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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - fazersharp - 07-05-16

How come in the winter you have the heating on 20 degrees and you are still cold in bed, but then come the summer and its 20 degrees at night and the weather presenters start saying it will be uncomfortable sleeping


Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - darrsi - 07-05-16

(07-05-16, 04:08 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: How come in the winter you have the heating on 20 degrees and you are still cold in bed, but then come the summer and its 20 degrees at night and the weather presenters start saying it will be uncomfortable sleeping


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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NorthWestern - 07-05-16

What's with more.and more people stopping short at traffic lights.  I am noticing it more often now, filter up to red lights and the front car is a car length back from the white line.

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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - Freck - 07-05-16

(07-05-16, 04:26 PM)NorthWestern link Wrote: What's with more.and more people stopping short at traffic lights.  I am noticing it more often now, filter up to red lights and the front car is a car length back from the white line.

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This really p@&*es me off too. Also when people stop in a queue at the lights but stop 10 feet from the car in front, then once you've stopped behind them they move forward.  :rolleyes
My car's got start/stop on it so when they move forward my engine's already shut down to save fuel. If I move forward too, the start/stop function doesn't work again.  :groan


Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - fazersharp - 07-05-16

(07-05-16, 05:53 PM)Freck link Wrote: [quote author=NorthWestern link=topic=17546.msg231494#msg231494 date=1462634814]
What's with more.and more people stopping short at traffic lights.  I am noticing it more often now, filter up to red lights and the front car is a car length back from the white line.

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This really p@&*es me off too. Also when people stop in a queue at the lights but stop 10 feet from the car in front, then once you've stopped behind them they move forward.  :rolleyes
My car's got start/stop on it so when they move forward my engine's already shut down to save fuel. If I move forward too, the start/stop function doesn't work again.  :groan
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Oh yeh that gets my goat too, even though I dont have the stop start shit, dont mine the big gap at the front though when I am on my bike and filtering-----I just say "thak-you" for saving me a space


Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - YamFazFan - 07-05-16

(07-05-16, 04:08 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: How come in the winter you have the heating on 20 degrees and you are still cold in bed, but then come the summer and its 20 degrees at night and the weather presenters start saying it will be uncomfortable sleeping

:lol. That's just one of life's mysteries Wink.

I'm yet to find anyone who can tell me why golf caddie's at the big tournaments carry that great big bag around on their shoulder rather than just use a trolley to wheel it around like everyone else does :rolleyes




Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - sinto607276 - 07-05-16

B.G.T.
Should be W.T.F.?

Surely the point of this program should be to find talent that isn't singing, I'm not saying singing isn't talent but is that not what they have that other show for?

Rant over, beer time Smile


Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - Frosties - 07-05-16

Fuckwits like Joey Essex being worth £4.5m - I work bloody hard and use my brain...........WTF  :grumble


Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - joebloggs - 07-05-16

(07-05-16, 08:15 PM)YamFazFan link Wrote: [quote author=fazersharp link=topic=17546.msg231491#msg231491 date=1462633692]
How come in the winter you have the heating on 20 degrees and you are still cold in bed, but then come the summer and its 20 degrees at night and the weather presenters start saying it will be uncomfortable sleeping

:lol . That's just one of life's mysteries Wink .

I'm yet to find anyone who can tell me why golf caddie's at the big tournaments carry that great big bag around on their shoulder rather than just use a trolley to wheel it around like everyone else does :rolleyes
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I want to know where does the dark go when you turn the light on..............


Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - mr self destruct - 08-05-16

(07-05-16, 04:26 PM)NorthWestern link Wrote: What's with more.and more people stopping short at traffic lights.  I am noticing it more often now, filter up to red lights and the front car is a car length back from the white line.

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Is it that there is a space reserved for cyclists at the front? We have a lot of them in Coventry and it annoys me when people in cars ignore them and go right to the line.


[Image: cyclist-box-traffic-lights.jpg]


Having said that I've yet to see a cyclist apart from myself  actually obey the lights in the first place so fuck knows why these were invented!  :lol


Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NorthWestern - 08-05-16

No, back from the white line.  As freck says it actually helps you because you can just take a normal position when filtering rather than having to keep between cars. 

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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - mr self destruct - 08-05-16

Ahh fair enough then, I'm right with you on that one!  Big Grin


Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - darrsi - 08-05-16

(08-05-16, 08:26 AM)mr self destruct link Wrote: [quote author=NorthWestern link=topic=17546.msg231494#msg231494 date=1462634814]
What's with more.and more people stopping short at traffic lights.  I am noticing it more often now, filter up to red lights and the front car is a car length back from the white line.

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Is it that there is a space reserved for cyclists at the front? We have a lot of them in Coventry and it annoys me when people in cars ignore them and go right to the line.


[Image: cyclist-box-traffic-lights.jpg]


Having said that I've yet to see a cyclist apart from myself  actually obey the lights in the first place so fuck knows why these were invented!  :lol
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I know motorbikes aren't s'posed to go in these boxes, but i did always wonder if i could argue the fact that on the old tax discs it blatantly did say "bicycle" on them!


Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NorthWestern - 08-05-16

I use them often, especially if I am between trucks that might not have seen me.

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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - Grahamm - 08-05-16

(07-05-16, 04:26 PM)NorthWestern link Wrote: What's with more.and more people stopping short at traffic lights.  I am noticing it more often now, filter up to red lights and the front car is a car length back from the white line.

What's the problem? It means you can filter past, move into that space, then pull away without worrying about some twat trying to beat you off the line :thumbup


Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - Grahamm - 08-05-16

(08-05-16, 08:58 AM)darrsi link Wrote: I know motorbikes aren't s'posed to go in these boxes, but i did always wonder if i could argue the fact that on the old tax discs it blatantly did say "bicycle" on them!

There was a video clip of someone who deliberately rode his motorbike in a cycle lane when Police were checking and tried to make the same argument.

Nice try, but he still got a £30 fine...


Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - Grahamm - 08-05-16

(07-05-16, 05:53 PM)Freck link Wrote: when people stop in a queue at the lights but stop 10 feet from the car in front, then once you've stopped behind them they move forward.  :rolleyes

Because if the idiot behind approaches too fast, you've got a bit of space to move into, rather than having them slam into your rear.

Also Bike instructors teach you to leave a bike and a half's length between you and the vehicle in front so, if they break down or you need to avoid someone behind you, you've got room to pull past.


Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NorthWestern - 08-05-16

Didn't say there was a problem....

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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - HarryHornby - 09-05-16

I was at a rehearsal yesterday afternoon and had gone there on the bike.  Popped out at half time for a bit of fresh air and there was someone I didn't know, having a chat around my bike (nothing wrong with that) but using the tail of my bike as a table for her tea and biscuits!  :eek  Really love, would you do that to someone's car?


I politely asked her not to do it and all was well, but, some poeple!  Sad


Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - YamFazFan - 09-05-16

(09-05-16, 07:09 AM)HarryHornby link Wrote: I was at a rehearsal yesterday afternoon and had gone there on the bike.  Popped out at half time for a bit of fresh air and there was someone I didn't know, having a chat around my bike (nothing wrong with that) but using the tail of my bike as a table for her tea and biscuits!  :eek  Really love, would you do that to someone's car?


I politely asked her not to do it and all was well, but, some poeple!  Sad


They have got a cheek haven't they! >:


Years ago when I had my brand new RD350 F2, I came back to find someone had left their bicycle parked leant up against it >:

Guess I was lucky they hadn't actually locked it to it :\