Good point, well made.Natasha Whittam wrote:karlypants wrote:Put the fecking thing down and get a life!
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391 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Fri Nov 25 2016, 13:24
Bwfc1958
Tinned Toms - You know it makes sense!
392 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Fri Nov 25 2016, 13:25
boltonbonce
Nat Lofthouse
I don't know how KP keeps it up.
393 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Fri Nov 25 2016, 13:27
Bwfc1958
Tinned Toms - You know it makes sense!
I think those naked Brucie pics you keep sending him helps.boltonbonce wrote:I don't know how KP keeps it up.
394 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Fri Nov 25 2016, 13:49
Bread2.0
Andy Walker
Poynton's ridiculous "Equal Rights For All!" traffic management policy.
It's ludicrous.
In a nutshell, some bright spark at Poynton Council decided to introduce a revolutionary new approach to road safety, namely, do away with road markings, give ways, traffic lights, etc and give everybody (pedestrians included) equal rights when it comes to junctions, crossings, roundabouts and the roads in general.
And the best bit is, it's not sign-posted anywhere.
So if, like me, you're not a local and you unwittingly stumble across it for the first time, your introduction to it may well involve coming across some little old man walking out in front of your car without warning.
I could tell he'd seen me because it was a long, straight stretch of road and he was looking directly at me when he did it.
Fortunately, I was only doing about 25, so when I slammed on, I still had time to stop.
When I wound my window down to remonstrate with him and offer him a lift back to whichever residential care facility he'd obviously just escaped from, he just waved his stick at me and shouted: "Equal rights for pedestrians!"
Which I initially took as confirmation that he was, indeed, a nutter but it set me thinking, so I googled it.
And it turns out it's true.
It's fucking crazy and I can't believe there aren't any signs warning "foreigners" about it as you drive into the town centre.
It's ludicrous.
In a nutshell, some bright spark at Poynton Council decided to introduce a revolutionary new approach to road safety, namely, do away with road markings, give ways, traffic lights, etc and give everybody (pedestrians included) equal rights when it comes to junctions, crossings, roundabouts and the roads in general.
And the best bit is, it's not sign-posted anywhere.
So if, like me, you're not a local and you unwittingly stumble across it for the first time, your introduction to it may well involve coming across some little old man walking out in front of your car without warning.
I could tell he'd seen me because it was a long, straight stretch of road and he was looking directly at me when he did it.
Fortunately, I was only doing about 25, so when I slammed on, I still had time to stop.
When I wound my window down to remonstrate with him and offer him a lift back to whichever residential care facility he'd obviously just escaped from, he just waved his stick at me and shouted: "Equal rights for pedestrians!"
Which I initially took as confirmation that he was, indeed, a nutter but it set me thinking, so I googled it.
And it turns out it's true.
It's fucking crazy and I can't believe there aren't any signs warning "foreigners" about it as you drive into the town centre.
395 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Fri Nov 25 2016, 13:51
boltonbonce
Nat Lofthouse
I'll have you next time,you bastard.
396 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Fri Nov 25 2016, 13:52
karlypants
Nat Lofthouse
How the hell that ever works at a big junction then god knows!
Martin Cassini seems to be the culprit.
Martin Cassini seems to be the culprit.
397 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Fri Nov 25 2016, 14:05
whatsgoingon
Frank Worthington
Ok then but let's have equal road tax for pedestrians and cyclists, if they want equal rights on the road pay for the privilege like motorists do.Bread2.0 wrote:When I wound my window down to remonstrate with him and offer him a lift back to whichever residential care facility he'd obviously just escaped from, he just waved his stick at me and shouted: "Equal rights for pedestrians!"
Used to cover Poynton in a previous job and they're a bunch of smug, self serving pretentious twats.
398 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Fri Nov 25 2016, 17:14
Bread2.0
Andy Walker
whatsgoingon wrote:
Used to cover Poynton in a previous job and they're a bunch of smug, self serving pretentious twats.
I used to get that when I delivered pizzas too.
But I was getting sneered at in Breightmet and Darcy Lever, not Poynton and Prestbury.
And Boncey.......
Next time, mate....next time.....
399 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Sat Nov 26 2016, 09:19
gloswhite
Guðni Bergsson
There is a similar set up in Gloucester, but its signposted, and only runs for a short distance, but includes a couple of minor junctions. It does make you a bit more aware, but only because you are confused as to what the changes are, and what you can expect. As a result you drive through, looking all around, and not necessarily at whats going on in front of you. having said that, its supposed to be better than it was, and the traffic flows better, (allegedly)
400 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Sat Nov 26 2016, 09:24
Norpig
Nat Lofthouse
Tall idiots who decide to stand in front of you at gigs even though you've been stood there for ages.
Down in front you lanky streak of piss
I think they should introduce a scheme so that all shortarses (like me) get to go to the front and then it moves back in the same way to the lanky twats stuck at the back
Down in front you lanky streak of piss
I think they should introduce a scheme so that all shortarses (like me) get to go to the front and then it moves back in the same way to the lanky twats stuck at the back
401 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Sat Nov 26 2016, 12:48
Boggersbelief
Nat Lofthouse
Norpig wrote:Tall idiots who decide to stand in front of you at gigs even though you've been stood there for ages.
Down in front you lanky streak of piss
I think they should introduce a scheme so that all shortarses (like me) get to go to the front and then it moves back in the same way to the lanky twats stuck at the back
Why should i have to have a shite view from the back of I pay good money to be at the front?
Bring a box and shut the fuck up
402 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Sat Nov 26 2016, 12:52
Bread2.0
Andy Walker
Stop trying to pretend you're normal sized.
We all know you're 5' 2".
We all know you're 5' 2".
403 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Sat Nov 26 2016, 12:53
Boggersbelief
Nat Lofthouse
Bread2.0 wrote:Stop trying to pretend you're normal sized.
We all know you're 5' 2".
I'm 6'1
I don't know where you get your info from
404 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Sat Nov 26 2016, 13:17
boltonbonce
Nat Lofthouse
This always works Mr Pig.
405 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Sat Nov 26 2016, 14:38
Norpig
Nat Lofthouse
like you ever go to a gig, i've been to more gigs than your Mums had new special uncles for youBoggersbelief wrote:Norpig wrote:Tall idiots who decide to stand in front of you at gigs even though you've been stood there for ages.
Down in front you lanky streak of piss
I think they should introduce a scheme so that all shortarses (like me) get to go to the front and then it moves back in the same way to the lanky twats stuck at the back
Why should i have to have a shite view from the back of I pay good money to be at the front?
Bring a box and shut the fuck up
407 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Sat Nov 26 2016, 14:53
Natasha Whittam
Nat Lofthouse
To be fair, Boggers and Scott went to the Steps reunion gig.
408 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Sun Nov 27 2016, 14:29
wanderlust
Nat Lofthouse
Bread2.0 wrote:Poynton's ridiculous "Equal Rights For All!" traffic management policy.
It's ludicrous.
In a nutshell, some bright spark at Poynton Council decided to introduce a revolutionary new approach to road safety, namely, do away with road markings, give ways, traffic lights, etc and give everybody (pedestrians included) equal rights when it comes to junctions, crossings, roundabouts and the roads in general.
And the best bit is, it's not sign-posted anywhere.
So if, like me, you're not a local and you unwittingly stumble across it for the first time, your introduction to it may well involve coming across some little old man walking out in front of your car without warning.
I could tell he'd seen me because it was a long, straight stretch of road and he was looking directly at me when he did it.
Fortunately, I was only doing about 25, so when I slammed on, I still had time to stop.
When I wound my window down to remonstrate with him and offer him a lift back to whichever residential care facility he'd obviously just escaped from, he just waved his stick at me and shouted: "Equal rights for pedestrians!"
Which I initially took as confirmation that he was, indeed, a nutter but it set me thinking, so I googled it.
And it turns out it's true.
It's fucking crazy and I can't believe there aren't any signs warning "foreigners" about it as you drive into the town centre.
Doha 1978 and after years of "free for all" driving where the biggest cars and biggest egos forced their way through at junctions and the 6000 members of the Qatari royal family exercised their right to ignore the token Somali traffic police, some bright spark decided it would be a good idea to put the country's first traffic lights in the main junction of the Souk.
Six months later, after half a dozen or so young princes had died through exercising their right of way and ignoring the red lights, a solution was found. They removed the lights.
I believe they now have traffic lights and have educated the public to use them although I haven't been back there since 1980.
409 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Sun Nov 27 2016, 14:37
Natasha Whittam
Nat Lofthouse
Armchair fans that post as if they know something about BWFC.
410 Re: Things that irritate the shit out of you Sun Nov 27 2016, 14:45
wanderlust
Nat Lofthouse
Fictitious characters that lie about going to matches in order to con gullible fools on the internet into giving them kudos despite chatting unfeasibly large volumes of shite and demonstrating a complete lack of knowledge about the game, players, tactics, football and life in general.
Although to be honest they're more of a laughing stock than an irritant.
Although to be honest they're more of a laughing stock than an irritant.
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