Pet Peeves IV

[Bangkok Hibby]

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People who refuse to move an inch in either direction when you are walking in opposite directions on a pavement and about to cross each other.

One person to the left, one to the right, it's not rocket science.

Instead of essentially turning sideways to avoid body contact I now tense up my arm for a nice elbow slam if I sense the prick thinks that the entire pavement is his/hers.

Absolutely this and I'll expand it to people who just don't know how to be pedestrians! Don't suddenly stop in the middle of a busy street to answer your phone. Fill a space only if nobody else is going there first. Walk in a straight bloody line! Don't press the pedestrian crossing button if no traffic is coming, just cross then you won't hold up the traffic. Tourists will always be allowed a little leeway from my inner wrath, but locals?

[Scouse Hibee]

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If one person goes left and the other goes right, they'll bump into each other no?

😂

[Danderhall Hibs]

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If one person goes left and the other goes right, they'll bump into each other no?

On this though I hate it when I apologise and move and the other person doesn’t acknowledge me when I’m actual fact I wasn’t at fault anyway.

[Scouse Hibee]

A bar person putting ice in a drink without asking and then thinking that removing the ice is okay and still serving you the same drink.

[McD]

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A bar person putting ice in a drink without asking and then thinking that removing the ice is okay and still serving you the same drink.

or asking if you want ice, when you say no thanks, but get a drink with ice anyway

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Ordering a short at the bar and ending up with half a pint of coke with some vodka in it.

[Future17]

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Ordering a short at the bar and ending up with half a pint of coke with some vodka in it.

I'll second that. Probably started happening when bars started using "trendy" larger glasses.

[Scouse Hibee]

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Ordering a short at the bar and ending up with half a pint of coke with some vodka in it.

Agreed, bar staff seem to have forgotten that the mixer is an accompaniment to the spirit not the other way around. On a similar theme when I have selected a gin and the bar person puts post mix crap tonic into it rather than offering me a bottle. Have refused several gin and tonics because of this.

[CloudSquall]

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If one person goes left and the other goes right, they'll bump into each other no?

Maybe that's what's causing my problems

[weecounty hibby]

Modren, just heard a presenter on tv say modren instead of modern. I hate that, also see libry, instead of library, febry or febury instead of February, plice instead of police and many others!! Do I just need to get out more?

[pollution]

Online menus with no prices !

[overdrive]

Restaurants that fire out the food ridiculously quickly.

In a place in Windemere last night where they asked if we wanted a pre dinner drink whilst we decided what we wanted. Our gins came, we ordered the food and wine to have with the food and then the starters came out within 5 minutes. We were still on the gins so we drank them quickly to get onto the wine. Mains followed within 5 minutes of the starters being finished. The meal was over within 35 minutes. The place was quite nice as well.

The same thing happened to us recently in Edinburgh too.

[Bangkok Hibby]

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Restaurants that fire out the food ridiculously quickly.

In a place in Windemere last night where they asked if we wanted a pre dinner drink whilst we decided what we wanted. Our gins came, we ordered the food and wine to have with the food and then the starters came out within 5 minutes. We were still on the gins so we drank them quickly to get onto the wine. Mains followed within 5 minutes of the starters being finished. The meal was over within 35 minutes. The place was quite nice as well.

The same thing happened to us recently in Edinburgh too.

That is a bit quick. It's the opposite for me though, I hate slow service. I won't go back.

[Moulin Yarns]

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Restaurants that fire out the food ridiculously quickly.

In a place in Windemere last night where they asked if we wanted a pre dinner drink whilst we decided what we wanted. Our gins came, we ordered the food and wine to have with the food and then the starters came out within 5 minutes. We were still on the gins so we drank them quickly to get onto the wine. Mains followed within 5 minutes of the starters being finished. The meal was over within 35 minutes. The place was quite nice as well.

The same thing happened to us recently in Edinburgh too.

Don't take my word for it but I understand restaurant food is cooked in a sous vide which keeps food in optimum condition so can be served quickly.

[Scouse Hibee]

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Don't take my word for it but I understand restaurant food is cooked in a sous vide which keeps food in optimum condition so can be served quickly.

Certainly not typical of most restaurants. Sous vide the modern word for cook “boil”” in the bag.

[Mibbes Aye]

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Certainly not typical of most restaurants. Sous vide the modern word for cook “boil”” in the bag.

Yeah, sous vide is a technique that might work at home depending on the dish but I struggle to see how you do it with a lot of covers in a short window.

[pollution]

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Don't take my word for it but I understand restaurant food is cooked in a sous vide which keeps food in optimum condition so can be served quickly.

Not sure about that.

In my experience sous vide was a rarity, some chefs decrying it is for cooks who can't cook !

[Moulin Yarns]

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Not sure about that.

In my experience sous vide was a rarity, some chefs decrying it is for cooks who can't cook !

For all the people pointing this out, my thoughts came about from a crime novel with a 3 Michelin star restaurant where a sous vide was integral to the murder plot. I guess they are only used when disposal of a body is required. 😁

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... I understand restaurant food is cooked in a sous vide ...

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Sous vide the modern word for cook “boil”” in the bag.

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Yeah, sous vide is a technique that might work at home depending on the dish ...

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In my experience sous vide was a rarity ...

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... a crime novel with a 3 Michelin star restaurant where a sous vide was integral to the murder plot.

Back on topic, people talking about something I've never heard of, as though it is something everyone should know about.

[Moulin Yarns]

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Back on topic, people talking about something I've never heard of, as though it is something everyone should know about.

I know, sorry. I remember someone talking about an asp when they were really meaning an A.S.P.* and I had visions of someone defending themselves with a venoumous snake (which isn't that bad an idea right enough)





*A.S.P. is a brand name for an extendable baton

[danhibees1875]

A .net related peeve of mine. People pointing out what would in all likelihood have been 2 different people providing 2 different opinions, and claiming it as some sort of hibs.net hypocrisy as if .net was some homogeneous blob that should have a singular opinion.

I don't get it...

[Just_Jimmy]

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A .net related peeve of mine. People pointing out what would in all likelihood have been 2 different people providing 2 different opinions, and claiming it as some sort of hibs.net hypocrisy as if .net was some homogeneous blob that should have a singular opinion.

I don't get it...

In all honesty mate, I'm getting a bit fed up with the board in general. I'm not a Pm atm so maybe that would be better but the main board is tragic at times.

It's just smart ***** who never post sniping. Whilst there's loads of excellent posters and posts, talking Hibs with some of those on the main board is just not fun. It's so reactionary. I don't really enjoy reading a lot of the stuff anymore. Maybe it's just me.

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[heretoday]

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I know, sorry. I remember someone talking about an asp when they were really meaning an A.S.P.* and I had visions of someone defending themselves with a venoumous snake (which isn't that bad an idea right enough)





*A.S.P. is a brand name for an extendable baton

Even Hitler feared the green mambas.

[Hiber-nation]

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In all honesty mate, I'm getting a bit fed up with the board in general. I'm not a Pm atm so maybe that would be better but the main board is tragic at times.

It's just smart ***** who never post sniping. Whilst there's loads of excellent posters and posts, talking Hibs with some of those on the main board is just not fun. It's so reactionary. I don't really enjoy reading a lot of the stuff anymore. Maybe it's just me.

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Yep, when a couple of posters in particular are engaging in their form of "debate" on a thread then there's no point in trying really. Some folk are just so dogmatic (to put it very kindly). I don't know if it's to make up for their lack of a life outside .net or whether that's their actual character. Does my head in.

[easty]

Amanda Holden. Pain in the arse.

[pollution]

The misuse of the word " incredible ". Sometimes it truly is.

[Future17]

Threads during and after Scotland games.

[overdrive]

The working from home equivalent of the Full Kit (W)Banker... turns out in full suit, shirt and tie on video calls. There’s one guy who didn’t wear that sort of stuff pre-lockdown but for some reason does now.

On the other end of the scale, those that have gone full on hobo during lockdown. There’s someone very senior who was immaculately turned out previously who now goes on video calls wearing a black hoodie with stains and rips in it.

[Pretty Boy]

Scottish people, although I'm sure it occurs elsewhere but doesn't annoy me as much, who mistake typing the way they talk for actual humour. The below from Twitter the other day is a good example:

'Am a pure wind up merchant to ma pals two of them were arguing balls deep in a sesh and a says to peel “ross says he’s been pumping your sister” and he dived up to go for him and a shouted “peel you’ve no even got a sister” and he went aw aye and sat doon😂😂'

804 retweets and over 13000 likes for a story that is about as funny as a dose of crabs.

[Moulin Yarns]

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Scottish people, although I'm sure it occurs elsewhere but doesn't annoy me as much, who mistake typing the way they talk for actual humour. The below from Twitter the other day is a good example:

'Am a pure wind up merchant to ma pals two of them were arguing balls deep in a sesh and a says to peel “ross says he’s been pumping your sister” and he dived up to go for him and a shouted “peel you’ve no even got a sister” and he went aw aye and sat doon😂😂'

804 retweets and over 13000 likes for a story that is about as funny as a dose of crabs.

Did he get the crabs from the sister?