Nob of the Day.......

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Two drivers turning left out of junctions who never even glanced to their right. In both cases I was alongside their drivers door before they realised I was there.

 

One was a DPD van which is par for the course.

 

The other was a lady in a white car, with blue and yellow chequerboard pattern down the side, big blue lights on top (not lit) and POLICE written all over the bonnet. I kind of expected a bit better from the latter example.  

Edited August 9, 2024 by Mississippi Bullfrog

[Steve_M]

Doing my Level 2 coaching course, I’ve invested a lot of time doing the associated documentation. Certainly over 40 hours. I have my assessment on Sunday so I was keen to get it done today so I can review it - I know there’s some more work to be done so need to get that done tomorrow as I’m on another course on Saturday.

 

I worked in IT for 30 years so know the importance of saving documents at frequent intervals. I saved after completing each section and sub-section, and sometimes in between to be sure.

 

Finishing, I unintentionally closed the document. Not a problem, I’ll just reopen it.

 

Could I find the finished document? Could I f*** !!!

 

Searching for the document name I kept finding incomplete drafts… ten bloody minutes of buggering about before realising I was searching the (full, out of space, useless) One-Drive libraries. Now I’m thinking that’s where I’ve been saving the document to, but not the updates due to lack of space. Rude words were uttered.

 

I have now found the completed documents on the C drive after much shouting at the laptop.

 

In my defence. I haven’t used this laptop for about four years. It’s been upgraded (Windows 11?) and the various functions have some interesting, and new to me, features.  
 

Bring back DOS, I say!

[Simon Davey]

13 minutes ago, Steve_M said:

Doing my Level 2 coaching course, I’ve invested a lot of time doing the associated documentation. Certainly over 40 hours. I have my assessment on Sunday so I was keen to get it done today so I can review it - I know there’s some more work to be done so need to get that done tomorrow as I’m on another course on Saturday.

 

I worked in IT for 30 years so know the importance of saving documents at frequent intervals. I saved after completing each section and sub-section, and sometimes in between to be sure.

 

Finishing, I unintentionally closed the document. Not a problem, I’ll just reopen it.

 

Could I find the finished document? Could I f*** !!!

 

Searching for the document name I kept finding incomplete drafts… ten bloody minutes of buggering about before realising I was searching the (full, out of space, useless) One-Drive libraries. Now I’m thinking that’s where I’ve been saving the document to, but not the updates due to lack of space. Rude words were uttered.

 

I have now found the completed documents on the C drive after much shouting at the laptop.

 

In my defence. I haven’t used this laptop for about four years. It’s been upgraded (Windows 11?) and the various functions have some interesting, and new to me, features.  
 

Bring back DOS, I say!

 

One Drive priority drives me fecking nuts... 

 

Tip: Right click on the app icon (Word etc) and you should see a list of the most recent documents. 

Although, I'm not sure if it has to be a shortcut icon on the task bar. 

[Bender]

I hate one drive, god it's a twat to stop and keep at bay, so much as blink and it's back, my work pc had internet removed about 3yr ago, it's great, no one drive, no updates starts instantly.

[RideWithStyles]

I thought you loved ’s  bender and hate ’s …., is someone turning or are you willing to go real dark side and join the assimilation?
(Trade mark logos not allowed)

[Fender1515]

I ride bicycles a well as M/Bikes,  so I try and be bike aware and friendly, BUT

Yesterday in car, road works and temporary traffic lights in village, I am first car in line waiting for the green one, a group of 5 lycra clad cyclist ride up on the inside, stopping on my inside and the van and car behind, the road works are on a incline with a T-Junction mid works.

Light goes green, first rider pulls out across the front of my car and moves across the road to turn  right, 2nd rider tries the same move but I am already parallel with the junction, so he's got no place to go but strait on or stop, the following cyclist try the same move, blocked out by a delivery van and car.

It all gets a bit shouty and handbags, me I cant be arsed, so I make to keep moving through the road works, In the rear mirror I catch the van driver has gotten out and is having a face off with one of the cyclists,, 

I guess I could have just waited for all of them to cross in front of me, and go on the next green, but I am not great at being tolerant when folks are taking the piss.

Cyclists can make life difficult for them selves, 

 

[RideWithStyles]

I agree some do and make assumptions, the rules have been weighted towards higher risk users, apart from us motoring two wheelers as we get ignored again. I think the HW code / police officer would favour the cyclists in that scenario.

 

So is it a long stretch through the road works/to the junction that the peddle boys were going to use?
obviously if it’s a stretch and timed too tight, time won’t allow for pedal crew to meander around and block the road by themselves or due to the vehicles (van and cars) already committed following on the timed allowance to pass through the lights? At a guess.

was there a path the liquorice crew could of used as last choice option?

 

Edited August 16, 2024 by RideWithStyles

[Bianco2564]

Truck driver on A46.

Was on my way to Newark to collect my frame, sat on the inside lane catching up the truck and see a tractor with orange flashing light in the distance. Pull out and overtake the truck and start to catch up the traffic in the outside lane that’s bunching up going by the tractor, so have to ease off. I close in on the tractor and the truck starts to undertake me and sticks his indicator on expecting me to get out the way. No chance, I continue pressing on to which the truckie gives me a blast with his air horns. Tw@t

[AstronautNinja]

I'm going to nominate McDonald's and their wet floors. 

 

Yes, legally they had put a wet floor sign in the entrance to the toilets...... 

 

I lead my 3 year old to the toilet door, open with my left hand, kid walks through and goes down like a sack of shit with an almighty bangzi slide toward him in an effort to get him to his feet, arms waving frantically to try and stay upright. Genuinely less available friction than an ice rink. I understand there was a wet floor sigh but this has to be the slippuest surface I have ever had the misfortune to shuffle across. 

 

It wasn't a case or read the sign and walk with caution, anything but gentle vertical pressure resulted in an immediate meeting with the floor.

 

I'll then nominate my son for insisting in 3 wees, only one of which resulted in the expulsion of wee twat. 

[S-Westerly]

8 hours ago, AstronautNinja said:

I'm going to nominate McDonald's and their wet floors. 

 

Yes, legally they had put a wet floor sign in the entrance to the toilets...... 

 

I lead my 3 year old to the toilet door, open with my left hand, kid walks through and goes down like a sack of shit with an almighty bangzi slide toward him in an effort to get him to his feet, arms waving frantically to try and stay upright. Genuinely less available friction than an ice rink. I understand there was a wet floor sigh but this has to be the slippuest surface I have ever had the misfortune to shuffle across. 

 

It wasn't a case or read the sign and walk with caution, anything but gentle vertical pressure resulted in an immediate meeting with the floor.

 

I'll then nominate my son for insisting in 3 wees, only one of which resulted in the expulsion of wee twat. 

My daughter went through a phase when she was two and learnt to recognise the toilet sign. Every bloody one had to be visited and trust me there were some biological hazards around. The end of that phase came when she genuinely needed to go on an old style French train where the loo was literally a hole in the floor. Cue massive hysterics that she'd fall in. Probably put the toilet training back by 2 months at least.

[AstronautNinja]

2 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

My daughter went through a phase when she was two and learnt to recognise the toilet sign. Every bloody one had to be visited and trust me there were some biological hazards around. The end of that phase came when she genuinely needed to go on an old style French train where the loo was literally a hole in the floor. Cue massive hysterics that she'd fall in. Probably put the toilet training back by 2 months at least.

"I need a wee" is unfortunately one of those indisputable requests that no matter how much I think he's talking rubbish I have to allow and he knows this grrrrr

[husoi]

This phoking idiot parking just next to the van with a phoking empty car park

Brainless, useless waste of oxygen and space tw@t

[bonio]

Do you go easy there boy. Count to 10 now....

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Looks like plenty of clearance between the car and the van. What's the problem? 

[husoi]

10 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Looks like plenty of clearance between the car and the van. What's the problem? 

There wasn't.

Could hardly open the door halfway. That idiot could have parked the space to the right

[AstronautNinja]

Most definitely me for drinking that entire box of desperados and playing PlayStation till 4am. Luckily r kid woke me up shortly after. I have indeed seen better days 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Desperados is very easy to drink though. But an entire box....that's ambitious. 

[AstronautNinja]

21 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Desperados is very easy to drink though. But an entire box....that's ambitious. 

I basically had a can pre race then during the pit stop  

[Mickly]

The Bi-cyclist ( Lycra clad w*nker with ‘Solihull Cycling Club ‘ on his back ) who under took using the pavement through a set of road works then jumped off the pavement in front of my mate ( on his Kwak, I was following ) then slammed  on his brakes and stuck his right arm out to turn, blocking the road … luckily my mate is a laid back guy who just braked hard and shook his head, I’d have run the twat off the road.

 

[AstronautNinja]

1 hour ago, Mickly said:

The Bi-cyclist ( Lycra clad w*nker with ‘Solihull Cycling Club ‘ on his back ) who under took using the pavement through a set of road works then jumped off the pavement in front of my mate ( on his Kwak, I was following ) then slammed  on his brakes and stuck his right arm out to turn, blocking the road … luckily my mate is a laid back guy who just braked hard and shook his head, I’d have run the twat off the road.

 

Sorry broski I was late for my soy milk late with Rupert 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

I was left unsupervised in Sainsbury's in charge of a shopping trolley. Realising I needed to buy drinks for our forthcoming ruby wedding anniversary I decided to swap my small trolley for a larger one.

 

So I headed for the exit, which is controlled by a gate that automatically opens as you approach it.

 

Except it didn't....and by the time I realised the trolley had hit the gate, broken off the sign and got jammed in the mechanism. The alarm went off and staff came to my assistance. Fortunately they were very understanding of my plight. 

 

SWMBO was not overly impressed.  

[Simon Davey]

Didn't know whether to laugh or sympathise, but there isn't a sympathy emoji 

[curlylegend]

I've seen some pretty casual cycling here over the years but this took the biscuit or pain chocolat !   Riding back from just collecting my Control Technique ( French MOT ) for my old Yamaha when I saw this young woman cycling towards me on the other side of the road with a cigarette in one hand and carrying on a conversation with a phone in the other hand !

Maybe the circus was in town ?

[AstronautNinja]

My dentist 

[RideWithStyles]

So your dentist is a legend (mentioned in a different thread) and a nob (in this post) at the same time?