I'm thinking the word 'insignificant' may not be particularly apt in this instance.
Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
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Sat in the passenger seat with the Gremlinette practicing her driving, two L plates on the back of the car. She's doing 30mph on a 30mph road. Jaguar F Pace comes racing up, sits maybe a meter from the back bumper for a few kilometers. What the fuck is wrong with people?
FFS.
FFS.
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Stolen off a ZH2 forum, apparently KTM has some unfortunate acronyms that in Germany translates as “Not a single kilometre” and in Austrian “Kick a thousand times”.
The irony of this is that these comments came up on a thread detailing the woes some people are having with ZH2 Motors, crankcase pressuring and dumping oil into the air box and catch tank……..
The irony of this is that these comments came up on a thread detailing the woes some people are having with ZH2 Motors, crankcase pressuring and dumping oil into the air box and catch tank……..
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Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
short answer: The because the higher driving position in an SUV allows drivers to see further ahead, they tend to lose focus on what's right in front of them - not consciously though - it's like if you're walking down the street you won't actually be paying attention to what's 1 foot in front of you if you're looking at what's 50 feet in front of you.gremlin wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 1:59 pm Sat in the passenger seat with the Gremlinette practicing her driving, two L plates on the back of the car. She's doing 30mph on a 30mph road. Jaguar F Pace comes racing up, sits maybe a meter from the back bumper for a few kilometers. What the fuck is wrong with people?
FFS.
(or - in the case of HGV drivers - same issue, even higher driving position - ignore what's right in front of them completely).
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I'd like to think it was something other than twattish driving, but experience tells me otherwise. Mrs. G sticks rigidly to speed limits (in the CRV, so not a small vehicle by any standards), as, arguably, you should. I've been in the car with her when people tailgate, flash headlights, sound horn etc.Rockburner wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 2:18 pmshort answer: The because the higher driving position in an SUV allows drivers to see further ahead, they tend to lose focus on what's right in front of them - not consciously though - it's like if you're walking down the street you won't actually be paying attention to what's 1 foot in front of you if you're looking at what's 50 feet in front of you.gremlin wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 1:59 pm Sat in the passenger seat with the Gremlinette practicing her driving, two L plates on the back of the car. She's doing 30mph on a 30mph road. Jaguar F Pace comes racing up, sits maybe a meter from the back bumper for a few kilometers. What the fuck is wrong with people?
FFS.
(or - in the case of HGV drivers - same issue, even higher driving position - ignore what's right in front of them completely).
I've been driving the little Audi around the last week, trying to get used to sticking to the limits as it's having a blackbox fitted tomorrow and I don't want to be the one responsible for the Gremlinette getting any arsey letters from the insurance people. I've had people a few feet from the back bumper as well, among them a double-decker bus, all desperate to hurry up and get to the next set of red lights and wait for me to catch up.
Gremlinette was telling me that on one of her official lessons, with the instructor in his car, emblazoned with stickers and the roof sign, a woman was in the car behind flashing her lights and gesticulating her displeasure virtually all the way through Sevenoaks, as presumably she wanted to get past. Some people....
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30 & 40 limit's I'm a proper stickler in the car. I bang the cruise on and watch the traffic queue up behind me.
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Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Yeah. Weirdo. Should be miles.gremlin wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 1:59 pm Sat in the passenger seat with the Gremlinette practicing her driving, two L plates on the back of the car. She's doing 30mph on a 30mph road. Jaguar F Pace comes racing up, sits maybe a meter from the back bumper for a few kilometers. What the fuck is wrong with people?
FFS.
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Only for the over 75s, Gramps.Yorick wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 3:05 pmYeah. Weirdo. Should be miles.gremlin wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 1:59 pm Sat in the passenger seat with the Gremlinette practicing her driving, two L plates on the back of the car. She's doing 30mph on a 30mph road. Jaguar F Pace comes racing up, sits maybe a meter from the back bumper for a few kilometers. What the fuck is wrong with people?
FFS.
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If I'm in a particularly grumpy mood, I go out just to do thatKungFooBob wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 2:55 pm 30 & 40 limit's I'm a proper stickler in the car. I bang the cruise on and watch the traffic queue up behind me.
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That makes my country a modern place, Grampsgremlin wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 3:06 pmOnly for the over 75s, Gramps.Yorick wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 3:05 pmYeah. Weirdo. Should be miles.gremlin wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 1:59 pm Sat in the passenger seat with the Gremlinette practicing her driving, two L plates on the back of the car. She's doing 30mph on a 30mph road. Jaguar F Pace comes racing up, sits maybe a meter from the back bumper for a few kilometers. What the fuck is wrong with people?
FFS.
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Get a 'black box equipped' sticker for the bootgremlin wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 2:53 pm I've been driving the little Audi around the last week, trying to get used to sticking to the limits as it's having a blackbox fitted tomorrow and I don't want to be the one responsible for the Gremlinette getting any arsey letters from the insurance people. I've had people a few feet from the back bumper as well, among them a double-decker bus, all desperate to hurry up and get to the next set of red lights and wait for me to catch up.
Ahhh, never mind that idea then.gremlin wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 2:53 pm Gremlinette was telling me that on one of her official lessons, with the instructor in his car, emblazoned with stickers and the roof sign, a woman was in the car behind flashing her lights and gesticulating her displeasure virtually all the way through Sevenoaks, as presumably she wanted to get past. Some people....
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Amazon, Natwest, or both of them.
Card payment declined, check bank balance, loads of cash in there, put it down to a glitch in the matrix so resubmit the payment, 30 mins later another message saying it has been declined WTF?
Phone Natwest, yes, we declined the payment.
Why?
Have you heard of banking code blah blah blah?
Nope, is there any reason I should have?
Basically, a new online security protocol was introduced in April and Amazon still haven’t updated their T&Cs / Natwest are erring heavily on the side of caution so are blocking payments unless I call Amazon to authorise each and every payment…
WTF?
Card payment declined, check bank balance, loads of cash in there, put it down to a glitch in the matrix so resubmit the payment, 30 mins later another message saying it has been declined WTF?
Phone Natwest, yes, we declined the payment.
Why?
Have you heard of banking code blah blah blah?
Nope, is there any reason I should have?
Basically, a new online security protocol was introduced in April and Amazon still haven’t updated their T&Cs / Natwest are erring heavily on the side of caution so are blocking payments unless I call Amazon to authorise each and every payment…
WTF?
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Credit or debit?
I only have my NW debit card registered with Amazon and haven't had any problems
I only have my NW debit card registered with Amazon and haven't had any problems
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Strictly credit card only for any purchase whether it's online or a physical shop. It gives lots of consumer protection and if it gets cloned it's the credit card companies problem. Using a debit card for anything other than taking money from a hole in the wall is not good practice (in my opinion obvs).MrLongbeard wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 5:14 pm Credit or debit?
I only have my NW debit card registered with Amazon and haven't had any problems
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I dislike both companies so wouldn't like to guess which is the problem
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Debit.MrLongbeard wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 5:14 pm Credit or debit?
I only have my NW debit card registered with Amazon and haven't had any problems
I’ve just spoken to Amazon who are aware of the ‘problem’, are working on ‘updating the system’ but ‘can’t confirm when it will be completed’.
World’s largest online retailer thinks it is above everyone else but has to toe the line (Visa at the start of the year and now UK banking rules…)
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I spoke to my bank recently about a similar issue (not Amazon possibly booking.com?) and they sighed and implied it was still widespread
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My Mastercard has become virtually useless on line recently, declined almost every time. Visa however works fine, although often needs a text and a 1-time code.
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Is it a rule when workmen are in your house,they have to splatter piss all over the bowl and the floor?
Do they do that in their own house and just have their bitches wipe it up?
Dirty fuckers.
Do they do that in their own house and just have their bitches wipe it up?
Dirty fuckers.
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Don't underestimate just how hard that is. My lads first year insurance was on a black box policy, he was pretty good with it to be fair but I struggled massively and got more warnings than him - mainly for excessive acceleration and braking!gremlin wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 2:53 pm
I've been driving the little Audi around the last week, trying to get used to sticking to the limits as it's having a blackbox fitted tomorrow and I don't want to be the one responsible for the Gremlinette getting any arsey letters from the insurance people. I've had people a few feet from the back bumper as well, among them a double-decker bus, all desperate to hurry up and get to the next set of red lights and wait for me to catch up.