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General Things That Annoy You thread - part 2
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It’s about 40 years since I left school and I only hear from 2 people. One is just Xmas and the other I hadn’t heard from for years but we bumped into each other at a hen rescue thing. Needless to say, we are in touch a bit more as we have hens in common. Both are nice people, very down to earth and not caught up in the consumer world.gringo said:
I remember meeting up with my old school mates about 15 years after we left (which was far too long) and once we had caught up with what everyone was doing now, it was basically strangers trying to find something we still had in common and trying to outdo each other ("my wife was Miss England!", "really!, thats a coincidence my wife was Miss UK, and did you see my Lexus in the car park", "I did!, and if you want I'll get my chauffeur to wash it for you if you want?!"). I can honestly say that dental root canal was only marginally less painful. It wasn't repeated (or if it was, I wasn't invited!).Algarveaddick said:
I get what you are saying, but they should have the decency to say they can't be arsed and turn the invite down.gringo said:
I think theres generally a reason why people don't keep in touch- and you have to accept that peoples lives move on, and they can no longer be arsed.JohnBoyUK said:
I totally get it if 1 or 2 dropped out but we're talking a group of 10-12 and every single one of them drop out. It wouldn't have been so bad if there was 4-5 of us, that would have been more than acceptable.Gribbo said:
We had a mini school reunion the other week up Borough, and 2 out the 6 blew it out last minute.JohnBoyUK said:A special mention for my ex-school mates at BGS (not you @AFKABartram) who are all so very quick to suggest dates that they are available for once in a blue moon Friday drinks but by 24-48hrs before, every single one of them in the whatsapp group are either ill, got alternative plans or just dont even engage with the whatsapp group!)
3rd time in 12m I've tried to get the boys out but here we are, yet again, every single one of them have blown the night out. So fucked off.
Have definitely made the right decision to go on a nice holiday rather than have a 50th party next year as I dont think anyone would bother to turn up.
Oh and thats another thing, whatsapp groups. You ask the group a simple yes/no answer question and you can see they've read it but they dont bother responding. Its like dealing with petchulant children.
Oh well, thats at least £100 I've saved.Kept up with others initially but the ‘even richer than yo’ outdoing was painful.0 -
Probably couldn't face you going on about winning silverware all nightJohnBoyUK said:
I totally get it if 1 or 2 dropped out but we're talking a group of 10-12 and every single one of them drop out. It wouldn't have been so bad if there was 4-5 of us, that would have been more than acceptable.Gribbo said:
We had a mini school reunion the other week up Borough, and 2 out the 6 blew it out last minute.JohnBoyUK said:A special mention for my ex-school mates at BGS (not you @AFKABartram) who are all so very quick to suggest dates that they are available for once in a blue moon Friday drinks but by 24-48hrs before, every single one of them in the whatsapp group are either ill, got alternative plans or just dont even engage with the whatsapp group!)
3rd time in 12m I've tried to get the boys out but here we are, yet again, every single one of them have blown the night out. So fucked off.
Have definitely made the right decision to go on a nice holiday rather than have a 50th party next year as I dont think anyone would bother to turn up.
Oh and thats another thing, whatsapp groups. You ask the group a simple yes/no answer question and you can see they've read it but they dont bother responding. Its like dealing with petchulant children.
Oh well, thats at least £100 I've saved.2 -
Or they are mostly married.JohnBoyUK said:
Exactly, it’s just common decency isn't it. I've got no issue if they don't want to meet up thats fine, but just say that from the outset and save us all the bother in the first place.Algarveaddick said:
I get what you are saying, but they should have the decency to say they can't be arsed and turn the invite down.gringo said:
I think theres generally a reason why people don't keep in touch- and you have to accept that peoples lives move on, and they can no longer be arsed.JohnBoyUK said:
I totally get it if 1 or 2 dropped out but we're talking a group of 10-12 and every single one of them drop out. It wouldn't have been so bad if there was 4-5 of us, that would have been more than acceptable.Gribbo said:
We had a mini school reunion the other week up Borough, and 2 out the 6 blew it out last minute.JohnBoyUK said:A special mention for my ex-school mates at BGS (not you @AFKABartram) who are all so very quick to suggest dates that they are available for once in a blue moon Friday drinks but by 24-48hrs before, every single one of them in the whatsapp group are either ill, got alternative plans or just dont even engage with the whatsapp group!)
3rd time in 12m I've tried to get the boys out but here we are, yet again, every single one of them have blown the night out. So fucked off.
Have definitely made the right decision to go on a nice holiday rather than have a 50th party next year as I dont think anyone would bother to turn up.
Oh and thats another thing, whatsapp groups. You ask the group a simple yes/no answer question and you can see they've read it but they dont bother responding. Its like dealing with petchulant children.
Oh well, thats at least £100 I've saved.Naively said yes to you and then were advised to the contrary when they plucked up the courage to seek their night out pass. 😉😆2 -
The shop ‘B & M’
When I first saw someone with a bag I thought it said BUM. It might as well tbh.
Apparently a new branch opened a couple of Sundays ago in Rochester and the car park was so full that queues built up outside on the road. People were so keen to turn into the car park that an ambulance was blocked from coming through.But what kind of life are people having that they think ‘what shall we do on Sunday?’ and come up with going to the great opening of B&M? Consumerism gone mad.7 -
The traffic on that site can be awful, there aren't enough parking spaces. Getting out of the car park isn't easy as it's such a busy roundabout. There is also an Aldi and Home Bargains, plus other stores and a gym so it is very popular.Arsenetatters said:The shop ‘B & M’
When I first saw someone with a bag I thought it said BUM. It might as well tbh.
Apparently a new branch opened a couple of Sundays ago in Rochester and the car park was so full that queues built up outside on the road. People were so keen to turn into the car park that an ambulance was blocked from coming through.But what kind of life are people having that they think ‘what shall we do on Sunday?’ and come up with going to the great opening of B&M? Consumerism gone mad.0 -
Were you both in the same “Hen Rescue” class at school? I remember it clashing with “Stone on Bin theory” in my school options so I chose that instead…Arsenetatters said:
It’s about 40 years since I left school and I only hear from 2 people. One is just Xmas and the other I hadn’t heard from for years but we bumped into each other at a hen rescue thing. Needless to say, we are in touch a bit more as we have hens in common. Both are nice people, very down to earth and not caught up in the consumer world.gringo said:
I remember meeting up with my old school mates about 15 years after we left (which was far too long) and once we had caught up with what everyone was doing now, it was basically strangers trying to find something we still had in common and trying to outdo each other ("my wife was Miss England!", "really!, thats a coincidence my wife was Miss UK, and did you see my Lexus in the car park", "I did!, and if you want I'll get my chauffeur to wash it for you if you want?!"). I can honestly say that dental root canal was only marginally less painful. It wasn't repeated (or if it was, I wasn't invited!).Algarveaddick said:
I get what you are saying, but they should have the decency to say they can't be arsed and turn the invite down.gringo said:
I think theres generally a reason why people don't keep in touch- and you have to accept that peoples lives move on, and they can no longer be arsed.JohnBoyUK said:
I totally get it if 1 or 2 dropped out but we're talking a group of 10-12 and every single one of them drop out. It wouldn't have been so bad if there was 4-5 of us, that would have been more than acceptable.Gribbo said:
We had a mini school reunion the other week up Borough, and 2 out the 6 blew it out last minute.JohnBoyUK said:A special mention for my ex-school mates at BGS (not you @AFKABartram) who are all so very quick to suggest dates that they are available for once in a blue moon Friday drinks but by 24-48hrs before, every single one of them in the whatsapp group are either ill, got alternative plans or just dont even engage with the whatsapp group!)
3rd time in 12m I've tried to get the boys out but here we are, yet again, every single one of them have blown the night out. So fucked off.
Have definitely made the right decision to go on a nice holiday rather than have a 50th party next year as I dont think anyone would bother to turn up.
Oh and thats another thing, whatsapp groups. You ask the group a simple yes/no answer question and you can see they've read it but they dont bother responding. Its like dealing with petchulant children.
Oh well, thats at least £100 I've saved.Kept up with others initially but the ‘even richer than yo’ outdoing was painful.2 -
That's why me and @AFKABartram go LidlME14addick said:
The traffic on that site can be awful, there aren't enough parking spaces. Getting out of the car park isn't easy as it's such a busy roundabout. There is also an Aldi and Home Bargains, plus other stores and a gym so it is very popular.Arsenetatters said:The shop ‘B & M’
When I first saw someone with a bag I thought it said BUM. It might as well tbh.
Apparently a new branch opened a couple of Sundays ago in Rochester and the car park was so full that queues built up outside on the road. People were so keen to turn into the car park that an ambulance was blocked from coming through.But what kind of life are people having that they think ‘what shall we do on Sunday?’ and come up with going to the great opening of B&M? Consumerism gone mad.2 -
For years, and I mean years maybe nearly 40. That site was a gloriously quiet place, tons of parking spaces a massive Toys r us, pet place, homebase, a carpet place and curry's. You could do whatever retail you required in peace and harmonyME14addick said:
The traffic on that site can be awful, there aren't enough parking spaces. Getting out of the car park isn't easy as it's such a busy roundabout. There is also an Aldi and Home Bargains, plus other stores and a gym so it is very popular.Arsenetatters said:The shop ‘B & M’
When I first saw someone with a bag I thought it said BUM. It might as well tbh.
Apparently a new branch opened a couple of Sundays ago in Rochester and the car park was so full that queues built up outside on the road. People were so keen to turn into the car park that an ambulance was blocked from coming through.But what kind of life are people having that they think ‘what shall we do on Sunday?’ and come up with going to the great opening of B&M? Consumerism gone mad.
Since Toys r us went the way of the dodo and aldi, home bargains and that poxy gym moved in it has been an unmitigated omnishambles. Every gymbro and ho dick about wanting to park 10 yards from the front door of the gym, the spaces are just small enough to ensure the usual suspects dink every panel on whoever parks next to thems car, the volume of e-charging spaces is wildly disproportionate to the number of those fire hazards on the road, car park etiquette there is appalling. Then as you rightly say, thats a spicy roundabout to get out onto as it is. It was just about manageable before B&M opened now those purveyors of shit are there for some unfathomable reason people flocked there in their droves clogging the entire major access road in and out of Chatham and Rochester from the motorways up.
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AI-generated images being constantly posted to CL as 'humour'1
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The spaces are narrow and with so many big SUVs you risk not being able to get into your car. It's a horrible car park.Carter said:
For years, and I mean years maybe nearly 40. That site was a gloriously quiet place, tons of parking spaces a massive Toys r us, pet place, homebase, a carpet place and curry's. You could do whatever retail you required in peace and harmonyME14addick said:
The traffic on that site can be awful, there aren't enough parking spaces. Getting out of the car park isn't easy as it's such a busy roundabout. There is also an Aldi and Home Bargains, plus other stores and a gym so it is very popular.Arsenetatters said:The shop ‘B & M’
When I first saw someone with a bag I thought it said BUM. It might as well tbh.
Apparently a new branch opened a couple of Sundays ago in Rochester and the car park was so full that queues built up outside on the road. People were so keen to turn into the car park that an ambulance was blocked from coming through.But what kind of life are people having that they think ‘what shall we do on Sunday?’ and come up with going to the great opening of B&M? Consumerism gone mad.
Since Toys r us went the way of the dodo and aldi, home bargains and that poxy gym moved in it has been an unmitigated omnishambles. Every gymbro and ho dick about wanting to park 10 yards from the front door of the gym, the spaces are just small enough to ensure the usual suspects dink every panel on whoever parks next to thems car, the volume of e-charging spaces is wildly disproportionate to the number of those fire hazards on the road, car park etiquette there is appalling. Then as you rightly say, thats a spicy roundabout to get out onto as it is. It was just about manageable before B&M opened now those purveyors of shit are there for some unfathomable reason people flocked there in their droves clogging the entire major access road in and out of Chatham and Rochester from the motorways up.1 -
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Scooter riders who insert themselves in front of a line of cars, itself irritating but not enough to make me more than tut, but then don't move off fast as soon as the lights go green.
Had one yesterday who was faffing about with something while we waited and wasn't ready to go on the green. The rule should be that if you shove in, the car behind you should be able to accelerate as fast as it wants and it's up to the scooter to stay ahead.
Same also true of gaggles of cyclists who you've probably spent a mile trying to overtake only for them all to catch up at the lights and make you repeat the whole bloody process as they trundle off three abreast.4 -
BBC now doing 'adverts' in the middle of sports broadcasts. Watching the tennis from Queens and they have just had a 'break' after the first set, advertising their own programmes.2
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When you can’t remember the names of crappy 70’s entertainers when you need to, who was that weird bloke with a bald top of his head but long dark hair from like ear height down that used to do a funny walk and maybe play a musical instrument (?), I think he was a comic (??)0
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Being told all week while working it’s going to be a glorious Saturday and I finally get to sit in my garden and it’s grey skies and pissing down2
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Apparently I look like him when I wear black leggingsCovered End said:Max Wall.9 - Sponsored links:
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AFKABartram said:Being told all week while working it’s going to be a glorious Saturday and I finally get to sit in my garden and it’s grey skies and pissing down
Then some bleep comes out with - "Well, we needed it"4 -
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Shocked to hear this, been blue skies and glorious sunshine all day down here in Mereworth which is only 20 miles from you as the crow fliesAFKABartram said:Being told all week while working it’s going to be a glorious Saturday and I finally get to sit in my garden and it’s grey skies and pissing down2 -
There was no rain in Bromley 3 miles away.0
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Crazy isn’t it? We had about 3hrs of heavy grey cloud and about 45 mins of rainCovered End said:There was no rain in Bromley 3 miles away.0 -
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What is it good for?1
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Think we're about to find out!0
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Spursy.JohnBoyUK said:
I totally get it if 1 or 2 dropped out but we're talking a group of 10-12 and every single one of them drop out. It wouldn't have been so bad if there was 4-5 of us, that would have been more than acceptable.Gribbo said:
We had a mini school reunion the other week up Borough, and 2 out the 6 blew it out last minute.JohnBoyUK said:A special mention for my ex-school mates at BGS (not you @AFKABartram) who are all so very quick to suggest dates that they are available for once in a blue moon Friday drinks but by 24-48hrs before, every single one of them in the whatsapp group are either ill, got alternative plans or just dont even engage with the whatsapp group!)
3rd time in 12m I've tried to get the boys out but here we are, yet again, every single one of them have blown the night out. So fucked off.
Have definitely made the right decision to go on a nice holiday rather than have a 50th party next year as I dont think anyone would bother to turn up.
Oh and thats another thing, whatsapp groups. You ask the group a simple yes/no answer question and you can see they've read it but they dont bother responding. Its like dealing with petchulant children.
Oh well, thats at least £100 I've saved.6
