I try my best to be a nice friendly type of guy (it’s hard I know), but there are some things that I see other people do which just makes my blood boil.

One of the things I hate is litter, more specifically cigarette butts. You see people throwing their butts on the street while they walk and drive their cars, and I don’t hesitate to say, “stop being a tosser and pick that up.” But if they are in a car you really don’t have the chance to tell them, I then log onto the EPA and report them. (I can hear a lot of people calling me a prick right now but we have to do something to stop them!)

So are there any things that get up your goat that you just can’t leave alone and have to say something? (except EPA reporting of course)

Dickheads with moustaches usually does it for me.

smoking full stop.

I should be able to sue for physical assault if a smoker lets their smoke come near me. It is assaulting my internals which is just as bad as assaulting my external.

Dickheads with moustaches usually does it for me.

I love you too, Hi 5!

Hi 5 right back at ya!

Never have understood what is so funny about Ali G, or Borat though. I just find him irritating. Obviously I am well and truly in the minority.

Other peoples driving, even my wifes sometimes. I could make a list that would crash the server! Good God, I swear, if I had a gun with me some days…

I’ll add a few more:

Bicycles going through red lights because they think they have the right. Not saying that it’s any better if a car or truck goes through a red but there seems to be a cultural acceptance when a bike does it.

Taxi drivers double parked on Melbourne city streets, they even park their cars in the intersections to que up! I love it when the police come a fine the lot for traffic infringements…

Parking inspectors who don’t even give you a chance. Happened to me, I parked the car got out and was reading the sign to make sure I was ok there. As I was reading the sign a inspector pulled up and started issuing me a ticket as I was 5 minutes into a clear way (4.30 -6.30pm clearway), he wouldn’t even give me the opportunity to move or explain that I only stopped to check the sign as I couldn’t read it from the parking spot!!! Cost me $145 the smug prick.

People at service stations who put the 8 upside down so the large circle is at the top. If I ran out of fuel, I would push my car past.The little circle must go to the top.

People that don’t return a shout. Some people need to know they can’t sit there, drink two beers that others bought and not get a third because you have stopped drinking. Go and get another two and get a soft drink.

Happened on the weekend.

How about people who play in feral weather (as some kind of badge of honour), and then come in after their round shivering and complaining about the weather.

Nobody forced you people to play (either that or you really hate your wives).

trucks that merge into your lane without bothering to check youre already there! either that, or they do it knowing you have to either slow down or speed up to avoid them

When you go to get some work done to something and when you pick it up they have damaged your item…

I went to pick up a driver today after having a shaft fitted to it and there were big chips in the paint work on the $700 shaft :(

Fingers crossed that they replace it, but I am not holding my breath!

Even the wait for the replacement pisses me off!

Nothing gets up my goat, she’s securely locked away in her paddock.

Wankers who wear sunglasses inside!

Life is too short to worry about crap in life.

When you go to get some work done to something and when you pick it up they have damaged your item…

I went to pick up a driver today after having a shaft fitted to it and there were big chips in the paint work on the $700 shaft :(

Fingers crossed that they replace it, but I am not holding my breath!

Even the wait for the replacement pisses me off!

Mate that sucks.

You should name and shame the person who did it.

Slow drivers who don’t keep left on the freeway. Looking forward to a game all week and then playing like sh1t. Losing my ball. Ciggie butts in bunkers (or anywhere). Grrr.

What sucks even more is that they don’t want to replace it, I have to wait to speak to the head pro tomorrow.

As I said in the previous post, “I’m not holding my breath”.

They have also intimated that I am lying about the condition of the shaft when I gave it to them, they said it probably happened before I gave it to them… I gave it to them brand new in the clear plastic tube, the bloke that fitted the shaft took it out of the tube in front of my eyes and had a look at it before he fitted it! :(

I will name them if they don’t sort this mess out, I’ve allready had a chat to my best mate who happens to be a lawyer.

I don’t want to make a messy situation out of this if I don’t have to, the ball is in their court.

Articles that suggest there are performance enhancing drugs in golf. I’d like some suggestions from the authors of these articles as to who they think the perpetrators are? The way I see it, there are 2 scenarios: 1) The use of “Beta Blockers” and 2) The use of Anabolic Steroids. Surely, among the tour fraternity, being such a close knit bunch of golfers and caddies, you’d expect maybe the odd suspicion to filter through? I am a close friend of a caddie to one of our current aussie players on the U.S. PGA tour and I asked him if he’d ever heard any whispers about this (and this guy loves a kick-on) and he said he’s never heard of anything. Maybe beta blockers; but anabolic steroids? I doubt it. If anyone has the physique to suggest he’s on the juice, it’s Tiger. Can’t think of anyone else. Thoughts anyone?

Maybe beta blockers; but anabolic steroids? I doubt it. If anyone has the physique to suggest he’s on the juice, it’s Tiger. Can’t think of anyone else. Thoughts anyone?

Would’nt suprise me if there was usage of beta blockers / concentration ‘enhancers’.

I think that your comment re Tiger is as a result of his recent wearing of tight shirts. I think he has been getting bigger for a few years now, just have’nt seen it. I don’t think that there is any way he is on the juice, just the way he is. Your right about the use of steroids. Not really relevant to golfers. Plenty of time to recover while your asleep, and from stretching.

Additionally, re thread about drinking and playing, it also would’nt suprise me if there is some vodka in some of the water bottles we see them drinking from.

People who are story tellers and liars, my boss at work is a massive story teller who has done everything. l know four story tellers but this guy takes it to a whole new level. He told a group of guys at work about how he shot 10 over off the stick after not playing golf for three years, he then proceeded to show us his golf swing which looked ridiculous l’ve seen better swings on Caddie Shack.

Re; drugs in golf. The most common use for steroids in sport is to speed up recovery from soft tissue damage. If anyone here thinks that some pro golfers (and I’m not talking about top tier here, I’m talking guys struggling to make a living) wouldn’t resort to something that would speed up recovery and enable them to play (and practice) much earlier than normal, then they are kidding themselves. The pressure is on these guys from all directions, and as we have seen in many other sports, some humans are weak and will resort to whatever it takes. Also there have been some public and well documented cases of pro golfers who have been through substance abuse. It would be naive to assume that none of them had ever played without using the substance they were battling at the time.

Re; drugs in golf. The most common use for steroids in sport is to speed up recovery from soft tissue damage. If anyone here thinks that some pro golfers (and I’m not talking about top tier here, I’m talking guys struggling to make a living) wouldn’t resort to something that would speed up recovery and enable them to play (and practice) much earlier than normal, then they are kidding themselves. The pressure is on these guys from all directions, and as we have seen in many other sports, some humans are weak and will resort to whatever it takes. Also there have been some public and well documented cases of pro golfers who have been through substance abuse. It would be naive to assume that none of them had ever played without using the substance they were battling at the time.

Most GPs will prescribe steriods to aid in recovery from tendon and ligament damage, (along with ultrasound and physio,) for all people OTHER that pro sportsmen. Used properly, they pose no serious long term heath threats. However, prolonged use has serious health risks. Hence banning them in most pro sports. Would prolonged use benefit a golfer? The negative effect they would have on mood swings and concentration would make it unlikely I think.