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  1. JohnboyC

    What do you hate???

    Only a few things annoy me these days - i'm pretty chilled behind the wheel :) but here goes : Drivers of shitbox cars with pop and bang exhausts who want to do anything to get past you (and disturb my slumber at home). Drivers who drive up my chuff when I have no where else to go. Bell ends...
  2. JohnboyC

    Estate agent dirty tricks

    One very dirty trick is that the Estate Agents will charge their percentage on the price advertised, not what it actually sold for .....If I could cut out Estate Agents completely I would.....
  3. JohnboyC

    Have good manners disappeared?

    Politeness and curtesy cost nothing........ The worst thing that seems endemic up here in the North West (Leyland, Chorley, Preston) are people pulling out in front of you at roundabouts......they are "supposed" to give way to vehicles coming from their right, but I get the impression they...
  4. JohnboyC

    Tailgaters

    OK folks to lighten the mood....I assume you guys have seen this.........speed it up to about 2:25 minutes into the video.....(my mates all take the rip out of my Audi btw - but its the best motor I ave ever had)
  5. JohnboyC

    EBAY FEE DODGERS

    Ive lost count how many times I have sold stuff on fleabay and I get messaged - got a buy it now (BIN) price? I will set a BIN price if I agree a price with a buyer IF no one has bid on it.....if someones bid then I stay with the auction..... As a seller though, what really annoys me is the...
  6. JohnboyC

    Hummer Limo's

    This evening was stuck behind a massive Hummer Limo (must of been 2 to 3 normal cars in length) on the A49 between Bamber Bridge (near Preston) and Charnock Richard village.....on a National Speed Limit (60 mph) stretch of 2 lane A road. The pile of sh1t could only do 25mph and it had to brake...
  7. JohnboyC

    ORANGE TW*TS!!!!!

    Typical.....just received a text from Orange telling me that I now have to pay an additional £5 a month for Mobile Internet access.....writing to Tom.Alexander@orange.co.uk AGAIN ! All I can say is that the people who work for Orange must wear their ar$e's for hats !
  8. JohnboyC

    Kept waiting :-(

    ...a recipt...I hand the bloke a fiver and he says he will go and get my change of £1.96.....20 minutes later I am "Still" sitting there like a tw*t..... So, in hindsight, I "should" of just thought b*gger it and gone..... when the bloke from Parts finally pitched up I bluntly asked I asked...
  9. JohnboyC

    ORANGE TW*TS!!!!!

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    ORANGE TW*TS!!!!!

    Further to my above posting...I e-mailed the CEO of Orange.....was called this morning. They were VERY apologetic....have given me a decent sized credit and 800 MB download / month on anytime internet. OK I am a bit happier now but lets wait until the next bill arrives eh !......
  11. JohnboyC

    ORANGE TW*TS!!!!!

    ...me the contract - and he said he would sort it ! Well, 7 months later its still not sorted, and I am still getting bills over £30 so I am right &*(^%$£ off ! I had a real bust up with Orange "Customer Servivces" who simply could not understand how I got such a deal in the 1st place - well I...
  12. JohnboyC

    Blackpool Illuminations - Don't bother !!!!!!!

    Thought I would take the family out in my hobby car this evening...so we left Chorley at 6pm ish to get to Blackpool for 6:40ish. Anyways got on the road between St Annes & Blackpool....got half way along it...and then spent 2 hours queuing, for about half a mile, BEFORE we got to the 1st set of...
  13. JohnboyC

    Pushbike nicked....now fuming

    Thanks chaps.....apparently where I work is doing the "Cycletowork" thing soon....will pick myself another bike o that scheme.... Just goes to show you cannot trust anyone When I reported the theft to Lancs Police, apparently bike theft is rife....and so is garden furniture... Will lock...
  14. JohnboyC

    Pushbike nicked....now fuming

    ...my garage....I never bothered insuring it.... So top tip for all you folks who have a half decent pushbike(s) in the garage is make sure its locked to an eyebolt (or something imoveable) in the wall ... Feeling a bit p*$$ed off but I suppose it was my own fault for leaving the garage...
  15. JohnboyC

    40mph drivers ( no matter where they are) ggrrrr

    I had to smile reading your thread ....... Not sure if its just me but EVERY Nissan Note I get stuck behind seems incapable of doing no more than 25mph no matter what the posted speed limit is !!!.....
  16. JohnboyC

    Cheltenham Festival...

    Well, I rented a flat whilst on work secondment down there...and the best I could get was a flat in the new block of flats next to the Shell Petrol Station on PE Way.......police car sirens all bl**dy nite :-(
  17. JohnboyC

    Cheltenham Festival...

    Nice part of the world Cheltenham.....unless you live along or near PE Way like I once did ! Often used to stay at the Rising Sun on Cleeve Hill......... Avoided the Races week tho !
  18. JohnboyC

    HM Revenue & Customs

    Hmmm, when i was self employed systems engineer I had a great time when i was investigated by the Inland Revenue 7 or 8 years ago....Its great to know that the fine i had to pay funded some MP's house flipping.... Not that I am bitter or twisted...
  19. JohnboyC

    Small minded t**ts

    OK....I see your points.....but £10000 in fines ....and refusal to pay = 6 months in jail......shame they dont do the same sort of fines for drink drivers, drug pushers & muggers....
  20. JohnboyC

    Small minded t**ts

    I read this last night in my local freebie newspaper......... http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/5034239.Chorley_pub_landlord_jailed_over_smoking_ban_fines/ god was I wound up......there are drivers who kill on the road who get less than this.....someone in this politically correct country...