Pet Peeves IV

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Originally Posted by ErinGoBraghHFC

I understand that sometimes a lorry needs to overtake another lorry, but if it could avoid attempting that at 5.30pm on the M8 westbound on a Friday night that’d be great. Was stuck behind it from Bathgate until Harthill, irritating.


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Any lorry overtaking any other lorry on the bypass travelling East from Hermiston to Baberton. Only ever creates a tailback.

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One of my regulars tonight. Bad timekeeping.

I was in Glasgow at a show with the bairns today at the Armadillo. Started at 10.30, doors opened at 9.30. 10.40 and well after the show had started a fair few people still strolling in, no hurry to get seated so blocking the view of people behind them and not giving a toss.

I know people might say 'oh it takes longer with kids'. Give yourself longer then. If I have half an hour to get somewhere and I'm taking the kids you can be damn sure I'm giving myself 45 minutes. Or 'maybe it was traffic'. Funny that all of them had time to get to the food stands and were weighed down with sweets, juice, popcorn and donuts. If you are running late then don't spend 10 minutes getting food to stuff your face.

Does my ****ing head in.

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Originally Posted by O'Rourke3

Any lorry overtaking any other lorry on the bypass travelling East from Hermiston to Baberton. Only ever creates a tailback.

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Always on an uphill gradient, rarely seem to see Lorrie’s overtaking one another on a down slope

Only having one toilet in the house.

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Originally Posted by ErinGoBraghHFC

I understand that sometimes a lorry needs to overtake another lorry, but if it could avoid attempting that at 5.30pm on the M8 westbound on a Friday night that’d be great. Was stuck behind it from Bathgate until Harthill, irritating.


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The A1 can be a nightmare for that when you get your slither of dual carriageway but the front two vehicles are both big and slow so #2 uses the whole stretch of it getting passed #1 and everyone else is left at the back, following the same 2 slow vehicles in a slightly different order.

The flip side of that is just having enough time to sneak past them and then you've just got open road ahead of you. :greengrin

Folk who block up the Pet Peeves thread with gripes that belong in the Driving Pet Peeves thread. :greengrin

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Originally Posted by overdrive

This might be controversial on a hibs message board and being a hibs fan but people that try to turn Proclaimers gigs into a Hibs gig. I’m fine with folk turning up in hibs gear and stuff and the odd “Hibees” chant but when it becomes more than that, it kind of spoils the music. There were two guys in front of me in the queue for the toilet between Admiral Fallow and The Proclaimers who were moaning that it wasn’t just wall to wall Hibs chants from the crowd whilst the support acts were on. You’re there for a music concert, not a football game.

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Encountered the Everton equivalent of this at the DMAs on Saturday in Liverpool. Folk in full kit, scarves, etc. Lots of Everton chants. Difference being there was a lot of jeering from Liverpool fans when this was happening and bit of handbags not far from us that you don’t really get at a Proclaimers gig with Jambos.

Anyway, another pet peeve arising from the gig on Saturday: people that vape indoors in a public space. It seemed like my wife and I were in the minority not vaping. It was disgusting. Equally disgusting was that a lot of it was “communal vapes” where one got passed round groups of people to take a puff on.

Short people with umbrellas.

Folk who stand in the entrance of a supermarket having a conversation! .

People interrupting my conversation and barging past me with a basket just because they fancy some onions.

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People that laugh at the end of every sentence they speak. It's like they think they need their own canned laughter.

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Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg

People that laugh at the end of every sentence they speak. It's like they think they need their own canned laughter.

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I'm convinced some people do it to try and hide the fact that what they are saying is actually quite nasty.

Woman in my work does it all the time when she's having a dig at someone. She'll follow it up with this false little laugh to try and pretend it's just a joke but it's usually anything but.

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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy

Woman in my work does it all the time when she's having a dig at someone. She'll follow it up with this false little laugh to try and pretend it's just a joke but it's usually anything but.

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Forgive me for saying this, but your workplace sounds like hell.

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Originally Posted by grunt

Forgive me for saying this, but your workplace sounds like hell.

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Ach it has it's moments.

90% of the time it's fine. I've survived the best part of 10 years and I'm still one of the more recent additions so they must be doing something right. Tbh I think it's that familiarity and the longevity of relationships that causes some of the issues.

Costa Corstorphine taken over by laptop users, about 7 of them each on a table for four, this leaves just enough space for about four double buggies a couple of prams and about 12 breast feeding mothers to take over the rest. Gone are the days of a peaceful coffee.

My missus not appreciating my "quirks". Had two plugs connected to Alexa named plug one and plug two. Got another one and named it maceo.

Her reaction: "who even does that? Youre very special and not in a good way"

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Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee

Costa Corstorphine taken over by laptop users, about 7 of them each on a table for four, this leaves just enough space for about four double buggies a couple of prams and about 12 breast feeding mothers to take over the rest. Gone are the days of a peaceful coffee.

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Cafe Vigo opposite. Support the independents 👍

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Originally Posted by Hibby Bairn

My experience with my local surgery (been with them for 40 years) is good. Trying to change patient behaviour, I guess.

The front team seem to be trained to triage (or maybe use IT of some kind) so if you are an urgent case you get seen quickly and if not them they fit you in when available.

I had been experiencing headaches last year for 2 weeks (never usually get them) and I was seen within 2 hours, had bloods taken and results same day. Turned out it was nothing serious.

Having pain in my foot after breaking a toe earlier this year. Scheduled for 3 weeks after phoning. Which seems fine.

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I take it all back.

Sitting in the waiting room at 8.05 this morning for a 8.10 appointment. Doctors swan in at 8.11 and 8.17 with their takeaway coffees. Eventually seen by a locum at 8.25.

Stressful being a GP.

People who take toddlers to the theatre! All through Wicked at the playhouse tonight a girning child. Fortunately not near me, but loud enough to be heard.

My wife’s campaign to use as few kitchen items as possible even if it means doing something vile. She’ll cut a lime as a garnish for an alcoholic drink using the same knife and chopping board that’s just been used for chopping onion garlic - usually on some remnants of garlic or onion juice. Tonight she started peeling potatoes over the plates we were about to serve something on, letting the peels drop on them getting the plates all starchy.

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Originally Posted by overdrive

My wife’s campaign to use as few kitchen items as possible even if it means doing something vile. She’ll cut a lime as a garnish for an alcoholic drink using the same knife and chopping board that’s just been used for chopping onion garlic - usually on some remnants of garlic or onion juice. Tonight she started peeling potatoes over the plates we were about to serve something on, letting the peels drop on them getting the plates all starchy.

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Oh no no no.

Can’t have that, I’m the opposite. I’ll use steel bowls and pots and everything.

Don’t tell me she cuts lime then onion then goes back to lime?!

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Originally Posted by overdrive

My wife’s campaign to use as few kitchen items as possible even if it means doing something vile. She’ll cut a lime as a garnish for an alcoholic drink using the same knife and chopping board that’s just been used for chopping onion garlic - usually on some remnants of garlic or onion juice. Tonight she started peeling potatoes over the plates we were about to serve something on, letting the peels drop on them getting the plates all starchy.

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Your lucky, my Wife only ever goes into the kitchen to use the washing machine

She is the ultimate cant cook wont cook because she cant cook and I wouldnt trust her with a knife

We are looking to book next year's holiday and my wife wants to go somewhere she hasn't been before...

I suggested the kitchen.

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Originally Posted by Jones28

Oh no no no.

Can’t have that, I’m the opposite. I’ll use steel bowls and pots and everything.

Don’t tell me she cuts lime then onion then goes back to lime?!

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Pretty much. I've stopped taking garnish if she's making the drinks. I don't know if she's noticed that I do have a bit of lime in my gin or rum when I've made them. We even have a small chopping board perfect for just getting out for chopping fruit. At least she stops short of cutting the lime on a chopping board that's been used for meat.

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Originally Posted by pollution

We are looking to book next year's holiday and my wife wants to go somewhere she hasn't been before...

I suggested the kitchen.

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Originally Posted by overdrive

My wife’s campaign to use as few kitchen items as possible even if it means doing something vile. She’ll cut a lime as a garnish for an alcoholic drink using the same knife and chopping board that’s just been used for chopping onion garlic - usually on some remnants of garlic or onion juice. Tonight she started peeling potatoes over the plates we were about to serve something on, letting the peels drop on them getting the plates all starchy.

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Guess what you are getting her for Christmas

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Sellers on vinted - what's the point in selling **** if you can't be arsed posting it?

Guy at post office counter being totally clueless about Danske bank notes, they are Sterling notes and perfectly acceptable for me to pay them into my business account. 😡

In the last few hours I’ve read and heard 5 times …. “ It was very fun.” When I was at school, ‘very’ was an adverb which qualifies a verb or adjective and fun was a noun which was qualified by an adjective. Call me a pedant, but *******ising the English language is not fun. :greengrin

The stench of bleach that hits you when you walk into some pubs at lunchtime.