Pet Peeves IV

[Danderhall Hibs]

Noisy eaters. Particularly actors on tv eating during a scene chomping away, lips smacking, grunting for a breath, slurping their drink.

Animals.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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Noisy eaters. Particularly actors on tv eating during a scene chomping away, lips smacking, grunting for a breath, slurping their drink.

Animals.

Similarly ridiculous noises when said actors partake in a game of tonsil hockey.

[EH6 Hibby]

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I used to drive an ancient ford mondeo and I was so tempted at times. That car was a complete tank. Eh6 hibby crashed it into my sisters house causing thousands of pounds of damage, but the old mondeo was unmarked.

I still maintain that was not my fault. If your tanks handbrake hadn’t been dodgy, it would never have happened.

[lord bunberry]

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I still maintain that was not my fault. If your tanks handbrake hadn’t been dodgy, it would never have happened.

The handbrake was as you say dodgy, but I did manage to miss every major structure I parked near to. Unlike your good self.

[heretoday]

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Playing devils advocate though, if one person parks badly over two spaces there’s a knock on effect where the next person has to park badly to get into a space, if the original bad Parker then drives away everyone that’s parked badly since then looks bad due to no fault of their own. (Think that makes sense)

I'm sorry. Sensible, reasoned arguments are not permitted.

[bingo70]

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Noisy eaters. Particularly actors on tv eating during a scene chomping away, lips smacking, grunting for a breath, slurping their drink.

Animals.

I assume this must have come up in the early pages of this thread but thanks for highlighting it again.

I’ve seen a few things on Facebook about there being a name for people who are over sensitive to this and if it genuinely is a thing I must have it as the noise makes me feel genuinely physically sick to the point I pretty much can’t be in the same room as a noisy eater. The worst thing is when I inevitably says something or give daggers I turn into the bad guy.

There was a radio advert a year or so back for a cereal that played on someone eating loudly to show much they were enjoying it, I couldn’t get the radio off quick enough as soon as I heard it coming on. Still makes me feel sick thinking about it now.

[Danderhall Hibs]

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I assume this must have come up in the early pages of this thread but thanks for highlighting it again.

I’ve seen a few things on Facebook about there being a name for people who are over sensitive to this and if it genuinely is a thing I must have it as the noise makes me feel genuinely physically sick to the point I pretty much can’t be in the same room as a noisy eater. The worst thing is when I inevitably says something or give daggers I turn into the bad guy.

There was a radio advert a year or so back for a cereal that played on someone eating loudly to show much they were enjoying it, I couldn’t get the radio off quick enough as soon as I heard it coming on. Still makes me feel sick thinking about it now.

It must’ve - I think I’m on to the 2nd or 3rd time of raising the same ones!

Misophonia is the name for it - I’m a mild “suffererer” although I do think it’s the noisy eaters that are wrong, not me or you.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia

[IGRIGI]

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Noisy eaters. Particularly actors on tv eating during a scene chomping away, lips smacking, grunting for a breath, slurping their drink.

My blood pressure goes through the roof when there's a noisy eater,sometimes it's cultural also as my ex wife was Italian and her entire family didn't care one jot about talking/screaming while munching a mouthful of pasta which had me popping a Xanax with each meal to keep under control.

[Johnny Clash]

‘Free loaders who don’t join trade unions but happily accept the benefits union reps end up negotiating!

[snooky]

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‘Free loaders who don’t join trade unions but happily accept the benefits union reps end up negotiating!

Or the one guy who always holds off his turn till the last round when half the company has gone home thereby getting off lightly.
The real insult is that he thinks that you don't have the intelligence to see what he's up to.

[Carheenlea]

The claim that Guinness tastes better in Ireland than anywhere else. (A claim usually made by people who don't drink Guinness at home but do so in Ireland..). I'm just back from Galway after a couple of weeks with in-laws and had few pints of Guinness in a variety of different bars, and had some very good, some decent and some not so good. A bit like depending what pub you go back here in Scotland really.

[Scouse Hibee]

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The claim that Guinness tastes better in Ireland than anywhere else. (A claim usually made by people who don't drink Guinness at home but do so in Ireland..). I'm just back from Galway after a couple of weeks with in-laws and had few pints of Guinness in a variety of different bars, and had some very good, some decent and some not so good. A bit like depending what pub you go back here in Scotland really.

Agreed, I drink Guinness here and wasn't sure what to expect when I tried my first pint in Ireland having been told the difference was clear. Result, just another pint of Guinness and several others across many establishments were pretty much the same. It's a fantasy in my opinion.

[marinello59]

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The claim that Guinness tastes better in Ireland than anywhere else. (A claim usually made by people who don't drink Guinness at home but do so in Ireland..). I'm just back from Galway after a couple of weeks with in-laws and had few pints of Guinness in a variety of different bars, and had some very good, some decent and some not so good. A bit like depending what pub you go back here in Scotland really.

I think that claim had some truth in the past. I’m thinking back to the late seventies, early eighties when the Guinness ships were still taking it over here. A pint of it in Dublin definitely tasted better than a pint of it at home.

[Mr White]

There's a bar in Bangor (Fealty's) that consistently serves the best Guinness I've ever tasted. I was sceptical when I was told this thinking it's from a keg so it shouldn't be anything other you'd expect a pint of Guinness to be. It tastes more like a cask ale than any other Guinness I've had though.

There are various local theories as to why: length of the pipes, temperature of their cellar, the pour, good bar management etc etc. I could believe it's a different product to the Guinness I've tasted everywhere else tbh.

[weecounty hibby]

It probably used to be true. The Guinness served in UK used to brewed in The Park Royal brewery in London until 2005. Water plays a huge part in the brewing and distilling processes. The different waters from London and Dublin probably played a part in the difference. Calders ales were big sellers when brewed I. Alloa but when Alloa brewery closed and production transferred to Leeds the sales plummeted and returns went through the roof as they just didn't taste the same. The water is a key ingredient in the process

[Peevemor]

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It probably used to be true. The Guinness served in UK used to brewed in The Park Royal brewery in London until 2005. Water plays a huge part in the brewing and distilling processes. The different waters from London and Dublin probably played a part in the difference. Calders ales were big sellers when brewed I. Alloa but when Alloa brewery closed and production transferred to Leeds the sales plummeted and returns went through the roof as they just didn't taste the same. The water is a key ingredient in the process

Also the Dublin and London breweries were hugely competitive, to the point that they used different suppliers for everything - ingredients, equipment, etc.

[CropleyWasGod]

People that insist, even after their remarkable history, even after being all over the telly today, on calling them Nottingham FoRRest.



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[Scouse Hibee]

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I think that claim had some truth in the past. I’m thinking back to the late seventies, early eighties when the Guinness ships were still taking it over here. A pint of it in Dublin definitely tasted better than a pint of it at home.

I wonder if it actually did or people just convinced themselves that one had to be better than the other. Maybe the pint from here was actually better?
Reminds me as a youngster, I remember my sister trying to convert my Dad from loose tea to tea bags. He wouldn't have it, said it tasted different and no one could ever fool him.
Guess what you've been drinking all week Dad was the smug shout from my sister.

[Greentinted]

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Noisy eaters. Particularly actors on tv eating during a scene chomping away, lips smacking, grunting for a breath, slurping their drink.

Animals.

I stopped watching several programmes because of this! Coronation Street being a major offender. Nae need - pure rancid!

[heretoday]

If Guinness was really better in Dublin than over here, the accountants who run the organisation would soon put that right.

The thing that intrigues me about the black stuff is that despite its hearty, rollicking Irish macho rugby image, it's not in fact all that strong a brew. You can sink pints and pints without much effect.

That's why I like it!

[Peevemor]

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I wonder if it actually did or people just convinced themselves that one had to be better than the other. Maybe the pint from here was actually better?
Reminds me as a youngster, I remember my sister trying to convert my Dad from loose tea to tea bags. He wouldn't have it, said it tasted different and no one could ever fool him.
Guess what you've been drinking all week Dad was the smug shout from my sister.

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If Guinness was really better in Dublin than over here, the accountants who run the organisation would soon put that right.

The thing that intrigues me about the black stuff is that despite its hearty, rollicking Irish macho rugby image, it's not in fact all that strong a brew. You can sink pints and pints without much effect.

That's why I like it!

Guinness sales rocketed in the UK from the early 90s onward. Their advertising was superb (Rutger Hauer, silly dancing man, etc.) and then the introduction of the draught flow/widget cans. Prior to that it wasn't even available on draught in a lot of pubs - especially tied/brewery houses.

If you go into a pub that doesn't sell much of a specific beer, then the pint will probably be crap. It's still the case with Guinness today, the first couple of pints served are usually pretty ropey. I think this is why you generally got a better pint in Ireland than across here - they simply sold more, though things have changed since.

I love the stuff (one of my nicknames was the "Guinness monster").

[Mibbes Aye]

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Guinness sales rocketed in the UK from the early 90s onward. Their advertising was superb (Rutger Hauer, silly dancing man, etc.) and then the introduction of the draught flow/widget cans. Prior to that it wasn't even available on draught in a lot of pubs - especially tied/brewery houses.

If you go into a pub that doesn't sell much of a specific beer, then the pint will probably be crap. It's still the case with Guinness today, the first couple of pints served are usually pretty ropey. I think this is why you generally got a better pint in Ireland than across here - they simply sold more, though things have changed since.

I love the stuff (one of my nicknames was the "Guinness monster").

I remember my early forays into the Edinburgh pub world in the very late eighties, early nineties and Guinness was frequently bottled

[Gatecrasher]

Did Edinburgh city council bother to grit any of the roads this morning? Telford Road was covered in frost and it was patchy at best from the casino into the city.

[snooky]

Ticket rip-off merchants like Viagogo (aka offishul scalpers)

[pollution]

A personal number plate that is personal only to the idiot that flaunts it.

[snooky]

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A personal number plate that is personal only to the idiot that flaunts it.

Whenever I see one, it always seems to spell a 4 letter word - beginning with W.

[sleeping giant]

Folk taking the piss with over sized on board luggage .
Sitting on a plane in Belfast at the moment and there are 3 folk who's bag will not fit in the overhead locker. Not because the locker is full , just their bag is far too big.
Stewardess is putting them on seats in empty rows.

These people are just dicks and even worse than the knobs who walk about busy places with huge rucksacks in their backs knocking people over when the turn around .

[Hibrandenburg]

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Folk taking the piss with over sized on board luggage .
Sitting on a plane in Belfast at the moment and there are 3 folk who's bag will not fit in the overhead locker. Not because the locker is full , just their bag is far too big.
Stewardess is putting them on seats in empty rows.

These people are just dicks and even worse than the knobs who walk about busy places with huge rucksacks in their backs knocking people over when the turn around .

The airline is partially at fault here, people with oversized bags shouldn't get near the aircraft as it can lead to delays.

[sleeping giant]

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The airline is partially at fault here, people with oversized bags shouldn't get near the aircraft as it can lead to delays.

It is

Heard the stewardess reporting it to the person who comes on with the paperwork just before taking off.
Seemingly , the previous flight had been delayed.

[snooky]

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The airline is partially at fault here, people with oversized bags shouldn't get near the aircraft as it can lead to delays.

It's ridiculous the amount of carry-ons these days. What ever happened to handbags?

Another gripe is the folks who stand side by side on the moving walkways or escalators.
To them I say, "like you appear to do with your brain, use half of it and let other people pass".