Pointless things

[Chris S]

Packets of grated cheese !

They are a way of selling the bits of cheese left over when the rest has been cut into standard size blocks.

 

[Chris S]

Because red sauce is a tasty accompaniment to a variety of foods, whilst brown sauce isn't very nice

It makes a good chrome cleaner though.

 

[Blue Hills]

Garmin Connect

was on a ride today lead by someone who was planning to rely on that to download a route.
Fortunately my old stupid etrex20 got us to to the pub OK.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Blunt instruments

 

[PeteXXX]

The continuous reference to 'Sir' in Mr Starmer's name by the toadies in the media.

 

[Andy in Germany]

The continuous reference to 'Sir' in Mr Starmer's name by the toadies in the media.

Isn't that the same as referring to a certain Elizabeth Windsor as "Her majesty the Queen"?

I make no value judgement on people using titles, but we probably should be consistent.

 

[Drago]

Philip Schofield.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Signs on bridges saying "Slippery when wet".

If you make a bridge, why use materials that become unsafe in moist conditions?

 

[Blue Hills]

Signs on bridges saying "Slippery when wet".

If you make a bridge, why use materials that don't become unsafe in moist conditions.

lots of fancy modern pedestrian bridges like that in britain.
or the architects, after impressing the worthies with their classy wooden design, then end up covering the wood in chicken wire so that folk don't break their bones.

 

[Andy in Germany]

lots of fancy modern pedestrian bridges like that in britain.
or the architects, after impressing the worthies with their classy wooden design, then end up covering the wood in chicken wire so that folk don't break their bones.

Really? I'd thought this was something the UK had more together than Germany.

 

[PeteXXX]

Isn't that the same as referring to a certain Elizabeth Windsor as "Her majesty the Queen"?

I make no value judgement on people using titles, but we probably should be consistent.

No. Mrs Windsor is a sweet old lady.

No one refers to Iain Duncan Smith, or John Major as 'Sir'. It only appears to be Mr Karmer.

 

[Blue Hills]

Really? I'd thought this was something the UK had more together than Germany.

fraid not - I can think of two immediately that have had the chicken wire makeover - one in merton south london, another in Salford Quays. Maybe another on south london's waterlink way. Pre miracle chicken wire absolutely deadly for cyclists.

 

[Sharky]

Cricket.

Isn't cricket some kind of pagan ritual to make it rain?

 

[Profpointy]

I'll see your keyless go, and raise you electronic handbrakes.

My ex-mrs was given an electronic handbrake hire car for a business trip. She ended up so flumoxed with the wretched thing that she drove it into the drive dragging the locked back wheels. Even the neighbour, who'd come over to help, had to admit, "you're right, there's no handbrake" so it defeated him as well. This kind of nonsense creates all manner of annoyance to solve a problem that doesn't exist. It's stupid to have such a feature in a hire car which is picked up at 10pm after a tiring business trip to wherever by a driver who's likely never seen that model before

 

[Yellow Fang]

Why didn't you find a pub on the IOW. Save money, save time, have an extra 4 pints

Going on a hovercraft was one of the three things I wanted to do in the Isle of Wight. The others were cycling around the island and seeing a red squirrel. Did all three.