Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 5)
Discussion
kowalski655 said:
When I had the MX-5 I wore a baseball cap as the sun and the road inevitably conspired to have the sun right in my eyes and above me.
In a car with a roof, obviously no hassle as the roof blocked it, but with the top down I needed the peaked cap
That's the only time I wear one, and make sure to remove it the moment the sun out of direct view. Oh, how I wish my car had sun visors like the old "Pagoda" Mercedes, that can fold above the windscreen top rail as well as below it.In a car with a roof, obviously no hassle as the roof blocked it, but with the top down I needed the peaked cap
Edited by droopsnoot on Wednesday 1st August 19:02
nonsequitur said:
popeyewhite said:
Retired older men + cabriolet = baseball cap
That's me, But without the car or cap.If it's a sunny day it keeps the sun out of my eyes. If it's raining it keeps the rain off my glasses
People who make a choice to do something which will bring them into conflict with others, when a no-conflict option would require no effort/less effort in the first place
Most recent example was yesterday evening. As with most evenings, I take my daughter for a walk around the local park for 15-20 minutes to calm her down and hopefully get her to sleep. Its only a small park, with a footpath around the edge.
The only other person in the park at this time was a man walking his dog, playing a game of fetch with a tennis ball. Why, why, why, did he think it was a good idea to throw the ball in the direction of me walking a baby around in the pushchair, instead of any other direction at all? The inevitable happens, the dog loses complete interest in the ball and now wants to "investigate" me and less favourably, my baby daughter. Attempts to shoo the dog away (I'm fine with dogs, but this one wouldn't leave us alone and the bloke was making no effort to call it back or apologise. "GET YOUR f
kING DOG AWAY FROM ME" did not go down well. I now have a screaming daughter from the dog sniffing around her plus what I hope is only dog slobber to then wash off, plus now an angry entitled dog owner (as opposed to the far more common courteous dog owners who we regularly encounter in the park) shouting at me as if I've caused all the problems myself. Prick.
Most recent example was yesterday evening. As with most evenings, I take my daughter for a walk around the local park for 15-20 minutes to calm her down and hopefully get her to sleep. Its only a small park, with a footpath around the edge.
The only other person in the park at this time was a man walking his dog, playing a game of fetch with a tennis ball. Why, why, why, did he think it was a good idea to throw the ball in the direction of me walking a baby around in the pushchair, instead of any other direction at all? The inevitable happens, the dog loses complete interest in the ball and now wants to "investigate" me and less favourably, my baby daughter. Attempts to shoo the dog away (I'm fine with dogs, but this one wouldn't leave us alone and the bloke was making no effort to call it back or apologise. "GET YOUR f
kING DOG AWAY FROM ME" did not go down well. I now have a screaming daughter from the dog sniffing around her plus what I hope is only dog slobber to then wash off, plus now an angry entitled dog owner (as opposed to the far more common courteous dog owners who we regularly encounter in the park) shouting at me as if I've caused all the problems myself. Prick. MartG said:
nonsequitur said:
popeyewhite said:
Retired older men + cabriolet = baseball cap
That's me, But without the car or cap.If it's a sunny day it keeps the sun out of my eyes. If it's raining it keeps the rain off my glasses
popeyewhite said:
Well it seems baseball cap usage is far more endemic than I had previously thought. That this dreadful American import, the staple of rappers/American youth/drug dealers has become so popular over here is a worrisome nod to of traditional English millinery. Also wearers invariably look like pillocks trying too hard.
My dear departed Uncle Geoff was a D-Day veteran who wore baseball caps for as long as I can remember. He was neither a rapper nor drug dealer or pillock. He simply chose them as being more practical than a stovepipe, tricorn or bowler hat.On occasion he also used to wear another "dreadful American import" ie jeans.
The horror!
He did prefer drinking tea to coffee though.
glenrobbo said:
My dear departed Uncle Geoff was a D-Day veteran who wore baseball caps for as long as I can remember. He was neither a rapper nor drug dealer or pillock. He simply chose them as being more practical than a stovepipe, tricorn or bowler hat.
On occasion he also used to wear another "dreadful American import" ie jeans.
The horror!
He did prefer drinking tea to coffee though.
I think for that reason he can do whatever he wants to !On occasion he also used to wear another "dreadful American import" ie jeans.
The horror!
He did prefer drinking tea to coffee though.
glenrobbo said:
On occasion he also used to wear another "dreadful American import" ie jeans.
The horror!
Italian import. Jeans originated in Italy, before Mr Strauss took them over to the States.The horror!
glenrobbo said:
He did prefer drinking tea to coffee though.
An Indian import versus an African one.Having said that as a D-Day vet he could wear a corset and wig and still be a total hero.
Google pushing their material design on to everything. Flat basic nasty colours designed by a 6 year old.
Yes, they seem to have wiped out the old style bookmarks permanently and pushed their new design on and the chrome://flags bookmarks listing has been removed so it can;t be reverted, it's the bigger gaps between the lines I hate, old bookmarks could list everything on one screen, now with a huge gap between each line it's a scroll down job. Hate it. bds.
Yes, they seem to have wiped out the old style bookmarks permanently and pushed their new design on and the chrome://flags bookmarks listing has been removed so it can;t be reverted, it's the bigger gaps between the lines I hate, old bookmarks could list everything on one screen, now with a huge gap between each line it's a scroll down job. Hate it. b
ds.popeyewhite said:
Well it seems baseball cap usage is far more endemic than I had previously thought. That this dreadful American import, the staple of rappers/American youth/drug dealers has become so popular over here is a worrisome nod to the erosion of traditional English millinery. Also wearers invariably look like pillocks trying too hard.
47 and I have about 15 baseball caps. Sometime I go somewhere like Goodwood Festival of speed and feel im getting burnt so buy a cap the protect my head and keep the sun out of my eyes. That's it, not trying anything, too hard or not.Cotty said:
popeyewhite said:
Well it seems baseball cap usage is far more endemic than I had previously thought. That this dreadful American import, the staple of rappers/American youth/drug dealers has become so popular over here is a worrisome nod to the erosion of traditional English millinery. Also wearers invariably look like pillocks trying too hard.
47 and I have about 15 baseball caps. Sometime I go somewhere like Goodwood Festival of speed and feel im getting burnt so buy a cap the protect my head and keep the sun out of my eyes. That's it, not trying anything, too hard or not.
They even have the RAF roundel
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