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

[hurstg01]

yellowjack said:

Saturday morning and I find myself in an unfamiliar Tesco service station for a quick "splash'n'dash" top up in the car.

Some orange Doris with painted-on eyebrows is ahead of me in the queue to pay.

Cashier: "Ten pounds and a penny please, madam"

She hands over a tenner and begins to walk away...

Cashier: "Have you got the penny please madam"

Doris: "I haven't, unfortunately", and with that she turns on her heal and stalks back to her car.

What a fking attitude. Seriously? That poor cashier now has to balance the till before cashing up. And YOU, Doris, have committed a theft. A penny, a pound, a hundred pounds, it's still theft if you don't pay for fuel you take. But don't worry your vacuous orange head about it. I paid the extra penny for you.

Some scrote couldn't be bothered to wait the 60 seconds in a queue so threw the £10 note for what he filled up to the cashier and said 'Pump 4, I'm late' and pissed off.

What's hilarious was he wasn't pump 4, I was, so he paid for my fuel. He drove off and the cashier had a little giggle. When I went to pay, the cashier said 'that arrogant man paid for your fuel - little does he know the pump he was at still owes £10 and we have his number plate on camera'.

I did offer to pay the £10 on the scrotes pump, seeing as he had paid for mine, but the cashier waved me away and said 'he's done it before, we'll get him again this time!

[V8mate]

cuprabob said:

Shakermaker said:

V8mate said:

DRFC1879 said:

I too am somewhat flummoxed by the "round number" fuel brigade. I guess it's more prevalent amongst older drivers as a habit from a time when cash was used much more frequently.

It's about Clubcard/Nectar card/whatever points efficiency

Except it isn't.

Due to the fluctuating value of fuel, Clubcard & Nectar points are awarded based on the number of litres you take, rather than the money

That's true for Nectar but for Clubcard it's still based on monetary value.

I didn't realise that Nectar points were awarded on fuel served and not £s spent.

I shall adjust my OCDness accordingly!

[CAPP0]

lord trumpton said:

council dirt bird

lord trumpton said:

she fancied a bit of something else too

And you chose instead to post on PH because?

[Wiccan of Darkness]

nonsequitur said:

Wiccan of Darkness said:

Stuff about Tony Blackburn, edited for brevity.

Wait until the 50th anniversary of Radio One, he'll be everywhere, he won't be moved.

'Im just sitting watching flowers in the rain, see the power of the rain keeping me cool'

[MartG]

ClockworkCupcake said:

MartG said:

This junction in Abingdon

Why not use traffic lights, or a single roundabout ? Instead it has two mini roundabouts artfully placed so nobody has a fking clue who has right of way at any particular time

You've obvious never driven the Magic Roundabouts at Swindon or Hemel Hempstead then.

I have driven through the one in Hemel several times - the important difference with it being the space between the mini roundabouts. The one in Abingdon has them effectively overlapping

[DRFC1879]

I am an avid Clubcard-er. We've had amongst other things a thousand pound watch and a few grand's worth of diamond rings and earrings (albeit at the inflated retail prices) from Goldsmiths thanks to Clubcard points. I used to get my Xmas tree form Homebase every year on my Nectar points before they were bought by Wesfarmers and started the closure/conversion to Bunnings programme.

When it comes to fuel though, I'm of the opinion that life's too short to piss about for the sake of one extra point every week or so. That would be worth £1.50 a year in deals vouchers at 3 x Clubcard voucher face value. Not worth the hassle.

[V8mate]

They're everywhere!

[ClockworkCupcake]

MartG said:

The one in Abingdon has them effectively overlapping

Yes, I've come across a number like the one you mention, and I agree that they can give rise to a difference of opinion as to who has right of way.

[Willy Nilly]

Toy dog breeds.

[V8mate]

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[Brother D]

V8mate said:

nonsequitur said:

Brother D said:

People that take photos on their phone with a dirty greasy lens.

You absolute bast*rds. It take 0.5 secs just to clean it on a bit of clothing.

Greasy lens trumps my tux, frilly shirt and bow tie

People who wipe lenses, especially glasses, on their clothes, can FRO to the council thread.

Wait what? You carry around a camera lens cleaning kit with you everyday in case you want to take a photo with your phone? Who are you?

[V8mate]

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[boxedin]

ClockworkCupcake said:

You've obvious never driven the Magic Roundabouts at Swindon or Hemel Hempstead then.

That's beyond horrendous, I prefer the Arc de Triomphe. The Arc makes sense, that horror at Hemel must have been designed by people who don't have to use it.

[ClockworkCupcake]

boxedin said:

That's beyond horrendous, I prefer the Arc de Triomphe. The Arc makes sense, that horror at Hemel must have been designed by people who don't have to use it.

On the few occasions I've driven through Hemel's Magic Roundabout, it actually felt quite logical and easy to navigate. Fun, even, if such a concept can be applied to a roundabout.

[lord trumpton]

It fks me off when I'm approaching a T junction, pulling up to give way for turning right and some cumgullet sweeps in from the road I'm looking to join and cuts the corner almost taking my front end off.

Usually women in my experience

[nonsequitur]

Wiccan of Darkness said:

nonsequitur said:

Wiccan of Darkness said:

Stuff about Tony Blackburn, edited for brevity.

Wait until the 50th anniversary of Radio One, he'll be everywhere, he won't be moved.

'Im just sitting watching flowers in the rain, see the power of the rain keeping me cool'

Was that for TB or the very first song played on Radio One?

[Wiccan of Darkness]

nonsequitur said:

Wiccan of Darkness said:

nonsequitur said:

Wiccan of Darkness said:

Stuff about Tony Blackburn, edited for brevity.

Wait until the 50th anniversary of Radio One, he'll be everywhere, he won't be moved.

'Im just sitting watching flowers in the rain, see the power of the rain keeping me cool'

Was that for TB or the very first song played on Radio One?

Tony Blackburn.

He just makes me want to

If I meet him, one of the following will occur....





HTH.

Wiccy.

[Stickyfinger]

Wiccan of Darkness said:

Tony Blackburn.

He just makes me want to

If I meet him, one of the following will occur....





HTH.

Wiccy.

Maybe you could beat him to death with various bits ripped off Steve Wright ?

FYI..

[DJFish]

V8mate said:

They're everywhere!

What annoys me beyond reason is when people ignore the right turn arrow in lane 2 when approaching this place from the southeast, and turn left instead.
It's the first step towards anarchy and anyone who does it should be castrated without anaesthetic.

[Bobberoo99]

Managers!