Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 6)
Discussion
bristolracer said:
read5458 said:
Give way to traffic already on the island,
Theres a roundabout near me thats very popular with the straight line crowd Its annoying and dangerous the way they will treat other road users already crossing the roundabout.
---------------------->Shakermaker said:
Honestly, I probably would have bought a different house. I turned down two houses when we were looking at the last place because they'd need work to the bathroom, and realistically that isn't work that will happen immediately when you're moving.
I feel that if I am spending several years worth of my income on a house, I deserve to be able to have a comfortable poo from day one! Stand up (or should that be sit down?) for the right to toilet comfort!
The clock was ticking on buying a house. The bathroom was not quite the least of it's problems, but it wasn't top of the list either.I feel that if I am spending several years worth of my income on a house, I deserve to be able to have a comfortable poo from day one! Stand up (or should that be sit down?) for the right to toilet comfort!
We were moving back to my wife's home town because she needed a less stressful job nearer her mum, who had been admitted to hospital very frail and seriously ill at the time. Our house was SSTC and we didn't want to lose our buyer (a first-timer, keeping a short chain). Our favoured house a few streets away had been taken out from under us after having an offer accepted.
My wife had started work down here 8 weeks before we moved, and shuttling back and forth was not easy on her health, either physical or mental.
Plus I can buy a new bathroom. But I can't buy my new neighbours, and I'll tell you this much, if you could buy neighbours, this set would attract a premium, as they've been worth their weight in gold so far. The house may not be a palace, and it certainly wasn't a "home" when we moved in, but we're getting through it room by room, and it gets better with every job ticked off the list.
Fastdruid said:
bristolracer said:
read5458 said:
Give way to traffic already on the island,
Theres a roundabout near me thats very popular with the straight line crowd Its annoying and dangerous the way they will treat other road users already crossing the roundabout.
I've never seen anyone else make an effort to go *round* it rather than over it.
Thankfully it's not one that tends to be dangerous but it annoys me beyond reason that I appear to be the only person making any effort, particularly because it's a MUST in the Highway code (rule 188) yet wildly ignored.
People like that ought to be boiled alive in a vat of their own piss, and then displayed on a gibbet as a warning to others...
I think Town Planners have to take some of the blame too though. I know several mini roundabouts that are pretty much impossible to negotiate properly because of the road layout and width. These are the ones that are pretty much a T-junction that has been repainted as a mini roundabout and the road hasn't been widened accordingly to accommodate it.
There is a raised mini roundabout near me that I actually have to avoid when in the Sagaris, having once grounded out on it due to a combination of narrow road, its placement, and the Sag's poor turning circle.
There is a raised mini roundabout near me that I actually have to avoid when in the Sagaris, having once grounded out on it due to a combination of narrow road, its placement, and the Sag's poor turning circle.
People saying "My bad"
Your "bad" WHAT exactly? It's an incomplete sentence you bloody moron.
It's pathetic childish baby talk, essentially the same as say "my booboo".
Nothing was ever wrong with saying "my apologies" or "Oops, my mistake". If the extra syllables are too much for you then go back to school!
Okay.. rant over. Time for a cup of tea.
Your "bad" WHAT exactly? It's an incomplete sentence you bloody moron.
It's pathetic childish baby talk, essentially the same as say "my booboo".
Nothing was ever wrong with saying "my apologies" or "Oops, my mistake". If the extra syllables are too much for you then go back to school!
Okay.. rant over. Time for a cup of tea.
CrunkleFloop said:
People saying "My bad"
Your "bad" WHAT exactly? It's an incomplete sentence you bloody moron.
It's pathetic childish baby talk, essentially the same as say "my booboo".
Nothing was ever wrong with saying "my apologies" or "Oops, my mistake". If the extra syllables are too much for you then go back to school!
Okay.. rant over. Time for a cup of tea.
Oh my days!Your "bad" WHAT exactly? It's an incomplete sentence you bloody moron.
It's pathetic childish baby talk, essentially the same as say "my booboo".
Nothing was ever wrong with saying "my apologies" or "Oops, my mistake". If the extra syllables are too much for you then go back to school!
Okay.. rant over. Time for a cup of tea.
Aw! Bless!
nonsequitur said:
bristolracer said:
read5458 said:
Give way to traffic already on the island,
Theres a roundabout near me thats very popular with the straight line crowd Its annoying and dangerous the way they will treat other road users already crossing the roundabout.
---------------------->They normally make their presence known by beeping their horn or waving their fist.
The roundabout I’m thinking of has, on one of its entrances a blind view to the right, so it is not unusual to for a car to enter out of sequence.
It doesn’t help when it’s poorly signed and the constant straight lining has all but worn away all the markings.
I’m sure the Police and the IAM that you refer to would approach the roundabout with due diligence, being mindful of other traffic rather than the ‘it’s my right of way innit mate’ crowd that seem to be common these days.
CrunkleFloop said:
People saying "My bad"
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I do like this explanation, although its still a crap saying.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=My...
Clockwork Cupcake said:
What boils *my* piss is the utter obsession with toilets that transphobes seem to have. In an ideal world a sign like that wouldn't be necessary, but sadly it often is.
I always assume the people who fret about this have separate toilets in their homes for each gender, just in case.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
cookmysock said:
What boils *my* piss is the utter obsession with toilets that transphobes seem to have. In an ideal world a sign like that wouldn't be necessary, but sadly it often is. Dairylea Dunkers with Cheesy Cones. Maybe a bit council, but I like Dunkers. Unfortunately the latest incarnation, Cheesy Cones, has a design fault. The Cheesy Cones aren't long enough to reach the bottom of the cheese container, meaning that it is impossible to eat without getting the ends of your fingers covered in cheese.
cookmysock said:
drawing a long bow with the utter obsession and transphobia? I'm just pointing out the political correctness that is annoying...
And I'm pointing out that the very fact that we need signs like that is the thing that is annoying. And the reason we need signs like that is down to transphobia and the fact that whenever transgender issues get debated, it ALWAYS comes down to toilets. It seems to be number one thing that transphobes get their kecks in a twist about.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
And the reason we need signs like that is down to transphobia and the fact that whenever transgender issues get debated, it ALWAYS comes down to toilets. It seems to be number one thing that transphobes get their kecks in a twist about.
Meh, just forget all gendered toilets and have two "rooms", one with urinals, one with toilets in cubicals. You want to sit down, you go to the toilets, you want to stand up, go to the urinals. Who cares about if you identify as boy, girl, bit of both or Apache helicopter. Just put some f
king proper doors on the cubicals unlike the Americans who seem to put a half hearted door on with massive gaps either side!Fastdruid said:
Meh, just forget all gendered toilets and have two "rooms", one with urinals, one with toilets in cubicals. You want to sit down, you go to the toilets, you want to stand up, go to the urinals. Who cares about if you identify as boy, girl, bit of both or Apache helicopter.
Just put some fking proper doors on the cubicals unlike the Americans who seem to put a half hearted door on with massive gaps either side!
Well, quite.Just put some f
king proper doors on the cubicals unlike the Americans who seem to put a half hearted door on with massive gaps either side!Last time I visited (which was years ago), the Westminster branch of Yo Sushi had exactly that - a central room of wash basins, then off that a room of urinals, and a room of cubicles. Seemed eminently sensible to me.
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