One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 2
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Stupid, thick, doltish, selfish, lazy, t
tish, fking s who DO NOT clear the condensation from their windows and lights before setting off in the morning.
As a driver when I see it I find it annoying but as a cyclist on country lanes and "A" roads I would have them all locked up for attempted murder because it is only a matter of time before SMIDSY.
tish, fking s who DO NOT clear the condensation from their windows and lights before setting off in the morning. As a driver when I see it I find it annoying but as a cyclist on country lanes and "A" roads I would have them all locked up for attempted murder because it is only a matter of time before SMIDSY.
Monday Morning Driver said:
Sorry mate I didn't see you because I'm too fking thick to know that I need to be able to see through windows. I wanted an extra five minutes in bed.
king thick to know that I need to be able to see through windows. I wanted an extra five minutes in bed.OpulentBob said:
Liquid Knight said:
..attempted murder...
For fks sake. Driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition is a bad as throwing knives at someone to see if the handle hits first.
People who go round medium sized, busy city centre roundabouts so fast they can barely stay in their lane or see whether there are any cars pulling out into what was a tenth of a second ago a clear roundabout.
People who when you stop in the middle of the roundabout to leave space for knobs above carry on at the same speed and instead of making an effort to stop beep their horn.
People (almost always driving vans) who park less than 6 inches behind your rear bumper when you're in a traffic jam going up a hill.
People who when you stop in the middle of the roundabout to leave space for knobs above carry on at the same speed and instead of making an effort to stop beep their horn.
People (almost always driving vans) who park less than 6 inches behind your rear bumper when you're in a traffic jam going up a hill.
Liquid Knight said:
OpulentBob said:
Liquid Knight said:
..attempted murder...
For fks sake. Driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition is a bad as throwing knives at someone to see if the handle hits first.
Actually, maybe I do empathise a bit. I work on the roads. When people come speeding through my lane closures etc, my argument is that it's akin to me walking through their place of work juggling chainsaws (badly).
OpulentBob said:
Liquid Knight said:
OpulentBob said:
Liquid Knight said:
..attempted murder...
For fks sake. Driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition is a bad as throwing knives at someone to see if the handle hits first.
Actually, maybe I do empathise a bit. I work on the roads. When people come speeding through my lane closures etc, my argument is that it's akin to me walking through their place of work juggling chainsaws (badly).
Sometimes it doesn't feel like I'm cycling to work more like I'm run the gauntlet.
The driver of this GTR. It seems more and more common to get people like this at track days now.
http://www.carthrottle.com/this-nissan-gtr-owners-...
http://www.carthrottle.com/this-nissan-gtr-owners-...
Z06George said:
The driver of this GTR. It seems more and more common to get people like this at track days now.
http://www.carthrottle.com/this-nissan-gtr-owners-...
Because the GTR practically drives itself you will see this a lot more on track days. http://www.carthrottle.com/this-nissan-gtr-owners-...
Z06George said:
The driver of this GTR. It seems more and more common to get people like this at track days now.
http://www.carthrottle.com/this-nissan-gtr-owners-...
indeed however a lot of that 'slamming' commentary was quite personal, and was all of it 100% necessary? I can understand dicks like him are a nightmare on the track, but is there tuition on what you need to do to be an effective track day driver, or are you just expected to know what to do, and if you don't you're a http://www.carthrottle.com/this-nissan-gtr-owners-...
and can be expected to find yourself thoroughly roasted like this on the Internet rather than being politely educated to one side?Walked into my local last night with my American wife (this is relevant) and new baby and asked the new landlord if they were doing anything for Halloween this year (which they have done with previous landlords successfully) - he looked at us and blankly said - "No... we're an English pub" - anyone else feels that's rather unnecessary?
Petrus1983 said:
Walked into my local last night with my American wife (this is relevant) and new baby and asked the new landlord if they were doing anything for Halloween this year (which they have done with previous landlords successfully) - he looked at us and blankly said - "No... we're an English pub" - anyone else feels that's rather unnecessary?
Yes and no, yes if he's having a dig at your wife, no if he's trying to get away with what Halloween has become, an excuse to dress up like Zombies, and yes he's a knob if he doesn't know the origin of Halloween and thinks it's an American thing only.I'd find another local.
Petrus1983 said:
Walked into my local last night with my American wife (this is relevant) and new baby and asked the new landlord if they were doing anything for Halloween this year (which they have done with previous landlords successfully) - he looked at us and blankly said - "No... we're an English pub" - anyone else feels that's rather unnecessary?
it is a touch. I do align with his sentiments in a way, we've made halloween too american and it's edging into the 'mandatory fun' area... so i can see where he's coming from. However if he's a new landlord then he should be trying to not be a sthead to the clientele and alienate them all. Maybe he has a clear idea of who he wants as customers in future, and it's not people like you, or maybe he's just a traditional english pub landlord i.e. miserable bd!Blown2CV said:
and it's not people like you
I agree with the general sentiments, but it's meant to be a local family pub, so a couple of hours in the evening for the kids wouldn't have hurt! Pre baby I use to spend a lot in the pub, these days I'm certainly take it or leave it and have other great options 
I'd like to nominate the two cars on the very quiet A303 who just sat in L2 as I undertook them.
When I caught the first one, I slowed down to their speed, hung back for a bit, tried moving into L2. Nothing worked so I returned to L1 and carefully undertook the car as the two occupants glared at me.
This - naturally - produced a great deal of light flashing too.
By this time we were catching a much slower car. This time I just carried on in L1, as I went by I observed the driver was a young female who appeared to be concentrating fiercely. On what I don't know, not lane discipline, clearly.
What was funny was that angry car caught up with concentration woman, and having established a principle of not using L1, could only follow her very closely.
As I pulled away from them, the pair of them were visible for some time, packed together in L2 on an otherwise empty A303.
When I caught the first one, I slowed down to their speed, hung back for a bit, tried moving into L2. Nothing worked so I returned to L1 and carefully undertook the car as the two occupants glared at me.
This - naturally - produced a great deal of light flashing too.
By this time we were catching a much slower car. This time I just carried on in L1, as I went by I observed the driver was a young female who appeared to be concentrating fiercely. On what I don't know, not lane discipline, clearly.
What was funny was that angry car caught up with concentration woman, and having established a principle of not using L1, could only follow her very closely.
As I pulled away from them, the pair of them were visible for some time, packed together in L2 on an otherwise empty A303.
Petrus1983 said:
Blown2CV said:
and it's not people like you
I agree with the general sentiments, but it's meant to be a local family pub, so a couple of hours in the evening for the kids wouldn't have hurt! Pre baby I use to spend a lot in the pub, these days I'm certainly take it or leave it and have other great options Johnnytheboy said:
I'd like to nominate the two cars on the very quiet A303 who just sat in L2 as I undertook them.
When I caught the first one, I slowed down to their speed, hung back for a bit, tried moving into L2. Nothing worked so I returned to L1 and carefully undertook the car as the two occupants glared at me.
This - naturally - produced a great deal of light flashing too.
By this time we were catching a much slower car. This time I just carried on in L1, as I went by I observed the driver was a young female who appeared to be concentrating fiercely. On what I don't know, not lane discipline, clearly.
What was funny was that angry car caught up with concentration woman, and having established a principle of not using L1, could only follow her very closely.
As I pulled away from them, the pair of them were visible for some time, packed together in L2 on an otherwise empty A303.
Is there any answer to this problem? I usually flash my lights once (which, as I read the rules, is not unlawful) just to indicate that I am there. I then sometimes indicate left and slowly move into lane 1 in the hope that they copy me. If not, I have been known to make very sure that they can see me and then move past in lane 1. When I caught the first one, I slowed down to their speed, hung back for a bit, tried moving into L2. Nothing worked so I returned to L1 and carefully undertook the car as the two occupants glared at me.
This - naturally - produced a great deal of light flashing too.
By this time we were catching a much slower car. This time I just carried on in L1, as I went by I observed the driver was a young female who appeared to be concentrating fiercely. On what I don't know, not lane discipline, clearly.
What was funny was that angry car caught up with concentration woman, and having established a principle of not using L1, could only follow her very closely.
As I pulled away from them, the pair of them were visible for some time, packed together in L2 on an otherwise empty A303.
I don't think this is "undertaking" for the purposes of the Highway Code, but no doubt someone will disagree. Once it is established that the person in L2 is not playing by the rules, I am simply proceeding normally in L1 while someone else (bizarrely) chooses to occupy L2 (in breach of the H C).
If it is not OK to eventually just pass in L1, what is supposed to happen? Everyone queues up behind the car in L2 or, even worse, queues up in L1?
ORD said:
Is there any answer to this problem? I usually flash my lights once (which, as I read the rules, is not unlawful) just to indicate that I am there. I then sometimes indicate left and slowly move into lane 1 in the hope that they copy me. If not, I have been known to make very sure that they can see me and then move past in lane 1.
I don't think this is "undertaking" for the purposes of the Highway Code, but no doubt someone will disagree. Once it is established that the person in L2 is not playing by the rules, I am simply proceeding normally in L1 while someone else (bizarrely) chooses to occupy L2 (in breach of the H C).
If it is not OK to eventually just pass in L1, what is supposed to happen? Everyone queues up behind the car in L2 or, even worse, queues up in L1?
I dont believe a word of this story.................empty A303 indeed!I don't think this is "undertaking" for the purposes of the Highway Code, but no doubt someone will disagree. Once it is established that the person in L2 is not playing by the rules, I am simply proceeding normally in L1 while someone else (bizarrely) chooses to occupy L2 (in breach of the H C).
If it is not OK to eventually just pass in L1, what is supposed to happen? Everyone queues up behind the car in L2 or, even worse, queues up in L1?
OpulentBob said:
I've just sketched it on the board and asked an office full of highway engineers. They all say 270 degrees.
Yeah, but then a highway engineer came up with this abomination: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.1873561,-2.85385...Thus proving, something about highway engineers, which it may be best not to repeat...
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