Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 5)
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nonsequitur said:
V8mate said:
nonsequitur said:
Check Rodney 'Dave' Trotter.
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Frank7 said:
My wife sometimes calls to me when I’m on the ground floor, “Frank, get me a posidrive screwdriver from the garage please.” I call back, “Think that you mean Phillips.”
Maybe she knows the difference between Phillips and Pozidriv, and really does want a Pozidriv screwdriver? Phillips
Pozi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives...
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Wednesday 21st November 11:19
The security chimps at my local hospital.
One of their responsibilities is monitoring the "10 minutes, drop off only, do not leave vehicles unattended" bays outside the main entrance.
Guess who was finishing a shift while I was dropping someone off there this morning? Yup, that's right, two security chimps. And guess where their car had been parked overnight, instead of "slightly further away in the proper staff car park"? Yup, that's right. In one of only a handful of drop-off bays available at shift-change time. Not only that, but a third chimp came out from the security chimp enclosure and had a jovial chat with them instead of berating them for their illegal parking. One rule for one... Don't do as I do, do as I say... It's not what you know, it's who you know... etc, etc... Not an ounce of integrity in any of them, and if they can't be bothered to comply with rules they are employed to enforce, then why would the average punter feel compelled to obey the rules too? No wonder it's chaos on the hospital forecourt.
It pains me to say it, but I'd welcome an independent parking enforcement company there right now. That'd soon put an end to w
kers parking for hours in the drop-off bays while they attend appointments, staff using it as overnight parking because they won't pay for a staff parking permit, and all the double, and sometimes triple parking and selfish waiting that clogs up the turning island meaning buses get delayed getting in and out. And it might mean that every once in a while I might actually be able to use the drop off/pick up bays for their intended purpose...
One of their responsibilities is monitoring the "10 minutes, drop off only, do not leave vehicles unattended" bays outside the main entrance.
Guess who was finishing a shift while I was dropping someone off there this morning? Yup, that's right, two security chimps. And guess where their car had been parked overnight, instead of "slightly further away in the proper staff car park"? Yup, that's right. In one of only a handful of drop-off bays available at shift-change time. Not only that, but a third chimp came out from the security chimp enclosure and had a jovial chat with them instead of berating them for their illegal parking. One rule for one... Don't do as I do, do as I say... It's not what you know, it's who you know... etc, etc... Not an ounce of integrity in any of them, and if they can't be bothered to comply with rules they are employed to enforce, then why would the average punter feel compelled to obey the rules too? No wonder it's chaos on the hospital forecourt.
It pains me to say it, but I'd welcome an independent parking enforcement company there right now. That'd soon put an end to w
kers parking for hours in the drop-off bays while they attend appointments, staff using it as overnight parking because they won't pay for a staff parking permit, and all the double, and sometimes triple parking and selfish waiting that clogs up the turning island meaning buses get delayed getting in and out. And it might mean that every once in a while I might actually be able to use the drop off/pick up bays for their intended purpose...yellowjack said:
The security chimps at my local hospital.
One of their responsibilities is monitoring the "10 minutes, drop off only, do not leave vehicles unattended" bays outside the main entrance.
Guess who was finishing a shift while I was dropping someone off there this morning? Yup, that's right, two security chimps. And guess where their car had been parked overnight, instead of "slightly further away in the proper staff car park"? Yup, that's right. In one of only a handful of drop-off bays available at shift-change time. Not only that, but a third chimp came out from the security chimp enclosure and had a jovial chat with them instead of berating them for their illegal parking. One rule for one... Don't do as I do, do as I say... It's not what you know, it's who you know... etc, etc... Not an ounce of integrity in any of them, and if they can't be bothered to comply with rules they are employed to enforce, then why would the average punter feel compelled to obey the rules too? No wonder it's chaos on the hospital forecourt.
It pains me to say it, but I'd welcome an independent parking enforcement company there right now. That'd soon put an end to wkers parking for hours in the drop-off bays while they attend appointments, staff using it as overnight parking because they won't pay for a staff parking permit, and all the double, and sometimes triple parking and selfish waiting that clogs up the turning island meaning buses get delayed getting in and out. And it might mean that every once in a while I might actually be able to use the drop off/pick up bays for their intended purpose...
In before anyone else suggests that you use your bike One of their responsibilities is monitoring the "10 minutes, drop off only, do not leave vehicles unattended" bays outside the main entrance.
Guess who was finishing a shift while I was dropping someone off there this morning? Yup, that's right, two security chimps. And guess where their car had been parked overnight, instead of "slightly further away in the proper staff car park"? Yup, that's right. In one of only a handful of drop-off bays available at shift-change time. Not only that, but a third chimp came out from the security chimp enclosure and had a jovial chat with them instead of berating them for their illegal parking. One rule for one... Don't do as I do, do as I say... It's not what you know, it's who you know... etc, etc... Not an ounce of integrity in any of them, and if they can't be bothered to comply with rules they are employed to enforce, then why would the average punter feel compelled to obey the rules too? No wonder it's chaos on the hospital forecourt.
It pains me to say it, but I'd welcome an independent parking enforcement company there right now. That'd soon put an end to w
kers parking for hours in the drop-off bays while they attend appointments, staff using it as overnight parking because they won't pay for a staff parking permit, and all the double, and sometimes triple parking and selfish waiting that clogs up the turning island meaning buses get delayed getting in and out. And it might mean that every once in a while I might actually be able to use the drop off/pick up bays for their intended purpose...
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Maybe she knows the difference between Phillips and Pozidrive, and really does want a Pozidrive screwdriver?
Phillips
Pozi
Leading us neatly on to peasants who use the wrong size of screwdriver to chew up the heads of screws and then rant on about how "this screwdriver is a load of crap".Phillips
Pozi
Ditto idiots using the wrong size spanner or socket. Yes, it might well only be a tiny fraction out, but by insisting on using a metric AF spanner on an Imperial bolt head you will round it off, you fool...
Shakermaker said:
In before anyone else suggests that you use your bike
Hmmmm? 
Not a bad idea, in theory. But "dropping someone off" would mean illegally carrying a passenger on a bicycle not designed, constructed, or adapted for the carriage of passengers.
As it happens, I'm back there this afternoon for a physio appointment. I'll be parking in a P&D car park half a mile away that allows 2 hours of free parking (push green button for free ticket) and walking the rest of the way to avoid the insanity that is car parking on-site.
yellowjack said:
Hmmmm?
Not a bad idea, in theory. But "dropping someone off" would mean illegally carrying a passenger on a bicycle not designed, constructed, or adapted for the carriage of passengers.
As it happens, I'm back there this afternoon for a physio appointment. I'll be parking in a P&D car park half a mile away that allows 2 hours of free parking (push green button for free ticket) and walking the rest of the way to avoid the insanity that is car parking on-site.
You can't expect people to accept that "free parking" also includes a walk, can you? Surely that's just crazy! It isn't "free" if you have to work for it LOLNot a bad idea, in theory. But "dropping someone off" would mean illegally carrying a passenger on a bicycle not designed, constructed, or adapted for the carriage of passengers.
As it happens, I'm back there this afternoon for a physio appointment. I'll be parking in a P&D car park half a mile away that allows 2 hours of free parking (push green button for free ticket) and walking the rest of the way to avoid the insanity that is car parking on-site.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
A previous client of mine shared their access road with an Amazon Logistics site, and every morning fleets of vans would block the access road for everyone. So the landlord's response was to install speed bumps because, you know, they are amazingly effective on stationary vehicles. 
But, worse, due to a fk-up they accidentally bought really severe 5mph speed bumps even though the speed limit on the access road was 10mph.
When people complained, especially people coming in on the shuttle bus from the off-site parking, who were being thrown in the air by the speed bumps, the landlord decided it was cheaper to replace the 10mph speed limit signs with 5mph signs than it was to replace the newly-installed unpopular 5mph speed bumps with less severe 10mph ones. So that's what they did.
(They were the plastic type that bolt into holes drilled into the tarmac, btw. They weren't part of the tarmac)
Those are the types that they've installed, bolted down ones which are utterly retarded and proberly 5mph ones. The funny thing is that I can do my job from home I rarely need to be in the office, but the culture from the business is that "working from home = dossing", only my boss is different and takes the more "I don't give a fBut, worse, due to a f
k-up they accidentally bought really severe 5mph speed bumps even though the speed limit on the access road was 10mph. When people complained, especially people coming in on the shuttle bus from the off-site parking, who were being thrown in the air by the speed bumps, the landlord decided it was cheaper to replace the 10mph speed limit signs with 5mph signs than it was to replace the newly-installed unpopular 5mph speed bumps with less severe 10mph ones. So that's what they did.
(They were the plastic type that bolt into holes drilled into the tarmac, btw. They weren't part of the tarmac)
k where you are just get it done on time" approachyellowjack said:
Ditto idiots using the wrong size spanner or socket. Yes, it might well only be a tiny fraction out, but by insisting on using a metric AF spanner on an Imperial bolt head you will round it off, you fool...
Fully agree with most of that - it really annoys me when I hear about how a 13mm spanner is "the same" as a proper 1/2" one. Haven't heard the term "metric AF", though. droopsnoot said:
yellowjack said:
Ditto idiots using the wrong size spanner or socket. Yes, it might well only be a tiny fraction out, but by insisting on using a metric AF spanner on an Imperial bolt head you will round it off, you fool...
Fully agree with most of that - it really annoys me when I hear about how a 13mm spanner is "the same" as a proper 1/2" one. Haven't heard the term "metric AF", though. ETA:
...and "taking you a stage further in unreasonable annoyance" ~ screwdriver/socket/spanner sets that always seem to stop at either "too small", "too big", or both, when you have a fastener that needs to be removed or fitted.
Case in point? A set of metric Allen Keys I have that is great quality and very nice to use. But sadly, when I needed an 11 mm hex key to replace the freehub on one of my bicycle wheels, I found out that my particular set finished at the 10 mm wrench. All was well in the end, though, because the replacement hub came with an 11 mm adapter that fit neatly onto the end of the 6 mm hex key.
Oh, and the calibration screw on my big torque wrench. It was taped over to stop it moving outside of calibration time. But despite me taking good care of it, keeping it in the original moulded box, etc, the tape came off last time I used it. Now I'd like to hope that the screw didn't move, so that when I re-taped it it was still accurate. But how would I know? So I have to get it recalibrated. I know I'm not assembling components for the ISS, but there's no point in using the correct torque settings when assembling components if the instrument itself isn't accurate.
And also, "my brother". Thanks brother, for keeping my small torque wrench well beyond the agreed "I'll bring it back next weekend" loan period. And thanks as well for returning it all neatly packaged back into it's box, with all the bits snugly in the correct places, AND THE SPRING LOADED UP BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T UNWIND IT before putting it away. So you've had it stored with the torque setting wound on, for over six blasted months? I suppose that one will need recalibrating too, now...
..."mechanical sympathy" is NOT a dirty word!
Edited by yellowjack on Wednesday 21st November 12:22
yellowjack said:
droopsnoot said:
yellowjack said:
Ditto idiots using the wrong size spanner or socket. Yes, it might well only be a tiny fraction out, but by insisting on using a metric AF spanner on an Imperial bolt head you will round it off, you fool...
Fully agree with most of that - it really annoys me when I hear about how a 13mm spanner is "the same" as a proper 1/2" one. Haven't heard the term "metric AF", though. 
In the small town where I live there is a 'weigh shop' that sells all sort of delightful snacks (peanuts, bombay mix, pork scratchings etc) - you just fill a polythene bag with how much you want. I always tie the bag with a loose knot for ease of access to said comestibles. If my mother in law is about, though, then instead of taking 1 second to undo the knot she will always just tear the bag right open, take a tiny amount of whatever it is, then leave the rest to go stale or for the cats to enjoy. Drives me absolutely bloody mad.
droopsnoot said:
If only you'd said "metric AF socket", you could have claimed you were talking about those short-lived (I think) "Metrinch" sockets that had an imperial size and the closest metric size, on the alternating parts of the 12-point arrangement. I never tried them, they just sounded like more of an opportunity to get the wrong size.
Considering A/F just means 'across (the) flats' the term 'metric AF' is technically valid, if a little confusing for people who assume AF=imperial, and I've seen it used before to describe larger industrial tools, particularly in Europe.Metrinch don't have alternating fits in the socket though - that would be a recipe for disaster - they are just a brand of 'wall drive' spanners/sockets.
Wall drives are very handy to keep about in case you come across some rounded-off nuts though as they generally get the job done. Can't vouch for the current manufacture but the Metrinch spanners I bought in the late 80s/early 90s are still going strong and appear as well made as contemporary Britool, Facom, Snap-on etc.
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