Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)

[Shakermaker]

SilverSixer said:

Yes, I see what you're getting at. However, the House of Commons is inside a bloody great building, a ship is a rather thinner construction. And more difficult to escape from under attack, fewer exit routes etc. Such a scheme would certainly increase the window of opportunity for a big hit also, they'd all be together day and night - and at night they'd al be asleep, increasing the casualty rate to any attack. Much more tempting thing to try, greater chance of success. I don't think our Security Services would fancy it much. Seems a bit of a non-starter to me.

I didn't suggest a ship, I suggested a building. The ship idea is no good for my plan

[SilverSixer]

Shakermaker said:

SilverSixer said:

Yes, I see what you're getting at. However, the House of Commons is inside a bloody great building, a ship is a rather thinner construction. And more difficult to escape from under attack, fewer exit routes etc. Such a scheme would certainly increase the window of opportunity for a big hit also, they'd all be together day and night - and at night they'd al be asleep, increasing the casualty rate to any attack. Much more tempting thing to try, greater chance of success. I don't think our Security Services would fancy it much. Seems a bit of a non-starter to me.

I didn't suggest a ship, I suggested a building. The ship idea is no good for my plan

No, Europa1 suggested the ship, hence my replying to him. Sheesh. The building thing is a Security non-starter too, far too much time for all MPs to spend in one place, too great a risk to bear. They obviously have to gather in the chamber of parliament, this can't be avoided, but you don't deliberately round them all up in to one place beyond that for security reasons. The mitigation of the risk would be too costly.

[Marty Funkhouser]

Adjusting your set belt with a few days growth of beard and catching one of the hairs in the belt as it sides under your chin. Jesus H Christ, the pain! Unbelievably annoying.

[MartG]

SilverSixer said:

Europa1 said:

Shakermaker said:

I get that. I just don't see why people agree to such terms - for, as you put it, "months at a time"

However, on the subject of your actual gripe, I agree, and propose a solution whereby there are a number of apartments pre-built for use by any MP who lives more than... one hour from Parliament? 90 minutes? Some reasonable distance from their constituency to Parliament. Each apartment is what they'd need, a bedroom, bathroom, and space to do work, they're all in one place, and they don't claim then for a second home, as they have these places to use for their term in government. Once they're voted out, the apartment moves on to the next person who gains the seat. Or they might need to be separated by party, I'm not sure.

However, whilst there would be an initial cost to build this, actually building something with.... 400 apartments? would be equivalent to building something like student accommodation.

Those based in London presumably already have a house, so they won't need it, those who live reasonably close to London don't need it either as they can get home. Seems fairer to me that way; the MP from Scilly shouldn't have to keep shelling out personally to travel from their constituency to Parliament to represent their people, but equally, the MP for Richmond can use an Oyster card the same way they would to travel around within their constituency.

Moor an old cruise ship in the Docks and use that? Might be cheaper than having to buy/long lease a plot of land and build.

Triffic way of getting all our MPs in one place for a nice terrorist attack. Much easier to hit than Parliament.

And the downside of that is... ?

[bristolracer]

MartG said:

And the downside of that is... ?

Never worked out why we celebrate the stopping of the gunpowder plot, should be a day of national mourning

[droopsnoot]

bristolracer said:

Never worked out why we celebrate the stopping of the gunpowder plot, should be a day of national mourning

Perhaps it's a subtle method of lulling "them" into a false sense of security. Lots of banging noises? Nothing to worry about.

[ClockworkCupcake]

Been said many times before on this thread but...

The Wilhelm Scream.

[glenrobbo]

SilverSixer said:

Triffic way of getting all our MPs in one place for a nice terrorist attack. Much easier to hit than Parliament.

Perhaps that was Europa1's cunning plan? Brexit has generated some strong feelings.

[Langweilig]

Morningside said:

Cyclists with retina damaging white flashing front light. Yes I can entirely see the point of you not being hit and I applaud your safety attitude but there are a few things.

Why have it pointing upwards so it dazzles on coming traffic and causes a distraction.
Why have zero rear lights?
Why wear all black clothes rather than some hi-viz jacket?

I agree. I hate those flashing lights. I'm worried I'm going to end up with photo-sensitive epilepsy.

Here's what the Highway Code says about those lights.

Rule 60

At night your cycle MUST have white front and red rear lights lit. It MUST also be fitted with a red rear reflector (and amber pedal reflectors, if manufactured after 1/10/85). White front reflectors and spoke reflectors will also help you to be seen. Flashing lights are permitted but it is recommended that cyclists who are riding in areas without street lighting use a steady front lamp.

[Alex_225]

Pedestrians that walk diagonally across the road. Not such an issue on the average crossing but in central London, you go to cross with 20 other people and rather than go straight across, some d**khead will walk diagonally.

[droopsnoot]

Langweilig said:

Here's what the Highway Code says about those lights.

Thing is, with both cyclists and pedestrians, there's no reason for them to ever read the highway code. For example there's a thing about pedestrian crossings, get to the crossing, wait at the kerb until the traffic has stopped, then walk across the road, as opposed to walk (or cycle) straight out into the road looking at your phone and wearing noise-cancelling headphones and expect that the traffic will stop before you end up in a wheelchair. But where's the compulsion for these people to actually read the book? Do they still talk about road safety in schools? I did a Cycling Proficiency test, is that still going?

I sometimes ride a bike after dark, my lights are both always set on continuous because, where there aren't any street lights, I need some idea of where the road is. Can't see how flashing ones help there. But it does remind me of another minor annoyance:

I bought a pair of bike lights from Halfords, a front and a rear. The rear can be set to off, two different speeds of flashing, or on, where the front can be off, one speed of flashing, or on. My first annoyance is that one has a different range of settings to the other. The second is the sequence - on one, you press the button and it goes from off to flashing, to flashing faster, to continuous, to off again. On the other, it goes from off to continuous, to flashing, to off. Ignoring the second flash step, they should both go off - flashing - continuous - off. Anything else is just crazy.

[Antony Moxey]

Or just have two sets of lights. I have one set on continuous beam so that I can see and another set to flash so that I can be seen.

[mickk]

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[rambo19]

227bhp said:

Seeing something you want on Ebay which is small and could easily be posted from its vendor 250 miles away, only to read 'Pick up only'.

It ends any arguements about item not arriving.

[Mr Snrub]

Spilling Pepsi over my laptop. Stripped all the components out as quickly as I could and cleaned the motherboard with cotton buds and an airbrush, but I'm expecting the worst

[FourWheelDrift]

People spontaneously clapping out of time to any old stty song being sung. BBC2 The Apprentice You're Fired.

[MartG]

Mr Snrub said:

Spilling Pepsi over my laptop. Stripped all the components out as quickly as I could and cleaned the motherboard with cotton buds and an airbrush, but I'm expecting the worst

Rinse with clean water ( distilled if you can get it ) then allow to fully dry before reinstalling the battery and trying it

[Brother D]

I was in the members lounge at the airport, and there was a guy having a meeting. He was wearing an eye patch. But it was a flesh painted eye patch with an eye drawn on it. It was a badly drawn eye.

You have a genuine opportunity to wear a black eye patch like a bad-ass/cool dude/don't mess with me/ultra hardcase/secret agent and you choose an eye patch like a kid would draw?

God its still making me angry now thinking about it months later.


(Unless his kid did draw it and I'm an unforgivable ass)

[jas xjr]

Brother D said:

I was in the members lounge at the airport, and there was a guy having a meeting. He was wearing an eye patch. But it was a flesh painted eye patch with an eye drawn on it. It was a badly drawn eye.

You have a genuine opportunity to wear a black eye patch like a bad-ass/cool dude/don't mess with me/ultra hardcase/secret agent and you choose an eye patch like a kid would draw?

God its still making me angry now thinking about it months later.


(Unless his kid did draw it and I'm an unforgivable ass)

several times this year i have had to wear an eyepatch . i wore a black eypatch with a skull and crossbones on it . childish of me i admit but my local chemist does not sell eye patches and my local fancy dress shop does

[Moonhawk]

Seeing as its bonfire night - I'd thought I'd share a pet peeve of mine.

'Hot Dog' vendors who serve 'real' sausages as Hot Dogs

A normal, grilled/griddled sausage even if served in a bun is a sausage butty not a Hot Dog.

Don't try and fob me off with 'real' sausages. It's not a hot dog unless it's made from mechanically recovered 'meat', has come out of a tin/jar and been boiled.