Irrational things that annoy you (and non irrational things too come to think of it)

[Fayshun]

Originally Posted by Jingo

What are the powers of a constable?

CONSTABLE POWWWERRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

Basically, I can grab hold of people and make them do what we want. (Fingerprints, photographs, DNA samples etc.)

And hit them, if I need to. Justifying and precluding all other options of course.

Batons and pepper spray aren't options as we haven't got them. Sadly.

[Jingo]

I thought it would be better to pepper-spray someone than hit them ?

Maybe not Due to your old avatar I always imagine your job as if Onslow were to star guest on Porridge!

[Fayshun]

Originally Posted by Jingo

I thought it would be better to pepper-spray someone than hit them ?

It is, but we've not been trained/issued with it yet. I hear on the grapevine, we will be getting it in the future.

Originally Posted by Jingo

Maybe not Due to your old avatar I always imagine your job as if Onslow were to star guest on Porridge!

It's *just* like that

[Wryel]

Phone rings, annoying ringtone that is too loud. Person doesn't answer, just stares at the phone for ages. ****!!!!

[Treefrog]

Originally Posted by Knipples

Motorcyclists who cant understand why I might get a bit irate when I have sat in a queue of traffic for 20 minutes, and then they come weaving through and expect to pull in front of me at the traffic lights.

I can understand you getting angry at that but ...
From the other side: if I can safely get past a row of stationary traffic, then why sit behind them? Especially if I can accelerate away from the lights quickly enough so that at no time does my vehicle impede their progress - I've decreased my journey time and inconvenienced no-one.
Sure, it's going to be galling for anyone who has no choice but to sit in a queue of traffic to see the ease with which a m/cycle can overcome this problem. But to sit there along with all the rest of the traffic only delays the people behind the bike and benefits no-one.

[Knipples]

Guess we will have to agree to disagree, you are only speeding up your journey and no one elses, one bike takes up the same room as a car, and surely you can see how frustrating it must be for a car who has to wait in a queue only for someone on two wheels to come weaving through basically just because they can fit, and a car can't. If I have to wait, why cant you?

[divine]

He might only be speeding up his journey but he isn't slowing yours down or having any other kind of negative effect (bar inducing envious rage it seems) so I fail to see a problem

[Knipples]

I just find it inconsiderate I guess. Like I said, motorbikes are only doing it because they can, and are just thinking of themselves and how quickly they can get to where they are going.

(and this is a thread about irrational things after all)

[Tak]

Originally Posted by Knipples

I just find it inconsiderate I guess.

No more inconsiderate than someone on a pushbike going past a queue of traffic Simple solution - learn to ride a motorbike

[Knipples]

Originally Posted by Takhisis

No more inconsiderate than someone on a pushbike going past a queue of traffic Simple solution - learn to ride a motorbike

I agree, i'd be just as irate about a pushbike, just motorbikes were on the end of my ranting having had it happen to me that day.