One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4

[AlexRS2782]

Stick Legs said:

Anyone who doesn't clear away their table in McDonalds on the basis that 'It gives someone a job'.

On the same theme. Anyone that just dumps their trolley in a neighbouring car park space, or leaves it blocking a pavement, rather than returning it to the, normally fairly close by, marked bay.

Last week i decided to move a trolley, from where it was dumped blocking the walkway, on the way back to my car. Only had to push it the equivalent of 5 spaces forwards and i'd reached the bay. Just as i'd put the trolley in the bay, some random woman called out "that's someone else's job that is, not yours". At this point i realised that the trolley was hers, based on where i'd pushed it from behind the space where she was parked, and obviously thought that was some sort of funny riposte aimed at me for moving the trolley to the bay

[Mandalore]

Countdown said:

Blown2CV said:

Countdown said:

Cyclists/Motorcyclists who think crossing over the middle of the road and riding into the face of oncoming traffic = "filtering"

i've never ridden a motorbike and have no intention of ever doing so, but if i could filter traffic i certainly would, and if i can move over to allow someone coming the other way to do what they need to do then i will, rather than be a little beeyatch about it.

Good for you, however Riding into the face of oncoming traffic expecting them to move over is stupidity to put it mildly. There’s a reason why there are lines going down the middle of the road.

I think the majority of road users will fully agree that it is overtaking and definitely NOT' filtering.

But, the people who do it regularly, don't like being reminded of that clearly obvious fact and instead will often try to invent stories which wrongly suggest that anyone criticising them must be doing something worse and aiming their car at them. There is a name for people like, that, but its not a nice one.

[nonsequitur]

Mandalore said:

I think the majority of road users will fully agree that it is overtaking and definitely NOT' filtering.

But, the people who do it regularly, don't like being reminded of that clearly obvious fact and instead will often try to invent stories which wrongly suggest that anyone criticising them must be doing something worse and aiming their car at them. There is a name for people like, that, but its not a nice one.

Yes. It's biker.

[Deranged Rover]

The young lady in the red Fiesta heading northbound on the M3 at 5:30pm on Saturday evening. She was sitting in the centre lane with no lights on and completely oblivious to the number of us flashing her to tell her to light up.

When i overtook her, the reason became clear - she had her phone in her left hand and was nattering away merrily, with no apparent clue of what was going on around her.

Funnily enough that changed when Mrs. D.R. wound down the window and took a picture of her (before you start - I was driving; Mrs. D.R. was passenger) - very shortly afterwards when i was back in the left-hand lane, she came past, looking over and gesticulating at us!

As it happens, the picture was no good but we still took her registration number and reported her.

[MKnight702]

AlexRS2782 said:

On the same theme. Anyone that just dumps their trolley in a neighbouring car park space, or leaves it blocking a pavement, rather than returning it to the, normally fairly close by, marked bay.

Last week i decided to move a trolley, from where it was dumped blocking the walkway, on the way back to my car. Only had to push it the equivalent of 5 spaces forwards and i'd reached the bay. Just as i'd put the trolley in the bay, some random woman called out "that's someone else's job that is, not yours". At this point i realised that the trolley was hers, based on where i'd pushed it from behind the space where she was parked, and obviously thought that was some sort of funny riposte aimed at me for moving the trolley to the bay

She was right though, it was somebody else's job. It was hers.

[arfursleep]

Stick Legs said:

Anyone who doesn't clear away their table in McDonalds on the basis that 'It gives someone a job'.

Same in the cinema, never ever ever been to a screening where people don't take the rubbish from whatever the bought in with them even though they are literally bins as you exit the cinema.

had people use the "It gives someone a job" line on me, my retort is always "well you're paying them" and then have to explain because they can't be arsed to carry their waste about 20m the cinema employs someone to do it and that cost is passed on to them as a customer. blank stares and shrugs.

tts

[Monkeylegend]

arfursleep said:

Stick Legs said:

Anyone who doesn't clear away their table in McDonalds on the basis that 'It gives someone a job'.

Same in the cinema, never ever ever been to a screening where people don't take the rubbish from whatever the bought in with them even though they are literally bins as you exit the cinema.

had people use the "It gives someone a job" line on me, my retort is always "well you're paying them" and then have to explain because they can't be arsed to carry their waste about 20m the cinema employs someone to do it and that cost is passed on to them as a customer. blank stares and shrugs.

tts

Don't ever fly Ryanair then if you don't like the site of litter and rubbish being left around.

[PF62]

nonsequitur said:

Mandalore said:

I think the majority of road users will fully agree that it is overtaking and definitely NOT' filtering.

But, the people who do it regularly, don't like being reminded of that clearly obvious fact and instead will often try to invent stories which wrongly suggest that anyone criticising them must be doing something worse and aiming their car at them. There is a name for people like, that, but its not a nice one.

Yes. It's biker.

I would suggest the name for people who do that regularly is 'organ donor'.

[yellowjack]

arfursleep said:

Stick Legs said:

Anyone who doesn't clear away their table in McDonalds on the basis that 'It gives someone a job'.

Same in the cinema, never ever ever been to a screening where people don't take the rubbish from whatever the bought in with them even though they are literally bins as you exit the cinema.

had people use the "It gives someone a job" line on me, my retort is always "well you're paying them" and then have to explain because they can't be arsed to carry their waste about 20m the cinema employs someone to do it and that cost is passed on to them as a customer. blank stares and shrugs.

tts

Hmmmm?

Many large "chain" cinemas actually request that you leave your rubbish behind, though, so that it can be separated into food waste, non food waste, and recycling. I'm puzzled by the inability of many morons to sit still for a couple of hours without stuffing junk into their faces. I'm not a fan of food in cinemas at all. Keep your eating for before or after, and then there wouldn't be the need to recycle and clean up all the unnecessary crap that gets left covering the floor and seats of a cinema after a screening.

"Knob of the day" today? The old fart in a 5 Series BMW who pulled out on me in the car park of The Meadows, Camberley, this afternoon. I was driving along the "perimeter road" and he wanted to come out of a car parking area. So he just drove straight out causing me to brake quite firmly. He got a "Toot!" for this. Then the absolute dog's cock stopped, turned in his seat, and pointed at me menacingly. Then he shouted something I couldn't hear, and lipreading didn't help with. Telegram for "Dick Cheese" - fk you, you old fart. I'm hardly likely to be taking driving advice from some flat-capper who is driving around with his door mirrors still folded in. What a self absorbed, self important fking wk-sock...

[Bobberoo99]

HGV drivers who tailgate on a 50MPH speed restricted motorway, i'm going the width of the needle over 50, there's another HGV on the inside of me which i'm passing so I can't move to the inside lane, i'm not going to move into the outside lane just so you don't have to turn your Cruise Control off, so why do you feel the need to still bully me out of the way?

[HM-2]

Bobberoo99 said:

HGV drivers who tailgate on a 50MPH speed restricted motorway, i'm going the width of the needle over 50, there's another HGV on the inside of me which i'm passing so I can't move to the inside lane, i'm not going to move into the outside lane just so you don't have to turn your Cruise Control off, so why do you feel the need to still bully me out of the way?

Probably watching porn on his laptop.

[Toaster Pilot]

Bobberoo99 said:

HGV drivers who tailgate on a 50MPH speed restricted motorway, i'm going the width of the needle over 50, there's another HGV on the inside of me which i'm passing so I can't move to the inside lane, i'm not going to move into the outside lane just so you don't have to turn your Cruise Control off, so why do you feel the need to still bully me out of the way?

If the outside lane is empty why not use it?!?

The amount of people on motorways who sit on your rear quarter going 0.0000001mph faster but refusing to use an empty lane 3 when they can see you’re going to need to pass whatever is in front of you really irritates me.

The very same people that sit right up your arse in lane 2 but when you move back over having overtaken whatever immediately speed up rather than using the miles of empty lane 3 available....

Edited by Toaster Pilot on Wednesday 12th February 08:47

[jamei303]

HM-2 said:

Probably watching porn on his laptop.

...while making pot noodles and taking a dump in a carrier bag and ranting on a video call to his ex-wife back home in Plovdiv.

[Cold]

yellowjack said:

arfursleep said:

Stick Legs said:

Anyone who doesn't clear away their table in McDonalds on the basis that 'It gives someone a job'.

Same in the cinema, never ever ever been to a screening where people don't take the rubbish from whatever the bought in with them even though they are literally bins as you exit the cinema.

had people use the "It gives someone a job" line on me, my retort is always "well you're paying them" and then have to explain because they can't be arsed to carry their waste about 20m the cinema employs someone to do it and that cost is passed on to them as a customer. blank stares and shrugs.

tts

Hmmmm?

Many large "chain" cinemas actually request that you leave your rubbish behind, though, so that it can be separated into food waste, non food waste, and recycling.

[RazerSauber]

Today's throbber was sat on the M60, outside lane doing 65mph. Overtaking stuff and a few cars in front so fair enough so far. The the cars in front cleared, still doing 65. Van waaaay off in the distance. Stick to 65, outside lane.. Finally pull past the van a good minute later, he then pulls into the middle lane, I click cruise back up to 70 and then he speeds up to 70 too.. Why?? Go 70 all the way or pull into the ~1 mile gap you could've gone into!

I can nominate myself for this title too. I left my interior light on Monday night and was off work yesterday but didn't notice. Come out this morning to a flat battery. Terrific. Cue arsing about with 2 cars blocking the only road out of my part of the estate..

[JodyKTM]

I'm sure this has already been covered but I'm not reading the whole thread to check!


Nobbers who don't understand how slip lanes work.

I drive my van at 60-65MPH, I am astounded by the amount of times people pull off the (plenty long enough) slip road at circa 50mph, wait for me to overtake or pull alongside them before speeding up to 70! Either that or they drive along next to me (when the next lane is full) and then jam on their brakes when they run out of slip road. I mean, I can't be sure but I'm fairly certain most every car is capable of accelerating up to 70MPH on a slip road !?

[Pan Pan Pan]

Blown2CV said:

Pan Pan Pan said:

For myself, I have inherited some very valuable (to me at least) opinions from my parents which have put me in good stead for life's little problems. Like in so many things, the intelligence comes in, in being able to sort out the good opinions from the not so good.

and how do you do that? Logic and evidence, intelligence, critical thinking, bit of sense thrown in... the "if you can't afford it cash you can't afford it" and "owning is always best" crowd tend not to be strong on those points, because they never actually qualify their opinions.

Renting or owning is down to an individuals personal preferences, Some prefer to rent, others to own. but to try to make out that what suits one person, should also suit another is just nonsense.

[Blown2CV]

Pan Pan Pan said:

Blown2CV said:

Pan Pan Pan said:

For myself, I have inherited some very valuable (to me at least) opinions from my parents which have put me in good stead for life's little problems. Like in so many things, the intelligence comes in, in being able to sort out the good opinions from the not so good.

and how do you do that? Logic and evidence, intelligence, critical thinking, bit of sense thrown in... the "if you can't afford it cash you can't afford it" and "owning is always best" crowd tend not to be strong on those points, because they never actually qualify their opinions.

Renting or owning is down to an individuals personal preferences, Some prefer to rent, others to own. but to try to make out that what suits one person, should also suit another is just nonsense.

Personal preference implies people are just going on gut feel or some kind of pre-determine belief rather than actual understanding of the figures. The only thing that matters around money matters is financial sense, and the real cost. However many people do operate on assumptions, the direction of the wind, inherited opinions, feelings and emotions and so on rather than the things that matter... so yea for them it is a matter of personal opinion, so in that way you are right. These also use the same approach to voting, and often don't apply critical thought to very much in life. You might say they are thick as fk, and are happy that way. It doesn't make them right.

[Pan Pan Pan]

Blown2CV said:

Pan Pan Pan said:

Blown2CV said:

Pan Pan Pan said:

For myself, I have inherited some very valuable (to me at least) opinions from my parents which have put me in good stead for life's little problems. Like in so many things, the intelligence comes in, in being able to sort out the good opinions from the not so good.

and how do you do that? Logic and evidence, intelligence, critical thinking, bit of sense thrown in... the "if you can't afford it cash you can't afford it" and "owning is always best" crowd tend not to be strong on those points, because they never actually qualify their opinions.

Renting or owning is down to an individuals personal preferences, Some prefer to rent, others to own. but to try to make out that what suits one person, should also suit another is just nonsense.

Personal preference implies people are just going on gut feel or some kind of pre-determine belief rather than actual understanding of the figures. The only thing that matters around money matters is financial sense, and the real cost. However many people do operate on assumptions, the direction of the wind, inherited opinions, feelings and emotions and so on rather than the things that matter... so yea for them it is a matter of personal opinion, so in that way you are right. These also use the same approach to voting, and often don't apply critical thought to very much in life. You might say they are thick as fk, and are happy that way. It doesn't make them right.

Just as your opinion on renting / owning does not make you right.
The person who thinks renting is great, ends the rent period on a house, or a car and walks away with nothing, whilst the person who rents the car, or house, has your money in his pocket, and he still has the house, or car to rent to the next punter.

[Blown2CV]

Pan Pan Pan said:

Blown2CV said:

Pan Pan Pan said:

Blown2CV said:

Pan Pan Pan said:

For myself, I have inherited some very valuable (to me at least) opinions from my parents which have put me in good stead for life's little problems. Like in so many things, the intelligence comes in, in being able to sort out the good opinions from the not so good.

and how do you do that? Logic and evidence, intelligence, critical thinking, bit of sense thrown in... the "if you can't afford it cash you can't afford it" and "owning is always best" crowd tend not to be strong on those points, because they never actually qualify their opinions.

Renting or owning is down to an individuals personal preferences, Some prefer to rent, others to own. but to try to make out that what suits one person, should also suit another is just nonsense.

Personal preference implies people are just going on gut feel or some kind of pre-determine belief rather than actual understanding of the figures. The only thing that matters around money matters is financial sense, and the real cost. However many people do operate on assumptions, the direction of the wind, inherited opinions, feelings and emotions and so on rather than the things that matter... so yea for them it is a matter of personal opinion, so in that way you are right. These also use the same approach to voting, and often don't apply critical thought to very much in life. You might say they are thick as fk, and are happy that way. It doesn't make them right.

Just as your opinion on renting / owning does not make you right.
The person who thinks renting is great, ends the rent period on a house, or a car and walks away with nothing, whilst the person who rents the car, or house, has your money in his pocket, and he still has the house, or car to rent to the next punter.

i don't think you're as bright as you think you are. You are defending my point.