Rant thread

[ckn]

37 minutes ago, getdownmonkeyman said:

Their three for two deals are great. Throw Charles Tyrwhitt in their too, though I do prefer TM Lewin.

Couldn't agree more on M&S, can't remember the last work shirt I bought there. Also, their shoes are expensive for what they are.

The only problem I have with the shirts from places like that is their durability. A year then out while the better shirts will do me for years. 

The M&S shirts are good and very easy to iron but they’re getting harder to get. 

Decisions, decisions...

[MattSantos]

Would echo everyone else on TM Lewin etc

I struggle to buy shirts here so i order 5 shirts online before anyone comes to visit and then they bring them over for me. I had a look the other day and ive still got 8 unopened. Now i dont have a job and plan to change careers, they'll likely remain unopened for a few year hopefully.

 

[Bearman]

3 hours ago, MattSantos said:

Would echo everyone else on TM Lewin etc

I struggle to buy shirts here so i order 5 shirts online before anyone comes to visit and then they bring them over for me. I had a look the other day and ive still got 8 unopened. Now i dont have a job and plan to change careers, they'll likely remain unopened for a few year hopefully.

 

I always thought made to measure shirts were really cheap out there?

[MattSantos]

7 minutes ago, Bearman said:

I always thought made to measure shirts were really cheap out there?

Who can be bothered.

Other than hawker food, taxis and public transport, nothing is cheap in Singapore. 

[Phil]

Letting someone pull out at a junction who then proceeds to pootle along at 25mph in a 40 zone 

[ckn]

My rant for the day.  One of my idiot (soon to be ex-)neighbours.

He's moving out today.  We live in a quiet cul-de-sac with a narrow road.  Our neighbour lives about half-way up the road, we live right at the end.  He didn't tell us today was the day he was moving and the removal van turned up at 7:30, completely blocking the road.  Those leaving for work around that time got the van shifted before it started loading but it then blocked in about five other driveways just by its new position then started loading.

You'd think we were the unreasonable ones going by my neighbour's complaining.

Here's a ****ing hint pal, if you think you're going to block the road with a removals van then have the common decency to give us notice.  I promise you we're not going to mind as we all know that removals vans are big and bulky, we'll even thank you for your thoughtfulness in telling us so we can move our cars in advance.

Good riddance.

[Oxford]

31 minutes ago, ckn said:

Good riddance.

Well said,

For a moment I thought I'd clicked on a thread about shirts.

Just in case I hope no one's said this already:  Being asked if you've booked a table when you turn up to an empty restaurant!

[DavidM]

48 minutes ago, ckn said:

My rant for the day.  One of my idiot (soon to be ex-)neighbours.

He's moving out today.  We live in a quiet cul-de-sac with a narrow road.  Our neighbour lives about half-way up the road, we live right at the end.  He didn't tell us today was the day he was moving and the removal van turned up at 7:30, completely blocking the road.  Those leaving for work around that time got the van shifted before it started loading but it then blocked in about five other driveways just by its new position then started loading.

You'd think we were the unreasonable ones going by my neighbour's complaining.

Here's a ****ing hint pal, if you think you're going to block the road with a removals van then have the common decency to give us notice.  I promise you we're not going to mind as we all know that removals vans are big and bulky, we'll even thank you for your thoughtfulness in telling us so we can move our cars in advance.

Good riddance.

Yep , if you tell folk now about inconsiderate or illegal parking you often get a gobful or what’s the problem or aggression . People nowadays . Twice in a week I’ve seen women in Asda shopping in pyjamas and a dressing crowd . It’s all very strange 

[ckn]

I took today off with a view to having a nice relaxing long weekend.

I went out for lunch today with the wife, something that we don't get to do much during the day.  We decided that we'd bloody well worked hard recently so deserved a treat at a nice restaurant, we went to a restaurant we've been to a few times, it's aimed at moderately well-to-do folk but is most certainly not fine dining.  Today's meal was just short of ridiculous though, the menu has been tarted up a bit with lots of pretentious stuff that impresses people who like showing off about their food but actually know nothing.

I ended up not bothering with a starter as they'd sold out of the two choices I thought sounded good, the rest was pretentious rubbish that sounds almost like a parody by working class folk of the menu they think the Rees-Moggs of the world eat from.  It's a glorified hotel restaurant that used to do good food that sat inbetween premium pub and good mainstream dining restaurant.  I refuse to pay their new prices of £8-£10 for a starter that I don't really want to eat.

The wife's main course came with fish that was so overcooked that she could bounce her fork off it and overcooked asparagus that an apprentice cook at a sloppy cafe would have been embarrassed to serve.  I'm a rubbish cook and I could do better than that on everything.

I opted for their premium burger as I've had it before and it's genuinely lovely.  I asked for no pickles as last time it was overwhelmed by them.  So, they decided that means I didn't want the special burger sauce or most of the other burger fillings.  They served it with a seafood mayo type dip as an "alternative".  They genuinely couldn't get why I would want the normal burger sauce if I didn't want all the pickles.

Then we had a dessert, I had the creme brulee as I love the stuff.  This one had the caramel topping taken so far that it was almost BARLA committee member discussing Super League bitter.  It was just burnt and three hours later I can still taste the over-bitter flavour.

So, that wasn't fun.

Then, on the way back, I popped into our pharmacy (a large national chain) next to our GP surgery to pick up one of my wife's prescriptions that they've had for over a week.  I've been in Tuesday, yesterday and now today, all times they've said "sorry, not in yet" and "come back tomorrow, it may be in then".  My wife is down to two days worth so if they didn't get it in tomorrow that's her out for the bank holiday.  I asked them how they were going to guarantee it would be in, apparently that was my problem for not ordering it in time.  When I said that they'd had the prescription since last Thursday, they said "well, we only pick up prescriptions once a day and sometimes it can take two more days for us to look at them".  I reminded them that it was an electronic prescription item and that it was near instantaneous delivery. "Oh no, THAT's not how it works, it's too complex for us to explain to you". 

I decided that I couldn't be bothered explaining that it was one of my teams in my last job who delivered the Electronic Prescriptions service to this area and I actually know the system very well. I decided that this was the last straw and I'd get the prescription re-done by the GP and take it elsewhere.  Them: "the prescription is with us, they won't do that".  Me: "yes... yes they will".  Them: "No, they won't as it's in our system and we get paid for it".  Me: "just release the prescription back to the surgery, do you need me to tell you how to do that?".  Them: "whatever" and they walked away.

Seriously.  "Whatever".  $deity wept, I almost went right into a Rab C Nesbitt style rant but decided against it as the aim of today was to lower my blood pressure after all!

Went next door to GP surgery, they had me a replacement prescription within 2 minutes.  GP receptionist said pharmacy hadn't released it but they reissued it anyway as a special authorisation.  Took it to the local small independent pharmacy who issued it immediately.  I went back to the GP surgery and changed my default pharmacy to the small independent one, no idea why I didn't do that sooner.

A lovely stress-free day then.  I'd have been better working today instead, at least I'd have been paid for it.

[ckn]

I think I've said this before but it's worth saying again.  I'd like to stop at every roadside cafe flying a Union Flag that is upside down, faded into a very light pink and see-through blue, or tattered into near rag status and make them sing GSTQ 100 times while standing in the central reservation for every day that the flag has been there in that state.  If they get a word wrong, or they don't sing it in suitably patriotic way then they have their cafe turned into public toilets.

It really does annoy me, made worse by every time I see the things.

[tonyXIII]

2 hours ago, ckn said:

I think I've said this before but it's worth saying again.  I'd like to stop at every roadside cafe flying a Union Flag that is upside down, faded into a very light pink and see-through blue, or tattered into near rag status and make them sing GSTQ 100 times while standing in the central reservation for every day that the flag has been there in that state.  If they get a word wrong, or they don't sing it in suitably patriotic way then they have their cafe turned into public toilets.

It really does annoy me, made worse by every time I see the things.

I thought you were concerned about your blood pressure? Chill,dear boy, chill!

 

[Wiltshire Rhino]

On 8/22/2018 at 10:07 AM, DavidM said:

 a dressing crowd

What's a dressing crowd?

Or were the pyjama wearing women addressing the crowd?  

Gotta love auto correct!  

[Old Frightful]

On 8/21/2018 at 12:14 PM, Phil said:

Letting someone pull out at a junction who then proceeds to pootle along at 25mph in a 40 zone 

If you were the person letting them out you deserve all you get.

I hate "considerate" drivers who do this. It is simply asking for an accident as you're encouraging people to disobey give way signs, etc. and do things other road users don't expect. Cyclists are the ones that usually come a cropper when people let other drivers out because all the driver being allowed out sees is a gap and nothing else.

 

[JohnM]

13 hours ago, tonyXIII said:

I thought you were concerned about your blood pressure? Chill,dear boy, chill!

 

Chill dear boy, chill!

That should calm him down!

[DavidM]

1 hour ago, Wiltshire Rhino said:

What's a dressing crowd?

Or were the pyjama wearing women addressing the crowd?  

Gotta love auto correct!  

I love it when I’m typing fast and trying to type ‘ shot ‘ 

[ckn]

13 hours ago, tonyXIII said:

I thought you were concerned about your blood pressure? Chill,dear boy, chill!

 

It's one of those minor annoyance things that really grates then is forgotten 30 seconds later.  I only remembered yesterday because I saw a news clip with the flag upside down in the background.

[JohnM]

WTF? Really, WTF?  

A man found guilty of killing his date in a speedboat crash has appealed against his conviction, despite being on the run.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45354026

[Phil]

2 hours ago, Old Frightful said:

If you were the person letting them out you deserve all you get.

I hate "considerate" drivers who do this. It is simply asking for an accident as you're encouraging people to disobey give way signs, etc. and do things other road users don't expect. Cyclists are the ones that usually come a cropper when people let other drivers out because all the driver being allowed out sees is a gap and nothing else.

 

It was at a red light 

[DavidM]

16 minutes ago, JohnM said:

WTF? Really, WTF?  

A man found guilty of killing his date in a speedboat crash has appealed against his conviction, despite being on the run.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45354026

Come back and face up and stop being a coward then 

[Old Frightful]

25 minutes ago, Phil said:

It was at a red light 

Not sure I follow. Either you didn't have a choice as you had to stop for the red light or you decided to let them pull in front of you at the red light. If the former, then you didn't really let them out, if the latter then it's still your own fault.

[Phil]

27 minutes ago, Old Frightful said:

Not sure I follow. Either you didn't have a choice as you had to stop for the red light or you decided to let them pull in front of you at the red light. If the former, then you didn't really let them out, if the latter then it's still your own fault.

I was in a line of traffic at a red light, there’s a junction on my left.  I let the driver pull out when the light turns green, you know? Rather than drive past leaving him stuck as a long line of traffic goes through. 

Its not rocket science, although it seems you’d like it to be 

[Old Frightful]

1 hour ago, Phil said:

I was in a line of traffic at a red light, there’s a junction on my left.  I let the driver pull out when the light turns green, you know? Rather than drive past leaving him stuck as a long line of traffic goes through. 

Its not rocket science, although it seems you’d like it to be 

So the light was green when you let him pull out?, now it's easy to understand. Originally you said it was red which was why I couldn't understand. Anyway, the fact still remains that you let him pull out, he doesn't go as fast as you want, who's fault is it that you're stuck behind him?

I bet the long queue behind you were chuffed.

[Phil]

1 hour ago, Old Frightful said:

So the light was green when you let him pull out?, now it's easy to understand. Originally you said it was red which was why I couldn't understand. Anyway, the fact still remains that you let him pull out, he doesn't go as fast as you want, who's fault is it that you're stuck behind him?

I bet the long queue behind you were chuffed.

You have a great need to be right don’t you? 

[DavidM]

11 minutes ago, Johnoco said:

Why do morons who can't park cars insist on driving down our street (very narrow old cobbled one) plonking their car in a position that blocks everyone and then go in someone's house for ages? Freaks

I'm going to kill someone one of these days and there ain't a jury in the land that would convict me (except that one featuring Gingerjon and Shadow maybe)

Indeed . And we are in a cul de sac , and the road  outside it through which we go anywhere has been turned literally into a one way street as everyone has cars parked on the road outside their house ... also there’s a sharp 90 degree bend at the end of it and they park right on that all the way round which is highly dangerous of course , and you’d think they’d know that ? It’s an accident waiting to happen .Folk just don’t care . And now because that road is full of cars they’ve started parking on our cul de sac - and I couldn’t turn around coming out my drive . To many cars around and to many folk who don’t care or think of others

Edited August 31, 2018 by DavidM

[ckn]

13 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Indeed . And we are in a cul de sac , and the road  outside it through which we go anywhere has been turned literally into a one way street as everyone has cars parked on the road outside their house ... also there’s a sharp 90 degree bend at the end of it and they park right on that all the way round which is highly dangerous of course , and you’d think they’d know that ? It’s an accident waiting to happen .Folk just don’t care . And now because that road is full of cars they’ve started parking on our cul de sac - and I couldn’t turn around coming out my drive . To many cars around and to many folk who don’t care or think of others

I had to have a chat with one of our neighbours that the turning circle at the end of our cul-de-sac was not for parking as I like being able to turn around somewhere in the road. He “didn’t think it was a problem” but wouldn’t do it again  

It’s a simple common decency to think about the impact of their sodding cars on small roads.