Things that give you the sh1ts

[Lightning McQueen]

Americanisms, what words/terms/sayings piss you off?

Here's mine:
Y'all.
The way they turn the word "vehicle" into 4 syllables.
The way they use "already": Will you shut up already!

[Pseudo]

Dear dickhead drivers, when there’s a sign stating 40km/h school zone between 8am-9:30am and 2pm-4pm, it means that your max speed in that zone is 40km/h during those times.

Just because I can read signs and you can’t, doesn’t entitle you to flash your lights and blast your horn.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

i had that yesterday arvo.
The drongo would have made a great conductor for the orchestra

I had a chick in the right hand lane (of 3) doing about 71 in an 80 zone, I was in the middle lane but needing to get into her lane for a right turn up ahead, I was sitting on about 81-82 but then thought I'd give it a little to get past her and into the right lane, she then sped up to which point I was thinking she just didn't want to let me in.
I got next to here and she started going boonta at me, I said no worries and she then indicated to get into the middle lane and then made her way across to the left hand lane for a left turn on to Montague Road off ot Pt Wakefield Road.

If only she had of indicated prior to me reaching her then she wouldn't have risen her blood pressure, better still drive in one of the left two lanes if you aren't overtaking. Shits me when someone is getting shitty about not being let in yet they don't have an indicator to let other drivers know, I have a couple of friends that do it.

Heading down South Road in peak hour in the right lane. Doing a mite over 60. Cars immediately to my left, and traffic in front of me. Old mate behind drives right up my arse and starts wildly gesticulating towards the left lane.

No, champ. Unless you've got a flashing siren and wailing klaxon, I'm not getting out of your way when I'm doing the stipulated limit, the road is chockers with traffic, and I want to stay in the right lane to turn off a little ways up ahead. Suffer in your jocks.

[RB]

I don't know why people find it so hard to use their indicators. The indicator stalk* literally could not be in a more convenient location. Where are these people's hands while they're driving? I don't understand how you can drive a motor vehicle in a manner that does not involve your hands being extremely close to the indicator.

[RB]

Americanisms, what words/terms/sayings piss you off?

Here's mine:
Y'all.
The way they turn the word "vehicle" into 4 syllables.
The way they use "already": Will you shut up already!

The way they say "I could care less" when they mean "I could not care less".

[Lightning McQueen]

I don't know why people find it so hard to use their indicators. The indicator stalk* literally could not be in a more convenient location. Where are these people's hands while they're driving? I don't understand how you can drive a motor vehicle in a manner that does not involve your hands being extremely close to the indicator.

Some people I'd rather not know.

[Pseudo]

Americanisms, what words/terms/sayings piss you off?

Here's mine:
Y'all.
The way they turn the word "vehicle" into 4 syllables.
The way they use "already": Will you shut up already!

The way they say "I could care less" when they mean "I could not care less".

The way they say "president" when they mean "raving loony nutbag".

(thankyou Alexei Sayle)

[dedja]

Americanisms, what words/terms/sayings piss you off?

Here's mine:
Y'all.
The way they turn the word "vehicle" into 4 syllables.
The way they use "already": Will you shut up already!

The way they say "I could care less" when they mean "I could not care less".

get-go

Nator for alternator

Folks

And FFS, it’s al-u-min-I-um

[dedja]

I don't know why people find it so hard to use their indicators. The indicator stalk* literally could not be in a more convenient location. Where are these people's hands while they're driving? I don't understand how you can drive a motor vehicle in a manner that does not involve your hands being extremely close to the indicator.

Best method is to start the turn, then indicate, much more better-er.

[dedja]

Thanks to the Orange imbecile, fuel is now 90c dearer than when I last filled the car.

Only $50 more to fill the tank.

[Dutchy]

Filled up this morning, first time Ive ever seen it over $100, thankfully its a work car - my colleague who knocked back the offer last year is not regretting it

[Brodlach]

I’d never paid over $2 before, it was a tough fill on Tuesday

[amber_fluid]

Filled up with Diesel last night
WTF

[dedja]

ACCC to investigate to price gouging. Nice gesture to make some feel warm and fuzzy, but I doubt waving a wet lettuce will change behaviour.

Of course there’s price gouging, servos aren’t pricing to reflect what they paid fuel for, they’re dynamically gouging based on the volatility of the price of a barrel of oil, and perhaps reflecting low supplies because the same idiots who hoarded dunny paper are now doing the same with fuel.

[Lightning McQueen]

ACCC to investigate to price gouging. Nice gesture to make some feel warm and fuzzy, but I doubt waving a wet lettuce will change behaviour.

Of course there’s price gouging, servos aren’t pricing to reflect what they paid fuel for, they’re dynamically gouging based on the volatility of the price of a barrel of oil, and perhaps reflecting low supplies because the same idiots who hoarded dunny paper are now doing the same with fuel.

Always hear this line but they simply don't by the looks of it.

The bowser prices vs barrel prices aren't aligned and the variance from station to station magnifies this.

Joint near my work was $1.46 every day of the week for months, other places within 15kms reached up to $1.89 leading into weekends then dropeed back down to high $1.50's