Popular Post chrisp65 Posted June 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2019 Similar: I was sat in the car at a supermarket and a woman parked really close next to me. Close enough for me to think 'this'll be interesting'. She had a bit of a go at squeezing out of her car without her car door touching mine, but then she lost it and shouted at me she 'couldn't do it whilst I was bloody watching'. Slammed her door shut and drove off, giving me the v's. Entirely my fault. It's usually me that can't do it with somebody watching. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted June 10, 2019 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2019 People are weird, aren't they? Let's kill them. 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Just now, mjmooney said: People are weird, aren't they? Let's kill them. Not all of them, I think that would be quite extreme. Shall we say 67%? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 10, 2019 Moderator Share Posted June 10, 2019 16 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Not all of them, I think that would be quite extreme. Shall we say 67%? Bit harsh, 52% would make a good starting point 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Just now, bickster said: Bit harsh, 52% would make a good starting point hmmm, ok, but I want it heavily weighted along the M4 corridor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 10, 2019 Moderator Share Posted June 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: hmmm, ok, but I want it heavily weighted along the M4 corridor Hell no, we need to work inland from the east 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 The roads around Ebbw Vale. None of them appear on a sat nav because they have been under construction since 1743 and they are only 3% complete. £500 billion spent , over 4 teenage groundworkers employed, 100 miles of chicken wire and for what ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 10, 2019 Moderator Share Posted June 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Brumerican said: The roads around Ebbw Vale. None of them appear on a sat nav because they have been under construction since 1743 and they are only 3% complete. £500 billion spent , over 4 teenage groundworkers employed, 100 miles of chicken wire and for what ? They don't need roads, they've got no work to get to in the Welsh Brexit Ghetto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 34 minutes ago, bickster said: They don't need roads, they've got no work to get to in the Welsh Brexit Ghetto I'd nuke everything south of the Brecons to be honest . South Wales may be the grimmest place in Britain. They are spending trillions so that two old ladies can get to the butchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 10, 2019 Moderator Share Posted June 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, Brumerican said: I'd nuke everything south of the Brecons to be honest . South Wales may be the grimmest place in Britain. They are spending trillions so that two old ladies can get to the butchers. I thought the Heads of the Valley Road development was pretty much finished, They only had the Brynmawr section to finish by Black Rock and that was a few years ago. Ah bollocks, I was going to go that way at the end of the month, oh well sod that its M4 and up through Caerphilly to Merthyr then. But that's shit too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 1 minute ago, bickster said: I thought the Heads of the Valley Road development was pretty much finished, Been using it once a fortnight for the last 2 years and It looks like they are still in the planning stage , nevermind nearly finished There's a new footbridge that connects a tree to another tree that looks like it cost a cool £5m but is inaccessible to pedestrians . There's a 17 year old lad reading a copy of Nuts he found in a portaloo. That's it . Will look amazing in 2076 when they reach the halfway stage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 The horrendously **** up traffic in and around Birmingham. Took me an hour to get from Tyseley to Chelmsley this morning, and almost every night I have to go to Blythe Valley. I have to make a detour through Catherine de Barnes as Stonebridge Island is a total **** gridlock. Just sick to death of the state of our roads, and motorways (I'm looking at you M42 J6 to 4) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 11, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Just sick to death of the state of our roads, and motorways (I'm looking at you M42 J6 to 4) I used to have to drive that stretch every day (well, 4 to 6) Absolute **** nightmare around rush hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 My daily commute at the moment is M6/M6 Toll, M42 from the toll all the way to M40 and that up to Leamington Spa. Then that back. The morning journey isn't bad as it starts at 5.20 but the return, particularly M40/M42 is up there with the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 yeah I spent a year working at warwick uni followed by 2 years in leamington spa and then I was meant to do a year at brum airport, its a horrible bit of road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 12 hours ago, bickster said: I thought the Heads of the Valley Road development was pretty much finished, I used to go to a very fast time trial course on the Heads of The Valleys Road, long descent for the start, then pretty flat alongside river (Neath ?) then you finish at the bottom of the hill. I saw a lot of extensive construction work on the way to Hirwaun and thought it somewhat ironic that it was (part) financed by EU money - probably ERDF -. Didn't they vote 'Leave' down there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 11, 2019 Moderator Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 minute ago, veloman said: I used to go to a very fast time trial course on the Heads of The Valleys Road, long descent for the start, then pretty flat alongside river (Neath ?) then you finish at the bottom of the hill. I saw a lot of extensive construction work on the way to Hirwaun and thought it somewhat ironic that it was (part) financed by EU money - probably ERDF -. Didn't they vote 'Leave' down there ? Yep, my family are all from Hirwaun. You'll have been going down Glyn Neath Bank, through the Neath Valley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, bickster said: Yep, my family are all from Hirwaun. You'll have been going down Glyn Neath Bank, through the Neath Valley Excellent ! Always found the locals very pleasant and patient , having to deal with scores of bloody cyclists. My wife got talking to a lady in local shop who informed her it was pronounced "Heer wine". Is that right do you know ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, veloman said: pronounced "Heer wine". Is that right do you know ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 11, 2019 Moderator Share Posted June 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, veloman said: Excellent ! Always found the locals very pleasant and patient , having to deal with scores of bloody cyclists. My wife got talking to a lady in local shop who informed her it was pronounced "Heer wine". Is that right do you know ? Depends on your accent I guess. My family all pronounce it HiRR-wine. Or Her Win in English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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