One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
Discussion
Hol said:
It's a shame you didn't have a side exit exhaust (like people sometimes had on 5GTT's).
Funnily enough my old 5 Turbo, that I owned from '98 to '04, had a K-Tec side exit fitted on the passenger side.I'll always remember the day that the engine started to destroy itself whilst I was sat at a set of traffic lights at school kicking out time. My attempt to crawl the car away at the lights to limp home resulted in a massive backfire followed by a rather big cloud mixture of oil, petrol and coolant drifting over the unfortunate parents and children that were on the pavement at the time
Thankfully the car did just about limp the final mile home before it died on the drive, but I was definitely the knob that day.
AlexRS2782 said:
Hol said:
It's a shame you didn't have a side exit exhaust (like people sometimes had on 5GTT's).
Funnily enough my old 5 Turbo, that I owned from '98 to '04, had a K-Tec side exit fitted on the passenger side.
I'm not sure you would want one today as it Was loud.
I also still remember DK leaving GTT to start KTec.
Anyway. Back to the thread.
Willy Nilly said:
Moved the combine again for the last time this year. You'd think a tractors with a WIDE LOAD sign on the front with both beacons running parked in the middle of the road would give a clue that summat big was coming. Seems not. They had a surprise when they met Willy around the corner taking up the whole road on his big Claas Lesbian. Then met some knob in a Ford Ranger Wildtrack Roid Rage that wouldn't mount the verge to give me a little more room.
Just drive over the imbecile, do everyone a favour!!!! 
The absolute twunt this morning, in some crew-cab pickup thing, liveried up with "Woodcote... summat-or-other".
All the way down to Fleet, from the A30, through 'Fleet Bends' at a maximum speed of thirty mph. The limit is 50 mph, and the whole stretch is blighted by double solid centre lines. (It used to be NSL and broken lines in places).
At one point we were down to 20 mph, as the snaking queue behind me grew and grew. I think I'd have overtaken anyway, and to hell with the road markings, if I hadn't been 5 cars back and behind a Transit so unable to get a good look down the road.
At first, I presumed it was because the crew-cab was stuck behind a cyclist (it was commute to work time, after all) but no. Just plain old driving slow. I suspected then that it was a deliberate attempt to p
s off the guy behind him, maybe, for 'tailgating'. But no, even when cars 1 and 2 in the queue got the chance and passed him, the crawling along continued.
Typically, by the time I got near a chance to pass, we'd entered Fleet itself, and there was too much oncoming traffic, and too many pedestrians and cyclists about to make a safe attempt to overtake. So I had to suck it up and roll along behind this idiot. After I'd dropped my son off at work, I headed up the High Street, and there was the idiot's truck, outside a newsagent's shop idling away with the driver's door part open, with no-one inside.
So either a highly professional, skilled tradesman, or a self absorbed onanist. I suppose we shall never know, as "Woodcote... whatever" goes onto the list of local companies whose services I shall never engage due to their employees consistent failure to play nice when out and about wearing their employer's livery.
See also any signwritten van where the driver reacts badly (sometimes to the point of near-violent road rage) when cut up by another driver. Do these people not understand that their reaction informs the decision of others when it comes to deciding "I don't want that vein-popping fatso working unsupervised anywhere near my home of family"? That signwritten van is an advertising billboard, and you undermine it's effectiveness when it's remembered in the context of witnessing it's driver behaving badly. Surely, even if you are entirely in the right when someone else cuts you up, if you are driving your own, or your employer's business advertisment, then you flash your lights, let people out at junctions, and generally smile sweetly and forgive others their sins when they fk up? Anything else is surely counter-productive?
All the way down to Fleet, from the A30, through 'Fleet Bends' at a maximum speed of thirty mph. The limit is 50 mph, and the whole stretch is blighted by double solid centre lines. (It used to be NSL and broken lines in places).
At one point we were down to 20 mph, as the snaking queue behind me grew and grew. I think I'd have overtaken anyway, and to hell with the road markings, if I hadn't been 5 cars back and behind a Transit so unable to get a good look down the road.
At first, I presumed it was because the crew-cab was stuck behind a cyclist (it was commute to work time, after all) but no. Just plain old driving slow. I suspected then that it was a deliberate attempt to p
s off the guy behind him, maybe, for 'tailgating'. But no, even when cars 1 and 2 in the queue got the chance and passed him, the crawling along continued.Typically, by the time I got near a chance to pass, we'd entered Fleet itself, and there was too much oncoming traffic, and too many pedestrians and cyclists about to make a safe attempt to overtake. So I had to suck it up and roll along behind this idiot. After I'd dropped my son off at work, I headed up the High Street, and there was the idiot's truck, outside a newsagent's shop idling away with the driver's door part open, with no-one inside.
So either a highly professional, skilled tradesman, or a self absorbed onanist. I suppose we shall never know, as "Woodcote... whatever" goes onto the list of local companies whose services I shall never engage due to their employees consistent failure to play nice when out and about wearing their employer's livery.
See also any signwritten van where the driver reacts badly (sometimes to the point of near-violent road rage) when cut up by another driver. Do these people not understand that their reaction informs the decision of others when it comes to deciding "I don't want that vein-popping fatso working unsupervised anywhere near my home of family"? That signwritten van is an advertising billboard, and you undermine it's effectiveness when it's remembered in the context of witnessing it's driver behaving badly. Surely, even if you are entirely in the right when someone else cuts you up, if you are driving your own, or your employer's business advertisment, then you flash your lights, let people out at junctions, and generally smile sweetly and forgive others their sins when they f
k up? Anything else is surely counter-productive?At the moment anyone sat behind the wheel of a Galaxy, C or B Max it seems. This morning it was a Galaxy, the feckwit behind the wheel had more than ample opportunity to overtake sensibly (straight dual carriage section leading up to a roundabout no-one in the right hand lane) but nope he decided he wanted past coming off the roundabout. It's not like I was dawdling about either, I got briskly up to the speed limit and this idiot is weaving around behind me as if he can't make his mind up, all I can see is a Ford badge wobbling left and right.
They've definitely taken over from your everyday Audi driver around my little part of the world who seems to have gone all civil these days (even using the none flashy, too little to be of any real use, animated indicators). Alas BMW drivers at either end of the spectrum i.e. those driving a 118d or 330/335 d or i, seem to have taken up the gauntlet that's been put down by the humble Audi driver (and I spotted a hitherto unknown 114 badged 3 series the other day didn't even realised they went down that far).
They've definitely taken over from your everyday Audi driver around my little part of the world who seems to have gone all civil these days (even using the none flashy, too little to be of any real use, animated indicators). Alas BMW drivers at either end of the spectrum i.e. those driving a 118d or 330/335 d or i, seem to have taken up the gauntlet that's been put down by the humble Audi driver (and I spotted a hitherto unknown 114 badged 3 series the other day didn't even realised they went down that far).
Convoy controlled road works.
Just been caught up in one of these utter turds of an idea. Took 10 minutes waiting for "our turn", eventually to get going behind the escort who who refused to go more than 5mph along a clear lane, the other lane obviously being coned off.
I bet the escort driver was loving his moment of power, utter jobsworth crawling along holding everybody up as much as possible. Even two ambulances on blues got held up by the prick.
Just been caught up in one of these utter turds of an idea. Took 10 minutes waiting for "our turn", eventually to get going behind the escort who who refused to go more than 5mph along a clear lane, the other lane obviously being coned off.
I bet the escort driver was loving his moment of power, utter jobsworth crawling along holding everybody up as much as possible. Even two ambulances on blues got held up by the prick.
...or he was doing what is safe.
5mph for 1/2 mile would take you 6mins
guess that few extra minutes were more important to you than someone else's safety? haha
traffic is traffic
lady behind me in the traffic today must have spent the whole 5mins hugging my bumper trying to look around me and muttering to herself - its traffic or roadworks.
when we download our movies or watch netflix at 100mbs-1 we don't sit worrying about all the people who would have sat in traffic while they laid fibre optic cables
JJ
5mph for 1/2 mile would take you 6mins
guess that few extra minutes were more important to you than someone else's safety? haha
traffic is traffic
lady behind me in the traffic today must have spent the whole 5mins hugging my bumper trying to look around me and muttering to herself - its traffic or roadworks.
when we download our movies or watch netflix at 100mbs-1 we don't sit worrying about all the people who would have sat in traffic while they laid fibre optic cables
JJ
Muddle238 said:
I bet the escort driver was loving his moment of power, utter jobsworth crawling along holding everybody up as much as possible. Even two ambulances on blues got held up by the prick.
It's not really his decision, though, is it? The convoy speed to manage people at will be dictated to him. If he goes significantly faster, all he'll get for his trouble is a bking at best.We have a rule at work that roller shutters are not to be used for pedestrian traffic. This is worldwide, across all sites, because at a site, somewhere, someone either got bopped on the head by an improperly secured shutter, or hit by a vehicle. Doesn't matter how likely that is, or if you think it's a stupid rule, if I see you going to use one while on foot, I have to tell you not to.
The whole Essex look that seems to be the in thing guys with jeans that look like they have to be peeled off with the no socks look to compliment them.Also what is this tats of stars behind the ears and guys walking around in these silly flat caps that seem to be the trend ?.Call me old and not with the times but I just think these modern trends look ridiculous and there is a case for people trying too hard to look cool to me the people that are cool are the ones that don't try too hard.
coolchris said:
The whole Essex look that seems to be the in thing guys with jeans that look like they have to be peeled off with the no socks look to compliment them.Also what is this tats of stars behind the ears and guys walking around in these silly flat caps that seem to be the trend ?.Call me old and not with the times but I just think these modern trends look ridiculous and there is a case for people trying too hard to look cool to me the people that are cool are the ones that don't try too hard.
Ironic username 
Thats fashion, you know you're old when you're not not involved or don't get it.
AlexRS2782 said:
Blanchimont said:
Pulled up a shop, and was backing up to tidy up as I only swung in.
Idiot in a Golf pulls in behind into the gap I was mid-way reversing into. Called him a knob (to myself, windows closed), tidied it up a little and then went into the shop.
Coming back out the pleb in a Golf diesel estate said "mate, your cars french" I simply said "How very observant of you, what's your point?" "He said something about it being st". Bewildered, I said back "Funny that, you're driving your Mums Golf, or did you actually buy that with money?" He gruffed, and got into his car and drove off, flicking me the V.
Odd experience, I got back in the car, found the Mrs giggling, and drove off.
I had something similar while I was out for a drive in my 205 GTI today.Idiot in a Golf pulls in behind into the gap I was mid-way reversing into. Called him a knob (to myself, windows closed), tidied it up a little and then went into the shop.
Coming back out the pleb in a Golf diesel estate said "mate, your cars french" I simply said "How very observant of you, what's your point?" "He said something about it being s
t". Bewildered, I said back "Funny that, you're driving your Mums Golf, or did you actually buy that with money?" He gruffed, and got into his car and drove off, flicking me the V. Odd experience, I got back in the car, found the Mrs giggling, and drove off.
3 late teen lads in a partially scened / rat look Mk4 VW Golf pulled up next to me at some traffic lights and the driver shouts over "your car's a piece of French s
t blud". I looked over, shook my head and replied, "Really? It's in far better condition than your Golf. Plus, I'm also not a complete moron and driving around on a completely flat tyre" - and pointed at the passenger side front tyre that was completely flat 
At this point he called me a c u next Tuesday, just as the lights went green, so I just laughed again and drove off 
Edited by AlexRS2782 on Tuesday 3rd October 18:20
Eastern European at work (was a bit of a t
t) bought a mark five Golf 2.0 TDI 140 with some naff aftermarket alloys but said it was mapped to some made-up number. Kept going on all day about how fast it was and how much better it was than everyone else's car. Also used to go on about how French cars were st, etc...On the way home that evening he was sitting right up my arse and when we joined the dual-carriageway off the roundabout he darted straight out into the overtaking lane, only for his "mapped" Golf to be comfortably left behind. Looking in my mirror he stayed out in the overtaking lane in the hope that he might eventually catch up with black smoke pouring out the back of his car, but he was soon out of sight. I should add that I was driving a bog-standard 306 GTI-6 with much less power than he claimed his Golf was running.
Never bragged about his car after that, and I seem to remember he had lots of problems with it as well!
Countdown said:
i almost got shunted on some back streets the other dayi was approaching the bin lorry so i decided to take the left turn just before to take another route. this woman came around the bin lorry on the pavement on the opposite side of the road and rejoined the road at speed just as i was turning left and we both had to slam on
whats wrong with waiting 2 mins
the bin guys normally try and pull in
JJ
Selling car parts on the internet brings out some right mouth breathers.
I was selling a set of alloys for £1200 on Facebook. This bloke comments and says he'll take them for £1000. Brilliant, that'll do me and I can get them out my flat over the weekend so I don't need to mess about with them this week whilst I'm having new carpets fitted in my flat.
The advert was clear in what was included and what wasn't. Basically, wheels only, no tyres, no caps.
I would have gone out my of way to help the bloke get some tyres fitted but clearly, he's clueless / wants everything handed to him on a plate.
In the end I refused to sell them to the bloke. I even said to my wife (after the 'No Thanks' message, I bet he messages back and offers £950.
What resulted was this:
I was selling a set of alloys for £1200 on Facebook. This bloke comments and says he'll take them for £1000. Brilliant, that'll do me and I can get them out my flat over the weekend so I don't need to mess about with them this week whilst I'm having new carpets fitted in my flat.
The advert was clear in what was included and what wasn't. Basically, wheels only, no tyres, no caps.
I would have gone out my of way to help the bloke get some tyres fitted but clearly, he's clueless / wants everything handed to him on a plate.
In the end I refused to sell them to the bloke. I even said to my wife (after the 'No Thanks' message, I bet he messages back and offers £950.
What resulted was this:
Mate no offence but youre your own worst enemy. Right after you said 'It says they dont come with tyres' would have been my last communication *unless* he said 'OK, I will take them as is, I can offer you £1000 and can come right now'
Timewasters only waste your time if you offer time to waste. This includes communication with them. My head is in my hands reading your text tennis above ... man up seriously.
Timewasters only waste your time if you offer time to waste. This includes communication with them. My head is in my hands reading your text tennis above ... man up seriously.
KAgantua said:
Mate no offence but youre your own worst enemy. Right after you said 'It says they dont come with tyres' would have been my last communication *unless* he said 'OK, I will take them as is, I can offer you £1000 and can come right now'
Timewasters only waste your time if you offer time to waste. This includes communication with them. My head is in my hands reading your text tennis above ... man up seriously.
I know, I was actually trying to be helpful to him plus it was in my interest to get them out of my flat before this morning.Timewasters only waste your time if you offer time to waste. This includes communication with them. My head is in my hands reading your text tennis above ... man up seriously.
They're currently sat in the communal garden area which isn't ideal.
I let it go on way too long and you're totally right.
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