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demographic wrote: Thu Dec 24, 2020 6:47 pm People who move into a newbuild estate in a village and can't cope with their house having a number so give it a name. Just so everyone knows they've managed to move out of Botcherby or wherever.
So theres a few with numbers and then a mass of Dunroamins and Rose Cottages.
Twats.


Of course this wouldn't be an issue but for the fact that Ive just done the crimbo card run with my wife and it seems that most of her mates live in new estates in Scotby/Wetheral/Cumwhinton and ratching about looking for Rose Cottage #11 was getting pretty damn old.
They'll be laughing when the ambulance can't find them :(
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demographic wrote: Thu Dec 24, 2020 6:47 pm People who move into a newbuild estate in a village and can't cope with their house having a number so give it a name. Just so everyone knows they've managed to move out of Botcherby or wherever.
So theres a few with numbers and then a mass of Dunroamins and Rose Cottages.
Twats.


Of course this wouldn't be an issue but for the fact that Ive just done the crimbo card run with my wife and it seems that most of her mates live in new estates in Scotby/Wetheral/Cumwhinton and ratching about looking for Rose Cottage #11 was getting pretty damn old.
Normal people buy stamps.
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Saga Lout wrote: Thu Dec 24, 2020 9:07 pm
demographic wrote: Thu Dec 24, 2020 6:47 pm People who move into a newbuild estate in a village and can't cope with their house having a number so give it a name. Just so everyone knows they've managed to move out of Botcherby or wherever.
So theres a few with numbers and then a mass of Dunroamins and Rose Cottages.
Twats.


Of course this wouldn't be an issue but for the fact that Ive just done the crimbo card run with my wife and it seems that most of her mates live in new estates in Scotby/Wetheral/Cumwhinton and ratching about looking for Rose Cottage #11 was getting pretty damn old.
Normal people buy stamps.
That relies on people's wives writing the cards in time for the last post.
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inewham wrote: Thu Dec 24, 2020 1:56 pm 2pm on Christmas Eve and there's a bug in some Perl I wrote this morning. The effects are insignificant and I should skive off early like sane people do but it will haunt me all Christmas if I don't fix it :roll:


Edit: Ha! not a bug, bad user data ! Happy Days
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Saga Lout wrote: Thu Dec 24, 2020 9:07 pm Normal people buy stamps.
Don't tell me, you're house used to be No 34 but you changed it to DunRoseCottaging? ;)

Oh and wot Mussels sed, the job usually gets left til we've both finished work for the year and there's usually a few presents to drop off in the mix.
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demographic wrote: Fri Dec 25, 2020 12:59 pm Don't tell me, you're house used to be No 34 but you changed it to DunRoseCottaging? ;)
Lout Castle, aksherly. :thumbup:
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Delivering shopping for Tesco earlier, knocked on a customers door and stood well back, she opens the door coughing and spluttering so I take another step back, "everything ok?". The fucking thick bitch says "no, my husband's had a positive covid test and I'm not feeling great. I asked her to close the door, left everything on the doorstep and ran.
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Pirahna wrote: Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:21 pm Delivering shopping for Tesco earlier, knocked on a customers door and stood well back, she opens the door coughing and spluttering so I take another step back, "everything ok?". The fucking thick bitch says "no, my husband's had a positive covid test and I'm not feeling great. I asked her to close the door, left everything on the doorstep and ran.
Dibs on your... whatchagot?
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slowsider wrote: Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:34 pm
Pirahna wrote: Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:21 pm Delivering shopping for Tesco earlier, knocked on a customers door and stood well back, she opens the door coughing and spluttering so I take another step back, "everything ok?". The fucking thick bitch says "no, my husband's had a positive covid test and I'm not feeling great. I asked her to close the door, left everything on the doorstep and ran.
Dibs on your... whatchagot?
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Pirahna wrote: Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:21 pm Delivering shopping for Tesco earlier, knocked on a customers door and stood well back, she opens the door coughing and spluttering so I take another step back, "everything ok?". The fucking thick bitch says "no, my husband's had a positive covid test and I'm not feeling great. I asked her to close the door, left everything on the doorstep and ran.
Smart move.

Hope you’re ok.
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eBayers that sell things with the make offer option and then just decline and don't counter? :eh:
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Taipan wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 4:29 pm eBayers that sell things with the make offer option and then just decline and don't counter? :eh:
I think sometimes they have set a minimum and the system auto rejects it.
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Pirahna wrote: Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:21 pm Delivering shopping for Tesco earlier, knocked on a customers door and stood well back, she opens the door coughing and spluttering so I take another step back, "everything ok?". The fucking thick bitch says "no, my husband's had a positive covid test and I'm not feeling great. I asked her to close the door, left everything on the doorstep and ran.
Mark your door with lamb's blood and the super variant will pass over.

Well it worked 2000 odd years ago.
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Buckaroo wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 4:42 pm
Pirahna wrote: Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:21 pm Delivering shopping for Tesco earlier, knocked on a customers door and stood well back, she opens the door coughing and spluttering so I take another step back, "everything ok?". The fucking thick bitch says "no, my husband's had a positive covid test and I'm not feeling great. I asked her to close the door, left everything on the doorstep and ran.
Mark your door with lamb's blood and the super variant will pass over.

Well it worked 2000 odd years ago.
Closer to 3300 years ago, that's if the plagues were anything other than a myth
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Buckaroo wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 4:42 pm
Mark your door with lamb's blood and the super variant will pass over.

Well it worked 2000 odd years ago.
That wasn't a plague,that was the Angel of the Lord checking if you were obeying the rules and if not he necked your firstborn while you slept.

A bit like Santa with a big fuck off sword.
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Druid wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 5:04 pm , that's if the plagues were anything other than a myth
Plus ça change.
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 5:23 pm
Druid wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 5:04 pm , that's if the plagues were anything other than a myth
Plus ça change.
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Harry wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 5:01 pm People that mumble.
Speak up man, if you haven't got the confidence to state your case then step aside and be quiet.
Lol :D

Boils my piss too. "The meek will inherit the earth (if that's alright with everybody else....)" :lol:
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People who have to put their rear foglights on when its just raining then pull in so close in front as they pass on the motorway that they damn nearly take my front wing off and I have to knock the wipers up a notch.

I'd go as far as to say that theres very few occasions when foglights are beneficial and most times they just dazzle the fuck out of other road users.
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demographic wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:04 pm People who have to put their rear foglights on when its just raining then pull in so close in front as they pass on the motorway that they damn nearly take my front wing off and I have to knock the wipers up a notch.

I'd go as far as to say that theres very few occasions when foglights are beneficial and most times they just dazzle the fuck out of other road users.
A few years ago I was doing about 70 on the A12 and a BMW overtook me doing about 75 just as we hit patch of mist. It wasn't all that bad but I thought it prudent to knock about 10 mph off my speed, BMW driver thought it prudent to carry on at 75(ish) and put his rear fog-lights on. :D