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its April 1st and its sound horn free day

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infoman Tue 01-Apr-25 04:42:51

as only fools beep their horns to vent their angry on another motorist, because they feel they have been wronged by another motorist.

RosieandherMaw Tue 01-Apr-25 07:20:52

Checking the date - yep! grin

NotAGran55 Tue 01-Apr-25 07:36:44

This is an old one

loopyloo Tue 01-Apr-25 07:43:02

A pink slide in Romford!

fancythat Tue 01-Apr-25 08:10:49

I did hear a horn today[unusual around here], so thought you may have been correct! grin

Marydoll Tue 01-Apr-25 08:27:02

infoman

as only fools beep their horns to vent their angry on another motorist, because they feel they have been wronged by another motorist.

Then I am a fool!

I beeped my horn the other day at a motorist, who reversed quickly out of a space in Sainsburys, without checking.
She was oblivious to the fact that I was inches away and almost went into the side of my car.

I was definitely angry at her reckless driving, but the main reason was to alert her to the fact, that I was there! .

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Tue 01-Apr-25 08:41:55

It’ll be ‘spot the silly story day’ in the newspapers.
Remember the ‘spaghetti tree’ years ago?!

I think today’s must be ‘Smash the Gangs’. 😂
Only joking!

Marydoll Tue 01-Apr-25 08:55:18

My favourite was diisolve this picture of a pint of Guinness in a water and you have a free beer!

GrannyGravy13 Tue 01-Apr-25 09:25:36

Actually infoman with the growing amount of electric and hybrid vehicles on the road, sounding one’s horn is becoming increasingly common as a warning to young people (often with earbuds in) are completely oblivious to cars both in the road, coming on and off driveways and in car parks.

I have used mine on several occasions to alert pedestrians (not always of my presence but that of other vehicles) and when coming across other vehicles in car parks who appear to have no spatial awareness or become blind to other cars and pedestrians.

J52 Tue 01-Apr-25 09:27:37

In the Times, EE are offering broadband free for 3 months. There’s a QR code which I suspect will say ‘April Fool’.
Anyone tried it?

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Tue 01-Apr-25 09:36:50

I think this is the DM’s spoof story!

“ EXCLUSIVE 'I'm not late, I just identify as BST': Rayner gives workers right to 'choose their timezone'

A new workplace movement …. “

RosieandherMaw Tue 01-Apr-25 09:42:53

How many more threads are you going to start on this subject OP?

There must be more to life….

infoman Tue 01-Apr-25 11:12:48

If you don't have any nice to say,don't say it.

From the Disney film Bambi.

RosieandherMaw Tue 01-Apr-25 14:48:36

Nobody has said any thing not nice.

RosieandherMaw Tue 01-Apr-25 14:51:10

Now THIS is an April Fool I wish wasn’t - if you see what I mean grin