Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little

[Noggin]

Facebook/berk/whatever. I mean, it’s pretty FUBAR anyway but the bastard thing has been showing me a sponsored ad for a guy that is guitarist and singer in a band I go to see. The sponsored ad is for his solo (or different group) tour. I am quite interested in going if I can find someone else to go with.

So tonight a friend was at the gig where this guy was playing and raved about him

I came home and tried to find the sponsored ad to send to the friend. Can I find it? Can I F***!! Bastard FB is hiding it from me now I actually want to open the like

FFS

[gremlin]

Power cut. Proper old school, street lights out, nothing lit, lack of power.

And having no means to hot up some water for a cuppa this morning.

[v8-powered]

Power cut. Proper old school, street lights out, nothing lit, lack of power.

And having no means to hot up some water for a cuppa this morning.

Sarf of the riva innit, some dodgy geezer nicked the cables.

[gremlin]

Power cut. Proper old school, street lights out, nothing lit, lack of power.

And having no means to hot up some water for a cuppa this morning.

Sarf of the riva innit, some dodgy geezer nicked the cables.

We sarf Lunden geezers stick together. Mate just dropped round emergency supplies....

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[Yambo]

Power cut. Proper old school, street lights out, nothing lit, lack of power.

And having no means to hot up some water for a cuppa this morning.

A simple fact of life in this village.

Heavy rain = power cut
Flash of lightning = power cut
Cloud in the sky = probably a power cut soon
Some building work close by = power cut.

The weather activated power cuts are deliberate - the supplier cuts the power to the village during bad weather to minimise the chance, cost and effort for repairs. The cables are on pylons over the hills and they worry about damage. Or some similar excuse. Cuts are rarely longer than 7 hours and mostly 1 - 2 hours. Not so frequent in the summer months.

[v8-powered]

This one fits in both the BYP and happy thread!

At railway station this morning parking the car, walking to get train and notice a Vespa parked across a car parking bay which is odd as there must be space for at least 100 bikes in a dedicated area.

Coming home tonight, thought I'd check in on the Vespa and see if it's still there, thinking of posting on the FB Twat parking page. Couldn't see anything until I got nearer, then behold! Vespa chucked up against the fence on its side and a car in the bay.

At first I admit to laughing and thinking serves you right, then thought how would I feel?

Dick move from both sides I guess?

[Count Steer]

This one fits in both the BYP and happy thread!

At railway station this morning parking the car, walking to get train and notice a Vespa parked across a car parking bay which is odd as there must be space for at least 100 bikes in a dedicated area.

Coming home tonight, thought I'd check in on the Vespa and see if it's still there, thinking of posting on the FB Twat parking page. Couldn't see anything until I got nearer, then behold! Vespa chucked up against the fence on its side and a car in the bay.

At first I admit to laughing and thinking serves you right, then thought how would I feel?

Dick move from both sides I guess?

Could've been nicked and dumped there. Now the owners got a scooter that's been chucked on the ground too. Pretty unnecessary to damage it.

[v8-powered]

This one fits in both the BYP and happy thread!

At railway station this morning parking the car, walking to get train and notice a Vespa parked across a car parking bay which is odd as there must be space for at least 100 bikes in a dedicated area.

Coming home tonight, thought I'd check in on the Vespa and see if it's still there, thinking of posting on the FB Twat parking page. Couldn't see anything until I got nearer, then behold! Vespa chucked up against the fence on its side and a car in the bay.

At first I admit to laughing and thinking serves you right, then thought how would I feel?

Dick move from both sides I guess?

Could've been nicked and dumped there. Now the owners got a scooter that's been chucked on the ground too. Pretty unnecessary to damage it.

It was chained up and had the guys lid attached to it still l, so guess he'd just chosen to park there.

Unlucky, whatever way..

[Pirahna]

The BBC have redesigned the footy pages to include club logos on the league and fixtures pages. It looks a complete mess and makes it harder to read with less information available on a mobile phone screen.

[Yorick]

The BBC have redesigned the footy pages to include club logos on the league and fixtures pages. It looks a complete mess and makes it harder to read with less information available on a mobile phone screen.

Yeah. It's shit. I use the BBC for my footy a lot.

[DefTrap]

The BBC have redesigned the footy pages to include club logos on the league and fixtures pages. It looks a complete mess and makes it harder to read with less information available on a mobile phone screen.

They've done something to those pages that's completey screwed it for me when read on chrome for android.

[Taipan]

This one fits in both the BYP and happy thread!

At railway station this morning parking the car, walking to get train and notice a Vespa parked across a car parking bay which is odd as there must be space for at least 100 bikes in a dedicated area.

Coming home tonight, thought I'd check in on the Vespa and see if it's still there, thinking of posting on the FB Twat parking page. Couldn't see anything until I got nearer, then behold! Vespa chucked up against the fence on its side and a car in the bay.

At first I admit to laughing and thinking serves you right, then thought how would I feel?

Dick move from both sides I guess?

Seems odd to park in a car bay when there are designated bike bays? Mind you, I was recently told that at one of our local car parks the enforcement officers said you pay for a ticket so you use a car parking bay as there aren't specific bike bays and they'd issue tickets if you parked anywhere else?

[Yorick]

If I'd have written a screen like this, I'd have been embarrassed

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[v8-powered]

This one fits in both the BYP and happy thread!

At railway station this morning parking the car, walking to get train and notice a Vespa parked across a car parking bay which is odd as there must be space for at least 100 bikes in a dedicated area.

Coming home tonight, thought I'd check in on the Vespa and see if it's still there, thinking of posting on the FB Twat parking page. Couldn't see anything until I got nearer, then behold! Vespa chucked up against the fence on its side and a car in the bay.

At first I admit to laughing and thinking serves you right, then thought how would I feel?

Dick move from both sides I guess?

Seems odd to park in a car bay when there are designated bike bays? Mind you, I was recently told that at one of our local car parks the enforcement officers said you pay for a ticket so you use a car parking bay as there aren't specific bike bays and they'd issue tickets if you parked anywhere else?

Colchester is free for 'peds / motorbikes. Seemed very odd to me as the bike parking is nearest to the station entrance too, so he would have had further to walk from the bay he chose?
Perhaps he was just being a dick and wanting a car space rather than a small bike space, making a point maybe? The bike parking is generally only half-full on a busy day.....

[MingtheMerciless]

NR management and treating their staff like numpties when it comes to briefing out pay negotiations and how “generous” their derisory offer is.

[gremlin]

NR management and treating their staff like numpties when it comes to briefing out pay negotiations and how “generous” their derisory offer is.

Numbers! Give us numbers!

Then we'll decide, ya grasping git.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Vehicle "accident repair centres" and their collusion with insurance companies.

I need to get a dink in my bumper repaired before sending my car back into the scheme. 'cause it's an OEM employee car they insist that repairs are done by their official approved bodyshops...fine. There's one in MK and the next closest is in Northampton.

Got a quote from the Northampton bunch, MK guys are being really elusive. They just won't tell me how much it would be

"Do you have a claim number?"
"We can deal with your insurance direct"
"We work with the insurers automatically through their systems"

Just tell me how much it costs you racketeering bastards

Northampton bunch on the other hand are excellent. They even put a big statement at the bottom of the quotes "Remember, it's your choice not your insurance company's".

[Cousin Jack]

Bristol airport security - we nearly missed our flight.

[Count Steer]

Bristol airport security - we nearly missed our flight.

Probably thought you were a dodgy character heading off to check on your shares 'pump and dump' operation and bitcoin scam call centre.

[Cousin Jack]

Bristol airport security - we nearly missed our flight.

Probably thought you were a dodgy character heading off to check on your shares 'pump and dump' operation and bitcoin scam call centre.

Massive queues at 0630, and then they decided to search Mrs CJ's case. That went down like a lead balloon, Mrs CJ is particular about her packing.