A bit council (Vol 5)
Discussion
CanAm said:
motco said:
So is leaving the lid of the WC up. It should be down when flushing and left that way if only because it defuses "...you never put the seat down/up!" rows.
I started doing this (1) to avoid arguments and (2) to annoy my wife without her being able to complain about it.motco said:
If she were to complain tell her that flushing with the lid up risks depositing aerosol faecal particles on her toothbrush! Not fantasy, but reported in medical journals.
We flush once a week to minimise getting poo particles flying aroundAlso means my toothbrush doesn’t get as dirty as it’s only used for cleaning rim jobs once a week
Tim Cognito said:
Wearing a bloody Dryrobe anywhere other than the beach/outdoor physical activities.
Extra points for pink camo or whilst walking a council dog.
The wife asked for one for her birthday. Extra points for pink camo or whilst walking a council dog.
Me: "why do you want one of those?"
Her: "for when I start open water swimming"
Me: "you can't go out of your depth without a noodle and then you are just floating"
Her: "I'm working on it"
Me: "I'll get you one when you can swim without any aids and can pass the swimming requirements to join that open water swimming club you go on about" [in my head] which won't be anytime soon [/in my head]
TBF she has made massive progress in recent years with her confidence in water but I can't see her progressing to the next step of actually properly swimming; no aids, face in water and not that weird doggy paddle thing that non swimmers do.
There is a really annoying woman who attends my bootcamp group who has one, she wears it whilst "working out" most of the time she's putting in about 10% effort to working out and the other 90% she's talking, haven't a clue why she attends, instead of a bottle of water she has a thermos type thing full of tea.
Edited by HTP99 on Tuesday 30th January 15:02
Tim Cognito said:
Wearing a bloody Dryrobe anywhere other than the beach/outdoor physical activities.
Extra points for pink camo or whilst walking a council dog.
100% agree, the number I see on my drive to work while dropping their kids at school is laughable, probably never been outdoor swimming in their lives!Extra points for pink camo or whilst walking a council dog.
DannyScene said:
Tim Cognito said:
Wearing a bloody Dryrobe anywhere other than the beach/outdoor physical activities.
Extra points for pink camo or whilst walking a council dog.
100% agree, the number I see on my drive to work while dropping their kids at school is laughable, probably never been outdoor swimming in their lives!Extra points for pink camo or whilst walking a council dog.
rawenghey said:
nuyorican said:
Spare tyre said:
I take a pic of all my wife’s loyalty cards etc
When your in the shop you can search your images for the shop name, then scan the picture on the till
That sir, is genius! However, I'm a single chap, unencumbered by wife. When your in the shop you can search your images for the shop name, then scan the picture on the till
Strangely Brown said:
Export56 said:
Skin fade is what the spotty youths all have , looks like someone stuck a bowl on their heads and shaved the rest of the head down the skin. Looks particulary daft like some poverty stricken wartime kids.
As my mother used to say, if I sent you out the house looking like that, you would be crying.
Skin fade? Is that what it's called? I thought it was just a bunch of fashion victims without an original thought between them all thinking they're something out of Peaky Blinders.As my mother used to say, if I sent you out the house looking like that, you would be crying.
And as we're moaning about appointments, I had to queue up for 2 hours to get my son a haircut at the only barber he'll go to.
Tony Starks said:
And as we're moaning about appointments, I had to queue up for 2 hours to get my son a haircut at the only barber he'll go to.
Tell your son that when he pays for his own haircuts he can choose the barber, or you will cut it for him. 
... or is he an adult already and you were just tagging along on a day out.
vikingaero said:
Spare tyre said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
DodgyGeezer said:
Mammasaid said:
DodgyGeezer said:
does this count as council 
'Murica is 100% council...
Strangely Brown said:
Tell your son that when he pays for his own haircuts he can choose the barber, or you will cut it for him.
... or is he an adult already and you were just tagging along on a day out.
Unfortunately, he's a stubborn git (much like myself). And they're walking distance so I save petrol not having to drive around. ... or is he an adult already and you were just tagging along on a day out.
Jonmx said:
Nothing wrong with Spoons. Far rather my local with my laptop than one of those ghastly shared office spaces. There's a group of regulars, but all old boys who are single and widowed and rather spend their days in the pub with mates than sitting at home alone.
Mind you, it's in Exeter and a stones throw from the University, so perhaps slightly more civilised than is normally the case. I ventured into one in Chesterfield a week or two ago to use the facilities at around 10am and there were two couples in their sixties wearing 'sports attire' with a couple of trays of shots...grim.
To be fair the Imperial is in the building of an old train station, it's one of the nicest Spoons I've been in!Mind you, it's in Exeter and a stones throw from the University, so perhaps slightly more civilised than is normally the case. I ventured into one in Chesterfield a week or two ago to use the facilities at around 10am and there were two couples in their sixties wearing 'sports attire' with a couple of trays of shots...grim.
the-norseman said:
Dryrobe wearing just had a debate on Radio 1 , most people agreed they shouldn't be worn anywhere other than on e beach when coming out of the water.
A few of the boys at Rugby have them… worn before training and in-between matches. My boy has complained about the cold once, i suggested he run around more to warm up. He’s 99.9% in shorts year round so he’s pretty hardy. Generally, once a Dryrobe goes on, it’s seems to be a job to get them off and the child back playing. I guess the garment is doing its job, but once a 7 year old refuses it’s an uphill struggle to get them back on side. 
I now know why there are so many Jawa cosplayers wandering around these days.Strangely Brown said:
Rusty Old-Banger said:
I'm not a boomer by any means but my local barber has now only started accepting appointment bookings via Insta-f
king-gram. I've tried looking on their page and it's just photos. No booking link, nothing. Doesn't help that I don't know how Instagram works, but still, you utter fking s. It makes me so angry. I'd rather walk round with long paedo hair than bend to their hipster app-wk agenda. Just writing this gets me so incensed, I'm gonna have a lie down.
My barber does walk-ins and people tend to wait for their preferred scissor wielder. Pretty much everyone - AFAIK - pays in cash. She did operate an appointment system while there was still social distancing stuff to observe and just used text messaging and a paper diary. As soon as the restrictions dropped it was back to business as normal.king-gram. I've tried looking on their page and it's just photos. No booking link, nothing. Doesn't help that I don't know how Instagram works, but still, you utter fking s. It makes me so angry. I'd rather walk round with long paedo hair than bend to their hipster app-wk agenda. Just writing this gets me so incensed, I'm gonna have a lie down. I don't see anything "council" in that.
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