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Watching the golf on Sky now i've just remembered another thing that annoys me.

Showing golf shots out of turn!

How hard can it be to show the shots in the order they were played.
 
People who find it impossible to debate something as they see their opinion is the correct one and will not see things from another perspective. That is why good discussions turn into arguments and people start to take things personally.

I also hate people that do not agree with me as they must be wrong...............:p
 
A few additions to my previous list

Rugby Union (one of the worst games in the world to watch, no idea who's got the ball half the time)
American sports (NFL, Rounders, Basketball etc)
Dressage (AAAAGGHHH)
People still going on about the Olympics (Unless you live in London it might as well have been in Beijing again)
London
Golf in the olympics
Strictly, Dancing on Ice and I'm a Celeb and all shows like them
People who ring up and vote on the above shows
Rotherham
Barnsley
Leeds fans who think they are still a big club
Arsene Wenger (needs to visit an optician as he never sees anything his players do wrong)
Supanet (my broadband provider - avoid them like the plague)
Thatcher
All other Tories but not to the same extent as Thatcher
Religous extremists of any denomination
Miranda Hart (falling over is funny a couple of times but have you heard of overdoing it?)
On a golf theme, chippers
Bandits
Rock hard balls you get bought for Christmas
 
People who see wet paint signs then touch touch the paint to see if it's wet
People who do not repair their own pitch marks
Walkers bags of crisps with 25% extra, the freaking bag is 25% bigger but the contents are not.
0% fat anything, Yes it may be 0% fat but it's full of sugar, so what's the point?
Potholes
MSG (That's the food enhancer, not the 80's rock band, they're actually not that bad)
Bacon that's full of water, so when you fry it that white gunk comes out
Rap music, did you know that RAP is spelt with a silent C before the R
 
FairwayDodger said:
Controversial subject so, if only to slow you down before the next list, what's it to you if someone prefers not to wear a helmet?
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If they were to have an accident & become, for instance, brain damaged, what sort of an impact do you think that would have on their friends and family, just for the sake of vanity.
I find it very selfish and unnecesarily stupid. Where's the harm in wearing a helmet?

Slime.
 
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Slime said:
If they were to have an accident & become, for instance, brain damaged, what sort of an impact do you think that would have on their friends and family, just for the sake of vanity.
I find it very selfish and unnecesarily stupid. Where's the harm in wearing a helmet?

Slime.
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Well, drivers tend to give even less room to cyclists wearing helmets than those who aren't and since you're unlikely to fall off on the road unless someone hits you it's arguable that you're safer not wearing one.

Personally, I usually wear one but I'm under no illusions about the limited help it will give me in a typical car v bike accident so I completely respect anyone who chooses not to.
 
A certain lovely lady who last night used my 17 yr Glengoyne to make herself a whisky and coke. We'll see how she likes it when I use her GHD's to straighten my man-thatch.
 
FairwayDodger said:
Well, drivers tend to give even less room to cyclists wearing helmets than those who aren't and since you're unlikely to fall off on the road unless someone hits you it's arguable that you're safer not wearing one.

Personally, I usually wear one but I'm under no illusions about the limited help it will give me in a typical car v bike accident so I completely respect anyone who chooses not to.
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I was thinking more along the lines of pot-hole -v- bike accident, dog running into the road -v- bike accident or the cyclist simply causing his own accident by losing concentration, caught by a gust of wind, alarmed by the sudden close proximity of a speeding car/bus/lorry or clipping a curb for instance.............it does happen.

Slime.

P.S. I totally respect your views, I just choose to disagree.










(Because I'm right). :whistle:
 
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Slime said:
I was thinking more along the lines of pot-hole -v- bike accident, dog running into the road -v- bike accident or the cyclist simply causing his own accident by losing concentration, caught by a gust of wind, alarmed by the sudden close proximity of a speeding car/bus/lorry or clipping a curb for instance.............it does happen.

Slime.

P.S. I totally respect your views, I just choose to disagree.










(Because I'm right). :whistle:
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Ha ha.

Yeah jut asking 'cos it's a very controversial topic on a cycle forum I used to frequent so I know it divides opinion.

.....and you're wrong. ;)
 
FairwayDodger said:
Well, drivers tend to give even less room to cyclists wearing helmets than those who aren't and since you're unlikely to fall off on the road unless someone hits you it's arguable that you're safer not wearing one.

Personally, I usually wear one but I'm under no illusions about the limited help it will give me in a typical car v bike accident so I completely respect anyone who chooses not to.
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Speaking as a lapsed motorcyclist I would point out that this was the argument put forward in the early 70's by those opposed to the compulsory wearing of crash helmets by motor bikers.

It was twaddle then and remains twaddle now!

Both cyclists and their powered brethren are remarkably vulnerable and to believe that motorists will somehow subliminally take greater care if a cyclist isn't wearing a helmet is naive at best, dangerously stupid at worst.

The number of times I was told by motorists "Sorry mate, didn't see you." makes me rather sceptical that they might have seen me had I not been wearing a helmet.
 
MetalMickie said:
Speaking as a lapsed motorcyclist I would point out that this was the argument put forward in the early 70's by those opposed to the compulsory wearing of crash helmets by motor bikers.

It was twaddle then and remains twaddle now!

Both cyclists and their powered brethren are remarkably vulnerable and to believe that motorists will somehow subliminally take greater care if a cyclist isn't wearing a helmet is naive at best, dangerously stupid at worst.

The number of times I was told by motorists "Sorry mate, didn't see you." makes me rather sceptical that they might have seen me had I not been wearing a helmet.
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Can't quote the research unfortunately but it's definitely been proven that motorists tend to give unhelmeted cyclists more room. Of course that doesn't mean it applies to all motorists.

I'm also a motorcyclist and the difference in speeds involved mean its not the same thing at all.
 
This is a subject close to home as I have several close friends alive today because of the clothing they wear and their helmet when riding so I think rules should be tighter. I'll add that these friends are bloody stupid and were in accidents as a result of their actions, some of which are included below:

My biggest gripes are bikers who think its their right to hurtle past you at 3 figures then moan about you not leaving enough room for them to ride the central white lines when their is traffic. Screw them, they should get in lane like the rest of us.

And cyclists, I hate those that ignore road signals and skip red lights, and those who switch between road and path to suit. Get on the road and ruddy stay there. Also stop leaning on my car when you do decide to stop at lights before I charge you for a wash and wax

I appreciate idiots are in the minority and there are just as many car driving idiots but if bikers and cyclists want road respect, they can earn it.
 
FairwayDodger said:
Can't quote the research unfortunately but it's definitely been proven that motorists tend to give unhelmeted cyclists more room. Of course that doesn't mean it applies to all motorists.

I'm also a motorcyclist and the difference in speeds involved mean its not the same thing at all.
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Speed is largely irrelevant, many motorists failed to see me even in slow moving traffic.Your quoted research would imply that motorists somehow see cyclists but then dismiss them if they are helmeted.

Sorry but I am unconvinced that the human brain would be that selective in such a short space of time, even allowing for the cyclists (sometimes) slower speed.
 
MetalMickie said:
Speed is largely irrelevant, many motorists failed to see me even in slow moving traffic.Your quoted research would imply that motorists somehow see cyclists but then dismiss them if they are helmeted.

Sorry but I am unconvinced that the human brain would be that selective in such a short space of time, even allowing for the cyclists (sometimes) slower speed.
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I think we're slightly at cross purposes re speed. The conclusion of that research was along the lines that drivers subconsciously think they are less likely to seriously injure a helmeted cyclist so don't use the same degree of caution as when the cyclist is not wearing a helmet.

You're right that many drivers don't take sufficient observation and often fail to see those on two wheels. My attitude when on two wheels is that drivers are only there to kill me so I ride defensively.

Anyway, I've hijacked his thread enough so will shut up now. And I'm not rising to the bait to make this a cyclist v drivers fight, Kev off the tee! :D
 
kev_off_the_tee said:
This is a subject close to home as I have several close friends alive today because of the clothing they wear and their helmet when riding so I think rules should be tighter. I'll add that these friends are bloody stupid and were in accidents as a result of their actions, some of which are included below:

My biggest gripes are bikers who think its their right to hurtle past you at 3 figures then moan about you not leaving enough room for them to ride the central white lines when their is traffic. Screw them, they should get in lane like the rest of us.

And cyclists, I hate those that ignore road signals and skip red lights, and those who switch between road and path to suit. Get on the road and ruddy stay there. Also stop leaning on my car when you do decide to stop at lights before I charge you for a wash and wax

I appreciate idiots are in the minority and there are just as many car driving idiots but if bikers and cyclists want road respect, they can earn it.
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Would appear that you are a trifle jealous of the motorcyclist's ability to get ahead of traffic queues whilst you, like the rest of us, are stuck in your tin-box. Hope you don't take that level of aggression with you on to the roads.
 
MetalMickie said:
Would appear that you are a trifle jealous of the motorcyclist's ability to get ahead of traffic queues whilst you, like the rest of us, are stuck in your tin-box. Hope you don't take that level of aggression with you on to the roads.
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Not at all mickie, and given what happened to my friends I don't go out of my way to make life hard for bikers or cyclists, its just they claim/moan on the news to be the ones getting the sharp end of the stick when they are not all road angels

And why would I be jealous when I am warm and dry and listen to my music in my car and can get around 365 days of the year in my chosen mode of transport with my family, no matter what the weather.
 
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Stop debating what you don't like and just keep posting - makes me realise how much we all have in common although the occasional one I think "really, how odd, why"...
 
Guys with ultra-hair-gelled barnets
Lip salve which you twist and nothing happens
Child proof container tops (I must be a child...or fool)
Those annoying bits of skin at the side of a fingernail - finally get hold of the blighter and it bleeds
Windcsreen wipers that don't wipe
Mucky car
 
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