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Captain Muppet
5,954 posts
134 months
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OpulentBob said: Yeah, he followed me in the kitchen, shut the door and started saying how only the slightest knock can set it off and the docs can't prove it, easy money etc. I told him that's the reason my insurance goes up every year rather than down. He looked at me like I was stupid. You are stupid. You're letting morals get in the way of getting free money. Thanks for not screwing the rest of us, some of us appreciate it.
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droopsnoot
556 posts
111 months
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On a wide section of A495 yesterday, pull out to overtake a truck that was quite close to the edge of the road, old-ish bloke in oncoming Focus estate decides that rather than using some of the 20-odd feet of road to the left of his car to make it easier, he'll stay exactly in the centre of his lane, still leave me plenty of room, but flash his headlights and make rude signs at me. Plenty of room for all of us, mate.
And on the way from Lake-with-no-vowels near Oswestry, guy in front in Merc C180 who can't or won't go above 30mph on a clear road, manage to get past him to get behind someone in a Citroen Picasso who also can't get above 30mph, who held me up long enough so we both got stuck behind a tractor and trailer for ten minutes. Picasso goes past the tractor in a NSL stretch, gets up to 60mph to pass, pulls back in and back down to 40mph by which time I have no room to pass. I don't want to go everywhere flat out, but the roads were clear and dry, why, why, why must they all dawdle along?
I think they're all in league with TomTom - despite the hold-ups slowing me down and the occasional fast stretches, my old TT720 with no outside interaction still managed to predict virtually the exact time it was going to take for the journey. If it looks like I might make better time, someone in a bunker in Holland sends people out to slow me down so it makes their product look more accurate.
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LukeSi
5,069 posts
30 months
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Wait so because he wouldn't move over when you were in his lane, he is the knob?
I think you have got that the wrong way round. You are the knob for expecting him to move over, sounds like you went for an overtake when there was oncoming traffic.
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rumple
2,512 posts
20 months
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doogz said: CoolHands said: doogz said: CoolHands said: fortunately when I'm on my motorbike I don't have to put up with any of these knobs. I just undertake or overtake at will, and nothing can out accelerate you, so you can pretty much ride how you want without these d  heads having their power over you (by blocking you in or whatever). In the car I try not to get wound up, and cruise like Mr and Mrs average. And plan further ahead than the competition, thus making sure you're in the right lane as much as poss so you don't get blocked. not sure why you feel the need to quote me but with no comment of your own. The thread is one single thing that makes you think "knob" I quoted your post. Figure it out yourself. This made me laugh out loud, there's just no comeback for that one 
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masermartin
1,046 posts
46 months
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LukeSi said: Wait so because he wouldn't move over when you were in his lane, he is the knob?
I think you have got that the wrong way round. You are the knob for expecting him to move over, sounds like you went for an overtake when there was oncoming traffic. This. Doesn't matter if there *should* be room, the onus is on you to make sure there *is* room before you start the manoeuvre. Saying that, droopsnoot said: I think they're all in league with TomTom - despite the hold-ups slowing me down and the occasional fast stretches, my old TT720 with no outside interaction still managed to predict virtually the exact time it was going to take for the journey. If it looks like I might make better time, someone in a bunker in Holland sends people out to slow me down so it makes their product look more accurate. That's funny! Today, it's me, for apparently driving around with brakes that are OK at town speeds but felt horrible coming to a roundabout from 70 (ish). First on the list of things to do tomorrow morning.
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Johnnytheboy
7,134 posts
55 months
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The man riding a bike along a Dorset B-road at 0530 today (so completely dark). With no lights on. On the wrong side of the road. He did at least have a (filthy) reflective jacket on. I'm glad I was going the same way as him. 
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PanzerCommander
2,703 posts
87 months
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Not so much think "knob" but "are you right in the head" Two blokes riding their push bikes on the A63 today (70mph dual carriageway) Ok so it isn't illegal but not very sensible with cars and trucks moving at motorways speeds. Neither of them had any dayglow clothing on either
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squeezebm
1,882 posts
74 months
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DERP 
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droopsnoot
556 posts
111 months
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LukeSi said: Wait so because he wouldn't move over when you were in his lane, he is the knob?
I think you have got that the wrong way round. You are the knob for expecting him to move over, sounds like you went for an overtake when there was oncoming traffic. No, I thought he was a knob for making gestures and flashing his lights. He didn't need to move over (but could have done), there was plenty of room even without him moving over. I just thought his response was a bit excessive considering that. I was partly in my lane, partly in his. But not in a bit he was using, honest. I don't do "get out of my way" overtaking just in case they don't.
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vsonix
1,066 posts
32 months
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hedgefinder said: vsonix said: What gets me is the number of people who try and advertise a car on Facebook without actually stating what it is, or how much money they want to open the proceedings at. "E36 Coupe, good condition. Offers?" and then they get really shirty when people ask them what engine size it is or offer them lower than they think it is worth (usually double what it is actually worth). far , far worse than that is when you advertise a car with a price stated and the first question people ask is "whats the lowest you will take for it.." and then refuse to make an offer. Hmm, see I always plan ahead for that and build in a couple of hundred quid leeway, so when I (invariably) get asked 'what's the lowest' I just tell them £100 more than what I actually want and then maybe let them have £50 more off that if they're trying really hard, meaning I usually get what I wanted, plus £50, and they walk away thinking they're kickass negotiators... Otherwise I just ask them how much money they've got on them. That usually shuts them up if they're not serious.
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e21Mark
1,751 posts
42 months
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Cyclist in the dark & rain, dressed head to toe in black with just yellow helmet. Was so lucky I never wiped him out with my trailer.
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Liquid Knight
10,516 posts
52 months
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e21Mark said: Cyclist in the dark & rain, dressed head to toe in black with just yellow helmet. Was so lucky I never wiped him out with my trailer. PoB - Pedestrian on Bike 
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wst
1,064 posts
30 months
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Not fussed on people typing the forward slashhes before the M, a la //M.
I'm not going to rant about it, I just think it's a bit weird.
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Morningside
16,783 posts
98 months
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Colchester car auctions on Thursday nights. Lots of cars causing a hell of a lot of fumes. So what do I spot?
Yup, a parent with a child on a harness. I mean, how totally inconsiderate is that?
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rohrl
3,725 posts
14 months
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Morningside said: Colchester car auctions on Thursday nights. Lots of cars causing a hell of a lot of fumes. So what do I spot?
Yup, a parent with a child on a harness. I mean, how totally inconsiderate is that? Well done you for thinking of the children, maybe you ought to go to the Goodwood Festival of Speed to tick off any parents there too. Lots of the old racing cars probably still run on leaded fuel so that's even worse.
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RemyMartin
1,036 posts
74 months
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People who use semi cliquey words to make themselve seem down with the kids.
Shirley instead of surely being one, it wasn't funny when it was done by Leslie Nielsen, certainly isn't funny now. Same goes for cool story bro etc....argh
I'm sure some smart alec will now quote me and use an afforementioned on me. I await with baited breath.
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SV8Predator
765 posts
34 months
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rohrl said: Morningside said: Colchester car auctions on Thursday nights. Lots of cars causing a hell of a lot of fumes. So what do I spot?
Yup, a parent with a child on a harness. I mean, how totally inconsiderate is that? Well done you for thinking of the children, maybe you ought to go to the Goodwood Festival of Speed to tick off any parents there too. Lots of the old racing cars probably still run on leaded fuel so that's even worse. Whooshparrot for 'rohrl' I feel. . .
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Triumph Man
2,157 posts
37 months
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RemyMartin said: People who use semi cliquey words to make themselve seem down with the kids.
Shirley instead of surely being one, it wasn't funny when it was done by Leslie Nielsen, certainly isn't funny now. Same goes for cool story bro etc....argh
I'm sure some smart alec will now quote me and use an afforementioned on me. I await with baited breath. I think you need to be punched in the sponge, and then have a can of red bull thrown at you, from the window of a 335d (mapped) That covers some of them. I'm so sorry.
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LongLiveTazio
2,521 posts
66 months
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M42 this morning where you had people barreling through thick fog without lights on. Depressing.
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911p
1,855 posts
49 months
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LongLiveTazio said: M42 this morning where you had people barreling through thick fog without lights on. Depressing. Contrasted with people driving around in the evening with both front and rear foglights on, blinding everyone around them.
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