A bit council (Vol 3)
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SpeckledJim said:
captain_cynic said:
hyphen said:
techiedave said:
Asda donuts are really naff
We all know why you go there Dave, the larger Totty still in their pyjamas 
Ari said:
Spotted said:
Thanks to the man who stopped and helped fix my daughters pram this morning when the wheel jammed. I was in a right state as baby was crying, I had 6 bags of shopping on it, my toddler was attempting to do a runner and my pram wouldn't move!
What a kind guy to come to my rescue. Most people looked at me as if I was the worst mother on earth as I had two little ones screaming.
Sometimes just a little help is needed
FFS, just politely say thank you, no need to trot home and announce it to the world in that hope that you'll get 'likes' for it. What a kind guy to come to my rescue. Most people looked at me as if I was the worst mother on earth as I had two little ones screaming.
Sometimes just a little help is needed
MartG said:
SpeckledJim said:
captain_cynic said:
hyphen said:
techiedave said:
Asda donuts are really naff
We all know why you go there Dave, the larger Totty still in their pyjamas 
Working in Canning Town yesterday clearing an old restaurant in a very rough row of shops. Woman comes out of a house opposite about 9 in the morning, stained and torn fleece tracksuit, looking very worse for wear. Goes into the local Try and Save next door to where we are working (me and a couple of my blokes) and comes out with a bag of extra strong lagers. At this point she's joined by her friend who is a bit more presentable but really loud.
On one trip to the van she shouts "Oh so now the
want's to be a father!"
A couple of trips later she's staring at us and bellowing "'s, all fking s, all fking men are s!"
Cheers love, just trying to get the job done!
On one trip to the van she shouts "Oh so now the
want's to be a father!"A couple of trips later she's staring at us and bellowing "
's, all fking s, all fking men are s!"Cheers love, just trying to get the job done!
V8mate said:
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I really don't get internet food shopping. Why would I let the kind of people who work in supermarkets choose my food?
And I can only imagine that those who do shop in this way suffer with incredibly dull diets. They must eat the same stuff week-in, week-out. They get no real exposure to new products, or any visual cues on what is looking particularly fresh or tasty on a particular day. Even things as simple as bacon and steaks... I'll rifle through the lot looking for the perfect (for me) cuts.
Long live the supermarket I can visit!
I totally agree with this but I know many people who get a delivery. Many of them have kids so TBF going to the shops can be trickier - leads to Monday it's "Sossidges" Tuesday "boloknaze" Weds "Pizza nite". Just the same thing turfed out every day. Also I've noticed that people are often quite OCD so think nothing of doing the same thing over and over again. I think internet delivery of the same food every weeks is a part of that same mindset, one less thing to think and get worried about. You just don't know if Joey-Blue would like the Salmon, with Quinoa and Kale that Mum is desperate to cook because she saw "Joe Wicks off the telly cook it and he is well fit".I really don't get internet food shopping. Why would I let the kind of people who work in supermarkets choose my food?
And I can only imagine that those who do shop in this way suffer with incredibly dull diets. They must eat the same stuff week-in, week-out. They get no real exposure to new products, or any visual cues on what is looking particularly fresh or tasty on a particular day. Even things as simple as bacon and steaks... I'll rifle through the lot looking for the perfect (for me) cuts.
Long live the supermarket I can visit!
for some reason I follow a group on FB called tent talk. well I'll be honest its because I've always gone camping, had campervans. Anyway its only a nudge up/or borders council ness with most posts. As you can imagine ! Actually a lot of camping on big sites is very council !
There is a plethora of posts about inflatable furniture: honestly people taking the equivalent of 3 piece inflatable suites away with them- FFS !!
Many posts about what heater to buy, to leave on, all night in a tent: how stupid do you have to be, you couldn't find a more flammable environment, what with all the clothes and so on kicking around in a tent if you tried- but a rotating, glowing halogen heater clearly is the wise choice to plug in next to your loved ones. when yr drunk.
Anyway, best post this week: Aldi have been selling table top cookers, fridges and so on.
Someone asked advice about buying a mini- deep fat fryer and where to use it in the tent.
It took all my reserve to question the fact that you wouldn't even buy one to plug in in your kitchen, let alone get to the point where you buy one to take camping with you !!!
There is a plethora of posts about inflatable furniture: honestly people taking the equivalent of 3 piece inflatable suites away with them- FFS !!
Many posts about what heater to buy, to leave on, all night in a tent: how stupid do you have to be, you couldn't find a more flammable environment, what with all the clothes and so on kicking around in a tent if you tried- but a rotating, glowing halogen heater clearly is the wise choice to plug in next to your loved ones. when yr drunk.
Anyway, best post this week: Aldi have been selling table top cookers, fridges and so on.
Someone asked advice about buying a mini- deep fat fryer and where to use it in the tent.
It took all my reserve to question the fact that you wouldn't even buy one to plug in in your kitchen, let alone get to the point where you buy one to take camping with you !!!
We've been camping the last couple of years with the kids and I agree that there are very different types of people on the sites. Granted we have a huge tent (i'm tall, so wanted something I could stand up in properly - hence a 12 man tent for 4 of us, and we do have a decent bed and sleeping bag system, but otherwise its a small gas burner and a BBQ for cooking.
One site we go to only has a portaloo and standpipe in a huge field next to a wide stream and some woodlands. As close to wild camping as you can get, and great for a couple of days of avoiding the modern world.
Another site we've used a few times has a swimming pool, games room, wifi library and loads of other stuff for kids, and the standard divide is very evident. We always choose the field without electric hookup for the reasons you mention above - access to electric means TV's xbox, various sized fridges for beer and one bottle of milk and there is always somebody that manages to set up a full satellite TV system. And invariably they have a pack of semi-feral dogs tied up, barking and stting constantly, and all crammed into a motability Zafira with a faded roof box and homemade trailer.
There also is a noticeable difference in the shower blocks too - the electric hookup field looks like a typical 4 day old festival toilet, the non-electric field block is always clean and tidy.
One site we go to only has a portaloo and standpipe in a huge field next to a wide stream and some woodlands. As close to wild camping as you can get, and great for a couple of days of avoiding the modern world.
Another site we've used a few times has a swimming pool, games room, wifi library and loads of other stuff for kids, and the standard divide is very evident. We always choose the field without electric hookup for the reasons you mention above - access to electric means TV's xbox, various sized fridges for beer and one bottle of milk and there is always somebody that manages to set up a full satellite TV system. And invariably they have a pack of semi-feral dogs tied up, barking and s
tting constantly, and all crammed into a motability Zafira with a faded roof box and homemade trailer.There also is a noticeable difference in the shower blocks too - the electric hookup field looks like a typical 4 day old festival toilet, the non-electric field block is always clean and tidy.
austinsmirk said:
Someone asked advice about buying a mini- deep fat fryer and where to use it in the tent.
It took all my reserve to question the fact that you wouldn't even buy one to plug in in your kitchen, let alone get to the point where you buy one to take camping with you !!!
Yes, a truly budget conscious buyer will just find a basket that fits one of your existing pans. It took all my reserve to question the fact that you wouldn't even buy one to plug in in your kitchen, let alone get to the point where you buy one to take camping with you !!!
Although camping is definitely a council-style holiday, so it makes sense that campers will need deep fryers. I spent far too many holidays in my youth camping so I'd be happy to never see a tent ever again.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
I love camping. My family members - all female - don't share my enthusiasm (unless the weather is good and they have comfortable beds) so I tend to go on my own more often than not. I must be more Council than I'd realised.
No camping isn't council because it requires some effort, in fact camping is distinctly non-council and becoming almost "middle class".Renting static caravans for holiday's and letting your ferrell kids run riot all over the site whilst you are in the 1960's holiday camp bar all night getting hammered is very council though.
Queuing in your shorts in February at 8am waiting for the opening of the new Lidl store, along with 50 other people...
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WestyCarl said:
No camping isn't council because it requires some effort, in fact camping is distinctly non-council and becoming almost "middle class".
If "effort" is the measurement, camping is the laziest holiday you can go on, definitely council. Camping you just load stuff into a car, spend an hour setting up then 7 days in a fold up chair drinking and complaining that you don't like that foreign muck. Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff