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(BTW, sorry if my holy post resurrection comments are pissing people off - I've been away a while)

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  On 24/11/2021 at 13:00, Zelandeth said:

Aaaaand I've just had a torrent of abuse from someone on the next street over for occasionally parking a car there for a couple of hours.  Not in anyone's way, no parking restrictions and there's always a plethora of spaces available.  Isn't suburbia fun.

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I used to get this a lot when I worked in town. People really do get very aggressive if you park on the street outside their house. The worse I got was a posh middle aged bloke having a screaming fit at me as I paused outside his cottage in an Essex village whilst deliberating about where to park. 
 

I never moan at people blocking my driveway or parking outside my house, I can hardly see them over my wild peas anyway.

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  On 25/10/2021 at 20:25, sheffcortinacentre said:

Was one driving round my estate last week ( not actually gritting) god knows what that's about????

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Driver training , how to drive round cars without hitting them 

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  On 24/11/2021 at 13:00, Zelandeth said:

Aaaaand I've just had a torrent of abuse from someone on the next street over for occasionally parking a car there for a couple of hours.  Not in anyone's way, no parking restrictions and there's always a plethora of spaces available.  Isn't suburbia fun.

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Don't worry, it will be gone before your visitors 'need' to park here

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  On 24/11/2021 at 14:34, Talbot said:

Last bellend who did this to me (forced their way past while I was in a 30, then couldn't achieve more than 45 in a national) got solid full-beams and horn for about 20 seconds (which feels like absolutely bloody ages) as I was completely pig-sick of tossers like him.  He hadn't a clue what to do, so the instant the road allowed me to do, I went past and completely lost him.  I have a feeling he was boiling over with rage in his little box of hate, but as I was 300yds ahead of him and losing him at about 20mph, I could not have given less of a shit.

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Had something similar yesterday driving to work.  I was driving the Focus of Slow and some prickette came up behind me in a white Seat.  Proceeded to tailgate me for about 3 miles and I gradually got to the point where I was driving slower and slower and slower the closer they got.  Ended up at 30MPH and they overtook around a blind bend.

Leaned on the horn, flashed them and gave them the vs.

About a minute later, we come to a junction and I'm right behind them in the queue and give them a smile and a friendly wave.  Then followed them for the remaining 4 miles to Canterbury.  At no point did they get further than 50 yards in front of me the whole way because of the conditions and the other traffic.  Was incredibly satisfying to give them a wave when they finally turned the other way at the last junction.

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  On 24/11/2021 at 12:50, juular said:

I'm not sure they always realise they're doing it, genuinely I think some folk use sitting an inch off someone's bumper to regulate their own speed. Doesn't make them any less of a cunt.

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I'm a considerate road user, and given I'm restricted to 50 on single carriageway roads I will always facilitate someone overtaking me, pulling as far left as I can on wider roads, slowing slightly to allow a simple overtake, even indicating left to hammer home the point, always checking the road ahead to ensure no junctions (TomTom very good at showing these - Google Maps not so hot). It is incredible just how many tailgaters fail to take this overtaking opportunity which is presented to them by my good self with a gold-plated cherry on top - they seem somehow  to bottle it, but usually get the hint and back off a bit - probably think I'm an unpredictable and possibly pissed driver.... Anyway, those that can overtake do, and usually reward me with a double hazard flash as a thank you, which leaves me feeling all warm and fuzzy. It's nice to be nice.

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I ran out of screenwash the other day, or so I thought. Bought some from the petrol station at great expense, filled up the washer bottle and still nothing. That'll be the pump knackered then! Do I rob the one off of the parts car or buy a new one? I hope replacing the pump doesn't let all the screenwash out!

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  On 24/11/2021 at 17:49, clayts450 said:

On parking disputes, it can escalate quite quickly - be careful out there:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10233485/Pictured-teacher-34-garden-centre-worker-wife-33-killed-home.html

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I was about to say the same. This story could go go any confrontation on the roads. You do not know who is in the other car. Thankfully  very violent confrontations  are not so common, yet.

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What a bunch of Facebook shite!

Its a good little runner apparently, but it needs a new engine and they are only £300 on eBay.

 

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B38DA2B0-78C5-49D5-ACF5-E497AF155E1A.jpegEdit, and that 100,000 kms is actually 128000 miles at the last mot in February.

I know I’m a moaning grumpy cnut but fucking hell!!

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Moar moaning
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Driving in NZ is pretty good but the locals love undertaking.  Also motorways are a newish thing on the South Island so again etiquette seems lacking.  

Merging off the slip onto the motorway?  Car on the inside lane doing same speed as you?  Will they slow down, speed up or move over?  Will they fuck.  Drives me mental.  

In less driving related news I am moving house tomorrow.  Appliances being delivered between 8am and 11am so need to be at the new house early.  Movers arrive at old house 1pm.  Would be fine as Mrs P was going to take care of that but has now decided her work (which she hates and is in her notice period for) needs an extra hand Friday morning so has chosen to use her moving day to go to work.  She doesn’t want to piss them off.  So no pressure then.

Also movers won’t move assembled beds apparently so I have to strip them right down.  Bloody bollocks

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Moving house isn't an exactly stress free. I'd similar, waiting for a fridge to be delivered, paid for a delivery slot between 10-12 so I could do other things. Mattress from another company is on time but the Fridge is late. 

So I'm waiting in a empty house for a fridge. It didn't turn up until near 2. I was fuming as I'd a list as long as my arm to do and I wasted most the day waiting for a fridge. 

Hope everything goes to plan @Parky however. good luck

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Cheers man.  MIL is round putting a rocket up everyone.  

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  On 25/11/2021 at 08:56, goosey said:

2 hour webinar about Screwpumps this morning at 9 

lucky me 🙄

 

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Camera off, mic on mute, do something useful while pretending to listen. 

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  On 25/11/2021 at 09:08, motorpunk said:

Camera off

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That's not in the spirit of things!  Record 5-10 minutes of yourself at the webcam and then play it on a loop as your video feed.  Makes everyone think you're still there.

Just as long as there's not a clock in the background, or the sun never moves from the same angle in the sky.  Or you keep taking a drink from the same coffee mug for 3hrs..  You just need a completely generic "resting bitch face" video of yourself.  no-one will ever know.

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Finished at 11, then an hour and a half of questions from people trying to be clever.

I think I dozed off twice 

 

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My grumble is my 2003 Clio, picked up as a cheap project for a banger rally next year. Every job is fighting me...

ABS rings - 1 of 2 ball joint bolts rounded as it was stuck, gotta cut off

Anti roll bar link - weird design needs compressing to fit on the Clio but can't seem to do it with my current tools and the new one is now deformed

Airbag light - new module didn't fix it, need to try another one as the fault is the module when you plug a reader in

Steering rack boot - tie rods seized so need to replace them to get the boot on

1 wheel bolt won't tighten on NSF, hoping a new bolt will do the trick otherwise it's a new used hub or bearing

Definitely didn't get a price from Car Take Back today* 😂

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Thanks Amazon

Happily daughter and Grandkids are ok.

They say its not their fault !   Must have been my daughter revering down the street at 30mph +

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  On 25/11/2021 at 16:34, Tigerfox said:

Thanks Amazon

Happily daughter and Grandkids are ok.

They say its not their fault !   Must have been my daughter revering down the street at 30mph +

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Presumably the dashcam evidence is available. Or has the Shamazon driver deleted it already?

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  On 25/11/2021 at 04:44, Parky said:

Merging off the slip onto the motorway?  Car on the inside lane doing same speed as you?  Will they slow down, speed up or move over?  Will they fuck.  Drives me mental.  

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Why should they?

You should adjust your speed to join before or after them.

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  On 25/11/2021 at 20:28, GeorgeB said:

Why should they?

You should adjust your speed to join before or after them.

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Yup, drives me mental when people just force their way in rather than merge into a gap like they should.

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Eufy doorbell. Easy to install they say. Like hell.

Connecting to the Bluetooth and using the bells QR code for setting it up on the phone. That does not go well. Reading the forums it has been like that for around 2 years. Nothing has been done to fix it. I could add the number in manually, however, the spaces for this in the app are less than the number printed. Cannot ascertain which part of number to input.

Sometimes I manage to get as far as for the bell to connect to the WIFI then the app freezes.

Customer services via the app and email are good as rust proofing on a 1960's car.

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Had to buy petrol at £1.62/litre today... If things continue this way, it will soon be cheaper to fill up with Dom Perignon !!!

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Was walking back from a meal out when I hear the sound of a vehicle with a flat tyre behind me.

It passes by and pulls up about 50m ahead, left rear as flat as a supermodel. As I walk past, I spot the big Uber sticker and realise that the idiot at the wheel was there to pick up his fare.

I mean Uber have some low standards, but that is taking the piss.

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  On 25/11/2021 at 22:06, Sloth in a bowl said:

Was walking back from a meal out when I hear the sound of a vehicle with a flat tyre behind me.

It passes by and pulls up about 50m ahead, left rear as flat as a supermodel. As I walk past, I spot the big Uber sticker and realise that the idiot at the wheel was there to pick up his fare.

I mean Uber have some low standards, but that is taking the piss.

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Was that a real Uber driver, or someone just filling in for the real Uber driver?

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