Morning SGL, you snuckered in there. They weren't bad SGL, its just that the other team were better. I have to say I was very dismayed by the behaviour of some of the so called 'fans'. Those who attempted to break into the ground without tickets and the pond life who posted all the racist abuse on media platforms.
Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
I wouldn't say they were better LB, just lucky in the penalty shoot outs. I agree awful behaviour of some of the fans and absolutely disgusting with the racial abuse this morning. The team should be extremely proud of themselves for getting this far after 55 years. As you say we have the world cup next year. 😉
We shall see @Ladybird4 I certainly took long enough getting the right bits sorted! It's got to help as, up to now, I've been emptying bucketfuls of water (collected from the unconnected downpipe) into the water butt. I'm thinking (maybe) a soakaway, a load of new, free-draining soil/compost/manure and some thirsty plants could get rid of the 'flooding' issue completely. I'll monitor the 'pond' over the course of a few days heavy rain. Fingers crossed it doesn't get as big/deep as previously
I know that the following is quite long but I thought it might make you all smile:
THESE ARE PAST ACTUAL COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY "THOMAS COOK VACATIONS" (Other travel agents are available) FROM DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS:
1. "They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was very distracting for my husband who just wanted to relax."
2. "On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food."
3. "We went on holiday to Spain and had a problem with the taxi drivers as they were all Spanish."
4. "We booked an excursion
to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our own swimsuits and
towels. We assumed it would be included in the price."
5. "The beach was too sandy. We had to clean everything when we returned to our room."
6. "We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as white but it was more yellow."
7. "It's lazy of the local
shopkeepers in Puerto Vallarta to close in the afternoons. I often needed
to buy things during 'siesta' time -- this should be banned."
8. "No-one told us there would be fish in the water. The children were scared."
9. "Although the brochure said that there was a fully equipped kitchen, there was no egg-slicer in the drawers."
10. "I think it should be
explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell
proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts."
11. "The roads were uneven
and bumpy, so we could not read the local guide book during the bus ride
to the resort. Because of this, we were unaware of many things that
would have made our holiday more fun."
12. "It took us nine hours
to fly home from Jamaica to England. It took the Americans only three
hours to get home. This seems unfair."
13. "I compared the size of our one-bedroom suite to our friends' three-bedroom and ours was significantly smaller."
14. "The brochure stated:
'No hairdressers at the resort.' We're trainee hairdressers and we think
they knew and made us wait longer for service."
15. "When we were in Spain,
there were too many Spanish people there. The receptionist spoke
Spanish, the food was Spanish. No one told us that there would be so
many foreigners."
16. "We had to line up outside to catch the boat and there was no air-conditioning."
17. "It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel."
18. "I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes."
19. "My fiancée and I
requested twin-beds when we booked, but instead we were placed in a room
with a king bed. We now hold you responsible and want to be
re-reimbursed for the fact that I became pregnant. This would not have
happened if you had put us in the room that we booked."
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Well you do have to wonder if its naivety or stupidity really. It reminds me of years back when we used to see the excuses/reasons for car accidents sent to the Insurance companies. Some of those used to convulse me with laughter.
Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
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The team should be extremely proud of themselves for getting this far after 55 years.
As you say we have the world cup next year. 😉
Damp overnight and could be a rare full day of rain here. Good job I got the shed guttering and water butt connected up. FINALLY
THESE ARE PAST ACTUAL COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY "THOMAS COOK VACATIONS" (Other travel agents are available) FROM DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS:
1. "They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was very distracting for my husband who just wanted to relax."
2. "On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food."
3. "We went on holiday to Spain and had a problem with the taxi drivers as they were all Spanish."
4. "We booked an excursion to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our own swimsuits and towels. We assumed it would be included in the price."
5. "The beach was too sandy. We had to clean everything when we returned to our room."
6. "We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as white but it was more yellow."
7. "It's lazy of the local shopkeepers in Puerto Vallarta to close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during 'siesta' time -- this should be banned."
8. "No-one told us there would be fish in the water. The children were scared."
9. "Although the brochure said that there was a fully equipped kitchen, there was no egg-slicer in the drawers."
10. "I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts."
11. "The roads were uneven and bumpy, so we could not read the local guide book during the bus ride to the resort. Because of this, we were unaware of many things that would have made our holiday more fun."
12. "It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It took the Americans only three hours to get home. This seems unfair."
13. "I compared the size of our one-bedroom suite to our friends' three-bedroom and ours was significantly smaller."
14. "The brochure stated: 'No hairdressers at the resort.' We're trainee hairdressers and we think they knew and made us wait longer for service."
15. "When we were in Spain, there were too many Spanish people there. The receptionist spoke Spanish, the food was Spanish. No one told us that there would be so many foreigners."
16. "We had to line up outside to catch the boat and there was no air-conditioning."
17. "It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel."
18. "I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes."
19. "My fiancée and I requested twin-beds when we booked, but instead we were placed in a room with a king bed. We now hold you responsible and want to be re-reimbursed for the fact that I became pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked."