Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 7)

[yellowjack]

deadtom said:

Why are people so tribal about mayonnaise vs. salad cream? They share the same main ingredients (oil, eggs, vinegar) and both are fine condiments.

In fact, growing up my mum always made egg based sandwiches with salad cream rather than mayonnaise. Not only was this filling still referred to as egg mayonnaise despite the lack of any mayonnaise, it was, and remains, the superior method of making an egg based sandwich filling. I will not be accepting any arguments on this point of fact.

Having lit the touch paper, I shall now retire to a safe distance.

Agreed. I have both in my fridge, mayonnaise is the most used, but mayo is utterly useless as a condiment in a pickled beetroot sandwich. Salad cream was good last night too, on my garden peas served up with breaded cod and creamy mashed potato.

What's that ... ? "Council" you say? Meh. I grew up for the first few years of my life in a house where the bath was in the kitchen (right next to the electric cooker) and the toilet was outside down a set of concrete steps. Our move from there (my grandparents' house) to a council house was the epitome of luxury by comparison. Fish finger sandwiches with salad cream is a winning combo too.

[yellowjack]

Milkyway said:

I rarely order online... but Milkyway Sr needs ‘stuff’ for his Caravan.
I ensure that I’m around for the stated delivery date & arrange my week accordingly... for it to be delivered a day or two EARLY.
Luckily, I’ve been around at the time.
( Obviously, acceptable on the rare occasion when it will fit through the letterbox).

NB: When you do the decent thing & accept or offer to take in a neighbours parcel, & then they can’t be bothered to come & collect it... feeling obliged to finish the task & delivering it myself.
( Usually with a “Ooooh, thanks, I’ve been waiting for that”).

I'm not disputing that there are idle neighbours who can't be bothered to collect a parcel you take in for them, but sometimes it isn't them at fault. My next door neighbours are a lovely divorced lady and her adult son. He's terrible at collecting his parcels if we take them in, but she is very efficient and straight round as soon as she's home from work. One day I could hear her at home (she's very "vocal" when working out to youtube fitness videos), so I knocked a little later with her parcel. Turns out she hadn't seen a delivery card, but she found it while I was standing on the step, curled up and hidden between the inner and outer letterbox flaps.

What annoys me beyond reason about taking in neighbours' packages is when they're not home and I have to go out. I, rather annoyingly, end up feeling guilty for letting them down if they arrive back before I do and have knocked the door while I'm out. I shouldn't feel bad about it as I'm the one doing the favour, but I can't help feeling like I've somehow let them down... #veryBritishproblems https://www.instagram.com/verybritishproblemsoffic...

[LunarOne]

Vipers said:

stemll said:

singlecoil said:

Garlic is st, onions are st, all alliums are st and chillis are st. People should learn to eat their food without a load of extra and strong flavours masking the taste of basic good food. And they should lay off the salt too.

People should learn to be more adventurous with the flavours they try

I once had what I thought was corned beef in batter, after a few bites I asked the cheff what it was, it was an Italian barge, anyway he asked the other chef who told me it was the sheep’s brains in batter.

Not amused at all. Me adventures no, never tried crab, mussels, lobster, and lots of other food I have absolutely no wish to try, but each to their own, bacon buttie and ketchup for me thank you

As it happens I had a meeting in London last week, and on the way home I took the opportunity to stop by a middle-eastern grocers where I picked up some lambs' brains and testicles. Floured, egged and then dipped in panko breadcrumbs before being fried in butter, they were absolutely delicious!

I assume you don't want to be invited next time I host a dinner?

[Milkyway]

Many years ago, I was brave & tried a shark steak in a Cornwall restaurant...it tasted disgusting.
The owner asked me how was it... being new on the menu & the first time she’d cooked it.

I only recently discovered that it is full of ammonia & needs four hours of boiling to get rid of it.
( Basically, the sharks body absorbs its urine... talk about ‘taking the p***’).

Edited by Milkyway on Friday 10th March 12:42

[Zumbruk]

LunarOne said:

As it happens I had a meeting in London last week, and on the way home I took the opportunity to stop by a middle-eastern grocers where I picked up some lambs' brains and testicles. Floured, egged and then dipped in panko breadcrumbs before being fried in butter, they were absolutely delicious!

I assume you don't want to be invited next time I host a dinner?

Can I have his spot?

[Halmyre]

Milkyway said:

Many years ago, I was brave & tried a shark steak in a Cornwall restaurant...it tasted disgusting.
The owner asked me how was it... being new on the menu & the first time she’d cooked it.

I only recently discovered that it is full of ammonia & needs four hours of boiling to get rid of it.
( Basically, the sharks body absorbs its urine... talk about ‘taking the p***’).

Edited by Milkyway on Friday 10th March 12:42

In one of his war diaries Spike Milligan recounts an occasion where he traded a packet of fags or something for a piece of shark. As he says: "to reproduce the taste of shark, boil old newspapers in Sloane's liniment".

[Milkyway]

Halmyre said:

In one of his war diaries Spike Milligan recounts an occasion where he traded a packet of fags or something for a piece of shark. As he says: "to reproduce the taste of shark, boil old newspapers in Sloane's liniment".

Just get some white fish & drizzle it with Jif.

[Zumbruk]

Milkyway said:

Halmyre said:

In one of his war diaries Spike Milligan recounts an occasion where he traded a packet of fags or something for a piece of shark. As he says: "to reproduce the taste of shark, boil old newspapers in Sloane's liniment".

Just get some white fish & drizzle it with Jif.

Lutefisk, rotfisk, surstromming ...

[stemll]

Milkyway said:

Halmyre said:

In one of his war diaries Spike Milligan recounts an occasion where he traded a packet of fags or something for a piece of shark. As he says: "to reproduce the taste of shark, boil old newspapers in Sloane's liniment".

Just get some white fish & drizzle it with Jif.

Or prepare it properly by soaking it in milk for hours. Still tastes like cardboard but at least it's not ammonia-soaked cardboard.

[cuprabob]

Milkyway said:

Just get some white fish & drizzle it with Jif.

The youngsters will be thinking you cant spell Cif

[Milkyway]

cuprabob said:

Milkyway said:

Just get some white fish & drizzle it with Jif.

The youngsters will be thinking you cant spell Cif

Google: Jif, 1974 - 2001... then globally changed to Cif.
(Or Ajax... before it became a football team.)

Edited by Milkyway on Friday 10th March 16:22

[Turtle Shed]

The fact that the Wetherspoons app does not give a "no ketchup" option on their burgers.

[redrabbit29]

fking companies that you can't bloody call despite paying them for a specific service or product.

Booked a flight with BA earlier for my Mum to visit. I need to make a change but can't do so online.

I call them and after selecting two options in menu I am told:

We are taking lots of calls at the minute and are extremely busy. Please try later

It then hangs up

[Punctilio]

redrabbit29 said:

fking companies that you can't bloody call despite paying them for a specific service or product.

Booked a flight with BA earlier for my Mum to visit. I need to make a change but can't do so online.

I call them and after selecting two options in menu I am told:

We are taking lots of calls at the minute and are extremely busy. Please try later

It then hangs up

I believe their online service can answer all your queries, questions and complaints, do you really need to speak to a hooman ?

[redrabbit29]

Punctilio said:

I believe their online service can answer all your queries, questions and complaints, do you really need to speak to a hooman ?

I think so as I need to alter a personal detail. The online service just allows me to change flights I believe

That's going to ba.com/manage

[RizzoTheRat]

Zumbruk said:

Lutefisk, rotfisk, surstromming ...

A mate bought me some surstromming as a joke birthday present a few years ago. Internet advice was to open the can underwater and do it outside. it's a very strong flavour but not unpleasant and I can see why some people really like it. One mate went back for thirds.

[Dan Singh]

LunarOne said:

Vipers said:

stemll said:

singlecoil said:

Garlic is st, onions are st, all alliums are st and chillis are st. People should learn to eat their food without a load of extra and strong flavours masking the taste of basic good food. And they should lay off the salt too.

People should learn to be more adventurous with the flavours they try

I once had what I thought was corned beef in batter, after a few bites I asked the cheff what it was, it was an Italian barge, anyway he asked the other chef who told me it was the sheep’s brains in batter.

Not amused at all. Me adventures no, never tried crab, mussels, lobster, and lots of other food I have absolutely no wish to try, but each to their own, bacon buttie and ketchup for me thank you

As it happens I had a meeting in London last week, and on the way home I took the opportunity to stop by a middle-eastern grocers where I picked up some lambs' brains and testicles. Floured, egged and then dipped in panko breadcrumbs before being fried in butter, they were absolutely delicious!

I assume you don't want to be invited next time I host a dinner?

When we were on a family holiday in France some years ago I thought it would be a good idea to try sheep brains, I like to try new foods I've not eaten before, as do my kids.
We did our best, but it was a unanimous thumbs down with most of it going straight in the bin. I've never eaten testicles, must give them a try sometime.

[Zumbruk]

RizzoTheRat said:

Zumbruk said:

Lutefisk, rotfisk, surstromming ...

A mate bought me some surstromming as a joke birthday present a few years ago. Internet advice was to open the can underwater and do it outside. it's a very strong flavour but not unpleasant and I can see why some people really like it. One mate went back for thirds.

I've never had it, but I'd like to.

[Doofus]

Zumbruk said:

RizzoTheRat said:

Zumbruk said:

Lutefisk, rotfisk, surstromming ...

A mate bought me some surstromming as a joke birthday present a few years ago. Internet advice was to open the can underwater and do it outside. it's a very strong flavour but not unpleasant and I can see why some people really like it. One mate went back for thirds.

I've never had it, but I'd like to.

It's banned on most commercial airlines.

[Cotty]

Milkyway said:

I rarely order online... but Milkyway Sr needs ‘stuff’ for his Caravan.
I ensure that I’m around for the stated delivery date & arrange my week accordingly... for it to be delivered a day or two EARLY.
Luckily, I’ve been around at the time.
( Obviously, acceptable on the rare occasion when it will fit through the letterbox).

That is annoying. On Friday ordered a DVD drive that with free shipping was due to come on Monday. Extra £4.99 for next day shpment but im going out on Saturday so Monday suits me fine.

Alexa has just notified me that its coming today i.e. Saturday)

Edited by Cotty on Saturday 11th March 12:24