Random Irritations

[Deleted member 29109]

When ever I eventually get round to doing the nonsense you provide I sit back and think “someone is being paid for this, what a waste!” It’s you!!

And it’s the people that think they know better that are the ones that need it the most. In my case people not following simple standards and processes is costing our business hundreds of thousands of pounds every year.

The best part is, completing the training and passing the assessment will be linked to next year’s bonus payments ?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

The TT races.
My dad was a biker, went to the TT races every year without fail until he passed, my uncle (his twin brother) still goes.
Never got the bike bug myself but seeing yet another death it just seems crazy that this is still allowed to continue year after year.

We employ a woman at work who is a big biker, along with her partner. I've talked to her about this. Bikers and the TT are like Americans and guns. They believe it is an acceptable risk, a visit a rites of passage.

They understand that we don't understand but they just think that we don't understand. They are right, I don't understand how it carries on ?‍

 

[Tashyboy]

Its our Pit golf day next week. 48 lads enjoying the day having a laugh and a catch up. Spoke to one of the lads a couple of days ago on the phone, he plays at another course in another county. He won our pit day 3 or 4 years ago with 43 points. I asked him how his game is “ well I got down to 18 and was really chuffed but it’s back up to 28 again”. I spoke to some of the lads at our place yesterday and the air turned blue. His previous win was brought up several times and his handicap questioned. Suffice to say. A Max Hcap of 18 has been asked from the lads for the day and duly applied.

 

[GB72]

Its our Pit golf day next week. 48 lads enjoying the day having a laugh and a catch up. Spoke to one of the lads a couple of days ago on the phone, he plays at another course in another county. He won our pit day 3 or 4 years ago with 43 points. I asked him how his game is “ well I got down to 18 and was really chuffed but it’s back up to 28 again”. I spoke to some of the lads at our place yesterday and the air turned blue. His previous win was brought up several times and his handicap questioned. Suffice to say. A Max Hcap of 18 has been asked from the lads for the day and duly applied.

Takes some skill to get your handicap up 10 shots. My golf was awful for about 5 years and I am not sure I increased by more than 5 shots.

 

[srixon 1]

The LIV advert taking up the bottom 1/4 of my phone screen.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

The LIV advert taking up the bottom 1/4 of my phone screen.

It's taking up a good chunk of my desktop screen as well. They did say the were going to be louder

 

[PNWokingham]

The RMT!

 

[YandaB]

Its our Pit golf day next week. 48 lads enjoying the day having a laugh and a catch up. Spoke to one of the lads a couple of days ago on the phone, he plays at another course in another county. He won our pit day 3 or 4 years ago with 43 points. I asked him how his game is “ well I got down to 18 and was really chuffed but it’s back up to 28 again”. I spoke to some of the lads at our place yesterday and the air turned blue. His previous win was brought up several times and his handicap questioned. Suffice to say. A Max Hcap of 18 has been asked from the lads for the day and duly applied.

That's not a WHS one then as that would have hit the Hard Cap limit of 23.

 

[fundy]

A blood blister on the top of my thumb! Doesn't hurt or anything but finger recognition to get into my phone is done for!

 

[AliMc]

The LIV advert taking up the bottom 1/4 of my phone screen.

And causing some of the text to disappear off the side of the screen gtf and take your golfers with you ?

 

[Tashyboy]

That's not a WHS one then as that would have hit the Hard Cap limit of 23.

yanda could you enlighten me re Hardcap limit of 23 ?

 

[Tashyboy]

The LIV advert taking up the bottom 1/4 of my phone screen.

Sweet god Ave just seen. What the hell. ??

 

[YandaB]

yanda could you enlighten me re Hardcap limit of 23 ?

Under WHS, if you have 20 cards in then you will have a "Low Handicap Index", your lowest HI from the previous 12 months. The "Hard Cap" is 5 shots above that and your handicap cannot rise above that without some sort of intervention. There is a "Soft Cap" that has a reduced effect between 3-5 above your Low Handicap Index. In our club there is just one person at their Hard Cap. See Page 52 in https://www.englandgolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Rules-of-Handicapping-17-12-20.pdf

 

[Tashyboy]

Under WHS, if you have 20 cards in then you will have a "Low Handicap Index", your lowest HI from the previous 12 months. The "Hard Cap" is 5 shots above that and your handicap cannot rise above that without some sort of intervention. There is a "Soft Cap" that has a reduced effect between 3-5 above your Low Handicap Index. In our club there is just one person at their Hard Cap. See Page 52 in https://www.englandgolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Rules-of-Handicapping-17-12-20.pdf

Cheers me man for the link and ammunition ??

quote from England golf page 60

There are two trigger points within the cap procedure:
(i) The soft cap. The soft cap is triggered when the difference between a player’s newly calculated Handicap Index and their Low Handicap Index is greater than 3.0 strokes.
When a calculated Handicap Index increase is greater than 3.0 strokes, the value above 3.0 strokes is restricted to 50% of the increase.
(ii) The hard cap. The hard cap triggers to restrict the amount by which a player’s Handicap Index can increase, after application of the soft cap, to no more than 5.0 strokes above their Low Handicap Index.
There is no limit on the amount by which a player’s Handicap Index can decrease.

 

[Whereditgo]

We employ a woman at work who is a big biker, along with her partner. I've talked to her about this. Bikers and the TT are like Americans and guns. They believe it is an acceptable risk, a visit a rites of passage.

They understand that we don't understand but they just think that we don't understand. They are right, I don't understand how it carries on ?‍

Except the risk is only to themselves, so not really like Americans and guns at all.

The racers (I know a few) have a completely different mind set to most people, their perception of danger/risk is off the scale different to most of us and while they clearly have a huge amount of ability, even the top guys aren't competitive on closed circuit racing - mid pack in national series for e.g. they simply wouldn't get a ride in Motogp or WSB.

The TT was a part of the world motorcycle championship until the mid '70's until the top riders started to boycott the races there, for certain if someone came up with the idea now it would never get licensed.

The two weeks of the event are a huge money earner for the island and the top road racers, but even (comparatively) slower racers go back year after year and the are self funding.

With 135mph average speeds over a lap now winning it is only a matter of time before one of the 'names' runs out of luck.

 

[arnieboy]

The RMT!

Average wage for a train driver is £48,500 not a bad salary by any means.

 

[Rooter]

The TT races.
My dad was a biker, went to the TT races every year without fail until he passed, my uncle (his twin brother) still goes.
Never got the bike bug myself but seeing yet another death it just seems crazy that this is still allowed to continue year after year.

You have obviously never met a true racer. They are a strange and hugely selfish breed. Trust me, I know only too well. My dad raced the TT from 1984 to 1989, my two brothers and myself have all raced. I have been to too many funerals from riders at the TT and track racing and road riding too.

It's the most exhilarating, yet cruel sports. They have made it as safe as they can really with 200mph top speeds. Every single racer knows the risks and every corner could be their last. That's maybe half the buzz?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Except the risk is only to themselves, so not really like Americans and guns at all.

It was a stretched analogy so you are quite right. It still doesn't make sense though.

 

[Rooter]

Plumbing.

I know enough to not have to call one most of the time or annoy Stu. But..... We did our ensuite up about 5 years ago, i fitted a neat concealed shower mixer. Last week, finally the thermostatic cartridge gave up, so i bought a new one. Since then, the damn shower wont start, the pump wont kick in. Anyway, i now find out that the shower pump i have should not work with my mixer full stop!! But its worked for 5 years!!! I have a positive head pump (which my set up needs really) but now need to change it to a universal one... FFS.

 

[Beezerk]

Every single racer knows the risks and every corner could be their last. That's maybe half the buzz?

I myself if I go a tad too fast on my mtb in the local woods so biking is definitely not for me