Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)

[McAndy]

GroundEffect said:

You can't target an area for fat loss....

Exactly. Keep plugging away. It reads as great results so far!

[Old Tyke]

read5458 said:

My mid region or belly area.

I've spent 7 months, going from 141.6kg down to 121.3 with frequent exercise/weight training and a good diet. The only part of my body letting me down is my belly and sides, regardless of trying to target that area with more exercise.

Now I look like an amateur bodybuilder who happily skips abdominal exercise/cardio.

How old are you? If you're the wrong side of 40 then forget it, you'll never lose belly flab no matter how hard you try.

[SlimJim16v]

Old Tyke said:

How old are you? If you're the wrong side of 40 then forget it, you'll never lose belly flab no matter how hard you try.

Rubbish! I bet you also think muscle can turn to fat.

[CAPP0]

I'm so irrationally infuriated by this that I may even have commented before, but just in case I didn't:

Those stupidly wky ridiculous "just because we can" Audi indicators that "throw" the signal out sideways. They are beyond toss. I know Audi drivers have a bad rep these days, but if they were ever in any doubt about whether or not they are a total prat, just tick the box to spec those things.

Gah.

[Old Tyke]

SlimJim16v said:

Rubbish! I bet you also think muscle can turn to fat.

Your skin loses its elasticity as you get older. If he somehow loses the fat he'll just end up with flaps of loose skin in its place.

[P-Jay]

read5458 said:

My mid region or belly area.

I've spent 7 months, going from 141.6kg down to 121.3 with frequent exercise/weight training and a good diet. The only part of my body letting me down is my belly and sides, regardless of trying to target that area with more exercise.

Now I look like an amateur bodybuilder who happily skips abdominal exercise/cardio.

Oh, this in spades with bells on - I've dropped a lot of weight too - not 20Kgs but not a million miles away either.

I swear I lose weight from the tips of my fingers and toes first - and until they're near skeletal, the flow doesn't move on to the next bit.

I currently have half-chubby thighs, honestly, it's like Michelle McManus had a leg transplant from Kate Moss mid-thigh, you'd think gravity alone would force the flab to the knee joint but no - I also have well toned forearms, veins showing, shapeless upper arms and moobs - wtf? seems almost cruel.

[P-Jay]

tim0409 said:

Poor customer service when returning a faulty product. I returned an MK junction box to BQ today because it was basically empty (no brass connection terminals so presumably a manufacturing snafu). The member of staff treated me as if I was trying to pull a fast one and that she doing me a favour by replacing it rather than apologising for the inconvenience. She has worked there for ages and is the grumpiest person in the shop, so god knows why they think it's a good idea having her in a prominent customer facing role.

This too,

Had complete brake failure on my Mountain Bike (front and back died within days of each other) the rear locked on, which is a bit of an eye opener.

Sent back to online shop "sorry sir, we'll review these within 24 hours of receipt" - sadly for me they don't receive things in the same way say Court Papers are received, the moment they land on your mat (or an approximation of that time based on when they sent them) - no, they're more like the way a Victorian Lady might receive a visitor - they are received when the butler shows them in - so they "received" them 5 days after they arrived when they got to the front of the queue - received a long-hand version of "oh yeah, they're screwed mate - we'll send them to the UK distributor - they'll be back to us within 3 weeks", so a month all told to agree they are indeed broken and within the warranty time-frame.

[Drummond Baize]

CAPP0 said:

I'm so irrationally infuriated by this that I may even have commented before, but just in case I didn't:

Those stupidly wky ridiculous "just because we can" Audi indicators that "throw" the signal out sideways. They are beyond toss. I know Audi drivers have a bad rep these days, but if they were ever in any doubt about whether or not they are a total prat, just tick the box to spec those things.

Gah.

I believe VW use them now too (at least a TG review of the new Golf R mentioned it had them.)

They'll be this season's quad exhaust pipes, you mark my words.

[FourWheelDrift]

Drummond Baize said:

I believe VW use them now too (at least a TG review of the new Golf R mentioned it had them.)

yes - https://youtu.be/g6pa0-TszLg?t=15

Gesture control they say, I can think of a few gestures.

[Drummond Baize]

FourWheelDrift said:

Drummond Baize said:

I believe VW use them now too (at least a TG review of the new Golf R mentioned it had them.)

yes - https://youtu.be/g6pa0-TszLg?t=15

Gesture control they say, I can think of a few gestures.

Doesn't "gesture control" refer to waving at the dashboard to turn the heating up, or skip that Lana Del Rey track, not the indicators?

[Old Tyke]

FourWheelDrift said:

Drummond Baize said:

I believe VW use them now too (at least a TG review of the new Golf R mentioned it had them.)

yes - https://youtu.be/g6pa0-TszLg?t=15

Gesture control they say, I can think of a few gestures.

It's quite possibly the gayest thing I've ever seen on a car. I'm sure the people that own them think they're the bees knees and super cool though.

[ClockworkCupcake]

Traffic light controlled major roundabouts that aren't coded for a green wave. And, worse, ones that are coded to be as obstructive as possible, such as the two M4 Reading junctions (J11 and J12) which force you to creep from one red light to the next.

Also, whilst I'm on motoring annoyances, the person in front of me at this junction:



They're sat there in front of a sign saying all traffic has to turn left, a "no right turn" sign, and kerbing forcing them to turn left, with their left indicator on. Well, thanks for that extra information you utter cocktrumpet.

Edited by ClockworkCupcake on Monday 3rd April 16:49

[Cotty]

fking annoying, just ordered a suit online and it arrived to day. The trousers have turn ups and they should be a straight leg. There is a glitch on the site I only just noticed, you can only buy the standard leg lengths in a straight leg. But I picked a custom length which defaulted to turn ups WTF

Now im going to have to get them altered and probably have an argument about the alteration charges.

[alorotom]

Drummond Baize said:

CAPP0 said:

I'm so irrationally infuriated by this that I may even have commented before, but just in case I didn't:

Those stupidly wky ridiculous "just because we can" Audi indicators that "throw" the signal out sideways. They are beyond toss. I know Audi drivers have a bad rep these days, but if they were ever in any doubt about whether or not they are a total prat, just tick the box to spec those things.

Gah.

I believe VW use them now too (at least a TG review of the new Golf R mentioned it had them.)

They'll be this season's quad exhaust pipes, you mark my words.

Been on a few cars in the US for years now, surprised they took so long to get over here tbh ... personally I really like them ... good job we're not all the same really

[Einion Yrth]

CAPP0 said:

Those stupidly wky ridiculous "just because we can" Audi indicators that "throw" the signal out sideways.

You found an Audi driver that uses indicators? You should have it stuffed as a memento.

[ClockworkCupcake]

CAPP0 said:

Those stupidly wky ridiculous "just because we can" Audi indicators that "throw" the signal out sideways.

I have one acquaintance on my Facebook friends list who has actually retrofitted them to his older Audi. I don't think he was too impressed when I asked why on earth he had fitted "I am a tosspot" lights to his car.

Can't stand them myself - I think they look utterly, utterly wky.

(Edited because I am a div)

Edited by ClockworkCupcake on Monday 3rd April 20:53

[Einion Yrth]

ClockworkCupcake said:

Cotty said:

fking annoying, just ordered a suit online and it arrived to day. The trousers have turn ups and they should be a straight leg. There is a glitch on the site I only just noticed, you can only buy the standard leg lengths in a straight leg. But I picked a custom length which defaulted to turn ups WTF

Now im going to have to get them altered and probably have an argument about the alteration charges.

I have one acquaintance on my Facebook friends list who has actually retrofitted them to his older Audi. I don't think he was too impressed when I asked why on earth he had fitted "I am a tosspot" lights to his car.

Can't stand them myself - I think they look utterly, utterly wky.

I had to quote this for posterity, a marvelous "wrong quote" moment. It'll doubtless be gone shortly when the poster notices what he's done.

[ClockworkCupcake]

Einion Yrth said:

I had to quote this for posterity, a marvelous "wrong quote" moment. It'll doubtless be gone shortly when the poster notices what he's done.

LOL very much so!

I obviously meant to quote the post about the Audi indicator lights.

[nonsequitur]

ClockworkCupcake said:

Traffic light controlled major roundabouts that aren't coded for a green wave. And, worse, ones that are coded to be as obstructive as possible, such as the two M4 Reading junctions (J11 and J12) which force you to creep from one red light to the next.

Also, whilst I'm on motoring annoyances, the person in front of me at this junction:



They're sat there in front of a sign saying all traffic has to turn left, a "no right turn" sign, and kerbing forcing them to turn left, with their left indicator on. Well, thanks for that extra information you utter cocktrumpet.

Edited by ClockworkCupcake on Monday 3rd April 16:49

Indication is not just for the car behind, or in front. It is universally used for the benefit of all road users in the vicinity. let everyone know your intentions.

'Cocktrumpet'?

Edited by nonsequitur on Monday 3rd April 21:00

[ClockworkCupcake]

nonsequitur said:

Indication is not just for the car behind, or in front. It is universally used for the benefit of all road users in the vicinity. let everyone know your intentions.

Gosh, thanks for that. In 30 years of driving I had never made that connection!

And who, do you think, might benefit from knowing that the driver intended to obey the traffic signs by turning left when no other options were available?