Pet Peeves IV

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Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns

Certainly in my joints 🤣 off to running training in an hour, see how that goes.

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Oh, ow, creak, groan.

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Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns

May 2024’s average mean temperature of 13.1°C for the UK beat 2008’s previous record figure of 12.1°C in a series which dates back to 1884.

The month’s mean temperature has been influenced particularly by above average temperatures in the northern half of the UK, with Scotland’s May mean temperature of 12.3°C beating 2018’s previous record by 1.6°C. England and Northern Ireland also set a mean temperature record for the month of May, while Wales equalled its figure from 2008.

A Met Office Spokesperson said: “While it may not have felt like it for many, with sunshine in relatively short supply, provisional figures show May was the warmest on record in our series back to 1884. This warmth was especially influenced by high overnight temperatures, with the average UK minimum temperature for May 1.2°C higher than the previous record.

“Rainfall was above average for the UK, while some areas in the south saw over a third more rain than average. In contrast, Northern Ireland and Scotland were slightly drier than average in the month.”

I'll happily take the met office report to make up my mind regarding how the weather was in may.


https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-u...ck%20to%201884.


I should add, the tan I got while working outside in May can't be mistaken for weather beaten [emoji1787]

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13 degrees isn't hot.

It might have been warmer in may than 2008 but it pissed rain most days.

It's been crap for 18 months and the met office can paint it however they want, it's miserable.

Without turning it into a polical post, I find it so frustrating that it's so obviously down to climate change and yet the political discourse is so weak on climate change and real issues.

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Originally Posted by Just_Jimmy

13 degrees isn't hot.

It might have been warmer in may than 2008 but it pissed rain most days.

It's been crap for 18 months and the met office can paint it however they want, it's miserable.

Without turning it into a polical post, I find it so frustrating that it's so obviously down to climate change and yet the political discourse is so weak on climate change and real issues.

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The mean temperature is over the 24 hours not just daytime temperature.

I've already said that I'm not in Edinburgh and it has been a better May where I am compared to the central belt. I dye wool and had lots of days in May when I was doing it outside in the sun and getting a bit of a tan. A couple of weeks ago I was in Dornoch and it was roasting, comparatively speaking.

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Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns

The mean temperature is over the 24 hours not just daytime temperature.

I've already said that I'm not in Edinburgh and it has been a better May where I am compared to the central belt. I dye wool and had lots of days in May when I was doing it outside in the sun and getting a bit of a tan. A couple of weeks ago I was in Dornoch and it was roasting, comparatively speaking.

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I'm not in Edinburgh either.

I don't dispute that there's bee the odd day here and there, but it feels like it's been utterly miserable either rain, or serious winds, or both for 18 months.

I'd be happy with 3-4 weeks of 20 degrees and dry.

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Originally Posted by Just_Jimmy

I'm not in Edinburgh either.

I don't dispute that there's bee the odd day here and there, but it feels like it's been utterly miserable either rain, or serious winds, or both for 18 months.

I'd be happy with 3-4 weeks of 20 degrees and dry.

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In the last 3 months or so, I’d estimate (where I am) we’ve had maybe 7-8 days where there’s been no rain. And most of the rest has been constant and/heavy rain. It’s not been cold for the most part, but it’s horrible weather. Had to have the heating on a few times over the last few days though

Henman hill, just **** off, time to put it out to grass now 🤬

I agree with the weather shout, it's grim. Coupled with the fact that the longest day has been and gone and we're now in the run in to the 'nights fair drawing in' and more miserable weather, I find it a real struggle. We should be used to it by now, but a wee bit of respite wouldn't go amiss!

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Originally Posted by matty_f

I agree with the weather shout, it's grim. Coupled with the fact that the longest day has been and gone and we're now in the run in to the 'nights fair drawing in' and more miserable weather, I find it a real struggle. We should be used to it by now, but a wee bit of respite wouldn't go amiss!

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Highs of 14 degrees and thunder tomorrow in Edinburgh soz, the hibs games are almost back though

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Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee

Prank calls, erseholes who think the old Liver and takeaway jokes are funny. Time wasting idiots nearly every night 😡

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Scott Mills' fault. :agree:

Do you ever get any new ones?

Not really the same thing, but years back my flatmate at the time came home late at night, pished, with a fish supper that he'd got over the road from The Playhouse after watching Hearts lose at Ibrox (he is a Jambo).

He sat down in a stinking mood, opened up the fish and chips and all the batter on the fish came off, stuck to the paper.

Raging, he got up, got the Yellow Pages out and went out to the house phone in the hallway. I could hear him arguing with the chippy owner about how to resolve his complaint, he definitely wasn't for walking all the way up Leith Walk for a new one, and the chippy owner wasn't for sending one down the Walk in a taxi.

I sat in the front room listening to the argument, until he went quiet and seemed to end the call abruptly.

When he came through, I asked him what had happened.

"I phoned the wrong chippy"

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Originally Posted by matty_f

Scott Mills' fault. :agree:

Do you ever get any new ones?

Not really the same thing, but years back my flatmate at the time came home late at night, pished, with a fish supper that he'd got over the road from The Playhouse after watching Hearts lose at Ibrox (he is a Jambo).

He sat down in a stinking mood, opened up the fish and chips and all the batter on the fish came off, stuck to the paper.

Raging, he got up, got the Yellow Pages out and went out to the house phone in the hallway. I could hear him arguing with the chippy owner about how to resolve his complaint, he definitely wasn't for walking all the way up Leith Walk for a new one, and the chippy owner wasn't for sending one down the Walk in a taxi.

I sat in the front room listening to the argument, until he went quiet and seemed to end the call abruptly.

When he came through, I asked him what had happened.

"I phoned the wrong chippy"

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I was expecting you to have consumed the evidence. 😃

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Originally Posted by matty_f

Scott Mills' fault. :agree:

Do you ever get any new ones?

Not really the same thing, but years back my flatmate at the time came home late at night, pished, with a fish supper that he'd got over the road from The Playhouse after watching Hearts lose at Ibrox (he is a Jambo).

He sat down in a stinking mood, opened up the fish and chips and all the batter on the fish came off, stuck to the paper.

Raging, he got up, got the Yellow Pages out and went out to the house phone in the hallway. I could hear him arguing with the chippy owner about how to resolve his complaint, he definitely wasn't for walking all the way up Leith Walk for a new one, and the chippy owner wasn't for sending one down the Walk in a taxi.

I sat in the front room listening to the argument, until he went quiet and seemed to end the call abruptly.

When he came through, I asked him what had happened.

"I phoned the wrong chippy"

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That’s brilliant :tee hee:

Is there a chip shop opposite the Playhouse ?

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Originally Posted by pollution

Is there a chip shop opposite the Playhouse ?

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The Deep Sea is just across the road, not sure why that would be a peeve though.🤭

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Originally Posted by pollution

Is there a chip shop opposite the Playhouse ?

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Guilianos

Madri beer/lager. Nothing Spanish about it. Absolute con and totally false marketing. No idea how its legal to get away with it.

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Originally Posted by DH1875

Madri beer/lager. Nothing Spanish about it. Absolute con and totally false marketing. No idea how its legal to get away with it.

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Yep, total con. Basically a slightly dearer version of Carling. Gnat's pish.

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Originally Posted by overdrive

Guilianos

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Are their chips any good? 🤔

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Originally Posted by HUTCHYHIBBY

The Deep Sea is just across the road, not sure why that would be a peeve though.🤭

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Grabbed a bag of chips there in a rush before going to see Romesh at the playhouse. The chips were absolutely crap.

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Originally Posted by easty

Grabbed a bag of chips there in a rush before going to see Romesh at the playhouse. The chips were absolutely crap.

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Couldn't tell you the last time I visited the place, I just know that it's there.

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Originally Posted by HUTCHYHIBBY

Couldn't tell you the last time I visited the place, I just know that it's there.

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Thanks for the info.

The Deep Sea was a sixties/seventies chip shop and I didn't know it was back.

It used to be very popular.

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Originally Posted by HUTCHYHIBBY

Are their chips any good? 🤔

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No idea, not been in years.

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Originally Posted by pollution

Thanks for the info.

The Deep Sea was a sixties/seventies chip shop and I didn't know it was back.

It used to be very popular.

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Not sure it's ever been away, has it? Though I think it might have been called Deep Sea 2 for a while. Had many different operators though, some (eg Crollas) better than others.

People in theatres who despite being asked before a theatre performance to switch off their phones, not to film/photograph or record any of the show, do just that. I was at the theatre in London on Saturday sat beside someone who was doing all the above. I didn’t challenge her but reported it to front of house who spoke to her at the interval. Despite this warning she did it again in the second act. I took great delight in putting my hand in front of her screen and ruining her video. She was not happy and gave me a mouthful for being rude!

Orienteering around residential streets. I don’t know if it is with the World Orienteering Championships being held later this week in Edinburgh but there seems to be lots of folk doing orienteering around residential streets recently. I had read on a few local facebook groups people saying they were damaging folks property and now I’ve seen it myself. Twice in the last week I’ve seen orienteers running through people’s gardens in my street, trampling on plants. They don’t stick to the pavements either so it is a nightmare if you happen to get stuck behind them in the car.

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Originally Posted by overdrive

Orienteering around residential streets. I don’t know if it is with the World Orienteering Championships being held later this week in Edinburgh but there seems to be lots of folk doing orienteering around residential streets recently. I had read on a few local facebook groups people saying they were damaging folks property and now I’ve seen it myself. Twice in the last week I’ve seen orienteers running through people’s gardens in my street, trampling on plants. They don’t stick to the pavements either so it is a nightmare if you happen to get stuck behind them in the car.

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As a former orienteer I'm surprised and disappointed to hear that.

https://www.woc2024.org/

Download bulletin 4 and there is a map showing where competition is based, city centre, wester Hailes and Leith

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Originally Posted by Peanut Shaz

People in theatres who despite being asked before a theatre performance to switch off their phones, not to film/photograph or record any of the show, do just that. I was at the theatre in London on Saturday sat beside someone who was doing all the above. I didn’t challenge her but reported it to front of house who spoke to her at the interval. Despite this warning she did it again in the second act. I took great delight in putting my hand in front of her screen and ruining her video. She was not happy and gave me a mouthful for being rude!

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We saw Peter Kay at the Hydro last year. He himself asked nicely if people please wouldn’t film the show as it was just the start of the tour and he wanted everyone everyone who was coming along to get the same experience and enjoy it.

We were sitting just in front of the uppermost concourse, so could see almost everyone, within 10 minutes of him asking, you couldn’t count the number of phone screens up recording it.

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Originally Posted by Peanut Shaz

People in theatres who despite being asked before a theatre performance to switch off their phones, not to film/photograph or record any of the show, do just that. I was at the theatre in London on Saturday sat beside someone who was doing all the above. I didn’t challenge her but reported it to front of house who spoke to her at the interval. Despite this warning she did it again in the second act. I took great delight in putting my hand in front of her screen and ruining her video. She was not happy and gave me a mouthful for being rude!

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Agree. At Dylan shows you're asked to seal your phone in a pouch for the duration of the gig. At King Crimson shows there's large signs onstage saying anyone caught taking photos will be removed.

https://images.45worlds.com/f/cd/kin...ronto-6-cd.jpg

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Originally Posted by grunt

Agree. At Dylan shows you're asked to seal your phone in a pouch for the duration of the gig. At King Crimson shows there's large signs onstage saying anyone caught taking photos will be removed.

https://images.45worlds.com/f/cd/kin...ronto-6-cd.jpg

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By coincidence unnecessary capitalisation is a major peeve of mine.

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Originally Posted by nonshinyfinish

By coincidence unnecessary capitalisation is a major peeve of mine.

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I Think They're Trying To Make A Point.

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Originally Posted by nonshinyfinish

By coincidence unnecessary capitalisation is a major peeve of mine.

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It's called 'Initial Case' and is often used in notices, warning signs, etc, as it attracts people's attention and is (apparently) easier to read at a distance.