One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
Discussion
NDA said:
DonHorizon said:
I'm a knob.
I just went and bought a car on PCP. (affordable payments). Just got home and realised I probably didn't need to do it.
Too late to cancel?
Is there a 'cooling off period' on these contracts? I feel sure there is - so yes, you should be able to cancel the agreement.I just went and bought a car on PCP. (affordable payments). Just got home and realised I probably didn't need to do it.
Too late to cancel?
swisstoni said:
Probably an old one but;
people when can’t conduct a conversation with their passenger without looking at them more than looking at the road.
Our driver (work, not my own personal driver!!) does this, it can be scary at times, he also tends to lean over towards you so you are almost rubbing shoulders.people when can’t conduct a conversation with their passenger without looking at them more than looking at the road.
Generally he is a face hugger and a toucher when having a conversation with you, I bloody hate it.
Pica-Pica said:
swisstoni said:
Probably an old one but;
people when can’t conduct a conversation with their passenger without looking at them more than looking at the road.
An un-knob is a passenger who knows when to stop the conversation, i.e. tricky junctions, swift overtakes, etc. people when can’t conduct a conversation with their passenger without looking at them more than looking at the road.
On my way to the train station on Thursday morning, waiting to pull out onto the road leading up to the station, from a minor road.
At that time of the morning, it's busy, and pulling out of the minor road relies heavily on the goodwill of those on the main road. Generally speaking, one in every 3 or 4 cars will let someone in. Fair enough, everyone plays the game.
Except in the case of one bloke in a Peugeot 207. He wasn't playing the game at all. He zoomed up behind the car in front, putting himself square inside a "KEEP CLEAR" box. First knobbish move. The car behind the Pug kindly let me out, so I am now behind the knob in the 207. Still hassling the back of the car in front, Mr. Knob now finds himself blocking a pedestrian crossing.
At this point, I'm thinking the guy is in a hurry - late for work, or something.
Finally, we clear the traffic, and are off up a bit of dual carriageway (40mph limit). Knob in the 207 immediately puts himself in the outside lane, doing 30mph. He doesn't make any attempt to go any faster, or to pull into the inside lane.
We soon get to the next roundabout, and he cuts across to the left, and takes the first exit.
Total knob.
At that time of the morning, it's busy, and pulling out of the minor road relies heavily on the goodwill of those on the main road. Generally speaking, one in every 3 or 4 cars will let someone in. Fair enough, everyone plays the game.
Except in the case of one bloke in a Peugeot 207. He wasn't playing the game at all. He zoomed up behind the car in front, putting himself square inside a "KEEP CLEAR" box. First knobbish move. The car behind the Pug kindly let me out, so I am now behind the knob in the 207. Still hassling the back of the car in front, Mr. Knob now finds himself blocking a pedestrian crossing.
At this point, I'm thinking the guy is in a hurry - late for work, or something.
Finally, we clear the traffic, and are off up a bit of dual carriageway (40mph limit). Knob in the 207 immediately puts himself in the outside lane, doing 30mph. He doesn't make any attempt to go any faster, or to pull into the inside lane.
We soon get to the next roundabout, and he cuts across to the left, and takes the first exit.
Total knob.
HTP99 said:
NDA said:
DonHorizon said:
I'm a knob.
I just went and bought a car on PCP. (affordable payments). Just got home and realised I probably didn't need to do it.
Too late to cancel?
Is there a 'cooling off period' on these contracts? I feel sure there is - so yes, you should be able to cancel the agreement.I just went and bought a car on PCP. (affordable payments). Just got home and realised I probably didn't need to do it.
Too late to cancel?
wst said:
HTP99 said:
NDA said:
DonHorizon said:
I'm a knob.
I just went and bought a car on PCP. (affordable payments). Just got home and realised I probably didn't need to do it.
Too late to cancel?
Is there a 'cooling off period' on these contracts? I feel sure there is - so yes, you should be able to cancel the agreement.I just went and bought a car on PCP. (affordable payments). Just got home and realised I probably didn't need to do it.
Too late to cancel?
The white Logan with a powerfully built director type behind the wheel who had to anchor on hard next to me as the pedestrian crossing changed (thirty limit, dual carriage, small thirty zone off a roundabout that goes up to a forty about hundred and fifty metres from the roundabout exit). Exceeding the thirty limit by 20mph? strike one.
I've seen this before and know that matey boy wants to pull off further down the road where there's an Enterprise (another knob vote right there, their drivers can be regularly seen racing back to base). Instead of just pulling in behind me I know he was gunning it like hell off the roundabout to get in front so he could dive in front of me, brake like hell and pull off thus forcing me and everyone behind to anchor on, strike two. I simply accelerate briskly when the lights change up to the forty limit which starts on the other side of the lights, I look in the mirror as he gets going and does exactly what I expected, cuts across the front of the car behind me and then dives into the exit I knew he'd be taking as they approach it.
I've seen this before and know that matey boy wants to pull off further down the road where there's an Enterprise (another knob vote right there, their drivers can be regularly seen racing back to base). Instead of just pulling in behind me I know he was gunning it like hell off the roundabout to get in front so he could dive in front of me, brake like hell and pull off thus forcing me and everyone behind to anchor on, strike two. I simply accelerate briskly when the lights change up to the forty limit which starts on the other side of the lights, I look in the mirror as he gets going and does exactly what I expected, cuts across the front of the car behind me and then dives into the exit I knew he'd be taking as they approach it.
People (a surprisingly large number of people near me) who run red lights and turn directly in to traffic that they must know will now be responding to their own light having gone green. I have a red light near me that alternates with lights on a road to the immediate left that is obscured by houses - crazy the amount of times I've seen people come swinging round from the left when my light has been green for a second or two, so how long has theirs been red? Don't they envision any possible negative consequences to driving headlong in to oncoming traffic?
The driver of a Volkswagen Amarok pick-up truck who pulled up alongside me at the lights, me in the straight ahead lane, him in the left-only lane. He stopped half a car's length in front of the line and kept rolling back and forth on the clutch with his right indicator flashing.
When the lights went green I pulled away quickly enough to get comfortably ahead and he slotted in behind.
Cue the light-flashing and animated arm-waving from the pick-up driver. Does he really think he can just push his way to the front of a queue?
When the lights went green I pulled away quickly enough to get comfortably ahead and he slotted in behind.
Cue the light-flashing and animated arm-waving from the pick-up driver. Does he really think he can just push his way to the front of a queue?
angels95 said:
The driver of a Volkswagen Amarok pick-up truck who pulled up alongside me at the lights, me in the straight ahead lane, him in the left-only lane. He stopped half a car's length in front of the line and kept rolling back and forth on the clutch with his right indicator flashing.
When the lights went green I pulled away quickly enough to get comfortably ahead and he slotted in behind.
Cue the light-flashing and animated arm-waving from the pick-up driver. Does he really think he can just push his way to the front of a queue?
Ah yes, the lesser spotted......... Cock in an Amarok.When the lights went green I pulled away quickly enough to get comfortably ahead and he slotted in behind.
Cue the light-flashing and animated arm-waving from the pick-up driver. Does he really think he can just push his way to the front of a queue?
Truck of choice it would seem for every self centred Mouth breather!!
HumanDoing said:
People (a surprisingly large number of people near me) who run red lights and turn directly in to traffic that they must know will now be responding to their own light having gone green. I have a red light near me that alternates with lights on a road to the immediate left that is obscured by houses - crazy the amount of times I've seen people come swinging round from the left when my light has been green for a second or two, so how long has theirs been red? Don't they envision any possible negative consequences to driving headlong in to oncoming traffic?
Pictures, with custard, or it didn't happen.In fact I'm certain it didn't happen. Only cyclists run red lights. It's a fact, one which I've learned from reading many threads right here on PistonHeads...
yellowjack said:
HumanDoing said:
People (a surprisingly large number of people near me) who run red lights and turn directly in to traffic that they must know will now be responding to their own light having gone green. I have a red light near me that alternates with lights on a road to the immediate left that is obscured by houses - crazy the amount of times I've seen people come swinging round from the left when my light has been green for a second or two, so how long has theirs been red? Don't they envision any possible negative consequences to driving headlong in to oncoming traffic?
Pictures, with custard, or it didn't happen.In fact I'm certain it didn't happen. Only cyclists run red lights. It's a fact, one which I've learned from reading many threads right here on PistonHeads...
kwits take a few seconds leeway when the lights turn, which is bad enough. Vastly many more cyclists just never care what the colour is and rarely even slow down. Whenever I see cyclists jump reds (every day, there and back on my commute) there is no caution, they don't even stop pedalling to coast through in case there's anything to avoid - just full on pedals and head down.Pica-Pica said:
swisstoni said:
Probably an old one but;
people when can’t conduct a conversation with their passenger without looking at them more than looking at the road.
An un-knob is a passenger who knows when to stop the conversation, i.e. tricky junctions, swift overtakes, etc. people when can’t conduct a conversation with their passenger without looking at them more than looking at the road.
angels95 said:
The driver of a Volkswagen Amarok pick-up truck who pulled up alongside me at the lights, me in the straight ahead lane, him in the left-only lane. He stopped half a car's length in front of the line and kept rolling back and forth on the clutch with his right indicator flashing.
When the lights went green I pulled away quickly enough to get comfortably ahead and he slotted in behind.
Cue the light-flashing and animated arm-waving from the pick-up driver. Does he really think he can just push his way to the front of a queue?
Yes, he was a knob, but you knew what he was almost certainly going to do, so why 'pull away quickly' and risk an accident?When the lights went green I pulled away quickly enough to get comfortably ahead and he slotted in behind.
Cue the light-flashing and animated arm-waving from the pick-up driver. Does he really think he can just push his way to the front of a queue?
Always let knob get ahead of you, away, and out of your space.
nonsequitur said:
angels95 said:
The driver of a Volkswagen Amarok pick-up truck who pulled up alongside me at the lights, me in the straight ahead lane, him in the left-only lane. He stopped half a car's length in front of the line and kept rolling back and forth on the clutch with his right indicator flashing.
When the lights went green I pulled away quickly enough to get comfortably ahead and he slotted in behind.
Cue the light-flashing and animated arm-waving from the pick-up driver. Does he really think he can just push his way to the front of a queue?
Yes, he was a knob, but you knew what he was almost certainly going to do, so why 'pull away quickly' and risk an accident?When the lights went green I pulled away quickly enough to get comfortably ahead and he slotted in behind.
Cue the light-flashing and animated arm-waving from the pick-up driver. Does he really think he can just push his way to the front of a queue?
Always let knob get ahead of you, away, and out of your space.
angels95 said:
nonsequitur said:
angels95 said:
The driver of a Volkswagen Amarok pick-up truck who pulled up alongside me at the lights, me in the straight ahead lane, him in the left-only lane. He stopped half a car's length in front of the line and kept rolling back and forth on the clutch with his right indicator flashing.
When the lights went green I pulled away quickly enough to get comfortably ahead and he slotted in behind.
Cue the light-flashing and animated arm-waving from the pick-up driver. Does he really think he can just push his way to the front of a queue?
Yes, he was a knob, but you knew what he was almost certainly going to do, so why 'pull away quickly' and risk an accident?When the lights went green I pulled away quickly enough to get comfortably ahead and he slotted in behind.
Cue the light-flashing and animated arm-waving from the pick-up driver. Does he really think he can just push his way to the front of a queue?
Always let knob get ahead of you, away, and out of your space.
t out of me when people do it, unfortunately, or fortunately depending on your point of view, my wife won't tolerate me doing the old pull away to stop them/close the gap to stop them and usually says something to make me think about what I am doing, if I think about it I'll just let them do what ever, at the end of the day no one died and everybody got where they're going, it's just the principal, if the rest of us can wait, what makes them so special and entitled!?!?!?! 
nonsequitur said:
angels95 said:
The driver of a Volkswagen Amarok pick-up truck who pulled up alongside me at the lights, me in the straight ahead lane, him in the left-only lane. He stopped half a car's length in front of the line and kept rolling back and forth on the clutch with his right indicator flashing.
When the lights went green I pulled away quickly enough to get comfortably ahead and he slotted in behind.
Cue the light-flashing and animated arm-waving from the pick-up driver. Does he really think he can just push his way to the front of a queue?
Yes, he was a knob, but you knew what he was almost certainly going to do, so why 'pull away quickly' and risk an accident?When the lights went green I pulled away quickly enough to get comfortably ahead and he slotted in behind.
Cue the light-flashing and animated arm-waving from the pick-up driver. Does he really think he can just push his way to the front of a queue?
Always let knob get ahead of you, away, and out of your space.
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