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

[Taipan]

This one fits in both the BYP and happy thread!

At railway station this morning parking the car, walking to get train and notice a Vespa parked across a car parking bay which is odd as there must be space for at least 100 bikes in a dedicated area.

Coming home tonight, thought I'd check in on the Vespa and see if it's still there, thinking of posting on the FB Twat parking page. Couldn't see anything until I got nearer, then behold! Vespa chucked up against the fence on its side and a car in the bay.

At first I admit to laughing and thinking serves you right, then thought how would I feel?

Dick move from both sides I guess?

Seems odd to park in a car bay when there are designated bike bays? Mind you, I was recently told that at one of our local car parks the enforcement officers said you pay for a ticket so you use a car parking bay as there aren't specific bike bays and they'd issue tickets if you parked anywhere else?

[Yorick]

If I'd have written a screen like this, I'd have been embarrassed

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[v8-powered]

This one fits in both the BYP and happy thread!

At railway station this morning parking the car, walking to get train and notice a Vespa parked across a car parking bay which is odd as there must be space for at least 100 bikes in a dedicated area.

Coming home tonight, thought I'd check in on the Vespa and see if it's still there, thinking of posting on the FB Twat parking page. Couldn't see anything until I got nearer, then behold! Vespa chucked up against the fence on its side and a car in the bay.

At first I admit to laughing and thinking serves you right, then thought how would I feel?

Dick move from both sides I guess?

Seems odd to park in a car bay when there are designated bike bays? Mind you, I was recently told that at one of our local car parks the enforcement officers said you pay for a ticket so you use a car parking bay as there aren't specific bike bays and they'd issue tickets if you parked anywhere else?

Colchester is free for 'peds / motorbikes. Seemed very odd to me as the bike parking is nearest to the station entrance too, so he would have had further to walk from the bay he chose?
Perhaps he was just being a dick and wanting a car space rather than a small bike space, making a point maybe? The bike parking is generally only half-full on a busy day.....

[MingtheMerciless]

NR management and treating their staff like numpties when it comes to briefing out pay negotiations and how “generous” their derisory offer is.

[gremlin]

NR management and treating their staff like numpties when it comes to briefing out pay negotiations and how “generous” their derisory offer is.

Numbers! Give us numbers!

Then we'll decide, ya grasping git.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Vehicle "accident repair centres" and their collusion with insurance companies.

I need to get a dink in my bumper repaired before sending my car back into the scheme. 'cause it's an OEM employee car they insist that repairs are done by their official approved bodyshops...fine. There's one in MK and the next closest is in Northampton.

Got a quote from the Northampton bunch, MK guys are being really elusive. They just won't tell me how much it would be

"Do you have a claim number?"
"We can deal with your insurance direct"
"We work with the insurers automatically through their systems"

Just tell me how much it costs you racketeering bastards

Northampton bunch on the other hand are excellent. They even put a big statement at the bottom of the quotes "Remember, it's your choice not your insurance company's".

[Cousin Jack]

Bristol airport security - we nearly missed our flight.

[Count Steer]

Bristol airport security - we nearly missed our flight.

Probably thought you were a dodgy character heading off to check on your shares 'pump and dump' operation and bitcoin scam call centre.

[Cousin Jack]

Bristol airport security - we nearly missed our flight.

Probably thought you were a dodgy character heading off to check on your shares 'pump and dump' operation and bitcoin scam call centre.

Massive queues at 0630, and then they decided to search Mrs CJ's case. That went down like a lead balloon, Mrs CJ is particular about her packing.

[Sadlonelygit]

Eco routes on Tomtom
Since when has 19million gear changes up and around the massif centrale been eco you fucking Dutch twats!
Tomorrow we get fastest route!
4 hrs to go 140 miles........cnuts

[demographic]

It's not Bokeh, its wank.
The out of focus shite that seems in fashion on the streaming platforms currently.
Bored with wank camerawork, sort it out.

[Yorick]

It's not Bokeh, its wank.
The out of focus shite that seems in fashion on the streaming platforms currently.
Bored with wank camerawork, sort it out.

I put that through Google translate. Nada

[Count Steer]

It's not Bokeh, its wank.
The out of focus shite that seems in fashion on the streaming platforms currently.
Bored with wank camerawork, sort it out.

How else are we to know they've got fast lenses with big apertures?

[Yambo]

Vehicle "accident repair centres" and their collusion with insurance companies.

I need to get a dink in my bumper repaired before sending my car back into the scheme. 'cause it's an OEM employee car they insist that repairs are done by their official approved bodyshops...fine. There's one in MK and the next closest is in Northampton.

Got a quote from the Northampton bunch, MK guys are being really elusive. They just won't tell me how much it would be

"Do you have a claim number?"
"We can deal with your insurance direct"
"We work with the insurers automatically through their systems"

Just tell me how much it costs you racketeering bastards

Northampton bunch on the other hand are excellent. They even put a big statement at the bottom of the quotes "Remember, it's your choice not your insurance company's".

There's something you're not telling us here I think.

[Mussels]

Vehicle "accident repair centres" and their collusion with insurance companies.

I need to get a dink in my bumper repaired before sending my car back into the scheme. 'cause it's an OEM employee car they insist that repairs are done by their official approved bodyshops...fine. There's one in MK and the next closest is in Northampton.

Got a quote from the Northampton bunch, MK guys are being really elusive. They just won't tell me how much it would be

"Do you have a claim number?"
"We can deal with your insurance direct"
"We work with the insurers automatically through their systems"

Just tell me how much it costs you racketeering bastards

Northampton bunch on the other hand are excellent. They even put a big statement at the bottom of the quotes "Remember, it's your choice not your insurance company's".

There's something you're not telling us here I think.

When I've read return T&Cs it's put me right off any car leasing ideas, it looks pretty much the same as landlord deposits where they will find any excuse to take extra money off you.

[Mr. Dazzle]

The car is a lease, but it's a lease through work so it's mad cheap. Practically speaking it's like any other lease it just costs a lot lot less. So I don't pay any BIK or anything like that, I just get what is effectively a big discount on the sticker price but I'm limited to a single brand.

Return conditions are actually reasonably generous, every single panel can be scratched/scuffed and every alloy can be kerbed.

My problem is that I drove into the corner of my own brick wall Therefore I have a pretty small (~50mm) scrape but it's deep and needs filling etc. rather than just painting. So I need a full on bodyshop and under the terms of the lease I have to use one of the manufacturer's approved ones. I briefly thought about not doing that, but they noted the damage when I got it serviced now so i imagine they'll be asking for a receipt on the repairs when it goes back in July.

Still...even with this I'm faaaashands better off and I'll pay closer attention to my own walls next time.

[Felix]

When we drove leased cars at work a few years back (Peugeot) they got scratch/small dent damaged almost weekly. They never got fixed until the car was due to go back.

[Taipan]

New shed delivered yesterday. This morning I got up and dutifully laid out all the components, except "pack 3; side panel fixing kit" as its missing! FFS, I was excited about doing this job today and i've even got a solar light for it arriving today.

[demographic]

It's not Bokeh, its wank.
The out of focus shite that seems in fashion on the streaming platforms currently.
Bored with wank camerawork, sort it out.

I put that through Google translate. Nada

Were you struggling to put the word "Bokeh" into a search engine?

Go on, try it.
Even I could manage it and I bray nails in for a living.

You can always tell a Yorkshireman.


But you can't tell him much.

[Mr. Dazzle]

It's not Bokeh, its wank.
The out of focus shite that seems in fashion on the streaming platforms currently.
Bored with wank camerawork, sort it out.

I put that through Google translate. Nada

Were you struggling to put the word "Bokeh" into a search engine?

Go on, try it.
Even I could manage it and I bray nails in for a living.

You can always tell a Yorkshireman.


But you can't tell him much.

Maybe he needs to focus more.