Odd things your neighbours do?
Discussion
Frank7 said:
had ham said:
Get over yourself, you were a cabbie. And you keep telling us, ad infinitum.
I’ve got nothing to get over, I used to be a taxi driver,I no longer am, it’s that simple.
I said that you wouldn’t understand it, and you haven’t.
Carry on popping away, it makes no never mind to me,
in one ear, and out the other.
Are you trying to convince us, or yourself?
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck...
Frank7 said:
had ham said:
Get over yourself, you were a cabbie. And you keep telling us, ad infinitum.
I’ve got nothing to get over, I used to be a taxi driver,I no longer am, it’s that simple.
I said that you wouldn’t understand it, and you haven’t.
Carry on popping away, it makes no never mind to me,
in one ear, and out the other.
Cabbie/cabby is defined as the driver of a taxicab.
Assuming you drove a taxi (as you have said on a number of occasions), you were a cabbie.
Flibble said:
Frank7 said:
had ham said:
Get over yourself, you were a cabbie. And you keep telling us, ad infinitum.
I’ve got nothing to get over, I used to be a taxi driver,I no longer am, it’s that simple.
I said that you wouldn’t understand it, and you haven’t.
Carry on popping away, it makes no never mind to me,
in one ear, and out the other.
Are you trying to convince us, or yourself?
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck...
you’re wasting your time, so,
yada yada yada, talk to the hand.
elanfan said:
Seconded! Pack it in.
Thirded, my immediate neighbour is stumping up for a new fence, as a post has rotted, and the fence has been leaning in toward our garden, which is not a heart breaker for us.As he loves a BBQ, and has a few in the summertime, he has asked if we’re okay with him putting a gate in the new fence, so we can walk through with a couple of bottles of Viognier whenever he fires up the barbie.
It’s only polite to agree, don’t you think?
p.s. Makes no never mind means “it doesn’t matter”, it’s not hard to work out.
Frank7 said:
Thirded, my immediate neighbour is stumping up for a new fence, as a post has rotted, and the fence has been leaning in toward our garden, which is not a heart breaker for us.
As he loves a BBQ, and has a few in the summertime, he has asked if we’re okay with him putting a gate in the new fence, so we can walk through with a couple of bottles of Viognier whenever he fires up the barbie.
It’s only polite to agree, don’t you think?
p.s. Makes no never mind means “it doesn’t matter”, it’s not hard to work out.
Frank, for someone who is full of such pretentious bAs he loves a BBQ, and has a few in the summertime, he has asked if we’re okay with him putting a gate in the new fence, so we can walk through with a couple of bottles of Viognier whenever he fires up the barbie.
It’s only polite to agree, don’t you think?
p.s. Makes no never mind means “it doesn’t matter”, it’s not hard to work out.
ks, Viogner, really? You could have done so much better. Walking past my neighbours garden yesterday I hear "Bonjour Magoo"!
It's my neighbor Gilbert but I can't see him. He then starts moaning about the caterpillars nesting in his pine tree.
There he is about 20 feet up his tree cutting out the web nests of the caterpillars and while he is there he may as well prune out the top of the tree with his hand saw.
The other neighbour "Christian" walks over to me shaking his head at the fella up the tree.
I tell Christian that Gilbert is like a monkey up that tree. Christian replied "yes the same" and walls off still shaking his head.
Gilbert was 80 years old last year!
It's my neighbor Gilbert but I can't see him. He then starts moaning about the caterpillars nesting in his pine tree.
There he is about 20 feet up his tree cutting out the web nests of the caterpillars and while he is there he may as well prune out the top of the tree with his hand saw.
The other neighbour "Christian" walks over to me shaking his head at the fella up the tree.
I tell Christian that Gilbert is like a monkey up that tree. Christian replied "yes the same" and walls off still shaking his head.
Gilbert was 80 years old last year!
had ham said:
Frank7 said:
Thirded, my immediate neighbour is stumping up for a new fence, as a post has rotted, and the fence has been leaning in toward our garden, which is not a heart breaker for us.
As he loves a BBQ, and has a few in the summertime, he has asked if we’re okay with him putting a gate in the new fence, so we can walk through with a couple of bottles of Viognier whenever he fires up the barbie.
It’s only polite to agree, don’t you think?
p.s. Makes no never mind means “it doesn’t matter”, it’s not hard to work out.
Frank, for someone who is full of such pretentious bAs he loves a BBQ, and has a few in the summertime, he has asked if we’re okay with him putting a gate in the new fence, so we can walk through with a couple of bottles of Viognier whenever he fires up the barbie.
It’s only polite to agree, don’t you think?
p.s. Makes no never mind means “it doesn’t matter”, it’s not hard to work out.
ks, Viogner, really? You could have done so much better. Yes. A chilled Lambrini always goes down well at the BBQ.
hyphen said:
PixelpeepS3 said:
Kind of reminds me of some commotion i caused when i was an electrician working on the boots contract about 15 years ago..
Got an emergency call out (2hr response) for a branch in Rayleigh, Essex. job was 'light fitting fallen from ceiling, unstable ceiling tiles, live wires exposed at head height'. Got there as quick as i could, no parking other than in a taxi rank right outside the store. Pulled up in my transit connect, put my default "engineer on emergency call out' clipboard and put it on the dash (you're picturing the midwife on call from only fools, arn't you..?) - this also had my mobile number on it, just in case.
I rush into the store, make the area safe - takes about 20 minutes. Store manager comes up to me and points out the window, "er, there's a crowd gathering round your van .."
go outside and there are 10+ cabbies, all out their cars round my van. Soon as they realise its my van they start surrounding me.
"you're not allowed to park here, its a taxi rank" - yes, i know that, i'm sorry but it was an emergency, and i started to explain the job. I got interrupted by a few of them saying its their livelihood and i am stopping them earning a living - i understand this so i try and explain that the sooner they leave me alone, the sooner i'll be gone...
then one says.."well, we'd like to see you try and leave, we've blocked you in!!" - he delivered it like it was their ace up the sleeve..
Really? you're all angry that I've parked somewhere which is stopping you earning a living. and your solution is to STOP ME FROM MOVING FROM THAT SPOT?!
i then noticed one of the taxi drivers was standing on my toes, like some kind of passive aggressive attack.. i further explained i had steel toe caps on and he should probably give up that line of protest.
Just to add, they were perfectly within their rights to have the hump with me, just their chosen form of protest was most odd.
Is this a windup??Got an emergency call out (2hr response) for a branch in Rayleigh, Essex. job was 'light fitting fallen from ceiling, unstable ceiling tiles, live wires exposed at head height'. Got there as quick as i could, no parking other than in a taxi rank right outside the store. Pulled up in my transit connect, put my default "engineer on emergency call out' clipboard and put it on the dash (you're picturing the midwife on call from only fools, arn't you..?) - this also had my mobile number on it, just in case.
I rush into the store, make the area safe - takes about 20 minutes. Store manager comes up to me and points out the window, "er, there's a crowd gathering round your van .."
go outside and there are 10+ cabbies, all out their cars round my van. Soon as they realise its my van they start surrounding me.
"you're not allowed to park here, its a taxi rank" - yes, i know that, i'm sorry but it was an emergency, and i started to explain the job. I got interrupted by a few of them saying its their livelihood and i am stopping them earning a living - i understand this so i try and explain that the sooner they leave me alone, the sooner i'll be gone...
then one says.."well, we'd like to see you try and leave, we've blocked you in!!" - he delivered it like it was their ace up the sleeve..
Really? you're all angry that I've parked somewhere which is stopping you earning a living. and your solution is to STOP ME FROM MOVING FROM THAT SPOT?!
i then noticed one of the taxi drivers was standing on my toes, like some kind of passive aggressive attack.. i further explained i had steel toe caps on and he should probably give up that line of protest.
Just to add, they were perfectly within their rights to have the hump with me, just their chosen form of protest was most odd.
Emergency call
you aren't the emergency services or a doctor It's a commercial issue, close the store, or the section and you can take your time parking.
Emergency lighting crisis at Boots
Some Taxi drivers are sensitive souls
I have an ex taxi ,l parked in an empty rank to run to a cash point . Engine running 2 minutes max, family in car. A taxi driver saw this ran over and screamed at me like he caught me wipeing my knob on his curtains after shafting his wife , daughter and mother in one sitting !
I have an ex taxi ,l parked in an empty rank to run to a cash point . Engine running 2 minutes max, family in car. A taxi driver saw this ran over and screamed at me like he caught me wipeing my knob on his curtains after shafting his wife , daughter and mother in one sitting !
TwistingMyMelon said:
Some Taxi drivers are sensitive souls
I have an ex taxi ,l parked in an empty rank to run to a cash point . Engine running 2 minutes max, family in car. A taxi driver saw this ran over and screamed at me like he caught me wipeing my knob on his curtains after shafting his wife , daughter and mother in one sitting !
Of the two, I'd prefer the parking. (And curtains cost a fortune to have dry/wet cleaned.I have an ex taxi ,l parked in an empty rank to run to a cash point . Engine running 2 minutes max, family in car. A taxi driver saw this ran over and screamed at me like he caught me wipeing my knob on his curtains after shafting his wife , daughter and mother in one sitting !
TwistingMyMelon said:
Some Taxi drivers are sensitive souls
I have an ex taxi ,l parked in an empty rank to run to a cash point . Engine running 2 minutes max, family in car. A taxi driver saw this ran over and screamed at me like he caught me wipeing my knob on his curtains after shafting his wife , daughter and mother in one sitting !
The odd thing is they're all for rules when it advantages them, but then proceed to ignore most of the rules of the road when driving if they can gain an advantage. I have an ex taxi ,l parked in an empty rank to run to a cash point . Engine running 2 minutes max, family in car. A taxi driver saw this ran over and screamed at me like he caught me wipeing my knob on his curtains after shafting his wife , daughter and mother in one sitting !
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