South Yorkshire - What An Arsehole of a Place
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I suspect your missus was sat in the car the whole time with said child in the back seat?
Unless she was stood at the side of the road waving a special needs child in the air with one arm and a sign saying 'my four ways dont work' in the other, I can fully understand people papping their horns as all they can see is a car in the way with no four-ways on!
Unless she was stood at the side of the road waving a special needs child in the air with one arm and a sign saying 'my four ways dont work' in the other, I can fully understand people papping their horns as all they can see is a car in the way with no four-ways on!
eck c said:
I live rural Aberdeenshire and a few years ago we had a particularly bad winter.
I was own my way home from Aberdeen early evening and noticed a car that had had a small off. The driver who happened to be pregnant was easily on her way with a quick pull back with the Disco, no biggie and happy with my good deed for the day.
A few miles on there is another car which appears to have also slid off the road. Once again the driver was a pregnant female, her car was undamaged and as before a little effort was required to have her safely on her way.
Just about home now only to come across yet another damsel in distress due to the inclement weather conditions. I said to her that she was the 3rd pregnant lady I had had to rescue that evening, she says "but I'm not pregnant", yes but your not out of the ditch yet
I was own my way home from Aberdeen early evening and noticed a car that had had a small off. The driver who happened to be pregnant was easily on her way with a quick pull back with the Disco, no biggie and happy with my good deed for the day.
A few miles on there is another car which appears to have also slid off the road. Once again the driver was a pregnant female, her car was undamaged and as before a little effort was required to have her safely on her way.
Just about home now only to come across yet another damsel in distress due to the inclement weather conditions. I said to her that she was the 3rd pregnant lady I had had to rescue that evening, she says "but I'm not pregnant", yes but your not out of the ditch yet
Roo said:
Wow.
Quick question. When was the last time you stopped for some random woman stopped at the side of the road?
Not recently, but if I have time and tools in the car, I will always offer assistance. Quick question. When was the last time you stopped for some random woman stopped at the side of the road?
Once got rescued by a passing mechanic when my aux belt tensioner failed, he faffed for half an hour getting completely filthy trying to bodge an emergency repair (only about 5 miles from home)
Eventually I felt so bad that I chucked him £20 for his kindness and insisted that he called it a day and went home for some dinner while I wait for me Mrs to pick me up and I'll come and recover the car tomorrow.
He asked where I was going and it turns out he lived round the corner from me, so insisted on saving my Mrs the journey and gave me a lift in his 300bhp coupe turbo engined fiat bravo.
Lunatic of a driver, but thoroughly nice chap, Greek.
This was a good 7 years ago now, and I always make an effort to help if I can.
Once stopped to change an elderly couples flat tyre on new years day on the way to see family (them and us), took all of 10 minutes and we were all on our way to our respective destinations. They had an estimated wait of 2 hours for the RAC.
Bad luck for encountering some random selfish people op, but to label an entire city, the fourth biggest in England by the way, "an a
hole of a place", is just stupid. You want to have a rant about a handful of ignorant people who, if you think about it, just see a broken down car & are not privy to the circumstances of the occupants, in rush hour traffic, & yet gloss over the "fact" the RAC were "uncontactable" & get arsey when asked to explain this fact.
Sheffield council have been waging war against the Sheffield motorist for many years, making it extremely difficult to get around the place by car, this probably accounts for their recalcitrance to help.
Oh, & the city centre is one of the most vibrant, modern enjoyable anywhere.
hole of a place", is just stupid. You want to have a rant about a handful of ignorant people who, if you think about it, just see a broken down car & are not privy to the circumstances of the occupants, in rush hour traffic, & yet gloss over the "fact" the RAC were "uncontactable" & get arsey when asked to explain this fact.Sheffield council have been waging war against the Sheffield motorist for many years, making it extremely difficult to get around the place by car, this probably accounts for their recalcitrance to help.
Oh, & the city centre is one of the most vibrant, modern enjoyable anywhere.
Kitchski said:
You needed to have a breakdown in Sheffield (and on PH, kinda) to realise it's a sthole? I bought a car in Sheffield once, and the road I bought it in was quite nice. I wouldn't have wanted to stop in any of the roads on the way out though!
That depends on which direction you took. If you head east side then fair enough, but the west side is very different.thole? I bought a car in Sheffield once, and the road I bought it in was quite nice. I wouldn't have wanted to stop in any of the roads on the way out though!Try driving out of Manchester if you want grim, but the outskirts of most large cities suffer the same problems.
Speedracer329 said:
That depends on which direction you took. If you head east side then fair enough, but the west side is very different.
Try driving out of Manchester if you want grim, but the outskirts of most large cities suffer the same problems.
Or indeed London, or Birmingham, or Luton or Milton Keynes. Try driving out of Manchester if you want grim, but the outskirts of most large cities suffer the same problems.
To semi quote a phrase I heard about Alex Salmond,
"would the Sheffield boy who kicked sand in the OP's face please apologise so that we can all get on with our lives"...
bobbo89 said:
I suspect your missus was Sat in the car the whole time with said child in the back seat?
Unless she was Stood at the side of the road waving a special needs child in the air with one arm and a sign saying 'my four ways dont work' in the other, I can fully understand people papping their horns as all they can see is a car in the way with no four-ways on!
SittingUnless she was Stood at the side of the road waving a special needs child in the air with one arm and a sign saying 'my four ways dont work' in the other, I can fully understand people papping their horns as all they can see is a car in the way with no four-ways on!
Standing
Agree with the body of the text though.
johnny fotze said:
Can we please stop this politically correct pussyfooting and just tell it like it is. We all know that this isn't just a motoring problem, it is a cultural problem. There rejection of English values and strict adherence to Yorkshiria law has left them isolated from the rest of Britain. Despite a long and protracted war, which saw the lancastrian crusaders give them a slap, Yorkshiria law has not only survived but has spread to other parts of the third world. Large parts of Asia, Africa, and the middle east have adopted a (more liberal) version of yorkshiria law.
Under yorkshiria law a man can reject a potential wife for a whole variety of reasons. 'not within whippet walking distance' is a common reason for rejection, as is 'her dad dunt own a shop' and 'her bangers int big enough'. This condemns women to a life as third class citizens (less useful than t'whippet). It also makes parting with money a crime, and people will often live ten to a room to save the £20 it costs for a house. Famous exponents of yorkshiria law included former cricketer and wife beater Geoff 'howzat ya cow' Boycott, Jimmy 'say nowt' Saville, and Muhammad Ali interviewer Michael 'knew someone dahn pit' Parkinson. All of whom believe that Yorkshire is the one true holy land which they call "gods own country".
1. Mega LOL!Under yorkshiria law a man can reject a potential wife for a whole variety of reasons. 'not within whippet walking distance' is a common reason for rejection, as is 'her dad dunt own a shop' and 'her bangers int big enough'. This condemns women to a life as third class citizens (less useful than t'whippet). It also makes parting with money a crime, and people will often live ten to a room to save the £20 it costs for a house. Famous exponents of yorkshiria law included former cricketer and wife beater Geoff 'howzat ya cow' Boycott, Jimmy 'say nowt' Saville, and Muhammad Ali interviewer Michael 'knew someone dahn pit' Parkinson. All of whom believe that Yorkshire is the one true holy land which they call "gods own country".
Edited by johnny fotze on Wednesday 17th September 07:38
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k you!ezi said:
I passed someone broke down a few weeks ago with an obviously flat tyre, car up on a jack but tyre still on and the person on the phone. Now it didn't take a genius to see that the rubbish OEM tyre wrench wasn't up to the job and unfortunately I'd just removed my breaker bar + sockets from my car a few days ago, I mentioned to my GF who was in passenger seat that I would've stopped to change it over for him if I had my tools and she called me a weirdo!
Sad times but it did get me thinking how people would react if you offered to help out with such a thing in this day and age
Down south, not Yorkshire:Sad times but it did get me thinking how people would react if you offered to help out with such a thing in this day and age
I once offered to push a lone woman's broken down car off the roundabout she was blocking. After a lot of shoving I managed to get it clear, with her steering, so cars could get past. Yet I didn't even get a "thanks". Amazing. Why even bother. You can only blame their parents for not teaching their offspring basic manners.
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