No, but the word witch was muttered several times. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Future17
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No, but the word witch was muttered several times. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Future17
Probably already mentioned but folk that make a comment about the bigger Hampden pitch. It’s the exact same dimensions as Easter Road.
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Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
Ah yes. The Brigadoon Syndrome. Sometimes you can sort of get back but the people are looking at you saying: "Sorry, mate, everything's changed now."
Except the sheets! 😯Quote:
Originally Posted by heretoday
Folk who either don’t know how to dress well or put no effort into it, and trainers with a suit. Tim Cahill on Super Sunday fits into the categories above.
Yours, Dapper Dan
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Originally Posted by The Modfather
I don't mind so much in an informal setting, people can dress how they like. However I despise sloppy dressing in a formal setting. Bottom button of a waistcoat undone and don't fasten your jacket when wearing one, shoes and belt matching, pocket square shouldn't be the same pattern or block colour as a tie, black or dark grey socks only etc. are just basics. Worse than that are people with shirts untucked, top buttons undone or badly tied ties at a funeral or the like. That's just a lack of respect.
Ironically, my peeve would be this peeve. It reminds me of folk who think they're better than others or, perhaps more accurately, wished they were "better" than others. Like the type of folk who watch posh on TV and try to act it. Grinds my gears to see them look down on others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
It's not a case of thinking your better than others. Dressing well used to be something that transcended classes, Sunday best and so on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
I don't think it's 'acting posh' to expect people to make a bit effort for an occasion where it is merited. As I said I don't have any problem with people dressing how they choose but there are certain circumstances in which a bit respect is called for and failing to make the effort lacks it. It's not about wearing the best brands, it's about being tidy and presentable when it's required.
Hear hear, humans begin under the layer of clothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
"pocket square shouldn't be the same pattern or block colour as a tie".Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Come on PB! :greengrin
Well it's true!Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
I wouldn't judge someone or refuse their friendship because of it. It would bloody well annoy me though😂
I've never heard that before, but then I've never worn a pocket square!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
I'm maybe being unduly harsh based on my own experience, but the critique of the finer points of others' dress has always come across to me as negatively aspirational.
I never really think of it as being a class or an aspirarional thing. I think knowing how to wear a suit, as an example, is one of those 'skills' that used to be passed down irrespective of backgroind that we have lost. Growing up in an area that was anything but posh I can remember the old boys always wearing ties and making a real effort, particularly on a Sunday. That doesn't seem to happen now; I spent today in pair of paint splattered trackies and a stained fleece. If you take someone like Boris Johnson, privately educated and from a privileged background, he makes no effort at all in how he dresses or presents himself and I'd argue that reflects the total lack of respect he shows for the position he holds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
I just believe if you are invited to an event that requires a bit of respect or solemnity then it's only right to make the effort. If I'm wearing a suit or a kilt of whatever then it's worth spending a wee bit longer to get it right imo.
Someone said to me at work on Friday night, happy halloween eve. I was wtf? When did that start being a thing. Bollocks.
I’ve seen girls on Instagram post on the first of the month that it’s their “birthday month”. A whole month? No. You get a day...a birth-day!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
Poppy virtuosity signaling. The simple poppy is in it's subtle inconspicuous presence a powerful symbol. I despair at the modern phenomenon to produce the biggest and brightest all singing and dancing displays where the creators are so obviously trying to outdo each other in a grotesque grand prix of virtuosity signaling that's all about drawing attention to themselves and has zero to do with showing dignified respect to those who the simple poppy honours. Wear your poppy with dignified pride.
I've never heard the phrase "virtuosity signalling" but it's a perfect play on "virtue signalling" in this context. I'm going to use that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
Two main ones for me:
-Backseat drivers telling others how to drive when they don't even have a license themselves.
-People telling others how they should be parenting when they don't even have kids themselves.
There was a guy on tv recently with an enormous poppy, it looked like a rosette that politicians wear on election night. It was the exact opposite of what the poppy is meant to signify.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
Me neither and I'm a good few years older than you! Haven't felt the need to wear a waistcoat either, don't see the point of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
I think PB is being a wee bit OTT but I totally get his point. Just make the effort.
Wet socks after stepping in water on the floor in the house.
Drinks offers that don't apply in Scotland eg 25% off six bottles of wine.
Great concept but **** your American spelling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
I've actually noticed that Morrisons honour drink promotions at the till, even though they're not on the shelf edge ticket.Quote:
Originally Posted by pollution
A few weeks past I was shopping in Morrisons @ Gyle, picked up some bottles of beer and they were discounted at the till. I can't remember if it was 4 for £5 or something similar, but it was definitely a promotion they were running south of the Border.
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Originally Posted by speedy_gonzales
That is very true but not for wine. They don't have bulk buy wine offers but they are fair on lager etc deals.
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Originally Posted by easty
**** instagram and the like, don't have that or snapchat or facebook or twitter. Mostly attention seeking birds with too much time on their hands posting about pish like their dinner or fake eyelashes or something. **** off ya twats.
"This doesn't work."
"What do you mean?"
"It doesn't work."
"In what way?"
"I can't get it to work."
"Have you read the manual?"
"No."
"Where is the manual?"
"I threw it out".
The prevalence of the English style poppy in Scotland this year, particularly in the form of pin badges. I was in M&S at the Gyle at the weekend and it was English style pin badges they were selling.
The poppy stand at Tesco in Corstorphine had both Scottish and English poppies which I thought was weird as presumably it is run by Poppy Scotland.
The pundits on Sky for the Rangers game at the weekend were also wearing English style poppies.
I notice the Scotsman and Evening News websites are also displaying the English style poppy.
People walking about or driving with a face mask dangling off one ear like some creepy earring, just take it off ffs.
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Originally Posted by overdrive
Seriously ??
You learn something new every day.Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
Given its a reasonable May/Johnson back story another year and the new PM might be in disgrace and jail....Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
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That's another thing. TV series that have no connection with reality. :greengrin:greengrin:greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by O'Rourke3
The way poppies have been used lately as a political tool. By many different groups on all sides of the political spectrum and even a couple of high profile football clubs and their fans. Very sad. I am a firm independence supporter, have been all my life and always buy a poppy. No matter what you think of governments, the money is meant for the brave troops who were/are only following orders. Sadly if you don't have a poppy on you can be made to feel like ****. As I say, always buy one but usually it only goes on my works clothes and I cannot be arsed moving it every time I change clothes.
Folk feeling compelled to buy and wear one, folk not wearing one due to whatever belief, folk who contribute but don't wear one, folk wearing white ones, English ones Scottish ones. It honestly shouldn't matter either way. As I say something that should be a benefit to folk who, like it or not, have served us all and are needing help should not be used as it is as a weapon. It also feels like you need to have one on from the middle of September now. It's a ****ing charity for dogs sake!!
Sorry about such a long rant on the peeves but I get really frustrated by it all, every year!
Trainers with a suit gets my blood pressure sky rocketing, it's the attire of choice for middle aged TV presenters in Argentina who are trying desperately to appear in their 30s, absolute roasters to a man.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Modfather
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Originally Posted by CloudSquall
Ditto on Spanish TV which you can watch from here.
The men are small and slim and dressed as if there are 18 again.
Jealousy is strong here 😁Quote:
Originally Posted by pollution
Likewise for people wearing chin hammocks, it's very odd.Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
When things don't do the one thing that they're meant to do.
People who don’t put lids back on jars properly, but put them on with a tiny twist so the jar is 99.9% unsealed.
People who use the word “Cheeky”
Cheeky night out
Cheeky bottle of wine
Cheeky day off
Cheeky takeaway
Cheeky McDonalds
WTF?
Definitely. A guy came to my door once wanting me to sign up to a charity donation and asked me if I was having "a cheeky wee day off". All I could say was "No" and shut the door.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
When you are doing something, DIY, moving furniture, fixing something, and your partner is giving a running commentary right behind you,
"No not like that"
"Why are you doing it that way?"
"NO, I said I DID NOT want it that way"
It's enough to think about time in Saughton.
Facebook posts about the foreign bogeyman abducting kids, stealing dogs and every other evil you can think about. Some of them are so blatantly fake that it beggars belief at the amount of people who blindly share them.
Just seen one with a photo of a foreign car with eastern European plates claiming two men in the car were trying to entice kids to get in. Great photo taken from about 20 yards where the make and number of the car was easy to identify. Problem is the poster claimed it was taken at about 18:00 and it's obviously been taken in daylight but sundown here was at 16:24.
Probably OCD on my part but I hate opening any sort of spreadable food item like margarine or butter soft cheese, pate etc. and the last user has dug a big chunk out of the middle of it. I always take a thin scrape off the top and find it easier to spread. Think my Mrs has potential to become a brickie.
Traffic wardens with an attitude, they act like complete ********s, then the next one comes along, listens to your reasoning, sees you are struggling to unload a huge piece of machinery and says there’s something in my eye, I never saw you 😂
Bought a new phone as couldn’t fit all my music on my old one. I’m not overly bothered about phones and rarely change them unless they stop working or I run out of space. The new one I bought is a bit bigger than the last one and with the way I hold it I’m forever taking screenshots by accident. Not the end of the world but does annoy the life out of me.
When you're reading a thread ,get to the end and press the back button rather than the up button. The thread title looks like someone else has posted on it as it stays bold so you open it again.
Hope that makes sense :greengrin:
Actors who think rolling their Rs and replacing O with ae in some words constitutes a Scottish accent.
The use of "onboard" as a verb.
People with Christmas decorations up already.
Thought 'onboard' is a verb and 'on-board' is an adjective. (I'm probably wrong though)Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
It is used as a verb. It bloody shouldn't be, though. Another strangulation of the language by our colonial cousins.Quote:
Originally Posted by c31
There are more, but that's plenty for now 😆
While I'm here, though, "contact telephone number ".
That would ordinarily be one of mine and there is someone in our village who always has theirs up around armistice day. This year they had them up on the 5th. I'm going to make an exception this year though. Anything that makes folk happy this year is ok by meQuote:
Originally Posted by sleeping giant
Is that any more worser than 'contact sport'? :dunno:Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
Are you sure this is DIY you’re talking about?Quote:
Originally Posted by CloudSquall
Hunting down people who say "PIN number" should be a contact sport. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by lapsedhibee
ATM Machine is another one.Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
Don't forget your PIN number for the ATM machine at the TSB bank.Quote:
Originally Posted by EH6 Hibby
TSB started that by putting "bank" on their logo/signs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Herriot
:agree: "TSB" should be sufficient enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peevemor
Someone who keeps calling for someone who has transposed the last 2 numbers of the phone number and refuses to correct their records. This has been going on for 2 years now.
Trying to communicate with face masks on. I know it’s necessary, but it’s a pain in the arse when you can’t see people’s lips moving. My job involves going to loads of different addresses each day and it’s really hard to get across why you’re there. I’ve had people tell me their not interested despite the fact that I’m not selling anything. It’s particularly difficult with older people who’s hearing isn’t the best.
Also a nightmare in the taxi, the intercoms are generally crap in taxis, adding the masks muffle the voice and it takes 3-4 goes to finally find out where the punter wants to go to. Took an old dear to Ferniehill today, firstly I thought she said Pirniefield, then Firhill before I realised she wanted Ferniehill. Doesn't help when some folk talk quietly as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
Autotrader/eBay motorbike adds that when you click on the description and it says, contact dealer for more info. I want the ****ing info so that I can make a decision on whether I want to speak to the dealer. I go onto these sites so that I don't have to talk to multiple dealers.
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Originally Posted by Danderhall Hibs
Folk missing decent (but not quite good) jokes on threads, is another peeve.
Definitely this one - I get "you do it, you're better at...(insert whatever task she can't be arsed doing here)"Quote:
Originally Posted by CloudSquall
Followed by "I would have done it that way instead" or "why are you doing it like that?" "I usually do... "
FML.
Yup.Quote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
I just got new washing machine delivered this morning.
I asked the wife to pass the big scissors so I could cut off the packing straps.
She hands me the scissors and stands there watching me.
I'm just about to cut the strap and I hear what i knew was coming.
"I wouldnt cut it there"
"Why don't you...." is my wife's favourite. Usually after I've started doing the task the way she suggested in the first place.Quote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
"Why don't you..." is usually the start of my response in such circumstances!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
The Romany women beggars! This morning I've seen three coming out a tenement in Glasgow laughing and joking with their blankets and ****ing coffee cups. Another two were dropped off by a **** in a Mercedes. Some have said in the past that they're basically slaves and have no choice. I don't believe that but if it's true why don't the police round them up and jail the men behind it.
Re: the last part - good luck getting witnesses to testify.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bangkok Hibby
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Originally Posted by Future17
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Originally Posted by Bangkok Hibby
Invaded Edinburgh too, literally professional begging. One guy sitting outside Pret on Castle St asked me for a coffee the other day, quickly told him to go **** himself, cheeky get.
Seems excessive, no?Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
I can understand the frustrations behind organised begging - I'm just going to assume at this point that it is the case, it's not something I know myself beyond posts/tweets similar to the above in nature - but there is also a genuine homelessness problem throughout the country. I feel it's all too easy to conflate the two and let that get in the way of wanting the problem solved and helping where you can towards that.
At the end of the day these people, wether properly homeless or not, are sitting out in the cold and wet all day for what can't be a great amount of money. It doesn't sound like a great way of living and clearly their circumstances dictate that they need to do it for whatever reason. If you don't want to give money or goods to them is it not easier just to say "sorry", "not today", or even ignore them rather than tell them to go **** themselves? :dunno;
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Originally Posted by danhibees1875
Absolutley brutal way to speak to someone who's circumstances are unknown.
Agreed with both of you. He asked for a coffee, not cash, not drugs. He wants a hot drink.Quote:
Originally Posted by sleeping giant
I often buy a sandwich; feel it's more appropriate than cash. (but no from Pret!!:greengrin)Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
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Originally Posted by danhibees1875
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Originally Posted by sleeping giant
They arrive in big vans/cars every day, usually 6/7 maybe more, they then go to their spots outside coffee shops, cash machines etc , all their clothes are clean as are they and they swap over with each other every hour or so, it professional begging. I work in town 6 days a week and see it every day, their boss sits in Greggs( or he did pre Covid ) until they are finished, he then picks them all up takes them to wherever they stay. It's actually not against the law to beg on the streets of Scotland but it is illegal to harass people as they go about their business, these beggars harass you whenever you pass them by. There is only so many times in a day that the same guy can ask for money/coffee etc until you get a bit peeved off at them, yes I was rather blunt and swore at him, only human.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
There are a few guys I know who are genuinely homeless and having spoken to them know about their circumstances, I will give these guys a coffee, food etc but never money as I know it'll be used for drugs or drink.
That's your experience but you have to acknowledge that not all are in the same situation. Certainly not in small cities like Perth. We don't have the population to support the 'gang master' culture you think is happening everywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
Edit. Saw your last paragraph after I posted.
FWIW when I was working I saved up the points on my Costa card and gave it to a big issue seller in Perth the week before Christmas and he liked the idea of a Christmas gift.
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Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
As I said I have no problem with the real homeless guys on the streets, feel very sorry for them but these Romanian/Bulgarians are organised professional beggars and deserve nowt.
There's a group of them stay in a couple of flats just off Gorgie Rd, Wardlaw I think it is, the rest are in the homeless shelter at Chesser (the old church)Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
Edit: I see them getting picked up/dropped off.
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I'm with you. They do my ****ing head in! and it's ***** like these who drain all the good will from many people and genuinely homeless people lose out.Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
This is the 3rd match running I've been within 10 of the winning number. Today being the worst yet (I had 224 & 225).
That's not very annoying. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...21a7e9bf3e.jpg
People pronouncing "lives" as "lifes".
On the final round of Family Fortunes when a contestant's answer scores more than 50 points and they still try to build suspense as to whether or not it is the top answer.
People who leave everything until the last minute and then complain when they fail because “someone else let them down”
Food thieves in workplaces. I always have some butter in the fridge and some diluting juice on my desk. Both are treated as communal items by one person, it's brazen and not even remotely sly. I'm not greedy, I'll happily share but it's common courtesy to ask. The manky cow always leaves toast crumbs in the butter as well which should be a capital offence.
It may just be coincidence but the same person is also a complete liberty taker when it comes to passing on workload. I was making an early start on my sales figures for the month last week (depressing enough at the moment) and she asked if I would help with some procurement invoices. Not really my job but I know how to do it and so was quitehappy to help. These are supposed to be completed weekly and suddenly I'm presented with a pile of paper dating back 2 and 3 weeks. Almost every one had a query on it as well so she is obviously burying the problem ones at the bottom of the pile then passing it on when she is 'snowed under'. I honestly have no idea what she does for 40+ hours a week apart from stuff her face with my food.
You always get at least one person like that in the office, in mine it's someone who does a bit of work then goes and gives my boss a running commentary of what she has just done, there always seems to be an issue involved even with something very straightforwardQuote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
She's also not my biggest fan either as I've told her on numerous occasions she could do 3 times the amount of work in a day of she just got on with it
Ah used to be a running theme in our building....sandwich thieves! Tried putting a skull and crossbones and "danger - highly toxic" post-it on my sannies but no use. Slapping on a fair dose of extra hot chilli sauce eventually did the trick! Still never found out who the culprit was.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Then there is the milk thief. Sorted by keeping your milk in an expresser bottle 😉Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
Haha...yes my colleague did suggest that :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
We're far less subtle at my work. Nobody brings in stuff to stock for a few days - if someone brings in food it's for that lunchtime and that's it. Nothing gets touched up until lunchtime, but sometimes stuff gets left, eg. someone will rush out to a meeting without having time to eat their dessert/yoghurt/cake.
In this case we eat it. Often we'll post a photo to the work whatsapp group with a caption "were you wanting this?"
Them's the breaks!
We have (or had, when we weren't working from home!) a guy in the office with a huge chocolate supply on his desk - he doesn't mind folk taking a bit so long as they don't take the piss with it or replace it later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
What tends to happen if there's one or two people who don't ever replace it, is the team film them nicking it and it goes on the team Whatsapp with a "Bill - look what's happening to your chocolate" message. All in good humour so not a snidey act etc, but it's a way that everyone's comfortable with for regulating it and the folk then replace the stuff they've lifted.
We're lucky that the team are really close with each other so stuff like that is all taken in the spirit it's intended.
Don't get me wrong my office always has a communal snack stash and people are happy to share their food.Quote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
It's the constant nature of it with one person that gets on my tits.
It is annoying how working from home during the pandemic has been used as an excuse for there to be an expectation that your diary can just be filled up all day every day since you don’t need to move between meeting rooms/buildings at work. I rarely get a lunch break these days and tomorrow my diary is full from 8am to 6.30pm. When am I meant to take a slash, never mind eat or actually do work?
It was never this bad before WFH. Totally made worse by the new expectation of daily team meetings where a weekly one sufficed pre-WFH, going over the exact same stuff with very minor variation each day! Between the team I’m part of looking up the way and the two I lead, it can be 2-3 hours gone from my day. Nonsense.
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Originally Posted by overdrive
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also noticing some people booking meetings in that run past the end of the working day, and when challenged you get comments like ‘yeah but before you had a 20 minute journey home, so you’re not really losing this 15 minutes are you?’
also, on the flip side, people who are consistently late to meetings when working from home. The odd time is fair enough, but there some people who are anything up to 5 minutes late for 7 or 8 meetings out of 10 - you’ve not got any travel time, you’re just rude
Clarty *******s who don't wipe down gym equipment after they use it.
That was disgusting behaviour pre covid, now it's verging on criminal.
If that's a problem for you can you just book out 15/30 minute intervals throughout each day in your diary?Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
Or be more efficient in that one hour meeting and end it after 45. :wink:
I regularly had long commutes to long meetings but since lockdown it is noticeable how one can be on MS Teams for hours on end and then the normal personal use of a phone, tablet or laptop outwith work.Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
The amount of blue light screen exposure is through the roof. My employer is good in that they actively encourage WFH to go away from the screen and ideally get outdoors throughout the day.
We're currently snowed under with work and my normal day WFH consists of at least 9 hours in front of a computer screen. Apart from the issues of blue light & posture, I find it really hard going mentally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mibbes Aye
Some clients have tried to take liberties knowing that the office/home barrier isn't there but I'm too long in the tooth to take nonsense like that and generally manage to get them told while remaining diplomatic.
My zero tolerance to this stuff was triggered in 1998 when a client whose house we were extending called me at 6.30 on a Sunday morning to tell me that he thought he could hear intruders in his house. He was a policeman. WTF did he expect me to do?