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Natalie NWA
03-02-2013, 10:52
No worries, don't be daft.
Natalie:)
Just been to the supermarket - I walk in the entrance and there are five people standing around having a converstaion in the vestibule between the two sets of automatic doors. It is quite a large space but instead of standing off to one side they are spread out right across so that it is impossible to get past them without pushing past. How 'kin ignorant are people? I could understand if they were chavs or teenagers but they were in their fifties/sixties and should know better, huge temptation to slap all of them:steam:
Natalie NWA
03-02-2013, 11:11
That's funny PMSL :lol:
Give em a slap :lol:
People just don't seem to pay attention to anything that is happening around them, they are in their own little dream-worlds. You could have their trousers off them and they wouldn't notice. There is a great Derren Brown stunt where he goes into a small but high end jewellers in New York - he asks to see a necklace, examines it, declares he wants to buy it, pulls out a wad of bills - it is about $5K, this necklace. The cashier serves him, bags it up, issues a receipt and he walks out the door. But he has not paid - all he has given here is a pile of blank, bill sized pieces of white paper, which she has happily put into the till. His trick was to divert her attention as he was handing over the blanks by asking her where the nearest subway stop was. Amazing, really. (he does take the necklace back btw).
julesd68
03-02-2013, 18:47
Martin - I think you would have been fully justified to do a Michael Douglas in "Falling Down" ...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8234/8442282232_c1c99a1483.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34449145@N05/8442282232/)
Just been to the supermarket - I walk in the entrance and there are five people standing around having a converstaion in the vestibule between the two sets of automatic doors. It is quite a large space but instead of standing off to one side they are spread out right across so that it is impossible to get past them without pushing past. How 'kin ignorant are people? I could understand if they were chavs or teenagers but they were in their fifties/sixties and should know better, huge temptation to slap all of them:steam:
I've encountered that bollocks a few times. You're WAY too polite, mate. I just tell the ignorant f*ckers in no uncertain terms to SHIFT!! And the Scottish accent helps, shall we say, 'convey the urgency of my request'... ;)
Marco.
Rare Bird
03-02-2013, 19:50
O yes i refuse to go in supermarkets anymore, they all walk around like zombies with blinkers on :steam:
Thing Fish
03-02-2013, 20:06
Why do people in supermarkets always wait until they have had all their shopping scanned and put in bags before they spend 5 mins trying to find their wallet or purse...:doh:
It's the same with buss passes and oyster cards...:steam:
Just been to the supermarket - I walk in the entrance and there are five people standing around having a converstaion in the vestibule between the two sets of automatic doors. It is quite a large space but instead of standing off to one side they are spread out right across so that it is impossible to get past them without pushing past. How 'kin ignorant are people? I could understand if they were chavs or teenagers but they were in their fifties/sixties and should know better, huge temptation to slap all of them:steam:
On a similar theme:
Some people don’t know how to walk on the pavement these days
Well it’s not that difficult, there’s hardly a whole host of ways
Here they come, love’s young dream, arm in arm, approaching me
Now, I’m not looking for your smile
I’m just asking for some single file
But it’s not forthcoming so I have to assume
That this narrow path belongs to you
And therefore you must be
The Duke of Westminster and his good lady wife
So, I tell you what, I’ll just walk in the road
How about I just walk in the road?
You stay as you are, and I’ll just walk in the road
From: L’Enfer C’Est Les Autres by Half Man Half Biscuit
Rare Bird
03-02-2013, 20:55
Dave:
I had a pearler a couple months ago. In a well known supermarket near us there's rows of standard checkouts, a row of self service checkouts & also checkouts for baskets with around half a dozen things.
Some plonker was in our long que at the standard checkout with a basket full of two items! :scratch: i kid you not i basically had to convince him all those self service & small amount checkouts were empty & created especially for him :lol:
Thing Fish
03-02-2013, 21:05
Dave:
I had a pearler a couple months ago. In a well known supermarket near us there's rows of standard checkouts, a row of self service checkouts & also checkouts for baskets with around half a dozen things.
Some plonker was in our long que at the standard checkout with a basket full of two items! :scratch: i kid you not i basically had to convince him all those self service & small amount checkouts were empty & created especially for him :lol:
I think some people live on the moon...:lol:
I've encountered that bollocks a few times. You're WAY too polite, mate. I just tell the ignorant f*ckers in no uncertain terms to SHIFT!! And the Scottish accent helps, shall we say, 'convey the urgency of my request'... ;)
Marco.
:lol: There is a point earlier on in our lives when we realise that a huge proportion of people are complete muppets. It's a surprise but there it is and we learn to deal with it until there comes a time later in our lives when we just accept it. Think I might almost be there.;)
How boring would this planet be if everyone was sensible? :lol:
How boring would this planet be if everyone was sensible? :lol:
No don't get me wrong I am a long long way from sensible. I'm just not pig ignorant.
Natalie NWA
03-02-2013, 21:22
You know one of my other pet hates, is cats and kittens that have lots of beds between them, but they have to sleep on ours. I am bloody struggling to get in my own bloody bed. Little spoiled sods. Oh, and heaven forbid if I try and move them, I get hissed at. I'm going to move out and they can keep the flaming bed :lol::lol::lol:
The cat has his own mug of water - identical to mine but he still drinks out of mine. What's that all about?
Rare Bird
03-02-2013, 21:34
only the same if you had two cats both with a bowl of grub directly infront of them one will reach over & start eathing the other cats.
Talking of pig ignorance, I have a mate who owns his own truck and before I did my back in I used to help him out as a drivers mate on the weekends. I didn't want paying mind you, I just enjoyed it for the craic.
Anyway, we were heading for our last drop of the day which was in Wolverhampton. On this occasion we were delivering garden furniture to Do It All's and we turned up at the Wolverhampton branch at just gone 5pm on a Saturday evening, a little late as it happens due to traffic. The rear doors of Goods In were open so we backed the wagon up to the doors, got out and walked inside to wait for someone to appear to sign the paperwork so we could unload.
After a few minutes a tall and skinny dude with a goatie appeared with a face as long as a horse. He marched up to us, placed a hand on both our chests and began pushing us outside without saying a word. We were both a bit surprised to comment at the time. Once we were outside he sparked into life:
"See this line here?" he remarked, pointing out a yellow line that had been painted on the threshold of the Goods In department. "that line is to keep thieving, bastard drivers such as yourselves out of my shop".
For a moment we just stood there and gawped. Then, as what he had said and done sunk in we both found our voices and told him where he could stick his fuggin' yellow line and promptly got back into the cab of the wagon and drove off to have a cup of tea and some grub.
A little while later after a delicious meal and a few plaintive phone calls from the Wolverhampton branch of Do It All, we eventually sauntered back to the store at 6:45pm and told the same guy, now on his own as all the staff had buggered off for the night, that we would wait in the cab while he unloaded his delivery... ;)
Natalie NWA
03-02-2013, 22:01
Dave, you could say that's another pet hate. People being judged on appearance or labelled due to previous events. People stereo typing, yours is classic example.
Nat;)
Stratmangler
03-02-2013, 22:04
People stereo typing, yours is classic example.
Nat;)
Do you need a special keyboard to type in stereo? :eyebrows:
Do you need a special keyboard to type in stereo? :eyebrows:
Yes Chris it's called a Microsoft Natural keyboard.. :D
http://www.gameseek.co.uk/images/products/microsoft_natural_ergonomic_keyboard_4000_pc.jpg
Stratmangler
03-02-2013, 22:24
Yes Chris it's called a Microsoft Natural keyboard.. :D
http://www.gameseek.co.uk/images/products/microsoft_natural_ergonomic_keyboard_4000_pc.jpght tp://www.gameseek.co.uk/images/products/microsoft_natural_ergonomic_keyboard_4000_pc.jpg
Surely my amended version is proper stereo? :eyebrows:
Rare Bird
03-02-2013, 22:27
I'm just waiting for a Quadraphonic version
:whistle:
walpurgis
03-02-2013, 23:11
A while back I was walking up the aisle next to the tills in Tesco and the aisle is narrow in this particular branch. Anyway, some prat deliberately pushed his trolley from a side aisle, across to behind the next person at the till queue, totally blocking my way.
He gave me a blank look and just stood there. Needless to say I was not impressed. I grabbed the front of his trolley and shoved it backwards hard several feet, with him still hanging onto it. At least I got past.
I then had five minutes of this dick following me about ranting. It was his lucky day. I was not stupid enough to deal with him in my customary way and have it recorded by the security cameras.
After being told to f*ck off half a dozen times, he did!
The Grand Wazoo
03-02-2013, 23:19
The stereo on that keyboard is all out of whack. It must have a balance control & it's turned way over to the left.
julesd68
03-02-2013, 23:34
I'll tell you one thing guaranteed to get me into a rage - if anyone swears in front of my seven year old. Sometimes on the bus we get treated to some choice language from older school boys and I've given them a right earful a few times now. Difficult not to swear at them in return of course ... :lol:
Dave:
I had a pearler a couple months ago. In a well known supermarket near us there's rows of standard checkouts, a row of self service checkouts & also checkouts for baskets with around half a dozen things.
Some plonker was in our long que at the standard checkout with a basket full of two items! :scratch: i kid you not i basically had to convince him all those self service & small amount checkouts were empty & created especially for him :lol:
Ah, now I have some sympathy for that type of daftness...
I simply refuse to use self-service checkouts - firstly because they're a bloody nightmare, as quite often they refuse to read the bar codes of the stuff I'm buying, or having to deal with the nightmare of weighing fresh produce yourself, whilst others are behind watching you impatiently, and as I always pay with cash, quite often the bit where you put your money in refuses to read the notes if they're a bit creased, or refuses to accept certain coins, but mostly because, in the retail price of the goods I'm buying, I'm paying for the wages of a member of staff to scan (and if necessary pack) my shopping for me!!
So what the f*ck should I do it myself?? :nono:
Self-service checkouts (just like any service that is automated) are a cop-out for supermarkets to cut down on the amount of staff manning the other tills. They should have more bloody tills open and manned by staff in the first place, especially during the busiest periods!!
I'll tell you how I deal with the situation you've outlined, Andre - I get hold of a member of staff wandering around doing supposedly something else 'more important' and 'politely request' that they open more tills to deal with the queues. More often than not, that's what happens, or if not it does, after speaking to a supervisor.
The more people who use those bloody self-service checkouts, the more they'll introduce, until eventually they out-number the other tills, so the staff need to be told that the situation is unacceptable... If they want me to use self-service checkouts, then charge me fooking self-service prices, and offer a 10% discount on the price of my shopping, which reflects the amount I'm paying on the price tag supposedly for the privilege of someone serving me!!! :exactly:
Marco.
isuckedmandelsonslemons
04-02-2013, 07:40
Well said Marco. You've stolen my thunder. I simply refuse to use the self service checkouts for all the reasons you highlight. I'm fortunate to live in a Town with three major supermarkets. I have been known to leave my trolley of shopping at the tills and go elsewhere. If everybody did that they'd soon get more staff. The supermarkets make mega millions and have forced good shops put of business. It's just corporate greed.
Rare Bird
04-02-2013, 07:41
yes i understand i feel the same about self service but theres also the manned checkouts for small quantity basket but he decided to cue in the big boys lane, those small item manned tills are designed to alleviate the pressure from the big checkouts.
Put it this way while he's stood infront of me with a basket of half a dozen things gorping into space he's holding me up & causing a longer que, when he can use the empty manned basket tills which would have him on his way in a few mins.
I also refuse to use the self service - problem is a lot of people think that way too. Mr sainsbury's solution to that problem - close the basket- only till alltogether so if you are just buying a couple of items you have to queue behind people with masive trolleys piled high who take ages - or you can go to the tobacco counter which is 6 items or fewer and is also the lottery ticket counter so you have to wait behind the idiots who have not figured out how to buy their tickets on line or chavs buying scratch cards. Now I can understand having a punt on the lotto once a week but who the f*ck buys scratch cards? Why don't they just set up a roulette table and have done with it? Would be better odds of a win as well...
District nurses who don't turn up to take my bloods at the crack of dawn for a fasting blood test. I am dying for a cuppa and a slice of toast and Marmite. Even a bonus of a pot of my freshest pee has not enticed her to appear... :rolleyes:
Bugs me when staff in a shop answer the phone while people who are actually in the store go unserved. Um, hello? I'm here. Don't make me wait for some one on the phone!
Bugs me when staff in a shop answer the phone while people who are actually in the store go unserved. Um, hello? I'm here. Don't make me wait for some one on the phone!
"...I'm sorry, but the shop assistant you are trying to engage in conversation is not available at the moment, please try again later... burrrrrrrr" :D
Rare Bird
04-02-2013, 09:26
District nurses who don't turn up to take my bloods at the crack of dawn for a fasting blood test. I am dying for a cuppa and a slice of toast and Marmite. Even a bonus of a pot of my freshest pee has not enticed her to appear... :rolleyes:
Um i know were waiting anything upto three hours sometime, a few times they even forgot about us :steam:
chris@panteg
04-02-2013, 09:44
Cyclists , cycling on pavements at high speed ! Darting around pedestrians , even worse cyclists at night with no lights , reflectors or any high viz ? Can't see them and they cycle on the road , across the road and the they don't give a toss !
The Black Adder
04-02-2013, 09:45
No. 1 - Up-speaking:
For you that don't know what this is, it's when someone lifts their voice in tone at the end of practically every sentence to sound like a question or to gain a response.
It's got to be one of the most annoying things ever. No idea why people do it apart from basic insecurity, a lack of self respect and confidence and a lack of respect for the recipient.
Um i know were waiting anything upto three hours sometime, a few times they even forgot about us :steam:
I have a policy with them now, if they are not here by 10am then I have my brekky and a cuppa and get 'em to reschedule me when they eventually do turn up. Like you André I've also had my fair share of 'no shows' :rolleyes:
Rare Bird
04-02-2013, 09:51
The poor bloke ends up shitting himself some mornings, i shouldnt laught but you know.
"...I'm sorry, but the shop assistant you are trying to engage in conversation is not available at the moment, please try again later... burrrrrrrr" :D
They're pretty vacant even when they are serving you truth be told.
This is just a minor niggle but why on earth do some people type "cee dee" instead of "CD"? It's more typing, why do it, what's the point?
Werner Berghofer
05-02-2013, 17:39
Clive,
why on earth do some people type "cee dee" instead of "CD"?
I guess this is done for the same reason some people type “geetaah” instead of “guitar”. Sounds and looks cooler, I think.
Now for something completely different: A few months ago I noticed all of a sudden the frequent usage of the appendix “ish”.
Werner.
Clive,
I guess this is done for the same reason some people type “geetaah” instead of “guitar”. Sounds and looks cooler, I think. A few months ago I noticed all of a sudden plenty usage of the appendix “ish”.
Werner.
I think the first time your see "cee dee" or "geetaah" it's moderately amusing. The second time you see it it's already an old joke. The 100th time you see the sell-by date is long gone, it just annoying now.
Thing Fish
05-02-2013, 17:43
Cyclists who go through red lights as if they don't exist for them.
Thing Fish
05-02-2013, 17:45
Kids that leave their bikes on the floor right outside shop doorways so people trip over them.
Thing Fish
05-02-2013, 17:45
Singers that mime.
There's a toll bridge near where I live. The queues can be quite long at peak times.
Motorcyclists jump the queue for payment, they should wait like the rest of us. They still have to pay at the single tollbooth like the rest of us. If wet or cold I would have some sympathy.
Loving this thread - we really are a great bunch of grumpy old gits! :rofl:
Rare Bird
05-02-2013, 21:58
People that think it's amusing to have Grilled Pork chops whilst on a diet :rfl:
People that think it's amusing to have Grilled Pork chops whilst on a diet :rfl:
:eyebrows:
Wives that also think eating half a packet of biscuits for lunch is being on a diet... :lolsign:
Rare Bird
05-02-2013, 22:02
:lol:
At least when i have a special mixed kebab with salad & Mayo, the size of Birmingham City Centre i don't mention it on the fat club :lol:
:rfl:
Filterlab
05-02-2013, 22:50
I've also noticed in the past few years that the Americanism 'can I get' has replaced 'may I have' amongst the under thirty's.
People who use apostrophes to pluralise. Anyone who uses the word "your" when "you are" or "you're" should be used (although essentially "you're" should never be used in written language).
It's thirties by the way. :D
Rare Bird
05-02-2013, 23:05
Na that's just being pedantic ;)
Friggin' hell, I had better watch my P's & Q's from now on or I might get myself well and truly arrested by the Grammar Squad. I would expect to be judged and ripped asunder for poor grammar on the Wam but not here, I thought we were way better than that :eyebrows:
Stratmangler
05-02-2013, 23:17
Friggin' hell, I had better watch my P's & Q's from now on or I might get myself well and truly arrested by the Grammar Squad. I would expect to be judged and ripped asunder for poor grammar on the Wam but not here, I thought we were way better than that :eyebrows:
Your mis taken :)
Rare Bird
05-02-2013, 23:18
Bawerkz to the Grammar Squad Dave
Ballerkz to the Grammar Squad Dave
You spelt Bollocks wrong Andre
People who use apostrophes to pluralise. Anyone who uses the word "your" when "you are" or "you're" should be used (although essentially "you're" should never be used in written language).
It's thirties by the way. :D
Whilst in terms of the law, 'forum speak' is regarded as written and not spoken (that is, deflamation is treated as libel, rather than slander), I see nothing wrong with "you're" as a contraction of "you are".
Internet 'chat' is just that - it's written speech. ;)
Whilst in terms of the law, 'forum speak' is regarded as written and not spoken (that is, deflamation is treated as libel, rather than slander), I see nothing wrong with "you're" as a contraction of "you are".
Internet 'chat' is just that - it's written speech. ;)
Gr8! :eyebrows:
Gr8! :eyebrows:
Nah! - that's 'text speak'. ;)
julesd68
06-02-2013, 00:40
Isn't it amazing when you board a plane the number of people who can't find their seats?? They wander up and down with this bewildered look on their face, like they've just been asked a really tough question on "Mastermind". I must admit it is tough looking for two pieces of information - a number and a letter ... Finally they pick a random seat and of course someone comes along and has to ask them to move which slows down the whole boarding process. :mental:
Yup, and the dense twats who do exactly the same thing on trains! :wanker:
Marco.
Stratmangler
06-02-2013, 07:49
Good ere innit? :D
shore is :D
shore is :D
We gonna start a gang? *sniff*
Well, you're already a fully paid-up member of the daftee gang!
Marco.
The Grand Wazoo
06-02-2013, 08:28
Bloody hell, do you have to pay now, to be mad?
Not only that, but there's a test, too!
Marco.
JazzBones
06-02-2013, 09:07
Not only that, but there's a test, too!
Marco.
What about a full medical and body scan :eyebrows:?
The Grand Wazoo
06-02-2013, 09:11
Ah yes, we discussed this before - I know about the test, that's where they check to see how many Apples you score on the Milligan Daftee-Scale.
I did the test, by the way - a score of 62 Granny Smiths and 1 small Cox's Orange Pippin - which means I'm a Full Blown Hatstand.
I think I scored three mandarin oranges. FAIL.
I thought you were six seeds short of a full satsuma?
Marco.
Rare Bird
08-02-2013, 18:36
We spent three hours shopping in Barnsley this afternoon, three hours too much.
But i'll not take anymore cyber space up belly aching :steam:
I hate shopping unless it's for me of course. I plan it like a commando raid, quick insertion, complete the mission, quick extraction, Job done... ;)
DanJennings
08-02-2013, 19:39
quick insertion, complete the mission, quick extraction, Job done... ;)
Oo er missus etc :lol:
I hate shopping unless it's for me of course. I plan it like a commando raid, quick insertion, complete the mission, quick extraction, Job done... ;)
Same here - thank fook Del's the same! :)
I've also never understood why guys allow themselves to be dragged around shops by women. I would never allow that to happen. If I don't want to do something (and I hate shopping for boring pish with a passion), I don't do it. No f*cker, no matter who it is, FORCES me to do anything I don't want to do!! :nono:
Marco.
Oo er missus etc :lol:
The fish are biting well this evening... :D
Rare Bird
08-02-2013, 20:09
Marco:
I go thru it cos im not a selfish person, cos i drag the wife to places she doan wanna go. works both ways. Simples
Whatever works, in your relationship, dude. I'm not a selfish person either.
Fortunately Del and I mostly enjoy doing the same things, but if I'm doing something that I know she won't enjoy (such as going to a footy match with my mates), then she does her own thing, and vice versa. Neither of us would be happy suffering something we didn't want to do, unless it was an absolute necessity.
When we're not together, Del has her friends and I have mine. Sometimes we need our own space! :)
Marco.
Rare Bird
08-02-2013, 20:27
I understand but im billy no mates & near enough joined to her hip with her, it's not like being hen pecked it's just thats shes not only my wife but my best mate too tpyer fing loike. :)
Lol... I know. Everyone's relationship is different. We love being together, but also sometimes need our own space.
I'm just glad that Del's not the typical female, when it comes to shopping, and definitely wants the experience over and done with as soon as possible (she doesn't get the lunacy of 'window shopping' either :mental:), unless we're abroad, off the beaten track, in France or Italy where the shopping experience tends to be much more relaxed :)
I do enjoy buying things for her, though - even though she has expensive tastes!
Marco.
Rare Bird
09-02-2013, 00:26
O i agree shopping in common crap arse places does grind me down & i often wonder why people even visit such places but if she likes a place, she likes it! i could have made a worse choice of wife where she would have had more a high class values in which i would inturn be very skint 24/7.. in other words high maintinence.
But im one of those people that finds being a recluse within my spare time makes money in my savings :lol:
High-maintenance defo isn't good!
The good thing about Del, in terms of shopping, especially for clothes, is that she likes things which are bespoke/unusual and definitely not run of the mill, so that tends to take us to privately owned boutiques, where they sell that type of thing, not least because she's also tiny (size 6 or 8), but not skinny (she has curves). She's just very petite, and so designer stuff is what tends to fit her, as the garments generally comes in smaller sizes, or kids clothes (!) and those types of shops are always much quieter and less stressful to shop in than your average high-street multiple :)
Even still, she'll identify very quickly what she likes (or I'll pick something out for her, as I generally know what suits her, and she likes my taste), tries it on, and makes a decision on whether she wants it or not. She won't arse around forever like a lot of women do, and traipse from shop to shop, eventually ending up buying what she seen in the first shop she went into! :rolleyes: :doh:
Del actually gets a lot of her clothes in France (we're usually there once a year), which aren't cheap, as French women tend to be quite petite, but they last her a long time. Like me, she prefers to buy something good quality (and unusual) that will last a while, than loads of cheapy stuff all the time that lasts two washes and then it's fooked, which actually works out cheaper in the long run!
Marco.
Rare Bird
09-02-2013, 08:49
I know what you mean, i virtually never come home with anything bought from an high street store. I tend to buy my hippy shirts in from India & Greece & am very fussy about where i buy my jeans from, amazing for a tramp really :D .Ive always said cheap stuuf is a false economy..
Rare Bird
09-02-2013, 16:21
Back on track then.
Shops that us the letter 'U' instead of 'You' or the number '4' instead of 'for'
ie: 'Guinea Pigs testicles 4U'
People that walk on the right hand side of the coarse way , cars drive on the Left & so do people walk (as my old school teacher it was drilled into us)
Joggers that expect you to move out of the way :steam:
Bet you love the 'Phones 4U' shops then ;)
'Guinea Pigs testicles 4U'
Can't see that shop staying open long
Rare Bird
10-02-2013, 14:27
Auction sellers that rip you off with postal rates
Effing twonks who sit behind me in the cinema eating effing popcorn. That's the third time in a row it's happened to me. I don't buy expensive cinema tickets only to have some complete arse stuffing their faces with their supper, unable to keep quiet or understand what an undesirable low-life they are being. If looks could kill, they'd be molten swarf by now.
We should ban all eating in cinemas now!!
Rare Bird
10-02-2013, 17:21
Wait till you get one with a night supply of bags er Chrisps :steam:
Effing twonks who sit behind me in the cinema eating effing popcorn. That's the third time in a row it's happened to me. I don't buy expensive cinema tickets only to have some complete arse stuffing their faces with their supper, unable to keep quiet or understand what an undesirable low-life they are being. If looks could kill, they'd be molten swarf by now.
We should ban all eating in cinemas now!!
This is why I seldom go to the cinema any more Martin. If I do I wait until the last week a film is showing when they tend be moved to one of the smaller screens in our multiplex. I saw Avatar in a smaller screening room and it was epic, there were only three others in and they were intent on watching the film. Heaven :)
Yes, I often do the same thing Dave. It wasn't that the theatre was particularly full, just unfortunate positioning in each case.
The Grand Wazoo
11-02-2013, 08:47
Adverts for hi-fi (or anything else) that say "immaculate optical condition."
I thought an optical condition was something like glaucoma, macular degeneration or the odd cataract or two.
Rare Bird
11-02-2013, 09:23
Chris this one really grinds at me
''Condition commensurate with age''
:steam:
How about 'The centres of the drivers and tweeters have been pushed in but this does not affect sound quality in any way'?
Rare Bird
11-02-2013, 09:53
''It blew up a few years ago hence the really low starting price, however i'm sure even at say an £100 service, it's still a steal''
''Regarding the condition: well it's scratched to high heaven but you would have to go upto it to really notice''
:lol:
julesd68
11-02-2013, 11:05
Chris this one really grinds at me
''Condition commensurate with age''
:steam:
Yes this is an annoyance par excellence - you see it with antiques adverts a lot, used by lazy dealers who can't be bothered, or aren't willing to accurately describe their wares. Consequently I'm not bothered to spend any money with them.
julesd68
11-02-2013, 11:38
I want to buy my son an old Dinky or Corgi toy tank because they are built properly and won't fall apart in minutes. I get the added bonus of regressing to my youth. Problem is I can't afford them due to sad middle-aged obsessive collectors pushing the prices to silly levels even for play-worn pieces of tat! :wanker:
Rare Bird
11-02-2013, 11:49
Julian:
I'd like a few Vintage Hi-Fi articles but find myself in the same boat
julesd68
11-02-2013, 11:55
At least people paying silly prices for hi-fi tend to actually use the stuff. These bloody toy collectors just leave the things sitting pretty in their boxes never to be used again! I'd get so much pleasure seeing my son play with them rather than leaving them on the mantlepiece ... Got outbid on something this morning on ebay so my blood is right up.
Rare Bird
11-02-2013, 11:57
:lol: I hear ya.
When the fingers of the spider claw of the CD case brea,k and you have to replace the tray. Not so bad if the tray is black, but a pain in the arse if the tray is transparent; as it not so easy to obtain replacements.
Stratmangler
11-02-2013, 13:27
At least people paying silly prices for hi-fi tend to actually use the stuff. These bloody toy collectors just leave the things sitting pretty in their boxes never to be used again! I'd get so much pleasure seeing my son play with them rather than leaving them on the mantlepiece ... Got outbid on something this morning on ebay so my blood is right up.
Have you started learning how to play that guitar yet Jules? :ner:
Rare Bird
11-02-2013, 13:29
Geetarse are for hooligans :lol: you need to learn the Mellotron & Flute
Stratmangler
11-02-2013, 13:33
Geetarse are for hooligans :lol: you need to learn the Mellotron & Flute
You got the bit about hooligans right ;)
Mellotrons tend to break when you throw 'em around :eyebrows:
Audio Al
11-02-2013, 14:28
Stringy celery :spew:
Geetarse are for hooligans :lol: you need to learn the Mellotron & Flute
Gimme a Theramin and I will wibble, wobble and warble through any track I am given... :lol:
Rare Bird
11-02-2013, 19:12
Talking of Theremin, the Robert Moog dcumentary was shown again on Sky Arts yesturday..
People who always trade quality for convenience and/or quantity, and where the most important thing is what's cheapest, thus driving down standards... That is precisely the cause of the recent horsemeat scandal!
Especially those who say that they can't 'afford' to eat properly, yet somehow manage to find the funds to buy fags, booze, scratch cards, Lottery tickets, DVDs, sweets, crisps, etc, etc...!! :doh: :rolleyes:
Marco.
The Grand Wazoo
12-02-2013, 08:47
The thing about this horse meat job is that most of the food it's been found in is.....well...I wouldn't put that shite in my mouth anyway - beef or no beef.
I've got no problem with the principle of scoffing horse meat - it's rather nice actually! But I'm rather afraid this thing is much bigger than has so far been discovered and I reckon people will be surprised when we find just how many people have been getting rich on this particular wheeze. I heard a report the other day of knackered & diseased animals being sold for a tenner a piece and being butchered & processed for a final value of about £500 - that was in Great Britain.
Honestly - anyone who eats Findus frozen lasagne cannot have quality foremost in their minds, I think. I'm surprised that the meat can be traced to any single species!
I know... Did you see the picture in the news of that shit when someone spooned the contents out onto a plate? PUKE!! :spew:
That disgusting slop no more resembled real food (or proper lasagne) than the contents of our cat litter tray - in fact, the latter looks more appetising!!
Unfortunately, the situation will not change until people stop buying that muck and spend more on buying proper food (fresh ingredients), which the majority of people could afford to do with a little education and an adjusting of priorities.... I don't buy the 'I don't have time to cook' bollocks either, as if you *really* want to do something, then you'll find the time to do it!! :exactly:
Marco.
Rare Bird
12-02-2013, 10:54
People that sell me copy discs & get away with it cos no ones intrested it seems
Sorry, dude, what's a cops disc? :scratch:
Marco.
People that sell me copy discs & get away with it cos no ones intrested it seems
I'm not being funny, dude, but I still genuinely haven't a scooby what you mean.... :confused:
Marco.
I assume Andr'e means pirated discs?
Ah, "copy", as in pirated...Gotcha! :)
Marco.
julesd68
12-02-2013, 16:25
Hate it when you slow down for a pedestrian to cross in front of you and they amble across like they are taking a sunset stroll in the Mediterranean ...
julesd68
12-02-2013, 16:33
I also hate it when you are stuck in a LONG queue at the Post Office and punters at the counter are enjoying a bit of banter with the people who work they're, slowing everything down. Like today - "oh yes, I've got 900 parcels because I'm going through my wardrobe getting rid of stuff". How interesting, not. :wanker: And then there's the muppets who haven't packaged stuff at home and waste time getting it all neat and tidy at the counter ...
julesd68
12-02-2013, 16:45
This I hate even more. Whilst walking to the aforementioned Post Office, I needed to get round two "ladies" ( I use the term loosely) who were kindly taking up the whole pavement. So just as I was about to pass one of them by stepping out onto the road, she launched a spit projectile out of her mouth and this gob guided missile just passes in front of my chest on its way into the road. :spew: What a foul, nasty peasant of a woman. I was ALMOST too shocked to say anything to the fu@@wit.
Hate it when you slow down for a pedestrian to cross in front of you and they amble across like they are taking a sunset stroll in the Mediterranean ...
Indeed! Or the fuckers who cross roads diagonally, with their backs to you, and saunter across as if they have all the time in the world, daring you to knock them down... :wanker:
That usually earns them a good blast of the horn and a 'nice mouthful' from me!! ;)
Agreed, re: Post Offices... Same at supermarkets when the (usually female) checkout operator is having a 'wee chat' with a female customer about whatever pish she's bought, especially if it's kids clothes, and then you get all the kiddie bollocks: 'aw, aren't those little shoes cute?' I don't give a flying f*ck about yer brat's shoes - I just want in an out of here ASAP, so cut the crap, serve the daft bint, and then deal with me!!
In fact, why the fook don't they have separate checkouts for the idiots buying clothes? Then they can all hold each other back, while members of staff dispose of the hangers and fold the clothes into bags, keeping the rest of the tills free for those of us buying normal groceries... I thought that I was in Tesco, not fooking Matalan!!! :mental:
Marco.
Hate it when you slow down for a pedestrian to cross in front of you and they amble across like they are taking a sunset stroll in the Mediterranean ...
...and they can't even be bothered to acknowledge thanks.
I just want in an out of here ASAP
Me too. Why do you think I like the self-checkouts? :rolleyes:
Indeed... I'd like them too, if they charged me self-service prices! ;)
Marco.
Nah - it's worth it to avoid the pointless female chit-chat, the person in front who doesn't have money ready, the twit who's forgotten something and disappears off to get it, the crying brat with useless mother, the twerp who can't get their card to authenticate etc. etc.
Mmm... I hear ya, dude, and you make valid points, but I dislike the principle behind self-service checkouts - which is to make already rich supermarkets even richer! :nono:
I'm paying to be served, and served is what I demand!!
You can't legislate for the behaviour of fuckwits, but the experience would be a whole lot better if the checkout staff shifted themselves, instead of appearing to be on a continual 'go slow', and also tried to hurry things along by prompting customers, whilst scanning items, to have their method of payment ready, and cutting out banal chit-chit.
We need to have better trained, more efficient, self-motivated, checkout staff, manning more tills, not more self-service checkouts acting as a cop-out for the problems of the present situation! That's merely putting a sticking plaster on the problem, not solving it.
Oh, and before anyone says how can you expect a checkout operator on 'buttons an hour' to be arsed doing anything else but going through the motions, try shopping in Lidl or Aldi... The staff present scan items through rapid-style, in order to get people through the checkouts as quickly as possible, whilst being friendly but not overly familiar. Their staff are appropriately 'switched on' and self-motivated, so you're rarely in a queue at a checkout for long. This is quite obviously due to their training.
Therefore, if Lidl or Aldi can get it right, then I don't see why Asda, Tesco, etc, can't!!! :exactly:
Marco.
Hey lighten up Guys! One of the problems with the present age, is we have no time for one another. Everbody's in a rush and are too busy - a state that is getting worse year after year.
A few pleasantries help and go a long way. If you want to avoid human interaction, shop on line.
If you want to avoid human interaction, shop on line.
You still have to deal with the sullen, monosyllabic delivery driver :rolleyes:
I'm all for pleasantries, Barry, and it always helps get through the day. We're talking more about those who hinder that by being pig ignorant or just plain slow :eek:
The more I read on this thread the more disenchanted I am getting. I have definitely had a change of heart about several members who I previously thought to be decent and tolerant people, not sure I'd want to meet up with any of 'em now. You reap what you sow people, best remember that :(
I'm all for pleasantries, Barry, and it always helps get through the day. We're talking more about those who hinder that by being pig ignorant or just plain slow...
Indeed... The thing is, I don't like supermarkets, and so when I use them, I want the experience over and done with as soon as possible.
It's a different ball game when I'm at my local butcher or fishmonger. They know my name and I know theirs, and we have a good old chinwag, and they reward me with excellent service.
However, the last I want when I'm in a supermarket is to listen to pish from some checkout assistant, who chances are I'll never meet again. It's simply a matter of adjusting to the environment you're in :)
Marco.
The more I read on this thread the more disenchanted I am getting. I have definitely had a change of heart about several members who I previously thought to be decent and tolerant people, not sure I'd want to meet up with any of 'em now. You reap what you sow people, best remember that :(
Care to expand on that, Dave? We all have our little bugbears and like to let off steam. I wouldn't read too heavily into it, mate ;)
Marco.
We do all our shopping online and it is delivered to our door. We have a really excellent relationship with the delivery drivers and we are on first name terms with them all. Even though they are not supposed to and because they are aware that Jo and I both have mobility issues they bring our shopping into the house and help us unpack. It has taken the stress and genuine pain out of the shopping experience.
re: Aldi's & Lidl's: They pay top money to their staff and also offer a superb incentivised bonus scheme. Their staff earn their money as they are expected to help out in all departments in the stores but they are happy to do so because the pay is good. It's funny but staff who have worked at the major supermarkets don't not tend to last long at Lidl's and Aldi's.
Care to expand on that, Dave? We all have our little bugbears and like to let off steam. I wouldn't read too heavily into it, mate ;)
Marco.
This is not a rant Marco, I am just surprised and not a little saddened by some of the intolerance displayed here, and there is far too much for me to go into so I would rather not expand on it or we would be here all night. Suffice it to say that everyone of us has their own little issues in life but it is how we deal with those issues that marks us out as people worth knowing :cool:
We do all our shopping online and it is delivered to our door. We have a really excellent relationship with the delivery drivers and we are on first name terms with them all. Even though they are not supposed to and because they are aware that Jo and I both have mobility issues they bring our shopping into the house and help us unpack. It has taken the stress and genuine pain out of the shopping experience.
Your experience of online grocery shopping is more favourable than mine Dave.
I do use Asda's delivery service on a regular basis but find that, more often than not, the shopping is more or less slung at me from the doorway.
Try Tesco Roy, we have been dealing with them for two years now and on the whole it has been a positive experience ;)
re: Aldi's & Lidl's: They pay top money to their staff and also offer a superb incentivised bonus scheme. Their staff earn their money as they are expected to help out in all departments in the stores but they are happy to do so because the pay is good.
Thanks - that's interesting. The obvious question is why on earth can't the majors do the same?
It's funny but staff who have worked at the major supermarkets don't not tend to last long at Lidl's and Aldi's.
I'm not fooking surprised!! There's a MASSIVE difference in the attitude and efficiency of the staff in Lidl and Aldi, compared with those in the other supermarkets.
Marco.
Actually I find the staff at my local Morrisons (a high percentage of whom are either elderly or disabled or both) really very pleasant. It's only a few shoppers who can make the experience less than wonderful because they simply don't care about the people around them.
Rather like my cinema experience posted earlier: the vast majority of cinema goers are polite and are there to watch the film. It only takes a couple of selfish families...
Try Tesco Roy, we have been dealing with them for two years now and on the whole it has been a positive experience ;)
Cheers Dave. I've got no excuse for not doing my grocery shopping daily as I work in the centre of Romford but if I leave the office I'm always drawn to the local hostelries...
One of my favourites (& 100 yards from the office) -
http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/13/13057/Golden_Lion/Romford
Thanks - that's interesting. The obvious question is why on earth can't the majors do the same?
That is a very good question and one the majors might want to look into, after all both Aldi's and Lidl's prices are comparable and often cheaper. Another thing, although their range is tiny in comparison the quality of the fruit and veg sold in both stores is superb.
I'm not fooking surprised!! There's a MASSIVE difference in the attitude and efficiency of the staff in Lidl and Aldi, compared with those in the other supermarkets.
Because both companies are fully aware that their staff are their shop window so to speak and therefore treat them with due respect. In short, they care about their customers more than the image they project, and it shows :)
Try Tesco Roy, we have been dealing with them for two years now and on the whole it has been a positive experience ;)
+1
They are invariably superb - polite, helpful and sympathetic.
Cheers Dave. I've got no excuse for not doing my grocery shopping daily as I work in the centre of Romford but if I leave the office I'm always drawn to the local hostelries...
One of my favourites (& 100 yards from the office) -
http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/13/13057/Golden_Lion/Romford
:D :cool:
Rare Bird
12-02-2013, 23:56
We do all our shopping online and it is delivered to our door. We have a really excellent relationship with the delivery drivers and we are on first name terms with them all. Even though they are not supposed to and because they are aware that Jo and I both have mobility issues they bring our shopping into the house and help us unpack. It has taken the stress and genuine pain out of the shopping experience.
Hi Dave
I'm one of those that does not have an online High Standards of living to uphold :lol:
We do all our shopping online which is generally Tesco, we don't have a small Fish monger or Bakery to buy food from, if we did i would not use them as they are generally more expensive. We do manage to get out to the market at weekend but again too expensive. We don't owe anyone a living we buy to a buget simple as that, same goes for online music. Same with wine, if i can get three bottles for a tenner from the supermarket i will, i have my fav type of wine (if it's cheap) tbh any dry red around 12% suits me. I have absolutly no hairs & graces.
Hi Dave
I'm one of those that does not have an online High Standards of living to uphold :lol:
We do all our shopping online which is generally Tesco, we don't have a small Fish monger or Bakery to buy food from, if we did i would not use them as they are generally more expensive. We do manage to get out to the market at weekend but again too expensive. We don't owe anyone a living we buy to a buget simple as that, same goes for online music. Same with wine, if i can get three bottles for a tenner from the supermarket i will, i have my fav type of wine (if it's cheap) tbh any dry red around 12% suits me. I have absolutly no hairs & graces.
Sounds like we have much in common André. It's not that I don't appreciate the finer things in life because I do, but when one has finite resources to draw on then one has to budget. I am proud that Jo and I are into our second month without having had a ciggie and we are better off financially and feel so much healthier for it :)
The Grand Wazoo
13-02-2013, 00:38
I am proud that Jo and I are into our second month without having had a ciggie and we are better off and feel so much better for it :)
Good for you Dave - I'm sure you'll both keep it up.
Thanks Chris, we are both finding it surprisingly easy... :)
Rare Bird
13-02-2013, 00:50
Well done Dave & Jo, The wife has been stopped smoking a couple year now, i was amazed how easy it was for her, yeh she's had her moments but i'm proud of her in the fact she never lapsed into having a crafty un..The amazing thing is how much money she saved.
You are not kidding about the money thing, scarily we were spending close to 50 quid a week on fags I am very ashamed to say... :o
Yep, keep up the good work on the fag front, Dave! :)
Regarding on-line supermarket shopping, I fully understand why some people choose (or even need) to shop that way. However, it's defo not for me, as the major thing that puts me off is not being able to pick up fresh produce, such as fruit and veg, and examine it first, before buying it.
It strikes me that it'd be the perfect opportunity for the supermarket concerned to unload all their scabby, bruised and battered produce onto you, as you're not there to control the selection process. Do none of you who use on-line services experience this problem sometimes?
Certainly, whoever is selecting the stuff won't go to the same bother I would in ensuring that I have no bruised apples or under-ripe bananas, or hand-picking the best of what's there. For me, that process is essential. Also, what about sell-by dates? I always select goods from right at the back of shelves (never the stuff at the front) to ensure that what I've got is as fresh as possible and will also last the longest.
I can't see the supermarket doing that for you... As for wine, I'm an impulsive buyer, so generally have no idea what I want before I get there. I like to browse the shelves and read labels and see what takes my fancy, which pretty much applies to everything else I'm shopping for.
Furthermore, how do you order produce from the fishmonger, butchery or deli section on-line? If, say, I'm at the butchery section and I fancy a freshly cut piece of rib-eye steak, to the size I want, or some Parma ham, from the deli, cut to the thickness I want, how would I order that on-line?
Also, being semi-retired, I've got plenty of time to get out into the real world and do some proper 'hands on' shopping, so I think that the only time I'll ever do it on-line is when I'm too old and frail to shop for groceries any other way! :exactly:
Marco.
Rare Bird
13-02-2013, 01:37
The real world is going to work & earning a crust, you see people like yours truly don't have time to pish about with snotty grub & guzzler :eyebrows:
For your concern, apart from knowing exactly what we need, have had no issues with in Date or freshness of our snap.. However why on earth should i make time or over spend on an excersize i have no intrest in, let along time for!
Eating, Buying & most of all spending on food is something that i really could do without.
It strikes me that it'd be the perfect opportunity for the supermarket concerned to unload all their scabby, bruised and battered produce onto you, as you're not there to control the selection process. Do none of you who use on-line services experience this problem sometimes?
Certainly, whoever is selecting the stuff won't go to the same bother I would in ensuring that I have no bruised apples or under-ripe bananas, or hand-picking the best of what's there. For me, that process is essential. Also, what about sell-by dates? I always select goods from right at the back of shelves (never the stuff at the front) to ensure that what I've got is as fresh as possible and will also last the longest.
Marco.
Anything delivered that is not up to par is returned to the van and a refund is issued on the spot. The delivery drivers check the orders for accuracy and quality alongside the customer before they leave. If a problem is picked up once the driver has left, a quick email to Tesco and a no quibble refund policy seals the deal. Incidentally, if the product you ordered is not available, Tesco have a policy of replacing it with a product of higher value. We buy cheap wine for cooking purposes (about £2.50 a bottle) They ran out of their cheap red a couple of weeks back and I now have a rather nice bottle of Tesco Pinot Noir priced at £7.59 for my trouble. Another time just before Christmas and obviously before we gave up smoking, they had run out of our usual cheap ciggies and we ended up with 200 B&H :)
The real world is going to work & earning a crust, you see people like yours truly don't have time to pish about with snotty grub & guzzler :eyebrows:
Lol... Don't forget that I worked my ass off, like a dog, in "the real world" to get to where I am now. Nothing I've achieved in life was handed to me on a plate! ;)
However why on earth should i make time or over spend on an excersize i have no intrest in, let along time for!
Eating, Buying & most of all spending on food is something that i really could do without.
We're been here before, dude. In that respect, we're very different. Enjoying nice food and wine (especially in the company of friends and family who share the same values), for me, is one of life's greatest pleasures :)
You'd hate it in Italy, as families can often spend 5-6 hours together over lunch (especially in the summer), doing nothing but eating and drinking the most amazing food and wine - oh what a chore!! :eyebrows:
Marco.
Welcome to the late shift Marco, or should that be the early shift? :D
Hi Dave,
Anything delivered that is not up to par is returned to the van and a refund is issued on the spot. The delivery drivers check the orders for accuracy and quality alongside the customer before they leave. If a problem is picked up once the driver has left, a quick email to Tesco and a no quibble refund policy seals the deal.
Fair enough, but in that situation getting a refund would not be my primary concern (I'd take that as a given) - it would be the inconvenience of not being delivered the items I wanted, and the hassle then involved for me to sort it out. *That* would be the most important thing! :)
Imagine if we were having friends over for dinner that evening and, due to some items not being up to par, Del was now short of key ingredients to make whatever it was she was making for dinner. How exactly would that get sorted out? Do they send another van over immediately with the replacement items?
Incidentally, if the product you ordered is not available, Tesco have a policy of replacing it with a product of higher value. We buy cheap wine for cooking purposes (about £2.50 a bottle) They ran out of their cheap red a couple of weeks back and I now have a rather nice bottle of Tesco Pinot Noir priced at £7.59 for my trouble. Another time just before Christmas and obviously before we gave up smoking, they had run out of our usual cheap ciggies and we ended up with 200 B&H
Nice one - you won a watch there! However, if I may offer you a tip... The best wine for "cooking purposes" is the same one you would normally drink with your meal (!) so buy the BEST you can afford. Trust me, you will instantly taste the difference of using good wine in cooking, as opposed to plonk! ;)
Any comments on this:
Furthermore, how do you order produce from the fishmonger, butchery or deli section on-line? If, say, I'm at the butchery section of the supermarket and I fancy a freshly cut piece of rib-eye steak, to the size I want, or some Parma ham, from the deli, cut to the specific thickness I want, how would I order that on-line?
I'm intrigued as to how something like that could be achieved :cool:
Marco.
Welcome to the late shift Marco, or should that be the early shift?
Lol.. I'm loaded with the flu at the moment, mate, and can't get much sleep, so I may as well talk pish on here with you dafties! :D
Marco.
The system is not perfect Marco and you do have to put a certain amount of trust in the pickers but they have not let us down as yet, especially when it comes to fresh meat and veg. I think the only continuing issue we have is uncut instead of cut loafs being delivered, but that is due to the bread being too fresh and warm to cut at the store, which is a nice problem to have really. We did have a delivery go astray a couple of years ago and the store was very apologetic, the order was delivered the following day and we were given one hundred pounds worth of Tesco vouchers as compensation.
There are obvious compromises shopping this way but it suits our circumstances. The only other option would be to send someone to do our shopping for us, and that person would be a member of the family. Why put them out when we can get the store to do it and deliver it, all for the cost of going to the shops in the first place ;)
Sorry to hear you have the flu :eyebrows:
Rare Bird
13-02-2013, 08:19
Lol.. I'm loaded with the flu at the moment, mate, and can't get much sleep, so I may as well talk pish on here with you dafties! :D
Sorry to hear about your man fu due, real crap innit, anyone with the slightest sign of a snivel i do a runner.
As for your Italian Eating custom, weve gone thru that before. You eat to live,! eat your fodder & get on with life, sitting two hours at the dinner table talking bollox is not normal IMHO :eyebrows:
By your responce within this thread & others ie: Wine your obviously a far higher class dude than we could ever meet :lol:
The Grand Wazoo
13-02-2013, 08:32
I was interested to hear, a couple of weeks ago, some things about home deliveries from supermarkets. I understand a few of them are rather regretting having offered this service because of its expense. Apparently the average order costs between £15 and £25 to pick and bag. That doesn't include the cost of delivery, which must be significant.
Given that they're not directly charging you anything like this for the service, we must expect that it's recouped through the sales of all items they stock.
Now this is great if you avail yourself of the service, but I don't. And I actually resent subsidising the groceries of someone who can't be arsed to go and get their own shopping.
For those that aren't able to, then that's fine, I'm all for community spirit in that way, but for those who're 'too busy', then I want my bloody money back. I'll take it in groceries if that's the most convenient way for them to pay!
Ha - that's a very good point, Chris! I certainly don't begrudge the disabled or infirm who need that type of service, but the lazy arses are a different matter entirely!
Cheers for the well wishes, chaps. It's a pain, but thankfully I don't get flu very often.
I think we can all agree that I'm not really the type of person on-line supermarket shopping is aimed at, and draw a line under that part of the discussion :)
Marco.
Get well soon, Marco.
I wouldn't want to be committed to being in to receive food deliveries, I don't run my life like that (I also have everything I order delivered to my place of work, hardly useful for food). Anyway, I shop on instinct and browse for things and I actually don't mind wandering around the supermarket.
As for your Italian Eating custom, weve gone thru that before. You eat to live,! eat your fodder & get on with life, sitting two hours at the dinner table talking bollox is not normal IMHO :eyebrows:
Dude, I know you like Italian food (as you've commented before on pictures I've taken of Del's home-made cannelloni), so I think you'd like it more than you think... ;)
As for the sitting around talking bollox bit, you wouldn't even notice, as you'd be in a coma, in red wine heaven! :comatose:
Marco.
To change the subject and while we are on the subject of pet hates . . . . . . . .
What is winding me up intensely at the moment is the recruitment circus.
I sit at this bloody computer for hours each week digesting the contents of recruitment adverts, making damn sure that my skills fit EXACTLY at worst, exceed at best, the candidate profile and job specification, I absorb all the horseshit about how wonderful this company could be to work for, blah, blah, blah, ad nauseum. I then write a concise reply to all the points and send it of by email or online application process . . . . . . then wait. And wait. And then wait some more.
If I am truly lucky I get an autoresponder message about the vast number of applicants that will inundate this poor organisation and because of that if I don't get any further contact then my application has been unsuccessful.
In the overwhelming majority of cases there is no response whatsoever. For goodness sake, it takes less than 10 seconds to compose and send an email that says "Piss off" so I don't accept anyone is "too busy" to do that. Even that email would be less offensive in my opinion because it would be at least some form of communication.
Given that most of these applications are made for jobs that I NEED to do to live, rather than what I WANT to do because they may appeal or are within my specialities, I sometimes chase up the applications that fall into the latter camp. I often get told they were "inundated" with . . . . . less than 10 applicants FFS! I haven't finished my rant yet, so get comfy.
What pisses me off even more than all that, is the fact I subsequently discover that they selected and recruited a total incompetent and inept imbecile, yet I never had the courtesy of a reply :steam::steam::steam::steam::steam::steam:
Little wonder then that a survey last year highlighted the fact that employers stated they were dissatisfied with over 74% of the candidates they selected and employed in both managerial and skilled posts. No wonder really.
The only silver lining for me is at least I am now not spending a fortune on stationery and postage plus tramping to the post box in pursuit of this pot of gold.
isuckedmandelsonslemons
13-02-2013, 10:57
I a actually like talking to people, including check out staff. Having dogs means I talk to all sorts of people when I'm out, 99% of them are nice people. Most people are good but the horrible bastards make up for it.
What pisses me off even more than all that, is the fact I subsequently discover that they selected and recruited a total incompetent and inept imbecile, yet I never had the courtesy of a reply :steam::steam::steam::steam::steam::steam:
I sympathise, Frank. I would say in employers' defence that 'HR creep' is responsible for a lot of this. The manager who will be taking on the person has some say (although I've known it happen that they are not even involved in the recruitment process) but then HR clobber everything with a selected candidate who ticks all their boxes but is an inept incompetent who happens to know all the politically correct answers.
When I'm recruiting for my team, I absolutely insist on making the final decision. However, you should see the paperwork I have to generate for every interviewed candidate, whether successful or not (how do you put 'f*ckwit' politely on a feedback response form?). It puts me off making the shortlist any longer than about four candidates, and that's risky. And what pisses me off is a shortlisted candidate who comes to interview and hasn't even bothered doing the basic research on my company :steam:
By the way, I make it my job to thank each and every person making a job application. It's only polite.
I sympathise, Frank. I would say in employers' defence that 'HR creep' is responsible for a lot of this. The manager who will be taking on the person has some say (although I've known it happen that they are not even involved in the recruitment process) but then HR clobber everything with a selected candidate who ticks all their boxes but is an inept incompetent who happens to know all the politically correct answers.
When I'm recruiting for my team, I absolutely insist on making the final decision. However, you should see the paperwork I have to generate for every interviewed candidate, whether successful or not (how do you put 'f*ckwit' politely on a feedback response form?). It puts me off making the shortlist any longer than about four candidates, and that's risky. And what pisses me off is a shortlisted candidate who comes to interview and hasn't even bothered doing the basic research on my company :steam:
By the way, I make it my job to thank each and every person making a job application. It's only polite.
HR are a total pain in the rump, no mistake. I could accept they were doing their job IF the chosen candidate was the right person for the job, but their tick box mentality means the opposite is true. I have never seen any tick box that requests information for easy but essential things like 'common sense' or 'loyalty' so the entire system is flawed from the very start.
Re: Employment agencies & HR
I note that it is currently in vogue for HR departments to bin CVs from applicants who aren't currently in employment. You had better never lose your job, or you will be automatically disqualified from getting a job.
That absolutely defies any sort of logic, even by the low standards of 'human remains'. I look forward to the distant future when the employment market picks up and we can all repay those employers for their contempt.
Recruitment consultants are somewhat lower on the scale of ethical values than even estate agents. Most are scumbags, wideboys and chancers, although there are exceptions.
Cheers,
A.
If you are out of work, it's best to put 'self-employed' or 'consultant'. Almost anyone with skills could claim to be making some money while looking for permanent work and it preserves CV continuity without a break.
Firebottle
14-02-2013, 12:07
.... but essential things like 'common sense' or 'loyalty'
I don't think the younger generation even know what they mean:doh:
I'm so glad to be out of the rat race, poor but happy with my lot:)
:cool: alan
isuckedmandelsonslemons
14-02-2013, 12:16
Well, while we're on this subject. DEGREES. Nothing against them per se but the country is obsessed with them. My wife (51) is working towards one at the moment because her employers require her to. My daughter is doing her second one because her first one (textiles) proved to be worthless when she wanted a job in textile design. I know five young people who are unemployed despite having masters degrees (and not in silly subjects either). I know lots of people with degrees who are working in bars and cafes.
Successive governments have encouraged young people to get degrees with the promise of highly paid work. The reality is that we are steadily becoming a low wage economy. I'd love to know how many people with degrees are working for the minimum wage.
In my own industry (media) the rise in journalism/media courses is outrageous. The UKs newspaper industry is in terminal decline. I retired seven years ago because there were no jobs. It's worse now.
The last job I applied for (it was fairly crap) I didn't even get an interview despite a CV that most journalists would die for. I've been a daily paper editor, worked for a national Sunday newspaper, had a weekly radio programme, written pieces for The Times, Guardian and Telegraph and I've also done bits of TV. I didn't get an interview because the HR people had decided that a degree was required for a fairly big standard PR job.
Which brings me to my point. I don't consider myself particularly intelligent, or intelligent at all, but I'm always staggered that the majority of people I meet who have degrees are pretty dim.
I'm afraid degrees are like arses. Everybody has one.
Well, except me.
If you are out of work, it's best to put 'self-employed' or 'consultant'. Almost anyone with skills could claim to be making some money while looking for permanent work and it preserves CV continuity without a break.
Knowing how their minds work, they would be thinking when they read that "If this person is self employed or a consultant and they are successful, what the heck are they doing applying for a job?". There is some logic there I suppose.
In addition to that though, they also question the distance you are willing to commute "They won't want to travel this far each day", they regard with great suspicion if your previous salary and position was higher than the job applied for "Won't stop long here will be looking for better, big fish in a small pond, will be bored here, etc.". If there has been a career break they believe you have forgotten everything you know and so the list goes on and on for the reasons why THEY are making YOUR decisions by proxy. I know this to be true because I have witnessed first hand what they think and say.
The last is the worst though because they believe anyone over the age of 50 is verging on suffering from Alzheimers, needing a zimmer frame and plagued by incontinence, with their brains turning to some form of runny grey soup. My only consolation is that one day that very same misguided prejudice will be equally lavished on them by some snotty nosed pimpled college leaver with 2 GCSEs and a bad attitude. No sympathy at all from me then :steam:
The Grand Wazoo
22-02-2013, 11:29
Tossers who think we'll be impressed when they add a few syllables (or entire words) to a perfectly good word in order to sound like an intellectual.
I just heard someone say "Causal Factors"
What the f*** is wrong with saying 'causes'
Rare Bird
22-02-2013, 11:50
:lol: I'm not intellegent enough to create owt like that, takes all my Prog powers to spell properly ni mind owt else loike..
walpurgis
22-02-2013, 12:05
Tossers who think we'll be impressed when they add a few syllables (or entire words) to a perfectly good word in order to sound like an intellectual.
I just heard someone say "Causal Factors"
What the f*** is wrong with saying 'causes'
It's the continuing Americanising of our English language.
Why don't they learn to use proper English instead of misspelling and tweeking it? It may be normal to the Yanks, but it just looks stupid to me and very annoying!!!!
UK TV presenters are now regularly using words like "nucular"! Where the F**k does that come from? The word is 'nuclear'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rare Bird
22-02-2013, 12:45
I bought the wife a new mobile Phone (Another waste of money) i don't believe you can speak into it & it writes what you say as a text message :rolleyes:
Whats next a phone that breathes for us!
jollyfix
22-02-2013, 14:15
I have one of those speech to text phones, they are equally funny and annoying. The text comes out as double dutch most of the time.
I have just read the phrase "derangingly replete in detail" in a book review in The Guardian. Derangingly?
prestonchipfryer
22-02-2013, 15:09
Well, whomsoever wrote that is a deranged (mad, unhinged, crazy, insane, demented, unbalanced) person. IMOOC.
Rare Bird
22-02-2013, 15:28
People with stoopid pet dogs (you know those miniture alien looking fluffy thangs that yap like ducks) people that treat them like children & make them look so stupid in the process..
prestonchipfryer
22-02-2013, 15:32
People with stoopid pet dogs (you know those miniture alien looking fluffy thangs that yap like ducks) people that treat them like children & make them look so stupid in the process..
It is quite common to carry their doggies in a pram. Well it is here where I live as i've seen more than one person doing it. :scratch:
julesd68
22-02-2013, 16:19
Why do people with remote central locking on their cars insist on operating them miles away, just are you are walking past? What are they trying to say? :mental:
julesd68
22-02-2013, 16:20
People who call me "boss" in a pseudo-deferential way ...
Rare Bird
22-02-2013, 16:42
People who i've never clapped eyes on before calling me 'Mate''..
Rare Bird
22-02-2013, 18:21
Not really a pet Hate but something i find amusing
People that upgrade in which i buy their surplus bits to remove my supposid upgrade making mine then a de-grade which is an upgrade :scratch:
:D
People that upgrade in which i buy their surplus bits to remove my supposid upgrade making mine then a de-grade which is an upgrade :scratch:
Nope, I'm going to need much more whisky to parse that...
Nope, I'm going to need much more whisky to parse that...
Me too!
Memories of Dr Doolittle and the PushMe/PullYou spring to mind... :)
walpurgis
22-02-2013, 21:35
People who i've never clapped eyes on before calling me 'Mate''..
Well I've never clapped eyed on you "mate"!
walpurgis
22-02-2013, 22:01
I was driving behind a woman motorist yesterday and she kept wandering about from one side of the traffic lane to the other. At the traffic lights it was all delayed action, waiting for it to dawn on her that they'd changed to green and then getting the car into gear and pulling away so slowly that it took a quarter of a mile to reach her terminal velocity of around 18mph. Then stopping to let pedestrians across where there was no proper crossing. That gets people run over! It was all totally hopeless really. Crap drivers are a major 'pet hate' with me.
Drivers who don't signal make my blood boil... :steam:
Drivers who don't signal make my blood boil... :steam:
Yes - especially on motorways; drivers who signal to change lanes as they change lanes, with no pre-warning.
Drivers who don't signal make my blood boil... :steam:
The worst of the lot are the idiots who don't indicate turning into a supermarket on a "T" junction, so you sit there like a prune watching them turn in while you are trying to get out of the blasted place.
Fer crying out loud, they KNEW when they left home they would be going to the firkin supermarket so why not let the rest of us know that is where they are going :steam::steam:
I've discovered a new pet hate this week, can you guess what it is?
I've discovered a new pet hate this week, can you guess what it is?
Dunno.
People who pick their nose with their toes? :lol:
I've discovered a new pet hate this week, can you guess what it is?
Sniffing rancid, impossible-to-shift, farts someone's left inside a lift?
Marco.
From Moody's: "...the drag on the UK economy from the ongoing domestic public and private sector deleveraging process"
Deleveraging? Americans, of course.
Stratmangler
23-02-2013, 10:52
Why do people with remote central locking on their cars insist on operating them miles away, just are you are walking past? What are they trying to say? :mental:
Something along the lines of "I know I left it somewhere around here, so let's see which one reacts".
I've done it myself on many occasions, and it's especially useful when you've just been in the supermarket and it's dark, wet and cold outside :)
Stratmangler
23-02-2013, 10:53
People who i've never clapped eyes on before calling me 'Mate''..
Same here too :)
Why do people with remote central locking on their cars insist on operating them miles away, just are you are walking past? What are they trying to say? :mental:
Why do people dawdle around my car when I'm about to unlock it :)
walpurgis
23-02-2013, 11:31
I've discovered a new pet hate this week, can you guess what it is?
Discovering toilet paper is re-cycled?
Much worse than all of those I'm afraid.... Its the other place...
julesd68
23-02-2013, 19:36
This made me laugh in Oddbins tonight. Went to see if they had any interesting single malts (they didn't) - the young chap behind the counter saw me looking at the malts and then said "The blends are over here!" Cheeky sod.
Obviously didn't know that my beanie hat is made from cashmere ... :lol:
Ah, the class system still idles away in the basement of most areas of life :rolleyes:
Rare Bird
24-02-2013, 11:34
Wives that sit on their asre all day while hubby Clean's & cooks. There's no way out of this cos regarding the cleaning only 'I' can do it properly, i also cherish the paint on my skirting boards ;) There's also the stereo that i guard with my life :lol:
As for cooking well i wanna live another day if you know what i mean :D
There's give and take. I can't iron shirts to save my life, for instance. However, Ruth and I can both cook and share those duties. I am fastidious about my system and won't have a pet in the house for that reason (pet hates, geddit). The system is always 'off limits' as I don't want any accidents with the stylus (I can't use the deck's lid because of the oversized Dynavector).
prestonchipfryer
24-02-2013, 13:49
People who push their way in at an airport checking in queue. In fact, any kind of queue.
isuckedmandelsonslemons
25-02-2013, 09:14
People with those horrible, snarling, pit bull type dogs.
isuckedmandelsonslemons
25-02-2013, 09:28
*IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS POSTED EARLIER BY RARE BIRD NOW DELETED
Andre, once again I think you are having one if your pathetic little digs. I ignore you as much as possible but I've spent my life dealing in facts. I think you've seen my avatar and assumed (wrongly as is your norm) that I have 'fluffy little alien dogs'.
I own two Tibetan Terriers. I've had various dogs over the past 50 years (none of them little and fluffy) and the Tibetans are the best breed I've ever had.
FYI this is from Wiki "The appearance of the Tibetan Terrier is that of a powerful, medium sized dog of square proportions, with a shaggy coat."
They're actually working dogs in Tibet. Hope you approve.
Now, listen up. I'm a bit fed up of your snide little comments so I'm asking you nicely to get off my case. I do my best to ignore your pathetic behaviour but I have my limits.
*Note to mods. If you check back through Andre's recent posts you'll see that he seems to have a problem with me and is having digs on a regular basis. I have no problem with that but as I've said above I will only take so much.
Thanks
Harry
I think Harry that Andr'e meant his comment in jest. In the interests of peace please just leave it there both of you. Thanks.
isuckedmandelsonslemons
25-02-2013, 10:13
I think Harry that Andr'e meant his comment in jest. In the interests of peace please just leave it there both of you. Thanks.
Martin, there have been numerous little digs over many weeks. I wouldn't expect you to notice but I have and others have. I've just had a pm a few minutes ago from someone who takes issue with 'the charmed life' Andre has with his forum behaviour. I had one at the weekend over comments he made about my recent speaker sale.
Claiming that snide comments are I tended as humour is a coward's way out. I've made my point. I'm ignoring him as I have done on many occasions but any more of his stupidity and I'll do what has been suggested to me this morning and flag posts for moderators.
isuckedmandelsonslemons
25-02-2013, 10:17
And as I was informed this morning Andre removes posts very quickly.
walpurgis
25-02-2013, 10:54
It's a shame that banter gets taken personally. A bit of a 'wind-up' is all part of it really. If somebody says something that is possibly personally directed, well, just ignore it and move on I'd say.
I agree with Geoff
You can add people to your ignore list if they wind you up
Wives that sit on their asre all day while hubby Clean's & cooks. There's no way out of this cos regarding the cleaning only 'I' can do it properly, i also cherish the paint on my skirting boards ;) There's also the stereo that i guard with my life :lol:
As for cooking well i wanna live another day if you know what i mean :D
We have a good dust every other month whether the place needs it or not.
I agree with Geoff
You can add people to your ignore list if they wind you up
I'm on my ignore list because I wind myself up so much.
Joe, can I go on your ignore list, the heating has packed up in mine? :D
Joe, can I go on your ignore list, the heating has packed up in mine? :D
Aye, get in, plenty of room in there. Any more volunteers?
walpurgis
26-02-2013, 22:58
Don't you hate it when you're in the pub and you inadvertently put your fingers on that lump of old chewing gum some dirty bastard has stuck under a counter edge or under a stool top?
If I caught somebody doing that there would be words, to say the least.
Probably the same scumbags who find it amusing to pick their nose and stick bogies on the wall in the gents.
...or 'cream one off' and flick the frothy globules onto the ceiling, and as they drip down and solidify, form into mini stalagmites...!
Marco.
Rare Bird
27-02-2013, 12:50
I'm on my ignore list because I wind myself up so much.
I tried that a long time ago you just get the responce: 'We can't help you ignore yourself' :lol:
I hate it when I silently pass gas and begin to believe I've gotten away with it...only to hear some say; "HEY, who farted!!!"
I lied, I quite enjoy that!!!! Bwahahahahaha!!!
walpurgis
28-02-2013, 21:13
Does it annoy you when people say "blah, blah, blah" in conversation when discussing what somebody else has said, simply because they're too lazy to elaborate.
No, because some people blather on and it's short code for "they spoke a lot of meaningless drivel".
julesd68
12-03-2013, 09:18
An advert that says "First to see will buy" ...
An advert that says "First to see will buy" ...
Agreed. Usually an arrogant ape who also sells dodgy cars from home... :eyebrows:
walpurgis
12-03-2013, 12:10
It really gets up my nose if I see "High End" quoted when some git is flogging any old bit of Audio gear on eBay. It's usually something like an old Saisho amp and the like.
It really gets up my nose if I see "High End" quoted when some git is flogging any old bit of Audio gear on eBay. It's usually something like an old Saisho amp and the like.
Or one of these bloody things: http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/321020413502?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla&crdt=0 :eyebrows:
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Fidelity-HF42-collectable-vintage-portable-record-player-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$T2eC16R,!ykE9s7t)dOqBQnRw-qdr!~~60_12.JPG
I have three in my garage. Perhaps if I hang onto them long enough I will be able to swap 'em for a Garrard 301 in a couple of years time... :lol:
jollyfix
12-03-2013, 12:25
The people who park by the Air machine at petrol stations. The lazy sods can't be bothered to park and walk the 20 paces from the allocated parking bays to buy their fags/ crisps etc.. this happens every time i want Air....
Oh and the ones who park by the cashpoint at the supermarket blocking the road, just park up and walk like everyone else. LAZY.:steam:
Further to that, the ones who ignore the vast acres of empty car park at the supermarket and stop and wait for a space by the entrance. Aaaaaaargh!
Ali Tait
12-03-2013, 16:50
People who don't signal on roundabouts.
Rare Bird
12-03-2013, 16:59
People with no sence of humour, AOS has it's fair share that's for sure :rolleyes:
jollyfix
12-03-2013, 17:01
I was going to say that as well Martin, but was getting into to much of a rant, i know there is the odd person who will be dropped off by the entrance due to walking problems etc, but the ones who come out with shopping and wait for their other half to pull up and then load up on the road. Grrrrrrr..... Oh and parking in the parent and child parking space , when your kids are teenagers... don't get me started on parking in a disabled parking bay..
The people who park by the Air machine at petrol stations. The lazy sods can't be bothered to park and walk the 20 paces from the allocated parking bays to buy their fags/ crisps etc.. this happens every time i want Air....
While they're inside paying, let down one of their tyres and leave a note stuck to their windscreen, which says: 'Now you have a bloody good reason to park here, you lazy c*nt!!'
;)
Marco.
people on the road this morning in the snow who can't and shouldn't drive in it and also those who don't bother to clean off the snow from their lights, indicators etc :steam:
Snow? The sun's splitting the sky here! :)
I do agree, though. I hate the lazy fookers who simply scrape the snow off of their windscreens and then proceed to drive around in what amounts to a mobile igloo!!
Those bone idle arsemuffins need a right good cock-punching :punch: :wanker:
Marco.
Rare Bird
12-03-2013, 17:24
arsemuffin :lol:
We aim to please :)
Marco.
Rare Bird
12-03-2013, 17:29
:eyebrows:
Snow? The sun's splitting the sky here! :)
it was chaos around here last night and this morning, the worst its been for years, no gritters to be seen anywhere yesterday until it was to late, within a few hours the roads were completely blocked up and impassable with many people spending the night in their cars and taking some 4 hours to drive a few miles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-21751026
Nightmare... Something funny's happening these days, as quite often now the worst of the bad weather is in the south of the UK, rather than in the north, as it once used to be.
Global warming?
Marco.
Good grief, have you seen Thursday's forecast on the BBC's weather map on that page :stalks:
I'll have to break out the autosocks for my car again :eek:
walpurgis
12-03-2013, 19:30
Global warming?
My dog's in favour of Global Worming!
walpurgis
12-03-2013, 19:34
Or one of these bloody things: http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/321020413502?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla&crdt=0 :eyebrows:
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Fidelity-HF42-collectable-vintage-portable-record-player-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$T2eC16R,!ykE9s7t)dOqBQnRw-qdr!~~60_12.JPG
I have three in my garage. Perhaps if I hang onto them long enough I will be able to swap 'em for a Garrard 301 in a couple of years time... :lol:
Just the huge mass of the turntable platter makes it worth that asking price of £0.75.
Oh, sorry. Was that £75?
I hope the silly sod who's asking that kind of money has to keep relisting it on eBay forever.
We will have to persuade Mike New to make a bearing for it, I see upgrade potential aplenty... :lol:
walpurgis
12-03-2013, 19:38
We will have to persuade Mike New to make a bearing for it, I see upgrade potential aplenty... :lol:
The most useful thing would be to set fire to it and use it to keep warm.
it was chaos around here last night and this morning, the worst its been for years, no gritters to be seen anywhere yesterday until it was to late, within a few hours the roads were completely blocked up and impassable with many people spending the night in their cars and taking some 4 hours to drive a few miles
Had to be in Maidstone first thing today - the M20 was "interesting" - never seen a snow plough on a motorway before! Dozens of abandoned motorbikes and trucks - but not many cars - although one was a very nice Aston Martin Vantage - guess they're not too good in the snow! I bet the owner was a bit anxious leaving that by the side of the road all night!
I took my wife to work this morning at 7 she works in a local private Hospital and needs to be in to book patients in and sort out records etc, the normal 25 min round trip took over an hour even in my Discovery, people slipping and sliding all over the place and a few nutters on pushbikes :mental:
julesd68
13-03-2013, 09:35
Really winds me up when people list items on ebay with the "make offer" function when they have no intention of accepting anything less than the asking price or maybe £1.99 less - complete waste of everyone's time.
Thing Fish
13-03-2013, 09:44
Really winds me up when people list items on ebay with the "make offer" function when they have no intention of accepting anything less than the asking price or maybe £1.99 less - complete waste of everyone's time.
Funny you mention that Julian. I have only made one cheeky offer. The item never sold and as a result the seller accepted...:eek:
Rare Bird
14-03-2013, 20:03
Writing on cassette tapes :steam:
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