Grumpy old men - So what's pissed you off today?

[daviemac]

You are wrong on the first point, filtering at the cones causes bigger queues, if everyone stayed in single file it would just flow through in single file, if someone blocks it they should be applauded and staying beside them you will find you get through much quicker. filtering causes stop start traffic.
The quicker it gets in single file the quicker it will move.
Would argue that point with anyone  , spent enough years and miles on the road to know it is fact.

On the second point, what Police?

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[mr.bluesky]

Road works and traffic cones in general piss me off especially when there is a long stretch of road coned off for miles before and after the road works or even worse roads coned off  and there is no fucker actually doing any roadworks. Sometimes roads seemed to be coned off weeks in advance before they start doing any road works  as regard queues you are supposed to merge in turn but it is fucking annoying when you reduce your speed to the limit shown of 30 or 40 mph then some cunt goes past you at 60mph  and tries to cut in at the last moment and it's usually arseholes in Range Rovers or BMW 4x4 drivers

[sir wanksalot]

You are wrong on the first point, filtering at the cones causes bigger queues, if everyone stayed in single file it would just flow through in single file, if someone blocks it they should be applauded and staying beside them you will find you get through much quicker. filtering causes stop start traffic.
The quicker it gets in single file the quicker it will move.
Would argue that point with anyone  , spent enough years and miles on the road to know it is fact.

On the second point, what Police?

Gotta be honest, I was always under the belief that both lanes are to be used upto the point where the lane ends, the cones begin and single lane is the only option.

Pretty sure this is considered good road practise but it's more of a psychological tendency to fall into line straight away and get pissed off at others who "seemingly" skip the queue.

[Moby Dick]

Road works and traffic cones in general piss me off especially when there is a long stretch of road coned off for miles before and after the road works or even worse roads coned off  and there is no fucker actually doing any roadworks. Sometimes roads seemed to be coned off weeks in advance before they start doing any road works  as regard queues you are supposed to merge in turn but it is fucking annoying when you reduce your speed to the limit shown of 30 or 40 mph then some cunt goes past you at 60mph  and tries to cut in at the last moment and it's usually arseholes in Range Rovers or BMW 4x4 drivers

Highway Maintenance do not have enough places to store the cones.
They have to constantly be out on a road somewhere.
The few storage places they do get tidied up and emptied a few days before Bank Holiday weekends just to piss off the day trippers.

[king tarzan]

People using mobile phones whilst driving..
Drink drivers/high on drugs should be banned for life from driving

Anti social people should be brutally beaten up by a special task force of police instead of giving stupid nonsense court orders that do nothing at all..

[WASA38]

SPs that cancel so late that I've already popped a blue pill.

[king tarzan]

SPs that cancel so late that I've already popped a blue pill.

Always have PLAN B&C

[yandex]

Don't normally comment on Off Topic but there are some funny comment on here.

FWITW, my two-penneth - the modern day celebration of stupidity. I mean the promotion of really stupid thick twats as some kind of aspirational role model - Joey Essex/Gemma Collins types. Probably ranks alongside 'influencers' and talentless dickheads who are devastated when they're told they don't have talent, in my 'get a fucking job' rants at the t.v.

[mr.bluesky]

People using mobile phones whilst driving..
Drink drivers/high on drugs should be banned for life from driving

Agree with you 100% on that one Kt. 

[Blackpool Rock]

Don't normally comment on Off Topic but there are some funny comment on here.

FWITW, my two-penneth - the modern day celebration of stupidity. I mean the promotion of really stupid thick twats as some kind of aspirational role model - Joey Essex/Gemma Collins types. Probably ranks alongside 'influencers' and talentless dickheads who are devastated when they're told they don't have talent, in my 'get a fucking job' rants at the t.v.

I happened to catch Celebrity Mastermind at the weekend as it was on while I was doing other stuff on my computer (on here I think  ) and some thick girl / woman only scored 2 points 
She only got 1 point in her specialised subject and 1 point in general knowledge, Clive Myrie said it was the 1st time anyone had got as many right in the general knowledge as their own subject 

Apparently she was from Gogglebox if that actually counts as being a celeb these days but i'd say that unfortunately she is symptomatic of the thick shits we are raising who can't work fuck all out but can tell you who won X factor / Love island etc 

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[Followyourdick]

Folk who are rude to people who are just doing their job for no particular reason, treat people as you would expect to be treated yourself.  I was in the chemist the other day and the woman in front of me was just really rude to the bloke serving her with a prescription, no thank you or please or fuck all. She had to wait so I made a point of saying please and thank you at the top of my voice.

Folk who use “of” instead of have.

Drivers who can’t pull over on the motorway, if you are not overtaking fucking move over to left lane if it free.

I’m sure I will think of more, as others have said this will run for a while!

[sir wanksalot]

Folk who are rude to people who are just doing their job for no particular reason, treat people as you would expect to be treated yourself.  I was in the chemist the other day and the woman in front of me was just really rude to the bloke serving her with a prescription, no thank you or please or fuck all. She had to wait so I made a point of saying please and thank you at the top of my voice.

Folk who use “of” instead of have.

Drivers who can’t pull over on the motorway, if you are not overtaking fucking move over to left lane if it free.

I’m sure I will think of more, as others have said this will run for a while!

Or lorry drivers that drive right on your arse flashing their lights at you when you are bang on the speed limit

[daviemac]

Pharmacies that won't hand over your already dispensed and sealed in a bag prescription because the pharmacist isn't on the premises.   

[mr.bluesky]

Pharmacies that won't hand over your already dispensed and sealed in a bag prescription because the pharmacist isn't on the premises.   

Maybe this is a legal requirement so the wrong prescription isn't handed out by some part time Saturday girl and they end up getting sued 

[mr.bluesky]

Folk who are rude to people who are just doing their job for no particular reason, treat people as you would expect to be treated yourself.  I was in the chemist the other day and the woman in front of me was just really rude to the bloke serving her with a prescription, no thank you or please or fuck all. She had to wait so I made a point of saying please and thank you at the top of my voice.

I think generally people don't have much manners now days. You hold a door open for some one and no word of thanks. If you go to a sporting event and you have to stand up to let someone get to their seat along your row  not a thank you or fuck all. As the saying goes " manners cost nothing"

[Blackpool Rock]

Maybe this is a legal requirement so the wrong prescription isn't handed out by some part time Saturday girl and they end up getting sued 

I believe it is a legal requirement, they don't have to serve you but just be there, could be on the bog having a shit but as long as on the premises.

Same as years ago checkout staff under 18 could serve you alcohol but had to get authorisation from a supervisor

[Punterperson1971]

I think generally people don't have much manners now days. You hold a door open for some one and no word of thanks. If you go to a sporting event and you have to stand up to let someone get to their seat along your row  not a thank you or fuck all. As the saying goes " manners cost nothing"

Went to get the bud to work this morning and it was everyone for themselves no respect or regards for anyone and a lot of these selfish idiots are school kids

[Blackpool Rock]

Folk who are rude to people who are just doing their job for no particular reason, treat people as you would expect to be treated yourself.  I was in the chemist the other day and the woman in front of me was just really rude to the bloke serving her with a prescription, no thank you or please or fuck all. She had to wait so I made a point of saying please and thank you at the top of my voice.

Folk who use “of” instead of have.

Drivers who can’t pull over on the motorway, if you are not overtaking fucking move over to left lane if it free.

I’m sure I will think of more, as others have said this will run for a while!

Yeah they even made it law to try and improve it but loads of people still do it and i'm not aware of the police having a crack down or really enforcing it, think there may have been a handful of prosecutions but you would have thought a few traffic cops would have had it as one of their "Pet" hates.

Another one that pisses me off is drivers who don't have their kids strapped / belted in the car properly. 
I was parked up a couple of months back a mile or so North of Blackpool Prom waiting for the "Ready" text  and a big BMW looked like an M5 or similar came past with a kid about 10 years old literally hanging out of the passenger window 
I'm assuming his Mum or Dad was driving but whoever it was is a total cunt for endangering the child, IMO they should be done for child abuse or endangering the life of a child if there is such a thing

[jackdaw]

Sometimes think our “welfare society” has gone bonkers.

There’s a child cruelty case in papers today where a couple with 8 kids and numerous dogs were effectively starving the kids. Always sickening (cruelty) but one of the kickers was that the couple were claiming 84 grand a year in welfare payments.

84 grand! Add numerous other benefits society would be providing for them (free health care, free schooling for kids, etc)…and then ask yourself how much some one working (and paying tax) would need to earn to clear 84k.

It’s a lot of people paying tax to fund just one family.

[daviemac]

Maybe this is a legal requirement so the wrong prescription isn't handed out by some part time Saturday girl and they end up getting sued 

I don't know what it is but it's normally the shop assistant who goes and get's the sealed bag with my prescription in that has already been checked and dispensed by the pharmacist, she checks my address matches that on the seal on the bag and hands it over. The pharmacist is either busy dispensing other prescriptions or in his office. He apparently has to physically be on the premises, he never rechecks what is being given out.     

[Punterperson1971]

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I think pharmacist are allowed to be off site for no more than 2 hours and yes the staff can’t sell p medication untill a pharmacist is present

[daviemac]

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I think pharmacist are allowed to be off site for no more than 2 hours and yes the staff can’t sell p medication untill a pharmacist is present

I can understand them not dispensing a prescription without the pharmacist being present, that's his job, but I order my repeat prescription online and my docs send it to the pharmacy. The pharmacist then counts all the medication out (I've seen him do it) puts them in a paper bag, prints a label with my name and address on and seals the bag with it. It then goes on a shelf waiting for me to collect and when I do it's the shop assistant who hands it over.  Why does the pharmacist have to be on the premises when he's done his job?   It's crazy. 

[shed]

Or lorry drivers that drive right on your arse flashing their lights at you when you are bang on the speed limit

They only do that if you are hogging the middle lane 

[daviemac]

Or lorry drivers that drive right on your arse flashing their lights at you when you are bang on the speed limit

What speed limit, can't be on a motorway.   

[Bonker]

People using those sky little pics instead of words... on AW profiles, replies to messages and so on. They're fine to add to the message, if it makes sense to do so but not instead of. Take a little time and say well done, I agree, thank you.

And on posts on UKpunting.

[jackdaw]

They only do that if you are hogging the middle lane 

Not on stretch of motorway I use!

In theory the really big lorries are limited to 60 on motorway, and many set speed limiter to that to ensure exact compliance….

But when I get close to my exit and pull into inner lane, and match speed to lorry in front of me, it doesn’t stop other lorries coming up close behind me and flashing their lights. No idea what they expect me to do…as I’m already on inner lane, matching my speed exactly to speed of lorry in front of me.

[Blackpool Rock]

Not on stretch of motorway I use!

In theory the really big lorries are limited to 60 on motorway, and many set speed limiter to that to ensure exact compliance….

But when I get close to my exit and pull into inner lane, and match speed to lorry in front of me, it doesn’t stop other lorries coming up close behind me and flashing their lights. No idea what they expect me to do…as I’m already on inner lane, matching my speed exactly to speed of lorry in front of me.

Some lorry drivers are cunts with tailgating in what is ultimately a battering ram 
I have to say that on a busy motorway I feel safest in the outside lane away from the big stuff, whenever i've been on the inside lane with a lot of lorries including one right up your arse it's fucking scary 

I recall once about 25 or 30 years ago getting trapped in the inside lane behind a lorry with another one right behind me, the natural reaction is to pull out a gap and drive a bit closer to the one in front but the cunt behind then promptly closes the gap 
Couldn't pull out into the middle lane as there were another row of lorries in that one too which were all too close together and i'm not going to try and shoehorn my way in, problem was made much worse as it was raining and I couldn't hardly see fuck all due to the spary 


My Dad used to drive smaller lorries not Artic's but always criticised they way most of them seem to be driven, I remember once we were doing 30 through a 30 limit town, traffic was fairly heavy and we couldn't go any faster but the lorry behind was only about a foot off his bumper and he thought it was fun to flash his lights and toot his horn.
I remember my Dad commenting "Look at this cunt; i'll fucking have him in a minute", got to a hill and my Dad slows the car down to piss the lorry driver off and almost comes to a stop before sticking his foot down and pissing off down the road, my Dad starts laughing as the trucker had stalled it and was struggling to get going again on the hill 

[jackdaw]

Some lorry drivers are cunts with tailgating in what is ultimately a battering ram 
I have to say that on a busy motorway I feel safest in the outside lane away from the big stuff, whenever i've been on the inside lane with a lot of lorries including one right up your arse it's fucking scary 

I know. It’s almost as if some lorry drivers are re-incarnated dogs, and are keen to sniff ones arse.

I agree with you that inside lane is often darn unpleasant…I avoid it until I get close to junction I’m exiting from.

In general on stretches I use, very, very difficult to maintain a sensible gap between self and other vehicles.

[Thephoenix]

People using those sky little pics instead of words... on AW profiles, replies to messages and so on. They're fine to add to the message, if it makes sense to do so but not instead of. Take a little time and say well done, I agree, thank you.

And on posts on UKpunting.

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[daviemac]

Not on stretch of motorway I use!

In theory the really big lorries are limited to 60 on motorway, and many set speed limiter to that to ensure exact compliance….

But when I get close to my exit and pull into inner lane, and match speed to lorry in front of me, it doesn’t stop other lorries coming up close behind me and flashing their lights. No idea what they expect me to do…as I’m already on inner lane, matching my speed exactly to speed of lorry in front of me.

It's a legal requirement for all lorries to be fitted with tamper proof speed limiters set at 85/90kph (56mph) with slight leeway (which is why some lorries are 1 or 2 mph faster than another), unlike a car, the driver has no control over it, the speed limiter function is part of the annual MOT test and can also be checked at roadside checkpoints. There are some who do tamper with them but the penalties are quite severe and retrospective action can be taken by VOSA against drivers found to have been speeding during tachograph checks.

BTW all new vehicles over 3,500kg gross weight (Transit / sprinter type vans) have speed limiters now.

On your other point it sounds to me like you are leaving it until the last minute to pull into the nearside as close as you can to the slip road between two trucks, therefore taking up the one you pulled in front of's braking space, very dangerous and extremely selfish not to mention annoying. You have plenty of warning the exit is approaching, pull in to the nearside lane in plenty of time in a reasonable gap and don't force your way in at the last minute.

[Moby Dick]

I see more problems with lorry drivers on the speed restriction/managed motorways and through roadworks. Limits are set as low as 40mph, mostly 50mph, which I tend to just put on cruise control and go into the wider inside lane, only to be overtaken by lorries who act as though they are invisible to the cameras and continue at 56mph.
Doesn’t annoy me but thought I would add to the discussion above.

[mr.bluesky]

It's a legal requirement for all lorries to be fitted with tamper proof speed limiters set at 85/90kph (56mph) with slight leeway (which is why some lorries are 1 or 2 mph faster than another), unlike a car, the driver has no control over it, the speed limiter function is part of the annual MOT test and can also be checked at roadside checkpoints. There are some who do tamper with them but the penalties are quite severe and retrospective action can be taken by VOSA against drivers found to have been speeding during tachograph checks.

BTW all new vehicles over 3,500kg gross weight (Transit / sprinter type vans) have speed limiters now.

That's going to fuck White van man up then , although they will still be driving along talking on their mobile phones.   

[lostandfound]

What annoys me about lorries on dual carriageways / motorways is when you have a set of lorries taking several minutes to overtake each other and blocking the way, esp on 2 lane highways.

[RedKettle]

In theory the really big lorries are limited to 60 on motorway, and many set speed limiter to that to ensure exact compliance….

But when I get close to my exit and pull into inner lane, and match speed to lorry in front of me, it doesn’t stop other lorries coming up close behind me and flashing their lights. No idea what they expect me to do…as I’m already on inner lane, matching my speed exactly to speed of lorry in front of me.

Are you cutting in too close to the lorry behind you?  I suspect they are flashing as they believe you have cut them up and forced them to brake.  Otherwise there is simply no reason to flash you.

EDIT - sorry just seen Davie made this point.

[daviemac]

That's going to fuck White van man up then , although they will still be driving along talking on their mobile phones.   

Nah, speed limiters only apply to vans and trucks over 3500kg gross weight 99.9% of 'white van man' vans are 3500kg not over it so speed limiters don't apply.

Those who passed their test after January 1997 need to take another test to drive anything over 3500kg GVW. Apart from the licence part vehicles over 3500kg need to be fitted with a tachograph and the driver has to use it if used for commercial purposes.

[jackdaw]

Are you cutting in too close to the lorry behind you?  I suspect they are flashing as they believe you have cut them up and forced them to brake.  Otherwise there is simply no reason to flash you.

EDIT - sorry just seen Davie made this point.

No, I get over to inside lane well before time to exit motorway and am very careful in way I do it. I enjoy living!

I don’t know why so many people are resistant to basic notion that some HGV drivers tailgate far too closely…I see it practically every time I use a motorway.

[RedKettle]

No, I get over to inside lane well before time to exit motorway and am very careful in way I do it. I enjoy living!

I don’t know why so many people are resistant to basic notion that some HGV drivers tailgate far too closely…I see it practically every time I use a motorway.

In my experience it is fairly rare.  Even when I almost lived in my car going up and down motorways I rarely had such problems with lorries.

 Now Audi drivers ……………

[sir wanksalot]

No, I get over to inside lane well before time to exit motorway and am very careful in way I do it. I enjoy living!

I don’t know why so many people are resistant to basic notion that some HGV drivers tailgate far too closely…I see it practically every time I use a motorway.

Yep.

People who drive for a living either become excellent drivers or complete tosspots.

[mr.bluesky]

Yep.

People who drive for a living either become excellent drivers or complete tosspots.

Usually the latter, 25+ years of bad habits picked up and complacency.

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You're such a wag Phoenix.

It did make me smile.

[Squire Haggard]

This driver must be one of the biggest dickheads on the roads. I've seen idiots that object to being overtaken, but this arsehole is in a league of his own.

''A driver intentionally delayed an ambulance attending to a collapsed man by blocking it from passing his car, shock video shown in court has revealed.

Paramedics responding to a medical emergency were driving along the A4 Bath Road in Reading towards Maidenhead, Berks on February 2 when they overtook a red Suzuki Vitara, driven by Albert Butler.

The ambulance driver had switched on the blue lights and siren, but Butler, 38, decided to pull out directly in front of the vehicle and break - intentionally slowing it down.''

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[dexpunt]

I've just got into a text argument with WG I met a while back.

Firstly she contacted me to say she had special offers on. This should be a no no anyway contacting punters for business. However like an idiot I got curious and asked what the offers were. She texted back with the same prices she normally charges which is more than all the agencies charge. Many texts back and forth with me trying to point out this isn't the definition of an offer and she has gone ballistic with me

Boils my piss that I've got into an argument when she is wrong on every level..........and she started it

[RedKettle]

This driver must be one of the biggest dickheads on the roads. I've seen idiots that object to being overtaken, but this arsehole is in a league of his own.

''A driver intentionally delayed an ambulance attending to a collapsed man by blocking it from passing his car, shock video shown in court has revealed.

Paramedics responding to a medical emergency were driving along the A4 Bath Road in Reading towards Maidenhead, Berks on February 2 when they overtook a red Suzuki Vitara, driven by Albert Butler.

The ambulance driver had switched on the blue lights and siren, but Butler, 38, decided to pull out directly in front of the vehicle and break - intentionally slowing it down.''

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Unbelievable

Is there any commentary on why?  Could not see anything in the article and I just cannot comprehend why someone would do that!  Well other than mental illness.

[Blackpool Rock]

I've just got into a text argument with WG I met a while back.

Firstly she contacted me to say she had special offers on. This should be a no no anyway contacting punters for business. However like an idiot I got curious and asked what the offers were. She texted back with the same prices she normally charges which is more than all the agencies charge. Many texts back and forth with me trying to point out this isn't the definition of an offer and she has gone ballistic with me

Boils my piss that I've got into an argument when she is wrong on every level..........and she started it

Name and shame 

[sir wanksalot]

I've just got into a text argument with WG I met a while back.

Firstly she contacted me to say she had special offers on. This should be a no no anyway contacting punters for business. However like an idiot I got curious and asked what the offers were. She texted back with the same prices she normally charges which is more than all the agencies charge. Many texts back and forth with me trying to point out this isn't the definition of an offer and she has gone ballistic with me

Boils my piss that I've got into an argument when she is wrong on every level..........and she started it

 

Reminds me of the few times I used the Reverse Offer thing on AW. Loads of WG's respond offering exactly the same rate as their advertised profile. Not sure why they bother as I could simply book them from their profiles in the first place.

[daviemac]

Reminds me of the few times I used the Reverse Offer thing on AW. Loads of WG's respond offering exactly the same rate as their advertised profile. Not sure why they bother as I could simply book them from their profiles in the first place.

It's basic marketing, if they answer your reverse booking they then know they have brought their profile to your attention, otherwise how would they know you had seen it.   

[dexpunt]

Name and shame 

I don't know where I stand on naming and shaming. But just to add more context she mentioned not being a charity and thought she was cheaper than others on AW. I pointed out the flaws comparing AW with all the established agencies in the North East. What I really wanted to say was that for the same price I can get a well reviewed, cleaner, younger, more professional, better punt for the same price but I remained polite. She obviously isn't aware of this site and thinks AW is the bible of punting. She has removed me from her mailing list...............obviously I'm gutted

[stampjones]

People (usually women or teens) who cant walk in a fucking straight line on the pavement but weave left and right or wherever

People (usually city type guys) walking towards you reading their phones and drifting into your path. Though these days I just keep walking and if their phone gets knocked out of their hands thats their fucking problem

[Jumping Jack Flash]

People standing right in front of lift doors and complaining when the doors open and they have to move to let the others out before they can get in the lift.

I was staying on the 7th floor of a Birmingham hotel for work last week and every time I used the lift to get to my room it happened. Surely basic common sense applies here?

[ulstersubbie]

People (usually city type guys) walking towards you reading their phones and drifting into your path. Though these days I just keep walking and if their phone gets knocked out of their hands thats their fucking problem

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