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

[Rockburner]

When you have to change your long-anticipated plans to take friends out for an anniversary lunch are kippered by engineering works stopping us getting the train from Orpington to Tunbridge Wells.

We cancel restaurants, finds an alternative up town and then look to see that the engineering works continue halfway to bloody London.

Piss poor planning on my part.....

You could use the replacement bus service and go on a magical mystery tour, just don't pay for any bookings in advance.

Take snacks.

[Sadlonelygit]

Managed to remove one of the screws intact from the moho cooker, got the verniers out to measure it properly, 32mm x 2.............
No matter how hard I squinted, couldn't see the decimal without stronger glasses. Or should I buy a digital set?
Old age, the gift that keeps on giving!

[Count Steer]

On the one hand it's nice to get an ETA for a delivery but surely they can be a little more precise than 'between 7am and 12 noon'.

(The only thing that's ever turned up at 7am was a skip. I imagine the slug-a-bed neighbours were delighted ).

[gremlin]

When you watch a Youtube vid on a particular trade job and think to yourself, 'Looks easy enough...'

[gremlin]

I want some new earbuds as my old Cambridge Audio ones are great for sitting still and listening to music, but anything more than a gentle jog and they come out of my ears. Just spoke to one of the sales guys at Richer Sounds to ask what they have and mentioned my concern about replacements being a good fit.
'You can't try them on, for hygiene reasons' he says.
'Surely you have a stock of single-use silicon tips provided to allow a test fit?'
'Nope'
'If I buy some and they prove unsuitable, can I return them?'
'No, as they're not technically faulty'

Hmmmmm.

[Cousin Jack]

When you watch a Youtube vid on a particular trade job and think to yourself, 'Looks easy enough...'

Even the most complex and difficult tasks look easy when a professional does it.

[Saga Lout]

I want some new earbuds as my old Cambridge Audio ones are great for sitting still and listening to music, but anything more than a gentle jog and they come out of my ears. Just spoke to one of the sales guys at Richer Sounds to ask what they have and mentioned my concern about replacements being a good fit.
'You can't try them on, for hygiene reasons' he says.
'Surely you have a stock of single-use silicon tips provided to allow a test fit?'
'Nope'
'If I buy some and they prove unsuitable, can I return them?'
'No, as they're not technically faulty'

Hmmmmm.

Gaffer tape. That would work.

[gremlin]

Gaffer tape. That would work.

70's style sweat band around the head.

With tight, noncy PE teacher tracksuit, naturally

[Count Steer]

When you watch a Youtube vid on a particular trade job and think to yourself, 'Looks easy enough...'

Going through that loop at the moment. How difficult can it be to put up 2 × 5m lengths of guttering + downpipes into 2 water butts?

Piece of cake according to Youtube.

I haven't got round to climbing the ladder with a 4m length of guttering yet. Funnily enough the chap on t'Tube's job meant he could stand on terra firma...and his downpipe didn't go round a corner etc etc.

[mangocrazy]

Having a central heating boiler that's scheduled to be replaced in June/July break down in March. And a quote of £875 to fix it...

[Mussels]

When you watch a Youtube vid on a particular trade job and think to yourself, 'Looks easy enough...'

Going through that loop at the moment. How difficult can it be to put up 2 × 5m lengths of guttering + downpipes into 2 water butts?

Piece of cake according to Youtube.

I haven't got round to climbing the ladder with a 4m length of guttering yet. Funnily enough the chap on t'Tube's job meant he could stand on terra firma...and his downpipe didn't go round a corner etc etc.

My biggest problem was trying to reduce the pipe sizes on the way down.

[Sadlonelygit]

Having a central heating boiler that's scheduled to be replaced in June/July break down in March. And a quote of £875 to fix it...

That's roughly half the cost of new isn't it?
Oil or gas?

[Count Steer]

When you watch a Youtube vid on a particular trade job and think to yourself, 'Looks easy enough...'

Going through that loop at the moment. How difficult can it be to put up 2 × 5m lengths of guttering + downpipes into 2 water butts?

Piece of cake according to Youtube.

I haven't got round to climbing the ladder with a 4m length of guttering yet. Funnily enough the chap on t'Tube's job meant he could stand on terra firma...and his downpipe didn't go round a corner etc etc.

My biggest problem was trying to reduce the pipe sizes on the way down.

68mm all the way. I would like to come up with a neat entry into the covered water butts though. (At the previous house the outgoing chap left one that collected water off the workshop/shed that had a gap around the drain - which was investigated by nesting birdies, that couldn't swim. Might just have a 'shoe' on the end of the pipe and a hole in the lid with mesh over.

[mangocrazy]

Having a central heating boiler that's scheduled to be replaced in June/July break down in March. And a quote of £875 to fix it...

That's roughly half the cost of new isn't it?
Oil or gas?

Gas boiler. The real pisser is that I've got a new gas boiler still in the box ready to be installed, cost me about £1400 a year or so ago. It was supposed to be installed last summer but a combination of circumstances meant it couldn't be. It's proved to be an expensive delay...

[Bigjawa]

Some of you very old timers might remember back in the early VD days, me complaining about having to deal with the mechanical woes of a fellow courier named Locky who always had some disaster befall him.

Today he jumped off the footbridge over the Lagan in central belfast and is currently on a ventilator, in an induced coma but I'm told it's not looking good.

He'd been in a bad place since his sister and mum died and I think he went looking for help but was turned away by the hospital.

Fuckity fuck fuck fuck.

[Mr Moofo]

That is sad to hear

[Yorick]

Some of you very old timers might remember back in the early VD days, me complaining about having to deal with the mechanical woes of a fellow courier named Locky who always had some disaster befall him.

Today he jumped off the footbridge over the Lagan in central belfast and is currently on a ventilator, in an induced coma but I'm told it's not looking good.

He'd been in a bad place since his sister and mum died and I think he went looking for help but was turned away by the hospital.

Fuckity fuck fuck fuck.

It's tough. I've nearly done it twice. Had angry ideas dozens of times.

[Horse]

It's tough. I've nearly done it twice. Had angry ideas dozens of times.

I'm glad you didn't.

/sentimental

Now fuck off and get back to piss taking

[Yorick]

It's tough. I've nearly done it twice. Had angry ideas dozens of times.

I'm glad you didn't.

/sentimental

Now fuck off and get back to piss taking

Letting off steam helps. Don't care if folk take the piss. A release valve keeps you alive.

[Noggin]

@Bigjawa hugest hugs to you. It is so so sad when someone feels that bad, that unable to cope that they take an irreversible decision.

The only thing that has stopped me over the years is knowing how pissed off some people would be that I'd done it and hadn't talked to them (maybe upset?!). Its way harder for people they leave behind, even if they think no one cares, there are always people that care