Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 5)
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glenrobbo said:
alorotom said:
addsvrs said:
My Vito. Had a nice helpful "driving bulb fail" on the dashboard...
Not an Audi is it by any chance?? 
OP, I believe Halfords are not too keen on changing headlight bulbs on Renault Meganes either.
The ads do say certain models are excluded, so they dont spend all day taking the car apart to change a bulb.
It really should be law that bulbs can be swapped with no tools in 5 minutes if a car is allowed to be sold!
I wonder where the imperial measurement of the "foot" was derived from?
kowalski655 said:
They did mine when I had it-it ate bulbs for fun, but there was a lot of swearing involved. They usually got the guy with the tiniest hands...Donald Trump would be good at that!
The ads do say certain models are excluded, so they dont spend all day taking the car apart to change a bulb.
It really should be law that bulbs can be swapped with no tools in 5 minutes if a car is allowed to be sold!
I guess LED's sort all that out - but why can't we have lenses that are screwed in like the "good old days"? My old Defender and BMW 1100GS were so easy to change bulbs on.The ads do say certain models are excluded, so they dont spend all day taking the car apart to change a bulb.
It really should be law that bulbs can be swapped with no tools in 5 minutes if a car is allowed to be sold!
jas xjr said:
ambuletz said:
One thing I don't get is people who after having a baby decide to be weird about their photos.
Some people are fine posting a picture. however some are like 'if you want a picture message me!'
then there are others who will post photos of their baby but obscure their face. I have 1 person on instagram who posts several photos a week of their baby and what they're up to with it. they've post a photo with their head cut off. or with the head facing away from the camera. it's really odd. even with videos, they'll only post a video that's showing the back of their head.
because pdf files. Some people are fine posting a picture. however some are like 'if you want a picture message me!'
then there are others who will post photos of their baby but obscure their face. I have 1 person on instagram who posts several photos a week of their baby and what they're up to with it. they've post a photo with their head cut off. or with the head facing away from the camera. it's really odd. even with videos, they'll only post a video that's showing the back of their head.
what do they do when they take the baby out?
g3org3y said:
It is snowing heavily here in Essex.
I have winter tyres for the BMW.
Problem is, the tyres are in Hertfordshire.
That is not very helpful.
My son, who lives in Essex, but is currently in Hertfordshire with his BMW, has decided not to risk driving home.I have winter tyres for the BMW.
Problem is, the tyres are in Hertfordshire.
That is not very helpful.
I'm sure there's on of those fox, chicken, seed, boat, farmer puzzles in the offing here...
kowalski655 said:
It really should be law that bulbs can be swapped with no tools in 5 minutes if a car is allowed to be sold!
The inconsistency between cars from the same manufacturer is bizarre too. I have an Octavia, it takes about 20 seconds to pop the entire headlight assembly out meaning changing front bulbs is really easy. However apparently the Supurb is an absolute nightmare to change bulbs,My neighbour, who has cleared his drive and half of the road outside his house of snow... by dumping it either side. So he's left two banks either side blocking the pavement, in the road and blocked in my car.
This may or may not work...
I'm tempted to clear the road by dumping it in a ridge across his driveway...
This may or may not work...
I'm tempted to clear the road by dumping it in a ridge across his driveway...
Fastdruid said:
My neighbour, who has cleared his drive and half of the road outside his house of snow... by dumping it either side. So he's left two banks either side blocking the pavement, in the road and blocked in my car.
This may or may not work...
I'm tempted to clear the road by dumping it in a ridge across his driveway...
Is he mentally impaired? How stupid/ignorant/arrogant do you have to be to think it's clever to pile snow up in front of someone's car??This may or may not work...
I'm tempted to clear the road by dumping it in a ridge across his driveway...
Fastdruid said:
...I'm tempted to clear the road by dumping it in a ridge across his driveway...
Please do it! And post photos of the result! 
I get sick and tired of my stupid/ignorant neighbours when it snows. They are stupid (and selfish) enough to drive away over the virgin snow. It's fine for the first few cars, but then everyone else is left to battle their way over solid ice where they've compacted the snow.
It's lunacy really. Snow is very easy to clear from the road with a snow shovel and a stiff brush, and I have a bag of grit/salt to put down after it's clear. Ice, on the other hand, is a PITA to remove once it's compacted, and needs hacking away with a metal spade.
It's only me, and one other neighbour who'll get out there and try to keep things clear. The rest of them just twitch their curtains while trying to make like they're not at home. The sad thing is that out of 18 houses, only two are households where all the occupants are elderly or otherwise incapable of assisting ALL OF US to get out of the street.
V8mate said:
g3org3y said:
It is snowing heavily here in Essex.
I have winter tyres for the BMW.
Problem is, the tyres are in Hertfordshire.
That is not very helpful.
My son, who lives in Essex, but is currently in Hertfordshire with his BMW, has decided not to risk driving home.I have winter tyres for the BMW.
Problem is, the tyres are in Hertfordshire.
That is not very helpful.
I'm sure there's on of those fox, chicken, seed, boat, farmer puzzles in the offing here...
Great Northern.
I could just leave it at that really, but a few specifics:
- the ongoing annoyance of the much vaunted 'new' trains they introduced (as in new to Great Northern), which, on rush hour services, have about 140 seats less than the trains they've replaced. Which drooling, inadequate, slack jawed spacktard signed off on that as as idea?
- the fact that the automated announcement is still staying "Welcome aboard this [pregnant pause because they haven't programmed in the name] service to London Kings Cross", despite the fact that the last station at which people boarded was 20 minutes ago; and
- the information screen is inviting me to check the Southern Rail website for Christmas timetables for the Cambridge-Kings Cross route.
I could just leave it at that really, but a few specifics:
- the ongoing annoyance of the much vaunted 'new' trains they introduced (as in new to Great Northern), which, on rush hour services, have about 140 seats less than the trains they've replaced. Which drooling, inadequate, slack jawed spacktard signed off on that as as idea?
- the fact that the automated announcement is still staying "Welcome aboard this [pregnant pause because they haven't programmed in the name] service to London Kings Cross", despite the fact that the last station at which people boarded was 20 minutes ago; and
- the information screen is inviting me to check the Southern Rail website for Christmas timetables for the Cambridge-Kings Cross route.
SlimJim16v said:
Said with no hint of irony or sarcasm. f
k me, I bet even my window cleaner is a company director, as are most of the self importwunt knobs on Facebook.
If your window cleaner is operating a Limited Company then of course they are a company director. As is anyone for whom it makes sense to operate through one. Doesn't make them a self-important knob. k me, I bet even my window cleaner is a company director, as are most of the self importwunt knobs on Facebook.Clockwork Cupcake said:
SlimJim16v said:
Said with no hint of irony or sarcasm. fk me, I bet even my window cleaner is a company director, as are most of the self importwunt knobs on Facebook.
If your window cleaner is operating a Limited Company then of course they are a company director. As is anyone for whom it makes sense to operate through one. Doesn't make them a self-important knob. k me, I bet even my window cleaner is a company director, as are most of the self importwunt knobs on Facebook.
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