One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3

[Tyre Tread]

Rich_W said:

They all have STDs.

Seriously, Google it!

I squished the one in my car the other day with a couple tissues. For this very reason!

STD's that they infect other ladybirds with, not transmittable to humans.

[WD39]

bmw535i said:

WD39 said:

So last century. A fresh, vibrant, vivacious, dynamic and on message insult required.

I think you need to sort your quoting skills out (amongst other things)

Why did you assume that comment was directed at you?

All the run out of argument,let's lob a few insults, seem to be directed at me. Or, I could be paranoid.

[Cliftonite]

Saw an idiot driving at excessive speed in Northampton town centre. Nothing particularly unusual - there are cretins everywhere. But the driver of R21 BJJ seems to make a habit of crap driving as illustrated by its appearances on the internet, e.g.:

http://rate-driver.co.uk/R21BJJ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM3jwyglFK4

Knob, indeed!

[anonymous-user]

WD39 said:

All the run out of argument,let's lob a few insults, seem to be directed at me. Or, I could be paranoid.

Just confused, scared and miserable - most old people are. Like the senile old knob who drove off from my local petrol station yesterday. Not only did he forget to put his filler cap back on, but drove off without paying.

He didn't get far because there was a queue to get out. He got all confused and angry when he was asked to go and pay. There's no way someone that decrepit and forgetful should be allowed to drive.

[Brilad]

ashleyman said:

HMRC.

Paid my NI for 2014, 2015 AGES ago and they refunded me £300. Sweet!!? NOPE.... Got a letter today saying that I haven't paid and they're sending it to a debt collection agency.

UHHHHH. YOU fkING REFUNDED ME YOU S. THIS IS YOUR FAULT. GO fk YOURSELVES.

A couple of years ago I was hit by an unexpectedly massive tax bill. Just about managed to pay it and then about 3 months after I got another demand for a further £7,000 or something.

Phoning the HMRC was interesting: they denied all knowledge that I owed them anything after multiple calls. No-one could tell me how or why the computer had decided to post me a letter!

They need to go back to pen and paper.

[ashleyman]

Brilad said:

ashleyman said:

HMRC.

Paid my NI for 2014, 2015 AGES ago and they refunded me £300. Sweet!!? NOPE.... Got a letter today saying that I haven't paid and they're sending it to a debt collection agency.

UHHHHH. YOU fkING REFUNDED ME YOU S. THIS IS YOUR FAULT. GO fk YOURSELVES.

A couple of years ago I was hit by an unexpectedly massive tax bill. Just about managed to pay it and then about 3 months after I got another demand for a further £7,000 or something.

Phoning the HMRC was interesting: they denied all knowledge that I owed them anything after multiple calls. No-one could tell me how or why the computer had decided to post me a letter!

They need to go back to pen and paper.

I've paid this twice now and so far both times it's been refunded. My accountant even added it to my personal tax return so I overpaid that too in the hopes they'd notice but they still refunded it.

It's the wording on the letter that really annoys me. Because I have not contacted them or paid what I owe it's being handed to a debt collector. Well sorry, but no. I've paid, you refunded then failed to tell me I owed anything. It's totally incompetent.

[Blown2CV]

Rich_W said:

jr6yam said:

The Ladybird that landed on my windscreen, and walked across it directly in my eyeline
Little spotty bd

They all have STDs.

Seriously, Google it!

I squished the one in my car the other day with a couple tissues. For this very reason!

were you worried you might be tempted to fk it?

[Bluedot]

Blown2CV said:

Rich_W said:

jr6yam said:

The Ladybird that landed on my windscreen, and walked across it directly in my eyeline
Little spotty bd

They all have STDs.

Seriously, Google it!

I squished the one in my car the other day with a couple tissues. For this very reason!

were you worried you might be tempted to fk it?

[Rich_W]

More that it might somehow bite me or infect me!

"yeah I got it from a ladybird"

would probably be misheard as

"I got it from a lady boy"

[Blown2CV]

Rich_W said:

More that it might somehow bite me or infect me!

"yeah I got it from a ladybird"

would probably be misheard as

"I got it from a lady boy"

Is a ladybird a bloke with a fanny?

[Rich_W]

Who knows.

Anyway. Back OT


I'd like to add myself to the "knob" for today.

For reasons I have no clue. (There was a train strike on, but this seemed more excessive) it took me over 2 and three quarter hours to drive 15ish miles home tonight Utter stop/start nightmare. Worst I've been in for ages!

Having now "decompressed" and looked at it. I found that as I passed 90 mins or so. My irritation started to rise. People sitting still and not making any effort to push forward. People letting everyone and their mate out of side turnings ahead of us. Including some ttty coach driver who jumped the red light and just blocked a box junction for 2 light cycles! At one point we didn't move for 15mins. As the traffic lights 70odd metres ahead cycled through many, many times. What griped was when I finally got to them. I made it through really easily. No problems, so what the others were up to who knows.

By 140mins I was livid! I was swearing at everyone! Judicious use of the Horn. My patience had well and truly expired. Speed in the few clear sections was up to.

I'm not saying I'm a saint all the time. We all get the hump of course. But I was definitely a knob. It made me wonder at what point everyone else's patience with these sorts of things gives up. Am I excessively short fused or around the norm?

[AJXX1]

As miserable as this makes me sound - people letting off fireworks on either side of bonfire night (especially after, i.e. today).

I don't mind them myself, but our dogs are petrified of them and it takes a lot of prep work and vet prescribed meds to try and minimise the impact. It therefore winds me up no end that some inconsiderate knob is letting them off tonight, right now, despite it p****ng down with rain and bonfire night being yesterday.... We're now going to have to deal with scared dogs shaking in fear all night (no vet prescribed meds left)...

[Liquid Knight]

Last night was a gauntlet. I wish people sat behind the wheel would pay attention to the road and not the pretty fireworks.

One nearly hit me jumping a red light because he was looking out of the sunroof at the time.

[mistakenplane]

Rich_W said:

Who knows.

Anyway. Back OT


I'd like to add myself to the "knob" for today.

For reasons I have no clue. (There was a train strike on, but this seemed more excessive) it took me over 2 and three quarter hours to drive 15ish miles home tonight Utter stop/start nightmare. Worst I've been in for ages!

Having now "decompressed" and looked at it. I found that as I passed 90 mins or so. My irritation started to rise. People sitting still and not making any effort to push forward. People letting everyone and their mate out of side turnings ahead of us. Including some ttty coach driver who jumped the red light and just blocked a box junction for 2 light cycles! At one point we didn't move for 15mins. As the traffic lights 70odd metres ahead cycled through many, many times. What griped was when I finally got to them. I made it through really easily. No problems, so what the others were up to who knows.

By 140mins I was livid! I was swearing at everyone! Judicious use of the Horn. My patience had well and truly expired. Speed in the few clear sections was up to.

I'm not saying I'm a saint all the time. We all get the hump of course. But I was definitely a knob. It made me wonder at what point everyone else's patience with these sorts of things gives up. Am I excessively short fused or around the norm?

I've caught myself in that state before and found somewhere to stop and chill for 15 mins. Makes all the difference, before you go all "Falling Down" on everyone!

[Trabi601]

Great one tonight.

Woman with 2 kids ignored all the signs on the approach to the Severn Bridge and ended up in the TAG lane, despite not having a tag.

This resulted in a queue building up behind her as it took about 5 minutes for a member of staff to meander over from the toll office to the booth (which is in the far right lane!).

I don't know which part of the bright green LED 'TAG ONLY' sign she struggled with!

[LambShank]

Trabi601 said:

Great one tonight.

Woman with 2 kids ignored all the signs on the approach to the Severn Bridge and ended up in the TAG lane, despite not having a tag.

This resulted in a queue building up behind her as it took about 5 minutes for a member of staff to meander over from the toll office to the booth (which is in the far right lane!).

I don't know which part of the bright green LED 'TAG ONLY' sign she struggled with!

Perhaps she was wearing one of their watches.

[Tankrizzo]

The absolute knobhead in Royal Victoria Country Park near Southampton last night for the fireworks who got frustrated not being able to reverse his car out afterwards (due to the thousands of people walking behind him) and proceeded to get out of his car and start dropping the c-bomb in front of loads of small children. Total bellend.

[Blown2CV]

AJXX1 said:

As miserable as this makes me sound - people letting off fireworks on either side of bonfire night (especially after, i.e. today).

I don't mind them myself, but our dogs are petrified of them and it takes a lot of prep work and vet prescribed meds to try and minimise the impact. It therefore winds me up no end that some inconsiderate knob is letting them off tonight, right now, despite it p****ng down with rain and bonfire night being yesterday.... We're now going to have to deal with scared dogs shaking in fear all night (no vet prescribed meds left)...

nope fully agree. Seeing other peoples' fireworks is great; hearing them is st. i remember having to do a particularly long drive on fireworks night one year, and it was amazing fun! I saw probably 100 different shows, sometimes multiple shows at once... sheltered and warm, and without having to listen to the irritating squeals and bangs. Listening to them adds nothing.

[anonymous-user]

Kinda like other people's dogs then. Seeing them is one thing, hearing them is annoying as fk.

Fireworks are for a week in November, usually reserved to a few hours in the evenings. Noisy fking mutts can be incessant.

I know which I'd rather silence.

[spookly]

OpulentBob said:

Kinda like other people's dogs then. Seeing them is one thing, hearing them is annoying as fk.

Fireworks are for a week in November, usually reserved to a few hours in the evenings. Noisy fking mutts can be incessant.

I know which I'd rather silence.

I have a dog. She almost never barks. She's 2 and has probably barked less times then I have fingers.

I also hate yappy dogs that bark all the bloody time. Not the dogs fault, it is the owners fault for not correcting that while they are young.

So many dog owners with small dogs that think it's funny when their crappy little ankle biter rushes at my big dog barking. Usually my dog just ignores them, but those owners soon get annoyed if my dog barks back at them just to tell them off.