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The Rant Thread(a place to dump ur baggage)

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  • #182
    TRR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭TRR


    cats, I hate the sneaky bastards!


  • #183
    lway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 302 ✭✭lway


    People doing a jog/walk strategy in Lane 3 (Lanes 1 & 2 are coned off for races) with earphones in while you're trying to do your 400M Intervals.

    Sprinters taking up lanes 3 to 8 doing their stretches while doing same Intervals.

    I once had 6 sprinters training taking a lane each from 3 to 8 doing stretches walking back from the finish line to the 100M start line who wouldn't budge as I ran straight at them at full pelt in lane 3. Had to move into lane 2 and dodge all the cones. :mad:. Lane etiquette people, share the track.


  • #184
    drquirky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,866 ✭✭✭drquirky


    Sprinters.


  • #185
    spurscormac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭spurscormac


    lway wrote: »
    I once had 6 sprinters training taking a lane each from 3 to 8 doing stretches walking back from the finish line to the 100M start line who wouldn't budge as I ran straight at them at full pelt in lane 3. Had to move into lane 2 and dodge all the cones. :mad:. Lane etiquette people, share the track.

    They're just training their "attitude" I guess.


  • #186
    spurscormac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭spurscormac


    While we're ranting...

    When forming groups for different paces at a track sessions, people who state they're gonna do X pace for 400/800 etc, but come in 5-10 secs quicker than that.

    If you say you're going to do that pace then do it, if you're gonna go faster then form a different group.
    No fun being tailed off a group in a session when you're the one going at the agreed pace.


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  • #187
    tunguska
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,545 ✭✭✭tunguska


    Heres one I just cant figure out. Im running on the right hand side of a path, I see somebody approach from about 200m away, they're on the left hand side of the path. Grand, you stay on the left side, I'll stay on the right hand side and all is good in the world. But this is where things get blurry and descends into the inexplicable. Pedestrian whos walking towards me, and now just about 50m away(and on left hand side of path) suddenly veers over to the right hand side of path, directly into my line and stays there and unless I move over to the left hand side(or onto the road, which happens a lot)theres gonna be an accident.
    I cant understand this. Why move off your line(which is clear) and into the line of an oncoming runner, and create the potential for a nasty collision??? Why do people do this, its bonkers and makes no sense whatsoever.


  • #188
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,531 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    The colour purple. There's just something that makes me feel a little queasy every time I'm forced to look at something purple. It's not.... right....
    There's just something a little insidious going on.. Purple.


  • #189
    PaulieC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,196 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    The colour purple. There's just something that makes me feel a little queasy every time I'm forced to look at something purple. It's not.... right....
    There's just something a little insidious going on.. Purple.

    most bizarre rant thus far


  • #190
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,531 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    PaulieC wrote: »
    most bizarre rant thus far
    I suppose you're right. It's less of a rant and more of a FACT.


  • #191
    cianc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 709 ✭✭✭cianc


    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    The colour purple. There's just something that makes me feel a little queasy every time I'm forced to look at something purple. It's not.... right....
    There's just something a little insidious going on.. Purple.
    Anti-monarchist


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  • #192
    RayCun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭RayCun


    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    The colour purple. There's just something that makes me feel a little queasy every time I'm forced to look at something purple. It's not.... right....
    There's just something a little insidious going on.. Purple.

    hmmm
    What are you hiding behind that clown face? :eek:


  • #193
    career_move
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,934 ✭✭✭career_move


    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    The colour purple. There's just something that makes me feel a little queasy every time I'm forced to look at something purple. It's not.... right....
    There's just something a little insidious going on.. Purple.

    You are one strange clown. Purple is the best colour. It goes with everything!!!


  • #194
    morceli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 364 ✭✭morceli


    tunguska wrote: »
    Heres one I just cant figure out. Im running on the right hand side of a path, I see somebody approach from about 200m away, they're on the left hand side of the path. Grand, you stay on the left side, I'll stay on the right hand side and all is good in the world. But this is where things get blurry and descends into the inexplicable. Pedestrian whos walking towards me, and now just about 50m away(and on left hand side of path) suddenly veers over to the right hand side of path, directly into my line and stays there and unless I move over to the left hand side(or onto the road, which happens a lot)theres gonna be an accident.
    I cant understand this. Why move off your line(which is clear) and into the line of an oncoming runner, and create the potential for a nasty collision??? Why do people do this, its bonkers and makes no sense whatsoever.
    Dog poop could be a reason, and is also my rant... After a dirty big lump on my runners after a run on the canal yesterday.. nasty dirty dog owners.


  • #195
    rainbow kirby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,928 ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Branches of Costa thinking they can get away with **** coffee just because they are located in a train station.


  • #196
    woodchopper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 806 ✭✭✭woodchopper


    TRR wrote: »
    cats, I hate the sneaky bastards!

    Now Now your missus has often got her claws out!


  • #197
    pa4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 617 ✭✭✭pa4


    People giving out to me for running a steady pace in training when they join in with me and can't keep up, I ain't slowing down for nobody!


  • #198
    pconn062
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,370 ✭✭✭pconn062


    People measuring and recording strides on a fecking Garmin, seen this crop up in the logs a bit?! :confused: Surely strides can be run by feel and the distance estimated???


  • #199
    skeleton_boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,611 ✭✭✭skeleton_boy


    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    The colour purple. There's just something that makes me feel a little queasy every time I'm forced to look at something purple. It's not.... right....
    There's just something a little insidious going on.. Purple.

    That's why I could never trust Marie in Breaking Bad...


  • #200
    ger664
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭ger664


    Drivers not dimming their headlights


  • #201
    antomagoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭antomagoo


    Final episode of breaking bad......really? that's how it ends?

    Which leads onto...... the ending of most(not all) Stephen King books I've read. Really Stephen? that's how it ends?


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  • #202
    happygoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 703 ✭✭✭happygoose


    ..."just doing it as a tempo run"...


  • #203
    TRR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭TRR


    Fcukers who insist on reversing into car parking spaces. Ah you're grand, I'll sit here and wait while you try to reverse your car in you arsehole.

    Just don't get it, what's wrong with reversing out of a space a couple of hours later when heading home. Why must you make me and others wait you inconsiderate knob?


  • #204
    TRR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭TRR


    happygoose wrote: »
    ..."just doing it as a tempo run"...

    similarly "I'm just back from an injury, have only ran once on the last 3 months"................ then runs a PB


  • #205
    blockic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭blockic


    TRR wrote: »
    Fcukers who insist on reversing into car parking spaces. Ah you're grand, I'll sit here and wait while you try to reverse your car in you arsehole.

    Just don't get it, what's wrong with reversing out of a space a couple of hours later when heading home. Why must you make me and others wait you inconsiderate knob?

    We have a reverse only policy in work, which no one follows :pac: Apparently people are more aware of surroundings when reversing in to a space than reversing out...so i'm told..making it safer! Fascinating fact of the day there for you! ;)


  • #206
    PaulieC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,196 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    blockic wrote: »
    We have a reverse only policy in work, which no one follows :pac: Apparently people are more aware of surroundings when reversing in to a space than reversing out...so i'm told..making it safer! Fascinating fact of the day there for you! ;)

    I thought it was because of fuel efficiency and emissions. Reversing uses a lot more fuel than 'going forward' (not in the Biffo sense you understand), so it's more efficient to reverse into a space as your engine is already warm.

    Still, sitting in a car park waiting for some eejit to take 10 attempts to reverse into a space while your rage is slowly building is not good for the blood pressure


  • #207
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    It's also a lot harder to see pedestrians or other vehicles when you're reversing out of a space from between any vehicle either side of you, so it's safer. It's also easier to reverse into a space, in theory.


  • #208
    Clearlier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,461 ✭✭✭Clearlier


    PaulieC wrote: »
    Still, sitting in a car park waiting for some eejit to take 10 attempts to reverse into a space while your rage is slowly building is not good for the blood pressure

    I think that's a better rant actually. People who attempt (parking and other) manoeuvers that they are obviously unable to complete when there's a quickly growing line of twenty cars being held up. 3 mins later they give up and move on.


    P.S. By the way I remember reading somewhere that the things that annoy people the most are the faults they see in themselves so be careful what you post!

    P.P.S. I have very little spatial awareness and all too often require more than one attempt at parallel parking.


  • #209
    sconhome
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    ger664 wrote: »
    Drivers not dimming their headlights

    My rant was drivers who dip their headlights wondering what the supernova coming towards them was and then go back to full beam when they realise its 'just' a runner :mad: :mad:

    Takes 5 minutes for the haze to clear from your vision after that blinding.


  • #210
    crisco10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,387 ✭✭✭crisco10


    blockic wrote: »
    We have a reverse only policy in work, which no one follows :pac: Apparently people are more aware of surroundings when reversing in to a space than reversing out...so i'm told..making it safer! Fascinating fact of the day there for you! ;)

    Ditto. Theory is that when you reverse park you have already seen the surroundings in their current state as opposed to driving in and doing the reversing when you are "cold" to your surroundings. Also, people tend to see cars parking and avoid them where as cars pulling out by definition are hardy to see until it's too late.

    Back to ranting....Injuries. it's like whack a mole at times. Fix ITB, then grade 1 tear of hamstring. All on same leg. All adding up to lots of frustration.


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  • #211
    vitani
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,824 ✭✭✭vitani


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    It's also a lot harder to see pedestrians or other vehicles when you're reversing out of a space from between any vehicle either side of you, so it's safer. It's also easier to reverse into a space, in theory.

    In theory, maybe... in practice I find it much easier to reverse out when the room around my car is much more than that of a single parking space.


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