Pet Peeves IV

[Hiber-nation]

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The constant need for some to be right about absolutely everything. See main board for details

Aye it's brutal. No idea how these people function at home and at work.

[Wembley67]

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Two totally unrelated and not Italian people have said ciao to me on the phone this week

It's used all over Europe 😁 I get you though!

[Pedantic_Hibee]

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The constant need for some to be right about absolutely everything. See main board for details

I am genuinely considering just leaving the site and getting on with my life to be honest. There is one poster on here who is actually exhausting.

[Just Alf]

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I am genuinely considering just leaving the site and getting on with my life to be honest. There is one poster on here who is actually exhausting.

I used to feel the same. Finding out about blocking folks has much improved the site tho

[J-C]

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The constant need for some to be right about absolutely everything. See main board for details

If it's who I'm thinking of, he's been on my ignore list for quite a while now, has to get the last word in on every subject he's commenting on, very tiresome.

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Pet peeve: people who don't clear up after their dogs. Holyrood Park is disgusting at the moment.

[BILLYHIBS]

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Also - Frenchie is a dead ringer for Dylan Vente.

Naw that was The Winter King


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[easty]

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Pet peeve: people who don't clear up after their dogs. Holyrood Park is disgusting at the moment.

I walk the water of leith path up Currie and Balerno with the dog and my bairn in the pram. It’s like a slalom around the various piles of horse ****.

I’ve never understood why horse **** is fair game to be left all over a path.

[lapsedhibee]

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How some people pronounce the h in vehicle.

That one might cure itself if the current fashion for Throwing The 'H' Away gathers pace. 'An hexagon' wtf?

[BILLYHIBS]

How people usually from down south pronounce ‘ drawing ‘ drawring

[Northernhibee]

The state of the police service just now.

Car was vandalised three weeks ago. Spray paint on the bonnet. Seen two lassies the day before spray painting their names onto the grit bin next to it and it was the same paint used.

Got a call back from a call centre three days later to take details. Was told I’d get a call from an officer who would investigate. Still heard nothing.

[Pretty Boy]

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The state of the police service just now.

Car was vandalised three weeks ago. Spray paint on the bonnet. Seen two lassies the day before spray painting their names onto the grit bin next to it and it was the same paint used.

Got a call back from a call centre three days later to take details. Was told I’d get a call from an officer who would investigate. Still heard nothing.

I wouldn't hold your breath.

My bike got nicked 3 or 4 years back. I reported it, got told it would be investigated, got a crime number for insurance purposes and never heard anything else about it. I have a cousin in the police and he said there would have been no time spent on it because the chances of an arrest is non existent and a conviction even less likely. He said the same is true of crimes like burglary, vandalism etc etc.

The consolation for me was I was planning to change the brake pads so had released the brakes before locking it away. I live at the top of a hill so was comforted knowing the thief likely got a sore one when they realised they couldn't stop during their getaway.

[BS44]

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I walk the water of leith path up Currie and Balerno with the dog and my bairn in the pram. It’s like a slalom around the various piles of horse ****.

I’ve never understood why horse **** is fair game to be left all over a path.

Because it's not noxious like dug ****, and it's nearly impossible to step in a horse **** without seeing it first!

[Northernhibee]

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I wouldn't hold your breath.

My bike got nicked 3 or 4 years back. I reported it, got told it would be investigated, got a crime number for insurance purposes and never heard anything else about it. I have a cousin in the police and he said there would have been no time spent on it because the chances of an arrest is non existent and a conviction even less likely. He said the same is true of crimes like burglary, vandalism etc etc.

The consolation for me was I was planning to change the brake pads so had released the brakes before locking it away. I live at the top of a hill so was comforted knowing the thief likely got a sore one when they realised they couldn't stop during their getaway.

I was chatting to the owner of a local coffee shop - a customer had their phone swiped from their table. He looked out the CCTV and had crystal clear views of the person who did it, easily identifiable. He phoned the police straight away thinking that it was pretty simple for them to follow up - they rocked up nearly a fortnight later to view it, long after the phone would have been moved on.

[Scouse Hibee]

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I was chatting to the owner of a local coffee shop - a customer had their phone swiped from their table. He looked out the CCTV and had crystal clear views of the person who did it, easily identifiable. He phoned the police straight away thinking that it was pretty simple for them to follow up - they rocked up nearly a fortnight later to view it, long after the phone would have been moved on.

Only identifiable if a known criminal with a record and even then it’s not always guaranteed. Lots of folk think having clear CCTV images of a culprit means they can be caught easily. It’s simply not the case.

[J-C]

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Because it's not noxious like dug ****, and it's nearly impossible to step in a horse **** without seeing it first!

Horses are vegetarian creatures hence their poo in used as fertiliser, like cow dung, dogs like humans eat meat and why the poo smells strong and is noxious.

[speedy_gonzales]

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Because it's not noxious like dug ****, and it's nearly impossible to step in a horse **** without seeing it first!

Whilst all that may be true, the new surfacing material they've used for the Water of Leith path prevents the horse dung breaking down. Normally, if left on normal ground or a track, nematodes would come up and break the waste down. Unfortunately the new path is made from recycled materials (plastic/rubber?) so the dung just lies there, sometimes for weeks/months.
I tell you what though, if you even try and suggest the riders remove their animals mess it invokes a response that's akin to asking your wife to calm down when she's mid pre-menstrual rage!

[Northernhibee]

Ridiculous pricing on Vinted. Lost my pair of bone conducting headphones and not looking to spend silly money to replace.

Seen a pair at £130. Says in the advert they’ve been worn about a dozen times, and in the shops they’re £159.95.

Once you add Vinteds fees to that it’s £137, postage takes it to a smidge over £140.


You’re telling me that if I forgo the ability to return a product to a shop and have something that’s been used ten times I can save a whopping nineteen quid?

[O'Rourke3]

People who think that seats on flights are like seats on the bus. "We couldn't get seats together" . "Yes, we did though because we booked them and paid extra to do so" I've even used " Well, where would you like to have your remains sent in the event of a crash. I'd quite like mine to go to the family..."

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[Jay]

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People who think that seats on flights are like seats on the bus. "We couldn't get seats together" . "Yes, we did though because we booked them and paid extra to do so" I've even used " Well, where would you like to have your remains sent in the event of a crash. I'd quite like mine to go to the family..."

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I'd pay extra not to have someone sit next to me. Had a 5 hour flight recently with a random man showing me pics of his 2 wives graves - and that's the bit I can talk about. It got worse.

[Wilson]

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I'd pay extra not to have someone sit next to me. Had a 5 hour flight recently with a random man showing me pics of his 2 wives graves - and that's the bit I can talk about. It got worse.

https://youtu.be/FmoW-gNjjXA?si=WWqKhrWCCkF1rhUH

[Donegal Hibby]

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I'd pay extra not to have someone sit next to me. Had a 5 hour flight recently with a random man showing me pics of his 2 wives graves - and that's the bit I can talk about. It got worse.

Once going over to Edinburgh for a game I got someone connected to hertz sit next to me , had hertz tie , hertz crest on jacket who offered me complimentary tickets to watch hertz at Tiny that weekend 🤢

[BILLYHIBS]

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once going over to edinburgh for a game i got someone connected to hertz sit next to me , had hertz tie , hertz crest on jacket who offered me complimentary tickets to watch hertz at tiny that weekend 🤢

ltyf

[sleeping giant]

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I'd pay extra not to have someone sit next to me. Had a 5 hour flight recently with a random man showing me pics of his 2 wives graves - and that's the bit I can talk about. It got worse.

😅
I dread to think how worse it got 😅

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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😅
I dread to think how worse it got 😅

Were they empty 🤔😲

[blackpoolhibs]

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😅
I dread to think how worse it got 😅

I think he was offered comps for tynie?

[silverhibee]

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I think he was offered comps for tynie?

lol

[Bridge hibs]

Sunlife insurance and others in amongst funeral plan gies yer pension and we will release some equity, **** off, my Wife has taken care of all that 🤔

[Viva_Palmeiras]

The overuse of the word super.

“it was super nice / cool to meet everyone for surfing / whatever”

[greenlex]

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The overuse of the word super.

“it was super nice / cool to meet everyone for surfing / whatever”

It’s not just the word super. It’s any superfluous word that doesn’t need to be there. I often listen to radio Scotland in the morning and invariably there some expert or whatever being interviewed about something or other. Almost to a man they start an explanation with the word so. So called intellectuals are the worst culprits.