You know what really grinds my gears?

DrinkingHarp · January 20, 2009, 09:16:29 PM

Quote from: hardstation on January 20, 2009, 09:12:19 PM
Quote from: DrinkingHarp on January 20, 2009, 09:10:38 PM
signed up for a class then the school cancels it because they don't have an instructor

why the f**k did they offer it without an instructor, puts me back a semester maybe two now c#$ksuckers

That's an interesting class you signed up for.

Reread my post and have now edit it, my blood was/is boiling so I wasn't thinking properly.

TY, HS for pointing it out

pintsofguinness · January 20, 2009, 10:32:07 PM

Having a bank of Ireland 10 pound note I can't get rid of, the self service checkout in tesco won't even take it. ffs!

ziggysego · January 20, 2009, 10:39:32 PM

I always have problems hardstations. Shops, pubs, restaurants won't accept it from me.

pintsofguinness · January 20, 2009, 10:46:55 PM

Quote from: hardstation on January 20, 2009, 10:36:20 PM
That's something that I've always wondered about. Anytime I've been going to England, everyone says "Make sure you get Bank of England notes" but I can never be arsed and take whatever I have, usually a mixture of BOI, Northern, First Trust etc. I've never had a problem.

Is it a big problem?

I've one in the wallet since I came back from Christmas holidays and I can't get f**king rid of it! I just get dumb looks "sorry we can't take that"
"why not"
"it's irish"
"it's sterling"
"we can't take irish money"
"but it's sterling"
"we can't take..."
"oh f**king forget it! give us back our country!"

It just depends on whether you get an intelligent person at a checkout or not, so far I havent!
Couldnt believe the self service checkout wont take it though, how does it know?!!!
How hard is it though? They'll take bank of scotland notes!

Know an Irish boy who was over though with bank of ireland notes and they refused to take it of him in some shop so he just picked up his things and went to walk out the door with them running after him "excuse me, you've to pay for that" to which he replied "I was paying for it and you wouldnt take it" - they took it then! Dont think I'll have the balls to do that.

laceer · January 20, 2009, 10:52:30 PM

A tr**p of a bus man in Manchester wouldn't take my last tenner yesterday morning leaving me late for work because it was an Irish note.Made my protests but felt like punching the ignorant p***k in the mouth.

pintsofguinness · January 20, 2009, 11:14:20 PM

Quote from: laceer on January 20, 2009, 10:52:30 PM
A tr**p of a bus man in Manchester wouldn't take my last tenner yesterday morning leaving me late for work because it was an Irish note.Made my protests but felt like punching the ignorant p***k in the mouth.

A large majority of bus drivers are ignorant pricks though.

ziggysego · January 20, 2009, 11:15:37 PM

Quote from: pintsofguinness on January 20, 2009, 11:14:20 PM
A large majority of bus drivers are ignorant pricks though.

True, a bus driver in London tried to throw me off. Said I was a fire hazard. Feckin' jerk. Thankfully the good people of London on the bus fought my case for me and ensure I stayed on the bus.

pintsofguinness · January 20, 2009, 11:18:32 PM

Quote from: ziggysego on January 20, 2009, 11:15:37 PM
Quote from: pintsofguinness on January 20, 2009, 11:14:20 PM
A large majority of bus drivers are ignorant pricks though.

True, a bus driver in London tried to throw me off. Said I was a fire hazard. Feckin' jerk. Thankfully the good people of London on the bus fought my case for me and ensure I stayed on the bus.

When did you become american? You're letting this obama thing go to your head.
Should have told him if there was a fire you werent planning on staying on the bus!

ziggysego · January 20, 2009, 11:23:24 PM

Quote from: pintsofguinness on January 20, 2009, 11:18:32 PM
When did you become american? You're letting this obama thing go to your head.
Should have told him if there was a fire you werent planning on staying on the bus!

Sorry, been waiting the news all day.

He was stupid, was no reasoning with him.

The Real Laoislad · January 20, 2009, 11:26:31 PM

Quote from: ziggysego on January 20, 2009, 11:23:24 PM
Quote from: pintsofguinness on January 20, 2009, 11:18:32 PM
When did you become american? You're letting this obama thing go to your head.
Should have told him if there was a fire you werent planning on staying on the bus!

Sorry, been waiting the news all day.

He was stupid, was no reasoning with him.

Why wait ? sure its on TV all day you can watch it anytime

ziggysego · January 20, 2009, 11:28:01 PM

Me no smart.

S-M-R-A-T

full back · January 21, 2009, 08:01:57 AM

Holes in the road
I swear the fcuk, every road has holes in it
You cant see anything then bang, every bone in your f**king body shakes.
I reckon boys that fix tyres are deliberately going out and making these holes

Rois · January 21, 2009, 09:14:40 AM

On that theme, I am getting fed up with ramps that are too high for my car to go over. There's one in my development, if I don't have the right acceleration going over it, the bottom of the car whacks off it. Surely there's some maximum height for ramps or minimum height for car undercarriages or whatever??

maddog · January 21, 2009, 09:55:07 AM

Quote from: pintsofguinness on January 20, 2009, 10:46:55 PM
Quote from: hardstation on January 20, 2009, 10:36:20 PM
That's something that I've always wondered about. Anytime I've been going to England, everyone says "Make sure you get Bank of England notes" but I can never be arsed and take whatever I have, usually a mixture of BOI, Northern, First Trust etc. I've never had a problem.

Is it a big problem?
I've one in the wallet since I came back from Christmas holidays and I can't get f**king rid of it! I just get dumb looks "sorry we can't take that"
"why not"
"it's irish"
"it's sterling"
"we can't take irish money"
"but it's sterling"
"we can't take..."
"oh f**king forget it! give us back our country!"

It just depends on whether you get an intelligent person at a checkout or not, so far I havent!
Couldnt believe the self service checkout wont take it though, how does it know?!!!
How hard is it though? They'll take bank of scotland notes!

Know an Irish boy who was over though with bank of ireland notes and they refused to take it of him in some shop so he just picked up his things and went to walk out the door with them running after him "excuse me, you've to pay for that" to which he replied "I was paying for it and you wouldnt take it" - they took it then! Dont think I'll have the balls to do that.

Rarely have a problem round Birmingham anymore with that. Any of the supermarkets seemed to have a bit of training on it now, if its says sterling its good enough for them. The exception are Scottish fivers which they wont touch.

thebigfella · January 21, 2009, 10:19:47 AM

Quote from: Rois on January 21, 2009, 09:14:40 AM
On that theme, I am getting fed up with ramps that are too high for my car to go over. There's one in my development, if I don't have the right acceleration going over it, the bottom of the car whacks off it. Surely there's some maximum height for ramps or minimum height for car undercarriages or whatever??

Maximum height allowed for ramp is 100mm. Quite a few councils in England have had legal challenges about their ramps being too high and had to lower them.

No minimum ride height for road cars. Racing cars are different due to lowering centre of gravity, ground effect aerodynamics ect..... Regulations are there to stop cars from be dangerously low and bottoming out. Might as well forget about that 200 grand supercar, you'll never get it into your development.