Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 5)

[paua]

ESOG said:

Every person i've ever heard pronounce Alzheimer's as OLD'timers or ALTimers. Even doctors. Even on tv medication adverts for alzheimers they say it wrong.

I dont know why but it really gets me annoyed.

You don't know why, or can't remember?

[ESOG]

paua said:

ESOG said:

Every person i've ever heard pronounce Alzheimer's as OLD'timers or ALTimers. Even doctors. Even on tv medication adverts for alzheimers they say it wrong.

I dont know why but it really gets me annoyed.

You don't know why, or can't remember?

Both.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

MartG said:

NASA/Americans complaining about India's anti-satellite test creating a cloud of debris, but conveniently forgetting similar debris created by their own multiple ASAT tests :/

I guess it's something to add to the list of things Americans think are OK as long as it is them doing it, but not OK if someone else does it

That's rather like saying that because America conducted nuclear bomb air burst testing in the past, that other countries should be allowed to do them now. Cos fair's fair and all that.

Kessler syndrome is a very real concern, and India's anti-satellite test has increased the likelihood of it happening, so NASA are right to condemn it.

[thetapeworm]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

227bhp said:

People that post up 'Interested' on items for sale on FB.
dheads.

Worse are people who respond to questions on Amazon with "I don't know". Well, thanks for your help.

I've ranted about a similar thing on Google before, useless responses to every question asked just to get their three points and get to the next level as a "Local Guide" so they can show off to their pals and use their status as a threat in cafes.

"Make sure it's a big slice of cake, I work for Google as a Local Guide you know".

At the same time people who ask questions that can be answered just by reading the Amazon listing or the Google entry they have clicked on to ask the question.

Loneliness and that little dopamine spike when someone interacts with you online I guess.... "someone liked your answer".... and I'm spent.

[MartG]

Morons who deny responsibility for a car crash, despite dashcam evidence and eyewitness reports that they went through a red light at full speed, and then get aggressive towards witnesses giving their details to the injured party :/

( I was one of the witnesses )

[The Mad Monk]

MartG said:

Morons who deny responsibility for a car crash, despite dashcam evidence and eyewitness reports that they went through a red light at full speed, and then get aggressive towards witnesses giving their details to the injured party :/

( I was one of the witnesses )

Bit more detail, please.

[AC43]

On the school run this morning I arrived at a junction with a main road and stopped, waiting for a gap so I could go straight over. There's a fellah coming the other direction also waiting for a gap so that he can turn right.

The gap duly appears, we both set off. I'm trying to straight over but and he just turns right forcing me to stop to let him though.

I'd say about 25% of drivers round this way pull this stunt but I just think it's rude and dangerous.

I guess some of them are thinking "I go to to the junction first so I have right to make my turn". Which has an element of logic but is wrong. And I presume the rest just aren't thinking at all. Which is dumb.

Boils my piss though as I'm the on who's now stationary halfway across a busy main road. Thanks tosser.

[ElectricSoup]

AC43 said:

On the school run this morning I arrived at a junction with a main road and stopped, waiting for a gap so I could go straight over. There's a fellah coming the other direction also waiting for a gap so that he can turn right.

The gap duly appears, we both set off. I'm trying to straight over but and he just turns right forcing me to stop to let him though.

I'd say about 25% of drivers round this way pull this stunt but I just think it's rude and dangerous.

I guess some of them are thinking "I go to to the junction first so I have right to make my turn". Which has an element of logic but is wrong. And I presume the rest just aren't thinking at all. Which is dumb.

Boils my piss though as I'm the on who's now stationary halfway across a busy main road. Thanks tosser.

Come across this situation daily as that's how I get out of my road. I'm the right turner. Usually apply the "whoever got there first" rule and it always works. Bit of eye contact, maybe a flash or an "after you" hand signal, and we're away.

Genuine question - what do you think I should be doing?

[droopsnoot]

ElectricSoup said:

Come across this situation daily as that's how I get out of my road. I'm the right turner. Usually apply the "whoever got there first" rule and it always works. Bit of eye contact, maybe a flash or an "after you" hand signal, and we're away.

Genuine question - what do you think I should be doing?

I've always presumed the "whoever got there first" rule would apply, but then I'm not usually in a rush to get anywhere, so if the person opposite me is "obviously" going to pull across first, I don't really care. I'll still swear to myself for the rest of the journey, but other than that it's OK.

I imagine that because the person turning right is pulling across the lane of the person going straight, perhaps the person going straight (or turning left) should have priority.

[Lemming Train]

ElectricSoup said:

AC43 said:

On the school run this morning I arrived at a junction with a main road and stopped, waiting for a gap so I could go straight over. There's a fellah coming the other direction also waiting for a gap so that he can turn right.

The gap duly appears, we both set off. I'm trying to straight over but and he just turns right forcing me to stop to let him though.

I'd say about 25% of drivers round this way pull this stunt but I just think it's rude and dangerous.

I guess some of them are thinking "I go to to the junction first so I have right to make my turn". Which has an element of logic but is wrong. And I presume the rest just aren't thinking at all. Which is dumb.

Boils my piss though as I'm the on who's now stationary halfway across a busy main road. Thanks tosser.

Come across this situation daily as that's how I get out of my road. I'm the right turner. Usually apply the "whoever got there first" rule and it always works. Bit of eye contact, maybe a flash or an "after you" hand signal, and we're away.

Genuine question - what do you think I should be doing?

It's a tricky one this and I go with the flash, eye contact 'rule' if I can. But the 'I got there first' kinda goes out of the window if they approach after you but are turning to their left. If the main road becomes clear from both directions then imo you wouldn't turn right across the front of them as they're waiting to turn left, you'd expect them to set off and then you put out behind them. Or at least I would anyway. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Lemming Train said:

It's a tricky one this and I go with the flash, eye contact 'rule' if I can. But the 'I got there first' kinda goes out of the window if they approach after you but are turning to their left. If the main road becomes clear from both directions then imo you wouldn't turn right across the front of them as they're waiting to turn left, you'd expect them to set off and then you put out behind them. Or at least I would anyway. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?

Generally speaking, if a vehicle turns into the path of another then they are at fault (unless there are any overriding rights of way etc, of course)

In the scenario stated, I'd say that the "straight on" car has priority. because the car turning across traffic has a duty to ensure the road is clear and if it's occupied by a car going straight on then the road isn't clear.

Of course, in the real world, it's better to avoid a collision than to argue about who had right of way afterwards.

[AC43]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Lemming Train said:

It's a tricky one this and I go with the flash, eye contact 'rule' if I can. But the 'I got there first' kinda goes out of the window if they approach after you but are turning to their left. If the main road becomes clear from both directions then imo you wouldn't turn right across the front of them as they're waiting to turn left, you'd expect them to set off and then you put out behind them. Or at least I would anyway. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?

Generally speaking, if a vehicle turns into the path of another then they are at fault (unless there are any overriding rights of way etc, of course)

Thinking about it this also happens sometimes when I'm pulling out of my cul de sac and turning left. People crossing the main road from the opposite side road and turning right often cut across where I'd be if I didn't acquiesce and let them through. Assuming that I have right of way of course (which I think I do).

Clockwork Cupcake said:

[In the scenario stated, I'd say that the "straight on" car has priority. because the car turning across traffic has a duty to ensure the road is clear and if it's occupied by a car going straight on then the road isn't clear.

This is the way I see it. And if I'm the one who arrives first and indicates right and then someone else appears going the opposite way and straight across I always abort my turn until they've passed me.

Clockwork Cupcake said:

[Of course, in the real world, it's better to avoid a collision than to argue about who had right of way afterwards.

In the real world I pull out gently knowing there's a high change the person opposite may be in a rush, may genuinely think they should get to turn because they were there first or may simply not have clocked me.

It's a bit like mini roundabouts = best be cautious as they can be ambiguous.

[AC43]

ElectricSoup said:

AC43 said:

On the school run this morning I arrived at a junction with a main road and stopped, waiting for a gap so I could go straight over. There's a fellah coming the other direction also waiting for a gap so that he can turn right.

The gap duly appears, we both set off. I'm trying to straight over but and he just turns right forcing me to stop to let him though.

I'd say about 25% of drivers round this way pull this stunt but I just think it's rude and dangerous.

I guess some of them are thinking "I go to to the junction first so I have right to make my turn". Which has an element of logic but is wrong. And I presume the rest just aren't thinking at all. Which is dumb.

Boils my piss though as I'm the on who's now stationary halfway across a busy main road. Thanks tosser.

Come across this situation daily as that's how I get out of my road. I'm the right turner. Usually apply the "whoever got there first" rule and it always works. Bit of eye contact, maybe a flash or an "after you" hand signal, and we're away.

Genuine question - what do you think I should be doing?

I've always worked on the assumption that the person going straight has priority. But I'm usually careful as evidently not everyone sees it that way - same on this thread.

I only got irritated this morning as I gave it some beans and he just gurned at me. Presumably because he thought I was being a bit of a tt. FWIW my wife thought so too.

Normally you're right - a bit of eye contact/gesturing/common sense sorts it out.

[Fastdruid]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Lemming Train said:

It's a tricky one this and I go with the flash, eye contact 'rule' if I can. But the 'I got there first' kinda goes out of the window if they approach after you but are turning to their left. If the main road becomes clear from both directions then imo you wouldn't turn right across the front of them as they're waiting to turn left, you'd expect them to set off and then you put out behind them. Or at least I would anyway. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?

Generally speaking, if a vehicle turns into the path of another then they are at fault (unless there are any overriding rights of way etc, of course)

In the scenario stated, I'd say that the "straight on" car has priority. because the car turning across traffic has a duty to ensure the road is clear and if it's occupied by a car going straight on then the road isn't clear.

Of course, in the real world, it's better to avoid a collision than to argue about who had right of way afterwards.

I generally go with in the "order of arrival" *but* both giving left turners having priority unless they acknowledged me even though they technically don't and giving straight on priority over turning right. For the same reason that I'd rather avoid a crash than argue "but I had right of way" after an accident!

I avoid flashing though, I prefer hand signals and eye contact as flashing is too ambiguous.

[AstonZagato]

I face this as I turn right onto an A Road every morning. It is difficult to find a gap and one can wait there a number of minutes. When one goes, one has to make it snappy and, if the person opposite is a ditherer then the opportunity is lost for both. I tend to take the view that, if I've been sat there a long time, I will push my way rather more aggressively versus the new arrival opposite. I have also been known to go straight on and immediately U turn so I am then turning left (which is a lot easier).

A more difficult one is where I'm turning right and the person opposite is turning left. His turn is easy, my turn is difficult but we both want to head in the same direction. When I commit to going, I can't really change my mind. Also, once I'm moving, I'm on the main road, so they should give way to me, I guess (unless they started moving first). However, it is quite common to find us both trying for the same gap.

[Halmyre]

AC43 said:

In the real world I pull out gently knowing there's a high change the person opposite may be in a rush, may genuinely think they should get to turn because they were there first or may simply not have clocked me.

It's a bit like mini roundabouts = best be cautious as they can be ambiguous.

There's a three-way mini roundabout near where I live which is notoriously bad for Mexican stand-offs when all three are waiting. If I arrive and the other two are eyeballing each other I generally adopt the "he who hesitates is last" approach and just get on with it. Unusually, just about everyone that uses it does actually signal their intentions when taking the second exit.

[bristolbaron]

“I’ll pray for you”

I’ve been having a bit of a health issue recently, specialists at the hospital are doing all they can to work out the best course of action based on medical evidence.
Thankfully, both my Christian grandparents and Muslim friend have let me know they’ll pray for me, so I should be alright.

[alorotom]

bristolbaron said:

“I’ll pray for you”

I’ve been having a bit of a health issue recently, specialists at the hospital are doing all they can to work out the best course of action based on medical evidence.
Thankfully, both my Christian grandparents and Muslim friend have let me know they’ll pray for me, so I should be alright.

You’re annoyed beyond reason at others’ showing care and compassion for you and using their belief and coping system (whether effective or not) in an attempted act of good faith??

Seems harsh but it’s your annoyance.

[Frank7]

Shakermaker said:

Frank7 said:

I don’t know about now, I haven’t been over for a while, but in the nineties, when I’d visit my son and his family in Germany, I’d usually take them all out to dinner on one night.
A couple of times I ask for die Rechnung, or der bezahlen, and after it came, I’d get a card out to pay it, and my German daughter-in-law would say, “Let me check that they take cards Frank, you’re not at home now, we’re still catching up.”

Sounds like a great way to get out of paying for the dinner you invited them to

I know that you’re kidding, by the emoji, BUT being the rich Black Cab driver that you know I was, I always had a bundle of Deutschmarks with me, until they switched to euros.

[anonymous-user]

bristolbaron said:

“I’ll pray for you”

I’ve been having a bit of a health issue recently, specialists at the hospital are doing all they can to work out the best course of action based on medical evidence.
Thankfully, both my Christian grandparents and Muslim friend have let me know they’ll pray for me, so I should be alright.

It's nice you have both sides batting for you. Just need a Pagan in there and you should be ok
Joking aside, I hope it's nothing serious and they can sort you out