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This is when your mates or kids send you text with initials instead of words, I hate it, spending at least 5mins totaly bewildered trying to desipher what they mean?
Ones like:
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
TY = Thank You
LOL = Laugh Out Loud.
Well I've come up with a couple of my own
IDUY = I Don't Understand You ?
FOTP = F**k Off Text Properly!!
LOL IM WIV U ON THAT 1 M8
Seriously though, I reckon mobile phones and texting will bring the downfall of civilisation ... the messages are so impersonal and open to misunderstanding.
Addiction to Facebook and other sites is also a bloody annoying and dangerous thing.
Women in shops must be a contender (especially ones standing in front of me in the queue :twoface: ). They will stand waiting for 5 mins, yet never have their money ready to pay when its their turn to be served and have to hunt through numerous bags and pockets to find their purse. >>>
What I call Man-fInding
This is a term I use for the times when the man in your life says things like " where's my socks" now, you know there in his drawer as you put them there earlier, but men just seem to open the bedroom door look at the sock drawer and if they're not hanging out in full view, they will assume they're not there! so up you go, OPEN the drawer and "voila" there's the socks. Blokes would have a problem finding the sponge in the washing up bowl. It must be a bloke thing as my sons are exactly the same.
Addiction to Facebook and other sites is also a bloody annoying and dangerous thing
QuoteAddiction to Facebook and other sites is also a bloody annoying and dangerous thing
Er...Fester; you do appreciate the irony in that, I trust?
$lol$ $lol$ $lol$
Where's my New York tee-shirt? L0L
Is it you checkin up on me on Oscars? I'm going to frame it ;D
Twasn't me either ... though I too read the Comment.Nah I'm only joking, could have been anyone. Just a giggle. I had to apologise to Oscar incase I'd embarassed him though. Some comments on there are really funny and it's no wonder people do sign anon.
I'm ALWAYS Fester .... never anonymous, never Mr Benn ..... don't see the point.
Twasn't me either ... though I too read the Comment.
I'm ALWAYS Fester .... never anonymous, never Mr Benn ..... don't see the point.
Not forgetting good old Chameleon......yep he's ok
I think all the different characters brighten-up the blog myself.
Looks like the E-thug needs a cap in his ass ! $bounce$e thug is a pillock...me thinks
Looks like the E-thug needs a cap in his ass ! $bounce$e thug is a pillock...me thinks
your pics make me giggle, I liked the Boater Hat one too L0LLooks like the E-thug needs a cap in his ass ! $bounce$e thug is a pillock...me thinks
He certainly is. You have to be a disturbed individual who has a fixation with popping cap's in people's asses.
He doesn't deserve any airtime either ... not on here, and not on Oscar.Yeah I sometimes wonder why some quotes are allowed, ?{}? In the words of Clive James "makes me want to pull off my head and wash it out with hot soapy water". Posts such as E Thugs provoke a response from others, maybe thats why Oscar prints them.
If I was Oscar... (and I'm not, my spelling ain't that bad ha ha) ... I wouldn't even let his posts on the blog.
One thing that does annoy me is five minutes after reading a piece of news in the press (local or national) a posting appears on a Forum as if the person thinks we are all shielded from what is happening in the World! C'est la vie! $wales $uk $eu ¢¢##Isn't that assuming that everyone reads the newspapers, when in reality not that many people do? A lot of people have busy lives and just don't have the time to sit down with the paper as they'd maybe like? :)
One thing that does annoy me is five minutes after reading a piece of news in the press (local or national) a posting appears on a Forum as if the person thinks we are all shielded from what is happening in the World! C'est la vie! $wales $uk $eu ¢¢##Isn't that assuming that everyone reads the newspapers, when in reality not that many people do? A lot of people have busy lives and just don't have the time to sit down with the paper as they'd maybe like? :)
One thing that does annoy me is five minutes after reading a piece of news in the press (local or national) a posting appears on a Forum as if the person thinks we are all shielded from what is happening in the World! C'est la vie! $wales $uk $eu ¢¢##
I've been in Marks and Spencers in the queue at the till and a few times this has happened to me. I have been immediately behind a woman who is just about to be served when her mobile phone rings. :rage:I'd have been furious, too. A polite person would immediately stand out of the queue and let other people be served while they took their call.
They have then answered the call and carried out a long conversation while the assistant is trying to be polite and get her attention and the rest of us are left fuming behind her in the queue! :rage:
It's a good job I'm not like Victor Meldrew!
I hate people texting in the street and not looking where they are going. They don't seem to be aware of other people and bump into them and don't even apologise. :rage: :rage: :rage: :rage:Here's a tip Hugo........If it's raining always carry an unmbrella, if you see these "Street Texters" walking your way slowly lower afore mentioned umbrella to roughly their head hight, then wait for them to collide with it, it hurts and it's their fault. This tip can also be used in summer if you swap the umbrella for a parasol. )*)&
When I see one heading towards me I move out of the way, but it's not always possible and as I don't want to get hurt through no fault of my own, how do you fend them off without getting accused of one assault or another? ???
Oh Wow !!Hugo when you next walk through town with your parasol do let me know and I'll walk with you !! _))* _))* _))*Could be a painful walk if your texting Nemesis :D
Halal MeatIs this actually true or another urban myth? I googled it, and whilst certain schools (not in this area) certainly do serve Halal meat, I can't find anything that says all schools do? 8)
Now this issue really gets my goat (no pun intended) I was gobsmacked when I realised all meat in school dinners is now, or is to be prepared in the Halal way. When were the british people briefed on this, when did it suddenly become the norm. I'm not having it, its wrong!!!! It's our politicians etc that pass these ludicrous laws. Then wonder why there's unrest and resentment. I believe if you have a belief or a certain way you want to live then do it, but don't demand everyone does the same, what the hell makes muslims think their way is right. Who the hell in this country, agreed with them!!
You mean I have to read the Daily Mail? :oNot sure if the same story was in the Sun........sorry matey :-*
- is it a cheaper method or something?
It wont be long before Bacon is banned. There goes the traditional Breakfast. :weeping:
ONLY IF WE LET THEM!!!!! :rage: :rage: :rage: :rage: :rage: :rage:We would need to be informed first though Yorkie. :'(
Nothing could be more useless than those sticky strips which are designed to help you re-seal a bag of Cadbury's Buttons, ...or Maltesers, or REVELS!
When I open one of those, I'm going to eat the lot ... its impossible not to....so its a total waste of resource. $dins$ $dins$ $dins$
Talking of packaging, have you ever tried to remove an ironmongery item like a door handle from one of those dratted bubble pack thingies? GrrrThe best way to open such packaging is to use a hacksaw, or if your posh one of those electric knives. _))*
I'm surpised Ty Gwyn Road isn't getting done, with it being the bus route.
Not surprisingly the Buses stopped after the first one encountered problems at 9am this morning.
SILENT TELEPHONE CALLSStan, when you answer the phone to these calls, do you say anything? I've noticed that, unless you speak, the call will just end immediately. But, if you say anything, then the recorded message will spring into action.
For the last 2/3 weeks we have been receiving at least one silent call a day - you know the sort, you pick the phone up, there's nothing, then a click and a long tone. A 1471 enquiry says "We do not have the callers' number" which means the call was initiated outside the UK and so even if you are registered with the Telephone Preference Service as we are, they can't stop the calls. :rage:
I suppose it's better than not receiving any calls, otherwise your 'phone would be redundant!! L0L
One niggle I have is people who start a "private chat" halfway through a thread instead of using the Private Message facility! ))*
Who suggested this thread in the first place - that's where the real niggle lies! ¢¢##Hey Yorkie I'm not rising to it either. WWW
The fact that they aren't mentioning is that they are already running out of grit and no further supplies can be had. That's why there is none available to fill up the grit bins.
I suppose they don't speak Welsh either. Send a complaint to Arriva. ¢¢##On this occasion whether they speak welsh or not is irrelevent as a basic grasp of place names would suffice. ::)
Bus DriversIt's the same with the automated announcements on Arriva trains, obviously narrated by someone who has never been to Wales..
I travel to work on the bus all the time and have noticed over the past few months the rise in foreign drivers. I have nothing against them but you'd think Arriva would ensure they had a basic grasp of the language or at least know which routes they were going on. I have witnessed passengers getting on and asking the driver for example "do you go to mostyn street?". The driver looks vacantly back "Llandudno?" the passenger will ask again. "ah yes clandwdno" the driver will reply. People have asked for Gloddaeth Street and I've had to intervene saying yes, as the driver has told them no, having never heard of it. It's like getting on a bus with Manuel as your driver.
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the one that gets up my nose is the faroes island shepherd who shears the collie dog as well as his sheep,on his wrist is a watch,its not a watch he needs on his wrist ,its a bloody grandfather clock
Its not only you Pendragon.... I think you'll find that Dave R is actually The Grinch in disguise!Coming from a Yorkshireman, that is a grave insult. :o
Its not only you Pendragon.... I think you'll find that Dave R is actually The Grinch in disguise!Coming from a Yorkshireman, that is a grave insult. :o
I was born in Coventry :( although I do much prefer Cymru $wales D)Its not only you Pendragon.... I think you'll find that Dave R is actually The Grinch in disguise!Coming from a Yorkshireman, that is a grave insult. :o
L0L L0L so how do you explain Merddin Emrys' Ebeneezer like outlook on Xmas? He's Welsh born and bred. $welsh$
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Explained!I was born in Coventry :( although I do much prefer Cymru $wales D)Its not only you Pendragon.... I think you'll find that Dave R is actually The Grinch in disguise!Coming from a Yorkshireman, that is a grave insult. :o
L0L L0L so how do you explain Merddin Emrys' Ebeneezer like outlook on Xmas? He's Welsh born and bred. $welsh$
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Just make sure you have a few cans in the fridge in future Paddy! Z** ^*^0 ^*^0 Z**
What are they teaching the kids these days?
I may be old fashioned but I still write letters!Same here-- and I keep a dictionary handy--spelling never was my best subject !
Woman, without her, man is nothing
:laugh: leave my helmet out of this
niggle: With more cars now having CO2 emissions of less than 120 g/km and paying £0 or £20 road tax how is the government going to make up this shortfall ?
Warfare v Zulus = no contestThat depends on whether it's Zulus as in Rorke's Drift or Zulus the Birmingham tribe :D
I used to go to all the home Bangor City games in the 80s. We used to have a right laugh, chanting to the opposing crowd. It kinda takes the fun out of it if everyone is sat down. However I can appreciate the safety issues. I remember once I told my Dad I was going to Llanfair and went to watch the Newport v Bangor game at Farrar road. There was loads of trouble there, the Bangor Warfare Squad as they called themselves at the time (and still do) kicked off on the Newport fans (hooliganism was rife) My Dad saw me on the HTV news running through the streets of Bangor 9pm at night and was not amused. In fact I was banned from going. Course that didn't stop me mind but don't tell him :roll:
Warfare v Zulus = no contestThat depends on whether it's Zulus as in Rorke's Drift or Zulus the Birmingham tribe :D
Warfare v Zulus = no contest
Grrr, why has Tesco got no Marmite, now what am I going to put on my toast.
Had to order some from Amazon, hopefully it will come midweek.
_))* _))* _))*Grrr, why has Tesco got no Marmite, now what am I going to put on my toast.
Had to order some from Amazon, hopefully it will come midweek.
the toast will have gone cold by then though! :laugh:
Grrr, why has Tesco got no Marmite, now what am I going to put on my toast.
Had to order some from Amazon, hopefully it will come midweek.
Grrr, why has Tesco got no Marmite, now what am I going to put on my toast.
Had to order some from Amazon, hopefully it will come midweek.
Grrr, why has Tesco got no Marmite, now what am I going to put on my toast.
Had to order some from Amazon, hopefully it will come midweek.
Amazon is an extreme solution...
There is a Tesco own brand marmite type product.. goes great on toast (and even better with cheese on toast)
Or ... go to Asda, Marmite in every size there..... you lose too much from the squeezy one though, money wasted.
Finally, Morrisons stock marmite flavour CRISPS !!! totally addictive. <:<:<:<
No, it's just the gravy that comes by boatGrrr, why has Tesco got no Marmite, now what am I going to put on my toast.
Had to order some from Amazon, hopefully it will come midweek.
Is it coming by boat?
Have you tried Marmite bars?
I love marmite I really do but my mate Ali Gugs hates it with a passion. He told me about the time him and his wife fell out, she went in the kitchen and spread Marmite thickly all over a sandwich ate it and then went in the living room pretending to make up with him. As soon as he kissed her he was gagging all over the place. Classic. Woman after my own heart. _))*
The ones that make me laugh are the two weekly "build your own boat" mags. £6.99 an issue with a bit of wood, if you read the small print the model will take 2 yrs or more to complete with a total cost of over £600. They're having a laff.
When my lad was about 6 he wanted the "treasures of the earth." For months I had to pay £4 an issue and we ended up with box after box of tiny bits of stone. Pointless. Expensive and pointless come to think of it.
The ones that make me laugh are the two weekly "build your own boat" mags. £6.99 an issue with a bit of wood, if you read the small print the model will take 2 yrs or more to complete with a total cost of over £600. They're having a laff.
When my lad was about 6 he wanted the "treasures of the earth." For months I had to pay £4 an issue and we ended up with box after box of tiny bits of stone. Pointless. Expensive and pointless come to think of it.
yes, at the moment i have on the go a Tiger tank in weekly parts, James Bond's Aston Martin and the boat all in weekly parts, you fit one part which takes a couple of minutes then wait a week! the suspense kills me wondering what next week's part will be :-X
(this could possibly be a lie :laugh:)
If I didn't like Steven Seagal before I really don't now. Hubby wanted to watch the Justin lee Collins interview. Seagal has just said he came to Llandudno with his band and he thought the Welsh were inbreds who liked sheep for some reason the pillockProbably narked because no-one came to see him and why would they - he's RUBBISH!!!!!!!
If I didn't like Steven Seagal before I really don't now. Hubby wanted to watch the Justin lee Collins interview. Seagal has just said he came to Llandudno with his band and he thought the Welsh were inbreds who liked sheep for some reason the pillockProbably narked because no-one came to see him and why would they - he's RUBBISH!!!!!!!
His band is called "thunderbox" and your right its pants.
Check out Kevin Bacon and his Brother. The aptly named "Bacon Brothers".It's a rubbish name. How about 'The Two Slices'? OK, maybe not. :laugh:
Check out Kevin Bacon and his Brother. The aptly named "Bacon Brothers".It's a rubbish name. How about 'The Two Slices'? OK, maybe not. :laugh:
Following another vehicle across the bridge to Conwy, and at the last minute it turns right (with difficulty) down towards the quay. There is a sign there saying "No right turn" and that drivers should go to the Castle island, go round it and return and do a left turn down onto the quay.I think the Quay should be pedestrianised anyway, apart from residents access etc.
Sounds complicated but it is more straight forward than my description probably makes it seem.
Check out Kevin Bacon and his Brother. The aptly named "Bacon Brothers".
OMG we would have been expelled ! 'fraid I went to a very old fashioned school and the rules even for dress were very strict.
They were at it for about three weeks last year.
My car is not hidden by a cloaking device
:laugh: This always seems to happen on the Lloyd st junction into Mostyn streetIt's a tradition there. You just walk into the road and the cars stop. It's the way it should be, people are more important than cars.
:laugh: This always seems to happen on the Lloyd st junction into Mostyn streetIt's a tradition there. You just walk into the road and the cars stop. It's the way it should be, people are more important than cars.
Twitter.
I have heard about it for quite a while, I was even prepared to embrace it... so I took a long look at it.
Call me a technophobe if you like, but I have come to the considered opinion that Twitter is utter s****e.
we must be missing something?
I suspect Twitter is a wonderful antidote for low self-esteem. If you tweet, and pick up 'followers', then the assumption is that someone, somewhere likes you or at least what you're saying. Thus, it will naturally appeal to teenagers, MPs, actors, prison guards and Tax inspectors.
;D
I suspect Twitter is a wonderful antidote for low self-esteem. If you tweet, and pick up 'followers'
grrr, I order some bedside lamps for 120 quid on the net, they take the money out of my account, then next day say the items are discontinued and I will have to wait up to 30 days for a refund grrr
DO NOT USE http://www.thelightingsuperstore.co.uk (http://www.thelightingsuperstore.co.uk) :rage:
I order some bedside lamps for 120 quid on the netWouldn't you prefer some lovely framed prints of Llandudno instead? Don't provide as much light but far more attractive...
This, of course, only applies if you've paid by credit card; you should never, ever pay for anything over £100 on anything but your credit card, naturally, since credit cards offer extensive consumer protection.
Try here:
http://www.moneysupermarket.com/credit-cards/ (http://www.moneysupermarket.com/credit-cards/)
And for a lot of good, general advice, here:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ (http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/)
Finally, you could do a lot worse than join Which?
http://www.which.co.uk/ (http://www.which.co.uk/)
Doubt you will get one-- we are in the process of trying to change ours and because we have no debts of any sort no one wants to know.
Doubt you will get one-- we are in the process of trying to change ours and because we have no debts of any sort no one wants to know.
Yes I've heard that being debt free is bad for credit rating, we only ever had a small mortgage which we paid off around 5 years ago, we never had any other loans, I know that makes us unusual these days :laugh:
I've no interest in borrowing money, it's that section 75 protection, it would be great if they put that on debit cards too. Mind you I rarely buy anything over £100 :laugh:
I've no interest in borrowing money, it's that section 75 protection, it would be great if they put that on debit cards too. Mind you I rarely buy anything over £100 :laugh:
I don't know mate....you might have to for that TAME budgie ... they don't come CHEEP!
Y'know what really does my head in is the people on Oscars who criticise the Welsh for being just that in our own country
To be fair, there are far many more people in England like that - you only have to look at the plethora of right wing racist groups there, not to mention the success the BNP has had in elections
Why do mindless idiots throw stones off bridges at passing cars, it's the third case now on the A55 at CaerhunMorons, simple as that. :(
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are the English BNP any different to their Welsh and Scottish counterparts?
Its because every local football lover supports Man Utd or Liverpool....(or another Premiership club) .... and you get to see your favourite teams players in an England shirt and hope they don't get injured.
I think the majority of welsh people are more passionate about rugby. We are crap at football let's face it. If your watching the footy game in a pub you can see the landlords point business is business in these situations and he has to cater for the demand. I would go ape if the same arose with rugby but it doesn't thankfully.
If there were more welsh fans in the pub than english then the senario would probably be different. You are right in pointing out that here in north wales there is no major team but isn't there a rugby school of excellence coming to north wales soon?for exactly that reason. I will have to check, my nephew was supposed to be enroled there sometime next year.
It will never change as long as Celtic and Rangers continue to knock seven bells out of each other. )*)&
And, of course, many other football supporters from all over the country, and even the World! :rage:
I think that you will find that there are more English in Llandudno than Welsh. I believe that this has come about as a result of the tourist industry. Many Yrs. ago the holiday season in Llandudno was seasonal, from about April until September. As a result there were insufficient local people to staff the hotels during the summer months. The population with visitors exploded. So hotel workers were recruited from Liverpool , Manchester etc. The result is that Llandudno became Anglicized, as a result there are fewer Welsh in the town.
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are the English BNP any different to their Welsh and Scottish counterparts?
That discussion (BNP etc) is completely different to the point that Angie raised.
The BNP despise muslims and people of different skin colour 'invading' Britain (Not just England)
Angie was referring to people slagging off the Welsh, in Wales!
Thats tantamount to Asians in Bradford or Brum slagging off the Engish natives...(which they do, but its a totally different issue)
Is there anyone on the forum who can claim to be 100% Welsh?
:laugh: and I always thought you were just a dinosaur
Not me, my ancesters around 3.5 billion years ago, were tiny single-celled organisms called prokaryotes which lived in the world's oceans. $happy$
It will never change as long as Celtic and Rangers continue to knock seven bells out of each other. )*)&
And, of course, many other football supporters from all over the country, and even the World! :rage:
I'm glad to hear a man has been arrested over this and there's me thinking it was kids.Why do mindless idiots throw stones off bridges at passing cars, it's the third case now on the A55 at CaerhunMorons, simple as that. :(
grrr, I order some bedside lamps for 120 quid on the net, they take the money out of my account, then next day say the items are discontinued and I will have to wait up to 30 days for a refund grrrfinally got refunded today, at least it wasn't 30 days
DO NOT USE http://www.thelightingsuperstore.co.uk (http://www.thelightingsuperstore.co.uk) :rage:
Sorry Yorkie :(
Yep I know, great big slice of comeuppance pie for Angie :roll:Sorry Yorkie :(
Reminds me of when I made a comment about the steps near Conwy's flyover Angie. ?{}?
Remind us! L0L
But it would be worth it ! Just think of all those you are leaving in a state of Limbo! ¢¢##
which company is that? Sounds like Honda, but they are in Swindon, not in Sparkbrook L0L
I've owned many BMC / BL / Austin Rover cars, in spite of the efforts of Red Robbo to stop them being built! :laugh: Almost all were great cars!
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I don't work in Brum :Pwhich company is that? Sounds like Honda, but they are in Swindon, not in Sparkbrook L0L
Castle Bromwich. ^*^0
cool video, the Allegro (Allagro :laugh: ) is one I've never owned ¢¢##I've had 2 :-[
I don't work in Brum :Pwhich company is that? Sounds like Honda, but they are in Swindon, not in Sparkbrook L0L
Castle Bromwich. ^*^0
Lucky blighter!Q _))*
Go on - you know you want to! _))*
mpg?
arghhhh noooooo
Birmingham set for snow next week in new cold snap
my heart says yes, but my head says not sure :laugh:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260749670744&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260749670744&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT)
Too big for my little drive - what a shame - would be great to keep the chickens in! L0L
I bet you leave your crusts too,
did nobody ever tell you it makes your hair thick and curly _))*
What sort of a pillock invented Pasta? What a load of rubbish it really is. :rage:
Pasta.
What sort of a pillock invented Pasta? What a load of rubbish it really is. :rage:
On its own it tastes of absolutely nothing, it tastes and feels like what I imagine eating Lino would be like.
What sort of a pillock invented Pasta? What a load of rubbish it really is. :rage:
I love it! I was introduced to it by an Italian student when I was in Uni.
I would often go round to her digs for lunch and the things she could do with a bit of pasta would make your mouth water.
What sort of a pillock invented Pasta? What a load of rubbish it really is. :rage:
I love it! I was introduced to it by an Italian student when I was in Uni.
I would often go round to her digs for lunch and the things she could do with a bit of pasta would make your mouth water.
But what's to love? I bet you loved the sauce, or whatever went with it.... how can you love the taste of nothingness?
What ever happened to the cracklings that one could get from the Fish and Chip shop? ;DDo you mean the bags of tiny bits of batter that you used to be able to get
If you order a Chinese take-away for tomorrow at 6.20pmWaiting with baited breathe and a rumbling tum to see if they deliver tonight
you don't expect to receive it tonight at 11pm grrrrr
WOW, I'm absolutely stuffed (and half cut)If you order a Chinese take-away for tomorrow at 6.20pmWaiting with baited breathe and a rumbling tum to see if they deliver tonight
you don't expect to receive it tonight at 11pm grrrrr
What ever happened to the cracklings that one could get from the Fish and Chip shop? ;DDo you mean the bags of tiny bits of batter that you used to be able to get
we used to call them scratchings in brum
Not just my opinion.
I'm probably the only person who's ever eat any of this Chinese, indian stuff, I've just never fancied it at all.Stick to your American Beef Burger Andy _))*
I'm probably the only person who's ever eat any of this Chinese, indian stuff, I've just never fancied it at all.Stick to your American Beef Burger Andy _))*
So was I until the wife found out! L0L
What about yesterday's headline that salt is being banned in chip shops. What next ?
Niggle:
The small number of posts on each page making it neccessary to go to previous pages to get the context. Number of posts per page could be doubled with ease. >>>
Niggle:absolutely agree, we're not on 56k modems any more
The small number of posts on each page making it neccessary to go to previous pages to get the context. Number of posts per page could be doubled with ease. >>>
The small number of posts on each page making it neccessary to go to previous pages to get the context. Number of posts per page could be doubled with ease.
The small number of posts on each page making it neccessary to go to previous pages to get the context.
I think we need a vote on the matter.
It used to be a case of 'he who holds the power of the pen' .. but now, its the keyboard!
Yorkie.. I think you should mount a coup, a take over of this Forum ... and I'll mount a takeover of OSCAR !! L0L
It used to be a case of 'he who holds the power of the pen' .. but now, its the keyboard!
Yorkie.. I think you should mount a coup, a take over of this Forum ... and I'll mount a takeover of OSCAR !! L0L
That seems pretty fair! At least I wouldn't have to sort out the crap that you would! _))* _))*
Exactly !!
In my piddly kiosk I get all the nutcases in the world on a regular basis,...''
How long before Match.Com change their advert, the one where they sing "I like old movies" "like Godfather 3" it makes my skin crawl is so annoying. :rage:
Y'know when you watch an American movie all the people in the background seem pretty normal, just different accents. Well where do the ones who arrive in bus loads to Conwy live then, the ones in green shorts, orange t'shirts, over sized cameras and speak through fog horns in all the shops and streets. The ones who go "yeeeah" at every available opportunity and they're "ammmazed" by everything because quite frankly I never want to go there. :rage: :twoface:
America is such a massive place you're always gonna get a big divergence.
I would say that a group of people from Newcastle and a group of people from Llanwrst are going to come act and be percieved as very different abroad. So with America you can times that difference by a million!
Where abouts were your tourists from Fester?
America is such a massive place you're always gonna get a big divergence.
I would say that a group of people from Newcastle and a group of people from Llanwrst are going to come act and be percieved as very different abroad. So with America you can times that difference by a million!
Where abouts were your tourists from Fester?
No idea B2R, they were too busy bombarding ME with ludicrous questions, that I couldn't get a word in...
URGENT NOTE TO SELF
ALWAYS remember to check that there IS some bog-roll in the dispenser, before locking that door in public loos. $angry$ $angry$ $angry$
BTW, if you do not already know, the swimming pool is closed this Saturday afternoon from Noon for a water polo event.
BTW, if you do not already know, the swimming pool is closed this Saturday afternoon from Noon for a water polo event.
Another one who bugs me is that gormless woman shovelling peas onto the floor or draping herself over the sofa to watch Corrie. :rage:Myself and Gail do that quite often.......it can't be helped after a couple of bottles of Lambrini :roll:
I'm forever getting telephone calls from abroad asking me to complete surveys for them and it's annoying. I've been very polite up to now but what I've started to do is answer the phone and when they mention "survey" I just say hold on and put the phone down and just carry on with something.Hugo, we also have this problem, but as we no longer have friends/family living abroad , we just let it ring. Part of the trouble is, that once you have accepted a call from these people, they know it is a live phone number, and as they pass the detail on, it will snowball, you will get more and more call from these pains in the bottom. As we do not answer, the call are now very infrequent, we may go a month or two without one, then get two on consecutive days, presumably from the same person, but it is never more than two, so not answering really works. If you have people outside the UK who are likely to call you, just ask them to perhaps send you a text message before hand to warn you they are going to call.
After about 5 minutes I replace the receiver and hang up. I've got a caller display on the phone but it doesn't help as the number just comes up as international.
:rage:
Have you tried registering for the Telephone preference service? It is free and does seem to cut out alot of these cold calls.Morning Nemesis, the TPS can only stop calls from the UK. :(
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/index.html (http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/index.html)
Morning Martin.That's a good idea, but I have a strong suspicion that you are not telling the truth, I don't know what it is, but I believe that you may indeed have a computer. There's no pulling the wool over my eye. :laugh:
That is probably why I still occasionally get calls from someone called Nigel or Justin who has a strong Indian twang ! They usually want to update the security on my computer, but are non-plussed when I put on a dopey voice ( not much effort) and say " But I haven't got one "
I think I'll have a coffee before I beat the shoe rack into submission.
Niggles -
People whose "comment" consists of a very brief headline with a link to another web site for the full story. Keeps one jumping about all over the place! :rage:
http://threetownsforum.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,229.msg42847.html#msg42847 (http://threetownsforum.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,229.msg42847.html#msg42847)
the rude man just put the phone down on me!
Given the UK's increasingly large immigrant population I've often wondered how many times that sort of thing must happen to them. On the other hand , given that a significant chunk of our population in parts of the Midlands uses English as only a second language, perhaps that's why most call centres have been moved to India…
Has anyone else noticed the P at the beginning of Coronation St lately it stands for Product placement. Well it's driving me to distraction as I now spend the entire episode looking for the products placed on the sets :rage: As yet I have not seen one. I bet it won't belong before advertisers really push the boat out and a conversation between Roy and Hayley Cropper goes something like:
Roy: Hayley your hair looks very shiny this morning
Hayley: Why thank you Roy I'm using the new Pantene extra shine shampoo.
You mark my words product placement is just the beginning :twoface:
Pantene caused havoc on here a few weeks ago, he seems to have left now though! ;D
How much does a Cockney pay to have his hair done?
Pantene!
I'll get my coat!
Pound. Ten. :laugh:
See Llechwedd I would never have noticed that, as I was looking for brands like "Kelloggs" or "Coke" or maybe branded drinks in the Rovers ;D
Oh and SDQ let me help you with your coat :twoface:
Shortened text
This is when your mates or kids send you text with initials instead of words, I hate it, spending at least 5mins totaly bewildered trying to desipher what they mean?
Ones like:
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
TY = Thank You
LOL = Laugh Out Loud.
Well I've come up with a couple of my own
IDUY = I Don't Understand You ?
FOTP = F**k Off Text Properly!!
LOL IM WIV U ON THAT 1 M8
Seriously though, I reckon mobile phones and texting will bring the downfall of civilisation ... the messages are so impersonal and open to misunderstanding.
Addiction to Facebook and other sites is also a bloody annoying and dangerous thing.
A bloke thing.......
Why do blokes when come home from work always insist on watching cr*p like The Professionals, Minder or worse Bat man. ???
I rest my case...................... ;)
Has anyone else noticed the P at the beginning of Coronation St lately it stands for Product placement. Well it's driving me to distraction as I now spend the entire episode looking for the products placed on the sets :rage: As yet I have not seen one. I bet it won't belong before advertisers really push the boat out and a conversation between Roy and Hayley Cropper goes something like:
Roy: Hayley your hair looks very shiny this morning
Hayley: Why thank you Roy I'm using the new Pantene extra shine shampoo.
You mark my words product placement is just the beginning :twoface:
Shortened text
This is when your mates or kids send you text with initials instead of words, I hate it, spending at least 5mins totaly bewildered trying to desipher what they mean?
Ones like:
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
TY = Thank You
LOL = Laugh Out Loud.
Well I've come up with a couple of my own
IDUY = I Don't Understand You ?
FOTP = F**k Off Text Properly!!
LOL IM WIV U ON THAT 1 M8
Seriously though, I reckon mobile phones and texting will bring the downfall of civilisation ... the messages are so impersonal and open to misunderstanding.
Addiction to Facebook and other sites is also a bloody annoying and dangerous thing.
+1
Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food? ?{}?
How do seagulls know when I've just washed the car or cleaned the house windows?
Fly tipping.Indeed, Stan. It's like when you walk around the Marine Drive in Llandudno and see mattresses dumped over the side.
A Dyson sweeper 'dumped' on the side of Henryd Road, Conwy this morning - surely the owner could have taken it to Mochdre Recycling Centre if they had travelled to a rural stretch of road to dump it!
Fly tipping.
A Dyson sweeper 'dumped' on the side of Henryd Road, Conwy this morning - surely the owner could have taken it to Mochdre Recycling Centre if they had travelled to a rural stretch of road to dump it!
Thought perhaps that you had joined the Circus of Horrors ! pm me If you don't know what I am on about!Fly tipping.
A Dyson sweeper 'dumped' on the side of Henryd Road, Conwy this morning - surely the owner could have taken it to Mochdre Recycling Centre if they had travelled to a rural stretch of road to dump it!
I am posting this from the A&E dept, a word of warning to all you chaps... the Dyson Ball Cleaner is not what you think it is.
One thing that niggles me is that silly and useless piece of paper stuck on every bar of Imperial Leather soap!
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One thing that niggles me is that silly and useless piece of paper stuck on every bar of Imperial Leather soap!
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Dawned on me that that was why I went through bath sponges so quickly-- the label rips the sponge !-- I'll stick to my Pears-- although it doesn't smell like it used to--probably 'cos it is now made in foreign parts.
Just a warning to you folks.I'm sure buying the paper from a local independent Newsagent would be less stressful. ;)
Last week I had to buy my Saturday Telegraph from Sainbury's as no where else had one left. Upon getting home I found that at least 3 parts of it were missing.
The receipt had no phone number, so we rang, after looking on the Internet the customer 'hotline' Sainsbury's were very apologetic and sent, via snail mail a gift card for the £2 that I had paid.
Thus--- this morning my OH took the card and called to pick up my Telegraph. Guess what?-- even more sections were missing when we spread it out at home. I packed it up in a bag and set off in a non too pleased mood. Believe it or not non of the papers in the store had the sections all complete. The young man at the desk was very nice and went to see if the bits were in the back. back he came---no they weren't.
Eventually after a lot of arguing I was told that as a gesture of goodwill I could have another £2 gift card to spend on something else.-- Red rag to a bull-- I had two senior staff arguing that I couldn't have my cash back.Someone then came out of the back and said that the supplements or sections of the paper were all piled up in the back. The manageress in charge said 'We've only been open a fortnight'--.I then looked them in the eye and quoted the sale of goods act implied terms. £2 was handed over with very bad grace, I went to Smith's and got my paper.
Moral of the story-- the staff are slack-- check your paper if you buy from them. I shan't again.
At the risk of repeating myself !My apologies, I missed the bit about the inserts being at the back.
This all began because Vollams had sold out!-- I wouldn't normally dream of buying a paper anywhere but from Graham and Bea !!!
The sections were piled up in the back of the store as it says in my post--- how do you work out that it wasn't their fault?
At the risk of repeating myself !
This all began because Vollams had sold out!-- I wouldn't normally dream of buying a paper anywhere but from Graham and Bea !!!
The sections were piled up in the back of the store as it says in my post--- how do you work out that it wasn't their fault?
He sure is.... and trading as vigorously as ever. D)
At the risk of repeating myself !My apologies, I missed the bit about the inserts being at the back.
This all began because Vollams had sold out!-- I wouldn't normally dream of buying a paper anywhere but from Graham and Bea !!!
The sections were piled up in the back of the store as it says in my post--- how do you work out that it wasn't their fault?
I did say "may not" have been their fault.
Called for fuel at Tesco in the Junction tonight. Single queue backing off the forecourt and part way round the roadway approach to the leisure centre. Kiosk/shop closed and ONE single pump operating on card only basis. :rage:
I wonder what legal power they have to stop traffic? It seems very wrong that these people in hi viz jackets do not have the correct training to help people instead of just saying 'you can't go up there'
Someone tell me where I am in the wrong on this matter...
I got home, but I could not understand why this guy was so against changing my £10 note....
SDQ, Freebies are not something I am accustomed to, especially when I'm in the pub with Dave R.... Z**I think you'll find I offered to buy you a beer last night, using my ill gotten gains from Caffe Nero ( found a £20 note on the chair).
I lost £20 in there! I was on a chair too, must be mine! Amazing that you found it after about 8 months since I last went in! :laugh:Let me know the serial number and I'll be happy to return it. :laugh:
I try to be courteous:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I try to be courteous:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Yorkie
Perhaps if they let them join a trade union it would cheer them up.
Yorkie
Perhaps if they let them join a trade union it would cheer them up.
Yorkie
Perhaps if they let them join a trade union it would cheer them up.
If the workers wish to join a Trade Union there is nothing to stop them. :D
If the workers wish they can form themselves into a " negotiating group" in order to settle any problems or disputes with the management. It is not absolutely necessary to be a member of an "official or recognised" union. There is plenty of legislation that is supportive of the workers. ;)
Yorkie, Aldi is cheap because it is "no frills". If you want customer service go to M&S and pay for it.
You do in America, people take the professions such as bar person and waitress seriously and are proud to make a career out of them.
Yorkie, Aldi is cheap because it is "no frills". If you want customer service go to M&S and pay for it.
You do in America, people take the professions such as bar person and waitress seriously and are proud to make a career out of them.I have to say it but...I agree with Born2Run!
I think you can largely put good service down to the way the staff are trained.
Take Asda for example, a huge business but the staff are in general trained to be helpful and friendly.
Admittedly I only have experience of the Llandudno and Queensferry branches but their customer service puts M&S to shame.
Yorkie, Aldi is cheap because it is "no frills". If you want customer service go to M&S and pay for it.
I was always taught that one should be polite to one's customers - "no frills" does not mean treat the client like sh*te.
Yorkie, I wasn't suggesting that you would be treated like sh#te at Aldi. I was implying that you would be hard pressed to find a member of staff on the shop floor to treat you any way at all.
Still comes down to staff unable to have a trade union to fight fo the things important to them.
Trade unions have years of experience negotiating on behalf of their members.
Individual employees even if they are members "work place representatives " cannot hope to be a match for these large companies.
I think it is called " divide and rule ".
After 50+ years as a worker and manager I am convinced employees are happier when a Trade Union is looking after them.
I think the miserable bunch in ASDA pove my point, but many people will not see the truth in this.
No wonder this country is in a mess. >>>
Asda staff are outstanding.
Sat Navs
Received an email from Garmin saying map update available for my lifetime version. The trouble is that each time I do it, it takes about 3 hours to install the update, and that's only for 'North West Europe'. Are all sat navs the same?
The box stated it could take that long so I just went for a long drive whilst it loaded up.
QuoteThe box stated it could take that long so I just went for a long drive whilst it loaded up.
But you didn't get lost? :D :D :D
I have internet bank accounts with both my banks, and they are great for dealing with most of my transactions.
But, I have to deposit cash on a regular basis, and luckily the internet has not yet mastered taking bags of coins.
However, the machine they want me to use can take all noted and cheques. I just don't want it to!
I have internet bank accounts with both my banks, and they are great for dealing with most of my transactions.
But, I have to deposit cash on a regular basis, and luckily the internet has not yet mastered taking bags of coins.
However, the machine they want me to use can take all noted and cheques. I just don't want it to!
The wheel barrows you use to deposit all your bank notes are a health and safety risk to be honest Fester ;D
I have internet bank accounts with both my banks, and they are great for dealing with most of my transactions.
But, I have to deposit cash on a regular basis, and luckily the internet has not yet mastered taking bags of coins.
However, the machine they want me to use can take all noted and cheques. I just don't want it to!
The wheel barrows you use to deposit all your bank notes are a health and safety risk to be honest Fester ;D
I am aware of this problem B2R, and I have commissioned JCB Corporation to come up with some new heavy-duty lifting and movement apparatus that will assist me in moving these VAST amounts of cash in a safe manner. :laugh:
I have a personal and a business account with Santander.That's crazy, is there no counter service at all there?
To pay cheques into the Personal account I have to use the cash machine inside.
To pay cheques into the Business account I have to use the cash machine outside.
When I questioned it I was told "that's just the way it is" ... cue Bruce Hornsby!
I have a personal and a business account with Santander.That's crazy, is there no counter service at all there?
To pay cheques into the Personal account I have to use the cash machine inside.
To pay cheques into the Business account I have to use the cash machine outside.
When I questioned it I was told "that's just the way it is" ... cue Bruce Hornsby!
Going back to the NatWest discussion. Fester remembered correctly the advert where they said they would be the last one to close in the town.
See this article which says the branch they used in that advert will also close in September.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/savings/11693014/NatWest-shuts-bank-that-starred-in-TV-pledge-to-keep-the-last-branch-in-town.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/savings/11693014/NatWest-shuts-bank-that-starred-in-TV-pledge-to-keep-the-last-branch-in-town.html)