Stupid little things that bug you

twat shop boys headliners @ R2 gig in Preston after Manix blast the bland twatz off the stage, dull dull fkn dull
 
Fiftyyearsandcounting said:
Currently, as I type, a van has been parked all day on the corner of my road, blocking a dropped kerb. I've witnessed one old lady in a disabled scooter, unable to access the pavement and having to travel 50 yards down the main road, passing parked cars and too close to vehicles coming toward her.
Selfish? Indifferent? Ignorant?
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Ignorant. Car/van drivers think they are being helpful to other car/van users by keeping the road clear. They simply don't think about prams, wheelchairs, pedestrians in general, they think they are a good driver because other cars can easily pass. Tossers.
 
Blue Mist said:
Ignorant. Car/van drivers think they are being helpful to other car/van users by keeping the road clear. They simply don't think about prams, wheelchairs, pedestrians in general, they think they are a good driver because other cars can easily pass. Tossers.
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If I find my pavement blocked, I make sure I scratch the vehicle with my stick.
 
Blue Mist said:
Ignorant. Car/van drivers think they are being helpful to other car/van users by keeping the road clear. They simply don't think about prams, wheelchairs, pedestrians in general, they think they are a good driver because other cars can easily pass. Tossers.
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Our estate is about 40 years old now and the pavements are beginning to sag or the kerbs are falling in due to the weight of the vehicles being parked in this way. It’s a right mess in places. Then there’s the dickhead near me that allows his garden shrubs to take up a third of the pavement width and also parks his car on it leaving about 3 inches to squeeze past. All the while his driveway remains empty.

These estates need rules and annual management fees. I’d also start by banning commercial sized vehicles. Small vans are fine but some streets look like industrial estates at times.
 
Blue Mist said:
Ignorant. Car/van drivers think they are being helpful to other car/van users by keeping the road clear. They simply don't think about prams, wheelchairs, pedestrians in general, they think they are a good driver because other cars can easily pass. Tossers.
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And we have the opposite problem - a nobhead who's just moved into a new build on the main road (with clearly not enough off-street parking) 50 yards from our cul-de-sac has made it his life's work to block the top of our road with his works van EVERY F**KING DAY by NOT using any of the pavement (its not illegal to put 2 wheels on the pavement outside 'special' London) resulting in Amazon/Hermes delivery vans having to swerve around his van into the path of home owners trying to get out of our road!
 
DiscoSteve said:
And we have the opposite problem - a nobhead who's just moved into a new build on the main road (with clearly not enough off-street parking) 50 yards from our cul-de-sac has made it his life's work to block the top of our road with his works van EVERY F**KING DAY by NOT using any of the pavement (its not illegal to put 2 wheels on the pavement outside 'special' London) resulting in Amazon/Hermes delivery vans having to swerve around his van into the path of home owners trying to get out of our road!
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But that sounds like he’s doing the right thing. If he’s not causing an obstruction on the road and other vehicles can still pass by. Like I said earlier, pavements are not designed for the heavy vehicles and end up with churned up tarmac or broken and uneven paving slabs. Things we all have to pay for to be repaired.
 
I watched a 9/11 doco called 4 flights, it was very good but the women narrating all had that horrible vocal fry thing...
Annoying.
 
laserblue said:
My car insurance renewal notice arrived this week. It's increased by 25%. I found a much cheaper alternative with the
same cover from a reputable company for less than I paid last year. In recent years I've had to change my car insurance every year because each time I change I get a decent rate for the first year which is then hugely increased for the second year. What annoyed me most is the fact that when I rang up to cancel the renewal (it would have automatically renewed if i hadn't) I was told they could "do something" about the price if I stayed with them. Then why didn't you offer me the "do something" price in the first place arseholes? Absolute fucking racket.
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Had exactly the same issue with Home Insurance.
I never have auto renew (Martin Lewis) just in case the insurers "claim" I didn't cancel.
Renewal increased from £130 to £190. Told them I could get Tesco for £120, insurers came back with £135 but I turned them down for trying to rob me.
 
Kinkybyname said:
twat shop boys headliners @ R2 gig in Preston after Manix blast the bland twatz off the stage, dull dull fkn dull
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Just watching the Manics' set on the iPlayer and they are as awesome as ever. Strange how Sean has transformed himself into Seasick Steve as he certainly didn't look like that at Castlefield Bowl a matter of weeks ago!
I like PSB but found their set a tad disappointing. Just played the same songs they've been playing on their tour without any surprises.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
But that sounds like he’s doing the right thing. If he’s not causing an obstruction on the road and other vehicles can still pass by. Like I said earlier, pavements are not designed for the heavy vehicles and end up with churned up tarmac or broken and uneven paving slabs. Things we all have to pay for to be repaired.
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but he IS causing an obstruction on the road, there is a tight kink at the top and because of how narrow the road is at the top - put it this way a bin wagon / fire engine would struggle to get past - its only a transit van (modern equivalent) so pavement is more than able to stand it. better still park it outside his own bl**dy house or on his own bl**dy drive!
 
laserblue said:
My car insurance renewal notice arrived this week. It's increased by 25%. I found a much cheaper alternative with the
same cover from a reputable company for less than I paid last year. In recent years I've had to change my car insurance every year because each time I change I get a decent rate for the first year which is then hugely increased for the second year. What annoyed me most is the fact that when I rang up to cancel the renewal (it would have automatically renewed if i hadn't) I was told they could "do something" about the price if I stayed with them. Then why didn't you offer me the "do something" price in the first place arseholes? Absolute fucking racket.
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My renewal came through at £120 more than last year. Fuck that obviously, so went on money supermarket and had a quote for £20 less than the one I had last year. Was thrilled to bits. Went online to tell the current ones not to renew as Id got a better deal and they then quoted me a tenner less than the AA, so £130 less than their original. Grabbed it with both hands obviously, but what a bunch of cunts trying it on in the first place. Loads of people must just take the quote offered for them to chance it.
 
Uncle Wally One Ball said:
My renewal came through at £120 more than last year. Fuck that obviously, so went on money supermarket and had a quote for £20 less than the one I had last year. Was thrilled to bits. Went online to tell the current ones not to renew as Id got a better deal and they then quoted me a tenner less than the AA, so £130 less than their original. Grabbed it with both hands obviously, but what a bunch of cunts trying it on in the first place. Loads of people must just take the quote offered for them to chance it.
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It was the AA that whacked my premium up by 25% this month.
 
Several times in the past couple of years I have been on the receiving end of foulmouthed abuse from young(ish) women. Last week in Aldi carpark a young lass in an Audi was parking in a disabled spot as I was pushing my trolley past. I didn't deviate from where I was going, but I was looking thinking 'she doesn't look like the typical disabled driver' (and I am very well aware that there is no such thing). Anyway she jumps out of the car looks at me and shouts 'What are you fucking staring at' then 'You got a fucking problem?' The thing that bugs me is they know they will get away with it. If I, as a bloke, said that to another bloke, I don't think I could have any complaints if he smacked me in the gob, but they think they can say what they like and get away with it. AIBU ?
 
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