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Random Irritations

patricks148 said:
you can call the police and they will get it removed, there is a law about right of access to the highway. someone used to do that to us, no matter how often i asked them not too they did it anyway, until i was told about this by a police friend, they have never done it since
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I’ve been waiting for the day I’ve had to leave for work and not be able to get off and then I have grounds to phone the police or civil enforcement officer. That scenario hasn’t appeared yet.
I don’t think I have a case just because it requires me to reverse into my fence then bounce of a car to get on my drive. I’ve no right to access my drive I believe.

I’ve left a few scuffs, and I should leave my insurance details, or I could wait till next time and maybe make more substantial damage. The choices.
 
Probably going to be unpopular with this one, but the clap for the NHS is getting right on my tits. Neighbours playing instruments, banging car horns or pots & pans.. Then there's the social media morons doing the same for a few likes.. It was a novel idea to start but now its tedious and has no real value.
 
Slime said:
I'm old, I don't know what that means. o_O
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Psychologists would have a field day with this and most of Facebook to be fair. This particular one is where somebody puts a post up and finishes with this comment. It is basically a desperate plea to get likes, reposted, to go viral (whatever the heck that means) dressed up as a challenge. It often seems to be one parents do for kids who don't make friends easily or similar.

Look at the psychology of the parents, not the kids as many of us now know that 'only oldies use Facebook ' ?
 
Wolf said:
Probably going to be unpopular with this one, but the clap for the NHS is getting right on my tits. Neighbours playing instruments, banging car horns or pots & pans.. Then there's the social media morons doing the same for a few likes.. It was a novel idea to start but now its tedious and has no real value.
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I feel obliged to do it which irritates me! Participation dwindling around here. Interestingly enough the musical family who put leaflets through every door when they were doing a rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" before the clap never, ever actually do it...
 
AmandaJR said:
I feel obliged to do it which irritates me! Participation dwindling around here. Interestingly enough the musical family who put leaflets through every door when they were doing a rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" before the clap never, ever actually do it...
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I think that is another very valid issue with it, people that genuinely did it without the faff are feeling obliged to carry on. At what point does it stop, its not something that can continue long term.
 
AmandaJR said:
I feel obliged to do it which irritates me! Participation dwindling around here. Interestingly enough the musical family who put leaflets through every door when they were doing a rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" before the clap never, ever actually do it...
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We do it every week, and I am happy to do so. However, what annoys me is the neighbours who are craning their necks to see who is and isn't participating, and judging them accordingly.
 
Wolf said:
I think that is another very valid issue with it, people that genuinely did it without the faff are feeling obliged to carry on. At what point does it stop, its not something that can continue long term.
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Funnily enough, we were talking about this last night. People are still doing it but I do wonder how many are now doing it as other people in the street are and they don't want to be seen to be miserable. I fully support the NHS and given that they are customers for me, I see the hard work and dedication these guys have. It was a lovely idea at the start but someday it does have to stop.
 
I haven't done the NHS clap even once. I couldn't really see the point, we live on a quiet no-through road, and there's decent chance nobody who lives here even works for the NHS.

I know it's not exactly the same but it did remind me of this meme I saw..
 

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We have to had remove the bins around the course as per EGU guidelines. So why do morons playing feel the need to leave beer bottles and other rubbish on the ground where the bins used to be?
 
Bazzatron said:
Robbie Savage asking a question on the daily briefing.
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I did like that Hancock slipped into what verged on a little bit of matey banter with Savage. And before jumping on me suggesting I am being critical - I actually did - an in a completely non-critical way. It made me smile. Blair used to do the same thing.
 
Wolf said:
Probably going to be unpopular with this one, but the clap for the NHS is getting right on my tits. Neighbours playing instruments, banging car horns or pots & pans.. Then there's the social media morons doing the same for a few likes.. It was a novel idea to start but now its tedious and has no real value.
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It is a bit un-British of a thing to do - and of course therefore feels forced - but we really like the fact that we stand outside our house and chat to five set of neighbours in the terrace across the road from us - some of whom we didn't really know that well back in February. I am glad that we continue to do it.
 
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