Mr_Dogg Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: Why is there so much traffic on the road... ALL. DAY. LONG? It's not so long ago, that there was an obvious increased volume during the morning and evening commuter periods - and a bit of a mid-afternoon peak for the school run, but - say - mid-morning, even the main roads would be relatively quiet, with most people at work. WFH should cause a reduction. And I know that people shift their hours a lot, but the road I live on is solid, regardless of time. I can be waiting several minutes to get off the drive, even mid-morning. Where are they all going? It's not 'they' though is it? You are also the traffic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 14, 2022 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 minute ago, Mr_Dogg said: It's not 'they' though is it? You are also the traffic. Yes, that did occur to me. And @bickster's 'ageing population' theory would support that. I still find it hard to believe that the A65 is jammed with hundreds of pensioners simultaneously nipping out for a bottle of milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 14, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: I still find it hard to believe that the A65 is jammed with hundreds of pensioners simultaneously nipping out for drive at half the speed limit for absolutely no reason at all FTFY 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 14, 2022 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, bickster said: FTFY Not guilty, m'lud. And I'd be happy if more of them did, as it might give me a better chance of getting out of my drive and into the endless stream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Seat68 said: It would be @Xela obviously but I think due to age and IBS I could give him a good…..run for his money. Quantity not quality for me mate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 2 hours ago, mjmooney said: Why is there so much traffic on the road... ALL. DAY. LONG? It's not so long ago, that there was an obvious increased volume during the morning and evening commuter periods - and a bit of a mid-afternoon peak for the school run, but - say - mid-morning, even the main roads would be relatively quiet, with most people at work. WFH should cause a reduction. And I know that people shift their hours a lot, but the road I live on is solid, regardless of time. I can be waiting several minutes to get off the drive, even mid-morning. Where are they all going? I nipped out about 2pm today, just wanted to get some petrol. Yep, like rush hour around Sutton! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted November 14, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2022 Why is American-style "sincerity"/sincerity/sincerity (choose your level of intensity) so uncomfortable and weird for some British people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 14, 2022 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Marka Ragnos said: Why is American-style "sincerity"/sincerity/sincerity (choose your level of intensity) so uncomfortable and weird for some British people? Dunno, but you're right, it does. I suspect it offends our preferred style of insouciant, understated cynicism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 14, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2022 7 hours ago, bobzy said: So true; complete with his holes in the socks look. SEWEY! holes in the socks is a new one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 14, 2022 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2022 40 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: holes in the socks is a new one Most people get holes in their socks. Typically 1% hole to 99% sock. If untreated, this ratio can increase to as much as 10% hole to 90% sock. You have simply taken this to its ultimate conclusion, the Sock Event Horizon, with 100% hole, 0% sock. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Withnail Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 So what is SEWEY? A moonie supplies naught 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 15, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Withnail said: So what is SEWEY? A moonie supplies naught It’s Ronaldo’s celebration, pronounced incorrectly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 So now I know who is, Sky Sports have confirmed they won't be working with Speed again due to some misogynistic comments he made in the past. Now we have an excuse to hate him. **** you Speed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 It's almost like they did no vetting so that they can jump onto the latest bandwagon to try and appeal to a younger demographic that is increasingly not watching linear television. Almost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 15, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 15, 2022 12 hours ago, mjmooney said: Most people get holes in their socks. Typically 1% hole to 99% sock. If untreated, this ratio can increase to as much as 10% hole to 90% sock. You have simply taken this to its ultimate conclusion, the Sock Event Horizon, with 100% hole, 0% sock. Funny you mention event horizon. The ratio of hole to sock increases, yet the amount of material in the sock remains the same. Only the hole gets bigger. So the sock gets denser, and if you bring it to 100% hole and 0% sock you get infinite density and something beyond a black hole. This is currently only theoretical of course, as it's asymptotic, and I believe Einstein was working on it when he passed away. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 15, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2022 9 hours ago, BOF said: Funny you mention event horizon. The ratio of hole to sock increases, yet the amount of material in the sock remains the same. Only the hole gets bigger. So the sock gets denser, and if you bring it to 100% hole and 0% sock you get infinite density and something beyond a black hole. This is currently only theoretical of course, as it's asymptotic, and I believe Einstein was working on it when he passed away. There remains a massive gap in mankind's understanding of this. They are looking for an explanation that they believe will contain some still undiscovered and undetected matter. Scientists have dubbed this The Stocking Filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted November 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2022 5 hours ago, sidcow said: There remains a massive gap in mankind's understanding of this. They are looking for an explanation that they believe will contain some still undiscovered and undetected matter. Scientists have dubbed this The Stocking Filler. String theory? Thread theory? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted November 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2022 1 hour ago, il_serpente said: String theory? Thread theory? It's a long yarn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2022 Oh god, how are we going to spin this next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 16, 2022 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2022 It's starting to needle me now, darn it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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