Hedgecutter Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) Drivers on the single track rat run near me who have priority (as per the road signage) but still flash their lights for a car to come through in the opposite direction, causing a whole series of needless standoffs. ETA: out of interest, what would you do if you were the car without priority in this scenario? Obey the signage out of principle, or drive on? Edited May 25 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) Every streaming device having different settings for its fast forward and rewind buttons. Sometimes a firm push of the rewind button takes you back a second while, on other providers, the merest tap will send you hurtling back minutes through time at TARDIS-like speeds. If we were still in the EU, we'd have standards for shit like this. Edited May 25 by Bully Wee Villa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 CPC training 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 BBC Radio interviewing someone and "the line" goes dead suddenly because the Beeb are presumably using some cheap cowboy outfit for their communications. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 I’ve just encountered the sticky-on bottle cap for the first time. I get why folks think they’re annoying. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FK1Bairn Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Tried to watch both cup finals today, five to ten minutes here and there on each one. Missed all 4 goals! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Three forty five for a bottle of Irn-Bru 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 2 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Three forty five for a bottle of Irn-Bru You seen the price of soft drinks in the money laundering schemes American candy stores over here? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_dog Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 My fucking neighbours playing "You'll never walk alone" a dozen times because their team won the cup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'WellDel Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 3 hours ago, Spyro said: CPC training An absolute money making scam if you've been doing the work for a long time. Used to have to do it in my old job and you could take the same module/course every time (e.g. tachograph rules), fail the test at the end of it miserably (deliberately so if you were so inclined, just to prove a point), yet it wouldn't matter a jot if you had 'grandfather rights'. Just so long as you rack up the requisite number of classroom hours over the rolling 5 year period. Shambles. A good idea for folk coming into driving as a new career to learn all the rules and regs, but a waste of time and money for those who've been doing it for years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 6 minutes ago, 'WellDel said: An absolute money making scam if you've been doing the work for a long time. Used to have to do it in my old job and you could take the same module/course every time (e.g. tachograph rules), fail the test at the end of it miserably (deliberately so if you were so inclined, just to prove a point), yet it wouldn't matter a jot if you had 'grandfather rights'. Just so long as you rack up the requisite number of classroom hours over the rolling 5 year period. Shambles. A good idea for folk coming into driving as a new career to learn all the rules and regs, but a waste of time and money for those who've been doing it for years. Yeah, I have worked with a lot of older drivers who were brilliant at their jobs but just left the industry because of it. I shouldn't complain as my work are paying for it all and it's (officially) my 1st time around, but I have done the exam as a mock through another job so I had an understanding of what it involves and how to help my drivers more. I totally agree that some of it is amazing to learn and DOES improve your awareness and gives you a completely different attitude when on the road but the 5 year rule and all the nonsense that goes with it totally negates the positives it brings. The regular driving test isn't fit for purpose but this is overkill in the extreme and 90% of it is just common sense. You would think after all the years they would have something more efficient and driver-friendly to encourage more people into the industry. I have been putting it off for years because of the stories I have heard from experienced guys who have had the heart ripped out them and are counting down the days till they can hang up their keys once and for all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'WellDel Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Spyro said: Yeah, I have worked with a lot of older drivers who were brilliant at their jobs but just left the industry because of it. I shouldn't complain as my work are paying for it all and it's (officially) my 1st time around, but I have done the exam as a mock through another job so I had an understanding of what it involves and how to help my drivers more. I totally agree that some of it is amazing to learn and DOES improve your awareness and gives you a completely different attitude when on the road but the 5 year rule and all the nonsense that goes with it totally negates the positives it brings. The regular driving test isn't fit for purpose but this is overkill in the extreme and 90% of it is just common sense. You would think after all the years they would have something more efficient and driver-friendly to encourage more people into the industry. I have been putting it off for years because of the stories I have heard from experienced guys who have had the heart ripped out them and are counting down the days till they can hang up their keys once and for all Completely right on every point mate. There absolutely should be some form of continuous training to make sure everyone doing the job is competent, as you're obviously a danger to other road users if not, especially as you go up through the classes of vehicle. As it is though, the training is mainly conducted by gobshites and chancers who are just glad to be off the actual driving and going through the motions in classrooms instead. The training companies don't care as it's piss easy money rolling through their tills day after day, ad infinitum. A totally flawed system that nobody is in a hurry to change as it generates millions annually for absolutely fcuk all, yet benefits no-one (other than the charlatans raking in the fees). Edited May 25 by 'WellDel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Today, it's my mother. She's been telling me for years that her doctor's surgery is terrible. She's got a variety of serious health conditions that need to be monitored regularly, and she sees several different consultants to see if any adjustments need to be made in her treatments or medications. She's been telling me for ages that the surgery constantly fucks up her prescription requests, refusing to give her the drugs she needs until she gets the consultant who prescribed them to call and chew them out, and she's had multiple times when she was supposed to receive daily visits from a nurse, only for them never to show up. I get to hear her moan about this every time we talk, and she's always determined that "this time they're going to be in trouble". I've been telling her for years that she needs to switch to another practice, but she's always got an excuse for why it's not a good time to do it. I've offered to go in and talk to them myself, but she won't have it; it's her business, she'll handle it. She moved to a new area more than a year ago, and is still registered at this damned practice. I got her the forms to fill out for a different surgery, which apparently she has done, but always has a reason why she hasn't handed them in (usually that she'll do it just as soon as the old surgery deals with this one last thing). I've offered to take them myself; no dice. She was supposed to be turning in the forms this week. Today I call to check up on her, and she hasn't, of course. I then get a lengthy rant about how she doesn't have some of her heart medications because her GP has decided she doesn't need them again, so she's going to call the hospital on Monday and get the consultant to call them, and that this time, THIS time, they're absolutely going to be in trouble and someone will sort them out. Just radiant with the idea that she's going to get revenge on this practice. I lost the place and told her, yet again, that nothing happened all the other times that incidents like this occurred, so it won't happen now. What's going to happen is that, if she continues to stay there, they're going to kill her. Maybe someone will get in trouble for it, maybe not, but she'll be dead and won't know either way, and she'll be partially responsible because she's let this carry on for so long. I've tried laying it out as plainly this before but I wouldn't let it go this time. As a result, I'm now the bad guy - she's not going to listen to me because I've made bad decisions myself before, so my opinion isn't valid, and she'll do what she pleases. She's not speaking to me; unfortunately, she's always been prone to childish behaviour like this, and once went six months without talking to me because (as it turned out) she hadn't liked my tone during an argument that was so minor that she couldn't even remember what it was about. I got used to leaving her to it until she forgot she wasn't happy with me, but she's at an age now where that's not really an option. So what do you think, Reddit P&B - am I the asshole arsehole? (I'm not expecting an answer, I'm just fucking seething about this and it's either post on here or find a dug to kick, and I like dugs) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 31 minutes ago, BFTD said: Today, it's my mother. She's been telling me for years that her doctor's surgery is terrible. She's got a variety of serious health conditions that need to be monitored regularly, and she sees several different consultants to see if any adjustments need to be made in her treatments or medications. She's been telling me for ages that the surgery constantly fucks up her prescription requests, refusing to give her the drugs she needs until she gets the consultant who prescribed them to call and chew them out, and she's had multiple times when she was supposed to receive daily visits from a nurse, only for them never to show up. I get to hear her moan about this every time we talk, and she's always determined that "this time they're going to be in trouble". I've been telling her for years that she needs to switch to another practice, but she's always got an excuse for why it's not a good time to do it. I've offered to go in and talk to them myself, but she won't have it; it's her business, she'll handle it. She moved to a new area more than a year ago, and is still registered at this damned practice. I got her the forms to fill out for a different surgery, which apparently she has done, but always has a reason why she hasn't handed them in (usually that she'll do it just as soon as the old surgery deals with this one last thing). I've offered to take them myself; no dice. She was supposed to be turning in the forms this week. Today I call to check up on her, and she hasn't, of course. I then get a lengthy rant about how she doesn't have some of her heart medications because her GP has decided she doesn't need them again, so she's going to call the hospital on Monday and get the consultant to call them, and that this time, THIS time, they're absolutely going to be in trouble and someone will sort them out. Just radiant with the idea that she's going to get revenge on this practice. I lost the place and told her, yet again, that nothing happened all the other times that incidents like this occurred, so it won't happen now. What's going to happen is that, if she continues to stay there, they're going to kill her. Maybe someone will get in trouble for it, maybe not, but she'll be dead and won't know either way, and she'll be partially responsible because she's let this carry on for so long. I've tried laying it out as plainly this before but I wouldn't let it go this time. As a result, I'm now the bad guy - she's not going to listen to me because I've made bad decisions myself before, so my opinion isn't valid, and she'll do what she pleases. She's not speaking to me; unfortunately, she's always been prone to childish behaviour like this, and once went six months without talking to me because (as it turned out) she hadn't liked my tone during an argument that was so minor that she couldn't even remember what it was about. I got used to leaving her to it until she forgot she wasn't happy with me, but she's at an age now where that's not really an option. So what do you think, Reddit P&B - am I the asshole arsehole? (I'm not expecting an answer, I'm just fucking seething about this and it's either post on here or find a dug to kick, and I like dugs) Excuse the expression but you can lead a horse to water... It's shit considering the circumstances but sometimes you can't fight everyone else's battles for them or it'll make you ill. I've had to learn this the hard way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'WellDel Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 19 minutes ago, BFTD said: Today, it's my mother. She's been telling me for years that her doctor's surgery is terrible. She's got a variety of serious health conditions that need to be monitored regularly, and she sees several different consultants to see if any adjustments need to be made in her treatments or medications. She's been telling me for ages that the surgery constantly fucks up her prescription requests, refusing to give her the drugs she needs until she gets the consultant who prescribed them to call and chew them out, and she's had multiple times when she was supposed to receive daily visits from a nurse, only for them never to show up. I get to hear her moan about this every time we talk, and she's always determined that "this time they're going to be in trouble". I've been telling her for years that she needs to switch to another practice, but she's always got an excuse for why it's not a good time to do it. I've offered to go in and talk to them myself, but she won't have it; it's her business, she'll handle it. She moved to a new area more than a year ago, and is still registered at this damned practice. I got her the forms to fill out for a different surgery, which apparently she has done, but always has a reason why she hasn't handed them in (usually that she'll do it just as soon as the old surgery deals with this one last thing). I've offered to take them myself; no dice. She was supposed to be turning in the forms this week. Today I call to check up on her, and she hasn't, of course. I then get a lengthy rant about how she doesn't have some of her heart medications because her GP has decided she doesn't need them again, so she's going to call the hospital on Monday and get the consultant to call them, and that this time, THIS time, they're absolutely going to be in trouble and someone will sort them out. Just radiant with the idea that she's going to get revenge on this practice. I lost the place and told her, yet again, that nothing happened all the other times that incidents like this occurred, so it won't happen now. What's going to happen is that, if she continues to stay there, they're going to kill her. Maybe someone will get in trouble for it, maybe not, but she'll be dead and won't know either way, and she'll be partially responsible because she's let this carry on for so long. I've tried laying it out as plainly this before but I wouldn't let it go this time. As a result, I'm now the bad guy - she's not going to listen to me because I've made bad decisions myself before, so my opinion isn't valid, and she'll do what she pleases. She's not speaking to me; unfortunately, she's always been prone to childish behaviour like this, and once went six months without talking to me because (as it turned out) she hadn't liked my tone during an argument that was so minor that she couldn't even remember what it was about. I got used to leaving her to it until she forgot she wasn't happy with me, but she's at an age now where that's not really an option. So what do you think, Reddit P&B - am I the asshole arsehole? (I'm not expecting an answer, I'm just fucking seething about this and it's either post on here or find a dug to kick, and I like dugs) It's a tough one mate. A lot of this sort of thing stems purely from the fact that, as people get older, they start to avoid/fear change to their routine and what they have always known and felt comfortable/safe with. Your mum's situation definitely sounds like change and overhaul is needed to get her the best medical care she wants and needs. Getting her to commit to that change is the hard part when she's so set in her ways and used to just accepting her lot. In short, I really sympathise with your situation, but unless you actually have real concerns that her current setup is an actual danger to her health and life expectancy, sometimes it's just as easy to appease and agree with them, and let them make their own decisions in their own time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oystercatcher Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Nicki manage is the lead story on news at ten. Of all the things happening in the world..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 45 minutes ago, Oystercatcher said: Nicki manage is the lead story on news at ten. Of all the things happening in the world..... I call her Nicki John McVeigh is a tit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagane Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 7 hours ago, carpetmonster said: I’ve just encountered the sticky-on bottle cap for the first time. I get why folks think they’re annoying. Pair of scissors every time as a stand against authority 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 1 hour ago, dagane said: Pair of scissors every time as a stand against authority @Shandon Par DO NOT attempt this at home 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnderooMFC Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 3 hours ago, dagane said: Pair of scissors every time as a stand against authority I've gotten used to the positioning now so I can live with the attached lid. (I still think it's an entirely stupid idea. I mean, really; so they can be recycled with the bottle? Were we not gonna meet our Climate Change CO2 lowering/upwards recycling levels because of... bottle lids??) What I now find worse is that when you twist the lid off, the tiny bits that were holding it on are now left poking into space/your upper lip. That annoys me much more than bending a lid back now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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