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

[gremlin]

It was a genuine error

Be the bigger man.

Albeit with short arms.

If it's any consolation, I've had to have sleeves shortened on a few items. I do wonder if they use orangutans to model clothes these days.

[Saga Lout]

Anybody else considering putting the heating back on? I've resisted so far, but I can't help wondering if it would be ironic to freeze to death in the middle of June, 40 years into a global warming, global heating, global boiling, climate catastrophe.

[weeksy]

Anybody else considering putting the heating back on? I've resisted so far, but I can't help wondering if it would be ironic to freeze to death in the middle of June, 40 years into a global warming, global heating, global boiling, climate catastrophe.

Was tempted yeah, but it's a bit warmer today... last night i got the warmer trousers on after a cycle.

[Wscad]

Bought the Tom Tom rider sat nav. Lifetime updates for maps and speed cameras . Plugged it to update everything.

Message pops up.

Your device is no longer supported. Click here to purchase the latest Tom Tom rider

Can you get in touch with the robbing toe rags? Well, I can’t find any contact details

I’m proper miffed

[KungFooBob]

It was a genuine error

Be the bigger man.

Albeit with short arms.

If it's any consolation, I've had to have sleeves shortened on a few items. I do wonder if they use orangutans to model clothes these days.

All my shirts are RL or Gant as they're the only ones who make shirts with arms long enough!

[DefTrap]

If it's any consolation, I've had to have sleeves shortened on a few items. I do wonder if they use orangutans to model clothes these days.

I have the opposite problem - any off-the-peg shirt where the arm is anywhere near long enough, it is also assumed that the appropriate collar size needs to encircle multiple chins and chest needs enough extra material to repair a sail with.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I only ever buy MTM shirts now, once you know you can't unknow. Nothing too fancy, they're just the online ones which are made by child slaves in a Bangladeshi factory* but they're miles better. Took me maybe 3 iterations to get 'em just right, but they fit well from teh start and now my latest ones fit really well.

I still toy with the idea of getting some proper bespoke ones in that London. I can probably stomach the ~£200 price tag OK, it's the fact you have to buy 6-8 for your first order which stings.

*Just like the expensive RL ones then

[Count Steer]

I was fortunate in that when I needed daily smart shirts I was a pretty standard size but, even the shirts with a two button option on the cuff don't seem to cater for how bigly some watches have got. Not a problem with my 'for best' watches but some of the trendy stuff is humungous.

(It's a pet peeve of mine with 'active' wear that the makers don't seem to have heard of sports/smart watches so they're way too tight at the wrist).

[Mr. Dazzle]

I think most of my long sleeve running stuff has a little watch window TBF.

[Bigjawa]

Bought the Tom Tom rider sat nav. Lifetime updates for maps and speed cameras . Plugged it to update everything.

Message pops up.

Your device is no longer supported. Click here to purchase the latest Tom Tom rider

Can you get in touch with the robbing toe rags? Well, I can’t find any contact details

I’m proper miffed

Tom Tom are robbing bastards, my truck sat nav is supposed to be lifetime updates, is it fuck. Cue hours on the chatbot with some twat in Calcutta who can't deviate off his script. And £25 lighter.

[Yorick]

I have a pair of amazing headphones. Sony WH-1000XM3. The sound was awesome and noise cancelling to drown out the wind here.

Had them 4 years and wear them every morning on walkies then telly if Mrs Y goes to bed early.
The ear pads were really tatty so ordered some more on Ebay.
Looked amazing and really comfy so chucked old ones away.

Tried them earlier on walkies and sound was shite. Very bassy and muffled.
Have Googled and it happens often.
Original ones aren't available and copies don't give same sound.

Bollox. But Pen says she'll buy me a new set for me birthday.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Wait until the XM6 (I think) comes out.

I have a set of XM3s I bought just after the XM4 came out, paid about half price in John Lewis. Loads of my colleagues did the same with the XM4 when the 5s were launched recently.

Can't be far off the XM6 launching and loads of cheap XM5s being available!

[v8-powered]

I have a pair of amazing headphones. Sony WH-1000XM3. The sound was awesome and noise cancelling to drown out the wind here.

Had them 4 years and wear them every morning on walkies then telly if Mrs Y goes to bed early.
The ear pads were really tatty so ordered some more on Ebay.
Looked amazing and really comfy so chucked old ones away.

Tried them earlier on walkies and sound was shite. Very bassy and muffled.
Have Googled and it happens often.
Original ones aren't available and copies don't give same sound.

Bollox. But Pen says she'll buy me a new set for me birthday.

Comply Trugrip Pro on Amazon - aftermarket replacement buds that are better than the Sony ones.

[Yorick]

I have a pair of amazing headphones. Sony WH-1000XM3. The sound was awesome and noise cancelling to drown out the wind here.

Had them 4 years and wear them every morning on walkies then telly if Mrs Y goes to bed early.
The ear pads were really tatty so ordered some more on Ebay.
Looked amazing and really comfy so chucked old ones away.

Tried them earlier on walkies and sound was shite. Very bassy and muffled.
Have Googled and it happens often.
Original ones aren't available and copies don't give same sound.

Bollox. But Pen says she'll buy me a new set for me birthday.

Comply Trugrip Pro on Amazon - aftermarket replacement buds that are better than the Sony ones.

Cool. I'll give them a go

[McNab]

Bought the Tom Tom rider sat nav. Lifetime updates for maps and speed cameras . Plugged it to update everything.

Message pops up.

Your device is no longer supported. Click here to purchase the latest Tom Tom rider

Can you get in touch with the robbing toe rags? Well, I can’t find any contact details

I’m proper miffed

Tom Tom are robbing bastards, my truck sat nav is supposed to be lifetime updates, is it fuck. Cue hours on the chatbot with some twat in Calcutta who can't deviate off his script. And £25 lighter.

Who's lifetime though? The unit? Your's? Or some really old guy who used to work for TomTom?

"Sorry Sir, yes, it was lifetime updates but Brian died last week"

[Yorick]

I have a pair of amazing headphones. Sony WH-1000XM3. The sound was awesome and noise cancelling to drown out the wind here.

Had them 4 years and wear them every morning on walkies then telly if Mrs Y goes to bed early.
The ear pads were really tatty so ordered some more on Ebay.
Looked amazing and really comfy so chucked old ones away.

Tried them earlier on walkies and sound was shite. Very bassy and muffled.
Have Googled and it happens often.
Original ones aren't available and copies don't give same sound.

Bollox. But Pen says she'll buy me a new set for me birthday.

Comply Trugrip Pro on Amazon - aftermarket replacement buds that are better than the Sony ones.

Oops. Mine are the over ear jobbies.

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[Count Steer]

Opticians who don't remind people NOT to flush their daily disposable lenses down the bog.

Lens makers that don't put 'Do NOT flush down the bog after use' on the pack.

People who moan about pollution/microplastics in the food chain and merrily flush their daily disposables down the bog.

PS They don't seem to push it but many opticians will also take back and recycle the hard plastic lens cases.

[MrLongbeard]

After installing new brakes and trying to take it steady for the first couple of rides to get them all aligned and bedded in, and then some toss pot goes and does something stupid in front of you causing you to have to jam them on bloody hard.



Yes I know 'poor obs'

[Horse]

People who moan about pollution/microplastics in the food chain and merrily flush their daily disposables down the bog.

PS They don't seem to push it but many opticians will also take back and recycle the hard plastic lens cases.

My CFR kit includes stuff like this:
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It all has expiry dates but, AFAIK, unused kit isn't recycled.

[MrLongbeard]

It all has expiry dates but, AFAIK, unused kit isn't recycled.

Because there's a risk they will find their way onto the market after being binned if I had to guess why.
We have to use certified disposal places that guarantee destruction of the waste before it is further processed, which most likely means it ends in landfill as sorting it after would be too expensive