Land Locked
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 posted on 11/5/09 at 05:54 AM |
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Nearside, Offside, Which side?
Folks, I'm confused cause I've never asked the question.
Which side is nearside and which off side and why?
Thanks in advance.
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clairetoo
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 05:56 AM |
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Nearside is near the curb - unless you happen to go to France , then your nearside is their offside 
Put simply - nearside is left , offside is right .
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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Staple balls
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 05:57 AM |
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The nearside is the one near the kerb.
Offside is the one that isn't.
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ReMan
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 05:59 AM |
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Nearside is nearest the pavement/side of the road on which you drive
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Land Locked
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 06:02 AM |
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Thanks for that, confusion ended!
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clairetoo
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 06:06 AM |
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This something that confuses me at work sometimes - we get left-hand drive vans in , and the nearside kit goes on the right.........
Nothing worse than jumping in to a van to move it , only to find yourself sitting in the passenger seat !
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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Macbeast
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 06:10 AM |
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Think of it as port and starboard 
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balidey
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 07:06 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Macbeast
Think of it as port and starboard
I try and get people in my company to do this, as we often have to build vehicles for Johny Foreigner and then NS and OS do swap over. So rather than
say UK NS I often say Port. Or sometimes I just say 'RED' that confuses the hell out of them
Only trouble is, less people know there port from starboard than they do Nearside and Offside.
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Benzine
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 07:21 AM |
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Nearside and offside are stupid, what's wrong with driver and passenger side?
Actually I'll tell you... nothing
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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balidey
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 07:23 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
Nearside and offside are stupid, what's wrong with driver and passenger side?
Actually I'll tell you... nothing
Left had drive car in the UK. Then the passenger side is the Offside 
Oh... and another one. My 'other' car is a Mclaren F1. I sit in the middle. Which is the drivers side?
[Edited on 11/5/09 by balidey]
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bob
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 07:30 AM |
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LOL left hand drive car in the UK passenger side would be nearside as you are still kerbside.
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balidey
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 07:45 AM |
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I'm having trouble finding a passenger side fairing for my CBR600
(must stop now. OK, we'll wait for Chris Gibbs to pipe up with his drivers side / passenger side thoughts on the Haynes single seater)
Therefore it makes much more sense to keep using Nside and Oside.
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Benzine
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 07:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
I'm having trouble finding a passenger side fairing for my CBR600
Get a car then
quote:
Originally posted by balidey
Oh... and another one. My 'other' car is a Mclaren F1. I sit in the middle. Which is the drivers side?
whichever side you dress on
quote:
Originally posted by balidey
Therefore it makes much more sense to keep using Nside and Oside.
It really doesn't. Everytime I read near or off side I never think "oh, that's this side", I have to think about it or
look it up. Near what? off what? Curbside would be better than nearside.
Left and right would be good, yeah
[Edited on 11/5/09 by Benzine]
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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twybrow
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 07:47 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Macbeast
Think of it as port and starboard
Ah, but it depends whether you are entering or leaving a port....!
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smart51
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 07:49 AM |
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Left hand side / Right hand side is the least confusing. If you get some smart arse asking if that's from the front or the rear, on a right
hand drive car, the driver is on the right hand side.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 07:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
So rather than say UK NS I often say Port. Or sometimes I just say 'RED' that confuses the hell out of them
Only trouble is, less people know there port from starboard than they do Nearside and Offside.
A few years ago I went on an american container ship heading into Felixstowe docks (I went with my neighbour, who was a river pilot). On the front of
the bridge, below the windows and in front of the wheel, were two enormous arrows (6ft long and 1 foot high) with 'LEFT' and
'RIGHT' written on them in big letters! Reminded of Jimmy Cricket's wellies...
My neighbour then gave directions into Felixstowe using 'port' and 'starboard'
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Hellfire
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 11:30 AM |
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So which side is Red or Green then - I used to know but all this lot has got me confuddled...
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trogdor
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 11:49 AM |
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RED is port and Green is Startboard (I think thats entering port) but yes it depends on whether you are leaving or entering port tho its usually
obvious which is which!
has been awhile since i have been in a boat!
I don't get nearside or offside either just stick to driver and passenger side when talking to motor factors etc
[Edited on 11/5/09 by trogdor]
[Edited on 11/5/09 by trogdor]
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chrisg
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 12:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
I'm having trouble finding a passenger side fairing for my CBR600
(must stop now. OK, we'll wait for Chris Gibbs to pipe up with his drivers side / passenger side thoughts on the Haynes single seater)
Therefore it makes much more sense to keep using Nside and Oside.
I'm afraid you're mistaking me for someone who cares.....
Cheers
Chris
[Edited on 11/5/09 by chrisg]
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 12:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by trogdor
RED is port and Green is Startboard (I think thats entering port) but yes it depends on whether you are leaving or entering port tho its usually
obvious which is which!
I can tell that you haven't been in a boat for a while!
Port and starboard are constant - if you stand in the boat facing the sharp end, port is on your left and starboard is on your right, no matter which
way the boat is going or pointing.
Boring background - starboard = 'steering board', a rudder than used to hang over the side, held in your right hand. Port is the side you
would put against the jetty, to avoid breaking the rudder.
[Edited on 11/5/09 by David Jenkins]
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RK
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 12:53 PM |
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How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
What the hell is wrong with LEFT and RIGHT? Isn't that why we have two hands?
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 01:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RK
What the hell is wrong with LEFT and RIGHT? Isn't that why we have two hands?
fairly sure "left" and "right" isnt the evolutionary source of two hands.. chicken and egg scenario
Craig
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trogdor
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 03:43 PM |
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I guess i wasn't too clear i know which is port and starboard
it was which colour navigation light is on which side of the shipping lane as you come into and out of port.
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trogdor
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| posted on 11/5/09 at 03:44 PM |
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I guess i wasn't too clear i know which is port and which is starboard
it was which colour navigation light is on which side of the shipping lane as you come into and out of port.
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