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minor things that make you fume


HGV drivers driving at 56 mph deciding to take over another truck that's driving at 55 mph. That really winds me up, especially when they do it on a dual carriageway & it takes them about 10 minutes to do so. By the time they've achieved it there's generally a massive tailback as a result, & for what ? Just for them to go from being 10 yards behind, to 10 yards in front :rant:
 
Blueboy57 said:
HGV drivers driving at 56 mph deciding to take over another truck that's driving at 55 mph. That really winds me up, especially when they do it on a dual carriageway & it takes them about 10 minutes to do so. By the time they've achieved it there's generally a massive tailback as a result, & for what ? Just for them to go from being 10 yards behind, to 10 yards in front :rant:
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Oh so true!
I recall going down the M18 in the outer lane on the two lane section when I saw one of the HGV,s prepare to come over to my lane and cause the situation you so accurately describe. Normally I would leave a gap but not this time. I sped up ensuring he couldn't come out. Got every hand gesture, tooting of horn, light flashing as I sped by. Self proclaimed professionals of the highway? Not by a long chalk.
 
Blueboy57 said:
HGV drivers driving at 56 mph deciding to take over another truck that's driving at 55 mph. That really winds me up, especially when they do it on a dual carriageway & it takes them about 10 minutes to do so. By the time they've achieved it there's generally a massive tailback as a result, & for what ? Just for them to go from being 10 yards behind, to 10 yards in front :rant:
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Years ago, I used to drive up and down the A1 a lot. Dual carriageway all the way. I once got behind a couple of lorries doing the above. When the lorry in the outside lane got level with the lorry in the inside lane, the inside lane lorry managed to get another 1 mph out of his engine. A massive queue of traffic followed these two for about 25 miles.
 
davids said:
I shave my head every other day,thought I'd try an old fashioned double edge...no matter how many times I tried always ended up like a scene from a slasher film.
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Was using disposable razors for years. Bought an old fashioned double edged razor a couple of years ago. The extra weight of the metal took some getting used to and I cut myself every shave at first. Fine now though.
 

Jamo Martinez said:
Was using disposable razors for years. Bought an old fashioned double edged razor a couple of years ago. The extra weight of the metal took some getting used to and I cut myself every shave at first. Fine now though.
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I shudder at the thought of thos old razors.
Whilst still using them, I reached into my shaving bag to get the razor out and in doing so managed to run my forefinger down the length of the blade. Result was one of those deep cuts you can't stem the bleeding. Took ages to find a plaster and missed the bus to work. Late clocking in, lost wages and a warning about my timekeeping.
 
tommytowne said:
I shudder at the thought of thos old razors.
Whilst still using them, I reached into my shaving bag to get the razor out and in doing so managed to run my forefinger down the length of the blade. Result was one of those deep cuts you can't stem the bleeding. Took ages to find a plaster and missed the bus to work. Late clocking in, lost wages and a warning about my timekeeping.
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My jaw has just gone into the shock, horror position.
Keep mine in a case.
 
Methuselah said:
Years ago, I used to drive up and down the A1 a lot. Dual carriageway all the way. I once got behind a couple of lorries doing the above. When the lorry in the outside lane got level with the lorry in the inside lane, the inside lane lorry managed to get another 1 mph out of his engine. A massive queue of traffic followed these two for about 25 miles.
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Funnily enough it was the A1 I was thinking of when I posted my gripe. I too used it quite a lot years ago, & I could always feel my stress levels rise as soon as I left the M62 to join the A1. Thankfully I very rarely venture any further than the Merseyside area nowdays, which is good for my blood pressure.
 
tommytowne said:
I shudder at the thought of thos old razors.
Whilst still using them, I reached into my shaving bag to get the razor out and in doing so managed to run my forefinger down the length of the blade. Result was one of those deep cuts you can't stem the bleeding. Took ages to find a plaster and missed the bus to work. Late clocking in, lost wages and a warning about my timekeeping.
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Jamo Martinez said:
My jaw has just gone into the shock, horror position.
Keep mine in a case.
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Can be nasty if anything goes along the length of the blade rather than just hair going across the cutting edge. I keep mine in an old "Old Spice" shaving mug alongside a brush (went full retro with soap and brush) and make sure there's no blade in it if it's going in a travel bag.

And to think that when these sort of razors first hit the market around the 1900's they were marketed as Safety Razors.
 
Blueboy57 said:
HGV drivers driving at 56 mph deciding to take over another truck that's driving at 55 mph. That really winds me up, especially when they do it on a dual carriageway & it takes them about 10 minutes to do so. By the time they've achieved it there's generally a massive tailback as a result, & for what ? Just for them to go from being 10 yards behind, to 10 yards in front :rant:
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These greasy numpteys think they own the roads. I see them do this all the time when they could wait 20 seconds or so to let cars past first. Koppites of the highway.
 

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