Pet Peeves IV

[danhibees1875]

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The fact that I've just scoffed 2 packets of fruit pastilles and there has only been 1 Orange flavoured pastille in each pack but 3 of the other flavours.

Is that not one for the "little things that make you happy" thread? Give me 3 greens, reds, and purples any day at the expense of orange.

[Jay]

Not being able to get concert tickets even in a pre sale but seeing them online already for over two hundred quid

[Pretty Boy]

'What are you doing at the weekend?'
'Running a half marathon'
'Ooh, that's far. Will you win'
'No'
'What's the point then?'

[pollution]

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The fact that I've just scoffed 2 packets of fruit pastilles and there has only been 1 Orange flavoured pastille in each pack but 3 of the other flavours.

What? Two packets of sweets at nine o'clock in the morning?

What will you have for your elevenses?

[Peanut Shaz]

People that wear their works ID badges when they are not in the office. Do they think that we really care where they work?

[danhibees1875]

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'What are you doing at the weekend?'
'Running a half marathon'
'Ooh, that's far. Will you win'
'No'
'What's the point then?'

I've never actually came across that happening in real life; but it reminds me of a good Foil, Arms, and Hog sketch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pflSPiNcO74&vl=en

[Hiber-nation]

Spending an age washing rollers and brushes and cleaning and tidying up after painting then putting everything back in the shed only to discover you've missed a bit

[Alfiembra]

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Is that not one for the "little things that make you happy" thread? Give me 3 greens, reds, and purples any day at the expense of orange.

Orange sucks!

[Hermit Crab]

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What? Two packets of sweets at nine o'clock in the morning?

What will you have for your elevenses?

I work permanent nightshift.


What even is that? Is that a word that 9-5 office workers use?

[Hermit Crab]

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Is that not one for the "little things that make you happy" thread? Give me 3 greens, reds, and purples any day at the expense of orange.

The Orange ones are my favourite!

[bingo70]

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I work permanent nightshift.


What even is that? Is that a word that 9-5 office workers use?

Nope, it’s a word us fat *******s use to give us an excuse to eat again.

By 11 I’m usually starting to get hungry, lunch at that time is frowned upon though so we’ve had to make up a new eating time.

[danhibees1875]

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Nope, it’s a word us fat *******s use to give us an excuse to eat again.

By 11 I’m usually starting to get hungry, lunch at that time is frowned upon though so we’ve had to make up a new eating time.

I find that having lunch at eleven means I'm hungry enough to enjoy a second lunch at 3. Tides me over until my pre-dinner snack. 😊

[bingo70]

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I find that having lunch at eleven means I'm hungry enough to enjoy a second lunch at 3. Tides me over until my pre-dinner snack. 😊

Yup, similarly taking a packed lunch to work acts as an excellent second breakfast to be eaten around the back of 9.

[The Modfather]

Programmes that spend 50% of the episode recapping what has previously happened in the series on top of the bit at the start that recaps the previous weeks episode.

[Peevemor]

When the wife's telling off one of the kids and she turns to you and says "are you going to say something?".

I'm fairly strict in terms of discipline, but it doesn't take 2 adults to get the message across to a 9 year old.

[lapsedhibee]

Black Friday/Black Week. Uncle's Day cards. Etc. Just **** off with your marketing pish.

[heretoday]

That weather forecaster off BBC Scotland. Judith Ralston. She speaks very indistinctly at times. Slurs her words. Get her off!

[danhibees1875]

Trains - and the number of delays/cancellations.

The 1600 to London was cancelled and I've now been standing in an overcrowded vestibule for over 2 hours.

[lyonhibs]

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Trains - and the number of delays/cancellations.

The 1600 to London was cancelled and I've now been standing in an overcrowded vestibule for over 2 hours.

Standard UK public transport farce.

[danhibees1875]

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Standard UK public transport farce.

In its defence, I ended up late for my connecting train but it was running late too so I managed to get on.

[O'Rourke3]

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Trains - and the number of delays/cancellations.

The 1600 to London was cancelled and I've now been standing in an overcrowded vestibule for over 2 hours.

Manged to get on an early London to Edinburgh train thanks to the delay. Then broken points at Morpeth. 1530 came in about the same time the 1700 was due.

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[Hermit Crab]

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Trains - and the number of delays/cancellations.

The 1600 to London was cancelled and I've now been standing in an overcrowded vestibule for over 2 hours.

You'll get a full refund.

[Hermit Crab]

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Manged to get on an early London to Edinburgh train thanks to the delay. Then broken points at Morpeth. 1530 came in about the same time the 1700 was due.

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Overhead wire issues at Doncaster, they were arcing causing chaos to electric locos. There was a fatality on the West Coast line as well, the one under was near Nuneaton on the Trent Valley line which Euston to Glasgow/Edinburgh trains use.

[danhibees1875]

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You'll get a full refund.

Thanks HC, I wasn't sure. I still got to my destination on time eventually - I just had to use a cross country train instead and stand in an over crowded vestibule by the toilets. Wasn't sure if getting there on time ruled out the refund.

[SRHibs]

Since it changed to LNER I’m genuinely surprised when my train is on time. It’s usually only a few minutes delay, but there’s been a couple of 3/4 hour waits chucked in there too. I’ve probably missed at least a third of my connections because of delays in recent times.

[Hermit Crab]

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Thanks HC, I wasn't sure. I still got to my destination on time eventually - I just had to use a cross country train instead and stand in an over crowded vestibule by the toilets. Wasn't sure if getting there on time ruled out the refund.

If your ticket was for LNER and they cancel the train you should be entitled to a refund, no harm in trying anyway after yesterdays mess.

[Pete]

Another one for Black Friday. More American pish.

[danhibees1875]

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If your ticket was for LNER and they cancel the train you should be entitled to a refund, no harm in trying anyway after yesterdays mess.

Will give it a pop - thanks.

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Another one for Black Friday. More American pish.

There was an advert on TV for someone's black November...

[Scouse Hibee]

Northern rail strikes every bleedin weekend affecting my trips to Liverpool.

[Lemonade]

This might take some explaining :

Families that go swimming and take a ball with them to throw to each other.
It’s not so bad if there are only 2 of them but when 3 or more are there taking part , they take up half the pool throwing the ball around in a triangle or square.

This is a thing . I’ve witnessed it loads of times over the past few months.
Absolutely drives me insane.