Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little

[Cousin Jack]

Sounds a bit like when you put the folding metal roof down on cars, the first thing they do is drop the windows an inch...but not every time you unlock the car!

The Eos is the VW 'folding metal roof car'.

And yes -it drops the windows completely before the roof opens.

Probably VW still remember the design fault on early (1950s) model Beetles. Car was so airtight that regularly shutting the drivers door eventually made a small split in the door skin.

[ZRX61]

Getting old...
Yesterday, I rode the ZX11 202 miles. Had an achey left shoulder for some of the ride.

Today, the shoulder is fine. The rest of me feels like I fell down an *up* escalator for about 30 minutes.

Tramadol 50mg? Don't mind of I do... cheers..

[ZRX61]

Probably VW still remember the design fault on early (1950s) model Beetles. Car was so airtight that regularly shutting the drivers door eventually made a small split in the door skin.

Guy I know rocked up to a restaurant in his yesterday. The valet parking crew (5 or 6 guys) asked him to park it himself as none of them could drive a manual....

[Taipan]

Sounds a bit like when you put the folding metal roof down on cars, the first thing they do is drop the windows an inch...but not every time you unlock the car!

The Eos is the VW 'folding metal roof car'.

And yes -it drops the windows completely before the roof opens.

Probably VW still remember the design fault on early (1950s) model Beetles. Car was so airtight that regularly shutting the drivers door eventually made a small split in the door skin.

I remember the advert of one floating over the pond!!



And, of course...

[Noggin]

Getting old...
Yesterday, I rode the ZX11 202 miles. Had an achey left shoulder for some of the ride.

Today, the shoulder is fine. The rest of me feels like I fell down an *up* escalator for about 30 minutes.

Tramadol 50mg? Don't mind of I do... cheers..

I guess the "don't mind if I do" comment means they work? Lucky you! I might as well take smarties as Tramadol - they have as much effect!!!

[v8-powered]

Cyclists with rhese big bastard Aliexpress 1 billion Lumens lights!

The village we live in is very popular with road cyclists and often get them early morning / late evenings, head out in the car and get one heading towards you and it's like be lasered! Why can't they just angle the bloody things down a bit? Then they get pissy with you if you give them a dose of main beam back?????

[Taipan]

Cyclists with rhese big bastard Aliexpress 1 billion Lumens lights!

The village we live in is very popular with road cyclists and often get them early morning / late evenings, head out in the car and get one heading towards you and it's like be lasered! Why can't they just angle the bloody things down a bit? Then they get pissy with you if you give them a dose of main beam back?????

Lol! Had this the other week, Couldn't see a fecking thing as i was blinded by what turned out to be two MTB'ers coming down the lane towards me. They were so bright I thought/assumed it was a car! I got 'em back with the Rangeys uber bright LED headlights. Cheeky fuckers were shouting at me as I drew level.

[Ant]

I don't know if we have a 'Road going retardations' thread like we did at our previous home, but whilst trying to enter a 70mph motorway yesterday, behind some nob doing 40mph on the slip road

[Pirahna]

Cyclists with rhese big bastard Aliexpress 1 billion Lumens lights!

The village we live in is very popular with road cyclists and often get them early morning / late evenings, head out in the car and get one heading towards you and it's like be lasered! Why can't they just angle the bloody things down a bit? Then they get pissy with you if you give them a dose of main beam back?????

Lol! Had this the other week, Couldn't see a fecking thing as i was blinded by what turned out to be two MTB'ers coming down the lane towards me. They were so bright I thought/assumed it was a car! I got 'em back with the Rangeys uber bright LED headlights. Cheeky fuckers were shouting at me as I drew level.

Decent bike lights can be on or off road specific, off road lights have a much broader beam which is more distracting to drivers. I love them on country lanes, cars come to a complete stop trying to work out wtf is happening. I also ride with a very bright light on top of my crash helmet so when some wanker decides full beam is best I can laser the cunt with the helmet light and stare at the xray I'm taking of his skull as he drives past, helpless and blind.

[Count Steer]

Cyclists with rhese big bastard Aliexpress 1 billion Lumens lights!

The village we live in is very popular with road cyclists and often get them early morning / late evenings, head out in the car and get one heading towards you and it's like be lasered! Why can't they just angle the bloody things down a bit? Then they get pissy with you if you give them a dose of main beam back?????

Lol! Had this the other week, Couldn't see a fecking thing as i was blinded by what turned out to be two MTB'ers coming down the lane towards me. They were so bright I thought/assumed it was a car! I got 'em back with the Rangeys uber bright LED headlights. Cheeky fuckers were shouting at me as I drew level.

Decent bike lights can be on or off road specific, off road lights have a much broader beam which is more distracting to drivers. I love them on country lanes, cars come to a complete stop trying to work out wtf is happening. I also ride with a very bright light on top of my crash helmet so when some wanker decides full beam is best I can laser the cunt with the helmet light and stare at the xray I'm taking of his skull as he drives past, helpless and blind.

I'd just drive over you and feel how big a bump you made.

[Pirahna]

Lol! Had this the other week, Couldn't see a fecking thing as i was blinded by what turned out to be two MTB'ers coming down the lane towards me. They were so bright I thought/assumed it was a car! I got 'em back with the Rangeys uber bright LED headlights. Cheeky fuckers were shouting at me as I drew level.

Decent bike lights can be on or off road specific, off road lights have a much broader beam which is more distracting to drivers. I love them on country lanes, cars come to a complete stop trying to work out wtf is happening. I also ride with a very bright light on top of my crash helmet so when some wanker decides full beam is best I can laser the cunt with the helmet light and stare at the xray I'm taking of his skull as he drives past, helpless and blind.

I'd just drive over you and feel how big a bump you made.

Just like every other bloke in a car.

In all seriousness, I stopped road riding in the UK some years ago, it was just too dangerous. If I made a list of reasons why I left, drivers would be up near the top.

[Ant]

Talking of cyclists, yesterday, I was like proper WTF did I just see

....I saw a cyclist stop at the red lights

[Taipan]

Cyclists with rhese big bastard Aliexpress 1 billion Lumens lights!

The village we live in is very popular with road cyclists and often get them early morning / late evenings, head out in the car and get one heading towards you and it's like be lasered! Why can't they just angle the bloody things down a bit? Then they get pissy with you if you give them a dose of main beam back?????

Lol! Had this the other week, Couldn't see a fecking thing as i was blinded by what turned out to be two MTB'ers coming down the lane towards me. They were so bright I thought/assumed it was a car! I got 'em back with the Rangeys uber bright LED headlights. Cheeky fuckers were shouting at me as I drew level.

Decent bike lights can be on or off road specific, off road lights have a much broader beam which is more distracting to drivers. I love them on country lanes, cars come to a complete stop trying to work out wtf is happening. I also ride with a very bright light on top of my crash helmet so when some wanker decides full beam is best I can laser the cunt with the helmet light and stare at the xray I'm taking of his skull as he drives past, helpless and blind.

You've got to be every kind of stupid to be riding a bicycle and choosing to blind a driver of a multiple ton vehicle coming towards you!

[Ant]

Lol! Had this the other week, Couldn't see a fecking thing as i was blinded by what turned out to be two MTB'ers coming down the lane towards me. They were so bright I thought/assumed it was a car! I got 'em back with the Rangeys uber bright LED headlights. Cheeky fuckers were shouting at me as I drew level.

Decent bike lights can be on or off road specific, off road lights have a much broader beam which is more distracting to drivers. I love them on country lanes, cars come to a complete stop trying to work out wtf is happening. I also ride with a very bright light on top of my crash helmet so when some wanker decides full beam is best I can laser the cunt with the helmet light and stare at the xray I'm taking of his skull as he drives past, helpless and blind.

You've got to be every kind of stupid to be riding a bicycle and choosing to blind a driver of a multiple ton vehicle coming towards you!

A lot of them do tend to make it their duty to antagonise drivers, especially the ones with a GoPro on their helmets.

[Yorick]

Lol! Had this the other week, Couldn't see a fecking thing as i was blinded by what turned out to be two MTB'ers coming down the lane towards me. They were so bright I thought/assumed it was a car! I got 'em back with the Rangeys uber bright LED headlights. Cheeky fuckers were shouting at me as I drew level.

Decent bike lights can be on or off road specific, off road lights have a much broader beam which is more distracting to drivers. I love them on country lanes, cars come to a complete stop trying to work out wtf is happening. I also ride with a very bright light on top of my crash helmet so when some wanker decides full beam is best I can laser the cunt with the helmet light and stare at the xray I'm taking of his skull as he drives past, helpless and blind.

You've got to be every kind of stupid to be riding a bicycle and choosing to blind a driver of a multiple ton vehicle coming towards you!

His reply above you shows this reply was tongue in cheek.

[Horse]

I also ride with a very bright light on top of my crash helmet so when some wanker decides full beam is best I can laser the cunt with the helmet light and stare at the xray I'm taking of his skull as he drives past, helpless and blind.

Like the guy with a head light bright enough to dazzle and prevent seeing beyond.

Not so great for the people following him. Couldn't see any of them, so didn't know they were there.

[ZRX61]

I guess the "don't mind if I do" comment means they work? Lucky you! I might as well take smarties as Tramadol - they have as much effect!!!

These ones do, the first I was given back in August last year were all over the place when it came to dosage. Some had a mild effect, some did nothing at all & some knocked me on my ass for 24 hours.

[Greenman]

Decent bike lights can be on or off road specific, off road lights have a much broader beam which is more distracting to drivers. I love them on country lanes, cars come to a complete stop trying to work out wtf is happening. I also ride with a very bright light on top of my crash helmet so when some wanker decides full beam is best I can laser the cunt with the helmet light and stare at the xray I'm taking of his skull as he drives past, helpless and blind.

I'd just drive over you and feel how big a bump you made.

Just like every other bloke in a car.

In all seriousness, I stopped road riding in the UK some years ago, it was just too dangerous. If I made a list of reasons why I left, drivers would be up near the top.

I bet you have a go pro too right? Arrrg Ant beat me to it...!

It's true though, the ones with the go pros are the ones to look at for as they are the most dangerous.

[the_priest]

EDF Changing my DD payments from January instead of April. So they decided to take £161 instead of £79 when our contract runs to end of March 2023 on the fixed term. Happy to pay the increase from April, as I've budgeted for it from then, but not now when I had other outgoings and I am in credit anyhow as things stand right now. Taking the piss! Cannot contact them either through whatsapp or chat.

[JamJar]

EDF Changing my DD payments from January instead of April. So they decided to take £161 instead of £79 when our contract runs to end of March 2023 on the fixed term. Happy to pay the increase from April, as I've budgeted for it from then, but not now when I had other outgoings and I am in credit anyhow as things stand right now. Taking the piss! Cannot contact them either through whatsapp or chat.

I just adjusted my DD by 46 pence, petty I know but I am damn sure they won't get more than they are due!