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dutchman

dutchman

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So-called 'instant' water heaters.
I resisted having one installed for as long as possible but was eventually forced to by the housing association.
Its only saving grace is that I'm not on a metered water supply so I'm not paying for the vast amounts of water it wastes while I wait for it to heat up.
 
Otis

Otis

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As per the topic of the day today about people using their mobile phones while driving, it's entirely that!

Really makes me annoyed.

When I am out walking the dog I see so many people on their phones whilst driving.

I have a Bluetooth device in my car. Cost about £11 and it is on my sun visor. Simply press one button to answer calls and then you speak normally while you're driving and the unit picks up your voice really clearly.

If I need to call someone, I stop the car, dial the number and as soon as they pick up and answer, I then continue my journey.

I just don't get it and can only come to the conclusion that with many people they just believe they are such good drivers it really doesn't matter and it won't effect their ability to stop or brake in an emergency.

I really hate seeing car drivers on their phones. :(
 
trevelfarandwide

trevelfarandwide

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Otis said:
As per the topic of the day today about people using their mobile phones while driving, it's entirely that!

Really makes me annoyed.

When I am out walking the dog I see so many people on their phones whilst driving.

I have a Bluetooth device in my car. Cost about £11 and it is on my sun visor. Simply press one button to answer calls and then you speak normally while you're driving and the unit picks up your voice really clearly.

If I need to call someone, I stop the car, dial the number and as soon as they pick up and answer, I then continue my journey.

I just don't get it and can only come to the conclusion that with many people they just believe they are such good drivers it really doesn't matter and it won't effect their ability to stop or brake in an emergency.

I really hate seeing car drivers on their phones. :(
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Indeed.

Apparently the instances of drivers using their phones has reached 'epidemic' levels, something like 19% of UK drivers are fannying about on their phones whilst actively driving.

It's a tad more than annoying, to me anyway.
 
Otis

Otis

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trevelfarandwide said:
Indeed.

Apparently the instances of drivers using their phones has reached 'epidemic' levels, something like 19% of UK drivers are fannying about on their phones whilst actively driving.

It's a tad more than annoying, to me anyway.
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Totally agree. It angers me.

If you have to brake quickly there is no way you can control the vehicle as well just one handed.
 
olderskyblue

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Nick said:
People who completely stop when turning off right or left on an empty road.
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And those that turn left off a 4 lane road swinging out into the 2nd lane before turning left (A45, London Road etc.)
 
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Otis said:
Totally agree. It angers me.

If you have to brake quickly there is no way you can control the vehicle as well just one handed.
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Tried taking a phone call once (back when it were legal ;) ) and frankly no way I could concentrate on juggling the handset, listening(!) to the person I was speaking to, and well... driving.

So... not for me ;)
 
Otis

Otis

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Deleted member 5849 said:
Tried taking a phone call once (back when it were legal ;) ) and frankly no way I could concentrate on juggling the handset, listening(!) to the person I was speaking to, and well... driving.

So... not for me ;)
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Yep, I did it just once too.

It was in about 2003 I think and I was working at Siskin Drive industrial estate.

Very important phone call came through from our client in Portugal as I was driving, and I had to take it. I was just on the industrial estate road though and picked up the phone and was going to stop almost immediately anyway, but like you say, I just couldn't concentrate and listen and drive and hold the phone at the same time. It was impossible.

I'm sure with practise you get the hang of it, but it was the lack of concentration especially that really bothered me.

And this was just on an empty industrial estate on a Sunday afternoon with no-one about.

Would now never, ever consider using a phone in the car while I am in control of driving.

A total no-no.
 
Otis

Otis

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But they are saying over 30% of people admit doing it, so you can only surmise that some posters on here are definitely doing so.
 
Johnnythespider

Johnnythespider

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I occasionally follow a guy out of the car park at work, who has a phone holder stuck to the windscreen of his car. He puts his phone into it and then proceeds to, text people, check his Facebook and Twitter whilst driving like a complete twat.

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oakey

oakey

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I can just about see how it is possible, though very stupid and wrong, to speak on a static phone next to you whilst driving. I personally could not and would not do it. But I can't see for the life of me how people can be texting or on social media etc whilst driving. WTF?
 
Sky_Blue_Daz

Sky_Blue_Daz

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When you've saved up a decent bit of money only for the washing machine and head gasket on the car to break in the same week and the hoovers gone a bollock as well
 
trevelfarandwide

trevelfarandwide

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When your 5 year old wakes you up on a Saturday morning, at 7:12am, by power-bombing your knackers through the mattress.

Needless to say, the little fucker is getting no pocket money. Ever.
 
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Gaz71

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Breaking down, waiting for AA, getting told it's a unknown error code, having to wait 3 hours for a recovery truck, then get told you have the wrong cover and it's going to cost extra to upgrade.....CUNTS!
 
Wyken Sky Blue

Wyken Sky Blue

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Gaz71 said:
Breaking down, waiting for AA, then get told you have the wrong cover and it's going to cost extra to upgrade.....CUNTS!
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That part of your post sounds like Tony Mowbray trying to get Adam Armstrong (AA) back from Newcastle and we have to pay for extra cover up front.
 
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Losing my keys, that annoys me.

Worse is losing them when *inside* the house. Spent an hour and a half looking for the sodding things just so I could get *out*:rage:

(These smiley winky things too, they're shit!:smilie:)
 
Terry Gibson's perm

Terry Gibson's perm

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My kids losing their teddy bears and being angry about it but can't be bothered to look for them, I waste hours searching for them as they hide them in the craziest places.
 
eastwoodsdustman

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trevelfarandwide said:
When your 5 year old wakes you up on a Saturday morning, at 7:12am, by power-bombing your knackers through the mattress.

Needless to say, the little fucker is getting no pocket money. Ever.
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Had this for years when my kids were younger if I had a hangover (my other half encouraged them to do it:(). Anyhow I'd always told my son that as soon as he started drinking I'd get my revenge.
He finished school and they all went out and had a skinfull and by some miracle I was awake at 6.30 that morning. I began at 6.35 with some jumping up and down on his bed followed at 6.45 with a nice cup of tea and offer of a cooked breakfast. 6.55 was some more bouncing and repeated at 7.05 until I got a full volley of verbals.
Revenge is sweet and best served early!
 
trevelfarandwide

trevelfarandwide

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eastwoodsdustman said:
Had this for years when my kids were younger if I had a hangover (my other half encouraged them to do it:(). Anyhow I'd always told my son that as soon as he started drinking I'd get my revenge.
He finished school and they all went out and had a skinfull and by some miracle I was awake at 6.30 that morning. I began at 6.35 with some jumping up and down on his bed followed at 6.45 with a nice cup of tea and offer of a cooked breakfast. 6.55 was some more bouncing and repeated at 7.05 until I got a full volley of verbals.
Revenge is sweet and best served early!
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Haha, well that's stored in the memory banks for 10-15 years hence. Mind you, I'll be frying up some greasy eggs for effect and whistling 'It's a Beautiful Morning' as gleefully as possible; my knackers demand vicious payback. :)
 
Gazolba

Gazolba

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Lumpy mashed potatoes.
 
trevelfarandwide

trevelfarandwide

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A strange annoyance, this one:

Those new fucking indicator lights on Audi's and those ugly Range Rover Evoques...y'know the ones?
 
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xcraigx

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'Customers' that use my shop as somewhere to waste 5 minutes that have no intention of ever buying anything. Soul destroying.
 
trevelfarandwide

trevelfarandwide

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trevelfarandwide

trevelfarandwide

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jimmyhillsfanclub said:
Do they work?? Has anyone witnessed them actually "indicating"
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It's probably a case of getting used to actually seeing them, I'm distracted by them to be honest. Last time I encountered them, I was so busy with an internal dialogue slating the runway light-ness of them, that I almost rear-ended the '66 plate Audi they were on. The dialogue wasn't internal after that, I can tell you. :)
 
Wyken Sky Blue

Wyken Sky Blue

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Twats at work that take the piss that you are spending extra time outside of work learning a particular technical topic instead of going home at the end of an 8 hour day.

Wankers.

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Johnnythespider

Johnnythespider

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Light bulbs, fuckin millions of different types, bayonet, screw cap, gu10, halogen, energy saving and fucking LED. 11w that are the equivalent of traditional 60w, need i go on. Oh and even with all these types the bastards never have the ones you need.

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Gazolba

Gazolba

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The one raisin in the packet that still has a bit of stalk attached.
 
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