A place to rant about things that wind you up ( keep it clean lol)

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The lorry driver who decided it would be a good idea if he came into my lane on the M4 yesterday when I was overtaking the lorry at 70 miles a hour. :yikes::yikes: Luckily there was nothing in the outside lane otherwise I wouldn't be here today.
 
Betsy said:
The lorry driver who decided it would be a good idea if he came into my lane on the M4 yesterday when I was overtaking the lorry at 70 miles a hour. :yikes::yikes: Luckily there was nothing in the outside lane otherwise I wouldn't be here today.
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That happened to my parents and there was traffic in the outside lane! Their car was a write off but thankfully, they were unharmed
 
Claire W said:
It was! From Germany :(
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They are a real problem, only takes a blind spot and cant check properly on the right side and bang. Its not too bad in a van driving beside them, but a car is not fun. Never pull back in beside a lorry by its cab. Best to be near the back end where they can see you👍( not that you do this) just a quick tip that almost got myself killed
 
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SkyPipDotBernie said:
They are a real problem, only takes a blind spot and cant check properly on the right side and bang. Its not too bad in a van driving beside them, but a car is not fun. Never pull back in beside a lorry by its cab. Best to be near the back end where they can see you👍( not that you do this) just a quick tip that almost got myself killed
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I’m glad that you didn’t get yourself killed! But it’s ridiculous isn’t it that these lorry drivers don’t know how to drive in a foreign Country :(
 
Some are a nightmare! yesterday someone using a mobile strayed across the white line coming towards us, that was really scary. What is so important that you need to use/answer your phone for goodness sake! Grrr
 
Did some jam making yesterday with some leftover fruit from the freezer. I collect jars and re-use them as much as possible. But why is it that the vast majority of jar labels are stuck down with glue that can’t be soaked and scrubbed off. Most leave an impossible sticky mess leaving the jar unusable, I hate buying new from Lakeland or Wilkco!
 
I know what you mean @Bill & Ted, I have sugar, pasta, rice and all sorts in my cupboards in jars with coffee labels on as I find the label is preferable to the stickly strip you get left! I do have some sticky stuff remover which works well on any residue after soaking but I suspect the contents are very bad for the environment, although having had the small bottle for over 15 years I can't feel too guilty about the occasional use when I really need to remove the label.
 
Outrageous Emotional support animals.

I’m all for people having emotional support animals but wish they could stick to the traditional dogs/cats/small household pets (rabbits, rats, guinea pigs etc).

I really have to wonder why some take it to the extremes by trying to board flights with peacocks, horses, fully grown large farm pigs, full size goats etc...I mean honestly there is such a thing as taking it too far, those poor airlines and other passengers that have to find solutions/endure this just boggles my mind as to “why”.
 
I wonder if I should just give up, and go live in the middle of nowhere. That’s certainly sounding appealing to me right now.
 
Sonnet said:
I wonder if I should just give up, and go live in the middle of nowhere. That’s certainly sounding appealing to me right now.
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I have thought about doing this before i was married and had pets. Living off grid with a group of hippies
 
SkyPipDotBernie said:
I have thought about doing this before i was married and had pets. Living off grid with a group of hippies
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Eh, I’d live alone, rather than with someone. The absolute lack of anything happening in life/my inability to make friends is just really getting to me at the moment.
 
People who use their 'park anywhere' lights. I've heard vague rumours they're also known as hazard lights but tbh only ever seen them used to make it 'OK' to park in dangerous, inconvenient (for everyone else) or just downright stupid places.
 
Nassala said:
People who use their 'park anywhere' lights. I've heard vague rumours they're also known as hazard lights but tbh only ever seen them used to make it 'OK' to park in dangerous, inconvenient (for everyone else) or just downright stupid places.
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Yes just the other day a car pulled across 4 lanes of traffic and a bus lane during the rush hour to “hazard light” park in the bicycle lane to drop off his passenger. He got a lot of happy cyclists gesturing their thanks to him!

Even a few of the car drivers seemed confused as to why his buddy didn’t just jump out in the last lane as the traffic had stopped for the lights anyway and he’d only have to watch for cyclists when getting out the car.
 
Motorbike riders who undertake, and overtake dangerously, and then people have think bike stickers in their cars. Ermm think blind corner on country lane, think speed limit, think van that cannot see totally behind
 
I caught the news this morning - and they were discussing plastic carrier bags.... WHY don't they just STOP making them? People can't buy them then can they?!?!?!
 
I agree!

The state of the Earth really distresses me, if we don’t do something now we won’t be able to
 
I must get the photo that my mum took of a seal playing with a carrier bag. Its horrible but is a real eye opener. I agree
 
artcasper said:
I caught the news this morning - and they were discussing plastic carrier bags.... WHY don't they just STOP making them? People can't buy them then can they?!?!?!
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Only available in some clothing stores over here for years now, hopefully even they will filter them out too eventually,
 
SkyPipDotBernie said:
I must get the photo that my mum took of a seal playing with a carrier bag. Its horrible but is a real eye opener. I agree
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I mean it's hardly rocket science is it? I see people every week in the supermarket and they grab a crappy plastic bag which won't last more than 5 mins.. I feel like saying - JUST BUY A RE-USUABLE ONE!
 
artcasper said:
I mean it's hardly rocket science is it? I see people every week in the supermarket and they grab a crappy plastic bag which won't last more than 5 mins.. I feel like saying - JUST BUY A RE-USUABLE ONE!
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I always forget to bring my bag for life with me. But i will just juggle my stuff back to the car when i forget
 
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