One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 5
Discussion
C5_Steve said:
yellowjack said:
People who swear black is white...
Tesco this morning. I'd just had my hair cut, got my steps in for the day, and was in a good mood. I only popped into Tesco for a big bottle of Pepsi. I headed for the self service tills, specifically picking the 'Cash and Card' side and not the 'Card Only' row of tills. Scan clubcard, scan item, press button for 'Finish and Pay'. Select the 'Cash' option and stuff two £1.00 coins in the slot marked 'Coins'. Select the 'Print Receipt' option too. So far, so good. The machine whirs, mechanical noises suggest change is on its way, and a 20p coin duly appears. Along with a message on screen saying "assistance is on its way - change owed = 21p"
Well, I was only short changed by a penny, so as the assistant approached I said I was happy to let a single penny slide, but the till would need clearing before it could be used again. So far, so good, again. Pepsi under my arm I toddled off. As I drew level on the other side of the "corral" she turned and said that it was "no wonder it's broken - this is a Card Only till".
WTF now? So we had a brief back-and-forth, where she insisted it was Card only, and I assured her that it's impossible for a card only till to accept and count coins, then calculate and dispense change. The only fault was clearly with the penny dispenser chute. All she seemed capable of saying was "it's card only, it's card only..." like some robotic toddler.
At this point I knew I needed to leave before I got barred from the store for calling a spade a spade, so I left her with "it's Cash AND Card. Follow the logic. I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you." There was no persuading her, and she wouldn't back down even though she now had the machine open with the coin sorting machinery on display for all to see.
TL;DR? If you're wrong, and all available evidence shows you to be wrong, please don't double down. Politely apologise and back down. Thank you.
I imagine what she meant was that someone (probably her) should have put it in card-only mode but clearly as you'd been able to pay, they hadn't and as it hadn't been filled with coins to dispense change it short changed you. So rather than take it out on you she should have been apologising and having a word with herself Tesco this morning. I'd just had my hair cut, got my steps in for the day, and was in a good mood. I only popped into Tesco for a big bottle of Pepsi. I headed for the self service tills, specifically picking the 'Cash and Card' side and not the 'Card Only' row of tills. Scan clubcard, scan item, press button for 'Finish and Pay'. Select the 'Cash' option and stuff two £1.00 coins in the slot marked 'Coins'. Select the 'Print Receipt' option too. So far, so good. The machine whirs, mechanical noises suggest change is on its way, and a 20p coin duly appears. Along with a message on screen saying "assistance is on its way - change owed = 21p"
Well, I was only short changed by a penny, so as the assistant approached I said I was happy to let a single penny slide, but the till would need clearing before it could be used again. So far, so good, again. Pepsi under my arm I toddled off. As I drew level on the other side of the "corral" she turned and said that it was "no wonder it's broken - this is a Card Only till".
WTF now? So we had a brief back-and-forth, where she insisted it was Card only, and I assured her that it's impossible for a card only till to accept and count coins, then calculate and dispense change. The only fault was clearly with the penny dispenser chute. All she seemed capable of saying was "it's card only, it's card only..." like some robotic toddler.
At this point I knew I needed to leave before I got barred from the store for calling a spade a spade, so I left her with "it's Cash AND Card. Follow the logic. I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you." There was no persuading her, and she wouldn't back down even though she now had the machine open with the coin sorting machinery on display for all to see.
TL;DR? If you're wrong, and all available evidence shows you to be wrong, please don't double down. Politely apologise and back down. Thank you.
Totally agree with your point on those types of people, I used to work somewhere with ATMs and the number of people who would complain that the machine had failed to give back their card when in fact they had taken their card and put away already was staggering.
Conversations would usually go like this:
"Excuse me your machine has taken my card"
"Oh I'm sorry, did you get your cash?"
"Yes"
"Ok, are you sure you didn't take your card and put it away because it won't give you cash until you take the card"
"No it hasn't given me my card and I'm in a rush can you hurry up and get it!"
"No problem but would you mind humouring me and checking your wallet/purse etc because it'll take me longer to go and get it than you to check that first..."
"No I haven't got it" (without looking in said purse/wallet/pocket
A few moments later.....
"Right I've looked and it's not in the machine"
"Well where is it then because it's not in my..." (proceeds to open wallet/purse and find card)
"Is it in there"
"Yes"
"Right then enjoy your day"
When I tell you this would happen a few times a week, even when you'd tell them that a lot of people take the card and forget they'd still refuse to check first. Oh to be so sure of oneself.
Byker28i said:
donkmeister said:
yellowjack said:
TL;DR? If you're wrong, and all available evidence shows you to be wrong, please don't double down. Politely apologise and back down. Thank you.
There would be significantly fewer posts in NP&E if everyone took that approach 
Sorry if my bad drawing and unclear explanation caused any arguments.
One or two worked it out, and to the poster who mentioned modern / new roundabouts you’re exactly right. The approach and exit angles almost guarantee people make an apex of the centre of the roundabout rather than driving around the outside.
Particularly annoying when the layout is wide enough for two lanes but is unmarked.
One or two worked it out, and to the poster who mentioned modern / new roundabouts you’re exactly right. The approach and exit angles almost guarantee people make an apex of the centre of the roundabout rather than driving around the outside.
Particularly annoying when the layout is wide enough for two lanes but is unmarked.
C5_Steve said:
I used to work somewhere with ATMs and the number of people who would complain that the machine had failed to give back their card when in fact they had taken their card and put away already was staggering.
Conversations would usually go like this:
"Excuse me your machine has taken my card"
"Oh I'm sorry, did you get your cash?"
"Yes"
"Ok, are you sure you didn't take your card and put it away because it won't give you cash until you take the card"
"No it hasn't given me my card and I'm in a rush can you hurry up and get it!"
"No problem but would you mind humouring me and checking your wallet/purse etc because it'll take me longer to go and get it than you to check that first..."
"No I haven't got it" (without looking in said purse/wallet/pocket
A few moments later.....
"Right I've looked and it's not in the machine"
"Well where is it then because it's not in my..." (proceeds to open wallet/purse and find card)
"Is it in there"
"Yes"
"Right then enjoy your day"
When I tell you this would happen a few times a week, even when you'd tell them that a lot of people take the card and forget they'd still refuse to check first. Oh to be so sure of oneself.
It's an interesting insight into human perception and the unreliability of memory though, where an activity becomes routine so the brain treats it is less and less important to the point where it literally doesn't register that you've done it.Conversations would usually go like this:
"Excuse me your machine has taken my card"
"Oh I'm sorry, did you get your cash?"
"Yes"
"Ok, are you sure you didn't take your card and put it away because it won't give you cash until you take the card"
"No it hasn't given me my card and I'm in a rush can you hurry up and get it!"
"No problem but would you mind humouring me and checking your wallet/purse etc because it'll take me longer to go and get it than you to check that first..."
"No I haven't got it" (without looking in said purse/wallet/pocket
A few moments later.....
"Right I've looked and it's not in the machine"
"Well where is it then because it's not in my..." (proceeds to open wallet/purse and find card)
"Is it in there"
"Yes"
"Right then enjoy your day"
When I tell you this would happen a few times a week, even when you'd tell them that a lot of people take the card and forget they'd still refuse to check first. Oh to be so sure of oneself.
My favourite trick back in the days of cash was to take my card and then walk off without taking the money as well. Did that a few times.
On my commute to work this morning I saw a chap riding one of those electric dirt bikes (Mor-ron? Sur-Ron? Whatever) that had clearly been modified as he was doing around 70mph in a 20mph zone weaving through central London traffic being pursued by two police motorcycles... Fully blacked out bike and gear, clearly living out his Street Hawk fantasies... He certainly looked like a prize bellend...
DaiB said:
It's an interesting insight into human perception and the unreliability of memory though, where an activity becomes routine so the brain treats it is less and less important to the point where it literally doesn't register that you've done it.
My favourite trick back in the days of cash was to take my card and then walk off without taking the money as well. Did that a few times.
Once or twice, I've put my card in the machine, then whilst waiting for the cash to count, looked down at my wallet and thought 'oh god, where's my card? I've lost it!'My favourite trick back in the days of cash was to take my card and then walk off without taking the money as well. Did that a few times.
... oh, yeah.
Antony Moxey said:
Sebring440 said:
Pretty obvious really. Instead of following the curve of the roundabout (and staying in their lane), they treat the road as a normal 90 degree left hand bend as if the roundabout wasn't there.There's a roundabout on a dual carriage way near me, and if I'm coming off left and there's nothing else on the dual carriage way, I'll do exactly what that drawing suggests. But not if there's a car behind or to the right of me.
Tommo87 said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Pit Pony said:
lancslad58 said:
Jordie Barretts sock said:
Unfortunately that has become the case.
Some gimp on Twitter posted a picture of a union flag with the comment "I'm proud of my flag, why shouldn't I be?" He got very confused by my comment of "yeah it looks great in the corner of mine".
Not the response he was looking for I suspect.
Some gimp on Twitter posted a picture of a union flag with the comment "I'm proud of my flag, why shouldn't I be?" He got very confused by my comment of "yeah it looks great in the corner of mine".
Not the response he was looking for I suspect.
I once got asked by an American if you could walk across when the tide is out.
A20 near Sidcup/New New Eltham about 11am , dual carriage way , an ambulance was making its way through the parting lines of traffic London bound , closely followed by a small BMW/MERC not sure what brand, surfing along behind the ambulance .
As the ambulance approached a road on the left , clearly marked as no entry , also having raised kerbs to prevent entry. it continued towards London , Mr KNOB cuts in and turns left partly entering the no entry road , reverses out a bit and completes the illegal turn .
As the ambulance approached a road on the left , clearly marked as no entry , also having raised kerbs to prevent entry. it continued towards London , Mr KNOB cuts in and turns left partly entering the no entry road , reverses out a bit and completes the illegal turn .
Pit Pony said:
carreauchompeur said:
… all the time.
See also “desperately patting pockets for mobile phone whilst also talking on mobile phone”
I spent 10 minutes looking for my wallet this morning, before I went out. It was in my pocket. See also “desperately patting pockets for mobile phone whilst also talking on mobile phone”
Red9zero said:
Pit Pony said:
carreauchompeur said:
… all the time.
See also “desperately patting pockets for mobile phone whilst also talking on mobile phone”
I spent 10 minutes looking for my wallet this morning, before I went out. It was in my pocket. See also “desperately patting pockets for mobile phone whilst also talking on mobile phone”
Turns out I was wearing it under my normal polo top
Monkeylegend said:
Red9zero said:
Pit Pony said:
carreauchompeur said:
… all the time.
See also “desperately patting pockets for mobile phone whilst also talking on mobile phone”
I spent 10 minutes looking for my wallet this morning, before I went out. It was in my pocket. See also “desperately patting pockets for mobile phone whilst also talking on mobile phone”
Turns out I was wearing it under my normal polo top
A friend of a friend was renowned for asking the time, then responding to the time with things like "11:45? Good, that means I haven't had my lunch yet. No wonder I'm hungry."... A physics prof at a prestigious university, clearly his mind was not optimised for the humdrum of life.
police van on blues approaching one of those hour glass shape pinch points, he does not have right of way, but with the car approaching who has priority is a good 30yds away . he carries on but straightlines it so he exits on the wrong side of the road.. for about 60ft, luckily the car was not one of the 30 is a target types, so he was able to brake to give plod room to get back onside....
for want of saving 2 secs? he could well have had a head on if the other car was doing 30+ which seems to be the norm.
one law for them etc etc and i doubt he was a class 1 driver either
for want of saving 2 secs? he could well have had a head on if the other car was doing 30+ which seems to be the norm.
one law for them etc etc and i doubt he was a class 1 driver either
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