welnik Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Mic09 said: That's not the point. That's like saying if someone starts throwing water balloons in the street it's your job to react and avoid them and not question why they are throwing them around There is no reason to keep touching (I don't mean braking) the pedal for a split second on an open, traffic free motorway. You seem to be forgetting, the Facebook/Instagram/twitter post is far more important than paying attention to the road! I see it every morning between jnc 4-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted March 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2020 The bloke on the Absolute radio phone in competition today. He had to name 5 European capital cities in 30 seconds to win a prize. He got 2. Yes, thats right...2! "Errrrr... Paris.... ermmmm.....errrr......oooooh..... ermmmmm..... London......ahhhhhh......ooooohhhh.....ermmmmm..... dunno anymore mate" FFS These people are allowed to vote, breed and operate machinery. Are people really that thick?. I'd have said 15 was a conservative guess, maybe knock it down to 12 for having nerves and being on the spot. Two though! 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 16 minutes ago, Xela said: The bloke on the Absolute radio phone in competition today. He had to name 5 European capital cities in 30 seconds to win a prize. He got 2. Yes, thats right...2! "Errrrr... Paris.... ermmmm.....errrr......oooooh..... ermmmmm..... London......ahhhhhh......ooooohhhh.....ermmmmm..... dunno anymore mate" FFS These people are allowed to vote, breed and operate machinery. Are people really that thick?. I'd have said 15 was a conservative guess, maybe knock it down to 12 for having nerves and being on the spot. Two though! There's a few people I work with that find it funny that they "know nothing" about my general knowledge stuff, it's like a badge of honour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, kurtsimonw said: There's a few people I work with that find it funny that they "know nothing" about my general knowledge stuff, it's like a badge of honour. My best mate is like that but he decided we should all do a pub quiz tonight. I'm happy to go for something to do and have a couple of beers but it's weird that they like to prove how dumb they are. Even worse when it's on the radio, I mean what exactly did that guy think he was going to be able to answer correctly if he is that stupid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 We live in an era of having the internet the click of a button away. A lot of people don't learn things anymore, they just look it up online and never remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, Xela said: We live in an era of having the internet the click of a button away. A lot of people don't learn things anymore, they just look it up online and never remember it. Yep, we’re both the smartest and the dumbest we’ve ever been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 I do a fair bit of motorway driving. I’ll put the car on cruise and then count the number of times the cars around me overtake, then slow down, then overtake, then slow down. There’s a good proportion of drivers out there that don’t appear to be able to drive at a constant speed, they just drive with the foot on the accelerator until they get to a point where they need to slow down, then slow down to a point they then need to speed up. I’m slowly coming to the conclusion that some people are absolute **** morons. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Sounds like flybe are finally going under My mom has flights out here tomorrow with them and I have flights back to the UK with them next week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Yeah, the website is now down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Waiting for last plane to land before it becomes official apparently I'm a credit card payer so touch wood should be ok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2020 15 hours ago, Xela said: The bloke on the Absolute radio phone in competition today. He had to name 5 European capital cities in 30 seconds to win a prize. He got 2. Yes, thats right...2! "Errrrr... Paris.... ermmmm.....errrr......oooooh..... ermmmmm..... London......ahhhhhh......ooooohhhh.....ermmmmm..... dunno anymore mate" FFS These people are allowed to vote, breed and operate machinery. Are people really that thick?. I'd have said 15 was a conservative guess, maybe knock it down to 12 for having nerves and being on the spot. Two though! I'd be disappointed if I didn't get 5 in 5 seconds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2020 14 hours ago, chrisp65 said: I do a fair bit of motorway driving. I’ll put the car on cruise and then count the number of times the cars around me overtake, then slow down, then overtake, then slow down. There’s a good proportion of drivers out there that don’t appear to be able to drive at a constant speed, they just drive with the foot on the accelerator until they get to a point where they need to slow down, then slow down to a point they then need to speed up. I’m slowly coming to the conclusion that some people are absolute **** morons. Yeah this really annoys me and baffles me in equal measure. Especially on an empty motorway. Cruising on the inside lane. Someone overtakes you, gets 200 yards in front, slows down, you have to pull out to overtake them and then a minute later they're past you again. What are you doing?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Now and again we go away in the UK with the in-laws and the MIL insists we go in convoy following them. The father in law is a bloody nightmare for this inconsistent speed. He’ll steadily go 70/75/80/85 then progressively slow down 85/80/75/70/65 and I’m screaming WTF are you doing??? I insist on meeting them there now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 15 hours ago, chrisp65 said: I do a fair bit of motorway driving. I’ll put the car on cruise and then count the number of times the cars around me overtake, then slow down, then overtake, then slow down. There’s a good proportion of drivers out there that don’t appear to be able to drive at a constant speed, they just drive with the foot on the accelerator until they get to a point where they need to slow down, then slow down to a point they then need to speed up. I’m slowly coming to the conclusion that some people are absolute **** morons. I hardly ever get to use cruise control because of this. Very annoying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: I'd be disappointed if I didn't get 5 in 5 seconds. I'd be disappointed if I couldn't do 5 Eastern European smart arse ones in 30 seconds Capital cities used to be my old "you bet" thing when I was about 10, could name about 80 odd of them Now I try and do the sporcle one and my memory and lack of pisses me off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: Yeah this really annoys me and baffles me in equal measure. Especially on an empty motorway. Cruising on the inside lane. Someone overtakes you, gets 200 yards in front, slows down, you have to pull out to overtake them and then a minute later they're past you again. What are you doing?! Infuriating. Usually content at 70 on the M25 and perhaps a little faster than that on other motorways if the conditions allow? A spell putting up with the situation you've described above, and I'm doing a ton for 20 minutes to **** em off. Then your passenger pipes up that they want to go to the toilet. Half an hour later you're catching the same variable speed idiot again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 When someone has a second child and it's accompanied with 'blah blah has become a father for the second time'. No, they were already a father, they didn't stop being a father. They haven't become a father again they've just had another child. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 The traffic around the NEC/Stonebridge/A452 is shit on a daily basis, but now we've got the Crufts **** it's beyond a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 6, 2020 Moderator Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Wainy316 said: When someone has a second child and it's accompanied with 'blah blah has become a father for the second time'. No, they were already a father, they didn't stop being a father. They haven't become a father again they've just had another child. You, sir, are definitely in the right thread. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StefanAVFC Posted March 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 04/03/2020 at 19:36, kurtsimonw said: There's a few people I work with that find it funny that they "know nothing" about my general knowledge stuff, it's like a badge of honour. This mentality is why Brexit happened 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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