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General Things That Annoy You thread - part 2
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Used to sell Christmas trees near Bickley for a few years. Might of sold one to some on here.thickandthin63 said:During the latter part of my working life,I spent 6 years managing a farm shop.Christmas time for me was horrific,2-3 times a week up to Spitalfields Market 4am,unloading maybe 150 sacks of potatoes every couple of days.(not alone doing this)And then the icing on the cake,Fucking Christmas trees.They were delivered to me netted up,but every one who wanted one,obviously wanted to see what it was like out of the netting,this one is too sparse,this one too bushey,wrong height,and whatever else you could find wrong,I drew the line at un netting 3 trees per person because some people just pissed you about.Come Christmas I was out on my feet,(I was in my 60s) at the time and have hated christmas ever since.This was some time ago when we were in the premiership,and my claim to fame is Claus Jensen bought a Tree from me.What a lovely man he ,insisted on loading it into his Range Rover himself,which I did not allow in case he buggered his back up and couldnt play .
Getting them set up, lugging them around, opening them up re netting. Dealing with awkward customers, the freezing cold and the long hours. Every year when the last few trees get sold (or if not just given away) it was worth it for not only the money but it could be a laugh and you certainly get fitter. Even though every part of you hurts come Christmas eve.2 -
You arent supposed to sit on the pointy bit of the tree btw3
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Which bit are you meant to sit on?!Alwaysneil said:You arent supposed to sit on the pointy bit of the tree btw
Anyway to keep warm.
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What about the unloading of it from his Range Rover the other end ?thickandthin63 said:During the latter part of my working life,I spent 6 years managing a farm shop.Christmas time for me was horrific,2-3 times a week up to Spitalfields Market 4am,unloading maybe 150 sacks of potatoes every couple of days.(not alone doing this)And then the icing on the cake,Fucking Christmas trees.They were delivered to me netted up,but every one who wanted one,obviously wanted to see what it was like out of the netting,this one is too sparse,this one too bushey,wrong height,and whatever else you could find wrong,I drew the line at un netting 3 trees per person because some people just pissed you about.Come Christmas I was out on my feet,(I was in my 60s) at the time and have hated christmas ever since.This was some time ago when we were in the premiership,and my claim to fame is Claus Jensen bought a Tree from me.What a lovely man he ,insisted on loading it into his Range Rover himself,which I did not allow in case he buggered his back up and couldnt play .0 -
My next door neighbours putting our bins out the day before collection in the middle of the afternoon. Fully appreciate the gesture, I do the same, and return them, but not that early.
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Car Spreading.
Vehicle Size Increases:
The average new car width has grown, with more than half (52%) of new models sold now too wide for the minimum specified on-street parking space (180 cm) in many cities. This trend is primarily driven by the rising popularity of SUVs, which made up nearly half of new car sales globally as of 2023.
Road Safety Risks: Larger vehicles, particularly those with higher bonnets, significantly increase the risk of death or serious injury in collisions with pedestrians and cyclists. One study found that a 10cm increase in bonnet height carries a 30% higher risk of pedestrian fatalities. Some large SUVs have significant blind spots where a driver cannot see children directly in front of the vehicle.6 -
The standard of driving full stop in the UK now
Rain down on me accusations of racism with this next bit, in mitigation, a Ghanaian bloke at work wholeheartedly agrees with this and it isnt from a place of ignorance or bigotry. He also told me he used to have a sideline in the 90s of taking driving tests for his fellow countrymen. He could be winding me up about that though
Africans are spectacularly bad drivers, which is awkward as a lot of them are driving ubers and delivering stuff for a living
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I couldn't agree more, it's atrocious. I had to use the M2 twice this week in the rain and dark it was like a fucking race track, no lane discipline, no indications. People of all ages too.Carter said:The standard of driving full stop in the UK now
Rain down on me accusations of racism with this next bit, in mitigation, a Ghanaian bloke at work wholeheartedly agrees with this and it isnt from a place of ignorance or bigotry. He also told me he used to have a sideline in the 90s of taking driving tests for his fellow countrymen. He could be winding me up about that though
Africans are spectacularly bad drivers, which is awkward as a lot of them are driving ubers and delivering stuff for a living0 -
I'm learning to drive quite late in life and I've been shocked at some of the crap people pull, especially on learners. Someone overtook me on a bend the other day and almost smashed straight into the oncoming car. That maneuver didn't even get them very far because there were cars all the way up the road. A few weeks back, I was reversing to parallel park, when a van drove straight behind (while I'm reversing!) to nip into a driveway, causing me to slam on the brakes.Carter said:The standard of driving full stop in the UK now
Rain down on me accusations of racism with this next bit, in mitigation, a Ghanaian bloke at work wholeheartedly agrees with this and it isnt from a place of ignorance or bigotry. He also told me he used to have a sideline in the 90s of taking driving tests for his fellow countrymen. He could be winding me up about that though
Africans are spectacularly bad drivers, which is awkward as a lot of them are driving ubers and delivering stuff for a living
To my mind, the government should focus on implementing self-driving vans before anything else, that would dramatically increase peace on the road.0 -
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Couldnt help with that,but I am sure he managed as he played the following week.letthegoodtimesroll said:
What about the unloading of it from his Range Rover the other end ?thickandthin63 said:During the latter part of my working life,I spent 6 years managing a farm shop.Christmas time for me was horrific,2-3 times a week up to Spitalfields Market 4am,unloading maybe 150 sacks of potatoes every couple of days.(not alone doing this)And then the icing on the cake,Fucking Christmas trees.They were delivered to me netted up,but every one who wanted one,obviously wanted to see what it was like out of the netting,this one is too sparse,this one too bushey,wrong height,and whatever else you could find wrong,I drew the line at un netting 3 trees per person because some people just pissed you about.Come Christmas I was out on my feet,(I was in my 60s) at the time and have hated christmas ever since.This was some time ago when we were in the premiership,and my claim to fame is Claus Jensen bought a Tree from me.What a lovely man he ,insisted on loading it into his Range Rover himself,which I did not allow in case he buggered his back up and couldnt play .0 -
Feeling rough and both me and the Mrs can't be bothered to cook so I ordered a nandos. Normally I'd go and collect but as I say I feel shitty and can't be bothered to move.
I get a phone call from nandos to say sorry about your order but the deliveroo rider has stolen it 🤣 as annoying as it is, it also made me laugh because I don't blame them.1 -
I do the same in the winter, otherwise you have to do it in the dark.The Red Robin said:My next door neighbours putting our bins out the day before collection in the middle of the afternoon. Fully appreciate the gesture, I do the same, and return them, but not that early.0 -
Done you a favour. Nandos is well over rated.O-Randy-Hunt said:Feeling rough and both me and the Mrs can't be bothered to cook so I ordered a nandos. Normally I'd go and collect but as I say I feel shitty and can't be bothered to move.
I get a phone call from nandos to say sorry about your order but the deliveroo rider has stolen it 🤣 as annoying as it is, it also made me laugh because I don't blame them.1 -
Acceptable on a Sunday for a Monday collection day. Additionally, middle of the afternoon is currently about an hour before it gets dark.The Red Robin said:My next door neighbours putting our bins out the day before collection in the middle of the afternoon. Fully appreciate the gesture, I do the same, and return them, but not that early.
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That was cheeky… 🤣O-Randy-Hunt said:Feeling rough and both me and the Mrs can't be bothered to cook so I ordered a nandos. Normally I'd go and collect but as I say I feel shitty and can't be bothered to move.
I get a phone call from nandos to say sorry about your order but the deliveroo rider has stolen it 🤣 as annoying as it is, it also made me laugh because I don't blame them.3 -
After one too many times tipping the dirty water at the bottom of the recycling tubs all over my feet in the dark, I'm now putting the bins out in daylight after Sunday lunch so I concur.AFKABartram said:
Acceptable on a Sunday for a Monday collection day. Additionally, middle of the afternoon is currently about an hour before it gets dark.The Red Robin said:My next door neighbours putting our bins out the day before collection in the middle of the afternoon. Fully appreciate the gesture, I do the same, and return them, but not that early.
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I read all this bin talk yesterday and it reminded me to put my 3-bins out on the dark so at least I didn’t have to do it early this morning.I then got up, walked to the station, saw they were still there and realised I was a whole day ahead of myself oops4
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How about the neighbours opposite putting their bins out on Tuesday at 11pm? I know the time because I had not long got into bed and actually looked out of the window to see what all the commotion was about. It sounded like they were lugging 100s of bins down their driveway all at once, opening the lids once they'd finished their journey and then allowing the lids to slam back down. And then dragging the bins around again a few feet this way and then back again.
I swear common sense evades the majority of individuals these days. Either that or they just don't give a f***.
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How dense and difficult people can be... Even with the most simple of things using Microsoft Office!!
This is at bloody work at well, so its not helping your elderly parent how ClipArt f**king works1 -
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Australians writing the cricket score as 9/325 when it should be 325/92
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Wait a while and move one or all of them as far down the street as you like.Macronate said:How about the neighbours opposite putting their bins out on Tuesday at 11pm? I know the time because I had not long got into bed and actually looked out of the window to see what all the commotion was about. It sounded like they were lugging 100s of bins down their driveway all at once, opening the lids once they'd finished their journey and then allowing the lids to slam back down. And then dragging the bins around again a few feet this way and then back again.
I swear common sense evades the majority of individuals these days. Either that or they just don't give a f***.0 -
I worked for the DVSA, at the Belvedere DTC. I was upstairs on Roadside Enforcement.Carter said:The standard of driving full stop in the UK now
Rain down on me accusations of racism with this next bit, in mitigation, a Ghanaian bloke at work wholeheartedly agrees with this and it isnt from a place of ignorance or bigotry. He also told me he used to have a sideline in the 90s of taking driving tests for his fellow countrymen. He could be winding me up about that though
Africans are spectacularly bad drivers, which is awkward as a lot of them are driving ubers and delivering stuff for a living
Quite often I would help the Driving Examiner with queries when people would arrive in their own or borrowed car (Private Runners). Some of them would be in such poor condition that I would prohibit driving of them there and then. Usually Tyre defects, Brake Warning Lamp activated etc. No MOT was a common issue.
Some even arrived with severe panel damage after obviously being in an accident.
A couple of candidates arrived and were unable to start the vehicle. Some required interpreters to answer the Show me Tell me section of the test, Then had to be told turn right etc during the test by interpreter.
Some would fail the test, but then drive away because they had an international driving permit issued by a country which is the most corrupt country in Africa.
Impersonation at both theory and practical element of the test had a whole dept trying to stop it.
Women who would wail like banshees because they asked to remove facial coverings to ensure the picture on the licence looked like the candidate.
Belvedere had one of the highest fail rates in the country.
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People who drive, have driveways but don't use them!!About 30% of houses down my road don't have them, meaning that getting home around this time of an evening can be a right pain in the arse when trying to find somewhere to leave the car - One absolute arsehole has the ability to park two cars on his drive, and one across it. Nope he's got one car on the drive, one across the drive, and one in a valuable spot that my wife could have taken advantage of tonight!!2
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My sister has a similar problem where she lives. There's a family across the road from her who have a parking space but they never use it. They instead park outside where she lives and her two neighbours causing issues every time she or her neighbours get back from work. Her neighbour has had a word with them but they still do it as they like to be able to keep an eye on their car. When I go over and me being a complete prick always park right alongside their house on their path. Small victories I guess.ForeverAddickted said:People who drive, have driveways but don't use them!!About 30% of houses down my road don't have them, meaning that getting home around this time of an evening can be a right pain in the arse when trying to find somewhere to leave the car - One absolute arsehole has the ability to park two cars on his drive, and one across it. Nope he's got one car on the drive, one across the drive, and one in a valuable spot that my wife could have taken advantage of tonight!!1 -
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Ha, this one hits home. I went about 7 years where some bloke 4 houses along parked his car on his drive from Sunday lunchtime to Monday, and then on Sunday morning would move it to outside my house, fill up buckets and watering cans to wash his car outside my house, then move it back on his drive afterwards.ForeverAddickted said:People who drive, have driveways but don't use them!!About 30% of houses down my road don't have them, meaning that getting home around this time of an evening can be a right pain in the arse when trying to find somewhere to leave the car - One absolute arsehole has the ability to park two cars on his drive, and one across it. Nope he's got one car on the drive, one across the drive, and one in a valuable spot that my wife could have taken advantage of tonight!!
Used to drive me mad! Never sure why but it just did!0
