Nob of the Day.......

[S-Westerly]

My current nob of the day is a provider of online news. I've been with this particular outlet for some years now but regularly stop subscribing when they bump up the monthly fee to what I consider an unreasonable amount. They then usually come back after a month or so with an "introductory " offer that's reasonable.  This time my reduced offer was coming to an end and it was going up by 4 times the amount I was paying so I started the cancellation procedure.  I'd only just got logged in and they offered me an entire years subscription for a pound more than what they were about to charge me per month! WTF. Naturally I accepted it but why all the BS run around in the first place? 

[RideWithStyles]

They have been taking tips from sky and bt…the exact same customer bs strategy.

i don’t buy into that and purposely avoid buying said product from them, even if it was to be cheaper (it very rarely if ever is) than I get it from someone else that never pulls that trick.

[Fozzie]

My girlfriend. 

For wanting to spend £80 on bedside lamps to "stage" the flat for when we put it up on the market. I've so far spent hundreds on fixing small things around the flat, and giving it a full re-paint in preparation for this, and I think she's going a little bit far. She ended our little bicker with "you just don't get it", and marched off. 

 

Also me. 

Later she asked me for a bit of chocolate I was eating. I looked at her and said "you just don't get it". And stuffed the last pieces in my mouth and smiled. 

 

I don't think the slap I got was deserved. But it was still funny. 

[AstronautNinja]

3 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

My current nob of the day is a provider of online news. I've been with this particular outlet for some years now but regularly stop subscribing when they bump up the monthly fee to what I consider an unreasonable amount. They then usually come back after a month or so with an "introductory " offer that's reasonable.  This time my reduced offer was coming to an end and it was going up by 4 times the amount I was paying so I started the cancellation procedure.  I'd only just got logged in and they offered me an entire years subscription for a pound more than what they were about to charge me per month! WTF. Naturally I accepted it but why all the BS run around in the first place? 

Recently been offered £500 subscription for £40...... Just sign up and don't buy 

 

8 minutes ago, Fozzie said:

My girlfriend. 

For wanting to spend £80 on bedside lamps to "stage" the flat for when we put it up on the market. I've so far spent hundreds on fixing small things around the flat, and giving it a full re-paint in preparation for this, and I think she's going a little bit far. She ended our little bicker with "you just don't get it", and marched off. 

 

Also me. 

Later she asked me for a bit of chocolate I was eating. I looked at her and said "you just don't get it". And stuffed the last pieces in my mouth and smiled. 

 

I don't think the slap I got was deserved. But it was still funny. 

On holiday atm. Pissed as a fart playing throw ball with any kid willing to join in. As soon as we get tears after a ball to the face I'm the bad guy according to my missus.

 

Can't make an omelette without cracking a few eggs. She just doesn't get it. Apparently "kid thinks he can throw like a man and catch like a girl" isn't a defence. 

Edited September 30, 2024 by AstronautNinja

[Mawsley]

Everyone at Bennett’s.

 

Despite having had 12 whole months to add my rarest of rare motorcycles to their database (still the basic Africa Twin DCT), they haven’t. Thus, with 21 days on the clock, they can’t requote me.

 

Easiest insurance company move ever.

[Nick the wanderer]

9 hours ago, Mawsley said:

Everyone at Bennett’s.

 

Despite having had 12 whole months to add my rarest of rare motorcycles to their database (still the basic Africa Twin DCT), they haven’t. Thus, with 21 days on the clock, they can’t requote me.

 

Easiest insurance company move ever.

I dumped Bennetts and found Devitt much better all round.

[RideWithStyles]

Sometimes, but found out with debit to change the most smallest detail even if they screwed up (let alone an actual change) charged an obscene amount-along with Hastings.

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

The parent at our local school whose car has just hit me as I was walking back from a meeting. There's no pavement outside the school so pedestrians have to walk in the road. It didn't stop this guy steaming through and clouting me with his door mirror.

[Fiddlesticks]

16 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

The parent at our local school whose car has just hit me as I was walking back from a meeting. There's no pavement outside the school so pedestrians have to walk in the road. It didn't stop this guy steaming through and clouting me with his door mirror.

I hope he stopped!

[Simon Davey]

@Mississippi Bullfrog 

That's feckin' horrendous. 

[husoi]

Today must be my boss.

Was in a teams call with him.

His phone rings and he takes the call.

Spends half hour talking rubbish about his personal life. Then goes on WhatsApp.

Then walks out the room and leaves me in the call talking to myself

What a numpty

[bud]

1 minute ago, husoi said:

Today must be my boss.

Was in a teams call with him.

His phone rings and he takes the call.

Spends half hour talking rubbish about his personal life. Then goes on WhatsApp.

Then walks out the room and leaves me in the call talking to myself

What a numpty

Yes a proper numpty

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

3 hours ago, Fiddlesticks said:

I hope he stopped!

Nope - just kept on going.

[S-Westerly]

11 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Nope - just kept on going.

Definitely a total nob. Are you injured worse than bruising?

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

18 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

Definitely a total nob. Are you injured worse than bruising?

I'm fine. Just annoyed because I've lived here nearly 6 years and have repeatedly told the council this section of road is dangerous. It's at the bottom of a hill so cars usually ignore the 30mph speed limit and go through at 40 to 50mph. It's easy to do going down the steep hill. 

 

Then at the bottom there's a short section with no pavement right outside a school. 

 

There's been one fatality so far but that isn't enough for them to do anything about it. 

[bonio]

34 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

There's been one fatality so far but that isn't enough for them to do anything about it. 

That's extraordinary.

Where we used to live, one kid got hit crossing the road near the school, and the council put in a traffic island and bollards almost instantly. There had never been any problem there before, it was a wide, open piece of road, and the kid wasn't seriously injured, but the council didn't want even the appearance of negligence. 

I know you weren't hurt, but perhaps consider reporting it to the police, so at least it features in their ksi stats?

 

[Old-codger]

1 hour ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

I'm fine. Just annoyed because I've lived here nearly 6 years and have repeatedly told the council this section of road is dangerous. It's at the bottom of a hill so cars usually ignore the 30mph speed limit and go through at 40 to 50mph. It's easy to do going down the steep hill. 

 

Then at the bottom there's a short section with no pavement right outside a school. 

 

There's been one fatality so far but that isn't enough for them to do anything about it. 

You need to report it M S to the police and the council so that goes down on the record, I know its a pain in the arse but its the only way to get blackspots sorted out and the authorities cant say they didnt know about it.

[RideWithStyles]

Sorry to hear that MB.

Agree with OC.

For small things and changes aint a problem if they really care about it in the grand scheme of things particularly when you know how much shite they get up to, they just don’t want to.

 

near me they spent a fortune putting in a central pedestrian area and new (just banks before)  micro paths only less than 10 meters each and making them bus stops when there is ones already in action a hundred meters down when no accident nor any body asking for it, outside for a small terrace of 4 houses when they all have cars at least 2 expensive cars each at that…on the very edge of a border….figure that out?

[Fozzie]

Nob of the day this past weekend had to go to my friends nephew. Was a bit serious, but also a bit funny in the end. 

 

He's 12, and is mostly looked after by his mum and the surrounding family.

I was at the pub with friends, including his aunt, who answered the phone and suddenly looked shocked. She then dialled into the homes Alexa device (didn't know you could do that) and she heard him screaming. Apparently he had been left alone, and someone was trying to get into the house. 

 

His aunt runs from the pub, into her car, and screeches away. I quickly point out if there's someone breaking into the house, a little 5ft woman is likely heading into a dangerous situation. One of the girl knows where they live, and we dive into a car and start racing there. 

Quite a lot going through my head about whether it was real, and if we were going towards a situation against someone armed. Police were called. 

 

Nearly got there and found out it was a false alarm. He has a penchant for drama apparently... 

Returned to the pub, and his aunt was beyond angry. The lad was sobbing down the phone and thought he was now going to get arrested. I actually suggested I dress as a police officer and put the fear of god in him. The little turd.

 

 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

14 hours ago, bonio said:

That's extraordinary.

Where we used to live, one kid got hit crossing the road near the school, and the council put in a traffic island and bollards almost instantly. There had never been any problem there before, it was a wide, open piece of road, and the kid wasn't seriously injured, but the council didn't want even the appearance of negligence. 

I know you weren't hurt, but perhaps consider reporting it to the police, so at least it features in their ksi stats?

 

I reported it for that very reason. It's been an ongoing battle for years locally. The snag is it's a route used by the emergency services so the council are reluctant to do anything to slow traffic flow. 

[AstronautNinja]

6 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

I reported it for that very reason. It's been an ongoing battle for years locally. The snag is it's a route used by the emergency services so the council are reluctant to do anything to slow traffic flow. 

Did you get his reg etc?

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

17 hours ago, AstronautNinja said:

Did you get his reg etc?

Didn't gave chance.

 

But by an amazing coincidence our MP is coming to the village on Saturday to attend a meeting on road safety. 

 

Since they've hired our hall I know it's only just been planned. 

[Bender]

When you think you've seen every idiot move on the road it's nice to know there are always more to come.

 

Driving north A1, single carriageway, nothing In front for 400yrds life is fine, sun is shining, birds are tweeting all is calm.

 

Then the calm is broken,a fecktard in a wagon who is sat at a side road waiting to go south ie a fairly simple operation, indicate, stop, wait for gap, pull out and turn right onto southbound carriageway.

 

 

The idiot pulled out straight across the front of me and then stopped because there was a solid line of traffic heading south,  he completely blocked the north bound lane, I stopped and immediately looked in the mirrors wondering if everyone else would stop, within 20 seconds there would be at least 40 vehicles all stationary,  the guy sat there waiting for a gap, he must have been there for almost a minute, I'm not easily drawn to violence but i had serious thoughts on paying a visit to his cab.

[S-Westerly]

Let me count the wondrous ways of Nobdom. Firstly myself for being daft enough to ride to Northumberland.  Should have gone by train. However I didn't so......

Firstly we have the 49 mph idiots on the motorway who cause trucks to have to pull out constantly to get past them, then their close cousin the lane hogger who may be found in any lane inevitably going less than the current limit which leads me to the collection of Nobbest of Nobs - why are half our motorways limited to 50 mph or less!!!! Which moron decided this would be a good idea? Is their some rationale for it beyond a "let's just f**k everybody up" mindset? From what I can see all it gives you is a mass of traffic 3 or 4 lanes wide all going at virtually the same speed and inevitably too closely packed with the potential for mayhem if there's an accident. Then when you get the odd section which is nominally 70, either there's stationary traffic for some bloody reason or everyone thinks it's the start of the Le Man's 24 hrs and tries to break the sound barrier while they can. I'll gloss over the 19 mile diversion at Bedale. Going to have a whisky (MacAllan 15yo) to chill.

[Mawsley]

17 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

 I'll gloss over the 19 mile diversion at Bedale. 

 

Tell me about it!