Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
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The RAC. 'Because of energy and fuel price increases we've had to increase our insurance cover prices slightly'. Yeah, like +38% slightly. £266!
Been an RAC member since the 80s but that's it, finito. Every year it's the same routine, get on the phone, 'Oh, we can do better than that sir'.
'em.
Been an RAC member since the 80s but that's it, finito. Every year it's the same routine, get on the phone, 'Oh, we can do better than that sir'.
'em.
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But certainty is an absurd one.
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But certainty is an absurd one.
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Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Just when you think it can't get worse and apparently you can get individual strips of donner meat battered as well!
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Mrs D was born in an RAC van.Count Steer wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 1:25 pm The RAC. 'Because of energy and fuel price increases we've had to increase our insurance cover prices slightly'. Yeah, like +38% slightly. £266!
Been an RAC member since the 80s but that's it, finito. Every year it's the same routine, get on the phone, 'Oh, we can do better than that sir'.
'em.
Every time we renew she calls em up and spins that (true) yarn, then we get a discount
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My Uncle David (for who I was named) had a part in the original "very nice man" AA advert on telly. He was the hen pecked guy in the broken down car.
He had Thelma Barlow staying with him a while after that (they were very good friends, in fact at one time in the seventies a head line in the Sun read "who is the mystery man with our Rita".it was uncle David, which no-one in the garage canteen believed.......she was working rep in Bristol, but had an interview in London for a late night chat show for ITV...she initially declined as she was working that night, but they said they would send a car. It arrived...a stretch Granny auto .
Ninetree hill is a very steep hill, so the car pulls up, Thelma gets in, and the car won't come out of Park.
David gets the AA out on his membership, another car is procured, and off goes Thelma. Eventually the AA turn up and sort the car (jack up one wheel, out of Park, apply handbrake. Going through the paper work, the AA guy keeps looking at Uncle and is convinced he knows him. David says no, but he persists. Eventually David confesses his role in the ad.
Within 10 minutes, every AA van in Brizzle is on Ninetree hill, all asking for autographs.
Maybe I should ask for a discount and swap from the RAC.
He had Thelma Barlow staying with him a while after that (they were very good friends, in fact at one time in the seventies a head line in the Sun read "who is the mystery man with our Rita".it was uncle David, which no-one in the garage canteen believed.......she was working rep in Bristol, but had an interview in London for a late night chat show for ITV...she initially declined as she was working that night, but they said they would send a car. It arrived...a stretch Granny auto .
Ninetree hill is a very steep hill, so the car pulls up, Thelma gets in, and the car won't come out of Park.
David gets the AA out on his membership, another car is procured, and off goes Thelma. Eventually the AA turn up and sort the car (jack up one wheel, out of Park, apply handbrake. Going through the paper work, the AA guy keeps looking at Uncle and is convinced he knows him. David says no, but he persists. Eventually David confesses his role in the ad.
Within 10 minutes, every AA van in Brizzle is on Ninetree hill, all asking for autographs.
Maybe I should ask for a discount and swap from the RAC.
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"next time on.... "
If i'm watching the fucking program at the end of it, WTF makes you think i need to know half the twatting plot of the next episode before you get to it... Just let me watch the fucking thing.
Then you're watching a prog which has an ad break in it, and advertises the fucking thing you're sitting watching !!!
If i'm watching the fucking program at the end of it, WTF makes you think i need to know half the twatting plot of the next episode before you get to it... Just let me watch the fucking thing.
Then you're watching a prog which has an ad break in it, and advertises the fucking thing you're sitting watching !!!
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Is that like the weather man/woman who spends half their bit telling you what the weather has been that day,I assume it’s in case you live in a bunker so haven’t seen it! Then they spend 20 seconds on what the weeks weather will be, I’m only really interested in tomorrow’s weather FFS!!weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 11:14 am "next time on.... "
If i'm watching the fucking program at the end of it, WTF makes you think i need to know half the twatting plot of the next episode before you get to it... Just let me watch the fucking thing.
Then you're watching a prog which has an ad break in it, and advertises the fucking thing you're sitting watching !!!
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Even worse when they do it in-show just before an ad break, and then summarise what you just watched when the break is over. Kitchen nightmares does that a lot. So does Dragons Den, and that doesn't even have any ad breaks!weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 11:14 am "next time on.... "
If i'm watching the fucking program at the end of it, WTF makes you think i need to know half the twatting plot of the next episode before you get to it... Just let me watch the fucking thing.
Then you're watching a prog which has an ad break in it, and advertises the fucking thing you're sitting watching !!!
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Loads of BBC programmes are structured to have ad breaks because they do on BBC America or on Dave etc.
That's the reason they made QI XL 45 mins long, so it fills an hour on Dave.
That's the reason they made QI XL 45 mins long, so it fills an hour on Dave.
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viewtopic.php?t=8492
The fact I built and maintain this forum and the most active thread is this one
What a fucking waste of my life
The fact I built and maintain this forum and the most active thread is this one
What a fucking waste of my life
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I like that thread.weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 1:18 pm viewtopic.php?t=8492
The fact I built and maintain this forum and the most active thread is this one
What a fucking waste of my life
No matter how bad my day has been, no matter the stress of modern life and pressure of the daily grind, I can log on, read a few of the posts and think, 'Well, at least I'm re-posting bat-shit crazy conspiracy theories lifted from Twitter and claiming them as proven fact and then arguing to the nth degree about a minor point of grammar that may or may not prove the point you made four pages back'.
Embrace it.
All aboard the Peckham Pigeon! All aboard!
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Those blisters you get on the roof of your mouth from eating food you really knew was too hot but we're too hungry to wait to eat.
Damn you, meatballs!
Damn you, meatballs!
All aboard the Peckham Pigeon! All aboard!
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Nah, sorry... i'm not feeling it. It's pathetic, like on a scale i can't even comprehend. Oh i wish for the ability to ignore threads.gremlin wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 2:16 pmI like that thread.weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 1:18 pm viewtopic.php?t=8492
The fact I built and maintain this forum and the most active thread is this one
What a fucking waste of my life
No matter how bad my day has been, no matter the stress of modern life and pressure of the daily grind, I can log on, read a few of the posts and think, 'Well, at least I'm re-posting bat-shit crazy conspiracy theories lifted from Twitter and claiming them as proven fact and then arguing to the nth degree about a minor point of grammar that may or may not prove the point you made four pages back'.
Embrace it.
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It's comedy genius. Muppets arguing to the death about something 95% of us members don't give a shit aboutweeksy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 1:18 pm viewtopic.php?t=8492
The fact I built and maintain this forum and the most active thread is this one
What a fucking waste of my life
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Delete the thread if it bothers you that much? I started the thread and certainly wouldn't be bothered if you did. Delete the whole section if you want. I found out that nice people up here got sensitive and shouty down there! First time i've ever used the ignore function! I never used to even venture down here but it gets quiet up here at times, so I went to see what the fuss was all about!weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 2:25 pmNah, sorry... i'm not feeling it. It's pathetic, like on a scale i can't even comprehend. Oh i wish for the ability to ignore threads.gremlin wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 2:16 pmI like that thread.weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 1:18 pm viewtopic.php?t=8492
The fact I built and maintain this forum and the most active thread is this one
What a fucking waste of my life
No matter how bad my day has been, no matter the stress of modern life and pressure of the daily grind, I can log on, read a few of the posts and think, 'Well, at least I'm re-posting bat-shit crazy conspiracy theories lifted from Twitter and claiming them as proven fact and then arguing to the nth degree about a minor point of grammar that may or may not prove the point you made four pages back'.
Embrace it.
Mrs Taipan always says to never discuss politics and money...
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Nah mate, i've deleted enough this year with the loss of he who must not be named.Taipan wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 3:33 pmDelete the thread if it bothers you that much? I started the thread and certainly wouldn't be bothered if you did. Delete the whole section if you want. I found out that nice people up here got sensitive and shouty down there! First time i've ever used the ignore function! I never used to even venture down here but it gets quiet up here at times, so I went to see what the fuss was all about!weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 2:25 pmNah, sorry... i'm not feeling it. It's pathetic, like on a scale i can't even comprehend. Oh i wish for the ability to ignore threads.gremlin wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 2:16 pm
I like that thread.
No matter how bad my day has been, no matter the stress of modern life and pressure of the daily grind, I can log on, read a few of the posts and think, 'Well, at least I'm re-posting bat-shit crazy conspiracy theories lifted from Twitter and claiming them as proven fact and then arguing to the nth degree about a minor point of grammar that may or may not prove the point you made four pages back'.
Embrace it.
Mrs Taipan always says to never discuss politics and money...
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If we all start using his name will you have to go on another deleting spree?
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Only of your account as it was your ideaMr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 4:08 pm If we all start using his name will you have to go on another deleting spree?
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Shame that. Hopefully he will return one day, under a new guise but Porsche and watch laden!weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 4:06 pmNah mate, i've deleted enough this year with the loss of he who must not be named.Taipan wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 3:33 pmDelete the thread if it bothers you that much? I started the thread and certainly wouldn't be bothered if you did. Delete the whole section if you want. I found out that nice people up here got sensitive and shouty down there! First time i've ever used the ignore function! I never used to even venture down here but it gets quiet up here at times, so I went to see what the fuss was all about!
Mrs Taipan always says to never discuss politics and money...
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Should have been in court as a witness on Monday at 09:45. That got cancelled and Tuesday afternoon at 15:19 i get an email to be in the next morning (today) at 09:45. OK its a ball ache due to trek into Edinburgh and no parking and the fecking LEZ zone. Got in early to make sure we are in the correct area of the court. Sat in the witness room for 10:15 to say we wont be long and i will be called around 11am. Try 12:30 and only for a half hour as the man in the wig wanted his fucking lunch. Back in at 14:10 to finish questioning. Wife's turn. In at 14:50 and out at 15:10 as the man in the wig wanted a fucking tea break 15:30 wife is back in and out again for 15:40 Could the cunts not work out the breaks a bit better. Could they not have even just stuck with the original day. The one where i took time off for and the babby sitter (wife) had to find a baby sitter.
Talking LEZ zone. This is George IV Bridge at 09:30. You could not see the road from cars, vans, busses before LEZ started. The building up the street is the corner with the Royal Mile. The whole area is almost a Ghost town now. All the Tackie tourist shops were shut and it looked like the only one making money was a couple of cafes. Even the Edinburgh Museum on Chambers street was shut.
Talking LEZ zone. This is George IV Bridge at 09:30. You could not see the road from cars, vans, busses before LEZ started. The building up the street is the corner with the Royal Mile. The whole area is almost a Ghost town now. All the Tackie tourist shops were shut and it looked like the only one making money was a couple of cafes. Even the Edinburgh Museum on Chambers street was shut.
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Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
M27
Will they ever stop pissing about with it!
Just driven w-bound on it at 50 mph for miles on a deserted road.
Has nobody thought of '50mph when the workforce are there 8-5'.
Will they ever stop pissing about with it!
Just driven w-bound on it at 50 mph for miles on a deserted road.
Has nobody thought of '50mph when the workforce are there 8-5'.