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Curmudgeon' s Corner. I blame it on the heat.

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  • PalaisglidePalaisglide Posts: 3,414
    Cyclists belong to the one rule for you and another rule for us. They do not cycle on the road as it is dangerous then do 100MPH down the pavement with children running out of shops, old people who cannot move fast and youngsters so glued to their phones they never know what hit them, not to mention young Mothers with pushchairs who are intent on settling baby usually with a huge Greggs Sausage roll.
    I find a walking stick stuck in the wheel normally works and if they are still mouthy a crack on the helmet with same walking stick, you do not mess with old soldiers.
    At a time when we all cycled everywhere we were taught to cycle on the other side of the road, you could see the traffic coming they could see you. We should probably put the Cycle tracks facing oncoming traffic. Saying that people drove their vehicles then, no distractions like phones music sat navs, using the car mirror to adjust make up (men) or lipstick (women). We tend to use deadly weapons, Vehicles and Bikes was gay abandon, no perception of the misery or injury they cause.
    OK I will get my coat.
    Frank.
  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150
    A black binbag? 😨 Did they not know that you can buy a coat with a hood B3? What an idiot.

    I heard the call of "OUT OF THE WAY" on a daily basis when I had the audacity to walk my two small girls to primary school via the route of a certain postman 😠.
    He flew along the pavement at an alarming rate and we often had to jump quickly onto the grass verge to avoid being mown down. 
    Looking back with hindsight I should've reported him.
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    ' I'll just put my full name in the description section - that should confuse them' 

    I get grumpy at that, can't understand how it happens as the system couldn't be more straightforward  
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    Let's face it - all road and pavement users are selfish morons except me.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited July 2018
    :D -  you know you're in trouble when you find yourself thinking:  "if only the neighbours/villagers/rest of the world were more like me, everything would be fine".  o:)

  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Earlier this year I was looking for a folding table and chairs to go in the garden, a bistro set as they call it. My local Wyevale had a nice set in store and on sale but couldn't sell me one as they only had the display set. They said I'd have to buy it online but it would be free delivery. Their website has listed it as out of stock and only available in store.

    In the end my father-in-law dragged some old metal bench frames out from behind his shed and I cleaned them up and made a nice bench using offcuts of decking.

    Wyevale still keep sending me emails offering me this bistro set while still listing it as out of stock. It's been unavailable for about 4 months now and they still send me emails.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    The answer to most things is to hit the 'unsubscribe' button.
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    A haulage lorry passed me today with "Total Logistics Solutions" proudly emblazoned on the side.  Why can't they just call a spade a spade, and say "Delivering Stuff"?
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    but they send me vouchers :'( I never use the vouchers come to think of it though. :#


    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited July 2018
    I think they're called 'marketing gerunds'. Anyway, I hate them!

    B3: posting to improve grammar.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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