Only my own fault this (well, and my wife's who was more indecisive!), but umming and aahing over booking a cottage we'd seen for a holiday next year, deciding to go for it a couple of nights later only for it to now be booked up already.
The other ones in the same place are at least £400, £500 more (when we were stretching it anyway hence the umming and ahhing!) for the ten days and in my opinion not as nice. Some are literally the same price per night as we were looking at for 10 days!
I read this as Thanet not Thurrock and had a mad image of @Airman Brown trotting off around the world in his mate's private jet. The difference in council leaders is stark. One for Commoners/communers space 😂
This is getting silly now, first it used to be people on public transport not able to use headphones whilst listening to something on their phone. Just got in a pub and some bloke is watching CSI on his phone. Ffs.
This is getting silly now, first it used to be people on public transport not able to use headphones whilst listening to something on their phone. Just got in a pub and some bloke is watching CSI on his phone. Ffs.
I’ve been on two flights in the last 4 weeks. first one a bloke two seats away watched a film on his phone - no headphones. Yesterday, parents with a kid who played his tablet game for the whole journey. No headphones.
I was so annoyed at their shear lack of decency and common sense that I tutted loudly (once we had taken off so they couldn’t hear me…)
This is getting silly now, first it used to be people on public transport not able to use headphones whilst listening to something on their phone. Just got in a pub and some bloke is watching CSI on his phone. Ffs.
I’ve been on two flights in the last 4 weeks. first one a bloke two seats away watched a film on his phone - no headphones. Yesterday, parents with a kid who played his tablet game for the whole journey. No headphones.
I was so annoyed at their shear lack of decency and common sense that I tutted loudly (once we had taken off so they couldn’t hear me…)
I want a cull and these people and their offspring would be one of the first in line.
Not being charged for a drink at the cinema this week. I went to see Oppenheimer on Wednesday morning, entirely coincidentally a 'silver screen' showing wherein older members receive a free tea or coffee. I ordered a bottle of Hobgoblin and a mocha and was charged £4.92. Shortly afterwards I realised this must have been because the child behind the bar had failed to charge me for the mocha ON THE ASSUMPTION I AM OVER 60. I'm not even 59, FFS.
I would complain, but they might want their £3.75, so just this once I've decided to let it go.
(I have since shaved off my white stubble, which makes me look years younger.)
Sainsbury's local. Went to the large Sainsbury's superstore, they had run out of San Miguel cans so popped into the Sainsbury's local they have them but a pound more. Really don't think they should charge more in one store compared to another. Especially as they're only 10 minutes away from each other. Guess other items are also different in pricing. Bit of a piss take.
Having to change my name by deed poll just to renew my driving licence. For 39 years I've been driving around on that licence with no problems. Now they've changed their system and names are validated against passports; mine has failed as a mismatch. I've explained that Jon, as stated on my licence, is just a shortened form of Jonathan that's on my passport but they aren't having any of it. So I have to officially change my name. I wouldn't mind if I had a really common name, but both my middle and surnames are pretty unusual and can say with some confidence that that combination is unique. What a ridiculous palaver.
Having to change my name by deed poll just to renew my driving licence. For 39 years I've been driving around on that licence with no problems. Now they've changed their system and names are validated against passports; mine has failed as a mismatch. I've explained that Jon, as stated on my licence, is just a shortened form of Jonathan that's on my passport but they aren't having any of it. So I have to officially change my name. I wouldn't mind if I had a really common name, but both my middle and surnames are pretty unusual and can say with some confidence that that combination is unique. What a ridiculous palaver.
Having to change my name by deed poll just to renew my driving licence. For 39 years I've been driving around on that licence with no problems. Now they've changed their system and names are validated against passports; mine has failed as a mismatch. I've explained that Jon, as stated on my licence, is just a shortened form of Jonathan that's on my passport but they aren't having any of it. So I have to officially change my name. I wouldn't mind if I had a really common name, but both my middle and surnames are pretty unusual and can say with some confidence that that combination is unique. What a ridiculous palaver.
Having to change my name by deed poll just to renew my driving licence. For 39 years I've been driving around on that licence with no problems. Now they've changed their system and names are validated against passports; mine has failed as a mismatch. I've explained that Jon, as stated on my licence, is just a shortened form of Jonathan that's on my passport but they aren't having any of it. So I have to officially change my name. I wouldn't mind if I had a really common name, but both my middle and surnames are pretty unusual and can say with some confidence that that combination is unique. What a ridiculous palaver.
so is your passport now in the wrong name?
No passport is OK, other than the fact it's getting perilously near the 6 month limit. I've just become the only person I've ever heard of to officially change their name to exactly what it says on their birth certificate (oops scratch that - I bet there are a few divorcees that have done the same).
My wife does not like her birth name and has always been called by a name she prefers. This is on her medical details but on her passport she had to put her name as birth certificate. When she asked for a COVID vaccination certificate, it was refused if she went on holiday abroad as the name is not the same as her passport. She had to change her name on her medical notes for the COVID certificate to be accepted when travelling abroad
Have had the same windscreen phone mount for near on eight years, nice solid sturdy one and by far the best I ever had, lost its suction the last day or so which means a new one is due, do you think I can find one that looks remotely like it? Bought my wife the same one via ebay at one point, turns out ebay only show the last three years purchases!
Had our yard broken into early hours of Friday morning, the little pricks wrecked the place, absolutely trashed it made aright pigs ear of breaking a load of doors.
It shows however the stupidity of your average crackhead, we have thousands of pounds worth of equipment in what we always assumed was a secure place and they left it all. They took 1 laptop, a set of overalls, and weirdly all the biscuits, soft drinks and a bottle of ribena.
Then and I don’t know if this was due to the excitement of being somewhere they shouldn't be or as a protest against my employers. Left a massive, wet shit in the atrium by the stairs, the forensics people I could tell thought we were dirty bastards leaving it there with a road cone over (most) of it expecting they would want to take a sample.for DNA or something. Turns out they don't do that. So that was most of my day taken up dealing with that and doing my best to repair the place so it was secure for the weekend
People that park in parent and child bays because they have a big car or just think they deserve to park closer to the shops. Self-centred, selfish pricks
Parents that don’t stop to let children cross at a crossing.
One outside my daughter’s school is terrible for it. If it’s a bus, white van or cab, guaranteed stop to let the kids cross. If it’s a parent dropping their kid, speed up to make sure they can’t cross.
I used to give them the benefit of the doubt thinking they were on their way to work or to drop another kid, but the worst culprits seem to be the ones that wear gym kit to chat by their cars well after the kids have gone in.
99p added to price of things advertised which is only 1p short of the next price.Do people really think its cheaper.
I was once told that the reason behind this was security rather than sales. If you knock 1p off the price people will wait for the change. Sales assistants are forced to ring the till and there's no scope for trousering any cash. Not sure how that stands up now that most sales are by card and even small shops have eps scanning systems.
99p added to price of things advertised which is only 1p short of the next price.Do people really think its cheaper.
I was once told that the reason behind this was security rather than sales. If you knock 1p off the price people will wait for the change. Sales assistants are forced to ring the till and there's no scope for trousering any cash. Not sure how that stands up now that most sales are by card and even small shops have eps scanning systems.
Bit of both. £9.99 genuinely does subconsciously sound a bit cheaper than £10.
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The other ones in the same place are at least £400, £500 more (when we were stretching it anyway hence the umming and ahhing!) for the ten days and in my opinion not as nice. Some are literally the same price per night as we were looking at for 10 days!
Can't be helped but I'm gutted still!
I was so annoyed at their shear lack of decency and common sense that I tutted loudly (once we had taken off so they couldn’t hear me…)
Much rather the rain than being boiling with itchy eyes, blocked nose etc!
Guess other items are also different in pricing. Bit of a piss take.
Bit of an oxymoron because I definitely would.
She had to change her name on her medical notes for the COVID certificate to be accepted when travelling abroad
Had our yard broken into early hours of Friday morning, the little pricks wrecked the place, absolutely trashed it made aright pigs ear of breaking a load of doors.
It shows however the stupidity of your average crackhead, we have thousands of pounds worth of equipment in what we always assumed was a secure place and they left it all. They took 1 laptop, a set of overalls, and weirdly all the biscuits, soft drinks and a bottle of ribena.
Then and I don’t know if this was due to the excitement of being somewhere they shouldn't be or as a protest against my employers. Left a massive, wet shit in the atrium by the stairs, the forensics people I could tell thought we were dirty bastards leaving it there with a road cone over (most) of it expecting they would want to take a sample.for DNA or something. Turns out they don't do that. So that was most of my day taken up dealing with that and doing my best to repair the place so it was secure for the weekend
As well as the change thing.