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Good news for Victor Meldrews everywhere - a thread where you can moan about anything that annoys you except NTL and it's services/products (there are other threads for that!).
I'll kick off with - garages and auto electricians who aren't open on a saturday, especially when my car's starter motor is playing up :grind:
Oh and there's more....
Said garages who, once you've finally get through, will quote you such prices as £43.26 "plus VAT".
Plus VAT?? Well why don't you just tell me how much that is?? If I say I'm coming down to buy the replacement solenoid, do I tell you I'll be there in half an hour plus 15 minutes?????
when you cant find anything useful or anything you require so have to order it off the net :rolleyes:
Chimaera
30-08-2003, 15:48
How about.....
a car insurance company that -
takes 8 hours and repeated phone calls to get a return call with an answer to your query,
agrees to a change on your policy,
tells you the cover note for the change is in the post NOW (cos I coudn't collect the car without it and they knew it),
cover note doesn't arrive and car cannot be collected,
then when I cancel the policy because the cover note did not arrive (and never has done, 4 weeks later!!) they want to charge me £65 for the priviledge!
To cap it all I have now had a threatening letter from them saying that as they cannot collect the month's premium from my bank account (I cancelled the DD) they will consider sending baliffs round if I don't make arrangements to pay what is owed!!!!
It's all in the hands of the insurance ombudsman now, if they hadn't cocked up I would never have cancelled in the first place.
What would have happened if I had an accident, thinking I was covered by them (when clearly I wasn't as I never had the documentation to prove i was)
BTW another insurance company managed to insure me there and then, and get the complete CORRECT documentation to me in less than 24 hours!!
So, to the internet only company that insured me I say :2up:
Rover drivers (who don't indicate)
Sunday opening times. If people want to work all day sunday why shouldn't they be allowed to? 6hrs is just not enough to go shopping!
NTL
Popups
Employment Agencies (all staffed by moronic pieces of sh*t)
Apathetic shop assistants
Donegal drivers
The new laminate flooring I've layed that requires constant cleaning
Scratches on CD's that people have mysteriously "borrowed"
People who borrow money and make no real effort to pay it back
The touchpad on my laptop which often decides to double click for me at the most inopportune moments.
Avril Lavigne
British Soaps (Coronation St. etc)
People who call round our house 5 minutes after me and my better half have just walked in from work.
Western european weather
Jesus, I could go on endlessly but my Call of Duty demo has just finished downloading so I won't
paulyoung666
30-08-2003, 16:17
Originally posted by Xaccers
Rover drivers (who don't indicate)
Sunday opening times. If people want to work all day sunday why shouldn't they be allowed to? 6hrs is just not enough to go shopping!
good job you put the dont indicate bit ;)
shops that are shut when the sign on the door says they are open :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Boy racers in their naff little RS turbos who think they can tailgate me in to getting out of their way, obviously never having seen how much faster a Rover 620ti is than their little Escort :D
Oh god laminate flooring! They don't tell you just how dusty it gets!
Police cars that speed down the motorway at over 100mph without lights going etc, but pull people over if they do 78mph!
paulyoung666
30-08-2003, 16:33
Originally posted by Russ D
Boy racers in their naff little RS turbos who think they can tailgate me in to getting out of their way, obviously never having seen how much faster a Rover 620ti is than their little Escort :D
as long as the starter motor works though ;)
pop up ads on the internet :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Boy racers who "customise" their Vauxhall Novas, Corsas, Nissan Micras etc, with blacked out windows, a stupid oversized rear spoiler, blacked out headlights, the oversized exhaust and the old favourite of "go-faster" strips. All these things are done and they don't realise that it is still going to be a crappy Nova etc...
These cars are fine for what they originally designed for, a in-town runabout, but you really cannot make people believe that they are high-performance cars.
Thank you.
Originally posted by Mal
All these things are done and they don't realise that it is still going to be a crappy Nova etc...
Ahh the old adage..."You can't polish a turd" :)
Cyclists (or motorists) who don't think the highway code applies to them.
People who ask me a question and then tell me I am wrong when I know I am right..
Surprised it's not already here:
EDIT: Retracts comments about NTL CAP after reading 1st post - Doh! (But it did come in day after I paid for a decent news service).
and
Getting called out by work at 3am in the morning
Scooters with naff exhausts delivering newspapers on my estate at 7am every morning
Local council that won't give us a grit bin
My kid when he won't sleep in the evening
Wireless networks that refuse to connect.
SKY for not ringing me up with an offer even after I disconnected over 6 weeks ago
Losing my IPAQ
People calling each other names and then complaining when they get it back at them
Originally posted by Tricky
Supprised it's not already here:
NTL CAP (Just after I paid for news servers)
maybe something to do with......
Good news for Victor Meldrews everywhere - a thread where you can moan about anything that annoys you except NTL and it's services/products (there are other threads for that!).
:wavey:
paulyoung666
30-08-2003, 17:18
Originally posted by Russ D
maybe something to do with......
:wavey:
dammit russ you just beat me to that :mad: :mad: :mad:
people who ignore pedestrian crossings then stick there fingers up at me when i **** them off , like the **** who threatened to rip my throat out just after he nearly killed me yesterday :mad: :mad: :mad:
Theodoric
30-08-2003, 17:19
Originally posted by scastle
People who ask me a question and then tell me I am wrong when I know I am right..
Er, doesn't 'people' here normally translate as 'the wife'?
:)
Dave Stones
30-08-2003, 17:20
Originally posted by Russ D
Boy racers in their naff little RS turbos who think they can tailgate me in to getting out of their way, obviously never having seen how much faster a Rover 620ti is than their little Escort :D
its vauxhall nova's around here...
what really annoys dave... hmm
pop music eg popstars and the like that is manufactured crap with no talent with people who cant sing or play their own instruments etc etc
*except girls aloud cos i have a thing for cheryl... :blush:*
Theodoric
30-08-2003, 17:24
I can see this thread running and running. :)
Well, for starters.
Cyclists who think the pavement is an extension of the road.
Pairs of cyclists who deliberately ride two abreast on the road and hold everyone up.
Cyclists who think that stopping at a red light is optional.
Joggers who jog on the road rather than the grass verge.
Motorists who zoom up the right hand lane at a roundabout, then cut you up as they leave the roundabout.
Russ D saiddo I tell you I'll be there in half an hour plus 15 minutes?????
But you should say 1 hour and 17 and a half minutes to be in line with the VAT:D
I hate cyclists and moped riders who drive up the inside when you are stopped at traffic lights and get in front of you. When the lights change you have to wait for them to pull off, usually weaving from side to side as they get upto 10MPH.:mad:
if I spot one coming up the inside, I usually pull over close to the kerb:D
Dave Stones
30-08-2003, 17:27
Originally posted by Theodoric
I can see this thread running and running. :)
Well, for starters.
Cyclists who think the pavement is an extension of the road.
Pairs of cyclists who deliberately ride two abreast on the road and hold everyone up.
Cyclists who think that stopping at a red light is optional.
Joggers who jog on the road rather than the grass verge.
Motorists who zoom up to the right hand lane at a roundabout, then cut you up as they leave the roundabout.
this reminds me of that car advert... honda is it? the one that goes
cyclists hate pedestrians
car drivers hate cyclists
van drivers hate cars
truck drivers hate everyone
everyone despises tractors...
i have another hate, the people that have those STUPID AS HELL yorkshire terrier dogs. why get a dog that size and put a ponytail in it? you might as well just take the cat for a walk or go buy a ferrer or something. :rolleyes:
timewarrior2001
30-08-2003, 18:02
I hate the little trendy ****wits that hang around pubs being loud and ****in obnoxious.
I hate people that drive a 20 in a 30 zone 30 in a 40 zone and as soon as you try and overtake them on the A19 sliproad near where Paulyoung666 lives they ****in accelerate to 80 or 90mph.
I hate BMW drivers they are ********* that think the road was built for them.
I hate buses, those *******s never wait to see if you are giving way and just pull out in front of you. I knwo what the highway code states but having to jam your anchors on because some bus driver has decided to pull out in front of you does nothing for the underwear of the driver behind you.
I hate the ****ers that think they have to sing and destroy stuff on the way home form the local pub (stoney oak). Next little **** I see letting tyres down and trashing peoples gardens is going to hospital.
Oh yeah and I hate talentless ****heads in the music charts and I hate these reality TV shows and Big Brother sucks cock.
I think I may have broken something :p
KingPhoenix
30-08-2003, 18:07
Originally posted by timewarrior2001
I hate the little trendy ****wits that hang around pubs being loud and ****in obnoxious.
I hate people that drive a 20 in a 30 zone 30 in a 40 zone and as soon as you try and overtake them on the A19 sliproad near where Paulyoung666 lives they ****in accelerate to 80 or 90mph.
I hate BMW drivers they are ********* that think the road was built for them.
I hate buses, those *******s never wait to see if you are giving way and just pull out in front of you. I knwo what the highway code states but having to jam your anchors on because some bus driver has decided to pull out in front of you does nothing for the underwear of the driver behind you.
I hate the ****ers that think they have to sing and destroy stuff on the way home form the local pub (stoney oak). Next little **** I see letting tyres down and trashing peoples gardens is going to hospital.
Oh yeah and I hate talentless ****heads in the music charts and I hate these reality TV shows and Big Brother sucks cock.
I think I may have broken something :p
:eek: Having a bad day or 2???? :D
I hate people who think they know better.....
paulyoung666
30-08-2003, 18:09
Originally posted by timewarrior2001
I hate the little trendy ****wits that hang around pubs being loud and ****in obnoxious.
I hate people that drive a 20 in a 30 zone 30 in a 40 zone and as soon as you try and overtake them on the A19 sliproad near where Paulyoung666 lives they ****in accelerate to 80 or 90mph.
I hate BMW drivers they are ********* that think the road was built for them.
I hate buses, those *******s never wait to see if you are giving way and just pull out in front of you. I knwo what the highway code states but having to jam your anchors on because some bus driver has decided to pull out in front of you does nothing for the underwear of the driver behind you.
I hate the ****ers that think they have to sing and destroy stuff on the way home form the local pub (stoney oak). Next little **** I see letting tyres down and trashing peoples gardens is going to hospital.
Oh yeah and I hate talentless ****heads in the music charts and I hate these reality TV shows and Big Brother sucks cock.
I think I may have broken something :p
billingham boy then ????????????
used to live there my mate and i know what you mean , which slip road are you on about ?????????????
having said that most are the same around here :mad: :mad:
people who cant leave a roundabout properly bug me , why on a dual lane rounabout cant they leave on the same lane they joined it on , they always seem to want to cut across to the inside lane when i am there :mad: :mad: :mad:
timewarrior2001
30-08-2003, 18:13
Originally posted by paulyoung666
billingham boy then ????????????
used to live there my mate and i know what you mean , which slip road are you on about ?????????????
having said that most are the same around here :mad: :mad:
people who cant leave a roundabout properly bug me , why on a dual lane rounabout cant they leave on the same lane they joined it on , they always seem to want to cut across to the inside lane when i am there :mad: :mad: :mad:
The one at Billingham Bank, Fleet road I think its called.
Chimaera
30-08-2003, 18:14
Sounds like a lot of people can't drive properly!!
These little 16 year old punks on their mopeds - no protective clothing, just wearing a t shirt and shorts and a crap motorcycle helmet - riding like they have a death wish, weaving in and out and pushing to the front at traffic lights (if they stop at all) :2up:
paulyoung666
30-08-2003, 18:20
Originally posted by timewarrior2001
The one at Billingham Bank, Fleet road I think its called.
thats the one , bottom of billingham bank to go south on the A19 , worst slip road i can think of , and leads onto the worst roundabout i can think of , the one at the bottom of portrack lane , gives me a headache just thinking about it
and ................ stupid little scooter boys who think it is ok to ride 6" from the arse end of my car , who then aint got a hope in hell of stopping if i have to slam on for some ****ing idiot who walks out in front of me :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Theodoric
30-08-2003, 18:30
What a glorious thread!
May I continue with people who think that a smallish trolley entitles them to use the 'basket only' queue in supermarkets.
paulyoung666
30-08-2003, 18:33
Originally posted by Theodoric
What a glorious thread!
May I continue with people who think that a smallish trolley entitles them to use the 'basket only' queue in supermarkets.
i take great delight in telling people to **** off when they stand in front of me with a great big trolley full
and ................. ****ers who think it is ok to queue jump because they reckon the are big and hard :mad: :mad: :mad:
Atomic22
30-08-2003, 18:42
middle lane bozos on the motorway.
bcsd's in jags,rovers,and bmw small knob substitutes.
people in said cars that think honda civics are for grannys then glimpse the janspeed of my 174bhp v-tec as i disappear ahead of them.
people that turn hard after 2 pints.
people that know naff all about football slating the mighty man utd just coz they are green with envy and are all closet man utd fans anyways.
paulyoung666
30-08-2003, 18:46
Originally posted by Atomic22
middle lane bozos on the motorway.
bcsd's in jags,rovers,and bmw small knob substitutes.
people in said cars that think honda civics are for grannys then glimpse the janspeed of my 174bhp v-tec as i disappear ahead of them.
people that turn hard after 2 pints.
people that know naff all about football slating the mighty man utd just coz they are green with envy and are all closet man utd fans anyways.
nah i am not going there about man u , agree with the rest of your post though ;)
old people who insist on using there carriages on the road , im not being ageist btw b4 anyone complains , i am speaking purely from a safety point of view ;)
Meeting Miss Right, only to later find out her first name is "Always"....
paulyoung666 said................. ****ers who think it is ok to queue jump because they reckon the are big and hard
I usually find it's older ladies (loose term ladies) that do that, they know it's ok to put their head down charge and elbow their way in front of a guy because there is little chance of any fisty-cuffs.
paulyoung666
30-08-2003, 19:48
Originally posted by Escapee
paulyoung666 said
I usually find it's older ladies (loose term ladies) that do that, they know it's ok to put their head down charge and elbow their way in front of a guy because there is little chance of any fisty-cuffs.
thinking about it i reckon you have a point there
and ..................... old people who expect you to hold the door for them but who will willingly let it smash in your face knowing full well that you are going to get smashed in the face by it :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
People who indicate right when approaching a roundabout when they mean to go straight on :grind:
paulyoung666
30-08-2003, 20:03
Originally posted by Russ D
People who indicate right when approaching a roundabout when they mean to go straight on :grind:
or the people who dont indicate when they are on a dual roudabout in the left hand lane and then turn right as one idiot did to me recently , i must be magnetic towards ****ing idiots on the road :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Incog is going to walk FIRMLY in the other direction because once she starts she can't stop.
Ok just one!
Motorcyclists who storm down the centre of a very narrow road at 60 plus on a 40 MPH road at the height of rush hour.
In fact I hate all other motorists!
Yep all of them!
My backseat driving husband the most though!:mad:
Incog
What about those drivers who when they want to turn left feel the need to swing out to the right first???
paulyoung666
30-08-2003, 20:22
Originally posted by Russ D
What about those drivers who when they want to turn left feel the need to swing out to the right first???
thats the racing line coming out in them , i do that when nobody else is about , but ..... then why does it bother you unless you are too close behind to avoid having to avoid them swinging out ??????????? ;)
Originally posted by paulyoung666
thats the racing line coming out in them , i do that when nobody else is about , but ..... then why does it bother you unless you are too close behind to avoid having to avoid them swinging out ??????????? ;)
Because
A) if you're in the on-coming lane and this pillock comes head on in to your lane for no apparent reason, it tends to put years on you,
and
B) if you're behind him, his road positioning usually makes you think he's about to turn right so you position yourself to his left to continue onwards and then Mr Nugget swings back in front of you!!
If they want to play racing drivers they can go and hire a racing circuit for a day!!
People who keep their backpacks on their backs while on a crowded bus. It means they either block the whole passage or hit the person sitting on the chair with the bag as they move.
Teenage girls who think that they can sing, but all they are doing is shouting and screaming along to music. In fact, if they ever asked you what do you think of their singing, you can honestly state that in all the time you've known them, you've never heard them sing once.
paulyoung666
30-08-2003, 20:46
Originally posted by Russ D
Because
A) if you're in the on-coming lane and this pillock comes head on in to your lane for no apparent reason, it tends to put years on you,
and
B) if you're behind him, his road positioning usually makes you think he's about to turn right so you position yourself to his left to continue onwards and then Mr Nugget swings back in front of you!!
If they want to play racing drivers they can go and hire a racing circuit for a day!!
i see what you mean but i reckon you are not reading the idiots right , if i see someone doing that in front of me then i hang back and wait for them to crash into someone coming the other way :p :p :p :p
People who are convinced you're upset, or there's something wrong and no matter how much you tell them you're ok, they simply refuse to believe you!!!! :grind:
Yep I think I've just found my pet hate!!!
carlingman
31-08-2003, 02:23
Well here goes for starters -
Any idiots in Jags, Rovers, Beamers, Mercs, Hondas etc while parked at traffic lights think they have a chance -
I just love their faces at traffic lights when i can leave them for dead and see their rear distant glow in my side view mirror while pulling away from them at traffic lights without even hitting second gear.
:D :D
For those that have not guessed yet Kawasaki GPZ 900 Ninja Bike Rider.
:D
carlingman saidAny idiots in Jags
But I thought you were going to become one of those idiots with a Jag!:p :cool: (Sorry couldn't resist)
Mal saidPeople who keep their backpacks on their backs while on a crowded bus
Some of these girls wear them when they are out for a drink, they allways look like they are prepared for a night away from home.:spin: Perhaps it's just wishfull thinking on my part.:D
EDIT: typo errors
This doesn't so much wind me up but it reminds me of how pathetic some people can be - certain gender-confused people who sign me up to spam lists thinking that I don't know who they are and assume I don't know how to find them....
Russ D saidcertain gender-confused people who sign me up to spam lists thinking that I don't know who they are and assume I don't know how to find them....
You are starting to sound very bitter!
I hate all the emails for Viagra that I have suddenly started getting, I have never had any use for the stuff.:D
No I'm not bitter - just letting certain people know that I know what they're up to ;)
Originally posted by Russ D
People who indicate right when approaching a roundabout when they mean to go straight on :grind:
DONEGAL DRIVERS!
Atomic22
31-08-2003, 18:56
Originally posted by carlingman
Well here goes for starters -
Any idiots in Jags, Rovers, Beamers, Mercs, Hondas etc while parked at traffic lights think they have a chance -
I just love their faces at traffic lights when i can leave them for dead and see their rear distant glow in my side view mirror while pulling away from them at traffic lights without even hitting second gear.
:D :D
For those that have not guessed yet Kawasaki GPZ 900 Ninja Bike Rider.
:D
girlie bike that is , a fairing on it to keep you all warm....
stunted 1200 bandit here.....power----too much is never enough
idi banashapan
31-08-2003, 18:58
What winds me up???? The missus.
Originally posted by Russ D
People who are convinced you're upset, or there's something wrong and no matter how much you tell them you're ok, they simply refuse to believe you!!!! :grind:
Yep I think I've just found my pet hate!!! Are you all right?:D
what winds me up?????? indecisive people! once i make my mind up about something, i go for it and no one can stand in my way ;)
Originally posted by bexy
indecisive people! once i make my mind up about something, i go for it and no one can stand in my way ;)
same here no point umming and arring just go for it do it :D
Originally posted by kronas
same here no point umming and arring just go for it do it :D
too right ...damn agreeng with you twice in one day :spin:
Middle lane owners
People who don't indicate on roundabouts
Patients who don't keep their appointments
....I could go on......:D
People who have been standing at bus stops for ages, don't have the fare/pass ready and then they have to empty the whole bag to find it.
Originally posted by Ramrod
[Snippity snip]................
....I could go on......:D
And on and on and on and on..... SEE Tony Martin thread :naughty:
Let me see.... people who can't protect themselves from viruses and end up sending me at least a couple a day!! :grind: and who don't delete all my email addresses from their address books when i ask then to so i even end up getting sodding viruses from my own addresses!! :afire: Too bloody weird!! :spin:
AND!! when i complain that they're infected and sending me duff mails, they add insult to injury by saying that I'm the one sending the virus to them because they received one from one of my other addresses :rolleyes: ...... Damn it!! But they're too ignorant to realise that they're coming from their OWN address book because they didn't delete my addies when i ASKED them to.... nicely the first time.... and then increasingly in capitals.
Thank you....... have to go lie down now......
People who stop over the line at traffic lights, thus blocking the way of any person who wants to cross the road at those lights.
Virus writers,
Originally posted by kink
And on and on and on and on..... SEE Tony Martin thread :naughty:
Not fair! I was incited to that:D
People who block the pavement with their cars so that you cannot get a double buggy past.
Originally posted by Ramrod
Not fair! I was incited to that:D
Oh stop it!! You loved it and even chased him around the forum trying to goad him into continuing :rofl:
Originally posted by Ramrod
People who block the pavement with their cars so that you cannot get a double buggy past.
YES, YES, YES!!! So that you have to walk in the road too even if you don't have a buggy to push... and then the drivers that have to veer around you look at you as if you're ASKING to get honked at or brushed by the car....
But then there are the women (always a woman so far) who persist in pushing their buggies out into the road from between parked cars in the belief that a driver will find see them in time.... that's it... women who believe their buggy is indestructable and that their child being in it will deliver it from death or harm :eek:
I'm not a driver but have been in cars when a buddy has suddenly jutted out into the road and we're had to swerve to avoid it :eek: The woman continuing on her merry way without a care in the world or aware of the danger that her child was in :cry:
Originally posted by kink
Oh stop it!! You loved it and even chased him around the forum trying to goad him into continuing :rofl: What can I say, It was good while it lasted.
But then there are the women (always a woman so far) who persist in pushing their buggies out into the road from between parked cars in the belief that a driver will find see them in time.... that's it... women who believe their buggy is indestructable and that their child being in it will deliver it from death or harm :eek:
I'm not a driver but have been in cars when a buddy has suddenly jutted out into the road and we're had to swerve to avoid it :eek: The woman continuing on her merry way without a care in the world or aware of the danger that her child was in :cry: Yes, wierd that:shrug:
Companies that owe me money and won't pay up, but it's too much hassle for too little return to chase after them:afire:
Dave Stones
31-08-2003, 22:16
People who block the pavement with their cars so that you cannot get a double buggy past.
similar... people who wait for the bus with a buggy, and then have the cheek to complain wen they cant take it on because the bus either isnt a buggy friendly one or is already packed full of screaming smelly buggy children
Originally posted by Dave Stones
packed full of screaming smelly buggy children
Damn those smelly buggy children:D
I hate people that windge on forums, he he.:spin:
The main thing that bugs me at the moment is government forms about state pensions (I'm helping my grandparents out) that are in any other language than English or Welsh......................and before you all start, if you can't read or speak English then you obviously haven't worked here and shouldn't get a pension. Theres other benefits for people like that.:mad: :mad: :mad:
carlingman
31-08-2003, 23:03
Originally posted by Atomic22
girlie bike that is , a fairing on it to keep you all warm....
stunted 1200 bandit here.....power----too much is never enough
Well the faring is not that big and I am getting on a bit now.
:D
Originally posted by Escapee
carlingman said
But I thought you were going to become one of those idiots with a Jag!:p :cool: (Sorry couldn't resist)
Well spotted but the Jag i was after (which I never got int the end) was a 1991 Jaguar Xj6 3.2litre.
Not like the new S Type that all these yuppies drive nowadays.
:D
Also I should clarify a bit I dont think that all Jag, Beamer, Merc drivers are idiots just a select few.
As that would be double standards as I occasionally drive a Merc SLK myself although I dont sit at traffic lights revving the guts out of it and looking and goading the driver alongside me.
:D
timewarrior2001
31-08-2003, 23:35
Pubs that sell **** beer *cough* Stoney Oak *cough*. Just been for 3 points tonight and I would have felt better drinking dirty dishwater.
Psycho grannies and their Asda trollies (my legs a totally bruised)
Ferrel kids in the supermarket
TV adverts for compensation companies.
Tv adverts trying to make dog food sound appetising to humans, It bloody smells better when it comes back ouit the bloody dog for gods sake.
Macs
Linux
being salaried and expected to work over 5 nights of the week every week...........grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
fiance jetting off to spain tonight and leaving me cold in England :(
Just thought of another: adverts for any 118 company, 11 88 88 are the worst (sorry Russ).:mad:
People who don't like Peter Kay...
idiots :spin:
People who hate Macs and Linux, People who hate Xbox and GC,
People on bikes who nearly knock you over, then ride by without saying a thing,
Car drivers who dont give a bus right of way,
Psycho white rabbits who attack you for no reason,
Thats just some of mine
kink saidBut then there are the women (always a woman so far) who persist in pushing their buggies out into the road from between parked cars in the belief that a driver will find see them in time....
They also do a similar thing coming out of the church near my parents house on a Sunday. They wander across the road without looking, presumably thinking their little prayer they just had is going to protect them from death or serious injury.:rolleyes: They give you a really bad look when you blast your horn at them because they are oblivious to the traffic.
I reckon they must have The Rev Moon putting them in a trance!
spacedhopper
01-09-2003, 11:59
People who can't control or park supermarket trolleys - especially the person who decided to bash my car in Tesco's carpark on Friday night -B@r$tard!
NTL telling me they've fixed my problem when they haven't :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Atomic22
01-09-2003, 18:54
Originally posted by spacedhopper
People who can't control or park supermarket trolleys - especially the person who decided to bash my car in Tesco's carpark on Friday night -B@r$tard!
well you will shop in mickleover instead of going to asda
people with silly accents get on my titz as well.....geordies , brummies , welsh ,cornish etc etc...worst of all is the shell suits accent which should not be allowed out in public
Originally posted by Atomic22
people with silly accents get on my titz as well.....<snip> welsh <snip>
:eek: :nono:
Chimaera
01-09-2003, 20:01
And just what is a shell suit accent??
Atomic22
01-09-2003, 20:15
Originally posted by Chimaera
And just what is a shell suit accent??
erm the only people in the uk that still wear shell suits all live in liverpool so i guess its a scouse accent (unless there are closet shell suit wearers in essex )
:naughty:
Originally posted by Atomic22
erm the only people in the uk that still wear shell suits all live in liverpool so i guess its a scouse accent (unless there are closet shell suit wearers in essex )
:naughty: Not seen any for a while:)
Chimaera
01-09-2003, 21:21
Yeah - try Basildon!! LOL
People who try to stop you in the middle of town--- catalogue reps,the "Have you had an accident in the last 3 years?" mob, gas/electric suppliers,credit card reps,Big Issue sellers,etc.
hobbie saidHave you had an accident in the last 3 years?"
I always say "No I use a Condom":D
They usually just look blank as I walk past.
Originally posted by Chimaera
Yeah - try Basildon!! LOL
They still got the XR3i's? :D
The Dartford river crossing winds me up...
Dave Stones
01-09-2003, 22:00
Have you had an accident in the last 3 years?"
ive noticed a magical drop in these since the accident group folded...
im still young enough to use the "sorry im not 18" line on a lot of the street traders, even though im 19 in a month... :erm:
and whoever was dissing strange accents come up to yorkshire and try it... you wont get 100 yards down the street ;)
Originally posted by morris
i'm english, i hate everything and everyone.
And I'm from Ireland, we hate the English :p
Originally posted by hobbie
People who try to stop you in the middle of town--- catalogue reps,the "Have you had an accident in the last 3 years?"
I just say "No, I've always looked like this".
They never know whether to laugh or cry :D
timewarrior2001
01-09-2003, 23:49
I'm not racist, sexist or sizeist..............
...........No I hate everyone equally :p
homealone
02-09-2003, 00:37
Originally posted by timewarrior2001
I'm not racist, sexist or sizeist..............
...........No I hate everyone equally :p
even yourself? - and you forgot ageist - I prescribe Pink Floyd:D
timewarrior2001
02-09-2003, 00:55
lol, I like Pink floyd
when the bus is regularly late or doesnt turn up at all and you complain to the operator and they dont care or do anything about the situation.
when people on the bus listen 2 music so loud that everyone on the bus can hear it. very insensitive.
polyphonic ringtones. i hate them because they r so realistic that it takes a moment to work out when the ring whether its the radio/tv etc or if its a ring tone. at least with the other ring tones they all used the same tone so you can tell
little 12 yr old sh*ts sitting in the front row of the cinema lobbing popcorn at the screen and talking on their mobile phones.
I'm thinking PAIN lots and lots of PAIN
:D
Young trainee upstarts telling you that what you've done for the last 15 years has been wrong, and the best way to do it is ...
Getting to the vending machine at work with your last 50p, being starving, and the damn machine not accepting your 50p :grind:
People that use other people
Chimaera
02-09-2003, 17:26
Originally posted by scastle
They still got the XR3i's? :D
The Dartford river crossing winds me up...
Yep, scastle, and the white socks!!
Jewellery by Elizabeth Duke too! :D
Babies that only sleep when you don't want them too and then are awake when you want them to sleep.
Huggies nappies that are too big (Urrgggh!)
Just about everything at the moment!!!
Incog.
:mad:
paulyoung666
02-09-2003, 18:43
Originally posted by Tricky
Babies that only sleep when you don't want them too and then are awake when you want them to sleep.
Huggies nappies that are too big (Urrgggh!)
and it dont get any better ;)
****ers who let you hold doors for them and walk through without saying thankyou , a quick no problem usually gets a response :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Atomic22
02-09-2003, 18:46
i hate kids that "pass" 16 gcse exams with grade a+ and think they know it all when they are actually easier than the 11 plus i took as a kid and none of them would even get a pass grade in a gce.....gawd they have it easy.
dogs that crap on the pavement or grass
lorry drivers
cab drivers
bus drivers
volvo drivers
speed cameras
people that flick dog ends from cars instead of using their ashtrays
real ale drinkers
Dave Stones
02-09-2003, 19:08
i hate kids that "pass" 16 gcse exams with grade a+ and think they know it all when they are actually easier than the 11 plus i took as a kid and none of them would even get a pass grade in a gce.....gawd they have it easy.
spiteful or what ;)
seriously tho we got taught in a different way to u etc we got taught abuot the "less important" aspects of everything ;)
aside from that annoyances...
people who persist in going on packed buses in the middle of summer WITHOUT WEARING ANY DEODORANT. ugh.
and old biddies who complain abuot the draft on the bus when you open a window
and old biddies who complain that it is too warm, but when yo look at them they have a 2 coats, glvoes, a jacket, a cardigan, 3 t shirts and thermal pants on... :erm:
People that diss the yorkshire accent and think that we all have whippets and pigeons!
MadGamer
02-09-2003, 21:23
PC World when they aren't open for me to buy a game!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Originally posted by Atomic22
real ale drinkers
Oi, you leave us out of it.:D
Originally posted by Dave Stones
and old biddies who complain that it is too warm, but when yo look at them they have a 2 coats, glvoes, a jacket, a cardigan, 3 t shirts and thermal pants on... :erm:
....people who know far too much about the underwear worn by 'old biddies'.... :erm: :D
Originally posted by whyme38
People that diss the yorkshire accent and think that we all have whippets and pigeons!
Have you not seen the sponsorship adverts for Heinz Salad Cream, just before Emmerdale?:D :) ;)
Don't make me get you on msn Dell!
The one thing that winds me up beyond all human endurance is my ex hubby :(
Originally posted by whyme38
Don't make me get you on msn Dell!
The one thing that has winds me up beyond all human endurance is my ex hubby :(
Isn't part of being an ex?
Yeah but he takes it to new heights could be because he is the spawn of the devil......
Waiting for tec support to answer :(
Originally posted by Russ D
....people who know far too much about the underwear worn by 'old biddies'.... :erm: :D :rofl:
Originally posted by Atomic22
dogs that crap on the pavement or grass
Nah, just their owners:afire:
homealone
02-09-2003, 21:54
laminated flooring
- we went for lunch in a new restaurant, recently, it was minimalist & modern, with loads of chrome, bright lighting - and a laminate floor.
- It was just SO NOISY :mad:
Originally posted by Chimaera
Yep, scastle, and the white socks!!
Jewellery by Elizabeth Duke too! :D
Hmm... Nice...
Another irritation for me. Similar to nemesis..
I work in a Uni computing lab, and it really irritates me when a student asks me a question, then, when I answer, tells me I am wrong..
I only have a degree and 5 years experience using the equipment.. What do I know eh?
Dave Stones
02-09-2003, 22:03
Originally posted by Russ D
....people who know far too much about the underwear worn by 'old biddies'.... :erm: :D
;)
come on though, its like a uniform for people over 65 the thermal pants etc aint it :p
People that diss the yorkshire accent and think that we all have whippets and pigeons!
*agrees whole-heartedly :D
... you forgot ferrets and flat caps though! :eek::eek:
[edit} ann robinson-eque wales people comment removed cos im a coward
I didn't I just didn't want to put ideas into peoples heads lol
Dave Stones
02-09-2003, 22:09
Originally posted by whyme38
I didn't I just didn't want to put ideas into peoples heads lol
lol. theres nothing wrong with a good old yorkshire flat cap worn slightly askew. except when its worn by these snobby gits down in london etc who think they look fashionable. anyone who isnt from yorkshire or who isnt a farmer-grouse shooter etc just looks like a twonk in a flat cap...
Atomic22
03-09-2003, 18:41
Originally posted by whyme38
People that diss the yorkshire accent and think that we all have whippets and pigeons!
i always imagined that was true:eek:
your gonna tell me next that all welsh people don't work down pits , eat leeks , sing in choirs , and worry sheep. :eek:
and that scousers don't wear shell suits or rob stuff :nono:
and scots don't wear skirts:eek:
etc etc etc
:drool: :sick: :cry:
drivers that dont indicate on roundabouts. drivers that sit in the middle lane on a motorway.
people that get off trains / buses without looking and step straight into you.
people who dont say thank you if you hold the door open for them.
guardian readers.
people that spit in the street.
Monster Jedi
22-06-2005, 09:40
Hi and:welcome: to the site muker hope you enjoy your stay here
thx. i'm sure i will as i'm an opinionated so & so!!
Monster Jedi
22-06-2005, 09:41
People who call their dog shep
I have a few things that annoy me - a sample of which (in no particular order) are:
people who feel that it is ok to use their right to protest (which is a fine right and should never be undervalued) to stop other people from enjoying their rights ..
(for example the people who barricaded an arms factory and intimidated staff to stop them from entering, even after a court order banning them from doing so :afire: )
people who drive around housing estates at breakneck speed, tyres squealing etc, especially when there are children playing in that street :grind:
door to door salesmen/"researchers" who cannot read the "we do not buy or sell from this door" signs on our doors.
Religious/racial intolerance (don't get me started ...)
Oh and "safety cameras" on stretches of road where there is no history of incidents that would justify it. (fine outside schools, and at actual accident blackspots, but on a stretch of dual criiageway that is long and straight and has not had more that one accident a year for the last 5 years...)
There's a few - I feel much better for that :angel:
MCI :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad:
People who always drive 10mph under the speed limit:mad:
Those who don't know how wide their car is and wont go through a gap you could get a double decker bus through.:afire:
That frog:fit:
Supermarket trollies, they all have a steering fault:rant:
Folk who stand in the aisle and chat blocking the way:banghead:
Jealous folk who knock BMW drivers :cry: (I love my beemer) :romance:
Arthrits (a pain in the .......):(
Cyclists.
Nothing wrong with Cyclists as such, but I do get a little sick of narrowly avoiding being hit when I am walking along the pavement and a cyclist decides to get past the lights by mounting the pavement and cycling past them. They should stay on the road and WAIT. The one that really irritated me was one who looked at me as if I were in HIS way, when I (being a pedestrian) had every right to be on the pavement.
Indian call centres that call me out of the blue at any time they feel like it and without any polite introduction ask me if I have a mobile phone, who my network is, and how often I use it.
As if its any of their business !!!
People who restart almost 2 year old threads without realising there's an identical and more up to date one running here (http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=22097&highlight=drivers) ;)
(Both started up by the same whinging grumpy old git....)
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