Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

TheBigBean

Pross said:

rjsterry said:

Pross said:

pangolin said:

Feels a bit pathetic

Yep, said the same when they did one 2 or 3 weeks back. It's pretty standard temperature for a good few days every summer here now.

Alternatively, we are getting better at warning people about hot weather, which does put extra load on health services.

Do people really need to be told 'avoid the sun in the middle of the day', 'drink plenty of water', 'wear a hat' etc. though and, if the do,will they pay attention to that advice?

Yes, they do.

Stevo_666

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

briantrumpet said:

Stevo_666 said:

pblakeney said:

mully79 said:

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In 7.5 years time there’s no petrol or diesel cars for sale so fumes and the environment will be a mute point.

You are looking at 17+ years till those 2029 cars start failing.
New hybrids will be on sale until 2035 so you are looking at 2045+.

True. I'll be old enough not to mind driving a high spec milk float by then.

I'm hoping I can keep my Almera on the road long enough for a similar transition to milk float, though I suspect my come-down in performance and opulence will be less marked than in your case. If the capital outlay is still really steep, then it mightbe car club time. I'll only be one there-an-back journey in it now before September, and I've not driven it since May.

I'll either keep the current one and see if it turns into a classic, or buy a last hurrah ice car in 2029 and see how long it lasts.

Keep the Panzer's engine and stick it in the Caterham for shitz and giggles.

Now that's a plan, might need an engine bay extension though. They made a V8 Caterham a few years back:

https://autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/meet-v8-caterhams

Stevo_666

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

People who don’t live here parking their cars overnight and having the alarm go off all night.

I think you need to move.

They don't have these problems out in the countryside.

Pross

TheBigBean said:

Pross said:

rjsterry said:

Pross said:

pangolin said:

Feels a bit pathetic

Yep, said the same when they did one 2 or 3 weeks back. It's pretty standard temperature for a good few days every summer here now.

Alternatively, we are getting better at warning people about hot weather, which does put extra load on health services.

Do people really need to be told 'avoid the sun in the middle of the day', 'drink plenty of water', 'wear a hat' etc. though and, if the do,will they pay attention to that advice?

Yes, they do.

They should probably be told to wear a coat or carry an umbrella when it's raining then. I suppose they're the same people who need to be told not to climb Snowdon in flip flops

kingstongraham

Pross said:

TheBigBean said:

Pross said:

rjsterry said:

Pross said:

pangolin said:

Feels a bit pathetic

Yep, said the same when they did one 2 or 3 weeks back. It's pretty standard temperature for a good few days every summer here now.

Alternatively, we are getting better at warning people about hot weather, which does put extra load on health services.

Do people really need to be told 'avoid the sun in the middle of the day', 'drink plenty of water', 'wear a hat' etc. though and, if the do,will they pay attention to that advice?

Yes, they do.

They should probably be told to wear a coat or carry an umbrella when it's raining then. I suppose they're the same people who need to be told not to climb Snowdon in flip flops

Have you not heard of storm warnings?

pinno

lesfirth said:

The word "new" is missing from the above. There will be petrol and diesel cars driving around for a long time.



I cannot imagine farmers going electric. They haven't got an electric pick up option*. Therefore, there will be picks ups for sale and millions of Toyota Hilux's/Mitsubishi L200's/Nissan Navara's on the road.

[*Pedants: yes, I know there was one on Top Gear but that's in America and it's VERY expensive].

briantrumpet

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TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

People who don’t live here parking their cars overnight and having the alarm go off all night.

I think you need to move.

Advice that should be repeated to the squatter in 10 Downing Street.

surrey_commuter

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

People who don’t live here parking their cars overnight and having the alarm go off all night.

I think you need to move.

would make no difference, once the Boomers found where he had moved to they would be back parking their spare cars outside his house before vanadalising his own car

TheBigBean

Stevo_666 said:

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

People who don’t live here parking their cars overnight and having the alarm go off all night.

I think you need to move.

They don't have these problems out in the countryside.

Don't have these problems in the urban world either. I have a garage. Obviously it's full of bikes and boxes though.

rjsterry

Pross said:

rjsterry said:

Pross said:

pangolin said:

Feels a bit pathetic

Yep, said the same when they did one 2 or 3 weeks back. It's pretty standard temperature for a good few days every summer here now.

Alternatively, we are getting better at warning people about hot weather, which does put extra load on health services.

Do people really need to be told 'avoid the sun in the middle of the day', 'drink plenty of water', 'wear a hat' etc. though and, if the do,will they pay attention to that advice?

The number of people admitted to A&E in hot weather suggests that they do.

pblakeney

rjsterry said:

Pross said:

rjsterry said:

Pross said:

pangolin said:

Feels a bit pathetic

Yep, said the same when they did one 2 or 3 weeks back. It's pretty standard temperature for a good few days every summer here now.

Alternatively, we are getting better at warning people about hot weather, which does put extra load on health services.

Do people really need to be told 'avoid the sun in the middle of the day', 'drink plenty of water', 'wear a hat' etc. though and, if the do,will they pay attention to that advice?

The number of people admitted to A&E in hot weather suggests that they do.

Standard procedure is tops off, get sun stroke and drink beer/wine, get dehydrated.

rjsterry

Exactly.

pinno

Fleabay ad:

Campagnolo Scirocco G3 Black, Clincher Wheel Bora Shamal Record Vento

No, they're not Bora, they are not Shamal, they are not Vento...
They are Scirocco wheels. If you were looking for Bora, you'd hardly consider Scirocco's anyway so why lure the buyer in with bollox?

..and you get the frankenbike ads described as 'Not Colnago, not Pinarello [add whatever bike you like]'.

First.Aspect

pinno said:

Fleabay ad:

Campagnolo Scirocco G3 Black, Clincher Wheel Bora Shamal Record Vento

No, they're not Bora, they are not Shamal, they are not Vento...
They are Scirocco wheels. If you were looking for Bora, you'd hardly consider Scirocco's anyway so why lure the buyer in with bollox?

..and you get the frankenbike ads described as 'Not Colnago, not Pinarello [add whatever bike you like]'.

It's an attempt to maximize search hits. Probably they should have used "milf" somewhere as well.

rick_chasey

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

People who don’t live here parking their cars overnight and having the alarm go off all night.

I think you need to move.

Mmm need to make more money first.

It's all part of the plan....

Stevo_666

pinno said:

lesfirth said:

The word "new" is missing from the above. There will be petrol and diesel cars driving around for a long time.

I cannot imagine farmers going electric. They haven't got an electric pick up option*. Therefore, there will be picks ups for sale and millions of Toyota Hilux's/Mitsubishi L200's/Nissan Navara's on the road.

[*Pedants: yes, I know there was one on Top Gear but that's in America and it's VERY expensive].

There's already an exemption for hgvs as they can't get enough range on them to be effective. Not why they shouldn't exempt passenger cars as the range on most electric cars is crap.

Pross

rjsterry said:

Pross said:

rjsterry said:

Pross said:

pangolin said:

Feels a bit pathetic

Yep, said the same when they did one 2 or 3 weeks back. It's pretty standard temperature for a good few days every summer here now.

Alternatively, we are getting better at warning people about hot weather, which does put extra load on health services.

Do people really need to be told 'avoid the sun in the middle of the day', 'drink plenty of water', 'wear a hat' etc. though and, if the do,will they pay attention to that advice?

The number of people admitted to A&E in hot weather suggests that they do.

But they probably ignore the warnings anyway.

rick_chasey

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

lesfirth said:

The word "new" is missing from the above. There will be petrol and diesel cars driving around for a long time.

I cannot imagine farmers going electric. They haven't got an electric pick up option*. Therefore, there will be picks ups for sale and millions of Toyota Hilux's/Mitsubishi L200's/Nissan Navara's on the road.

[*Pedants: yes, I know there was one on Top Gear but that's in America and it's VERY expensive].

lol who cares about farmers.

briantrumpet

rick_chasey said:

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

lesfirth said:

The word "new" is missing from the above. There will be petrol and diesel cars driving around for a long time.

I cannot imagine farmers going electric. They haven't got an electric pick up option*. Therefore, there will be picks ups for sale and millions of Toyota Hilux's/Mitsubishi L200's/Nissan Navara's on the road.

[*Pedants: yes, I know there was one on Top Gear but that's in America and it's VERY expensive].

lol who cares about farmers.


@surrey_commuter, I think.

pblakeney

rick_chasey said:

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

lesfirth said:

The word "new" is missing from the above. There will be petrol and diesel cars driving around for a long time.

I cannot imagine farmers going electric. They haven't got an electric pick up option*. Therefore, there will be picks ups for sale and millions of Toyota Hilux's/Mitsubishi L200's/Nissan Navara's on the road.

[*Pedants: yes, I know there was one on Top Gear but that's in America and it's VERY expensive].

lol who cares about farmers.

People who like to eat?

Stevo_666

rick_chasey said:

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

lesfirth said:

The word "new" is missing from the above. There will be petrol and diesel cars driving around for a long time.

I cannot imagine farmers going electric. They haven't got an electric pick up option*. Therefore, there will be picks ups for sale and millions of Toyota Hilux's/Mitsubishi L200's/Nissan Navara's on the road.

[*Pedants: yes, I know there was one on Top Gear but that's in America and it's VERY expensive].

lol who cares about farmers.

Seems we have Quote fail again. That was part of Pinnos post.

Stevo_666

TheBigBean said:

Stevo_666 said:

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

People who don’t live here parking their cars overnight and having the alarm go off all night.

I think you need to move.

They don't have these problems out in the countryside.

Don't have these problems in the urban world either. I have a garage. Obviously it's full of bikes and boxes though.

Seems you may be more of an exception based on Ricks urban nightmare. Although I shouldn't advertise it too much, don't want loads of angry lefties living near me.

pinno

The point I was making was that certain vehicles will still be for sale (with the current electric options) so there will have to be some complex legislation to prevent Bill Smith from Surbiton buying one.

kingstongraham

They'll only be any use while you can still buy the fuel.

pinno

kingstongraham said:

They'll only be any use while you can still buy the fuel.

[pedantry alert]

Are you saying that all vans and trucks are going to be electric?

kingstongraham

pinno said:

kingstongraham said:

They'll only be any use while you can still buy the fuel.

[pedantry alert]

Are you saying that all vans and trucks are going to be electric?

No idea.

orraloon

Yesterday I saw a Mercedes swb van sitting on the charger point in car park, driver inside reading The Sun something. Not sure I've seen an e-van before.

Stevo_666

pinno said:

kingstongraham said:

They'll only be any use while you can still buy the fuel.

[pedantry alert]

Are you saying that all vans and trucks are going to be electric?

Nope. Already an exemption for hgvs.

The fuel will be there as long as the demand is there.

First.Aspect

orraloon said:

Yesterday I saw a Mercedes swb van sitting on the charger point in car park, driver inside reading The Sun something. Not sure I've seen an e-van before.

I saw an eblack taxi the other day. Kudos to the guy who bought it. Has to be more expensive and more of a compromise.

rjsterry

First.Aspect said:

orraloon said:

Yesterday I saw a Mercedes swb van sitting on the charger point in car park, driver inside reading The Sun something. Not sure I've seen an e-van before.

I saw an eblack taxi the other day. Kudos to the guy who bought it. Has to be more expensive and more of a compromise.

There are loads in London. Ditto electric delivery vans. Think it might be quite easy to restrict sales to HGVs only. Market conditions might do it given petrol stations are already getting fewer and fewer.