Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 7)
Discussion
Roofless Toothless said:
FiF said:
I'd agree, have seen a number of eclipses, mostly partial obviously, over the years, first one recalled was 1961. As recently as 2015 when the total eclipse path passed close to the NW coast of the UK. Certainly where I was, out by the riverside with the dog it was very eery. The light was very strange, colours faded almost to monotone, things became very quiet, quite eery at times. Not sure what % of obscuration
Not anything to lose your self control over, but as a rare once in a lifetime experience can understand why people really want to see a total eclipse. Have people really forgotten the hoohah in SW England in 1999?
I was working in Brentwood the day of that eclipse and quite a few of us went down to the car park to witness it. A partial eclipse, but impressive enough. I was standing in the dappled light under a tree, and as the eclipse progressed I realised that all the little gaps between the leaves were acting like the holes in a pinhole camera, and projecting hundreds of crescent shapes on the ground. It was quite extraordinary. Everybody was looking up. I was watching the projection of the eclipse at my feet. As long as I live I won’t forget it.Not anything to lose your self control over, but as a rare once in a lifetime experience can understand why people really want to see a total eclipse. Have people really forgotten the hoohah in SW England in 1999?
Just prior to the eclipse Faithless played God is a DJ
I’m not a religious man but that was special.
RustyMX5 said:
Pit Pony said:
If i travel alone it is efficient and relatively stress free.
If I travel with wife, family or work colleagues it's all very stressful. I've no idea why.
I find exactly the same thing. Although the wife triples or quadruples the stress levels.If I travel with wife, family or work colleagues it's all very stressful. I've no idea why.
Pit Pony said:
If i travel alone it is efficient and relatively stress free.
If I travel with wife, family or work colleagues it's all very stressful. I've no idea why.
Last time I travelled with colleagues - three of us through security in no time. If I travel with wife, family or work colleagues it's all very stressful. I've no idea why.
No sign of the fourth. We assumed he'd went a different way and would bump into him somewhere or other.
We're in Engineering, so Mr EC&I decided to chuck loads of screwdrivers, multitools, and various sparky devices with wires coming out into his hand luggage. Completely oblivious as to why it'd cause an issue. Or maybe he just wanted a cavity search
"The golden goose" is always being used at work, but what they actually mean is "the goose that lays the golden eggs".
I feel I have to point out to them that the golden eggs are not laid by a golden goose; the eggs are golden but the goose is not.
The story of the golden goose is a different thing and it's best not to touch said golden goose.
I feel I have to point out to them that the golden eggs are not laid by a golden goose; the eggs are golden but the goose is not.
The story of the golden goose is a different thing and it's best not to touch said golden goose.
FiF said:
popeyewhite said:
5s Alive said:
popeyewhite said:
FiF said:
Alickadoo said:
FiF said:
I'd agree, have seen a number of eclipses, mostly partial obviously, over the years, first one recalled was 1961. As recently as 2015 when the total eclipse path passed close to the NW coast of the UK. Certainly where I was, out by the riverside with the dog it was very eery. The light was very strange, colours faded almost to monotone, things became very quiet, quite eery at times. Not sure what % of obscuration
Not anything to lose your self control over, but as a rare once in a lifetime experience can understand why people really want to see a total eclipse. Have people really forgotten the hoohah in SW England in 1999?
Would you say it was eery, a bit eery, quite eery, or very eery?Not anything to lose your self control over, but as a rare once in a lifetime experience can understand why people really want to see a total eclipse. Have people really forgotten the hoohah in SW England in 1999?
Or does it annoy you beyond reason and therefore thread appropriate? Strange.
Two words, second one Off.
C5_Steve said:
CivicDuties said:
Zarco said:
Drywall is referring to a system formed by the timber/metal studwork and plasterboard. To make a wall. Same as what we call drylining in the UK.
You seem to be getting your knickers in a twist thinking it is just the plasterboard. Of course this is the beyond reason thread, so crack on
Indeed.You seem to be getting your knickers in a twist thinking it is just the plasterboard. Of course this is the beyond reason thread, so crack on
However, the Yanks don't use the word plasterboard to just refer to the plasterboard. They call it drywall. So the word drywall can mean 2 different things. The plasterboard alone, or the whole installation.
This makes absolutely no difference to me in my life, but it annoys me beyond reason.
generationx said:
It’s like herding cats, even simple tasks and processes attract insane amounts of faffing and misunderstanding.
I think it's time we re-considered the use of "herding cats" as a synonym for something difficult.Since the invention of Dreamies, most cats will go anywhere you want them to if you just rattle a bag in front of them.
Deranged Rover said:
generationx said:
It’s like herding cats, even simple tasks and processes attract insane amounts of faffing and misunderstanding.
I think it's time we re-considered the use of "herding cats" as a synonym for something difficult.Since the invention of Dreamies, most cats will go anywhere you want them to if you just rattle a bag in front of them.
For fear of being labelled bellend of the month.
Legoland for employing people with disabilities and then not supporting the properly.
Left to operate a ride solo and its running half empty and atleast 5x slower than it should be.
Its impossible to tell a 3 year old why a queue that should be 15-20 mins is over an hour.
Legoland for employing people with disabilities and then not supporting the properly.
Left to operate a ride solo and its running half empty and atleast 5x slower than it should be.
Its impossible to tell a 3 year old why a queue that should be 15-20 mins is over an hour.
popeyewhite said:
FiF said:
popeyewhite said:
5s Alive said:
popeyewhite said:
FiF said:
Alickadoo said:
FiF said:
I'd agree, have seen a number of eclipses, mostly partial obviously, over the years, first one recalled was 1961. As recently as 2015 when the total eclipse path passed close to the NW coast of the UK. Certainly where I was, out by the riverside with the dog it was very eery. The light was very strange, colours faded almost to monotone, things became very quiet, quite eery at times. Not sure what % of obscuration
Not anything to lose your self control over, but as a rare once in a lifetime experience can understand why people really want to see a total eclipse. Have people really forgotten the hoohah in SW England in 1999?
Would you say it was eery, a bit eery, quite eery, or very eery?Not anything to lose your self control over, but as a rare once in a lifetime experience can understand why people really want to see a total eclipse. Have people really forgotten the hoohah in SW England in 1999?
Or does it annoy you beyond reason and therefore thread appropriate? Strange.
Two words, second one Off.
FiF said:
popeyewhite said:
FiF said:
popeyewhite said:
5s Alive said:
popeyewhite said:
FiF said:
Alickadoo said:
FiF said:
I'd agree, have seen a number of eclipses, mostly partial obviously, over the years, first one recalled was 1961. As recently as 2015 when the total eclipse path passed close to the NW coast of the UK. Certainly where I was, out by the riverside with the dog it was very eery. The light was very strange, colours faded almost to monotone, things became very quiet, quite eery at times. Not sure what % of obscuration
Not anything to lose your self control over, but as a rare once in a lifetime experience can understand why people really want to see a total eclipse. Have people really forgotten the hoohah in SW England in 1999?
Would you say it was eery, a bit eery, quite eery, or very eery?Not anything to lose your self control over, but as a rare once in a lifetime experience can understand why people really want to see a total eclipse. Have people really forgotten the hoohah in SW England in 1999?
Or does it annoy you beyond reason and therefore thread appropriate? Strange.
Two words, second one Off.
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