Rant thread

[Bleep1673]

On 29/12/2020 at 12:39, Mumby Magic said:

Drivers using the hard shoulder when they shouldn't. As in driving on it. I agree it helps with congestion but it allows for unintelligent to think they can use it anytime.

Is there any "Hard Shoulder" anymore, now all the Motorways have/are being converted to Smart Roads?

Corrected your spelling, as you were probably texting while driving. Also very bad grammar.

Edited December 31, 2020 by Bleep1673

[Mumby Magic]

9 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said:

Is there any "Hard Shoulder" anymore, now all the Motorways have/are being converted to Smart Roads?

Corrected your spelling, as you were probably texting while driving. Also very bad grammar.

Ok mum

[Bleep1673]

5 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said:

Ok mum

That's OK. Now tidy your bedroom before Midnight.

Edited December 31, 2020 by Bleep1673

[Robin Evans]

Some people's ability to drive appears lost at the sign of the first flake of snow.

Jesus H Arkwright!

[getdownmonkeyman]

People putting their fog lights on just because there is a reference on a matrix sign, even though visibility is good.

[JohnM]

5 minutes ago, getdownmonkeyman said:

People putting their fog lights on just because there is a reference on a matrix sign, even though visibility is good.

Couldn't agree more!

Highway Code 226
You MUST use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced, generally when you cannot see for more than 100 metres (328 feet). You may also use front or rear fog lights but you MUST switch them off when visibility improves (see Rule 236). Law RVLR regs 25 & 27

[MattSantos]

Insurance Companies.

Young'un was admitted to hospital in November. Before you can go in, you can work something out with your insurance upfront, or just give them your card and sort out later. As he was 18 month old and an emergency, i handed them my card.

10k they took and they still owe me 7k. Whats taking so long! Give me my money back! 

####. Sub Human ####.

[hindle xiii]

Buy a lockdown puppy.

Don't commit to lockdown puppy.

Dump lockdown puppy.

I hate those people. ###### ####.

[Bleep1673]

2 hours ago, hindle xiii said:

Buy a lockdown puppy.

Don't commit to lockdown puppy.

Dump lockdown puppy.

I hate those people. ###### ####.

Barbeque Lockdown Puppy?

[The Hallucinating Goose]

3 hours ago, Bleep1673 said:

Barbeque Lockdown Puppy?

Mmmmm hotdogs..!

[Bleep1673]

Just a thought about these free school meals replacement packages, many complaints about they are not big enough to feed the family for a week.

They are not supposed to feed the family, they are to replace the Lunch that the school kids are not getting while the schools are closed.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

What's with all the dog sh*t that's about at the moment?! I don't know if it was countrywide but at least round here for quite a few years you didn't see much around at all, I presumed it had become a bit of a social no no to let your dog sh*t in the street and then not pick it up afterwards but since the start of the pandemic I'm seeing so much sh*t about! I walked to the local Tesco this morning, a 5 minute journey, and I must have seen at least 10 piles of dog excrement just deposited on the pavement. Its disgusting! 

Edited January 14, 2021 by The Hallucinating Goose

[Futtocks]

28 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

What's with all the dog sh*t that's about at the moment?! I don't know if it was countrywide but at least round here for quite a few years you didn't see much around at all, I presumed it had become a bit of a social no no to let your dog sh*t in the street and then not pick it up afterwards but since the start of the pandemic I'm seeing so much sh*t about! I walked to the local Tesco this morning, a 5 minute journey, and I must have seen at least 10 piles of dog excrement just deposited on the pavement. Its disgusting! 

Possibly all those people who bought a pet for lockdown companionship, without knowing how to keep one properly.

[JohnM]

Some inconsiderate jerk used to let their dog ###### on our front lawn. Determined to catch them at it, I set up a wildlife camera trap only to find it was a couple of foxes on night time manoeuvres. 

[Bleep1673]

3 hours ago, JohnM said:

Some inconsiderate jerk used to let their dog ###### on our front lawn. Determined to catch them at it, I set up a wildlife camera trap only to find it was a couple of foxes on night time manoeuvres. 

7am this morning two foxes decided to settle their turf wars outside my bedroom, absolute bedlam it was.

[hindle xiii]

6 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said:

7am this morning two foxes decided to settle their turf wars outside my bedroom, absolute bedlam it was.

This isn't a rant and should be on the spuggies nature thread but 20 minutes ago I saw 2 magpies entangled and rolling all the way down the snow covered roof of the house opposite. Rough and tumble or rumpy pumpy I dare not ask it's their business.

[Bleep1673]

3 hours ago, hindle xiii said:

This isn't a rant and should be on the spuggies nature thread but 20 minutes ago I saw 2 magpies entangled and rolling all the way down the snow covered roof of the house opposite. Rough and tumble or rumpy pumpy I dare not ask it's their business.

It could be both down here.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Went to aldi today, a walk through the estate and back, walked back a different way to drop some stuff in at my grandparent's house. About 15 minutes there, 20 minutes back, must have seen 40 piles of dog muck, seriously, it had all disappeared for quite a few years, it's sodding disgusting! 

[Damien]

On 14/01/2021 at 22:38, The Hallucinating Goose said:

What's with all the dog sh*t that's about at the moment?! I don't know if it was countrywide but at least round here for quite a few years you didn't see much around at all, I presumed it had become a bit of a social no no to let your dog sh*t in the street and then not pick it up afterwards but since the start of the pandemic I'm seeing so much sh*t about! I walked to the local Tesco this morning, a 5 minute journey, and I must have seen at least 10 piles of dog excrement just deposited on the pavement. Its disgusting! 

This is probably my biggest pet hate.

[Bearman]

Yesterday I was a victim of cyclist road rage.

I often cycled to work and know that what with the state of the roads cyclists need as much room as they can get. 

With this in mind when I saw a cyclist in front of me I made a point of giving him plenty of room as I passed. So much so that I probably went to far into the oncoming traffic. One motorist certainly thought so. At the point when the cyclist myself and said motorists conjoined the other driver let go with a very loud blast of his horn.

I don't blame him, I was wrong. I should have pulled back and allowed the traffic to be less and then overtook the bike.

I was however surprised to see in my rear view mirror the cyclist gesticulating to me. He clearly thought that I had blown MY horn at him.

At the next junction I turned left and was followed by the cyclist, 30 yards further on I again turned left and immediately turned left again into the drive of the house I was visiting. In the drive there was space to turn round my car round which I duly did. This had allowed the cyclist to catch up with me and again he was gesticulating madly. I opened my door and was about to  tell him that it wasn't me that had blown my horn. I could hear his vitriol but I was going to apologise anyway. So I got out of my car and I think that when the rider saw the size of me his discretion over took his valour and he raced off before I could speak.

I have been mulling it over and I am convinced that if anyone had cause to be upset it was the other driver not the cyclist.

[JohnM]

23 hours ago, Damien said:

This is probably my biggest pet hate.

But not mine. Mine is people who let their dogs lick them. Disgustingly unhygienic!

[Bleep1673]

On 16/01/2021 at 09:04, Bearman said:

Yesterday I was a victim of cyclist road rage.

I often cycled to work and know that what with the state of the roads cyclists need as much room as they can get. 

With this in mind when I saw a cyclist in front of me I made a point of giving him plenty of room as I passed. So much so that I probably went to far into the oncoming traffic. One motorist certainly thought so. At the point when the cyclist myself and said motorists conjoined the other driver let go with a very loud blast of his horn.

I don't blame him, I was wrong. I should have pulled back and allowed the traffic to be less and then overtook the bike.

I was however surprised to see in my rear view mirror the cyclist gesticulating to me. He clearly thought that I had blown MY horn at him.

A friend of mine cycles around Bexhill & St. Leonards, and he has attached an air horn to his bike that sounds like a 5 ton truck horn, that gets the pushy car & van drivers out of the way.

[Phil]

Been on the phone to virgin mobile for over two hours over the last couple of days, trying to sort out a relatively simple problem.

Keep getting contradictory  information, it seems they don’t keep logs of previous calls etc etc etc 

Just a thoroughly frustrating experience 

Edited January 30, 2021 by Phil

[Bleep1673]

3 hours ago, Phil said:

Been on the phone to virgin mobile for over two hours over the last couple of days, trying to sort out a relatively simple problem.

Keep getting contradictory  information, it seems they don’t keep logs of previous calls etc etc etc 

Just a thoroughly frustrating experience 

Been on the phone to Virgin Mobile for (on & off) 3 months to let them know the customer they are sending threatening letters to, about an unpaid bill, died 2 years ago, but they are not interested. Today I told them to take the customer to court, & they told me it was in progress turn up & see.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

1 hour ago, Bleep1673 said:

Been on the phone to Virgin Mobile for (on & off) 3 months to let them know the customer they are sending threatening letters to, about an unpaid bill, died 2 years ago, but they are not interested. Today I told them to take the customer to court, & they told me it was in progress turn up & see.

If you need help carrying the coffin into court your friends on here will be happy to help!