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

[Mandalore]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

PorkInsider said:

I think it's probably this story: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-ne...

that's the pillock.

Wow what a tt.

[A.J.M]

All the middle lane hogging bellends on the M8 and M74 last night, pouring rain, sleet and high winds yet they remained clamped to each other.
Lane 1 could have been renamed my own private lane.

Special mention to the several idiots who managed to crash on a 3 land stretch of the M8.
Was glad to get home and away from them all.

Takes special skills to have an accident at that section.

[kowalski655]

1.Some kind civic minded vandal has sprayed "dont be a middle lane moron" & "keep left or get a £100 fine" on bridges on the M6 in Lancs. Sadly one MLM didnt heed them as I saw them get pulled over by the cops just after the graffiti! 1st time I have seen one pulled

2. Driving up a busy urban road, my lane is totally blocked by a construction lorry parked by the pavement, with the workers standing by it, just scratching their balls. I cant overtake due to oncoming traffic,queue builds up behind me. The oncoming traffic doesnt stop for me, but has to stop at a red light ahead for them(behind me) Their side queue builds up, till an Audi(what else) joins the queue alongside the lorry,and blocks the road completely. Takes a while till he realises and had to drive up on the pavement to let the cars on my side past. Luckily the car behind him looked beyond the end of his bonnet & left a gap

[S1KRR]

kowalski655 said:

1.Some kind civic minded vandal has sprayed "dont be a middle lane moron" & "keep left or get a £100 fine" on bridges on the M6 in Lancs. Sadly one MLM didnt heed them as I saw them get pulled over by the cops just after the graffiti! 1st time I have seen one pulled

This man must be found (it wont be a woman! )

We must clone him and breed more!

We must also give him the freedom of the country and possibly the Prime Minister position!

A god amongst us mere mortals


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In other news. I'll nominate myself for Knob today, for rising to the nonsense of some tt in a 2 series. He's in L1 going slower than speed limit. (50) I'm behind. Get into L2, as I get 1/4 of the way along side him on comes his indicator and he starts coming into my lane! I brake, he sees me and dives back.

Fair enough, these things happen. I continue past. He pulls into L2 and flashes his lights. "Oh yeah mate it's all my fault" May have slowed down in L2 to make a "point" (utterly pointless) and given him a hand gesture. Funnily enough he doesn't want to flash and play silly buggers anymore so drops way back.

DON'T RISE TO IT! DON'T RISE TO IT! DON'T RISE TO IT!

Hate that there are times when I do though It always bugs me for the next few days!

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Oh, and the enormous 3 fat s I saw in a shop today. Standing by the shelves, FC1 turns and as his belly is so big his arm is out at 45degrees so he slaps my hand as he turns. I look at him expecting a "oh sorry mate" None is forthcoming. I look at their sad pathetic existence. (Wish I could remember the name of the company they all work for) FC2 mutters audibly "fking idiot" at me Again, is it REALLY my fault?

Give them the daggers And stroll off. Anyway, circle round the shop to get something else, and as I'm coming back all 3 are waddling towards me. Break out the "fk you scowl" None of them want to make eye contact now though! Everywhere but at me. And no I'm not someone who even goes to the gym or lifts heavy things up and down.


These both could be subtitled "When idiots meet" of course

Edited by S1KRR on Tuesday 18th February 22:10

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

Man who will certainly be dead before HS2 arrives whinges about the effect it will have on him.

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-new...

[markyb_lcy]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Man who will certainly be dead before HS2 arrives whinges about the effect it will have on him.

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-new...

You do realise that people who are affected by building projects bear that burden before and during the building of it, right?

Could also be put ....

“Man whom has his later life disrupted by HS2 will never get to see the benefit of it”

[Monkeylegend]

markyb_lcy said:

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Man who will certainly be dead before HS2 arrives whinges about the effect it will have on him.

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-new...

You do realise that people who are affected by building projects bear that burden before and during the building of it, right?

Could also be put ....

“Man whom has his later life disrupted by HS2 will never get to see the benefit of it”

I suspect the view would be a bit different if the line was to run straight through the middle of Fermits chicken run.

[Muddle238]

Irish registered van on the M6 driving up the arse of other vehicles, changing lanes without bothering to check mirrors, accelerating to pass traffic infront that's changing lanes before they've finished changing lanes - generally being an aggressive knob.

Anything wearing a Republic of Ireland plate in the UK gets a wide berth, usually badly and/or aggressively driven.

[Alex_225]

This absolute clown on the road this evening. His front tyre has clearly blown as is flapping about, he has his hazards on, is doing 30 mph. He point blank refuses to pull to the hard shoulder despite traffic slowing to let him across.

This is lane 4 of the M25 by the way!

[Raddors]

Alex_225 said:

This absolute clown on the road this evening. His front tyre has clearly blown as is flapping about, he has his hazards on, is doing 30 mph. He point blank refuses to pull to the hard shoulder despite traffic slowing to let him across.

This is lane 4 of the M25 by the way!

Plus untaxed

[JimbobVFR]

The wonky plate is an even bigger crime IMO.

[markyb_lcy]

Alex_225 said:

This absolute clown on the road this evening. His front tyre has clearly blown as is flapping about, he has his hazards on, is doing 30 mph. He point blank refuses to pull to the hard shoulder despite traffic slowing to let him across.

This is lane 4 of the M25 by the way!

I’m no grass generally myself, though I do have a dashcam. In this particular instance I think I’d be reporting it and I hope that you did.

[Stenasev]

Sailed past the sign and stopped at the light with the inevitable awkward reversing when a car needed to exit the side road.

[993kimbo]

Bloody classic. Nice pic.

[Europa1]

Two this week who were too impatient to queue in the right hand lane (and it wasn't much of a queue) to turn right at roundabouts, so sailed up the left hand lane and went round the roundabout in that lane.

[Drive Blind]

increasing number of knobs I encounter who will not use an empty lane 1

I don't know what they think its for but they won't use it. I'm not talking about MLM's on a 3 or 4 lane Mway, its 2 lane DC's usually or worse of all single carriageway 2+1's where the second lane has been designed and provided for you to get past a doddler and said doddler sits in L2.

[donkmeister]

Drive Blind said:

increasing number of knobs I encounter who will not use an empty lane 1
[b]
I don't know what they think its for but they won't use it.[/b] I'm not talking about MLM's on a 3 or 4 lane Mway, its 2 lane DC's usually or worse of all single carriageway 2+1's where the second lane has been designed and provided for you to get past a doddler and said doddler sits in L2.

Can't have you pushing in, it's a queue dontcha know! [/MLM]

[Muddle238]

I'm in L1 of four lanes on the M6, some in an old Focus catches up from behind. I've got my CC set around 68mph, Focus instead of overtaking in any of the three other available lanes, decides to sit right on my arse. After about a mile, the screenwash trick didn't seem to work, so I turned off the CC and let it coast gradually down to 60. Still no overtake, so I accelerated back to 70 to gain some space, yet again the useless in the Focus catches up and sits on my arse. We enter an average 50mph section so reset the CC for 50, really confused as to why this driver doesn't just overtake..

Eventually coasting down to 40 does the trick and they overtake, the passenger giving me a stare as they finally come past, accelerating off into the distance. WTF is wrong with some people? It's a motorway, literally the easiest thing to overtake on.

[oceanview]

Muddle238 said:

I'm in L1 of four lanes on the M6, some in an old Focus catches up from behind. I've got my CC set around 68mph, Focus instead of overtaking in any of the three other available lanes, decides to sit right on my arse. After about a mile, the screenwash trick didn't seem to work, so I turned off the CC and let it coast gradually down to 60. Still no overtake, so I accelerated back to 70 to gain some space, yet again the useless in the Focus catches up and sits on my arse. We enter an average 50mph section so reset the CC for 50, really confused as to why this driver doesn't just overtake..

Eventually coasting down to 40 does the trick and they overtake, the passenger giving me a stare as they finally come past, accelerating off into the distance. WTF is wrong with some people? It's a motorway, literally the easiest thing to overtake on.

I've noticed this- I think a worrying number of drivers seem to have a fear of changing lanes and will just sit behind ( even dangerously close rather than overtake) and become a danger and pain in the arse!

[slopes]

The one that really grinds my gears is the person, usually a man who gets all shouty and sweary because you're holding up their day which is infinitely more important than anyone elses.

Today's example:
I'm catching a car stopped for traffic, so i slow down and stop about 5 feet from his rear bumper. To my left is the slip road for a local industrial park that houses a Wickes / The Range and KFC.
Guy in a van gets all shouty and sweary at me because he can't go straight into the slip road and when we start moving and he can get in, he bounces over the kerb in his haste to get level so he can launch a foul mouthed tirade because i held him up for all of 60 seconds.

I went from 2 cars to one that the wife uses on a daily basis and i walk to work and with behaviour like that, i'm glad i don't drive on a daily basis and i can only hope that one day i'll be merrily trundling along with the caravan on the back and holding this wally up.