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04-05-2021 9:04am

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Horrible weather but I do like a cozy night in with a film. I chose Red Heat. I get about 10 minutes in before trying the subtitles as Netflix doesn't have any for the Russian portions of the film. They appear if I enable the subtitles but now I'm constantly switching them on and off whereas if this were broadcast on telly, there'd only be subtitles for the Russian. Eurgh.

you mean like every night since March 2020 then ......TA:rolleyes:

(had planned to meet someone yesterday. But what can you do in that weather? Coffee? all closed in my area by 5pm. Walk? impossible in yesterday's wind and rain ...........so another opportunity to boost my social life a dead end) Another "cosy night in with a film" it is........TA big time at this stage!

ancapailldorcha · 04-05-2021 10:07am

Deleted User wrote: »

you mean like every night since March 2020 then ......TA:rolleyes:

(had planned to meet someone yesterday. But what can you do in that weather? Coffee? all closed in my area by 5pm. Walk? impossible in yesterday's wind and rain ...........so another opportunity to boost my social life a dead end) Another "cosy night in with a film" it is........TA big time at this stage!

I'm really bad at actuallly picking films or shows to watch as there're too many. Another TA. The amount of times I've sat down at 9pm to choose something and only for the window to expire...

whisky_galore · 04-05-2021 10:25am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Calling spouses ‘hubby’ or ‘herself’, and worse still, calling kids ‘smallies’. The latter drives me up the wall

"Bae" has to be the worst expression.

Mam of 4 · 04-05-2021 10:27am

The screw has fallen out of one side of the frame of my glasses, the bit that holds the lens in ...lovely..

Pawwed Rig · 04-05-2021 11:08am

The smallies left my tent bag outside last night and no sign of it this morning as the wind will have blown it away. Herself blames me of course.

blade1 · 04-05-2021 12:45pm

Mam of 4 wrote: »

The screw has fallen out of one side of the frame of my glasses, the bit that holds the lens in ...lovely..

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOW4Gkz

Dramatik · 04-05-2021 1:23pm

Dial Hard wrote: »

Same. My dad literally cuts/chops EVERYTHING with the breadknife. One that genuinely came from my grandparents house and they're dead 20 years. It's a good thing he rarely cooks cause he'd be short several fingertips by now otherwise.

Ha ha we must have the same da, cause the one my da uses must be at the least 20 years old too

Mollyb60 · 04-05-2021 1:34pm

Made a lovely warm chicken wrap for lunch, went to wrap it and discovered the cheeky ****er had green mould on the underside of it. Had to scrape out all the filling onto crappy bread instead. It had all gone cold too by the time I actually could eat it.

redoctober · 04-05-2021 1:56pm

Antares35 wrote: »

In regards to. When someone uses that in an email to me, I instantly lose all respect.

I've heard people use this for years thinking it makes them sound smarter: "irregardless" !!

Antares35 · 04-05-2021 2:35pm

redoctober wrote: »

I've heard people use this for years thinking it makes them sound smarter: "irregardless" !!

Perhaps you could be more PACIFIC. Please revert BACK when you can.

freshpopcorn · 04-05-2021 3:20pm

Hearing about Maura Higgins love life and how she's after splitting from another one that was meant to be the ''Love of her 'life''.

Mollyb60 · 04-05-2021 3:38pm

Working from home TA: Email from office "please call Mr Customer on xxxx."

When I call Mr Customer his query is absolutely nothing to do with me or my team at all. Switchboard just didn't both asking what he was actually calling about.

Potential-Monke · 05-05-2021 1:01am

I just copped that crisps I've been buying are over twice the price I thought they were, or they originally were. I'm talking about the amazing Lorenz Crunchips Paprika. In the UK, for a 140g bag it's £1.43 (€1.66), and over here the 150g bag of the same crisps is €3.99!!!

I'm actually a bit more than trivially annoyed, I can't see any justification for over double the price for an extra* 10g. So I've emailed them to ask why. I don't usually do that, but that's a crazy difference in price for basically the same product. These used to be sub €2 at one point. They're only €2 on partyonline.ie. Tesco, every little helps line their greedy paws!

*allegedly, there's so much air one would have to actually weigh them

New Home · 05-05-2021 1:22am

Different VAT rates, perhaps? That would do it.

Potential-Monke · 05-05-2021 1:23am

New Home wrote: »

Different VAT rates, perhaps? That would do it.

I thought Ireland had a lower VAT rate, but it doesn't explain the €2.35 difference!

I was about to buy 10 bags from that online place, they're on sale down from €3 to €2, but I'd need to order a lot more to get the free delivery, otherwise it's €9 so not making much of a saving in the end. Don't think I could justify to the rest of the household why 30 "share" bags of crisps are being delivered. And if they're on sale, they could be close to expiry, and as much as I love them, eating 30 bags of them in a short while is a small bit overkill.

Must start going back to Lidl to get the Chio version, they're definitely cheaper!

New Home · 05-05-2021 1:24am

No idea.

Porklife · 05-05-2021 10:46am

I rarely use facebook and don't have messanger installed on my phone but I'll see a message if facebook is open on my laptop.
I joined a baby group and decided to install messanger as that's the done thing.
Suddenly I'm more popular than Paris Hilton. My phone is hopping with messages from old work colleagues to randomers I've met on nights out over the years. I'm thinking wow, didn't realise so many people were waiting on the edge of their seats for me to join messanger ;p
I just got a message from an old work friend and I replied saying great to hear from you stranger!
I've just realised all the messages are from years ago. For some reason they're all trickling in now. That particular message is from 2016 so now I look like a weirdo who took 5 years to respond.
I actually have no current messages:)
Not so popular now am I!

Antares35 · 05-05-2021 11:20am

When you spend 50 percent of your working day chasing people for stuff. When did I become everyone's PA? Why do grown adults need to be treated like babies and given cascade notifications for items due? I hate cc'ing mgrs on my requests but I'm damn well going to start if it means I might actually get stuff I ask for on time.

eisenberg1 · 05-05-2021 11:52am

Just turned the radio..

Beauty tips on The Claire Byrne show...hair and nails, and two women cackling
Like schoolgirls. FFS!

Mollyb60 · 05-05-2021 1:25pm

Had poached eggs for lunch, turned out a disaster. Went the steaming method but the damn pot overboiled, so the white's wouldn't set properly, and the yolk broke on one getting it out of the water. There's nothing worse than an underdone egg.

Pawwed Rig · 05-05-2021 2:27pm

I skipped my shower this morning as I was going to go for a run at lunchtime. Too rainy now to run but now I need to shower anyway which I should have just done this morning.

Antares35 · 05-05-2021 4:59pm

Can anyone explain why the f*ck noises appear to be amplified when I'm wearing headphones?? Alternatively if there is an alternative to having a full time WFH gig with a napping baby and noisy parents next door, I will also take it

castletownman · 05-05-2021 6:20pm

Do you know when a few bills pile up around the same time, and it's perfectly reasonable to delay less important payments by a week or so until you're paid? Why the eff does my mother make such a big deal about fecking birthday gifts then?

I have my car insurance to pay in a few days, along with a phone-bill that exceeded the usual amount due to having to use data when I was without wifi for a week or two, while the GF's birthday is this weekend too.

I was told today that the whole family chipped in for a gift voucher for the youngest's birthday which was last week (always the last to be told anything), which is fair enough, only I said I'll have the money when I am paid next week. Everyone else was on board, only this wasn't good enough for mam of course (she isn't even the person who I have to revolut), who got right up in my face, started poking my shoulder and asking me was I having money problems and whether I was saving for a house at all?

Christ almighty, it wasn't even a milestone birthday, and yet she makes me feel like **** for rightly controlling my finances.

Antares35 · 05-05-2021 7:12pm

castletownman wrote: »

Do you know when a few bills pile up around the same time, and it's perfectly reasonable to delay less important payments by a week or so until you're paid? Why the eff does my mother make such a big deal about fecking birthday gifts then?

I have my car insurance to pay in a few days, along with a phone-bill that exceeded the usual amount due to having to use data when I was without wifi for a week or two, while the GF's birthday is this weekend too.

I was told today that the whole family chipped in for a gift voucher for the youngest's birthday which was last week (always the last to be told anything), which is fair enough, only I said I'll have the money when I am paid next week. Everyone else was on board, only this wasn't good enough for mam of course (she isn't even the person who I have to revolut), who got right up in my face, started poking my shoulder and asking me was I having money problems and whether I was saving for a house at all?

Christ almighty, it wasn't even a milestone birthday, and yet she makes me feel like **** for rightly controlling my finances.

God, buying a present and then demanding a contribution after. Inertia selling at its finest

(and very TA)

Edit TA this is actually not inertia selling at all and I've just made myself look like an idiot.

Porklife · 06-05-2021 9:37am

TA people not sticking to the theme of the thread. I've been guilty of veering off topic myself but I mean completely missing the point. The ruining a wedding thread is being ruined by people not talking about ruining a wedding. It's like they don't know what ruining or wedding means. People posting about football and funerals. Stop ruining it ðŸ˜¡
Did i say ruining enough?

*may have woken up extra cranky ðŸ˜¡

dubstarr · 06-05-2021 12:10pm

castletownman wrote: »

Do you know when a few bills pile up around the same time, and it's perfectly reasonable to delay less important payments by a week or so until you're paid? Why the eff does my mother make such a big deal about fecking birthday gifts then?

I have my car insurance to pay in a few days, along with a phone-bill that exceeded the usual amount due to having to use data when I was without wifi for a week or two, while the GF's birthday is this weekend too.

I was told today that the whole family chipped in for a gift voucher for the youngest's birthday which was last week (always the last to be told anything), which is fair enough, only I said I'll have the money when I am paid next week. Everyone else was on board, only this wasn't good enough for mam of course (she isn't even the person who I have to revolut), who got right up in my face, started poking my shoulder and asking me was I having money problems and whether I was saving for a house at all?

Christ almighty, it wasn't even a milestone birthday, and yet she makes me feel like **** for rightly controlling my finances.

Tell her you will buy your own presents for people from now on.

06-05-2021 1:09pm

After being off work for nearly a week, having to communicate with other humans besides my immediate family and listen to boring work sh!t.

freshpopcorn · 06-05-2021 1:14pm

We’ve have a oven/microwave.
I was cooking some bread rolls in it and checked them to see were they cooked.
I forgot to set it to oven again and it automatically went onto microwave.
Let’s just say they were burnt on the inside.

ohnonotgmail · 06-05-2021 1:48pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

We’ve have a oven/microwave.
I was cooking some bread rolls in it and checked them to see were they cooked.
I forgot to set it to oven again and it automatically went onto microwave.
Let’s just say they were burnt on the inside.

did they have a soggy bottom?

Antares35 · 06-05-2021 2:06pm

I feel like everyone around me just talks about work all the time. I've two friends who literally never talk about anything else. One constantly complaining about being treated badly and how much of an àsshole her boss is, but she's still there years later.

The other is the kind who lives vicariously through his work, feels the need to constantly remind us how many days leave he still has to take because he was so needed that he hasn't taken any AL in two years etc. Any time you ask how he is, "I'm wrecked, I did 4000 hours overtime last week". He genuinely thinks the company will go under without him.

Now OH has started, going on and on about being under pressure, staff resourcing issues means everyone is snowed etc.

I would never bore someone by talking about my work endlessly. I love my job, I studied and worked hard to get my position. I work hard. If I f*ck up there are consequences too. But, I also know there's far more to life. Losing all other aspects of your identity and tearing yourself in two does not make you a great employee.

freshpopcorn · 06-05-2021 2:19pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

did they have a soggy bottom?

No, they were just hard and pale and complete black when cut.

Dial Hard · 06-05-2021 2:35pm

Dog just jumped into the Poddle and came out black to her shoulders. Going to have to get the hose at her when we get home because she isn't going into the house like this.

Dial Hard · 06-05-2021 2:59pm

I also finally said it to next door about their dog barking - started at 6.30 this morning - and was told "You can't put a time control on a dog's bladder".

No, and I'm not asking you to. I'm asking you to stop him barking his fcuking head off while he does it.

I really, really, really, really, really hate that dog.

Blitzkrieger · 06-05-2021 4:15pm

Shout out to the woman trying to control two yappy little dogs while I drove slowly past on a narrow lane, who threw me a dirty look after I stopped when one ran out in front of me.

Was I supposed to run it over?

Antares35 · 06-05-2021 4:19pm

Blitzkrieger wrote: »

Was I supposed to run it over?

Perhaps... Was it DialHard with the neighbour's dog?

HildaOgdenx · 06-05-2021 4:25pm

Antares35 wrote: »

The other is the kind who lives vicariously through his work, feels the need to constantly remind us how many days leave he still has to take because he was so needed that he hasn't taken any AL in two years etc. Any time you ask how he is, "I'm wrecked, I did 4000 hours overtime last week". He genuinely thinks the company will go under without him.

Worked with someone like that. She took early retirement about ten years ago. Funnily enough the company is still going strong.

There was another person on the team who had no other topic of conversation but work. She was there when you went in to the office in the morning. She was there when you left in the evening. I actually used to say if I was ever at lunch with her, 'let's talk about something else'. I used to find it so draining, and it was always negative as well.

Also now retired. No idea what she has to talk about these days.

Potential-Monke · 06-05-2021 4:36pm

Potential-Monke wrote: »

I just copped that crisps I've been buying are over twice the price I thought they were, or they originally were. I'm talking about the amazing Lorenz Crunchips Paprika. In the UK, for a 140g bag it's £1.43 (€1.66), and over here the 150g bag of the same crisps is €3.99!!!

I'm actually a bit more than trivially annoyed, I can't see any justification for over double the price for an extra* 10g. So I've emailed them to ask why. I don't usually do that, but that's a crazy difference in price for basically the same product. These used to be sub €2 at one point. They're only €2 on partyonline.ie. Tesco, every little helps line their greedy paws!

*allegedly, there's so much air one would have to actually weigh them

TA'd that this is the reply I got:

Thank you for your email.

Tesco Ireland has different prices than Tesco in the UK.

I hope this information helps.

...........

Bredabe · 06-05-2021 4:46pm

When I was in the thick of my studies, I would say to myself that I would do this or that when this is over.

It's over now(yea!) and I can't remember what they were and I'm bored out of my mind!

Strumms · 06-05-2021 4:50pm

Antares35 wrote: »

I feel like everyone around me just talks about work all the time. I've two friends who literally never talk about anything else. One constantly complaining about being treated badly and how much of an àsshole her boss is, but she's still there years later.

The other is the kind who lives vicariously through his work, feels the need to constantly remind us how many days leave he still has to take because he was so needed that he hasn't taken any AL in two years etc. Any time you ask how he is, "I'm wrecked, I did 4000 hours overtime last week". He genuinely thinks the company will go under without him.

Now OH has started, going on and on about being under pressure, staff resourcing issues means everyone is snowed etc.

I would never bore someone by talking about my work endlessly. I love my job, I studied and worked hard to get my position. I work hard. If I f*ck up there are consequences too. But, I also know there's far more to life. Losing all other aspects of your identity and tearing yourself in two does not make you a great employee.

And they’d be thrown under a bus by their employer at the drop of a hat.

When the times comes to clock out, switch off, don’t talk about it, think about it, worry about it or stress... work 20/40 hours and live and enjoy the rest. It’s been done to death but work to live over living to work is the only way.

06-05-2021 5:55pm

Trying to decide what crisps to get in the weekly shop. So many crisps!! Which to buy? These are the high level questions I seek the answer to.

New Home · 06-05-2021 7:01pm

O'Donnell's. No competition.

castletownman · 06-05-2021 7:24pm

Fella in Lidl earlier at the top of the queue. When the cashier had scanned everything through and asked did he have the Lidl Plus app (as is protocol), Johnny Big Balls scoffed at the question and then said "can you tell your manager that your selection of steaks are too small" before pretty much leaving in a huff after paying. The poor young lad didn't know what to say in response.

As luck would have it, the customer happened to park next to me in his Merc, and you'd just know by the look of him and the way he dressed that he is used to shouting down people in work and bothering service staff in restaurants.

freshpopcorn · 06-05-2021 7:28pm

New Home wrote: »

O'Donnell's. No competition.

Have you tried the black pudding ones tough?

Nicetrustedcup · 06-05-2021 7:30pm

Mimon · 06-05-2021 7:37pm

Antares35 wrote: »

I feel like everyone around me just talks about work all the time. I've two friends who literally never talk about anything else. One constantly complaining about being treated badly and how much of an àsshole her boss is, but she's still there years later.

The other is the kind who lives vicariously through his work, feels the need to constantly remind us how many days leave he still has to take because he was so needed that he hasn't taken any AL in two years etc. Any time you ask how he is, "I'm wrecked, I did 4000 hours overtime last week". He genuinely thinks the company will go under without him.

Now OH has started, going on and on about being under pressure, staff resourcing issues means everyone is snowed etc.

I would never bore someone by talking about my work endlessly. I love my job, I studied and worked hard to get my position. I work hard. If I f*ck up there are consequences too. But, I also know there's far more to life. Losing all other aspects of your identity and tearing yourself in two does not make you a great employee.

Feel your pain, regularly listen to the OH for a couple of hours at a time go on about her work woes.

I actually don't mind as everyone needs to vent but what gets me is when I want to talk about something different I'm not listened to and the conversation is steered back to it.

2/3 hours of venting should be enough!!

whisky_galore · 06-05-2021 7:37pm

Fella on a ride on lawnmower today, as soon as he finished his lawn, he went out on the road to make the verges on both sides a wasteland for pollinators as well. Why do people want to "tidy" nature so much ffs?

lucalux · 06-05-2021 8:15pm

whisky_galore wrote: »

Fella on a ride on lawnmower today, as soon as he finished his lawn, he went out on the road to make the verges on both sides a wasteland for pollinators as well. Why do people want to "tidy" nature so much ffs?

THis :mad: Plus the weedkiller wasters, who kill absolutely everything within a 100-150ft distance of their front gates.

No wonder there are no native wildflowers left on our rural ditches here. Used to be full of scabious, cowslips, silverweed, ribwort plantain, violets, wild strawberries etc etc

Now? We have grass. Just fecking scutch grass.

Tidiness be damned.

Porklife · 06-05-2021 8:16pm

castletownman wrote: »

Fella in Lidl earlier at the top of the queue. When the cashier had scanned everything through and asked did he have the Lidl Plus app (as is protocol), Johnny Big Balls scoffed at the question and then said "can you tell your manager that your selection of steaks are too small" before pretty much leaving in a huff after paying. The poor young lad didn't know what to say in response.

As luck would have it, the customer happened to park next to me in his Merc, and you'd just know by the look of him and the way he dressed that he is used to shouting down people in work and bothering service staff in restaurants.

What an absolute dickhead. I can't stand people like that. I was just over at my local Tesco and it's an inner city grim tesco express. Some junkie scumbag was arguing with the security guy. You know its a bad sign when a supermarket has a security guard at the door.
The scumbag was squaring up to him saying....jus admi' you were wrong n ill leave it..i don't wanna have ta hit ya a box man..jus admi you were wrong man..
Ugh. Ta assholes not letting people do their job in peace. People in offices complain about somebody eating tuna at their desk or talking loudly but imagine dealing with full on abuse every day. I felt like giving the poor security guy a massive hug.

06-05-2021 8:18pm

New Home wrote:

O'Donnell's. No competition.

I agree, they're a damn fine crisp. Damn fine. But my pickle is I'm buying for the family and need to cater for varying tastes......oh my God the decisions!!!

in the end I went for 6 packs of BBQ hula hoops, rancheros and prawn cocktail walkers.

freshpopcorn wrote:

Have you tried the black pudding ones tough?

I have tried them actually and I thought they were decent. I wouldn't be rushing to buy them again or anything but decent enough.

New Home · 06-05-2021 9:53pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Have you tried the black pudding ones tough?

Nope, and I won't, either (veggie).

castletownman wrote: »

Fella in Lidl earlier at the top of the queue. When the cashier had scanned everything through and asked did he have the Lidl Plus app (as is protocol), Johnny Big Balls scoffed at the question and then said "can you tell your manager that your selection of steaks are too small" before pretty much leaving in a huff after paying. The poor young lad didn't know what to say in response.

As luck would have it, the customer happened to park next to me in his Merc, and you'd just know by the look of him and the way he dressed that he is used to shouting down people in work and bothering service staff in restaurants.

Ah, but of course. A male "Karen".

There is a light wrote: »

I agree, they're a damn fine crisp. Damn fine. But my pickle is I'm buying for the family and need to cater for varying tastes......oh my God the decisions!!! in the end I went for 6 packs of BBQ hula hoops, rancheros and prawn cocktail walkers.

You buy, therefore you get to choose. When the others buy, they choose. Fair is fair.

My major TA: the amount of plastic, especially in crisps, but in the shopping in general. Absolutely criminal.

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