Pet Peeves IV

[pollution]

Curious why?

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In the rare cases where they die on holiday and their families cannot afford repatriation.

It costs several thousands, I believe. Insurance is about £15 per week.

[Scouse Hibee]

Those on overseas holidays who don't have insurance.

Agreed, the amount of crowd funding, pleas for help from folk sick I’ll or injured without insurance is ridiculous.

[CropleyWasGod]

In the rare cases where they die on holiday and their families cannot afford repatriation.

It costs several thousands, I believe. Insurance is about £15 per week.

Gotcha ta.



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[Pretty Boy]

Two from me and they are linked.

Firstly people who don't adhere to rules at an events, organisers who don't enforce the rules and why we leave the rules in place if they aren't enforceable or there's no desire to do so. I was running at the weekend and the rules clearly stated only bone conduction headphones were allowed, breach of this rule was a disqualification. At the start there was the inevitable site of hundreds of runners putting all manner of headphones into their ears and setting of. Do I want to see people disqualified for this considering a lot of people train with music? Probably not but it's annoying. Firstly on tighter stretches of track or road if I want to overtake someone I often can't because they can't hear me coming and carry on blocking people behind them oblivious to anything else going on. Secondly if the rule isn't going to be enforced just get rid of it; state on the entry form that if you can't hear traffic, other runners or marshals then any injury or accident is your responsibility and be done with it.

The second peeve is littering. I ****ing despise littering. It's so pointless and it's just unadulterated laziness. At the same running event a lady in front of me went into her pocket, took out an energy gel, used it then threw the empty wrapper on the ground. Why? If you can carry it full then why can't you carry it empty? I picked it up and handed it to her and said 'I think you dropped this.' She seemed a bit puzzled for some reason. Again it was stated in the rules litter should be disposed of properly, I often find this is a particularly common way of acting amongst active people who really should know better. The number of hillwalkers I see tossing banana peels and the like onto the ground on mountains is scary. When you challenge them you get a 'it will degrade mate'. Maybe at 20 degrees over a few months but at -1 near the summit of a mountain it's going to lie there for years. These lazy barstewards rely on other people cleaning up after them though and they know someone else will pick it up.

[lapsedhibee]

The second peeve is littering. I ****ing despise littering. It's so pointless and it's just unadulterated laziness. At the same running event a lady in front of me went into her pocket, took out an energy gel, used it then threw the empty wrapper on the ground. Why? If you can carry it full then why can't you carry it empty? I picked it up and handed it to her and said 'I think you dropped this.' She seemed a bit puzzled for some reason. Again it was stated in the rules litter should be disposed of properly, I often find this is a particularly common way of acting amongst active people who really should know better. The number of hillwalkers I see tossing banana peels and the like onto the ground on mountains is scary. When you challenge them you get a 'it will degrade mate'. Maybe at 20 degrees over a few months but at -1 near the summit of a mountain it's going to lie there for years. These lazy barstewards rely on other people cleaning up after them though and they know someone else will pick it up.

Amen to all that, though I don't think active people should be singled out for special scorn. The huge amount of litter on roads leading into and out of Edinburgh is almost all thrown there by people sitting on their ***** in cars. More trouble to lower the window than to take your crap home with you, but there you go. They've paid their road tax - who are we to tell them how to behave?

[Hermit Crab]

Amen to all that, though I don't think active people should be singled out for special scorn. The huge amount of litter on roads leading into and out of Edinburgh is almost all thrown there by people sitting on their ***** in cars. More trouble to lower the window than to take your crap home with you, but there you go. They've paid their road tax - who are we to tell them how to behave?


McDonalds cars parks and the general area of roads around McDonalds are bad for litter.

[wpj]

Two from me and they are linked.

Firstly people who don't adhere to rules at an events, organisers who don't enforce the rules and why we leave the rules in place if they aren't enforceable or there's no desire to do so. I was running at the weekend and the rules clearly stated only bone conduction headphones were allowed, breach of this rule was a disqualification. At the start there was the inevitable site of hundreds of runners putting all manner of headphones into their ears and setting of. Do I want to see people disqualified for this considering a lot of people train with music? Probably not but it's annoying. Firstly on tighter stretches of track or road if I want to overtake someone I often can't because they can't hear me coming and carry on blocking people behind them oblivious to anything else going on. Secondly if the rule isn't going to be enforced just get rid of it; state on the entry form that if you can't hear traffic, other runners or marshals then any injury or accident is your responsibility and be done with it.

The second peeve is littering. I ****ing despise littering. It's so pointless and it's just unadulterated laziness. At the same running event a lady in front of me went into her pocket, took out an energy gel, used it then threw the empty wrapper on the ground. Why? If you can carry it full then why can't you carry it empty? I picked it up and handed it to her and said 'I think you dropped this.' She seemed a bit puzzled for some reason. Again it was stated in the rules litter should be disposed of properly, I often find this is a particularly common way of acting amongst active people who really should know better. The number of hillwalkers I see tossing banana peels and the like onto the ground on mountains is scary. When you challenge them you get a 'it will degrade mate'. Maybe at 20 degrees over a few months but at -1 near the summit of a mountain it's going to lie there for years. These lazy barstewards rely on other people cleaning up after them though and they know someone else will pick it up.

I really hate littering, people who leave rubbish on a train instead of putting it into the bin. I do the same PB, excuse me but you left this on your seat

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

People in tenement buildings that are quite happy for others to put out their bins, without a word of thanks. My old man has stopped doing it at last. The oldest folk in the stair put theirs out, seems to be below the younger folk in the stair.

[heretoday]

People in tenement buildings that are quite happy for others to put out their bins, without a word of thanks. My old man has stopped doing it at last. The oldest folk in the stair put theirs out, seems to be below the younger folk in the stair.

Nobody takes a turn cleaning the stairs either. Were they born in a barn?

With all the rented flats now, the life in stairs has really deteriorated.

[lapsedhibee]

Nobody takes a turn cleaning the stairs either. Were they born in a barn?

With all the rented flats now, the life in stairs has really deteriorated.

No-one wants to clean a stair but often folks are willing to chip in to pay someone else to do it. Sometimes just needs someone to start a ball rolling.

[CropleyWasGod]

Nobody takes a turn cleaning the stairs either. Were they born in a barn?

With all the rented flats now, the life in stairs has really deteriorated.Life in stairs is gruesome when you realise that this week is your turn for the back passage.

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[wpj]

Life in stairs is gruesome when you realise that this week is your turn for the back passage.

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I shouldnt really laugh but this comment has cracked me up

[speedy_gonzales]

It must have been covered already, impatient folk at baggage carousels.
Just back from a (wet) week away on the Costa Blanca and both going there, and on the return we encountered the same idiots at the baggage reclaim carousel,,,, most people were standing back a bit so you could see the bags coming along but this family barged in and blocked off about 4 metres with themselves and trolleys then proceeded to poke at nearly every bag that passed (is this ours, is this ours, is this ours?).

An exasperating experience!

[Pretty Boy]

Folk who say eXpresso rather than eSpresso.

It doesn't really matter obviously but it really grates on me.

[Hermit Crab]

Modern day Coffee snobs. :greengrin

[heretoday]

No-one wants to clean a stair but often folks are willing to chip in to pay someone else to do it. Sometimes just needs someone to start a ball rolling.

People are feared to engage with their fellow stair dwellers though. It's a sign of the times and quite scary.

[HappyAsHellas]

It must have been covered already, impatient folk at baggage carousels.
Just back from a (wet) week away on the Costa Blanca and both going there, and on the return we encountered the same idiots at the baggage reclaim carousel,,,, most people were standing back a bit so you could see the bags coming along but this family barged in and blocked off about 4 metres with themselves and trolleys then proceeded to poke at nearly every bag that passed (is this ours, is this ours, is this ours?).

An exasperating experience!

Anyone standing with their shins against the carousel should be tasered - You could still approach carefully over the twitching bodies to reach your case, and the view would be quite clear.

[Hibrandenburg]

Queuing, I'm at Disneyland Paris and wondering why the **** I've done this to myself....AGAIN

[Moulin Yarns]

Queuing, I'm at Disneyland Paris and wondering why the **** I've done this to myself....AGAIN

You keep going to those mickey mouse outfits.

[SRHibs]

Trying to distinguish which of MWC’s posts are satire and which are serious.

[Fuzzywuzzy]

Facebook. I hate Facebook. However, I need it for info on the kids activities (my own, not other peoples).

Dog-gate caught my eye, next thing you lose half and hour reading comments of strangers with poor spelling going radge at strangers with equally bad spelling.

**** you zuckerberg!!!

[Hibbyradge]

After scoring a goal, football players all seem to point a finger on each hand towards the sky and look up at it whilst mumbling something.

Messi started it, I think, but everyone's getting in on the act.

Does my head in.

[bingo70]

After scoring a goal, football players all seem to point a finger on each hand towards the sky and look up at it whilst mumbling something.

Messi started it, I think, but everyone's getting in on the act.

Does my head in.

Steven Fletcher was doing it before Messi I think.

On a similar note it seems to be the done thing now for sportsman to talk to each other behind their hands now, I know why they’re apparently doing it but gee us peace, It’s not necessary all the time is it?!

[Hibbyradge]

Steven Fletcher was doing it before Messi I think.

On a similar note it seems to be the done thing now for sportsman to talk to each other behind their hands now, I know why they’re apparently doing it but gee us peace, It’s not necessary all the time is it?!

Yes, that irks too.

It's as if every word they say is hugely important, top secret and valuable.

Up themselves.

[pollution]

After scoring a goal, football players all seem to point a finger on each hand towards the sky and look up at it whilst mumbling something.

Messi started it, I think, but everyone's getting in on the act.

Does my head in.


John Collins did it at Hampden after the League Cup win in 2007. At least he said it was for his late father.

[My_Wife_Camille]

John Collins did it at Hampden after the League Cup win in 2007. At least he said it was for his late father.
Fletcher also does it as a tribute to his father. Messi does it as a tribute to his grandmother as she is the one that used to take him to training as a kid and Danny Swason did it as a tribute to his pal Shaun.

Not something that peeves me in the slightest tbh

[matty_f]

The loss of a sense of humour in society in general these days.

Folk are desperate to take offence - and I'm not talking PC brigade stuff here, I consider myself to be PC and have a good idea (I think) of where the lines are that shouldn't be crossed.

I know the calendar thread (for those of an age) want everyone's cup of tea, or the 'blame Petrie' thread, but they had some genuinely funny posts in them that simply wouldn't fly these days without people taking the hump and the thread ending up being locked down or whatever as nobody can take a joke.

The fact that people have to spell out that they're not being serious sometimes is criminal, imho.

[Bangkok Hibby]

Facebook. I hate Facebook. However, I need it for info on the kids activities (my own, not other peoples).

Dog-gate caught my eye, next thing you lose half and hour reading comments of strangers with poor spelling going radge at strangers with equally bad spelling.

**** you zuckerberg!!!

Totally agree, a good idea to keep in touch with friends and family maybe all over the world turned into an invasive monster. Full of fake ****, people sharing fake **** and crap you're not interested in. I've just unfriended the vast majority of my friends (who I see all the time anyway) and once I get alternative contact details from the others, whatsapp etc. it's getting binned.

[Bangkok Hibby]

After scoring a goal, football players all seem to point a finger on each hand towards the sky and look up at it whilst mumbling something.

Messi started it, I think, but everyone's getting in on the act.

Does my head in.

Andy Murray does it. Possible/probable Dunblane connection? For an old atheist like me it's utterly pointless, but if the player concerned genuinely feels emotional and in his head wants to dedicate a win or a goal to absent friends or family then I see no problem.

[My_Wife_Camille]

The loss of a sense of humour in society in general these days.

Folk are desperate to take offence - and I'm not talking PC brigade stuff here, I consider myself to be PC and have a good idea (I think) of where the lines are that shouldn't be crossed.

I know the calendar thread (for those of an age) want everyone's cup of tea, or the 'blame Petrie' thread, but they had some genuinely funny posts in them that simply wouldn't fly these days without people taking the hump and the thread ending up being locked down or whatever as nobody can take a joke.

The fact that people have to spell out that they're not being serious sometimes is criminal, imho.
Couldn't agree more. I made a similar point before actually using both those threads as examples.

[heretoday]

Andy Murray does it. Possible/probable Dunblane connection? For an old atheist like me it's utterly pointless, but if the player concerned genuinely feels emotional and in his head wants to dedicate a win or a goal to absent friends or family then I see no problem.
I think it's something to do with absent friends in Andy's case.

[matty_f]

Couldn't agree more. I made a similar point before actually using both those threads as examples.

I remember the post - I agreed with that as well. :agree:

[Pete]

This poppy stuff on social media.

“Keep the poppy going”

“This is not racist blah blah”

**** off. I’ve never heard anyone say it’s racist.

[pollution]

Eye catching Hibs result headline that turns out to be about womens' football.

[.Sean.]

Scottish folk on Twitter trying to be witty and typing in their accent for retweets and likes. Usually attention seeking slappers from the west. Boils my piss.

[My_Wife_Camille]

Scottish folk on Twitter trying to be witty and typing in their accent for retweets and likes. Usually attention seeking slappers from the west. Boils my piss.
The worst **** going.

[heretoday]

Eye catching Hibs result headline that turns out to be about womens' football.

😀 correct!

[Bangkok Hibby]

When you phone almost any big company, often not freephone, only to hear a recording saying you can go online. Well I've been online to find your phone number (does anyone use the phone book these days?) and I want to speak to a human being. That's why I'm phoning!

[stuart-farquhar]

Dogs in parks etc without a lead. Yes they do jump on me with muddy paws and dribbly jaws. As often as not the owners or handlers or whatever you call selfish people who allow this just call the animal's name! Control your pest!!

[danhibees1875]

Dogs in parks etc without a lead. Yes they do jump on me with muddy paws and dribbly jaws. As often as not the owners or handlers or whatever you call selfish people who allow this just call the animal's name! Control your pest!!

:agree:

Very annoying. I had 3 run up and do just that to me when I was on a run earlier this year too - my attempt to escape seen me run into nettles (wearing shorts). Owners were shouting but clearly couldn't control their dogs. Thankfully I was just myself so mostly just waited it out - if I was with my girlfriend who is scared of dogs then her panic could have set them off more.

[Hiber-nation]

Dogs in parks etc without a lead. Yes they do jump on me with muddy paws and dribbly jaws. As often as not the owners or handlers or whatever you call selfish people who allow this just call the animal's name! Control your pest!!

So the peeve relates to owners rather than the dogs then? I'm certainly not walking round the park with my dog on a lead.

[beensaidbefore]

Dogs in parks etc without a lead. Yes they do jump on me with muddy paws and dribbly jaws. As often as not the owners or handlers or whatever you call selfish people who allow this just call the animal's name! Control your pest!!

Also, dogs that honk. We were sat in the pub the other week and this huge big thing came in with the owners who proceeded to feed it some dog chew things. Within about 10 minutes the pub was honking like a manky dog basket. We had to move it was that bad.

Are owners oblivious of the smell or they just not care?

[Bangkok Hibby]

That guy on "come dine with me"
Speak properly you twat

[speedy_gonzales]

So the peeve relates to owners rather than the dogs then? I'm certainly not walking round the park with my dog on a lead.

I'm pretty sure you don't have to, the law only says that the dog has to be under control,,,, many are not!

I'll put my hands up and admit a dog under my care jumped on to a pushchair and muddied up a young boy. I was dog sitting a Ridgeback (so not the smallest) when I took it a walk at 7 in the morning, it's recall was normally quite good so I was happy for it to have a run off the lead at the local park. As we turned a corner at David Lloyds, the dug spies someone new to play with and bolts over. I'd as well have been mute for all the good my shouting was doing, by the time I'd caught up he had his muddy paws on the infant. Although he's the friendliest of beasts, strangers wouldn't know this. Thankfully the "mum" was very understanding but I was so annoyed at myself, I'd looked after this dog every now and then since he was a pup,,,,, he doesn't get off the leash at all now!

[Mon Dieu4]

Any product name that replaces S with Z, like City Roomz, seriously winds me up more than it should

[stuart-farquhar]

So the peeve relates to owners rather than the dogs then? I'm certainly not walking round the park with my dog on a lead.

Both.

[lapsedhibee]

:agree:

Very annoying. I had 3 run up and do just that to me when I was on a run earlier this year too - my attempt to escape seen me run into nettles (wearing shorts).

Tip: if you're going to go out running in shorts in a public park, smear your crotch with peanut butter to keep dogs away from you. :agree:

[danhibees1875]

Tip: if you're going to go out running in shorts in a public park, smear your crotch with peanut butter to keep dogs away from you. :agree:

That wouldn't end well - I'm allergic to peanuts.

[Jones28]

Tip: if you're going to go out running in shorts in a public park, smear your crotch with peanut butter to keep dogs away from you. :agree:

Alternatively, for a more intense workout stick a mars bar up your arse and encourage them to chase you

[CropleyWasGod]

Tip: if you're going to go out running in shorts in a public park, smear your crotch with peanut butter to keep dogs away from you. :agree:You think?

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.ladbible.com/news/news-man-had-smeared-himself-in-peanut-butter-before-dog-bit-off-genitals-20181102.amp.html

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[wpj]

You think?

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.ladbible.com/news/news-man-had-smeared-himself-in-peanut-butter-before-dog-bit-off-genitals-20181102.amp.html

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Bl**dy hell! Crunchy or smooth? The facts matter

[CropleyWasGod]

Bl**dy hell! Crunchy or smooth? The facts matterCrunchy before, smooth afterwards?

[emoji33]

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[pollution]

This thread is turning a bit weird....the dog is dead.

[Alfiembra]

Something that bugs me is the number of people that refer to the ground as the floor, particularly when you see police tv programmes telling suspects to get on the floor when their out in the street.
to me a floor is indoors and the ground is outside. :confused:

[heretoday]

Alternatively, for a more intense workout stick a mars bar up your arse and encourage them to chase you

Then you'll find yourself pursued by the Rolling Stones which is a bonus I suppose.

[matty_f]

Folk getting "UEFA" wrong.

[Lemonade]

Looking for Holiday flights and the departure and return airport are different . WTF?

[Danderhall Hibs]

Non-iron shirts. Just a lie.

[danhibees1875]

Non-iron shirts. Just a lie.

Are they iron shirts though?

[Danderhall Hibs]

Are they iron shirts though?

Cotton I think.

[Mibbes Aye]

Non-iron shirts. Just a lie.

I wear shirts every work day and travel a lot. Never tried them but was curious as to whether they were effective. Are they really that bad?

(Top travel tip - if you do have to pack shirts, iron them first, then when you unpack, hang them in your hotel bathroom and turn the shower on full heat for twenty minutes - all the creases come out due to the steam).

[Danderhall Hibs]

I wear shirts every work day and travel a lot. Never tried them but was curious as to whether they were effective. Are they really that bad?

(Top travel tip - if you do have to pack shirts, iron them first, then when you unpack, hang them in your hotel bathroom and turn the shower on full heat for twenty minutes - all the creases come out due to the steam).

Unless my washing machine folds the shirts more than Charles Tyrwhitt or TM Lewin expected then yes they’re just like any other shirt.

Good tip - I usually just unfold and hang up. If really bad I get the iron out (again)...

[Hibrandenburg]

I wear shirts every work day and travel a lot. Never tried them but was curious as to whether they were effective. Are they really that bad?

(Top travel tip - if you do have to pack shirts, iron them first, then when you unpack, hang them in your hotel bathroom and turn the shower on full heat for twenty minutes - all the creases come out due to the steam).

And we're wondering why our environment is changing and trying to kill us. :wink:

[Mibbes Aye]

Unless my washing machine folds the shirts more than Charles Tyrwhitt or TM Lewin expected then yes they’re just like any other shirt.

Good tip - I usually just unfold and hang up. If really bad I get the iron out (again)...

Cheers, I'll give them a swerve.

As for hotels, their irons are usually horrendous and spill brown staining water. Best avoided. The other thing to do is a cheap investment in a couple of foldable travel hangers - lots of hotels have those ones that clip into a lock on the rail so you can't take them into the bathroom.

[Mibbes Aye]

And we're wondering why our environment is changing and trying to kill us. :wink:

Ideally, we can move away from what we wear now and wear the non-ironable and seemingly never-washable outfits that we saw in 'Logan's Run' and 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'

It wasn't just jet packs we were promised :wink:

[Hibrandenburg]

Ideally, we can move away from what we wear now and wear the non-ironable and seemingly never-washable outfits that we saw in 'Logan's Run' and 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'

It wasn't just jet packs we were promised :wink:

If you keep using 30 000 litres of water and 5 000 megawatts to steam iron shirts, then we'll all be able to run around in the scud by 2027. That said, in 2027 my birthday suit will need ironing too. :wink:

[Mibbes Aye]

If you keep using 30 000 litres of water and 5 000 megawatts to steam iron shirts, then we'll all be able to run around in the scud by 2027. That said, in 2027 my birthday suit will need ironing too. :wink:

Not sure what point you are making, but if you are criticising steaming shirts while in the shower or even when not in the shower, then okay. I should maybe just plug in an iron and use electricity that way?

From what you've posted, you earn your income in the aviation industry though, which obviously contributes to positive climate change :wink:

Think you are in a glass house throwing stones and I bet my occasional shower with a shirt in the bathroom doesn't add up to 0.0001% cent of what you do on a daily basis.

Either way, air travel isn't environmentally friendly, and me using electricity to steam shirts isn't either. I try to limit it by hacks like hanging my clothes up while I shower.

To end on a positive note, maybe you could share what passengers could or should do on flights to be more eco-friendly? Most sensibly-minded folk would be receptive IMO.

[My_Wife_Camille]

folk getting "uefa" wrong.
eufa

[Hibrandenburg]

Not sure what point you are making, but if you are criticising steaming shirts while in the shower or even when not in the shower, then okay. I should maybe just plug in an iron and use electricity that way?

From what you've posted, you earn your income in the aviation industry though, which obviously contributes to positive climate change :wink:

Think you are in a glass house throwing stones and I bet my occasional shower with a shirt in the bathroom doesn't add up to 0.0001% cent of what you do on a daily basis.

Either way, air travel isn't environmentally friendly, and me using electricity to steam shirts isn't either. I try to limit it by hacks like hanging my clothes up while I shower.

To end on a positive note, maybe you could share what passengers could or should do on flights to be more eco-friendly? Most sensibly-minded folk would be receptive IMO.

I think there's good and bad environmental aspects of air travel. The bad mainly being that it causes large areas of natural land to be croncreted over to build airports. On the plus it's far more environmentally friendly to transport 400 people per aircraft than by other tradtional fossel fuelled methods.

P.S. You didn't say you were in the shower at the time so I had visions of you at the bar whilst your shirt was er......... ironing :doh:

[Speedy]

I wear shirts every work day and travel a lot. Never tried them but was curious as to whether they were effective. Are they really that bad?

(Top travel tip - if you do have to pack shirts, iron them first, then when you unpack, hang them in your hotel bathroom and turn the shower on full heat for twenty minutes - all the creases come out due to the steam).

They're not bad. For them to be non iron, I find I need to remove them from the washing machine straight away and dry them on a hanger. If I do that then generally you get away without ironing them.

They are definitely easier to iron than a lot of normal shirts so still an improvement.

[heretoday]

Vaping. I got a whiff of strawberry recently behind a vaper.

Surely, you'd want your vape to taste like tobacco?

It's a free world I suppose.

[Geo_1875]

Vaping. I got a whiff of strawberry recently behind a vaper.

Surely, you'd want your vape to taste like tobacco?

It's a free world I suppose.

Depends whether you're vaping to give up smoking or just reducing your tobacco use. Vaping tobacco flavours makes it harder to give up completely.

[Pretty Boy]

Work colleagues. Not anyone specifically, just in general. I'm convinced workplaces are made up of about 5% of people who actually do the job they are paid to, 4% who do their job and then go 'over and above' to pick up the slack, 1% who have the authority to delegate to the above groups and then 90% of people are essentially just being paid appearance money and maybe send the odd email or shuffle some paper on a Monday morning.

I've sat opposite the same woman since I started. She has been at our company about double the time I have and anytime anything a bit out the ordinary comes up there's a sigh and always, ****ing always, a 'I don't even know where to start with this'. So I show her something she has seen 50 times before and we move on then it's 'can I just check....' then I check and inevitably say 'no that's wrong you need to...' and I get a 'I'm just not getting it' so I end up just taking the whole thing as it saves time for everyone. She sits with a little smirk and goes back to reading the Daily Mail online or whatever she is paid to do. I just want to grab her and tell her this is your ****ing job you lazy, workshy, coniving freeloader. This is repeated across the board. Someone calls for accounts and you try to hand it over: 'take a message' so you take a message, pass it on and 3 days later get a phone call from an irate person who hasn't had a call back. Try to pass that on? 'Just take a message'. Someone requests a call back about a product and their account handler will 'get round to it'; as sure as night follows day you'll get a call back the next day asking why no one has been in touch. 'Oh I forgot, you couldn't just sort that for me mate?' Aye no bother I'll push back stuff for my customers so I can bump up your sales figures.

I'm going to set up a business as a dog walker or something. Talking to dogs all day has to be preferable to dealing with the shower of cretins I share a carpet with all week. And they wonder why I don't go on work nights out.

[pollution]

You have hit the nail on the head, Pretty Boy.

It used to astonish me that these type of slackers survive, but they do. It's called playing the game. Do as little as possible but just enough

to not arouse managerial concerns. They rely on someone with a conscience to unwittingly cover for them. They truly don't give a hoot.

The only thing they get is their just deserts - they will always be sitting across the desk with no hope or ambition whereas you will move higher.

Just remember to move up asap. Good luck!

[Peevemor]

What I find strange is that, for me at least, the working day seems to pass a lot quicker if you, erm, work.

I'm lucky in that I enjoy my job, but last week I had a situation where I was at an impasse on each of the 3-4 projects I'm working on (waiting for information, client decisions, etc.). It was brutal as I couldn't find anything worthwhile to get my teeth into.

I'm well capable of stopping for a blether or having a squint at the Internet, but I definitely find working far more fulfilling than kidding on.

[calumhibee1]

What I find strange is that, for me at least, the working day seems to pass a lot quicker if you, erm, work.

I'm lucky in that I enjoy my job, but last week I had a situation where I was at an impasse on each of the 3-4 projects I'm working on (waiting for information, client decisions, etc.). It was brutal as I couldn't find anything worthwhile to get my teeth into.

I'm well capable of stopping for a blether or having a squint at the interney, but I definitely find working far more fulfilling than kidding on.

Agreed. Problem I’ve got is I’ve no work to do so I hate my job :greengrin. Thankfully they’ve let me start working from home so I at least now get to spend about half my week doing nothing while at home!

[.Sean.]

I wear shirts every work day and travel a lot. Never tried them but was curious as to whether they were effective. Are they really that bad?

(Top travel tip - if you do have to pack shirts, iron them first, then when you unpack, hang them in your hotel bathroom and turn the shower on full heat for twenty minutes - all the creases come out due to the steam).
All fun and games until you set the smoke alarms off... Been there and done that!

[silverhibee]

All fun and games until you set the smoke alarms off... Been there and done that!

Deary me Sean.

Always travel with a wee plastic bag and a few elastic bands, bag over detector and elastic band over them, hey presto.:greengrin

[Hibee87]

Deary me Sean.

Always travel with a wee plastic bag and a few elastic bands, bag over detector and elastic band over them, hey presto.:greengrin

Also handy if you Vape as well

[matty_f]

Food that has a bit of wrapper that sticks to it when you open it.

[Future17]

The phrasing "I identify as...".

[Lemonade]

Food that has a bit of wrapper that sticks to it when you open it.

:agree:

WHAM bars are terrible for this :greengrin

[Jay]

:agree:

WHAM bars are terrible for this :greengrin

Black jacks and fruit salads were a nightmare for it too.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

:agree:

WHAM bars are terrible for this :greengrin

Careless Wispas too! ☺

[McD]

Careless Wispas too! ☺


:faf::top marks

[staunchhibby]

Not always wise to cover detectors as some systems can show this up as a fault and can say which room or section is faulty

[Future17]

Not always wise to cover detectors as some systems can show this up as a fault and can say which room or section is faulty

Or there may be a genuine fire in your room which goes undetected at the earliest possible stage, costing your life and the lives of others...Just saying.

[wpj]

Food that has a bit of wrapper that sticks to it when you open it.

Edam, when the rind doesn't peel off in a one go

[Scouse Hibee]

Folk who get on the train carriage at the opposite end to where their seats are with big bags/suitcases and haul them the full length. It’s not difficult to look at the seating numbers at the door before you board.

[SRHibs]

Or there may be a genuine fire in your room which goes undetected at the earliest possible stage, costing your life and the lives of others...Just saying.

How else am I meant to vape in the shower while I de-crease my clothes?

[The Modfather]

The low cut waistecoats that seem to be in fashion these days. They look awful IMO. I like a waistcoat with a suit but these new types are an abomination!

[Future17]

How else am I meant to vape in the shower while I de-crease my clothes?

You should really decrease your clothes before you get in the shower.

[Squealing pig]

That guy on "come dine with me"
Speak properly you twat

He’s a legend

[lord bunberry]

I’ve probably mentioned it before, but people who press the button and immediately walk across the road at pedestrian crossings. If the road is clear just cross without pressing the button. It’s not at pedestrian crossings that it’s a problem, it’s at normal junctions. The idiot presses the button and crosses and a couple of minutes later the traffic is left at a standstill while no one is crossing the road. I see it every day and it does my nut in.

[lapsedhibee]

I’ve probably mentioned it before, but people who press the button and immediately walk across the road at pedestrian crossings. If the road is clear just cross without pressing the button. It’s not at pedestrian crossings that it’s a problem, it’s at normal junctions. The idiot presses the button and crosses and a couple of minutes later the traffic is left at a standstill while no one is crossing the road. I see it every day and it does my nut in.

I've started lowering the window and shouting abuse at people who do this, now. There should be a rule that if you press the button then you must wait for the green man, and if you break that rule you should be horsewhipped, or better. There's hardly any pedestrian crossings in Edinburgh that able-bodied adults really need to press buttons at, except during rush hours. It's just a lazy, sloppy, selfish habit which adds hugely to cyclists' and motorists' journey times, pollution, lung diseases, etc etc etc.

[danhibees1875]

I've started lowering the window and shouting abuse at people who do this, now. There should be a rule that if you press the button then you must wait for the green man, and if you break that rule you should be horsewhipped, or better. There's hardly any pedestrian crossings in Edinburgh that able-bodied adults really need to press buttons at, except during rush hours. It's just a lazy, sloppy, selfish habit which adds hugely to cyclists' and motorists' journey times, pollution, lung diseases, etc etc etc.

There should be a cancel button at crossings.

If there's traffic when I get to a crossing, I'll push the button. If there's an adequate break in the traffic before I get a green Man, I'll walk.

I find it very rarely happens though. It's either a busy junction that means I can't walk, or it's a crossing that goes to red quite quickly for the cars. But that's because I'm usually walking at peak times I guess.

[Scouse Hibee]

There should be a cancel button at crossings.

If there's traffic when I get to a crossing, I'll push the button. If there's an adequate break in the traffic before I get a green Man, I'll walk.

I find it very rarely happens though. It's either a busy junction that means I can't walk, or it's a crossing that goes to red quite quickly for the cars. But that's because I'm usually walking at peak times I guess.

Same for me, push the button and wait, if a break in traffic comes before the green man I will cross, don’t see the problem really.

[lapsedhibee]

Same for me, push the button and wait, if a break in traffic comes before the green man I will cross, don’t see the problem really.

The problem is that most of the time you can anticipate there'll be a break in traffic in a few moments, so why not just wait for that break so that the traffic can continue to flow? 10 cars stopping and starting when there was no need just pumps more crap into the atmosphere and people's lungs.

Way I look at it is, every time you unnecessarily press the button, you unnecessarily shorten someone's life. Whereas every time you look right, look left, look right again, then cross if it's safe to do so, you lengthen someone's life.

[Jay]

I never used to press the button to cross the road, im generally pretty good at getting across myself but in recent times drivers have became such dicks to pedestrians, especially the ones who shout out their windows, i now press the button just before i cross, because I can :greengrin

Why the hell im expected to thank someone for stopping at a zebra crossing is quite beyond me. They do get a bit upset when i dont though.

[matty_f]

The problem is that most of the time you can anticipate there'll be a break in traffic in a few moments, so why not just wait for that break so that the traffic can continue to flow? 10 cars stopping and starting when there was no need just pumps more crap into the atmosphere and people's lungs.

Way I look at it is, every time you unnecessarily press the button, you unnecessarily shorten someone's life. Whereas every time you look right, look left, look right again, then cross if it's safe to do so, you lengthen someone's life.
The way I look at it is that as a driver I have to stop either way if the person's pressed the button, whether they've crossed before the lights or waited. It doesn't bother me.

[lapsedhibee]

The way I look at it is that as a driver I have to stop either way if the person's pressed the button, whether they've crossed before the lights or waited. It doesn't bother me.

But you don't have to stop if the button hasn't been pressed, and the pedestrian has just crossed the road, like Mrs S used to above. It's not compulsory to press the button, just because it's there.

[lapsedhibee]

I never used to press the button to cross the road, im generally pretty good at getting across myself but in recent times drivers have became such dicks to pedestrians, especially the ones who shout out their windows, i now press the button just before i cross, because I can :greengrin


I don't really shout out of the window. I do, however, every time it happens, say a silent prayer for all those with lung problems whose lives are being unnecessarily shortened.

[Jay]

I don't really shout out of the window. I do, however, every time it happens, say a silent prayer for all those with lung problems whose lives are being unnecessarily shortened.

Well try leaving the car and waliking. Your car is as much part of the problem as everybody elses. As a pedestrian im happy to take the risk just to annoy some arrogant drivers :greengrin

[Scouse Hibee]

The problem is that most of the time you can anticipate there'll be a break in traffic in a few moments, so why not just wait for that break so that the traffic can continue to flow? 10 cars stopping and starting when there was no need just pumps more crap into the atmosphere and people's lungs.

Way I look at it is, every time you unnecessarily press the button, you unnecessarily shorten someone's life. Whereas every time you look right, look left, look right again, then cross if it's safe to do so, you lengthen someone's life.

You definitely overthink crossing the road!

[pollution]

Same for me, push the button and wait, if a break in traffic comes before the green man I will cross, don’t see the problem really.


Sheer bad manners. If I need to explain.........

[Scouse Hibee]

Pressing the button at a pedestrian crossing is just like waiting in a queue in a supermarket, you wait but if an opportunity comes to get served immediately you move and take that opportunity.

[Scouse Hibee]

Sheer bad manners. If I need to explain.........

😂

[Pretty Boy]

If there's an obvious gap coming up I tend not to push the button. If I'm not sure I push the button but if a gap I didn't anticipate appears then I'll cross. I don't really get the problem as either driver or pedestrian.

Drivers who don't stop at zebra crossings are utter erseholes though. One stupid woman clipped my bairns stroller, admittedly at low speed, the other week because she carried on driving even though I was half way across the road. She even had the cheek to tell me to calm down and grow up when I, understandably imo, lost the plot a bit.

[matty_f]

If there's an obvious gap coming up I tend not to push the button. If I'm not sure I push the button but if a gap I didn't anticipate appears then I'll cross. I don't really get the problem as either driver or pedestrian.

Drivers who don't stop at zebra crossings are utter erseholes though. One stupid woman clipped my bairns stroller, admittedly at low speed, the other week because she carried on driving even though I was half way across the road. She even had the cheek to tell me to calm down and grow up when I, understandably imo, lost the plot a bit.

I'm with you on that one, there's a crossing at the Tesco near my house that loads of kids use to get to the primary school next to it, and the number of times I've seen drivers drive straight over it with kids either about to cross or already on the crossing is unreal.

Been a few times where parents have nearly come to how's with careless drivers over it, and I've seen a few cars take a boot or a handbag on anger as it's gone through the crossing.

[Pretty Boy]

Spending a wholesome afternoon making tomato and chilli chutney with some Scotch Bonnets. Then going to the toilet before washing my hands.......

[Saturday Boy]

Spending a wholesome afternoon making tomato and chilli chutney with some Scotch Bonnets. Then going to the toilet before washing my hands.......

I feel your pain.

Metaphorically and empathetically, obvs

[Danderhall Hibs]

But you don't have to stop if the button hasn't been pressed, and the pedestrian has just crossed the road, like Mrs S used to above. It's not compulsory to press the button, just because it's there.

:agree: they’ve not been brought up correctly.

[lord bunberry]

Pressing the button at a pedestrian crossing is just like waiting in a queue in a supermarket, you wait but if an opportunity comes to get served immediately you move and take that opportunity.
The thing that annoys me isn’t people pressing the button and waiting, it’s the people who press it and immediately just cross. I see it all the time. The worse place for it is at the top of dundas street. People are walking down from the town and press the button and just walk across the road. The green man comes on after every red light as well.

[bingo70]

People that wear ill fitting kilts.

I love wearing my kilt and I think it’s great to see at weddings then you inevitably get that one guy wearing what’s basically a mini skirt and it makes a mockery of it.

I just don’t understand how kilt shops can get it so wrong so often?!

[The Modfather]

People that wear ill fitting kilts.

I love wearing my kilt and I think it’s great to see at weddings then you inevitably get that one guy wearing what’s basically a mini skirt and it makes a mockery of it.

I just don’t understand how kilt shops can get it so wrong so often?!

To be fair, kilts seem to change shape over time. Each time I’ve put my kilt on it seems to have inexplicably shrunk around the waist since the last time 😂

[lapsedhibee]

Well try leaving the car and waliking. Your car is as much part of the problem as everybody elses. As a pedestrian im happy to take the risk just to annoy some arrogant drivers :greengrin
It's a nice idea but it doesn't really work if your work involves delivering heavy stuff. I do, however, make a point of minimising my own harmful emissions by not slowing down, stopping and then starting up again at pedestrian crossings. I just drive straight through in the expectation that whoever has pressed the button has already crossed, safely, by themselves.

[Jay]

It's a nice idea but it doesn't really work if your work involves delivering heavy stuff. I do, however, make a point of minimising my own harmful emissions by not slowing down, stopping and then starting up again at pedestrian crossings. I just drive straight through in the expectation that whoever has pressed the button has already crossed, safely, by themselves.

You need to invest in a wheelbarrow. Less emissions, more exercise. :greengrin

[danhibees1875]

I'm going to enjoy every pedestrian crossing button I press tomorrow. :greengrin

[Jay]

I'm going to enjoy every pedestrian crossing button I press tomorrow. :greengrin

:tee hee::tee hee: I was thinking the same

[lapsedhibee]

I'm going to enjoy every pedestrian crossing button I press tomorrow. :greengrin


:tee hee::tee hee: I was thinking the same

Murderers,

[Squealing pig]

I press pedestrian buttons when I’m not even crossing lol

[lapsedhibee]

I press pedestrian buttons when I’m not even crossing lol

That's very daring.

The longer that vehicles take to complete their journeys, the dirtier the air around you gets.

You must be pwoud, vewy pwoud.

Lol.

[Hibrandenburg]

That's very daring.

The longer that vehicles take to complete their journeys, the dirtier the air around you gets.

You must be pwoud, vewy pwoud.

Lol.

That sounds logical but I'm not sure it's accurate. One of the main north-south arteries in Berlin has just had the speed limit reduced from 50 to 30 aimed at improving air pollution.

[Hermit Crab]

Bible bashers at my door, just go away please.

[matty_f]

Folk that think they've unearthed an amazing new band because they've seen Bohemian Rhapsody.

[Scouse Hibee]

Cats in my garden, fair game I say.

[Wembley67]

Folk that think they've unearthed an amazing new band because they've seen Bohemian Rhapsody.

🤣😁

[heretoday]

I press pedestrian buttons when I’m not even crossing lol

Yeah! Stick it to The Man!

[stuart-farquhar]

Maps,Google for example which show Belfast,Cardiff,London and Glasgow in big letters. Capitals Surely!! So should be Edinburgh!

[beensaidbefore]

Maps,Google for example which show Belfast,Cardiff,London and Glasgow in big letters. Capitals Surely!! So should be Edinburgh!

Annoys the hell out of me too.

[Jim44]

Back in this thread, I raised the topic of women having surgery to their lips. 9 times out of 10 it is horrendous ....... I’ve just seen Cheryl Cole ( don’t know what she calls herself these days ) on the telly and she is the latest living proof of this self inflicted disaster. :rolleyes:

[Hibrandenburg]

Back in this thread, I raised the topic of women having surgery to their lips. 9 times out of 10 it is horrendous ....... I’ve just seen Cheryl Cole ( don’t know what she calls herself these days ) on the telly and she is the latest living proof of this self inflicted disaster. :rolleyes:

I've got a couple of girls in work who've had this done, they look like they've had tractor tyres glued onto their faces and it gives the impression that they could suck a grapefruit through a garden hose. Maybe that's the point? :dunno:

[matty_f]

I don't know if there's a word to describe this particular peeve but if there isn't, there should be. The times when your other half is super motivated to get stuff done by (wee DIY jobs or cleaning out the loft, that kind of thing) on the specific day when all you want to do is nothing.

Also, folk who never do something that you always do but feel it's their place to chip in with how they would do it differently/better

[Jay]

Men who sit on the bus with their legs apart and their feet and ten to two! How am I supposed to get in the seat next to them without sitting on their knee? Knees together, toes pointing forward please!

[matty_f]

Men who sit on the bus with their legs apart and their feet and ten to two! How am I supposed to get in the seat next to them without sitting on their knee? Knees together, toes pointing forward please!

Is this what's now called man-spreading? Seen the expression a few times and assumed it to be what you've described.

That's another peeve of mine - Shan expressions that are created now.


And the speed at which everyone races to be offended now - poppies are a great example of where folk couldn't wait to get uppity about it.

[Jay]

Is this what's now called man-spreading? Seen the expression a few times and assumed it to be what you've described.

That's another peeve of mine - Shan expressions that are created now.


And the speed at which everyone races to be offended now - poppies are a great example of where folk couldn't wait to get uppity about it.

Ewwww thats a gross saying if it is that. Im gonna shout at the man in front of me to stop man spreading :greengrin

I hate the nonsense of being offended as well as the blame culture.

[Scouse Hibee]

People who don’t clear their tables in cafes where there are racks to do so and the policy is clearly advertised. Lazy ignorant barstewards.

[danhibees1875]

People who don’t clear their tables in cafes where there are racks to do so and the policy is clearly advertised. Lazy ignorant barstewards.

Ironically, anything but bar stewards in this instance. 😊

[Scouse Hibee]

People on football message boards who state what a certain player earns when really it is all speculation and no one actually knows. 😂

[Pretty Boy]

People on football message boards who state what a certain player earns when really it is all speculation and no one actually knows. 😂

That one annoys me more than it should as well.

There's no way information about individual salaries is leaking out of any club to the extent some would have us believe. In fact there's no way that information is freely available within a club. I don't know what the woman opposite me in my office earns never mind a fringe player at Celtic (for example:wink:).

[danhibees1875]

That one annoys me more than it should as well.

There's no way information about individual salaries is leaking out of any club to the extent some would have us believe. In fact there's no way that information is freely available within a club. I don't know what the woman opposite me in my office earns never mind a fringe player at Celtic (for example:wink:).

There's probably about half a dozen people that know/could find out - I doubt any of them would be talking to anyone about it.

[stoneyburn hibs]

How hard is it to put your shopping trolley in the designated area after you've loaded your car ?
A few days ago there was one not more than 10 feet away from the bay, lazy barstewards.
Unfortunately for them , they had left two items in the trolley. Karma 😉

[pollution]

People on football message boards who state what a certain player earns when really it is all speculation and no one actually knows. 😂


Taking it further: when the government/national economy stats says that the average salary in Edinburgh or wherever is £26500 eg.

How do they know what people earn? Does the Inland Revenue tell them. So much for confidentiality.

[Pretty Boy]

Taking it further: when the government/national economy stats says that the average salary in Edinburgh or wherever is £26500 eg.

How do they know what people earn? Does the Inland Revenue tell them. So much for confidentiality.

It's a nonsense figure anyway. The average salary and what the average person earns are 2 completely different things.

[stuart-farquhar]

It's a nonsense figure anyway. The average salary and what the average person earns are 2 completely different things.

Using the word "earns" for what people collect for money drom whetever source. Example. Earnings from property rentals. Not in my book!! And of course the shysters employed who simply take up space. And so on....

[stuart-farquhar]

It's a nonsense figure anyway. The average salary and what the average person earns are 2 completely different things.

Using the word "earns" for what people collect for money from
whetever source. Example. Earnings from property rentals. Not in my book!! And of course the shysters employed who simply take up space. And so on....

[CropleyWasGod]

Taking it further: when the government/national economy stats says that the average salary in Edinburgh or wherever is £26500 eg.

How do they know what people earn? Does the Inland Revenue tell them. So much for confidentiality.

Um.. the Revenue are part of Government :greengrin

So aye....

[O'Rourke3]

How hard is it to put your shopping trolley in the designated area after you've loaded your car ?
A few days ago there was one not more than 10 feet away from the bay, lazy barstewards.
Unfortunately for them , they had left two items in the trolley. Karma [emoji6]Same folk would complain to the supermarket if their car was damaged by an abandoned trolley

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[Hiber-nation]

Up to 4 pages already on the "Yam accounts" thread. Just don't understand why so many on here are erm...somewhat preoccupied by hearts.

[Wembley67]

Up to 4 pages already on the "Yam accounts" thread. Just don't understand why so many on here are erm...somewhat preoccupied by hearts.

Many folk clutch at straws with this for some reason, tax men, accountants and auditors will be all over the accounts and all other football clubs. Few dodgy years and some hibbies think everything is a big cover up 🤔

[Hermit Crab]

Up to 4 pages already on the "Yam accounts" thread. Just don't understand why so many on here are erm...somewhat preoccupied by hearts.


Oneupmanship, moral high ground?

[lord bunberry]

Those new sky tv remote controls, every time you pick it up the channel changes or something happens on the tv. It’s far too sensitive.

[Hermit Crab]

Rugby ****ers on the night bus last night singing flower of Scotland....after a defeat and the pricks that try to talk to you about the rugby. Piss off.

[Bangkok Hibby]

Rugby ****ers on the night bus last night singing flower of Scotland....after a defeat and the pricks that try to talk to you about the rugby. Piss off.

Flower of Scotland. An embarrasing dirge which shows Scots up as the "chip on shoulder" downtrodden nation we are.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Flower of Scotland. An embarrasing dirge which shows Scots up as the "chip on shoulder" downtrodden nation we are.

💤

[Bangkok Hibby]

💤

Tired?

[Scouse Hibee]

Rugby ****ers on the night bus last night singing flower of Scotland....after a defeat and the pricks that try to talk to you about the rugby. Piss off.

They probably think the same when hearing SOL after a defeat.

[Pretty Boy]

Rugby ****ers on the night bus last night singing flower of Scotland....after a defeat and the pricks that try to talk to you about the rugby. Piss off.

There was a group of rugby fans in front of me in a take away last night. They decided to throw a pile of napkins all over the shop then stole a delivery drivers cap and threw it between themselves whilst he tried to get it back. In the end he just walked away. Playground bullying behaviour really.

Not particularly serious but the holier than thou attitude and denial that there is a behaviour problem amongst SOME rugby fans gets on my nerves.

[andrew70]

They probably think the same when hearing SOL after a defeat.

And that happens when?.....

[Scouse Hibee]

And that happens when?.....

Never been to Hampden then?

[danhibees1875]

Never been to Hampden then?

There's a chance it maybe happened at the Celtic final in 2013, although I don't remember SoL specifically, as there was a lot of singing/appreciation towards the team at the time. Other than that I don't think we react very well to defeat at Hampden, nevermind sing SoL. :confused:

[weecounty hibby]

Inverted snobbery of football fans regarding rugby fans

[Pretty Boy]

Inverted snobbery of football fans regarding rugby fans

No inverted snobbery from me. My experience of rugby fans is much the same as my experience of football fans. The majority are decent and some are total dicks. The difference is the dicks are highlighted and often perceived as a majority in football.

I've said it before but working in hospitality opens your eyes to all sorts. What might be 'high jinks' or 'a laugh' to the participants is a problem or a mess to be dealt with by a member of staff. Vandalising a shop and bullying a guy on minimum wage, or any wage for that matter, is the behaviour of dicks regardless of what sport they follow.

To continue along the same lines it often seems the percentage of people who can't behave at a football match increases in line with how big a game it is and I'm sure it's the same for rugby. I think it's a fair conclusion to say the fans at Six Nations games and so on are not regular attendees at rugby matches given the crowd size relative to what Edinburgh, Glasgow and the amateur game draws so the 'cup final' behaviour is probably on show more than it is for the run of the mill football games we encounter week in and week out.

[weecounty hibby]

No inverted snobbery from me. My experience of rugby fans is much the same as my experience of football fans. The majority are decent and some are total dicks. The difference is the dicks are highlighted and often perceived as a majority in football.

I've said it before but working in hospitality opens your eyes to all sorts. What might be 'high jinks' or 'a laugh' to the participants is a problem or a mess to be dealt with by a member of staff. Vandalising a shop and bullying a guy on minimum wage, or any wage for that matter, is the behaviour of dicks regardless of what sport they follow.

To continue along the same lines it often seems the percentage of people who can't behave at a football match increases in line with how big a game it is and I'm sure it's the same for rugby. I think it's a fair conclusion to say the fans at Six Nations games and so on are not regular attendees given the crowd size relative to what Edinburgh, Glasgow and the amateur game draws so the 'cup final' behaviour is probably on show more than it is for the run of the mill football games we encounter week in and week out.
I knew you would reply and for what its worth my pet peeve wasnt aimed at you as I completely agree about bad behaviours of both rugby and football fans. It was more about the how dare they sing "Flower of Scotland" when they clearly all voted no, and how dare any rugby fan try to talk to a stranger about rugby!
Iv actually followed Scotland football to 2 world cups and a Euro champs finals as well as many away matches. I've also been to many Scotland rugby matches away from home as well as the Lions to Australia. Both sets of fans can at times be total knobs, probably me as well if Im honest, but Ive never seen it get violent at the rugby like i have with the football

[Danderhall Hibs]

The phrase “oh my god” or “ohmygod”.

After watching I’m a celebrity... I’m wondering what folk used to say to fill a sentence up and/or appear shocked?

That wifie out of friends started it.

[Pretty Boy]

The BBC Breakfast weathers bizarre interpretation of the size and weather variances in the countries and regions that make up the UK. If you based your understanding of UK geography on the time and descriptive flourish they afford certain areas you would conclude that SE England is roughly the size of Russia, the rest of England and Wales is similar in size to Iceland, Scotland is comparable to San Marino and Northern Ireland to all intents and purposes doesn't exist beyond being a mythical land that weather has to pass to reach places that matter.

'Good Morning Louise, lovely to see you standing under an umbrella in Hyde Park for some inexplicable reason'

'Morning studio, yes as you can see an extreme day here in London with rain lasting for at least 45 minutes and wind speed touching 12mph, gusting to 16. It's November in the UK and it's cold if you can believe it. There's a chance that within the next 5 weeks people in the South East may have to face the horror of scraping their car in the morning. This area of low pressure form the east will hit Southend on Sea at 3pm and after sunset the temperatures in London, Reading and Luton will drop. It's raining and windy in the north east, north west and possibly the midlands, that may even make it's way south in the coming minutes. In Scotland devestating floods have wiped out the entire population of Glasgow. East Anglia will see some temperate weather much like that being experienced in the south east and some sunny spells are likely for south London later today. A giant ogre is currently hurling hail towards the south east from that place where Belfast is but back to the south east now where a weather warning has been issued for the incoming hail and wind speeds have increased to 13mph. The rain is now slightly finer but may get heavy again in the coming moments, in 3 weeks there may be a slushy residue from 2 hours snow which will bring the entire are to a standstill. Cornwalls quite nice and Wales is somewhere over there. To conclude....the south east.

'Thanks Louise, now for 3 minutes of inane and awkward banter'.

[heretoday]

The phrase “oh my god” or “ohmygod”.

After watching I’m a celebrity... I’m wondering what folk used to say to fill a sentence up and/or appear shocked?

That wifie out of friends started it.

I think OMG is a bit old hat now. They're saying "Y'know what?" or "I tell you what".
Frequent use of the word "like", however, is still going strong - often heard like three or like more times in like the same sentence. I'm like you know what I can't stand this.

[lord bunberry]

Inverted snobbery of football fans regarding rugby fans
I’m definitely one of those :greengrinq

[calumhibee1]

I think OMG is a bit old hat now. They're saying "Y'know what?" or "I tell you what".
Frequent use of the word "like", however, is still going strong - often heard like three or like more times in like the same sentence. I'm like you know what I can't stand this.

A lassie that sits near me at work does that. Now that I’ve noticed it I can’t stop noticing it and it does me head in.

[matty_f]

Having plastic cutlery to eat a baked potato. Or to eat any food.

[Danderhall Hibs]

Having plastic cutlery to eat a baked potato. Or to eat any food.

Because of the environment and that?

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

The phrase “oh my god” or “ohmygod”.

After watching I’m a celebrity... I’m wondering what folk used to say to fill a sentence up and/or appear shocked?

That wifie out of friends started it.

It's still better than "oh my days", wtf does that mean? 😡

[heretoday]

It's still better than "oh my days", wtf does that mean? 😡

I've not heard that on the Corstorphine omnibus. Not yet. Definitely sounds American though.

[matty_f]

Because of the environment and that?

No, I was hungry.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

I've not heard that on the Corstorphine omnibus. Not yet. Definitely sounds American though.

Without a doubt that's where it originated from. Was a Big Brother favourite many moons ago. Whenever I'm down in London I still hear it far too often!

[heretoday]

Without a doubt that's where it originated from. Was a Big Brother favourite many moons ago. Whenever I'm down in London I still hear it far too often!

Oh my stars! I've heard. Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie.

[lapsedhibee]

Men who sit on the bus with their legs apart and their feet at ten to two! How am I supposed to get in the seat next to them without sitting on their knee? Knees together, toes pointing forward please!

I've never done this but am going to start doing it now, in retaliation.

[Jay]

I've never done this but am going to start doing it now, in retaliation.

For every man that does that on my bus im pressing the button and not waiting. :greengrin

[Jim44]

Back in this thread, I raised the topic of women having surgery to their lips. 9 times out of 10 it is horrendous ....... I’ve just seen Cheryl Cole ( don’t know what she calls herself these days ) on the telly and she is the latest living proof of this self inflicted disaster. :rolleyes:


I've got a couple of girls in work who've had this done, they look like they've had tractor tyres glued onto their faces and it gives the impression that they could suck a grapefruit through a garden hose. Maybe that's the point? :dunno:

Another trout pout on telly tonight, some female from ‘celebrity TV’. These, otherwise good looking girls look as if they have some sort of congenital facial deformity. Their lips are bigger than their brains.

[Hermit Crab]

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. :grr:

[danhibees1875]

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. :grr:

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. :greengrin

[Jay]

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

[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?'

:brickwall

[pollution]

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. :grr:


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]

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

:brickwall

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 :grr:

[Alfiembra]

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. :greengrin

Orange sucks!

[Hermit Crab]

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]

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. :greengrin


The Orange ones are my favourite!

[bingo70]

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]

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]

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. :rolleyes:

[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]

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]

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. :greengrin

[O'Rourke3]

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]

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]

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]

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. :aok:

[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]

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. :aok:


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]

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.

:aok: Will give it a pop - thanks.


Another one for Black Friday. More American pish.

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

[Scouse Hibee]

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

[Lemonade]

This might take some explaining :greengrin:

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.

[Lemonade]

People who go swimming but don’t really swim and just stand in the water at the end of the pool.

GTF out the way.

[lord bunberry]

When you take your underwear out the drawer and think they’re inside out, you turn them to what you think is the right way only to find as you put them on that they were the right way round to begin with.

[CropleyWasGod]

When you take your underwear out the drawer and think they’re inside out, you turn them to what you think is the right way only to find as you put them on that they were the right way round to begin with.

It's November. The mornings are dark.

If I get to work with my own knickers on, that's a result in my book.

[Jay]

It's November. The mornings are dark.

If I get to work with my own knickers on, that's a result in my book.


:faf:

[lord bunberry]

It's November. The mornings are dark.

If I get to work with my own knickers on, that's a result in my book.
Turn the light on man :greengrin

[heretoday]

When you take your underwear out the drawer and think they’re inside out, you turn them to what you think is the right way only to find as you put them on that they were the right way round to begin with.

Drag that I agree. Another is putting socks on in the dark. If you're still groggy from sleep standing on one leg can lead to injury.

[Hibee87]

This might take some explaining :greengrin:

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.

Which pool?

I take my son swimming a fair bit, usually the commie but he gets bored really easily. I am aware of my surroundings granted but there is not much to do for kids now there. The aqua dash was good but you need to book well in advance.
I found bubbles in livi a better alternative for him now as he can go on the slides but size of the pool is tiny.
They should really either cut off a bit of the pool for balls etc at commie, or have a couple hours for certain ages in the learning pool so as not to annoy people with kids (who I seem to recall have a special slot in the mornings for under 5's only))

[bingo70]

Which pool?

I take my son swimming a fair bit, usually the commie but he gets bored really easily. I am aware of my surroundings granted but there is not much to do for kids now there. The aqua dash was good but you need to book well in advance.
I found bubbles in livi a better alternative for him now as he can go on the slides but size of the pool is tiny.
They should really either cut off a bit of the pool for balls etc at commie, or have a couple hours for certain ages in the learning pool so as not to annoy people with kids (who I seem to recall have a special slot in the mornings for under 5's only))

I agree with all points, even the poster you are replying too.

I find it infuriating at swimming as people seem to lose all spacial awareness, i will be waiting on my boy jumping in and people will just stand in front of me so there's no room to jump even though it's obvious that's whats happening.

In saying that i turned into one of those people the previous poster was complaining about at the weekend, for years my boy loved swimming however since he learned to actually swim himself he's finding it a bit boring if there's nothing to play with so i bought a wee ball to throw around, I hated it though as i was conscious i was constantly getting in folks way and it is annoying for them, i get that.

I think with all the money spent on the commy pool recently it's shocking they couldn't have put some better stuff in for kids, I've been to a few much smaller places than Edinburgh with much better 'fun' swimming facilities than we have got here. Dunbar and Perth to name a couple of the top of my head.

Not sure if it's of interest but we went to Wester Hailes pool the other week and that was much better than the commonwealth pool, the slide was shut when we went but that seemed to be a temporary measure and they had a good bit for jumping in, there was also much more space for playing with a ball or something. The only problem was the changing rooms that resembled what i expect an Easter European prison to look like but the pool itself was great.

[Lemonade]

Which pool?

I take my son swimming a fair bit, usually the commie but he gets bored really easily. I am aware of my surroundings granted but there is not much to do for kids now there. The aqua dash was good but you need to book well in advance.
I found bubbles in livi a better alternative for him now as he can go on the slides but size of the pool is tiny.
They should really either cut off a bit of the pool for balls etc at commie, or have a couple hours for certain ages in the learning pool so as not to annoy people with kids (who I seem to recall have a special slot in the mornings for under 5's only))

I’ve been going to the WHEC in Wester Hailes. It’s a great pool .

I go to bubbles with my youngest too but that place is just mental :-)
Noisiest pool I’ve ever been in.

[Lemonade]

I agree with all points, even the poster you are replying too.

I find it infuriating at swimming as people seem to lose all spacial awareness, i will be waiting on my boy jumping in and people will just stand in front of me so there's no room to jump even though it's obvious that's whats happening.

In saying that i turned into one of those people the previous poster was complaining about at the weekend, for years my boy loved swimming however since he learned to actually swim himself he's finding it a bit boring if there's nothing to play with so i bought a wee ball to throw around, I hated it though as i was conscious i was constantly getting in folks way and it is annoying for them, i get that.

I think with all the money spent on the commy pool recently it's shocking they couldn't have put some better stuff in for kids, I've been to a few much smaller places than Edinburgh with much better 'fun' swimming facilities than we have got here. Dunbar and Perth to name a couple of the top of my head.

Not sure if it's of interest but we went to Wester Hailes pool the other week and that was much better than the commonwealth pool, the slide was shut when we went but that seemed to be a temporary measure and they had a good bit for jumping in, there was also much more space for playing with a ball or something. The only problem was the changing rooms that resembled what i expect an Easter European prison to look like but the pool itself was great.


It’s fantastic at WHEC.
They inflate the giant slide on a Saturday afternoon if you are interested.

It can be a pain when there is swimming lessons on and also when 2 lanes reserved for the swimming cap and Google’s brigade .

My youngest just started swimming a few months ago and can now jump off the first diving board and is loving it.

Cafe is great too .

[lapsedhibee]

Grammar nazism isn't always a good thing, but civilisation will shirley crumble sooner rather than later if yoofs do not grasp that when they've sent a text to someone they have texted a message, not text it.

[Hibee87]

I agree with all points, even the poster you are replying too.

I find it infuriating at swimming as people seem to lose all spacial awareness, i will be waiting on my boy jumping in and people will just stand in front of me so there's no room to jump even though it's obvious that's whats happening.

In saying that i turned into one of those people the previous poster was complaining about at the weekend, for years my boy loved swimming however since he learned to actually swim himself he's finding it a bit boring if there's nothing to play with so i bought a wee ball to throw around, I hated it though as i was conscious i was constantly getting in folks way and it is annoying for them, i get that.

I think with all the money spent on the commy pool recently it's shocking they couldn't have put some better stuff in for kids, I've been to a few much smaller places than Edinburgh with much better 'fun' swimming facilities than we have got here. Dunbar and Perth to name a couple of the top of my head.

Not sure if it's of interest but we went to Wester Hailes pool the other week and that was much better than the commonwealth pool, the slide was shut when we went but that seemed to be a temporary measure and they had a good bit for jumping in, there was also much more space for playing with a ball or something. The only problem was the changing rooms that resembled what i expect an Easter European prison to look like but the pool itself was great.

Yeah, I grew up in Sighthill as well as Leith as a child and went to the WHEC all the time, the changing rooms have not been updated since I was nipper. I am 31 now haha. Ive taken him there a couple of times but he was too young for the slide then, ill need to give it another bash soon. IIRC its usually between 2 and 4 on a Saturday its on.

I guess keeping with the thread my 'Peeve' is that there is no leisure pool in Edinburgh for kids. Water world was great when I was wee, shame it was closed down/not used.

[Hibee87]

I’ve been going to the WHEC in Wester Hailes. It’s a great pool .

I go to bubbles with my youngest too but that place is just mental :-)
Noisiest pool I’ve ever been in.

Yeah Bubbles is mental, since I read this thread I am actually thinking of taking him to Time Capsule tomorrow (Mrs is out so was looking for things to do) he has asked to go back to bubbles, but I might surprise him and drive along to Time Capsule instead

[Hermit Crab]

Yeah Bubbles is mental, since I read this thread I am actually thinking of taking him to Time Capsule tomorrow (Mrs is out so was looking for things to do) he has asked to go back to bubbles, but I might surprise him and drive along to Time Capsule instead


Just 30 minutes on from the Time Capsule is Rugby park. :wink: :greengrin

[Hibee87]

Just 30 minutes on from the Time Capsule is Rugby park. :wink: :greengrin

That thought is crossing my mind......Just looked at Time Capsule and its closed for a refurb :thumbsup:

[Smartie]

Yeah, I grew up in Sighthill as well as Leith as a child and went to the WHEC all the time, the changing rooms have not been updated since I was nipper. I am 31 now haha. Ive taken him there a couple of times but he was too young for the slide then, ill need to give it another bash soon. IIRC its usually between 2 and 4 on a Saturday its on.

I guess keeping with the thread my 'Peeve' is that there is no leisure pool in Edinburgh for kids. Water world was great when I was wee, shame it was closed down/not used.

It's a scandal that in as tourist-friendly a city as this (not to mention one that has what, half a million or so residents?) that there is no leisure pool for kids.

Was Waterworld not sacrificed so the Commonwealth Pool could be upgraded, and we couldn't afford both?

My peeve is probably that as a nation (UK level) we seem to put so much emphasis on winning gold medals rather than encouraging the fun of activity and leisure for all. If we have a track record of winning gold medals at a particular pursuit we don't seem to have any issues finding funds, whereas things we don't do so well at (but might just manage in the future) are hopelessly underfunded.

[Smartie]

That thought is crossing my mind......Just looked at Time Capsule and its closed for a refurb :thumbsup:

The new(ish) leisure pool in Dundee is good if you're looking for a day out.

[Moulin Yarns]

Brexit.

#justsaying

[bingo70]

Meadowbank being left to rot for about a year and still no sign of anything happening.

It was a great, well used facility, the bulldozers should have been in the day after it shut its doors, if they weren’t ready to work on whatever is replacing it then it shouldn’t have shut its doors.

[Jay]

Yellow bananas that taste green :rolleyes:

[matty_f]

Getting approached for a job that looks like it'll be great, and the employer is paying way less than you're currently on.

[WeeRussell]

People logging on to Hibs.net to announce they’re logging off of Hibs.net because of all the nonsense and attention seeking.

Irony.

[Pretty Boy]

People logging on to Hibs.net to announce they’re logging off of Hibs.net because of all the nonsense and attention seeking.

Irony.

:agree:

The adult equivalent of a teenager announcing they are leaving home and flouncing out the door for a couple of hours.

[bingo70]

People logging on to Hibs.net to announce they’re logging off of Hibs.net because of all the nonsense and attention seeking.

Irony.

While we're doing hibs.net gripes can i throw in posters with very similar user names please?

Northernhibby, NORTHERNHIBEE, 90+2, SINCE 90+2 etc.......

Shouldn't really make a difference as i like to think i take each post on it's merits rather than who the poster is but i find it really nippy, especially when they're disagreeing with each other and i get really confused :grr:

[calumhibee1]

While we're doing hibs.net gripes can i throw in posters with very similar user names please?

Northernhibby, NORTHERNHIBEE, 90+2, SINCE 90+2 etc.......

Shouldn't really make a difference as i like to think i take each post on it's merits rather than who the poster is but i find it really nippy, especially when they're disagreeing with each other and i get really confused :grr:

I always get you mixed up with wookie70 even though your usernames aren’t massively similar :greengrin

[danhibees1875]

I get myself mixed up with Cabbageandribs1875. :rolleyes:

When it shows up the quoted box of the Hibs.Net Lite version of the site anyway.

[My_Wife_Camille]

The popular 'revelling in failure' and 'hoping we lose' nonsense you get so often in here.

I was about to post it in Things You Don't Get but I get it perfectly, it's just a desperate attempt from those who aren't capable of forming an argument to try and devalue someone else's.

As if there is a single Hibs fan who doesn't want anything other than Hibs to win every single game they play!?

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

The popular 'revelling in failure' and 'hoping we lose' nonsense you get so often in here.

I was about to post it in Things You Don't Get but I get it perfectly, it's just a desperate attempt from those who aren't capable of forming an argument to try and devalue someone else's.

As if there is a single Hibs fan who doesn't want anything other than Hibs to win every single game they play!?

I don't get this post, I know it's the wrong thread.

[pollution]

Sitting in a pub with a pint and something to read when the bar staff go round polishing already clean tables etc.

It is so unfriendly when there are still a few hours to go before last orders.

[Mixu62]

Poor quality meat in restaurants. Your food arrives and you've been looking forward to a tasty Rogan Josh and the first bite of lamb is all fat, gristle or bone. If I'm paying for meat, I want meat!! Same applies to chicken and beef. If they can hide rubbish meat in a sauce so you can't see it, they will. I've started having pea and paneer instead. Very tasty too.

[bingo70]

People who don’t think rules apply to them.

At my boys nativity today there were a couple of clear instructions, no photos and when the official photos are available on the school website don’t post them on social media.

Within minutes of it starting there were parent with their camera out taking photos and we’re now seeing pictures of the boy on social media from other parents. It doesn’t bother me his photo is on social media but It’s the principle, you were told not to so just dont!

And don’t get me started on queue jumpers and the woman who turned up late and instead of just standing at the back like everyone else decided she was to important for that so found a seat and moved it to the front so she could sit beside her pals and see better!

I’ll never understand people

[matty_f]

People who don’t think rules apply to them.

At my boys nativity today there were a couple of clear instructions, no photos and when the official photos are available on the school website don’t post them on social media.

Within minutes of it starting there were parent with their camera out taking photos and we’re now seeing pictures of the boy on social media from other parents. It doesn’t bother me his photo is on social media but It’s the principle, you were told not to so just dont!

And don’t get me started on queue jumpers and the woman who turned up late and instead of just standing at the back like everyone else decided she was to important for that so found a seat and moved it to the front so she could sit beside her pals and see better!

I’ll never understand people
Those people are ****s. (that's the c-word, by the way).

[Hermit Crab]

People who don’t think rules apply to them.

At my boys nativity today there were a couple of clear instructions, no photos and when the official photos are available on the school website don’t post them on social media.

Within minutes of it starting there were parent with their camera out taking photos and we’re now seeing pictures of the boy on social media from other parents. It doesn’t bother me his photo is on social media but It’s the principle, you were told not to so just dont!

And don’t get me started on queue jumpers and the woman who turned up late and instead of just standing at the back like everyone else decided she was to important for that so found a seat and moved it to the front so she could sit beside her pals and see better!

I’ll never understand people


Just don't go. Load of pish anyway.

[Lemonade]

Just don't go. Load of pish anyway.

His son was in the play ffs :greengrin:

[Hermit Crab]

His son was in the play ffs :greengrin:


I've already told the Mrs that I won't be attending any school nativity crap when the time comes. :greengrin

[Scouse Hibee]

I've already told the Mrs that I won't be attending any school nativity crap when the time comes. :greengrin

Ah you’ll change your mind when the wee one gets a part and is desperate for you to see them.

[bingo70]

Ah you’ll change your mind when the wee one gets a part and is desperate for you to see them.

I've got visions of Hermit battling with the nippy mums i spoke about in my earlier post trying to get a front row seat, camera at the read and crying tears of joy.......

Maybe not happen quite like that though.......

[Jay]

I've got visions of Hermit battling with the nippy mums i spoke about in my earlier post trying to get a front row seat, camera at the read and crying tears of joy.......

Maybe not happen quite like that though.......

Me too, full camera crew and lighting. Might even be a director just to make sure the wee man gets a starring role and of course he will sort the ticket queue out no bother :greengrin

[matty_f]

I've got visions of Hermit battling with the nippy mums i spoke about in my earlier post trying to get a front row seat, camera at the read and crying tears of joy.......

Maybe not happen quite like that though.......

"Where are they at the parent's nights and PTA? It's not fair, I was there for shared starts so I should get the best nativity seat!" :greengrin


Another pet peeve - Costa/Starbucks cups that have a wee leak in them so coffee drips out.

[Scouse Hibee]

I've got visions of Hermit battling with the nippy mums i spoke about in my earlier post trying to get a front row seat, camera at the read and crying tears of joy.......

Maybe not happen quite like that though.......

He’ll be asking who attended last year and who regularly attends school shows before insisting that regulars get preferential seats.😀