SPAM random annoying things

[Ormorof]

When theres 1 minute left on washing machine timer but here i am 10 minutes later and it still says 1 minute

 

[DaGaffer]

When theres 1 minute left on washing machine timer but here i am 10 minutes later and it still says 1 minute

Usually means you've overloaded the washer.

 

[Billargh]

The fact I'm a bit of a sucker for achievements and getting them all in games. I started Batman: Arkham Asylum on PC back in the days of Games For Windows Live but never finished it. Decided I'd try and 100% it but to do that I needed to buy a disc version of the game, so I pop on eBay and buy one for £4.50.

It arrived today. I completely forgot I don't actually have a disc drive in my computer.

 

[Ormorof]

Im the oppoaite i loathe achievements in games, makes them feel too arcade like, breaks immersion for me when steam pops up to say ive earned an achievement (yes yes i know i can probably turn then off but im here to moan not get advice)

 

[DaGaffer]

I used to love the achievements in BF; they helped everyone mix up their play styles instead of sitting there camping or flying a jet all day long

 

[old.user4556]

Fucktarded toilet paper rags, including the Torygraph and their anti-scottish rhetoric, eat humble pie and issue apology. Cunts.

Daily Mail apologises over flag story

 

[Bodhi]

Um, it's not anti Scottish, it's anti SNP. Unless you think that bunch of divisive morons speak for everyone in Scotland?

 

[georgie]

Fucktarded toilet paper rags, including the Torygraph and their anti-scottish rhetoric, eat humble pie and issue apology. Cunts.

Daily Mail apologises over flag story

Am I the only one that thinks these 'apologies' don't go far enough? The corrections should be the same size and position in the paper as the original articles imo.

 

[Gwadien]

Um, it's not anti Scottish, it's anti SNP. Unless you think that bunch of divisive morons speak for everyone in Scotland?

No the SNP do, not the Tories.

 

[Bodhi]

Formula 1: 'Grid girls' will not be used at races this season

Good to see that finally women can do what they like with their own bodies. Apart from stand in front of a racing car for an hour, in return for a decent wage and full paddock access to the race.

 

[Ormorof]

No one is stopping them from doing so if a company is willing to pay for it, if there is no return on investment then surely its up to the company to decide who they hire

Much like booth babes at electronics shows it brings little benefit (people still turn up in droves without them)

 

[Scouse]

Formula 1: 'Grid girls' will not be used at races this season

Good to see that finally women can do what they like with their own bodies. Apart from stand in front of a racing car for an hour, in return for a decent wage and full paddock access to the race.

Makes you wonder why anyone would bother tuning in any more. Looking at fit birds gave F1 the glamour.

The racing's pretty fucking dire, so what else is there to tune in for?

 

[Bodhi]

Makes you wonder why anyone would bother tuning in any more. Looking at fit birds gave F1 the glamour.

The racing's pretty fucking dire, so what else is there to tune in for?

Also a bit ironic that they are worried that grid girls are an outdated concept when they jet around the world racing cars that get 2 mpg...

 

[Jupitus]

Also a bit ironic that they are worried that grid girls are an outdated concept when they jet around the world racing cars that get 2 mpg...

... well, actually, some of the tech they are using (ok, only because the rules restricted fuel flow) is making the combustion of fuels in the F1 world astonishingly efficient with far superior 'bang for buck' thermal efficiency. Whether it will translate to roads cars is obviously another question

 

[Lamp]

When someone moves something from a place in a room its always been to another room without telling you before you've looked for it (including the kitchen bin)

"Oh, didn't I tell you?"

"No...

* *

... Oh, OK love"

 

[DaGaffer]

When someone moves something from a place in a room its always been to another room without telling you before you've looked for it (including the kitchen bin)

"Oh, didn't I tell you?"

"No...

* *

... Oh, OK love"

My entire fucking life. Apparently my lack of telepathic and clairvoyant powers is a bit of a drag.

 

[Edmond]

Just knocked a guy of his motorbike, pulled out off a roundabout and didn’t see him, he swerved and went down, but I didn’t make contact with him. Still shaking now.

He was ok even though a bit shaken. Not had an accident in years, FFS

 

[DaGaffer]

Just knocked a guy of his motorbike, pulled out off a roundabout and didn’t see him, he swerved and went down, but I didn’t make contact with him. Still shaking now.

He was ok even though a bit shaken. Not had an accident in years, FFS

How was his bike? Insurance claim?

 

[Moriath]

Just knocked a guy of his motorbike, pulled out off a roundabout and didn’t see him, he swerved and went down, but I didn’t make contact with him. Still shaking now.

He was ok even though a bit shaken. Not had an accident in years, FFS

Bet he had a few choice words.

 

[Edmond]

How was his bike? Insurance claim?

Old W reg thing, never heard of it tbh. Broken indicator, bent kick start, nothing major but i bet he wont be able to get the parts for it. I said i'd pay if it was just bits & bobs, but if not i'll go through insurance. Thats what you pay it for at at the end of the day

Bet he had a few choice words.

He did at first as he was a bit shaken, not sweary or anything, it was very civilised

 

[Scouse]

Hope you're not too shaken up @Edmond.

The fact that it's so easy to miss people is the main reason I don't have a motorbike and why I tend to ride my MTB on the pavement - penalty for something so simple on the road is potentially so high if cars are involved.

In other news: I've not pooed in about five days.

 

[Edmond]

Hope you're not too shaken up @Edmond.

The fact that it's so easy to miss people is the main reason I don't have a motorbike and why I tend to ride my MTB on the pavement - penalty for something so simple on the road is potentially so high if cars are involved.

In other news: I've not pooed in about five days.

I did my CBT a few years ago and after that day i decided that i didn't want to ride, as people just don't see you.

I just didn't see him, luckily it was all very low speed, i was just pulling out so i was doing no more than 2-3 mph and as i say, i think he went down by avoiding me rather than me hitting him

I fucked my back atm and have been on nuerofen plus all week, i also have not had a poo for at least 3 days. I feel your pain

 

[Scouse]

I did my CBT a few years ago and after that day i decided that i didn't want to ride, as people just don't see you.

Yep. There's definitely that. (Made the same decision after doing my CBT at university). There's also the times that people see you, notice that you're on a bike and then pull out / make their maneuver anyway.

There's something about entitlement with British drivers that makes a significant proportion of them think that they don't have to share the road with anything non engine-driven.

Despite the fact that it's utterly nuts and empirically a more dangerous activity, it was much more pleasant on motorbikes and bikes in Vietnam because everyone's in the same boat. Even here!

But I'd better not digress onto that subject knowing how that results around here

 

[Job]

Im always amazed by bikers who enter dangerous situations, lots of drivers fighting for space or cars emerging from side roads with poor visibilty, and they just gun through because they have the right of way.
Back off, cover your brake and expect the unexpected, I still slow down in the car at traffic lights and look each way, 30 years of biking has engrained it in my mind.

 

[Scouse]

Doesn't matter what you do @Job. You could ride like a saint (and generally I try to) - but sometimes people don't see you. Worse - people who do see you sometimes still make the choice to pull out / continue on because they're in a car and you're not.

 

[Job]

The worst are the drivers in side roads...they could have gone, instead they edge and edge, youre looking them in the eye, then they pull out right in front of you with that 'sorry I cant help it' look on their face.

 

[DaGaffer]

Yep. There's definitely that. (Made the same decision after doing my CBT at university). There's also the times that people see you, notice that you're on a bike and then pull out / make their maneuver anyway.

There's something about entitlement with British drivers that makes a significant proportion of them think that they don't have to share the road with anything non engine-driven.

Despite the fact that it's utterly nuts and empirically a more dangerous activity, it was much more pleasant on motorbikes and bikes in Vietnam because everyone's in the same boat. Even here!

But I'd better not digress onto that subject knowing how that results around here

Not sure why you think its a British drivers thing; they're better than most.

 

[Scouse]

Not sure why you think its a British drivers thing; they're better than most.

Not got a lot of experience of road riding in lots of countries. Got bags in Britain, some in France, a little in Germany, a fair bit in America and most of my holiday in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Vietnam and Cambodia, whilst probably being the most dangerous, was far and away the most pleasant experience. By a huge huge margin.

Everyone's in the same boat. Everyone rides bikes or motorbikes and makes allowances for exactly that. Small mishaps are greeted with a smile or a laugh because everyone knows shit happens. Cars are a problem (massively, there'd be almost zero traffic if it wasn't for cars - put in that context it's starkly obvious how much space cars physically take up compared to the number of people they move around, also how dangerous they are compared to all other forms of transport) but even then the occupants probably cycle or ride motorbikes too (or at least have a lot of prior experience) so there's only one word when you get over the initial fear of the chaos: Beautiful.

France, Germany are their own thing. It's not great riding with traffic, but meh. America is setup for cars almost exclusively - to be fair, you're taking your life into your own hands there, but it's consistently uncaring in America - so you know exactly what you're letting yourself in for and amend where you think is OK to be.

Britain is the ONLY place where I deliberately get "buzzed" by drivers. Where I get abuse off drivers. Where people have clearly seen I'm on a bike and have made the choice that I mean less than them and moved out in front of me giving me no time to stop and then shouted at me for the inevitable collision. (Twice).

The press doesn't help - setting up an "us and them" - but we're us and them in so many of our walks of life that it's hardly surprising. It's not that we're technically bad drivers - far from it - but we're cultural arseholes.

 

[DaGaffer]

Not got a lot of experience of road riding in lots of countries. Got bags in Britain, some in France, a little in Germany, a fair bit in America and most of my holiday in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Vietnam and Cambodia, whilst probably being the most dangerous, was far and away the most pleasant experience. By a huge huge margin.

Everyone's in the same boat. Everyone rides bikes or motorbikes and makes allowances for exactly that. Small mishaps are greeted with a smile or a laugh because everyone knows shit happens. Cars are a problem (massively, there'd be almost zero traffic if it wasn't for cars - put in that context it's starkly obvious how much space cars physically take up compared to the number of people they move around, also how dangerous they are compared to all other forms of transport) but even then the occupants probably cycle or ride motorbikes too (or at least have a lot of prior experience) so there's only one word when you get over the initial fear of the chaos: Beautiful.

France, Germany are their own thing. It's not great riding with traffic, but meh. America is setup for cars almost exclusively - to be fair, you're taking your life into your own hands there, but it's consistently uncaring in America - so you know exactly what you're letting yourself in for and amend where you think is OK to be.

Britain is the ONLY place where I deliberately get "buzzed" by drivers. Where I get abuse off drivers. Where people have clearly seen I'm on a bike and have made the choice that I mean less than them and moved out in front of me giving me no time to stop and then shouted at me for the inevitable collision. (Twice).

The press doesn't help - setting up an "us and them" - but we're us and them in so many of our walks of life that it's hardly surprising. It's not that we're technically bad drivers - far from it - but we're cultural arseholes.

And yet by pretty much every measure you can think of, cyclists and motorcyclists get killed and injured less in the U.K. than almost anywhere on the planet. And given how cyclist-unfriendly British Road design is, it indicates British drivers are doing something right.

Like a lot of things about Britain, it’s only when you’re not there for a while that you realise the British are surprisingly...competent...at a lot of things. I’ve got a lot of time for British driving standards.

 

[Moriath]

I am annoyed at Hillingdon borough council

Being sleepy last sunday i went in a small connecting road which said bus and cycles only. Knew what i had done just after i had done it.

A nice 65 quid fine waiting for me when i got home . Now i know why i dislike london hehe.