Woman engrossed in her phone goes for unexpected swim

House of Blaze

Link to the video.

http://www.independent.ie/videos/have-you-seen/cctv-woman-on-her-phone-goes-for-unexpected-swim-30427359.html

Hilarious of course! But I must admit, it's one of my pet peeves when people are so into their phone that they don't look where they're going.

Everytime someone almost walks into me while doing this I have an urge to go up to them and just go "BOO!" just to scare the bejesus out of them!

Anyone else feel that way?

Fr_Dougal

You'll find the same gob****es walking in cycle lanes.

harvester of sorrow

I have an urge to pull earphones out of peoples ears.

House of Blaze

harvester of sorrow wrote: »

I have an urge to pull earphones out of peoples ears.

Really?! Just really load obnoxious ones or the whole lot?

Pwindedd

In a similar vein are the people who are strolling along with headphones on who don't look when crossing the road. Seen a few of them jump when I give a long blast on the hooter. FFS look where you are going, it's a road - there are bound to be cars in it.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Is that a wet floor sign beside the pool?!

House of Blaze

Pwindedd wrote: »

In a similar vein are the people who are strolling along with headphones on who don't look when crossing the road. Seen a few of them jump when I give a long blast on the hooter. FFS look where you are going, it's a road - there are bound to be cars in it.

I'm usually bloody paranoid about it if i'm on foot with the headphones on to be honest!

Even cyclists and so on can come flying past you and scare the fook out of you if you're not using your ears.

harvester of sorrow

House of Blaze wrote: »

Really?! Just really load obnoxious ones or the whole lot?

Really.

Pwindedd

House of Blaze wrote: »

I'm usually bloody paranoid about it if i'm on foot with the headphones on to be honest!

Even cyclists and so on can come flying past you and scare the fook out of you if you're not using your ears.

You're in a minority. Most seemed to be "lost in music"!

There there's the double offenders, headphones in the ears with the device in hand - not looking or listening.

Duckworth_Luas

TheZohan wrote: »

You'll find the same gob****es walking in cycle lanes.

And cycling on footpaths!

House of Blaze

Pwindedd wrote: »

You're in a minority. Most seemed to be "lost in music"!

There there's the double offenders, headphones in the ears with the device in hand - not looking or listening.

I know it's mental isn't it! :mad:

I reckon you must be a pretty sweet target for a thief to come up and swipe your phone on you in that situation.

You'd be so surprised you wouldn't have any response!

--LOS--

It's the people laughing in that video that really make me laugh

Archeron

--LOS-- wrote: »

It's the people laughing in that video that really make me laugh

I like the little bow she takes at the end. Well played soggy phone lady

--LOS--

And the way she walks out of the pool all casual still holding her handbag!

Sand

I'm surprised more phones are stolen. Every day I see dozens of people stumbling along footpaths, heads down, not looking where they are going while engrossed in something that's probably not *really* important. Certainly doesn't seem to be important enough to stop, give their full attention to it, and then continue. Any random person could step into their path, grab their phone, smack them in the face and be off in a matter of seconds.

Overflow

TheZohan wrote: »

You'll find the same gob****es walking in cycle lanes.

You also find those gobsh*tes on bikes cycling in the middle of the feckin road !!!

House of Blaze

Sand wrote: »

I'm surprised more phones are stolen. Every day I see dozens of people stumbling along footpaths, heads down, not looking where they are going while engrossed in something that's probably not *really* important. Certainly doesn't seem to be important enough to stop, give their full attention to it, and then continue. Any random person could step into their path, grab their phone, smack them in the face and be off in a matter of seconds.

The thing that gets me as well is that it would probably you about 2 minutes to do if you just stopped and did it, rather than walking along for 6, 7, 8 minutes trying to do it while you walk!

--LOS--

Overflow wrote: »

You also find those gobsh*tes on bikes cycling in the middle of the feckin road !!!

You do know a cyclist has every right to take centre lane, this is the safest thing to do if going along a road that has a lot of parked cars on it for example, the cars aren't going to be going any faster than a bike on those kinds of roads. So the next time you get pissed off at a cyclist for not keeping in to the extreme left, maybe think about what would happen if one of those parked cars decided to pull out/open a door.......instead of beeping and shouting abuse and passing dangerously close.

Tail Docker

Is that Ireland? Doubtful, handrails, signs, claims, injury, embarassment, PTSD etc etc. If that happened here, the suit wouldn't be the only thing taken to the cleaners..

Tar.Aldarion

Had to watch it a few times, so good. At first I thought Jesus was back.
She's quite the meanderthal.


I love how there is a "caution, wet floor" sign.
http://i.imgur.com/0nA8Ax4.jpg?1

House of Blaze

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Had to watch it a few times, so good. At first I thought Jesus was back.
She's quite the meanderthal.


I love how there is a "caution, wet floor" sign.
http://i.imgur.com/0nA8Ax4.jpg?1

Lol! I'll be using that in future!

LizzieJones

My sister does that with her phone. I've seen her walk into so many things so often and always giving me such a good laugh. Her response ...."Why didn't you warn me?"

Not when you're not looking where you're going sister dear.

Overflow

--LOS-- wrote: »

You do know a cyclist has every right to take centre lane, this is the safest thing to do if going along a road that has a lot of parked cars on it for example, the cars aren't going to be going any faster than a bike on those kinds of roads. So the next time you get pissed off at a cyclist for not keeping in to the extreme left, maybe think about what would happen if one of those parked cars decided to pull out/open a door.......instead of beeping and shouting abuse and passing dangerously close.

That's a valid case, however not the one i was referring to. I mean when there are no parked cars and two or three cyclists taking up the entire width of a lane, forcing cars to over-take. No extreme left, just hogging the entire feckin lane, holding up traffic and making passing very difficult and dangerous on smaller windy roads. And, I don't suffer any of the rage issues you mentioned, its just damn annoying and frustrating !!

conorhal

harvester of sorrow wrote: »

I have an urge to pull earphones out of peoples ears.

There are so many more eejits on public transport these days who I'd like to shove earphones into their ears. Why oh why is it always the goons with the absolute worst taste in music the feel the greatest need to share it with the rest of the bus?

As for the the digital obsessives, I'm happy to let natural selection and a busy junction deal with those tools.

House of Blaze

conorhal wrote: »

There are so many more eejits on public transport these days who I'd like to shove earphones into their ears. Why oh why is it always the goons with the absolute worst taste in music the feel the greatest need to share it with the rest of the bus?

It is, without a doubt, the most annoying thing about public transport!

What's worse is the young ones who think it's ok to play it over the speakers... :mad:

FatherLen

only AH could turn a thread about a woman falling into a pool into a pro/anti cycling thread in less than one page.