One single thing that makes you think "knob"

One single thing that makes you think "knob"

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TheLordJohn

5,746 posts

145 months

Sunday 14th October 2012
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masermartin said:
FlauM said:
SoilPants said:
2. Those people who sit in slow traffic queues and leave big gaps in front of them so that by the time they get to the front of the queue they are about 20 cars further back than they would have been if they'd kept a more reasonable gap instead of tempting everyone in the other lanes to fill in the gap in front of them. (This is annoying if you are behind one of these people).
I do this in traffic as it prevents a load of stop-start traffic thus everyone keeps (some) momentum. I guess I must be a 'knob'.
Me too.
As do I. For me, the knob is the one who just stop starts all the time to move. 2 and a half foot forward.
Let a slight gap build (within reason) then use that gap as a buffer so you can keep rolling along smile

Triumph Man

8,670 posts

167 months

Sunday 14th October 2012
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Two from yesterday: Knob no.1 pulled out in front of me in Trowbridge, then didn't indicate at ANY roundabouts. After a couple of times, I may have tapped the horn at him for being such a dick. He was also guilty of driving a Citroen Xzara Picasso...

Knob no.2 A303, Exeter bound. Knob in a white C-class decides to overtake a line of traffic, whilst going no more than 60 mph. He (eventually) pulled back in. Later on, he suddenly came bearing into view from behind, I was doing about 75 so he must have doing a touch faster than that. He went to overtake me, and sat just off my flank for ages. I knocked it down to 70 to give him a chance to get by. He eventually did. Then pulled back in, and slowed back down to about 60! Jesus, some people...

pulliptears

3,334 posts

165 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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Mildly amused at the bloke in the nissan qashqai this morning who helpfully flashed the bus out in traffic. I assume he wasn't familiar with the area because every time the bus stopped due to heavy traffic he then proceeded to whack on his indicators and try and overtake it, getting halfway down the bus before realising it was stopped for traffic not a bus stop. He did this 3 times in the space of a mile.
Had to wonder why he let the thing out in the first place if he was so desperate to get past it!

framerateuk

2,730 posts

183 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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Saw a white E36 BMW with an "M" badge followed by the RenaultSport "Sport" badge.

I see what he was doing, but MASSIVE FAIL.

Also saw a Focus Zetec with "Type R" on the back....


I think I might put a Ferrari badge on the back of the Caterham. Seems to be all the rage...

XDA

2,141 posts

184 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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The knob in the red Audi A4 who deliberately took the wrong lane at the roundabout, in order to jump a couple of cars.

What did they achieve? Absolutely nothing except saving themselves 5 seconds at best, and ending up back where they were before (immediately in front of me). They then turned off approximately 1 mile later. Knob.

swisstoni

16,852 posts

278 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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TheLordJohn said:
masermartin said:
FlauM said:
SoilPants said:
2. Those people who sit in slow traffic queues and leave big gaps in front of them so that by the time they get to the front of the queue they are about 20 cars further back than they would have been if they'd kept a more reasonable gap instead of tempting everyone in the other lanes to fill in the gap in front of them. (This is annoying if you are behind one of these people).
I do this in traffic as it prevents a load of stop-start traffic thus everyone keeps (some) momentum. I guess I must be a 'knob'.
Me too.
As do I. For me, the knob is the one who just stop starts all the time to move. 2 and a half foot forward.
Let a slight gap build (within reason) then use that gap as a buffer so you can keep rolling along smile
I don't think you have read the original point properly. It's about people who don't keep up with the line they are in so that loads of people from the adjacent line fill in the gap. It's not about edging forward a foot at a time or not.

Stuck In A Lift

2,939 posts

170 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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The 2 cyclists last night, both wearing black clothing, with a tiny flashing light on their tops, going along main roads in the dark. Tossers.

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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approaching M4 from M32 yesterday, three lanes, left goes west, right goes east and one in the middle lane for either.. so the black 1 series is infront of me in the middle lane, isnt indicating left so i assume he is going right and head east.... but hes not sure so starts to slow down.....then slows down further..... then at 15 miles per hour eventually decides that west is a better option.... i can hear brakes locking behind me but darent look i just hope now he hs decided which way to go he proceeds with the required level of enthusiasm.

deltashad

6,731 posts

196 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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I didn't know whether to put this in the Bad parking thread or 'knob'.
After careful consideration I decided it lives here.

This knob came zooming around Tesco carpark, nearly wiping out my daughter and I.

Then he parks here, he jumps out of the car with his son and does an almighty flob (spit). Then strolls into Tesco in his muscle man t-shirt.

Utter, utter knob.

I held the stare after he nearly ran us down, but when he got out of the car he was huge. So I dropped the stare. I don't want to be beaten up in front of my daughter.


Captain Muppet

8,540 posts

264 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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deltashad said:
I didn't know whether to put this in the Bad parking thread or 'knob'.
After careful consideration I decided it lives here.

This knob came zooming around Tesco carpark, nearly wiping out my daughter and I.

Then he parks here, he jumps out of the car with his son and does an almighty flob (spit). Then strolls into Tesco in his muscle man t-shirt.

Utter, utter knob.

I held the stare after he nearly ran us down, but when he got out of the car he was huge. So I dropped the stare. I don't want to be beaten up in front of my daughter.

Karma works fast - he'll be driving home in a Vectra.

forzaminardi

2,281 posts

186 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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deltashad said:
I didn't know whether to put this in the Bad parking thread or 'knob'.
After careful consideration I decided it lives here.

This knob came zooming around Tesco carpark, nearly wiping out my daughter and I.

Then he parks here, he jumps out of the car with his son and does an almighty flob (spit). Then strolls into Tesco in his muscle man t-shirt.

Utter, utter knob.

I held the stare after he nearly ran us down, but when he got out of the car he was huge. So I dropped the stare. I don't want to be beaten up in front of my daughter.

Inviting a phantom tyre deflation, if you ask me...

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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forzaminardi said:
Inviting a phantom tyre deflation, if you ask me...
that would make you a knob.



Captain Muppet

8,540 posts

264 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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The Spruce goose said:
forzaminardi said:
Inviting a phantom tyre deflation, if you ask me...
that would make you a knob.
Two knobs don't make a right.

e21Mark

16,205 posts

172 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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Disabled parking spot in New Malden Tesco. Driver ran into the store.

A lazy knob with piss poor taste in cars.


sealtt

3,091 posts

157 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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Why do cyclists feel the need to impossibly weave to the front of a queue and then all line up in front of the first car at every traffic light in london?

I pull away faster than 80% of them (not that I'm going fast, just that the majority are out of shape, middle aged, 'professionals'), so the inconvenience is annoying on its own. But then that they are all there lined up like bowling pins in front of me, just begging me to knock them down, makes the whole thing even more frustrating as i have to force myself resist.

XDA

2,141 posts

184 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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deltashad said:
I didn't know whether to put this in the Bad parking thread or 'knob'.
After careful consideration I decided it lives here.

This knob came zooming around Tesco carpark, nearly wiping out my daughter and I.

Then he parks here, he jumps out of the car with his son and does an almighty flob (spit). Then strolls into Tesco in his muscle man t-shirt.

Utter, utter knob.

I held the stare after he nearly ran us down, but when he got out of the car he was huge. So I dropped the stare. I don't want to be beaten up in front of my daughter.

Sounds like one of typical cretins that are attracted to Silver "SRi" Vectras.

Countdown

39,690 posts

195 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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XDA said:
deltashad said:
I didn't know whether to put this in the Bad parking thread or 'knob'.
After careful consideration I decided it lives here.

This knob came zooming around Tesco carpark, nearly wiping out my daughter and I.

Then he parks here, he jumps out of the car with his son and does an almighty flob (spit). Then strolls into Tesco in his muscle man t-shirt.

Utter, utter knob.

I held the stare after he nearly ran us down, but when he got out of the car he was huge. So I dropped the stare. I don't want to be beaten up in front of my daughter.

Sounds like one of typical cretins that are attracted to Silver "SRi" Vectras.
Bit unfair on Vectra SRIs ?

. But yes, he sounds like a complete pr1ck yes

grayme

936 posts

235 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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e21Mark said:
Disabled parking spot in New Malden Tesco. Driver ran into the store.

A lazy knob with piss poor taste in cars.

I read somewhere that sometimes someone may need to park close to the store and have something that does not hinder mobility but is classed as a diability, such as needing to run to the toilet.

Never considered it too much to work out if that is bilge or not.

m8rky

2,090 posts

158 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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XDA said:
Sounds like one of typical cretins that are attracted to Silver "SRi" Vectras.
Got one near me (why it is always the silver ones as well) who whenever you see him in it always has on a Green Hi-Viz coat,Hot,cold,rain.shine.I cant possibly think why..rolleyes

XDA

2,141 posts

184 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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Countdown said:
Bit unfair on Vectra SRIs ?

. But yes, he sounds like a complete pr1ck yes
Not really. tongue out

Whenever I see a silver "SRi" vectra I often think knob. I'm rarely disappointed.
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