are friendly people a dying breed

[fordperv]

well im having a bit of a rant really, i popped to a petrol station earlier to fuel up when i saw a ka by the air line with steam pissing out from underneath it and a young girl looking distraught, i saw an absolute toss bag having a go at her for blocking the air line, so i popped over to her to see if i could help he walked away as i approached, i had a look her bottom hose was fooked, as i was telling her so she could relay it to her dad on the phone so he could come with the right bodging materials as i had nothing in the car, the tossbag approached again trying to act a big man as he wanted to use the airline he started having a go at the girl again making him look an absolute twat, i couldnt just stand by (i dont know how i held my cool this guy really annoyed me) so i gave him a verbal pounding about how it takes a big man to start shouting at a distraught girl and all that anything takes is a bit of politeness, he then walked away to his car calling me a dickhead, what an absolute tosser but the only problem is it happens every day, i know it solves nothing but i wish it was legal to teach some old school respect to these people

[Timewaster]

NO, friendly people are not a dying breed.

 

 

But lazy ignorant arseholes are spreading like wildfire!

[Lankytim]

Did you get a "reward" for your efforts?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

^LOL, yeah lets see some pics

[cort16]

A blown steamy hose. oo-err

[SambaS]

I was in the petrol station in the Polonez and it wouldn't start so I had to pop the bonnet to have a look at which point the twat behind starts beeping. Kinda pissed me off that.

 

And the other day my Mum and I were walking along the back lane along the river back to her house when some twunt in a big posh Skoda reversing out of his drive started beeping. Fair do's if mum and I weren't so busy chatting maybe we'd have stopped and waited. On his way past he wound his window down and shouted do you want to get run over. To which I replied please do. Mum was carrying a box of eggs at the time.

[SambaS]

I'm sure karma will deal these people an early death if they get so impatient and frustrated over so little.

[Albert Ross]

Reversing Skoda guy was breaking the law on two points. 1, Reversing onto a road.... 2, Not giving "right of way" to pedestrians as he crosses the path (To which he has the right to cross, but priority must be given to pedestrians) I would have let fly with 6 of Tesco's finest.

 

As for ignorant mouth breathing/girl threatening arsehole, I would have blocked him in with my motor and called the Police, and asked them to have a word about his threatening behaviour. And while he was occupied, I would have let his tyres down a bit more!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I pulled out of a really narrow alleyway in Stoke a while back. I stopped before pulling out onto the road, which caused this miserable old bastard who happened to be walking along the pavement at that exact moment, to have to stop for LITERALLY SEVERAL ACTUAL SECONDS. He gave me the evils then started ranting on about 'ITS A BLOODY PAVEMENT' so I said I hoped he'd die soon.

[Spiny Norman]

NO, friendly people are not a dying breed.

But lazy ignorant arseholes are spreading like wildfire!

THIS.

 

The twats who behave like this are generally having a bad life in some way, a fact I take great comfort from.

Nine times out of ten I find the ones who get all shouty do so either from the comfort of their own tin boxes or target their abuse at someone 'weaker' than themselves, classic bully behaviour. The responses I've had when I've decided not to just sit and cower have generally been quite amusing.

 

You did the right thing, FP, I'd have done the same.

[warren t claim]

I'm afraid to say I'm partial to a bit of verbals and violence on the road if I feel I've been wronged.

 

Some geriatric old cunt blocked the car wash the other week trying to stake his claim whilst he went to get a ticket. I already had a ticket and was a tad annoyed about this so I drove around the garage and reversed into the car wash and fucked off for ten minutes for a smoke to calm down. The last person to do that to me ended up being stranded in their car cos I hit the emergency stop button just as the rollers were washing her doors.

[Spiny Norman]

The last person to do that to me ended up being stranded in their car cos I hit the emergency stop button just as the rollers were washing her doors.

 

[Lankytim]

A while ago I was walking the dog in Stoke when this bastard in a white Rover drove out of an alleyway and crushed my pet chihuahua to death, as he drove away he shouted that he wanted me to die too! Some people eh?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Thats shocking Tim. Whoever it was, I hope THEY die soon

[Split_Pin]

I was on the 7.30 from Camelon to Edinburgh today and my train was delayed by 10 flaming minutes because a bastarding horse was running towards it.

 

The driver got out and literally shouted at it.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

[SambaS]

A website:

 

This painting invokes feelings of helplessness, and tension as a horse runs full gallop towards an oncoming train. This anxiety is heightened, because we are not shown the outcome. However, we can see that the results will be disastrous if the subject remains on his or her current course.

 

Title: Horse and Train, (1954)

Artist: Alex Colville

Medium: casein tempera

Size: 41.2 x 54.2 cm

[eddyramrod]

Answer: no, they're not, at least not while I'm alive/Autoshite exists. Sadly there do seem to be more and more ill-mannered arseholes around too.

[autofive]

friendly people are indeed a dying breed

 

 

 

 

well, i'm glad that one is sorted

 

 

 

now it only remains for me to furnish this thread with a 6-pot frenchie

[hairymel]

you would have thought,

 

if you had something so lovely to drive about in,

 

you would spend 2 minutes bashing the numberplate flat.

*unless you like that JML bazooka style or whatever its called

[R9UKE]

I remember being parked at the edge of the road on the phone when a Mégane II pulled in in front of me with a flat tyre. Quite an old guy got out and looked pretty stumped at the thought of changing a wheel. I did it all for him while having a great conversation about the Meggy's electrical system and he insisted I take the £20 note he handed me at the end of it

 

On the contrary. Some absolute testicle in a Renault Trafic pulled up on the kerb behind my car as I was doing a turn in the road the other day, so I couldn't reverse back to complete it. He got out, locked it and went into his house. Well I'd just done a spot of shopping and let's just say that toothpaste and a sour cream chive dip have never met in such a beautiful way.

[Cavcraft]

I don't know what you're all moaning about, everytime i let my horse out to graze on the Chester-Crewe line some bastard in a train tries to knock him down.

[HillmanImp]

I never let people out in front of me at junctions, let people cross the road at zebra crossings, slow down when an old lady is trying to shuffle across the road with her shopping. I have no idea who these people I am generously assisting are. They could be paedo's or rapists for all I know.

 

My conscience is clear, is yours? Would you be as nice to them if you knew what they got up to behind closed doors? Sick bastards. By letting them out you are no better, allowing them get to their destination quicker to carry out their despicable acts.

 

Plus I drive an Audi.

[oman5]

I never let people out in front of me at junctions, let people cross the road at zebra crossings, slow down when an old lady is trying to shuffle across the road with her shopping. I have no idea who these people I am generously assisting are. They could be paedo's or rapists for all I know.

 

My conscience is clear, is yours? Would you be as nice to them if you knew what they got up to behind closed doors? Sick bastards. By letting them out you are no better, allowing them get to their destination quicker to carry out their despicable acts.

 

Plus I drive an Audi.

 

 

[RedSparrow]

Hey you're right Imp, by helping these people we're just making it easier for them!

Polish plumber terrorist peado BSE mosques? No thanks!

[Negative Creep]

Where possible I will let people out of junctions (unless it's a minicab obviously), and especially if the car is something interesting and/or old. I've noticed younger drivers always say thank you, presumably because they don't get it often. The absolute worse demographic for letting you out or giving way are middle aged women

[oman5]

Friendly people are increasingly rare which makes it so much nicer when you do come across someone who is decent. I went to park in Merthyr but didn't have any change for the pay and display machine. I asked a random young lady for change of a fiver, she didn't have it but gave me a pound coin so I could park. very unexpected. My Transit broke down on the M4, a random guy stopped and offered to tow it off the motorway with his car.

for every good, there's a bad, and I've had plenty.

My pet hate is people who ignore the fact you are reversing into a parking space and drive into it before you.

[Albert Ross]

In the case of the parking space being nicked, I have a 3.5 ton Dixon-Bate dual hitch that rights those kind of wrongs...... Then I go park somewhere else. For the front, I have a Nato hitch.

[meggersdog]

The absolute worse demographic for letting you out or giving way are middle aged women

 

A few weeks ago driving along the village High Street with my neighbour we came across one these hatchet faced old bags.On the opposite side of the road there were (as always) a few parked cars.Two were parked by the butcher's shop then a gap of maybe 80 metres before another parked by the village hall.Some old bag coming the other way pulled out to pass the first two but instead of pulling into the gap just carried on meaning I would have to completely stop.I stopped right opposite the other parked car making her pull in anyway.Lots of shouting and finger pointing came my way.I calmly replied that in this country we drive on the left.

If,after passing the first two parked cars,this woman pulled in and slowed down a little neither of us would have to have stopped.

[worldofceri]

The other day some bloke rang me up out of the blue offering to lend me his 'Fiat Harjenter' for a bit. Righto mate, I expect you'll want my life savings wired to Kazbekisteria as 'refundable security' or some such and I'll never see it again. Anyway, i knew it was a scam 'cause there's no such car as a Fiat Harjenter.