Compare them to a company like AO who I've used a few times now and they've been flawless every time. And cheaper than Currys. The TV I got was cheaper than Currys by £150.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
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Compare them to a company like AO who I've used a few times now and they've been flawless every time. And cheaper than Currys. The TV I got was cheaper than Currys by £150.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
Actually it was AO I used to get the TV after the Curry’s fiasco. As you say fast and efficient and even had it in stock when they said they had it in stock!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jones28
They also (eventually) honoured their price promise which despite needing a bit of back and forward was all polite enough and they accepted the comparison once I had reminded them of their own wording around such things [emoji1787]
Yeah, wish I'd thought of AO, I've just ordered it from there, and it even said how many were in stock. And I got a voucher to take a wee bit of the price.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jones28
Got another HMRC call this morning telling me there was a warrant out for my arrest due to tax evasion, told the guy if you are about to get arrested they generally don't phone you first, he said well we do, told him I looked forward to speaking to the polis and he said I will get them sent within the next 30 mins if I don't do what they want, I started laughing at that point and told him that the polis wouldn't even show up to a murder in 30 mins, at that point he hung up on me.
Not a pet peeve as such but that's about the 5 or 6th time I've had the same kind of call
The government are trying anything to recoup the Covid losses aren't they?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mon Dieu4
The inability to get any proper compost or top soil…this is the crap that came out of a single bag of the ‘screened’ 35l bag of Westland top soil that I was trying to use to level a patch of lawn.
Sadly I’d fired a bag on the lawn before properly checking and then had to spend ages picking out all the crap.
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Homebase were doing 10 X 25L bags of topsoil for £30 plus an additional 20% off. I used it this week to backfill a trench I dug through my lawn and there was no wood or partially decomposed material in them.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
Ahh nice thanks. Was it their own brand? Might take a trip to there then as that Westland stuff was ridiculous.Quote:
Originally Posted by speedy_gonzales
Try Caledonian Horticulture - local company to Edinburgh and they do lots of different composts - they also do a specific top dressing mixture too, which is screened and also I think it’s sterilised so there’s no weed seeds in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
https://caledonianhorticulture.co.uk/product/caledonian-top-dressing-20kg/
It was, yeah. Perfectly suitable for my needs, feels and looks like it had been well composted to above 60°C which should kill any weeds/seeds.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
Thanks both! Replies much appreciated.
I’ve pinged an angry man email off to Westland today..I’m not normally the formal complaining type but having a big pile of sticks and stones in my lawn has pushed me over the edge [emoji1787]
I was actually coming on to post about the same item though mine wasn’t quite as bad. Was that B&Q you got that from?Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
I have another gardening one… slugs.
We planted a whole load of the pants at the weekend and most are gone thanks to the slimy wee buggers.
I read that the salt trick is considered to be inhumane but that drowning them in beer is somehow not.
I put out a tray of beer the other night and it was full of them by the morning. I put out three trays of beer last night and two are full, one hasn’t been touched (they obviously don’t like Tiger beer :faf:)
Aye it was B&Q…I had a reply to my complaint where the stated there had been a ‘clearly a screening issue’ and an apology followed by a promise of some vouchers in the post (value not disclosed). While I still raging at the debris now stuck in the lawn I suppose they at least had the gumption to reply and apologise quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
As for slugs…I’ll admit that I just go all chemical on them and fire down some of the blue pellets that decimates them rapido. Not pet friendly tho so no good if you have a dog or whatever.
They are probably rather unfriendly full stop but one dose seems to effectively wipe the population out for the year so I bury my green creds for my own human benefit every late spring….
That must be where Cala bought our “topsoil” at our house. Having drainage put in as well as a few neighbours having their gardens re-designed and you could see just how little actual soil there was in the “top soil”.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
Yup...I use them for my landscaping business. Quality is much higher than the main stream products and around a third of the price.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jones28
I get those huge leopard slugs in the kitchen, I think that they are actually looking for my beer!!Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
Slug pellets are now banned!! So back to the salt or brewery optionsQuote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
They are banned. How come you can still buy them. All the usual places and supermarkets have them as of today (I bought some). How are they getting away with it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
The pesticide metaldehyde is banned. Slug pellets typically contained it. I'm guessing the slug pellets currently on the market don't use it.Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
Yeah that’s correct…I checked and mine is defo then banned stuff (did think it wasn’t particularly friendly!)…it’s running low so might have to resort to the eco friendly formula in a year or two [emoji1787]Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilson
Not sure if the Ferric Phosphate products are any good or not…is almost certainly not as effective as the old stuff as that was clearly lethal to any slug who went near it…but probably quite a few other things as well despite it being bright blue.
Pretty sure most animals can't distinguish colour the same way we do, just like they can't read the labels 😉Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
Pretty sure dogs can read, otherwise how can you explain a sign saying 'No blacks, no dogs, no Irish'?Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
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Originally Posted by lapsedhibee
The length of half time at soccer aid...
That well-worn phrase "winning ways".
Scotland will be looking to get back to winning ways tomorrow.
Gimme a break.
Was walking down the street yesterday and some guy collapses and starts having some sort of seizure. Was closest to him so made sure that he wasn't in danger of stopping breathing, someone else phoned an ambulance and another person went into a local office to get a first aider.
Amazing how many people walked on by and even one person with a pram audibly grumbling that they couldn't get by with their pram. The chap had stopped shaking at that point but it was clear that something was up and even though the three of us had it under control, that person sums up a lot that is wrong with people.
Few years back I was on my way to the shop and there was a old man lying on the ground and wasn't moving, I called an ambulance and waited til it got there, few days later I'm in the shop and the owner tells me the old guy has been in and he is doing okQuote:
Originally Posted by Northernhibee
Said that he had recently had bypass surgery and collapsed on his way to get his paper and that people had actually stepped over him to walk past, some real selfish people on the go, well done on not being one of them!
I tried these things last month - Slug Nematodes, Nemaslug, Free Delivery from Gardening Naturally (gardening-naturally.com)Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
They certainly seem to have reduced the slug population considerably. The only problem was that you're best to apply them when it's raining - it worked out for me but if anyone had seen me watering a garden of weeds in the pissing rain they'd probably have called the authorities.
Where did this happen? My son was involved in helping someone in a similar situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Northernhibee
Folk who make up an elaborate story about how they have had to rush to another city early morning because of a family crisis and how they won’t be able to be in work for the whole weekend. You then spot them in Edinburgh during the day.
Up in St. Andrews.Quote:
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Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
realy hope you went up to them and asked how their family crisis was :greengrin
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Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Haha, thats up there will calling in sick on a Saturday with some range illness only to be spotted later that evening on Sportscene at the football. I know someone who had that happen to them, not me I hasten to add. :greengrin
When football goes on over the summer (world Cup excepted).
Give us a break!
Bacon that curls up when you put it under the grill.
Cut the fat and sinew off it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
That'll get rid of the flavour though! Frying it is a better option :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by J-C
Agree, and put water in the bottom of your grill pan to stop anything that drips off the bacon from burning.Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
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Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
Not if its smoked bacon, as it should be. :greengrin
Dry cured bacon will lessen the curling up.
Most supermarket bacon is wet cured/brined, it's all that excess moisture dripping out that plays a part in inducing the curling. One of those products were paying a bit more is definitely worth it.
You can also put a couple of snips in the rind using a decent knife or a pair of scissors. That stops the pulling together and curling as well.
Yeah the scissors trick used to work but not with the current Tesco bacon. Too wet!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
We don't even have a butcher in Musselburgh, tragic really.
Happened to me when i had a paper round when i was wee. Took a sickie to watch us against Rangers and was spotted on TV by the newsagent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
Happened to a lassie I used to work beside, took a couple of sick days and was spotted on the news at the poll tax protests in London! Oops! 😀
The absolute state of some public conveniences.
I don't know if it's pïss poor maintenance, lack of cleaning or just the fact we're all manky gits when away from our homes, but the condition of some toilets gives me the boak!
It used to be the case that WC's "abroad" were something to be joked & ridiculed about, but over the last few months when I've had the urge to "go" around Edinburgh and ended up walking out quicker than I went in.
From folk missing the toilet and somehow leaving fecal matter on the seat to those who've successfully dropped the kids off at the pool but failed to flush (usually a distinct lack of toilet paper use too).
Like most per peeves here, I'm taking umbrage at the laziness and ignorance of others.
Edited to slightly change my phrasing. It read as if I was cruising around the city's conveniences 😳
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Originally Posted by speedy_gonzales
The 2 block of public toilets at each end of the meadows are absolutely howling, and thats with attendants on duty.
Whaaaaaaat! Munro's is gone?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
Long gone. Last one shut up shop 4 years ago. Porty is the nearest and try getting parked there!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
I've got a bacon related question... why when I fry it does loads of gloopy white fat appear in the frying pan, covering the bacon and making it look rank? I've not made it for ages because the thought of the fat knocks me ill.
It's the liquid that's injected into the meat to make it plumper or wet cure it, same with some chicken. Don't get it with dry cured as PB saidQuote:
Originally Posted by Santa Cruz
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Originally Posted by Stairway 2 7
I was in the ones near Pipe Lane at Porty beach maybe 6 years ago. They still had the "VD and allied diseases " stickers from the 60s on the walls.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
At least now, unlike 6/7 year old me, I know that VD doesn't stand for Very Dangerous and that Allied Diseases don't come from Yanks and our other WW2 partners!:greengrin
Still there about 4 years ago but unlike the description at the Meadows, didnt reek of urine. Not changed a huge amount since the 60s. Unlike the 60s, the only public loo along the mile from Eastfield to Kings Road.Quote:
Originally Posted by AltheHibby
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When you are struggling with something and quite obviously need another pair of hands, yet the other person close by just stands there watching you struggle.
People* that moan that you keep the curtains shut and windows open during the day during hot weather, so then they open the curtains and close the window (spiders get in apparently) but then complain that the bedroom is too hot when you go to bed - or even worse, complain that I'm complaining that the bedroom is too hot.
* by people I mean my other half
Restaurant tables that have one ****-off huge leg in the middle so you've nowhere to put your feet.
Maybe one for the driving thread, though it’s not really driving related.
I went to fill my car up with petrol last night but the fuel cap wouldn’t come off. It was totally stuck. Brute force didn’t work. My car is just over one year old so I phoned the dealership service centre this morning. “Sorry we are only allowed to book a certain number of appointments per week for cars that are still in warranty and we’ve reached the limit for this week and we’ve only one appointment left for next week and it would have to be Thursday. Sorry, it is a manufacturer imposed restriction. You might be better trying the other Kia dealership at Newbridge.”
Tried Newbridge and as an aside, (and despite phoning the number listed as the service department on their website) I was initially told that the service department isn’t allowed to make appointments and I must call their national call centre instead (WTF?)
Anyway, I got the same message from them about there being a limit on in-warranty appointments except it was an even longer wait.
So, I’m stuck with a car with barely enough fuel in it to get to the dealership that I can’t use for over a week.
Thats ridiculous.Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
That's really poor from Kia.Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
You've maybe tried this but have you checked to see if there is another fuel cap release section in inside of the the boot? Think most Kia's have them, like a wee plastic hatch you open, usually on the side where the fuel cap is? If so, should be able to pop it open from there....
Ant Middleton. I’ve listened to two or three of his audiobooks and I just find him a bit phony. The way he was let go from the SAS: Who Dares Wins and also just a few other things don’t project the image I think he wants to give off.
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Originally Posted by Northernhibee
I used to quite like him, before the things you’ve mentioned, but I think he’s got an inflated sense of how much his opinions on any given topic are
Looking at the driving pet peeves thread for new posts and finding the same squabble running for days taking over the thread.
That argument appears to be endless, but technically they can legally debate as slowly as they like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
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Originally Posted by danhibees1875
When someone young passes away and a friend or family members posts about it on social media to let people know or express condolences and people think it's appropriate to ask 'what happened', 'how did they die' etc etc. **** off, you don't need to know every detail.
People being proven wrong and them being unable to admit it, instead continually doubling down on their ludicrous position with ridiculous irrelevant arguments.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Applies to slow coaches on the driving peeves thread and some of our politicians alike.:greengrin
There are precious few public loos left now. You have to go into a shop or pub and ask nicely.Quote:
Originally Posted by O'Rourke3
The one in Corstorphine closed some years ago and is now a deli cafe place. I still can't bring myself to go in.
It's quite busy.
Standing room only some days.
People who believe that a tweet is irrefutable evidence and then resort to childlike name calling on the Internet.Quote:
Originally Posted by LaMotta
Getting injured. Fractured my arm last Friday. It’s fine in a neutral position but I often forget about it and go to move it as normal only to then get a painful reminder it’s still fractured!
Getting old. Same issue, but with no need to injure any particular body part!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Modfather
Get well soon. :thumbsup:
Take aways that tie the handles of a plastic bag ridiculously tight, so much so you have to resort to ripping the bag open meaning you can’t reuse the bag.
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Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
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It's gone a bit childish
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Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Either of you could start you own new interesting adult conversation on the thread instead of childishly complaining on a different thread about it. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Keith_M
Folk who don’t do irony.Quote:
Originally Posted by LaMotta
People who use the word irony in the wrong context.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
My girlfriend said to me that she doesn't think I understand the meaning of irony.Quote:
Originally Posted by LaMotta
Which was ironic as I was waiting on a bus at the time.
:hilariousQuote:
Originally Posted by Northernhibee
People who don’t understand irony.Quote:
Originally Posted by LaMotta
People who convert squabbles on one thread into a brand new squabble on a totally different thread,
Oh and Magpies. I can't stand the wee buggers.
Ironic coming from you:wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
You shouldn't have lit the touchpaper then! :na na:Quote:
Originally Posted by Keith_M
And there endeth the lesson 😉Quote:
Originally Posted by LaMotta
This used to be an entertaining thread, not so much these days.
Moving house and losing stuff you know you packed.
Only thing I lost in a move was a hairdryer, I hadn't realised Alex Ferguson was a removal man. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Then finding it again 7 years later after you've bought replacements.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
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Originally Posted by LaMotta
Nah, I just set light to the Magpies :wink:
Having to move things that the wife thinks look pretty before I can do a simple task.
Going to bed, have to move a mountain of cushions etc before I can get into it.
Sitting at the dining table, have to move candlestick and other ornaments before I can sit and use the table
Does my head in!
Or, much, much worse still, when you put your car keys on the table to pick up a few seconds later. Then when you go back and she swears she hasn't seen them, but after what feels like a 10 minute search you find them in her bag.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
But she didn't put them there! Right.
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Originally Posted by AltheHibby
my wife’s variant on this is leaving her car keys, house keys, phone, and whatever else is vaguely important, lying in random places around the house - toilet shelf, kitchen counter, table, phone shelf, bedside cabinet, jacket pocket, handbag, couch, and on and on. Then when she can’t find these things as she’s no idea where they’ve been abandoned, she gets all arsey and annoyed because she’s now in a rush and can’t find them
My wife once lost her car keys and we searched fir ages looking for them. Hunted high and low and couldn't find them. Turned up eventually........in the fridgeQuote:
Originally Posted by McD
I put a key hook up in the hall at her request as she kept losing keys. The one place I can guarantee that she will not put her keys is in the ******g key hook!!
Quotes getting broken on the main board
[QUOTE=SaulGoodman;7005409 Quotes getting broken on the main board[/QUOTE]
Agreed
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Originally Posted by matty_f
[QUOTE=SaulGoodman;7005409]Quotes getting broken on the main board
[QUOTE=matty_f;7005650Agreed[/QUOTE]
Total nightmare
Women that say their man needs to do more about the house but, when he does, no matter how he does it, it's still wrong.
Hang up the wet clothes from the washing machine? -- Ten minutes later you find they've all mysteriously moved to different parts of the clothes horse, and hung up using pegs.
You fold and put away all the clothes once they're dry? -- They don't go on that shelf, and you haven't folded the socks correctly.
You decide to do a bit of the ironing? -- You don't iron T-Shirts, ya numpty...and why are ye no ironing that Shirt?
Talking of unironed shirts: -- "If you go out and people (that I've never met, and am unlikely to ever meet) see you wearing a crumpled shirt, it reflects badly on me!"
p.s I'm so glad my wife isn't at all like that :wink:
[QUOTE=Keith_M;7006166]And then they get all mixed up not knowing who's quoted and who's posting.Quote:
Originally Posted by SaulGoodman
So after all that about getting a slot because of it being under warranty, my partner has just took it in and they've said it isn't actually covered by the warranty and it will cost £119 to just look at it. I'd have taken it somewhere else. Absolute cretins - could they not have told me when I phoned.Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
Not sure why it's not covered if it's only 1 year old.Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
Unless you have broken ot yourself of course.
Ask them to show you the exemption in the warranty! If it's not specifically mentioned dig your heals in. Citizens advice or trading standards might be able to help.Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
https://www.kiaownersclub.co.uk/thre...working.38980/Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
Doesn't look like an isolated problem. Should absolutely be covered by KIA IMO.