Most dangerous place on earth!

[Richard48]

I'm one of those sad people who don't celebrate Chriistmas. I had 5 years on the trot that I was away in the MN, and lost the habit - also some family events in the Festive season finally killed any sense of enjoyment. At work, I was looked upon rather oddly, as I didn't take any extra days holiday at Xmas - in fact one year I got more holiday - I was going to be the only one in the building & it was a regulation that you couldn't work alone - so I was sent home.
Pet peeves? The advancing of Xmas advertising - I think it should be a capital offence to play carols & decorate before December 1st!
The mad rush is totally incomprehensible - it's not like you don't have any warning, unless you are blind & deaf.
Yes, it's for children - as for myself? Christmas? Bah! humbug!
Dave

Spot on Dave.

[Richard48]

YES its the same here people seem to go madder now than they did 20yrs ago an tryin to get out of our drive way onto the main rd is like playin russian rulete as it a 50 mph speed limit but they still come down this straight bit of rd at about 80 mph plus an ive had people give rude signs at us when i try to pull out on the rd is it to much to ask them idiots to just brake a little so i can get up speed but there are some nice norfolk people around here as a lady has put on my neibours site sayin anybody feel lonley at xmas contact her an she has invited them over hers an her hubbyies for xmas dinner so some nice people are around
chrisb

Yes Chris.Forget the idiots and cling to the notion that there are a few nice kindhearted folk out there.Ive always been brought up to be well mannered and try to be a gentleman but some think its a sign of weakness to be nice.I wont change and try and help.Ive done many years of voluntary work for Age uk and Age concern.I could break many hearts here with stories of coming into contact so many lonely people often on own.The best gift we can give is TIME and doesnt cost much.
All the best dear boy and Jen.
Rich.

[Richard48]

Have you ever thought that perhaps you are a sort of looney magnet Mike. You seem to see things that most of us just, well, don’t, I do recall seeing a guy parking in the middle of the road to go into a shop in Tuscany mind. Oh, and the guy in Indonesia transporting eight foot lengths of sugar cane sideways on his moped was pretty funny…..:smiling:

Haha good one Tim!!!!!

[The Smythe Meister]

Have you ever noticed that when it comes to parking, a certain breed if driver gets tarnished... can't think why?!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1214084[/ATTACH]

Classic!! That's brilliant Lee!! :thumb2:

[Lee W]

Classic!! That's brilliant Lee!! :thumb2:

[Waspie]

You know what they say " If you're buying a secondhand Beemer, don't bother checking the indicators - they've never been used!"
Dave

Ahhhh, but they made have fused into place rendering them unusable!!! :rolling::smiling5:

[Gern]

Nice to see some folks coming around to my way of thinking! My Xmas takes me nearly 10 minutes to sort out - allowing for the two minutes it takes my old 'puter to load up. Send money to my two daughters - which also covers birthdays - and job done so I can go back to doing something useful like catching up on my sleep!

Any other time spent on Xmas is wasted.

As for the lunatic drivers around, you get those all year. I just slow down and let them get on with it.

[Ian M]

Parking In Denmark, although much room for improvement, is pretty good. The reason?
Put one wheel in the next bay, you will, if the parking patrol comes by, get TWO parking fines. Some Karl smart in an almost empty car park parked his BMW (never been) off roader on the cross of four bays. He was gone just long enough that he got FOUR parking tickets. LOL. He protested loudly to the P-warden, who just looked at him and said, Well hope you learn something from this, and walked away... I was flat on the floor laughing.

[boatman]

Yes Chris.Forget the idiots and cling to the notion that there are a few nice kindhearted folk out there.Ive always been brought up to be well mannered and try to be a gentleman but some think its a sign of weakness to be nice.I wont change and try and help.Ive done many years of voluntary work for Age uk and Age concern.I could break many hearts here with stories of coming into contact so many lonely people often on own.The best gift we can give is TIME and doesnt cost much.
All the best dear boy and Jen.
Rich.

YES Richard Thanks jen an i are like you we like to be polite an help people if we can
jen an chris

[colin m]

Of course the lady who came out without looking was innocent and told the other lady driver to do naughty things with herself!!

Amazing isn't it. She does wrong, but is 'entitled' to still have ago at the person who was in the 'right'. I do believe civilisation can advance no further.

[boatman]

Amazing isn't it. She does wrong, but is 'entitled' to still have ago at the person who was in the 'right'. I do believe civilisation can advance no further.

YES very true Colin as ive been the butt of severall idiots who have cut me up while drivein an i dont enjoy drivein anymore but need to as live out in the sticks
chrisb

[Waspie]

Amazing isn't it. She does wrong, but is 'entitled' to still have ago at the person who was in the 'right'. I do believe civilisation can advance no further.

Yup, spot on.

[Guest]

Have you ever noticed that when it comes to parking, a certain breed if driver gets tarnished... can't think why?!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1214084[/ATTACH]

Yes we used to call AUDI drivers by their full name Adolescent Undeveloped D'head Inside.... And yes I owned one and got rid of it as fast as I could.

[Guest]

I think I should also be offended!!!! I just realised my Mini is a BMW by another name!!!
Caveat.
I know where the indicators are and I'm not frightened to use them!!!

Yes had a 52 plate Mini, and what fun, diving into the parking spaces while those with SUV's were struggling, shunting back and forth, sadly the gearbox blew up so now here I am with my Volvo xc90 SUV and to those that comment in the car park - yes mate I do have trouble sometimes parking it, and no I do not need glasses, you try putting this substitue for the male organ in the hole and no I do not need hair around it....

[boatman]

Yes we used to call AUDI drivers by their full name Adolescent Undeveloped D'head Inside.... And yes I owned one and got rid of it as fast as I could.

WELL Mike why did you get rid of it then ?
chrisb