Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NO POLITICS!

[darrsi]

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People who drive with fog lights on in clear conditions, then this morning in thick fog I saw loads of cars with no lights on at all?  :wall

You beat me to it , going along A64 this morning the number of cars with no lights on at all was  ridiculous.
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Oh yes then they look at you as though you're stupid when you flash your lights at them. I had one clever soul follow me for about 1/2 mile completely oblivious to any gesture I made and ignoring me turning my lights off and on again.
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He's probably on another forum moaning about "People who flash their lights on and off for no apparent reason?"  :lol

[crickleymal]

:lol

[YamFazFan]

All the year round fireworks. When I was a kid November 5th was magical, we looked forward to it almost as much as Christmas. Now every other night is firework night >:.

[Freck]

All the year round fireworks. When I was a kid November 5th was magical, we looked forward to it almost as much as Christmas. Now every other night is firework night >: .

Where do you live, downtown Damascus?  :rollin
We get fireworks for about a fortnight around Nov 5th but not all year 
Got to admit, it is a pain when the dog's glued to your leg with fright. I thought spaniels were supposed to make good gun dogs  :rolleyes

[BBROWN1664]

There is the 3-4 weeks before 5th November when the kids realise they are available in the local shops (they forget the shop a couple of miles away that sells them all year), New year, Diwali, end of Ramadan, Chinese new year, the odd scrotes birthday and whenever the scrotes remember the shop down the road that sells them all year round.

My dogs don't seem to mind them too much if they (the dogs not the fireworks) are inside the house but wont go out into the garden if they hear fireworks going off.

[sinto607276]

It's not even bonfire night and just saw a Xmas advert on TV!

These should be banned till December 1st at the earliest :grumble

[celticdog]

It's not even bonfire night and just saw a Xmas advert on TV!

These should be banned till December 1st at the earliest :grumble

:lol  Your'e right It's shocking. The missus was offered overtime on Sunday night to put up the Xmas decorations- she works for Tesco.
It's the same every year, as soon as Halloween is over the whole thing kicks off!


I expect 'Black Friday' will soon be rammed down our throats, the latest consumerist festival to be foisted upon us 

[sinto607276]

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It's not even bonfire night and just saw a Xmas advert on TV!

These should be banned till December 1st at the earliest :grumble

:lol  Your'e right It's shocking. The missus was offered overtime on Sunday night to put up the Xmas decorations- she works for Tesco.
It's the same every year, as soon as Halloween is over the whole thing kicks off!

I was in Asda last week before Halloween and they were putting the decorations om the tree that might of been put there by night shift, bit anyway, I said to the staff "bit early"? Reply was....."no way, would be even earlier if we didn't have to wait on the boss telling us to do it" says it all really


I expect 'Black Friday' will soon be rammed down our throats, the latest consumerist festival to be foisted upon us
your right, they just want us to spend our hard earned cash on others instead of ourselves or our beloved bikes :eek
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[Grahamm]

I expect 'Black Friday' will soon be rammed down our throats, the latest consumerist festival to be foisted upon us 

I think after the debacle that last year's nonsense resulted it, shops are going to be a lot more careful about this sort of thing :thumbup

[darrsi]

It's not even bonfire night and just saw a Xmas advert on TV!

These should be banned till December 1st at the earliest :grumble

Roll back to 4th September!


http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,18151.0.html

[sinto607276]

[quote author=sinto link=topic=17546.msg215042#msg215042 date=1446672829]
It's not even bonfire night and just saw a Xmas advert on TV!

These should be banned till December 1st at the earliest :grumble

Roll back to 4th September!


http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,18151.0.html
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Yeah Mr darrsi, but that's not foccin adverts on the TV or big trees in shops. Just saw another advert last night. We have to start a rebellion about this :rolleyes :rolleyes

[darrsi]

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[quote author=sinto link=topic=17546.msg215042#msg215042 date=1446672829]
It's not even bonfire night and just saw a Xmas advert on TV!

These should be banned till December 1st at the earliest :grumble

Roll back to 4th September!


http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,18151.0.html
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Yeah Mr darrsi, but that's not foccin adverts on the TV or big trees in shops. Just saw another advert last night. We have to start a rebellion about this :rolleyes :rolleyes
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Started hearing adverts on the radio today too.

[crickleymal]

Pedestrians who stand 10ft away from a pedestrian crossing but refuse to use it.

[celticdog]

  :lol Pedestrians in general!

[YamFazFan]

Pedestrians who stand 10ft away from a pedestrian crossing but refuse to use it.

Yep I see that all the time in town :rolleyes.

Other variations on the same theme are the pedestrian stood at the Zebra crossing on the phone, but not actually intending to cross, thus wasting everyone's time pulling up and the pedestrian that does a seamless 90 degree turn from the pavement onto the crossing without even pausing/looking to make sure the traffic has stopped.

[Frosties]

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Pedestrians who stand 10ft away from a pedestrian crossing but refuse to use it.

Yep I see that all the time in town :rolleyes .

Other variations on the same theme are the pedestrian stood at the Zebra crossing on the phone, but not actually intending to cross, thus wasting everyone's time pulling up and the pedestrian that does a seamless 90 degree turn from the pavement onto the crossing without even pausing/looking to make sure the traffic has stopped.
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That's because it a feckin forcefield that protects them - no one told you that  :pokefun

[Grahamm]

the pedestrian that does a seamless 90 degree turn from the pavement onto the crossing without even pausing/looking to make sure the traffic has stopped.

Idiot drivers who don't realise that the bicycle ahead has stopped at the pedestrian crossing because someone's about to start crossing, swerve around you and almost take out the pedestrian which they haven't seen...

[darrsi]

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the pedestrian that does a seamless 90 degree turn from the pavement onto the crossing without even pausing/looking to make sure the traffic has stopped.

Idiot drivers who don't realise that the bicycle ahead has stopped at the pedestrian crossing because someone's about to start crossing, swerve around you and almost take out the pedestrian which they haven't seen...
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Bit like if a van you're behind gives way to a car in front of them on a narrow side street, then the car zips round the van but then has to slam on the brakes when they suddenly see you directly behind it as if you've appeared out of knowhere by magic.
Knobs!

[Exupnut]

If u r filtering and any high vehicle that blocks ur vision to the left stops then u should stop also.....if u stay back a bit u can avoid the vehicle pulling out and he won't have to break.....there not nobs Darrsi  just people pulling out of junctions because they have been let out.  If u were to hit the vehicle in this scenario u would be liable.

[darrsi]

If u r filtering and any high vehicle that blocks ur vision to the left stops then u should stop also.....if u stay back a bit u can avoid the vehicle pulling out and he won't have to break.....there not nobs Darrsi  just people pulling out of junctions because they have been let out.  If u were to hit the vehicle in this scenario u would be liable.

They are knobs when they put their foot down and then swerve in aiming at you.
I'm on about tight side roads, not junctions.
I wouldn't be liable for shit either, I'm not even moving!