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maviczap · 08-01-17, 02:03 PM

Exploding hairdriers

andrewsmith · 08-01-17, 02:23 PM

About 1 ton of rubble and 3 ton (at least) of clay to clear at the side of the house before the new paving and the shed.
Looks like I'll be hiring a digger to clear it

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yokohama · 08-01-17, 03:36 PM

Broken combi boilers at this time of year.

Littlepeahead · 08-01-17, 08:22 PM

Back ache. I get it from time to time but it's always annoying when it flares up.

maviczap · 08-01-17, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yokohama

Broken combi boilers at this time of year.

Always going to happen when its working at its hardest.

Mines going to need something more than its annual service, as the water temp fluctuates from hot to cold to hot, so i guess its a problem with the heat exchanger plate.

So a bigger than normal bill soon

maviczap · 08-01-17, 08:36 PM

Back to work, back to waking up in the middle of the night

Littlepeahead · 10-01-17, 04:55 PM

My gripe today is people who don't use capitals when typing. Anyone who can't be bothered to hold down the shift key when typing is just showing how lazy they are, it's really very irritating.

I'm just logging entries for a photo competition and a lot of them are all in lower case. I then have to go through and capitalise where appropriate which takes an age. I also see it on here from time to time and this phrase springs to mind:

Capitalisation is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse.

Bibio · 10-01-17, 07:20 PM

There is no hope when the likes of primary schools don't even teach proper pronunciation or the ABC's properly these days. I'm all for regional accents but elocution goes a long way. One of my mates kids says Egh, Bh, Sih, Dih instead of A, Bee, Cee, Dee and thats in primary 2. The meat grinder springs to mind with today's education.

TBH i think nobody gives a fek now.

daktulos · 10-01-17, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bibio

There is no hope when the likes of primary schools don't even teach proper pronunciation or the ABC's properly these days. I'm all for regional accents but elocution goes a long way. One of my mates kids says Egh, Bh, Sih, Dih instead of A, Bee, Cee, Dee and thats in primary 2. The meat grinder springs to mind with today's education.

Phonics, innit.

SV650rules · 10-01-17, 08:56 PM

The word mangling that passes for English now, the sort used in text messages and online has reduced our fine language to the contents of a dustbin. I know people who cannot spell who just type words and rely on the spell and grammar check to sort things out, but given that US English is used on many computers now, that does not work.

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08-01-17, 02:23 PM	#4042
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours? About 1 ton of rubble and 3 ton (at least) of clay to clear at the side of the house before the new paving and the shed. Looks like I'll be hiring a digger to clear it Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

08-01-17, 03:36 PM	#4043
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 283	Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours? Broken combi boilers at this time of year.

08-01-17, 08:22 PM	#4044
Littlepeahead Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Saaarrrfff Posts: 2,908	Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours? Back ache. I get it from time to time but it's always annoying when it flares up. __________________ Tender is the day, The demons go away, Lord I need to find, Someone who can heal my mind...

08-01-17, 08:36 PM	#4046
maviczap Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,096	Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours? Back to work, back to waking up in the middle of the night __________________ We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Make everyday count RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius

10-01-17, 04:55 PM	#4047
Littlepeahead Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Saaarrrfff Posts: 2,908	Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours? My gripe today is people who don't use capitals when typing. Anyone who can't be bothered to hold down the shift key when typing is just showing how lazy they are, it's really very irritating. I'm just logging entries for a photo competition and a lot of them are all in lower case. I then have to go through and capitalise where appropriate which takes an age. I also see it on here from time to time and this phrase springs to mind: Capitalisation is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse. __________________ Tender is the day, The demons go away, Lord I need to find, Someone who can heal my mind...

10-01-17, 07:20 PM	#4048
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,540	Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours? There is no hope when the likes of primary schools don't even teach proper pronunciation or the ABC's properly these days. I'm all for regional accents but elocution goes a long way. One of my mates kids says Egh, Bh, Sih, Dih instead of A, Bee, Cee, Dee and thats in primary 2. The meat grinder springs to mind with today's education. TBH i think nobody gives a fek now.

10-01-17, 08:56 PM	#4050
SV650rules Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Shropshire UK Posts: 1,363	Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours? The word mangling that passes for English now, the sort used in text messages and online has reduced our fine language to the contents of a dustbin. I know people who cannot spell who just type words and rely on the spell and grammar check to sort things out, but given that US English is used on many computers now, that does not work. __________________ 2016 SV650 AL7 Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear - Mark Twain

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