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BodicoteSkyBlue

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  • Jun 4, 2023
  • #13,511
ATM machines that face south (ish) and seem to be perfectly angled to face the sun. Making them impossible to view the screen.
 
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Astute

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 5, 2023
  • #13,512
BodicoteSkyBlue said:
ATM machines that face south (ish) and seem to be perfectly angled to face the sun. Making them impossible to view the screen.
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Similar thing although totally different here.

Sat nav on my phone. Have an old Volvo with a sunroof. The sun nearly always shine here at this time of the year. You can't see the screen. When I turn the volume down then back up it does three of the four bars. But it doesn't do the Sat Nav volume. I keep missing turns.

But hoping to beat the sun god. Pick a convertible up next Monday. Have bought a new stereo for it. It includes Sat Nav so no more 30 minute detours
 

Finham

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 5, 2023
  • #13,513
Uptick. So annoying and suddenly absolutely everywhere. Used 3 times already on 4 News tonight to describe matters as varied as Ukrainian military aggression to interest rates. Just say "increase" or "rise" as these are actual words in the English language.
 
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Finham

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  • Jun 5, 2023
  • #13,514
Seaside-Skyblue said:
Wooden knives and forks that now come with work canteen grub that snap as soon as you start working into your baked potato.

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In Cafe Nero Rugby yesterday I was not offered a knife at all to spread the butter on my tea-cake (after they didn't bother doing it themselves). My partner resourcefully found a couple of wooden coffee stirrers and we mashed it and spread it the best we could with those. Rubbish service.
 
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napolimp

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  • Jun 5, 2023
  • #13,515
Nuskyblue said:
A lot of adverts…. These spring to mind initially

Lloyds - what the fuck has a horse and a girl riding a bike got to do with anything other than horses and riding bikes?


Halifax - no, it is not a people thing, it’s a money thing. You should know, you’re a fucking bank. I’m also bet that they have closed a large portion of their high street banks which proves the point.


Tesco - stick your food love stories up your fucking arse you absolute cunts.
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I sometimes like to sit and see how long it takes me to work out what an advert is for (sad). Lloyds adverts are completely pointless, don't make any sense and no idea what they're for until the end.
 

Nuskyblue

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  • Jun 5, 2023
  • #13,516
napolimp said:
I sometimes like to sit and see how long it takes me to work out what an advert is for (sad). Lloyds adverts are completely pointless, don't make any sense and no idea what they're for until the end.
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I like the guess the advert game tbf. There are a few adverts that are so bland and lack any basic info about the thing that they are trying to sell that I can see them four or five times and still be oblivious.

I'm going to add the smug prick that does the voiceover for the Honda adverts on the radio, the self satisfaction that he delivers whatever bullshit he is trying to pedal beggars belief.
 

Nuskyblue

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  • Jun 5, 2023
  • #13,517
The frequency that the recent nice weather we have been experiencing has been referred to as a "heat wave".
 

DawlishSkyBlue

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  • Jun 6, 2023
  • #13,518
The way the Mail and Express refer to Tory MPs by their first names as if to make them more friendly. And the way they underline words in their headlines to make them appear strong ie SUELLA: WE WILL (underlined) STOP THE BOATS. or RISHI SAYS TAX CUTS ARE (underlined) COMING
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 6, 2023
  • #13,519
This shit from newspapers. I’d read/heard the “AI to kill us all in two years” headline from ten different places this morning before seeing this:


See also literally every CET CCFC story headline.

It’s worse than just shitty click bait because no fucker clicks the links and the headline gets taken away and I know I’ll be having conversations about it for years to come.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • Jun 6, 2023
  • #13,520
Finham said:
Uptick. So annoying and suddenly absolutely everywhere. Used 3 times already on 4 News tonight to describe matters as varied as Ukrainian military aggression to interest rates. Just say "increase" or "rise" as these are actual words in the English language.
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Absolutely with you on this. Mainstream media should not resort to colloquialisms and slang when there are perfectly suitable words in the dictionary.
 
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Finham

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  • Jun 8, 2023
  • #13,521
Finham said:
Uptick. So annoying and suddenly absolutely everywhere. Used 3 times already on 4 News tonight to describe matters as varied as Ukrainian military aggression to interest rates. Just say "increase" or "rise" as these are actual words in the English language.
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Just did it again on 4 News whilst talking about Ukraine. Pathetic!
 

oakey

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  • Jun 8, 2023
  • #13,522
Finham said:
In Cafe Nero Rugby yesterday I was not offered a knife at all to spread the butter on my tea-cake (after they didn't bother doing it themselves). My partner resourcefully found a couple of wooden coffee stirrers and we mashed it and spread it the best we could with those. Rubbish service.
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Any cafe that uses paper/plastic/styrofoam/wooden cups, plates, cutlery for "inside" - I just walk away without ordering.
Only exception is fast food which can be eaten without any cutlery or 'crockery'.
I also would never return to a place that just leaves a teabag in for me to grapple with.
People tolerate cheap and nasty too readily.
 
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Seaside-Skyblue

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  • Jun 8, 2023
  • #13,523
BodicoteSkyBlue said:
ATM machines that face south (ish) and seem to be perfectly angled to face the sun. Making them impossible to view the screen.
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Haha oh yes and then then the machine makes the loudest noise ever alerting all resident muggers within a mile radius know youre going to be carrying cash.

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skybluejelly

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 10, 2023
  • #13,524
Tree sap..it's bloody horrendous at the moment , not only on the car but my dog keeps rolling in it then rolls in the freshly cut grass he looks like a bloody scarecrow

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Nuskyblue

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  • Jun 10, 2023
  • #13,525
skybluejelly said:
Tree sap..it's bloody horrendous at the moment , not only on the car but my dog keeps rolling in it then rolls in the freshly cut grass he looks like a bloody scarecrow

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I've noticed this, you can see big patches under trees. Is it particularly bad this year, it's not something I've noticed so much. I'm assuming it's because it's been dry but we've had periods like this before ...
 

ccfc922

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  • Jun 10, 2023
  • #13,526
Do amazon flex on the side for bit of extra beer tokens, it's like they know my schedule or where I am. As soon as I'm away or busy, loads of routes, when I want one, nothing.
 

stay_up_skyblues

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  • Jun 10, 2023
  • #13,527
The unprecedented (to my beak) nuclear levels of pollen these last couple of days. Three different one a day tablets and 8 sniffs of spray deep and I’m still a snotty, sneezing mess. Had to come indoors two hours into my garden day
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jun 11, 2023
  • #13,528
Italian weddings and the 15 courses of food.
 
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covcity4life

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  • Jun 11, 2023
  • #13,529
Sick Boy said:
Italian weddings and the 15 courses of food.
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No worse than German and Spanish weddings...
 
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Sick Boy

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  • Jun 11, 2023
  • #13,530
covcity4life said:
No worse than German and Spanish weddings...
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Very good haha!
 
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Wyken Sky Blue

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  • Jun 12, 2023
  • #13,531
People who cut the corner when turning right causing me to slow down to avoid crashing into them!

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Tommo1993

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  • Jun 12, 2023
  • #13,532
skyblue1991 said:
People who cut the corner when turning right causing me to slow down to avoid crashing into them!

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On my estate every morning at 5:45, drivers getting into the factory just behind the estate, cut the corner and don’t care about what’s coming. With parked cars that make it even narrower. So now I take up more space and watch them slam those brakes and smile at them.
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Jun 12, 2023
  • #13,533
skyblue1991 said:
People who cut the corner when turning right causing me to slow down to avoid crashing into them!

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See also the half wits who feel the need to arc so wide to make the simplest of left/right turns.
You're driving a Corsa not a fucking oil tanker!
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Jun 12, 2023
  • #13,534
oscillatewildly said:
See also the half wits who feel the need to arc so wide to make the simplest of left/right turns.
You're driving a Corsa not a fucking oil tanker!
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Moving my truck as far left as I can because the oncoming massive VW Polo driver doesn’t think he or she can get past, when you’d easily fit another truck.

Roundabouts, car parks, corners, whatever. People’s piss poor lack of judgement when it comes to space negotiation…
 

dutchman

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  • Jun 13, 2023
  • #13,535
oscillatewildly said:
See also the half wits who feel the need to arc so wide to make the simplest of left/right turns.
You're driving a Corsa not a fucking oil tanker!
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They also do that when leaving Morrisons car park which prevents shoppers from leaving the store as they have to wait for the car to finish turning left before it turns right.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jun 13, 2023
  • #13,536
Modern phones with no earphone jack, Bluetooth ones are far less convenient imo

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Nick

Administrator
  • Jun 13, 2023
  • #13,537
fernandopartridge said:
Modern phones with no earphone jack, Bluetooth ones are far less convenient imo

Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk
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Depending on your phone you can get a connector that goes from USB to a Headphone Jack - Amazon product ASIN B0B2PVWZY3
I got some Google Earbuds with my phone but I don't use them out and about as they are so expensive I worry one will fall out.
 

SkyBlueSoul

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  • Jun 13, 2023
  • #13,538
The exponential increase in public BO with all this heat, especially on trains, trams etc.
 
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Nick

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  • Jun 13, 2023
  • #13,539
SkyBlueSoul said:
The exponential increase in public BO with all this heat, especially on trains, trams etc.
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I saw some teenage lads on their way home from school yesterday with massive coats on, jumpers etc. Bet they fucking stunk.

Add in Polyester T shirts.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Jun 13, 2023
  • #13,540
Nick said:
I saw some teenage lads on their way home from school yesterday with massive coats on, jumpers etc. Bet they fucking stunk.

Add in Polyester T shirts.
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Lad rode past me at the weekend at the height of the heat in a puffer jacket and a balaclava!
 

SkyBlueSoul

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 13, 2023
  • #13,541
Got to say I admire their commitment to looking like twats. Saw similar with a young lad at the tram stop in trackies, hoodie, hat and gloves.
 

Nick

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  • Jun 13, 2023
  • #13,542
shmmeee said:
Lad rode past me at the weekend at the height of the heat in a puffer jacket and a balaclava!
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"why you stopping and searching me fam?"
 
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rondog1973

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  • Jun 13, 2023
  • #13,543
Squeezy ketchup/mayonnaise dispensers that you have to throttle to obtain the content only for it to squirt a dollop akin to a rhino plop on your plate/sandwich.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Jun 13, 2023
  • #13,544
Nick said:
Depending on your phone you can get a connector that goes from USB to a Headphone Jack - Amazon product ASIN B0B2PVWZY3
I got some Google Earbuds with my phone but I don't use them out and about as they are so expensive I worry one will fall out.
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I've just got a new pixel but only realised when I went to plug my earphones in that there was no jack. I've got some cheap Bluetooth ones but the sound quality isn't great and I don't think they fit well. Like for like the cost of an good pair of wired earphones is much less than some good Bluetooth ones.

Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 13, 2023
  • #13,545
fernandopartridge said:
I've just got a new pixel but only realised when I went to plug my earphones in that there was no jack. I've got some cheap Bluetooth ones but the sound quality isn't great and I don't think they fit well. Like for like the cost of an good pair of wired earphones is much less than some good Bluetooth ones.

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I think you’ll see wired less and less TBH. Bluetooth is one of those “good enough” technologies that means it’s not worth the tiny cost to have the Jack as well.

I’m sure we’ll be here in five years having the same conversation about charging sadly, just makes everything like water and dust resistance easier/cheaper if you can remove ports.
 
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