One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3

[AlexRS2782]

AH33 said:

Trying to get home yesterday. Edinburgh. Average speed 7mph. Old woman decides to just come to a complete stop in the middle of a busy roundabout while she squinted and peered at the roadsigns. Gave her a quick beep to let her know she was holding everyone up and she tutted made a "wait there" hand gesture. Leant on the horn this time and she gets annoyed, hanging out of her window asking what my problem was. Er - YOU ARE LOVE.

I called her gods least favourite word and she finally drove off, looking offended.

I win.

Regardless of what the elderly woman did, you're the knob tbh. Calling her a c u next Tuesday for your own sts & giggles really shows you're the man and "winning" in life. Go you.

In reality everyone else who saw / heard you doing that, probably thought you were the knob / c u next Tuesday.

[ShaunTheSheep]

AlexRS2782 said:

AH33 said:

Trying to get home yesterday. Edinburgh. Average speed 7mph. Old woman decides to just come to a complete stop in the middle of a busy roundabout while she squinted and peered at the roadsigns. Gave her a quick beep to let her know she was holding everyone up and she tutted made a "wait there" hand gesture. Leant on the horn this time and she gets annoyed, hanging out of her window asking what my problem was. Er - YOU ARE LOVE.

I called her gods least favourite word and she finally drove off, looking offended.

I win.

Regardless of what the elderly woman did, you're the knob tbh. Calling her a c u next Tuesday for your own sts & giggles really shows you're the man and "winning" in life. Go you.

In reality everyone else who saw / heard you doing that, probably thought you were the knob / c u next Tuesday.

You reckon the general population would side with someone stopping on a busy roundabout over someone calling that person a name?

I reckon you don't deal much with the great unwashed.

[Monkeylegend]

BigLion said:

Great comeback dude, let me know when you can respond to my post instead of trying to troll!

BL you seem like a bit of a Loon.

Or maybe a whole one, who knows.

[Issi]

csd19 said:

I'd like to nominate a neighbour in the next street, who reckons that right now is a great time to be setting off fireworks. fking tit.

They done it before and its the usual story, only set off 6 or so rockets with a massive bang then that's it. But why the fk in August? Or any other time of the year that's not near Bonfire Night??

Pricks.

Somebodies birthday/wedding party/just got engaged?

[csd19]

Issi said:

csd19 said:

I'd like to nominate a neighbour in the next street, who reckons that right now is a great time to be setting off fireworks. fking tit.

They done it before and its the usual story, only set off 6 or so rockets with a massive bang then that's it. But why the fk in August? Or any other time of the year that's not near Bonfire Night??

Pricks.

Somebodies birthday/wedding party/just got engaged?

Nope, it was apparently just a bbq. If it had been a proper event then fair enough, there'd have been less issue. Although I don't quite see the need for fireworks even if it was a birthday tbh.

They've done decent displays on bonfire night before, just seem to be unable to have a bbq or party without setting a few off. My wife pointed out on her facebook feed that complaints about it from other neighbours were just met with "fk off" and "why don't you join in you miserable ". Folk that were complaining were people with terrified pets and people with young children who were now awake and screaming at the noise.

Really classy folks round here...

[anonymous-user]

csd19 said:

Nope, it was apparently just a bbq. If it had been a proper event then fair enough, there'd have been less issue. Although I don't quite see the need for fireworks even if it was a birthday tbh.

They've done decent displays on bonfire night before, just seem to be unable to have a bbq or party without setting a few off. My wife pointed out on her facebook feed that complaints about it from other neighbours were just met with "fk off" and "why don't you join in you miserable ". Folk that were complaining were people with terrified pets and people with young children who were now awake and screaming at the noise.

Really classy folks round here...

6 rockets caused terrified pets, screaming children and complaints? I think you may be blowing this up a bit........

[csd19]

bmw535i said:

csd19 said:

Nope, it was apparently just a bbq. If it had been a proper event then fair enough, there'd have been less issue. Although I don't quite see the need for fireworks even if it was a birthday tbh.

They've done decent displays on bonfire night before, just seem to be unable to have a bbq or party without setting a few off. My wife pointed out on her facebook feed that complaints about it from other neighbours were just met with "fk off" and "why don't you join in you miserable ". Folk that were complaining were people with terrified pets and people with young children who were now awake and screaming at the noise.

Really classy folks round here...

6 rockets caused terrified pets, screaming children and complaints? I think you may be blowing this up a bit........

No that's the neighbours with the fireworks

It is a pretty quiet area at night, you can pretty much guarantee the pavements are pulled in by 9pm so I'm guessing that's why the complaints started. It's a private FB page otherwise I'd share it (local area type page I think).

Like many folk I messed about with fireworks as a teen, but at least we fked off to the woods to set them off instead of letting rip in the middle of a housing estate. Hmmm maybe this would be better off in the council thread, I'll shift myself in there too

[WD39]

ThunderGuts said:

BigLion said:

Great comeback dude, let me know when you can respond to my post instead of trying to troll!

It aint trolling if I'm correct

You are correct. Too many PHers are accused of trolling when their post is quite innocent and merely expressing an opinion or making a point that someone, simply, does not like.

[WD39]

Monkeylegend said:

BigLion said:

Great comeback dude, let me know when you can respond to my post instead of trying to troll!

BL you seem like a bit of a Loon.

Or maybe a whole one, who knows.

I believe that BigLion is a pussycat at heart.

Edited by WD39 on Sunday 21st August 18:14

[X5TUU]

csd19 said:

Issi said:

csd19 said:

I'd like to nominate a neighbour in the next street, who reckons that right now is a great time to be setting off fireworks. fking tit.

They done it before and its the usual story, only set off 6 or so rockets with a massive bang then that's it. But why the fk in August? Or any other time of the year that's not near Bonfire Night??

Pricks.

Somebodies birthday/wedding party/just got engaged?

Nope, it was apparently just a bbq. If it had been a proper event then fair enough, there'd have been less issue. Although I don't quite see the need for fireworks even if it was a birthday tbh.

They've done decent displays on bonfire night before, just seem to be unable to have a bbq or party without setting a few off. My wife pointed out on her facebook feed that complaints about it from other neighbours were just met with "fk off" and "why don't you join in you miserable ". Folk that were complaining were people with terrified pets and people with young children who were now awake and screaming at the noise.

Really classy folks round here...

To be totally fair I'm pleased you don't live near me ... Talk about misery Jesus H Christ

[WD39]

triathlonstu said:

BigLion said:

AW111 said:

BigLion said:

For me, what makes me think 'knob.'...people who don't know how to drive in order to make SAFE progress...typically these are the same people who haven't quite succeeded in life.

So accelerating to make a risky run through an amber light when you could easily have stopped is your definition of "SAFE"?
You did say "always".

How the fk would you know if it's a risky run?

Honestly you are yet another tool to put on the avoid list.

You have an avoid list?

I do believe that is a metaphor.

[BigLion]

WD39 said:

Monkeylegend said:

BigLion said:

Great comeback dude, let me know when you can respond to my post instead of trying to troll!

BL you seem like a bit of a Loon.

Or maybe a whole one, who knows.

I believe that BigLion is a pussycat at heart.

Edited by WD39 on Sunday 21st August 18:14

I am really, i just call it how it is - some people are sheep like and lack an internal thought process and hence can react negatively to it. Like the amber light, it's not dangerous to go through and no one is able to say why, but in sheep like monotony they all have to disagree and then get personal.

I guess being non-conventional and independent in my thoughts and subsequent conclusions has proved valuable to myself...I can post my car garage on here but what does that prove in terms of my point etc. etc.

[csd19]

X5TUU said:

csd19 said:

Issi said:

csd19 said:

I'd like to nominate a neighbour in the next street, who reckons that right now is a great time to be setting off fireworks. fking tit.

They done it before and its the usual story, only set off 6 or so rockets with a massive bang then that's it. But why the fk in August? Or any other time of the year that's not near Bonfire Night??

Pricks.

Somebodies birthday/wedding party/just got engaged?

Nope, it was apparently just a bbq. If it had been a proper event then fair enough, there'd have been less issue. Although I don't quite see the need for fireworks even if it was a birthday tbh.

They've done decent displays on bonfire night before, just seem to be unable to have a bbq or party without setting a few off. My wife pointed out on her facebook feed that complaints about it from other neighbours were just met with "fk off" and "why don't you join in you miserable ". Folk that were complaining were people with terrified pets and people with young children who were now awake and screaming at the noise.

Really classy folks round here...

To be totally fair I'm pleased you don't live near me ... Talk about misery Jesus H Christ

I'm being miserable for mentioning selfish tosspots? Guess you must share their mindset then. I'm sure you'd have a different view if it was your pets/kids that had been spooked by the fireworks. I will point out that I've just left the sides to bicker about it on FB, I'm not on FB so saw the arguments by accident earlier. I'm more surprised by the level of agression in the responses from the FB crowd but it does seem to have been going on for a fair while.

[Mike_Mac]

BigLion said:

I am really, i just call it how it is - some people are sheep like and lack an internal thought process and hence can react negatively to it. Like the amber light, it's not dangerous to go through and no one is able to say why, but in sheep like monotony they all have to disagree and then get personal.

I guess being non-conventional and independent in my thoughts and subsequent conclusions has proved valuable to myself...I can post my car garage on here but what does that prove in terms of my point etc. etc.

There's being 'unconventional and independent' and then there's just being an argumentative sod who won't let a point go... plus the line that everyone that disagrees with you is a sheep is a bit arrogant TBH. Therefore, to answer your continued argument about Amber being safe to go through and no-one can say why...

1- We all agree, hopefully, that Amber means Stop, unless you've crossed, or are too close to stop safely, before the white line (HC and all that).

2- This is done to create a buffer space between potentially opposing streams of traffic to allow one to stop fully, before allowing the other to go (fairly simple, I know!).

3- The Stop, but in some circumstances you can go nature of Amber allows for a degree of common sense in the creation of that buffer, by not expecting everyone to slam to a halt and risk rear-end collisions. This is, by its nature, subjective, and therefore some people cut Amber closer than others, which is fine and the whole reason there is a buffer in the first place.

4- The later that people cut Amber (and some people still go through as the light turns Red) removes much of this buffer and increases the risk they encounter traffic coming the other way - especially if one of them has also jumped the lights, having seen the other side going Amber and decided it wasn't dangerous to go now (same reason that Red and Amber means 'Prepare to Go' not 'Go')...


As you seem determined to go on about, there are plenty of times when you can see that a junction is clear and safe to go through on Amber and even Red. The US allowing right turn on Red is one example which works very well. So What!? As soon as people are doing their own thing against the accepted rules of the road it increases the chances of two muppets who decide to do their own thing at the same time, meeting. Try the fun of driving in Naples if you want an example of this!

So, to sum up, no, going through on Amber, or even Red is not necessarily dangerous, per se, but it is there to create a definite safety buffer and provide a system that brings opposing traffic together without accident, which people who decide to make their own rules reduce.

I would also say that if you go through on Amber at speed then you've had less time to fully look at the junction and ensure it's safe to cross.

[Countdown]

The simpletons revving the nuts off 2 Gallardos outside King Georges Hall in Blackburn yesterday.

[ManOpener]

Mike_Mac said:

So, to sum up, no, going through on Amber...[is] not necessarily dangerous

And, let's not forget, nobody said it was. Instead we've got a bit of a muppet arguing that every amber light is safe to drive through, and asking people to prove otherwise, when what he should actually be doing is proving that any given amber light can be driven through safely.

I think, LittleTiger aside, we can all agree there are circumstances in which driving through an amber light is unsafe.

Edited by ManOpener on Monday 22 August 13:45

[spookly]

ManOpener said:

I think, LittleTiger aside, we can all agree there are circumstances in which driving through an amber light is unsafe.

<pedantMode> There are circumstances where going through a green light is unsafe </pedantMode>

[Phon_E87]

spookly said:

ManOpener said:

I think, LittleTiger aside, we can all agree there are circumstances in which driving through an amber light is unsafe.

<pedantMode> There are circumstances where going through a green light is unsafe </pedantMode>

<pedantmode>ManOpener's post was specifically in the context of amber</pedantmode>

[longshot]

They put amber lights between red and green because it looks pretty.

[ManOpener]

spookly said:

ManOpener said:

I think, LittleTiger aside, we can all agree there are circumstances in which driving through an amber light is unsafe.

<pedantMode> There are circumstances where going through a green light is unsafe </pedantMode>

That was entirely my point
DinkyPanther asserted that it was always safe to drive through an amber light, which is clearly bks to anyone endowed with the gift of rational thought.