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pedrobedro
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It's not through riding without visor or goggles is it ? I know they are not needed legally but are common sense articles.
brookie456
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To my credit I have never kicked one to death, blown one up, engaged in violence with one, shot one, axed one to bits. Ok I did once kick a smirking Henry down the stairs but hell, he deserved it, the __________ smirking at me as the lead was 12" to short to get to the fluffy corner.
Treat yourself Chunko, kill a telly with a vac -20-odd years ago and it still brings a smile to my face
. Henry got away lightly - the omni-directional little git - wherever you pull them, they damage the most valuable, irreplaceable etc. thing in their attachment orbit. The axe idea merits looking into...
Treat yourself Chunko, kill a telly with a vac -20-odd years ago and it still brings a smile to my face
. Henry got away lightly - the omni-directional little git - wherever you pull them, they damage the most valuable, irreplaceable etc. thing in their attachment orbit. The axe idea merits looking into...
JayRS4
Si vis pacum, para bellum
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This could become a long list. Maybe at the end of it we could have a poll for the most popular disliked thing.
Anyway, it`s one of those things I tend to forget about until I next come across them. But from this morning, any form of garden hose attachment, they all break, usually plastic crap.
False nails, and the people that sit and bite them off several hours after putting them on (yes, that means you SWMBO!!!)
The bikers that are currently using my road as a drag strip, it sounds like Santa Pod right now.
People that are too stupid to realise that the hoses on petrol pumps are long enough to reach the opposite side of the car, and those that only move JUST into the forecourt, forcing anyone else that wants to turn in off a busy road to have to stop on it.
Artex, in most forms, but with the worst when its the prickly horrible stabby scratchy finish. Or the swirly patterns. Also the tacky plaster/polystyrene mouldings that peole put around light fittings.
The new Nissan GTR, but also M3`s M5`s and any other car that has a needless amount of settings for things. If I want a car that goes fast and handles well, i`ll have it like that all the time and live with the compromises. I dont want something that one minute is a toffs luxobarge until you press a button and Mr Banker decides his spine can`t handle it anyway.
Iphones, doesnt really need explaining, why the hell would you want an "app" for a bloody spirit level, it`s a sodding phone, it`s for making calls.
Thats about it for now, my laptops overheating (guess id better add that then).
Anyway, it`s one of those things I tend to forget about until I next come across them. But from this morning, any form of garden hose attachment, they all break, usually plastic crap.
False nails, and the people that sit and bite them off several hours after putting them on (yes, that means you SWMBO!!!)
The bikers that are currently using my road as a drag strip, it sounds like Santa Pod right now.
People that are too stupid to realise that the hoses on petrol pumps are long enough to reach the opposite side of the car, and those that only move JUST into the forecourt, forcing anyone else that wants to turn in off a busy road to have to stop on it.
Artex, in most forms, but with the worst when its the prickly horrible stabby scratchy finish. Or the swirly patterns. Also the tacky plaster/polystyrene mouldings that peole put around light fittings.
The new Nissan GTR, but also M3`s M5`s and any other car that has a needless amount of settings for things. If I want a car that goes fast and handles well, i`ll have it like that all the time and live with the compromises. I dont want something that one minute is a toffs luxobarge until you press a button and Mr Banker decides his spine can`t handle it anyway.
Iphones, doesnt really need explaining, why the hell would you want an "app" for a bloody spirit level, it`s a sodding phone, it`s for making calls.
Thats about it for now, my laptops overheating (guess id better add that then).
As far as disliked objects are concerned , maybe we should gather up a selection and have a group meet up to destroy them in ingenious ways ?? Would be so cathartic !!
Also , add one to my list , a neighbours Jack Russel which has been barking for the last 20 mins almost continuously !! It's days are numbered !!
Also , add one to my list , a neighbours Jack Russel which has been barking for the last 20 mins almost continuously !! It's days are numbered !!
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Dirt. Not bothered about muck at work - its part of the job, but when i get home, i like it nice and clean. Unfortunately my mrs will walk past a lump of cat fluff, bit of torn paper etc and not pick it up off the floor. Empty cups left round the house also annoy me, especially when i get in and have to shift 4+ cups off my desk before i can get started with anything! Oh, and unemptied bins.
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Those damned cold callers! 
Every night without fail;
ring ring...."hello"....silence........."hello".....silence.................."Oh good evening, could I speak with Mr....... "
No, you flamin' can't, I don't care if your name is Angela (with an Asian accent) but until you can pronounce MY name properly then I'm not talking to you!
Every night without fail;
ring ring...."hello"....silence........."hello".....silence.................."Oh good evening, could I speak with Mr....... "
No, you flamin' can't, I don't care if your name is Angela (with an Asian accent) but until you can pronounce MY name properly then I'm not talking to you!
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I try sell them things back. It's not part of their standard script, they don't know how to answer you, and they cut the call. Also amuses me!
Can i speak with Mr Paul also gets me
Can i speak with Mr Paul also gets me
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Those damned cold callers!
Every night without fail;
ring ring...."hello"....silence........."hello".....silence.................."Oh good evening, could I speak with Mr....... "
No, you flamin' can't, I don't care if your name is Angela (with an Asian accent) but until you can pronounce MY name properly then I'm not talking to you!
Register with the telephone preference service. Takes a little while for them to stop, but we barely get any now.
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They've gone one step further to playing a recorded message now, don't know what they're selling as I put the phone down.
Then there's the "am I speaking to Mr XXXXXX (previous occupant)" when I answer no they carry on regardless with the script so I ask if they've heard of the TPS and the line goes dead!
Then there's the "am I speaking to Mr XXXXXX (previous occupant)" when I answer no they carry on regardless with the script so I ask if they've heard of the TPS and the line goes dead!
pidgeon chit welder
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I have only one thing that is as irrational as hell & Idon't know why.
Plastic coat hangers .... that the clothes hang on in the shops.
The feel , bend and noise of them makes my skin crawl , having to pick some up to untangle them puts the hairs up on my arms and necks .
I even resorted to welding gloves and a set of amplivox ear defenders once when we moved house but it was still nearly up chuckie time .
I try not to have them in the house , preferrring instead to have good old fashioned varnished wooden , contoured hangars and trouser hangers but my lass sneaks the odd one in which qiuckly gets recycled .
Alison's plastic boot hangers and skirt hangers don't cause me any probs whatsoever ...weird
Plastic coat hangers .... that the clothes hang on in the shops.
The feel , bend and noise of them makes my skin crawl , having to pick some up to untangle them puts the hairs up on my arms and necks .
I even resorted to welding gloves and a set of amplivox ear defenders once when we moved house but it was still nearly up chuckie time .
I try not to have them in the house , preferrring instead to have good old fashioned varnished wooden , contoured hangars and trouser hangers but my lass sneaks the odd one in which qiuckly gets recycled .
Alison's plastic boot hangers and skirt hangers don't cause me any probs whatsoever ...weird
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madkayaker
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not having a land line helps cut down on phone calls. Also deliberately putting your mobile number wrong on all but the essential things
brightspark
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I absolutely hate changing the flipin clocks back/froward, I always have to do it at our house.
People leaving the top off the toothpaste tube.
Going to the toilet for my regular morning bowel movement, wiping up, washing hands, and leave the toilet when I realise I now need a pee so have to go back, that one really gets me every time,its worse when someone has finished the paper and not put a new roll in place of the empty cardboard roll.
People leaving the top off the toothpaste tube.
Going to the toilet for my regular morning bowel movement, wiping up, washing hands, and leave the toilet when I realise I now need a pee so have to go back, that one really gets me every time,its worse when someone has finished the paper and not put a new roll in place of the empty cardboard roll.
pidgeon chit welder
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Those phone callers ... difficult to describe the noise but try saying BUT whilst making a lalalala noise and lip movement .
Practice it a few times and say Ilalamlala solalalali , blalaalut Ilalalal calalanolalalt undllllaaa stalalalnd yulalalal.
( I'm sorry , but I cannot understand you )
The guests in our house were wetting themselves when they heard me answering like that to one of those 17.20 hrs calls one day .
I found out that even my bank ..Barclays ..was playing the Indian phone call routine ,despite me doing regular call opout and mail preferences ...saying , " We thought you would enjoy the additional services we have started offering."
A personal letter to the bank resulted in the manager phoning me , apologising and getting our names /details removed , but it had been going on for five years or so before I discovered who it was .
I simply made lots of warm noises and encouraged the caller to talk to me .. they eventually said , yes they were calling on behalf of Barclays bank .
Practice it a few times and say Ilalamlala solalalali , blalaalut Ilalalal calalanolalalt undllllaaa stalalalnd yulalalal.
( I'm sorry , but I cannot understand you )
The guests in our house were wetting themselves when they heard me answering like that to one of those 17.20 hrs calls one day .
I found out that even my bank ..Barclays ..was playing the Indian phone call routine ,despite me doing regular call opout and mail preferences ...saying , " We thought you would enjoy the additional services we have started offering."
A personal letter to the bank resulted in the manager phoning me , apologising and getting our names /details removed , but it had been going on for five years or so before I discovered who it was .
I simply made lots of warm noises and encouraged the caller to talk to me .. they eventually said , yes they were calling on behalf of Barclays bank .
brightspark
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nothing worse than gettin a [barclays w banker on the phone
