One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4

One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4

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Mandalore

4,165 posts

112 months

Tuesday 16th January 2018
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classicyanktanks said:
Ali Chappussy said:
Balding man with a pony tail!
Driving a boxster
It seems an odd thing to carry, but I feel sorry for the Pony with no tail.



Moonhawk

10,730 posts

218 months

Tuesday 16th January 2018
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Europa1 said:
nonsequitur said:
Wasn't there a society on PH which dealt with these matters?tank
I believe so. Sadly they seemed confused between people pushing in and people merging in turn who choose not to wait, lemming like, a long distance away from a merge point in a long queue alongside an empty lane of road thoughtfully provided.
Merging in turn is fine - I do it myself and provision for such is usually made via dedicated lanes, markings and signage.

Stopping in a live lane which has "left turn only" markings on it with your right hand indicator on, whilst simultaneously crossing a solid white line and nosing into bumper to bumper traffic would IMO be stretching the definition of "merge in turn" somewhat.

Edited by Moonhawk on Tuesday 16th January 19:35

Liquid Knight

15,754 posts

182 months

Tuesday 16th January 2018
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Regular followers of this thread (and my rants) will remember a chap in a Bloom and Wake van driving like a complete twunt a while ago. Our paths haven't crossed in a while but this morning I was running a little late....

Doing thirty-ish in a thirty zone, caught as if I were stood still, tailgated for about half a mile and overtaken on the approach to a blind bend by Mr Bloom and Wake.
The Bloom and Wake van then left me behind (still doing thirty in a thirty zone) I guess doing around 45-50mph.
About half a mile later I caught up to the Bloom and Wake van as he had to wait at a junction.
Right and left on to a forty mile per hour road I followed the Bloom and Wake van up to forty and he gets away again (doing at least fifty).
Next junction crossing the A17 right and left on to a national speed limit road where the Bloom and Wake van sat in the middle of the road doing thirty five to forty for three miles.
Cross over into a forty zone and the Bloom and Wake van is off again doing 50+mph even past a flashing LED warning sign.
Short national speed limit zone to where we both turn right on to the A47 As I'm catching up I see him indicate right (for the first time) but suddenly change his mind and carry on straight nearly hitting someone taking the exit further up.

This is someone who works for Bloom and Wake an industrial electrical firm? If the standard of driving is anything to go by I wouldn't trust anyone from Bloom and Wake to change a bloomin' fuse.


JCollins

1,156 posts

100 months

Tuesday 16th January 2018
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When someone extensively swings their arms while walking.

Rich_W

12,548 posts

211 months

Tuesday 16th January 2018
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Liquid Knight said:
Regular followers of this thread (and my rants) will remember a chap in a Bloom and Wake van driving like a complete twunt a while ago. Our paths haven't crossed in a while but this morning I was running a little late....

Doing thirty-ish in a thirty zone, caught as if I were stood still, tailgated for about half a mile and overtaken on the approach to a blind bend by Mr Bloom and Wake.
The Bloom and Wake van then left me behind (still doing thirty in a thirty zone) I guess doing around 45-50mph.
About half a mile later I caught up to the Bloom and Wake van as he had to wait at a junction.
Right and left on to a forty mile per hour road I followed the Bloom and Wake van up to forty and he gets away again (doing at least fifty).
Next junction crossing the A17 right and left on to a national speed limit road where the Bloom and Wake van sat in the middle of the road doing thirty five to forty for three miles.
Cross over into a forty zone and the Bloom and Wake van is off again doing 50+mph even past a flashing LED warning sign.
Short national speed limit zone to where we both turn right on to the A47 As I'm catching up I see him indicate right (for the first time) but suddenly change his mind and carry on straight nearly hitting someone taking the exit further up.

This is someone who works for Bloom and Wake an industrial electrical firm? If the standard of driving is anything to go by I wouldn't trust anyone from Bloom and Wake to change a bloomin' fuse.
Take reg
Report to Company Managers
Better if you have DashCam

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nonsequitur

20,083 posts

115 months

Wednesday 17th January 2018
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Flibble said:
classicyanktanks said:
People with dashcams reporting fast driving.
Ah yes the old, "he must be doing at least 90!" as though you can accurately eyeball a speed figure from a moving vehicle in under a second.
I would argue that if I am doing 70 on motorway and a serial speeder overtakes me and is soon vanishing in the distance, It would be reasonable to assume that their speed is in the vicinity of 90.

nonsequitur

20,083 posts

115 months

Wednesday 17th January 2018
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JCollins said:
When someone extensively swings their arms while walking.
Ex military?tank

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Wednesday 17th January 2018
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nonsequitur said:
JCollins said:
When someone extensively swings their arms while walking.
Ex military?tank
"Swing those arms SHOULDER HIGH, get your necks back in the collar, and LOOK UP!! Geoff die, Geoff die, Geoff die, Geoff..."

Etc, etc...

nonsequitur

20,083 posts

115 months

Wednesday 17th January 2018
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yellowjack said:
nonsequitur said:
JCollins said:
When someone extensively swings their arms while walking.
Ex military?tank
"Swing those arms SHOULDER HIGH, get your necks back in the collar, and LOOK UP!! Geoff die, Geoff die, Geoff die, Geoff..."

Etc, etc...
Ex military?

Willy Nilly

12,511 posts

166 months

Wednesday 17th January 2018
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This morning I joined the M11 north bound from the M25 and was met with almost stationary traffic. The cause of the delay was some chap in lane 2 at 45 degrees to the direction of the lane, seemingly treating a lane change as a T-junction. That single thing made me think knob

jamei303

2,996 posts

155 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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Transit Sport

Toaster Pilot

14,615 posts

157 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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classicyanktanks said:
People with dashcams
Ftfy.

CAMRUUUHHH!!!

99dndd

2,079 posts

88 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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I think I'm going to be on one of those dashcam videos based on the pointing and lightshow I got for 'undertaking' a car yesterday.

I guess the video will be edited to leave out the part were the driver pulled into lane 2 and slammed their brakes on to set up the undertake but it all about the Youtube views isn't it? rolleyes

classicyanktanks

295 posts

76 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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99dndd said:
I think I'm going to be on one of those dashcam videos based on the pointing and lightshow I got for 'undertaking' a car yesterday.

I guess the video will be edited to leave out the part were the driver pulled into lane 2 and slammed their brakes on to set up the undertake but it all about the Youtube views isn't it? rolleyes
The 40 year old sad wker (has a Boxster and pony tail) is probably in his bedroom editing it in his mums house as we type.

Mafffew

2,149 posts

110 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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MLMs through the roadworks/average speed camera sections that are currently on the M4. Special shout out to the one in the convertible Audi TT, on his phone and swerving around, maximum knob points for you.

KerwinRobertson

135 posts

81 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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Slow clap (in both senses of the word) for the driver of the little red seat arouser that was alongside me on my left, pulled over and indicated (in that order) almost taking the front of my car off, despite a beep from me to try to indicate my presence. They then went across the front of me into the right hand filter lane, just missing the car in that lane too. Back window was obscured by black bags and i'm pretty sure they didn't have any glass in the drivers wing mirror. Or any eyes.

Slowly coming down from the adrenaline hit. I may need new pants.

nonsequitur

20,083 posts

115 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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KerwinRobertson said:
Slow clap (in both senses of the word) for the driver of the little red seat arouser that was alongside me on my left, pulled over and indicated (in that order) almost taking the front of my car off, despite a beep from me to try to indicate my presence. They then went across the front of me into the right hand filter lane, just missing the car in that lane too. Back window was obscured by black bags and i'm pretty sure they didn't have any glass in the drivers wing mirror. Or any eyes.

Slowly coming down from the adrenaline hit. I may need new pants.
We stock them. Size, colour?

KerwinRobertson

135 posts

81 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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Brown, Sh*te Brown. 34/32.

Cliftonite

8,406 posts

137 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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Manufacturers of 32Gb Netbooks who install an operating system (W10) that, with its unwanted (and unremovable) bloatware takes up so much room that there is not enough storage space (8Gb needed) for the first update.





Edited by Cliftonite on Thursday 18th January 22:50

carlove

7,539 posts

166 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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A pick up truck came the wrong way down a one was street, I flashed him and pulled alongside told him, he said "thanks, I didn't realise" and carried on driving the wrong way down a one way street, there was just about enough room to turn around. Same thing happened in the same place with a lady in a BMW, she wasn't a knob because she turned around rather than keeping driving.
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