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Littlepeahead
30-01-16, 11:25 AM
Agreed that its pathetic, but the person at the end of the phone is working in a call centre, and won't have any power to fix a glitch in the system, thats an IT/programming issue.

Thats the problem of having online stuff, if the system isn't set up in the first place to deal with change of ownership and SORN it'll fall over. If they impound my vehicle, id take them to court, although id make sure i had evidence of this issue.
A friend recently made a costly mistake. She let DVLA know about her change of address for her driving licence and assumed this would also change her V5. A few months later she comes back to get car to find a ticket and clamp even though it was legally parked, but it says ticket is for unpaid fines. Then along comes a tow truck and she has to pay £700 on the spot or they'll tow the car with more fines.

The reason was that she'd driven into the congestion charge a few weeks before, hasn't realised so hadn't paid the charge. She got fined and this was sent to her old address along with subsequent follow ups demanding payment and telling her if she didn't pay her car would be impounded.

Legally it was entirely her fault as she hadn't changed her V5. So she had to pay up.

maviczap
30-01-16, 12:07 PM
A friend recently made a costly mistake. She let DVLA know about her change of address for her driving licence and assumed this would also change her V5. A few months later she comes back to get car to find a ticket and clamp even though it was legally parked, but it says ticket is for unpaid fines. Then along comes a tow truck and she has to pay £700 on the spot or they'll tow the car with more fines.

The reason was that she'd driven into the congestion charge a few weeks before, hasn't realised so hadn't paid the charge. She got fined and this was sent to her old address along with subsequent follow ups demanding payment and telling her if she didn't pay her car would be impounded.

Legally it was entirely her fault as she hadn't changed her V5. So she had to pay up.

An expensive mistake! But again if you could prove you'd told DVLA then you'd stand a good chance in court in defending yourself. But we all assume that once we've done it then the DVLA will amend your V5.

But the emphasis is on proving you'd told the DVLA, which no one records their phone calls when they contact them. If it was by post, then photocopy the application & have it sent recorded delivery.

Bit more tricky when doing it online or at the post office.

Littlepeahead
30-01-16, 02:38 PM
That's the thing, she changed her licence, not her V5. One doesn't automatically change the other.

Bluepete
30-01-16, 02:59 PM
To the person who crashed into my car in the car park and left.

You're an absolute scumbag, flippin' chav, hand shandy merchant, that hopefully will die a painful, lingering death at the hands of syphilitic, gangrenous, baseball bat wielding sadists.

I sincerely hope your reproductive organs are chewed off by a rabies ridden hound who then defectaes the results into your screaming mouth.

Pete.

littleoldman2
30-01-16, 03:36 PM
Sorry about the car.

Brill RANT

maviczap
30-01-16, 04:00 PM
Yep sorry to hear about your car Pete, happened to me too.

Great rant

Littlepeahead
30-01-16, 04:26 PM
Yep sorry to hear about your car Pete, happened to me too.

Great rant
The car or the painful lingering death?

maviczap
30-01-16, 04:34 PM
Painful lingering death

andrewsmith
30-01-16, 08:49 PM
Perfect rant! If it was the company car it would have blended in with the rest

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garynortheast
31-01-16, 10:30 PM
Lost £50 in cash on Wed, got the money out of the cash machine, went into the shop, bought some sweets, but paid on my card.

Got my wallet out on Thursday to pay for a meal, no cash in my wallet. Don't think I left it in the cashpoint, as it would show on my statement.

So must have dropped it somewhere? Which is odd, as I usually stuff my money straight into my wallet when I go to the cash point :(

Hold on a minute!!

Walking down the road & finding £50, happy days!

DJ123
31-01-16, 10:56 PM
hold on a minute!!

. . . . .

walking down the road & finding £50, happy days!

i believe its my £50 :rolleyes: :mad:

i only wrote it after seeing it in gripe of the day :p

i thought so, that's cruel :smt089

BanannaMan
31-01-16, 11:20 PM
I still think it's Mavi's £50.

I believed daddyjob until I noticed his location.
Clearly is this not where all lost things are?
Or for certain where the wind might have carried it.
It all seems a bit dodgy if you ask me.

maviczap
01-02-16, 10:05 AM
Sleep I need a decent nights sleep :-(

Sir Trev
01-02-16, 05:30 PM
Sleep I need a decent nights sleep :-(

This.

The dog is unwell so nobody at Trev Towers is getting any sleep as we're having to keep checking she's ok. Hopefully we can get the tablets the vet gave us down her and she will perk up.

To all aflicted with lack of sleep - I know what you're going through.

kaivalagi
01-02-16, 06:24 PM
Yep, in the same club...I'm not sleeping either.....I'm usually an 8hrs a night person, 4hrs max a night over the last week is taking its toll...wife worries...awaiting consultation after she had an mri...probably nothing but not knowing is the worst! :(

maviczap
01-02-16, 06:31 PM
Don't know what mine is, tight IT band in my left leg might have woken me last night because of some discomfort. Haven't had a good night's sleep since Thursday night

But sleep hasn't been great for ages, waking regularly between 3 - 5 am. But I know what the cause is........ stress!


Hope your missus gets sorted ASAP mate

maviczap
01-02-16, 07:12 PM
I'm taking some sleep tonic tonight, its only a magnum of Preseco

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1501/24389440609_42c40b494d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DadfYH)P_20160201_190345.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DadfYH) by maviczap (https://www.flickr.com/photos/89416312@N07/), on Flickr

Kenzie
01-02-16, 07:53 PM
Rear disc and pads need doing on the Civic. Just sorted the front suspension out and now more money. Good job I am handy with a spanner!

Trev B
01-02-16, 08:06 PM
Prosecco and beans.....bubbles in one and farts in the other...you'll be rewarded with the OBE,open both ends 2nite

timwilky
02-02-16, 07:08 AM
Those wonderful drivers who when in the LH lane at a two lane entrance to a roundabout, forget you are supposed to follow the roundabout shape and instead go straight. In that way they cut into the adjacent RH lane and leave it again.

Scratching their heads wondering why the car next to them had to hit his brakes/horn and make very rude gestures and insinuating a lack of a father.

NTECUK
02-02-16, 11:22 PM
Kumb nuts who don't understand ASL law's...

maviczap
03-02-16, 06:50 AM
Does that include people who don't know what you're talking about :-)

NTECUK
03-02-16, 07:38 AM
Avanced Stop Lines. Push iron boxes.
Motors can't can't move into the box.
But if you you sat in the Que and the lights change your not allowed to go past the second line.
Tapping on my window, spamming off "car's ain't allowed 'ear". Just shows that lycra lout cyclists don't know what they're doing.

maviczap
03-02-16, 07:40 AM
Ah one of them knobs

pookie
03-02-16, 08:53 AM
I bet there was still space for them to park their bikes.. I wonder which part of sharing the road people dont understand? It does work both ways :)

keith_d
03-02-16, 09:06 AM
Those wonderful drivers who when in the LH lane at a two lane entrance to a roundabout, forget you are supposed to follow the roundabout shape and instead go straight. In that way they cut into the adjacent RH lane and leave it again.

Scratching their heads wondering why the car next to them had to hit his brakes/horn and make very rude gestures and insinuating a lack of a father.

I straight-line roundabouts, but only after I've checked that there's nobody on my right using the other lane. I also use my indicators, but that seems to be going out of fashion - which is my gripe for today.

People who don't bother to indicate so I have no idea whether I can enter the roundabout safely.

maviczap
03-02-16, 09:11 AM
People who don't bother to indicate so I have no idea whether I can enter the roundabout safely.

Haven't you installed the mind reading app yet? :smt082 ;)

NTECUK
03-02-16, 09:55 AM
Halford no longer sell crystal ball's do they

Trev B
03-02-16, 10:10 AM
Sorry NTECUK,I must fall into that group cos I don't know what they are,never mind understanding them,should I..?

Adam Ef
03-02-16, 10:14 AM
Those wonderful drivers who when in the LH lane at a two lane entrance to a roundabout, forget you are supposed to follow the roundabout shape and instead go straight. In that way they cut into the adjacent RH lane and leave it again.

Scratching their heads wondering why the car next to them had to hit his brakes/horn and make very rude gestures and insinuating a lack of a father.

Similar to people who decide to leave a motorway at the last minute from the fast lane cutting across two lanes of 70mph traffic to just make it into the exit missing the barrier at the last second and causing two lanes to slam brakes on as they cut them up. Usually not indicating either.

dirtydog
03-02-16, 04:18 PM
This.

The dog is unwell so nobody at Trev Towers is getting any sleep as we're having to keep checking she's ok.

Poorly dog here as well, he had us up 4 times during the night as he needed to go out

Adam Ef
03-02-16, 04:34 PM
Avanced Stop Lines. Push iron boxes.
Motors can't can't move into the box.
But if you you sat in the Que and the lights change your not allowed to go past the second line.
Tapping on my window, spamming off "car's ain't allowed 'ear". Just shows that lycra lout cyclists don't know what they're doing.

ASLs are generally really badly designed things too. Most of them have two solid white lanes and no dashed entrance section so technically according to highway code even cyclists shouldn't move forward into them either, even though that's what they're there for. Also in addition they usually have a left hand side of road feeder lane into them encouraging cyclists to go down left hand side of queuing traffic to get to them, including down the left or HGVs or other big blind spot vehicles. Which is a big no no as they can easily turn left across you when lights go green.

They're often one of many examples of bad infrastructure (inc. things like cycle lanes located right up against parked cars to encourage cyclists to ride in the "dooring zone") that cycle instructors have to help people unlearn to use and relearn how to use with a dose of common sense and questioning.

I trained as a cycle instructor and half the things you're taught to teach is to do with helping people identify when they shouldn't use cycle infrastructure. It's a bloody minefield and one that's not easy to help school age kids (learning "Bikeability") understand.

In answer to the original gripe though, yes any vehicle is permitted to be in the ASL if passing through diuring green and it turns to amber / red. In fact better to stop in it on amber than to cross the second line as red appears and chance pulling across on red.

I personally have no problem with motorbikes filtering to the front and entering them on red either. Of course I'm biased as I ride both. Any increased presence and visibility for anyone on two wheels is a good thing.

Adam Ef
03-02-16, 04:39 PM
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/kilmarnock.jpg

AJC
03-02-16, 05:01 PM
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/kilmarnock.jpg

I think I have seen that in the flesh and I think it is in Kilmarnock, Scotland - where most of my family is from.

Also agree with your points about poorly designed cycle infrastructure. It generally causes more motorist/cyclist conflict than it even solves. I often don't use a section in Glasgow as it is in the 'door zone' and because I am not in it motorists feel it's fair game to 'punishment pass' me all along there. Spose that's my gripe for the day!

dizzyblonde
03-02-16, 05:30 PM
Arrogant Big heads.

Go jump in the feckin sea!!

NTECUK
03-02-16, 08:42 PM
Sorry NTECUK,I must fall into that group cos I don't know what they are,never mind understanding them,should I..?
Well if you have any were you go Yes.
Hears the rules. And yes you can get points
http://content.met.police.uk/Article/Advanced-Stop-Lines/1400018009433/1400018009433

Red ones
03-02-16, 10:11 PM
Bikers on big bikes who leave their feet sticking out and about 10mm off the road when they filter through traffic.

Are they afraid they might wobble? Do they want to whack their feet on the cars their passing? Haven't they learnt to pick their feet up yet?

If your on a BMW 1100 at least pick your bl**dy feet up, otherwise get back on that scooter you had last week.

Trev B
03-02-16, 10:31 PM
Read,digested and fully understood mate.simple really but like anything else it will have anomalies that surface for many reasons,ignorance(as in my case),general bad driving,and everything in between.But,as a non cyclist and without upsetting anybody,the actions of many cycle riders needs to go under the microscope,we bikers are vulnerable but the Lycra gang even more so.no offence as I used to cycle myself !!!

Bri w
04-02-16, 08:53 PM
Someone, foolishly, moved to Aberdeen. Does it ever get above freezing this far north? And what day is summer booked for this year?

DarrenSV650S
04-02-16, 09:12 PM
Someone, foolishly, moved to Aberdeen. Does it ever get above freezing this far north? And what day is summer booked for this year?

I made the same mistake. I want out

Summer was October last year so who knows this year. Don't book anything

maviczap
04-02-16, 09:18 PM
Someone, foolishly, moved to Aberdeen. Does it ever get above freezing this far north? And what day is summer booked for this year?

I made the same mistake. I want out

Summer was October last year so who knows this year. Don't book anything

Did you not read the Trip Advisor report

Swimming In The North Sea

And during the day, they would take us to factories and stuff, and for, y'know, a wee boy thats good, you know, that's very interesting, but there was a teacher there, that didn't like me, because I couldn't play football. And he... I'm not very good at football, and he would say "Come on, Connolly, you big ****ing Jessie" That's what you're called, if you can't play football. "Come on, you big bloody Jessie. Tomorrow we are going swimming in the North Sea." And we did. Now the North Sea... Now Aberdeen is a beach, 'cause it's got sand. There the similarity to beaches ends. That's the North Sea for Christ sake. That's the Arctic Ocean just around the corner. 'Cause the Arctic comes down and then it becomes the Atlantic and splits up into the North Sea. On the horizon there's oil rigs. "Now hear this. All employees must wear survival suits at all times. You wouldn't last two minutes, if you fell into the North Sea. Failure to wear the survival suit will result in instant dismissal." Forty miles away there are women taking their childrens clothes off. "In you go, you big Jessie." I had to get stripped. There was fish looking in the water saying "There's a ****ing pale blue guy coming in." Standing there, skinny, muscles like knots in a midgets p***s. And my swimming costume, it was that knitted cotton stuff, with a belt and a ****ing pocket, the reason for which escapes me completely. None of your Speedo, second skin. This was more your second cardigan. Big wooly number, you know. If you were stupid enough to go in above your waist, they grew, like this. It was absorbent, could drag you to the bottom. You had to grab armfulls, when you were coming out, the crotch was away down here. People could look in and see your willy, if you had one, but in the North Sea, you don't.

I read a magazine. Sumo wrestlers... it was one of those in-flight magazines. Cliff Michelmore, authority on everything, had written it. Sumo wrestlers have such exquisite control of their bodies, they can withdraw their testicles at will. Wuish. So you aim a hefty boot, and they go wuish. Poof. "Is that the best you can do?" I could do it when I was twelve. One foot in and I see the whole ****ing lot disappear. An ugly gaping wound. Whole thing shut up to my lungs. I had to get it out with a chimney sweeps brush. This is why Scottish guys don't look sexy on the beach, it's all flopping around here. You go to the Mediteranian or Carrabian people are wandering around with a huge thing... like a baby's arm hanging out of the pram. There's your warm water, lap, lap. The wuish has gone. "Connolly, in the water." "I'm going, I'm going." "Come on, you big bloody Jessie, get in there." I ran down and put my foot in, and my heart stopped. I'd never felt cold like that before, and I heard this weird noise: "Whooouuuiiiiiiii. Whooooouuuuuaaaaiiiiii." "What the ****ing hell was that?" It was me! You know the way, when you get a fright. You know, if you go through a dark room, and an icy hand touches you. Inside your leg or something. Nah. You don't go "Oh, what my goodness. Oh, what was that? Oh gosh!" No, you go "Whooooouuuuuaaaaiiiiii." It's something you're not in control of. "Whooouuuiiiiiiii." You can hear it. Normally you can't hear yourself, you kind of feel it, but that you can hear like it's some other bugger. "Whooouuuoooo." It's something deeply primal, something from when we lived up trees, it's stamped in your DNA or something. "Whooooouuuuuaaaaiiiiii." It's closely related to the "Blutherlyooouuuuuhhh." "Oooouuuuoooooo." You know the noise you get, when you shove a new-boiled potato up a donkey's ****. It's exactly the same noise. "Whohohouhohuhu. Ooouuooo." So the other guys are saying "Go in further, you big ****ing Jessie." "Oooouuuooooohhh. Ooohhuuuu." And I wandered, up to my knees. I lost the will to live. "Billy!" "Uuhhooop" "Look over there." "Uuuoopp." "Look over there." "Uuoooppp? Uuuhhooo!" There was a guy in a speedboat, a *******." "Brrrrr." "Uhhooop." Waving. "Uuhooohh." Coming towards me. I didn't want to run, case I fell in. "Uuhooohh." It actually slid in my direction. I hoped it would go away. It got bigger. "Uuhooohh." I will never forget, as long as my **** looks so... I will never forget that wave going up the inside of my thighs. "Uuhooohh." And it kissed the underside of my scrotum. "Aarrrggghhh."

Sir Trev
06-02-16, 04:45 PM
Carphone Warehouse.

That should be enough on its own but let me put it in context. Talk Mobile have started pestering me to upgrade and after doing my homework have narrowed my choice down to two handsets. In town this morning so I wandered into CW and got pounced on by a pimply youth who ignored what I was saying and assured me I should get something else. Walked out two minutes later as he would not leave me alone. Looked up his suggestion later and its slower and has a lower res screen than the two I had in mind so he was clearly on a commission push and sod the customer. If I never go in one of their shops again it will still be too soon!

DarrenSV650S
08-02-16, 10:53 PM
Two manned tills open in Asda. Two! The queues for them were spread over 5 or 6 isles. After 10~15 minutes of waiting, watching the checkout girls slowly scanning items, both looking very chilled, not rushing, stopping a few times to chat with their colleagues, I had enough, so I left my trolley full of food and walked out.

maviczap
09-02-16, 07:02 AM
Great solution, that's the way supermarkets should be treated.

Kenzie
09-02-16, 07:04 AM
I thought they were supposed to open a new till if more than one person was in front of you?

NTECUK
09-02-16, 09:38 AM
Go to Tesco get your stuff and sat your pay them in a year's time in line with the same policy they have with their supplies lol

DarrenSV650S
09-02-16, 09:41 AM
Can't tell if you are being sarcastic mav?

Dunno about that kenzie but two tills when it is that busy is a joke

Trev B
09-02-16, 09:50 AM
It's all part of the big trick to make you use the automatic checkouts,you know those things that in 5 years time will get rid of jobs and put people on the Rock and roll,MORE profit with less personal contact with customers.I avoid them like the plague and yes they have them over here as well,new world order my friends,coming faster than you think !!!!

maviczap
09-02-16, 10:00 AM
Can't tell if you are being sarcastic mav?

Dunno about that kenzie but two tills when it is that busy is a joke

Nope, I'd do exactly the same thing, if a store manager can't do better than this, then walk out.

Its the only way to get their attention. If they'd told you they were short staffed, then I'd have understood.

maviczap
09-02-16, 10:02 AM
It's all part of the big trick to make you use the automatic checkouts,you know those things that in 5 years time will get rid of jobs and put people on the Rock and roll,MORE profit with less personal contact with customers.I avoid them like the plague and yes they have them over here as well,new world order my friends,coming faster than you think !!!!

Only works for baskets at the mo. If the trolley totted up the sales and then you checked out automatically when you past a point, then I could see the end of checkouts.

I could see that being the future.

DarrenSV650S
09-02-16, 10:06 AM
I'll use the self check out ones if I have a couple of things. But not with a week's shop. Even with a couple of items though they are a pain in the a55.

maviczap
09-02-16, 10:13 AM
Especially if you have any booze or medicine

pookie
09-02-16, 10:39 AM
its a shame I cant do the same with the dvla, congestion charge, tv license. I'll do pay as you go.

If the car is on my drive I wont have to pay. If I'm on holiday I'll stop paying my tv license as I wont be watching it. When I buy a new car it will be taxed pro rata rather than from the beginning of the month.
If I go into London I'll ask them to check if I entered the zone before paying.

Now I'm pretty sure the party line is its up to you to pay and not for them to bill you whether you use the service or not. Plain and simple stealth tax

ophic
09-02-16, 10:54 AM
Nope, I'd do exactly the same thing, if a store manager can't do better than this, then walk out.

Its the only way to get their attention. If they'd told you they were short staffed, then I'd have understood.
It's their responsibility to ensure they're not short staffed, so it's still their fault.

Short staffed due to seriously extenuating circumstances such as half the staff being ill at the same time, global epidemic style - perhaps I'd cut them some slack at this point. But then you'd probably have fewer customers as well.

Swin
09-02-16, 10:57 AM
Coming home from work to find the front of the car hanging off - that'll give me a gripe :(

Looks like a write-off apparently, so I have the new vehicle excitement to help with the sadness of losing the old one!

maviczap
09-02-16, 11:12 AM
It's their responsibility to ensure they're not short staffed, so it's still their fault.

Short staffed due to seriously extenuating circumstances such as half the staff being ill at the same time, global epidemic style - perhaps I'd cut them some slack at this point. But then you'd probably have fewer customers as well.

Agreed, its poor store management & my point was related to if they were short staff because of illness etc, not because of a crap roster.

Heorot
09-02-16, 01:07 PM
I don't know if all Tescos do this, but the nearest Tesco to me offers scanners to customers with clubcards. You scan the items as you put them in your trolley and then go to a special till that takes the details from the scanner. After that, its the same as self service. Having said that, I mainly shop at Aldi these days. They still have staff on the tills.

pookie
09-02-16, 04:24 PM
Dangerous truck drivers at roundabouts and blind drivers cutting across left to head to matalan.. It wasnt like I was riding fast on the push bike.. I'm getting a permanent camera fitted as its not even funny any more

Littlepeahead
09-02-16, 05:28 PM
People who insist upon getting on to the busy commuter train first then dump their bike right in the doorway so everyone else has to clamber over it to get on and off.

I don't think they should allow bikes on trains at all in rush hour - just stick to one form of transport and if you want to ride a bike in London use a Boris bike.

Sir Trev
09-02-16, 06:35 PM
I don't think they should allow bikes on trains at all in rush hour - just stick to one form of transport and if you want to ride a bike in London use a Boris bike.

Bikes are not allowed on Chiltern trains until off peak starts at 9:30. Very sensible.

Littlepeahead
09-02-16, 06:43 PM
They are not meant to be on my line but no one stops them. There are rules about folding bikes but they still take up loads of space.

maviczap
09-02-16, 09:48 PM
Dangerous truck drivers at roundabouts and blind drivers cutting across left to head to matalan.. It wasnt like I was riding fast on the push bike.. I'm getting a permanent camera fitted as its not even funny any more

Time to get a Fly6 rearward facing camera/light

http://www.mobilecycleservice.co.uk/products/cycliq-fly-6-rear-camera-light?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=googlepla&variant=14031255044

Any something up front to capture that angle

Ch00
09-02-16, 10:00 PM
Shower glass doors that explode and shatter for no reason spraying glass everywhere rendering the shower out of action and scaring the bejesus out of me in the process!!!

MattCollins
10-02-16, 01:43 AM
Dangerous truck drivers at roundabouts and blind drivers cutting across left to head to matalan.. It wasnt like I was riding fast on the push bike.. I'm getting a permanent camera fitted as its not even funny any more

Get two... and get even.

I got a touch up from another bus this morning and spent the last hour at the cop shop. No damage, no injury, but he made contact with a 30-40kph speed difference, so it was still a very close call. Police indicated that this is the sort of thing they'll go after with a vengeance because there is video to go with the report... none of the usual he says blah, blah.

They're all as bad as each other and I wouldn't single out any particular demographic for special treatment. It sounds bigoted and that is **worse** IMO than anything I see or experience on the roads.

EDIT: The last comment shouldn't be taken the wrong way... :thumbsup:

NTECUK
10-02-16, 12:09 PM
No knee operation today...

maviczap
10-02-16, 07:38 PM
No knee operation today...

Boooo :(

timwilky
11-02-16, 09:15 AM
Two manned tills open in Asda. Two! The queues for them were spread over 5 or 6 isles. After 10~15 minutes of waiting, watching the checkout girls slowly scanning items, both looking very chilled, not rushing, stopping a few times to chat with their colleagues, I had enough, so I left my trolley full of food and walked out.


Who do you think you are? Me!

I regularly abandon the Asda trolley and staff know I do. I have even put stuff on the checkout and when It goes tits up walk out leaving them to put it all back. Last time it was because my jute Asda's own bag was too heavy for the self service checkout.

I wouldn't use the place apart from it being about half a mile away and Tesco/Sainsbury are about 4 miles away.

maviczap
12-02-16, 09:38 PM
Some flucking idiot undertaking me using the hard shoulder of the A12 this afternoon, just to get one car length ahead

Red ones
13-02-16, 09:58 AM
Shops that have a tannoy and call for a cashier when the queue is huge, but the shop is only the size of my shed.

It's like they're the size of a Tesbury extra.

pookie
13-02-16, 02:27 PM
all this rain.. snow already and get it over with !!

maviczap
13-02-16, 05:28 PM
all this rain.. snow already and get it over with !!

Only because you want to get out and ride your new wheels :-)

maviczap
13-02-16, 05:33 PM
Going to the cinema shouldnt be stressful, it should be a pleasure like it used to be, back in the day.

Sitting next to a bloke who was either scunching popcorn or crisps, figetiting, or groping his Fillipino paid for wife. Not really appropriate at a kids movie.

If you're going to the movies, go watch the film, not have your dinner.

Kenzie
13-02-16, 05:49 PM
We had that while watching star wars. Bloke a couple of rows down was on his phone the whole time.

maviczap
13-02-16, 05:52 PM
I could handle that, better if he was right in front of me. This guy was right next to me. :smt068:smt068:smt068

Littlepeahead
14-02-16, 08:57 AM
I say something, loudly, politely but in a 'and don't you dare defy me' tone of voice that Stu calls my headmistress mode.

Usually we're too polite as a nation to say anything, but when you do, the embarrassment they feel being started at by everyone else usually stops the annoying behaviour.

Littlepeahead
14-02-16, 09:04 AM
Oh and today, this...

There was a scrum in Waitrose yesterday at the £20 ready meal deal, you can't move for tacky red roses, cheap chocolate and other nasty ❤ adorned tat.

If we really need one day a year to be reminded to show our partners some appreciation then that's very sad. I cook Stu dinner almost every Sunday, and all week or we go out for a meal just because I don't fancy cooking. As for flowers, I buy them for myself if I want them, this time of year that is 3 bunches of daffs for £2.50 and they are lovely. I don't even like roses, especially not scentless red ones that last 2 days and cost £50.

(I'm not a slushy romantic, can you tell?)

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/02/14/5b74b3e5ff00f4cb532e0eb60c481a09.jpg

Kenzie
14-02-16, 09:07 AM
Totally agree. My wife isn't bothered. Just shows how easily we can be led by big companies to buy stuff we don't want or need!

DomP
14-02-16, 09:09 AM
Sore head from Red wine and cider

Geodude
14-02-16, 09:46 AM
Bit of valentine 'tat' would be nice :(

Sir Trev
14-02-16, 10:13 AM
We don't mind days like this - it's a nice excuse for a cooked breakfast which my waistline does not need on a normal day. I'm getting reasonably good at poaching hen's ovulations now.

Littlepeahead
14-02-16, 10:22 AM
I arm getting to spend the whole day in my pajamas with my 11 favourite men, although their performance hasn't been all that impressive so far.

atassiedevil
15-02-16, 09:22 AM
Knocked off on friday on the A20/A205 junction while stationary waiting to enter the roundabout, by some clown who stopped, then left without leaving details when he realised there was a witness all too happy to confirm he was at fault.

Police don't seem interested as i only got a partial registration as he left the scene.

1 x broken clutch lever and missing bar end weight. Bit achey, bike all ok otherwise.

maviczap
15-02-16, 09:43 AM
That's crap, glad you're ok

Geodude
16-02-16, 08:14 AM
That's crap, glad you're ok
+1

dirtydog
16-02-16, 08:28 PM
Breaking a £150 bathroom mirror while trying to fit it :(

maviczap
16-02-16, 08:43 PM
That's crap too

NTECUK
17-02-16, 03:22 PM
Knee op canceled again.
Reason I had a very slight sore throat

maviczap
17-02-16, 03:49 PM
Not good, but that's the protocol

Red ones
17-02-16, 04:48 PM
Decorating in general, but specifically the dining room and kitchen at the moment.

Trev B
17-02-16, 05:29 PM
NTECUK...how high up your leg is your knee mate,just joking,can't be too sure with infections etc !!!

NTECUK
17-02-16, 05:44 PM
It's just under my treble chins

Bibio
17-02-16, 09:27 PM
date dumbing down on adverts. it should be banned as its teaching the population to be dumb feks. for instance.. 'Feb 24' instead of 'February the 24th'.. whoever thought this one up should be taken out and shot so as not to infect the gene pool.

NTECUK
17-02-16, 11:53 PM
ULot's more untrustworthy things on the media than dates ;),
TTIP.......http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/what-is-ttip-and-six-reasons-why-the-answer-should-scare-you-9779688.html

Bibio
18-02-16, 01:41 AM
when is the EU/UK going to realise that the USA is only interested in one thing.. THE USA, they dont give a flying fek about anybody else. the USA is grasping at straws as its up shizz creak without a paddle just like us and if they can rip the rest of the world off to keep their citizens in jobs then they will do it.... its about time OUR politicians who we elect start working for UK for the good of the people and not too line their pockets.

the public services do not belong to the Government they belong to the People as its the people who paid and still pay for them and its because of greedy individuals that privatisation has failed the public. what makes me laugh is the people who did buy shares. did they not realise that they already owned shares... greedy fekwits.

so now all the utility's are sold do you still think it was a good idea as we are now held to ransom for prices. electricity, gas, water etc.etc costs a bloody fortune now.

do we really want a society like the USA where people are left to die on the streets? well do you? IT COULD BE YOU.

did you know that the UK has only had one year.. yes one year where we have been conflict free since the second world war.. tell me again why out grandparents fought in the war. why should we give a fek what they do in other country's, they would not give a fek about us if the shoe was on the other foot...

its about time our Queen grew a pair and told her Prime Minister to stop all this shizz before she has no country left and for the public to get a grip and tell their MP's to stop it, if we dont they will continue to fuk us up the **** without lube. THEY WORK FOR US.

anyway thats enough as its just starts to get me angry.......... and people wonder why i'm so grumpy.

NTECUK
18-02-16, 06:55 AM
Twenty five percent of the populate voted them in Bibio.
They don't care about the other 3/4 .

Littlepeahead
18-02-16, 10:43 AM
My storage heater in the lounge has packed up. My house is cold downstairs. No wonder I woke up with two big furry cuddle monsters snuggled up to me, those cats aren't daft.

So I'll have to take it apart to check the thermostat later.

NTECUK
18-02-16, 12:02 PM
You can't take a cat apart......

shiftin_gear98
19-02-16, 10:19 AM
You can, it's just a little harder to put all the bits back afterwards. Even then I doubt it would work again.

Red ones
19-02-16, 10:38 AM
Still decorating.
Spent all day yesterday hanging lining paper. Get up this morning and get criticised for one drop under a window that makes up for an odd but of wall. (It will be filled and painted anyway). But criticising after a full day's work is annoying. Then the first drop of the morning goes wrong and suddenly I'm a stroppy perfectionist for pulling it down and redoing it.

Bah.

Time to go for a McBrekkie!!! On my own.

Littlepeahead
19-02-16, 02:02 PM
You can, it's just a little harder to put all the bits back afterwards. Even then I doubt it would work again.

It was just the thermostat had tripped. Stu took it apart last night after I'd emailed him some clues on what to look for to reset it. Sometimes storage heaters aren't great because if you get a sudden cold snap/warm spell you are stuck with whatever temperature you had it on 24 hours earlier but unlike central heating there's not much to go wrong and it makes the most of the Economy 7.

My gripe today is that I'm about to update Windows XP to Windows 7. I have Photoshop CS6 installed on my PC via a disc. I can deactivate the licence and I have the serial number on the cardboard outer to reinstall it but don't seem to have the jewel case containing the CD. So either it's at work, or somewhere among my hundreds of music CDs or in another safe place so safe I'll never find it. Grrrrrrr.