Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)
Discussion
nicanary said:
Garage forecourt tyre pressure gauges that can't be read when you're squatting down by the wheel holding the hose to the valve. Apparently it needs to be a 2-man job, one reading out aloud to the other holding the line.
My local ones beep as well, and don't they cut off the air supply once the desired pressure is reached?nicanary said:
My local tyre fitters tell me that these gauges are all far from accurate (probably true) and to call on them every few months to get it done properly
I was under the impression that they have to be calibrated regularly - even though they don't charge for the air, there's an issue if the pressure reading is incorrect. I can't find anything about it though, which might mean that I imagined it.
yellowjack said:
Aldershot?
The Basingstoke Canal?
The local Gurkhas?
Whatever you do, never, ever, ever play hockey or volleyball against them. You can't possibly imagine how competitive they are...
The biggest annoyance with them is that they never stop grinning. 10 mile loaded march & shoot across Salisbury Plain? We're all hanging out, totally chinstrapped, and they seem to be able to turn up with a light sheen of perspiration, take a few minutes to get their breath, and just carry on grinning. They're either far too happy for their own good, or every single one of them is a certifiable lunatic...
Yep The Basingstoke Canal?
The local Gurkhas?
Whatever you do, never, ever, ever play hockey or volleyball against them. You can't possibly imagine how competitive they are...
The biggest annoyance with them is that they never stop grinning. 10 mile loaded march & shoot across Salisbury Plain? We're all hanging out, totally chinstrapped, and they seem to be able to turn up with a light sheen of perspiration, take a few minutes to get their breath, and just carry on grinning. They're either far too happy for their own good, or every single one of them is a certifiable lunatic...
Did a job with them at Rollestone camp a few years back when we had a lot of snow. They'd just come back from Belize, couldn't tell if the poor sod on the gate was grinning as all I could see if him were his eyes peering out between the massive scarf and woolly hat
Annoying beyond reason? Those bloody programmes where 'iconic' comedians are featured and then
a screed of B to Z listers proceed to metaphorically crawl up them. Yes, Morcambe and Wise, Les Dawson et al were
good but I can actualy decide that for myself.
Still more annoying? Those programmes that take clips out of context and let the B to Z-ers loose on them. Cue
mock horror, PC Naziism and platitudes by the gross. It isn't the 70s/80s/90s any more and life progresses.
Talk about recycling for the sake of cheapness.
a screed of B to Z listers proceed to metaphorically crawl up them. Yes, Morcambe and Wise, Les Dawson et al were
good but I can actualy decide that for myself.
Still more annoying? Those programmes that take clips out of context and let the B to Z-ers loose on them. Cue
mock horror, PC Naziism and platitudes by the gross. It isn't the 70s/80s/90s any more and life progresses.
Talk about recycling for the sake of cheapness.
Sheets Tabuer said:
Bins needs to be in by 8pm or these bad boys dressed like coppers will give you a £100 fine
What lunacy is this and in what area do you live?! What if you put your bins out in the morning and happen to be away with work that night so can't take them in until you're back the following evening?
Yeah, I was playing devil's advocate a bit as I've got great neighbours so it wouldn't be an issue but if you're unfortunate enough to have a
holes for neighbours or if they're also away with work/holiday/whatever it's a bit crap. I wouldn't fancy leaving my black bin for another two weeks in those circumstances so would have to do a tip run to avoid being fined.
Regardless, it's a crazy situation. [misty eyes]When I were a lad, the bin man would walk up the path at the side of the house, pick up two bins, lug 'em on his back to the wagon then put 'em back when they were empty[/misty eyes]
holes for neighbours or if they're also away with work/holiday/whatever it's a bit crap. I wouldn't fancy leaving my black bin for another two weeks in those circumstances so would have to do a tip run to avoid being fined.Regardless, it's a crazy situation. [misty eyes]When I were a lad, the bin man would walk up the path at the side of the house, pick up two bins, lug 'em on his back to the wagon then put 'em back when they were empty[/misty eyes]
DRFC1879 said:
Sheets Tabuer said:
Bins needs to be in by 8pm or these bad boys dressed like coppers will give you a £100 fine
What lunacy is this and in what area do you live?! What if you put your bins out in the morning and happen to be away with work that night so can't take them in until you're back the following evening?I appreciate bins can be unsightly but do we have to have someone dressed like that to tell you to move it, I think it is intimidating for the vulnerable and cheapens the perception of actual police.
We have bins and bags and boxes and cardboard to be folded flat because it really won't blow away ! Different days of collection etc.
The monkeys who pick it up,just throw the containers anywhere,so the boxes break and the bags blow away. Ask the council for a new one and you are charged! It wasn't me who broke the box,I look after my st,your employees broke it!
Having been to Portugal this summer, they have communal recycling. People take it to the bins at their convenience,the bins are massive and are simply picked up by a hiab and and an empty dropped in its place. One driver plus loader do it all. They can also run the service as required, so maybe Christmas they will empty the bins more frequently and so on.
I don't understand why we cannot do this especially in new builds and areas being redeveloped.
Oh and why do our lot always end up collecting on the main road at 7.30 on a Monday morning causing gridlock both ways? Do the side streets when it's rush hour you numpties!
The monkeys who pick it up,just throw the containers anywhere,so the boxes break and the bags blow away. Ask the council for a new one and you are charged! It wasn't me who broke the box,I look after my s
t,your employees broke it! Having been to Portugal this summer, they have communal recycling. People take it to the bins at their convenience,the bins are massive and are simply picked up by a hiab and and an empty dropped in its place. One driver plus loader do it all. They can also run the service as required, so maybe Christmas they will empty the bins more frequently and so on.
I don't understand why we cannot do this especially in new builds and areas being redeveloped.
Oh and why do our lot always end up collecting on the main road at 7.30 on a Monday morning causing gridlock both ways? Do the side streets when it's rush hour you numpties!
bristolracer said:
We have bins and bags and boxes and cardboard to be folded flat because it really won't blow away ! Different days of collection etc.
The monkeys who pick it up,just throw the containers anywhere,so the boxes break and the bags blow away. Ask the council for a new one and you are charged! It wasn't me who broke the box,I look after my st,your employees broke it!
Having been to Portugal this summer, they have communal recycling. People take it to the bins at their convenience,the bins are massive and are simply picked up by a hiab and and an empty dropped in its place. One driver plus loader do it all. They can also run the service as required, so maybe Christmas they will empty the bins more frequently and so on.
I don't understand why we cannot do this especially in new builds and areas being redeveloped.
Oh and why do our lot always end up collecting on the main road at 7.30 on a Monday morning causing gridlock both ways? Do the side streets when it's rush hour you numpties!
"People" is the answer to that.The monkeys who pick it up,just throw the containers anywhere,so the boxes break and the bags blow away. Ask the council for a new one and you are charged! It wasn't me who broke the box,I look after my s
t,your employees broke it! Having been to Portugal this summer, they have communal recycling. People take it to the bins at their convenience,the bins are massive and are simply picked up by a hiab and and an empty dropped in its place. One driver plus loader do it all. They can also run the service as required, so maybe Christmas they will empty the bins more frequently and so on.
I don't understand why we cannot do this especially in new builds and areas being redeveloped.
Oh and why do our lot always end up collecting on the main road at 7.30 on a Monday morning causing gridlock both ways? Do the side streets when it's rush hour you numpties!
Communal arrangements absolve people of personal responsibility. So the recycling bins get "contaminated" by some idiots deliberately and selfishly chucking whatever they please into it, from garden waste to builders' rubble. Then the council refuse to empty them, no-one (especially not the idiots who selfishly contaminated the load) is willing to climb into a large bin to sort the problem and disputes roll on.
You've only got to talk to people who hire skips for home refurbishment projects to see the problem. A neighbour of mine hired a large skip to get rid of the rubble from an old extension he was replacing. Within hours of him leaving the house one morning, he got back to find it half filled with patio furniture, old kiddies toys and some bikes. All stuff that people either cannot fit into a wheelie bin or won't risk getting caught chucking in their own bin. But no sooner does an opportunity arise to lob the problem in someone else's direction than they're creeping about at night passing the buck.
I disagree with these punitive patrols fining people who lead busy lives, and I think 8pm is far too early to be rounding up householders to face firing squads. But without some sort of threat of action against them, some householders will leave their bins on footways the whole time, causing obstructions on footways for parents with pushchairs, the elderly, and the disabled. It's a fine line to tread between chaos and enforced order, and it's hard to know where to draw the line, but I sympathise with councils at the end of their tether with uncooperative residents. I also sympathise with residents who are inundated with ever more disposal containers in cities where they have no rear access to their gardens, and no front garden in which to keep their bins. The choice there is to keep the bins on the street or drag them through the house to the rear garden when often they are rain-soaked or filthy. I really don't know what the solution is in that case.
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