WAMT....what annoyed me today!

Box Brownie said:
Yes, it was a while ago been driving 45 years! I learned in a Hillman Hunter and took the test in a Morris 1100.......those were days.
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You've got two years on me ;)

Box Brownie said:
I learned in a Hillman Hunter and took the test in a Morris 1100.......those were days.
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MkI escort and 1st car was an A35 van.
Box Brownie said:
...could correctly use cadence braking
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I needed to pump the damned things to get them to work ( in the van) :D
 
If I'm the back vehicle in a stationary queue, I'll stay on the footbrake but as soon as something stops behind me, it's handbrake. The only time I ride the footbrake is when I'm in a loaner with the Jaguar stop/start system turned on - it only stop/starts when you're holding it on the footbrake and restarts if you come off the brake and stay on the handbrake.

WAMT was discovering that the builder's coming on Tuesday to do some stuff in the back garden, meaning that I need to clear a wheelbarrowable route through the garage. MIGHT have time on Saturday if the weather's good...
 
Today an advisor at the job centre said to me that I should reformat my CV, even though it's been reformatted many times.....I tell ya, they are complete a*seholes who don't know what they're doing most of the time. Every person who has commented on my CV, has told me to change my CV....no one knows how to write them. Everyone has their own f**king way of writing a CV.
 
Box Brownie said:
I wonder how many drivers back then or now as needed could correctly use cadence braking and as for hand signals. My brother bought a rusty old Morris minor 1000 and the trafficators needed a bash on the B pillar to make them pop up :LOL:
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That brings back memories , a few years a go I was doing MOT runs fir my garage, took one car up and was asked to bring their spare back which was at the garage,
only vehicle up there ready to go was an old Morris 100 with split screen, 0 to 30 eventually, brakee 100 yards before you needed to stop and double declutch to change gear !!!
Fun days indeed:LOL:
 
Box Brownie said:
Sorry should having multi quoted. Fair comment but taken as well in my other reply above is all about observation and correct protocols.

Sitting with the foot brake only applied is not proper control of this vehicle. Unless there is something new is most cars that I haven't noticed. Fwiw I drive a modern 64 plate.
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Depends on how long you are going to be at a stand still. If someone comes up behind you not really paying attention, you have no brake lights on to show you have stopped. Yet the driver in the car in front of you with their foot on the brake, is likely to warn that other driver that traffic has indeed stopped and may well prevent you from being hit from the rear. Plus I find it best not to stare at cars brake lights, fog lights, or headlights, it's surprising how well you can see if you don't.
 
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nilagin said:
Depends on how long you are going to be at a stand still. If someone comes up behind you not really paying attention, you have no brake lights on to show you have stopped. Yet the driver in the car in front of you with their foot on the brake, is likely to warn that other driver that traffic has indeed stopped and may well prevent you from being hit from the rear. Plus I find it best not to stare at cars brake lights, fog lights, or headlights, it's surprising how well you can see if you don't.
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In general I am refering to stop, start traffic where for example it is obvious you are going to be waiting for longer than say 15 seconds i.e. at traffic lights, railway crossings, irregular moving motorway traffic...........in all these instances there can be dozens of cars up ahead with visible brake lights on. There is a modernised junction approach near me that has a hump backed bridge on approach and they have added a set of lights on the bridge that work at certain (peak?) times with the main junction lights but when they are not working it of course pays to approach with caution and I and other drivers will stop on the high point and where I can see that the next car behind me is coming more rapidly I will hold my brake lights on until they stop behind me ~ to me such observational use of the lights once stopped is good practice but equally so to lift your foot off once the scene is safe!

As for not looking at lights, I agree and that takes me onto one aspect that I do fully avert my eyes..........if there is a restricted flow at night where a courteous contraflow is happening if I have stopped I will never flash my main beams (I may use my low level 'fogs' in a brief flash but as they are low the eye impact is equally low) but the approaching cars all too often will give a 1 second flash which is such a pain. Now if a car you may not get 'blinded' too often but a 4x4 sized car or vans where the headlights are at my eye level is bad news. In such cases I avert my eyes to avoid damaging my night vision. The situation is exacerbated by the drivers instead of waiting to flash as their bonnet is level with yours do so from approx 2 car lengths away :(

Comes back to, are they really being considerate by thinking flashing full beams into the face of the stationery driver is a true thank you or not really "thinking" about it at all. Quite apart from the sue of the headlamp flash for this purpose is against the Highway Code

Oh, and as for rear foglights in the rain :(

There used to be a time when the front 'fogs' and the rear fogs were on separate switches now that they are on the same combined switch I fear all too many drivers when they turn on the front ones turn on the rears inadvertently! Again, not thinking about what they are doing or the consequences?
 
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Box Brownie said:
Setting aside the poor lane discipline, lack of consideration etc of all too many drivers the thing annoyed me yet again was driivg in heavy traffic in London yesterday evening.

Since the advent of higher intensity brake lights plus the 'high' level one, all of which are an aid to road safety, I have seen a growing number of drivers who sit in traffic with their foot on the brake pedal effectively blinding the drivers behind. OK blinding is too strong a word but night vision is impacted and the lights are as noted very bright and were never intended for constant/long duration illumination.

When I was taught to drive I was told the handbrake should be used at every time the car was stationery. Plus that sitting in traffic just using the foot pedal left you at risk that if shunted from behind there was a risk that the impact could jolt your foot off the brake and then you would be pushed forward into this car ahead.

So why don't drivers control their vehicles correctly and use the handbrake when required as stipulated in the Highway Code! And for the record I have seen the same with police cars but of note none doing so were the traffic patrol cars.......levels & classes of driver methinks. I was tested years ago, when I did the IAM and RoSPA advanced courses, by Class One police drivers.
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Two of my vehicles have automatic hand brakes and both keep the brake lights on. What would you like me to do about that?

Perhaps a little appreciation about modern vehicles wouldn't go amiss before assuming the drivers are all not as good as you.
 
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Dael_Pix said:
Today an advisor at the job centre said to me that I should reformat my CV, even though it's been reformatted many times.....I tell ya, they are complete a*seholes who don't know what they're doing most of the time. Every person who has commented on my CV, has told me to change my CV....no one knows how to write them. Everyone has their own f**king way of writing a CV.
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I change my cv and adapt it for every single role. Remember you are selling yourself, you want to remove any excuse possible. You need to stand out positively through hundreds of others, whilst being sifted by someone who wouldn't have got a clue about the job, and wouldn't recognise your experience. Therefore you should make it really easy for them to pick you out.

When you start getting picked for interviews you have a point, however if you aren't getting the interviews you better start listening and improve your marketing.
 
Box Brownie said:
In general I am refering to stop, start traffic where for example it is obvious you are going to be waiting for longer than say 15 seconds i.e. at traffic lights, railway crossings, irregular moving motorway traffic...........in all these instances there can be dozens of cars up ahead with visible brake lights on. There is a modernised junction approach near me that has a hump backed bridge on approach and they have added a set of lights on the bridge that work at certain (peak?) times with the main junction lights but when they are not working it of course pays to approach with caution and I and other drivers will stop on the high point and where I can see that the next car behind me is coming more rapidly I will hold my brake lights on until they stop behind me ~ to me such observational use of the lights once stopped is good practice but equally so to lift your foot off once the scene is safe!

As for not looking at lights, I agree and that takes me onto one aspect that I do fully avert my eyes..........if there is a restricted flow at night where a courteous contraflow is happening if I have stopped I will never flash my main beams (I may use my low level 'fogs' in a brief flash but as they are low the eye impact is equally low) but the approaching cars all too often will give a 1 second flash which is such a pain. Now if a car you may not get 'blinded' too often but a 4x4 sized car or vans where the headlights are at my eye level is bad news. In such cases I avert my eyes to avoid damaging my night vision. The situation is exacerbated by the drivers instead of waiting to flash as their bonnet is level with yours do so from approx 2 car lengths away :(

Comes back to, are they really being considerate by thinking flashing full beams into the face of the stationery driver is a true thank you or not really "thinking" about it at all. Quite apart from the sue of the headlamp flash for this purpose is against the Highway Code

Oh, and as for rear foglights in the rain :(

There used to be a time when the front 'fogs' and the rear fogs were on separate switches now that they are on the same combined switch I fear all too many drivers when they turn on the front ones turn on the rears inadvertently! Again, not thinking about what they are doing or the consequences?
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I went to an optician as I noticed an increased sensitivity to night blindness induced by other vehicle lights. I now wear appropriate glasses at night time, and get regularly retested. The problem with the lights blinding me has gone away without the other drivers having to do anything. Perhaps an idea?

Out of interest if another driver was behind you and provided you with a visual or audible signal would you move out of the way?
 
Early start on WAMT. Woken up by delivery at some ungodly hour (before 9). Also found internet was off. Working fine last might. All status lights ok this morning but the router was lying and it wasn't. Freezing cold too as I use a Tado which needs an internet connection to work. Not a fun start. It's also peeing down with rain.

Had to change VM modem last night as I upgraded and they force you to change the modem. Total pain in the backside. If it's off again tomorrow then it's more faulty crap supplied by VM!
 
Box Brownie said:
In general I am refering to stop, start traffic where for example it is obvious you are going to be waiting for longer than say 15 seconds i.e. at traffic lights, railway crossings, irregular moving motorway traffic...........in all these instances there can be dozens of cars up ahead with visible brake lights on. There is a modernised junction approach near me that has a hump backed bridge on approach and they have added a set of lights on the bridge that work at certain (peak?) times with the main junction lights but when they are not working it of course pays to approach with caution and I and other drivers will stop on the high point and where I can see that the next car behind me is coming more rapidly I will hold my brake lights on until they stop behind me ~ to me such observational use of the lights once stopped is good practice but equally so to lift your foot off once the scene is safe!

As for not looking at lights, I agree and that takes me onto one aspect that I do fully avert my eyes..........if there is a restricted flow at night where a courteous contraflow is happening if I have stopped I will never flash my main beams (I may use my low level 'fogs' in a brief flash but as they are low the eye impact is equally low) but the approaching cars all too often will give a 1 second flash which is such a pain. Now if a car you may not get 'blinded' too often but a 4x4 sized car or vans where the headlights are at my eye level is bad news. In such cases I avert my eyes to avoid damaging my night vision. The situation is exacerbated by the drivers instead of waiting to flash as their bonnet is level with yours do so from approx 2 car lengths away :(

Comes back to, are they really being considerate by thinking flashing full beams into the face of the stationery driver is a true thank you or not really "thinking" about it at all. Quite apart from the sue of the headlamp flash for this purpose is against the Highway Code

Oh, and as for rear foglights in the rain :(

There used to be a time when the front 'fogs' and the rear fogs were on separate switches now that they are on the same combined switch I fear all too many drivers when they turn on the front ones turn on the rears inadvertently! Again, not thinking about what they are doing or the consequences?
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It is possible to give the main beam stalk a quick partial pull, this flashes the main beam, main beam doesn't fully light up and extinguishes straight away without blinding anyone.
My car (13 plate and current models are the same) has separate switches for front and rear fog lamps.
As JP has said your sensitivity to others lights may well be down to your eyesight rather than lights being to bright.
It's far safer for yourself and others to advise other road users that a car is stopped, than just leaving it to guess work.
 
nilagin said:
As JP has said your sensitivity to others lights may well be down to your eyesight rather than lights being to bright.
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That maybe, but also these new lights I can't remember what they are called, are a lot brighter than of a couple of years ago, normally they are not an issue,
but I do a lot of "unlit road" driving as do people coming the other way, as you know headlights can be manually adjusted inside most cars, and a few have them set a bit high, somewhere between dip and main beam.
These are the PITA's
 
Cobra said:
That maybe, but also these new lights I can't remember what they are called, are a lot brighter than of a couple of years ago, normally they are not an issue,
but I do a lot of "unlit road" driving as do people coming the other way, as you know headlights can be manually adjusted inside most cars, and a few have them set a bit high, somewhere between dip and main beam.
These are the PITA's
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A lot have HIDs. Mercedes are particularly awful as their cars seem to have a very scattered beam pattern.
 
People who come to this country quite legally to live but do nothing but criticize our country and the way is run etc. etc. etc.

If you don't like things here so much then foxtrot oscar somewhere else!
 
Ebay sellers who don't leave you immediate, positive feedback, when as a buyer you pay instantly on an item you buy.

What are they waiting for?
 
Keith W said:
People who come to this country quite legally to live but do nothing but criticize our country and the way is run etc. etc. etc.

If you don't like things here so much then foxtrot oscar somewhere else!
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Why stand in the way of progress and improvements? They may have a point and pay their tax as well.

Perhaps more for hot topics due to its racist undertones ;)
 
dejongj said:
I change my cv and adapt it for every single role. Remember you are selling yourself, you want to remove any excuse possible. You need to stand out positively through hundreds of others, whilst being sifted by someone who wouldn't have got a clue about the job, and wouldn't recognise your experience. Therefore you should make it really easy for them to pick you out.

When you start getting picked for interviews you have a point, however if you aren't getting the interviews you better start listening and improve your marketing.
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I've changed my CV plenty of times because the useless job centre has complained that it's not right.... I'm not changing it again.
 
Keith W said:
People who come to this country quite legally to live but do nothing but criticize our country and the way is run etc. etc. etc.

If you don't like things here so much then foxtrot oscar somewhere else!
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Damn government letting them all in!
 
Dael_Pix said:
I've changed my CV plenty of times because the useless job centre has complained that it's not right.... I'm not changing it again.
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So the important question was, are you getting the interviews? Depending on the answer, that will determine your next move :thumbs:
 
Swissy said:
Ebay sellers who don't leave you immediate, positive feedback, when as a buyer you pay instantly on an item you buy.

What are they waiting for?
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That you confirm receipt of delivery and don't open a fraudulent case to try it on. Often they use automated systems which will provide feedback the moment a buyer leaves positive feedback.
 
Dael_Pix said:
I've changed my CV plenty of times because the useless job centre has complained that it's not right.... I'm not changing it again.
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You want to work?
You should be willing to tailor your CV to every potential position/employer.
 
Dael_Pix said:
I'm not saying anything else..... I'll just get an anxiety attack
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You get anxiety attacks by answering whether you were actually getting interviews on the cv that you were told to update??? Really?

Maybe you should just listen to the people trying to provide positive and constructive advice. Surely nothing to get anxious about there :confused:
 
viv1969 said:
You want to work?
You should be willing to tailor your CV to every potential position/employer.
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I hope Dave can come to grips with what he needs to do because the one thing that should be born in mind is that a CV ideally needs to be crafted to address the potential employers requirements.

In other words one size does not suit all. I have no doubt it is difficult and can be soul destroying in this situation but it used to be said that the average employer will read a CV in less than a minute and generally only the first page. Therefore what you have to say on that first page needs specificity that will grab the readers attention so that your CV application goes on the interview pile and not the shredding bin.

There was a two part progam recently with Alex Polizzi who helped ex servicemen find employment and the one thing that is relevant here is that they were helped to craft their CV's in just the way I mention....... in other words relevent to what the applicant can give the company.

Best of luck and I hope something comes good for you soon.
 
WAMY was scooter users - as in mopeds not the little stand on 2 wheelers! Riding way too close behind and beside other vehicles, including one mirror clip. Behaviour like that gets all motorcyclists a bad name as well as resulting in higher premiums for us all.
 
Wamt - cracked my windscreen on my way to the nutters meet. Booked it last week to get it replaced today. Got the phone call this morning, silly me was thinking to confirm which time they'll arrive. But no, Autoglass said they didn't have a windscreen for a VW Golf and can't do the repair today. Now booked in for next week. Unbelievable they had a week to order it. I just don't believe their story at all on this one. Not like I'm driving some sort of exotic car.

My wife also cracked her windscreen and her insurance is through auto windscreens. It took a phone call for four days this week until their systems were up to book it in. Then the earliest booking is 11th of February.

What is going wrong in this industry.
 
Big Andy said:
The same as is going wrong with a lot of industries, we keep pushing for price and don't think what that will do to service and quality.
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Well price has gone up compared to last time I had this done. As are insurance costs. As such "I" am not pushing for the price to come down.
 
dejongj said:
Autoglass said they didn't have a windscreen for a VW Golf and can't do the repair today.
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Maybe its now a none stock item as they are expecting Golf's to all disappear off the scene, following the emissions scandal and don't want to be left with a load of old (crap) stock ?
:p
 
Cobra said:
Maybe its now a none stock item as they are expecting Golf's to all disappear off the scene, following the emissions scandal and don't want to be left with a load of old (crap) stock ?
:p
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Lol mine is not the diesel, it's a very economical 40mpg 370Hp petrol version :)
 
Swissy said:
Ebay sellers who don't leave you immediate, positive feedback, when as a buyer you pay instantly on an item you buy.

What are they waiting for?
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For you to leave them positive feedback so they know that you have your item and are happy with it and aren't going to turn around and scam them after they've said what a lovely person you are in feedback.
 
Alan Clogwyn said:
For you to leave them positive feedback so they know that you have your item and are happy with it and aren't going to turn around and scam them after they've said what a lovely person you are in feedback.
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Exactly.
As a seller I have never left feedback before the buyer.
 
Wamt even more. Another weekend, another flat tyre :(
 
Alan Clogwyn said:
For you to leave them positive feedback so they know that you have your item and are happy with it and aren't going to turn around and scam them after they've said what a lovely person you are in feedback.
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You all missed my point, which is, as a buyer the only criteria i should be judged on is how quickly i pay, so if i pay instantly i should get positive feedback, f*** what the seller thinks.

I do realise this is more of a problem with ebay than anything else.
 
Swissy said:
You all missed my point, which is, as a buyer the only criteria i should be judged on is how quickly i pay, so if i pay instantly i should get positive feedback, f*** what the seller thinks.

I do realise this is more of a problem with ebay than anything else.
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Not missing your point at all, unfortunately too many buyers are scheming bastards. That is also part of the feedback.
 
dejongj said:
Wamt even more. Another weekend, another flat tyre :(
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Or rubbish it gets worse. The puncture is a fine slit on the sidewall. And it's a Quattro :(
 
dejongj said:
Wamt even more. Another weekend, another flat tyre :(
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Sounds like you need to move, JP. Someone seems to be out to get you - or your vehicles at least.
 
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