Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 6)
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king castles? Not beyond reason, but today the Post Office gave me the mild zig.
My wife said to me this a.m., “On your daily exercise amble, you’d better get a birthday card for your German grandson, and go to the Post Office to get his usual €20 note, plus a stamp for Europe.”
When I came back, she asked what rate I got for the €20 note, I said that I didn’t know, but that it cost £19.80.
Couple of minutes later, she said, “You were robbed, I just looked online at the rates at that Bureau de Change that you use at London Bridge, €20 would have cost you £18.60, no commission, just like the Post Office.”
I said, “Two things Nicky, 1) I usually get £750-£800 worth of dollars at the Bureau de Change, not a €20 note, and 2) I surely cba to get a bus there and back to save £1.20.”
My wife said to me this a.m., “On your daily exercise amble, you’d better get a birthday card for your German grandson, and go to the Post Office to get his usual €20 note, plus a stamp for Europe.”
When I came back, she asked what rate I got for the €20 note, I said that I didn’t know, but that it cost £19.80.
Couple of minutes later, she said, “You were robbed, I just looked online at the rates at that Bureau de Change that you use at London Bridge, €20 would have cost you £18.60, no commission, just like the Post Office.”
I said, “Two things Nicky, 1) I usually get £750-£800 worth of dollars at the Bureau de Change, not a €20 note, and 2) I surely cba to get a bus there and back to save £1.20.”
paua said:
Alternatively, make a short video of beating the equipment with a 10 lb hammer/ large axe, placing the remnants under the driven wheels of your car & dumping the clutch at 6000 rpm to see how far said remnants can be catapulted & posting on youtube. If sufficient numbers watch, you may recoup the cost of the gear. And it will provide some satisfaction.
I certainly felt like doing something similar! Can I sue them for damages because the two Sky boxes (Q and mini) had to be hard wired together because they wouldn't interface wirelessly? I have holes in my windowframes (up & down) and an ugly wire poking from my wardrobe. Hooligans.
21st Century Man said:
Frank7 said:
My wife said to me this a.m., “On your daily exercise amble, you’d better get a birthday card for your German grandson"
Your wife refers to your grandchildren by Nationality rather than name? First of all, my wife and I have no children, so the four grandkids are mine alone.
Second of all, she probably said that as she knew that I’d need more than a first or second class stamp for Germany, plus she was reminding me to get a €20 note, no good for my two English grandkids, but very handy in das Vaterland.
Frank7 said:
21st Century Man said:
Frank7 said:
My wife said to me this a.m., “On your daily exercise amble, you’d better get a birthday card for your German grandson"
Your wife refers to your grandchildren by Nationality rather than name? First of all, my wife and I have no children, so the four grandkids are mine alone.
Second of all, she probably said that as she knew that I’d need more than a first or second class stamp for Germany, plus she was reminding me to get a €20 note, no good for my two English grandkids, but very handy in das Vaterland.
Edited by Antony Moxey on Friday 7th August 15:27
Chicken_Satay said:
The PistonHeads forums these days. They seem to be way less active than in the past. I'm thinking that either fewer people are using the site or it's because there are currently so many sub forums that it's created the illusion that not many people are using them.
Facebook and other social media play a massive part.Antony Moxey said:
Surely you know which country your grandchildren live in? You’re not telling us if she’d said to get a birthday card for Fritz you’d reply enquiries if that was the German grandchild? Unless of course your grandchildren all have the same name.
I’m not sure if you guys are shining me on, or just overthinking it.She could have said, “Get a card for Wolfgang, a €20 note, and a stamp for Europe.”
Instead, in her very nice way, she smiled as she reminded me to “get a card for your German grandson.”
She loves my four grandkids to bits, and meant nothing untoward in how she reminded me, when the German ones were small they called her Oma Nicky, (grandma Nicky).
I have been known to say to her, “remember, we’re supposed to be visiting your carrot crunching cousin next week”, (she lives in Kent), as opposed to one of her wise cousins who still live in Islington and Greenwich.
Lily the Pink said:
Frank7 said:
... very handy in das Vaterland.
My German is very rustig, but shouldn't that be "im Vaterland" ? 
My German, aside from please, thanks, how’s it going, hello and goodbye is virtually non existent, I’ll use im, die, der, or das, and hope that people know what I’m going for.
I stopped trying after I asked for der rechnung in a restaurant, and my elder son shook his head, made a face, and said, “The word you want is bezahlen, not rechnung dad.”
Frank7 said:
I assume that you meant rusty, rustig is rustic I’m told.
My German, aside from please, thanks, how’s it going, hello and goodbye is virtually non existent, I’ll use im, die, der, or das, and hope that people know what I’m going for.
I stopped trying after I asked for der rechnung in a restaurant, and my elder son shook his head, made a face, and said, “The word you want is bezahlen, not rechnung dad.”
No, rustig is German for rusty, and it might be a regional thing but I have always found that "die Rechnung bitte" and "bezahlen bitte" are interchangeable. But it's all sausage to me.My German, aside from please, thanks, how’s it going, hello and goodbye is virtually non existent, I’ll use im, die, der, or das, and hope that people know what I’m going for.
I stopped trying after I asked for der rechnung in a restaurant, and my elder son shook his head, made a face, and said, “The word you want is bezahlen, not rechnung dad.”
Lily the Pink said:
No, rustig is German for rusty, and it might be a regional thing but I have always found that "die Rechnung bitte" and "bezahlen bitte" are interchangeable. But it's all sausage to me.
I catch your drift Lily, I get the impression that my elder son, living in Germany, never forgave me for leaving his mother a long time ago, so taking his cue from her, he’ll dig me out at the drop of a hat.50 years ago we split, but on the last two occasions that we met, grandchild christenings, her husband has had to take her outside to calm her down, or I’ve had to restrain my wife from giving her a verbal volley.
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