Topic: The small things in life that really hannoy

[Lidls Christmas Reserve Port]

I'm ok with cyclists in the main, its the same as any other road user, act like a dick and i'll despise you

Cyclists are currently way down on my list behind women drivers, uber drivers and twats on stolen/unregistered motorbikes riding about without crash helmets.

They make my blood boil.

When I'm benevolent dictator, I'll bring in a law that allows other road users to ram these shits off the road, reverse over their heads, and then sue their families for any damage to your own vehicle.

Electric bikes going as fast as cars, too. These need restricting, classifying them the same as mopeds.

[Preabee crarrotsbee spoutsbee trurkeybee]

The two biggest gripes I have with cyclists is those who use the road when there is a perfectly adequate cycle path right next to them and those who think they own the road.

Car drivers are bigger twats though.

I get that, even as a cyclist. Same with people on pavements that aren't shared spaces - I understand on busy roads if they're not confident enough yet or they're kids.

A lot of cycle lanes are hazards even if they look ok at a glance though. There's one in Chester that's on a pavement where every house has had the kerb dropped for their driveways, and it's like a rollercoaster where you have to watch out for every bump and stop at every T junction. So the road is safer. (I'm also not arsed about slowing down a few cars for a few seconds. They shouldn't be so impatient.) There's also cars often parked over it trying to exit their house and pedestrians walking on it because there are wheely bins on the inside. Also, some are just tiny partitions right on the gutter where there's debris and manholes/grids. The UK road network is shite really as the roads are old and they were made too narrow unlike some other countries.

[Santa couldn't find his reindeer]

This fella was just a dickhead. Ambling down the docky, holding the traffic up in his lycra when there is a fantastic cycle lane right next to the road.

I'm sure you're a responsible cyclist, Jill. Lycra or not. 

SOS going about Lycra reminds me of this legendary monologue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuLlQnpgYQ0

[Sprouts of Spion]

SOS going about Lycra reminds me of this legendary monologue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuLlQnpgYQ0

I actually know a Dave from Skem, too. 

[Santas robbed me shorts]

I get that, even as a cyclist. Same with people on pavements that aren't shared spaces - I understand on busy roads if they're not confident enough yet or they're kids.

A lot of cycle lanes are hazards even if they look ok at a glance though. There's one in Chester that's on a pavement where every house has had the kerb dropped for their driveways, and it's like a rollercoaster where you have to watch out for every bump and stop at every T junction. So the road is safer. (I'm also not arsed about slowing down a few cars for a few seconds. They shouldn't be so impatient.) There's also cars often parked over it trying to exit their house and pedestrians walking on it because there are wheely bins on the inside. Also, some are just tiny partitions right on the gutter where there's debris and manholes/grids. The UK road network is shite really as the roads are old and they were made too narrow unlike some other countries.

Yeah some cycle paths are crap, there is one by us, the council put big plastic posts in to stop people parking on it, but the tree roots make it more like a Mountain Bike course, its far too unsafe for the average cyclist.

[Slippers]

We got the National Express down to Bristol a while back. The high seating position on the coach meant I could look into vehicles as we passed by. The amount of drivers on phones or eating their dinner was frightening. 

I had a similar experience when Mr Slippers hired a van to move some furniture for our daughter;drivers eating yogurts,packets of crisps,bowls of cereal and half of them were on their phone at the same time.

[tubby]

Things I've noticed after driving for a year having not had a car for around 10 years:

- Every other car is massive now, and 1 in 5 have tinted windows.  Trying to see anything the other side of a car these days is impossible, and even getting out of a parking space with some monster parked beside you is a pain because you can't see anything past it.
- Taxi drivers are the worst.  I dunno if it's because they're all half checking their mobiles for directions, but they're always driving really slowly and then jerking the car round corners just before they miss them.  Or they like to park in the worst places and block streets.
- The roads are a mess now.  Nottingham is especially bad, there's pot holes everywhere and I don't think there's any stretch of road that doesn't have something wrong with it where I live.

[Santas robbed me shorts]

Things I've noticed after driving for a year having not had a car for around 10 years:

- Every other car is massive now, and 1 in 5 have tinted windows.  Trying to see anything the other side of a car these days is impossible, and even getting out of a parking space with some monster parked beside you is a pain because you can't see anything past it.
- Taxi drivers are the worst.  I dunno if it's because they're all half checking their mobiles for directions, but they're always driving really slowly and then jerking the car round corners just before they miss them.  Or they like to park in the worst places and block streets.
- The roads are a mess now.  Nottingham is especially bad, there's pot holes everywhere and I don't think there's any stretch of road that doesn't have something wrong with it where I live.

I was behind a newer X5 the other week, with the stupid sticky out wheels, it was about as wide as an HGV trailer, there is absolutely no fucking need for these things, the average SUV (Shitty Useless Vehicle) has no place on UK roads.

No taxi driver does the knowledge now, they just use twat nav to go everywhere, take the phone off them and they are fucked.

[BlackandWhitePaul]

A'hhhh the lycra clad ones on their 5 grand (and more) road bikes, sometimes with a GoPro stuck on front of their helmet, round these parts they are referred to as "full lit wankers"

[red-nosed reign-debs]

No taxi driver does the knowledge now, they just use twat nav to go everywhere, take the phone off them and they are fucked.

I have a client who works on base for a big taxi company where they no longer use radios for bookings.  It's all done via email and text so the drivers are always on their phones.

[SamLad]

apparently in Paris there's a vote soon (today?) to charge SUV drivers 3x the normal parking rate.

[Santa couldn't find his reindeer]

apparently in Paris there's a vote soon (today?) to charge SUV drivers 3x the normal parking rate.

It was passed

[Lidls Christmas Reserve Port]

It was passed

It's ridiculous because they're going off weight - and not making enough distinctions for EV's, whose batteries generally makes them 0.5-1.0 ton heavier than an equivalent ICE car - especially those designed to do longer range, so having more batteries.

My EV6 isn't an SUV as such, but does weigh 2,200kg. A BMW i4 is 2,125kg. Even a VW iD3 (Golf-sized) is over.

Tesla 3's just scrape under - but that's cos they seem made of polystyrene and perspex.

[PaulF]

I agree 100%, it gets right on my wick and lately it is happening more and more. I make a point of not liking, commenting on nor subscribing to their channel, they can doo one.  O'hh and something else, these insufferable gobshites have nearly always got a thumbnail using a photo of themselves pulling the most hideous face EVER.

Why are you watching Luke Chadwick's youtube channel?

[A weatherfield winter wonderland]

apparently in Paris there's a vote soon (today?) to charge SUV drivers 3x the normal parking rate.

I get they want to get the numbers of these off the road, but specially in cities. But if you make them unaffordable to run, or much harder to sell is it just tough merde for those who own them currently?

[Santa couldn't find his reindeer]

It's ridiculous because they're going off weight - and not making enough distinctions for EV's, whose batteries generally makes them 0.5-1.0 ton heavier than an equivalent ICE car - especially those designed to do longer range, so having more batteries.

My EV6 isn't an SUV as such, but does weigh 2,200kg. A BMW i4 is 2,125kg. Even a VW iD3 (Golf-sized) is over.

Tesla 3's just scrape under - but that's cos they seem made of polystyrene and perspex.

Im certainluy not as clued up as you, but as a wheelchair user who needs space, Im in favour of it.

[Santas robbed me shorts]

It's ridiculous because they're going off weight - and not making enough distinctions for EV's, whose batteries generally makes them 0.5-1.0 ton heavier than an equivalent ICE car - especially those designed to do longer range, so having more batteries.

My EV6 isn't an SUV as such, but does weigh 2,200kg. A BMW i4 is 2,125kg. Even a VW iD3 (Golf-sized) is over.

Tesla 3's just scrape under - but that's cos they seem made of polystyrene and perspex.

You do realise that your EV6 is almost the same size as a 1996 Range Rover 4.6 HSE, is 200kg heavier and also weighs more than a 2013 - 2020 4.4 Range Rover Sport?  A 1996 Rangey is 30mm longer and 9mm wider than the EV6, your car is a chelsea tractor

[SamLad]

I get they want to get the numbers of these off the road, but specially in cities. But if you make them unaffordable to run, or much harder to sell is it just tough merde for those who own them currently?

the burghers of Paris fart in their general direction.

[PaulF]

Im certainluy not as clued up as you, but as a wheelchair user who needs space, Im in favour of it.

Are you saying you need a large vehicle for the wheelchair to go in? I bet that's something they didn't think of, unless there's a blue badge exemption.

[SamLad]

Are you saying you need a large vehicle for the wheelchair to go in? I bet that's something they didn't think of, unless there's a blue badge exemption.

surely in Paris they have disabled parking spots!

[bradders1011]

Yeah it seems weird to me that having phones in cradles on the dash are perfectly legal when people use them like that. 

I mean she was holding it. But yeah, I don't understand cradles in the eyeline either.

[Santa couldn't find his reindeer]

Are you saying you need a large vehicle for the wheelchair to go in? I bet that's something they didn't think of, unless there's a blue badge exemption.

No, I mean when Im out on the streets, large cars are often poking out of their rectangle and get in the way of things like dropped kerbs.

For a wheelchair driver, people carriers are better than SUVs

[Sudden Death Draft Loser]

People who have never heard of me, never mind met me, presuming they know what I'm thinking and/or feeling.

[SamLad]

People who have never heard of me, never mind met me, presuming they know what I'm thinking and/or feeling.

well to be honest what I think you're really trying to say is .....

[bradders1011]

Having to tether 2 laptops to my mobile because both the office and guest wifi are down and/or crap in our office. I work as an IT consultant ffs. The office of dozens of seats has 3 or 4 working keyboards, no mice and half the screens don't have cables.

[Lidls Christmas Reserve Port]

People who have never heard of me, never mind met me, presuming they know what I'm thinking and/or feeling.

you don't mean that

[Clint Eastwood]

Win predictors, like WinViz in Cricket and the SkySport’s PL winner predictor that I just saw on Twitter that led to me finding this thread.

[Henry Gale]

Bet365 restricting me to 0.01p per bet because I generally win. 

[tubby]

Bet365 restricting me to 0.01p per bet because I generally win. 

Are they allowed to do that?  How is that explained?

[Henry Gale]

Are they allowed to do that?  How is that explained?

Yep, there's something in their terms and conditions. All Uk bookies do it and it's wrong. Not like that in Europe though, I have family in Spain and they never had things like this regardless of how much you've won.

Not a major issue as I already have another account waiting to go 

[Always in a pub barney on christmas eve]

Are they allowed to do that?  How is that explained?

It's all about profitability for the bookie. If you are constantly winning then they aren't making money.
I've had about 7 accounts with Paddy Power and Betfair all chinned to 10% stakes.
My lad turns 18 in July. Tick tock 

[Henry Gale]

It's all about profitability for the bookie. If you are constantly winning then they aren't making money.
I've had about 7 accounts with Paddy Power and Betfair all chinned to 10% stakes.
My lad turns 18 in July. Tick tock 

That's exactly what I did  my sons a student so sent him £100 to setup the account for me. £50 to 365 and £50 for him, he was well chuffed 

[tubby]

I think it's ridiculous that they can neuter your gambling like that if you're winning.  That's outrageous.

[PaulF]

Seems odd to me. I'd assume the bookie always wins in the long run. So unless you are betting thousands they'll get it back. Unless it is actually possible to be better informed than the bookie.  Mind I'm more interested in casino games. I guess there are niches that they aren't that interested in where you could turn a profit.

[Preabee crarrotsbee spoutsbee trurkeybee]

Seems odd to me. I'd assume the bookie always wins in the long run. So unless you are betting thousands they'll get it back. Unless it is actually possible to be better informed than the bookie.  Mind I'm more interested in casino games. I guess there are niches that they aren't that interested in where you could turn a profit.

Yeah, over the long run, you'll lose. They're essentially just doing them a favour if they throttle their bets after a winning/lucky streak, as then they may have their losing streak with the penny bets.

But maybe it's something that's flagged in case there's any insider/fixing involved?

[SamLad]

maybe they should increase the limit allowed for bettors who usually lose. 

[SamLad]

damnit.

Picking your nose may introduce infection-causing germs that, over time, may make someone more likely to develop the progressive dementia, a report says

Picking one's nose may introduce pathogens that cause repeated inflammation in the brain, eventually leading to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, a new report says.

A protein called beta-amyloid is widely believed to cause the progressive dementia, and may be produced in response to pathogens.

The report's authors urge people to stop picking their nose, in spite of the "temporary relief" it may provide.

[Santa couldn't find his reindeer]

damnit.

Picking your nose may introduce infection-causing germs that, over time, may make someone more likely to develop the progressive dementia, a report says

Picking one's nose may introduce pathogens that cause repeated inflammation in the brain, eventually leading to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, a new report says.

A protein called beta-amyloid is widely believed to cause the progressive dementia, and may be produced in response to pathogens.

The report's authors urge people to stop picking their nose, in spite of the "temporary relief" it may provide.

Fucking Hell, Morning Sam

[SamLad]

Fucking Hell, Morning Sam

[Jingle wils 21 thrills]

Just been rejected following a job interview, as although my experience is "exactly what they're looking for" (it's a fairly specialised role too) the other candidate just had "more energy".

Cracking hit to the self-esteem. What kind of reason is that? Rejected for not showing enough faux corporate enthusiasm. Imagine if I had some sort of underlying health condition?