When the taxi driver rings your doorbell at 04:30 in the morning to take you to the airport and you've no ****ing clue why because your company didn't let you know you're needed to do a flight to Corfu but managed to book you a taxi.
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When the taxi driver rings your doorbell at 04:30 in the morning to take you to the airport and you've no ****ing clue why because your company didn't let you know you're needed to do a flight to Corfu but managed to book you a taxi.
The ‘we’re happy so we’ll spoil things for everyone else’ brigade.
Was down at Portobello beach yesterday, just myself and my daughter. We got a nice spot and it was great. There was a wee group playing volleyball, some folk walking their dogs, bairns playing and having fun, old folk sitting looking content with ice creams and others just walking and enjoying a nice day.
There was almost an audible intake of breath when we heard the loud, braying voices approaching. The faux middle class voice of a mother who scolds her child so everyone can hear but doesn’t actually tell them off. ‘Ben please don’t kick sand at that dog’, ‘now what have we learned Ben?, ‘Ben, Ben darling please leave that mans towel alone if you don’t mind’, ‘are we going to learn from this Benny?’. Then Mummy, Ben, who I took to be Dad and 4 other kids spread themselves out and started running amok, whilst others kids were playing and having fun this crew were like a hurricane tearing through the beach; all played out to Mothers life lessons soundtrack. The final straw was when Daddy produced a rugby ball and Ben and siblings lined up about 40 yards apart and started kicking it to each other with inevitable results. At least 3 people or their stuff got hit in the 1st 2 minutes and very soon people who had been quietly enjoying each other’s company and watching the world go by started to pack up and move on. I’m not sure if it occurred to this family that on a busy beach they suddenly found themselves with acres of space to themselves.
Bens lesson for the day was probably that behaving in an ignorant, arrogant and self entitled manner gets you exactly what you want.
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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
I hate these type of people, think they're better than everybody so everyone else must accommodate them and put ip or shut up... You can tell these types a mile off as you hear them calling out their children names louder than anyone else. Example, Tobias, Tobias come here please or Lolly, Lolly, dont do that come and sit with mummy and daddy. Just **** off you ****s and take your brat kids with you as well.
Cling film boxes. Stuff's been around for ****ing years and the packaging is still rubbish.
Another hotel one.
People (my wife)who take far too long reading the beakfast menu. FFS . It's a fairly basic menu in most places and you have most likely been looking forward to it since you went to bed the night before so you know what you are having.
They'll read it for ages while the waiter stands there thinking "another clown" then order a full Scottish/English.
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Originally Posted by sleeping giant
Breakfast is for wimps. :greengrin
The importance some folk give to the view from their hotel room.
https://youtu.be/6k64CzEbR4gQuote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
(you may lose the will to live before you get to the good bit)
Another packaging one, this time on toiletries/bathroom products. Do the makers of this stuff not realise that most of the time the consumer will be trying to open a new shampoo bottle/shower gel/mouthwash with wet hands?!! It's all peel here, tear there and the worst offenders are those ones where you're meant to twist the nozzle anti-clockwise to make a pump bottle work.....and it just doesn't!
Pavement parkers, I understand the reason why in some neighbourhoods folk have to get two wheels on the pavement in order to enable sufficient space on the road. This is quite normal where the opposite side of the street also has cars parked. What I hate is the four wheels on the pavement merchants who don’t care about prams or wheelchairs getting past.
You're right. It's bad for the pavement as well by dislodging paving slabs which then require repair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibby
But it's clear from the amount of vehicles you see doing this that the authorities don't give a flying one.
The footway parkers should be made to pay for the reinstatement of them whether it be broken flagstones or depressed blacktop.Footways are not designed for wheel loads.Quote:
Originally Posted by heretoday
When i was a childminder this was my biggest bugbear. Council vans were the worst. I often phoned the police or council about it. The drivers couldnt give a toss that i was having to take a buggy and young walkers on the main road to get round their vans. If it was a car i used to push the buggy through the space and hit the mirrors or scratch the car deliberately. I had many an argument with irate owners..Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibby
For those concerned about pavement parking:
https://www.scottishlegal.com/articl...-scotland-bill
People that enjoy DIY.
Specifically the ****s who instead of getting work done as soon as possible decide to drag it out month after month turning the hammering, drilling, banging, sawing into modern day Chinese torture methods without giving so much as a baker's **** for the neighbours.
Agreed! The guy next door to me is constantly at it and the best part is that his house is a ****hole, his garden is a building site. They were sitting in the back garden getting some sun next to the kitchen sink the other day.
A couple of years ago he built a concrete monstrosity for a shed and the whole thing came tumbling down after a few days.
Being on the outside of an "in" joke.
Men that take karaoke seriously.
Avid (being kind) Posters on the world cup thread , posting constant drivel. On and on it goes, get a ****ing life.
Karaoke generally, just chuck 2 quid in the jukey!Quote:
Originally Posted by IGRIGI
Loosely related to what you're talking about but in the real world and not on an internet forum, people with no interest in the world cup who try to make conversation about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by stoneyburn hibs
I am frequently being asked "who won the football?...." "oh did they?"......."are they good then?"...."who do you think will win now?"...."are they in Englands group?"
I can see the answers to any questions are being forgotten by the time i've finished answering them as they simply don't care but feel the need to fill a silence with inane drivel. It's bad enough when it's in between matches but when it's during matches it's even worse. "who are the team in the yellow?"......"so if they lose are they out?"......"what happens if it's a draw?"
You don't care, i enjoy silences, please stop asking boring questions.
The phrase "the absolute state of..."
**** off.
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Originally Posted by matty_f
That and "what the actual" and "asking for a friend"
People asking if SJM will be cup tied if he plays for us in Europe.
I'm going to keep mentioning "oh my days" until it ceases to be heard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
Perhaps the council workers who parked the vans are working in an area where there is no other option but to park on the pavement? Probably having to go back and forward to the van to get tools whilst on the job? Do you want them to park 5 minutes up the street instead? You can phone their bosses and explain why the job is no longer going to be finished on time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs. S
Although I'm sure the workers that usually deal with irate tenants and filthy houses really appreciated you phoning the police on them whilst they're trying to do their job. :wink:
That's a bit harsh, there's no excuse for both parking on a pavement (where it's not allowed) and for obstructing a footpath forcing vulnerable users to deviate on to the road.Quote:
Originally Posted by SaulGoodman
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Originally Posted by SaulGoodman
Do you work for the council and irresponsibly park your council van on pavements while on a job? :greengrin
Yes how did you know :hilariousQuote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
It was half tongue in cheek, I understand if someone has parked up and is blocking the whole pavement but sometimes we have no choice but to bump up on the kerb a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by speedy_gonzales
Noticed on Facebook and twitter and that recently that the “shut the” part of STFU has been removed and now it’s merely “**** up”.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
Not a fan.
Perhaps they are not. Its a massive wide road you can get two cars as well as having a parked car on it. Still ill think again if you think its safer to take a buggy and toddlers on the main road to get round them. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by SaulGoodman
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Originally Posted by Danderhall Hibs
The english language is going to be full of abbreviations in the future, no proper words just phrases like what the actual and i literally... Young ones today will be terrible writer in the future.
Of course taking them on a main road wouldn't be safe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs. S
Therefore, I'd recommend either climbing over said van, or crawling under it if you want more of an adventure.
The English language is in a constant state of evolution and has been for hundreds of years. Younger generations modifying the language is nothing new, if it was we'd all still be speaking like characters from ShakespeareQuote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
Tend to agree, however having just read the 'England Semi' thread it seems appropriate in that instance !!Quote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
I'm in England just now and there are plenty of semis going about, thankfully I'll be back over the border by 5.Quote:
Originally Posted by stantonhibby
With a double buggy and a couple of toddlers sounds fun. Care commission would make me risk assess it first. Too much hassle. Far easier phoning to get them shifted.Quote:
Originally Posted by SaulGoodman
Fair point. I think I'd rather go back to Shakespearean speak than the attempts at conversation the younguns have today though.Quote:
Originally Posted by My_Wife_Camille
God I feel old now.
The toddlers would love to explore the underside of a 2006 plate van, you can point out all the holes and then explain how rust happens, it'll be smashing fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs. S
Not being able to turn right coming out of the tip at Seafield. Hopefully just a temporary measure....better be :grr:
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Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
Driving pet peeve thread? :dunno:
Post count not going up when I post in the dug out. Why is that?
Nah, cooncil peeve.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
Apologies for interrupting an otherwise excellent thread about moaning, but here's the actual factual answer:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
It was to stop folk racking up huge post counts back in the day when they counted towards something or other (maybe even just counted towards credibility before folk like me came along and blew that theory out of the water), by posting loads on the song title threads etc (or pet peeves!).
Being called bitter and jealous whilst taking pleasure in the England football team's world cup demise. When Scotland get it tight it's banter but when they get some of their own medicine rammed down their throats it's vindictive because we hate them. Dry yer eyes.
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Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
We all recognise what is banter and what isn’t.
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Originally Posted by matty_f
Ah, ok. Cheers.
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Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
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Wow.. you mean you're telling me my 4 figures worth of s*** posts have all been about Hibs/football??Quote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
Time to get a life :greengrin
Quit while it's just 4 figures!!Quote:
Originally Posted by WeeRussell
Admin prick :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
Men that describe themselves as feminists.
Guaranteed to have the typical student ****er look, thick glasses and unkempt beard, favourite drink will be a mocha latte from Starbucks, and all of this with the belief that they can get a sympathy ride from women if they appear on side.
People who pigeon-hole others based on their political and moral views. [emoji6]Quote:
Originally Posted by IGRIGI
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.. or their fashion sense :)Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
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Originally Posted by IGRIGI
Even worse if you're a chaste pigeon.Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
Folk who wear glasses that don't actually need them. You know the people who have the thick rimmed frames but with no prescripton lenses, just bits of glass. Why?
Folk that write the way they talk. Ken whit ah mean?
Inconsiderate parking by neighbours, if we all park properly we can fit four cars outside of our two houses, this works well until the neighbours seemingly long term lodger arrives and leaves just under a car length between the two cars, resulting in space for only three cars. :grr:
Ice cream lollies that make you more thirsty than you were before you ate it!
Products that are packaged in large boxes but are only 2/3 full.
Washing powders, corn flakes,, for example.
Folk who go to golf tournaments to watch and dress as though they are playing,complete with golf shoes. What's that all about.
I suppose you could add folks that go to fitba games with their team tops on but that would be just daft :wink: :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by stantonhibby
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Originally Posted by snooky
Speaking of which. Full kit w*nkers. Just no!
People who watch any type of sporting event or concert whilst holding their phone up.
That's a bit different....unless these folk are also wearing their football boots !! I mean, golf shoes...really....it's just walking on grass you're doing !!Quote:
Originally Posted by snooky
Hmmm I think one of the main points of golf shoes are they keep your feet dry when walking through the rough etc, which spectators do a lot of. If they’re designed for golf courses it kind of makes sense to me that people would wear them when walking around a course watching golf.Quote:
Originally Posted by stantonhibby
Watching golf tournaments doesn't generally require the spectators to traipse through the rough...there are paths all over the place. Golf shoes are basically for players and to help them grip when swinging. Anyhoo it's no big deal and I take your point re waterproofness. I was at the Scottish Open on Fri and bumped into a few folk and they had the full golf gear on as if they'd just had a round. I just find it v odd.Quote:
Originally Posted by WeeRussell
I know it's somewhat different. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by stantonhibby
I was on the wind up. :devil:
The bint that lives somewhere behind me who has woken me up at this time 5 nights out of the last 7 (ironically Friday and Saturday were the exceptions) with banging what I think is a spoon on a bowl and calling out for what I assume is her cat. This gets repeated over again for about an hour. Me going out to the garden and telling her to shut the F up seems to have done no good.
Is it not because these products settle in storage? :dunno:Quote:
Originally Posted by snooky
:aok: I don't even wear golf shoes when I play so it definitely wasnae me :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by stantonhibby
Golf shoes are sensible for water-tightness, grip on slippy undulating ground and generally avoiding getting good ordinary shoes dirty with mud or dry dust. You have more of a point with wearing ‘all the other gear’ but even then, some folk will find casual golf gear more comfortable traipsing around a golf course.
Perhaps there are some golf fans who, knowing how up themselves some clubs can be in terms of dress codes, take the safe option and go full-on ice-cream vendor!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim44
Hibs.net main forum
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Originally Posted by SaulGoodman
By 30,%. :hmmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim44
People who spell losing as loosing.
Usually people sharing their 'Slimming World Journey' on Instagram.
Living in a world designed for tall people. At work theyve put a new latch on the top inside of one cupboard door. I cant reach it and had to squeeze in behind the door and between the shelves last night to get what i needed. I was convinced the dayshift were going to find me stuck in the cupboard
Folk wiping bogeys on the work's toilet walls. WTF is that about?
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Originally Posted by matty_f
Rather that than cockey night smeared everywhere :greengrin
True!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
No!!! Thats not a thing! People, grown up.people.do NOT do that! :sick:Quote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
A friend of mine got an email in work the other week asking people to watch out for suspicious behaviour as a person(s) had been peeing in bins.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs. S
You really wonder what adult thinks that is acceptable.
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Originally Posted by Mrs. S
The toilets in one of our Glasgow depots used to be plastered ceiling to floor in sectarian abuse amongst other graffiti. That got stopped by management though and quite rightly so. Some of it was horrendous reading.
I did read something funny in a toilet once, a wee poem had been written.
Some people come here to sit and think
Some people come here to sh*t and stink
Some people come here to scratch their balls
And to read these mentions on the walls.
:greengrin
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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Thats has surely got to be a wind up. Pissing in bins at work. Thats a classic! :faf:
Graffiti....
The crap amateur stuff... is... well.... crap!
Some of the fancy stuff looks alright and quite artistic I suppose.... but recently around Leith I'm seeing these twats are tagging people's houses/flats rather than commercial properties... see the one up from the hibs club that goes right up to someone's bedroom window.
And while I'm at It, tagging historic buildings, especially around tourist areas.... sigh...
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People who think it’s fair game when turning right to ignore red lights. Four or five cars chancing it on red turning right into queen street every night. Absolute madness, it’s as if they think they have right of way because they are turning right regardless of their lights changing to red.
Oi Scouse boy! Get yourself turning right onto the driving pet peeves thread!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibby
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Particularly tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by SaulGoodman
The phrase 'tin pot club' which seems to have established itself on our forum.
Used to describe Aberdeen no less :hilariousQuote:
Originally Posted by WeeRussell
That was the latest one that drove me to file it as an official peeve :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by sleeping giant
We had an incident (That happened more than once, and also very recently) where it was worse than a pee in the bin or a bogey on the wall. Smeared on the toilet walls, on the floor, around the toilet etc. Im sure you get what im saying. Its happened more than once and in different traps of the toilet so it wasnt a one off mistake/revenge. Some dirty ******* has deliberately gone in with the intention. A grown Man! (The culprit has not yet been caught as far as I know either):sick:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
I've heard of that in a couple of workplaces actually. Bizarre and thoroughly revolting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibee87
Thankfully never seen it myself.
Have you smelt everyone's hands?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibee87
Sunlife guaranteed over 50 plan adverts.
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Originally Posted by HUTCHYHIBBY
Is that because you've still 3 years to wait before you can apply? :greengrin
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Originally Posted by Hibee87
Quite a unique disciplinary hearing when they do get caught. :greengrin
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Originally Posted by WeeRussell
I tried to mate but the lights were against me.