The small things in life that annoy you

[tdmickey3]

1 hour ago, Winnersaint said:

Don’t you just hate it when someone uses the incorrect homophone. Definitely a small thing in life that annoys.

What is a homophone

[Sheaf Saint]

43 minutes ago, egg said:

I'm not sure how you drew that conclusion. He was merely saying that the idiot on the bike nearly caused an accident. As they often do. Without insurance against their monumental risk to other, insured, road users. 

Ah, it wasn't clear if the near miss occurred as a direct result of the cyclist running the red light. There's a lot of missing context here.

[tdmickey3]

1 hour ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Surely @trouserswould just use bicycle clips, and have nothing to do with lycra?

Nah 

[Weston Super Saint]

2 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

What is a homophone

In your previous post, 'peddle'...

[tdmickey3]

2 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

In your previous post, 'peddle'...

Ahh.... I see now, my mistake has now been rectified to avoid further embarrassment 

[badgerx16]

52 minutes ago, egg said:

I'm not sure how you drew that conclusion. He was merely saying that the idiot on the bike nearly caused an accident. As they often do. Without insurance against their monumental risk to other, insured, road users. 

I'm an insured driver and an insured cyclist.

[badgerx16]

7 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

What is a homophone

A special long distance communications device for a certain group of the male population.

[tdmickey3]

3 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

I'm an insured driver and an insured cyclist.

You sound like a sensible and respectful cyclist, wish there were more

[badgerx16]

Just now, tdmickey3 said:

You sound like a sensible and respectful cyclist, wish there were more

Ditto car drivers, and especially "white van man".

[egg]

21 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Ah, it wasn't clear if the near miss occurred as a direct result of the cyclist running the red light. There's a lot of missing context here.

Perhaps my prejudice led to my conclusion!! 

[Winnersaint]

34 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

You sound like a sensible and respectful cyclist, wish there were more

i am also an insured driver and an insured cyclist.

[badgerx16]

9 minutes ago, Winnersaint said:

i am also an insured driver and an insured cyclist.

But are you sensible and respectful ? 😉

[Turkish]

It’s a warm day and the water bottles are out! Loads of people walking sipping water from expensive bottles with build in straws. How did we survive 40 years ago without them, people must have been dying on every street corner from dehydration 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

6 hours ago, Turkish said:

It’s a warm day and the water bottles are out! Loads of people walking sipping water from expensive bottles with build in straws. How did we survive 40 years ago without them, people must have been dying on every street corner from dehydration 

I believe SOG shared a story about many people collapsing on the streets of Paris, being treated by Paramedics during a heatwave.

[Winnersaint]

7 hours ago, badgerx16 said:

But are you sensible and respectful ? 😉

At my age I have to be sensible and respectful on my bike.

[trousers]

10 hours ago, tdmickey3 said:

get your Lycra on and pedal 

Why would I want to lower my IQ level to that of a cyclist just to fetch the shopping...?

[Turkish]

40 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

I believe SOG shared a story about many people collapsing on the streets of Paris, being treated by Paramedics during a heatwave.

He did as well I forgot about that one another fairytale 😂😂😂

[badgerx16]

10 minutes ago, trousers said:

Why would I want to lower my IQ level to that of a cyclist just to fetch the shopping...?

 Bet you drive a BMW. If not you should, you have the right attitude.

[trousers]

22 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

 Bet you drive a BMW. If not you should, you have the right attitude.

I'm not *that* stupid. I'm one of those highly intellectual Mazda drivers

Edited Thursday at 20:44 by trousers

[inspectorfrost]

The drifting out of your lane warning security feature in my 3 month old Yaris. Beeps at me like mad and tries to automatically straighten the steering wheel.

It's not served its purpose once since I've had the car but beeped madly at me every other time I've driven towards the centre of the road to go past a parked car. It's also gone off when trying to merge on to a motorway and I'm looking to see where 70mph traffic is.

Just found out how to turn it off as it is downright dangerous.

[rallyboy]

10 hours ago, badgerx16 said:

 Bet you drive a BMW. If not you should, you have the right attitude.

Drive himself?

Two basic rules of etiquette - Lord T should never have to draw his own bath, and if attending a social engagement away from the estate, should be driven by one of the footmen.

[spyinthesky]

9 hours ago, inspectorfrost said:

The drifting out of your lane warning security feature in my 3 month old Yaris. Beeps at me like mad and tries to automatically straighten the steering wheel.

It's not served its purpose once since I've had the car but beeped madly at me every other time I've driven towards the centre of the road to go past a parked car. It's also gone off when trying to merge on to a motorway and I'm looking to see where 70mph traffic is.

Just found out how to turn it off as it is downright dangerous.

Otherwise, how's the car.
Thinking about buying a Yaris Cross for the current wife.

[Behind Enemy Lines]

People that don’t indicate when moving over to pass parked cars on the road and not indicating in general. 
 

This would also stop the car beeping at the driver and trying to straighten the wheel 😉 😂 

[egg]

Adults who do this "may the 4th" nonsense. You're not 12. 

[Weston Super Saint]

40 minutes ago, egg said:

Adults who do this "may the 4th" nonsense. You're not 12. 

Happy Star Wars day.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Happy Star Wars day.

[whelk]

Women’s scores on the Sky vidiprinter. At least use a pink font FFS

[Whitey Grandad]

5 hours ago, egg said:

Adults who do this "may the 4th" nonsense. You're not 12. 

Yup. Best not to even mention it.

[skintsaint]

On 01/05/2025 at 23:52, inspectorfrost said:

The drifting out of your lane warning security feature in my 3 month old Yaris. Beeps at me like mad and tries to automatically straighten the steering wheel.

It's not served its purpose once since I've had the car but beeped madly at me every other time I've driven towards the centre of the road to go past a parked car. It's also gone off when trying to merge on to a motorway and I'm looking to see where 70mph traffic is.

Just found out how to turn it off as it is downright dangerous.

If its like the hire car i got at the moment, if you indicate this doesnt happen.