New - The things that really annoy you

[Alan]

You can tell your missus that it’s proof you’re the sweet one in the relationship.

 

[leedswolf]

Generally true, although there are some species of non-venomous that have learned to flatten their heads to appear triangular. Self-defense by way of intimidation innit.

Similarly non-venemous snakes use bright colouring to imitate their venemous cousins.

 

[Alan]

Nature is rad

 

[sycophantia]

I’ll keep the SE’s brand of vermin… At least the deadly ones are small.

The thought of living somewhere with “loads” of Huntsman spiders makes my skin crawl off my body and into the other room.

Kent scumbags?

 

[Wolftone]

Kent scumbags?

I fink e means sarf end

 

[Loki]

Missus got bit last month. Hand swelled up and a rash that started to spread. Went to the pharmacy for advice. They advised her to pop net door to the Doctor, about 6.i5 pm. No Doctor there, supposed to be there till half past. Back to pharmacy next door. Sent her to A&E. 4 hours later we came away knowing it was a bloody hoss fly.

 

[DogWeasel]

Hummer owners.

If you don't see me, you will definitely hear me when i bass shake your windows as i pass by at 2am.

Pricks.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Hummer owners.

If you don't see me, you will definitely hear me when i bass shake your windows as i pass by at 2am.

Pricks.

The sound from cars is quite a hot topic at the moment. I’m a bit torn as I love the sound of an engine but the noise levels are getting out of hand and it’s not on inflicting that sort of racket on everyone else.

Looks like we’re on the way to doing something about it though with the legal decibel limit coming down again in 2026 and the trial of sound cameras in several areas of the U.K. from last year, on top of the ones already running successfully in Kensington and Chelsea.

New cars must have ‘soft limiters’ which restrict the revs when stationary already and there are all kinds of other legislative controls in the pipeline which will make things better or worse depending on your point of view. I think the biggest problem is that the offence only gives a non-endorsable fine of £50 which won’t put many off but I guess that will change in time too.

Used to be excessive noise came from kids on two-stroke mopeds and teenagers with chlamydia driving Vauxhall Novas with shitty exhausts from Halfords, but seems like it’s now coming from high end motors and people of an age that should know better.

Will always be a petrol head I think but agree, making a racket that affects everyone else isn’t on.

 

[Johnny75]

The sound from cars is quite a hot topic at the moment. I’m a bit torn as I love the sound of an engine but the noise levels are getting out of hand and it’s not on inflicting that sort of racket on everyone else.

Looks like we’re on the way to doing something about it though with the legal decibel limit coming down again in 2026 and the trial of sound cameras in several areas of the U.K. from last year, on top of the ones already running successfully in Kensington and Chelsea.

New cars must have ‘soft limiters’ which restrict the revs when stationary already and there are all kinds of other legislative controls in the pipeline which will make things better or worse depending on your point of view. I think the biggest problem is that the offence only gives a non-endorsable fine of £50 which won’t put many off but I guess that will change in time too.

Used to be excessive noise came from kids on two-stroke mopeds and teenagers with chlamydia driving Vauxhall Novas with shitty exhausts from Halfords, but seems like it’s now coming from high end motors and people of an age that should know better.

Will always be a petrol head I think but agree, making a racket that affects everyone else isn’t on.

Isn't there a car thread to bore yourselves to death with this stuff?

 

[EpsomWolf]

Thought DogWeasel’s post was very valid in here, bits of the reply maybe less so.

 

[pagey]

The fucking cost of school uniforms, just took daughter to get stuff for grandson whose starting secondary school, no change out of 250 quid.

 

[sycophantia]

The sound from cars is quite a hot topic at the moment. I’m a bit torn as I love the sound of an engine but the noise levels are getting out of hand and it’s not on inflicting that sort of racket on everyone else.

Looks like we’re on the way to doing something about it though with the legal decibel limit coming down again in 2026 and the trial of sound cameras in several areas of the U.K. from last year, on top of the ones already running successfully in Kensington and Chelsea.

New cars must have ‘soft limiters’ which restrict the revs when stationary already and there are all kinds of other legislative controls in the pipeline which will make things better or worse depending on your point of view. I think the biggest problem is that the offence only gives a non-endorsable fine of £50 which won’t put many off but I guess that will change in time too.

Used to be excessive noise came from kids on two-stroke mopeds and teenagers with chlamydia driving Vauxhall Novas with shitty exhausts from Halfords, but seems like it’s now coming from high end motors and people of an age that should know better.

Will always be a petrol head I think but agree, making a racket that affects everyone else isn’t on.

The trouble with that is the sound level limit is already very low, it will just make life harder for those of us that stick to them, the noisy numpties will still ignore the limits, just enforce the laws we already have.

 

[Alan]

Construction companies not giving neighborhood notice when they blow up a fucking building.

Like, three blocks down from me. Gave me a fucking heart attack and a half. Christ. At least a worker was out by my building and could let us know what was going on but holy shit.

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

There was a huge bang (explosion style) at midnight last night, rattled my windows
First thought FIRE!
As i have the last remaining grren trees to the right of my house i went into fire mode.
Phoned a friend, did you hear that?
Yes
What the fuck was it?
No idea.
Thus began the half hourly walk around the house on firewatch, went to sleep 7am this morning and slept til 1pm, much to the chagrin of my cats.
Now 10pm, having a cypro, everybody anf his dog heard it, still no one has a scooby what it was.
I'm too old for all this shit!

 

[BillyDee]

There was a huge bang (explosion style) at midnight last night, rattled my windows
First thought FIRE!
As i have the last remaining grren trees to the right of my house i went into fire mode.
Phoned a friend, did you hear that?
Yes
What the fuck was it?
No idea.
Thus began the half hourly walk around the house on firewatch, went to sleep 7am this morning and slept til 1pm, much to the chagrin of my cats.
Now 10pm, having a cypro, everybody anf his dog heard it, still no one has a scooby what it was.
I'm too old for all this shit!

It's fine, that was just the building being demolished next to Alan.
Shit was LOUD.

 

[Alan]

The boom heard round the world.

Honestly, the sound was bad enough, but it was feeling the reverberations in my own building that really sent me into a bit of a panic.

 

[sycophantia]

The boom heard round the world.

Honestly, the sound was bad enough, but it was feeling the reverberations in my own building that really sent me into a bit of a panic.

They should have let you know really, watching shit blow up is fun, not in a terrorist or accident style obvs.

 

[UKYankieWWFC]

The boom heard round the world.

Honestly, the sound was bad enough, but it was feeling the reverberations in my own building that really sent me into a bit of a panic.

They should have let you know really, watching shit blow up is fun, not in a terrorist or accident style obvs.

The company I work for is currently breaking ground on a new building for eztra business we have just secured with Lucid Motors
Lots of demolition and lots of explosives
We had to give a war vet a heads up everyday at 10am that they were pushing the button as he suffers from PDSD
The new site is about half a mile away and you could feel it in the offices were I work

 

[Dublin Drummer Wolf]

Construction companies not giving neighborhood notice when they blow up a fucking building.

Like, three blocks down from me. Gave me a fucking heart attack and a half. Christ. At least a worker was out by my building and could let us know what was going on but holy shit.

Thunder storms over Dublin this evening sounded like buildings being blown up.
Never heard thunder as loud. Sky went very dark, torrential rain began to fall and we had fork lightning in the sky.
After a few mins I was upstairs looking out the back with the windows open and lightning struck right over our house. 5secs later it was like 3 bombs went off, the house shook, I thought it was going to break windows. My ears were ringing.

 

[Alan]

Thunder storms over Dublin this evening sounded like buildings being blown up.
Never heard thunder as loud. Sky went very dark, torrential rain began to fall and we had fork lightning in the sky.
After a few mins I was upstairs looking out the back with the windows open and lightning struck right over our house. 5secs later it was like 3 bombs went off, the house shook, I thought it was going to break windows. My ears were ringing.

Y'all don't get thunderstorms very often, do you? Genuinely don't know but always imagine the British Isles getting more drizzle than anything.