Random Irritations

[drdel]

This is another one I probably post every year..
We don't maintain roads, we fix them - generally pretty poorly.
If there's a hole in the road surface you have 7 days to plug a square metre around it. Do that, properly, and the repair will last year's.
After 7 days too much moisture has crept in and, to fix it properly you need to replace 10 square metres around it otherwise, as soon as the temperature drops, that moisture expands and breaks the surface. And every vehicle that goes over it chips a little more and before you know it you have stones in the road. More stones = more windscreens gone.
So sayeth an expert in road surfaces that I heard on the radio some years ago.

Highways England do not demand any sort of 'warranty' on repairs so there is no pressure on contractors to do quality ŕepairs.

 

[Kellfire]

Being cannon fodder on call of duty because the wife is broadcasting a webinar .

I swear the only reason I ever die is lag...

 

[PJ87]

Following on from yesterdays random irritation

The same company

They didn't reply to my email,
They haven't picked up the phone

No Comms since Friday ..

Refund requested and product bought elsewhere

Small businesses always cry out for help but if this is the experience I still with the big boys tbh

 

[PJ87]

Following on from yesterdays random irritation

The same company

They didn't reply to my email,
They haven't picked up the phone

No Comms since Friday ..

Refund requested and product bought elsewhere

Small businesses always cry out for help but if this is the experience I still with the big boys tbh

Ffs!!! I email them today to ask for a refund ..... And suddenly all go and they say it's on way to them but understand and refunded me

They clearly never had the product ..

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Every traffic report on the radio begining or ending with a reminder that 'only essential journeys should happen'. We know, don't nanny us, just give the report.

 

[PJ87]

Every traffic report on the radio begining or ending with a reminder that 'only essential journeys should happen'. We know, don't nanny us, just give the report.

My council do this

Every tweet

"We are gritting the roads tonight for your essienal journeys"

 

[Rooter]

Every traffic report on the radio begining or ending with a reminder that 'only essential journeys should happen'. We know, don't nanny us, just give the report.

10's of thousands of new cases a day and hundreds of people dying daily only a couple of weeks ago, shows that as a nation, for more than a couple, nannying is required.

 

[Dando]

being on a call/zoom meeting in the kitchen and suddenly Mrs D needs to make something or rearrange the pots and pans. I don't see her at any other time

 

[GB72]

British and Irish Lions.

No sport should be played irrespective. Is it s good idea to send a team from all home nations to a place with the most virulent form of Covid where the vaccine is less effective, no. The Lions are a touring team and so should the matches be played in the UK, no. In any event, should you bring a full touring squad plus support staff from South Africa at the moment, no. Should the matches be played in the UAE who seem to be bidding for every event, no. Just face facts and cancel the tour.

 

[MegaSteve]

Every traffic report on the radio begining or ending with a reminder that 'only essential journeys should happen'. We know, don't nanny us, just give the report.

I rather suspect there's some variance of folks interpretation of 'essential'... To get jabbed we travelled further than we have for some time... We were both genuinely shocked at the volumes of traffic...

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I rather suspect there's some variance of folks interpretation of 'essential'... To get jabbed we travelled further than we have for some time... We were both genuinely shocked at the volumes of traffic...

I understand that but ultimately no one else knows what other people are doing when they are out and about. All of those people could have been on essential trips, only half could. Unless they are stopped and questioned it is guess work.

We have the radio on at work and traffic reports are regular things. The add on is patronising and grating after a while.

 

[Orikoru]

Every traffic report on the radio begining or ending with a reminder that 'only essential journeys should happen'. We know, don't nanny us, just give the report.

I rather suspect there's some variance of folks interpretation of 'essential'... To get jabbed we travelled further than we have for some time... We were both genuinely shocked at the volumes of traffic...

Agreed - the definition of essential is open to a wide array of interpretation. I don't discount myself in that - for the last couple of weekends we were shopping for bathroom tiles. For us, that was essential because we'd booked fitters in to do our new bathroom and you can't put a bathroom up with no tiles. But I'm sure plenty would disagree with that being essential.

I know someone who drives to their local Tesco every day. They'd argue that food-shopping comes under essential, but every day? Surely you could get at least 5 days' worth at once. People will invent more 'essential' trips just to get out of the house and justify it to themselves.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

In my head I can see a Matt cartoon, see The Telegraph, of a host of people in cars all turning to their passengerss and saying 'Aren't these roads busy. I bet their journey isn't essential'. My wife does this on occasion, we drive to work together, and I have to point out to her that other people might be looking at us and saying the same thing. It does make me chuckle.

 

[GB72]

Agreed - the definition of essential is open to a wide array of interpretation. I don't discount myself in that - for the last couple of weekends we were shopping for bathroom tiles. For us, that was essential because we'd booked fitters in to do our new bathroom and you can't put a bathroom up with no tiles. But I'm sure plenty would disagree with that being essential.

I know someone who drives to their local Tesco every day. They'd argue that food-shopping comes under essential, but every day? Surely you could get at least 5 days' worth at once. People will invent more 'essential' trips just to get out of the house and justify it to themselves.

It is a fair point and almost an inevitable one. Lockdown in Winter is a far different prospect to lockdown one in the height of Summer. Without use of the garden and going for a walk being far less appealing, people will do anything to get out and have a change of scenery. You even get more people going to work, firstly to get out of the house and also to save on the cost of having to keep the heating running all day. With various different terms, it is also easy to forget how long we have been like this for. I have been in full lockdown for nearly 4 months now and not far off that for nearly 6. Some people barely came out of lockdown one and so the fact that people are jumping at any excuse just to have a change from the 4 walls at home is not one that surprises me.

 

[MegaSteve]

In my head I can see a Matt cartoon, see The Telegraph, of a host of people in cars all turning to their passengerss and saying 'Aren't these roads busy. I bet their journey isn't essential'. My wife does this on occasion, we drive to work together, and I have to point out to her that other people might be looking at us and saying the same thing. It does make me chuckle.

Yay, we got concerned they might also be on their way to be jabbed potentially making it a bloody long queue at the vaccination centre...

 

[GB72]

Yay, we got concerned they might also be on their way to be jabbed potentially making it a bloody long queue at the vaccination centre...

Amazing how easy it is to assume that, when stuck in busy traffic, everyone is going to the same place as you are so it will be hellishly busy at your destination as well.

 

[Orikoru]

It is a fair point and almost an inevitable one. Lockdown in Winter is a far different prospect to lockdown one in the height of Summer. Without use of the garden and going for a walk being far less appealing, people will do anything to get out and have a change of scenery. You even get more people going to work, firstly to get out of the house and also to save on the cost of having to keep the heating running all day. With various different terms, it is also easy to forget how long we have been like this for. I have been in full lockdown for nearly 4 months now and not far off that for nearly 6. Some people barely came out of lockdown one and so the fact that people are jumping at any excuse just to have a change from the 4 walls at home is not one that surprises me.

Yeah - I now go to the office twice a week having been exclusively working from home for 9 months. I didn't ask to come in, my new boss asked me too, but I object at all. On the down side I don't like getting on the tube, but I have to admit the up side of actually getting out and into some semblance of the old routine has actually been comforting in a way.

 

[harpo_72]

I swear the only reason I ever die is lag...

Oh it was dreadful they were just appearing everywhere and I would get 3 shots in and no kill ... I hate that, also hate the distance stuff where you have to empty a mag into them to get a kill that’s just rubbish with an assault rifle.
I got dropped by a hand gun at 30yards last night with 1 shot and there was no kick back etc .. if I had opened up with an assault rifle I would expect a 1 shot kill at that range .. the game has got a little to fantasy now. I know it’s just a game but some stuff is just off

 

[GB72]

Yeah - I now go to the office twice a week having been exclusively working from home for 9 months. I didn't ask to come in, my new boss asked me too, but I object at all. On the down side I don't like getting on the tube, but I have to admit the up side of actually getting out and into some semblance of the old routine has actually been comforting in a way.

I have been to the office every day since this started and would have lost the plot if I didn't. That said, I have a work car park and my own office with coffee machine etc so I get in the car, drive to work, go to my office, stay there on my own all day and then head home.

 

[GB72]

Oh it was dreadful they were just appearing everywhere and I would get 3 shots in and no kill ... I hate that, also hate the distance stuff where you have to empty a mag into them to get a kill that’s just rubbish with an assault rifle.
I got dropped by a hand gun at 30yards last night with 1 shot and there was no kick back etc .. if I had opened up with an assault rifle I would expect a 1 shot kill at that range .. the game has got a little to fantasy now. I know it’s just a game but some stuff is just off

Thinking of giving Apex Legends a go. Not played online multiplayer for quite a while, since the days when I used to be pretty decent at Titanfall. Now I have finished Cyberpunk, it may be time to start up on something online.