Petty Things That Get On Your Nerves...

[101]

27 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said:

A special place in hell (or Airdrie) for the people who park in disabled bays at a hospital without a blue badge. At Forth Valley today, guy in a Ford Ranger pickup clocked the dirty look I gave him but responded with "There's no other free spaces. They need to make the car park bigger". Twat 

He must have known it's basically impossible to park something like that anywhere in Britain when be bought it. Complete arsehole behaviour no one's forced you to have an agricultural vehicle as the main car you drive about in.

[alta-pete]

19 hours ago, Mark Connolly said:

Long standing posters changing their username.

Who the f**k is HoBNob?

Given the number of posts and My Team: Dunfermline, my guess was @Shandon Par . But given that I can tag him, I must be wrong. Anyone else want a go?

[Miguel Sanchez]

18 minutes ago, alta-pete said:

Given the number of posts and My Team: Dunfermline, my guess was @Shandon Par . But given that I can tag him, I must be wrong. Anyone else want a go?

It's Grant228

I still don't know who @Ro Sham Bo is.

[Silvio Tattiescone]

33 minutes ago, scottsdad said:

Been there (literally). There's a huge overflow carpark but means a 5 minute walk. Loads of lazy fuckers never go there. 

I took my dad to Forth Valley in February. My mum's car had the blue badge but no spaces in the disabled bay. She parked a bit further down the car park, and I got a wheelchair to wheel him to the front door. I was wheeling him past the disabled spaces and he had to stop as he was feeling sick. Two young nurses were standing having a coffee. One of them kindly said "I have something in my car" to help. It was an empty cup he could spit in to. 

The car? Parked in a disabled space, no blue badge. Presumably the car would be there for her whole shift. 

I've heard a few folk say they've seen staff doing that.  

 

I would have thought the simple solution would be to start handing out fines to people parking in the spaces without a badge, but that would mean someone giving a shit. Seen this done at the Metro Centre in Gateshead, the Gyle and Braehead so it can be done. 

[scottsdad]

11 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said:

It's Grant228

If it's Grant228, why bother with the "Hob"?

[Miguel Sanchez]

7 minutes ago, scottsdad said:

If it's Grant228, why bother with the "Hob"?

I think he's named after a biscuit.

Edited August 24, 2023 by Miguel Sanchez

[scottsdad]

1 minute ago, Miguel Sanchez said:

I think he's named after a biscuit.

Oh Miguel..

[Florentine_Pogen]

5 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said:

I think he's named after a biscuit.

'Crunchy Nobs' ?

[Central Belt Caley]

19 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said:

I would have thought the simple solution would be to start handing out fines to people parking in the spaces without a badge, but that would mean someone giving a shit. Seen this done at the Metro Centre in Gateshead, the Gyle and Braehead so it can be done. 

It’s much the same as the “No Smoking on NHS Grounds” rule/law they brought in no one really gives a shit and it’s not enforced. 
 

Been through to the QEUH a few times over the past few weeks and there’s always folk standing directly outside puffing away. 

[TxRover]

1 hour ago, Newbornbairn said:

A special place in hell (or Airdrie) for the people who park in disabled bays at a hospital without a blue badge. At Forth Valley today, guy in a Ford Ranger pickup clocked the dirty look I gave him but responded with "There's no other free spaces. They need to make the car park bigger". Twat 

58 minutes ago, 101 said:

He must have known it's basically impossible to park something like that anywhere in Britain when be bought it. Complete arsehole behaviour no one's forced you to have an agricultural vehicle as the main car you drive about in.

Automobile manufacturers reusing model names for a new model completely different than the previous one. The Ford Ranger is, to me, a compact pickup, basically like the front of a 1980’s VW Rabbit with a bed attached (which was sold in the U.S. then too). Small, efficient and inexpensive, that’s my mental picture of a Ford Ranger, so it took some mental gymnastics to process the “too big” idea in these posts. The 1983 model was 176” long and 67” wide, while this new “midsized” 2023 model is 211” x 78”. It’s a blooming full 3 feet longer and a foot wider, why use that name?

I crunched the numbers, and the new Ranger takes up 40% more space.

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19 minutes ago, TxRover said:

Automobile manufacturers reusing model names for a new model completely different than the previous one. The Ford Ranger is, to me, a compact pickup, basically like the front of a 1980’s VW Rabbit with a bed attached (which was sold in the U.S. then too). Small, efficient and inexpensive, that’s my mental picture of a Ford Ranger, so it took some mental gymnastics to process the “too big” idea in these posts. The 1983 model was 176” long and 67” wide, while this new “midsized” 2023 model is 211” x 78”. It’s a blooming full 3 feet longer and a foot wider, why use that name?

I crunched the numbers, and the new Ranger takes up 40% more space.

The UK spec is 2.16 m wide which is 85 inches which is actually in danger of being too wide to fit down roads that won't advise of a width restriction, the widest I have seen advised is 7'0"

I'm not sure when they start but really they are too big for UK roads

[Shandon Par]

1 hour ago, alta-pete said:

Given the number of posts and My Team: Dunfermline, my guess was @Shandon Par . But given that I can tag him, I must be wrong. Anyone else want a go?

@Shandon Paris alive and well but busy. 

[Derry Alli]

On 23/08/2023 at 15:15, Jacksgranda said:

If they keep attacking people at their current rate, maybe they will...

They only attack the weakest in society. Give them police uniforms.

[Craig fae the Vale]

Just found out there are yet more "emergency" roadworks on the A82 at Dumbarton. Won't affect me by the time I'm getting home tonight, but can excpect fun and games tomorrow no doubt.

[Guest]

Cold callers, no I will not sign up to Hello Fresh, f**k off, stop disturbing me during dinner.

[Derry Alli]

I've just seen something online that's pissed me off I've been that stupid. When I buy trainers or whatever I'll end up like £10/£15 under free delivery threshold and rather than the £8 delivery I'll spend the shortfall on tat. Usually socks or stickers or pins. 

Somebody posted online they just bridge the gap with a gift card so next time they use that site they've got money off too.

Twenty years of online shopping like a fucking idiot.

Edited August 24, 2023 by Derry Alli

[Central Belt Caley]

Folk (especially delivery drivers) that think putting the hazard warning lights on means they can park anywhere 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Rounded corners on youtube videos.

[Guest]

You're fully 15 metres inside a pub, yet, you can still smell cigarette smoke from outside. (Unfortunately I seem to have a very sensitive sense of smell.....).

[BFTD]

7 hours ago, GTG_03 said:

Sitting in the TV lounge at work and there's a boy doing that snot snorting thing every minute or so. Just go and blow your nose FFS! 

I've worked with one of those too. Some day he's going to be beaten to death with a box of tissues and everyone will turn a blind eye.

My son went through a phase of snorting snotters when he was younger, and it too a long, long time to break him in to blowing his nose. Spent ages having to teach him how to do it, but he got there in the end. You're welcome, world.