Continuing Rant Thread - Get it Off Ya Chest here

[shaunous]

Haha oh yeh. Yanks are normally nice though, but just have no idea, or no street sense, or common sense, not sure which one. But yes they are the nicest people you tend to find.

Frenchys, well nah. I wouldnt go to France again, seen the sights, witnessed their arrogance, tick that off the bucket list.

 

[Truman42]

Red = go hard but hit brakes hard as possible at last minute

I think red light cameras may save lives from accidents caused by red light runners but are certainly responsible for more rear enders. Ive seen so many accidents caused by people who panick when the lights hit amber and slam on the brakes because they dont want to get pinned if the intersection has a red light camera and they happen to not make it through. The car behind doesnt stand a chance, and quite often there is no camera at the intersection anyway.

 

[Bribie G]

Why do people choose to STOP dead 2 or 3 car lengths behind the first car waiting at a traffic light? Why? Why? Why? I have been known to pull out from behind them, pull alongside shaking my head at them and then slowly drive in front behind the first car. Absolutely ******* clueless.

Actually if everyone did that, you would get away just as quickly. Imagine that cars at a red light are like a row of little ping pong balls that are normally attached to each other by a string, a bit like Xmas lights on a string, so when they are at the red light they are touching but when they are moving they are following at strings length (say two or thre car lengths).

Light changes, first ping pong ball proceeds forward until the string is taut, and tugs on the second ping pong ball, that now goes forward until its string is taut, then the third etc. That's why you get the situation at lights where you are the eighth car and you are just sitting there while the ping pong balls in front of you set off one at a time.

If you were all at a space, you could all set off accelerating at the same time, and probably get through the lights in exactly the same time as the current system of touching ping pong balls.

Edit: feck it must be beer o'clock.

 

[Airgead]

Also, Airgead, I get that concept, but if they manage to consistently cut exactly 20mm too long then surely they could just get it right instead. The occasional 3 or 4mm out would have still been alright for the job but 20mm just didn't work.

The other reason will be that they are manufactured for the US market to US sizes... so what we get labelled as 1800mm will actually be something like 72 inches (6 feet).

 

[StalkingWilbur]

That ping pong analogy sounds great in theory, but if you think that's how it would work in practice then I'm afraid you're delusional. Reaction time, ineptitude, in attention and a lack of confidence in the system are all going to balls that system straight up.

 

[dent]

Maybe one day when everyone is driving a googlemobile they can all floor it simultaneously.

 

[Steve]

Actually if everyone did that, you would get away just as quickly. Imagine that cars at a red light are like a row of little ping pong balls that are normally attached to each other by a string, a bit like Xmas lights on a string, so when they are at the red light they are touching but when they are moving they are following at strings length (say two or thre car lengths).

Light changes, first ping pong ball proceeds forward until the string is taut, and tugs on the second ping pong ball, that now goes forward until its string is taut, then the third etc. That's why you get the situation at lights where you are the eighth car and you are just sitting there while the ping pong balls in front of you set off one at a time.

If you were all at a space, you could all set off accelerating at the same time, and probably get through the lights in exactly the same time as the current system of touching ping pong balls.

Edit: feck it must be beer o'clock.

Fark! I think Id just prefer to drive around them and get through the lights and leave them wondering why they didn't get home on time to their lamb chops n mash n broccoli in time.

 

[Not For Horses]

Can everyone please just stop making a balls up of the touching balls system.

 

[Camo6]

Actually if everyone did that, you would get away just as quickly. Imagine that cars at a red light are like a row of little ping pong balls that are normally attached to each other by a string, a bit like Xmas lights on a string, so when they are at the red light they are touching but when they are moving they are following at strings length (say two or thre car lengths).

Light changes, first ping pong ball proceeds forward until the string is taut, and tugs on the second ping pong ball, that now goes forward until its string is taut, then the third etc. That's why you get the situation at lights where you are the eighth car and you are just sitting there while the ping pong balls in front of you set off one at a time.

If you were all at a space, you could all set off accelerating at the same time, and probably get through the lights in exactly the same time as the current system of touching ping pong balls.

Edit: feck it must be beer o'clock.

Problem is the short turning lanes with really short green arrows that can't be accessed due to paranoid people leaving large gaps because the car in front of them might breakdown/ roll backwards/ inexplicably explode/ invoke God's wrath etc. Then these turning lanes spill back into the main lanes causing more confusion. I like to leave good distances while moving but tuck em in neat at the lights.

 

[goomboogo]

Frenchys, well nah. I wouldnt go to France again, seen the sights, witnessed their arrogance, tick that off the bucket list.

The friendliest, most delightful person I have ever met was French. Maybe she was an anomaly.

 

[Bribie G]

Ping pong balls smell funny when you cut them open.

 

[spog]

The friendliest, most delightful person I have ever met was French. Maybe she was an anomaly.

I guess it's all down to personal experience,the only problem I had with the French was their ignorance to scams around the Eiffel Tower and the louvre ,the gipsy scams are amazing to watch yet the authorities do nothing.
Does nothing to recommend tourism to such places.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

I have respect for only one French person.

 

[shaunous]

I guess it's all down to personal experience,the only problem I had with the French was their ignorance to scams around the Eiffel Tower and the louvre ,the gipsy scams are amazing to watch yet the authorities do nothing.
Does nothing to recommend tourism to such places.

The 2nd top reason i'll never go back to France.

Them african dudes and there cons and scams there are real fukin annoying. I never got done but i pissed a couple off while semi pissed, in hindsight they coulda bashed me, but i doubt they would infront of a zillion tourists, its god awfull funny doing it, butt you know there only ripping off the next un-knowning tourist. Throwing the **** back in there face gives great satisfaction.

The worst i seen was the gypsy ladies with the roses at night, coming up behind people walking the streets and jamming a rose in a tourist guys hand or pocket while his with a wife or girlfriend, making him feel bad (Most aussies probably wouldnt though) to give it back with the girlfriend/wife smiling and looking at him, the lady then smiles and nods as if its free, lets them walk together with the rose for a while, then comes up demanding money, if you try and tell her you gave it to me, she gets angry and wont accept the rose back but will follow you making a scene demanding the money.
Now i just slapped the rose and crushed it when she tried to give it to me and she got semi pissed, the best I seen was a dude infront of us in a suit got one put in his pocket, he seen it and looked at the gypsy while she smiled at him, he then grabbed the roses from her hand, every one, threw them on the cobble stone walkway and trampled them with his shoes into it. *** me she went mental, screaming at him for ages, she then got angry at me and my wife for laughing at her.

 

[pk.sax]

Bloody tourists

 

[spog]

Shaunous , ahh the rose scam saw that one many times,I started saying " no thank you " ended with ignoring them.
Around the Awful Tower as we christened it ( due to the rampant scams ) did you notice the gypsies with their 3 disc shuffle/ guessing game where you have to guess which disc has a white mark on it to claim a win ?.
The same people bet on this game because they are the bait to get you in while some one else tries to pick your pockets,I stood back and watched and was amazed by the whole setup of how they suck people in.so bloody simple .( the scam and victims).
The bloke who is shuffling the discs I noticed is always looking at the pavement at foot level spying the boots of the so called security patrols and as soon as he spots some unusual footwear they all scatter,only to return minutes later and start again.
What really infuriated me was these scum posing as collectors for children's charities,complete with dodgy letterheads on clipboards ripping people off outside many internationally recognised tourist attractions and the authorities doing SFA about it!
That really pissed me off,using children's charities ? , scum!
**** off you gypo bitch worked a treat in the end.( note to self and mods I will in future try to stop using the F word ).
Anyway will I at some time go back to France?,love to,but Paris is Paris I could leave it although the whole experience was amazing and unforgettable ,next time ? I will be going to the places we could not visit due to time,commitments,and cost.
The better half missed out on Mont St Michel,I missed out the Western Front, I did a lot of homework on where my Grandfather fought and narrowed down to a small area as to where he was fighting when awarded the Military Medal,I had our youngest his Great grandson and our second youngest his Great grand daughter with us so having to skip it was very hard indeed.
Anyway I don't miss those scamming scumbags so if another France trip comes along it will involve minimal time in the worlds biggest scam capital Paris.

 

[spog]

Bloody tourists

No doubt after my visit the French are saying " what is wrong wiz deez bloody Auzzie tooriz *******s all zay say iz fcuk off you gypo bitch".

 

[shaunous]

**** is allowed spog, so swear on.


Yeh i got hit with the charity one also, tried getting money off me.

Another bad one is the finger trap things and wrist lock things they use, they tie it around your hand or finger so its stuck there and tell you to buy it, all the while your stuck to some big african gypo.

U really get sick of walking around France with your hands in your pockets and/or telling gypsys to *** off.

 

[shaunous]

On other worlds. Ya reckon this scam I just now got sent is legit :lol:

Good day to you,
I am a banker with China Guangfa Bank. I am sincerely Sorry for bugging into your privacy, it's due to a business deal, l am the Chief Risk Officer and Executive Director of China Guangfa Bank in Hong Kong. I want to present you as the owner of 49.5 million US dollars In my bank since i am the only one aware of the funds due to my investigations. Please grant me the benefit of doubt and hear me out. I need you to signify your interest by replying to this email: [email protected]
James Morrow.

 

[manticle]

Do you like anyone from any other country Shaunous? So far: french, yanks, cuzzy bros and muzzies have been on your list. How are you with people from Luxembourg?