Things That Trivially Annoy You.

Broke the handle off my favourite frying pan earlier. At least I got one last decent steak with mushrooms done before it gave in

When you put up an ad with 3 specific criteria for the goods and then the person you agree under those terms keeps at you to alter the terms of sale. The answer is no - it was a clear and unambigious legal advertisement. You accepted the terms and price which were fair and legal. WTF.

honeybear wrote: »

I used to wonder why parents would bring their children shopping when they appeared to be very poorly behaved. However, since I have begun teaching children with behavioural needs, I am now more sympathetic.

Some children are just badly behaved and their parents are too lazy to correct their bad manners/behaviour.

I absolutely agree that *some* children have intellectual/learning/behavioural disabilities but others are just badly brought up.

Yet again, my car. The breaks aren’t working right, I’ll have my foot to the floor just to get it to stop and even then it’s still moving. Then as I got it into campus, the handbrake light started flashing and beeping at me. Can’t drive it home so have to get it towed. What a fcuking start to a Monday :mad:

Supposed to be going away on a city break next weekend and I just saw there's a snow weather warning towards the end of the week.
Last year, a different city break was cancelled when all the airports closed and the country shut down due to storm Emma.
If I miss another holiday because of snow I won't be a happy bunny. :mad:

Kitty6277 wrote: »

Yet again, my car. The breaks aren’t working right, I’ll have my foot to the floor just to get it to stop and even then it’s still moving. Then as I got it into campus, the handbrake light started flashing and beeping at me. Can’t drive it home so have to get it towed. What a fcuking start to a Monday :mad:

That could be low brake fluid, which could also explain no brakes.
If that's all it is then quick 2 second fix.

I absolutely agree that *some* children have intellectual/learning/behavioural disabilities but others are just badly brought up.

I agree with this.

But some parents love to have a child diagnosed with an issue as it removes the responsibility from them to rear the child properly ("oh I can't help that he does that, he's got xyz").

And this. I think the medical professions and drugs industries collude with this by creating an ever-narrowing definition of what is "normal" in children, with anything that falls outside this "normal" requiring intervention and treatment with drugs or therapy. When I was in school nobody talked about ADHD etc, there was just a range of personality types that ranged from loud and restless to quiet and focused, but it was ALL normal.

Deleted User wrote: »

I would imagine that the vast, vast majority of children are just badly brought up, and have no 'disabilities' at all.

I can't agree with this, based on anecdotal evidence, admittedly. In fact, I've been pleasantly surprised by how well our daughters' friends behave, given that good parenting is so often claimed to have disappeared. I'm not seeing it in their circles anyway, and their close circles for a long time included most of their classmates (I think the circles shrink as they get older and personalities diverge). We've often had 15+ kids at our house for parties and no misbehaviour worth mentioning - plenty of noise, though. Plenty of evidence, though, of politeness and consideration for others. Again, not exactly a useful sample size statistically, but pleasantly surprising given all the hand-wringing that goes on prenting and childrens' behaviour.

Tazzimus wrote: »

That could be low brake fluid, which could also explain no brakes.
If that's all it is then quick 2 second fix.

Definitely sounds like low brake fluid. Simple enough to fix but the mechanic should check WHY it is low. There is probably a leak somewhere.

Tazzimus wrote: »

It could be low brake fluid, be the first thing to check anyway as the handbrake/brake light usually flashes and beeps if it gets low.
Failing that, could be something like a brake master cylinder etc which is a bigger job. Deffo check fluid level first though.

Also get your pads checked, as they wear the caliper piston will need to push put more, using more fluid as well.

What's the car btw?

I’ll get him to look at all that once he brings it home, thanks

It’s a VW Polo

Clampers in car parks. :mad:

Know exactly what I need to be working on this week. Spoke to my boss on Friday and said I would have a great run at it while he was on leave this week.
Came in this morning focused with the task in mind. Have spent all morning, and will be afternoon too, working on a number of 'urgent' small tasks that must all be done by close of business.
Tell them to feck off I hear you say, but they were all from my boss on Friday evening as he was finishing up and didn't get to them before he went on leave :mad:

Made a tit of myself in Stanstead airport last week.

Went through security and went to the wrong side to pick up my belongings. Was there for 10 mins like a clown till it dawned on me, tiredness.