Suggestion - anyone feeling the need for a good rant - place in this Thread.
My start
Today, Feb 4th, I was in the middle of enjoying reading a ranting Thread about a sponsored backpack - while I 'turned the page' and the whole Thread was deleted!! (by a Moderator - I assume)
Now come on Mods - don't spoil our fun at seeing 2 or 3 Forum members getting to the stage of verbal Forum fighting!
Rant over - Next?
Where is Ratty? has he not spotted this thread yet? {JAB braces for impact}
Actually this should be a non rant thread as most of the others are rant threads at the moment!
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Quote from: wgt40w on February 04, 2016, 02:05:49 PM
My start
Today, Feb 4th, I was in the middle of enjoying reading a ranting Thread about a sponsored backpack - while I 'turned the page' and the whole Thread was deleted!! (by a Moderator - I assume)
Now come on Mods - don't spoil our fun at seeing 2 or 3 Forum members getting to the stage of verbal Forum fighting!
Rant over - Next?
Lol sorry to spoil your fun bud, it was good old ranting. Nothing to do with mods as I asked for the thread to be deleted as I never want to make anyone feel bad or annoyed and as that was how I was feeling at the time, I thought it be best to get rid pronto (don't wanna feed the trolls do I lol). I tried to share my honest opinion about something that changed the way I play but it was seen as 'underhanded advertising' that in some way benefitted me personally, I know someone being sponsored by a company would make them look/be biased (and its hard not to be without conscious thought) but I feel in all honesty this was not the case in question, but I stand corrected, I'm completely wrong and failed to see their point entirely.
Go Ratty Go :D
Calling someone out on their BS is not ranting.
Look, since that post, you have joined in on a discussions and not just turned up, posted your adverts and left.
So the forum is now a better place. ;D
Quote from: Ratty on February 04, 2016, 03:20:16 PM
Calling someone out on their BS is not ranting.
Look, since that post, you have joined in on a discussions and not just turned up, posted your adverts and left.
So the forum is now a better place. ;D
Come Ratty what does that mean "you have joined in on a discussions and not just turned up..." no need to get annoyed :laugh:
Oh and almost forgot, can you give an example of BS?
:popcorn:
:popcorn:
Lets not turn this into a childish argument. Keep pretending you are all innocent and don't know whats going on.
Grow up, and ill hopefully see you at the races this year.
Quote from: Ratty on February 04, 2016, 03:34:39 PM
Lets not turn this into a childish argument. Keep pretending you are all innocent and don't know whats going on.
Grow up, and ill hopefully see you at the races this year.
ahh don't go now Ratty, stay, I wanted you to justify your comments, you said I was talking BS, just wanted an explanation or example? ;)
I explained it in the other thread, I will explain it to you when I see you if you need further clarification.
You seem to be the only person that doesn't understand it.
Funny how you've gone from sorry about wasting my time, to all childish and giddy now.
Quote from: Ratty on February 04, 2016, 03:20:16 PM
Look, since that post, you have joined in on a discussions and not just turned up, posted your adverts and left.
This pisses me off too
Blighmy :o
Can we change the thread title to 'Handbags at dawn' or maybe 'The big bun fight'? :laugh:
I don't really care to be honest, as long as someone isn't trying to hide who they are. Nobody seems to go mental whenever the Ritewing guy turns up and then goes again.
Quote from: Ratty on February 04, 2016, 04:03:49 PM
I explained it in the other thread, I will explain it to you when I see you if you need further clarification.
That seems to be the case, please do explain more when we meet ;-) I was apologetic to others, you were very entertaining lol
Quote from: Loopdreams on February 04, 2016, 04:16:03 PM
I don't really care to be honest, as long as someone isn't trying to hide who they are. Nobody seems to go mental whenever the Ritewing guy turns up and then goes again.
There's a big difference.
Chris from Ritewing comes on here to personally promote and provide assistance with HIS OWN PRODUCT.
JAB1a came on today with an overblown, over the top, so called "review" about a flipping back pack.... seriously.... I've never seen anyone so enthusiastic about a back pack. Just so happens that the brand that sponsors him is plastered all over said back pack... funny that.
I bought a backpack case for my DJI Phantom last year (albeit a cheap hobbyking one).... it drastically enhanced my ability to take my phantom and all it's kit out and about in one easy to carry bag... but I didn't feel the need to shout this from the roof tops, with lots of pictures of this magical bag and a link of the website where I bought it... did I?
I can see that there's a bit of a difference, yeah. But as a total bystander the reactions were so extreme that I ended up feeling a bit sorry for the guy. I can't believe people were genuinely as upset as they were making out, it seemed all a bit out of proportion.
As a total bystander, you may not have been aware of his affiliation with the brand, some people were and they were right to point it out :)
Someone call Don King, we can make a fortune out of this!
People get sponsors....and then try to promote those sponsors.... really?
LOL
I didn't see the thread so have no idea, but isn't that what sponsored people are meant to do?
good god.... all this over a sponsored handbag.
It's embarrassing to read..
Obligatory:
http://oo00.eu/ (http://oo00.eu/)
The idea behind this Thread was to create a place to have a quick - get-it-off-your-chest - type of rant on any subject.
Quote from: Gundummy on February 04, 2016, 08:21:26 PM
good god.... all this over a sponsored handbag.
It's embarrassing to read..
Lol, if I get really bored within the next 627 years I might translate it all into German.
QuoteObligatory:
http://oo00.eu/ (http://oo00.eu/)
http://www.amishrakefight.org/gfy/ (http://www.amishrakefight.org/gfy/)
Any others out there?
gute Gott .... all dies über eine gesponserte Handtasche .
Es ist peinlich zu erfahren .................
I want to know why women think that Boots are the ones being sexist for charging more for pink razors than they do for blue razors, when they know they are both exactly the same but feel they have to buy pink razors instead of blue ones.
The Q+A and reviews on these are great:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BiC-For-Her-Medium-Ballpoint/dp/B004FTGJUW (http://www.amazon.co.uk/BiC-For-Her-Medium-Ballpoint/dp/B004FTGJUW)
Quote from: Steve W on February 04, 2016, 09:53:04 PM
The Q+A and reviews on these are great:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BiC-For-Her-Medium-Ballpoint/dp/B004FTGJUW (http://www.amazon.co.uk/BiC-For-Her-Medium-Ballpoint/dp/B004FTGJUW)
haha, yes I saw those yesterday. The top review reminds me of the good old daily mash days.
QuoteI want to know why women think that Boots are the ones being sexist for charging more for pink razors than they do for blue razors, when they know they are both exactly the same but feel they have to buy pink razors instead of blue ones.
I just read it to my wife.. she didn't get it...
I explained it and she said " ooh no, i couldn't possibly shave with a blue razor.....
Boots have thought this out :laugh:
My missus needs a door planer
I'm only sorry I didn't' see the original thread. If Jab wants to make an advert, he's got over 5,000 subscribers on YouTube - surely sticking a video up would be the way of getting the message out better
Quote from: Steve W on February 04, 2016, 09:53:04 PM
The Q+A and reviews on these are great:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BiC-For-Her-Medium-Ballpoint/dp/B004FTGJUW (http://www.amazon.co.uk/BiC-For-Her-Medium-Ballpoint/dp/B004FTGJUW)
Hee hee hee
"challenge the delivery man to a gun fight on the rim of an erupting volcano in order to reassert my dominance"
But it is hard to beat the Amazon VEET reviews TBH...
T
The 'admin' cost of paying VAT on items imported from overseas.
Got one from DHL today, £33.79 for VAT, £10 for 'Disbursement'
1. It costs you nothing like £10 for you to send me a letter, and get either a computer or one of those human things to pay it for me.
2. I didn't ask you to pay it for me, i am perfectly capable of doing it myself thank you.
3. That £10 is probably the cost for you to delivery a parcel 1st class within the UK, but i paid for the parcel to be delivered from china (Emax in this case) to my door, not from Emax to Stansted airport's customs.
Quote from: BlueFlyer on February 04, 2016, 05:11:04 PM
I've never seen anyone so enthusiastic about a back pack.
Take it you have never watched Dora The Explorer then? :laugh:
I do like the Veet reviews, but I also like the sugarless Haribo ones:
http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Sugar-Free-Gummy-Bears/product-reviews/B008JELLCA (http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Sugar-Free-Gummy-Bears/product-reviews/B008JELLCA)
:laugh:
How is it that a whole generation have let themselves be completely fooled by advertising moguls that it is good and necessary to buy small bottles of water - at extortionate prices - when they could be drinking equally healthy and clean water, at a fraction of the bottled price, by simply turning on any cold water tap ??
They are all idiots !!
Why is it you need to permanently carry a razor knife - just to open up most new products, which are packed in an impossible-to-open manner ??
You need an iSlice(r)
Not only are they cool, they have the (r) in the URL
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/21760/iSlice%C2%AE (http://www.lakeland.co.uk/21760/iSlice%C2%AE)
Why is it - when petrol prices are 'mostly' increasing - a whole generation feel the need to drive a fuel inefficient 'tank' of a 4x4 vehicle - especially when the vast majority also never drive them off road ??
Quote from: wgt40w on February 04, 2016, 11:09:28 PM
They are all idiots !!
The world is full of idiots...
If you spend a bit of time on the WWW you will quickly realise that 99.9% of the worlds population are utter retards with the brains of a shrew ,the imagination of a pot-noodle, and the intellect of a jellyfish.
However....
If you spend a bit more time on the WWW you will realise that 99.9% of the worlds population are very very happy gossiping on twitface and slagging each other off on twat-tube or whatever, and 0.1% of the population are frustrated, annoyed and spend their time making disparaging remarks about the others...
Innit?
T
:D
Rear fog lights. .... argh!
any links to twat toob or twit face? lol
Why does the government extol the virtues of DAB radio - 'persuading' people to buy new DAB radios by threatening to stop FM transmissions - then stop spending any more money on installing sufficient DAB transmitter relays to give an equal transmission coverage compared to FM ?
Quote from: Gundummy on February 04, 2016, 11:32:46 PM
any links to twat toob or twit face? lol
Welllll... here's a twat on the tube - I love it to death !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMDLaQD8yAU&feature=em-uploademail (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMDLaQD8yAU&feature=em-uploademail)
:D
:row: Ratty & JAB1a.
Please don't feed the troll. :whistle:
Sorry guys, couldn't resist.
Why do Microsoft platformed pc's and Android phones have to continuously have updates ?
Why can't they get it right - before a platform or App is launched??
Council tax!
I'd rather take my own rubbish to the tip every week instead of waiting 2 weeks for my bin to be emptied.. but only if it's not too heavy, or not containing unwashed :censored: cartons.
And while we're at it, I never use the police, don't usually set my house on fire and none of my kids attend a public school.. so basically I pay £120 a month for 2 bin collections, and the council christmas knees up!
Car Insurance
Why, when I haven't made any claim, received any tickets or been involved in any accident for over 12 years + have an annual driven mileage reducing year-on-year - does the premium increase almost every year?
The latest excuse is that the government insurance premium tax has been increased.
Quote from: wgt40w on February 04, 2016, 11:51:32 PM
Why do Microsoft platformed pc's and Android phones have to continuously have updates ?
Why can't they get it right - before a platform or App is launched??
Security patches.
Working offshore and being woken up by your room mates snoring!
Woke up at 02:10. Got up at 03:30!
Couldn't lay there listening to it any longer >:(
Quote from: wgt40w on February 04, 2016, 11:21:00 PM
Why is it - when petrol prices are 'mostly' increasing - a whole generation feel the need to drive a fuel inefficient 'tank' of a 4x4 vehicle - especially when the vast majority also never drive them off road ??
What gets me these days is the pissing school run
... over egoed and over sensed feeling of worth with these mothers all sat in massive people carriers taking their one child to school which is less than 1/2 a mile away.... let them walk..... we did and life was ok ....
Yep, I walked 3 miles to school by myself from 9yr old onwards. That included winter when it was pitch black.
Didn't think it was anything out of the ordinary, in fact I quite enjoyed it because its what every other kid did and I'd be lying if I said we didn't have a laugh on the way there and back!!
Hair cleaning products
Why is it that every make of these products always uses the smallest font possible for the most important wording?
Shampoo and Conditioner are written so small that most of the time you don't realise what you are buying or, at home, what you are pouring over your head!
Spoken English Changes
1) 'of' is disappearing - we now go "out the door" or "out the window" - we used to go "out of ...."
2) 'ly' is fast being lost - we now go 'private' and shop 'local' - me, I shop locally!
And don't start me on English grammar standards
Receiving a letter (remember what one of those is?) that has been written in text-speak causes me to rip it up without reading it. If people cannot be bothered to write properly - I cannot be arssed to read it!!
You must be great fun at parties lol
There their they're.....
Bought Brought......
Should of should have.....
(?)
Quote from: Steve W on February 05, 2016, 10:46:54 AM
You must be great fun at parties lol
Parties - mostly full of imbeciles and social climbers - I spend most of my time arguing with a piece of wallpaper!
People who actually speak in text-speak... this mainly seems to be an affliction of the young. I see 10 and 11 year olds regularly say "lol" to each other, without actually laughing. I've explained many times what lol means, and if you were lol'ing then you would need to say it, but I'm ignored
Litter
Why cannot people see how they are spoiling the look of our environment by chucking rubbish & packaging on the ground??
Handkerchiefs
I was brought up to always carry one. I need it to clean my glasses; wipe a dipstick on and even blow my nose when I get a cold.
Watching other people wiping their noses on their sleeves or listening to them every few seconds doing an inward snort up their nose - disgusting!
Do you know - this Thread is doing me a power of good to 'let it all out'.
Think I will cancel my next psychiatrist's appointment!!
:P
People who send solicitors letters to electric-only flying clubs complaining about noise, property devaluation, loss of privacy etc when there has been no flying at the site for over two months due to weather.
Quote from: wgt40w on February 05, 2016, 10:37:28 AM
Hair cleaning products
Why is it that every make of these products always uses the smallest font possible for the most important wording?
Shampoo and Conditioner are written so small that most of the time you don't realise what you are buying or, at home, what you are pouring over your head!
Yeah It was
Dog shampoo that caught me out :laugh:
regards
Andy
When in a 'fast food' emporium or any shop when the yoof in front says, "Can I get a big Mac meal (please)", if you're lucky. It's can I have.
You can't get it, we have to give it to you.
Can I also repost this in the grumpy gits thread. :D
Quote from: skyscraper on February 05, 2016, 12:24:30 PM
Yeah It was Dog shampoo that caught me out :laugh:
regards
Andy
But your coat, sorry, hair came up nice and glossy.
Quote from: Western on February 05, 2016, 12:25:48 PM
When in a 'fast food' emporium or any shop when the yoof in front says, "Can I get a big Mac meal (please)", if you're lucky. It's can I have.
You can't get it, we have to give it to you.
Can I also repost this in the grumpy gits thread. :D
I think the case is proven for a dedicated "Old Gits section" :D
regards
Andy
Quote from: wgt40w on February 05, 2016, 12:16:39 PM
Handkerchiefs
I was brought up to always carry one. I need it to clean my glasses; wipe a dipstick on and even blow my nose when I get a cold.
Watching other people wiping their noses on their sleeves or listening to them every few seconds doing an inward snort up their nose - disgusting!
Handkerchiefs are properly disgusting, carry a pack of tissues if you regularly need to wipe yourself.
Is this the open rant thread or the Old Gits thread we were on about ? :)
Quote from: Loopdreams on February 05, 2016, 12:35:29 PM
Handkerchiefs are properly disgusting, carry a pack of tissues if you regularly need to wipe yourself.
Especially if you use the same one for wiping your glasses, your nose and your car dipstick ... :laugh:
When I were a lad we used our sleeves.
Quote from: wgt40w on February 05, 2016, 12:13:48 PM
Litter
Why cannot people see how they are spoiling the look of our environment by chucking rubbish & packaging on the ground??
This one annoys me too, but I know the answer....
Of course people can see what they are doing, but it is simply down to one thing.... selfishness..... they don't _care_ what they are doing because they are selfish and want to do what _they_ want regardless of the impact on others, why, because it's easier / better for them!
Those people who actually go to the trouble of bagging their dogshit but then leave the bag hanging on a fence, or just on the floor. The mind boggles.
People.
MISANTHROPES.
Quote from: Coyote on February 05, 2016, 12:40:50 PM
Is this the open rant thread or the Old Gits thread we were on about ? :)
It is true to say that ranting is done mostly by Old Gits - but I started this Thread so the younger members of this Forum wouldn't feel left out and could join in !!
Moaners
People who can't get through a day without finding something to moan and whinge about
People who can't get through a day without moaning about people who can't get through a day without finding something to moan and whinge about
:D
People who ask your advice, then ignore it. (all aspects of life)
People who project everything onto themselves ... "me too!" "omg that happened to me!" etc...
Those who've been to Elevenerife
Quote from: BlueFlyer on February 05, 2016, 03:08:31 PM
People who ask your advice, then ignore it. (all aspects of life)
There is a word for these people:
Askholes.
I know lots of them. ;D
Maybe you just give terrible advice.
TV Adverts
Used to last 2 minutes every 15 minutes. Now seem to last 5 minutes, every 10 minutes !?
Product cheapening
How many products can you think of that are now smaller and with a reduced composition that are sold as being unchanged?
e.g. bar of Aero - by carefully fully rounding off all corners, the thing is reduced by approx. 5%.
toothpaste - now far more 'watery' than used to be.
boxes of breakfast cereal - more empty 'settling' room than used to be.
Direction givers
People who want to be helpful, giving you directions when their sense of direction is non existent. Needless to say, the directions when followed precisely - do not get you where needed.
PS Some sat nav systems also fall into this category - especially the ones that only accept 5 character post codes !
Using Ryanair
The worst web site I've experienced; whole flying experience equivalent to cattle class.
Holiday sun bed grabbers
Possesion by abandoned beach towel !
People who go abroad just to get drunk and party every night... um... you realise you can do that here in the UK right?
"Yeah, but beer is cheaper over there"
yes, but you're paying hundreds of £££ in air fare to get there
"yeah, but you can lie on the beach during the day"
yes, with a hangover.
Go on holiday, take in the sights, do things you CANT do every day here in the UK... otherwise, what's the point?
Quote from: BlueFlyer on February 05, 2016, 05:52:58 PM
People who go abroad just to get drunk and party every night... um... you realise you can do that here in the UK right?
"Yeah, but beer is cheaper over there"
yes, but you're paying hundreds of £££ in air fare to get there
"yeah, but you can lie on the beach during the day"
yes, with a hangover.
Go on holiday, take in the sights, do things you CANT do every day here in the UK... otherwise, what's the point?
All of the above is even more pertinent to people on skiing holidays, As said you can booze all you like in this country, but you can never get a proper skiing experience here, whilst you can almost / a bit get a sunny holiday here!!
I reckon if someone put all the points made in this Thread together - and promised to fix them - I'd vote for him / her to be Prime Minister !!
Cars/van drivers when your on a motorbike
Traffic jams with stupid car drivers who see a motorbike coming up through the middle and move their car onto white line to stop the motorbike.
Car drivers who don't check their blind spot.
Car drivers saying I don't see you after their have knocked you off
Car drivers on their phone's
Motorcyclists when you're driving a car.
Traffic jams with stupid motorcyclists who insist of whizzing through the tiniest of gaps, barely missing peoples wing mirrors.
Motorcyclists that hide in my blind spot.
Motorcyclists annoyed at me after I accidentally knock them off their bike.
;)
Motorcyclists? Surely you mean "bowling pins" ...... STEEE---RIKE!!!
Daft noobs that ask dumb-ass questions in the wrong threads on forums...
If I bind my Dragonlink to my Skywalker, then later bind it to my Easystar, will the Skywalker bind still work, or is it lost and needs to be re-binded?
:-[
:Rant:
Shopping trolley coin thing
Members of Parliament
Who are encouraged by civil servants to claim the maximum in expenses - whether actually justified or not.
Giving people FREE stuff on the hub to only to have complaints about it, no karma, and attitude after saving them ££ because they had to buy a lead on ebay for £2 despite saving £90 .... as an example. Not the first time either but deffo the last.
Quote from: Gundummy on February 05, 2016, 10:26:30 PM
Giving people FREE stuff on the hub to only to have complaints about it, no karma, and attitude after saving them ££ because they had to buy a lead on ebay for £2 despite saving £90 .... as an example. Not the first time either but deffo the last.
lol
QuoteMembers of Parliament
leeches of the worst parasitic kind.....
And the next President of the world's most powerful country - the USA is .......
(http://s28.postimg.org/rw3fda55l/git6.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/rw3fda55l/)
Quote from: Gundummy on February 05, 2016, 10:26:30 PM
Giving people FREE stuff on the hub to only to have complaints about it, no karma, and attitude after saving them ££ because they had to buy a lead on ebay for £2 despite saving £90 .... as an example. Not the first time either but deffo the last.
wtf
Wow that is a new low
Totally relevant to something I'm experiencing the brunt of right now.
Dog farts.
Why. Honestly, why. Puts my wife to shame.
:rofl: :yeahthat:
Order items from Hobbyking to the value of £45, pay £14 for shipping (if that was not bad enough already) just to now have UPS slap me with a £25 Brokerage fee :o
That's 54% of the order value...WTF?!? I could have bought 2 additional batteries for that money >:(
The lesson in this... stay away from items in the International Warehouse.
North Lincolnshire council, not emptying my wheelie bin because "it's too heavy for the hydraulic lift on the lorry".
WTF.
I think if I can wheel my bin out to the pavement, a hydraulic lift can manage to lift it up into the wagon surely?
They checked the CCTV (quite why they have CCTV on the lorry boggles the mind - or does it??) and confirmed that the bin man couldn't move the bin. What a load of crap! I can pull it along with one hand!! Do they employ midgets?
When I was a kid I can remember the bin men CARRYING two metal bins full of coal ash on their backs, kicking children out of their way.
Health and Safety my ass!
So now I have to not only empty my bin if I want it picked up next time, I have to take my own rubbish to the tip at my own expense.
Remnd me why I pay council tax again?
Guess who is going to stand next to the bin next time those dicks come around next time? Me - I'll chuck the damn bin on the wagon myself if I have to, or better yet, climb onboard it and refuse to move until they take it ha ha.
Steve I have the same problem.
I guarantee you it's the lazy arse binmen and the collection agency which have the contract which are using that as an excuse not to collect rubbish.
I have the same problem here, my council slaps a sticker on my bin saying it's not been collected . eg. due to recyclables being in the non-recyclable bin. (or non-recyclables in the recycle bin)
Happens once every couple months I recon. In each case, there is nothing wrong with my recycling, my wife is on top of that TRUST ME , every time I put something in the fkin bin she double checks.
So they collect once a week, if they do this to me once every 8 weeks, that's 16% less rubbish they have to collect.
And they are doing it up and down the street to everyone.
Wasn't sure whether I wanted to drink tonight then the wife brings me a cold beer while I've got my feet up watching telly, so now I have no choice but to drink.
Women!
QuoteWasn't sure whether I wanted to drink tonight then the wife brings me a cold beer while I've got my feet up watching telly, so now I have no choice but to drink.
Women!
I love your wife ;D
She does sound like a good egg :)
Poor bugger! The heart bleeds!
Quote from: wgt40w on February 05, 2016, 10:40:46 AM
Spoken English Changes
1) 'of' is disappearing - we now go "out the door" or "out the window" - we used to go "out of ...."
2) 'ly' is fast being lost - we now go 'private' and shop 'local' - me, I shop locally!
Every answer to a question posed by a media broadcaster is now started with the word SO,
Public broadcasters who say fink, bovver,
Stupid cyclists trying to intimidate sensible car commuters
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The mixing up of "I" and "me".
This is simple primary school stuff, but perhaps is no longer taught.
People that have nothing better to do than go on about other people's spelling and language :laugh:
regards
Andy
Grandification - this example is a real one.
We are engaging the services of an external organisation to leverage the temporary hiring volume = we are hiring temps through an agency.
Quote from: skyscraper on February 17, 2016, 10:54:15 AM
People that have nothing better to do than go on about other people's spelling and language :laugh:
regards
Andy
This is a open rant tread so is eggsempt from them kinda comentz.
Something that really pissed me off the other day - minimum amounts for payment terminals.
I was in the Co-Op and this young girl was in with two toddlers (her kids) in front of me in the queue, and she was paying for electricity and gas on one of those pre-pay card things you put in a meter.
She had £9 on her, and put £5 on the electricity and wanted to put £4 on the gas as that's all she had. They said no because the payment terminal company had a "minimum of £5 per transaction policy". WTF. Some people just don't have the cash, it's a fact.
So they'd sooner someone would go cold than suck up a few pence in charges?
I gave the girl a quid so she could put her gas on because she her voice was starting to crack as she said she had no heating on - talk about kicking people while they're down.
Yeah, they need to change their business name...
Worth a quid to know they'd all be a bit warmer :)
It's not the fault of the Co-Op staff, but the PayPoint people who process the payments.
I like Intaxification - The feeling of euphoria at getting a refund from HMRC, which lasts until you realise it was your money to begin with.
Quote from: electrotor on February 17, 2016, 11:00:04 AM
Grandification - this example is a real one.
We are engaging the services of an external organisation to leverage the temporary hiring volume = we are hiring temps through an agency.
Yes I suppose.
It's a pity the limit is applied to pre-payment meter cards. Usually people on those are really struggling.
I think those pre-payment meters work out out more expensive than normal billing. Anyway, nice gesture Steve,
with two toddlers it would have been miserable to have gone home without any heating.
+1 Nice one Steve.
Quote from: MarkLloyd on February 17, 2016, 11:28:17 AM
Yes I suppose.
It's a pity the limit is applied to pre-payment meter cards. Usually people on those are really struggling.
I think those pre-payment meters work out out more expensive than normal billing. Anyway, nice gesture Steve,
with two toddlers it would have been miserable to have gone home without any heating.
The reason for the £5 min charge is that the meter has to have a minimum of £5 credit for emergency use. If it runs out of normal credit the meter asks if you want to use the emergency credit. If you do it must me topped up first. That's why there is a min charge. And pay as you go power is no more expensive than a credit account, you can swap tariffs just the same providing you are not paying off a energy debt.
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Quote from: BigT on February 18, 2016, 09:19:36 AM
And pay as you go power is no more expensive than a credit account,
Are you sure about this ? In rented houses pre payment card meters are usually set with tariffs that are much more expensive per unit than 'normal' direct debit or quarterly tariff type meters.
Quote from: wgt40w on February 18, 2016, 12:02:00 PM
Are you sure about this ? In rented houses pre payment card meters are usually set with tariffs that are much more expensive per unit than 'normal' direct debit or quarterly tariff type meters.
+1 for that, when I had a meter back in the day it was extortionate. Especially for gas. I moved into a different house which didn't have a pre-pay meter and I paid so much less for my energy it was really noticeable. Hence my distaste for prepay meters and kicking poor people while they're down.
Pay meters are always more expensive than DD accounts.
Yup, best tariffs are given to those who pay DD.
If you haven't switched your service provider recently, you could save hundreds by switching BTW. ;D
Karma sent to you Mr W.
I found this today on Martin Lewis money savig site.
'The cheapest prepayment meter tariff costs, on average, roughly £1,025/year. Yet the cheapest tariff for credit meter customers is currently around £750/year, a saving of £275/year. Balance the saving with the cost of swapping meter to help you decide.'
Not fair is it?
Actually I've just switched my tariff myself ... I was paying £144/month for electricity all last year (no debt, direct debit) :o .. now suddenly they've told me I can have a flat £88.14/month rate fixed til Feb 2017? Not complaining but WTF?
I think they just make it up tbh.
Actually - new rant!
How can they charge different rates for electricity? And who would want a more expensive tariff?
It's not like you can get premium electricity - "now with extra electrons!" "TWICE the speed of conventional power!" is it? :laugh:
Martin Lewis says its something to do with the Government wanting a competitive market, which means there has to be different tariffs. (something along those lines)
Unfortunately this means the elderly, disabled and none tech savvy people end up getting ripped off.
I just switched last month too, and saved (predicted) £340 for the year.
On http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ (http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/) you can sign up to their tariff comparison thing and it will notify you when you can switch to a cheaper tariff.
Bear in mind that comparison sites only compare across the firms they are signed up to - they do NOT compare across all possible suppliers.
Quote from: Steve W on February 18, 2016, 12:59:28 PM
Actually - new rant!
How can they charge different rates for electricity? And who would want a more expensive tariff?
It's not like you can get premium electricity - "now with extra electrons!" "TWICE the speed of conventional power!" is it? :laugh:
Another new rant - isn't it annoying when I first make the point that pre pay is more expensive and you get Karma for it !!! :'( :'(
Quote from: Ratty on February 18, 2016, 12:15:20 PM
If you haven't switched your service provider recently, you could save hundreds by switching BTW. ;D
I have 2 meters and 2 tarrifs for general use and restricted hours heating. I recently tried switching providers and was offered a better rate for one of the meters but the 2nd meter was not on the drop down list. I called a potential provider to be told they did not recognise my 2nd meter and in order to provide me with a supply for this they would have to change the meter and possibly do some rewiring. So I called my current provider and was informed that the 2nd meter and its rate were only available through them. However I was in credit by hundreds of pounds and could have a refund plus a reduced monthly DD saving me £360 per annum. :)
Quote from: Steve W on February 18, 2016, 12:59:28 PM
Actually - new rant!
How can they charge different rates for electricity? And who would want a more expensive tariff?
It's not like you can get premium electricity - "now with extra electrons!" "TWICE the speed of conventional power!" is it? :laugh:
Real answer is that the higher tariff is all to do with the higher risk of whether they actually will get paid or have the meter vandalised + the admin costs of handling the pre pay cards + it's a good opportunity to get extra profit.
Most companies in general make a greater proportion of profits from poor people than rich:-
- via higher tariffs
- by requiring payment in advance
- by charging interest fees
- etc. etc.
This is why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
The energy market is just a catastrophic mess that does nothing for anyone except the energy companies. And also people like my mate who get paid shedloads of money by big businesses to try and make sense of it all for them.
Quote from: wgt40w on February 18, 2016, 01:22:03 PM
Another new rant - isn't it annoying when I first make the point that pre pay is more expensive and you get Karma for it !!! :'( :'(
Nope, it's not annoying at all :D :D
A new rant about wgt40's new rant about the prepayment rant ...... I think I'm the one responsible for bringing up the suggestion that there were different prices for pre-pay.....
"I think those pre-payment meters work out out more expensive than normal billing. "
Do I get anything ? :D
I'm also tempted to start a new rant about my wife leaving the car with the wiper switch on, so when I started the engine this morning it ripped one of the rubbers off on the frozen window when I turned the ignition on. I do it too, but that's different. ;D
And another thing...
Car insurance. For the second year my wife's renewal quote from Tesco has gone up, yet if she applies for a online quote from them it's cheaper. So she rings up and takes out the new quote.
Guess they hope people won't check.
Regards, Mark
Funny thing about insurance if you've had a car off the road ... they assume you've just bought the car when you do an online quote, so make sure you tell them you've owned it for a while. I saved more than £300 when bringing my MPV back on the road after 9 months of SORN.
The reason the guy on the phone gave was "we assume you're not used to driving a new car when you first get it".
I only queried it because I usually pay around £280 f/c a year inc business and they wanted nearly 600 quid so I rang up to ask why!
They up your premium the less miles you do too. I have two cars and only do a few 1000 in one of them as its a summer car. They wanted a lot more because of the lower usage. I asked why and they said because you don't drive much you have less experience on the road. Even tho I am using my other car that is insured with them for the majority of my miles.
Always challenge the renewal quote, I when they ask if youd like to take out the policy just keep saying "no, is that the best you can offer."
PEOPLE
I gave Steve karma for giving the young mother £1, he cared, I wish our politicians cared as much, they probably have loads of shares in the energy companies which helps stop them caring if the children of this country are fed and warm.
I don't know where you guys get your facts from but here is my actual experience. I bought a house that had payg meters as the last owner was in debt with energy. I am a property developer so it suited me to keep them and the house would be sold on within 7 months. Debt wiped off, new key and card issued, tariffs checked and there was no difference between payg and direct debit, fact. Yes I could have switched but that's not so simple with payg, I could have changed the meters but wtf, let the new owners do it. The main reason for payg is debt with the supplier who puts the meters in so they can recover some debt from each recharge and or no bank account and or on benefits, or in a rental property or holiday home. You cannot run up an energy debt with payg. But there was no difference per unit between meter direct debit and payg, or standing charge which gets taken from the charge credit. You have to remember that some folks treat energy standing charges like a poll tax.
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Quote from: Robotnik on February 18, 2016, 03:13:27 PM
I gave Steve karma for giving the young mother £1, he cared, I wish our politicians cared as much, they probably have loads of shares in the energy companies which helps stop them caring if the children of this country are fed and warm.
It does sound good when worded like that ........
However it could also be that he was going to pick her up and throw her across the shop for wasting his time taking up the til and he was positively fuming at the mouth so gave her £1 to get her out of his way :) But worded well :) :)
BigT all I know is having lived in very similar houses (provided by the council) back in the day, the ones with meters in them were waaaay more expensive to run than the ones I had where I paid via direct debit. Source: sitting in the freezing cold for many a night because I couldn't afford to put anything on the meter.
It begs the question why they have different tariffs for PAYG + DD users if the comparison costs are the same. They just aren't.
A commission has to be paid out to the Point Of Sale network operator and to the retailer who takes the transaction, this will be a big proportion of the profit, The energy companies won't want to lose out on their own profits, so the end user has to take the hit.
I get my facts straight from the energy company:
Payment method - Fixed Monthly Direct Debit
Unit rate - Normal 13.766p per kWh
Standing charge - 16.422p per day
Payment method - Prepayment
Unit rate -Day 17.735p per kWh Night 8.306p per kWh
Standing charge - 26.019p per day
Also:
Fixed monthly direct debit payments, where you pay a fixed estimate each month, can usually save you £75/year as companies are sure you won't default and they earn interest on any overpayments. So if you can do this, go for it.
I obviously got a better deal then😄
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The 'Autoplay' CRAP feature on BBC news website that has to be turned off on EVERY F&%@ING video and doesn't remember your preference.....
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB6yQkQwB8A#)
Quote from: keukpa on February 25, 2016, 11:13:33 PM
The 'Autoplay' CRAP feature on BBC news website that has to be turned off on EVERY F&%@ING video and doesn't remember your preference.....
And they hijack the middle button so if you middle click to open a new tab, it simply loads the content in the tab you're viewing, overwriting what you were halfway through. Dieeeeee.
The EU.... nuff said.... except them now wanting to let Turkey and Bulgaria (FFS) join! I mean.... seriously??!
Keukpa
Quote from: keukpa on February 26, 2016, 12:10:26 AM
The EU.... nuff said.... except them now wanting to let Turkey and Bulgaria (FFS) join! I mean.... seriously??!
Keukpa
On the plus side it will mean more cheap car wash and kebab shops !!!
Quote from: keukpa on February 26, 2016, 12:10:26 AM
The EU.... nuff said.... except them now wanting to let Turkey and Bulgaria (FFS) join! I mean.... seriously??!
Keukpa
Hopefully we will be out by this time next year and back to being a self employed nation.
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TV licence payers paying £25,000 of the multi-Millionaire Jeremy Clarkson's fine for slugging somebody.
Something well out of order there
Put all the EuroOuters go live and continue to inbreed on the Isle of Man :laugh: :laugh:
regards
Andy
What's wrong with giving your Thread a proper title?
Is it really that difficult to come up with a few words in the English language that briefly describe what lies within?
I understand the creative titles such as "And I thought I looked cool fpv'n" and "you wait all day for a train to come...". They're smart, they're funny... they're not boring... I'm not asking for those threads to be titled "a video of me wearing goggles" or "a video of 2 trains", because the owners of those threads are smart enough to be creative whilst still alluding to what the video is actually going to be about.
But attempting to be SOOOOOO creative and "artistic" as to completely avoid any words or descriptive language that may convey the content of the video is just taking the mickey now.
Where would this forum be if we just started randomly naming threads. would you give a thread about building a tricopter the title "Big yellow fluffy bunnies"
No you wouldn't
"Hey, I know... I'll give my thread such a silly title that people will click on it purely out of curiosity, then I've tricked them into also watching my video... yay for youtube views!!!"
Whoop! I'm creative! ;D
Donald bleep bleep Trump
Quote from: wgt40w on March 31, 2016, 09:32:21 PM
Donald bleep bleep Trump
Really? Why? He's awesome! Seriously.
He's an absolute imbecile. The only good thing about him is that if he secures the nomination then he will have 100% guaranteed that the Republicans will lose in their general election.
He can't be doing that much wrong or be disliked...... he's doing very well in the polls....
He's a genius.
No - Americans are retarded.
Quote from: keukpa on March 31, 2016, 10:06:20 PM
He can't be doing that much wrong or be disliked...... he's doing very well in the polls....
He's a genius.
The polls indicate that he'll win the nomination to run for president but they also indicate that he'll most certainly lose in the election, on account of being completely repugnant to any floating voters and even many Republicans.
As for his credentials as a genius I'm not so sure. He inherited a fortune and would apparently be twice as rich as he is now had he had just invested it in a bond that tracked the top 500 companies and spent all his life just trying to play golf or finger painting rather than run a series of failed business ventures.
He's a complete low life who just says any old half baked, vile rubbish that appeals to the worst in the worst people. If you hear him being interviewed it's quite clear that he has no real clue about anything to do with the issues he talks about. Yeah, not keen on him at all.
Quote from: Loopdreams on March 31, 2016, 11:11:29 PM
If you hear him being interviewed it's quite clear that he has no real clue about anything to do with the issues he talks about. Yeah, not keen on him at all.
Yeah, and that makes him different from any other politician, how?
Keukpa
Well it's the easiest thing in the world to be as cynical as that and just say "politicians are bad" but most of them do have views about things that they have taken some time to come to even if you don't agree with them. They can also usually speak coherently because it's their job.
Hearing Trump talk is something else though, he never fact checks and just repeats lies and half-heard half-truths and stumbles and mumbles when challenged, he's utterly hopeless. He's like a walking YouTube or Daily Mail comments section or just some drunk racist gobshite in the pub of whom there are enough within his party to win him the nomination.
I really don't care about politics especially American politics or any really
As for Donald, well, I find him kinda funny, honest I really do, some of the things he says mind is really kack, however, he did say that if he became president (rightly or wrongly) he'd wipe the "so called IS" of the face of the planet, can't fault him for that mind,
Still don't give a sh-t about politics though
The battle against ISIS will never be won simply because it's like a Hydra. You shoot one head off, another three grows in its place.
To have a chance it needs to be a political effort - i.e. stop invading their countries for oil under the pretence of doing good.
Yep, I'm pretty sure Trump would make the situation a whole lot worse if he got in power. Maybe it would take some of the heat off Europe though...
QuoteThe battle against ISIS will never be won simply because it's like a Hydra. You shoot one head off, another three grows in its place.
The problem is we can't get away with fighting wars the way we used to.... in other words eradication of an entire country the good old medieval way doesn't win votes! :D
Unfortunately, we're not at war with a country or nation, we're at war with twisted ideologies, ideologies that stem solely from outdated dogma and paranormal superstition... a.k.a religion.
Extremist religious groups such as DAESH will always exist in one form or another, as long as the religion they claim to represent also exists.
STOP CAMERON spending British taxpayers' money on Pro-EU Referendum leaflets
9m quid wtf does he think he is?
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/116762
Quote from: darlofranco on April 09, 2016, 01:23:37 AM
STOP CAMERON spending British taxpayers' money on Pro-EU Referendum leaflets
9m quid wtf does he think he is?
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/116762
Signed!
Being an "Oldie" myself, I would be interested to hear from the 20 to 25 year olds how they will vote in the Referendum....Its their future at stake here, not mine, I retired two years ago at 58, even so, I hate the Socialist EU Club with a passion and a lot my age feel the same way too.
It seems like " Blairs children" dont care either way, which is alarming...
As for Cameron, I had a lot of respect for him at one time, not any more, what a sell out snake he has become...more interested in himself and his big backers, that and his future job Merkel has lined up for him..Its not like hes even any good at hiding it, more U turns than a dual carriageway...Vote....OUT.....Or its a LOT more of the same, and neighbours you really dont want next door or in ghettos. ..Last chance.
Criket ET, you took the words right out of my planned post, almost literally word for word.
I am same age, semi retired, had high hopes for Cameron and am now disgusted with him and Osborne.
>:(
Signed that yesterday when it was at 90k, nice to see it almost doubled in 24 hours!!
I'm voting out because I believe the EU has its own interests at heart rather than that of the individual countries. Having seen the way the country has gone downhill over the last 20+ years in terms of community fragmentation, I think it's important we have control over our own destiny rather than it being up to some unelected politicians in Brussels. I think they need us more than we need them.
However, it scares the crap out of me that we will no longer be subject to the European Court of Human Rights which leaves the justice system completely exposed to the whims of people like Theresa May and her rampages against the Internet. Snopping charter etc.
It's not an easy choice either way.
Edit: I'm mid-30s.
I'm nearly mid 40's and I've voted out simply because I want to see the rise of the commonwealth in the years I have left.
I'm voting for the PFJ
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Quote from: Steve W on April 09, 2016, 11:04:50 AM
I'm voting out because I believe the EU has its own interests at heart rather than that of the individual countries. Having seen the way the country has gone downhill over the last 20+ years in terms of community fragmentation, I think it's important we have control over our own destiny rather than it being up to some unelected politicians in Brussels. I think they need us more than we need them.
However, it scares the crap out of me that we will no longer be subject to the European Court of Human Rights which leaves the justice system completely exposed to the whims of people like Theresa May and her rampages against the Internet. Snopping charter etc.
It's not an easy choice either way.
Edit: I'm mid-30s.
Pleased your voting OUT Steve, but the ECHR is also a two edged sword, the handwringers are using it on a daily basis to protect scum like Hook Hand and his enourage ...Its a fact you cant deny, as for T.May, not only is she a TURNCOAT in Daves control, she is also useless, a lion without teeth...thanks to the ECHR you seem so in love with..
The EU has been bad for our health for many years....its time to leave and take back control of our own destiny...
:vulture:
Quote from: Dillwhacker on April 09, 2016, 10:59:15 AM
Criket ET, you took the words right out of my planned post, almost literally word for word.
I am same age, semi retired, had high hopes for Cameron and am now disgusted with him and Osborne.
>:(
Yes, its ironic, you and I are the very group of folk who voted them in, and now, Cameron has really poisoned that appeal single handed with his obvious undying love of the vile EU Club....That said, I have never voted Labour and never will, what a bunch of HYPOCRYTS...they are, and the left over Blairites are still lurking...like Harpic and that odious Abbott....Sickening self serving idiots does not even begin to cover it...rant over...Im off for a lie down now...lol.....:)
:vulture:
I'm happy to get the chance to vote on the EU
What dislike is all the crap were fed
If we leave secruity is at risk ?
Rubish were in nato and the UN and we have tactical nukes unlike most of the EU. As for sharing intelligence we share more with the USA and Austrialla than we do with the whole of the EU.
So basically no major risk
Trade.
They need us we need them basically, we should adopt the free trade agreement and if they impose a tarrif on us or limits we do the same.
Example China just imposed a 46% import tax on steel so why the hell have we not returned the favour. That's what we should do get a back bone and as the 5th biggest economy flex our muscles a bit more.
People want to sell to us and us to them
Boarder control
We need to just deport as many illegal asylum seekers as possible and get the message out you come here get a free trip home. I'm sorry but the UK needs to solve its own homeless issues 1st.
We should have the USA point system or say only 60000 a year
And of course we shouldn't pay for kids that are not here ;)
And as for the fact we help countries around the world with money like India that needs to stop, they have a space program so they can afford to sort themselves out.
My little rant over lol
Thanks Mark, saved me saying exactly the same....We as a country have quite frankly forgotten how to run ourselves to meet our OWN needs....Politicos are the most guilty of all, seemingly quite happy to roll over to the EUs every whim....What really bugs me is when they say we have have to be in it to get a say in what happens...When did that EVER happen then..?
It must be great being a Politico these days, having mother EU make all the decisions for you...exaggeration. .?...You decide...meantime, Vote....OUT.
:vulture:
The original EU thing was supposed to be about trading and that's it. It's the politics that's ruined it and got us in the position we are now.
As for India, yes we should help them for they are commonwealth. They stood by us in our time of need. The Gurkas in case you don't know who I'm on about. Poland is another country we should have stood by as W. Churchill promised we would.
I agree with all that MarkLincs said,
as a country we need to be masters of our own destiny
my very first vote was a yes vote for the referendum to entry into the "common market", if only I could have looked into the future
and seen that it would evolve into what we now have which to my mind is nothing like was spouted at its inception,
free flow of labour seemed a good idea at the time but now it just means we have to take all the cr*p on earth and a huge number of those have no intention whatsoever of putting any labour into it, merely coming here to sponge with immediate effect
as for trade agreements the "EU" has handcuffed Great Britain far more and for longer than any sanction or tariff that could have been imposed
without any possibility of discussion with any country that might have imposed them
Vote OUT
I never said I was "in love with the European Court of Human Rights" - what I was implying was that it was better to have something else to appeal to in some cases, rather than Cameron and his Band of Merry Men having free reign to bring in new oppressive laws under the guise of terrorism.
Quote from: Steve W on April 09, 2016, 01:13:23 PM
I never said I was "in love with the European Court of Human Rights" - what I was implying was that it was better to have something else to appeal to in some cases, rather than Cameron and his Band of Merry Men having free reign to bring in new oppressive laws under the guise of terrorism.
The threat the unelected Dictats of the EU represent a far greater threat Steve, than some snooping fears ever will m8...Leaving the EU is about saving our culture, Sovereighnty and very existance....Am I exagerating...?....I wish I was, think longer term, if you think its bad now, just wait...VOTE...OUT.
:vulture:
I am voting out, I already said :)
There is only one reason I am voting to leave the EU....
Keukpa
I think the vote will be very close and we will stay
That's just the way I think it will go
But I've not spoken to many who says yes to stay ;)
Most want out...
:Rant: I hate fat birds in stretchy leggings
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oh and as for voting...do you think your vote really counts... or what is in the best interest of those in power....
Shes your girlfriend, You love her GD...:)
:vulture:
M..m..m..m...mom?
I hate when threads get closed just because someone might potentially have a huff - it especially sucks when the discussion is on-topic.
Just saying :)
QuoteShes your girlfriend, You love her GD...:)
Mate you'd have to roll that in flour and wait for it to fart to even think about finding a way in....
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:o
Talk of flour - that's just really put me off my supper !
well here´s the Berlin version lol
New Rant: YouTube viewing figures con
I subscribe to numerous YouTube channels. A new video appears in my subscriptions page - with an appealing title caption still picture - I watch the video. Five or six days later 'another' similarly titled 'new' video appears - but definitely with a different title caption page - I start to view and realise it is the same video as I watched 5 or 6 days before.
I don't normally remember the title names of all of the videos I watch, but I can more easily remember the title pictures. So, by changing the title picture after a few days, they fool people into thinking it's a new different video. By doing this the video posters can increase their supposed number of viewers and earn more money from advertising etc.
I hate feeling I have contributed to a con artist making money, by being conned into watching a video twice.
I thought they got over that by recording IP addresses for video, so they know if you've been there, for that reason, to stop someone getting their friend to watch their video a million times.
Keukpa
Youtube views only count towards Adsense after the first 30 seconds of viewing. Fun fact :)
Quote from: Gundummy on April 09, 2016, 07:19:29 PM
Mate you'd have to roll that in flour and wait for it to fart to even think about finding a way in....
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I really do hope you are not giving us the benefit of your practical experience GD....lol..:)
:vulture:
I am voting to stay in the EU. ;D
BURN THE HERETIC!
Herr Merkel eh ?
Each to his own .... :-X :o
+1 to all the above, apart from Merkel lover.
I can't see how Cameron sees it to be necessary to waste 9million when it could be spent on more worthy causes
Ive had my fair share ET... Normally they're so big they have other fat chicks in orbit around them :P
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Quote from: Gundummy on April 10, 2016, 04:46:16 PM
Ive had my fair share ET... Normally they're so big they have other fat chicks in orbit around them :P
😂😂😂😂😂
Guys can you please stop posting this stuff so close to mealtimes.
Quote from: Steve W on April 10, 2016, 05:57:52 PM
Guys can you please stop posting this stuff so close to mealtimes.
You could always login after you've had your Yorkshire puddings. 😉
P.S. The one in the green bikini is my favourite
Actually lets keep it on topic.
How do people get this fat? It's disgusting. I mean I'm no slender adonis but even I know when it's time to cut down on the haribo for a few weeks ffs.
Well there are two types, the ones that are unfortunately ill and then there's the biscuit barrels that can't stop feeding their faces.
Obv I only feel for the people that have an illness.
Lack of education.
It seems to be more important to teach children there is a man in the clouds than to teach them if you eat more calories than you burn you will gain weight.
Then you have all the companies trying to make money and providing false information which people blindly follow because they wont believe you just have to eat less than you burn to lose weight.
The amount of nonsense I hear regarding weight is scary.
It's on topic... It's a rant on fat people in leggings!
Eat less move more.... There you go, I've saved you £££in diet tips and products.
Quote from: Gundummy on April 10, 2016, 06:50:11 PM
It's on topic... It's a rant on fat people in leggings!
Eat less move more.... There you go, I've saved you £££in diet tips and products.
I suppose they could make the leggings smaller?
Rant time, 2 words PARCEL FORCE.
I haven't FPV'ed since late last year and for the new season of warmth I thought I'd treat myself to a new plane, Hobbyking had sent me a 30% off code by email and they had mini skyhunters on offer last week for £58, with the discount it made it £41 :D. Few other bits and bobs on the order, sent by Parcel Force 48hr.
Waited in Friday(losing money) as the tracking had it as 'out for delivery', I waited and waited and no parcel, so I checked the tracking again to find it had 'insufficient address' (2nd time parcelfarce have used this lie to me), this miraculously changed to 'unable to locate premises' despite me living in a house on a road that has a post code that satnavs will bring you straight to....... We do live a couple of miles out from the local town so it is going to be a case of lazy d@ckhead driver wanting to knock off early on a Friday so lies, as said not the first time....
No delivery Saturday as you have to pay more for that, despite it already being late......... But a note on the tracking telling me the parcel is scheduled for 2nd attempt at delivery(wasn't a first attempt though) on the next working day, that being today. So another day waiting in, I just checked the tracking to find the status 'prepared for delivery' at 10:09am, WHAT!!!!! F@cking great, so I've taken another day off and these idiots haven't even managed to put my parcel in the van, which would of course have left the depot at 8 am!!!
Why can't somebody hold these awful companies who seem to always bugger you about to account, they are quick enough to take your money, once in the local depot delivery is a very simple task.
The last time parcelfarce did this to me my package was nearly 2 weeks late and when it did eventually turn up the driver said 'Sorry mate, I've been on holiday and the temp driver couldn't be arsed to drive out down these back roads' .
Feel better already for the rant lol.
this kind of shit service is why i never pay extra for quick delivery. i just accept that things will turn up later rather than sooner.
It did finally turn up today and the address on the box was of course perfect so the whole 'insufficient address' business was indeed bollocks lol. On a good note I now own a mini skyhunter :D
Quote from: Gundummy on April 10, 2016, 04:46:16 PM
Ive had my fair share ET... Normally they're so big they have other fat chicks in orbit around them :P
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Jeezus, GD....That did make me larf out loud m8...seriously funny.?lol....
That said, I still think its rather greedy of you having so many "large" GFs orbiting around ones self....:)
:vulture:
I dunno what you're on about ET? You need to get a set of the new fat shark HD beer goggles:
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After a bit of a shit day, Im still chuckling at the first one......Thanx GD....:)
:vulture:
Actually now you mention it, yeah lol... That's quite funny. My all time favourite when describing a woman who makes her wares freely available is
"She's seen more japs eyes than a Tokyo optician".
Cracks me up lol
That's why we have nights out instead of days - it's dark :)
Oh yay got my why to stay in the EU
9 million pounds...
Well they could of made it better :)
Quote from: MarkLincs on April 11, 2016, 10:18:20 PM
Oh yay got my why to stay in the EU
9 million pounds...
Well they could of made it better :)
When mine arrives, Im going to burn it......
:vulture:
Announced in the News - Tuesday April 12th.
People and firms conducting plastic surgery can no longer offer 2 for 1 discounts.
Wonder who will be the first to offer a 3 for 2 discount !!!!!!!!
Quote from: wgt40w on April 12, 2016, 10:55:32 AM
Announced in the News - Tuesday April 12th.
People and firms conducting plastic surgery can no longer offer 2 for 1 discounts.
Wonder who will be the first to offer a 3 for 2 discount !!!!!!!!
There goes my boob job... I can only afford to get the left one done... was hoping for a freebe on the right!
Once it's done just run into a door to even them out.
I don't understand why a drain in your own garden is your responsibility, so anything that goes wrong with it, you have to fix. Makes sense so far, except that, you're not allowed to move said drain if it runs into mains sewage without the express permission and over priced consultancy and surveyancy fee they charge!
Daylight robbery! Therefore I'll be digging it up in the dark!!!!!
+1 with that. I was looking at a house to buy before I got this one. The owner had built a conservatory over the top of a drain and had to put a trapdoor in the floor of the conservatory for access because the council wouldn't give permission for the drain to be moved.
1) who wants a trapdoor in the middle of a conservatory?
2) what happens if it starts to stink - whole house filled with stench
3) what happens if it overflows or backs up? - whole house filled with next doors poo
No thanks!
When we had our extension built I was able to convince next door that they really wanted the drain cover in their garden. I was then able to convince the council that it was a great idea.
Job done!
No drain on my property. No responsibility.
Mark.
Talking of planning applications -
20 years ago I applied for outline planning permission for two bungalows. Permission was refused due to no spare sewerage capacity in our village - within the next 10 years 22 new houses were built - without any mods being made to the local sewage plant !!
A few days ago I woke up to the News on the radio saying that later in the day would be the Prime Minister's Queens Speech - which would all be about prison reforms - and went on to give vague details.
FFS - what was the point in anyone attending to listen to the speech, when all the details had already been issued and even commented on!
Modern PR sucks - when a real tragedy happens such as the recent Egyptian passenger plane crash - within minutes of the occurrence 'people' are demanding to know the cause immediately. This just allows all the news weirdos to come out of their holes with preposterous explanations - backed by not a shred of real evidence.
Or as someone else eloquently put it:
"A speech about poverty given by an old lady wearing a diamond hat sitting on a gold chair."
:laugh:
Why, oh why, oh why are SMA elbows such crack!! :'(
3D printers are great. No really! But why isn't there a foolproof way to secure your print to the bed so that its stuck fast during printing AND easily comes away afterwards!
I can achieve "stuck like a barnacle and needs industrial machinery for removal" or "floating mess of random 3D printed filament". There's no middle ground >:(
Vacuum suction ??
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Suction ?
:P
Air Pressure.
LOL
;D
Edit : couldn't find any other type of circle, but thank you anyway Blue Peter presenter.
Not quite a rant but a well written observation I saw on last nights Top Gear.
Evans needs to realise he's hosting a show on Sunday nights on BBC Two and switch on his One Show/Radio 2 mode rather than the hitting the Big Breakfast/TFI Friday foghorn button and bellowing his way around the studio.
Meanwhile, LeBlanc should clearly be saved for the packages, challenges and road trips, because he's brilliant at them. But evidently. he's less comfortable with a live audience – he's an actor, not a presenter.
To which I would only add, let's start a fund to pay for someone to provoke Chris Evans into punching them too.
Couldn't bring myself to watch it, I thought it might be a little forced and I'd just be comparing them to "the trio". Sounds like it is now an "Aldi" version of the real deal.
I thought The Guardian were spot on by calling it a second hand car show.
I didn't think it really was that bad at all. Evans voice grated on me yes but it always has, Leblanc was great, really enjoyed his participation. It wasn't fantastic or mind blowing, but it wasn't crap either.
The only ones to really complain will be the Evans haters and the butt hurt C,H and M fans that cant get over it.
Chris Evans has aged massively IMO over the last 10-15 years - the guy needs some sleep. It's no wonder he's so OTT all the time, he must be wired as hell on Red Bull :laugh:
It's not like he needs to earn money any more either - if I was him I'd be kicking back on a nice beach in between driving my car collection. Why's he continuing to kill himself prematurely by burning the candle at both ends? Crazy.
Quote from: Steve W on May 30, 2016, 05:39:24 PM
Chris Evans has aged massively IMO over the last 10-15 years - the guy needs some sleep. It's no wonder he's so OTT all the time, he must be wired as hell on Red Bull :laugh:
It's not like he needs to earn money any more either - if I was him I'd be kicking back on a nice beach in between driving my car collection. Why's he continuing to kill himself prematurely by burning the candle at both ends? Crazy.
That's how most 'showbiz' people are wired.
Quote from: Steve W on May 30, 2016, 04:34:02 PM
Couldn't bring myself to watch it, I thought it might be a little forced and I'd just be comparing them to "the trio". Sounds like it is now an "Aldi" version of the real deal.
I was a huge fan of the old TG. I watched 10 mins of the new and turned it off. As Steve says, it was like a bad copy of the real thing.
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I'm the same, I just tried to watch it on the iplayer... I was cringing for the whole 10 minutes I watched it for before turning it off.
I might watch the rest of it some other time, but I would have preferred a completely different format or something original as opposed to them just trying to make it the same program but with different people.
Thank jehova for Dave!
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I thought it was just about exactly as crap as old Top Gear had got. You sort of keep watching it because it promises to be entertaining but it's always just a bit tedious and so very bland, staid and safe, every bit of life went out of that show years ago.
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Killed by retards at the BBC who should have sacked the producer, given him another punch in the face, and carried on regardless.
:-*
Quote from: Dillwhacker on May 31, 2016, 12:56:06 PM
Killed by retards at the BBC who should have sacked the producer, given him another punch in the face, and carried on regardless.
:-*
So it would be OK at your place of work if someone punched you over not having a hot meal ready for him late at night, then you got sacked for it too?
Much as I liked Clarkson and much as I dislike Evans, no-one at work is above getting away with that sort of thing just because they are famous. Assaulting a coworker is a sackable offence in workplaces.
Well, he did apologise and held his hands up for his actions and has admitted he didn't want Top Gear to end that way. I dunno, people react strangely in stressful situations.
That's dead and buried though - it's eye-opening that the BBC didn't realise how strong the camaraderie between C, H + M was and that Top Gear was just a side show to their shenanigans. Top Gear was no longer a car show, it was a "hanging out with the lads" show which featured nice cars and dubious challenges, none of which were to be taken seriously. If The Grand Tour is the same, it'll be a hit simply because it is the TV equivalent of larking around with some mates.
Who doesn't enjoy that?
Quote from: Steve W on May 31, 2016, 02:56:00 PM
If The Grand Tour is the same, it'll be a hit simply because it is the TV equivalent of larking around with some mates.
With £160m in their back pockets too, many times the BBC TG budget.
Surely enough to afford a mobile burger van to keep Clarkson from going World Star again :D
14 days a go notices went up in my road plus leaflets in the door, saying that on the 5th of June the road would be closed for 5 days to allow for resurfacing and all cars had to be moved by 07:30. Everyone up this road has done that and guess what? Absolutely no sign of any road works at all!!!
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The bonus is the street now looks like it did when I was 11 years old 53 years ago! Not all bad then
Electrical Equipment Remote controllers:
Why do we now have to have houses full of remote controllers for lights, Tv, Tv boxes, DVD players, games consoles, hi fi etc.
My missus is forever complaining that the Tv won't switch on - as she furiously points and stabs at it with the DVD remote!
Quote from: BigT on June 06, 2016, 09:29:04 AM
14 days a go notices went up in my road plus leaflets in the door, saying that on the 5th of June the road would be closed for 5 days to allow for resurfacing and all cars had to be moved by 07:30. Everyone up this road has done that and guess what? Absolutely no sign of any road works at all!!!
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The bonus is the street now looks like it did when I was 11 years old 53 years ago! Not all bad then
Wait til they leave the young apprentice to clean up - hope you don't live on a hill, have seen them brushing water uphill only for it to run down undoing all of their work without them realising :laugh:
When I was a lad, there were three channels on TV and a license fee that my mum and dad paid for (we had a Black and White TV so it was cheaper). I think the TV stopped at 11pm and childrens TV was on for a couple of hours per afternoon. Now there are too many channels to count and I pay a much bigger license fee.
If I pay for Sky, why do they fill it with adverts? After all its all repeats of what was on TV anyway AND I'm paying for it. If its not repeats but sport for instance which has huge amounts of sponsors all over the place, why should I pay???
We cancelled our Sky last month, we were paying as near as damn a hundred quid a month and out of the hundreds of channels available still only ended up watching repeats of Grand Designs.
I miss the F1 coverage but that's about it.
Try Freeview - still mostly crap and lots of ads but at least you don't have to pay a subscription.
Dave (featuring Top Gear as it should be) and Quest (lots of stuff about vehicles of all types) keep me happy.
We have an Amazon Prime subscription but mostly I just watch Youtube stuff. There are a few good motoring shows - Roadkill from MotorTrend is one of them.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL12C0C916CECEA3BC (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL12C0C916CECEA3BC)
Josh Bixler saying "often times".
GAH.
Quote from: krikey on June 06, 2016, 04:18:02 PM
When I was a lad, there were three channels on TV and a license fee that my mum and dad paid for (we had a Black and White TV so it was cheaper). I think the TV stopped at 11pm and childrens TV was on for a couple of hours per afternoon. Now there are too many channels to count and I pay a much bigger license fee.
If I pay for Sky, why do they fill it with adverts? After all its all repeats of what was on TV anyway AND I'm paying for it. If its not repeats but sport for instance which has huge amounts of sponsors all over the place, why should I pay???
What he said! Kids TV stated about 4pm and ended at at 5.35 PM with Magic Roundabout before the early evening news.
Watched Blue Peter, Scooby Doo, Wacky Races, Stop the pigeon, Vision On, Marine Boy, Newsround with John Craven etc. Remember some kids TV in the mornings during summer hols. Usually some foreign programming dubbed into English. White Horses, Aeronauts, Flashing Blade and Banana Splits come to mind. Didn't watch much though as I was usually out playing building rafts, dens and climbing trees.
Happy days!
Quote from: Western on June 09, 2016, 12:06:37 PM
What he said! Kids TV stated about 4pm and ended at at 5.35 PM with Magic Roundabout before the early evening news.
Watched Blue Peter, Scooby Doo, Wacky Races, Stop the pigeon, Vision On, Marine Boy, Newsround with John Craven etc. Remember some kids TV in the mornings during summer hols. Usually some foreign programming dubbed into English. White Horses, Aeronauts, Flashing Blade and Banana Splits come to mind. Didn't watch much though as I was usually out playing building rafts, dens and climbing trees.
Happy days!
You forgot Monkey! How could you have forgot Monkey?
You forgot Dangermouse !
Now we're talking proper entertainment TV....
:P
Miserable Old Gits(tm) who have forgotten what it was like to be a child, and tell kids off for doing things they used to do themselves.
See:
football
climbing trees
hedge hopping
playing soldiers
"knock and run"