Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 7)

[eldar]

r3g said:

They are definitely still a thing. The village I live in now has an old church on a hill about 100 yards away as the crow flies. Every Wednesday evening between 7.30 and 9.30 they do bell practice and it's loud as fk. There's never any noise from the church at any other time, not even on Sundays. Not been here long enough to comment on wedding events.

Who'd have thought, living 100 yards from a church they might have working bells.

[romft123]

Deranged Rover said:

CheesecakeRunner said:

What’s your view on church bells?

Funny, despite being a committed atheist, I've always loved the sound of church bells.

Probably because my aunt and uncle had a church at the end of their road and I used to love staying with them - part of the experience was waking up on a Sunday morning to the sound of the bells when I was there, so I suppose it brings back happy memories.

me too. We on one side of a valley, the church maybe 1/2 a mile away on the other. Bells started at 9 am sundays and clanged on n off all day...loved it, still do. Also lived in southern Spain and used to hear the afternoons call to prayer from the local pointy thing and liked that as well..

[Short Grain]

FiF said:

Used to car share with a colleague on regular commutes to another production site. His order for a new company car was screwed up, delivery to one site, collection of old one from home base. No problem that day we'd arranged to travel in mine so he could drive his new one home, but the day before mine threw a fault up.

So we arranged to travel down in his old car and I'd drive it back that evening. Got in it to drive home, no fluid in washers, rear lights out, called in filling station, bought bulbs etc, sorted it plus tyre pressures which were all over the place. Next time saw him mentioned this, he seemed quite nonchalant that he'd not lifted the bonnet or checked anything since it had been serviced more than 6 months previously. His new one was treated the same. And they say buy ex company cars they'll have been looked after.

Had a colleague who had an Audi A5 company car, same as mine but in black! When he left he handed the keys over and his wife collected him in her car. Checking his A5 over afterwards, all 4 tyres were down to cord in places, even the metal in parts! This was in December so he'd been driving around on snow and ice, on totally bald tyres

[nismocat]

RayDonovan said:

redrabbit29 said:

nismocat said:

Social influencers that buy homeless people food, give random people money after asking for small change, help out some homeless people who obviously have mental issues.

Just for likes and revenue. There is no way they would do it without the social media presence.

Same as those that tip waitresses and waiters $1000 or an obscene amount whilst filming them

100%

Mr Beast is the epitome of this!
"Here, guess the colour of my cat and win this house!" >three months later and part 16<

I just find that whole social media thing distasteful. A bit like when Oprah Winfrey gave everyone in the audience a free car, and said "You don't deserve this" WTF!

[beagrizzly]

Short Grain said:

FiF said:

Used to car share with a colleague on regular commutes to another production site. His order for a new company car was screwed up, delivery to one site, collection of old one from home base. No problem that day we'd arranged to travel in mine so he could drive his new one home, but the day before mine threw a fault up.

So we arranged to travel down in his old car and I'd drive it back that evening. Got in it to drive home, no fluid in washers, rear lights out, called in filling station, bought bulbs etc, sorted it plus tyre pressures which were all over the place. Next time saw him mentioned this, he seemed quite nonchalant that he'd not lifted the bonnet or checked anything since it had been serviced more than 6 months previously. His new one was treated the same. And they say buy ex company cars they'll have been looked after.

Had a colleague who had an Audi A5 company car, same as mine but in black! When he left he handed the keys over and his wife collected him in her car. Checking his A5 over afterwards, all 4 tyres were down to cord in places, even the metal in parts! This was in December so he'd been driving around on snow and ice, on totally bald tyres

Conversely, my dad had company cars for the whole of his career (once out of his junior/apprentice days) and always took really good care of them. Initially out of pride and safety considerations, later on aalso because the company allowed employees to buy their company cars once it was time to change, so they became our source of pristine second car.

Worked well for many years, until one of the directors got wind of how well my dad looked after his cars, so overruled him and bought them for his own wife instead. fker. That's leadership for you!

[Jonmx]

r3g said:

21st Century Man said:

Are they still a thing? Other than a wedding at a picturesque village church I don't recall hearing church bells for years. Just the occasional church clock that still bongs the hours

They are definitely still a thing. The village I live in now has an old church on a hill about 100 yards away as the crow flies. Every Wednesday evening between 7.30 and 9.30 they do bell practice and it's loud as fk. There's never any noise from the church at any other time, not even on Sundays. Not been here long enough to comment on wedding events.

People who move to an area and then complain about the noise from a church, racetrack etc that has been there for decades, if not hundreds of years, annoy me beyond reason.

[RayDonovan]

beagrizzly said:

Short Grain said:

FiF said:

Used to car share with a colleague on regular commutes to another production site. His order for a new company car was screwed up, delivery to one site, collection of old one from home base. No problem that day we'd arranged to travel in mine so he could drive his new one home, but the day before mine threw a fault up.

So we arranged to travel down in his old car and I'd drive it back that evening. Got in it to drive home, no fluid in washers, rear lights out, called in filling station, bought bulbs etc, sorted it plus tyre pressures which were all over the place. Next time saw him mentioned this, he seemed quite nonchalant that he'd not lifted the bonnet or checked anything since it had been serviced more than 6 months previously. His new one was treated the same. And they say buy ex company cars they'll have been looked after.

Had a colleague who had an Audi A5 company car, same as mine but in black! When he left he handed the keys over and his wife collected him in her car. Checking his A5 over afterwards, all 4 tyres were down to cord in places, even the metal in parts! This was in December so he'd been driving around on snow and ice, on totally bald tyres

Conversely, my dad had company cars for the whole of his career (once out of his junior/apprentice days) and always took really good care of them. Initially out of pride and safety considerations, later on aalso because the company allowed employees to buy their company cars once it was time to change, so they became our source of pristine second car.

Worked well for many years, until one of the directors got wind of how well my dad looked after his cars, so overruled him and bought them for his own wife instead. fker. That's leadership for you!

I've had company cars for 20 years now and they all get treated like their my own. Serviced on the dot, oil and fluids checked regularly and issues taken care of.

We get a few in the business that are abused a little, but it's the minority. Worst cars we get back from employees are where they are London based. Mainly cosmetic though.

[Cotty]

beagrizzly said:

Conversely, my dad had company cars for the whole of his career (once out of his junior/apprentice days) and always took really good care of them. Initially out of pride and safety considerations, later on aalso because the company allowed employees to buy their company cars once it was time to change, so they became our source of pristine second car.

Worked well for many years, until one of the directors got wind of how well my dad looked after his cars, so overruled him and bought them for his own wife instead. fker. That's leadership for you!

Yep my dad would be out washing his company car every weekend. The servicing and parts were covered so no reason not get any issue looked at or replace something that broke or wore out.

[Deranged Rover]

beagrizzly said:

Conversely, my dad had company cars for the whole of his career (once out of his junior/apprentice days) and always took really good care of them. Initially out of pride and safety considerations, later on aalso because the company allowed employees to buy their company cars once it was time to change, so they became our source of pristine second car.

Worked well for many years, until one of the directors got wind of how well my dad looked after his cars, so overruled him and bought them for his own wife instead. fker. That's leadership for you!

My wife had three company cars. When the company worked out that she had them regularly serviced, kept on top of any maintenance issues and that I used to wash and clean them, the company used to have a queue of people wanting to buy them when she acquired a new one!

[RayDonovan]

Deranged Rover said:

beagrizzly said:

Conversely, my dad had company cars for the whole of his career (once out of his junior/apprentice days) and always took really good care of them. Initially out of pride and safety considerations, later on aalso because the company allowed employees to buy their company cars once it was time to change, so they became our source of pristine second car.

Worked well for many years, until one of the directors got wind of how well my dad looked after his cars, so overruled him and bought them for his own wife instead. fker. That's leadership for you!

My wife had three company cars. When the company worked out that she had them regularly serviced, kept on top of any maintenance issues and that I used to wash and clean them, the company used to have a queue of people wanting to buy them when she acquired a new one!

I bought and sold my 2nd to last company car and made £800 for the sake of an eBay advert. It had done 110k but honestly looked like it was 6 months old and 5k. Serviced on the button, premium tyres and the interior was mint (for its age).

I don't get the principle of trashing something just because you don't 'own' it.

[romft123]

My wife had a company car...It went in for a service and after she was hauled into her bosses office and given st for driving around with 4 low tread cars on it and not reporting it to the servicing people.

Her reply....so they didnt look at the tyres when they serviced the car then???

She was given a written warning.

6 months later, she left the company.....we had at the time a personal car with the same wheel/tyre sizes, they were quite baldish.

Yes I did!

[RizzoTheRat]

RayDonovan said:

I don't get the principle of trashing something just because you don't 'own' it.

Is that really a thing, or are the people who don't look after company cars the same people that don't look after thier own cars?

[CT05 Nose Cone]

Black bin collection was on Thursday, they somehow managed to empty every single one except mine. Ring the council "oh sorry sir, I will let them know and they'll come back and collect" - they didn't.

Ring again on Friday - "oh sorry sir we'll send someone out, but they don't work weekends or Monday so it will be Tuesday". They didn't collect it.

Ring for a third time - "oh sorry sir I've let them know, they'll collect it within 5 working days, the logistics of getting someone out to you are very complex."

It's picking up a sodding bin and throwing the contents in a lorry, I would say how hard could it be but obviously the answer is very.

[CouncilFerrari]

CT05 Nose Cone said:

Black bin collection was on Thursday, they somehow managed to empty every single one except mine. Ring the council "oh sorry sir, I will let them know and they'll come back and collect" - they didn't.

Ring again on Friday - "oh sorry sir we'll send someone out, but they don't work weekends or Monday so it will be Tuesday". They didn't collect it.

Ring for a third time - "oh sorry sir I've let them know, they'll collect it within 5 working days, the logistics of getting someone out to you are very complex."

It's picking up a sodding bin and throwing the contents in a lorry, I would say how hard could it be but obviously the answer is very.

I have had exactly the same problem, with my garden waste bin. I wouldn't mind as much but we are invited to pay an extra charge, to have it collected.

[NRG1976]

My pet hate is when people say the car costs twice as much (or some other multiplier) and I can see it being twice the car. Of course it won’t, we all know things don’t work like that, but if we lived on that basis we wouldn’t buy anything!

[TameRacingDriver]

NRG1976 said:

My pet hate is when people say the car costs twice as much (or some other multiplier) and I can see it being twice the car. Of course it won’t, we all know things don’t work like that, but if we lived on that basis we wouldn’t buy anything!

Guilty! Probably to make myself feel better about wanting something I can't afford or justify!

[r3g]

Jonmx said:

r3g said:

21st Century Man said:

Are they still a thing? Other than a wedding at a picturesque village church I don't recall hearing church bells for years. Just the occasional church clock that still bongs the hours

They are definitely still a thing. The village I live in now has an old church on a hill about 100 yards away as the crow flies. Every Wednesday evening between 7.30 and 9.30 they do bell practice and it's loud as fk. There's never any noise from the church at any other time, not even on Sundays. Not been here long enough to comment on wedding events.

People who move to an area and then complain about the noise from a church, racetrack etc that has been there for decades, if not hundreds of years, annoy me beyond reason.

Where did I say I was complaining? Oh that's right, nowhere, so you can take your annoyance and shove it up your arse. All I said is that the bells are loud as fk. I've been here long enough now to 'tune' them out anyway. I was simply commenting that church bells are still very much a thing.

[M4cruiser]

FiF said:

Cotty said:

Biker's Nemesis said:

carlo996 said:

As of today, Lorry drivers on the motorway. Why do you persist in tailgating cars? Idiots.

Were you doing 57mph?

Tailgating is tailgating regardless of the speed.

Exactly, if a vehicle ahead is going more slowly than you desire, you overtake when safe and legal to do so. If it's impossible to do that, for whatever reason, then you adopt a safe following position until you can overtake. If the reason you can't overtake wouldn't prevent someone following you from overtaking then make additional space in between you and the vehicle in front. Yes it requires restraint and patience, too little of that seen these days.

This happens a lot to me, I'm following a lorry ahead of me, with my 2-second gap, because the next lane is busy and I'm waiting for my turn to overtake. Some overtakers fill in the gap ahead of me, so I have to back off. The lorry behind me then comes even closer.

[flyingvisit]

Biker's Nemesis said:

People who hold a fishing rod like that - holding it further up the handle would make it so much easier (principle of momentum or sumfink). And in the wrong hand.

[beagrizzly]

CouncilFerrari said:

CT05 Nose Cone said:

Black bin collection was on Thursday, they somehow managed to empty every single one except mine. Ring the council "oh sorry sir, I will let them know and they'll come back and collect" - they didn't.

Ring again on Friday - "oh sorry sir we'll send someone out, but they don't work weekends or Monday so it will be Tuesday". They didn't collect it.

Ring for a third time - "oh sorry sir I've let them know, they'll collect it within 5 working days, the logistics of getting someone out to you are very complex."

It's picking up a sodding bin and throwing the contents in a lorry, I would say how hard could it be but obviously the answer is very.

I have had exactly the same problem, with my garden waste bin. I wouldn't mind as much but we are invited to pay an extra charge, to have it collected.

Our council held an open consultation to see if those wanting garden bins would like to either have them free but only for half the year when stuff is growing and the bin is more needed, or to pay for it and have it all year.

Response overwhelmingly in favour of free for 6 months. Council response was obviously to ignore that and choose the option that would bring in money.