Never mind the OP, what about this petrol station.
Never mind the OP, what about this petrol station.
It's Schrödinger's petrol station. It exists, but only when you're not filling up.
We need closure on the petrol station issue
can you grab me a fruit and nut and a pasty while you're paying, ta
Not if you're in Knaresborough doris.
Re: petrol station - it comes down to definition but the A59 through Knaresborough (which is clearly the main road through the town) definitely does not have a petrol station on it. The first station you would come to is the Tesco Express in Starbeck and the one previous to that is in Green Hammerton (Skip Bridge). 😛 All the others have long since disappeared / been changed into disability scooter shops etc.
thegreatape - MemberNever mind the OP, what about this petrol station.
Interesting one this. I reckon johndoh in his haste to go into [pedant] mode has misread the original post.
egf said he was 'driving through Knaresborough' not that he was driving through on the 'main road through Knaresborough', as johndoh has misquoted.
egf does then go on to mention 'main road' but I took this to mean the 'main thoroughfare' i.e. the road with no give way requirements.
So....."I was going down the main road", where the main road is just the route that has priority....
Anyway - I am also fascinated to see who wins the petrol station wager!! My money is being on [pedant] mode being engaged prematurely without properly reading the post....
Yeh OK marmite post.
Hands up yes I was a 'dick'. Probably most disappointed I did lose my rag with these people.
I did apologise to the guy who gave me the bird - for using the horn. But I'll say again it wasn't an aggressive action - a little toot to make the other rider aware of my presence. That said I didn't realise you're not supposed to when stationary (what if someone was reversing towards you when you're stationary?!).
I was patient and waited a good while whilst the rider unmounted, stopped engine and started to remove helmet. It was only after the first guy had stood in front of my car that I noticed the rider pushing the bike into the space.
Yes it was single lane due to the cars parked. If I could have passed I would have without beeping the horn. But there was no way by.
Yes I should have left earlier. But despite all good intentions we were cutting it fine to get there on time. I'll take responsibility rather than give you the excuses.
As I said the red mist descended when I got the bird and went back for seconds. Any thoughts of getting to the pool on time evaporated.
Thank you for educating me about ear plugs. I'm not a motorcylist. I had no idea. Rightly or wrongly I assumed the less confident rider was not aware I was there because of the ear plugs. Maybe they just didn't check their mirrors.
Happy to take the criticism. Two sides to every story and it probably was 50/50 incident. I've enjoyed the funny posts especially PP parking in front of me. 🙂
So....."I was going down the main road", where the main road is just the route that has priority....
I'd agree on this one regarding petrol station wars, surely towns have lots of main roads and side roads. Looking out my office window I see a main road, but there are others in Glasgow.
Happy to take the criticism. Two sides to every story and it probably was 50/50 incident. I've enjoyed the funny posts especially PP parking in front of me.
No one's interested now, its all about the petrol station 🙂
Yeh OK marmite post.Hands up yes I was a 'dick'. Probably most disappointed I did lose my rag with these people.
I did apologise to the guy who gave me the bird - for using the horn. But I'll say again it wasn't an aggressive action - a little toot to make the other rider aware of my presence. That said I didn't realise you're not supposed to when stationary (what if someone was reversing towards you when you're stationary?!).
I was patient and waited a good while whilst the rider unmounted, stopped engine and started to remove helmet. It was only after the first guy had stood in front of my car that I noticed the rider pushing the bike into the space.
Yes it was single lane due to the cars parked. If I could have passed I would have without beeping the horn. But there was no way by.
Yes I should have left earlier. But despite all good intentions just meant we were cutting it fine to get their on time. I'll take responsibility rather than give you the excuses.
As I said the red mist descended when I got the bird and went back for seconds. Any thoughts of getting to the pool on time evaporated.
Thank you for educating me about ear plugs. I'm not a motorcylist. I had no idea. Rightly or wrongly I assumed the less confident rider was not aware I was there because of the ear plugs. Maybe they just didn't check their mirrors.
Happy to take the criticism. Two sides to every story and it probably was 50/50 incident. I've enjoyed the funny posts especially PP parking in front of me.
That's great an all, but what's your thoughts on the petrol station situation in Knaresborough?
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Yeh OK marmite post.Hands up yes I was a 'dick'. Probably most disappointed I did lose my rag with these people.
I did apologise to the guy who gave me the bird - for using the horn. But I'll say again it wasn't an aggressive action - a little toot to make the other rider aware of my presence. That said I didn't realise you're not supposed to when stationary (what if someone was reversing towards you when you're stationary?!).
I was patient and waited a good while whilst the rider unmounted, stopped engine and started to remove helmet. It was only after the first guy had stood in front of my car that I noticed the rider pushing the bike into the space.
Yes it was single lane due to the cars parked. If I could have passed I would have without beeping the horn. But there was no way by.
Yes I should have left earlier. But despite all good intentions just meant we were cutting it fine to get their on time. I'll take responsibility rather than give you the excuses.
As I said the red mist descended when I got the bird and went back for seconds. Any thoughts of getting to the pool on time evaporated.
Thank you for educating me about ear plugs. I'm not a motorcylist. I had no idea. Rightly or wrongly I assumed the less confident rider was not aware I was there because of the ear plugs. Maybe they just didn't check their mirrors.
Happy to take the criticism. Two sides to every story and it probably was 50/50 incident. I've enjoyed the funny posts especially PP parking in front of me
yadda, yadda, yadda.
But where was the petrol station?
[edit] darn.
Sounds like you need to buy a new car as yours seems not to have electric windows...
Shouting ensued. [b]I wound the window down[/b] and told the guy we were in a bit of a rush and I only beeped the horn to make the rider aware of our presence.
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[pedant] doesn't pressing the button wind the window down?[/pedant]
[uber pedant] wind down the window[/uber pedant]
🙂
Dicks all around? Motorbike man clearly a dick for leaving it unattended in the road.
OP - Lost his rag after initial politeness, bit of a dick move. Thing is people (apart from the saints of Singletrack) tend to become adrenalised in confrontations and react a bit daft.
Dude leaning on the car and frothing - massive dickhead
Petrol station - hiding from customers is a huge dick move
[b]adrenalised[/b] in confrontations and react a bit daft.
Highlight of the thread!
[i]Petrol station - hiding from customers is a huge dick move [/i]
The OP should have shaken hands with the riders and made up.
It wasn't like there was a huge Gulf between them.
OP, sounds like they were ****s, but I tend to be pragmatic in these situations. Firs thing to do is google one punch manslaughter and then you will realise that a bit of patience, a smile and a wave, regardless of how they are behaving is the safest, easiest and most awesome form of action. Then you can go about your business and forget about them.
Does the OP drive a Beemer or an Audi? I think we should be told.
The OP should have shaken hands with the riders and made up.It wasn't like there was a huge Gulf between them.
maybe it was a cry for help. an Esso S, if you will.
[i]Dicks all around?[/i]
STW forum - Dick central 😆
[i]maybe it was a cry for help. an Esso S, if you will. [/i]
He'd already got a bit BP with the car horn so he wasn't suffering in Total silence
My Mrs
Found your problem.
Re: petrol station wars.
There is a Texaco that’s roughly 400m from the centre of Knaresborough.
My guess, that’s the one that was mentioned.
It’s on Boroughbridge Road, which is quite a “main” road. (By Knaresborough standards anyway)
adrenalised in confrontations and react a bit daft.
Highlight of the thread!
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Fight or flight tends to kick in even for verbal confrontations and that results in people acting out of the ordinary. Especially when someone leans on the car and loses it. Or is it because I misspelt it with an s?
STW forum - Dick central
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Dicks all around?
no thanks, I've just had my lunch.
could of wound down the window and politely asked the other rider to ask his mate to move his bike ??
Or get a dashcam so you can record the road rage and send it in to Jamie Theakstens road rage you've been framed for £250
Can't believe I just Googled petrol station locations in Knaresborough....
I had to know!
Despite what was said earlier in the thread ...you were perfectly entitled to use your horn .
I'm assuming that the dick in front had also put you in danger of a shunt by another vehicle to the rear of your car?
The aggression to my mind came completely from the other party and in particular the bloke who laid hands on your vehicle ..
I think you showed remarkable restraint and are to be applauded.
Well done sir !
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No one's interested now, its all about the petrol station
yeah, yeah, but I'm still concerned that MR may not have had his wee yet...
yeah, yeah, but I'm still concerned that MR may not have had his wee yet...
It’s fine. He sneezed it out.
Malvern Rider - Member
a week ago I went to walk the dog out in countryside. Was dying for a piss as have a bladder thing going on. Saw a farm gate, reversed into adjacent layby/hedgerow rather too quickly. Grass was long. Reversed into drainage ditch. Tried to drive out. Wheelspin. Nearly pissed self with increasing urgency to escape to field. Mrs MR sets off with surly disapprobation at my hasty near car-wreckage and stranding. We have words. Should have just gone for a piss instead of getting into argument. Saw horse trailer people drive past into paddock up the lane. Asked for help/tow rope. No go. Saw concrete blocks near gate, asked if may borrow? Tried carrying blocks back down lane to car. Sharply reminded that I have ongoing groin-injury. Temperature rising further. Need a piss but now people are around. Sweating like crazy. Try sliding concrete blocks under wheel. Get strongled harshly by many evil brambles. Then nettles decided to join in the fray. Blood ensues.Try to vault gate to go for a piss. Sharply reminded etc. It goes on but suffice to say I was raging internally.
Made me smile, this kind of thing happens all too often when inanimate objects and circumstances conspire to make me look like a fool.
[i]Or get a dashcam so you can record the road rage and send it in to Jamie Theakstens road rage you've been framed for £250[/i]
You expect him to go through it all again?
especially PP parking in front of me
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teasel - MemberI'm curious as to why Jimjam thinks no one's capable of fighting.
It's a joke, in reference to the op's comments that had his son not been in the car, he would have been out of the car reacting very differently. IE if things were different there would have been fisticuffs, ie give me one good reason.....
But the truth is most people can't fight,or rather they're just terrible at it, but that doesn't stop people thinking they can "handle themselves" in the same way many believe they are an excellent drivers.
The fact that the OP was still seething about it 24hrs later shows that he's probably not used to conflict, never mind fighting three strangers by the roadside.
It's a joke, in reference to the op's comments that had his son not been in the car, he would have been out of the car reacting very differently. IE if things were different there would have been fisticuffs, ie give me one good reason.....But the truth is most people can't fight,or rather they're just terrible at it, but that doesn't stop people thinking they can "handle themselves" in the same way many believe they are an excellent drivers.
The fact that the OP was still seething about it 24hrs later shows that he's probably not used to conflict, never mind fighting three strangers by the roadside
Do you think you are good at fighting/can handle yourself?
Following the OP's admission of 50/50 guilt I think he can be Exxonerated...
I would have thought getting into a fight with 3 blokes was fuelish.
[i]Do you think you are good at fighting/can handle yourself? [/i]
He was feeling pumped up and thought he could put in a 4 star performance.
Mister P - Member
I would have thought getting into a fight with 3 blokes was fuelish.
Unless you're built like Vin Diesel
angeldust -Do you think you are good at fighting/can handle yourself?
I sometimes forget myself and imagine that yes I am/yes I can, until someone strangles me to near unconsciousness. That usually happens many times a week though so I'm kept well in check.
Inssert auto erotic asphyxiation puns below 🙂
[i]Unless you're built like Vin Diesel [/i]
Van Diesel earlier.
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Any thoughts of getting to the pool on time evaporated.
This little contretemps took so long to resolve that the pool had evaporated??!! 😯
Wheres EGF gone, he's making us Q8 a while for the FINA points of this petrol station issue!!
