Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

briantrumpet · January 2023

Well, I'm in to Instagram via Chrome... now just to work out how to use it...

briantrumpet · January 2023

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:
That I really don't like going to bed with socks on, even when it's really cold.
Take them off then. 🤣

But then I get cold feet when (inevitably) I have to get out of bed in the night after the heating has gone off... [/tightwad]
This may also come over as patronising.
Slippers.

Will I need a pipe as well?
If you choose.
You can also choose what to put in it. 😉

Though I think that whatever it is, you're going to tell me to smoke it.

briantrumpet · January 2023

Hmm, re Instagram... now can't find the + button the browser version that apparently I need to press to add a photo... while it encourages me to install the app on my phone.

First.Aspect · January 2023

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:
It annoys me people don’t understand strikes are supposed to be disruptive as that is the only leverage they have in the dispute.
Who are they supposed to be disruptive for, though? If the employer, financially, fill your boots. If it is the general public, the case isn't always quite so clear.
That’s stupid logic.

Think that one through to the logical conclusion

Legistlators around the world are stupid then. Stoopid, stoopid, stoopid cos RC sez.

rick_chasey · January 2023

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:
It annoys me people don’t understand strikes are supposed to be disruptive as that is the only leverage they have in the dispute.
Who are they supposed to be disruptive for, though? If the employer, financially, fill your boots. If it is the general public, the case isn't always quite so clear.
That’s stupid logic.

Think that one through to the logical conclusion
Legistlators around the world are stupid then. Stoopid, stoopid, stoopid cos RC sez.

Beyond emergencies it is stupid.

First.Aspect · January 2023

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:
It annoys me people don’t understand strikes are supposed to be disruptive as that is the only leverage they have in the dispute.
Who are they supposed to be disruptive for, though? If the employer, financially, fill your boots. If it is the general public, the case isn't always quite so clear.
That’s stupid logic.

Think that one through to the logical conclusion
Legistlators around the world are stupid then. Stoopid, stoopid, stoopid cos RC sez.
Beyond emergencies it is stupid.

Have you considered a career in politics? I'd suggest you start somewhere totalitarian, while you work on being able to see the grey areas in policy.

kingstongraham · January 2023

briantrumpet said:
Hmm, re Instagram... now can't find the + button the browser version that apparently I need to press to add a photo... while it encourages me to install the app on my phone.

Is it in the middle of that screenshot? Next to the word Posts

On mine it's down the left hand side.

pblakeney · January 2023

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:
That I really don't like going to bed with socks on, even when it's really cold.
Take them off then. 🤣

But then I get cold feet when (inevitably) I have to get out of bed in the night after the heating has gone off... [/tightwad]
This may also come over as patronising.
Slippers.

Will I need a pipe as well?
If you choose.
You can also choose what to put in it. 😉

Though I think that whatever it is, you're going to tell me to smoke it.

Having a pipe and not smoking it would be for the Intrigues thread. 😉

briantrumpet · January 2023

kingstongraham said:

briantrumpet said:
Hmm, re Instagram... now can't find the + button the browser version that apparently I need to press to add a photo... while it encourages me to install the app on my phone.

Is it in the middle of that screenshot? Next to the word Posts

On mine it's down the left hand side.

Aha, that menu has appeared now, thanks KG.

First.Aspect · January 2023

briantrumpet said:

kingstongraham said:

briantrumpet said:
Hmm, re Instagram... now can't find the + button the browser version that apparently I need to press to add a photo... while it encourages me to install the app on my phone.

Is it in the middle of that screenshot? Next to the word Posts

On mine it's down the left hand side.

Aha, that menu has appeared now, thanks KG.

Hang on Brian, does that say "Musician, cyclist, pornographer"?

briantrumpet · January 2023

First.Aspect said:

briantrumpet said:

kingstongraham said:

briantrumpet said:
Hmm, re Instagram... now can't find the + button the browser version that apparently I need to press to add a photo... while it encourages me to install the app on my phone.

Is it in the middle of that screenshot? Next to the word Posts

On mine it's down the left hand side.

Aha, that menu has appeared now, thanks KG.
Hang on Brian, does that say "Musician, cyclist, pornographer"?

How do you think I got all those French women to follow me?

briantrumpet · January 2023

Anyway, now I'm going to have to start thinking in square photos for Instagram, if I use it much.

mrb123 · January 2023

briantrumpet said:

First.Aspect said:

briantrumpet said:

kingstongraham said:

briantrumpet said:
Hmm, re Instagram... now can't find the + button the browser version that apparently I need to press to add a photo... while it encourages me to install the app on my phone.

Is it in the middle of that screenshot? Next to the word Posts

On mine it's down the left hand side.

Aha, that menu has appeared now, thanks KG.
Hang on Brian, does that say "Musician, cyclist, pornographer"?

How do you think I got all those French women to follow me?

Did you offer to show them your trumpet?

briantrumpet · January 2023

mrb123 said:

briantrumpet said:

First.Aspect said:

briantrumpet said:

kingstongraham said:

briantrumpet said:
Hmm, re Instagram... now can't find the + button the browser version that apparently I need to press to add a photo... while it encourages me to install the app on my phone.

Is it in the middle of that screenshot? Next to the word Posts

On mine it's down the left hand side.

Aha, that menu has appeared now, thanks KG.
Hang on Brian, does that say "Musician, cyclist, pornographer"?

How do you think I got all those French women to follow me?
Did you offer to show them your trumpet?

Only the bell end.

orraloon · January 2023

Didn't you play quite a lot of rugby back in the day....?

You are revealing some personal data, watch out for the spambots / scammer messages. 😉

briantrumpet · January 2023

orraloon said:
Didn't you play quite a lot of rugby back in the day....?

You are revealing some personal data, watch out for the spambots / scammer messages. 😉

There seems to be someone else with my name.

briantrumpet · January 2023

But point taken, and I've removed the real name. You'll have to promise to keep mum now. Well, you, and the thousands of others in Cakestop.

pinno · January 2023

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:
That I really don't like going to bed with socks on, even when it's really cold.
Take them off then. 🤣

But then I get cold feet when (inevitably) I have to get out of bed in the night after the heating has gone off... [/tightwad]
This may also come over as patronising.
Slippers.

Will I need a pipe as well?
If you choose.
You can also choose what to put in it. 😉

Though I think that whatever it is, you're going to tell me to smoke it.

[images in head of BT and a clutch of middle aged French women all naked munching cornflakes at 3am]

briantrumpet · January 2023

pinno said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:
That I really don't like going to bed with socks on, even when it's really cold.
Take them off then. 🤣

But then I get cold feet when (inevitably) I have to get out of bed in the night after the heating has gone off... [/tightwad]
This may also come over as patronising.
Slippers.

Will I need a pipe as well?
If you choose.
You can also choose what to put in it. 😉

Though I think that whatever it is, you're going to tell me to smoke it.
[images in head of BT and a clutch of middle aged French women all naked munching cornflakes at 3am]

How did you know?

pinno · January 2023

briantrumpet said:

pinno said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:
That I really don't like going to bed with socks on, even when it's really cold.
Take them off then. 🤣

But then I get cold feet when (inevitably) I have to get out of bed in the night after the heating has gone off... [/tightwad]
This may also come over as patronising.
Slippers.

Will I need a pipe as well?
If you choose.
You can also choose what to put in it. 😉

Though I think that whatever it is, you're going to tell me to smoke it.
[images in head of BT and a clutch of middle aged French women all naked munching cornflakes at 3am]

How did you know?

Instagram app.

briantrumpet · January 2023

pinno said:

briantrumpet said:

pinno said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:
That I really don't like going to bed with socks on, even when it's really cold.
Take them off then. 🤣

But then I get cold feet when (inevitably) I have to get out of bed in the night after the heating has gone off... [/tightwad]
This may also come over as patronising.
Slippers.

Will I need a pipe as well?
If you choose.
You can also choose what to put in it. 😉

Though I think that whatever it is, you're going to tell me to smoke it.
[images in head of BT and a clutch of middle aged French women all naked munching cornflakes at 3am]

How did you know?
Instagram app.

Nah, must have been that Lego thing with the camera on... I wondered what it was doing in the room.

rick_chasey · January 2023

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:
It annoys me people don’t understand strikes are supposed to be disruptive as that is the only leverage they have in the dispute.
Who are they supposed to be disruptive for, though? If the employer, financially, fill your boots. If it is the general public, the case isn't always quite so clear.
That’s stupid logic.

Think that one through to the logical conclusion
Legistlators around the world are stupid then. Stoopid, stoopid, stoopid cos RC sez.
Beyond emergencies it is stupid.

Have you considered a career in politics? I'd suggest you start somewhere totalitarian, while you work on being able to see the grey areas in policy.

Stand by the comment. Most people seem to think public opinion matters in industrial disputes, or indeed, is the point

First.Aspect · January 2023

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:
It annoys me people don’t understand strikes are supposed to be disruptive as that is the only leverage they have in the dispute.
Who are they supposed to be disruptive for, though? If the employer, financially, fill your boots. If it is the general public, the case isn't always quite so clear.
That’s stupid logic.

Think that one through to the logical conclusion
Legistlators around the world are stupid then. Stoopid, stoopid, stoopid cos RC sez.
Beyond emergencies it is stupid.

Have you considered a career in politics? I'd suggest you start somewhere totalitarian, while you work on being able to see the grey areas in policy.
Stand by the comment. Most people seem to think public opinion matters in industrial disputes, or indeed, is the point

Who said anything about public opinion?

rick_chasey · January 2023

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:
It annoys me people don’t understand strikes are supposed to be disruptive as that is the only leverage they have in the dispute.
Who are they supposed to be disruptive for, though? If the employer, financially, fill your boots. If it is the general public, the case isn't always quite so clear.
That’s stupid logic.

Think that one through to the logical conclusion
Legistlators around the world are stupid then. Stoopid, stoopid, stoopid cos RC sez.
Beyond emergencies it is stupid.

Have you considered a career in politics? I'd suggest you start somewhere totalitarian, while you work on being able to see the grey areas in policy.
Stand by the comment. Most people seem to think public opinion matters in industrial disputes, or indeed, is the point
Who said anything about public opinion?

Pretty much *all the coverage* (including the BBC) except for the FT and Economist.

Why are people asking union leaders about public opinion? They are paid to not give a sh!t.

Jezyboy · January 2023

Train journeys. On the trip out miss my connection due to a combo of arriving train being late, and some **** redesigning Birmingham new street to be a shopping mall with a train station attached as a secondary thought, and now after COVID, there is one train an hour from Birmingham to Reading, instead of 2.

On the way back, miss my connection due to an apparently serious incident requiring the train to wait an absolute age for transport police at a number of stations...

And apparently the last train from Birmingham to my moderately sized market town is at 9 on a Sunday!

I have to say, they did see me right with a taxi so full credit to the customer service team at New St, who were actually quite helpful once I was able to speak to the right person.

rick_chasey · January 2023

Post-Covid train system is on its knees.

First.Aspect · January 2023

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:
It annoys me people don’t understand strikes are supposed to be disruptive as that is the only leverage they have in the dispute.
Who are they supposed to be disruptive for, though? If the employer, financially, fill your boots. If it is the general public, the case isn't always quite so clear.
That’s stupid logic.

Think that one through to the logical conclusion
Legistlators around the world are stupid then. Stoopid, stoopid, stoopid cos RC sez.
Beyond emergencies it is stupid.

Have you considered a career in politics? I'd suggest you start somewhere totalitarian, while you work on being able to see the grey areas in policy.
Stand by the comment. Most people seem to think public opinion matters in industrial disputes, or indeed, is the point
Who said anything about public opinion?
Pretty much *all the coverage* (including the BBC) except for the FT and Economist.

Why are people asking union leaders about public opinion? They are paid to not give a sh!t.

What else are they supposed to report on?

rick_chasey · January 2023

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:
It annoys me people don’t understand strikes are supposed to be disruptive as that is the only leverage they have in the dispute.
Who are they supposed to be disruptive for, though? If the employer, financially, fill your boots. If it is the general public, the case isn't always quite so clear.
That’s stupid logic.

Think that one through to the logical conclusion
Legistlators around the world are stupid then. Stoopid, stoopid, stoopid cos RC sez.
Beyond emergencies it is stupid.

Have you considered a career in politics? I'd suggest you start somewhere totalitarian, while you work on being able to see the grey areas in policy.
Stand by the comment. Most people seem to think public opinion matters in industrial disputes, or indeed, is the point
Who said anything about public opinion?
Pretty much *all the coverage* (including the BBC) except for the FT and Economist.

Why are people asking union leaders about public opinion? They are paid to not give a sh!t.
What else are they supposed to report on?

I mean, they could do their homework and report on the *industrial dispute*, which is actually what is happening here.

Why not discuss what they are actually striking on. One thing I've learned on the rare occasion I speak to people who are striking, is that they're usually as bothered, if not more, about conditions and rules etc as they are on the headline figures.

You'd not ever know if you followed the coverage. For example, guy I was speaking to works nightshifts at the postal sorting office. His main gripe was that there was a plan to stop paying night-shift staff extra for covering the nightshift, and instead pay them the same as day shift. So he was taking a 15% haircut and still working anti-social hours.

From that perspective, him voting to strike seems entirely reasonable, right? And i'm sure from the employer's perspective there are also some reasonable changes they want to make. I'd love to hear them reported on.

Frame it for what it is, an industrial dispute and cover it. The public opinion of a strike is never going to be that positive - we want both the employer and unions to just sort it out so we can get on using or buying whatever they provide.

First.Aspect · January 2023

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:
It annoys me people don’t understand strikes are supposed to be disruptive as that is the only leverage they have in the dispute.
Who are they supposed to be disruptive for, though? If the employer, financially, fill your boots. If it is the general public, the case isn't always quite so clear.
That’s stupid logic.

Think that one through to the logical conclusion
Legistlators around the world are stupid then. Stoopid, stoopid, stoopid cos RC sez.
Beyond emergencies it is stupid.

Have you considered a career in politics? I'd suggest you start somewhere totalitarian, while you work on being able to see the grey areas in policy.
Stand by the comment. Most people seem to think public opinion matters in industrial disputes, or indeed, is the point
Who said anything about public opinion?
Pretty much *all the coverage* (including the BBC) except for the FT and Economist.

Why are people asking union leaders about public opinion? They are paid to not give a sh!t.
What else are they supposed to report on?
I mean, they could do their homework and report on the *industrial dispute*, which is actually what is happening here.

Why not discuss what they are actually striking on. One thing I've learned on the rare occasion I speak to people who are striking, is that they're usually as bothered, if not more, about conditions and rules etc as they are on the headline figures.

You'd not ever know if you followed the coverage. For example, guy I was speaking to works nightshifts at the postal sorting office. His main gripe was that there was a plan to stop paying night-shift staff extra for covering the nightshift, and instead pay them the same as day shift. So he was taking a 15% haircut and still working anti-social hours.

From that perspective, him voting to strike seems entirely reasonable, right? And i'm sure from the employer's perspective there are also some reasonable changes they want to make. I'd love to hear them reported on.

Frame it for what it is, an industrial dispute and cover it. The public opinion of a strike is never going to be that positive - we want both the employer and unions to just sort it out so we can get on using or buying whatever they provide.

RC, that second one is about pay.

rick_chasey · January 2023

Is that to do with headline numbers? No it is not. Has that side of it been reported on in the press? No it hasn't.

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