migsy Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 That would mean less dosh for the Feds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 On the subject of signs - speed camera signs with no hint as to what the speed limit is. Why don't they say the speed limit below the speed camera sign? You should know what the speed limit is on certain roads I disagree, there are standard speed limits of 30, 60 and 70 in the UK for standard cars If we should know what a road's speed limits is why do we have speed limits that are 15, 20, 40 or 50 ?? The A420 between Swindon and Oxford for example doesnt vary much in driving terms and buildings yet parts of it are 50 and others 60 and the changes are poorly marked in places with strategic cameras so you can easily be caught out - officially its not built up so should be 60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 True, they are trying to catch you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 The person in the village who phoned to ask if they could borrow our lawnmower to cut their overly long grass as theirs has broken. They are 'friends' but really push their luck by putting people in awkward positions. They have also 'borrowed' chicken food, dog food, logs for the fire & cadged endless lifts for their children I'd cut them off your Christmas list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrensWorld Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Paper cuts and TV adverts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 sellotape that splits and then sticks to itself when you're in a hurry Gordon Brown for getting bored with the subject of Afghanistan mealworms, I wish I hadn't got them for the ladies - they nag me all the time now. cobwebs that I keep walking into Tube strikers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 The person in the village who phoned to ask if they could borrow our lawnmower to cut their overly long grass as theirs has broken. They are 'friends' but really push their luck by putting people in awkward positions. They have also 'borrowed' chicken food, dog food, logs for the fire & cadged endless lifts for their children I'd cut them off your Christmas list! I'd use call screening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Sounds like normal things you do for neighbours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 I agree Plum and we are always lending things to our neighbours but these people live about 1/2 mile from us and have masses of neighbours and 'friends' that live right on their doorstep. They have pushed their luck with everyone else to the degree that we seem to be the only ones left Wife is DD's piano teacher and a very good one too so it leaves us in an awkward position. So far they regularly run out of dog food, chicken food, coal, logs, various cooking ingredients, asked us to look after their chickens who are in non fox proof pens and are filthy (most got killed the week after we looked after them ). They had the cheek when they came to collect the mower "oh, not very clean is it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Chucky Mama - that is really annoying. They probably don't realise that it is not really acceptable behaviour. Perhaps you could make excuses sometimes like "the mower is broken at the moment" or that you are out of flour etc. Then they would not see you as a reliable lender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 People who pass cyclists with millimetres to spare (no I'm not over exaggerating) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 That is shocking Fred Maybe they didn't see you - too busy trying to see what the speed limit was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 You made me laugh there Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Sellotape that splits, then sticks to your lip (I know I shouldn't cut it with my teeth ) and then pulls half your lip off with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Kids that don't like going to bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Kids that don't like going to bed especially when it's first day of school in the morning??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 My back - would like a transplant - gone again this morning - why? Because for once I overslept and jumped out of bed to sort out the chickens (who were very good and hadn't made a sound anyway) and twisted the darned thing! Bah humbug. Where's me tablets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 My back - would like a transplant - gone again this morning - why? Because for once I overslept and jumped out of bed to sort out the chickens (who were very good and hadn't made a sound anyway) and twisted the darned thing! Bah humbug. Where's me tablets? Ouch!! Hope you feel better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Thanks Jlo - tanked up on Ibuprofen and hope it's been nipped in the bud before it gets too set in it's cranky ways! Some to go to bed with and it should be fine I hope by tomorrow. That's one medicine I will never put in room 101. Now as for hayfever remedies there are a fair few that I have been a guinea pig for by the docs that can be chucked in there for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Cleavages. I've seen more than I care to this year, from quite young girls to women old enough to be MY mother. The ones I dislike the most are the bosoms that have been pummelled, cajoled and bullied into those highly technological bras that leave the woman looking like she's strapped a baby's bottom to her front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 and yet ewwww! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Cleavages. I've seen more than I care to this year, from quite young girls to women old enough to be MY mother.The ones I dislike the most are the bosoms that have been pummelled, cajoled and bullied into those highly technological bras that leave the woman looking like she's strapped a baby's bottom to her front. Lewis will laugh at that one.... we saw a ghastly example on Saturday at the Moreton show... young girl of about 14 or 15, wearing a red bra and not very much else! It was hard to know where to look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 The person in the village who phoned to ask if they could borrow our lawnmower to cut their overly long grass as theirs has broken. They are 'friends' but really push their luck by putting people in awkward positions. They have also 'borrowed' chicken food, dog food, logs for the fire & cadged endless lifts for their children I'd cut them off your Christmas list! I'd use call screening. I agree Plum and we are always lending things to our neighbours but these people live about 1/2 mile from us and have masses of neighbours and 'friends' that live right on their doorstep. They have pushed their luck with everyone else to the degree that we seem to be the only ones left Wife is DD's piano teacher and a very good one too so it leaves us in an awkward position. So far they regularly run out of dog food, chicken food, coal, logs, various cooking ingredients, asked us to look after their chickens who are in non fox proof pens and are filthy (most got killed the week after we looked after them ). They had the cheek when they came to collect the mower "oh, not very clean is it" Guess what? - they brought it back and OH went to use it this week and it is broken DD said that when she had her piano lesson this week their lawn was very long and only 1/2 cut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Our neighbour did that with our shredder, came back broken. No more lending tools to other people methinks - friends or not. Definitely into the dungeon with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Our neighbour did that with our shredder, came back broken. No more lending tools to other people methinks - friends or not. Definitely into the dungeon with them. Don' even get me started there! Years and years ago when I was about 6 and my brother was even younger, I lent my 'friend' a Thomas the Tank Engine computer game. He gave it back - when I was 12 and had long outgrown it That's not even funny. He also another game of mine that I lent him yonks ago. The game has two sequels now! Also, years later, only about a year ago, I lent him another of my games. I know I shouldn't have, but he WAS (Not anymore ) my best friend and I'd assumed that as he was much older he might of been a tad more mature. I was wrong. Although I tad taken special care to tell him to take care of it, I even offered him one of my games cases to keep it safe, which he decined, he lost it. What makes it even worse is that he didn't even have the guts to tell me himself, his sister had to tell me . The game was found eventually - by his mum, when she was checking his pockets before putting his trousers in the washing mashine!!!! Needless to say we never lent him anything again. [/rant] Kids that don't like going to bed Hmmmm... I don't know any kids like that, honest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
