Things that irritate me

[Rodney2q]

Has been discussed here before.
As I wrote at the time, one thing I noticed in the UK was the fug in many homes.
A combination of warm air, moisture from shower, tumble drier, damp clothing, and no ventilation etc.
No windows open, central heating on full, folk wandering about in shirtsleeves.
No wonder mould thrives.
Oh, scrubbing with bleach, or specific mould cleaning stuff, helps. You dozy lazy shytebags.

We are having a new bathroom installed later this month. The chap frm the bathroom company who came to measure up the bathroom and do the plan for us asked if we wanted an extractor fan fitting. We asked what it would involve and he said that he didn't think we'd need one as there was no sign of any damp or mould. We told him that we always open the window and wipe the tiles down after a bath or shower and that during warmer weather the bathroom window was normally left open to provide extra ventilation for the landing and upper floor. He said that is why you don't have any problems with damp or mould. The bathroom is always cleaned regularly in any case.

He then proceeded to tell us some horror stories about some of the batherooms they have seen over the years. In some cases they had fitted a new bathroom and gone back several years later to fixed another problem only to find the bathroom grouting black with mould or mould on the ceiling. He said that the primary causes of damp and mould was not opening windows for ventilation and not cleaning the bathroom properly.

Like you said - open the windows, clean the bathroom regularly plus a little bleach now and then doesn't do any harm

 

[cernunnos]

The new "Tethered" caps on EU spec PET bottles and drink cartons wind me up. I've always recycled both together, cap screwed tight but because the millenials were unable to do that we've been shafted with new designs.

Now you get bottles and cartons only an ant eater could drink from.

 

[Richard Headicus]

Service charge being automatically put on a restaurant bill.
I've noticed that it's becoming ever more common.
I would normally leave a tip for good, or even adequate service, usually about 10%, but the last two places we went to in Scotland had 12.5% and 15% respectively.
Too much.
Won't be going back.

I'd query it, then tell them to furk aff. politely off course. Then I'd do the same without any tip, then not come back, and spread the word!

Kick arse.
I ask "what service?"
The dumbness is that I'd probably pay 20 percent, in cash, if I was looked after.

Steady on, I'm a true Scot...









tight!!

ETA I used to frequent different offices in one job, and would strike up a conversation, as you do with any female. When the subject came up about our meanness I'd reply, with pauses at appropriate places. I'm a good...tight...Scot.

 

[Syledis]

ok, im trying to rationalise this in some way

My friend called today and said her 3 month old niece was bitten on the face by the family dog they have had for 7 years, and the baby was was at hospital seeing hjat the damage was, turns out not as bad as they thought happily and will heal totally, no scarring.

They immediately took the dog to the vet and had it put to sleep , she stayed with the dog until the end.

Turns out that the Gran had been playing with the baby with the dog next to them and it got over exited and tried to join in and it went wrong.

Am i wrong in thinking , that poor dog and what were they thinking. Ive told her none of them should ever have a pet of any kind again.

 

[Richard Headicus]

snip...What is the point of this so called service that used to deliver post the following day? A couple of weeks ago it took them a week to deliver post from a town 17 miles away - I should have realised then.

And breathe.

Blame the split and sale of the PO into it's different parts. The different bods, who took over the letter section, promised, 'Honest guv we'll deliver letters between Dartmoor and Rannoch moor, just the same as the PO did.' The lying bars tards. They creamed off city centre to city centre, meaning the PO lost it's main source of income, and prices had to be increased, and will continue to do so!

 

[FourZeroCharlie]

ok, im trying to rationalise this in some way

My friend called today and said her 3 month old niece was bitten on the face by the family dog they have had for 7 years, and the baby was was at hospital seeing hjat the damage was, turns out not as bad as they thought happily and will heal totally, no scarring.

They immediately took the dog to the bet and had it put to sleep , she stayed with the dog until the end.

Turns out that the Gran had been playing with the baby with the dog next to them and it got over exited and tried to join in and it went wrong.

Am i wrong in thinking , that poor dog and what were they thinking. Ive told her none of them should ever have a pet of any kind again.

Take the Gran to Switzerland and have her put down.

 

[Syledis]

Take the Gran to Switzerland and have her put down.

thats my feeling too

 

[Richard Headicus]

Messi? Is he some wendyball player who's good at dribbling?

Just like you!

 

[Excognito]

I believe there is a thing called a dog lead which should help with that.
One end fastened around the dogs neck, the other end can be held or secured somewhere.

Indeed, and even if you don't secure it somewhere on your person, the dog will make sure you don't wander off.

 

[exiledblue]

Drove to a nearby mega shopping centre earlier today.

While I was driving through the car park, I saw two people walking towards a zebra crossing . I pulled up at the crossing just when they were in line with my drivers side window, about a metre away from the actual crossing. They stopped and looked at me through the window for about 5 seconds while I waited for them to cross, then turned and walked behind my car. They still ended up in exactly the same entryway that the crossing lead to.

Still baffled about the whole thing.

You are baffled that Australian mongs in shopping centres don't know how to use a zebra crossing? I've been here 10 years and worked out quickly that pedestrian crossings and roundabout baffle a lot of Australians. When they put the first pedestrian lights in Leeton some of the RMS staff had to go out and teach the residents how to use them, this was in the 2000's

Mind I once had to go to an old peoples home in Liverpool (UK) and explain that when you are already crossing if the green man turns red while you are already crossing you can keep crossing, you don't have to turn back. It's not like they were introduced in 1969 or anything

 

[Nitrousferatu]

Mind I once had to go to an old peoples home in Liverpool (UK) and explain that when you are already crossing if the green man turns red while you are already crossing you can keep crossing, you don't have to turn back. It's not like they were introduced in 1969 or anything

True dat.

Old people have been around like, forever.

 

[CrashTestDummy]

True dat.

Old people have been around like, forever.

My mother certainly seems to have been around forever...

 

[Niamac]

You are baffled that Australian mongs in shopping centres don't know how to use a zebra crossing? I've been here 10 years and worked out quickly that pedestrian crossings and roundabout baffle a lot of Australians. When they put the first pedestrian lights in Leeton some of the RMS staff had to go out and teach the residents how to use them, this was in the 2000's

Mind I once had to go to an old peoples home in Liverpool (UK) and explain that when you are already crossing if the green man turns red while you are already crossing you can keep crossing, you don't have to turn back. It's not like they were introduced in 1969 or anything

In my brother's town in Canada they introduced the first roundabout in the province. On the morning it opened two old guys rolled up with deck chairs and a crate of beer.
They were still laughing at lunchtime.

 

[The-hippie]

Couple we've known for for a good few years have been made homeless a few days ago through no fault of their own.

Stayed one night with us then went to their mates...

They came today for a warm up because they refused to stay a second night in a hostel.

Both are ex addicts & Bob has a heart condition so looks like he's still on gear, Joy looks like a cross between Brian Molko from Placebo & Perry from Kevin & Perry.

They've both been clean 15 year but the hostel gave them an Epi Pen each based on their appearance & history.

 

[FourZeroCharlie]

Couple we've known for for a good few years have been made homeless a few days ago through no fault of their own.

Stayed one night with us then went to their mates...

They came today for a warm up because they refused to stay a second night in a hostel.

Both are ex addicts & Bob has a heart condition so looks like he's still on gear, Joy looks like a cross between Brian Molko from Placebo & Perry from Kevin & Perry.

They've both been clean 15 year but the hostel gave them an Epi Pen each based on their appearance & history.

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Sorry, bro, but I'm missing something here - if he's been clean for about 15 years, what makes you think that he's still on the gear?