Rant thread

[Spidey]

Motorcycles weaving through traffic jams far too close to other vehicles

[longboard]

22 hours ago, gazza77 said:

Over Cock Hill, between Oxenhope and Pecket. Took an age to get around them. 

It's going to closed during the day for resurfacing for a couple of weeks or so in September I believe. Tis a bit of an inconvenience.

[longboard]

12 hours ago, MattSantos said:

Youve just made that up. 

What about Long Tongue Scrog Lane, or Upper Gaukroger? 

[gazza77]

7 minutes ago, longboard said:

It's going to closed during the day for resurfacing for a couple of weeks or so in September I believe. Tis a bit of an inconvenience.

It is, both for commuting and for any caravanners we have visiting. 

Edit: it needs doing though, as long as it's not just surface dressing. 

Edited August 17, 2019 by gazza77
Additional comment

[gazza77]

44 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Motorcycles weaving through traffic jams far too close to other vehicles

Cars in a queue, deliberately blocking bikers who are legally filtering.

Edited August 17, 2019 by gazza77

[The Hallucinating Goose]

16 hours ago, Wiltshire Rhino said:

I hate that loads of people appear to think it's socially acceptable to smoke weed!

It's casually smoking weed in public that gets me. Just about every day that I'm out and about I come across at least one person just sauntering down the road smoking a joint with seemingly no care in the world. It seems to be in modern society that a huge amount of people see smoking a joint as the same as smoking a fag which is very concerning. 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

17 hours ago, MattSantos said:

Youve just made that up. 

There's a street in Hull called the land of green ginger. 

[Bleep1673]

On 16/08/2019 at 10:59, tonyXIII said:

What has your scrotum got to do with your benefits?

Or is that how you applied 'pressure' to the benefits clerk?

The bigger your balls......

[tonyXIII]

8 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said:

The bigger your balls......

That reminds me of an AC/DC song.

[Wiltshire Rhino]

16 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

There's a street in Hull called the land of green ginger. 

And on that street there's (or used to be) a company with the name of "2nd star on the right & straight on till morning". 

Now that's an address and a half... 

2nd star on the right & straight on till morning,

Land of Green Ginger,

'ull

Edited August 18, 2019 by Wiltshire Rhino

[hindle xiii]

A lad riding a scooter with L plates, close behind a car, staring at his phone.

[getdownmonkeyman]

1 hour ago, hindle xiii said:

A lad riding a scooter with L plates, close behind a car, staring at his phone.

Natural selection is inevitable for this one.

[Exiled Townie]

3 hours ago, hindle xiii said:

A lad riding a scooter with L plates, close behind a car, staring at his phone.

Driving into town, main road, lots of traffic and approaching a zebra crossing. Young lad, late 20's, (well that's young to me) looking at his phone walks right out onto the crossing.  Luckily the drivers are paying attention and all stopped. Half way over the crossing the lad stops, starts laughing and, standing still, begins to text - about seven car horns all sounded at once.  He started walking again when he landed.

[Futtocks]

How about introducing a basic intelligence test at point of sale, so you aren't allowed to buy a phone that's more intelligent than you are?  

[Bearman]

4 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

How about introducing a basic intelligence test at point of sale, so you aren't allowed to buy a phone that's more intelligent than you are?  

Well that’s me bu99ered. I can’t operate mine galf od rhe rime

[The Hallucinating Goose]

9 hours ago, Wiltshire Rhino said:

And on that street there's (or used to be) a company with the name of "2nd star on the right & straight on till morning". 

Now that's an address and a half... 

2nd star on the right & straight on till morning,

Land of Green Ginger,

'ull

Sounds like someone giving directions in some psychedelic Sci-fi novel doesn't it? 

"Nar then lad, you go down there til you reach the 2nd star on the right then go straight til morning and that's when you'll get to the land of green ginger!" 

[Wiltshire Rhino]

2 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Sounds like someone giving directions in some psychedelic Sci-fi novel doesn't it? 

"Nar then lad, you go down there til you reach the 2nd star on the right then go straight til morning and that's when you'll get to the land of green ginger!" 

It's from Peter Pan. It's the directions to Neverland.

Neverland = 'ull

Edited August 18, 2019 by Wiltshire Rhino

[Futtocks]

57 minutes ago, Wiltshire Rhino said:

Neverland = 'ull

Nextyearland = Warrington.  

[gittinsfan]

I need some advice/help.

Every few nights my dog senses the presence of a cat in our garden at circa 11 TO 1 pm.

The dog goes barmy and I have to let him into the garden to check.Obviously the cat has long gone.

Now my question is:

Can I catch the cat in a humane trap,half drown it with the hose and then let it go hopeful not to return.

Can I catch it in the same trap,drive 30 miles away and let it go.

As much as I don't like cats I don't want to hurt one.

Anybody help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or should I buy a gun?

[ckn]

29 minutes ago, gittinsfan said:

I need some advice/help.

Every few nights my dog senses the presence of a cat in our garden at circa 11 TO 1 pm.

The dog goes barmy and I have to let him into the garden to check.Obviously the cat has long gone.

Now my question is:

Can I catch the cat in a humane trap,half drown it with the hose and then let it go hopeful not to return.

Can I catch it in the same trap,drive 30 miles away and let it go.

As much as I don't like cats I don't want to hurt one.

Anybody help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or should I buy a gun?

You sure it’s a cat?  That’s peak fox time as well. 

[JohnM]

Look for fox droppings. They have a characteristic shape, it turns out. We thought next doors cat was using our grass as a toilet. Camera trap revealed that it was two foxes. 

[Wiltshire Rhino]

8 hours ago, gittinsfan said:

I need some advice/help.

Every few nights my dog senses the presence of a cat in our garden at circa 11 TO 1 pm.

The dog goes barmy and I have to let him into the garden to check.Obviously the cat has long gone.

Now my question is:

Can I catch the cat in a humane trap,half drown it with the hose and then let it go hopeful not to return.

Can I catch it in the same trap,drive 30 miles away and let it go.

As much as I don't like cats I don't want to hurt one.

Anybody help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or should I buy a gun?

Just shoot it! 

[gittinsfan]

8 hours ago, ckn said:

You sure it’s a cat?  That’s peak fox time as well. 

I've actually seen the cat a few times,I just can't catch the ######.

[ckn]

I posted this on the Tory Party thread mentioning Goldman Sachs and literally seconds later this advert popped up in my Twitter feed.

Oh come on, I accept that my data will be used to advertise things to me but this is taking the proverbial.

My adverts are heavily loaded with medical products now as my history clearly has me on Twitter associating with NHS and health folk.

And this is why I use noscript on virtually all sites to stop them.

[silverback]

39 minutes ago, gittinsfan said:

I've actually seen the cat a few times,I just can't catch the ######.

i had a problem with a cat having a dump in my garden and digging up my spuds and onions every night, tried the pepper,even tried the peeing in corner of the garden as i was told that worked every time, but not for me same thing every night, an old fella told me  to save yer orange peelings and chop them up and scatter in the garden.  job done its not been back since and i eat plenty of oranges so jobs a good un.