Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 6)

[anonymous-user]

fatboy18 said:

V8mate said:

fatboy18 said:

The state of roads in Surrey England, utter st.

EFA

Yes Thanks

Instead of all the extra street furniture, pretty blue cycle lanes different colour worn out anti slip braking surfaces I wish, I just wish they would completely resurface roads making good the subsided kerbs and sink holes (normally left by utility companies) prior to resurfacing.

And if the councils do have to make good utility companies holes they should charge them.

Lets face it, a smooth surface is better for all road users no matter what mode of transport, it would stop road users having to brake and swerve around holes, adding to more incident risks.

Edited by fatboy18 on Sunday 7th July 11:28

The cost would be eye watering and the price of tarmac would go through the roof, if they could even produce enough to cope with a nationwide resurfacing mission. And then you would get the cyclists, equestrians, wheelchair users etc all saying that nothing had been done for them and it's unfair, why does the car rule, etc. The politics at play would be mental.

They do recharge the utility companies for poor work, the annoyance is when you've finished building/refurbing a road, and they come in and trench it because "it's an emergency" - it rarely is. Doesn't matter how good the reinstatement is, once a road has been opened (dug up), it will always be a weak point.

I genuinely can't remember the last time I saw anyone brake and swerve around a pothole in a dangerous way.

[yellowjack]

nonsequitur said:

ambuletz said:

Have relatives over who have been here for a week and a half now.

They've begun eating my fking packets of ramen and it's pissing me off. You'd think the day after i caught them do it they'd get the hint from me MOVING all of them out of plain site to hide them somewhere else but nooooo. I wouldn't mind if they ate packets that can be easily bought in asda/tesco, but they aren't. they're eating the flavours the supermarkets don't sell, only place i can get these ones from is specialist small oriental/thai grocery shops.

Ramen? I fear that I have missed out on this presumably tasty, snack.
I once read that two, but maximun three days, is all most folk can stand visitors. Even close family / friends.

Ramen? I had to Google that. It sounds like the Pot Noodle of the watch thread set...

[yellowjack]

SlimJim16v said:

If you can't run the marathon in less than 6.5 hrs, the quicker end of walking pace (3 - 4mph), you shouldn't be allowed to do it, unless you're disabled. No, being a fat fk isn't a disability.

It's also taking a place away from a proper runner,in a hugely oversubscribed event.

The organisers won't care. They hoover up the entry fees, charities hoover up block entries, the organisers make their money while being seen to support/enable charitable giving, and "fat fks" get to do something tough, that requires effort and training. And it might just inspire them to keep running, or at least shift some lard in the long term.

What is more annoying is the marathon organisers/media wheeling out those who have "run every London Marathon since it started". WTF? Tens, maybe hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of people will have failed to get a place in any London Marathon EVER. Yet here we have a small number of special cases who have got themselves an entry every time?

Some system of rationing ought to apply, imho. This year I finally have a place on the RideLondon cycling event. There are folk who have ridden it every time it's been run, through the ballot too. It doesn't seem right really. When you register you have to give date of birth, etc, so it shouldn't be too hard to write some code to sift out all those who have ridden before and load the dice so that fresh riders have at least better odds of getting in. But again, that event is turning into a charity circus now. I'm not against it per se, but it's pretty galling to get your sixth "Sorry, you didn't get a place" rejection magazine through the post, only to find it stuffed full of "well, it's a shame you didn't get through in the ballot, but hey? Here's a bajillion chances to sign up with some random charity just to get yourself on board" adverts.

But that's just me being Mr Grumpy because I'm four weeks out from the ride and I've had no opportunity to train due to moving house and doing masses of DIY and gardening to get the place in decent shape to live in...

[OddCat]

Today. Flat pack furniture from Argos. What the hell is the difference here between good and bad other than the nubbins being around 10 degrees further round in the 'bad version ?

[Shakermaker]

SlimJim16v said:

If you can't run the marathon in less than 6.5 hrs, the quicker end of walking pace (3 - 4mph), you shouldn't be allowed to do it, unless you're disabled. No, being a fat fk isn't a disability.

It's also taking a place away from a proper runner,in a hugely oversubscribed event.

But for the last however many years, its never been about it being a "run" but primarily seems to be about the charity aspect?

So the person who can run it in say, 3.5 hours might do well for themselves, but raise less money for charity than someone who spent more time painting their face than training, but somehow makes thousands in donations?

I guess we'll never know though based on us not knowing who doesn't get in vs who does get in and their respective times.

I won't be entering though. My brother clearly got all the sporty genes in our family and he managed it on his first time out in 3.37.. I'll never be able to beat that

[droopsnoot]

OddCat said:

Today. Flat pack furniture from Argos. What the hell is the difference here between good and bad other than the nubbins being around 10 degrees further round in the 'bad version ?

I'm guessing it's to show that you really need to turn it that last little bit to make it secure. It's not all that clear though - maybe it's confusing enough that normal people will pay extra attention to those fixings.

Edited by droopsnoot on Tuesday 9th July 10:04

[captain_cynic]

gregs656 said:

davhill said:

Disney's latest PC bks. Hans Christian Andersen published 'The Little Mermaid' in 1837...and Walt's live action version will feature a black actress in the titular role.

I'll just leave this here.

The colour of Ariel's skin is not mentioned in that book.

Damn it, get away from this thread with your logic and reason... He wants to be offended over a non issue because it involves a person he considers inferior using the Pee Cee excuse so he doesn't sound like an utter bell end (well at least in his head he doesn't).

If we're worried about the bdisations of the works of Hans Christian Andersen by Disney (whom never paid a penny to HCA AFAIK), this is at the bottom of a very, very long list... Its just that most of the others didn't involve a black female.

Is he also upset that the roles of Jasmine and Aladdin have never been played by actors of Middle Eastern descent? I think not, pretty sure Jaffar wasn't American either.

Edited by captain_cynic on Tuesday 9th July 10:55

Edited by captain_cynic on Tuesday 9th July 10:56

[Clockwork Cupcake]

OddCat said:

Today. Flat pack furniture from Argos. What the hell is the difference here between good and bad other than the nubbins being around 10 degrees further round in the 'bad version ?

If it is the type of fastener I think it is, then turning it in the wrong direction will cause it to push the parts apart rather then pulling them tight together.

If it isn't the type of fastener I think it is, then please ignore.

Edit: I believe it to be a Cam Lock fastener, btw.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Tuesday 9th July 11:02

[Gary29]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

If it is the type of fastener I think it is, then turning it in the wrong direction will cause it to push the parts apart rather then pulling them tight together.

If it isn't the type of fastener I think it is, then please ignore.

Edit: I believe it to be a Cam Lock fastener, btw.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Tuesday 9th July 11:02

Yeah it's a cam fixing, if you don't have the arrow pointing towards the metal dowel, it won't assemble properly, then you'll be cursing it and annoyed beyond reason most probably. And make sure it turns >180 degrees or it hasn't located properly.

RTFM

[Europa1]

Today it's the fact that the otherwise very nice people at the garage never out the driver's seat back in the position I left it in when I dropped the car off.

[nicanary]

Europa1 said:

Today it's the fact that the otherwise very nice people at the garage never out the driver's seat back in the position I left it in when I dropped the car off.

Oh yes! Hate that. Why are they always dwarves? Plus they change the radio station - do they really need to listen to mine, surely the whole workshop is tuned in to their favourite anyway?

[MartG]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

You can add to this the poor condition of much paint on the road. You approach some filter lanes in an area you don't know. Is the left lane straight on and left? You can't tell. At the last moment you decipher a faded left only arrow, you want to go straight on. Everyone to your right is now annoyed beyond reason at you trying to get in their lane. Fresh paint please!

And while they're repainting arrows, I wish they'd paint them far enough back from the junction so they aren't normally obscured by cars waiting at the junction - they aren't much use if by the time you can actually see them it's too late to change lane

[nonsequitur]

SlimJim16v said:

If you can't run the marathon in less than 6.5 hrs, the quicker end of walking pace (3 - 4mph), you shouldn't be allowed to do it, unless you're disabled. No, being a fat fk isn't a disability.

It's also taking a place away from a proper runner,in a hugely oversubscribed event.

Your user name speaks volumes Jimo.

[CC07 PEU]

The fking English school summer holidays. We're over a week into July and they still haven't fking started yet! I want quiet roads for my commute into London. Since when did summer start towards the end of July?

[Shakermaker]

CC07 PEU said:

The fking English school summer holidays. We're over a week into July and they still haven't fking started yet! I want quiet roads for my commute into London. Since when did summer start towards the end of July?

Always been last-ish week of July to first week of September back when I was a nipper, to get the 6 weeks off?

Private schools might be different of course, but at least all the uni students are home now to sit in the pub all day

[loudlashadjuster]

CC07 PEU said:

The fking English school summer holidays. We're over a week into July and they still haven't fking started yet! I want quiet roads for my commute into London. Since when did summer start towards the end of July?

Timed for the harvest, not sitting in beer gardens unfortunately.

The whole school terms thing is a stshow though.

[SlimJim16v]

nonsequitur said:

Your user name speaks volumes Jimo.

It actually comes from the first time I worked in an office with members of the opposite sex. Where I discovered a slimjim was a er, purse sized ladies pleasure item.

Though I am also slim.

[nonsequitur]

CC07 PEU said:

The fking English school summer holidays. We're over a week into July and they still haven't fking started yet! I want quiet roads for my commute into London. Since when did summer start towards the end of July?

'Commercial' summer holidays are when the kids are out of school. During my commuting days I found a definite decline of traffic during those times.

[nonsequitur]

SlimJim16v said:

nonsequitur said:

Your user name speaks volumes Jimo.

It actually comes from the first time I worked in an office with members of the opposite sex. Where I discovered a slimjim was a er, purse sized ladies pleasure item.

Though I am also slim.

And a marathon runner as well, I hope.

[SlimJim16v]

nonsequitur said:

And a marathon runner as well, I hope.

Unfortunately I wouldn't even be able to walk it.