Random Irritations

Lettings agent (and their laughable inventory)
Estate agents (multiple times already, this is going to be ongoing lol, mkts clearly gone crazy again)
Sainsbury
The covid denying BT engineer
Not having the beach 5 mins walk from my front door

Well, the last one is your fault.
 
Lettings agent (and their laughable inventory)
Estate agents (multiple times already, this is going to be ongoing lol, mkts clearly gone crazy again)
Sainsbury
The covid denying BT engineer
Not having the beach 5 mins walk from my front door

Well, the last one is your fault.

Maybe he was expecting a high tide
 
Another thread closed because people can’t debate respecting others views and act like adults

They are emotive subjects at time but you hope that the bigger picture could be looked at but no wonder the mods get frustrated- numerous warnings ignored and what could have been an eye opening discussion goes

And yes ironic considering my past on here
 
A traffic light near me. On a filter

God it's annoying

Only goes every 3 or 4 changes in lights!!!

I mean just do it on every change ...it wouldn't even hold up traffic it doesn't get that busy on the road it's coming onto
 
I understand that but common sense has to indicate the public anger at the murder and the need for a vigil. By cancelling it, that incited bad feeling and attracted the troublemakers who tried to hijack it. The Police got it totally wrong from the start. If they allowed it to go ahead, it would've been entirely peaceful and less Covid risk than angry mobs squaring up.

I won't defend those shouting abuse at the Police but I can understand their anger.

Impossible to say.
 
Think you will find it was banned, not cancelled, by the courts not the police. Maybe if you got the facts correct you might be able to put forward a more balanced argument, not just an anti police bias
I believe the courts refused to rule either way, as it was not in their jurisdiction to ban or allow the event. They directed the police and the organisers to negotiate a solution, which neither party successfully did.
 
Talksport again. Really not sure how the jolly boys outing thinly veiled as outside broadcasting is getting past covid regulations. Amazing how people are happy to broadcast from home for the rest of the year but suddenly have to all be on site when there is away week for Cheltenham.
 
I totally agree certain elements hijacking it (and I've got no time for cancel culture etc) but the Police cancelling it and not using common sense literally gave those elements freedom to cause trouble.

In the last week we've seen thousands of football fans allowed to celebrate a trophy plastered all over the news and social media, with Police turning a blind eye. Yet the murder of a woman wasn't allowed to go by without a small vigil with crowds who would definitely have maintained social distancing. That just seems wrong. Obviously a different part of the UK but the message of double standards and supressing will be clear for all to see.
I don't know the reasoning that has been given by Police Scotland - but I am sure that one consideration would simply have been around the risk of violence were the police to break up the gathering fans before they started off towards Glasgow City Centre. Perhaps a level of pragmatism not shown by the Met - though of course many critics of what happened with the Rangers supporters will tell us that Police Scotland were bullied and/or intimidated by Rangers supporters...maybe - maybe not. Anyway - it seems like in future that a march/demo/protest/vigil could be banned if some feel it would be inconvenient/annoying/disturbing/loud/irritating...I dunno. Maybe that won't come about as currently proposed. Can't express an opinion on it one way or the other as that would fall the wrong side of the pence (the p-fence)
 
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Haringey Council have decided to rename Black Boy Lane to La Rose Lane after local poet John La Rose. My irritation isn't that they are renaming the road but that they have said that it will cost £186000 to rename it which includes a £50k salary for a "support and administration officer to help the residents affected". £186k just to change a road name.
 
I totally agree certain elements hijacking it (and I've got no time for cancel culture etc) but the Police cancelling it and not using common sense literally gave those elements freedom to cause trouble.

In the last week we've seen thousands of football fans allowed to celebrate a trophy plastered all over the news and social media, with Police turning a blind eye. Yet the murder of a woman wasn't allowed to go by without a small vigil with crowds who would definitely have maintained social distancing. That just seems wrong. Obviously a different part of the UK but the message of double standards and supressing will be clear for all to see.

An account from a policewoman on duty there

It’s from social media so always the chance it’s false but from the videos I have seen there is a good chance it’s now

Tonight’s Virgil for Sarah. A female officers point of view..

It started with mainly only female officers overlooking a civil vigil. When numbers grew and social distancing seized more officers were called.

When police officers tried to crowd control and remove people from stamping on flowers for Sarah they refused. Then it kicked off

Then I saw people being arrested and my colleagues being assaulted when trying to transport said prisoner.

Then I saw our vehicles being vandalised with spray with the word ACAB and a mirror being smashed.
Then I thought what would Sarah’s family think about this?

Then I saw and heard my colleagues being abused. They were called murderes, rapists, a female colleague was told it should have been her. And we were told to arrest each other. This is not ok.

Sarah’s family and friends have been so gracious under the circumstances. I do not believe they would want this to happen. If it was me I would not want this to happen. Stop think and be civil we are all humans and we all are angry at what happened. We do not need more violence.

I am a woman. I am a police officer. I am very proud of being both. This week has me exhausted. Physically from the job and mentally by all this.

We are not at fault for what happened because if we knew we would have done what we could to stop it.
To finalise this rant, to my colleagues: I am proud of you. You were insulted beyond what we are used to. We stand by our uniform, we’re proud to carry this warrant card so we can uphold the great office of Constable. Thank you for being there today hope you are all ok
 
I don't know the reasoning that has been given by Police Scotland - but I am sure that one consideration would simply have been around the risk of violence were the police to break up the gathering fans before they started off towards Glasgow City Centre. Perhaps a level of pragmatism not shown by the Met - though of course many critics of what happened with the Rangers supporters will tell us that Police Scotland were bullied and/or intimidated by Rangers supporters...maybe - maybe not. Anyway - it seems like in future that a march/demo/protest/vigil could be banned if some feel it would be inconvenient/annoying/disturbing/loud/irritating...I dunno. Maybe that won't come about as currently proposed. Can't express an opinion on it one way or the other as that would fall the wrong side of the pence (the p-fence)

For the same reason ,I am not going to comment on the politics of the forthcoming legislation involving "bans".
Whatever it is or becomes may , to my mind and apprehension,well be nothing more than a "poisoned chalice" to the Police.
Because, from what I have seen, a ban is not going to stop people who think their "cause" is great enough to ignore the ban.
They now know that if enough of them turn up, the Police will be in a lose/lose situation. The police will be at fault , not them.
 
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I have a few today. Mostly driving related.
Or more specifically the standard of people's thinking whilst owning a vehicle.

Parking at the brow or close to the brow of a hill. 6 times today I have seen this.

Parking within 15ft of a junction. Or on a junction.

Parking across from other parked cars narrowing the road to one lane when there is loads of space but just not right at their door.

People incapable of maintain a constant speed, behind several today that in a 60 their speed variably went from 25 to 40 (but never over) for no known reason.

People who seem to lose the ability to change gears when pulling away. Its not that hard to go from 1st to 2nd that it should take an age.

Changing lanes without checking, seeing this all too often these days.

I blame the driving instructors myself (joke Imurg).

Driving instructors should teach how to negotiate round a bouts correctly. The amount of times I see cars giving way to the left is ridiculous.
 
E-mails requesting feedback on a service or product. I've had enough of them!!!


"We delivered a parcel, how was the service"
"You ordered a paint brush from us, how did you find it?"
"You took a dump in our toilets, was it clean enough?"

They can all just sod off.... yes this one has really wound me up over the last few days with multiple purchases and deliveries.
 
E-mails requesting feedback on a service or product. I've had enough of them!!!


"We delivered a parcel, how was the service"
"You ordered a paint brush from us, how did you find it?"
"You took a dump in our toilets, was it clean enough?"

They can all just sod off.... yes this one has really wound me up over the last few days with multiple purchases and deliveries.

Worst part is that if you do a review, if it is not a glowing 5 star one, they do not publish it. Had that on a couple of items recently when I gave 3 star reviews for items that I felt did not quite fit the bill of what they were advertised to be.
 
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