Random Irritations

[BubbaP]

A forum one - last few months feels like has been an increase of posts that are just a link, nothing else. No comment, no opinion, no discussion.
Just feels like it takes away from what a forum might be about. Bit sterile. Almost 'bot like'.
Of course others may disagree, but it's my irritation.

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

Yep. Dad’s is in a couple of weeks. I have three siblings. Two have already stated they wish to speak on the day. The third spoke at Mum’s so I’m assuming she’ll do the same.
I fear the worst.
I’m just picking a tune that he whistled for 5 decades, but this time played by a northern working men’s brass band. I hope he would have approved. He wouldn’t have liked unnecessary waffling about him.

What's the tune he loved to whistle, please?

 

[Pants]

This will be my 36th or 37th home in 67 years.

They will catch up with you eventually Brian

 

[RichA]

What's the tune he loved to whistle, please?

The bridge from Somewhere Over The Rainbow, like Tom in The Good Life.

 

[BrianM]

5 hour wait for a connecting flight, thank goodness for the BA lounge, but even so

 

[Piece]

Being a big F1 fan, I love the idea of McLaren Golf. Got a link to look at their launch webby. Two sets of irons. Thought they maybe expensive...then I saw the price per club, before any customisation!

 

[Bazz]

5 hour wait for a connecting flight, thank goodness for the BA lounge, but even so

We paid for a lounge when we got delayed in Paphos last summer. Kids are already asking if we've got one for this summer holiday.
The furthest I got was Rhyl for a day and these two think they're getting a lounge every time.

 

[PaulMdj]

We paid for a lounge when we got delayed in Paphos last summer. Kids are already asking if we've got one for this summer holiday.
The furthest I got was Rhyl for a day and these two think they're getting a lounge every time.

Get your Uncle to take them on holiday so he gets a taste of reality.

 

[Bazz]

Get your Uncle to take them on holiday so he gets a taste of reality.

He'd buy me a house to get away from them then.

 

[WorldHandicapSystem]

We paid for a lounge when we got delayed in Paphos last summer. Kids are already asking if we've got one for this summer holiday.
The furthest I got was Rhyl for a day and these two think they're getting a lounge every time.

We often get the cheapest lounge when flying.

By the time you have paid for some food and coffee, then snacks and drinks for the flight it’s not far off breaking even. With the added bonus of having some nice comfortable seats in a quiet area

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

O2 have royally annoyed me today. Just got my mobile bill through increased this month by £43 more than why I normally pay. Checked my itemised bill I’ve been charged for purchases outside of my plan! Odd as I have a spend cap set on all our phones so nobody can make purchases against their phone bills. Contact O2 apparently it’s Apple Charges they can’t detail what they are but they can’t remove from my bill. So I contact Apple who confirm I have made absolutely no purchases against the Apple account and they’ve not billed O2 either.

Go back to O2, sorry Mr Morningstar we can’t remove those charges despite Apple saying it’s not them as they (O2) cant itemised the individual purchases even though I have email confirmation from
Apple none were made. But we can offer you a free upgrade on your phones! No that’s not free you’re charging me £43 for something I haven’t had

 

[The Squirrel]

Just received a save the date for a cousins wedding next April.
Unfortunately it’s on the same day as my eldests best friends wedding, which we also invited to.
The wife is now panicking as we can’t make both weddings and is worried about upsetting the family or our daughters friend (our friends as well really).
I haven’t seen my cousin in about 30 years and have no problem saying we can’t make it, we are only invited cause they think they have to rather than wanting us there.
Just irritating both are on the same day.

I’d see this as a right good result.
Going to the wedding of people you like and care about - great!
Not being obligated to go to a wedding for someone you basically don’t know or care about as you can use the other wedding as a prior obligation - great!

 

[Beezerk]

Schadenfreude on the forum pages, really sad to see but not surprising tbh.

 

[srixon 1]

Over the pond on a sunny island and the hotel is populated with lots of US citizens. What is it with their cutting and eating everything with just a fork? I wonder if the Orange man child did this during the royal banquet this week?

 

[RichA]

Over the pond on a sunny island and the hotel is populated with lots of US citizens. What is it with their cutting and eating everything with just a fork? I wonder if the Orange man child did this during the royal banquet this week?

To be fair, unless I’m spreading butter or cutting a piece of pie, I haven’t used a knife to eat in about 30 years.

 

[Neilds]

To be fair, unless I’m spreading butter or cutting a piece of pie, I haven’t used a knife to eat in about 30 years.

That makes you as bad as them

 

[Orikoru]

To be fair, unless I’m spreading butter or cutting a piece of pie, I haven’t used a knife to eat in about 30 years.

There are plenty of meals where we don't use knives. Yesterday we had salmon and salad, no need for a knife there. If you have a bowl of pasta you don't need a knife. We make a lot of Thai curries where the chicken is already cut into bite-size pieces before cooking - don't need a knife for that. No point getting a knife out of the drawer if you aren't going to use it.

 

[IanM]

Schadenfreude on the forum pages, really sad to see but not surprising tbh.

And sometimes an absence of comment speaks louder than actual comment.

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

To be fair, unless I’m spreading butter or cutting a piece of pie, I haven’t used a knife to eat in about 30 years.

Thinks literally me

My wife is also amazes how I can eat pretty much any meal with a spoon if I’m to lazy to use a fork

 

[D-S]

Over the pond on a sunny island and the hotel is populated with lots of US citizens. What is it with their cutting and eating everything with just a fork? I wonder if the Orange man child did this during the royal banquet this week?

It’s the weird claw grip on the vertically held fork whilst cutting their meat that I find particularly odd.