You know what really grinds my gears?

[Hardy]

Somewhere, a fringe is missing one of its lunatics.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Here's hoping you will now ride corrected as well. 

So it's not the bodies of the untermensch under the tracks of you Panzer which grinds your gears Gruppenfuhrer Hardy. Whodathunkit/

One of your people's armies Cáthasaigh made great use of their tanks in Tiananmen Square.

[saffron sam2]

The Post Office

I went to tax the car today, the first day on my quite lengthy holidays, and tried to pay with a credit card.

"Sorry we don't accept credit cards.", says she.

"But that sign says you do - you welcome them in fact."

"That sign shouldn't be there - we don't accept credit cards.", says she.

"But I paid for my passport here with the same credit card two months ago."

"No you didn't.", says she.

"Yes, I did. I'll show you the statement on the iphone if you like."

"No, you didn't - we don't accept credit cards, never have, never will.", says she.

"OK, enjoy your summer!".

Had that happened in the last week of August the reaction would have been different.

[Hardy]

They pay comedy writers good money to write stuff like that. Or this:

I went into the NIB branch on the South Mall in Cork the other day to pay my credit card bill. I usually do it online, so I wouldn't often be in the branch, but this time I'd missed the deadline. So I give the wan behind the counter my statement and a wad of cash.

"Sorry, I can't take that", says she.

"What? Why not?"

"This is a cashless bank", says she.

"A cashless bank? What does that mean?"

"We don't handle cash. But you can pay it in the Post Office", says she. "It's not far", she added, helpfully.

"Have I got this right? I'm here in NIB, with money for NIB, but I have to go down the street, round the corner and up to the Post Office to give it yo you?"

"That's right. I'm sorry", says she.

Sometimes I think I'm living in a Spike Milligan sketch. Just for an added head-shaking factor, when I got to the P.O., of course it was pension day. Took half an hour to get to the counter.

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

They pay comedy writers good money to write stuff like that. Or this:

I went into the NIB branch on the South Mall in Cork the other day to pay my credit card bill. I usually do it online, so I wouldn't often be in the branch, but this time I'd missed the deadline. So I give the wan behind the counter my statement and a wad of cash.

"Sorry, I can't take that", says she.

"What? Why not?"

"This is a cashless bank", says she.

"A cashless bank? What does that mean?"

"We don't handle cash. But you can pay it in the Post Office", says she. "It's not far", she added, helpfully.

"Have I got this right? I'm here in NIB, with money for NIB, but I have to go down the street, round the corner and up to the Post Office to give it yo you?"

"That's right. I'm sorry", says she.

Sometimes I think I'm living in a Spike Milligan sketch. Just for an added head-shaking factor, when I got to the P.O., of course it was pension day. Took half an hour to get to the counter.

Holy feck, the government have finally barred them from handling cash, but missed the (massive) loophole!

[ONeill]

Don't go to the Post Office Hardy.

2 weeks ago I went to the local PO to post off scripts to Manchester through Parcelforce.

Says me: Can I send these off with Parcelforce?

PO Woman: Mmmm, I don't think so.

Me: :Yea, I sent them off from here last year. They're paid for already. You just need to give them to the Parcelforce man.

PO: We don't have a Parcelforce service.

Me: You do, he arrives every day. I see him

PO: No, you need to go to a bigger Post Office.

Me: But look - there's the Parcelforce sticker on the counter. He'll be here soon.

PO: Mmmm, I'm not sure about that. I only started on here last week.

Me: You just need to give me a receipt and give them to the Parcelforce man.

PO: You need to go to a bigger Post Office.

I left and as I walked out of the shop I was greeted by the Parcelforce van parked outside the shop door. He scanned it and just shook his head.

[el_cuervo_fc]

Fuckin Santander.

Such a hassle to deposit money into a business account. They can't take cash or cheques. It's the same scenario as above. If you are lucky you can use the machine (if it's working) to do it but not over the counter. You have to go to the post office or they'll give you an address to send cheques over to England.

What lunatic came up with this great idea?

[Hardy]

Don't go to the Post Office Hardy.

2 weeks ago I went to the local PO to post off scripts to Manchester through Parcelforce.

Says me: Can I send these off with Parcelforce?

PO Woman: Mmmm, I don't think so.

Me: :Yea, I sent them off from here last year. They're paid for already. You just need to give them to the Parcelforce man.

PO: We don't have a Parcelforce service.

Me: You do, he arrives every day. I see him

PO: No, you need to go to a bigger Post Office.

Me: But look - there's the Parcelforce sticker on the counter. He'll be here soon.

PO: Mmmm, I'm not sure about that. I only started on here last week.

Me: You just need to give me a receipt and give them to the Parcelforce man.

PO: You need to go to a bigger Post Office.

I left and as I walked out of the shop I was greeted by the Parcelforce van parked outside the shop door. He scanned it and just shook his head.

Good man O'Neill. I'm just after aytin my own face with the laughing.

[muppet]

Don't go to the Post Office Hardy.

2 weeks ago I went to the local PO to post off scripts to Manchester through Parcelforce.

Says me: Can I send these off with Parcelforce?

PO Woman: Mmmm, I don't think so.

Me: :Yea, I sent them off from here last year. They're paid for already. You just need to give them to the Parcelforce man.

PO: We don't have a Parcelforce service.

Me: You do, he arrives every day. I see him

PO: No, you need to go to a bigger Post Office.

Me: But look - there's the Parcelforce sticker on the counter. He'll be here soon.

PO: Mmmm, I'm not sure about that. I only started on here last week.

Me: You just need to give me a receipt and give them to the Parcelforce man.

PO: You need to go to a bigger Post Office.

I left and as I walked out of the shop I was greeted by the Parcelforce van parked outside the shop door. He scanned it and just shook his head.

Good man O'Neill. I'm just after aytin my own face with the laughing.

We should make Parcelforce Man the next head of the ECB.

I'd vote for him.

[Tyrones own]

•never ride more than two abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends

*I stand corrected.*

I had you down for being related to Muppet what with the dazzling ability you both share to
know pretty much all there is to know about everything... but due to recent events  I'm now not so sure 

[LeoMc]

Somewhere, a fringe is missing one of its lunatics.

I concur.
How about that for an alterantive to the +1, Hardy?

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Cyclists on country roads going 2 (or more) abreast.

It's perfectly legal to ride 2 abreast. Get over yourself.

No it's not - I pointed this out before, but we know you struggle with most things - UK Highway code.

66
You should

•keep both hands on the handlebars except when signalling or changing gear
•keep both feet on the pedals
•never ride more than two abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends
•not ride close behind another vehicle
•not carry anything which will affect your balance or may get tangled up with your wheels or chain
•be considerate of other road users, particularly blind and partially sighted pedestrians. Let them know you are there when necessary, for example, by ringing your bell if you have one. It is recommended that a bell be fitted

I haven't seen a wide country road yet.

so then, is it in the highway code, or just a wives tale, that a slow moving vehicle has to pull in when there is more than 5 vehicles behind it?
If this is true, im gona buy myself a highway code book, and wave it furiously at tractor drivers

[Hardy]

Somewhere, a fringe is missing one of its lunatics.

I concur.
How about that for an alterantive to the +1, Hardy?

I came, I saw, I concurred.

[muppet]

•never ride more than two abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends

*I stand corrected.*

I had you down for being related to Muppet what with the dazzling ability you both share to
know pretty much all there is to know about everything... but due to recent events  I'm now not so sure 

To a 4 year old and 8 year pretty much knows all there is to know.

[Tyrones own]

•never ride more than two abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends

*I stand corrected.*

I had you down for being related to Muppet what with the dazzling ability you both share to
know pretty much all there is to know about everything... but due to recent events  I'm now not so sure 

To a 4 year old and 8 year pretty much knows all there is to know.

True....but as adults, we understand that no one knows everything,
Apparently you two didn't get that memo