General things that Annoy you
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Not just you, this winds me up an all and my Mrs does it and gets it wrong for practically every location.ValleyFred said:One that always does my nut in a totally irrational way is people making this mistake:
If we're going to London from East Sussex, we're going 'up' to London. Cause we're going northwards. I am not going 'down' to London. Likewise, if I'm coming from Nottingham I'm going 'down' to London not up. The only leeway is if you're going more or less flat East or West but even then I'd say I'm going 'over' to Bristol.
Probably just a personal one, but anyone else noticed/been annoyed by that? Or am I just being pedantic?0 -
towards London is always up regardless of direction. can't believe I have to explain railway parlance on a charlton forum
'In British practice, railway directions are usually described as up and down, with up being towards a major location. This convention is applied not only to the trains and the tracks, but also to items of lineside equipment and to areas near a track. Since British trains run on the left, the up side of a line is on the left when proceeding in the up direction. The names originate from the early railways, where trains would run up the hills to the mines, and down to the ports.
On most of the network, up is the direction towards London'1 -
Sorry, can't agree Rina. The major location is the one I'm travelling to. It's got to be up or down as stated by Fred.
The one that gets me though is what my wife says when we visit my family in Wales, "we're going up north"! We're not of course, they are on exactly the same latitude. To which I get, "They talk funny*, so they must be up north".
*The Welsh, not my family.0 -
Dale Stephens got confused by this when he left us.ValleyFred said:One that always does my nut in a totally irrational way is people making this mistake:
If we're going to London from East Sussex, we're going 'up' to London. Cause we're going northwards. I am not going 'down' to London. Likewise, if I'm coming from Nottingham I'm going 'down' to London not up. The only leeway is if you're going more or less flat East or West but even then I'd say I'm going 'over' to Bristol.
Probably just a personal one, but anyone else noticed/been annoyed by that? Or am I just being pedantic?3 -
Retired football hooligans who still think there is something "cool" about the way they used to behave.5
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Cut him some slack. Been a good champion.ValleyGary said:Serena Williams
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Martin Brundle and his grid walk at Grand Prixs.
Fuck off Martin nobody wants to talk you.0 -
The jolly hockey sticks Wimbledon customers. Not to mention the Royal box entourage. Even one of the krankies are there today. Prince Willie doing his best to look slick and Cliff Richard looking like a sun dried Tomato.
I find the whole Wimbledon thing sickening.
We need a few smoke bombs and a couple of scallywags to get on the court.0 -
Threads that just disappear1
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AFKA just bought one of me invisible man suitsBedsaddick said:Threads that just disappear
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Credit Rating.
I decided to check my credit record today. I had a few defaults about 5 years ago, and I'm aware they should be dropping off within the next 12 months. I've recently paid back a £4k loan over the last 10 months for my laser eye surgery, so I wanted to check that had been recorded correctly. I also want to get a Motorbike in the next 6 months (after doing Direct Access) - so I want to know what my chances are for getting finance.
It turns out Talk-Fucking-Talk have given me a default as, presumably, I missed the final payment when I moved house and cancelled their service. Note: I had moved house, so I had no letters from them and I've had no phone calls etc Alas, where my credit rating should be looking quite good now.. it's a big hit, about something I didn't even know about. A default for £65 obviously looks a lot worse than paying back £4k over the last 10 months.
No doubt I'll get some scummy debt collection agency contacting me soon.0 -
When some rascal shouts something out at Wimbledon and it equates to cringeworthy false laughter from the pimms brigade.3
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at Wimbledonricky_otto said:When some rascal shouts something out at Wimbledon and it equates to cringeworthy false laughter from the pimms brigade.
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The Centre Court crowd makes my teeth itch2
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Specially Benedick Cumonmeback2
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I know. The highlight of the London Olympics was Federer's face when the usual centre court crowd was replaced with a crowd that gave it large whenever he missedValleyGary said:The Centre Court crowd makes my teeth itch
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Yeah, like "go on Jimmy" or is that darts?ricky_otto said:When some rascal shouts something out at Wimbledon and it equates to cringeworthy false laughter from the pimms brigade.
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You're getting confused with Jim'll fix itT.C.E said:
Yeah, like "go on Jimmy" or is that darts?ricky_otto said:When some rascal shouts something out at Wimbledon and it equates to cringeworthy false laughter from the pimms brigade.
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Your getting confused with that party I took you to.ricky_otto said:
You're getting confused with Jim'll fix itT.C.E said:
Yeah, like "go on Jimmy" or is that darts?ricky_otto said:When some rascal shouts something out at Wimbledon and it equates to cringeworthy false laughter from the pimms brigade.
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You promised not to mention it.cafcdave123 said:
Your getting confused with that party I took you to.ricky_otto said:
You're getting confused with Jim'll fix itT.C.E said:
Yeah, like "go on Jimmy" or is that darts?ricky_otto said:When some rascal shouts something out at Wimbledon and it equates to cringeworthy false laughter from the pimms brigade.
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People grassing on you when you've been out in a bender at a party.0
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In or on?Alwaysneil said:People grassing on you when you've been out in a bender at a party.
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I may edit that typo.
Saw I'd not typed it right after I'd hit the post comment button but hadn't realised how it could be interpretated.0 -
Who did you finger Neil? Or who are you accused of fingering?
Or the worst, you didn't do any fingering and have just had someone grass on you being somewhere unexpected?0 -
Um I was just commenting on the post above mine from ricky_otto.
Fortunately my fingering exploits remain private between me and the ladies concerned.0 -
Arron Banks.1
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Wind Chimes.
Just who thinks that having something that sounds like an tin can being kicked down the road is a good thing to have hanging in your garden?5 -
When you reflect upon your own thread and realise it could have gone here.
Pointless sayings, pointless thread0 -
Being forced to wind a circuitous route from passport control to departure gates because the poxy Airport knows enough morons will buy glittery stuff if they design a winding path without signage to make them walk past it for long enough.
Stop it, I just want a Guiness in the Weatherspoons and don't want to be delayed getting there, or covered in the overspray of all the Chanel freemongers5 -
When people use train station shops to do their yearly shop.
I just want my packet of crisps and bottle of water and I don't want to queue for 20 minutes to get it.1
