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Things Cat Trialvilly Annoy You (part whatever) *MOD WARNING IN OP*

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  • #2672
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,316 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Manx, I'll bet. :pac:


  • #2673
    Rodney Bathgate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,445 ✭✭✭Rodney Bathgate


    the purple tin wrote: »
    Nope, a bit closer to home Rodders.

    Welsh?


  • #2674
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,316 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    I bey it was a Brit.


  • #2675
    dubstarr
    Registered Users Posts: 13,762 ✭✭✭✭dubstarr


    the purple tin wrote: »
    There was an old comedy film on about this perfect village in England. It had 99.9% employment. There was only one unemployed man who was also a beggar, a drunk and a tealeaf. Can you guess what nationality he was? :rolleyes:

    Irish:eek:


  • #2676
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users Posts: 10,520 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    dubstarr wrote: »
    Irish:eek:

    But from outside Dublin, right?

    The tide is turning…



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  • #2677
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users Posts: 8,901 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    Patrick2010 wrote: »
    That my office colleague has decided to take up whistling. Bad enough but its the same fcuking tune over and over!

    My dad did that for 45 years (probably more). He used to whistle the melody of that song “Please release me, let me go” over and over and over. which was probably a not-so-subtle message to us all.

    I remember one day his brother-in-law came to visit. He was telling my dad some long, drawn out story. My dad was sitting in the sofa in front of him, with his eyes closed, pinching the bridge of his nose whistling “Please release me, let me go“ as loud as he could. Yer man didn’t get the message and just kept telling the story.


  • #2678
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    dubstarr wrote: »
    Irish:eek:
    Maithú Dubstarr. Come up to the desk and take a sweet :)
    The rest of you messers can stay behind and see me after class :mad:


  • #2679
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,102 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Patrick2010 wrote: »
    That my office colleague has decided to take up whistling. Bad enough but its the same fcuking tune over and over!

    Professionally? is there much money in that?


  • #2680
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    EmmetSpiceland wrote: »
    But from outside Dublin, right?
    No an auld Dub homeless alco bum he was. Begob and Saints preserve us all the way :rolleyes:


  • #2681
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    I saw a boy racer mobile earler with a black curtain on the driver's side window :eek: WTF
    Even with it pulled back it was totally obscuring his blind spot.
    How do twats go round with idiotic stuff like this on their cars and not get stopped by the guards?
    Especially with all the checkpoints lately.

    The people who have L and N plates outside their car in the wrong places have left them out so long that they have faded away completely, so they must have passed through checkpoints in the last few months :confused:


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  • #2682
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,316 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    ohnonotgmail wrote: »
    Professionally? is there much money in that?
    No, you usually have to sing for your supper.


  • #2683
    Gamer Bhoy 89
    Registered Users Posts: 3,612 ✭✭✭Gamer Bhoy 89


    Still waiting on this package that I ordered on the 23rd. They had it on hold for days because they thought my address and postcode were invalid. They wanted 5 digits, and my postcode has 7, and they kept telling me to check and make sure the address is correct.

    Then they shipped it on Monday and they still got my postcode wrong.

    Now it has been given two false delivery dates, Wednesday and Friday, obviously it still hasn't showed up as it's the end of Friday and I'm still without said package.

    It's been in Germany since yesterday evening.

    I've sent an email asking them what the issue is and I'm going to flip my lid if they even dare have the gall to come back to me and blame it on COVID-f*cking-19


  • #2684
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,316 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »
    Still waiting on this package that I ordered on the 23rd. They had it on hold for days because they thought my address and postcode were invalid. They wanted 5 digits, and my postcode has 7, and they kept telling me to check and make sure the address is correct.

    Then they shipped it on Monday and they still got my postcode wrong.

    Now it has been given two false delivery dates, Wednesday and Friday, obviously it still hasn't showed up as it's the end of Friday and I'm still without said package.

    It's been in Germany since yesterday evening.

    I've sent an email asking them what the issue is and I'm going to flip my lid if they even dare have the gall to come back to me and blame it on COVID-f*cking-19


    If I were you I'd ask for a refund on the express delivery, 'cause it's anything but. :mad:


  • #2685
    Gamer Bhoy 89
    Registered Users Posts: 3,612 ✭✭✭Gamer Bhoy 89


    New Home wrote: »
    If I were you I'd ask for a refund on the express delivery, 'cause it's anything but. :mad:

    I checked their policy regarding it, unfortunately this is what it says:

    5.3.
    Any dates quoted by Seller for the delivery of Product(s) are estimates only and shall not form part of the contract. Seller aims to deliver promptly, however, delays are occasionally inevitable due to unforeseen factors. Seller shall be under no liability for any delay or failure to deliver the Product(s) within the estimated delivery time.


    They'll use COVID19 as their excuse, and there will be nothing I can do about it.


  • #2686
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,316 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    "Hey, we charge you extra for the fast delivery, but we'll deliver it whevever and you can do f#ck all about it", basically?


  • #2687
    Rubberlegs
    Registered Users Posts: 7,073 ✭✭✭Rubberlegs


    Some manky fecker leaving their mask in a trolley.

    I was visiting family graves today and something small and handmade by my youngest is gone from one of the graves :(


  • #2688
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,208 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Facemask makes my glasses steam up.


  • #2689
    Rubberlegs
    Registered Users Posts: 7,073 ✭✭✭Rubberlegs


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Facemask makes my glasses steam up.

    Me too :(


  • #2690
    Gamer Bhoy 89
    Registered Users Posts: 3,612 ✭✭✭Gamer Bhoy 89


    New Home wrote: »
    "Hey, we charge you extra for the fast delivery, but we'll deliver it whevever and you can do f#ck all about it", basically?

    Yeah. I'm not one for slandering but sure they have their own share of negative reviews on TrustPilot so I don't care.

    PlayAsia are the store. They specialise in selling imported DVDs, video games, gaming accessories etc. They're usually very affordable and they make importing media very easy. They're based in Hong Kong, and usually they take 2-3 months if you select the cheapest delivery option.

    Their express delivery option with UPS takes 3-5 days from dispatch-date, and they are pretty f*cking proud of this as well. UPS even says on their own website that an Express Saver Option is 3-5 working days, so they both gave that promise.

    I ordered a pretty rare-ish game console that's rather difficult to get locally. And despite the one I ordered being the European iteration it's still hard to get. Right now, since I ordered it, it's no longer available to buy, so I found myself pretty fortunate in that regard.

    I paid out the hole for this thing, and I really wanted it. I'm a collector at heart. So I went for the express delivery option, thinking it would be here within 7 days at the latest.

    The rest is what you know now.

    I have a pretty expensive hobby, so this is very much a huge frustration for me.

    I have two concerns. One being it getting stolen on its way to me, and the other it being damaged when it arrives. The longer it takes, the more concerned I get.


  • #2691
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,961 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »
    Yeah. I'm not one for slandering but sure they have their own share of negative reviews on TrustPilot so I don't care.

    PlayAsia are the store. They specialise in selling imported DVDs, video games, gaming accessories etc. They're usually very affordable and they make importing media very easy. They're based in Hong Kong, and usually they take 2-3 months if you select the cheapest delivery option.

    Their express delivery option with UPS takes 3-5 days from dispatch-date, and they are pretty f*cking proud of this as well. UPS even says on their own website that an Express Saver Option is 3-5 working days, so they both gave that promise.

    I ordered a pretty rare-ish game console that's rather difficult to get locally. And despite the one I ordered being the European iteration it's still hard to get. Right now, since I ordered it, it's no longer available to buy, so I found myself pretty fortunate in that regard.

    I paid out the hole for this thing, and I really wanted it. I'm a collector at heart. So I went for the express delivery option, thinking it would be here within 7 days at the latest.

    The rest is what you know now.

    I have a pretty expensive hobby, so this is very much a huge frustration for me.

    I have two concerns. One being it getting stolen on its way to me, and the other it being damaged when it arrives. The longer it takes, the more concerned I get.

    Ps vita ?

    Bitter coffee :(


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  • #2692
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users Posts: 8,901 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Facemask makes my glasses steam up.

    I’m seriously considering getting a custom 3D printed mask for that very reason. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53432848


  • #2693
    Gamer Bhoy 89
    Registered Users Posts: 3,612 ✭✭✭Gamer Bhoy 89


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    Ps vita ?

    Bitter coffee :(

    coregrafx mini.

    i didn't wanna buy it off ebay because i didn't trust half the sellers.


  • #2694
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,316 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Facemask makes my glasses steam up.
    Rubberlegs wrote: »
    Me too :(
    Gregor Samsa wrote: »
    I’m seriously considering getting a custom 3D printed mask for that very reason. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53432848

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=114119958&postcount=3933


  • #2695
    Mam of 4
    Registered Users Posts: 21,817 ✭✭✭✭Mam of 4


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Facemask makes my glasses steam up.

    It's as annoying as feck isn't it ?
    I fold up a tissue into a rectangular shape , and place it up near the top of the mask when putting it on , (underneath it) then put glasses on top . Usually works if I've positioned it right tbh , or if I remember to bring tissues!


  • #2696
    twirlagig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,374 ✭✭✭twirlagig


    Mam of 4 wrote: »
    It's as annoying as feck isn't it ?
    I fold up a tissue into a rectangular shape , and place it up near the top of the mask when putting it on , (underneath it) then put glasses on top . Usually works if I've positioned it right tbh , or if I remember to bring tissues!

    +1 for that Mam. Can’t remember where I saw a video of someone doing it but it really does work... the tissue does need to be in a certain spot though :)


  • #2697
    Mam of 4
    Registered Users Posts: 21,817 ✭✭✭✭Mam of 4


    twirlagig wrote: »
    +1 for that Mam. Can’t remember where I saw a video of someone doing it but it really does work... the tissue does need to be in a certain spot though :)

    Very true , nothing as bad as thinking you have it right and then you can feel the tissue start to slide and the glasses start to fog up... nope, didn't happen to me :o


  • #2698
    4Ad
    Registered Users Posts: 2,668 ✭✭✭4Ad


    Rang a local physio twice, left a message, no reply.
    Rang a Physio in Ennis, got an appointment, great, hiw much 45 Euro. Great...
    45 euro for half an hour !!
    Pinpointed cause of my pain, fair enough, gave me afew exercises...call back...will I F##k....


  • #2699
    Phoenix32
    Registered Users Posts: 323 ✭✭Phoenix32


    The people in the flat above me. I wake at 1am to hear them walk around like they're Irish dancing, the same at 3am and 8am. Do these people ever sleep and why are they always stomping?


  • #2700
    Living Off The Splash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭Living Off The Splash


    Phoenix32 wrote: »
    The people in the flat above me. I wake at 1am to hear them walk around like they're Irish dancing, the same at 3am and 8am. Do these people ever sleep and why are they always stomping?

    Are they very small people who dress in green and wear funny hats.


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  • #2701
    Wayne Jarvis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,076 ✭✭✭Wayne Jarvis


    My glasses fogged up too wearing face masks so I bought one of these https://www.pharmhealth.com/product/resusable-adult-face-mask-kn95-with-replacement-filters/

    They are out of stock there now but you'd get them elsewhere too. They have a filter on them and my glasses do fog up a tiny bit now occasionally but mostly it doesn't happen at all and it is a reusable mask too. Give your glasses a clean as well before you wear a mask too, that should help.


    My TA is that I really want to wear my favourite comfy jumper today but it's still wet from being washed so I have to slum it with my second favourite comfy jumper.


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