Otis
Well-Known Member
Just wondering, are you a moaner and complainer about the small things in life, or is it only the big things that annoy you and you feel the need to complain about?
Just watched News Watch on BBC this morning and some lady was on moaning about the fact that 17 mins of the 6 and 10 O'clock news bulletins were devoted to the death of David Bowie on Monday. I watched it shaking my head in dismay at the pointlessness of it all.
One, it must have obviously irked her and then two, she must have taken time out to contact the Beeb to complain about it and then three, she has taken the time out to further still to go into the BBC television studios to appear in person to complain even more.
Isn't life too short to moan about this kind of stuff? That's the way I feel. Try not to moan about the little stuff and concentrate in the things that really matter and just keep reminding myself have painfully short life can be.
Now I'm sure there is some irony in the fact I am on here complaining about people complaining about little things, when in the grand scheme of things this is a little thing itself, but I was just thinking about the lengths this lady went to, to complain.
I think the last time I remember complaining about something small was at the Godiva festival and that was because we had parked there and on trying to get out there were 5 rows of cars trying to get out at the same time and while other rows were moving our row was not moving at all. Think I budged 2 feet in 45 mins, while other cars in other rows were flowing slowly, but nicely and out of the park.
I got out of my car and complained to a steward, but to be quite honest, that is the only time I can ever remember complaining about anything reasonably trivial.
I never complain in shops or to bus companies etc.
So, what about everyone else? What sort of things of less importance have you complained about? Ever written to the newspaper or complained in a shop etc.? Or do any of your family or friends have a history of being a complainer and moaner?
Don't think my mum and dad complain about anything at all, ever! They are so meek and mild and that maybe where I get it from, but I also think life is just too short to be constantly arguing and moaning and complaining about things that are not really that important, or only need to be argued about to a tiny degree and not within say 200 pages on a football forum. ,
Think you only have to look here on SBT to see some people seemingly appear to really enjoying arguing and moaning about stuff.
Just watched News Watch on BBC this morning and some lady was on moaning about the fact that 17 mins of the 6 and 10 O'clock news bulletins were devoted to the death of David Bowie on Monday. I watched it shaking my head in dismay at the pointlessness of it all.
One, it must have obviously irked her and then two, she must have taken time out to contact the Beeb to complain about it and then three, she has taken the time out to further still to go into the BBC television studios to appear in person to complain even more.
Isn't life too short to moan about this kind of stuff? That's the way I feel. Try not to moan about the little stuff and concentrate in the things that really matter and just keep reminding myself have painfully short life can be.
Now I'm sure there is some irony in the fact I am on here complaining about people complaining about little things, when in the grand scheme of things this is a little thing itself, but I was just thinking about the lengths this lady went to, to complain.
I think the last time I remember complaining about something small was at the Godiva festival and that was because we had parked there and on trying to get out there were 5 rows of cars trying to get out at the same time and while other rows were moving our row was not moving at all. Think I budged 2 feet in 45 mins, while other cars in other rows were flowing slowly, but nicely and out of the park.
I got out of my car and complained to a steward, but to be quite honest, that is the only time I can ever remember complaining about anything reasonably trivial.
I never complain in shops or to bus companies etc.
So, what about everyone else? What sort of things of less importance have you complained about? Ever written to the newspaper or complained in a shop etc.? Or do any of your family or friends have a history of being a complainer and moaner?
Don't think my mum and dad complain about anything at all, ever! They are so meek and mild and that maybe where I get it from, but I also think life is just too short to be constantly arguing and moaning and complaining about things that are not really that important, or only need to be argued about to a tiny degree and not within say 200 pages on a football forum. ,
Think you only have to look here on SBT to see some people seemingly appear to really enjoying arguing and moaning about stuff.