One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4
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George Smiley said:
this knob was sat in L2 dawdling along dressed up in a coloured suit that, when he was head down, made him look like a giant arse grape.
L1 was empty, we chose not to undertake him as at any second he would do the manoeuvre wobble signal crash claim we aimed our car at him move.
Bikes really have no place on main carriageways, its why I use the provided cycle paths and when they run out, I use the pavement.
You're an angry little bean aren't you. Maybe you should try cycling. Good for mental health as well as your weight/heart/etc.L1 was empty, we chose not to undertake him as at any second he would do the manoeuvre wobble signal crash claim we aimed our car at him move.
Bikes really have no place on main carriageways, its why I use the provided cycle paths and when they run out, I use the pavement.
If you're going to bulls
t, try sticking with the same fictitious story or you get called out....like CBeebies did 
.....and cycling on the pavement is illegal. HTH.
BathyThermo said:
Europa1 said:
George Smiley said:
If you say near side you know it means kerb, if you say inside you know it means the one near the centre.
Do you?Matchmaker. You have my sympathy on this issue. As a support worker, I’ve learned years ago the general public are rude, stupid and ignorant.
Don’t let it put him off going out and about, far too many get a fright/confrontation with an ignorant person and don’t go out as much for fear of it happening again.
Personally, when I was a college and had a broken foot, the amount of fat women who would wait for the lift to go up 1 floor was staggering, they also would charge in without letting those inside out.
I learned the best way to combat that was to swing my crutches out ahead when the lift opened... after a few sore shins, they quickly learned to give space...
That probably makes me a knob but after nearly being pushed off my balance due to them, I wasn’t for caring.
Don’t let it put him off going out and about, far too many get a fright/confrontation with an ignorant person and don’t go out as much for fear of it happening again.
Personally, when I was a college and had a broken foot, the amount of fat women who would wait for the lift to go up 1 floor was staggering, they also would charge in without letting those inside out.
I learned the best way to combat that was to swing my crutches out ahead when the lift opened... after a few sore shins, they quickly learned to give space...
That probably makes me a knob but after nearly being pushed off my balance due to them, I wasn’t for caring.
XMified said:
over_the_hill said:
HTP99 said:
I'm 44 and only today did I find out that there is such a thing as a "Symbol Cane" and it's only down to this thread that I know this.
However if prior to this day I had seen someone walking about with such a stick that was similar in shape and size but not colour, to a white cane I wouldn't think to abuse them, I would use my common sense and think that there may be an issue of some sort there and obviously this person uses it to assist with their day to day activities in some way....perhaps they have sight issues!!
Yep, I'm sure I've heard of them at some point previously, but I can't say I'd recognise one if I saw it on the street. Either way, I wouldn't harangue someone about it!However if prior to this day I had seen someone walking about with such a stick that was similar in shape and size but not colour, to a white cane I wouldn't think to abuse them, I would use my common sense and think that there may be an issue of some sort there and obviously this person uses it to assist with their day to day activities in some way....perhaps they have sight issues!!
I'd say his son just needs to understand that there are times its perfectly OK to be rude to stupid old biddies, and this was one of them.
Dr Murdoch said:
j_4m said:
Everyone I know uses 'inside' to describe the nearside lanes.
Which is logical. You undertake on the inside, overtake on the outside.
1;2;3
Or
Nearside/inside, middle, outside/overtaking.
The overtaking lane is through back to the 70’s when roads like the m1 were created and the public were told to keep left and to use the right lane for overtaking only.
The intention was that the second lane allow people to overtake.
The old dear at the convenience store across the green just now. 'Generic kids chocolate bar, 4 for £1'
Her 'Can I have 2 for 50p?'
Shop owner 'I'm sorry, it's 4 for £1'
H 'Oh don't be pathetic, 2 for 50p, 4 for £1, it's the same!'
SO 'OK, just this once'
No you stupid old toilet, it's not the same. He can probably only offer the deal as he bought bulk at a tight best before date to obtain the saving. This means he needs to move them in bulk to recoup his margins, and for the stock to not pass it's BBF date.
He hasn't just spent £130K refitting the shop to have to barter over a 4for deal. Stop being so fking tight, he's been working since 5am, and doesn't need your st.
Her 'Can I have 2 for 50p?'
Shop owner 'I'm sorry, it's 4 for £1'
H 'Oh don't be pathetic, 2 for 50p, 4 for £1, it's the same!'
SO 'OK, just this once'
No you stupid old toilet, it's not the same. He can probably only offer the deal as he bought bulk at a tight best before date to obtain the saving. This means he needs to move them in bulk to recoup his margins, and for the stock to not pass it's BBF date.
He hasn't just spent £130K refitting the shop to have to barter over a 4for deal. Stop being so f
king tight, he's been working since 5am, and doesn't need your st. George Smiley said:
nonsequitur said:
Nice one Bob. I have posted many times on this subject when PHers have insisted that they were in the 'fast' 'slow' 'overtaking' 'inside' 'outside' lanes etc.Lane 1/2/3. So much easier to understand when a poster is describing a driving scenario that thay have been involved in or observed.
Your post screams knob. I don’t call lanes the lorry, slow, fast lane. If you say near side you know it means kerb, if you say inside you know it means the one near the centre.
I bet you are they type that’s used terms like ped, stovec, rta
Are you a traffic womble?
Europa1 said:
Flibble said:
I think George is literally the only person in the country who uses inside to mean the lane nearest the central reservation.
No, he has an ally or two.I am not one of them.
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