Pet Peeves IV

[Bridge hibs]

LG glass fronted fridge, you tap the glass and it lights up so you can see the contents inside your fridge without the need to open the door, I mean ****ing why ? 🫨 fad after fad after fad. Probably as bad as the washing machine with the extra wee door where if you forget to put a sock in you can pop it in the wee door without stopping the cycle !!

[grunt]

LG glass fronted fridge, you tap the glass and it lights up so you can see the contents inside your fridge without the need to open the door, I mean ****ing why ? 🫨 fad after fad after fad. Probably as bad as the washing machine with the extra wee door where if you forget to put a sock in you can pop it in the wee door without stopping the cycle !!
This is a great idea!

[Scouse Hibee]

This is a great idea!

I think so too!

[Pretty Boy]

I think so too!

Make that three of us.

[Bridge hibs]

This is a great idea!

Ok, try and squeeze a pair of jeans into the wee door 😃

[Scouse Hibee]

Ok, try and squeeze a pair of jeans into the wee door 😃

It’s not designed for jeans though.😀

[Hibrandenburg]

LG glass fronted fridge, you tap the glass and it lights up so you can see the contents inside your fridge without the need to open the door, I mean ****ing why ? 🫨 fad after fad after fad. Probably as bad as the washing machine with the extra wee door where if you forget to put a sock in you can pop it in the wee door without stopping the cycle !!

I guess the fridge idea is to save the ambient temperature inside the fridge by letting you see where what you want is before opening the door. Makes sense to me.

[lapsedhibee]

the washing machine with the extra wee door where if you forget to put a sock in you can pop it in the wee door without stopping the cycle !!
Getting one tomorrow now.
Has anyone mentioned Streisand yet?

[Keith_M]

This is a great idea!


It's a brilliant idea. I'd definitely buy one.

[danhibees1875]

Ok, try and squeeze a pair of jeans into the wee door 😃

:greengrin

[Northernhibee]

This could be one of two things.

On the tram into the game, two kids screaming at the top of their voices and the parent not giving a ****. Kid runs onto the pitch today to get selfies with players at a moment that should have been about SDG and SDG alone. Went for our tea at ESF after, young kid starts putting their rubbish onto our table and again, parent completely none the wiser.

Either:

A) Parents are getting worse

or

B) Middle age has fully set in and I’ve entered my grumpy middle aged man phase.

I’ll let you decide, but if the answer isn’t A then kindly keep it to yourself 😂

[overdrive]

This could be one of two things.

On the tram into the game, two kids screaming at the top of their voices and the parent not giving a ****. Kid runs onto the pitch today to get selfies with players at a moment that should have been about SDG and SDG alone. Went for our tea at ESF after, young kid starts putting their rubbish onto our table and again, parent completely none the wiser.

Either:

A) Parents are getting worse

or

B) Middle age has fully set in and I’ve entered my grumpy middle aged man phase.

I’ll let you decide, but if the answer isn’t A then kindly keep it to yourself 😂

I think it is A. There’s parents in my street that just watch their kids do stuff that I would have received a mouthful from my parents for at their age. One woman even encourages her kid to play in other people’s gardens including ours. Probably not surprising as the same woman uses our front garden and driveway as a shortcut (we are on a corner) rather than walking on the pavement. Another kid was deliberately kicking a football against our car in front of his dad. They didn’t realise I was actually at my door doing some gardening at the time so when I said something I was expecting the dad to be embarrassed and say sorry - nope silence and a wee laugh from the dad. Same bunch of kids I’ve seen on the ring doorbell using plants in my garden as goalposts, damaging the plants in the process.

[Mon Dieu4]

I think it is A. There’s parents in my street that just watch their kids do stuff that I would have received a mouthful from my parents for at their age. One woman even encourages her kid to play in other people’s gardens including ours. Probably not surprising as the same woman uses our front garden and driveway as a shortcut (we are on a corner) rather than walking on the pavement. Another kid was deliberately kicking a football against our car in front of his dad. They didn’t realise I was actually at my door doing some gardening at the time so when I said something I was expecting the dad to be embarrassed and say sorry - nope silence and a wee laugh from the dad. Same bunch of kids I’ve seen on the ring doorbell using plants in my garden as goalposts, damaging the plants in the process.

I'm 44 and even now if my dad gives me a certain look I know I've crossed the line and to start behaving myself

[Hibrandenburg]

Definitely B, when I think back I could name umpteen toerags that I went to school with whose parents were exactly the same. If anything, parenting has probably improved over the decades due to education and more information being available to parents who want to do the right thing. Unfortunately there was always a certain amount of ***** out there and they will always be there.

[danhibees1875]

Product packaging, for items you're likely to store in said packaging between uses, that is just the perfect size for the item making it very difficult to fit back into the packaging between uses.

Sleeping bags are usually a good example, my trio of BBQ tools a more personal bugbear.

[Northernhibee]

When the nutritional breakdown on something isn’t for either the packet size or a realistic portion. I’m calorie counting just now, and if you have something that is going to serve two people at most, then it should be for either the whole product or half of it.

Not a fifth, not for 100g if it’s a 40g product, just simple to understand at a glance.

[overdrive]

When the nutritional breakdown on something isn’t for either the packet size or a realistic portion. I’m calorie counting just now, and if you have something that is going to serve two people at most, then it should be for either the whole product or half of it.

Not a fifth, not for 100g if it’s a 40g product, just simple to understand at a glance.

The 100g thing is a legal requirement I think. It is so you can compare things of different weights.

[overdrive]

My wife's obsession with a lack of light. She refuses to use the big light in any room and instead fills them with plug-in lamps. The only exception is the bathroom as obviously you can't plug anything in there, though I wouldn't put it past her getting battery operated push lights in there (hope she doesn't read this and get any ideas). She moans when I put the big light on - usually because the pitiful amount of light emitted from the lamps make it hard to see what you are doing. I have no idea how she sees what clothes are in her drawers on a dark morning as I can't see what's in mine without the big light being on.

The worst is when we are eating. Quite often the lamps are dimmed so it is even worse. I'd quite like to see what's on my plate.

She doesn't get migraines either so it isn't because of that. As someone who gets migraines, I know certain types of light can trigger one, but it isn't the case here.

[matty_f]

Folk who are mean-spirited.

I was made redundant recently and decided to use the situation to make a change and start my own business.

The vast, vast majority of my friends and acquaintances have been really supportive and wanting it to do well, but i found out the other day that a few ex-colleagues had been eagerly hoping the business falls flat on its face.

Why would someone be like that? I don’t get it.

See it from time to time with the podcast as well, people that I’ve known for years and would be nice as you like to my face but sneer at the podcast or if we try to do something a bit different with it.

I’ve always been of the view that the podcast isn’t for everyone, there’s going to be folk that don’t like it and that’s absolutely cool with me - I’d be worried if everyone liked it, to be honest. But actively hoping it fails or being annoyed that it looks like I’m doing alright… i just don’t get it.

Can only think these folk have nothing better to focus on, but I’d rather folk were happy to say it’s not for them and leave it at that, no need to wish things fail, imho.

[Mon Dieu4]

Folk who are mean-spirited.

I was made redundant recently and decided to use the situation to make a change and start my own business.

The vast, vast majority of my friends and acquaintances have been really supportive and wanting it to do well, but i found out the other day that a few ex-colleagues had been eagerly hoping the business falls flat on its face.

Why would someone be like that? I don’t get it.

See it from time to time with the podcast as well, people that I’ve known for years and would be nice as you like to my face but sneer at the podcast or if we try to do something a bit different with it.

I’ve always been of the view that the podcast isn’t for everyone, there’s going to be folk that don’t like it and that’s absolutely cool with me - I’d be worried if everyone liked it, to be honest. But actively hoping it fails or being annoyed that it looks like I’m doing alright… i just don’t get it.

Can only think these folk have nothing better to focus on, but I’d rather folk were happy to say it’s not for them and leave it at that, no need to wish things fail, imho.

Look on it as a positive mate, you now know who to not waste any time on or attempt to be civil with them

[RyeSloan]

My wife's obsession with a lack of light. She refuses to use the big light in any room and instead fills them with plug-in lamps. The only exception is the bathroom as obviously you can't plug anything in there, though I wouldn't put it past her getting battery operated push lights in there (hope she doesn't read this and get any ideas). She moans when I put the big light on - usually because the pitiful amount of light emitted from the lamps make it hard to see what you are doing. I have no idea how she sees what clothes are in her drawers on a dark morning as I can't see what's in mine without the big light being on.

The worst is when we are eating. Quite often the lamps are dimmed so it is even worse. I'd quite like to see what's on my plate.

She doesn't get migraines either so it isn't because of that. As someone who gets migraines, I know certain types of light can trigger one, but it isn't the case here.

Oh I’m on the Wife’s side on this one…I hate when people insist on having big lights on all the time.

Unless I’m actively doing something that needs full lighting I much prefer soft lighting even when eating etc.

Oh and if you don’t know what clothes are where in yer drawers then you simply need to organise them better [emoji2957]

[Scouse Hibee]

Folk who are mean-spirited.

I was made redundant recently and decided to use the situation to make a change and start my own business.

The vast, vast majority of my friends and acquaintances have been really supportive and wanting it to do well, but i found out the other day that a few ex-colleagues had been eagerly hoping the business falls flat on its face.

Why would someone be like that? I don’t get it.

See it from time to time with the podcast as well, people that I’ve known for years and would be nice as you like to my face but sneer at the podcast or if we try to do something a bit different with it.

I’ve always been of the view that the podcast isn’t for everyone, there’s going to be folk that don’t like it and that’s absolutely cool with me - I’d be worried if everyone liked it, to be honest. But actively hoping it fails or being annoyed that it looks like I’m doing alright… i just don’t get it.

Can only think these folk have nothing better to focus on, but I’d rather folk were happy to say it’s not for them and leave it at that, no need to wish things fail, imho.

Had exactly the same when we started our business, supposed friends and ex colleagues telling other folk that they would give us three months maximum. A big GIRUY to them as we approach our third year in business.

[Since90+2]

Had exactly the same when we started our business, supposed friends and ex colleagues telling other folk that they would give us three months maximum. A big GIRUY to them as we approach our third year in business.

It seems to be human nature in a lot of people. They want to see others fail as it makes them feel better about themselves, rather than them actually doing anything themselves to improve their life.

[Hibrandenburg]

It seems to be human nature in a lot of people. They want to see others fail as it makes them feel better about themselves, rather than them actually doing anything themselves to improve their life.

Wonder if they are the same people that hate foreigners because they can blame them for their personal underachievement.

[Since90+2]

Wonder if they are the same people that hate foreigners because they can blame them for their personal underachievement.

Possibly, but I don't think it's exclusive to people with xenophobic views at all.

[Bridge hibs]

Folk who are mean-spirited.

I was made redundant recently and decided to use the situation to make a change and start my own business.

The vast, vast majority of my friends and acquaintances have been really supportive and wanting it to do well, but i found out the other day that a few ex-colleagues had been eagerly hoping the business falls flat on its face.

Why would someone be like that? I don’t get it.

See it from time to time with the podcast as well, people that I’ve known for years and would be nice as you like to my face but sneer at the podcast or if we try to do something a bit different with it.

I’ve always been of the view that the podcast isn’t for everyone, there’s going to be folk that don’t like it and that’s absolutely cool with me - I’d be worried if everyone liked it, to be honest. But actively hoping it fails or being annoyed that it looks like I’m doing alright… i just don’t get it.

Can only think these folk have nothing better to focus on, but I’d rather folk were happy to say it’s not for them and leave it at that, no need to wish things fail, imho.With regards to the podcast, Ive never really been into podcasts but I would say the past 6 months or maybe a bit more I watch them regularly and particularly your podcasts

As a someone who doesnt go to pubs to socialise anymore I miss the social connection, the raw banter/discussion. Some things I agree with and some I dont, pretty much like a night out in the pub with the mates

I must say Ive only just caught up with one or two of your mental health podcasts/discussions and there is a hell of a lot I agree with and can relate to as being in a similar position. Its people being honest and telling their stories and sharing their experiences and its very refreshing to listen to and thanks for that, keep up the good work

[matty_f]

With regards to the podcast, Ive never really been into podcasts but I would say the past 6 months or maybe a bit more I watch them regularly and particularly your podcasts

As a someone who doesnt go to pubs to socialise anymore I miss the social connection, the raw banter/discussion. Some things I agree with and some I dont, pretty much like a night out in the pub with the mates

I must say Ive only just caught up with one or two of your mental health podcasts/discussions and there is a hell of a lot I agree with and can relate to as being in a similar position. Its people being honest and telling their stories and sharing their experiences and its very refreshing to listen to and thanks for that, keep up the good work

Thanks mate!

[matty_f]

Had exactly the same when we started our business, supposed friends and ex colleagues telling other folk that they would give us three months maximum. A big GIRUY to them as we approach our third year in business.

The GIRUY must have been massively satisfying?

[The Modfather]

When folk talk about “lego’s”. I understand why they do and it would make perfect sense for that to be the plural term. It just sounds weird and Lego is the universal term for describing any form of Lego. e.g. “a 3D portrait made from Lego’s”.

[Keith_M]

When folk talk about “lego’s”. I understand why they do and it would make perfect sense for that to be the plural term. It just sounds weird and Lego is the universal term for describing any form of Lego. e.g. “a 3D portrait made from Lego’s”.


People that put an apostrophe before the 's' when they intended the word to be plural, not possessive, e.g.

27325

[lapsedhibee]

People that put an apostrophe before the 's' when they intended the word to be plural, not possessive, e.g.

27325

That's one confused trader there, using a grocer's apostrophe to sell meat products.

[Bridge hibs]

That's one confused trader there, using a grocer's apostrophe to sell meat products.

Apostrophe or not and there could be letters missing but Pes and Urgers would still make sense to this greedy ******* 🤣

[Just Alf]

The new (coloured screwn)bus tracker signs that are starting to go up.

They don't track buses :-(

At least not accurately
No 35

6 mins
4 mins
2 mins
Due
Then dissappears
Bus then turns up a few mins later as I'm considering getting on a different bus

[overdrive]

The new (coloured screwn)bus tracker signs that are starting to go up.

They don't track buses :-(

At least not accurately
No 35

6 mins
4 mins
2 mins
Due
Then dissappears
Bus then turns up a few mins later as I'm considering getting on a different bus

Apparently they can only show the time according to the timetable, they don't actually track anything live. In other words, the Council have wasted money on something that is a massive downgrade from what was there before.

I've noticed the tram trackers on the new bit of the line usually spout guff as well. There's been a few times it has indicated there is a tram for ages, so I've started walking for a bus instead, only for a tram to pass me a couple of minutes later. Never seems to happen on the older section.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Apparently they can only show the time according to the timetable, they don't actually track anything live. In other words, the Council have wasted money on something that is a massive downgrade from what was there before.

That is an absolute balls up if true. 😳

[The Modfather]

People that put an apostrophe before the 's' when they intended the word to be plural, not possessive, e.g.

27325

I did actually wrestle with the apostrophe location, evidently the rogue apostrophe won!

[Mon Dieu4]

Apparently they can only show the time according to the timetable, they don't actually track anything live. In other words, the Council have wasted money on something that is a massive downgrade from what was there before.

I've noticed the tram trackers on the new bit of the line usually spout guff as well. There's been a few times it has indicated there is a tram for ages, so I've started walking for a bus instead, only for a tram to pass me a couple of minutes later. Never seems to happen on the older section.

Same thing has happened to me, said no tram was due for 22 minutes so started walking, 2 minutes later a tram flies past me

[overdrive]

Same thing has happened to me, said no tram was due for 22 minutes so started walking, 2 minutes later a tram flies past me

I just stick to looking at the app now which does seem accurate for the tram. Is usually OK for the bus but there does seem to be some phantom buses on it from time to time

[speedy_gonzales]

Apparently they can only show the time according to the timetable, they don't actually track anything live. In other words, the Council have wasted money on something that is a massive downgrade from what was there before.

If correct, is it permanent or temporary?
I'd heard from a Trams contactor that the live tracker can't be used by two different systems so until all the old displays are replaced, the new installs only show timetabled information???

Personally, I always track on my phone, I find https://bustimes.org/operators/lothian-buses to be a bit more accurate than the Lothian Buses app, even though both use the same open source data.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

The My Bus Edinburgh app is good too

[overdrive]

If correct, is it permanent or temporary?
I'd heard from a Trams contactor that the live tracker can't be used by two different systems so until all the old displays are replaced, the new installs only show timetabled information???

Personally, I always track on my phone, I find https://bustimes.org/operators/lothian-buses to be a bit more accurate than the Lothian Buses app, even though both use the same open source data.

No idea TBH.

[Pretty Boy]

It must have been mentioned before but the term 'woke' and particularly the misuse of it.

Seen a football club post on Twitter today about their game tomorrow, guys asks if there is any chance the game could be off, someone else replies saying 'don't be so woke, it's only rain'. WTF? What has asking about a game being in doubt because of rain got to do with being 'woke'? It doesn't make any sense.

Another guy ranting away in a local paper because he got banned from a pub by 'woke staff'. He went in, ordered using an app, waited 20 minutes then went to the bar to complain. By his own admission he told the staff his dad used to run a pub and he could do their job standing on his head and they were useless. That's not 'woke'; that's you abusing someone in their place of work and paying the price. Stop being so 'woke' and accept the decision......

(On a related note what kind of logic is that? My dad was a brain surgeon so that must mean I can do it as well).

[Bridge hibs]

Egg shells !! For hundreds of years I can never crack an egg into a bowl without a ****ing little bit dropping into the bowl, trying to fish the little bit of shell out of the bowl is even more ****ing frustrating 🤬

[marinello59]

Egg shells !! For hundreds of years I can never crack an egg into a bowl without a ****ing little bit dropping into the bowl, trying to fish the little bit of shell out of the bowl is even more ****ing frustrating 🤬

Use a large bit of eggshell to scoop the wee bit back out, it seems to stick to it. I have no idea why it works but it does.

[RyeSloan]

Egg shells !! For hundreds of years I can never crack an egg into a bowl without a ****ing little bit dropping into the bowl, trying to fish the little bit of shell out of the bowl is even more ****ing frustrating [emoji2959]

Tap the ‘tall’ end of the egg on the counter top until you hear a pop…sounds like the egg has cracked but is the membrane releasing from the outer shell.

Makes cracking them a touch smoother and reduces the chance of you having to brutalise the thing to get it to separate.

Also works a treat if you are hard boiling eggs to then separate the shell…makes that job a lot easier!

[Bridge hibs]

Use a large bit of eggshell to scoop the wee bit back out, it seems to stick to it. I have no idea why it works but it does.

I meant to say, most of the larger bits of eggshell end up in the bowl too 🫨

I will try that method though as spoons, knives, tweezers and pliers just dont work 🫣

[Bridge hibs]

Tap the ‘tall’ end of the egg on the counter top until you hear a pop…sounds like the egg has cracked but is the membrane releasing from the outer shell.

Makes cracking them a touch smoother and reduces the chance of you having to brutalise the thing to get it to separate.

Also works a treat if you are hard boiling eggs to then separate the shell…makes that job a lot easier!Thanks mate will try that too, yeah I had a boiled egg peeling rant earlier on this thread too 🫣

[Keith_M]

I did actually wrestle with the apostrophe location, evidently the rogue apostrophe won!


Sorry mate, I couldn't resist.

:greengrin

[Jones28]

It must have been mentioned before but the term 'woke' and particularly the misuse of it.

Seen a football club post on Twitter today about their game tomorrow, guys asks if there is any chance the game could be off, someone else replies saying 'don't be so woke, it's only rain'. WTF? What has asking about a game being in doubt because of rain got to do with being 'woke'? It doesn't make any sense.

Another guy ranting away in a local paper because he got banned from a pub by 'woke staff'. He went in, ordered using an app, waited 20 minutes then went to the bar to complain. By his own admission he told the staff his dad used to run a pub and he could do their job standing on his head and they were useless. That's not 'woke'; that's you abusing someone in their place of work and paying the price. Stop being so 'woke' and accept the decision......

(On a related note what kind of logic is that? My dad was a brain surgeon so that must mean I can do it as well).

Yepp, the meaning of woke has become so mis-used that it has lost all meaning.

Almost like someone planned it.

[Pretty Boy]

Another one that must have been mentioned before but this trend for people watching football to chuck beer everywhere when a goal is scored.

I've just watched the Beckham documentary on Netflix and it's funny but Owen's goal v Argentina, the 2 United goals v Bayern Munich etc were all huge. Yet the footage of fans shows people in pubs, watching on big screens and at the game all being able to celebrate without creating an alcoholic Niagara Falls. Manufactured nonsense for 'limbs' pages on Twitter.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Another one that must have been mentioned before but this trend for people watching football to chuck beer everywhere when a goal is scored.

I've just watched the Beckham documentary on Netflix and it's funny but Owen's goal v Argentina, the 2 United goals v Bayern Munich etc were all huge. Yet the footage of fans shows people in pubs, watching on big screens and at the game all being able to celebrate without creating an alcoholic Niagara Falls. Manufactured nonsense for 'limbs' pages on Twitter.

Quite bad at the darts at times too. 😡

[matty_f]

Another one that must have been mentioned before but this trend for people watching football to chuck beer everywhere when a goal is scored.

I've just watched the Beckham documentary on Netflix and it's funny but Owen's goal v Argentina, the 2 United goals v Bayern Munich etc were all huge. Yet the footage of fans shows people in pubs, watching on big screens and at the game all being able to celebrate without creating an alcoholic Niagara Falls. Manufactured nonsense for 'limbs' pages on Twitter.

Does my head in as well. Waste of beer, for a start.


This fad for cyclists to complain about motorists on Twitter, particularly videos were, for instance, a cyclist seems entirely unable to navigate past something blocking the cycle lane.

I get that nothing should be in there, but every other roadway (I’m not sure what word I’m looking for here) like bus lanes, roads, pavements etc will have something blocking them from time to time.

They shouldn’t be, but they are. Such is life. Everyone bar these Twitter cyclists seems to be able to engage their brain and just go round the obstacle with zero fuss.

Watched one video today where a van illegally cut across a cyclist to turn left. The cyclist, though, observed the van moving and then proceeded to carry on cycling anyway to instigate a crash, then complained of a hit and run.

Why would you do that? Just pull your brakes, ffs, have a wee moan to yourself about the knob in the van, and get on with your day. Imagine instigating a crash just to prove a point!?

They need to grow up.

[matty_f]

Also, folk cheering on a bus driver driving his bus at Just Stop Oil protestors.

First of all, ‘mon the environmentalists. It’s a critical cause and fair play to them for doing something about it. They shouldn’t be the enemy, the oil companies etc are the bad guys but somehow the protestors are painted as the baddies.

Second, a driver choosing to drive at and potentially over human beings, regardless of their actions, is despicable. The risk of killing someone is very high and you would have to think that “i don’t agree with protestors” would be sufficient mitigation in court if the driver found themselves on a murder or manslaughter charge if they did kill someone.

[SteveHFC]

Does my head in as well. Waste of beer, for a start.


This fad for cyclists to complain about motorists on Twitter, particularly videos were, for instance, a cyclist seems entirely unable to navigate past something blocking the cycle lane.

I get that nothing should be in there, but every other roadway (I’m not sure what word I’m looking for here) like bus lanes, roads, pavements etc will have something blocking them from time to time.

They shouldn’t be, but they are. Such is life. Everyone bar these Twitter cyclists seems to be able to engage their brain and just go round the obstacle with zero fuss.

Watched one video today where a van illegally cut across a cyclist to turn left. The cyclist, though, observed the van moving and then proceeded to carry on cycling anyway to instigate a crash, then complained of a hit and run.

Why would you do that? Just pull your brakes, ffs, have a wee moan to yourself about the knob in the van, and get on with your day. Imagine instigating a crash just to prove a point!?

They need to grow up.

There's a few cyclists in Edinburgh who complain about motorists on Twitter weekly.

[heretoday]

Cyclists who wear dark clothing on the road.
It's irresponsible and potentially suicidal.
No point expecting the cops to do anything about it unfortunately.

[Pretty Boy]

People who don't do basic things that are polite, make people's jobs a bit easier and help avoid impacting other people negatively.

For example people who are out for a pint and don't take the empty glass back to the bar when ordering the next one or don't just lift their glass and place it on the bar when leaving. Or people who don't return their trolley to a bay at the supermarket and just dump it next to their parking space. Or people who don't take their tray to the bin in somewhere like McDonalds and leave a mess all over the table. Worse still are the people who don't even attempt to leave their tables in some kind of order in pubs, fast food restaurants, on trains etc. Not returning or disposing of the stuff is one thing but leaving spillage, empty packets and half eaten food scattered everywhere is on a whole other level.

The things with all of the above and other similar scenarios is that there is no punishment for not doing any of it, it really is just a personal choice to be nice or not.

[DH1875]

Shops that still expect you to have a pound coin on you so you can use their trollies.

[The Modfather]

Also, folk cheering on a bus driver driving his bus at Just Stop Oil protestors.

First of all, ‘mon the environmentalists. It’s a critical cause and fair play to them for doing something about it. They shouldn’t be the enemy, the oil companies etc are the bad guys but somehow the protestors are painted as the baddies.

Second, a driver choosing to drive at and potentially over human beings, regardless of their actions, is despicable. The risk of killing someone is very high and you would have to think that “i don’t agree with protestors” would be sufficient mitigation in court if the driver found themselves on a murder or manslaughter charge if they did kill someone.

Is that not because while their cause is a just one, their means of protest is polarising, futile and utterly ineffective. I’m not sure they have achieved anything positive by targeting the people they are trying to get on side, instead they have angered the public.

One of the main funders of Just Stop Oil, Dale Vince, is of a similar opinion and pulled his funding. “I believe that further protests and the disruption that comes with them are pointless. I would go further and say they would be counterproductive”.

Protests are fine, but why they targeted the general public they are trying to get on side, and not the oil companies, petrol stations, government etc, I simply don’t understand.

[nonshinyfinish]

Is that not because while their cause is a just one, their means of protest is polarising, futile and utterly ineffective. I’m not sure they have achieved anything positive by targeting the people they are trying to get on side, instead they have angered the public.

One of the main funders of Just Stop Oil, Dale Vince, is of a similar opinion and pulled his funding. “I believe that further protests and the disruption that comes with them are pointless. I would go further and say they would be counterproductive”.

Protests are fine, but why they targeted the general public they are trying to get on side, and not the oil companies, petrol stations, government etc, I simply don’t understand.Would you describe a strike that directly impacts the public in the same terms?

[The Modfather]

Would you describe a strike that directly impacts the public in the same terms?

Like a train strike? No, I see the logic and relevance of train workers (in this example) striking, I.e refusing to do their job, because they are unhappy with elements of their job, dispite the inconvenience and annoyance it causes. I’d not understand train workers protesting and blocking a bus station for example.

[nonshinyfinish]

Like a train strike? No, I see the logic and relevance of train workers (in this example) striking, I.e refusing to do their job, because they are unhappy with elements of their job, dispite the inconvenience and annoyance it causes. I’d not understand train workers protesting and blocking a bus station for example.

Holy Ground territory so I'll leave it here, but my point is that a lot of how you describe climate protesters also directly applies to industrial action – polarising, angers (some) of the public, doesn't just target their opponents.

[grunt]

Shops that still expect you to have a pound coin on you so you can use their trollies.Stops this happening ...


Or people who don't return their trolley to a bay at the supermarket and just dump it next to their parking space.

[speedy_gonzales]

Cyclists who wear dark clothing on the road.
It's irresponsible and potentially suicidal.
No point expecting the cops to do anything about it unfortunately.

Do you mean specifically at night, or at anytime?
When I cycle to work, during the day, I'm tip to toe in black. If nightshift, I'll have a reflective t-shirt on or high Viz waterproof if raining.
I have reflectors on my pedals, reflective pannier, use DRL's and have bright pulsing (not flashing) lights for hours of darkness.
I've never felt I was being irresponsible or felt at risk due to what I wear. The biggest risk I encounter is from the minority of other road users who are plain and simply terrible drivers and IMO I could be lit up like Blackpool Illuminations and it wouldn't make a difference.

[speedy_gonzales]

This fad for cyclists to complain about motorists on Twitter, particularly videos were, for instance, a cyclist seems entirely unable to navigate past something blocking the cycle lane.

It's hardly a fad, I think the second video I watched on YouTube all those years ago (after a funny cat video) was a cyclist getting SMIDSY'd at a junction.



I get that nothing should be in there, but every other roadway (I’m not sure what word I’m looking for here) like bus lanes, roads, pavements etc will have something blocking them from time to time.

They shouldn’t be, but they are. Such is life.


But those cycle lanes are designed as a safety initiative, to separate vulnerable road users. Blocking it illegally is wrong but then forcing the vulnerable user in to the area we're trying to protect them from is not something we should just shrug our shoulders at and tell them to suck it up. I'm not after more enforcement, just more awareness at how irresponsible road use can put others are risk.



Everyone bar these Twitter cyclists seems to be able to engage their brain and just go round the obstacle with zero fuss.

You might be being a bit jaundiced there Matty, I've seen many an altercation, usually over "priority" where if the motorists involved used their brain it would have been a non event.



Watched one video today where a van illegally cut across a cyclist to turn left. The cyclist, though, observed the van moving and then proceeded to carry on cycling anyway to instigate a crash, then complained of a hit and run.

Why would you do that? Just pull your brakes, ffs, have a wee moan to yourself about the knob in the van, and get on with your day. Imagine instigating a crash just to prove a point!?

Funnily enough, I seen that video just this morning. And I agree, the cyclist could easily have avoided that altercation. You say the van carried out an illegal turn, he may have but the infrastructure didn't help as it might have given the cyclist false confidence that he was in a segregated lane. All I know is I'd have taken measures to ensure I didn't find myself under the van.



They need to grow up.

Unless it's because these posts are specifically about cyclists then I'm not sure I'm keen on the "they" part, on its own it's fairly divisive.
I walk, jog, cycle a bike, ride a motorbike, drive a van and a car, much like many road users, very few of us fall under one category.
These posts about road user groups can be funny (but not actually funny). 6 people a day die on UK roads, many, I hope, will be accidental in nature but a lot of them will come down to incompetence or willful bad driving/biking/cycling. This really needs to be called out. Being tribal against cyclists, white van men or Sunday drivers isn't helpful. Hunners of clips on Social Media showing road conflicts isn't helpful either, it's just crash porn (and the reason why I'll never use a dash cam or GoPro).

Let's just all agree that accidents can and will happen but getting frustrated or angry with other road users isn't going to make for an enjoyable driving experience.
That and **** the Hearts 👍🏻

[Hibrandenburg]

Cyclists who wear dark clothing on the road.
It's irresponsible and potentially suicidal.
No point expecting the cops to do anything about it unfortunately.

:agree: I started cycling into work a few weeks back. In town it's not so much a problem because of street lighting, but from my village I have to cycle through a few small villages before entering the city limits where there are none.

Now with it being dark in the mornings and early evenings, I'm amazed at the amount of parents who let their kids cycle to school without lights and dressed like ninjas. I hear some of these kids long before I catch them in my headlight, not a luxury that car drivers will have.

I've got to ask myself what is going through these parents heads letting their kids cycle to school like that?

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

People who don't do basic things that are polite, make people's jobs a bit easier and help avoid impacting other people negatively.

For example people who are out for a pint and don't take the empty glass back to the bar when ordering the next one or don't just lift their glass and place it on the bar when leaving. Or people who don't return their trolley to a bay at the supermarket and just dump it next to their parking space. Or people who don't take their tray to the bin in somewhere like McDonalds and leave a mess all over the table. Worse still are the people who don't even attempt to leave their tables in some kind of order in pubs, fast food restaurants, on trains etc. Not returning or disposing of the stuff is one thing but leaving spillage, empty packets and half eaten food scattered everywhere is on a whole other level.

The things with all of the above and other similar scenarios is that there is no punishment for not doing any of it, it really is just a personal choice to be nice or not.

Agree with all of the above.

[silverhibee]

Bad enough folk walking about supermarkets on there phones chatting away and they are so engrossed they almost bump into you, but even worse is folk at the checkouts who are on there phone’s holding folk up while they chat pish to someone and forget that they are meant to be packing the messages. :rolleyes:

[McD]

It's hardly a fad, I think the second video I watched on YouTube all those years ago (after a funny cat video) was a cyclist getting SMIDSY'd at a junction.




But those cycle lanes are designed as a safety initiative, to separate vulnerable road users. Blocking it illegally is wrong but then forcing the vulnerable user in to the area we're trying to protect them from is not something we should just shrug our shoulders at and tell them to suck it up. I'm not after more enforcement, just more awareness at how irresponsible road use can put others are risk.



You might be being a bit jaundiced there Matty, I've seen many an altercation, usually over "priority" where if the motorists involved used their brain it would have been a non event.



Funnily enough, I seen that video just this morning. And I agree, the cyclist could easily have avoided that altercation. You say the van carried out an illegal turn, he may have but the infrastructure didn't help as it might have given the cyclist false confidence that he was in a segregated lane. All I know is I'd have taken measures to ensure I didn't find myself under the van.



Unless it's because these posts are specifically about cyclists then I'm not sure I'm keen on the "they" part, on its own it's fairly divisive.
I walk, jog, cycle a bike, ride a motorbike, drive a van and a car, much like many road users, very few of us fall under one category.
These posts about road user groups can be funny (but not actually funny). 6 people a day die on UK roads, many, I hope, will be accidental in nature but a lot of them will come down to incompetence or willful bad driving/biking/cycling. This really needs to be called out. Being tribal against cyclists, white van men or Sunday drivers isn't helpful. Hunners of clips on Social Media showing road conflicts isn't helpful either, it's just crash porn (and the reason why I'll never use a dash cam or GoPro).

Let's just all agree that accidents can and will happen but getting frustrated or angry with other road users isn't going to make for an enjoyable driving experience.
That and **** the Hearts 👍🏻



I think almost all of this is resolved by everyone (and I mean all road users) having a little bit of courtesy for others, and recognising that we’re all sharing the road, and with some common sense, courtesy and calmness, we’d all arrive at our destinations in a timely and more importantly, safe manner.

Sadly there’s far too many who treat the roads as their personal domain and act aggressively and selfishly towards others.

[Pretty Boy]

I think almost all of this is resolved by everyone (and I mean all road users) having a little bit of courtesy for others, and recognising that we’re all sharing the road, and with some common sense, courtesy and calmness, we’d all arrive at our destinations in a timely and more importantly, safe manner.

Sadly there’s far too many who treat the roads as their personal domain and act aggressively and selfishly towards others.

I agree.

I travel primarily as a pedestrian and generally find with a bit common sense Edinburgh is a fairly safe and easy city to navigate, it could be better and there are a few areas that are poorly designed but overall it's OK. Yes you get a minority of cyclists who pass too close and too fast on shared paths, yes you get a delivery van bumped up on the kerb from time to time, yes you get the odd car that doesn't seem to understand how zebra crossings work and I'm sure pedestrians do things that annoy all of the above as well.

However if you are aware of what's going on and manage your own actions then most things can be overcome, I've had one semi serious incident when a group of cyclists forced me to jump into a verge on the Union Canal path and I cut my leg quite badly but aside from that in over a decade of walk commuting I've not had any real issues and find most people courteous and respectful. It's worth remembering that this isn't one group v another. Most drivers will also be pedestrians at some point, most cyclists will also be drivers and so on.

I do find people who just continue with their intended course of action despite potential dangers a bit odd though. As stupidly extreme example if you went to a swimming pool and there was a shark in the pool you wouldn't say 'well the shark shouldn't be there so I'm just going to dive in regardless'. You would assess the situation and alter your actions accordingly. There was one video on Twitter recently with a guy who sat behind an Amazon van on Leith Walk for 20 minutes because it was bumped into the cycle lane. Shouldn't be there, driver is in the wrong but why would you do that? Just get off the bike and pass on the pavement or wait until it's safe and go round on the road. You shouldn't have to and by all means highlight the issue but that's just laughably stupid. The guy in question actually raises a lot of good points about the design flaws on Leith Walk but stuff like that just kills any support he is going to muster.

[lapsedhibee]

Politicians who talk about the optics of this or that situation. Whenever it happens I have an image of them sitting at a taxpayer-subsidised bar gazing blearily at an upside down 40oz bottle of whisky. Downing nips. And when I think of that I then think of Chris Pincher. And from there things spiral out of control and I begin to lose all confidence in the Westminster system of government.

[Northernhibee]

People who don't put the divider onto the conveyer belt at the supermarket once they've finished putting their shopping on it.

[Hibrandenburg]

People who don't put the divider onto the conveyer belt at the supermarket once they've finished putting their shopping on it.

People who don't put the divider on the belt before putting their shopping on it meaning I have to put on 1 before and after putting my shopping on the belt. :greengrin

[Northernhibee]

People who don't put the divider on the belt before putting their shopping on it meaning I have to put on 1 before and after putting my shopping on the belt. :greengrin

It's no my job to guess when you've finished putting your shopping on the conveyer belt :grr:

[Hibrandenburg]

It's no my job to guess when you've finished putting your shopping on the conveyer belt :grr:

Have a peek in my trolley, it might give you a clue :wink:

Fwiw, I'm just being pedantic and agree with you in principle but have lost count the number of times both those in front of me and behind me just couldn't be arsed.

[matty_f]

It's hardly a fad, I think the second video I watched on YouTube all those years ago (after a funny cat video) was a cyclist getting SMIDSY'd at a junction.




But those cycle lanes are designed as a safety initiative, to separate vulnerable road users. Blocking it illegally is wrong but then forcing the vulnerable user in to the area we're trying to protect them from is not something we should just shrug our shoulders at and tell them to suck it up. I'm not after more enforcement, just more awareness at how irresponsible road use can put others are risk.



You might be being a bit jaundiced there Matty, I've seen many an altercation, usually over "priority" where if the motorists involved used their brain it would have been a non event.



Funnily enough, I seen that video just this morning. And I agree, the cyclist could easily have avoided that altercation. You say the van carried out an illegal turn, he may have but the infrastructure didn't help as it might have given the cyclist false confidence that he was in a segregated lane. All I know is I'd have taken measures to ensure I didn't find myself under the van.



Unless it's because these posts are specifically about cyclists then I'm not sure I'm keen on the "they" part, on its own it's fairly divisive.
I walk, jog, cycle a bike, ride a motorbike, drive a van and a car, much like many road users, very few of us fall under one category.
These posts about road user groups can be funny (but not actually funny). 6 people a day die on UK roads, many, I hope, will be accidental in nature but a lot of them will come down to incompetence or willful bad driving/biking/cycling. This really needs to be called out. Being tribal against cyclists, white van men or Sunday drivers isn't helpful. Hunners of clips on Social Media showing road conflicts isn't helpful either, it's just crash porn (and the reason why I'll never use a dash cam or GoPro).

Let's just all agree that accidents can and will happen but getting frustrated or angry with other road users isn't going to make for an enjoyable driving experience.
That and **** the Hearts 👍🏻

Apologies for the short reply to a considered post. I think you’ve got the wrong end of the stick here, my peeve isn’t aimed at cyclists, van drivers or any other demographic other than those cyclists mentioned who specifically do stuff to share on Twitter (i.e. cycle into a van or, as per Pretty Boy’s example, sit behind an Amazon van for twenty minutes).


No jaundice, no issue with cyclists/joggers/walkers/whatever at all, and i would say that I’m someone who’s particularly considerate to other road users - that wasn’t the intention behind the peeve whatsoever.

[Northernhibee]

Latest email from a gym group enticing me back with a half price offer - “High tech kit - admire it and sweat all over it”

I realise that sweat happens and people will sweat on it, but genuinely that’s the least enticing thing I’ve ever heard.

[heretoday]

Latest email from a gym group enticing me back with a half price offer - “High tech kit - admire it and sweat all over it”

I realise that sweat happens and people will sweat on it, but genuinely that’s the least enticing thing I’ve ever heard.

I've steered clear of gyms and swimming pools all my life and never regretted it.

[grunt]

Today's Pet Peeve: Inland Revenue / poorly designed websites / inadequately staffed Government services.

HMRC have unilaterally changed my tax code, charging me for BIKs from a company I left more than two years ago. Although there's an option on the HMRC Tax Account page to amend these items, when you click on it you get a message saying you can't change them. So why have the button there in the first place?

"Contact us to make the change". Either by PAYE_Chat, or by phone. The web chat is staffed by a bot who eventually agrees they can't make the change either.

So I call the "helpline". I listen to loads of messages telling me I can make changes to my account online; I can't. Eventually I get asked to go through ID checks which I do, and to be fair, these worked. No sooner have I passed the last ID check than I get told, "we're busy call back another time" and they hang up on me.

So I contact the @HMRCCustomer account on Twitter. Just for a moan really, as I know they can't deal with personal queries. I've had no response yet, so I looked at previous posts on the account. Many others complaining about not being able to get through on the phone. HMRC Customer Support has now replied suggesting I write a letter to the Revenue. I haven't written a business letter to anyone for at least 10 years. Does the Revenue think this is 1923?

[Pretty Boy]

Today's Pet Peeve: Inland Revenue / poorly designed websites / inadequately staffed Government services.

HMRC have unilaterally changed my tax code, charging me for BIKs from a company I left more than two years ago. Although there's an option on the HMRC Tax Account page to amend these items, when you click on it you get a message saying you can't change them. So why have the button there in the first place?

"Contact us to make the change". Either by PAYE_Chat, or by phone. The web chat is staffed by a bot who eventually agrees they can't make the change either.

So I call the "helpline". I listen to loads of messages telling me I can make changes to my account online; I can't. Eventually I get asked to go through ID checks which I do, and to be fair, these worked. No sooner have I passed the last ID check than I get told, "we're busy call back another time" and they hang up on me.

So I contact the @HMRCCustomer account on Twitter. Just for a moan really, as I know they can't deal with personal queries. I've had no response yet, so I looked at previous posts on the account. Many others complaining about not being able to get through on the phone. HMRC Customer Support has now replied suggesting I write a letter to the Revenue. I haven't written a business letter to anyone for at least 10 years. Does the Revenue think this is 1923?

HMRC and Companies House must be 2 of the worst designed and least user friendly websites in the world. I dread having to do anything on either.

The whole Government Gateway is another that can be added to the list.

Tbf writing a letter might work. I had an issue with 2 departments at 2 locations in the NHS and a breakdown in communication. Got nowhere on the phone but after sending 2 letters I got a resolution in literally a couple of hours.

[grunt]

Tbf writing a letter might work. I had an issue with 2 departments at 2 locations in the NHS and a breakdown in communication. Got nowhere on the phone but after sending 2 letters I got a resolution in literally a couple of hours.
I know. It's the principle that bugs me. A self employed friend was hassled into having to submit her accounts online as part of the HMRC "making tax digital" initiative. An initiative I support, but she struggled to get it done. Writing a letter just seems like an admission of defeat. I know it's a tired concept, but this really is an example of #BrokenBritain.

Edit: plus the whole thing is their fault. Why they should suddenly think I have a company car when I haven't been employed for more than two years is beyond my comprehension. Even allowing for some mistake on their part, their tax software should not allow benefits in kind on the tax account of someone who's not employed!

[CropleyWasGod]

I know. It's the principle that bugs me. A self employed friend was hassled into having to submit her accounts online as part of the HMRC "making tax digital" initiative. An initiative I support, but she struggled to get it done. Writing a letter just seems like an admission of defeat. I know it's a tired concept, but this really is an example of #BrokenBritain.

Edit: plus the whole thing is their fault. Why they should suddenly think I have a company car when I haven't been employed for more than two years is beyond my comprehension. Even allowing for some mistake on their part, their tax software should not allow benefits in kind on the tax account of someone who's not employed!

You might find it's the fault of your former employer. That's very common with P11D's and the likes.

That said, I echo everything that has been said about their "website".:rolleyes:

[grunt]

You might find it's the fault of your former employer. That's very common with P11D's and the likes.
Unlikely but possible I guess. They've taken the company car I used to have in 2020 and added it to a former employer from 27 years ago.

[CropleyWasGod]

Unlikely but possible I guess. They've taken the company car I used to have in 2020 and added it to a former employer from 27 years ago.

:greengrin

There are 8 million stories in the HMRC city....... this has been one of them.

[Peanut Shaz]

Currently having ongoing issues with Civil Service pension portal. Sent two emails asking for information,no response. I am registered but the system says i'm not. Try to register and it wont let as im supposedly already registered. Eventually got through on the phone and spoke to them twice asking for transfer value information to be sent to me, after 3 months they send me a benefit statement - not what my pensions advisor asked for. Now another long wait for the correct info. Causing all sorts of delays to my retirement plans.

[overdrive]

I think it is A. There’s parents in my street that just watch their kids do stuff that I would have received a mouthful from my parents for at their age. One woman even encourages her kid to play in other people’s gardens including ours. Probably not surprising as the same woman uses our front garden and driveway as a shortcut (we are on a corner) rather than walking on the pavement. Another kid was deliberately kicking a football against our car in front of his dad. They didn’t realise I was actually at my door doing some gardening at the time so when I said something I was expecting the dad to be embarrassed and say sorry - nope silence and a wee laugh from the dad. Same bunch of kids I’ve seen on the ring doorbell using plants in my garden as goalposts, damaging the plants in the process.

Said kids absolutely crapped it the other night when I happened to turn the light on and appear at the window at the precise time they were beginning to use my plants as goalposts for the evening. :greengrin

[Bridge hibs]

Fireworks, not so much in general but moreso when they are abused. Just waiting the ****ing balaclava wearing tramps firing them at buses, taxi drivers and emergency services, utter ****ing cretins

On the plus side my dog doesnt bother about them but other than dragging me out into the back garden so he can watch them he is absolutely fine and he will sit on the patio for ages just looking up to the sky

[overdrive]

Online ads that make thing unreadable or unwatchable. Tried reading something this morning and it was jumping all over the place as various ads loaded. Eventually the screen came up with an error message.

Then tried to watch a video on a Lad Bible "article" - you come to expect an ad or two before these videos and maybe one in the middle depending on the length of the video. There were four ads before it started. The video itself lasted 1 min 25 seconds and there were two ads in the middle of it. The ads lasted longer than the video itself.

[bringbackbenny]

Online ads that make thing unreadable or unwatchable. Tried reading something this morning and it was jumping all over the place as various ads loaded. Eventually the screen came up with an error message.

Then tried to watch a video on a Lad Bible "article" - you come to expect an ad or two before these videos and maybe one in the middle depending on the length of the video. There were four ads before it started. The video itself lasted 1 min 25 seconds and there were two ads in the middle of it. The ads lasted longer than the video itself.

changing my DNS to this (free) method has helped me massively for web browsing. Not sure if it also helps on video ads

AdGuard DNS — ad-blocking DNS server (adguard-dns.io) (https://adguard-dns.io/en/welcome.html)

[nonshinyfinish]

changing my DNS to this (free) method has helped me massively for web browsing. Not sure if it also helps on video ads

AdGuard DNS — ad-blocking DNS server (adguard-dns.io) (https://adguard-dns.io/en/welcome.html)

DNS-based blocking only works if the ads come from a different domain to the website itself. This is pretty common, as most sites don't host their own ads but get them from some ad network, so blocking the ad network domain prevents them from loading. YouTube is one example where the ads do come from the same domain, so if you blocked the source of the ads then you'd also block the video itself.

If you're using a desktop browser, an ad blocker extension (like uBlock Origin) will block almost everything, including YouTube ads (although YouTube is trying to prevent that: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/youtube-testing-three-strikes-rule-to-block-users-with-ad-blockers).

I use both. Browser ad blocker means I pretty much never see an ad when in a desktop browser, and DNS blocking covers a lot of cases where you can't install an ad blocker – apps on your phone etc.

[Hiber-nation]

People who laugh and dance about on picket lines. When did this start? I remember it being a mix of anger and pride back in the day when I was on strike. I know there's always been chants but if someone had started laughing like a hyena and dancing about they'd have got lynched.

[bringbackbenny]

DNS-based blocking only works if the ads come from a different domain to the website itself. This is pretty common, as most sites don't host their own ads but get them from some ad network, so blocking the ad network domain prevents them from loading. YouTube is one example where the ads do come from the same domain, so if you blocked the source of the ads then you'd also block the video itself.

If you're using a desktop browser, an ad blocker extension (like uBlock Origin) will block almost everything. including YouTube ads (although YouTube is trying to prevent that: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/youtube-testing-three-strikes-rule-to-block-users-with-ad-blockers).

I use both. Browser ad blocker means I pretty much never see an ad when in a desktop browser, and DNS blocking covers a lot of cases where you can't install an ad blocker – apps on your phone etc.


Excellent info 👍🏻.

For avoiding YouTube ads on my android phone I've installed a third party app, NewPipe. Share any videos on YouTube to NewPipe before they start playing.

[WeeRussell]

“442” being said as often on the main board as what “Sturgeon” used to get on the Holy Ground.

[nonshinyfinish]

"The el clasico"

[heretoday]

People who laugh and dance about on picket lines. When did this start? I remember it being a mix of anger and pride back in the day when I was on strike. I know there's always been chants but if someone had started laughing like a hyena and dancing about they'd have got lynched.

If they weren't looking like they were having a ball they might garner more sympathy.

[Billy Whizz]

2 Pet Peeves for me today
I absolutely hate when I pick up a shopping basket, if the previous user hasn’t folded the handles back to both sides

Also as most large shops are self scanning, why don’t all manufacturers be able to have the product barcode in the same place

[LaMotta]

West Ham moving from a great old school stadium to the soulless London Olympic Bowl.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

West Ham moving from a great old school stadium to the soulless London Olympic Bowl.

Indeed, I used to go down to Upton Park quite frequently, haven't made it to the OS yet.

[Bridge hibs]

People who butt in to conversation, my Wife is ****ing constantly doing it. I can start a conversation and my Wife just cuts me off and changes the conversation then a few seconds later she will ask what I was saying 🤬 I just take the huff and say it doesnt matter

Watching GMTV in the morning (yeah I know) and that ****ing Kate Garraway is chronic and at it all the time

[marinello59]

People who butt in to conversation, my Wife is ****ing constantly doing it. I can start a conversation and my Wife just cuts

You heard the new Stones album?

[Bridge hibs]

You heard the new Stones album?

🤣 exactly

[Jones28]

Halloween.

The waste, the costumes, the tackiness, the “trick or treat” nonsense.

We used to do songs/shows/performances for our bounty when I was wee, now the kids just appear and expect.

[heretoday]

Halloween.

The waste, the costumes, the tackiness, the “trick or treat” nonsense.

We used to do songs/shows/performances for our bounty when I was wee, now the kids just appear and expect.

We're the 51st state of America now. Get over it "dude".

[c31]

Halloween.

The waste, the costumes, the tackiness, the “trick or treat” nonsense.

We used to do songs/shows/performances for our bounty when I was wee, now the kids just appear and expect.

Don't agree my grandkids have had a great fun day with all the Halloween things and all had a joke to tell for their sweeties..

[easty]

Halloween.

The waste, the costumes, the tackiness, the “trick or treat” nonsense.

We used to do songs/shows/performances for our bounty when I was wee, now the kids just appear and expect.

Wasn’t in last night for it, but last year all the kids who came round up my way had a joke or a song or something. There were loads of them tae. Nobody just tapping the door and holding their hand out for sweets.

[Pretty Boy]

Wasn’t in last night for it, but last year all the kids who came round up my way had a joke or a song or something. There were loads of them tae. Nobody just tapping the door and holding their hand out for sweets.

Same at mine.

My daughter was out with her pals and they all had a knock knock joke or similar. Door went a few times and I quite enjoyed seeing all the bairns in their costumes and dishing out the sweets.

Was glad to get out at 7 to go to the football right enough.

[Jones28]

Don't agree my grandkids have had a great fun day with all the Halloween things and all had a joke to tell for their sweeties..


Wasn’t in last night for it, but last year all the kids who came round up my way had a joke or a song or something. There were loads of them tae. Nobody just tapping the door and holding their hand out for sweets.


Same at mine.

My daughter was out with her pals and they all had a knock knock joke or similar. Door went a few times and I quite enjoyed seeing all the bairns in their costumes and dishing out the sweets.

Was glad to get out at 7 to go to the football right enough.

Pleased to hear that. Maybe I'm too cynical.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

This "baller" nonsense that is beginning to rear it's ugly head on The Main Forum, really gets on my bosoms.

[Scouse Hibee]

People who tell you that they don’t like a particular food, when you ask if they have actually ever tried it, they answer no!

[nonshinyfinish]

Folk posting screenshots from phones without cropping the massive black bars.

[grunt]

Folk posting screenshots from phones without cropping the massive black bars.
Sorry about that. It wasn't my photo.

[LaMotta]

The terrible jokes and forced laughing on STV News at Six between I'm John MacKay in Glasgow and I'm Kelly Anne Woodland in Edinburgh.

[Jay]

Online shopping when you click on something and a wee box pops in front of the picture saying 48 people are currently looking at this item then another below saying 23 people currently have this item in their basket. We'll done them! I don't care! I'd like to see the picture without having to click wee crosses thanks. Then one pops up asking you to sign up to the newsletter for a discount.

[SteveHFC]

The terrible jokes and forced laughing on STV News at Six between I'm John MacKay in Glasgow and I'm Kelly Anne Woodland in Edinburgh.

You forgot to mention them doing half sentences each.

[Keith_M]

People who start a sentence, get half way through, then start talking about something else.

Just finish your bl**dy sentence!

[LaMotta]

You forgot to mention them doing half sentences each.

:hilarious

It gets even worse when they try to involve Raman Bhardwaj in the jokes too.

[EH6 Hibby]

Online shopping when you click on something and a wee box pops in front of the picture saying 48 people are currently looking at this item then another below saying 23 people currently have this item in their basket. Well done them! I don't care! I'd like to see the picture without having to click wee crosses thanks. Then one pops up asking you to sign up to the newsletter for a discount.

Try working in fraud and trying to to tell these imbeciles that they have clicked on a link that offers them a free trial for a voucher website ( I think it’s vouchers but as I’ve never signed up for it I don’t know) It gives them a free trial of 3 days then starts to charge them £15 a month. I get people reporting this as fraud when it’s been coming out of their account for years

[heretoday]

You heard the new Stones album?

Has anyone been to Finland?

[Hibrandenburg]

Has anyone been to Finland?

More often than I listen to the Drolling Stones.

[The Modfather]

Do you now need to have a twitter account to view tweets? I’ve never been on twitter but could see posts when they are put up on here. Not recently though, now tweets don’t show 🤷*♂️

[Moulin Yarns]

Do you now need to have a twitter account to view tweets? I’ve never been on twitter but could see posts when they are put up on here. Not recently though, now tweets don’t show 🤷*♂️

Tweets no longer exist, they are Xs. 😉

[Moulin Yarns]

The cyclist in atholl road, Pitlochry yesterday who thought he didn't have to stop at a red light on a pedestrian crossing. Kept on coming as I was half way across. He's the one who took exception to me holding my arm out and cycling straight into the bag I was carrying full of empty egg cartons. Jumped off and came after me, threatening to call the police. Told him to go ahead as there were dozens of witnesses. What a prick!

[WeeRussell]

The cyclist in atholl road, Pitlochry yesterday who thought he didn't have to stop at a red light on a pedestrian crossing. Kept on coming as I was half way across. He's the one who took exception to me holding my arm out and cycling straight into the bag I was carrying full of empty egg cartons. Jumped off and came after me, threatening to call the police. Told him to go ahead as there were dozens of witnesses. What a prick!

What a tosser.

[Pretty Boy]

Not really a peeve as such as I'm sure there is a reason for it but the price of fish and chips in Scotland compared to England.

I was down south a couple of weeks ago. Had fish and chips with bread and butter and a cup of tea for £8.20. There was a sign on the wall stating the variety of potatoes and where they had been grown and also what fish was available and when and where it had been caught. If they were telling the truth then it was very fresh. Portion was huge and it was more than decent.

Last night I stopped for a fish supper on the way home at my local chippy. £11.50 for a pretty measly bit of fish and a portion of chips that were well past their best. No bread and butter or tea obviously.

I know times are tough for restaurants and take aways but there's a tipping point and I'm close to it now.

[Pretty Boy]

Oh and wee fuds in balaclavas firing rockets all over the shop and basically turning the area into a no go zone for a decent chunk of the local populace who will be scared of them.

[Pretty Boy]

Oh and wee fuds in balaclavas firing rockets all over the shop and basically turning the area into a no go zone for a decent chunk of the local populace who will be scared of them.

Riot police out in Niddrie now, can literally hear running battles from half a mile away. Still it's just a laugh eh? Sooner fireworks are banned the better.

[McD]

Oh and wee fuds in balaclavas firing rockets all over the shop and basically turning the area into a no go zone for a decent chunk of the local populace who will be scared of them.


Riot police out in Niddrie now, can literally hear running battles from half a mile away. Still it's just a laugh eh? Sooner fireworks are banned the better.



Totally agree - took the bairn out to see some fireworks as she was desperate to see some, watched a bunch of adolescent idiots firing rockets tv straight out of their hands (couldn’t tell if they had something to protect their hands as it was pitch black and about 70-80 yards away). Some of them were flying all over the place, and could easily have maimed them or someone else

[McD]

Not really a peeve as such as I'm sure there is a reason for it but the price of fish and chips in Scotland compared to England.

I was down south a couple of weeks ago. Had fish and chips with bread and butter and a cup of tea for £8.20. There was a sign on the wall stating the variety of potatoes and where they had been grown and also what fish was available and when and where it had been caught. If they were telling the truth then it was very fresh. Portion was huge and it was more than decent.

Last night I stopped for a fish supper on the way home at my local chippy. £11.50 for a pretty measly bit of fish and a portion of chips that were well past their best. No bread and butter or tea obviously.

I know times are tough for restaurants and take aways but there's a tipping point and I'm close to it now.



I feel bad for takeaway owners just now, the cost of everything is much higher, and equally that’s the same for the customers, who have seen such a large increase for the cost of a meal, plus their own cost of living challenges, will see a fair amount of these businesses closing for good sadly. We’ve certainly noticed the costs of these going up, a Chinese that not long ago would have cost around £8-9, is now costing £14.50+.

[SteveHFC]

Riot police out in Niddrie now, can literally hear running battles from half a mile away. Still it's just a laugh eh? Sooner fireworks are banned the better.

You seen some of the videos going around on social media. Hopefully fireworks are banned soon like you said.

[heretoday]

Fireworks are dangerous items. They should not be on sale to the public. They create fear among the elderly, the isolated and their pets.
That's not good, is it?

[nonshinyfinish]

Not really a peeve as such as I'm sure there is a reason for it but the price of fish and chips in Scotland compared to England.

I was down south a couple of weeks ago. Had fish and chips with bread and butter and a cup of tea for £8.20. There was a sign on the wall stating the variety of potatoes and where they had been grown and also what fish was available and when and where it had been caught. If they were telling the truth then it was very fresh. Portion was huge and it was more than decent.

Last night I stopped for a fish supper on the way home at my local chippy. £11.50 for a pretty measly bit of fish and a portion of chips that were well past their best. No bread and butter or tea obviously.

I know times are tough for restaurants and take aways but there's a tipping point and I'm close to it now.

I don't think this is really a Scotland vs England thing, I think there's just a lot of regional variation. Where I live (south-east England, miles from the sea) the basic choice for a fish supper is moderately priced and crap or expensive and mediocre. Other places I've been in England (e.g. Hull, where tbf you'd expect them to be better at fish) are more like you describe, not too expensive and brilliant. There must still be places in Scotland where you can get good fish and chips for a reasonable price.

[heretoday]

Why throw bricks at firemen? It's like attacking the bloke who comes to service your gas boiler.

[Pretty Boy]

Why throw bricks at firemen? It's like attacking the bloke who comes to service your gas boiler.

'It's cause they are just working class lads from a scheme' seems to be the excuse of choice on social media today. Piss poor attitude imo, painting people from schemes as numbskulls who don't know any better.

I was brought up in a scheme, I bring my own bairns up about 5 minutes walk from where all that pish was going on last night and I know better than to fire fireworks at cars or peoples houses or to throw bricks at fire engines and I'll make ****ing sure my bairns do as well.

I see how crap things are in Niddrie, I see how much strain council cuts have put on people in the area and I see real poverty as well. I also see the low level intimidation some residents suffer at the hands of the police. It's an area that has suffered more than most from successive policy failures but you can't just say that excuses nonsense like last night. It was organised by adults and the vast majority of residents are better and smarter than that and shouldn't be tarred with the same brush.

[Fuzzywuzzy]

The talk on the radio was that the youtz were encouraged by adults. Which kin dog makes you think it's a bit of "keep the polis busy over there while we do some stuff over here"

[SteveHFC]

The terrible jokes and forced laughing on STV News at Six between I'm John MacKay in Glasgow and I'm Kelly Anne Woodland in Edinburgh.

Another terrible joke on STV news tonight.

[Smartie]

Why throw bricks at firemen? It's like attacking the bloke who comes to service your gas boiler.

This phenomenon (attacking the emergency services) is quite easily the most idiotic thing in present day UK.

My first job after Uni was in Kirkcaldy, about 20 odd years ago. I remember being told that at that time there were 3 streets in Kirkcaldy where the emergency services weren’t able to attend without a police escort.

So not exactly a modern phenomenon but an absolutely idiotic one nonetheless.

[J-C]

The talk on the radio was that the youtz were encouraged by adults. Which kin dog makes you think it's a bit of "keep the polis busy over there while we do some stuff over here"

This is what I heard too, last year it was Iceland that got ram raided, I wonder where last night.

[RyeSloan]

This is what I heard too, last year it was Iceland that got ram raided, I wonder where last night.

What?

The my organised a riot so they could ram raid an Iceland?!?

[J-C]

What?

The my organised a riot so they could ram raid an Iceland?!?

Pretty sure it was Iceland, maybe the memory not as it was but it was something like that, these scenes are just a diversion tactic to keep the police busy while they do other stuff.

[Bridge hibs]

Pretty sure it was Iceland, maybe the memory not as it was but it was something like that, these scenes are just a diversion tactic to keep the police busy while they do other stuff.

Farm Foods mate, where former Marshall Arms was

https://news.stv.tv/east-central/twelve-arrested-as-emergency-services-attacked-with-fireworks-petrol-bombs-and-bricks-on-bonfire-night

In the Niddrie area of the city, an officer sustained a minor cut to their lip after bricks were thrown at a police vehicle which resulted in a smashed window.

A Farmfoods store in the area was also targeted, with windows smashed and items strewn across the shop floor.

[matty_f]

Farm Foods mate, where former Marshall Arms was

https://news.stv.tv/east-central/twelve-arrested-as-emergency-services-attacked-with-fireworks-petrol-bombs-and-bricks-on-bonfire-night

In the Niddrie area of the city, an officer sustained a minor cut to their lip after bricks were thrown at a police vehicle which resulted in a smashed window.

A Farmfoods store in the area was also targeted, with windows smashed and items strewn across the shop floor.

There were about 4 carloads of items stolen in the raid, the insurance claim was about £35.

[Bridge hibs]

There were about 4 carloads of items stolen in the raid, the insurance claim was about £35.

*******s, thats why I couldn't get my curry spring rolls !! Those ***** have no consideration for fat greedy *******s 🤬

[grunt]

Riot police out in Niddrie now, can literally hear running battles from half a mile away. Still it's just a laugh eh? Sooner fireworks are banned the better.


You seen some of the videos going around on social media.

Here's the front page of today's Evening News. Looks awful doesn't it? It is awful, but it's not Edinburgh. This photo is from riots in Kyiv in 2014. The Evening News should be fined for this front page.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-ZtNyKWkAAUgaj?format=jpg&name=large

[Jones28]

Here's the front page of today's Evening News. Looks awful doesn't it? It is awful, but it's not Edinburgh. This photo is from riots in Kyiv in 2014.
The Evening News should be fined for this front page.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-ZtNyKWkAAUgaj?format=jpg&name=large

You're kidding?

Thats a disgrace.

[grunt]

You're kidding?

https://app.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/t/storefront/newspaper_editions

[Jones28]

https://app.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/t/storefront/newspaper_editions

Who the **** thought they'd get away with that?

[Pretty Boy]

Here's the front page of today's Evening News. Looks awful doesn't it? It is awful, but it's not Edinburgh. This photo is from riots in Kyiv in 2014. The Evening News should be fined for this front page.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-ZtNyKWkAAUgaj?format=jpg&name=large

How the **** did they think they would get away with that?

It's not even remotely convincing, before I even read all the social media uproar I thought it looked recognisably central or eastern Europe.

[pollution]

How the **** did they think they would get away with that?

It's not even remotely convincing, before I even read all the social media uproar I thought it looked recognisably central or eastern Europe.

This is a really sad indictment of the News today: cheap sensationalism of the Sun variety. I don't know how many ' editors ' the paper has had over the last few years

but this must be a resignation letter by the current person in charge.

Next !

[grunt]

https://x.com/edinburghpaper/status/1722249653188730951?s=20


The image used on the front page of today's Edinburgh Evening News to illustrate disturbances in Niddrie was not taken locally. A picture from our files was mistakenly used. We apologise for our error.

Apology posted at 1:48pm. How long has the paper been on sale for and how long has there been discussion online about the picture?

[pollution]

https://x.com/edinburghpaper/status/1722249653188730951?s=20



Apology posted at 1:48pm. How long has the paper been on sale for and how long has there been discussion online about the picture?


They thought perhaps they could get away with it until their owners pulled them up. At least they apologised to be fair.

[grunt]

They thought perhaps they could get away with it until their owners pulled them up. At least they apologised to be fair.
I give them no credit for that at all. This was a huge photo splash on the front page. There's no way that went out without someone saying,"hey are we sure that photo is from Niddrie, it doesn't look like it?". They all knew what they were doing. The apology cuts no ice whatsoever. The editor should resign or be sacked. Anyone else with oversight should resign.

[Scouse Hibee]

People who stand waiting at a pedestrian crossing without pressing the button 😡. You turn up see everyone waiting, press the button yourself and the lights then change to red allowing you and the other clueless ******* to cross the road!

[Bridge hibs]

After the carry on with fireworks and petrol bombs in Niddrie on bonfire night more aggro from the little ****ing tramps tonight with bus windows getting smashed on Niddrie Mains Road and buses once again having to be diverted 🤬

[WeeRussell]

People who stand waiting at a pedestrian crossing without pressing the button 😡. You turn up see everyone waiting, press the button yourself and the lights then change to red allowing you and the other clueless ******* to cross the road!

I’m the opposite - many times I’ve seen me press the button when already lit-up 😁

[pollution]

I give them no credit for that at all. This was a huge photo splash on the front page. There's no way that went out without someone saying,"hey are we sure that photo is from Niddrie, it doesn't look like it?". They all knew what they were doing. The apology cuts no ice whatsoever. The editor should resign or be sacked. Anyone else with oversight should resign.



I agree with you entirely, but I wonder why someone allowed this to be printed. The cynical side of me says that it was a deliberate act by a disgruntled employee.

The fact it took so long to correct it makes me think it needed a head office decision, rather than local.

The News has had so many editorial changes in recent years that I am not really surprised anymore.

[Kato]

I agree with you entirely, but I wonder why someone allowed this to be printed. The cynical side of me says that it was a deliberate act by a disgruntled employee.

The fact it took so long to correct it makes me think it needed a head office decision, rather than local.

The News has had so many editorial changes in recent years that I am not really surprised anymore.There's too many stages of producing a front page for it be anything other than an attempt at producing "shock" from their readership.

How could it be an "error" or an individuals mistake when it goes through sub-editors, editors and the main editor of the newspaper?

A ten year old stock photo which has to be paid for suddenly ends up there by mistake? No chance.

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[Hiber-nation]

There's too many stages of producing a front page for it be anything other than an attempt at producing "shock" from their readership.

How could it be an "error" or an individuals mistake when it goes through sub-editors, editors and the main editor of the newspaper?

A ten year old stock photo which has to be paid for suddenly ends up there by mistake? No chance.

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If blatant lying and deception is good enough for HM Govt it's good enough for the EEN.

[heretoday]

Those new illuminated displays at Edinburgh bus stops showing arrival times, supposedly. Unreliable.

You're better sticking to the My Bus Edinburgh app.

I got on a 31 today and told the driver "According to the arrivals board you don't exist". He'd heard that one before.

[Pretty Boy]

Those new illuminated displays at Edinburgh bus stops showing arrival times, supposedly. Unreliable.

You're better sticking to the My Bus Edinburgh app.

I got on a 31 today and told the driver "According to the arrivals board you don't exist". He'd heard that one before.

On the theme of buses who thought it was a good idea to have the open end of the bus shelters on Princes Street facing away from the road?

No idea how long they have been like that as this weekend is the first time I have been there since pre COVID but it doesn't make sense. With the big advertising displays on the side and the open end facing inwards you can't see approaching traffic, including buses.

[Kato]

If blatant lying and deception is good enough for HM Govt it's good enough for the EEN.Bucks and clicks, clicks and bucks.

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[s.a.m]

I’m the opposite - many times I’ve seen me press the button when already lit-up 😁

Gives me the fear - i once approached a crossing on the Slateford Road, pressed the button, and the woman already waiting had a full-on, screaming meltdown. She suggested, amongst other thigs, that i was accusing her of having a learning disability and that i thought she was incompetent ... and why was i looking at her anyway. :paranoid:

[s.a.m]

There's too many stages of producing a front page for it be anything other than an attempt at producing "shock" from their readership.

How could it be an "error" or an individuals mistake when it goes through sub-editors, editors and the main editor of the newspaper?

A ten year old stock photo which has to be paid for suddenly ends up there by mistake? No chance.

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I'm not defending the choice of photo, which was indefensible, but I think you're over-estimating the staffing depth of the Scotsman / EN operation. It's threadbare, having been cutting journalists and editorial staff for years. And it shows.

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

Here's the front page of today's Evening News. Looks awful doesn't it? It is awful, but it's not Edinburgh. This photo is from riots in Kyiv in 2014. The Evening News should be fined for this front page.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-ZtNyKWkAAUgaj?format=jpg&name=large


The second I saw that this morning I had a feeling it wasn’t Niddrie in the picture. Look at how the guy is dressed, look at the road markings, look at how light it is in the background ffs! How did they think they’d get away with this? Unbelievable.

Edit: was yesterday morning, I haven’t slept


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[HUTCHYHIBBY]

The second I saw that this morning I had a feeling it wasn’t Niddrie in the picture. Look at how the guy is dressed, look at the road markings, look at how light it is in the background ffs! How did they think they’d get away with this? Unbelievable.

Edit: was yesterday morning, I haven’t slept


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Surely the traffic lights and the road sign attached give the game away.

[heretoday]

The Evening News had already thrown in the towel as a proper newspaper. When they announced their revamp a few months ago the editor wrote that they could no longer keep up with online media and 24 news and that The Edinburgh Evening News would henceforth publish mainly reaction and background to local and national events. Since then the paper has become like a magazine with dozens more pictures, particularly library pix of days gone by. This latest front page farrago is a disgrace.
It's outrageous that a city with the prestige, culture and history of Edinburgh has no proper local paper.

[grunt]

It's outrageous that a city with the prestige, culture and history of Edinburgh has no proper local paper.
I think you'll find that newspapers, and local newspapers in particular, are a thing of the past.

[heretoday]

I think you'll find that newspapers, and local newspapers in particular, are a thing of the past.

I've come across several first-rate local papers on my travels. Perthshire Advertiser anyone? Dundee Courier?

[Pretty Boy]

The Evening News had already thrown in the towel as a proper newspaper. When they announced their revamp a few months ago the editor wrote that they could no longer keep up with online media and 24 news and that The Edinburgh Evening News would henceforth publish mainly reaction and background to local and national events. Since then the paper has become like a magazine with dozens more pictures, particularly library pix of days gone by. This latest front page farrago is a disgrace.
It's outrageous that a city with the prestige, culture and history of Edinburgh has no proper local paper.

I don't know if they do a print version but when it comes to the online platform the Edinburgh Reporter is far superior to the EEN. They actually do some proper journalism for starters.

[Kato]

I'm not defending the choice of photo, which was indefensible, but I think you're over-estimating the staffing depth of the Scotsman / EN operation. It's threadbare, having been cutting journalists and editorial staff for years. And it shows.True, but c'mon. No way wad that a "mistake". Someone or some people knew exactly what they were doing.

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[s.a.m]

True, but c'mon. No way wad that a "mistake". Someone or some people knew exactly what they were doing.

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No, the mistake was thinking a) that it was ok to print a picture of a random petrol bomb thrower they got online and b) even if they felt that was justified, not making clear that it wasn't Niddrie.

[Kato]

No, the mistake was thinking a) that it was ok to print a picture of a random petrol bomb thrower they got online and b) even if they felt that was justified, not making clear that it wasn't Niddrie.[emoji106]

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[grunt]

I don't know if they do a print version but when it comes to the online platform the Edinburgh Reporter is far superior to the EEN. They actually do some proper journalism for starters.

That's news to me.

[grunt]

I've come across several first-rate local papers on my travels. Perthshire Advertiser anyone? Dundee Courier?

Perthshire Advertiser owned by Reach plc who announced a further round of mass redundancies only yesterday, with 450 more jobs to go, "significant change" and the closure of some news websites.

Dundee Courier owned by DC Thomson who reduced their workforce by a fifth (300 jobs gone) earlier this year.

[heretoday]

Perthshire Advertiser owned by Reach plc who announced a further round of mass redundancies only yesterday, with 450 more jobs to go, "significant change" and the closure of some news websites.

Dundee Courier owned by DC Thomson who reduced their workforce by a fifth (300 jobs gone) earlier this year.

Still good local papers though with local news - the sort of stuff you don't get on the net and which old folk in particular appreciate.

The evening news will never be a decent paper again.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Still good local papers though with local news - the sort of stuff you don't get on the net and which old folk in particular appreciate.

The evening news will never be a decent paper again.

There coverage of everything is pretty crap these days, you can't even be guaranteed to get the fields for the main meeting of the following days racing.

[overdrive]

People who stand waiting at a pedestrian crossing without pressing the button 😡. You turn up see everyone waiting, press the button yourself and the lights then change to red allowing you and the other clueless ******* to cross the road!

They usually also bloody well stand right next to the button, blocking anyone else pressing the button too.

[Moulin Yarns]

The weather map on reporting Scotland!


How many times do they have Dunkeld east of Blair atholl in the glen tilt area 🙄

[heretoday]

The Council have apologised for the arrivals boards at Edinburgh bus stops which forms my current pet peeve.
The old boards were OK most of the time so they had to spend £2.9m replacing them.
Another peeve.

[danhibees1875]

The Council have apologised for the arrivals boards at Edinburgh bus stops which forms my current pet peeve.
The old boards were OK most of the time so they had to spend £2.9m replacing them.
Another peeve.

As far as I can tell my bus app still seems to be generally okay with the arrival times despite this recent shake up.

Didn't help last night when the 30 was too full to let anyone on though (not a peeve really, not much they could do about it).

[Alfiembra]

I play a few simple games on my iPad, solitaire, sudoku etc. These are always being interrupted by adverts popping up while you are playing, don’t mind too much when they are short but there are some that no matter how many times you hit the X to skip or close the ad it continues to play. Usually accompanied by annoying jingles.

[overdrive]

As far as I can tell my bus app still seems to be generally okay with the arrival times despite this recent shake up.

Didn't help last night when the 30 was too full to let anyone on though (not a peeve really, not much they could do about it).

The app wasn't great on Saturday. I was late to the match as the trams were cancelled due to the Palestine protest. The app was still showing trams running. When trying to get the bus, the app was generally reflecting what the trackers at the stops were saying - both of which were a load of nonsense. It would say a bus was due, would count down to 2 mins, then suddenly disappear... no sign of a bus. Eventually a bus came despite the app showing it wasn't due for another 10 mins!

[Alfiembra]

The LED street lights may be more efficient but I think everything looks dull and dingy. I don’t feel safe out walking at night with them.

[Just Alf]

The LED street lights may be more efficient but I think everything looks dull and dingy. I don’t feel safe out walking at night with them.Yeah they're not my favourite either, you used to get a wee clue when arriving at a junction that a car was approaching from the side as you could see the glow of the lights, now the street lights are the same colour so you don't get that early heads up... really minor issue but every edge you get to be safe is always a help :-)

[McD]

Yeah they're not my favourite either, you used to get a wee clue when arriving at a junction that a car was approaching from the side as you could see the glow of the lights, now the street lights are the same colour so you don't get that early heads up... really minor issue but every edge you get to be safe is always a help :-)



Yep. They also don’t light as wide a radius, so everywhere is darker

[Hiber-nation]

International weekends :yawn:

[Jones28]

International weekends :yawn:

Boriiiiiiiiiiing as ****. They lack structure.

[Hiber-nation]

Boriiiiiiiiiiing as ****. They lack structure.

Having to wait until 7.45 for the Scotland game is a farce. When do Sunday games ever get played in the evening? UEFA GTF :greengrin

[O'Rourke3]

Having to wait until 7.45 for the Scotland game is a farce. When do Sunday games ever get played in the evening? UEFA GTF :greengrin

W
When it's the final qualifying games and there's countries like Spain where this is when football is played.That said, that k/o time was a total PITA

[Moulin Yarns]

Dab radio stations switching to dab+ a few stations I listen to have gone and my radios aren't that old.

[The Modfather]

Kids tv shows. My daughter is about to turn 5 and watches a fair amount of garbage. That’s fine, but there’s a whole lot of shows that teach the worst kind of behaviour. The likes of Barbie is guff but fine, then there’s loads out there like LOL dolls where it’s a kids show but they are horrible and b****y to each other. My daughters attitude and behaviour visibly deteriorates after watching those kind of shows.

It’s difficult to always police as they are deemed appropriate on a kids profile. Why are shows that teach bad lessons and affect behaviours allowed? Or am I just old and grumpy now?

On the plus side, been enjoying watching some retro cartoons with her from my childhood. Danger Mouse, He-Man, Ghostbusters etc.

[Scouse Hibee]

The amount of screen time that parents allow their kids to have. I know times have changed but letting your child spend every single free minute they have, in front of a screen is ridiculous in my opinion. Not aimed at the above post by the way, just something I have noticed and been told by friends and colleagues with young children.

[Bridge hibs]

Christmas adverts on tv, so nippy

Bah ****ing humbug 🤬

[Alfiembra]

Probably going to upset the cyclists, but the use of the word set with everything connected to bicycles, chainset, wheelset, crankset, gearset. It seems that every component on a bicycle is now a set, load of old tosh.

[lapsedhibee]

Probably going to upset the cyclists, but the use of the word set with everything connected to bicycles, chainset, wheelset, crankset, gearset. It seems that every component on a bicycle is now a set, load of old tosh.

Not just cycling. I saw in a shop window for sale a model railway engine, carriages, track and controller and you'll never guess what the manufacturer was calling that combination of parts!

[Moulin Yarns]

Not just cycling. I saw in a shop window for sale a model railway engine, carriages, track and controller and you'll never guess what the manufacturer was calling that combination of parts!

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[ACLeith]

YODEL! Ordered a Christmas present for a grandson from VERY, good price and no complaints about them.

Message from YODEL on Monday at 1am saying they have it. Checked the link yesterday and showing not yet out for delivery.

Found it at the front door at 8am this morning, message sent to me at 6:30am saying it had been delivered. They did not follow my instructions on where to leave it, so in full view of the street.

I accepted their offer to do the survey on the delivery, including agreement to publish my reply. I'm sure they will.

[overdrive]

Dreams.

I had a dream about some neighbours last night... no, not like that. They were being absolute a-holes in it. Now that I've woken up, I dislike these neighbours even though I have absolutely no reason to. They weren't even the neighbours who are actually a-holes who walk through our garden as a shortcut and let their kids play football in our garden / against our car or the woman behind us who has a really annoying voice. So now I dislike or am annoyed by most of the neighbours, most of which I have no real reason to as it was a dream!

[Bridge hibs]

People who dont bury the hatchet and move on, erseholes

I let on to my neighbours new partner one morning whilst I was the back garden (he is early 60s) he totally blanked me, same again following morning, ****ing ignorant fat *******, I told him to go **** himself 🤬

[Jim44]

YODEL! Ordered a Christmas present for a grandson from VERY, good price and no complaints about them.

Message from YODEL on Monday at 1am saying they have it. Checked the link yesterday and showing not yet out for delivery.

Found it at the front door at 8am this morning, message sent to me at 6:30am saying it had been delivered. They did not follow my instructions on where to leave it, so in full view of the street.

I accepted their offer to do the survey on the delivery, including agreement to publish my reply. I'm sure they will.

Yodel are particularly guilty of leaving parcels at the front door even after acknowledging your request for a safe place. A lot of their drivers are lazy barstewards. I once had a case of wine delivered on a Friday, while I was away for the weekend. It was on the doorstep when I got back at Monday lunchtime. The box was soggy with rain but fortunately the wine was unscathed.

[Since90+2]

Yodel are particularly guilty of leaving parcels at the front door even after acknowledging your request for a safe place. A lot of their drivers are lazy barstewards. I once had a case of wine delivered on a Friday, while I was away for the weekend. It was on the doorstep when I got back at Monday lunchtime. The box was soggy with rain but fortunately the wine was unscathed.

I don't think it's the individual drivers.

Every delivery company, with the possible exception of royal mail, is the same. They clearly overload the drivers with work and make it impossible for them to competently deliver the items due to the huge number of drops they expect them to do.

I wouldn't be too harsh on the individual drivers just trying to make a living but more so the penny penching and greedy businesses behind them.

[Pretty Boy]

People who dont bury the hatchet and move on, erseholes

I let on to my neighbours new partner one morning whilst I was the back garden (he is early 60s) he totally blanked me, same again following morning, ****ing ignorant fat *******, I told him to go **** himself ��

:agree:

I really can't be bothered with stuff like that. If there is an issue then I'd rather just thrash it out and move on as opposed to these people who go in a huff, make snide remarks or talk behind peoples backs. I've always tried to be big enough to both apologise and to accept an apology.

I had a run in with a guy at work a couple of years ago. It was at the tail end of covid lockdowns when tensions were running high in our industry with redundancies all over the place and a near collapse of the supply chain. There was fault on both sides and it was festering so I asked him for a word, apologised for what happened and the fault on my part in it. He was pretty ungracious about it. I got married a few months later and invited everyone in work along to the evening reception as we are a small workplace, he was invited. Of all the people in the building he was the only one not to come and he didn't even acknowledge the invite or send a rejection. 2 and a half years later and he still won't say a word to me and skulks about avoiding me. I can barely even remember the details of what the argument was about.

I just don't get how people have the energy to hold these types of grudges or to get so worked up by another person. I just can't be bothered with it. I say morning when I see him, if I have to go to his department and he's the only one there I relay information to him and so on. I actually think that is what annoys him now, he wants another bust up and if I keep being nice to him then he won't get it but he's too proud to back down and lose face (lose face in his own head that is, I don't give a ****).

[Jim44]

I don't think it's the individual drivers.

Every delivery company, with the possible exception of royal mail, is the same. They clearly overload the drivers with work and make it impossible for them to competently deliver the items due to the huge number of drops they expect them to do.

I wouldn't be too harsh on the individual drivers just trying to make a living but more so the penny penching and greedy businesses behind them.

Fair point but Yodel must get loads of complaints and bad reviews and should factor in possible public responses into their schedules. It’s counter productive to turn a blind eye to/encourage poor service. On another two occasions I heard the doorbell and as I opened the door, the Yodel driver was revving up and driving away. Even under pressure I would expect a driver to at least wait for a response before randomly dumping it on the doorstep. When I have to complain about this increasing poor behaviour, I’ve stopped contacting/reviewing the delivery company but contact the seller. If enough people did this, they might be more selective in their choice of delivery companies.

[Hibby Bairn]

The amount of screen time that parents allow their kids to have. I know times have changed but letting your child spend every single free minute they have, in front of a screen is ridiculous in my opinion. Not aimed at the above post by the way, just something I have noticed and been told by friends and colleagues with young children.

And parents who cannot take children to a restaurant without immediately allowing them to pull out their phone or ipad and watch whatever. Ipads on the table at a restaurant. And worst of all when the kids don't have earphones and the parents just allow it to blare away (this also happens on flights, trains, buses, at airports etc).

You're in a restaurant ffs. Eat and talk.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Worst of all when the kids don't have earphones and the parents just allow it to blare away (this also happens on flights, trains, buses, at airports etc).

That really gets on my bosoms! 😡

[ACLeith]

I don't think it's the individual drivers.

Every delivery company, with the possible exception of royal mail, is the same. They clearly overload the drivers with work and make it impossible for them to competently deliver the items due to the huge number of drops they expect them to do.

I wouldn't be too harsh on the individual drivers just trying to make a living but more so the penny penching and greedy businesses behind them.

I do understand what you are saying. Ringing the doorbell at 6:30am is not on, of course, but it would take less than 30 seconds to leave it where I asked. If he left my house and just missed the lights at the foot of Easter Road he would sit for a couple of minutes with nothing happening (another Peeve!).

Maybe lucky but most deliveries are carried out fine, including when I'm not in. Garbage service is just that, whoever is responsible

[matty_f]

:agree:

I really can't be bothered with stuff like that. If there is an issue then I'd rather just thrash it out and move on as opposed to these people who go in a huff, make snide remarks or talk behind peoples backs. I've always tried to be big enough to both apologise and to accept an apology.

I had a run in with a guy at work a couple of years ago. It was at the tail end of covid lockdowns when tensions were running high in our industry with redundancies all over the place and a near collapse of the supply chain. There was fault on both sides and it was festering so I asked him for a word, apologised for what happened and the fault on my part in it. He was pretty ungracious about it. I got married a few months later and invited everyone in work along to the evening reception as we are a small workplace, he was invited. Of all the people in the building he was the only one not to come and he didn't even acknowledge the invite or send a rejection. 2 and a half years later and he still won't say a word to me and skulks about avoiding me. I can barely even remember the details of what the argument was about.

I just don't get how people have the energy to hold these types of grudges or to get so worked up by another person. I just can't be bothered with it. I say morning when I see him, if I have to go to his department and he's the only one there I relay information to him and so on. I actually think that is what annoys him now, he wants another bust up and if I keep being nice to him then he won't get it but he's too proud to back down and lose face (lose face in his own head that is, I don't give a ****).

I really struggle with folk like that. I'm brutal for not being able to hold a grudge, even when I think I really should.

I don't know how people have the time in their lives to be that bitter towards other folk, especially when you might not even know what it is you've done to upset them in the first place.

[Bridge hibs]

I really struggle with folk like that. I'm brutal for not being able to hold a grudge, even when I think I really should.

I don't know how people have the time in their lives to be that bitter towards other folk, especially when you might not even know what it is you've done to upset them in the first place.Thats exactly it, his Wife has lived next to us for years and before that shared the house with her parents. She is nice and we have always got on, we have never had issues, I dont play loud music or tv, my gardens are neat and tidy and we dont have noisy kids running about

About 3 years ago she met her new Man, he grafts and does various shifts and to be honest appeared to be a respectable guy and Im the kind who gets on with folk. I was cutting my back lawn and he was pottering about his garden and I said good afternoon or similar and he just looked at me as if I called him a **** (which he is) and he just turned and walked away

Over the last 3 years he has continued to blank me and just recently as I was getting into the car he came out his front door, looked over at me and as you do I gave him the nod but again he just blanked me 🤣

To sum him up, a fat ignorant **** 🤬

[Oscar T Grouch]

Thats exactly it, his Wife has lived next to us for years and before that shared the house with her parents. She is nice and we have always got on, we have never had issues, I dont play loud music or tv, my gardens are neat and tidy and we dont have noisy kids running about

About 3 years ago she met her new Man, he grafts and does various shifts and to be honest appeared to be a respectable guy and Im the kind who gets on with folk. I was cutting my back lawn and he was pottering about his garden and I said good afternoon or similar and he just looked at me as if I called him a **** (which he is) and he just turned and walked away

Over the last 3 years he has continued to blank me and just recently as I was getting into the car he came out his front door, looked over at me and as you do I gave him the nod but again he just blanked me 🤣

To sum him up, a fat ignorant **** 🤬

I’m sure it isn’t the case here, he just sounds ignorant but remember no one knows what’s going on in other peoples heads. I’ve had severe social anxiety which has made shy away from all interactions with people. I did that because I’d torture myself looking for the faults in what I said with every interaction I’d have so if some spoke to me I’d often put my eyes down and ignore them.
I saw a short vid on twitter the other day of a guy with severe social anxiety going thru a MacDonalds drive through, he’d prepared by writing a script for the interaction which he stuck to his sun visor and rear view mirror. He managed to get through ordering his meal, breathed a big sigh of relief and gave a wee fist pump. It was a beautiful video and shows what most people find easy others can face with fear and anxiety.

[Hibby Bairn]

Not sure if "social anxiety" or not but my neighbour looks like she thinks I'm going to attack her anytime I say hello to her. She definitely looks away to avoid eye contact if she is in her car or coming out the house. Her hubby/partner seems fine so maybe is just a bit anxious in social situations.

[Bridge hibs]

I’m sure it isn’t the case here, he just sounds ignorant but remember no one knows what’s going on in other peoples heads. I’ve had severe social anxiety which has made shy away from all interactions with people. I did that because I’d torture myself looking for the faults in what I said with every interaction I’d have so if some spoke to me I’d often put my eyes down and ignore them.
I saw a short vid on twitter the other day of a guy with severe social anxiety going thru a MacDonalds drive through, he’d prepared by writing a script for the interaction which he stuck to his sun visor and rear view mirror. He managed to get through ordering his meal, breathed a big sigh of relief and gave a wee fist pump. It was a beautiful video and shows what most people find easy others can face with fear and anxiety.I understand what you are saying mate but to be honest Ive seen him chat to my other neighbour often if he has been out doing his garden or washing his car, strangely enough he does let on to my Wife at times

Yeah, he is a ****

[Hibby Bairn]

I understand what you are saying mate but to be honest Ive seen him chat to my other neighbour often if he has been out doing his garden or washing his car, strangely enough he does let on to my Wife at times

Yeah, he is a ****

:greengrin

[J-C]

Thats exactly it, his Wife has lived next to us for years and before that shared the house with her parents. She is nice and we have always got on, we have never had issues, I dont play loud music or tv, my gardens are neat and tidy and we dont have noisy kids running about

About 3 years ago she met her new Man, he grafts and does various shifts and to be honest appeared to be a respectable guy and Im the kind who gets on with folk. I was cutting my back lawn and he was pottering about his garden and I said good afternoon or similar and he just looked at me as if I called him a **** (which he is) and he just turned and walked away

Over the last 3 years he has continued to blank me and just recently as I was getting into the car he came out his front door, looked over at me and as you do I gave him the nod but again he just blanked me 🤣

To sum him up, a fat ignorant **** 🤬

Maybe he's deaf.

[Bridge hibs]

Maybe he's deaf.

Nope, just an ignorant ****

[matty_f]

I understand what you are saying mate but to be honest Ive seen him chat to my other neighbour often if he has been out doing his garden or washing his car, strangely enough he does let on to my Wife at times

Yeah, he is a ****

There's a guy who lives directly opposite us, he's lived there for years and years - he'll let on to me in the specific context of us both being in close proximity to the house but if I see him in Tesco, or further than a 1/4 mile radius from the house, he'll totally blank me even though I always wave or say hello.

[Scouse Hibee]

There's a guy who lives directly opposite us, he's lived there for years and years - he'll let on to me in the specific context of us both being in close proximity to the house but if I see him in Tesco, or further than a 1/4 mile radius from the house, he'll totally blank me even though I always wave or say hello.

Maybe he doesn’t recognise you out of the context of the normal surroundings he sees you in. I’ve seen that happen before, even done it myself.

[Since90+2]

Maybe he doesn’t recognise you out of the context of the normal surroundings he sees you in. I’ve seen that happen before, even done it myself.

If be inclined to go with Matty's thoughts on this. If you've lived across from someone for years and have let onto them on multiple occasions I'd tend to think you'd recognise them in the street.

[Mon Dieu4]

If be inclined to go with Matty's thoughts on this. If you've lived across from someone for years and have let onto them on multiple occasions I'd tend to think you'd recognise them in the street.

Depends, sometimes when I'm out walking I'm in a world of my own, if I don't expect to see someone in a certain place then I'm oblivious, I've walked past my best pals and even my dad before in the street before I got shouted at

[Bridge hibs]

The Banker on Deal or No Deal

Total ****

[Oscar T Grouch]

I understand what you are saying mate but to be honest Ive seen him chat to my other neighbour often if he has been out doing his garden or washing his car, strangely enough he does let on to my Wife at times

Yeah, he is a ****

Aye like I said in my opening line, I’m sure you’re correct.

[Keith_M]

My current pet peeve are the new (wooden) seats (https://greenfc.com/app/uploads/2022/01/edinburgh-airport2-low-1536x1024.jpg) in the departure area of Edinburgh Airport. How anybody could design seats that are so uncomfortable is beyond my comprehension


Going to Airports has gradually become less and less enjoyable over the years and they were obviously struggling to find new ways to make it worse, but believe me, they've succeeded.

:rolleyes:

[McD]

Thats exactly it, his Wife has lived next to us for years and before that shared the house with her parents. She is nice and we have always got on, we have never had issues, I dont play loud music or tv, my gardens are neat and tidy and we dont have noisy kids running about

About 3 years ago she met her new Man, he grafts and does various shifts and to be honest appeared to be a respectable guy and Im the kind who gets on with folk. I was cutting my back lawn and he was pottering about his garden and I said good afternoon or similar and he just looked at me as if I called him a **** (which he is) and he just turned and walked away

Over the last 3 years he has continued to blank me and just recently as I was getting into the car he came out his front door, looked over at me and as you do I gave him the nod but again he just blanked me 🤣

To sum him up, a fat ignorant **** 🤬



Should deliberately give him a big ‘Hello!’ Every time you see him :greengrin

[Bridge hibs]

Should deliberately give him a big ‘Hello!’ Every time you see him :greengrin

Im just going to start ignoring him, see if he ****ing likes it

**** that he is 🤬

[MKHIBEE]

YODEL! Ordered a Christmas present for a grandson from VERY, good price and no complaints about them.

Message from YODEL on Monday at 1am saying they have it. Checked the link yesterday and showing not yet out for delivery.

Found it at the front door at 8am this morning, message sent to me at 6:30am saying it had been delivered. They did not follow my instructions on where to leave it, so in full view of the street.

I accepted their offer to do the survey on the delivery, including agreement to publish my reply. I'm sure they will.

Yodel had a parcel for me, drove past the bottom of my street ( 35 yards away) and have now lost it. Useless.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

There's a guy who lives directly opposite us, he's lived there for years and years - he'll let on to me in the specific context of us both being in close proximity to the house but if I see him in Tesco, or further than a 1/4 mile radius from the house, he'll totally blank me even though I always wave or say hello.

Search YouTube for Micky Flannigan talking about his neighbours, very funny.

[danhibees1875]

Im just going to start ignoring him, see if he ****ing likes it

**** that he is 🤬

I feel invested in this now...

Is the issue that you didn't do anything to deserve this treatment? Or did you do something 3 years ago and this guy just can't let it go?

[matty_f]

Maybe he doesn’t recognise you out of the context of the normal surroundings he sees you in. I’ve seen that happen before, even done it myself.

I'm the worst for that, but I'm talking like 100 yards further along the road, not bumping into him at the cinema or that.

[LaMotta]

The Banker on Deal or No Deal

Total ****

Deal or No Deal.

A ridiculously silly programme that is a painful watch. It was bad enough with Ed Noelmonds presenting it I can only imagine how bad it must be now with Stephen Mulhearn doing it.

[Bridge hibs]

I feel invested in this now...

Is the issue that you didn't do anything to deserve this treatment? Or did you do something 3 years ago and this guy just can't let it go?

Absolutely nothing mate, his Wife who is lovely lived with her parents next door and they were lovely too before they passed away. She worked in the big insurance building at the commie pool and most mornings we would leave for work at the same time and greeting each other as you do

She took parcels in for us as we done and still do for them, we exchanged Christmas cards etc, she borrowed tools from me and even chapped my door late at night to ask medical advice as my Wife was a Surgical Nurse, she loved my kids and still talks to my dog over the back fence and actually we still chat over the fence about holidays etc

Then he came on the scene just appearing one day and I actually thought he was maintenance or something, he could have been actually. Things moved on and his stuff was moved into the house, further down the line they got married

I have tried my best to be neighbourly to him but he barely makes eye contact, if we have parcels delivered for them he never comes to my door for them and leaves that too his Wife

I was tidying up the garden last week readying for winter and he came down the path, I genuinely thought this could be the breakthrough and gave him the nod, he didnt even make eye contact and just walked up the street. I know he is quite social as in the summer he has family and friends/work colleagues around and they have beers and barbecue etc

Ironically he has leaned on my fence to have a conversation with my neighbour to the right of me and although I get on well with him he is a ****. So Ive tried, Ive done absolutely nothing to provoke this ignorance and I just see it as ****ing childish behaviour towards a neighbour

Yeah, he is a ****

[J-C]

Absolutely nothing mate, his Wife who is lovely lived with her parents next door and they were lovely too before they passed away. She worked in the big insurance building at the commie pool and most mornings we would leave for work at the same time and greeting each other as you do

She took parcels in for us as we done and still do for them, we exchanged Christmas cards etc, she borrowed tools from me and even chapped my door late at night to ask medical advice as my Wife was a Surgical Nurse, she loved my kids and still talks to my dog over the back fence and actually we still chat over the fence about holidays etc

Then he came on the scene just appearing one day and I actually thought he was maintenance or something, he could have been actually. Things moved on and his stuff was moved into the house, further down the line they got married

I have tried my best to be neighbourly to him but he barely makes eye contact, if we have parcels delivered for them he never comes to my door for them and leaves that too his Wife

I was tidying up the garden last week readying for winter and he came down the path, I genuinely thought this could be the breakthrough and gave him the nod, he didnt even make eye contact and just walked up the street. I know he is quite social as in the summer he has family and friends/work colleagues around and they have beers and barbecue etc

Ironically he has leaned on my fence to have a conversation with my neighbour to the right of me and although I get on well with him he is a ****. So Ive tried, Ive done absolutely nothing to provoke this ignorance and I just see it as ****ing childish behaviour towards a neighbour

Yeah, he is a ****

Have you tried just asking him why he ignores you and what if anything you've done to create this situation.

[Bridge hibs]

Have you tried just asking him why he ignores you and what if anything you've done to create this situation.

Nah **** him mate, there are plenty neighbours in my street who are great and always stop for a chat, he might need me one day or if he breaks a nail he might chap my door to ask my Wife for some medical advice

He is a ****

[Hibby Bairn]

Does he have maroon garments on the washing line?

[Moulin Yarns]

Does he have maroon garments on the washing line?

You could be onto something, I'm guessing a bitter *** holding a grudge since 2016

[Bridge hibs]

Does he have maroon garments on the washing line?

Not that I look often but when they are about to embark on a holiday she does her holiday wash which consists of a few pairs of plain brown boring boxers hanging on the line, not sure what that **** wears though

[Bridge hibs]

You could be onto something, I'm guessing a bitter *** holding a grudge since 2016

I honestly dont know if he is into football but you could be onto something though as strangely enough he could have been traumatised after I hung all my hibs stuff on the line and he has not forgiven me

He is still a **** though

[WeeRussell]

Nah **** him mate, there are plenty neighbours in my street who are great and always stop for a chat, he might need me one day or if he breaks a nail he might chap my door to ask my Wife for some medical advice

He is a ****

A bit different to yours but..

When I was at uni (a lot of years ago now) I was in a project group for one of my courses with two girls, one from Dubai and one was French Canadian. It was around managing change in business, so not the most exciting but we had to deliver a presentation as part of our grade so had to put some work in and meet-up a few times.

This resulted in us spending a bit of time together, the three of us got on quite well, kept in touch, sitting next to each other at lectures and messaging about exam study etc. I don’t believe we ever spent any time socially, all uni-related but we did all become friends on social media.

Around final exam time I, quite helpfully, printed off some notes that were going to help us and dropped them off to the Dubai girl outside her flat on my way home. She was grateful, we chatted for a few mins, I went on my way and we did our exams. I assume we would have spoken at the exam/exchanged a couple of messages afterwards to see how we got on etc, just can’t remember..

Anyway the point is, one day I noticed she was completely blanking me. Can’t remember if it was failing to respond to texts at first but then I was deleted/blocked from social media etc. just completely vanished as far as I’m concerned and to this day I wonder what it is that I done…

To be clear there wasn’t anything between us whatsoever (I actually fancied the Canadian) and to my knowledge not ever a hint of disagreement/friction. It wasn’t like we spoke enough for her to get sick of me and feel the need to ‘ghost’ even if she did think I was a knob. All nice and healthy and then nothing. My only offers of an explanation is that she’s bumped into me drunk and I haven’t remembered it.. this is possible, but I can’t see how I would have offended her other than just being wasted. Or if I’ve shared something on social media… again I can’t think I would’ve shared anything offensive unless she really hates swearing. Or some sort of mistaken identity 😂

My mate, who I told a few years later, suggested a controlling boyfriend could be responsible but it all seems very strange to me. It’s not like I lost a really close friend but it was all just very bizarre and like nothing else I’ve experienced.

[Bridge hibs]

A bit different to yours but..

When I was at uni (a lot of years ago now) I was in a project group for one of my courses with two girls, one from Dubai and one was French Canadian. It was around managing change in business, so not the most exciting but we had to deliver a presentation as part of our grade so had to put some work in and meet-up a few times.

This resulted in us spending a bit of time together, the three of us got on quite well, kept in touch, sitting next to each other at lectures and messaging about exam study etc. I don’t believe we ever spent any time socially, all uni-related but we did all become friends on social media.

Around final exam time I, quite helpfully, printed off some notes that were going to help us and dropped them off to the Dubai girl outside her flat on my way home. She was grateful, we chatted for a few mins, I went on my way and we did our exams. I assume we would have spoken at the exam/exchanged a couple of messages afterwards to see how we got on etc, just can’t remember..

Anyway the point is, one day I noticed she was completely blanking me. Can’t remember if it was failing to respond to texts at first but then I was deleted/blocked from social media etc. just completely vanished as far as I’m concerned and to this day I wonder what it is that I done…

To be clear there wasn’t anything between us whatsoever (I actually fancied the Canadian) and to my knowledge not ever a hint of disagreement/friction. It wasn’t like we spoke enough for her to get sick of me and feel the need to ‘ghost’ even if she did think I was a knob. All nice and healthy and then nothing. My only offers of an explanation is that she’s bumped into me drunk and I haven’t remembered it.. this is possible, but I can’t see how I would have offended her other than just being wasted. Or if I’ve shared something on social media… again I can’t think I would’ve shared anything offensive unless she really hates swearing. Or some sort of mistaken identity 😂

My mate, who I told a few years later, suggested a controlling boyfriend could be responsible but it all seems very strange to me. It’s not like I lost a really close friend but it was all just very bizarre and like nothing else I’ve experienced.Strange behaviour mate and thats just it though, no explanation which makes you feel like you are in the wrong, people can be strange at times and heres a couple of other examples of the bad side and the good side

My Wife is an Educator and a lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the community and runs various teams as well as educational seminars and training sessions and is highly respected in her field to the point her phones never stop as hospitals/GP surgeries etc seek advice

She had literally hundreds of books and written medical journals that probably cost in the thousands to buy (some books £50 to £70 a pop) they took up our bedroom cupboard floor to ceiling so decided to offer them to upcoming trainee Nurses or Practitioners for free, she didnt want a penny for them as she is so passionate about supporting others

Within an hour of advertising them on an NHS page that she uses she was inundated with requests for the books and journals so she sorted them into categories such as Neuro, Geriatric, COPD and associated resp issues and much much more. She then in her own time dropped the books and journals off to the recipients

A few days later one of the recipients complained on the NHS page that some of the contents/text in a book were underlined or circled and some pages had top corners turned down with a further complaint about a couple of books had front pages slightly scuffed. These are used books that were taken to uni etc so they were bound to have a bit wear and tear, what an absolute selfish disrespectful cow !!

One other recipient of some books placed them up for sale, ****ing unbelievable !!

The good side

A couple of years ago we were downsizing our dining table as it was too large for the dining room, it was near to Christmas and I knew money can be tight for people so although our table was only 6 months old and had cost a few hundred I wanted to give it away to a good home for free

Within a short time of advertising it I received a message from a Woman in the borders enquiring about the table, she went to length to explain that her Daughter had just moved into a new house with her kids after the break up of her marriage and she would be very grateful for the table, even offering money which I declined

I agreed due to being at work that I would dismantle the table and leave at secure side garden and would leave gate unlocked so she could collect it. Later that day she messaged me to thank me and that she had collected the table and as she runs a small shop had left us a few gifts as a thanks

She left two bottles of wine, a thank you card and two bags filled with various goodies, now thats the good side of people I love, its not difficult to be kind

Oh and my Wife enjoyed the wine 🫢

[matty_f]

Strange behaviour mate and thats just it though, no explanation which makes you feel like you are in the wrong, people can be strange at times and heres a couple of other examples of the bad side and the good side

My Wife is an Educator and a lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the community and runs various teams as well as educational seminars and training sessions and is highly respected in her field to the point her phones never stop as hospitals/GP surgeries etc seek advice

She had literally hundreds of books and written medical journals that probably cost in the thousands to buy (some books £50 to £70 a pop) they took up our bedroom cupboard floor to ceiling so decided to offer them to upcoming trainee Nurses or Practitioners for free, she didnt want a penny for them as she is so passionate about supporting others

Within an hour of advertising them on an NHS page that she uses she was inundated with requests for the books and journals so she sorted them into categories such as Neuro, Geriatric, COPD and associated resp issues and much much more. She then in her own time dropped the books and journals off to the recipients

A few days later one of the recipients complained on the NHS page that some of the contents/text in a book were underlined or circled and some pages had top corners turned down with a further complaint about a couple of books had front pages slightly scuffed. These are used books that were taken to uni etc so they were bound to have a bit wear and tear, what an absolute selfish disrespectful cow !!

One other recipient of some books placed them up for sale, ****ing unbelievable !!

The good side

A couple of years ago we were downsizing our dining table as it was too large for the dining room, it was near to Christmas and I knew money can be tight for people so although our table was only 6 months old and had cost a few hundred I wanted to give it away to a good home for free

Within a short time of advertising it I received a message from a Woman in the borders enquiring about the table, she went to length to explain that her Daughter had just moved into a new house with her kids after the break up of her marriage and she would be very grateful for the table, even offering money which I declined

I agreed due to being at work that I would dismantle the table and leave at secure side garden and would leave gate unlocked so she could collect it. Later that day she messaged me to thank me and that she had collected the table and as she runs a small shop had left us a few gifts as a thanks

She left two bottles of wine, a thank you card and two bags filled with various goodies, now thats the good side of people I love, its not difficult to be kind

Oh and my Wife enjoyed the wine 🫢

I'll be honest and say I was fully expecting the woman with the table to have screwed you over with it, the way the story was going :faf:

Much better to get a happy ending.

[Pretty Boy]

A bit different to yours but..

When I was at uni (a lot of years ago now) I was in a project group for one of my courses with two girls, one from Dubai and one was French Canadian. It was around managing change in business, so not the most exciting but we had to deliver a presentation as part of our grade so had to put some work in and meet-up a few times.

This resulted in us spending a bit of time together, the three of us got on quite well, kept in touch, sitting next to each other at lectures and messaging about exam study etc. I don’t believe we ever spent any time socially, all uni-related but we did all become friends on social media.

Around final exam time I, quite helpfully, printed off some notes that were going to help us and dropped them off to the Dubai girl outside her flat on my way home. She was grateful, we chatted for a few mins, I went on my way and we did our exams. I assume we would have spoken at the exam/exchanged a couple of messages afterwards to see how we got on etc, just can’t remember..

Anyway the point is, one day I noticed she was completely blanking me. Can’t remember if it was failing to respond to texts at first but then I was deleted/blocked from social media etc. just completely vanished as far as I’m concerned and to this day I wonder what it is that I done…

To be clear there wasn’t anything between us whatsoever (I actually fancied the Canadian) and to my knowledge not ever a hint of disagreement/friction. It wasn’t like we spoke enough for her to get sick of me and feel the need to ‘ghost’ even if she did think I was a knob. All nice and healthy and then nothing. My only offers of an explanation is that she’s bumped into me drunk and I haven’t remembered it.. this is possible, but I can’t see how I would have offended her other than just being wasted. Or if I’ve shared something on social media… again I can’t think I would’ve shared anything offensive unless she really hates swearing. Or some sort of mistaken identity 😂

My mate, who I told a few years later, suggested a controlling boyfriend could be responsible but it all seems very strange to me. It’s not like I lost a really close friend but it was all just very bizarre and like nothing else I’ve experienced.

That seems the most likely explanation to me.

When I was younger I always seemed to click more with women than men and had a fairly sizeable social group that was primarily women, my 2 best friends in my teens were both girls; that led to my sister being convinced I was gay and all my mates assuming I must have been s******* them (neither were accurate :greengrin). Bizarrely on the latter the more you deny it, the less they believe you, had I just said it was the case they would have instantly disbelieved it.

Anyway over the years a few very quickly became distant, stopped replying to messages, made excuses not to meet up or just started outright ignoring me. It could almost always be traced back to a jealous and insecure boyfriend and when the relationship inevitably ended they would snap back to normality almost immediately. Seems less of an issue now we are all older and I'm friends with most of their partners and husbands now too.

[Bridge hibs]

I'll be honest and say I was fully expecting the woman with the table to have screwed you over with it, the way the story was going :faf:

Much better to get a happy ending.Funny thing is I actually trusted that woman, not being ageist but I think it was that she was quite old that had me thinking that surely an old Woman wouldn't con me unless she was using a dodgy profile, she actually sent me a photo of the table in its new home so that gave me a fuzzy feeling 😃

On another note my wee Sister and hubby advertised their very large garden shed for free as they were downsizing but on the premise the “buyer” dismantles it as her hubby has injuries and unable

So these three guys turn up, shed was in perfect nick but they butchered part of it when dismantling and told them theres no point in taking it now. My Sisters hubby is a ****ing nutter and a few hours after the guys left he had a squad arrive from Niddrie in their vans who duly picked up the shed and dumped it in the “buyers” front garden in Musselburgh, which is still there from around a year ago 😃

Anyone want a garden shed for free ? 🤣

[WeeRussell]

That seems the most likely explanation to me.

When I was younger I always seemed to click more with women than men and had a fairly sizeable social group that was primarily women, my 2 best friends in my teens were both girls; that led to my sister being convinced I was gay and all my mates assuming I must have been s******* them (neither were accurate :greengrin). Bizarrely on the latter the more you deny it, the less they believe you, had I just said it was the case they would have instantly disbelieved it.

Anyway over the years a few very quickly became distant, stopped replying to messages, made excuses not to meet up or just started outright ignoring me. It could almost always be traced back to a jealous and insecure boyfriend and when the relationship inevitably ended they would snap back to normality almost immediately. Seems less of an issue now we are all older and I'm friends with most of their partners and husbands now too.

Yeah it does make sense. I think I just couldn’t see it in my case because we weren’t really that close - for instance I would never have mentioned the girl to any mates or anything, unless there was a reason to and assume the same for her. But I guess if her boyfriend was radge and constantly checking who she’s speaking to, or scanning her messages, then it could be a different story!

I hope she’s doing well now whatever she’s up to 😁

[WeeRussell]

Strange behaviour mate and thats just it though, no explanation which makes you feel like you are in the wrong, people can be strange at times and heres a couple of other examples of the bad side and the good side

My Wife is an Educator and a lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the community and runs various teams as well as educational seminars and training sessions and is highly respected in her field to the point her phones never stop as hospitals/GP surgeries etc seek advice

She had literally hundreds of books and written medical journals that probably cost in the thousands to buy (some books £50 to £70 a pop) they took up our bedroom cupboard floor to ceiling so decided to offer them to upcoming trainee Nurses or Practitioners for free, she didnt want a penny for them as she is so passionate about supporting others

Within an hour of advertising them on an NHS page that she uses she was inundated with requests for the books and journals so she sorted them into categories such as Neuro, Geriatric, COPD and associated resp issues and much much more. She then in her own time dropped the books and journals off to the recipients

A few days later one of the recipients complained on the NHS page that some of the contents/text in a book were underlined or circled and some pages had top corners turned down with a further complaint about a couple of books had front pages slightly scuffed. These are used books that were taken to uni etc so they were bound to have a bit wear and tear, what an absolute selfish disrespectful cow !!

One other recipient of some books placed them up for sale, ****ing unbelievable !!

The good side

A couple of years ago we were downsizing our dining table as it was too large for the dining room, it was near to Christmas and I knew money can be tight for people so although our table was only 6 months old and had cost a few hundred I wanted to give it away to a good home for free

Within a short time of advertising it I received a message from a Woman in the borders enquiring about the table, she went to length to explain that her Daughter had just moved into a new house with her kids after the break up of her marriage and she would be very grateful for the table, even offering money which I declined

I agreed due to being at work that I would dismantle the table and leave at secure side garden and would leave gate unlocked so she could collect it. Later that day she messaged me to thank me and that she had collected the table and as she runs a small shop had left us a few gifts as a thanks

She left two bottles of wine, a thank you card and two bags filled with various goodies, now thats the good side of people I love, its not difficult to be kind

Oh and my Wife enjoyed the wine 🫢

Absolutely. It’s funny how people can be such ******s, yet a small gesture can cause a lot of good feeling.

[The Modfather]

How serious people take this message board. There’s a small amount of posters that can’t let anything go and are quick to get personal with each other. I hope they aren’t like that in the real world.

[Bridge hibs]

Mullets !! I watch a lot of A league football on tv and Ive noticed the odd player or two with mullets but when the cameras have panned into the crowd then its a pure mullet fest 🫣

Down with the mullets 🧐

[CropleyWasGod]

Mullets !! I watch a lot of A league football on tv and Ive noticed the odd player or two with mullets but when the cameras have panned into the crowd then its a pure mullet fest 🫣

Down with the mullets 🧐

I mentioned this during the RWC. It's the Oz national dress. :greengrin

[Bridge hibs]

I mentioned this during the RWC. It's the Oz national dress. :greengrin

There is a scary amount of mullet heids going on over there 😃

[Pretty Boy]

How serious people take this message board. There’s a small amount of posters that can’t let anything go and are quick to get personal with each other. I hope they aren’t like that in the real world.

:agree:

I've met loads of people over the years who I haven't always liked as posters and they almost always turn out to be really decent people. The people who I do like as posters have always been pretty sound too. There is one notable example who get's a really rough time on here (often deserved based on their posts) who is such a nice guy when you meet him.

I'll argue away with the best of them and when people are passionate about things, football or otherwise on here, it's understandable that things might get heated or you'll get rubbed up the wrong way from time to time. Is it worth actively disliking someone based on almost nothing though? Being irrationally irritated to the point you started personally abusing people based on a football forum very much falls into the 'life's too short' category for me these days.

I think it is part of a far bigger problem really. With so much information and opinion readily available now there are people who just don't want to read anything that they disagree with, you can surround yourself with opinion that totally reinforces your own world view if you choose to do so. I'd suggest that can lead to a total overreaction when you are presented with the reality that not everyone thinks the same as you do and it's easy to dismiss alternative views as 'bias', 'negative', 'happy clapping', 'bedwetting' or so on.

[WeeRussell]

:agree:

I've met loads of people over the years who I haven't always liked as posters and they almost always turn out to be really decent people. The people who I do like as posters have always been pretty sound too. There is one notable example who get's a really rough time on here (often deserved based on their posts) who is such a nice guy when you meet him.

I'll argue away with the best of them and when people are passionate about things, football or otherwise on here, it's understandable that things might get heated or you'll get rubbed up the wrong way from time to time. Is it worth actively disliking someone based on almost nothing though? Being irrationally irritated to the point you started personally abusing people based on a football forum very much falls into the 'life's too short' category for me these days.

I think it is part of a far bigger problem really. With so much information and opinion readily available now there are people who just don't want to read anything that they disagree with, you can surround yourself with opinion that totally reinforces your own world view if you choose to do so. I'd suggest that can lead to a total overreaction when you are presented with the reality that not everyone thinks the same as you do and it's easy to dismiss alternative views as 'bias', 'negative', 'happy clapping', 'bedwetting' or so on.

You make a fair point but you do know we’re all trying to narrow down who this one notable example is 😁

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

All Clear Travel Insurance advert on the telly, imagine getting stuck on a plane beside that pair! 🤬

[Hibrandenburg]

You make a fair point but you do know we’re all trying to narrow down who this one notable example is 😁

Not me, I've never met PB and I'm a complete **** on and offline.

[WeeRussell]

Not me, I've never met PB and I'm a complete **** on and offline.

Join the club.

[heretoday]

How serious people take this message board. There’s a small amount of posters that can’t let anything go and are quick to get personal with each other. I hope they aren’t like that in the real world.

I shouldn't think so. 😾