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

[gremlin]

stadiums

Stadia, surely.


And with any mains tap, as long as it turns when needed, then it's a good 'un.

[cheb]

Hypercorrection apparently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercorrection

Not as bad as shouting 'Bravo' instead of 'Brava' at the opera though.

[Count Steer]

An industrial ceramics academic at Leeds Uni insisted on pronouncing the word as keramics because 'the Greek root is keramos' (potter's earth). He wasn't the only one - it was a bit of an academic snobbery thing for a while.

[cheb]

A bit like surgeons calling themselves Mr or Mrs as historically they weren't physicians.

But then most doctors aren't Doctors.

[Mussels]

I've just had the 6th (I think) visit from the Stoves techs to fix my cooker. Their fault finding methods sounded normal to me so not a big rant about them but the problem turned out to be* loose power cables inside the cooker, not impressed with what is meant to be a premium brand.

* Needs more testing.

[mangocrazy]

The local boulangerie has no bread! None at all! Not one baguette!

Revolutions have started for less in France...

[Mr. Dazzle]

Did they have any cake?

[Taipan]

B&Ms not having any Tingly Teds in!

[mangocrazy]

Did they have any cake?

I had to make do with the last croissant.

[Horse]

An industrial ceramics academic at Leeds Uni insisted on pronouncing the word as keramics because 'the Greek root is keramos' (potter's earth). He wasn't the only one - it was a bit of an academic snobbery thing for a while.

Cementite, also known as iron carbide, is a hard, brittle, and metallic compound of iron and carbon with the chemical formula Fe3C.

Semen tite, as our lecturer called it.

[Noggin]

Queueing at a fuel station! I mean, not the queueing per se, although it was bastard hot, but how people behave!!

When I go, if I have to use cash, I'll stop away from the pump is there is a queue, pay the cash, get the little ticket thing (from a sort of cash machine thingy) and then join the queue

Today there were queues at each side of all the pumps (and I'm in inappropriate kit on a hot Honda and it's nearly midday )

So I did that, went and got my top up ticket and sat in the queue. Luckily not in my queue, but a woman had waited for three other cars to fill up before she got to the pumps, THEN she got out and went to get the cash ticket thingy FFS, that's just rude!! If she'd been in front of my queue I think that by then I'd have squelched over and told her very politely that she's a dick and should consider getting the ticket first!! THEN when she'd got the ticket she then got back in the car to find some plastic gloves to put on before she did the fuelling

It's almost as bad as people who get back in the car and then sit whilst they note the mileage etc, reposition the seat and anything else they can think of before moving off! Have seen bikers fanny arse around getting sorted too. Just pull away to the area ahead where there's loads of space and no queue behind you so then do all the faffing!! I put the fuel in and refitted the tank bag, pulled off, then stopped in the space and sorted gloves etc etc!!

Some people are just rude!!

[Sunny]

Something I want/need from IKEA not being available from my nearest one, and not being available for delivery either.

I'll either be driving to bloody Nottingham to pick it up, or finding somebody to blackmail who can pick it up from somewhere that has it in stock for me

[Ian]

The tit who bounces off the rev limiter when he reaches the speed camera up the road. Not because of the noise at all but because that's the usual noise when someone pulls out on a bike and knocks them off at the junction opposite. Sends a shudder down my spine every time.

[Felix]

Queueing at a fuel station! I mean, not the queueing per se, although it was bastard hot, but how people behave!!

When I go, if I have to use cash, I'll stop away from the pump is there is a queue, pay the cash, get the little ticket thing (from a sort of cash machine thingy) and then join the queue

Today there were queues at each side of all the pumps (and I'm in inappropriate kit on a hot Honda and it's nearly midday )

So I did that, went and got my top up ticket and sat in the queue. Luckily not in my queue, but a woman had waited for three other cars to fill up before she got to the pumps, THEN she got out and went to get the cash ticket thingy FFS, that's just rude!! If she'd been in front of my queue I think that by then I'd have squelched over and told her very politely that she's a dick and should consider getting the ticket first!! THEN when she'd got the ticket she then got back in the car to find some plastic gloves to put on before she did the fuelling

It's almost as bad as people who get back in the car and then sit whilst they note the mileage etc, reposition the seat and anything else they can think of before moving off! Have seen bikers fanny arse around getting sorted too. Just pull away to the area ahead where there's loads of space and no queue behind you so then do all the faffing!! I put the fuel in and refitted the tank bag, pulled off, then stopped in the space and sorted gloves etc etc!!

Some people are just rude!!

During the week i had a guy at the Tesco pump in one of them two seater Smart car things drive to the second pump from the entrance. As i was turning up he was reversing back to the first pump as it was out of petrol, Diesel only. He stopped between the pumps and got out to fill up. OK fuck you mate. I drove round him and left my van at an angle across the front of his car and started to full up a large almost empty tank. The fucker had the cheek to give me the dirty looks when he walked past to pay. Unfortunately no one came up behind to prevent him from reversing back to pass me but FFS. Another six foot back he would have still been close the the filler cap and i could have parked flush to the pump.

[Nobby]

Queueing at a fuel station! I mean, not the queueing per se, although it was bastard hot, but how people behave!!

When I go, if I have to use cash, I'll stop away from the pump is there is a queue, pay the cash, get the little ticket thing (from a sort of cash machine thingy) and then join the queue

Today there were queues at each side of all the pumps (and I'm in inappropriate kit on a hot Honda and it's nearly midday )

So I did that, went and got my top up ticket and sat in the queue. Luckily not in my queue, but a woman had waited for three other cars to fill up before she got to the pumps, THEN she got out and went to get the cash ticket thingy FFS, that's just rude!! If she'd been in front of my queue I think that by then I'd have squelched over and told her very politely that she's a dick and should consider getting the ticket first!! THEN when she'd got the ticket she then got back in the car to find some plastic gloves to put on before she did the fuelling

It's almost as bad as people who get back in the car and then sit whilst they note the mileage etc, reposition the seat and anything else they can think of before moving off! Have seen bikers fanny arse around getting sorted too. Just pull away to the area ahead where there's loads of space and no queue behind you so then do all the faffing!! I put the fuel in and refitted the tank bag, pulled off, then stopped in the space and sorted gloves etc etc!!

Some people are just rude!!

During the week i had a guy at the Tesco pump in one of them two seater Smart car things drive to the second pump from the entrance. As i was turning up he was reversing back to the first pump as it was out of petrol, Diesel only. He stopped between the pumps and got out to fill up. OK fuck you mate. I drove round him and left my van at an angle across the front of his car and started to full up a large almost empty tank. The fucker had the cheek to give me the dirty looks when he walked past to pay. Unfortunately no one came up behind to prevent him from reversing back to pass me but FFS. Another six foot back he would have still been close the the filler cap and i could have parked flush to the pump.

those.

[McNab]

Sainsbury's 'Aldi Price Match' - I'm sure they are increasing the prices of things that are cheaper. This week, 6 round tomatoes for a price matched 95p, last time I bought them they were 79p I think.
I've noticed it on other things too, tinned soup springs to mind, up to 75p and back down to 62p when the price match ends.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Well technically they ain't lying

[Skub]

Queueing at a fuel station! I mean, not the queueing per se, although it was bastard hot, but how people behave!!

When I go, if I have to use cash, I'll stop away from the pump is there is a queue, pay the cash, get the little ticket thing (from a sort of cash machine thingy) and then join the queue

Today there were queues at each side of all the pumps (and I'm in inappropriate kit on a hot Honda and it's nearly midday )

So I did that, went and got my top up ticket and sat in the queue. Luckily not in my queue, but a woman had waited for three other cars to fill up before she got to the pumps, THEN she got out and went to get the cash ticket thingy FFS, that's just rude!! If she'd been in front of my queue I think that by then I'd have squelched over and told her very politely that she's a dick and should consider getting the ticket first!! THEN when she'd got the ticket she then got back in the car to find some plastic gloves to put on before she did the fuelling

It's almost as bad as people who get back in the car and then sit whilst they note the mileage etc, reposition the seat and anything else they can think of before moving off! Have seen bikers fanny arse around getting sorted too. Just pull away to the area ahead where there's loads of space and no queue behind you so then do all the faffing!! I put the fuel in and refitted the tank bag, pulled off, then stopped in the space and sorted gloves etc etc!!

Some people are just rude!!

During the week i had a guy at the Tesco pump in one of them two seater Smart car things drive to the second pump from the entrance. As i was turning up he was reversing back to the first pump as it was out of petrol, Diesel only. He stopped between the pumps and got out to fill up. OK fuck you mate. I drove round him and left my van at an angle across the front of his car and started to full up a large almost empty tank. The fucker had the cheek to give me the dirty looks when he walked past to pay. Unfortunately no one came up behind to prevent him from reversing back to pass me but FFS. Another six foot back he would have still been close the the filler cap and i could have parked flush to the pump.

those.

It's a war zone out there.

[DefTrap]

Well technically they ain't lying

I'm not the only one who it hadn't occured to that price matching could be up as well as down. The cheeky fs.

[Noggin]

Sainsbury's 'Aldi Price Match' - I'm sure they are increasing the prices of things that are cheaper. This week, 6 round tomatoes for a price matched 95p, last time I bought them they were 79p I think.
I've noticed it on other things too, tinned soup springs to mind, up to 75p and back down to 62p when the price match ends.

All supermarkets are on the swizz!! I did a Lidl shop the other day (don't often as the local is tiny and the nearest big one is an hour away!!) - a range of similar products (bacon lardons in particular) and there was one pack 'on offer'. Does no one read the price/kg ?? The offer ones were approx 50% more expensive than the cheapest ones Thieving gits!!

I shop by price/kg now, well, have done for a while