Tony Ferrino Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, Pepper said: The hysterical reporting of every weather event. I wouldn't call the constant reporting of a storm from hell that could kill America as "hysterical". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackdaybob Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Whilst looking at prospective house purchases, I couldn't help noticing that a good few owners had gone down the artificial lawn route. All I could think was it'll end up stinking of various animal's piss. We bought a house with a lawn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 12 hours ago, Cerberus said: Aiden/Ayden is such a jakey name. It's a little know fact that everyone who is called Aiden works in a call centre. And not even a semi-respectable Tier 3 technical specialist call centre, they all work in an outbound sales call centres trying to punt shite like new kitchens. I was at school with a guy called Aidan who became an award-winning journalist with the Scotsman and has written a number of football-related books, including one about the 2016 Cup Final. (Okay, that last one is for sale for six quid in The Works, but it's still a proper book.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Morons who use chip and pin when their card is capable of contactless payments. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 14/09/2018 at 11:29, Mr X said: Roundabout use in Dumfries is the worst. A far worse example of bad marking is at the Dalscone roundabout. Three lanes - turn left, straight on and turn right - turned into two, one for turn left and straight on another for turn right ... ok so far, apart from when they decided to mark the right turn lane with a straight ahead arrow This is a pet hate of mine. There was a line added to the design codes which said something like "avoid right turn arrows on roundabout approaches where there is a high number of foreign drivers and potential for confusion". The inten 23 hours ago, sjc said: Cheers. Couldn't quite remember which was which as it was 25+ years since my apprenticeship in consultancy. Seem to recall a lot about "deflection" and "flair" lengths though?! Deflection is a design requirement for safety. Basically can't have entry too straight as people can drive on too fast/not give way. Entry path radii cannot exceed 100m on standard and 70m on compact roundabouts. Flare length is basically an addition to the calculation about the length of additional lanes on approach. On 13/09/2018 at 16:49, 19QOS19 said: On 13/09/2018 at 16:45, flyingscot said: Councils have the right to mark roundabouts as they see fit to be fair. I do a bit of design work, and I can often mark them like that. Why contradict the highway code though? Especially when most cars will go over or right. By doing that there they're more likely to have two lots of traffic queuing for the right hand lane whereas had they had left well alone and not made a complete arse of it the traffic would have flowed better. Don't know the location. Like I say whenever I design something it's a calculation based on what works best for traffic flows. Incidentally I don't think there is a rule that if there is 2 lanes, then the inside is for ahead and right lane for right. In the picture it's 2 lane exits, and just showing a diagram of typical movements. Certainly isn't in design terms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Am Featha Taigh Nan Clach Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Morons who use chip and pin when their card is capable of contactless payments. Contactlesss payment often takes several days to show up on my online banking. It doesn't even show as pending. For that reason, I just use chip and pin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah-dee Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Contactlesss payment often takes several days to show up on my online banking. It doesn't even show as pending. For that reason, I just use chip and pini try and avoid using chip and pin or contactless. doesnt feel like your spending money 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 11 minutes ago, ah-dee said: 40 minutes ago, Am Featha *****h Nan Clach said: Contactlesss payment often takes several days to show up on my online banking. It doesn't even show as pending. For that reason, I just use chip and pin i try and avoid using chip and pin or contactless. doesnt feel like your spending money It bloody well feels like you're spending money when you check your bank statement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 2 hours ago, ah-dee said: 3 hours ago, Am Featha *****h Nan Clach said: Contactlesss payment often takes several days to show up on my online banking. It doesn't even show as pending. For that reason, I just use chip and pin i try and avoid using chip and pin or contactless. doesnt feel like your spending money The easy way to remember you are spending money, is that shops, pubs and restaurants don't usually give stuff away. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 From the Latin iuventus.https://www.quora.com/If-there-is-no-letter-J-in-the-Italian-alphabet-why-is-club-Juventus-written-like-thatEasier to remember Jehova being Iehova in The Last Crusade. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Morons who use chip and pin when their card is capable of contactless payments. For some reason my Amex contactless is often declined in the Shell garage but goes through fine with Chip and Pin so rather than waste time doing both methods I just go for chip and pin in the petrol station. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 16 minutes ago, UsedToGoToCentralPark said: For some reason my Amex contactless is often declined in the Shell garage but goes through fine with Chip and Pin so rather than waste time doing both methods I just go for chip and pin in the petrol station. What's the point of an Amex card? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 What's the point of an Amex card?To pay for things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 1 minute ago, UsedToGoToCentralPark said: 9 minutes ago, welshbairn said: What's the point of an Amex card? To pay for things. But a lot of places don't accept them because they charge the retailer more. What benefit do you get over Visa, Mastercard whatever? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 But a lot of places don't accept them because they charge the retailer more. What benefit do you get over Visa, Mastercard whatever? The membership rewards scheme is pretty impressive which gets me cheap flights. Thats the main driver. It's also a charge card so one bill per month. Tbh the only places that come to mind that don't accept it are B&Q and Tony Macaroni. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Most small local businesses have signs up saying no American Express. It's also not accepted in a lot of places abroad, at least in places like Italy in my experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Those jeans that are all cut...maybe I'm just an old fart. My mum would have sown them up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 The wife is sorting out presents she’s apparently been stockpiling for months for Christmas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweaty Morph Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Wolves goalie, Rui Patrício, wearing number 11. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Wolves goalie, Rui Patrício, wearing number 11.It looks wrong but he has a good reason for not wearing number 1. He went for number 11(plenty of other numbers available)in respect to the player that was number 1 last season retired in the summer with leukaemia. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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