Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 6)

[Cotty]

I annoys me when people refter to tips as a hacks. "Try this hack to get your oven super clean".

[captain_cynic]

Cotty said:

I annoys me when people refter to tips as a hacks. "Try this hack to get your oven super clean".

This.

Originally a hack was a method of repurposing something to perform a function it was not intended for. Primarily in computer science when hardware or code was repurposed.

A "hack" is not using vinegar to clean burnes potatoes of a pot... Thats called listening to your mother.

[MiniMan64]

fatboy18 said:

MiniMan64 said:

People that flash their blinding full beam headlights at you to tell you that your headlights aren't on.

At 7.30am.

In the morning.

When it's light.

It might be light in your estimation but having your lights on dipped beam (not stupid side lights or parking lights) lets other motorists know you are there! (And safety wise that's a good thing) If you are driving a dark car or one of the many grey / silver cars, sometimes you can not be seen (at first glance) on a road that matches the colour of your car. Also lots of drivers are either returning from night shifts or are getting up or on School runs), they might be slightly distracted, their cars might not have a fully clear windscreen (condensation). Modern cars are not dynamo driven old bangers so it costs you nothing to put your headlights on and save any near misses from other drivers. Or perhaps you are driving an Electric car and are worried about charging it?

Or alternatively these people are blind morons.

You don't need headlights on when it's daytime. If you need a pair of headlights to spot a ton and half of metal coming towards you then you probably shouldn't be driving.

[DoubleD]

MiniMan64 said:

fatboy18 said:

MiniMan64 said:

People that flash their blinding full beam headlights at you to tell you that your headlights aren't on.

At 7.30am.

In the morning.

When it's light.

It might be light in your estimation but having your lights on dipped beam (not stupid side lights or parking lights) lets other motorists know you are there! (And safety wise that's a good thing) If you are driving a dark car or one of the many grey / silver cars, sometimes you can not be seen (at first glance) on a road that matches the colour of your car. Also lots of drivers are either returning from night shifts or are getting up or on School runs), they might be slightly distracted, their cars might not have a fully clear windscreen (condensation). Modern cars are not dynamo driven old bangers so it costs you nothing to put your headlights on and save any near misses from other drivers. Or perhaps you are driving an Electric car and are worried about charging it?

Or alternatively these people are blind morons.

You don't need headlights on when it's daytime. If you need a pair of headlights to spot a ton and half of metal coming towards you then you probably shouldn't be driving.

I was out the other morning when it was technically light, but lights were still needed, but you still got a few who didn't bother.

I'm not going to say though that those without lights on probably shouldn't be driving though, as its very over used on here.

[talksthetorque]

The Mad Monk said:

yellowjack said:

I once had to endure eating dinner in a restaurant with a couple of (ex?) BA pilots. How did I know they were BA pilots? Oh, don't worry about what the identifying features of a Concorde pilot are - they'll soon announce the fact to an entire restaurant of diners. Repeatedly.

I thought that was vegans?

Don't be silly, Concorde's last commercial flight was 2003, Hipsters think veganism was invented in 2011.

[PF62]

captain_cynic said:

Cotty said:

I annoys me when people refter to tips as a hacks. "Try this hack to get your oven super clean".

This.

Originally a hack was a method of repurposing something to perform a function it was not intended for. Primarily in computer science when hardware or code was repurposed.

A "hack" is not using vinegar to clean burnes potatoes of a pot... Thats called listening to your mother.

Surely you have “hacked” the vinegar as instead of using as intended on your chips, you have repurposed it to clean the pan...

[Cotty]

PF62 said:

Surely you have “hacked” the vinegar as instead of using as intended on your chips, you have repurposed it to clean the pan...

The definition I looked at defines hack as "to gain illegal access to (a computer network, system, etc.)". You can't hack vinegar, I suppose you could hack at the bottle using chopping strokes or blows

[Dermot O'Logical]

DavieW said:

I'm seeing more and more people putting the "£" sign after the price.

This is annoying. Or putting £250 quid. Or worse, 250£ quid. GBP.

[DoubleD]

Dermot O'Logical said:

DavieW said:

I'm seeing more and more people putting the "£" sign after the price.

This is annoying. Or putting £250 quid. Or worse, 250£ quid. GBP.

Or menus that just say 4.5!

[fatboy18]

MiniMan64 said:

fatboy18 said:

MiniMan64 said:

People that flash their blinding full beam headlights at you to tell you that your headlights aren't on.

At 7.30am.

In the morning.

When it's light.

It might be light in your estimation but having your lights on dipped beam (not stupid side lights or parking lights) lets other motorists know you are there! (And safety wise that's a good thing) If you are driving a dark car or one of the many grey / silver cars, sometimes you can not be seen (at first glance) on a road that matches the colour of your car. Also lots of drivers are either returning from night shifts or are getting up or on School runs), they might be slightly distracted, their cars might not have a fully clear windscreen (condensation). Modern cars are not dynamo driven old bangers so it costs you nothing to put your headlights on and save any near misses from other drivers. Or perhaps you are driving an Electric car and are worried about charging it?

Or alternatively these people are blind morons.

You don't need headlights on when it's daytime. If you need a pair of headlights to spot a ton and half of metal coming towards you then you probably shouldn't be driving.

So why do you think newer car have daytime driving lights?
I agree people are blind morons and that some should not be driving, but to preserve yourself, switching your lights on will help protect you from said morons

[Lily the Pink]

The Mad Monk said:

yellowjack said:

I once had to endure eating dinner in a restaurant with a couple of (ex?) BA pilots. How did I know they were BA pilots? Oh, don't worry about what the identifying features of a Concorde pilot are - they'll soon announce the fact to an entire restaurant of diners. Repeatedly.

I thought that was vegans?

It's an ever-lengthening list :

Vegans,
People who don't watch TV,
People who cannot stand football,
and now Concorde pilots.

[DavieW]

On the subject of car lights - DLRs annoy me beyond reason when the rear lights don't come on. I've lost count of the number of cars with blinding LEDs at the front and complete darkness at the back.

[fatboy18]

DavieW said:

On the subject of car lights - DLRs annoy me beyond reason when the rear lights don't come on. I've lost count of the number of cars with blinding LEDs at the front and complete darkness at the back.

Agree

[nonsequitur]

MiniMan64 said:

Or alternatively these people are blind morons.

You don't need headlights on when it's daytime. If you need a pair of headlights to spot a ton and half of metal coming towards you then you probably shouldn't be driving.

With a low sun this time of year, dipped headlights are essential. With the steel grey skies and murky atmosphere this time of year, dipped headlights are essential.

I woke up at 7.30ish this AM and it was dark. Well, dark enough for headlights.

[nonsequitur]

Lily the Pink said:

The Mad Monk said:

yellowjack said:

I once had to endure eating dinner in a restaurant with a couple of (ex?) BA pilots. How did I know they were BA pilots? Oh, don't worry about what the identifying features of a Concorde pilot are - they'll soon announce the fact to an entire restaurant of diners. Repeatedly.

I thought that was vegans?

It's an ever-lengthening list :

Vegans,
People who don't watch TV,
People who cannot stand football,
and now Concorde pilots.

PH posters? (or should we keep quiet about that).

[nonsequitur]

yellowjack said:

I once had to endure eating dinner in a restaurant with a couple of (ex?) BA pilots. How did I know they were BA pilots? Oh, don't worry about what the identifying features of a Concorde pilot are - they'll soon announce the fact to an entire restaurant of diners. Repeatedly.

Also their cutlery gets a bit longer during the meal.

[droopsnoot]

DoubleD said:

Dermot O'Logical said:

DavieW said:

I'm seeing more and more people putting the "£" sign after the price.

This is annoying. Or putting £250 quid. Or worse, 250£ quid. GBP.

Or menus that just say 4.5!

Or the new Currys PC World ad, where Hugh Dennis (or someone less costly who sounds a lot like him) says things like "a hundred off" and "save 50", but doesn't say "pounds" or "quid" or anything after it.

[General George Smiley]

droopsnoot said:

DoubleD said:

Dermot O'Logical said:

DavieW said:

I'm seeing more and more people putting the "£" sign after the price.

This is annoying. Or putting £250 quid. Or worse, 250£ quid. GBP.

Or menus that just say 4.5!

Or the new Currys PC World ad, where Hugh Dennis (or someone less costly who sounds a lot like him) says things like "a hundred off" and "save 50", but doesn't say "pounds" or "quid" or anything after it.

Why pay 10 extra for a word when we all know the currency in our country, England.

[Lily the Pink]

fatboy18 said:

DavieW said:

DLRs annoy me beyond reason

Agree

What has Docklands Light Railway got to do with this ?

[PF62]

DavieW said:

On the subject of car lights - DLRs annoy me beyond reason when the rear lights don't come on. I've lost count of the number of cars with blinding LEDs at the front and complete darkness at the back.

Lots of cars you can change/code to the 'Scandinavian mode' so the rear lights are on with the DLRs - that is what I did.