Random Irritations

[SteveW86]

Wasn’t sure whether to put this in here or the always smell the flowers thread.

HID is a year 5 primary school teacher and yesterday I come home to her in tears on the sofa. Turns out one of the kids in her class got hit by a bus whilst walking home from school with siblings and mum. “Life threatening injuries” was the line they were given when they found out yesterday. I get home today and the boy is out of the coma, but will have at least one of his legs amputated. She also tells me he is autistic and the family have some major issues, so I can see the situation being a major challenge for an already struggling family.

The day before we had our first scan to see our first child together, what a 48 hours to show the ups and downs of life!

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Wasn’t sure whether to put this in here or the always smell the flowers thread.

HID is a year 5 primary school teacher and yesterday I come home to her in tears on the sofa. Turns out one of the kids in her class got hit by a bus whilst walking home from school with siblings and mum. “Life threatening injuries” was the line they were given when they found out yesterday. I get home today and the boy is out of the coma, but will have at least one of his legs amputated. She also tells me he is autistic and the family have some major issues, so I can see the situation being a major challenge for an already struggling family.

The day before we had our first scan to see our first child together, what a 48 hours to show the ups and downs of life!

First the highs, Congratulations to you both on the pregnancy.


The low, how awful for the poor lad and his family.

Certainly does show the ups and downs of life.

 

[backwoodsman]

Had my second session of old man's marbles today. Different muscle sets obviously. I may have to open a bottle of wine.

So, where are you going off to, to play marbles? (I know there's a club at Turre? Somewhere else?)

 

[HomerJSimpson]

My old man took up bowls a couple of years before the cancer hit and he really liked it. Never really had a chance to talk to him about it or have a go. The only time I played was at the Ashbury Hotel in Devon and suffice to say I wasn't a natural. Always admire the absolute pace control and accuracy even club players I see in local parks have on the bowls and have thought about dabbling now I'm the wrong side of 50

 

[Deleted member 18121]

I realise for many reasons that this morning's irritant shouldn't get me.... But it's ruined my morning.

I've been off for a couple of days so thought I'd check the club booking sheet with a view of a solo early morning round. Absolutely no bookings made until 9am so thought I'd drop the Mrs off and son at school and start my round at 7:45 .... All booked in, cushty.

I get to the club at 7:30 and see 12 old boys standing by the first tee.... I didn't even take my seatbelt off, I've just turned round and come home.

Great for the club, but very irritating for me.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I realise for many reasons that this morning's irritant shouldn't get me.... But it's ruined my morning.

I've been off for a couple of days so thought I'd check the club booking sheet with a view of a solo early morning round. Absolutely no bookings made until 9am so thought I'd drop the Mrs off and son at school and start my round at 7:45 .... All booked in, cushty.

I get to the club at 7:30 and see 12 old boys standing by the first tee.... I didn't even take my seatbelt off, I've just turned round and come home.

Great for the club, but very irritating for me.

If you are booked at 7:45, why not either play through after you have set off, or line up and see if you can join them?

 

[USER1999]

Or jump 2 holes ahead, and start on 3?

 

[Beezerk]

Margaret Beckett.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I realise for many reasons that this morning's irritant shouldn't get me.... But it's ruined my morning.

I've been off for a couple of days so thought I'd check the club booking sheet with a view of a solo early morning round. Absolutely no bookings made until 9am so thought I'd drop the Mrs off and son at school and start my round at 7:45 .... All booked in, cushty.

I get to the club at 7:30 and see 12 old boys standing by the first tee.... I didn't even take my seatbelt off, I've just turned round and come home.

Great for the club, but very irritating for me.

If you are off at 7.45 then you can go off then, surely. Bugger them, you go off in your time slot and you will soon rattle through the 1 or 2 groups of them that are ahead of you.

My club is having a real push to get people to book before playing, whatever the time. Partly H & S, partly to stop this issue and partly to stop people going on who haven't paid. Push this at your place. What happened to you is not on if you have a booking system.

 

[Deleted member 18121]

Bunkermagnet - I maybe incorrectly assumed they'd be three 4 balls and honestly I've never had much success with playing through several groups.

Murph- that probably would have been a good idea.

LT - yeah you're right, my club do book out tee times if visitors have rocked up, so maybe these guys have just turned up knowing it's normally quiet.

I had it in my head that I'd rock up, it'd be quiet, the sun would be shining and I could have a nice round without having to follow or be followed by anyone and just have a nice few hours smacking some balls around.

I know my rant is slightly unreasonable, just disappointed as I had an "ideal" Friday morning planned.

 

[bluewolf]

Bunkermagnet - I maybe incorrectly assumed they'd be three 4 balls and honestly I've never had much success with playing through several groups.

Murph- that probably would have been a good idea.

LT - yeah you're right, my club do book out tee times if visitors have rocked up, so maybe these guys have just turned up knowing it's normally quiet.

I had it in my head that I'd rock up, it'd be quiet, the sun would be shining and I could have a nice round without having to follow or be followed by anyone and just have a nice few hours smacking some balls around.

I know my rant is slightly unreasonable, just disappointed as I had an "ideal" Friday morning planned.

I don't think it's unreasonable. There are too many people who think that they have some sort of priority on the course and can just turn up and play without checking the start sheet. It's off-putting to those who aren't in these little cliques. I'd have been annoyed too. However, I'd probably just jump ahead to either the 2nd or the 9th and then play the remaining holes when I finished.. Life's too short to go around killing all thos people who piss you off. If it wasn't, I'd be a very lonely man..

 

[Norrin Radd]

Bunkermagnet - I maybe incorrectly assumed they'd be three 4 balls and honestly I've never had much success with playing through several groups.

Murph- that probably would have been a good idea.

LT - yeah you're right, my club do book out tee times if visitors have rocked up, so maybe these guys have just turned up knowing it's normally quiet.

I had it in my head that I'd rock up, it'd be quiet, the sun would be shining and I could have a nice round without having to follow or be followed by anyone and just have a nice few hours smacking some balls around.

I know my rant is slightly unreasonable, just disappointed as I had an "ideal" Friday morning planned.

Adam phone me ,my number is in your message in box

 

[Lord Tyrion]

adam6177 - incidentally, you are dead right to be irritated. You rock up thinking you have a free run and people are there who have not followed a very simple procedure. What I and others have suggested involves a little bit of confrontation and who needs that on a nice easy Friday morning. My comment was practical but did not account for the emotion of it. (did you stop around to slash any tyres? )

 

[Deleted member 18121]

adam6177 - incidentally, you are dead right to be irritated. You rock up thinking you have a free run and people are there who have not followed a very simple procedure. What I and others have suggested involves a little bit of confrontation and who needs that on a nice easy Friday morning. My comment was practical but did not account for the emotion of it. (did you stop around to slash any tyres? )

Ha ha no I didn't, I wasnt quite that angry.... A stern stare in the direction of some random strangers was enough 😂

 

[Slime]

My old man took up bowls a couple of years before the cancer hit and he really liked it. Never really had a chance to talk to him about it or have a go. The only time I played was at the Ashbury Hotel in Devon and suffice to say I wasn't a natural. Always admire the absolute pace control and accuracy even club players I see in local parks have on the bowls and have thought about dabbling now I'm the wrong side of 50

Did you adopt the Linear Method?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Ha ha no I didn't, I wasnt quite that angry.... A stern stare in the direction of some random strangers was enough 😂

If it was a Paddington standard stare then that would have certainly been sufficient

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Did you adopt the Linear Method?

No but did somehow manage to send one bowl into a nearly completed end on an adjacent part of the green. Apologised and decided a few minutes later to leave it and beat an embarrassed retreat

 

[HomerJSimpson]

If it was a Paddington standard stare then that would have certainly been sufficient

Nothing ever beats the stare a mother can give to a naughty child. I could tell without her having to say a word when I was in big trouble by the way my mum just gave me that withering stare.

 

[Dando]

1st April insurance renewals and client's who decide to send me their incomplete proposal form today then turn around and say they need quotes by lunch time!

 

[Imurg]

Now, I can cope with cyclists most of the time unless they're hunting in packs or jumping lights etc etc...
But this one today........
A busy 2 lane road going into town
She's in the left lane - no probs there
Right lane is full, you can't get out to get past her.
She's peddling like there's no tomorrow, seriously - think Chris Hoy on the last lap.
But because she's in totally the wrong gear she's going about 6 miles an hour. Barely moving
Zzzzzzzzz.......