One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4
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Liquid Knight said:
Anything that happens in or around a hospital is benefit of doubt territory. You have no idea what news that person has been given or what they are going through.
A paramedic friend of mine told me about a time she was overtaken by someone who then jumped a red light on to a roundabout cutting several people up while she was on a blue light run to the hospital. The bad driver was in a hurry because his wife and daughter had been involved in a serious collision. He was getting out of the car outside A&E when the Ambulance arrived. His wife was the critical passenger in the back and she died half an hour later.
He was definitely knobish but understandably so.
This one has no A&E facility & the department carpark I was in was an outpatient one.A paramedic friend of mine told me about a time she was overtaken by someone who then jumped a red light on to a roundabout cutting several people up while she was on a blue light run to the hospital. The bad driver was in a hurry because his wife and daughter had been involved in a serious collision. He was getting out of the car outside A&E when the Ambulance arrived. His wife was the critical passenger in the back and she died half an hour later.
He was definitely knobish but understandably so.
I also watched the stupid cow spend an absolute age doing her makeup or something before she got out of the car...... She also left in less than the 40 minutes I was there.
She was a Knobess.
Jim AK said:
Liquid Knight said:
Anything that happens in or around a hospital is benefit of doubt territory. You have no idea what news that person has been given or what they are going through.
A paramedic friend of mine told me about a time she was overtaken by someone who then jumped a red light on to a roundabout cutting several people up while she was on a blue light run to the hospital. The bad driver was in a hurry because his wife and daughter had been involved in a serious collision. He was getting out of the car outside A&E when the Ambulance arrived. His wife was the critical passenger in the back and she died half an hour later.
He was definitely knobish but understandably so.
This one has no A&E facility & the department carpark I was in was an outpatient one.A paramedic friend of mine told me about a time she was overtaken by someone who then jumped a red light on to a roundabout cutting several people up while she was on a blue light run to the hospital. The bad driver was in a hurry because his wife and daughter had been involved in a serious collision. He was getting out of the car outside A&E when the Ambulance arrived. His wife was the critical passenger in the back and she died half an hour later.
He was definitely knobish but understandably so.
I also watched the stupid cow spend an absolute age doing her makeup or something before she got out of the car...... She also left in less than the 40 minutes I was there.
She was a Knobess.
lunaunderscores said:
People in traffic queues, at lights, junctions etc. who keep the brake pedal depressed. Really annoying especially this time of year having bright brake lights shining in your face - especially from SUV's. Haven't people heard of handbrakes ?
People with poor eyesight who don't have the good sense to hand in their licenses. Jim AK said:
captain_cynic said:
People with poor eyesight who don't have the good sense to hand in their licenses.
People who can't spell Licence correctly!captain_cynic said:
People who get pedantic about English not realising it's a mongrel language (and Microsoft, for setting the default Language to En_US)
That has nothing to do with spelling licence incorrectly. Also, IETF language tags certainly aren't a "mongrel language" and it''s "en-US" not "En_US".
jamei303 said:
That has nothing to do with spelling licence incorrectly.
Yes it is.Also it's not incorrect.
jamei303 said:
Also, IETF language tags certainly aren't a "mongrel language" and it''s "en-US" not "En_US".
English is certainly a mongrel language. Celtic is the language that originated from this island/area, English is formed out of Latin and Greek with large parts of the dictionary lifted from French and Germanic languages. We've been taking words from just about every other language since then too.
So trying to pretend there is a "pure" version of a by definition impure language is entirely Knobbish, as is getting uppity over a case.
jamei303 said:
That has nothing to do with spelling licence incorrectly.
Also, IETF language tags certainly aren't a "mongrel language" and it''s "en-US" not "En_US".
It was more a reply to your tiresome response that it is people's eyesight that is at fault.Also, IETF language tags certainly aren't a "mongrel language" and it''s "en-US" not "En_US".
Not Every time it isn't.
There are myriad reasons for the 'blinding' caused by brake lights & poor eyesight, is but 1 of them.
Good eyesight will also highlight the issue, especially for a wearer of glasses as will dirty windows in your own car.
I've inadvertently put the dirty glass 1 to the test when I once used my MiL's car at night.
The windows were filthy inside as she was a smoker & subscribed to the Service, MOT & a scratchwash annually is sufficient brigade!
lunaunderscores said:
People in traffic queues, at lights, junctions etc. who keep the brake pedal depressed. Really annoying especially this time of year having bright brake lights shining in your face - especially from SUV's. Haven't people heard of handbrakes ?
Yes. This problem, already covered on PH, is gradually gaining credence. Join HANDS, the Handbrake and Neutral Dedicated Society, now.Free membership. Just be retinised at the traffic lights to become a lifetime member.
I've said it before if people are too doltish to know how to use a handbrake and do a hill start then manufactures need to step in.
Just like automatic wipers, headlights, DRL's, vibrating seats to stop people wondering over white lines, FOD radar cruise control for automated tailgating and all the other crap cars have these days because some people are so thick they simply can not operate a vehicle without them.
A simple time delay relay between the brake light switch, speed sensor and brake lights so as soon as the vehicle has stopped the brake lights go off after a few second whether the pedal is still depressed by someone who has to wear Velcro shoes because laces are too complicated or not.
Not only does this solve the thick people issue but it also covers the plethora of twunts on the road who can't be bothered to use the handbrake or drive properly.
Like all world saving ideas I will give this away for free instead of copyrighting or applying for a patent.
Just like automatic wipers, headlights, DRL's, vibrating seats to stop people wondering over white lines, FOD radar cruise control for automated tailgating and all the other crap cars have these days because some people are so thick they simply can not operate a vehicle without them.
A simple time delay relay between the brake light switch, speed sensor and brake lights so as soon as the vehicle has stopped the brake lights go off after a few second whether the pedal is still depressed by someone who has to wear Velcro shoes because laces are too complicated or not.
Not only does this solve the thick people issue but it also covers the plethora of twunts on the road who can't be bothered to use the handbrake or drive properly.
Like all world saving ideas I will give this away for free instead of copyrighting or applying for a patent.
Liquid Knight said:
I've said it before if people are too doltish to know how to use a handbrake and do a hill start then manufactures need to step in.
Just like automatic wipers, headlights, DRL's, vibrating seats to stop people wondering over white lines, FOD radar cruise control for automated tailgating and all the other crap cars have these days because some people are so thick they simply can not operate a vehicle without them.
A simple time delay relay between the brake light switch, speed sensor and brake lights so as soon as the vehicle has stopped the brake lights go off after a few second whether the pedal is still depressed by someone who has to wear Velcro shoes because laces are too complicated or not.
Not only does this solve the thick people issue but it also covers the plethora of twunts on the road who can't be bothered to use the handbrake or drive properly.
Like all world saving ideas I will give this away for free instead of copyrighting or applying for a patent.
What about automatic cars? Are you suggesting that people should drive them contrary to instructions set out in their instruction manuals, by, for example, not using the footbrake correctly when stopped but not parked?Just like automatic wipers, headlights, DRL's, vibrating seats to stop people wondering over white lines, FOD radar cruise control for automated tailgating and all the other crap cars have these days because some people are so thick they simply can not operate a vehicle without them.
A simple time delay relay between the brake light switch, speed sensor and brake lights so as soon as the vehicle has stopped the brake lights go off after a few second whether the pedal is still depressed by someone who has to wear Velcro shoes because laces are too complicated or not.
Not only does this solve the thick people issue but it also covers the plethora of twunts on the road who can't be bothered to use the handbrake or drive properly.
Like all world saving ideas I will give this away for free instead of copyrighting or applying for a patent.
jamei303 said:
What about automatic cars? Are you suggesting that people should drive them contrary to instructions set out in their instruction manuals, by, for example, not using the footbrake correctly when stopped but not parked?
That advice is wrong. If you are in drive and have your foot on the brake should you be hit from the side or behind with enough force to knock your foot from the brake pedal your car will coast into another collision. The brief time I have owned or had to drive automatics I always used neutral and the handbrake. It took a fraction of a second longer to set off than with a manual but that's the sacrifice for not driving a proper car.
lunaunderscores said:
People in traffic queues, at lights, junctions etc. who keep the brake pedal depressed. Really annoying especially this time of year having bright brake lights shining in your face - especially from SUV's. Haven't people heard of handbrakes ?
Really pathetic this. Not only is your problem with this benign, the fact that you felt the need to post makes you a tedious, narrow minded, pathetic little man.Liquid Knight said:
That advice is wrong. If you are in drive and have your foot on the brake should you be hit from the side or behind with enough force to knock your foot from the brake pedal your car will coast into another collision.
The brief time I have owned or had to drive automatics I always used neutral and the handbrake. It took a fraction of a second longer to set off than with a manual but that's the sacrifice for not driving a proper car.
Do you also light fires with flint stones and open a tin of beans with a knife? The brief time I have owned or had to drive automatics I always used neutral and the handbrake. It took a fraction of a second longer to set off than with a manual but that's the sacrifice for not driving a proper car.
Liquid Knight said:
That advice is wrong. If you are in drive and have your foot on the brake should you be hit from the side or behind with enough force to knock your foot from the brake pedal your car will coast into another collision.
The brief time I have owned or had to drive automatics I always used neutral and the handbrake. It took a fraction of a second longer to set off than with a manual but that's the sacrifice for not driving a proper car.
What if you get hit when your foot is on the accelerator? Should everyone drive everywhere in neutral?The brief time I have owned or had to drive automatics I always used neutral and the handbrake. It took a fraction of a second longer to set off than with a manual but that's the sacrifice for not driving a proper car.
Also, if you use the foot brake you are much more able to avoid getting hit from behind in the first place.
jamei303 said:
Liquid Knight said:
That advice is wrong. If you are in drive and have your foot on the brake should you be hit from the side or behind with enough force to knock your foot from the brake pedal your car will coast into another collision.
The brief time I have owned or had to drive automatics I always used neutral and the handbrake. It took a fraction of a second longer to set off than with a manual but that's the sacrifice for not driving a proper car.
What if you get hit when your foot is on the accelerator? Should everyone drive everywhere in neutral?The brief time I have owned or had to drive automatics I always used neutral and the handbrake. It took a fraction of a second longer to set off than with a manual but that's the sacrifice for not driving a proper car.
Also, if you use the foot brake you are much more able to avoid getting hit from behind in the first place.
No, you're probably more likely to be hit if the vehicle behind is dazzled by your million candle power cre-LED brake lights.
Edited by Liquid Knight on Thursday 15th November 18:52
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