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

[hurstg01]

I'm normally a placid guy and don't let a lot get to me, but -

The tool in a line of commuters walking towards and then past me this morning who, unlike the 11 people before him, couldn't quite leave enough space for me to walk squeeze through and shoulder barged me in to a shop window and who, upon me shouting 'Oi!" and then a lot louder when he didn't acknowledge as he carried on walking "OI!!!' turned round, shouted 'Whats up Bruv?" and threw his hands in the air and smiled showing more gold on his teeth than the Queen wears at State Opening of Parliament. "You could've knocked the lady behind me over!" to which he replied "I made sure I didn't hit her!" which was charming and chivalrous..........I shouted at him "Bloody dhead" to which he shouted back "You wot mate?". By this time we were a fair way apart from each other so I felt safe enough to shout "Have a bad day" and I carried on my way to work

The elderly lady behind me asked if I was OK, I asked if she was and she said "you never know what people will do if you confront them, you did well not to lump him one"

[V8mate]

hurstg01 said:

I'm normally a placid guy and don't let a lot get to me, but -

The tool in a line of commuters walking towards and then past me this morning who, unlike the 11 people before him, couldn't quite leave enough space for me to walk squeeze through and shoulder barged me in to a shop window and who, upon me shouting 'Oi!" and then a lot louder when he didn't acknowledge as he carried on walking "OI!!!' turned round, shouted 'Whats up Bruv?" and threw his hands in the air and smiled showing more gold on his teeth than the Queen wears at State Opening of Parliament. "You could've knocked the lady behind me over!" to which he replied "I made sure I didn't hit her!" which was charming and chivalrous..........I shouted at him "Bloody dhead" to which he shouted back "You wot mate?". By this time we were a fair way apart from each other so I felt safe enough to shout "Have a bad day" and I carried on my way to work

The elderly lady behind me asked if I was OK, I asked if she was and she said "you never know what people will do if you confront them, you did well not to lump him one"

"Have a bad day".

[hurstg01]

V8mate said:

hurstg01 said:

I'm normally a placid guy and don't let a lot get to me, but -

The tool in a line of commuters walking towards and then past me this morning who, unlike the 11 people before him, couldn't quite leave enough space for me to walk squeeze through and shoulder barged me in to a shop window and who, upon me shouting 'Oi!" and then a lot louder when he didn't acknowledge as he carried on walking "OI!!!' turned round, shouted 'Whats up Bruv?" and threw his hands in the air and smiled showing more gold on his teeth than the Queen wears at State Opening of Parliament. "You could've knocked the lady behind me over!" to which he replied "I made sure I didn't hit her!" which was charming and chivalrous..........I shouted at him "Bloody dhead" to which he shouted back "You wot mate?". By this time we were a fair way apart from each other so I felt safe enough to shout "Have a bad day" and I carried on my way to work

The elderly lady behind me asked if I was OK, I asked if she was and she said "you never know what people will do if you confront them, you did well not to lump him one"

"Have a bad day".

Yup, I certainly told him. Hopefully his train was late, his coffee rancid or his period hit today

[Bluedot]

Couple from me:

Firstly, 'celebs' barely out of nappies bringing out biographies. This morning I noticed Scarlett Moffits "Me Life Story" with the tagline "Sofa, so good". Oh jeez, really ??

Secondly. My daughter works at a high street makeup store, yesterday they caught someone red handed nicking some piece of makeup that cost £7. The punishment ? a ban from the store. That's it, nothing else. Apparently it's too little to bother the Police about and there's no other actions really open to them so they just let them go. I sort of get that it's too little to bother the Police with but all the same, there needs to be some sort of come back on these people for thieving.

[MartG]

Bluedot said:

Secondly. My daughter works at a high street makeup store, yesterday they caught someone red handed nicking some piece of makeup that cost £7. The punishment ? a ban from the store. That's it, nothing else. Apparently it's too little to bother the Police about and there's no other actions really open to them so they just let them go. I sort of get that it's too little to bother the Police with but all the same, there needs to be some sort of come back on these people for thieving.

At the very least they should be able to write 'THIEF' in indelible marker on their forehead

[Shakermaker]

MartG said:

Bluedot said:

Secondly. My daughter works at a high street makeup store, yesterday they caught someone red handed nicking some piece of makeup that cost £7. The punishment ? a ban from the store. That's it, nothing else. Apparently it's too little to bother the Police about and there's no other actions really open to them so they just let them go. I sort of get that it's too little to bother the Police with but all the same, there needs to be some sort of come back on these people for thieving.

At the very least they should be able to write 'THIEF' in indelible marker on their forehead

which they could then use to demonstrate how good their make-up removal wipes are as they'll even take off permanent marker! Turn the whole thing into an advertising opportunity and make that £7 back in spades..

[glenrobbo]

Shakermaker said:

MartG said:

Bluedot said:

Secondly. My daughter works at a high street makeup store, yesterday they caught someone red handed nicking some piece of makeup that cost £7. The punishment ? a ban from the store. That's it, nothing else. Apparently it's too little to bother the Police about and there's no other actions really open to them so they just let them go. I sort of get that it's too little to bother the Police with but all the same, there needs to be some sort of come back on these people for thieving.

At the very least they should be able to write 'THIEF' in indelible marker on their forehead

which they could then use to demonstrate how good their make-up removal wipes are as they'll even take off permanent marker! Turn the whole thing into an advertising opportunity and make that £7 back in spades..

Or he could get one of his mates to get it off with a Stanley knife.

[epom]

glenrobbo said:

Shakermaker said:

MartG said:

Bluedot said:

Secondly. My daughter works at a high street makeup store, yesterday they caught someone red handed nicking some piece of makeup that cost £7. The punishment ? a ban from the store. That's it, nothing else. Apparently it's too little to bother the Police about and there's no other actions really open to them so they just let them go. I sort of get that it's too little to bother the Police with but all the same, there needs to be some sort of come back on these people for thieving.

At the very least they should be able to write 'THIEF' in indelible marker on their forehead

which they could then use to demonstrate how good their make-up removal wipes are as they'll even take off permanent marker! Turn the whole thing into an advertising opportunity and make that £7 back in spades..

Or he could get one of his mates to get it off with a Stanley knife.

Stanley knives are not to be messed with

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[Shakermaker]

If I am reading that report correctly, it says that they raised £197m in 2016, and spent £183m.

Isn't that about right for a charity? Having something between 10-15% of money as a reserve

[matchmaker]

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[shakotan]

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[SpeckledJim]

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[RizzoTheRat]

Well the current offshore life boats are something like £1.5M each and they're planning to roll out 50+ of them, and that's just one class of boat. So it's not that surprising they have a lot of money tied in up assets, and presumably need a fair bit in the bank to develop and build them. I believe they fund the design/development and have them built to order rather than buy off the shelf.

[SpeckledJim]

superlightr said:

I don't buy that. I think it is a sensible policy for the RNLI to have a sustainable reserve of funds which it can invest to help sustain itself and stay viable hopefully for ever.

Agreed, but maybe £1bn is too much? Maybe £200m is the right amount, and they could spend £800m on useful stuff for their staff and volunteers, and the people who call them out?

superlightr said:

Why do you think they don't have the best kit out there? or the operational side is not done as safely as it can be? or are you saying there is not enough emergency coverage ?

There's no way they're operating at the very limit of possible safety. Nobody is.

But with a billion in the bank, I'm fairly confident better equipment could be supplied, or more training undertaken, or more lifeboat stations established, or all three.


Edited to correct my mucked-up quoting, and to add that when Doris puts her £1 in the bottle in the chip shop, she thinks it's going to buy a sou'wester for a hero on the high seas, not sit in the bank generating fee income for an arse in London.

Charities shouldn't be rich, they should be useful. If there's a balance to be struck, it should be struck in favour of increased utility, not increased wealth.

Edited by SpeckledJim on Monday 4th December 14:03

[Cotty]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Cotty said:

To be honest its a limit not a target. If I was on a German road/motorway that was unlimited I would probably not drive at 125mph (maximum of my car).

I was expecting someone to say something like that. But are you honestly saying you'd be happy stuck behind someone on a well sighted NSL rural B-Road in dry conditions, with the car in front doing 35-40mph and dabbing their brakes for every corner?

Besides, this is the "Things that annoy you" thread and it annoys me.

If it was a well sighted NSL rural B-Road in dry conditions they wouldn't be in front of me for very long I think you would also leave them for dead in the Sagaris.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Cotty said:

If it was a well sighted NSL rural B-Road in dry conditions they wouldn't be in front of me for very long I think you would also leave them for dead in the Sagaris.

Nice trick if you can do that on double white lines and, on the rare places where they are not, oncoming traffic.

Can we not just take it as a given that if I were able to get past them then I would?

[Shakermaker]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Nice trick if you can do that on double white lines and, on the rare places where they are not, oncoming traffic.

Can we not just take it as a given that if I were able to get past them then I would?

No, on the internet people will always assume you could do something better/differently

[DRFC1879]

Regarding the RNLI, it's one of the charities that I'll always support with a handful of spare change every time I pass one of their collection boxes.

As they're totally funded by donations, I don't see anything wrong with keeping enough funding to keep them going for c. 5 years invested just in case those donations take a plunge.