Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)

[Halmyre]

Ste1987 said:

Halmyre said:

Bloody Asda putting single packets of paracetamol on the 'approval needed' list on their self-service tills.

Age and quantity restricted item

It was only one packet, 16 capsules. And I'm bloody ancient, or at least feel like it.

Tesco* let you have one packet without headset woman having to come and swipe her ID.

*first to ask "why don't you go there then" gets a hard stare.

[V8mate]

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[popeyewhite]

That's a Gonk.

[Shakermaker]

MartG said:

MPs and the whole taxpayer funded second home st - here's news for you: lot's of people work away from home, sometimes for months at a time, and they get put in the local Travel Lodge or B&B so why the fk does the taxpayer end up buying MPs a complete fking house AND pay all the sodding bills for it ?

Never mind all the dodgy dealing which the grasping s then get up to like claiming one place as a second home but their spouse ( also an MP ) claims as his first so they get a double helping at the trough, or claiming for a second home when you live a mere 17 miles from the fking Houses of Parliament

Why would anyone agree to spend months away from home in a Travelodge or equivalent, unless they were getting very well recompensed for it?

[V8mate]

popeyewhite said:

That's a Gonk.

Oh. I never was very good at IT.

[WD39]

CC07 PEU said:

dhead friends of mine who call me when I'm in the middle of doing something. Nothing really wrong with that in itself as I just reject the call and then call back as soon as I'm free, usually within five minutes. However, when I call them back, they don't fking answer and don't call me back at any point for the rest of the evening. What the fk were they phoning for in the first place and why was it that it was only in that short window of about a minute that they were able to speak? I think they just got the hump because I rejected their call initially!

Early night?...

[MartG]

Shakermaker said:

MartG said:

MPs and the whole taxpayer funded second home st - here's news for you: lot's of people work away from home, sometimes for months at a time, and they get put in the local Travel Lodge or B&B so why the fk does the taxpayer end up buying MPs a complete fking house AND pay all the sodding bills for it ?

Never mind all the dodgy dealing which the grasping s then get up to like claiming one place as a second home but their spouse ( also an MP ) claims as his first so they get a double helping at the trough, or claiming for a second home when you live a mere 17 miles from the fking Houses of Parliament

Why would anyone agree to spend months away from home in a Travelodge or equivalent, unless they were getting very well recompensed for it?

Because it's their job

[WD39]

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[Shakermaker]

MartG said:

Because it's their job

I get that. I just don't see why people agree to such terms - for, as you put it, "months at a time"

However, on the subject of your actual gripe, I agree, and propose a solution whereby there are a number of apartments pre-built for use by any MP who lives more than... one hour from Parliament? 90 minutes? Some reasonable distance from their constituency to Parliament. Each apartment is what they'd need, a bedroom, bathroom, and space to do work, they're all in one place, and they don't claim then for a second home, as they have these places to use for their term in government. Once they're voted out, the apartment moves on to the next person who gains the seat. Or they might need to be separated by party, I'm not sure.

However, whilst there would be an initial cost to build this, actually building something with.... 400 apartments? would be equivalent to building something like student accommodation.

Those based in London presumably already have a house, so they won't need it, those who live reasonably close to London don't need it either as they can get home. Seems fairer to me that way; the MP from Scilly shouldn't have to keep shelling out personally to travel from their constituency to Parliament to represent their people, but equally, the MP for Richmond can use an Oyster card the same way they would to travel around within their constituency.

[MartG]

Shakermaker said:

MartG said:

Because it's their job

I get that. I just don't see why people agree to such terms - for, as you put it, "months at a time"

Some trades simply have to go where the work is e.g. construction workers on a major project like a bridge

[Shakermaker]

MartG said:

Shakermaker said:

MartG said:

Because it's their job

I get that. I just don't see why people agree to such terms - for, as you put it, "months at a time"

Some trades simply have to go where the work is e.g. construction workers on a major project like a bridge

I understand. But they get to go home every few days, usually, in that case. I took your post a little bit too literally and thought you meant actual months away with no respite, only in a crappy hotel. Which would be hell for anyone. A few nights a week is bad enough I guess though; but I would hope they are being paid well enough to make it worth their time, whatever figure that is to them.

[V8mate]

V8mate said:

popeyewhite said:

That's a Gonk.

Oh. I never was very good at IT.

The Internet says it's a troll

http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread....

[Europa1]

Shakermaker said:

I get that. I just don't see why people agree to such terms - for, as you put it, "months at a time"

However, on the subject of your actual gripe, I agree, and propose a solution whereby there are a number of apartments pre-built for use by any MP who lives more than... one hour from Parliament? 90 minutes? Some reasonable distance from their constituency to Parliament. Each apartment is what they'd need, a bedroom, bathroom, and space to do work, they're all in one place, and they don't claim then for a second home, as they have these places to use for their term in government. Once they're voted out, the apartment moves on to the next person who gains the seat. Or they might need to be separated by party, I'm not sure.

However, whilst there would be an initial cost to build this, actually building something with.... 400 apartments? would be equivalent to building something like student accommodation.

Those based in London presumably already have a house, so they won't need it, those who live reasonably close to London don't need it either as they can get home. Seems fairer to me that way; the MP from Scilly shouldn't have to keep shelling out personally to travel from their constituency to Parliament to represent their people, but equally, the MP for Richmond can use an Oyster card the same way they would to travel around within their constituency.

Moor an old cruise ship in the Docks and use that? Might be cheaper than having to buy/long lease a plot of land and build.

[SilverSixer]

Europa1 said:

Shakermaker said:

I get that. I just don't see why people agree to such terms - for, as you put it, "months at a time"

However, on the subject of your actual gripe, I agree, and propose a solution whereby there are a number of apartments pre-built for use by any MP who lives more than... one hour from Parliament? 90 minutes? Some reasonable distance from their constituency to Parliament. Each apartment is what they'd need, a bedroom, bathroom, and space to do work, they're all in one place, and they don't claim then for a second home, as they have these places to use for their term in government. Once they're voted out, the apartment moves on to the next person who gains the seat. Or they might need to be separated by party, I'm not sure.

However, whilst there would be an initial cost to build this, actually building something with.... 400 apartments? would be equivalent to building something like student accommodation.

Those based in London presumably already have a house, so they won't need it, those who live reasonably close to London don't need it either as they can get home. Seems fairer to me that way; the MP from Scilly shouldn't have to keep shelling out personally to travel from their constituency to Parliament to represent their people, but equally, the MP for Richmond can use an Oyster card the same way they would to travel around within their constituency.

Moor an old cruise ship in the Docks and use that? Might be cheaper than having to buy/long lease a plot of land and build.

Triffic way of getting all our MPs in one place for a nice terrorist attack. Much easier to hit than Parliament.

[popeyewhite]

V8mate said:

V8mate said:

popeyewhite said:

That's a Gonk.

Oh. I never was very good at IT.

The Internet says it's a troll

http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread....

You're just looking for an argument now.

[V8mate]

popeyewhite said:

V8mate said:

V8mate said:

popeyewhite said:

That's a Gonk.

Oh. I never was very good at IT.

The Internet says it's a troll

http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread....

You're just looking for an argument now.

You're just trolling me, you bloody gonk!

[Europa1]

SilverSixer said:

Europa1 said:

Shakermaker said:

I get that. I just don't see why people agree to such terms - for, as you put it, "months at a time"

However, on the subject of your actual gripe, I agree, and propose a solution whereby there are a number of apartments pre-built for use by any MP who lives more than... one hour from Parliament? 90 minutes? Some reasonable distance from their constituency to Parliament. Each apartment is what they'd need, a bedroom, bathroom, and space to do work, they're all in one place, and they don't claim then for a second home, as they have these places to use for their term in government. Once they're voted out, the apartment moves on to the next person who gains the seat. Or they might need to be separated by party, I'm not sure.

However, whilst there would be an initial cost to build this, actually building something with.... 400 apartments? would be equivalent to building something like student accommodation.

Those based in London presumably already have a house, so they won't need it, those who live reasonably close to London don't need it either as they can get home. Seems fairer to me that way; the MP from Scilly shouldn't have to keep shelling out personally to travel from their constituency to Parliament to represent their people, but equally, the MP for Richmond can use an Oyster card the same way they would to travel around within their constituency.

Moor an old cruise ship in the Docks and use that? Might be cheaper than having to buy/long lease a plot of land and build.

Triffic way of getting all our MPs in one place for a nice terrorist attack. Much easier to hit than Parliament.

Silly me; of course, with a ship moored in a dock one flank is exposed to the water, unlike....oh, hang on...

[Shakermaker]

SilverSixer said:

Triffic way of getting all our MPs in one place for a nice terrorist attack. Much easier to hit than Parliament.

Yes, that is the major drawback. But also the kind of thing that a lot of people would support...

There's going to be drawbacks to every scheme but since we pretty much know where all our MPs live, and we know when its PMQs and other such events, why would having them live in one place be less secure?

• edit, we can do a Trump and get Mexico to pay for it...

[McAndy]

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[SilverSixer]

Europa1 said:

SilverSixer said:

Europa1 said:

Shakermaker said:

I get that. I just don't see why people agree to such terms - for, as you put it, "months at a time"

However, on the subject of your actual gripe, I agree, and propose a solution whereby there are a number of apartments pre-built for use by any MP who lives more than... one hour from Parliament? 90 minutes? Some reasonable distance from their constituency to Parliament. Each apartment is what they'd need, a bedroom, bathroom, and space to do work, they're all in one place, and they don't claim then for a second home, as they have these places to use for their term in government. Once they're voted out, the apartment moves on to the next person who gains the seat. Or they might need to be separated by party, I'm not sure.

However, whilst there would be an initial cost to build this, actually building something with.... 400 apartments? would be equivalent to building something like student accommodation.

Those based in London presumably already have a house, so they won't need it, those who live reasonably close to London don't need it either as they can get home. Seems fairer to me that way; the MP from Scilly shouldn't have to keep shelling out personally to travel from their constituency to Parliament to represent their people, but equally, the MP for Richmond can use an Oyster card the same way they would to travel around within their constituency.

Moor an old cruise ship in the Docks and use that? Might be cheaper than having to buy/long lease a plot of land and build.

Triffic way of getting all our MPs in one place for a nice terrorist attack. Much easier to hit than Parliament.

Silly me; of course, with a ship moored in a dock one flank is exposed to the water, unlike....oh, hang on...

Yes, I see what you're getting at. However, the House of Commons is inside a bloody great building, a ship is a rather thinner construction. And more difficult to escape from under attack, fewer exit routes etc. Such a scheme would certainly increase the window of opportunity for a big hit also, they'd all be together day and night - and at night they'd al be asleep, increasing the casualty rate to any attack. Much more tempting thing to try, greater chance of success. I don't think our Security Services would fancy it much. Seems a bit of a non-starter to me.