One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 2
Discussion
Cliftonite said:
The lad in the black Corsa in front of me on the A27 near Sompting today who ground to a halt just after clearing a Yellow Box Junction (YBJ). Leaving a good bus length of clear space in front of him meant the car behind me was in grave danger of being stranded in the YBJ.
Some vacuous bint did that to me on a level crossing last month. Just drove over line where the exit barrier hits the ground then stomped on the brakes for no reason at all leaving a 20 foot gap in front of her and me looking at me looking at becoming a statistic. Pipped the horn, no response. Sirens started and a few seconds later the barrier started to come down meanwhile I'm blasting the horn and she's sending a f
king text. I moved her whether she liked it or not. She was not amused until I pointed out that she had damn nearly killed me at which point she accepted she was a frigging idiot who should take the bus.fatjon said:
Some vacuous bint did that to me on a level crossing last month. Just drove over line where the exit barrier hits the ground then stomped on the brakes for no reason at all leaving a 20 foot gap in front of her and me looking at me looking at becoming a statistic. Pipped the horn, no response. Sirens started and a few seconds later the barrier started to come down meanwhile I'm blasting the horn and she's sending a fking text. I moved her whether she liked it or not. She was not amused until I pointed out that she had damn nearly killed me at which point she accepted she was a frigging idiot who should take the bus.
I had similar happen to me once. There was a lorry reversing across the opposite opening of a crossing who had clearly stopped to let Peugeot driver ahead of me get off the crossing. What does Pug driver do? Stop on the crossing when it's obvious he can go. Cue massive horn rage from me and then chucking it into reverse to get off the crossing.king text. I moved her whether she liked it or not. She was not amused until I pointed out that she had damn nearly killed me at which point she accepted she was a frigging idiot who should take the bus.Mind, the lorry driver was also a 'tard for considering blocking a level crossing.
xRIEx said:
walm said:
xRIEx said:
Letter 'L', upside down.
If he'd said, "rotated 180 degrees," I might agree with you.
Nah - you've just rotated it 180 degrees on the z-axis (out of the page). If he'd said, "rotated 180 degrees," I might agree with you.
It's flipped over (or rotated round, if you prefer) the x-axis, which is why I said you don't need a left-right (y-axis) flip.If you rotate it round the z-axis then you end up with what you're talking about (similar to a '7').
ETA: Image search of 'flip over x axis'
Well the nice weather has brought the usual selection of Aberdeen's finest fktards out onto the roads tonight, but I'll share the worst.
The impatient bint in her black Mini (reg 90 MXA) who is so full of self importance she deems keep left signs on traffic islands to be beneath her.
Happened here https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@57.145681,-2.145989... heading away from us as viewed, traffic island in question in shot.
The traffic usually queues back from the roundabout most evenings, despite the appearances in streetview this is a busy road. The traffic must've been back past the island but not far, I was sitting a few cars forward of it. The road is wide enough to make 2 lanes once past the island, so most people wait, then move to the outside lane to turn right at the roundabout. Not tonight's window licker though, who decided to pass the 2 cars in front of her around the island, about ten seconds before the queue moved forward.
Well done fkface, just take that one step closer to a Darwin award...
ktards out onto the roads tonight, but I'll share the worst.The impatient bint in her black Mini (reg 90 MXA) who is so full of self importance she deems keep left signs on traffic islands to be beneath her.
Happened here https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@57.145681,-2.145989... heading away from us as viewed, traffic island in question in shot.
The traffic usually queues back from the roundabout most evenings, despite the appearances in streetview this is a busy road. The traffic must've been back past the island but not far, I was sitting a few cars forward of it. The road is wide enough to make 2 lanes once past the island, so most people wait, then move to the outside lane to turn right at the roundabout. Not tonight's window licker though, who decided to pass the 2 cars in front of her around the island, about ten seconds before the queue moved forward.
Well done f
kface, just take that one step closer to a Darwin award...Edited by csd19 on Tuesday 10th March 18:34
Pothole said:
This behaviour is a major cause of waiting times increasing in restaurants increasing, too, according to one article published last year. A restaurant which kept getting bad reviews for slow service got a firm in to analyse why...they looked at some old CCTV tapes left in their old VCRs which had been replaced by digital in 2004. Here's what they found:
2004:
Customers walk in.
They gets seated and are given menus, out of 45 customers 3 request to be seated elsewhere.
Customers on average spend 8 minutes before closing the menu to show they are ready to order.
Waiters shows up almost instantly takes the order.
Appetizers are fired within 6 minutes, obviously the more complex items take longer.
Out of 45 customers 2 sent items back.
Waiters keep an eye out for their tables so they can respond quickly if the customer needs something.
After guests are done, the check delivered, and within 5 minutes they leave.
Average time from start to finish: 1:05
2014:
Customers walk in.
Customers get seated and is given menus, out of 45 customers 18 requested to be seated elsewhere.
Before even opening the menu they take their phones out, some are taking photos while others are simply doing something else on their phone (sorry we have no clue what they are doing and do not monitor customer WIFI activity).
7 out of the 45 customers had waiters come over right away, they showed them something on their phone and spent an average of 5 minutes of the waiter's time. Given this is recent footage, we asked the waiters about this and they explained those customers had a problem connecting to the WIFI and demanded the waiters try to help them.
Finally the waiters are walking over to the table to see what the customers would like to order. The majority have not even opened the menu and ask the waiter to wait a bit.
Customer opens the menu, places their hands holding their phones on top of it and continue doing whatever on their phone.
Waiter returns to see if they are ready to order or have any questions. The customer asks for more time.
Finally they are ready to order.
Total average time from when the customer was seated until they placed their order 21 minutes.
Food starts getting delivered within 6 minutes, obviously the more complex items take way longer.
26 out of 45 customers spend an average of 3 minutes taking photos of the food.
14 out of 45 customers take pictures of each other with the food in front of them or as they are eating the food. This takes on average another 4 minutes as they must review and sometimes retake the photo.
9 out of 45 customers sent their food back to reheat. Obviously if they didn't pause to do whatever on their phone the food wouldn't have gotten cold.
27 out of 45 customers asked their waiter to take a group photo. 14 of those requested the waiter retake the photo as they were not pleased with the first photo. On average this entire process between the chit chatting and reviewing the photo taken added another 5 minutes and obviously caused the waiter not to be able to take care of other tables he/she was serving.
Given in most cases the customers are constantly busy on their phones it took an average of 20 minutes more from when they were done eating until they requested a check. Furthermore once the check was delivered it took 15 minutes longer than 10 years ago for them to pay and leave.
8 out of 45 customers bumped into other customers or in one case a waiter (texting while walking) as they were either walking in or out of the Restaurant.
Average time from start to finish: 1:55
Welcome to the 21st Century
There was an iteresting piece in a recent Sunday Times with the headline 'Social Media stopping face to face communication'.2004:
Customers walk in.
They gets seated and are given menus, out of 45 customers 3 request to be seated elsewhere.
Customers on average spend 8 minutes before closing the menu to show they are ready to order.
Waiters shows up almost instantly takes the order.
Appetizers are fired within 6 minutes, obviously the more complex items take longer.
Out of 45 customers 2 sent items back.
Waiters keep an eye out for their tables so they can respond quickly if the customer needs something.
After guests are done, the check delivered, and within 5 minutes they leave.
Average time from start to finish: 1:05
2014:
Customers walk in.
Customers get seated and is given menus, out of 45 customers 18 requested to be seated elsewhere.
Before even opening the menu they take their phones out, some are taking photos while others are simply doing something else on their phone (sorry we have no clue what they are doing and do not monitor customer WIFI activity).
7 out of the 45 customers had waiters come over right away, they showed them something on their phone and spent an average of 5 minutes of the waiter's time. Given this is recent footage, we asked the waiters about this and they explained those customers had a problem connecting to the WIFI and demanded the waiters try to help them.
Finally the waiters are walking over to the table to see what the customers would like to order. The majority have not even opened the menu and ask the waiter to wait a bit.
Customer opens the menu, places their hands holding their phones on top of it and continue doing whatever on their phone.
Waiter returns to see if they are ready to order or have any questions. The customer asks for more time.
Finally they are ready to order.
Total average time from when the customer was seated until they placed their order 21 minutes.
Food starts getting delivered within 6 minutes, obviously the more complex items take way longer.
26 out of 45 customers spend an average of 3 minutes taking photos of the food.
14 out of 45 customers take pictures of each other with the food in front of them or as they are eating the food. This takes on average another 4 minutes as they must review and sometimes retake the photo.
9 out of 45 customers sent their food back to reheat. Obviously if they didn't pause to do whatever on their phone the food wouldn't have gotten cold.
27 out of 45 customers asked their waiter to take a group photo. 14 of those requested the waiter retake the photo as they were not pleased with the first photo. On average this entire process between the chit chatting and reviewing the photo taken added another 5 minutes and obviously caused the waiter not to be able to take care of other tables he/she was serving.
Given in most cases the customers are constantly busy on their phones it took an average of 20 minutes more from when they were done eating until they requested a check. Furthermore once the check was delivered it took 15 minutes longer than 10 years ago for them to pay and leave.
8 out of 45 customers bumped into other customers or in one case a waiter (texting while walking) as they were either walking in or out of the Restaurant.
Average time from start to finish: 1:55
Welcome to the 21st Century
Reading these posts it seems to have arrived.
At a basic level it must be considered very rude to use a phone in social company. Nothing can be that important...Can it?
Only last week a driver pleaded guilty to killing two pensioners when losing concentration while texting and mounting the pavement.
Penalties for this offence must be increased to at least a ban, before it reaches epidemic proportions, if it hasn't already.
irocfan said:
complete cocksocket outside Billericay station this evening blocking a bus from coming round the corner and therefore several other cars totally ignoring multiple horn-basts to move their p.o.s. Focus... seriously some people haven't got the brains God gave a peanut!
I'm a bus driver.Billericay station is a complete nightmare!
People block the through road and cause chaos.
Chap yesterday
Row of 4 parked cars on my side, i am in the bus. He is s good 200ft away in a 30 limit so i go past the cars. I then notice he is approaching me at a speed greater than he was doing as i commenced the pass. As i get to the last car his speed had not dropped so i slowed and he braked,so i just had enough room to get back on my side of the road. He started mouthing he had precedence. So i advised him he ws perfectly correct but at that distanced and without his attempt tospeed up and ram me to force the point, i would have cleared my obstruction in good time, pointing out the fact that i was level with the last car as he approached, and a sane driver would have backed off to allow me to complete the manoeuvre,and he would have had a clear run through.
To my amazement he agreed and apologised. However it just amazes me how many drivers just dont understand the,i suppose, unwritten precendence rule. But then again commonsense doesnt enter into it
Row of 4 parked cars on my side, i am in the bus. He is s good 200ft away in a 30 limit so i go past the cars. I then notice he is approaching me at a speed greater than he was doing as i commenced the pass. As i get to the last car his speed had not dropped so i slowed and he braked,so i just had enough room to get back on my side of the road. He started mouthing he had precedence. So i advised him he ws perfectly correct but at that distanced and without his attempt tospeed up and ram me to force the point, i would have cleared my obstruction in good time, pointing out the fact that i was level with the last car as he approached, and a sane driver would have backed off to allow me to complete the manoeuvre,and he would have had a clear run through.
To my amazement he agreed and apologised. However it just amazes me how many drivers just dont understand the,i suppose, unwritten precendence rule. But then again commonsense doesnt enter into it
WD39 said:
xRIEx said:
walm said:
xRIEx said:
Letter 'L', upside down.
If he'd said, "rotated 180 degrees," I might agree with you.
Nah - you've just rotated it 180 degrees on the z-axis (out of the page). If he'd said, "rotated 180 degrees," I might agree with you.
It's flipped over (or rotated round, if you prefer) the x-axis, which is why I said you don't need a left-right (y-axis) flip.If you rotate it round the z-axis then you end up with what you're talking about (similar to a '7').
ETA: Image search of 'flip over x axis'
k to I sue for this utter disaster? 
Another eBay one for your delectation... There's a chap selling some Jag V12 pistons. Great, I need one, 'cos I've got one with damage. I'm prepared to buy a set, even though its described as 2 of them having damage in the listing. There's only one pic (no obvious damage), and I also need to know what letter is stamped on the crown - so, one asks the question.
"Read the listing" is his response.
So - I double checked; no new pics, no new description.
What a knob. I certainly won't be buying them now.
"Read the listing" is his response.
So - I double checked; no new pics, no new description.
What a knob. I certainly won't be buying them now.
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AdeV said:
Another eBay one for your delectation... There's a chap selling some Jag V12 pistons. Great, I need one, 'cos I've got one with damage. I'm prepared to buy a set, even though its described as 2 of them having damage in the listing. There's only one pic (no obvious damage), and I also need to know what letter is stamped on the crown - so, one asks the question.
"Read the listing" is his response.
So - I double checked; no new pics, no new description.
What a knob. I certainly won't be buying them now.
I do hope you have told him this, and why!"Read the listing" is his response.
So - I double checked; no new pics, no new description.
What a knob. I certainly won't be buying them now.
Tracksuit wearing 16 year olds on mopeds, are they all suicidal or are they thick?
Managed to get between two, both in wrong lane, one cut me up, the other went behind, he was ridiculously close behind, I flashed the hazards, no difference; quick tap of the brakes, just to flash the lights, no differenced; accelerated away, couple of seconds later back in my boot, I decide to let him in front but do flash my lights at him and maybe beep the horn, they go fast, much faster than the 20mph speed limit(I was going 25), probably 37mph.
End up behind them at some lights, they kept looking behind and revving the engines(do they count as engines?), at this point I notice his tracksuit bottoms are too big, probably his brother's old pair.
As we set off they went ridiculously slow, and weaving and nearly falling off, stopped at more lights and they do the same. As we set off I see a police car parked on left, I slow down as if I'm going to speak to the officer in it(I wasn't going to), they suddenly change their riding and bugger off, more lights later on, I decide to leave them to it and go right, they come up behind me in right hand lane revving but go back into the straight lane, this time buggering off for good.
Managed to get between two, both in wrong lane, one cut me up, the other went behind, he was ridiculously close behind, I flashed the hazards, no difference; quick tap of the brakes, just to flash the lights, no differenced; accelerated away, couple of seconds later back in my boot, I decide to let him in front but do flash my lights at him and maybe beep the horn, they go fast, much faster than the 20mph speed limit(I was going 25), probably 37mph.
End up behind them at some lights, they kept looking behind and revving the engines(do they count as engines?), at this point I notice his tracksuit bottoms are too big, probably his brother's old pair.
As we set off they went ridiculously slow, and weaving and nearly falling off, stopped at more lights and they do the same. As we set off I see a police car parked on left, I slow down as if I'm going to speak to the officer in it(I wasn't going to), they suddenly change their riding and bugger off, more lights later on, I decide to leave them to it and go right, they come up behind me in right hand lane revving but go back into the straight lane, this time buggering off for good.
adingley84 said:
Seeing an old guy cable tie round his alloys to stop them falling off...yes alloys!
There's an astra estate that regularly parks in the university department where I work and it has cable ties around each of the alloys... Makes you wonder if the owner actually applied any thought whatsoever to what they were doing. I hope for the university's sake that it's not one of the academics...gwm said:
The woman who opened her car door without looking as I was about to drive past. I tooted and she threw her hands up with a face of indignation so as to say "how dare you toot at me". I tooted again, stupid snobby cow. I'm sure she would have been quite annoyed that I had interrupted her trip to Waitrose by taking her door off.
Don't you know that tooting your horn is an act of aggression from a bad driver? That you should be able to anticipate someone opening their door and stop to allow them to do so. And other actions as demonstrated on the below thread.http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
If you want an example of knobs, plenty of them on this thread.
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