minor things that make you fume

[Tree13]

Mate !!! Audi drivers are the worse, I always thought it was a myth... but its true, I bet the lad above who was moaning about tailgate moaners drives one ? ?

No, I don't drive an Audi. And I wasn't "moaning", I am simply curious about what makes apparently law-abiding motorists suddenly turn stubborn, aggressive and obstructive just because someone behind them wants to pass them.

Tailgate moaners (thank you for identifying yourselves BTW), do you believe tailgaters directly behind you place you in danger?

 

[stevie blott]

No, I don't drive an Audi. And I wasn't "moaning", I am simply curious about what makes apparently law-abiding motorists suddenly turn stubborn, aggressive and obstructive just because someone behind them wants to pass them.

Tailgate moaners (thank you for identifying yourselves BTW), do you believe tailgaters directly behind you place you in danger?

No.
But it's just bloody annoying, especially if you yourself are in traffic and can't accelerate. I would hang em !!! Hang em all !!!

 

[Bluerover]

So why's that?

Watching Pointless (Everton that). Lost count how many were asked simple questions like what they do for a living or what are their pastimes and began their answers with "so".

A stupid habit that I believe started in the USA.

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

In Bristol beer factory tap room and there are 3 posh bearded men playing a sort of weird round pool game with counters.

"Shall we begin in their absence?"

"I think a red went down."

"It definitely didn't."

"I think it did."

"Are you gaslighting me? That red did not go down. Mark your friend is gaslighting the shiz out of me here."

"I don't think I am."

"Erm, I think I know when I'm being gaslit"


I don't actually understand any of this but it is very annoying.

 

[Tree13]

No.
But it's just bloody annoying, especially if you yourself are in traffic and can't accelerate. I would hang em !!! Hang em all !!!

Start with the Audi drivers and you'll get my vote.

It's only anecdotal evidence but in my limited experience of driving, tailgating is a peculiarity that appears to have some cultural roots: I've never seen anyone get tailgated when I've driven in France, South Africa or the USA and in all three of those countries I have noticed generally better lane discipline than I tend to see in the UK.

Basically, more British drivers seem to sit in one lane with tunnel vision, never looking in their mirrors, so more British drivers seem to get tailgated. I may be mixing up coincidence and causation of course...

 

[Tree13]

In Bristol beer factory tap room and there are 3 posh bearded men playing a sort of weird round pool game with counters.

"Shall we begin in their absence?"

"I think a red went down."

"It definitely didn't."

"I think it did."

"Are you gaslighting me? That red did not go down. Mark your friend is gaslighting the shiz out of me here."

"I don't think I am."

"Erm, I think I know when I'm being gaslit"


I don't actually understand any of this but it is very annoying.

I have genuinely never heard anyone say the words "gaslighting" or "gaslit" out loud in real life. I'm intrigued.

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

I have genuinely never heard anyone say the words "gaslighting" or "gaslit" out loud in real life. I'm intrigued.

He repeatedly said it for about 5 minutes like he had word a day toilet paper or something.

He probably watches strangers endlessly ploughing his girlfriend and then apologises for being in their eyeline.

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

I did take a pic of the thing they were playing but GOT always says that the file is too large (that's what she said).

If anyone knows how to combat this please let me know.

It is another thing that makes me fume.

 

[stevie blott]

Start with the Audi drivers and you'll get my vote.

It's only anecdotal evidence but in my limited experience of driving, tailgating is a peculiarity that appears to have some cultural roots: I've never seen anyone get tailgated when I've driven in France, South Africa or the USA and in all three of those countries I have noticed generally better lane discipline than I tend to see in the UK.

Basically, more British drivers seem to sit in one lane with tunnel vision, never looking in their mirrors, so more British drivers seem to get tailgated. I may be mixing up coincidence and causation of course...

Us British drivers are generally an angry bunch mate. Angry being tailgated, angry when tailgating angry in traffic, angry behind tractors, angry with cyclists...hell I can get angry just being in my car. I think alot of it ends up at Everton door tbh. Loosing to Burnley WTF !!!!

Sorry but that's guaranteed me to punch the first Audi driver I see tomorrow.

 

[stevie blott]

Watching Pointless (Everton that). Lost count how many were asked simple questions like what they do for a living or what are their pastimes and began their answers with "so".

A stupid habit that I believe started in the USA.

So.... that really gets on my nipples too. Like the Rooney eeeerm....but used by more windswept and supposedly more intellectual arses...eeeerm people.

 

[Bluerover]

So.... that really gets on my nipples too. Like the Rooney eeeerm....but used by more windswept and supposedly more intellectual arses...eeeerm people.

I would drop intellectual from your sentence. In my experience they are a pita. Intelligent people don't start every sentence with sooooo

 

[Bluerover]

In Bristol beer factory tap room and there are 3 posh bearded men playing a sort of weird round pool game with counters.

"Shall we begin in their absence?"

"I think a red went down."

"It definitely didn't."

"I think it did."

"Are you gaslighting me? That red did not go down. Mark your friend is gaslighting the shiz out of me here."

"I don't think I am."

"Erm, I think I know when I'm being gaslit"


I don't actually understand any of this but it is very annoying.

We have a window.....

 

[longers]

Had my first subway in about 15 years, had forgotten how appalling their bread is… doesn’t even seem like real bread, like it’s some weird artificially developed fake bread

 

[Baines' left foot]

The sheer joy of letting a tailgater pass you and then seeing them get a ticket for speeding just down the road. It has only ever happened to me once (with a BMW driver of course) but my god the feeling of joy that spread over me was like Everton winning a cup match.... I'd gladly move over for another taste of that sweet happiness.

I had this once. I had this tit on a scooter in London about 5cm from my bumper. It’s lights constantly blinding me due to the constant bumps. I pulled over and he flew past, but him was a police car which promptly overtook me and pulled him over.

 

[bigjonny]

Had my first subway in about 15 years, had forgotten how appalling their bread is… doesn’t even seem like real bread, like it’s some weird artificially developed fake bread

The Irish sussed them out -

Subway rolls ruled too sugary to be bread in Ireland

A court says the bread used in the firm's hot sandwiches must be taxed because of its sugar content.

www.bbc.co.uk