One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 2
Discussion
Cliftonite said:
How is her walking into you any different from your walking into her?
Because he said he couldn't easily move out of the way...was he expected to slam himself against a wall so the selfish bh could swan past?Thankfully i haven't been to London for years,despite growing up there,i always felt a chainsaw would be the best accessory for walking down most streets
Recently began the commute into Central again
I had right laugh at the knob who ran for the tube barged his way on then slipped a leg under the carriage - oh how I laughed as you got your just deserts
I think its a simple case of a lack of civility and manners doesn't get you home any quicker
Oh and he guy who tried to jump in front of the line when queuing to exit Waterloo - a nice shoulder barge and a question - what the FXXX are you doing !
Oh well i'm becoming a public transport KXXX
I had right laugh at the knob who ran for the tube barged his way on then slipped a leg under the carriage - oh how I laughed as you got your just deserts
I think its a simple case of a lack of civility and manners doesn't get you home any quicker
Oh and he guy who tried to jump in front of the line when queuing to exit Waterloo - a nice shoulder barge and a question - what the FXXX are you doing !
Oh well i'm becoming a public transport KXXX
mikal83 said:
Then theres the Italians. By far and away THE worst drivers I came across, by a country mile. And the condition of the roads.....abso ste. Fecking tolls everywhere, stupid signs, narrow lanes, grrrrrrrrrrrr I could go on.
I am with you on this one - the italians are the worst (in my admittedly limited experience of european driving).I struck gold recently. Italian, low power X5 diesel. Couldn't accelerate beyond 80, but below 80 thought it was safe to be less than 6 foot from my rear bumper.
"How does an italian tell you he wants to overtake you on a motorway"
"By scratching the paint off your rear bumper".
Suicidally stupid driving.
mikal83 said:
irocfan said:
half the time you can short-circuit this and just check if they have a Belgian plate
Not just Belgians, its most europeans. After 10k caravanning around southern EU this year just WTF is it about roundabouts that they just dont get. Just pick any lane and go around however you like. The amount of times someone on the outside lane that would just keep going was mindboggling. And it just so happens that a Belgian was a major culprit one day in Southern Spain..... Entering a RB I needed to go all the way round taking the last exit but one...there were 5, so I was in the left hand side of the entrance. Matey with his small caravan was to my right, (remember we are now in Spain). Half way round I indicate right and started to move over but Belgy decided he wanted to keep going, all the way round .....NOT an isolated case at all. It was scary.Then theres the Italians. By far and away THE worst drivers I came across, by a country mile. And the condition of the roads.....abso ste. Fecking tolls everywhere, stupid signs, narrow lanes, grrrrrrrrrrrr I could go on.
Halmyre said:
I've driven in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal and can't honestly say that standards are any worse (even in Portugal), they're just different, e.g. Italians tailgate like nothing on earth, but they also have better lane discipline. IMO it's only in the UK that people drive like s for no good reason - although since I'm only ever in Europe on holiday, maybe I'm just that bit more chilled out (mostly).
10,000 miles in 5 months, France/Spain/Portugal/Italy and Germany. The standard of driving was poor, worse than the UK and Italy byn far the worst.rj1986 said:
Best way to get about in London - headphones in, and stare at your location. Don't blink or look out for people, just stare at your location.
Works for me.
Oh- and let people off the tube first. It's much easier. Or wait for the one right behind it.
How depressing. Share a smile once in a while.Works for me.
Oh- and let people off the tube first. It's much easier. Or wait for the one right behind it.
I get pissed off with bad pavement etiquette, particularly groups. I'll happily move right to the edge of the pavement to make way for people but will never, ever step into the road for their benefit. This sometimes means that the outer pedestrian might meet my shoulder. Tough.
As a slight disclaimer I'd never do this simply. because of a thin pavement, more the groups of entitled fkwit students who consider them important enough to occupy the entire pavement 4 abreast.
As a slight disclaimer I'd never do this simply. because of a thin pavement, more the groups of entitled fkwit students who consider them important enough to occupy the entire pavement 4 abreast.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
WD39 said:
The best perk of my job was first class travel.
Queues? never stood in one.
Boarding? at my convenience,through my own door.
Immigration at destination? first off the plane.
Immigration into the UK? special pass.
Fourty winks during the flght? had my own bed.
Waiting around? never happened
I could go on. It was a different world.
But now it has all changed for me.I no longer turn left on boarding,I scuttle very quickly right down the back next to the baby,behind a fully reclined seat, next to the person with sharp elbows.
I could go on. It is a different world.
Does that make you think 'knob' though? Would just make me think 'st; reality'.Queues? never stood in one.
Boarding? at my convenience,through my own door.
Immigration at destination? first off the plane.
Immigration into the UK? special pass.
Fourty winks during the flght? had my own bed.
Waiting around? never happened
I could go on. It was a different world.
But now it has all changed for me.I no longer turn left on boarding,I scuttle very quickly right down the back next to the baby,behind a fully reclined seat, next to the person with sharp elbows.
I could go on. It is a different world.
I agree, not partiularly knobish, but the post I replied to was the first one I've seen mentioning first class travel.
Swanny87 said:
Whilst I don't shoulder charge them, I just pretend that they're not there and barge them out of the way. I've seen some people blocked getting off trains go absolutely batst crazy though...
Manners, red lights and speed limits are optional in London don't you know?
Swanny, it wasnt a shoulder charge per se more a 'well pal, you are where my right shoulder is going'Manners, red lights and speed limits are optional in London don't you know?
gavsdavs said:
I am with you on this one - the italians are the worst (in my admittedly limited experience of european driving).
I struck gold recently. Italian, low power X5 diesel. Couldn't accelerate beyond 80, but below 80 thought it was safe to be less than 6 foot from my rear bumper.
"How does an italian tell you he wants to overtake you on a motorway"
"By scratching the paint off your rear bumper".
Suicidally stupid driving.
The tailgating gets right on my chuff when on a motorcycle, one chap who couldn't understand why I was waving at him to back off a bit a number of times finally got the message when his missus slapped him on the cheek and pointed at me.I struck gold recently. Italian, low power X5 diesel. Couldn't accelerate beyond 80, but below 80 thought it was safe to be less than 6 foot from my rear bumper.
"How does an italian tell you he wants to overtake you on a motorway"
"By scratching the paint off your rear bumper".
Suicidally stupid driving.
stephen300o said:
rj1986 said:
Best way to get about in London - headphones in, and stare at your location. Don't blink or look out for people, just stare at your location.
Works for me.
Oh- and let people off the tube first. It's much easier. Or wait for the one right behind it.
How depressing. Share a smile once in a while.Works for me.
Oh- and let people off the tube first. It's much easier. Or wait for the one right behind it.
Once you've lived and commuted there.... it all becomes clear.
The stty old Corsa behind me, had been tailgating for a while even though I was stuck behind slower traffic. Later we reached a roundabout and stty Corsa honked his stty sounding horn at me for being so rude as to not pull out on someone, I noticed after I pulled out he pulled out on a van.
AdeV said:
stephen300o said:
rj1986 said:
Best way to get about in London - headphones in, and stare at your location. Don't blink or look out for people, just stare at your location.
Works for me.
Oh- and let people off the tube first. It's much easier. Or wait for the one right behind it.
How depressing. Share a smile once in a while.Works for me.
Oh- and let people off the tube first. It's much easier. Or wait for the one right behind it.
Once you've lived and commuted there.... it all becomes clear.
Blown2CV said:
I often go with work, at one point it was around once a week. I'd never live there, but understand that some people/loons do.
I used to. I actually quite enjoyed most of my time there, but then I was young, single and footloose - probably the best combination of factors to make living in the capital fun. I'd still cheerfully work there except for 2 things: 1 - I couldn't live there again, no way no how; and 2 - I couldn't stand the commute. Then again, if HS2 ever reaches Liverpool & offers hour-and-a-half or less commuting times for less than a Pret-a-Mortgage sandwitch, then I could be tempted back as a day release worker...
Blown2CV said:
I get what you're on about, you either adopt the behaviour or you get chewed up and spat out. If you move out of peoples' way then you're doing that to everyone and you never get where you're going. If you're as polite as you would be oop north, then you've had it. However, the machine kind of works. You've only got to try it out on Euston concourse at rush hour... somehow everyone just goes at it, and no-one runs into each other. I'd like to take a minute to stop and watch everyone (off to the side clearly) but when i'm there i've always got about 15mins to do a 25min journey. It's just a different strategy that works better for very busy and hectic places.
Ah, good old Euston. You're spot on, I've charged across Euston a few times, and provided one isn't a complete boor about it, it's possible to get across the entire concourse in a few short seconds, no matter how crowded. I've also done the stand-to-one-side bit (you get a great view from the balcony outside the Virgin 1st class lounge), and it's like watching a cross between a ballet, syncrhonised swimming, and a petri dish of sperm under a microscope all navigating through a bowling alley where you're not allowed to hit any of the pins (people waiting in front of the departure boards). Er, or maybe it's just me.... Anyway, it does "just work" mostly. It didn't work last week when the queue for the LU ticket barriers occupied the entire staircase and 1/3rd of the concourse... that really put a dent in the cross-concourse time...Blown2CV said:
That said, the story i posted earlier still stands, you need to still apply some awareness and very occasionally it might not go well if you don't.
Agreed.People in the first class compartment on the commute into work when its fairly obvious they have a std ticket.
Tuesday was good though as first class was ambushed by ticket inspectors and there was mass fallout due to people with std tickets; especially for the woman who'd just got on and thought she'd blag the window seat. When the ticket inspector sat down next to her you could see her face drop. Muahahaha.
Tuesday was good though as first class was ambushed by ticket inspectors and there was mass fallout due to people with std tickets; especially for the woman who'd just got on and thought she'd blag the window seat. When the ticket inspector sat down next to her you could see her face drop. Muahahaha.
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