Random Irritations

[clubchamp98]

I've been particularly irked by a couple of things this weekend....

People who walk into a shop (usually in a group) who then stop on the threshold of said shop and have a discussion as to what it is they need to buy whilst folk behind them, who know exactly why they are going to the shop try to get past....and then the look of indignation on the faces of the folk blocking the doorway when people politely tell them to get out of the way.

I spent a couple of hours driving round some very narrow tight bendy country lanes yesterday...the number of folk who drive at speeds round said roads oblivious to the fact that stuff might be coming the other way and give themselves no time to react....oh and the little old lady in the car behind me who's eyesight must have been so bad that she needed to drive within two car lengths of my vehicle round said country roads. I pulled over after a while and waved her by, never saw her again, hope she's ok.

On the plus side though, there was a group of bikers...maybe 7 or 8, including a couple of L plates...they were obviously out for a ride round some of the (not quite rural country roads) twisty undulating two lane B roads....they weren't thrashing it but they were going at a decent pace....but what i noticed was that the rider at the back hung back a bit from the group which helped give much earlier warning to cars behind...especially round some of the blind bends where there were a couple of road works restrictions that forced said bikers to stop. Enjoyable day out for them, but as a group, riding defensively.

Most drivers don’t recognise defensive riding from bikes / cyclists and don’t think it’s a thing.

A van driver said to me last week “ you have no right being on the road on a bike “ I kid you not.
Unfortunately that’s the quality of driver we have now!

 

[clubchamp98]

HATE this!!!!
It’s like people have no self awareness.
Either that or they’re just thick as

It’s the latter imo.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

In what way?

I walk my daughter and her bestie every morning and I would worry about her walking on her own with the level of cars and how fast they are flying around - even the zebra crossing outside the school cars have just flown through it

 

[chellie]

I walk my daughter and her bestie every morning and I would worry about her walking on her own with the level of cars and how fast they are flying around - even the zebra crossing outside the school cars have just flown through it

So the state of driving. Been like that for a long time

 

[Neilds]

The ‘patriots’ who don’t even know which way to hang the Union Flag

 

[Fade and Die]

In what way?

Well take your pick…

Knife crime. The number of teenagers killed by knives has increased 240% over the last decade.

Rapes. The number of rapes recorded in 2002 was 12000. In 2024 it was more than 70,000.

Robbery. Robberies recorded in 2014 57000, in 2024 81000.

All depressing stuff. If you are oblivious to it I envy you.

 

[Neilds]

Well take your pick…

Knife crime. The number of teenagers killed by knives has increased 240% over the last decade.

Rapes. The number of rapes recorded in 2002 was 12000. In 2024 it was more than 70,000.

Robbery. Robberies recorded in 2014 57000, in 2024 81000.

All depressing stuff. If you are oblivious to it I envy you.

How many of these crimes involved young kids? And I mean 5-13 year olds.
Bit of scaremongering going on

 

[Fade and Die]

How many of these crimes involved young kids? And I mean 5-13 year olds.
Bit of scaremongering going on

Is it?

Knife Crime Statistics | The Ben Kinsella Trust

Explore knife crime statistics and essential articles with our comprehensive overview of knife crime in England and Wales.

benkinsella.org.uk

The horrifying impact of knife crime amongst children - Priestley College

Knife crime is at its highest point now more than it has been in the last 20 years. What can we do to help?

www.priestley.ac.uk

 

[clubchamp98]

Well take your pick…

Knife crime. The number of teenagers killed by knives has increased 240% over the last decade.

Rapes. The number of rapes recorded in 2002 was 12000. In 2024 it was more than 70,000.

Robbery. Robberies recorded in 2014 57000, in 2024 81000.

All depressing stuff. If you are oblivious to it I envy you.

They are the reported ones.
I’d wager it’s a lot more.

 

[Neilds]

Is it?

Knife Crime Statistics | The Ben Kinsella Trust

Explore knife crime statistics and essential articles with our comprehensive overview of knife crime in England and Wales.

benkinsella.org.uk

The horrifying impact of knife crime amongst children - Priestley College

Knife crime is at its highest point now more than it has been in the last 20 years. What can we do to help?

www.priestley.ac.uk

As I mentioned, most of those will be older children. One report mentioned youths which implies older teens and not primary and younger teens.

 

[Fade and Die]

As I mentioned, most of those will be older children. One report mentioned youths which implies older teens and not primary and younger teens.

Not sure why you are trying to play this down?

Have A look at this…

Beyond the Headlines update: a data-driven look at the rise in fatal stabbings | Youth Endowment Fund

The start of 2025 has seen fatal stabbings of young people making headlines across the country. Every child’s life lost is devastating to families and communities. While it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the scale of the problem, it’s crucial to remember that there are concrete actions we can...

youthendowmentfund.org.uk

If you can be arsed to read it I have clipped a graph from it that gives you the stats you was after. Kids aged 0-17.

 

[Neilds]

Not sure why you are trying to play this down?

Have A look at this…

Beyond the Headlines update: a data-driven look at the rise in fatal stabbings | Youth Endowment Fund

The start of 2025 has seen fatal stabbings of young people making headlines across the country. Every child’s life lost is devastating to families and communities. While it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the scale of the problem, it’s crucial to remember that there are concrete actions we can...

youthendowmentfund.org.uk

If you can be arsed to read it I have clipped a graph from it that gives you the stats you was after. Kids aged 0-17.

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I am not trying to down play knife crime but what I am trying to point out is most knife crime involving children is older teens and not young children who would be taken to school by their parents anyway as would be too young to make their own way.

 

[Mudball]

The ‘patriots’ who don’t even know which way to hang the Union Flag

One of our prime ministerial candidates posted a photo of her with in a pub with a pint and a St George’s.. not sure why FB algorithm suggested her

..but .. the comment section was hilarious ..

 

[Orikoru]

The ‘patriots’ who don’t even know which way to hang the Union Flag

Best one was the lads who accidentally painted a Denmark flag on a roundabout.

 

[IanM]

I love how the presence of our national flags is peeing people off.

 

[Orikoru]

I love how the presence of our national flags is peeing people off.

I find it mildly irritating that because of the people doing it, our flag is now seen as a symbol of racism. If I see a flag on someone's house and there's not a World Cup on, I immediately think 'racist'. It's not right, but that's what these groups have done.

 

[Hobbit]

I love how the presence of our national flags is peeing people off.

Can you imagine the uproar in clubhouses up and down the country if each hole had a Union flag?

 

[Voyager EMH]

I have no problem with our national flags

 

[Bazz]

I love how the presence of our national flags is peeing people off.

Love seeing it flown proudly, when it's painted on the front of a Chinese take away telling the owners to go home, not so much.

 

[Beezerk]

The performance by Sugarhill Gang at Lindisfarne festival this weekend, absolutely awful. Talk about an act trying to pass an hour just so they can play their one big hit at the end
I’ve never been so disappointed in a band I was really looking forward to.