One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4
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j_4m said:
Rawwr said:
Greg the Fish said:
I don't know why but when I saw the vehicle and the colour, I immediately assumed it was deliberate.
t.Who do people seem to assume that legitimate use of the horn is an act of the worst type of aggression possible.
Coming down a NSL two lane road, plenty of cars coming up in the opposite lane, I'm doing 45-50 (I'm in a commercial vehicle before anyone starts to complain) and I spot a car trying to reverse out of a farm track on the left. I lift off, but see the car has its brake lights on and fully expect him to wait till me and the few cars behind have passed. But as I get closer he starts to reverse out. Three things I could do, horn to make him aware I'm there, swerve into oncoming traffic or hit him. I chose the horn. Luckily he heard and slammed on just as I passed. If I didn't beep I'm certain he'd have continued to reverse and would have hit me. There was no space at all to stop.
Further along the road I notice him overtake the cars behind me, then he starts to flash me and use various hand signals, I'm assuming he was trying to tell me that he was two feet from my rear end and that he had a nice long telescope in his car. I turned off a bit further along the road and he gave a nice long blast on the horn as he carried on.
Not sure what he was complaining about, as I could have just hit him instead of making him aware I was there, which is what would have happened if I didn't beep.
Strange.
Coming down a NSL two lane road, plenty of cars coming up in the opposite lane, I'm doing 45-50 (I'm in a commercial vehicle before anyone starts to complain) and I spot a car trying to reverse out of a farm track on the left. I lift off, but see the car has its brake lights on and fully expect him to wait till me and the few cars behind have passed. But as I get closer he starts to reverse out. Three things I could do, horn to make him aware I'm there, swerve into oncoming traffic or hit him. I chose the horn. Luckily he heard and slammed on just as I passed. If I didn't beep I'm certain he'd have continued to reverse and would have hit me. There was no space at all to stop.
Further along the road I notice him overtake the cars behind me, then he starts to flash me and use various hand signals, I'm assuming he was trying to tell me that he was two feet from my rear end and that he had a nice long telescope in his car. I turned off a bit further along the road and he gave a nice long blast on the horn as he carried on.
Not sure what he was complaining about, as I could have just hit him instead of making him aware I was there, which is what would have happened if I didn't beep.
Strange.
WarrenB said:
Who do people seem to assume that legitimate use of the horn is an act of the worst type of aggression possible.
Coming down a NSL two lane road, plenty of cars coming up in the opposite lane, I'm doing 45-50 (I'm in a commercial vehicle before anyone starts to complain) and I spot a car trying to reverse out of a farm track on the left. I lift off, but see the car has its brake lights on and fully expect him to wait till me and the few cars behind have passed. But as I get closer he starts to reverse out. Three things I could do, horn to make him aware I'm there, swerve into oncoming traffic or hit him. I chose the horn. Luckily he heard and slammed on just as I passed. If I didn't beep I'm certain he'd have continued to reverse and would have hit me. There was no space at all to stop.
Further along the road I notice him overtake the cars behind me, then he starts to flash me and use various hand signals, I'm assuming he was trying to tell me that he was two feet from my rear end and that he had a nice long telescope in his car. I turned off a bit further along the road and he gave a nice long blast on the horn as he carried on.
Not sure what he was complaining about, as I could have just hit him instead of making him aware I was there, which is what would have happened if I didn't beep.
Strange.
Unfortunately it's the standard reaction to anyone's use of a horn on them, it's seen as an affront to their *masculinity/sanity/driving ability/soberness/directorship/stair dominance/sausage hammering ability/wakefulness *delete as appropriate.Coming down a NSL two lane road, plenty of cars coming up in the opposite lane, I'm doing 45-50 (I'm in a commercial vehicle before anyone starts to complain) and I spot a car trying to reverse out of a farm track on the left. I lift off, but see the car has its brake lights on and fully expect him to wait till me and the few cars behind have passed. But as I get closer he starts to reverse out. Three things I could do, horn to make him aware I'm there, swerve into oncoming traffic or hit him. I chose the horn. Luckily he heard and slammed on just as I passed. If I didn't beep I'm certain he'd have continued to reverse and would have hit me. There was no space at all to stop.
Further along the road I notice him overtake the cars behind me, then he starts to flash me and use various hand signals, I'm assuming he was trying to tell me that he was two feet from my rear end and that he had a nice long telescope in his car. I turned off a bit further along the road and he gave a nice long blast on the horn as he carried on.
Not sure what he was complaining about, as I could have just hit him instead of making him aware I was there, which is what would have happened if I didn't beep.
Strange.
Bobberoo99 said:
WarrenB said:
Who do people seem to assume that legitimate use of the horn is an act of the worst type of aggression possible.
Coming down a NSL two lane road, plenty of cars coming up in the opposite lane, I'm doing 45-50 (I'm in a commercial vehicle before anyone starts to complain) and I spot a car trying to reverse out of a farm track on the left. I lift off, but see the car has its brake lights on and fully expect him to wait till me and the few cars behind have passed. But as I get closer he starts to reverse out. Three things I could do, horn to make him aware I'm there, swerve into oncoming traffic or hit him. I chose the horn. Luckily he heard and slammed on just as I passed. If I didn't beep I'm certain he'd have continued to reverse and would have hit me. There was no space at all to stop.
Further along the road I notice him overtake the cars behind me, then he starts to flash me and use various hand signals, I'm assuming he was trying to tell me that he was two feet from my rear end and that he had a nice long telescope in his car. I turned off a bit further along the road and he gave a nice long blast on the horn as he carried on.
Not sure what he was complaining about, as I could have just hit him instead of making him aware I was there, which is what would have happened if I didn't beep.
Strange.
Unfortunately it's the standard reaction to anyone's use of a horn on them, it's seen as an affront to their *masculinity/sanity/driving ability/soberness/directorship/stair dominance/sausage hammering ability/wakefulness *delete as appropriate.Coming down a NSL two lane road, plenty of cars coming up in the opposite lane, I'm doing 45-50 (I'm in a commercial vehicle before anyone starts to complain) and I spot a car trying to reverse out of a farm track on the left. I lift off, but see the car has its brake lights on and fully expect him to wait till me and the few cars behind have passed. But as I get closer he starts to reverse out. Three things I could do, horn to make him aware I'm there, swerve into oncoming traffic or hit him. I chose the horn. Luckily he heard and slammed on just as I passed. If I didn't beep I'm certain he'd have continued to reverse and would have hit me. There was no space at all to stop.
Further along the road I notice him overtake the cars behind me, then he starts to flash me and use various hand signals, I'm assuming he was trying to tell me that he was two feet from my rear end and that he had a nice long telescope in his car. I turned off a bit further along the road and he gave a nice long blast on the horn as he carried on.
Not sure what he was complaining about, as I could have just hit him instead of making him aware I was there, which is what would have happened if I didn't beep.
Strange.
If they ever meet a like-mined moron who takes the bait and call their bluff, they will be straight on facepalm to play the victim.
Some moron WILL be
To the absolute cock-sniffling, ballbag-gargling knobhead last night who decided that 12mph (literally) was enough for a 40mph road, with no fccking traffic on it. We were the only 2 cars on the road. Was getting fed up, and currently there's some temporary lights, which were green to. So I overtook, cue complete meltdown of horns, full beams, and I think he tried to swerve to block, but didn't react quickly enough as I was already mostly passed him.
In a residential area.
at 11:30 at night.
Ironically I never went high enough to get a speeding ticket passing him.
I made the green light, he didn't.
I smiled.
He had a dashcam, so I expect I'll be on one of them "You're on yoootoobee" videos shortly.
In a residential area.
at 11:30 at night.
Ironically I never went high enough to get a speeding ticket passing him.
I made the green light, he didn't.
I smiled.
He had a dashcam, so I expect I'll be on one of them "You're on yoootoobee" videos shortly.
Very goodPeople who park in the pick up point at supermarkets and the go shopping. At Tesco today there were 5 empty cars completely filling the pick up point. When a taxi came to pick somebody up they had to block the road.
It's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
It's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
carlove said:
People who park in the pick up point at supermarkets and the go shopping. At Tesco today there were 5 empty cars completely filling the pick up point. When a taxi came to pick somebody up they had to block the road.
It's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
you get 15 mins in there. I can do my whole shop in that time. It's like premium parking for people that don't fIt's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
k around.Worst one for me (which also happens on a daily basis) is people who never indicate when turning right on a roundabout, instead they either dont indicate at all or indicate left when they've reached their exit.
It happens so often that for the past few months if I see a car in the right hand lane on a roundabout (which either means they are going straight on or going right) I will pull out slowly.
50/50 chance they are either going straight on, in which case ill be out their way, or will have to brake hard to avoid hitting me, which would be entirely their fault as I have a dash cam. I hope ive taught some of them a lesson
It happens so often that for the past few months if I see a car in the right hand lane on a roundabout (which either means they are going straight on or going right) I will pull out slowly.
50/50 chance they are either going straight on, in which case ill be out their way, or will have to brake hard to avoid hitting me, which would be entirely their fault as I have a dash cam. I hope ive taught some of them a lesson
EazyDuz said:
past few months if I see a car in the right hand lane on a roundabout (which either means they are going straight on or going right) I will pull out slowly.
50/50 chance they are either going straight on, in which case ill be out their way, or will have to brake hard to avoid hitting me, which would be entirely their fault as I have a dash cam. I hope ive taught some of them a lesson
May I be the first to thank you for your selfless work.50/50 chance they are either going straight on, in which case ill be out their way, or will have to brake hard to avoid hitting me, which would be entirely their fault as I have a dash cam. I hope ive taught some of them a lesson
Blown2CV said:
carlove said:
People who park in the pick up point at supermarkets and the go shopping. At Tesco today there were 5 empty cars completely filling the pick up point. When a taxi came to pick somebody up they had to block the road.
It's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
you get 15 mins in there. I can do my whole shop in that time. It's like premium parking for people that don't fIt's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
k around.ts like you who force my disabled father to shuffle between your precious cars to get to his taxi when he does his shopping!!!Bobberoo99 said:
Blown2CV said:
carlove said:
People who park in the pick up point at supermarkets and the go shopping. At Tesco today there were 5 empty cars completely filling the pick up point. When a taxi came to pick somebody up they had to block the road.
It's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
you get 15 mins in there. I can do my whole shop in that time. It's like premium parking for people that don't fIt's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
k around.ts like you who force my disabled father to shuffle between your precious cars to get to his taxi when he does his shopping!!!
In amongst the usual Ebay car auction best price enquiries I've just had the following gem:
Hi there lovely amg. Seen on here last time it didn’t sell. What would you take for it or what’s the reserve set at?saves wasting both our time. Thanks
I've not tried to sell the car before.
The rules for an auction seem arcane to this person.
God forbid I'd want to waste anybody's time.
Hi there lovely amg. Seen on here last time it didn’t sell. What would you take for it or what’s the reserve set at?saves wasting both our time. Thanks
I've not tried to sell the car before.
The rules for an auction seem arcane to this person.
God forbid I'd want to waste anybody's time.
jet_noise said:
In amongst the usual Ebay car auction best price enquiries I've just had the following gem:
Hi there lovely amg. Seen on here last time it didn’t sell. What would you take for it or what’s the reserve set at?saves wasting both our time. Thanks
I've not tried to sell the car before.
The rules for an auction seem arcane to this person.
God forbid I'd want to waste anybody's time.
When you list something with no reserve and someone asked what the reserve price is. Hi there lovely amg. Seen on here last time it didn’t sell. What would you take for it or what’s the reserve set at?saves wasting both our time. Thanks
I've not tried to sell the car before.
The rules for an auction seem arcane to this person.
God forbid I'd want to waste anybody's time.
When you list something with a reasonable starting price (acting as a reserve) get no bids for three runs of the auction so you start it much lower with a reserve and within a day of the new listing starting you have half a dozen bidders.
I could go on but...
nonsequitur said:
Bobberoo99 said:
Blown2CV said:
carlove said:
People who park in the pick up point at supermarkets and the go shopping. At Tesco today there were 5 empty cars completely filling the pick up point. When a taxi came to pick somebody up they had to block the road.
It's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
you get 15 mins in there. I can do my whole shop in that time. It's like premium parking for people that don't fIt's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
k around.ts like you who force my disabled father to shuffle between your precious cars to get to his taxi when he does his shopping!!!Flibble said:
Or put another way, parking for entitled fkwits who are too lazy to walk from their car.
Bobbers and Flibble as running mates for PM and deputy PM!kwits who are too lazy to walk from their car. They'd get my vote!
There's a huge difference between a time limit on waiting, and "you get 15 minutes there".
Like the (almost always staff) who park outside Frimley Park Hospital in the drop off bays. Clear instructions to limit your waiting to 10 minutes, and that the driver must remain with the car, but still selfish morons park there overnight (how else does a car get a thick frost on it's windows? Hmmmm?) and that just means that people genuinely dropping off stop in the road. This is bad because it blocks access for PTS Ambulances, and frequently holds up the buses that use it as a turning island.
If you're parking, whether for 15 minutes, or for three hours, use a f
king parking space. Only use pick up/drop off bays for that specific purpose. It's dead easy to get your head around if you're even vaguely house-trained. It'd be properly funny if supermarket staff took to parking delivery lorries so as to block in selfish twunts who misuse pick-up bays, then pull the fuel pump fuse and shrug their shoulders saying "sorry mate, but it won't start" and leaving it like that for a few hours... carlove said:
People who park in the pick up point at supermarkets and the go shopping. At Tesco today there were 5 empty cars completely filling the pick up point. When a taxi came to pick somebody up they had to block the road.
It's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
Yep. Whenever I take my elderly and less able mother to the supermarket I nearly always have to stop on the road, help her out of my car then find somewhere to park because some selfish Oxygen wasting sodotads have blocked parked the dropping off point. It's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
I don't have nor do I want a blue badge. There are people out there who need them and some who abuse them but every time I have to get out into open traffic to help Mum out of the car I feel like popping into Spec Savers (next door to the supermarket conveniently) and putting some leaflets on the windscreens with a little note saying...
"If you can't tell the difference between a parking space and dropping off point book an appointment here".
The camper and two cars filled the dropping off point, in front of those is a bus stop. I'm not driving a bus so will not use that either.
Liquid Knight said:
carlove said:
People who park in the pick up point at supermarkets and the go shopping. At Tesco today there were 5 empty cars completely filling the pick up point. When a taxi came to pick somebody up they had to block the road.
It's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
Yep. Whenever I take my elderly and less able mother to the supermarket I nearly always have to stop on the road, help her out of my car then find somewhere to park because some selfish Oxygen wasting sodotads have blocked parked the dropping off point. It's something that really does my head in, especially when you're actually picking someone up.
I don't have nor do I want a blue badge. There are people out there who need them and some who abuse them but every time I have to get out into open traffic to help Mum out of the car I feel like popping into Spec Savers (next door to the supermarket conveniently) and putting some leaflets on the windscreens with a little note saying...
"If you can't tell the difference between a parking space and dropping off point book an appointment here".
The camper and two cars filled the dropping off point, in front of those is a bus stop. I'm not driving a bus so will not use that either.
At my local Sainsbury's, it's usually impossible to use the dropping off/pick up bay, because self-important, self-entitled, unthinking onanists regard it as somewhere to park whilst they do their weekly shop. There is one particular offender in a sort of off-bronze colour BMW M3. Their brain stems seem to be unable to comprehend that the generally infirm, older members of society of which they are part sat on the benches next to the bay are waiting for relatives or taxis to pick them up. It's sad that the supermarket has no interest in policing it. If they lose the custom of the likes of homus M3conductus, in his slip on shower shoes, tracksuit bottoms, tshirt and sleeveless puffa, I'm sure it wouldn't bring their share price tumbling down.
Now I've types it, people who make the bare minimum effort to "dress" before shopping make me think "knob" too. For christ's sake, you are leaving your house to go and interact with the rest of society. At least make an effort.
Blown2CV said:
you get 15 mins in there. I can do my whole shop in that time. It's like premium parking for people that don't fk around.
What a rotten toad of a human you are. k around.This is also one of my biggest driving related peeves. There seems to be no end of absolute c###s about who do this.
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