One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4
Discussion
BobSaunders said:
The the odd one or two jumping the lights is expected, it's a busy roundabout, people are impatient etc. it's Manchester. So you leave a bit of time before you pull away and you take care. Plus i had just driven through Stockport which in itself on a Friday is worth a medal.
Stockport on a Friday? Crikey, you deserve more than a medal! I was there Wednesday and it was bad enough.Kuji said:
Does anyone else think the the age of positive feminine traits has long gone.
It's very rare that I get thanked if I stop, wait and hold the door open for one coming the other way, or for someone (male or female) following me through, but extremely common to see a woman to walk through a door and let it slam in the following persons face, without a second thought.
A sign of the times perhaps?
Call me a knob if you like, but when I hold a door for anyone & they don`t acknowledge it I point out, loudly `I am not the Doorman here`It's very rare that I get thanked if I stop, wait and hold the door open for one coming the other way, or for someone (male or female) following me through, but extremely common to see a woman to walk through a door and let it slam in the following persons face, without a second thought.
A sign of the times perhaps?
Perhaps it is a sign of the times as suggested.
It`s a given they are a Knob imo.
Oh Lordy the level of stupidity out there tonight hit at all time high.
1. Penta foods van dives across 2 lanes of traffic from M40 to M25 slip road, as rolling along at 40mph for 200 yards is too much for him.
2. White van man changing across all 4 lanes in the space of 0.5 Miles on M25 in an effort to overtake, all to no avail.
3. Ford Flat bed using the hard shoulder from J13 to J12 and almost causing a major incident, swerving into lane 1 to avoid a stationary van in in the hard shoulder. Fortunately despite much mashing of braked nobody hit anyone.
4. The multiple idiots on the M3, continuing down lane 1 despite s big fat Red Cross saying the lane is closed.
All the above rubbish in the space of 15 Miles and due to people thinking they are entitled. As others have said the standard of driving is declining at a rapid rate. Basic stuff like lane hogging and driving with no lights on as DRLs are OK all common on my drive to and from work.
1. Penta foods van dives across 2 lanes of traffic from M40 to M25 slip road, as rolling along at 40mph for 200 yards is too much for him.
2. White van man changing across all 4 lanes in the space of 0.5 Miles on M25 in an effort to overtake, all to no avail.
3. Ford Flat bed using the hard shoulder from J13 to J12 and almost causing a major incident, swerving into lane 1 to avoid a stationary van in in the hard shoulder. Fortunately despite much mashing of braked nobody hit anyone.
4. The multiple idiots on the M3, continuing down lane 1 despite s big fat Red Cross saying the lane is closed.
All the above rubbish in the space of 15 Miles and due to people thinking they are entitled. As others have said the standard of driving is declining at a rapid rate. Basic stuff like lane hogging and driving with no lights on as DRLs are OK all common on my drive to and from work.
nonsequitur said:
'Shopping build up'. I think you have coined a new check out phrase. Exclusive to yourself.
Your last sentence contains a vulgar insult and has no place on PH.
1) It's a bit like a fatberg Your last sentence contains a vulgar insult and has no place on PH.
2) Even people who LIVE in Sutton call it that
I was first told the phrase by a female friendnonsequitur said:
Other drivers: If you persist in getting wound up you will be taking on a full time job. your driving will suffer and it will all end in tears.
True. 
I'm genuinely considering finding an anger management place to have a chat see if they have any techniques I can employ. I've tried having music on/off Listening to talk shows. I only get it in the car. If I ride my push bike to work, far less likely. So maybe it's a pressure to get home quick that's causing it 
Kuji said:
Does anyone else think the the age of positive feminine traits has long gone.
Whilst not all, it's certainly fairly true where I live. But then I live in South London so I may be skewed statistically Stereotypically
Larger than normal,
British
Large prominent tattoos
Piercings
Sportswear
Thousand cock stare
Caveat. In my experience Eastern European ladies (Poles, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian etc) still have very feminine qualities, are far more polite, don't shy away from a flirt
Look a damn sight better than their British equivalents! Especially post 30! And are generally a joy to be around. Though as you head towards the former Russian states they add in a more materialistic outlook on life. My Lithuanian friend wont entertain guys who wont pay for all dinner and drinks on a first and second date. And it's not like she's a high power director herself! She's still stunningly beautiful for someone in her late 30s And she's actually really sweet once you get past the harder shell. But this is a cultural thing in that part of the world I gather .SlimJim16v said:
I can't believe the Police even bothered to waste precious resources on this. 
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Never underestimate some ws!ky PC trying to make a name for themselves. I would imagine the person who complained is a typical snowflake who starts s
t then complains when they get blowback. 
It's s
t like the story that made me get a dashcam! Years back, a woman brake tested me. I admit I did flash the lights! I turned off soon after, but she doubled back and came and accused me of being sexist and she was going to call the Police because I was intimidating her.
Knowing how this would go I apologised profusely. She called me a w
ker and blasted off.Then went home and ordered the camera! It would have been my word against her, and from experience I know the Police love to believe "the poor innocent woman" over the "6'1 athletic horrible Neanderthal misogynistic man"
I've already saved the Yaris footage above to my computer in case the Police come a knocking! The entitlement attitude so prevalent these days would mean they were offended by me pointing out their t
ttery as they "weren't doing anything wrong" in their y minds Three, two of which forced me to anchor on. The first was a white van with a bloke sat behind the wheel sporting a hansom set of Jam Jars over his eyes, needed something a bit stronger as he pulled out on me at the cross over section at the Travelodge end of Sedgefield. This resulted me anchoring on hard from just under sixty, thankfully I was already slowing for the following roundabout and duct to the right of him to avoid having to come to a damned near dead stop because of him.
The second was a Mini Countryman pulling out of the Kynren entrance as I was coming off the viaduct at Bishop Auckland, instead of waiting they pull out and dawdle up to thirty. By the time I reached the rear bumper of the Mini the crawler lane was just opening up. Must have something to do with it being lighter in the evenings, never had anything like that over the past six months.
The last was a red Fiesta that decided to overtake four cars and a bus, wouldn't have any issues with this but the location involves a blind left hand summit which is locally known as Pixley Hills (after the Farm that sits right on the ridge). He managed to just get in front of the bus (but still alongside) when a car came over the brow, he had to brake hard to stop himself running into the arse of the cars in front of the bus which he wouldn't have been able to see when he started his manoeuvre.
Oh and dawdlers.
The second was a Mini Countryman pulling out of the Kynren entrance as I was coming off the viaduct at Bishop Auckland, instead of waiting they pull out and dawdle up to thirty. By the time I reached the rear bumper of the Mini the crawler lane was just opening up. Must have something to do with it being lighter in the evenings, never had anything like that over the past six months.
The last was a red Fiesta that decided to overtake four cars and a bus, wouldn't have any issues with this but the location involves a blind left hand summit which is locally known as Pixley Hills (after the Farm that sits right on the ridge). He managed to just get in front of the bus (but still alongside) when a car came over the brow, he had to brake hard to stop himself running into the arse of the cars in front of the bus which he wouldn't have been able to see when he started his manoeuvre.
Oh and dawdlers.
Door holding. I find...
"You're Welcome"
...loud enough for everyone else to hear yet a subtle enough tone to sound sincere works well. If they don't acknowledge that they get stared at by "the others".
No follow up from my little chat as yet. I have spoken to my insurers about it to ask if they would pay compensation for traumatic stress without a collision of any kind. Flat out "No" but I can still imagine other more spineless insurers signing a cheque without hesitation.
Exactly a year ago I penned the phrase "Automotive Snowflake" in reference to the types of drivers who pootle along 40-50 in a sixty zone until you try to overtake and they floor it but I think "Automotive Snowflake" can just about cover anyone these days.
This morning on my way home from work I was behind a white van on the dual carriageway. Perfect conditions, dry road, clear sky and getting light as the Sun was due to rise within twenty minutes or so. Doing 70 and catching the chap up. I indicate to overtake about four seconds behind and before I had changed lane there is a cloud of thick black smoke from the back of the Renault Traffic. I'm still doing 70 as I overtake the van that is now being thrashed in third or forth gear and I put my rear fog light on as soon as I am ahead of it to warn other road users lane two was occupied until I was a safe distance ahead to go back into the left.
Van man couldn't handle being overtaken and decided to use his rollin' coal as a "Acme Smoke Screen" device. The van also had black five or six spoke alloy wheels with white rims and painted on tyres so that says a lot about the owner/driver.
"You're Welcome"
...loud enough for everyone else to hear yet a subtle enough tone to sound sincere works well. If they don't acknowledge that they get stared at by "the others".
No follow up from my little chat as yet. I have spoken to my insurers about it to ask if they would pay compensation for traumatic stress without a collision of any kind. Flat out "No" but I can still imagine other more spineless insurers signing a cheque without hesitation.
Exactly a year ago I penned the phrase "Automotive Snowflake" in reference to the types of drivers who pootle along 40-50 in a sixty zone until you try to overtake and they floor it but I think "Automotive Snowflake" can just about cover anyone these days.
This morning on my way home from work I was behind a white van on the dual carriageway. Perfect conditions, dry road, clear sky and getting light as the Sun was due to rise within twenty minutes or so. Doing 70 and catching the chap up. I indicate to overtake about four seconds behind and before I had changed lane there is a cloud of thick black smoke from the back of the Renault Traffic. I'm still doing 70 as I overtake the van that is now being thrashed in third or forth gear and I put my rear fog light on as soon as I am ahead of it to warn other road users lane two was occupied until I was a safe distance ahead to go back into the left.
Van man couldn't handle being overtaken and decided to use his rollin' coal as a "Acme Smoke Screen" device. The van also had black five or six spoke alloy wheels with white rims and painted on tyres so that says a lot about the owner/driver.
This has happened before, quite recently?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffor...
'Move it' note on emergency ambulance.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffor...
'Move it' note on emergency ambulance.
alpha channel said:
Three, two of which forced me to anchor on. The first was a white van with a bloke sat behind the wheel sporting a hansom set of Jam Jars over his eyes, needed something a bit stronger as he pulled out on me at the cross over section at the Travelodge end of Sedgefield. This resulted me anchoring on hard from just under sixty, thankfully I was already slowing for the following roundabout and duct to the right of him to avoid having to come to a damned near dead stop because of him.
The second was a Mini Countryman pulling out of the Kynren entrance as I was coming off the viaduct at Bishop Auckland, instead of waiting they pull out and dawdle up to thirty. By the time I reached the rear bumper of the Mini the crawler lane was just opening up. Must have something to do with it being lighter in the evenings, never had anything like that over the past six months.
The last was a red Fiesta that decided to overtake four cars and a bus, wouldn't have any issues with this but the location involves a blind left hand summit which is locally known as Pixley Hills (after the Farm that sits right on the ridge). He managed to just get in front of the bus (but still alongside) when a car came over the brow, he had to brake hard to stop himself running into the arse of the cars in front of the bus which he wouldn't have been able to see when he started his manoeuvre.
Oh and dawdlers.
It's fine to dawdle.A tortoise passed me the other day. Must have been filled up with Shell.The second was a Mini Countryman pulling out of the Kynren entrance as I was coming off the viaduct at Bishop Auckland, instead of waiting they pull out and dawdle up to thirty. By the time I reached the rear bumper of the Mini the crawler lane was just opening up. Must have something to do with it being lighter in the evenings, never had anything like that over the past six months.
The last was a red Fiesta that decided to overtake four cars and a bus, wouldn't have any issues with this but the location involves a blind left hand summit which is locally known as Pixley Hills (after the Farm that sits right on the ridge). He managed to just get in front of the bus (but still alongside) when a car came over the brow, he had to brake hard to stop himself running into the arse of the cars in front of the bus which he wouldn't have been able to see when he started his manoeuvre.
Oh and dawdlers.
Edited by nonsequitur on Tuesday 20th February 14:40
Liquid Knight said:
Door holding. I find...
"You're Welcome"
...loud enough for everyone else to hear yet a subtle enough tone to sound sincere works well. If they don't acknowledge that they get stared at by "the others".
No follow up from my little chat as yet. I have spoken to my insurers about it to ask if they would pay compensation for traumatic stress without a collision of any kind. Flat out "No" but I can still imagine other more spineless insurers signing a cheque without hesitation.
Exactly a year ago I penned the phrase "Automotive Snowflake" in reference to the types of drivers who pootle along 40-50 in a sixty zone until you try to overtake and they floor it but I think "Automotive Snowflake" can just about cover anyone these days.
This morning on my way home from work I was behind a white van on the dual carriageway. Perfect conditions, dry road, clear sky and getting light as the Sun was due to rise within twenty minutes or so. Doing 70 and catching the chap up. I indicate to overtake about four seconds behind and before I had changed lane there is a cloud of thick black smoke from the back of the Renault Traffic. I'm still doing 70 as I overtake the van that is now being thrashed in third or forth gear and I put my rear fog light on as soon as I am ahead of it to warn other road users lane two was occupied until I was a safe distance ahead to go back into the left.
Van man couldn't handle being overtaken and decided to use his rollin' coal as a "Acme Smoke Screen" device. The van also had black five or six spoke alloy wheels with white rims and painted on tyres so that says a lot about the owner/driver.
You do seem to have an awful lot of altercations with other road users, perhaps more than would be seen to be typical"You're Welcome"
...loud enough for everyone else to hear yet a subtle enough tone to sound sincere works well. If they don't acknowledge that they get stared at by "the others".
No follow up from my little chat as yet. I have spoken to my insurers about it to ask if they would pay compensation for traumatic stress without a collision of any kind. Flat out "No" but I can still imagine other more spineless insurers signing a cheque without hesitation.
Exactly a year ago I penned the phrase "Automotive Snowflake" in reference to the types of drivers who pootle along 40-50 in a sixty zone until you try to overtake and they floor it but I think "Automotive Snowflake" can just about cover anyone these days.
This morning on my way home from work I was behind a white van on the dual carriageway. Perfect conditions, dry road, clear sky and getting light as the Sun was due to rise within twenty minutes or so. Doing 70 and catching the chap up. I indicate to overtake about four seconds behind and before I had changed lane there is a cloud of thick black smoke from the back of the Renault Traffic. I'm still doing 70 as I overtake the van that is now being thrashed in third or forth gear and I put my rear fog light on as soon as I am ahead of it to warn other road users lane two was occupied until I was a safe distance ahead to go back into the left.
Van man couldn't handle being overtaken and decided to use his rollin' coal as a "Acme Smoke Screen" device. The van also had black five or six spoke alloy wheels with white rims and painted on tyres so that says a lot about the owner/driver.
Not sure if you need to move, calm down or both
nonsequitur said:
Yes. The 'I put my rear fog lights on to warn other road users' etc...., is very strange.
Visibility was less than a hundred meters due to the smoke coming from the back of the van. If someone was driving above the speed limit went though the haze and crashed into the back of me that would have been inconvenient. I simply observed today. A section of the A1101 headed out of Wisbech has a contraflow after a set of traffic lights. As I approached the lights they were changing and I noticed a recycling collection truck further ahead. I was in the left lane waiting when an Audi stopped next to me. He was in the outside lane headed into a contraflow so I was planning to give way anyway but he sat there pumping the throttle, revving the engine so the blow off valve was acting like a limiter.
As soon as the amber light was illuminated he shot off, all four tyres spinning, hit the limiter, blow off valve, more wheel spin and he was gone.
A couple of hundred yards later he was stuck behind the rubbish collectors. I drew up behind, flashed my headlights a few times to get his attention and as soon as I could see his face in the mirror gave him a slow clap.
Knob point to me for the slow clap.
Extra knob points to the red light racer for putting an RS3 badge on the back of a Aldi spec' 1999 1.8 turbo 20V Quattro A3
Liquid Knight said:
Door holding. I find...
Exactly a year ago I penned the phrase "Automotive Snowflake" in reference to the types of drivers who pootle along 40-50 in a sixty zone until you try to overtake and they floor it but I think "Automotive Snowflake" can just about cover anyone these days.
Oh FFS... Honestly I think anyone who uses any recent terminology associated with Brexit or Trump, whether it’s pro remain, pro leave, or pro/anti trump qualifies as knobExactly a year ago I penned the phrase "Automotive Snowflake" in reference to the types of drivers who pootle along 40-50 in a sixty zone until you try to overtake and they floor it but I think "Automotive Snowflake" can just about cover anyone these days.
I'm not one to criticise parenting, it's hard work and we all make mistakes, went to Asda (no idea why, it's right next to Sainsbury's), looking for a space, and spot a mum loading the boot while talking on the phone, her young son (about 3) was playing behind the car.
Luckily I was expecting the child to be unpredictable, as I was passing this car the child ran in front of me, had to come to a sharp stop, and caused a gasp from onlookers.
Here's why this made me think knob, the mum clearly had no idea what had just happened, no idea that if I hadn't already slowed down and was ready to stop it may have had tragic consequences.
My children are in their teens now, but at that age I used to strap them in and then put the shopping in the boot, just seemed safer. .
Luckily I was expecting the child to be unpredictable, as I was passing this car the child ran in front of me, had to come to a sharp stop, and caused a gasp from onlookers.
Here's why this made me think knob, the mum clearly had no idea what had just happened, no idea that if I hadn't already slowed down and was ready to stop it may have had tragic consequences.
My children are in their teens now, but at that age I used to strap them in and then put the shopping in the boot, just seemed safer. .
ChevronB19 said:
Oh FFS... Honestly I think anyone who uses any recent terminology associated with Brexit or Trump, whether it’s pro remain, pro leave, or pro/anti trump qualifies as knob
"Snowflake" has been used in similar context, long before Brexit or Trump were subjects for common discussion. It just wasn't something most people picked up on.
InitialDave said:
"Snowflake" has been used in similar context, long before Brexit or Trump were subjects for common discussion. It just wasn't something most people picked up on.
Ironically, its the people who use the term "snowflake" that are the ones who throw the biggest tantrums when their views are questioned... so I find anyone using it to be a knob. 
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