expire so you can try for your full licence
If you fail your diving test, you are going to have to wait another two years, again with the 'N' on your vehicle
I got my full licence at the first attempt back in the 70's driving in rush hour traffic on a Friday, it was intimidating, but got through it
I couldn't be arsed with doing it all over again now, with all the new rules stuff
There was a huge court case involving the Provincial testing station in Richmond, some of the driving instructors, a lawyer or two and some immigrants were paying as much as $10,000 to get their licence, having never sat their test whatsoever
Scary AF
A friend of ours is RCMP, called to a car accident where a woman pulled out into traffic without looking and got T-boned
When he got there, she refused to get off her phone or get out of the car and when she was eventually extricated, screaming and bawling, was asked for her licence
She handed over a licence with a guys' name, and photo on it..."No, I need your driving licence !!"
She replied in broken English "Family licence...!!!"
Big investigation uncovered the scam
Unbelievable when you think that these guys are putting other people at risk

HH

An Asian woman in England got done last week for sitting the driving test and theory test for 163 people, they think the true figure is at least double that.
She claimed she only done it to help people because they struggled with speaking English

 

[Hoopy427]

An Asian woman in England got done last week for sitting the driving test and theory test for 163 people, they think the true figure is at least double that.
She claimed she only done it to help people because they struggled with speaking English

STG should have asked her to do his!

 

[Miktim]

I always believed in the number 13 being unlucky. Then when I sat my hgv class 1 test it was on a Friday the thirteenth, at 1.pm (1300)on truck number 13 and was the thirteenth test from the centre that day. Amazingly I passed it

 

[Hoopy427]

I always believed in the number 13 being unlucky. Then when I sat my hgv class 1 test it was on a Friday the thirteenth, at 1.pm (1300)on truck number 13 and was the thirteenth test from the centre that day. Amazingly I passed it

I passed my driving test on 18/8/88! Bit of a Tim number!
Back when the sight test was the instructor pointing to a car in the carpark and asked you to read the number plate.
He pointed at my car, I wasn't sure whether to come clean or just roll with it
I still remember that cars registration number, im fucked if I know what our current one is

 

[Miktim]

I passed my driving test on 18/8/88! Bit of a Tim number!
Back when the sight test was the instructor pointing to a car in the carpark and asked you to read the number plate.
He pointed at my car, I wasn't sure whether to come clean or just roll with it
I still remember that cars registration number, im fucked if I know what our current one is

I’ve had my car for five years and earlier today I had to go out and check the registration for a form I was filling out

 

[Hoopy427]

I passed my driving test on 18/8/88! Bit of a Tim number!

Ps I was vewy vewy young!

 

[Miktim]

Ps I was vewy vewy young!

Is that in cat years

 

[Hoopy427]

I’ve had my car for five years and earlier today I had to go out and check the registration for a form I was filling out

I hate those automated phone up parking things. "What is your vehicle registration number?"

"I don't fucking know it's a big white van will that do?"

"I didn't understand your answer, please repeat your vehicle registration number "

"Fucking fuck!!!"

 

[Smelltheg-love]

Does the Noise not have an annual shindig? A get together? A party? A chinwag in a dirty pub somewhere
Just wondering…I know we are from all over but that might be a good idea? No?

great idea if you ask me

 

[Frank Owen]

I've heard The Louden Bar is top notch . Or maybe The Bristol, or.........?

 

[Bellshill bhoy]

I've heard The Louden Bar is top notch . Or maybe The Bristol, or.........?

The crown in Bellshill is very dirty, full of filthy hun referees

 

[Magnificent 7]

Cam you get us awe signed in to the Greenock Celtic G-love ...we could run a bus from Grace's or you could come up to Grace's in the merchant. Don't know about dirty but we could come clean .

 

[Miktim]

Cam you get us awe signed in to the Greenock Celtic G-love ...we could run a bus from Grace's or you could come up to Grace's in the merchant. Don't know about dirty but we could come clean .

You canny beat Graces for a nice sticky floor