Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 7)
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Sycamore said:
There's an elderly woman living opposite us. 4-5 times a day, presumably her daughter goes round for half hour or so.
Without fail she'll beep her horn twice as she pulls away. Almost like it's a requirement before the car will move.
At some point I'm going to kick her in the face.
This use to be quite common years ago, when people would, for some reason, feel they needed to beep their horn when arriving at someone's house (or indeed leaving). I assume they did this to show how important they were by announcing their presence - "Low, I have arrived !" or "Low, I have departed".Without fail she'll beep her horn twice as she pulls away. Almost like it's a requirement before the car will move.
At some point I'm going to kick her in the face.
It was normally done by older people, and so it seems, with the passage of time, this "announcement of presence" have thankfully declined.
snuffy said:
Sycamore said:
There's an elderly woman living opposite us. 4-5 times a day, presumably her daughter goes round for half hour or so.
Without fail she'll beep her horn twice as she pulls away. Almost like it's a requirement before the car will move.
At some point I'm going to kick her in the face.
This use to be quite common years ago, when people would, for some reason, feel they needed to beep their horn when arriving at someone's house (or indeed leaving). I assume they did this to show how important they were by announcing their presence - "Low, I have arrived !" or "Low, I have departed".Without fail she'll beep her horn twice as she pulls away. Almost like it's a requirement before the car will move.
At some point I'm going to kick her in the face.
It was normally done by older people, and so it seems, with the passage of time, this "announcement of presence" have thankfully declined.
Oops, I did this yesterday, leaving the MiL's house (at 1630). It's a thing that my parents did, as did friends and relations, back in the day, and from where I must have picked it up. I try hard not to do it, but occasionally one slips out. Sorry.....snuffy said:
Sycamore said:
There's an elderly woman living opposite us. 4-5 times a day, presumably her daughter goes round for half hour or so.
Without fail she'll beep her horn twice as she pulls away. Almost like it's a requirement before the car will move.
At some point I'm going to kick her in the face.
This use to be quite common years ago, when people would, for some reason, feel they needed to beep their horn when arriving at someone's house (or indeed leaving). I assume they did this to show how important they were by announcing their presence - "Low, I have arrived !" or "Low, I have departed".Without fail she'll beep her horn twice as she pulls away. Almost like it's a requirement before the car will move.
At some point I'm going to kick her in the face.
It was normally done by older people, and so it seems, with the passage of time, this "announcement of presence" have thankfully declined.
Sheets Tabuer said:
Had that once in a tesco extra to give you an indication of the size of the car park. It was a Monday night the place was deserted and I parked as far away from the shop as I could, the car park was almost completely empty.
Went in, did some shopping and came out to find a car parked either side.
That would be me. I would see your car parked lovingly across the carpark and park next to you, safe in the knowledge that you give a sh*t about your car, as will I, and that you'd presumably care about mine enough not to do any door banging. I'd be leaving you plenty of room anyway. Went in, did some shopping and came out to find a car parked either side.
The one that gets me is when I park miles from the door and return to find a dirty great van parked next to me, clearly not leaving me enough room to open the door to get in my 2 door coupe. I have had to wait before, getting madder and madder, and then be all humble and grateful when the road crew built like brick sh*thouses finally return.
Nexus Icon said:
Sheets Tabuer said:
Had that once in a tesco extra to give you an indication of the size of the car park. It was a Monday night the place was deserted and I parked as far away from the shop as I could, the car park was almost completely empty.
Went in, did some shopping and came out to find a car parked either side.
That would be me. I would see your car parked lovingly across the carpark and park next to you, safe in the knowledge that you give a sh*t about your car, as will I, and that you'd presumably care about mine enough not to do any door banging. I'd be leaving you plenty of room anyway. Went in, did some shopping and came out to find a car parked either side.
snuffy said:
daqinggregg said:
'Earth grown'
‘Earth Grown’ Vegan Mozzarella Style Sticks and Cheddar Style Sticks
Is that not the name of the company that makes said cheese sticks?‘Earth Grown’ Vegan Mozzarella Style Sticks and Cheddar Style Sticks
I thought it looked like a tag line ‘hand cut’ ‘grass fed’ ‘line caught’.
I hadn’t realised it was the brand name.
Blimey, I’d forgotten about the horn beeping thing.
My grandfather used to do it, although I think it was something he did when he left, rather than on arrival. I always interpreted it as a sort of final goodbye before he roared off (in his Rover SD1 Vitesse!).
It hadn’t occurred to me that people don’t do that anymore.
My grandfather used to do it, although I think it was something he did when he left, rather than on arrival. I always interpreted it as a sort of final goodbye before he roared off (in his Rover SD1 Vitesse!).
It hadn’t occurred to me that people don’t do that anymore.
Blue 7 said:
Blimey, I’d forgotten about the horn beeping thing.
My grandfather used to do it, although I think it was something he did when he left, rather than on arrival. I always interpreted it as a sort of final goodbye before he roared off (in his Rover SD1 Vitesse!).
It hadn’t occurred to me that people don’t do that anymore.
My inlaws (in their 70s) do it. Only on exit, as you say, and pretty harmless I think. On arrival is a new one on me.My grandfather used to do it, although I think it was something he did when he left, rather than on arrival. I always interpreted it as a sort of final goodbye before he roared off (in his Rover SD1 Vitesse!).
It hadn’t occurred to me that people don’t do that anymore.
daqinggregg said:
snuffy said:
daqinggregg said:
'Earth grown'
‘Earth Grown’ Vegan Mozzarella Style Sticks and Cheddar Style Sticks
Is that not the name of the company that makes said cheese sticks?‘Earth Grown’ Vegan Mozzarella Style Sticks and Cheddar Style Sticks
I thought it looked like a tag line ‘hand cut’ ‘grass fed’ ‘line caught’.
I hadn’t realised it was the brand name.
beagrizzly said:
snuffy said:
Sycamore said:
There's an elderly woman living opposite us. 4-5 times a day, presumably her daughter goes round for half hour or so.
Without fail she'll beep her horn twice as she pulls away. Almost like it's a requirement before the car will move.
At some point I'm going to kick her in the face.
This use to be quite common years ago, when people would, for some reason, feel they needed to beep their horn when arriving at someone's house (or indeed leaving). I assume they did this to show how important they were by announcing their presence - "Low, I have arrived !" or "Low, I have departed".Without fail she'll beep her horn twice as she pulls away. Almost like it's a requirement before the car will move.
At some point I'm going to kick her in the face.
It was normally done by older people, and so it seems, with the passage of time, this "announcement of presence" have thankfully declined.
Oops, I did this yesterday, leaving the MiL's house (at 1630). It's a thing that my parents did, as did friends and relations, back in the day, and from where I must have picked it up. I try hard not to do it, but occasionally one slips out. Sorry.....But yeah, the tooting thing is bloody annoying. Mostly done by taxis round here.
Another peeve of mine is when we drive through roadworks (eg, almost every time we drive nowadays)…a 40mph limit, for example, where the person in front is doing an indicated 38 on their car, ie, crawling along at around 35.
Just use Waze and keep to 40-42 of ACTUAL speed
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