Random little annoyances

[SouthEastern-465]

You chav



There never really was a high performance Omega as such, the bigger V6s were just fairly fast barges, really.



Good choice.



No such car. The nearest would be the old ST220.


Have fun trying to run one if you're ever actually able to insure any of them though

I'm sure they changed the Mondeo name it use to be STI but changed it to RS because STI stood for something else?

Omegas I love, my tutor at college is an ex traffic officer and said they were like **** off a shovel.

Vauxhall Vectra VXR there's nowt wrong with!

 

[90019]

I'm sure they changed the Mondeo name it use to be STI but changed it to RS because STI stood for something else?

STI is Subaru

Ford mostly use ST. In the past decade, the only RS has been the Focus.
The current Mondeo doesn't even have an ST in the lineup, the last was the Mk3 with the ST220.

Omegas I love, my tutor at college is an ex traffic officer and said they were like **** off a shovel.

They're fast, but they're still barges

Vauxhall Vectra VXR there's nowt wrong with!

I rest my case

 

[MidnightFlyer]

People who hijack threads to talk about cars

 

[Ivo]

Tres bon, mon ami!

My next one: Glottal stops. If you don't know what a glottal stop is, ask a Cockney (sorry SE465) to say the word "butter" and compare it to how I would say it. It is highly amusing that "glottal stop" can have a glottal stop!

 

[90019]

Long distance relationships :cry:

 

[Ivo]

Poor guy

Next annoyance: Things that remind me of things from the past that are usually best forgotten. Like a certain post above this one reminding me of a certain thread.

 

[SouthEastern-465]

STI is Subaru

Ford mostly use ST. In the past decade, the only RS has been the Focus.
The current Mondeo doesn't even have an ST in the lineup, the last was the Mk3 with the ST220.



They're fast, but they're still barges



I rest my case

Ah ok think your right, I'm getting confused with the Fords sport department now!

I also think that's the attraction of an omega it looks like a brick goes like the wind and is just practical all around.

Vauxhall Vectra VXR in met police bacon livery would be a treat although they've only used the SRI one if I remember correctly?

 

[90019]

Ah ok think your right, I'm getting confused with the Fords sport department now!

You are indeed

I also think that's the attraction of an omega it looks like a brick goes like the wind and is just practical all around.

Just so long as you're not wanting it for spirited driving on B roads

Vauxhall Vectra VXR in met police bacon livery would be a treat although they've only used the SRI one if I remember correctly?

I believe so.
I think the issue I have with the VXRs is that they generally tend to focus on overall power a bit much, rather than the whole driving experience. Then again, I'm not a Vauxhall person anyway, so it's a bit moot whether I'd like them or not.

 

[SouthEastern-465]

You are indeed



Just so long as you're not wanting it for spirited driving on B roads



I believe so.
I think the issue I have with the VXRs is that they generally tend to focus on overall power a bit much, rather than the whole driving experience. Then again, I'm not a Vauxhall person anyway, so it's a bit moot whether I'd like them or not.

Hahaha yeah I remember after a persuit on roadwars one of there Omegas got stuck down a ditch on a B road.

Anyway I'll leave the car talk for another time!

And Ivo no probs forgiven and forgotten as you warned me in advance!

 

[SS4]

My *censored* of an external hard drive which appears to work at random

 

[Nym]

People who think that anything over 235bhp though a front wheel drive chassis is a good idea..

 

[bb21]

One of the most annoying thing is an appointment made for a workman to call and the firm involved says they cannot give a time as it is an "all-day appointment between 0900 and 1700"......you wait in all day....no-one rings you....and the workman does not even arrive..

I've had (or am about to have) a worse one.

Our local council offers free collection of household waste, so I rang them up to book an appointment. Sure enough they gave me an appointment, between 7am and 6pm. What do they expect me to do during the mean time?

And they never seem to turn up until the last minute. I hope they'll turn up before lunch tomorrow as I have a doctor's appointment at 3 o'clock.

 

[Eagle]

Long distance relationships :cry:

I wouldn't say this is random or little, and annoyance is an understatement :cry:

Don't worry, we'll find a way round it, I promise

 

[Ivo]

Having to call your mother on her birthday. Urgh! :roll: Will be doing that in approximately 14 hours' time.

(jk)

Serious one: The vehicles used on the X5 coach between Oxford and Cambridge. Not sufficiently comfortable (too little legroom in particular) for a 200 minute journey!

Long distance relationships :cry:

I wouldn't say this is random or little, and annoyance is an understatement :cry:

Don't worry, we'll find a way round it, I promise

That's the spirit And if you nearly meet and it goes down the pan, it will make the next time that much more special.

Remind me to give myself some relationship advice

 

[chris89]

Long distance relationships :cry:

I wouldn't say this is random or little, and annoyance is an understatement :cry:

Don't worry, we'll find a way round it, I promise

I agree with that, but if you keep them going are great.
Just take a lot of work and a lot of trust but are good.

E.g. for me 2 and a half years and mine is up in your part 90019, But she isn't down till 12th of November but seeing her twice in December including for New Year

Chris

 

[Hydro]

Having to wake up at 0345. Anyone want to work on the railways? See this time? Get used to it.

 

[HST Power]

Waking up to find the Labour lead at 3. Not the best way to start the day!

 

[Nym]

Having to wake up at 0345. Anyone want to work on the railways? See this time? Get used to it.

Having just gotten used to getting up at 0245 (Want to work in the transport industry for £3/hr more than anyone else doing the same job) then not needing to be up until 6am, and taking it too far never getting up until 8... GRRR

 

[Eagle]

The fact that the Routeing guide spells "principal" wrong on every single map.

Also the weird-looking alternative spelling of "routing" that the document uses.

 

[Nym]

And without digging for the quote, Long Distance Relationships are a major annoyance, tried to make one work when I ended up living 1,800 miles away from him, not easy...

PS: Was together before moving apart...

 

[90019]

Don't worry, we'll find a way round it, I promise

Hopefully soon.

E.g. for me 2 and a half years and mine is up in your part 90019, But she isn't down till 12th of November but seeing her twice in December including for New Year

I have a friend near Liverpool who is with someone in America, so he has to go on holiday ever time he wants to see her

 

[chris89]

I have a friend near Liverpool who is with someone in America, so he has to go on holiday ever time he wants to see her

How people make ones that distance work i don't know :/ 300 odd miles is hard enough :/. But then im Happy so that is good, and as long as your friend is.

For me money well spent as not to much for a return from Wolverhampton to Edinburgh and rather quickly. One of my friends other half lives in Germany and goes over quite frequently.

Chris

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Finding that the TOC, knowing that you want a nice day out, have decided to put a Class 142 Pacer on your train to put you in a foul mood for the rest of the day.
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Finding out the next clue to solve on the "Station Codes" quiz begins with "X" or "Z".

 

[Madge Wildfire]

I have my tin hat on, and am going to hide under the stairs for many weeks after this post,

But one of the most annoying things to me is, folk who insist on making up a nickname for every bl00dy railway loco since the year dot.

I know exactly what a shed is, it is the wooden hut thing I have at the bottom of my garden, and I also know how to identify a rat. It is the evil animal that repeatedly tries to make a home under the shed.

I really dont want to know if someone has been bowled by a spoon, as long as they promise they will try and seek medical help.


And yet this childishness has plumbed such depths that someone has now tried to list them all on Wikipedia.

 

[Hydro]

I have my tin hat on, and am going to hide under the stairs for many weeks after this post,

But one of the most annoying things to me is, folk who insist on making up a nickname for every bl00dy railway loco since the year dot.

I know exactly what a shed is, it is the wooden hut thing I have at the bottom of my garden, and I also know how to identify a rat. It is the evil animal that repeatedly tries to make a home under the shed.

I really dont want to know if someone has been bowled by a spoon, as long as they promise they will try and seek medical help.


And yet this childishness has plumbed such depths that someone has now tried to list them all on Wikipedia.

I can empathise. Some nicknames do come from genuine in-service nicknames (q.v. "Skoda", "Crompton", "Oily draughty piece of shi.."), but to merely make up nicknames for the sake of it, because everything needs one does needle a bit.

Duff - a type of pudding
Spoon - what you eat a duff with

 

[MidnightFlyer]

When you email ScotRail with a basic question, and have to the clarify twice when they email you back with something you didn't ask for!

 

[HST Power]

When you email FCC to ask why your train is delayed every week, and they email you back in the middle of the summer complaining of adverse weather. And that's no exaggeration, I still have the emails!

 

[Ivo]

When you complain to any company knowing that an easily-advoidable problem on their part has caused you to run 45 minutes behind schedule - and all you get for it is an apology!

How can anyone justify giving a bus driver a route he has never driven before and nothing to help besides the worst list of directions (literally "turn right at third turn"; no landmarks, warnings or even street names!) in history? Bloody First S&A

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

When you email FCC to ask why your train is delayed every week, and they email you back in the middle of the summer complaining of adverse weather. And that's no exaggeration, I still have the emails!

I know exactly how you feel. I sent a query to ATW on a general matter (nothing to do with a refund) and received an acknowledgement stating a 10 working day response. After twenty-four working days, I rang them quoting their reference and was informed that the ten working day response had been extended to twenty-eight working days.

The reason given.... ATW had been inundated with complaints about their service and their staff were overwhelmed with these.

 

[Ivo]

I sent a query to ATW on a general matter (nothing to do with a refund) and received an acknowledgement stating a 10 working day response. After twenty-four working days, I rang them quoting their reference and was informed that the ten working day response had been extended to twenty-eight working days.

The reason given.... ATW had been inundated with complaints about their service and their staff were overwhelmed with these.

Nothing new there then