Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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Your belief in the conservatives is of the order of a religious fundamentalist. So it’s not even pan and kettle. 😎
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My local Morrisons (other Supermarkets are available) has, for some reason, the scourer pads located next to the bleaches/liquid cleaners and not next to the washing-up liquids.
Spent about 2 minutes yesterday up 'n' down trying to find said scourer pads.
And when I say scourer pads; i mean the Kitchen sink ones, not Brillo pads.
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You're the light wiping out my batteries; You're the cream in my airport coffee's.0 -
When you're far enough over to the left, every Tory looks like that 😉
Anyhow, somebody needs to bring a bit of political balance to this place.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
With balance like yours you need stabilisers and not just on your bike.😅😅😅
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Using 'sparklers' on hand-pulled beer. How short a measure would you say this 'pint' is?
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Shout out to the driver who lost the back end and was about 3 inches from a very serious accident, mainly because he passed me by a “no overtaking” and a “20mph max - skid risk” sign going about 40mph on a recently chip laid road.
Jag SUV obviously
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About 10%? Shouldn't have left the bar without being topped up!
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As I suspect this is devious company policy to routinely sell short measures, I'm going to be somewhat less forgiving... they need to be pulled up on this.
I reckon it's at least 15%, given the flare of the glass shape.
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FWIW, I know from an ex pupil how closely management in large chains monitor how many pints are drawn from each barrel on average each week, and managers who don't meet the target are given a dressing down.
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I went fishing a few times with a guy who had managed bars and he said they always put ice in soft drinks unless specifically asked not to due to the volume it saves. That’s despite soft drinks being more profitable to start with. Bunch of crooks.
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Indeed. They rely on most customers just accepting whatever they are served and not complaining, and topping up for the odd one who does. It seems to be the industry norm, given the recent news.
I'd be tempted to take some scales in and see just how short of 568g a couple of pints are. Suffice to say that last night's felt very light.
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Depends. Is the glass oversized to accommodate like in Schiphol?
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 -
Clearly you need to order booze to get your money's worth.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
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Hmmm. I thought it was a legal requirement to have a liquid level marker. Gives a definite point to moan about.
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 -
In the UK, draught beer must be sold by reference to quantity and normally in quantities of half a pint or multiples of a half pint. It is one of the few imperial measures that are still allowed to be used following metrication some time ago.
The normal quantity of beer asked for in pubs across the City of London is a pint which is measured into a pint glass that bears a stamp to show it is an accurate measure. Most pubs use what are termed brim measures – this means that they contain a pint when full to the top. A few pubs may still use glasses that are called line measures – these are slightly over-sized glasses that have a line near the top to show the level of one pint. Even fewer pubs may use what are called ‘beer measuring instruments’ that accurately dispense beer into a glass in multiples of a half pint.
One of the problems with using a brim measure for the sale of beer is that it is virtually impossible to get a full pint of liquid due to the frothy head that is formed when the beer is dispensed into a glass. Over the years, the generally accepted norm is that a pint containing a minimum 95% liquid and 5% head is OK. However, this is a legally complex area and if you ask for a pint, perhaps you should really expect to get a full pint of liquid. As part of this project, a legal opinion has been obtained from experts at Gough Square Chambers.
In an ideal world, all pubs would be required by law to use line measures, making it far easier to get a full pint of liquid. However, no such legislation currently exists and pubs can legally use brim measures.
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'Sparklers' were / are a Northern Ingerlaand thing. A St Austell seller trying it on is... trying it on. I would be saying 'oi mate I ordered a pint...'
(As an aside, back in 90s I worked on setting up and then working in the CAMRA beer tent at a local steam festival rally, Woodcote for those who know, for several years. One time once we'd been on it all Thursday then all Friday and then we opened to Jo and Joe Public, the missus of a fellow CAMRA volunteer who worked in t'council ordered a beer then produced her weights and measures equipment! Lined glasses so of course we 'passed' but.... could you envisage the atmosphere in the tent?)
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The amount of time I waste waiting in the pharmacy for repeat prescriptions I put in over a week ago. Currently 45 minutes.
Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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Great. Now I have insulin but no needles. Absolutely pointless! Apparently due tomorrow. No fecking good to me as I'm at work. Wife at work. Daughter at school. Earliest I could collect would be next Monday. Got them to agree to deliver them to me at work. Small victories but still bloody pissed off!!
Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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Voice notes. Whether it is the one person that leaves them in a WhatsApp group when everyone just types or the person whispering into their phone constantly on public transport.
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For @First.Aspect and @tailwindhome 😈
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Part of the anti-growth coalition1 -
It's when that person hasn't even got a phone.....
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It was awarded for his work during COVID, whi h was actually quite good, whilst dealing with so many uncertainties.
Doesn't mean you have to like the intentionally headline grabbing statistics selection, or misleading ordinate or abscissa ranges (often both). Nor does it obviate the need to ask questions about statiatics correctly reported.
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He's not the worst villain at the FT, but there are many better random punters on the internet.
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Oops, predictive text misfire. I meant to '@' TBB, but it seems to have found him anyway.
Posting a graph with poorly formatted axes really is like catnip to you two 😁
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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I think I just have a bit of a dislike of the FT and its readers. I'm far more tolerant of click bait in the Sun, for example, because no one pretends it is factual.
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I've just been tempted to start reading another click bait article warning that washing up liquid can cause corrosion because it contains salt.
Gah. Not that kind of salt!
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Getting very annoyed with the coverage of the rozzers hitting a cow with their pickup truck.
If it was a guy on a bike it would barely make the local news.
But something destined for someone’s plate however.
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British people and animals. The local donkey sanctuary is rolling in £s, and we can't even eat them.
That said, the police were plonkers in this instance.
(I think it was a calf, BTW, so a Baby Animal. Double whammy.)
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