Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 5)
Discussion
RizzoTheRat said:
I'm ok with people who do that on escalators, its the ones that do it on horizontal travellators that annoy the crap out of me, in terms of journey time it makes no difference if you stand still on the travellator or at some other completely random location on your journey, SO DOINT DO IT IN THE NARROWEST f
kING PLACE IN THE AIRPORT!
Stand on the left, walk on the right. Or is it the other way around? If you stand still on the travellator it gets you further than standing still somewhere else.. without all the effort of walking? Annoying if they block it and don't move aside when you politely say "Excuse me" as you would in any other situation and just stand there pretending not to hear you, yes. But I'm fine with people standing on them whilst they move. Or I've overcome my annoyment having working all my life in airportskING PLACE IN THE AIRPORT!RizzoTheRat said:
OddCat said:
Have we had 'getting stuck behind people on escalators who are standing still rather than walking up / down them like ordinary stairs' ?
I'm ok with people who do that on escalators, its the ones that do it on horizontal travellators that annoy the crap out of me, in terms of journey time it makes no difference if you stand still on the travellator or at some other completely random location on your journey, SO DOINT DO IT IN THE NARROWEST fkING PLACE IN THE AIRPORT!nonsequitur said:
zedx19 said:
People who know nothing about cars, discussing cars, it's the most painful thing to hear if you're into cars. Somehow I got dragged into this conversation between the receptionist and a male colleague. She said, "I want to change cars as I've only got a 1 litre and it really struggles on hills"
Colleague, "What you thinking of getting?"
"A Juke as it's a 1.6 so should be much faster on the hills"
I did think about pointing out the Fiesta is an Ecoboost with more power than the Juke and probably lighter but I know I'd have been met with vacant stares.
"What engine has your car got?" She asks me.
"2.5, 5 cylinder turbo"
"Oh I bet that's good on the hills, it's old too so must only cost a couple of grand"
"Errrm, they sell for 8-9 grand"
"WHAT!?! You've been robbed. My mate just bought a Ford Focus, only cost him 2 grand."
"Ok"
And that was that, I walked off. People seem to think a car's age indicates a car's value, so anything approaching a decade old must be worth a few quid. People still seem to relate engine capacity to performance as well. For most people this would not annoy them beyond reason, but for those with an interest in cars, highly annoying!
Not everybody is 'into' cars and motoring. You don't even have to like them, apart from as a means of transport, to be on PH. It is a little patronising for those with knowledge on a subject to critisise those who don't.Colleague, "What you thinking of getting?"
"A Juke as it's a 1.6 so should be much faster on the hills"
I did think about pointing out the Fiesta is an Ecoboost with more power than the Juke and probably lighter but I know I'd have been met with vacant stares.
"What engine has your car got?" She asks me.
"2.5, 5 cylinder turbo"
"Oh I bet that's good on the hills, it's old too so must only cost a couple of grand"
"Errrm, they sell for 8-9 grand"
"WHAT!?! You've been robbed. My mate just bought a Ford Focus, only cost him 2 grand."
"Ok"
And that was that, I walked off. People seem to think a car's age indicates a car's value, so anything approaching a decade old must be worth a few quid. People still seem to relate engine capacity to performance as well. For most people this would not annoy them beyond reason, but for those with an interest in cars, highly annoying!
I also struggle with the concept that somebody would be on PH with no enthusiasm for cars. Who knows, they might suggest that merging in turn is "pushing in"
Triumph Man said:
I also struggle with the concept that somebody would be on PH with no enthusiasm for cars. Who knows, they might suggest that merging in turn is "pushing in"
I spent a working lifetime with a steering wheel in my hands, so I’ve no enthusiasm for driving now, but I’ve been advised that it’s tiresome to keep mentioning it, so I don’t any more, save for this instance,Merging is an excellent concept, more people should embrace it, but there will always be cretins who try to follow the one vehicle that you’ve been reasonable in letting in, instead of going one and one alternately like a zip, which is how Public Service films used to show it on German TV.
They’d show an autobahn, with an obstruction in one lane, and the two lanes of vehicles would morph into a zip, and take alternate turns to merge into the open lane.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
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A special place in hell is reserved for people who, at the top (or bottom) of an escalator, stop in order to get their bearings though, causing people behind to pile into them.
or indeed those that are heading to the ticket barriers at the station - only to stop right in front of them to find their ticket and block that gate for everyone else A special place in hell is reserved for people who, at the top (or bottom) of an escalator, stop in order to get their bearings though, causing people behind to pile into them.
Frank7 said:
I spent a working lifetime with a steering wheel in my hands, so I’ve no enthusiasm for driving now, but I’ve been advised that it’s tiresome to keep mentioning it, so I don’t any more, save for this instance,
Merging is an excellent concept, more people should embrace it, but there will always be cretins who try to follow the one vehicle that you’ve been reasonable in letting in, instead of going one and one alternately like a zip, which is how Public Service films used to show it on German TV.
They’d show an autobahn, with an obstruction in one lane, and the two lanes of vehicles would morph into a zip, and take alternate turns to merge into the open lane.
It's only comparability recently that "Merge in Turn" has been enshrined in The Highway Code, and signage started to be put up to educate people do do it. Merging is an excellent concept, more people should embrace it, but there will always be cretins who try to follow the one vehicle that you’ve been reasonable in letting in, instead of going one and one alternately like a zip, which is how Public Service films used to show it on German TV.
They’d show an autobahn, with an obstruction in one lane, and the two lanes of vehicles would morph into a zip, and take alternate turns to merge into the open lane.
For new(er) drivers I think it is the norm, or will become the norm, and the whole "pushing in" idea will become anachronistic. Certainly I have noticed that at 2-into-1 places that do have signage reminding people to merge in turn, things work a lot more smoothly and people are more receptive to letting you in.
Roofless Toothless said:
You've never been old or ill, have you?
Do have any evidence to suggest that people who stop in the narrowest places in airports are old or ill? I think its a bit poor form to suggest that only old or ill people are stupid or inconsiderate.Edited by Cotty on Friday 28th September 15:35
Triumph Man said:
I have no interest or knowledge of Hi-Fi systems. As such, I do not stand about pretending that I do and making what I think are "informed" comments.
I also struggle with the concept that somebody would be on PH with no enthusiasm for cars. Who knows, they might suggest that merging in turn is "pushing in"
Looking at the PH index of subjects it is clear that the website is no longer primarily a car/motoring site. There is a wide range of subjects, interests and topics.I also struggle with the concept that somebody would be on PH with no enthusiasm for cars. Who knows, they might suggest that merging in turn is "pushing in"
Your last sentence BTW is definitely a non sequitur.
davek_964 said:
Other people's windscreen washer jets.
I've just spent an hour cleaning my car. It's sparkling. What I don't need is you spraying the front of it with your misaligned washer jets and leaving water spots on it!
I took my perfectly cleaned car to be mot'd today. I know they have to test the washers, but grrr I've just spent an hour cleaning my car. It's sparkling. What I don't need is you spraying the front of it with your misaligned washer jets and leaving water spots on it!
loudlashadjuster said:
People who stop you in the street and ask you where "x street" is...when they HAVE THEIR PHONE IN THEIR HAND, LOOKING AT THE GOOGLE MAPS RESULT FOR IT.
I dunno, maybe USE THE MAP AND ROUTING BUILT IN TO YOUR PHONE?!
Has happened to me twice this week.
(sorry for the caps)
Someone asked me directions from a car this week ,passenger holding a phone.I dunno, maybe USE THE MAP AND ROUTING BUILT IN TO YOUR PHONE?!
Has happened to me twice this week.
(sorry for the caps)
Might have helped if they had the road name correct.
X road didn't exist but X avenue was half a mile away.
Cotty said:
Roofless Toothless said:
You've never been old or ill, have you?
Do have any evidence to suggest that people who stop in the narrowest places in airports are old or ill? I think its a bit poor form to suggest that only old or ill people are stupid or inconsiderate.Edited by Cotty on Friday 28th September 15:35
LivingTheDream said:
or indeed those that are heading to the ticket barriers at the station - only to stop right in front of them to find their ticket and block that gate for everyone else
Yes; and people who at supermarket checkouts who watch the cashier put all their shopping through the till/scanner, then seem to be caught unawares at the need to provide payment and spend ages fishing out their wallet or purse - another ph-er once memorably likened it to something along the lines of them being surprised by the requirement to provide payment as though they'd been asked to produce a baby giraffe in a jar of whisky - how the fk can you get to a ticket barrier or supermarket till and not have the requisite ready?Europa1 said:
LivingTheDream said:
or indeed those that are heading to the ticket barriers at the station - only to stop right in front of them to find their ticket and block that gate for everyone else
Yes; and people who at supermarket checkouts who watch the cashier put all their shopping through the till/scanner, then seem to be caught unawares at the need to provide payment and spend ages fishing out their wallet or purse - another ph-er once memorably likened it to something along the lines of them being surprised by the requirement to provide payment as though they'd been asked to produce a baby giraffe in a jar of whisky - how the fk can you get to a ticket barrier or supermarket till and not have the requisite ready?Pericoloso said:
loudlashadjuster said:
People who stop you in the street and ask you where "x street" is...when they HAVE THEIR PHONE IN THEIR HAND, LOOKING AT THE GOOGLE MAPS RESULT FOR IT.
I dunno, maybe USE THE MAP AND ROUTING BUILT IN TO YOUR PHONE?!
Has happened to me twice this week.
(sorry for the caps)
Someone asked me directions from a car this week ,passenger holding a phone.I dunno, maybe USE THE MAP AND ROUTING BUILT IN TO YOUR PHONE?!
Has happened to me twice this week.
(sorry for the caps)
Might have helped if they had the road name correct.
X road didn't exist but X avenue was half a mile away.
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