Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)
Discussion
Ste1987 said:
People who don't use their hazards when stuck on the hard shoulder. Fair enough if the electrics are completely dead that you can't use them, but how often does this actually happen?
People who stand just "upwind" of their car on the hard shoulder. So if a truck clips the rear corner they'll get the perfect view of their car heading towards them and squishing them.Still on motoring annoyances - taxi drivers who stop on the wrong side of the road with their headlights on blinding anyone coming towards them making it difficult to see whether a passenger is getting in or out and the door is wide open or not. They're meant to be professional drivers FFS.
WD39 said:
Jefferson Steelflex said:
Those who think it is acceptable to wear a polo shirt or similar with the top button done up. It just annoys me beyond reason, and immediately think of said person as a complete f
ktard.
It just makes it easier when you wear a polo and tie combo.ktard.DavieW said:
Still on motoring annoyances - taxi drivers who stop on the wrong side of the road with their headlights on blinding anyone coming towards them making it difficult to see whether a passenger is getting in or out and the door is wide open or not. They're meant to be professional drivers FFS.
Similarly, taxi drivers who appear to be struck by paralysis as soon as they pull up outside someone's house to collect someone, and rather than getting out of their car and knocking on the door prefer to blast away on their car horn - especially annoying when it is 3AM !MartG said:
DavieW said:
Still on motoring annoyances - taxi drivers who stop on the wrong side of the road with their headlights on blinding anyone coming towards them making it difficult to see whether a passenger is getting in or out and the door is wide open or not. They're meant to be professional drivers FFS.
Similarly, taxi drivers who appear to be struck by paralysis as soon as they pull up outside someone's house to collect someone, and rather than getting out of their car and knocking on the door prefer to blast away on their car horn - especially annoying when it is 3AM !RobinOakapple said:
People who park awkwardly and leave their hazards on, so that drivers approaching from behind can only see the offside flasher. If you're the kind of person that lets people out occasionally, you will be able top see where I am going with this...
Very much agree with this. Especially when the offending vehicle is parked in a proper parking bay, not 'in' the carriageway. Thus, when you only spot the offside indicator flashing, because the nearside one is obscured by the vehicle parked behind it, you have no idea what's going to happen next.Is it...
a) An 'indicator on, I'm moving out regardless' donkey - in which case easing off and covering the brake was a smart move.
b) An 'indicator on, I'll move out when the road is clear' type - rare these days, but nice to see.
c) A 'knight of the road, professional driver' who is so thoroughly good at his/her job that he/she fails to stop and think about whether hazard warning lights are appropriate given the position in which he/she has parked. Think for yourself? "Nah, f
k it. I'm stopped, therefore I NEED me 'azards on, innit!" despite their vehicle not constituting a 'hazard' because it's off the carriageway, FFS!...and all of those scenarios really need a slow-down on approach. Especially the last one, as the hazard lights usually stay on as the damned truck pulls right out into the moving traffic lane, and then for at least a hundred yards down the road. You alleged 'professionals' patently have no understanding of the difference between a 'hazard' and an indication of intent.
philv said:
Touch screens in doctors surgeries....spread those germs!
There's a big one in the entrance lobby of Frimley Park Hospital, right next to the main toilets. In a building that is seemingly obsessed by alcohol gel dispensers for the purposes of hygiene and the prevention of the spread of germs, etc, this massive touch screen next to the toilets is conspicuous for the absence of a gel dispenser anywhere nearby.
Also, the location of the gel dispensers inside the toilets. WTF? I've washed my hands, and rubbed this gel into them. Now I have to touch the handles of not one, but two doors on my way out. I cannot guarantee that everyone before me has washed their hands
, so surely locating one of these alcohol gel dispensers OUTSIDE the toilets would be a good idea? Inside it's of limited use anyway as many people don't dry their hands thoroughly after washing and therefore probably don't bother with the gel... As a child of the '60's, nothing really bothers me that much.. My guys here think I was a hippy back then, but I think it was just the Music and Beetle/Buggy culture that I was drawn to.
I do try hard to be a bit more intense these days to be more connected like everyone else, but I find it difficult to maintain for long.
It'll be fine/It's cool/No worries/Oh dear/Good morning/How are you?/S'ok/ ...these pretty much sum me up!
I do try hard to be a bit more intense these days to be more connected like everyone else, but I find it difficult to maintain for long.
It'll be fine/It's cool/No worries/Oh dear/Good morning/How are you?/S'ok/ ...these pretty much sum me up!
Halmyre said:
OpulentBob said:
The bird in my garden that constantly sings the first four notes from "What a Difference a Day Makes", and therefore sticks in my head pretty much permanently.
I shall deploy the Webley if it continues.
You or the bird?I shall deploy the Webley if it continues.
Drivers at petrol stations who queue for the pump on the same side as the filler. I mean, every single petrol station I have ever been to has a hose that reaches across to the other side. It's not as if they are driving a fking tank.
I know it doesn't affect me, I can just go straight to the free pump, but fk me it's annoying.
king tank.I know it doesn't affect me, I can just go straight to the free pump, but f
k me it's annoying.OpulentBob said:
Halmyre said:
OpulentBob said:
The bird in my garden that constantly sings the first four notes from "What a Difference a Day Makes", and therefore sticks in my head pretty much permanently.
I shall deploy the Webley if it continues.
You or the bird?I shall deploy the Webley if it continues.
My pleasure.
Jefferson Steelflex said:
Drivers at petrol stations who queue for the pump on the same side as the filler. I mean, every single petrol station I have ever been to has a hose that reaches across to the other side. It's not as if they are driving a fking tank.
I know it doesn't affect me, I can just go straight to the free pump, but fk me it's annoying.
Be cool man, it doesn't matter... king tank.I know it doesn't affect me, I can just go straight to the free pump, but f
k me it's annoying.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff