What are your unpopular opinions? (Vol. 2)
Discussion
Having Lawyers, Doctors and Policemen in my Family, and having met a number of their colleagues at Social Gatherings, I believe an awful high % are a bit 'special', having issues with drink, drugs, and violence, sometimes all 3.
I now try to politely avoid such events.
I also believe Politicians should need to pass an I.Q. Test before Election.
I now try to politely avoid such events.
I also believe Politicians should need to pass an I.Q. Test before Election.
DodgyGeezer said:
not aimed at the concealed pachyderm (honestly!!) but this is something really grinds my gears and seems to be creeping in with distressing regularity. I've read and heard phrases like above or "...the car needs fixed...". What's wrong with suffixing "...ing" or prefixing withh "to be", or is my English badly out of date?
It's a trend, just think yourself lucky you have your own 'mind', Countdown said:
In a divorce 50% of the assets should automatically be given to the wife, and then an additional 10% for each child.
50% of the husband's income should also be given to the wife for the rest of her life.
I believe the only thing he owes her is money for the kids. He doesn’t owe her a particular standard of life after they separate. 50% of the husband's income should also be given to the wife for the rest of her life.
Countdown said:
In a divorce 50% of the assets should automatically be given to the wife, and then an additional 10% for each child.
50% of the husband's income should also be given to the wife for the rest of her life.
If by wife you mean non earning partner, then that is not far off the starting point for a divorce where there is a non earning partner.50% of the husband's income should also be given to the wife for the rest of her life.
If you actually meant wife then that's a very unusual and probably very unpopular opinion.
Strangely Brown said:
Me too, even thought listening to some of the people on the owners club forum you would think that it was a paper map drawn with crayons by a five year old and routes planned completely at random. 
... and the nice thing is that I am not beholden to a phone signal to get map data.
Indeed, one would be forgiven for being very suspicious re the number ... and the nice thing is that I am not beholden to a phone signal to get map data.
of car reviewers who casually dismiss Landrover or Mercedes' inbuilt system while saying:
" of course everyone will be using CarPlay ".
Nethybridge said:
Strangely Brown said:
Me too, even thought listening to some of the people on the owners club forum you would think that it was a paper map drawn with crayons by a five year old and routes planned completely at random.
... and the nice thing is that I am not beholden to a phone signal to get map data.
Indeed, one would be forgiven for being very suspicious re the number ... and the nice thing is that I am not beholden to a phone signal to get map data.
of car reviewers who casually dismiss Landrover or Mercedes' inbuilt system while saying:
" of course everyone will be using CarPlay ".
In comparison the system in my 9 year old Mitsubishi pickup is crude but effective, much like the rest of it.
Strangely Brown said:
Nethybridge said:
I am more than happy with the abilities of the sat-nav that comes with my car.
Me too, even thought listening to some of the people on the owners club forum you would think that it was a paper map drawn with crayons by a five year old and routes planned completely at random. ... and the nice thing is that I am not beholden to a phone signal to get map data.
Inbuilt satnav in our previous Hilux and same design of unit in our ageing Landcruiser are ridiculously complicated to use, the section of handbook dealing with it appears to be thicker than for the rest of the vehicle.
It works well once set up, but programming the thing can be a full 5 minute faff, how did they manage to make it so difficult in comparison to say a Garmin free standing unit which can be up and running in seconds.
Haven't used the satnav (any satnav) for years now and have no intention of putting myself through the misery of trying to program that Toyota version ever again.
It works well once set up, but programming the thing can be a full 5 minute faff, how did they manage to make it so difficult in comparison to say a Garmin free standing unit which can be up and running in seconds.
Haven't used the satnav (any satnav) for years now and have no intention of putting myself through the misery of trying to program that Toyota version ever again.
Rich Boy Spanner said:
Countdown said:
In a divorce 50% of the assets should automatically be given to the wife, and then an additional 10% for each child.
50% of the husband's income should also be given to the wife for the rest of her life.
Simp.50% of the husband's income should also be given to the wife for the rest of her life.
Nethybridge said:
Strangely Brown said:
Me too, even thought listening to some of the people on the owners club forum you would think that it was a paper map drawn with crayons by a five year old and routes planned completely at random.
... and the nice thing is that I am not beholden to a phone signal to get map data.
Indeed, one would be forgiven for being very suspicious re the number ... and the nice thing is that I am not beholden to a phone signal to get map data.
of car reviewers who casually dismiss Landrover or Mercedes' inbuilt system while saying:
" of course everyone will be using CarPlay ".
Traffic data/re-routing, yes - but that's a bonus rather than a detriment.
Sway said:
No need to be beholden to signal for map data - offline maps are a thing!
Traffic data/re-routing, yes - but that's a bonus rather than a detriment.
Indeed they are but you need to give over rather a lot of phone storage to map data or have a phone with so much spare that it doesn't matter. Then, of course, there is the matter of the phone backups being correspondingly huge.Traffic data/re-routing, yes - but that's a bonus rather than a detriment.
I already have a standalone TomTom with lifetime world maps, lifetime traffic and lifetime speed camera updates all included. I update the device every so often via the laptop and just use it as and when I need it. For the vast majority of ad-hoc nav use I just use the one integrated into the car. It has never failed to get me where I need to be via a perfectly reasonable route.
I fully understand that some people think anything other than Google/Apple/Waze is s
t and that I am some sort of heretic for using the car system.Meh.
Whilst on the topic of SatNav and unpopular opinions, I think Waze is no longer as good as it was.
A couple of times recently it has sold me a total pup. For instance. my traffic aware Range Rover satnav suggested I take the A1 (which is not the obvious way) but Waze send me straight into a 1 hour jam on the M11.
Also, I'm almost convinced Waze has a "lab rat' algorithm that sends a few people on random routes around congestion to see if they are actually faster. I've been sent all round the boonies often crossing over/underneath the "congested" road I'm avoiding and I can see the traffic moving a reasonable pace.
A couple of times recently it has sold me a total pup. For instance. my traffic aware Range Rover satnav suggested I take the A1 (which is not the obvious way) but Waze send me straight into a 1 hour jam on the M11.
Also, I'm almost convinced Waze has a "lab rat' algorithm that sends a few people on random routes around congestion to see if they are actually faster. I've been sent all round the boonies often crossing over/underneath the "congested" road I'm avoiding and I can see the traffic moving a reasonable pace.
John D. said:
munro man said:
I also believe Politicians should need to pass an I.Q. Test before Election.
It is known that 25 current UK MPs have never uttered a word in parliament this year, why are they there ?
Nethybridge said:
No, voters can be and are thick, but people who desire to be a cog in the machinery of deciding the country's future should have a minimum level of intelligence.
It is known that 25 current UK MPs have never uttered a word in parliament this year, why are they there ?
To listen maybe?It is known that 25 current UK MPs have never uttered a word in parliament this year, why are they there ?
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