One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 2
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Stevoox said:
4) people who stick daytime running lights on their car. Factory fitted ones on modern cars i dont mind, but not when its some 15year old car now looking like an x-mas tree covered in wonky LEDs
I agree they look utter bEdited by Stevoox on Thursday 27th November 10:35
ks but in my experience the slack jawed owners of these cars used to use their fog lights permanently, now that they have halfords fairy lights to show off, the fogs are less likely to be blinding the rest of us.djc206 said:
I agree they look utter bks but in my experience the slack jawed owners of these cars used to use their fog lights permanently, now that they have halfords fairy lights to show off, the fogs are less likely to be blinding the rest of us.
Haha and that's another one!ks but in my experience the slack jawed owners of these cars used to use their fog lights permanently, now that they have halfords fairy lights to show off, the fogs are less likely to be blinding the rest of us.5) people who permanently leave their for lights on as if they are some sort of day time running light. I now start to see some cars where people have replaced the fog light bulb with an LED bulb just to try that little bit harder!
Stevoox said:
djc206 said:
I agree they look utter bks but in my experience the slack jawed owners of these cars used to use their fog lights permanently, now that they have halfords fairy lights to show off, the fogs are less likely to be blinding the rest of us.
Haha and that's another one!ks but in my experience the slack jawed owners of these cars used to use their fog lights permanently, now that they have halfords fairy lights to show off, the fogs are less likely to be blinding the rest of us.5) people who permanently leave their for lights on as if they are some sort of day time running light. I now start to see some cars where people have replaced the fog light bulb with an LED bulb just to try that little bit harder!
t fog light, as well as a crap fairy light. Good one 
regarding the nob in the jeep
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Chav on a bicycle that nearly plowed into my car the other night..
Dark and misty so visibility already reduced, I was coming to the junction at the end of a 1.5 lane unlit, unmarked road, just before the turning for my house.
I'd almost come to stop approaching the give way line, there's a footpath on both sides but garden walls completely obscure any view from a car unless you're over the white line.
Suddenly a 'yoot comes flying off the path to my left, misses the front left corner of my car by inches, almost comes off, and ends up stopping with his feet on my drivers side.
Kid's about 15, 8 stone ringing wet, dressed in black with his hood up, tatty dark mountain bike with no lights..
I st myself cause I thought he was gonna hit my car head on and bounce into the traffic on the main road.. He must've st himself too, when he came to a stop he looked at me as I had my window open, I think he was expecting to get a barrage and shouting match - he would've had I not been 30 seconds from where I live..
Instead I just said 'be careful mate' kinda sympathetically (last thing I want is a booted wing mirror..) to which he did apologise and explain that he has no brakes..
I didn't see much benefit in explaining his suicidal stupidity to him so just 'advised' him to look out as the conditions are hazardous.. As I eventually turned right out of the junction and drove past him, he did shout sorry again, so I gave him a nod / wave - this was just before indicating into my cul-de-sac so again, didn't want him seeing where I lived if I'd called him a.
What an idiot though, he must be incredibly stupid or just have a death wish.. It st me up more cause if he'd hit me, he might've ended up under a bus in front of me 
Dark and misty so visibility already reduced, I was coming to the junction at the end of a 1.5 lane unlit, unmarked road, just before the turning for my house.
I'd almost come to stop approaching the give way line, there's a footpath on both sides but garden walls completely obscure any view from a car unless you're over the white line.
Suddenly a 'yoot comes flying off the path to my left, misses the front left corner of my car by inches, almost comes off, and ends up stopping with his feet on my drivers side.
Kid's about 15, 8 stone ringing wet, dressed in black with his hood up, tatty dark mountain bike with no lights..
I s
t myself cause I thought he was gonna hit my car head on and bounce into the traffic on the main road.. He must've st himself too, when he came to a stop he looked at me as I had my window open, I think he was expecting to get a barrage and shouting match - he would've had I not been 30 seconds from where I live..Instead I just said 'be careful mate' kinda sympathetically (last thing I want is a booted wing mirror..) to which he did apologise and explain that he has no brakes..
I didn't see much benefit in explaining his suicidal stupidity to him so just 'advised' him to look out as the conditions are hazardous.. As I eventually turned right out of the junction and drove past him, he did shout sorry again, so I gave him a nod / wave - this was just before indicating into my cul-de-sac so again, didn't want him seeing where I lived if I'd called him a
.What an idiot though, he must be incredibly stupid or just have a death wish.. It s
t me up more cause if he'd hit me, he might've ended up under a bus in front of me Hol said:
zedx19 said:
Maybe a controversial one here, but imo a knob.
My wife, her mother and friend all went out for a meal last night. Restaurant car park is often full so parking spills out onto nearby roads. My wife parked up at the side of the road and off they went for a meal. Upon returning to the car she found a note on the windscreen which said, "CAN YOU NOT READ, DISABLED PARKING ONLY!!!!". So my wife looked around, found no designated bay marked on the road, nor any road signs indicating disabled parking. As she was getting in the car, out comes an angry man from a house my wifes car was parked outside of. He started ranting an raving at her, then pointed to a disabled notice he had printed himself on A4 paper and stuck to his fence. My wife ignored him and drove off, only for him to start running after the car!!! Not sure how he thinks printing his own disabled sign enables him to own a section of road outside his house.
Absolute knob on 3 points:
1. Printing own disabled sign
2. Verbally abusing and swearing at 3 women
3. Running after the car
Irrespective of that fact that a disabled person 'might' be living there, and it 'might' be awaiting an official sign - Its not currently an official designated bay, so no foul on her part if she did not notice any handwritten signs.My wife, her mother and friend all went out for a meal last night. Restaurant car park is often full so parking spills out onto nearby roads. My wife parked up at the side of the road and off they went for a meal. Upon returning to the car she found a note on the windscreen which said, "CAN YOU NOT READ, DISABLED PARKING ONLY!!!!". So my wife looked around, found no designated bay marked on the road, nor any road signs indicating disabled parking. As she was getting in the car, out comes an angry man from a house my wifes car was parked outside of. He started ranting an raving at her, then pointed to a disabled notice he had printed himself on A4 paper and stuck to his fence. My wife ignored him and drove off, only for him to start running after the car!!! Not sure how he thinks printing his own disabled sign enables him to own a section of road outside his house.
Absolute knob on 3 points:
1. Printing own disabled sign
2. Verbally abusing and swearing at 3 women
3. Running after the car
Now, we can either assume the guy is a complete unhinged loon who is just a plain moron- or somebody normal with enough emotional baggage relating to a disabled person being the household, that his current situation has unhinged him.
Press your buttons and vote now.....
Edited by Hol on Wednesday 26th November 16:14
People seem a tad overprotective of the space outside their houses on the road, technically anyone with a road-legal car can park there.
I once moved a wheelie bin outside a house, to park near a hospital. On my return less than an hour later to move it to the main road (clearway so couldn't park there before) I found all the tyres flat. As I did not have a footpump with me I had to walk several miles to the nearest shop to buy one. This meant I was parked outside the boneheads house a couple of hours longer than necessary. On my return I loaded the wheelie bin into the hatchback and relocated it, figuring if I had been inconvenienced then the knob who flattened my tyres should be too.
Just no need for any of this t
ttish behavior really!JagXJR said:
If he is running then can we assume he is not disabled?
People seem a tad overprotective of the space outside their houses on the road, technically anyone with a road-legal car can park there.
I once moved a wheelie bin outside a house, to park near a hospital. On my return less than an hour later to move it to the main road (clearway so couldn't park there before) I found all the tyres flat. As I did not have a footpump with me I had to walk several miles to the nearest shop to buy one. This meant I was parked outside the boneheads house a couple of hours longer than necessary. On my return I loaded the wheelie bin into the hatchback and relocated it, figuring if I had been inconvenienced then the knob who flattened my tyres should be too.
Just no need for any of this tttish behavior really!
IF the wheelie bin was full, I would have had a devil on my shoulder telling where to MT it. People seem a tad overprotective of the space outside their houses on the road, technically anyone with a road-legal car can park there.
I once moved a wheelie bin outside a house, to park near a hospital. On my return less than an hour later to move it to the main road (clearway so couldn't park there before) I found all the tyres flat. As I did not have a footpump with me I had to walk several miles to the nearest shop to buy one. This meant I was parked outside the boneheads house a couple of hours longer than necessary. On my return I loaded the wheelie bin into the hatchback and relocated it, figuring if I had been inconvenienced then the knob who flattened my tyres should be too.
Just no need for any of this t
ttish behavior really!E
HairyPutter said:
regarding the nob in the jeep
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Yes, shame! That would have been the icing on the cake for a police report!YES LY54DVOIS showing as insured on the Motor Insurance Database today.
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Stevoox said:
4) people who stick daytime running lights on their car. Factory fitted ones on modern cars i dont mind, but not when its some 15year old car now looking like an x-mas tree covered in wonky LEDs
I keep seeing Dacia Dusters with what I thought were tacky aftermarket ones in the lower grille.. but I've seen several with them now so I'm beginning to think they're a factory fit 
The worst ones are the wobbly rows of bluey-white LEDs, varying brightness, usually a few burnt out. Usually on an older Audi or a Mk4 Golf in the lower grille...
That being said, I fitted LEDs to my own car but they were homemade and designed to integrate with the rest of the car, they're not DRLs and if I say so myself, look fairly standard.
JagXJR said:
If he is running then can we assume he is not disabled?
Do you not think so?
I think that it is a bit of a stretch to assume otherwise,
My assumption would be that there there is possibly someone else disabled in the house.but even that is not proven.
Edited by Hol on Thursday 27th November 20:08
Stevoox said:
Haha and that's another one!
5) people who permanently leave their for lights on as if they are some sort of day time running light. I now start to see some cars where people have replaced the fog light bulb with an LED bulb just to try that little bit harder!
They're no longer fog lights, they're moron warning lights.5) people who permanently leave their for lights on as if they are some sort of day time running light. I now start to see some cars where people have replaced the fog light bulb with an LED bulb just to try that little bit harder!
Muddle238 said:
I keep seeing Dacia Dusters with what I thought were tacky aftermarket ones in the lower grille.. but I've seen several with them now so I'm beginning to think they're a factory fit
The worst ones are the wobbly rows of bluey-white LEDs, varying brightness, usually a few burnt out. Usually on an older Audi or a Mk4 Golf in the lower grille...
That being said, I fitted LEDs to my own car but they were homemade and designed to integrate with the rest of the car, they're not DRLs and if I say so myself, look fairly standard.
Merc DRLs wobble, it's very distracting and you'd expect a luxury premium aspirational car to be built in a non-wobbly fashion.The worst ones are the wobbly rows of bluey-white LEDs, varying brightness, usually a few burnt out. Usually on an older Audi or a Mk4 Golf in the lower grille...
That being said, I fitted LEDs to my own car but they were homemade and designed to integrate with the rest of the car, they're not DRLs and if I say so myself, look fairly standard.
But you would expect them to look s**t on a Dacia, it's the budget brand of Renault.
I'd like to nominate whoever wrote the Google Maps app that suggested to me today that I could save 1 minute by driving the wrong way round a roundabout.
OK, not a "standard" roundabout, more of a gyratory system here
...but still not a fantastic idea to be driving the wrong way round it.
Especially as a large amount of people who drive round it the correct way still can't indicate.
OK, not a "standard" roundabout, more of a gyratory system here
...but still not a fantastic idea to be driving the wrong way round it.
Especially as a large amount of people who drive round it the correct way still can't indicate.
Edited by sim72 on Friday 28th November 01:15
From a position of cool to a descent to knobness. I nominate:
The White Merc C63 Estate driver in Malmesbury, driving on the B road through Brinkworth to Malmesbury from Swindon. I was clipping along and he blitzed bast me in an overtake, nice noise, safe overtake, fair enough.
And then the WTF decision to overtake the old dear in front of me (Citroen C3), what calculation occured I have no idea as there was 5 proceeding seconds to get this done. Coming into a blind bend, suddenly decided to go for it, car coming, old Dear braked hard, flashing of lights the other way, Merc just slipped in front and disappeared. Closing speed guessed at approx 140-160mph, it would have been all over.
Old dear pulled over in the lay by 1/2 mile up, I even stopped to see if she was alright as I've never seen it be so close.
All the gear, no idea. Knob.
The White Merc C63 Estate driver in Malmesbury, driving on the B road through Brinkworth to Malmesbury from Swindon. I was clipping along and he blitzed bast me in an overtake, nice noise, safe overtake, fair enough.
And then the WTF decision to overtake the old dear in front of me (Citroen C3), what calculation occured I have no idea as there was 5 proceeding seconds to get this done. Coming into a blind bend, suddenly decided to go for it, car coming, old Dear braked hard, flashing of lights the other way, Merc just slipped in front and disappeared. Closing speed guessed at approx 140-160mph, it would have been all over.
Old dear pulled over in the lay by 1/2 mile up, I even stopped to see if she was alright as I've never seen it be so close.
All the gear, no idea. Knob.
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