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

[parabolica]

Timmy40 said:

berlintaxi said:

Timmy40 said:

berlintaxi said:

ashleyman said:

The woman in her stupid Mercedes C220 something who was happy to sit on the hill of an up ramp in a multi story yesterday with nothing in front.
I beeped her cos I needed to park and I don't have time to wait for you.
She gets herself up the ramp then stops at the top so now I'm stuck on the ramp.
Another beep gets her moving.
Then she decides now I'm up the ramp to chuck her hazards on and sit in the middle of the roadway.
Another beep as she starts to open the door and she starts yelling at me to go round and stop beeping her.
LADY. ITS A PACKED CAR PARK AND YOU ARE BLOCKING THE ROAD.
I JUST about managed to squeeze through the gap and then a million point turn so I was then positioned to go up the next ramp that she was parked next too.

I was late for my Apple genius appointment because of you and my iMac is now out of warranty so it won't get fixed. RETARD.

If this is genuine then I think you both qualify, its hardly a life and death situation.

It doesn't need to be a life and death situation does it. This thread is about incosiderate nobbery. Carcooned people often do things people would never normally do. Would she have stopped dead in the middle of the pavement blocking it if there were people walking behin her? Unlikley, so why is it OK in a car?

It reminds me of that advert which showed pedestrians behaving as though they were drivers in heavy traffic.

Are you here for the full argument or just the quick half hour one?

Try walking down any high street on any given day and numerous people will just stop randomly blocking your way regardless of who is behind them

I must say I have never ecountered that. Perhaps you live in a town of nobheads where stopping randomly whether in your car or on the pavement is considered 'normal'. I can only tell you that in the rest of the UK it isn't.

I had never encountered such behavior until moving to Surrey (then later, London) where it seems to be common practice to sit in the entrance way of car parks for no obvious reason. I always thought they were sitting, waiting for a space to become available but they always sit in a position where they cannot see the whole car park. Often I manage to squeeze past, drive around a corner and hey presto, a space is available.

[Timmy40]

berlintaxi said:

I think the clue I was giving out was ANY given high street, happens all over the UK, maybe you just live with your head up your arse judging from your post on here.

Well with that sort of stunning riposte what can I say.

[AJXX1]

berlintaxi said:

If this is genuine then I think you both qualify, its hardly a life and death situation.

Unless I'm missing something then I'm not sure why ashleyman would be a knob. The woman in the merc seems hugely inconsiderate and blocking off the car park for no particular reason.

Multi story car parks are a pain in the arse as it is without this sort of knobishness.

[C70R]

parabolica said:

Timmy40 said:

berlintaxi said:

Timmy40 said:

berlintaxi said:

ashleyman said:

The woman in her stupid Mercedes C220 something who was happy to sit on the hill of an up ramp in a multi story yesterday with nothing in front.
I beeped her cos I needed to park and I don't have time to wait for you.
She gets herself up the ramp then stops at the top so now I'm stuck on the ramp.
Another beep gets her moving.
Then she decides now I'm up the ramp to chuck her hazards on and sit in the middle of the roadway.
Another beep as she starts to open the door and she starts yelling at me to go round and stop beeping her.
LADY. ITS A PACKED CAR PARK AND YOU ARE BLOCKING THE ROAD.
I JUST about managed to squeeze through the gap and then a million point turn so I was then positioned to go up the next ramp that she was parked next too.

I was late for my Apple genius appointment because of you and my iMac is now out of warranty so it won't get fixed. RETARD.

If this is genuine then I think you both qualify, its hardly a life and death situation.

It doesn't need to be a life and death situation does it. This thread is about incosiderate nobbery. Carcooned people often do things people would never normally do. Would she have stopped dead in the middle of the pavement blocking it if there were people walking behin her? Unlikley, so why is it OK in a car?

It reminds me of that advert which showed pedestrians behaving as though they were drivers in heavy traffic.

Are you here for the full argument or just the quick half hour one?

Try walking down any high street on any given day and numerous people will just stop randomly blocking your way regardless of who is behind them

I must say I have never ecountered that. Perhaps you live in a town of nobheads where stopping randomly whether in your car or on the pavement is considered 'normal'. I can only tell you that in the rest of the UK it isn't.

I had never encountered such behavior until moving to Surrey (then later, London) where it seems to be common practice to sit in the entrance way of car parks for no obvious reason. I always thought they were sitting, waiting for a space to become available but they always sit in a position where they cannot see the whole car park. Often I manage to squeeze past, drive around a corner and hey presto, a space is available.

Having lived extensively in both London and Surrey over the past couple of decades, I can safely say that I haven't the first idea what you're talking about. I can't recall ever experiencing this, let alone some kind of epidemic that you imply.

[SlimJim16v]

WD39 said:

I would suggest that in the modern motoring world, and posts on PH, that the use of the horn in a non essential situation, is considered aggressive.

Not saying it's you, but yet more evidence that the stupid/lazy/ignorant are allowed to carry on being stupid/lazy/ignorant, with no consequences.

Oh no, don't dare tell anyone off for being a dick; it's rude, or politically incorrect, or you're told to get a life.

[ashleyman]

berlintaxi said:

If this is genuine then I think you both qualify, its hardly a life and death situation.

Of course is genuine. How does blocking the entrance to a car park, then blocking the ramp, then blocking the roadway not scream knob to you?

The couple minutes I waited patiently before I beeped her and then all the time she spent being a knob cost me £900 in Apple repairs.

[ashleyman]

parabolica said:

I had never encountered such behavior until moving to Surrey (then later, London) where it seems to be common practice to sit in the entrance way of car parks for no obvious reason. I always thought they were sitting, waiting for a space to become available but they always sit in a position where they cannot see the whole car park. Often I manage to squeeze past, drive around a corner and hey presto, a space is available.

Surprise! This was in Kingston-Upon-Thames going into car park A at the Bentall Centre!

I waited a few minutes expecting someone to be reversing just out of my view at the top of the ramp but after 5 minutes I gave up.

[giantdefy]

ashleyman said:

Of course is genuine. How does blocking the entrance to a car park, then blocking the ramp, then blocking the roadway not scream knob to you?

The couple minutes I waited patiently before I beeped her and then all the time she spent being a knob cost me £900 in Apple repairs.

Does the Apple warranty really run to an exact time such that a 15 minute delay in the car park takes you past the deadline??

[ashleyman]

giantdefy said:

Does the Apple warranty really run to an exact time such that a 15 minute delay in the car park takes you past the deadline??

It meant I missed my appointment and then had to rebook once the warranty was completely gone.

[Blown2CV]

Nanook said:

LeighW said:

This pie hole who, having just bumped into the back of my Jag, just shrugged his shoulders and nonchalantly said "Sorry, yeah, kids in the back...". He just couldn't grasp why I was ever so slightly miffed or bothered that he'd hit me, and then denied that the crazed paint on my bumper was anything to do with him, "Nah mate, not having that, it was already like that." WTF??

We'd been crawling along at a steady 10 - 15mph for some time, and I hadn't even slowed down, so I can only assume he'd prodded the throttle as he leaned into the back to deal with his offspring. Just because he doesn't care one jot about the dented and taped up POS he's driving, he can't understand why anyone would care about theirs. No point involving insurers, I'll just get it repaired and put it down to experience. I'm properly pissed off though, and I have his address, so I think I'll post him some dog st...

fk that, go through your insurance.

It'll likely end up costing you most, but you can't let s like that get away with things, people need to be held accountable!

My principles can be an expensive thing at times.

take him to the cleaners... surely there is sufficient evidence?

[AJXX1]

The highway services van who sat up my chuff down a slip road onto a 2 lane MW this morning. I entered behind a slow moving van dragging along a trailer in L1 and left my indicator on as I planned to move into L2 to overtake immediately. Mr Highway Services knob had other ideas however and entered L1 on the chevrons then completely cut me off and then proceeded to drive at about 5+ mph faster than the trailer completely holding me up.

He then refused to move back over to L2 after a slow and painful overtake of the trailer (though make no mistakes I gave him plenty of room and was not sitting up is bottom as he had done to me).

Eventually I got fed up of his knobishness and undertook in L1.

You sir are a prize knob. Firstly, how difficult would have it have been to allow me to move into L2 ahead of you? I was after all in front of you to begin with and it was obvious from the outset I wanted to overtake the trailer. Instead you rather aggressively forced your way over by entering over the chevrons behind me and effectively blocked me from moving over into L2. You're lucky that I was expecting your knobish move from the outset due to your tailgating on the sliproad, any other driver would have likely side swiped you.

Secondly, why not move back into L1 after your painful overtake? Instead you sat clogging up L2 like a prize knob.

At one stage I considered making note of your reg number and sending a letter to highway services to highlight your inconsiderate driving, but I thought better of it.

Thanks for your selfish knobish inconsiderate driving which probably cost me an extra 10 mins!

Edited by AJXX1 on Wednesday 1st June 18:24

[WD39]

AJXX1 said:

The highway services van who sat up my chuff down a slip road onto a 2 lane MW this morning. I entered behind a slow moving van dragging along a trailer in L1 and left my indicator on as I planned to move into L2 to overtake immediately. Mr Highway Services knob had other ideas however and entered L1 on the chevrons then completely cut me off and then proceeded to drive at about 5+ mph faster than the trailer completely holding me up.

He then refused to move back over to L2 after a slow and painful overtake of the trailer (though make no mistakes I gave him plenty of room and was not sitting up is bottom as he had done to me).

Eventually I got fed up of his knobishness and undertook in L1.

You sir are a prize knob. Firstly, how difficult would have it have been to allow me to move into L2 ahead of you? I was after all in front of you to begin with and it was obvious from the outset I wanted to overtake the trailer. Instead you rather aggressively forced your way over by entering over the chevrons behind me and effectively blocked me from moving over into L2. You're lucky that I was expecting your knobish move from the outset due to your tailgating on the sliproad, any other driver would have likely side swiped you.

Secondly, why not move back into L1 after your painful overtake? Instead you sat clogging up L2 like a prize knob.

At one stage I considered making note of your reg number and sending a letter to highway services to highlight your inconsiderate driving, but I thought better of it.

Thanks for your selfish knobish inconsiderate driving which probably cost me an extra 10 mins!

Edited by AJXX1 on Wednesday 1st June 18:24

Why? How? Who? If? When? Where? Ten Minutes! Nasty Man!

R E L A X

(Yes, I know these incidents are annoying, but the more you let them upset you the more distracted you become and on and on...)

Edited by WD39 on Wednesday 1st June 19:54

[LeighW]

Blown2CV said:

Nanook said:

LeighW said:

This pie hole who, having just bumped into the back of my Jag, just shrugged his shoulders and nonchalantly said "Sorry, yeah, kids in the back...". He just couldn't grasp why I was ever so slightly miffed or bothered that he'd hit me, and then denied that the crazed paint on my bumper was anything to do with him, "Nah mate, not having that, it was already like that." WTF??

We'd been crawling along at a steady 10 - 15mph for some time, and I hadn't even slowed down, so I can only assume he'd prodded the throttle as he leaned into the back to deal with his offspring. Just because he doesn't care one jot about the dented and taped up POS he's driving, he can't understand why anyone would care about theirs. No point involving insurers, I'll just get it repaired and put it down to experience. I'm properly pissed off though, and I have his address, so I think I'll post him some dog st...

fk that, go through your insurance.

It'll likely end up costing you most, but you can't let s like that get away with things, people need to be held accountable!

My principles can be an expensive thing at times.

take him to the cleaners... surely there is sufficient evidence?

Sure, plenty of pics, and I videoed him too (he didn't realise) talking. Trouble is, even though it wasn't my fault, I'd have to declare it for five years on three policies which would increase. Then I'd have the hassle of the 'approved repairer' probably making a crap job (been there, done that with previous cars). As it happens, my mate is a very very good car sprayer, and I need him to do a couple of bits on it anyway, so the extra cost to me will be negligable. As I said, I have his name and address, so I'm open to suggestions as to what to send him/sign him up for, legally, natch...

[Liquid Knight]

LeighW said:

Blown2CV said:

Nanook said:

LeighW said:

This pie hole who, having just bumped into the back of my Jag, just shrugged his shoulders and nonchalantly said "Sorry, yeah, kids in the back...". He just couldn't grasp why I was ever so slightly miffed or bothered that he'd hit me, and then denied that the crazed paint on my bumper was anything to do with him, "Nah mate, not having that, it was already like that." WTF??

We'd been crawling along at a steady 10 - 15mph for some time, and I hadn't even slowed down, so I can only assume he'd prodded the throttle as he leaned into the back to deal with his offspring. Just because he doesn't care one jot about the dented and taped up POS he's driving, he can't understand why anyone would care about theirs. No point involving insurers, I'll just get it repaired and put it down to experience. I'm properly pissed off though, and I have his address, so I think I'll post him some dog st...

fk that, go through your insurance.

It'll likely end up costing you most, but you can't let s like that get away with things, people need to be held accountable!

My principles can be an expensive thing at times.

take him to the cleaners... surely there is sufficient evidence?

Sure, plenty of pics, and I videoed him too (he didn't realise) talking. Trouble is, even though it wasn't my fault, I'd have to declare it for five years on three policies which would increase. Then I'd have the hassle of the 'approved repairer' probably making a crap job (been there, done that with previous cars). As it happens, my mate is a very very good car sprayer, and I need him to do a couple of bits on it anyway, so the extra cost to me will be negligable. As I said, I have his name and address, so I'm open to suggestions as to what to send him/sign him up for, legally, natch...

Did the driver give you their details?

You can report them for leaving the scene without getting your insurance involved.

I can see where you're coming from. New bumper £££ vs Premium increase over the next five years ££££££x3

That's what idiots like that depend on. They'll never expect a tug and points for basically being a nonchalant hit and runner.

[Flibble]

Bellend on roundabout today who clocked me turning right and just pulled out anyway. Apparently a car's length is more than adequate space to pull out into...

[Limpet]

Middle Lane Morons were out in force on the M4 between Reading and Bristol this morning. It must be some sort of airborne virus that attacks the brain or something.

[AJXX1]

Silly bint in the Micra plodding down the middle lane on my way home tonight at about 50 mph whilst being under taken by multiple cars in L1. FFS love get out the bloody way and move over!

[TwyRob]

Postie today who tailgated me through Asda car park, weaving and speeding up/slowing down/speeding up. I was doing about 15mph because of the speedbumps, other cars and the fact that it was a car park. I could not have gone any faster. Yelling abuse as he passed on my left at the exit was just unnecessary. Calm down! If he had stiff suspension and a low-ish front lip he might choose not to race over speedbumps too.

Serves me right for popping into Asda I guess.

[LeighW]

Liquid Knight said:

Did the driver give you their details?

You can report them for leaving the scene without getting your insurance involved.

I can see where you're coming from. New bumper £££ vs Premium increase over the next five years ££££££x3

That's what idiots like that depend on. They'll never expect a tug and points for basically being a nonchalant hit and runner.

I got his name and address, and to be honest, I just had to get out of there before I properly lost it in a busy street in front of lots of witnesses. I could feel my (admittedly short) temper going, so it was time to walk away before doing something I'd regret over some minor paintwork damage. He was under no illusion as to what I thought of him though.

Police?? I won't waste my time. My wife's elderly gran was burgled a short while ago, the house was ransacked and around £60k in jewellery that had been bought for her by her late husband over the years was taken. It took six hours for the police to turn up, they did a fingerprint check a further five hours later, checked to their database, found no results, then closed the case less than three days later without so much as visiting a neighbour to see if they saw anything. If they're not interested in that, I doubt they'd get excited over some cracked paint!

[Pan Pan Pan]

WD39 said:

Timmy40 said:

Pan Pan Pan said:

The nearest automotive equivalent are those stopped at the front of the queue at traffic lights, for whom the appearance of the Green light seems to be something of a shock to them, requiring ages to register that the light has turned green, and even longer to put the car in gear, take off the park brake and move forward.
Surely any half competent motorist either checks the colour of the lights for other traffic direction, or uses time to anticipate that their lights are about to turn green, and is prepared to move off when their light turns green?

I'd add to that list the person behind the person who appears to be surprised by the green light ( I suspect continued addiction to checking their smart phone is usally the cause ), who just sits their like a lemon behind the light blocker, for some reason I often seem to be the only person willing to give a short peep of the horn to get the light blockers attention.

I would suggest that in the modern motoring world, and posts on PH, that the use of the horn in a non essential situation, is considered aggressive.

I would suggest that in the modern motoring world drivers who do not consider the legitimate needs of those around them to make the best progress possible, are either ignorant, selfish, or both. Some need the use of the horn to wake them up, and let them know that in fact there are others on the road about them who may have very different requirements regarding time and distance to be covered to their own.