Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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Pross said:
Chuck in those that choose to eat smelly foods. I can never work out if they don’t consider it or just don’t care.rjsterry said:People who dowse themselves in perfume and then go and sit on public transport. Now have a crashing headache.
Does that include garlic? I might be guilty of that, on occasion...0 -
Fresh garlic is OK. It’s the people who had garlic for lunch or the previous night before getting on a crowded bus or train who are a bigger menace.briantrumpet said:Pross said:
Chuck in those that choose to eat smelly foods. I can never work out if they don’t consider it or just don’t care.rjsterry said:People who dowse themselves in perfume and then go and sit on public transport. Now have a crashing headache.
Does that include garlic? I might be guilty of that, on occasion...0 -
Pross said:
Fresh garlic is OK. It’s the people who had garlic for lunch or the previous night before getting on a crowded bus or train who are a bigger menace.briantrumpet said:Pross said:
Chuck in those that choose to eat smelly foods. I can never work out if they don’t consider it or just don’t care.rjsterry said:People who dowse themselves in perfume and then go and sit on public transport. Now have a crashing headache.
Does that include garlic? I might be guilty of that, on occasion...
Probably just as well that I cycle to work then.0 -
I probably reek of garlic.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Just fart in their general direction. 😉bm5 said:
I can sympathize with that. It's a real problem for me in any situation where you are unable to move away from the person.rjsterry said:People who dowse themselves in perfume and then go and sit on public transport. Now have a crashing headache.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
You only smell what you are used to. Now your daughter lives in a multicultural society you should experiment and see if she notices garlic on other people.Pross said:
Fresh garlic is OK. It’s the people who had garlic for lunch or the previous night before getting on a crowded bus or train who are a bigger menace.briantrumpet said:Pross said:
Chuck in those that choose to eat smelly foods. I can never work out if they don’t consider it or just don’t care.rjsterry said:People who dowse themselves in perfume and then go and sit on public transport. Now have a crashing headache.
Does that include garlic? I might be guilty of that, on occasion...
The Vietcong could find the US troops because of the strong smell of milk0 -
I'm guessing you missed the word 'not' from that. I don't notice the smell of garlic, but then I am blessed with a poor sense of smell.surrey_commuter said:
You only smell what you are used to. Now your daughter lives in a multicultural society you should experiment and see if she notices garlic on other people.Pross said:
Fresh garlic is OK. It’s the people who had garlic for lunch or the previous night before getting on a crowded bus or train who are a bigger menace.briantrumpet said:Pross said:
Chuck in those that choose to eat smelly foods. I can never work out if they don’t consider it or just don’t care.rjsterry said:People who dowse themselves in perfume and then go and sit on public transport. Now have a crashing headache.
Does that include garlic? I might be guilty of that, on occasion...
The Vietcong could find the US troops because of the strong smell of milk0 -
Don't most far eastern people's say that westerners smell like milk?surrey_commuter said:
You only smell what you are used to. Now your daughter lives in a multicultural society you should experiment and see if she notices garlic on other people.Pross said:
Fresh garlic is OK. It’s the people who had garlic for lunch or the previous night before getting on a crowded bus or train who are a bigger menace.briantrumpet said:Pross said:
Chuck in those that choose to eat smelly foods. I can never work out if they don’t consider it or just don’t care.rjsterry said:People who dowse themselves in perfume and then go and sit on public transport. Now have a crashing headache.
Does that include garlic? I might be guilty of that, on occasion...
The Vietcong could find the US troops because of the strong smell of milkseanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
A guy in our office liberally douses himself in some vile smelling aftershave/cologne that lingers and lingers. It's choking when he walks into the room. I'm guessing it could be a cultural thing?0
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Quite regularly tempted to find out but apparently it's frowned uponpinno said:
Is he flammable?Tashman said:A guy in our office liberally douses himself in some vile smelling aftershave/cologne that lingers and lingers. It's choking when he walks into the room. I'm guessing it could be a cultural thing?
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Not that trivial but annoying it is.
'Our' effectively nationalised, gummint run energy sector and the Energy Price Guarantee.
With gas futures price back to pre Ukranian invasion levels and oil futures at level of 5 years ago, what's with ongoing retail price hikes?
And daily standing charges! Variable by region, I'm in a higher priced region, but a price jack of +22% from this quarter to next on electricity? Equates to £255 p.a.0 -
orraloon said:
Not that trivial but annoying it is.
'Our' effectively nationalised, gummint run energy sector and the Energy Price Guarantee.
With gas futures price back to pre Ukranian invasion levels and oil futures at level of 5 years ago, what's with ongoing retail price hikes?
And daily standing charges! Variable by region, I'm in a higher priced region, but a price jack of +22% from this quarter to next on electricity? Equates to £255 p.a.
Ofgem seem to be MIA. The 'free market' seems to be utterly screwed when it comes to actually lowering prices.
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When trains are delayed they leave the ticket gates open at the stations so when people don't go through the hassle of 'tapping' out, they then can't claim their delay repay as there's no evidence which train they took.
Bastards. They'll check your ticket unless it costs them money.0 -
Have a look here. It gives you a live price. Currently £250/MWh which is 25p/kWh. Power prices are not cheap right now.briantrumpet said:orraloon said:Not that trivial but annoying it is.
'Our' effectively nationalised, gummint run energy sector and the Energy Price Guarantee.
With gas futures price back to pre Ukranian invasion levels and oil futures at level of 5 years ago, what's with ongoing retail price hikes?
And daily standing charges! Variable by region, I'm in a higher priced region, but a price jack of +22% from this quarter to next on electricity? Equates to £255 p.a.
Ofgem seem to be MIA. The 'free market' seems to be utterly screwed when it comes to actually lowering prices.
https://www.electricinsights.co.uk/#/homepage?&_k=2vzp4f0 -
standing charges are a regressive tax.briantrumpet said:orraloon said:Not that trivial but annoying it is.
'Our' effectively nationalised, gummint run energy sector and the Energy Price Guarantee.
With gas futures price back to pre Ukranian invasion levels and oil futures at level of 5 years ago, what's with ongoing retail price hikes?
And daily standing charges! Variable by region, I'm in a higher priced region, but a price jack of +22% from this quarter to next on electricity? Equates to £255 p.a.
Ofgem seem to be MIA. The 'free market' seems to be utterly screwed when it comes to actually lowering prices.
Calculating the price cap quarterley was always going to fvck the fixed term deals but I can't remember why.0 -
Taking this further as I am flying abroad soon.pblakeney said:Tax take on whisky going up to 75%. I am definitely doing my bit for the economy.
A bottle of whisky could cost £4.83 including VAT.
"The tax burden on the price of a bottle of whisky in the UK would rise from 70% to 75% from 1 August under the plans, Mr Littlejohn said.
This would mean that of £15.42, the average price of a bottle of whisky in Scotland, £11.40 would go directly to the Treasury in taxation through duty and VAT, he explained."
How on earth can "Duty Free" be more expensive than the high street. Duty free my ar$e.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
It is duty free. Not profit free.pblakeney said:
Taking this further as I am flying abroad soon.pblakeney said:Tax take on whisky going up to 75%. I am definitely doing my bit for the economy.
A bottle of whisky could cost £4.83 including VAT.
"The tax burden on the price of a bottle of whisky in the UK would rise from 70% to 75% from 1 August under the plans, Mr Littlejohn said.
This would mean that of £15.42, the average price of a bottle of whisky in Scotland, £11.40 would go directly to the Treasury in taxation through duty and VAT, he explained."
How on earth can "Duty Free" be more expensive than the high street. Duty free my ar$e.0 -
Obviously. At that mark up it is a complete rip off. As whisky is expensive where I'm going I will simply pack a bottle from a supermarket instead.TheBigBean said:
It is duty free. Not profit free.pblakeney said:
Taking this further as I am flying abroad soon.pblakeney said:Tax take on whisky going up to 75%. I am definitely doing my bit for the economy.
A bottle of whisky could cost £4.83 including VAT.
"The tax burden on the price of a bottle of whisky in the UK would rise from 70% to 75% from 1 August under the plans, Mr Littlejohn said.
This would mean that of £15.42, the average price of a bottle of whisky in Scotland, £11.40 would go directly to the Treasury in taxation through duty and VAT, he explained."
How on earth can "Duty Free" be more expensive than the high street. Duty free my ar$e.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
TheBigBean said:
It is duty free. Not profit free.pblakeney said:
Taking this further as I am flying abroad soon.pblakeney said:Tax take on whisky going up to 75%. I am definitely doing my bit for the economy.
A bottle of whisky could cost £4.83 including VAT.
"The tax burden on the price of a bottle of whisky in the UK would rise from 70% to 75% from 1 August under the plans, Mr Littlejohn said.
This would mean that of £15.42, the average price of a bottle of whisky in Scotland, £11.40 would go directly to the Treasury in taxation through duty and VAT, he explained."
How on earth can "Duty Free" be more expensive than the high street. Duty free my ar$e.
I guess it's like the goods that get VAT reduced (e.g. sanitary towels)... most of the saving goes to profits, rather than the consumer.
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Trains in this country, an effin joke.3
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The Tesco shopping app seems unable to accept my credit card.
It's just a hill. Get over it.0 -
Cyclists clogging up the roads, gawd!0
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Small dogs that think they're tougher than they really are.
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The last bit of liquid hand soap that's left inside the pump action bottles. What can you do?
Tip the bottle to the side and try desperately to pump out the remaining dregs. Unscrew the pump and invert the bottle, but the soap takes far too long to drain out. Add some water to dilute the soap, but then it's always too runny and just pours out.
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masjer said:
Small dogs that think they're tougher than they really are.
One of the reasons I loved my long-dead old dog (collie X GSD) was the disdain with which he treated such rats-on-strings. There was a horrible one just around the corner who one time came running out aggressively at mine, ran round him two or three times barking manically, to which my dog just looked down at him with a "WTF is that?" look, at which point the ROAS whelped and ran back into his own garden, yapping as if he'd had a leg chewed off.0 -
We are looking after my daughters dogs who are small, 12 years old. One has very few teeth the other is so stiff in his shoulders he falls over when he is running. Yet they think they can take any other dog who gives then the wrong doggy signal.masjer said:Small dogs that think they're tougher than they really are.
You don’t have put up with this with cats.1 -
I like that!briantrumpet said:0
