nice_guy80 wrote: » technically you don't have to buy anything in a public house to sit there
al87987 wrote: » My mate fell over and broke his arm playing astro. Paramedics arrive an hour later and cut him out of his new hoody. He went mad at the paramedics and asked for compensation for the hoody.
osarusan wrote: » A market might be different, but I actually think it's really stingy for shopping centres to charge people something like 20 cents to use the toilets inside.
benjamin d wrote: » I hate being charged for toilets. Cleaning costs are built into the usually huge profits of these places so that's no excuse. I also hate paid public toilets like on Eyre Square in Galway, let people have a bloody free piss, it's not as if it's making any dent in the council's income!
TerrorFirmer wrote: » A 'public house' is a private premises. They can tell you to leave. I don't know where people get this notion that it's some sort of public or civil service beholden to the people.
veryangryman wrote: » Keeps them clean (usually) but yes I agree a nonsense when nature's calling and you've no change or no money.
Stan27 wrote: » Used to work in a corner shop when I was 18. Every Saturday a 30 something lady used to pick up one of the papers and take pictures of the job section (was a 1€ paper). She would do this for a good 3 mins as she would read the odd article too. I mentioned it to her politely one day that she really should buy it, but she seemed to be offended that I would ask that. Eventually I just used to let her work away just for my own entertainment lol. Helped pass the day.
redcup342 wrote: After Christmas each person got a bill of 300 euros, not just for food but including a "Cooking and Cleaning fee"
redcup342 wrote: » There was this Irish lad here (I think the only other Irish guy I knew in work) Around Christmas time he invited a bunch of people over to spend Christmas with him and his Husband. I declined, I'd been out with him a few times and they were brutal for getting people to pay for stuff and not have any cash. The last few incidents were the end of it: 1. When we went to pay in a bar they went completely crazy at me because I'd paid my own bill for beers and left. I got a load of abusive text messages saying they had no cash on them and to come back to sort the bill, I was embarrassing them in front of everyone. 2. His husband was sat next to me at the beach and said "mind my shoes their worth a month of your wages" and he walked off to have a paddle in the sea, I went off to the bar, was giving me dirty looks all night. 3. They'd come over to visit and bring some cheap lidl beer and then proceed to the fridge and grab a nice Belgian one, then when leaving, go to the fridge and take the beer back home with them. 4. They refused point blank to get an U-Bahn from the airport as they don't believe in Public transport and wanted to get a taxi, I said "Grand, you make your own way home so" They then asked for a loan of 30 euros because they had no cash on them, told them I didn't have any cash either and he pointed at an ATM saying there's one just there. I said why not take cash out yourself and he said "oh my bank charges a fiver to get money out from that ATM, if you can't afford to give us a loan then just say it" I said "Grand I can't afford to give you a loan" and walked off. I just avoided going out/meeting with them after that. Anyways a bunch of people turned up for their Christmas dinner thing. They had Moet and Chandon, Big turkey, ham, expensive crackers, pate and fine wines. The people turned up and brought something, presents, food, drink etc. After Christmas each person got a bill of 300 euros, not just for food but including a "Cooking and Cleaning fee" Everyone was pissed off as they didn't expect such expensive christmas stuff. but everyone paid. It turned out anyway they'd been pouring some cheap fizzy wine into the Moet and Chandon bottles, the Irish guy had blabbed about it in the pub saying "uncultured palettes couldn't tell the difference" and he'd pulled the wool over their eyes and they were none the wiser (unfortunately one of the guests happened to be in the same pub at the time and overheard the whole thing) The icing on top was the hubby asking people for the receipts so he could return the gifts, one girls said she didn't have the receipt so he asked for the cash instead and he could give it back to her (think it was a basket of cheese or something) Don't think anyone is talking to either of them anymore. I also had Christmas at mine, bought a chicken and some cans, we watched Charlie and the Chocolate factory, we didn't account for any bills or whatever, figured it was Christmas and why not enjoy it.
redcup342 wrote: » Everyone was pissed off as they didn't expect such expensive christmas stuff. but everyone paid.
redcup342 wrote: » There was this Irish lad here (I think the only other Irish guy I knew in work) Around Christmas time he invited a bunch of people over to spend Christmas with him and his Husband. I declined, I'd been out with him a few times and they were brutal for getting people to pay for stuff and not have any cash. The last few incidents were the end of it: 1. When we went to pay in a bar they went completely crazy at me because I'd paid my own bill for beers and left. I got a load of abusive text messages saying they had no cash on them and to come back to sort the bill, I was embarrassing them in front of everyone. 2. His husband was sat next to me at the beach and said "mind my shoes their worth a month of your wages" and he walked off to have a paddle in the sea, I went off to the bar, was giving me dirty looks all night. 3. They'd come over to visit and bring some cheap lidl beer and then proceed to the fridge and grab a nice Belgian one, then when leaving, go to the fridge and take the beer back home with them. 4. They refused point blank to get an U-Bahn from the airport as they don't believe in Public transport and wanted to get a taxi, I said "Grand, you make your own way home so" They then asked for a loan of 30 euros because they had no cash on them, told them I didn't have any cash either and he pointed at an ATM saying there's one just there. I said why not take cash out yourself and he said "oh my bank charges a fiver to get money out from that ATM, if you can't afford to give us a loan then just say it" I said "Grand I can't afford to give you a loan" and walked off. I just avoided going out/meeting with them after that. Anyways a bunch of people turned up for their Christmas dinner thing. They had Moet and Chandon, Big turkey, ham, expensive crackers, pate and fine wines. The people turned up and brought something, presents, food, drink etc. After Christmas each person got a bill of 300 euros, not just for food but including a "Cooking and Cleaning fee" Everyone was pissed off as they didn't expect such expensive christmas stuff. but everyone paid. It turned out anyway they'd been pouring some cheap fizzy wine into the Moet and Chandon bottles, the Irish guy had blabbed about it in the pub saying "uncultured palettes couldn't tell the difference" and he'd pulled the wool over their eyes and they were none the wiser (unfortunately one of the guests happened to be in the same pub at the time and overheard the whole thing) The icing on top was the hubby asking people for the receipts so he could return the gifts, one girls said she didn't have the receipt so he asked for the cash instead and he could give it back to her (think it was a basket of cheese or something) Don't think anyone is talking to either of them anymore.
redcup342 wrote: » There was this Irish lad here (I think the only other Irish guy I knew in work) Around Christmas time he invited a bunch of people over to spend Christmas with him and his Husband. I declined, I'd been out with him a few times and they were brutal for getting people to pay for stuff and not have any cash. The last few incidents were the end of it: 1..... ..... ... Don't think anyone is talking to either of them anymore. I also had Christmas at mine, bought a chicken and some cans, we watched Charlie and the Chocolate factory, we didn't account for any bills or whatever, figured it was Christmas and why not enjoy it.
Daledge wrote: » If this post is true, this wins the whole thread.
partyguinness wrote: » Funnily enough on the slightly German theme but nothing comes close to the last epic stinge..:o We recently moved house in England and the couple 2 doors up are same age (mid 30) with a small child. We also have 2 small kids- the wife is German and defo wears the trousers in a big way and he is English- very relaxed. So anyway we were invited to Saturday barbecue last June- formal written invite 6 weeks in advance no less. We had never met them only for the odd salute on the driveway. They looked nice and normal. The wife sent a text a few days before asking if there is anything we should bring...more of a polite token gesture TBH but got a reply back: 1. Bring marinated pork chops; 2. Red and white wine, 3. A bowl of salad, 4. Our own plates and cutlery Okaaaaayyy then...... we are not in the slightest bit tight so we duly obliged but did think it was a little strange. Now we would have brought our own drinks anyway. This is the thing: -nobody else appears to have been asked to bring food. Then she pulled out a huge bag of girl clothes for a toddler (we have a daughter younger than their girl) and basically strong armed the wife into buying a load of baby grows etc for £20.00. Then she told us that the pear and apple trees in our back garden had...and I quote "Seen better days and should be taken down." and that our child's playhouse in the back garden is over 8 ft high therefore in breach of planning. How the fcuk she can figure that out I have no idea as you cannot see it from her garden due to the apple and pear trees no less. As the wife said: "I don't think we are going to be best mates.' I think we got proper stitched up and nobody touched the salad the wife spent ages making.
