RancidPunx Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 1 hour ago, ElCece said: The receptionist will be wary about quoting "clinical information". From experience they may well have a hard and fast rule that the receptionist is worried about breaching. Grrrrrrr.  Called again to speak to the doc. Different receptionist passed along my message this time.  Anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 When you're walking somewhere and then someone comes out of an adjacent road and goes the same way, neither of you is quicker than the other and can't pull in front so you basically end up awkwardly walking alongside each other. It happened to me this morning and in the end, a dog walker came towards us both so I did this little 3 second jog to get ahead around the dog walker but then the guy was about 3 steps behind me to the station and I end up looking like a prick. Also, on the way to the station I walk alongside the cricket green and a woman commuter comes onto the main road from a road on the left and joins the main walk. If she beats me to the adjoining corner and is ahead of me, it annoys me as it's like a little race with her every morning. Granted this is a minor annoyance at myself for being an absolute weirdo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavemanLynn Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 25 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: When you're walking somewhere and then someone comes out of an adjacent road and goes the same way, neither of you is quicker than the other and can't pull in front so you basically end up awkwardly walking alongside each other. It happened to me this morning and in the end, a dog walker came towards us both so I did this little 3 second jog to get ahead around the dog walker but then the guy was about 3 steps behind me to the station and I end up looking like a prick. Also, on the way to the station I walk alongside the cricket green and a woman commuter comes onto the main road from a road on the left and joins the main walk. If she beats me to the adjoining corner and is ahead of me, it annoys me as it's like a little race with her every morning. Granted this is a minor annoyance at myself for being an absolute weirdo. Just cue up the closing theme from Buckaroo Banzai and start marching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonworden Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 11 hours ago, CavemanLynn said: Just cue up the closing theme from Buckaroo Banzai and start marching. Have you not tried faking a phone message meaning you stop for a couple of seconds and let the other person go ahead? Can be annoying if you have the urgency to win or you know your a tiny bit faster but it does break up that awkwardness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted September 9, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) On 9/5/2021 at 7:46 PM, Big'Olympic_Hero'Pete said: Did you not see which way it came into the station? That doesn't always help unfortunately. At Derby for example some trains exit the way they entered and others go straight through, so unless you know the line it's running you can't be sure. Edited September 9, 2021 by Tommy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members marc2j Posted October 6, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted October 6, 2021 Eugh. Minor annoyance that is COVID related, but not necessarily COVID thread worthy. (And inspired by the milk bottle). The latest Lateral Flow Tests we get are non-NHS branded now, so some other company. They come with the genuinely useful little tubes that have the liquid in it already but its sealed with a silver seal, much like the milk bottle above. Can I open them? Can I fuck? My wife cant either. So basically, I'm forced to stab into them with a sharp knife. I them noticed a small piece of silver foil got into the liquid. So whilst I'm negative for COVID, I'm now positive for silver foil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Healys Chutney Spoon Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Heinz cans that don't stack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 12 hours ago, scratchdj said: A few years ago I recruited quite a few sales people for one of the businesses that creates those lids, and went to visit them in Slough I had to sit through an hour long presentation from the Sales Director on them, how they're made, applications etc. It was the most bored I think I've ever been in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTXRussomark Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 11 hours ago, Big'Olympic_Hero'Pete said: Heinz cans that don't stack. YES!! Fucking hell does this annoy me to a ridiculous degree. They're the only tins I've come across that don't stack and I can't think of any good reason why. I've purposely stopped buying Heinz where possible for this very reason but the family refuse to switch to non-Heinz beans so I'm still forced to fight with a bunch of sliding tins whenever I'm looking through the cupboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted October 7, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted October 7, 2021 12 hours ago, CTXRussomark said: YES!! Fucking hell does this annoy me to a ridiculous degree. They're the only tins I've come across that don't stack and I can't think of any good reason why. I've purposely stopped buying Heinz where possible for this very reason but the family refuse to switch to non-Heinz beans so I'm still forced to fight with a bunch of sliding tins whenever I'm looking through the cupboards. They don't like the vastly superior Branston beans?! 😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Carbomb said: They don't like the vastly superior Branston beans?! 😱 Tory Britain strikes again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted October 7, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted October 7, 2021 23 minutes ago, Mr_Danger said: Tory Britain strikes again. Absolutely right - immensely Tory to prefer Heinz with their blue labels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Pie Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) Branston are by far the best beans on the market. They're the beans of the people. Heinz are the Tory beans with their thin weak sauce, pretending to be more than they are on name value, they are overpriced and have shit incompatible tins. To be fair I do often slum it and buy own brand beans but still Branston all the way. Edited October 8, 2021 by Pork Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted October 8, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted October 8, 2021 Smart Price all the way for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted October 8, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted October 8, 2021 Every tin of beans I've ever eaten, made by any company, tastes exactly the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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