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Post by whiskeybrewer on Sept 11, 2019 8:03:57 GMT
Old Women who think its okay to ignore the queue and push ahead, using their bags to stop people to get back past then
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Sept 11, 2019 10:24:16 GMT
Old Women who think its okay to ignore the queue and push ahead, using their bags to stop people to get back past then
Oh that's my speciality.. With my size.. I take it as a challenge - line queue jumpers get denied by me..
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Post by Digi on Sept 11, 2019 12:33:06 GMT
When you're in a place like a Starbucks or a McDonalds (or whatever along those lines) and a crowd of 5+ people who are all TALKING LOUDLY BECAUSE THEY'RE A CROWD decide that the best looking table is the one right next to mine, in an otherwise-deserted seating/table area.
Particularly when the dialogue of what I'm watching on my laptop is now is drowned out because the decibel level of their conversation is now louder than my laptop/headphones volume at maximum.
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Post by Superium on Sept 14, 2019 7:11:28 GMT
This relates to a post I made a few weeks back, but what exactly is wrong with not talking? Apparently, talking just to fill the silence is fine, but not talking because: a). You don't have anything to add OR b). You know someone'll talk over you
is seen as bad. IMO, someone trying to break up the awkward silence is more awkward than the silence itself. Tell you what, I'll start talking when you shut up once in a while!
Sorry, I just really have a lot of pent-up anger with a particular person at the moment.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Sept 14, 2019 8:05:09 GMT
When someone cuts you off to tell you your wrong, then says exactly what you were going to say
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2019 12:16:59 GMT
When you wait for hour for a bus with other folks.
You get on the bus behind the others and they then spend ten minutes looking for money to pay the driver....🤪
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Post by Superium on Sept 14, 2019 15:55:40 GMT
When you wait for hour for a bus with other folks. You get on the bus behind the others and they then spend ten minutes looking for money to pay the driver....🤪 What's worse is if they pay only in exact change. There was this one time where I was waiting and there was this one older man ahead of me (I say older, but he looked to be mid 40s). He spent around 5-7 minutes counting coins to pay the driver. The worst part is, near the end of their counting, the driver looked at his wallet and noticed he had a note he could've used. If you had the note on you, what was the point of paying in coins? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2019 16:19:00 GMT
When you wait for hour for a bus with other folks. You get on the bus behind the others and they then spend ten minutes looking for money to pay the driver....🤪 What's worse is if they pay only in exact change. There was this one time where I was waiting and there was this one older man ahead of me (I say older, but he looked to be mid 40s). He spent around 5-7 minutes counting coins to pay the driver. The worst part is, near the end of their counting, the driver looked at his wallet and noticed he had a note he could've used. If you had the note on you, what was the point of paying in coins? We have buses that take your notes but dont give you change so I understand the giving of the exact fare-why should the company get lots of wee profits lol But thats the Scot in me |
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Post by Timelord007 on Sept 14, 2019 17:37:16 GMT
Old Women who think its okay to ignore the queue and push ahead, using their bags to stop people to get back past then Wouldn't get past me I'd accidentally trip her up. (No Timelord don't let your anger consume you, breath). |
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Post by Timelord007 on Sept 14, 2019 17:39:34 GMT
My Dad, since his accident is quite happy to sit in his chair all day, read paper, do Crosswords & watch boring curent affairs shows while my mom & i do the day to day running, shopping etc...
Just about at end of my tether.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2019 2:51:24 GMT
Standing in the Que at the checkout while the person being served (whose already packed and paid), decides to happily chat to the till operator (with absolutely no sense of urgency), about everything and nothing going on in their lives while everyone else is left waiting  Emptying my wallet of all my 5ps and 10ps at the self service check out, only to find it pumps out my change in 1ps and 2ps  Scanning my items at the self service check out only for it to tell me that my last item wasn't recognised and to please scan it again, on doing so it records that I've bought two Being asked if I'm OK to pack at the supermarket checkout, only for the till operator to then start hurtling my groceries down the chute at the speed of bloody light leaving me in a state of panic as items start piling up faster than I can get them in a bag People in the supermarket racing round the food isles like 10 formula one's in a race, then dumping their huge trolleys of swag in the middle of the lanes blocking everyone else while the're bending half in and half out of the freezer trying reach the last packet of frozen peas ! Waiting patiently behind someone so I can get something off the supermarket shelf in front of them while they read and dissect every work on the back of the packet with no consideration as to whose behind them Click & Collect anyone ? |
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Post by Digi on Sept 15, 2019 3:16:18 GMT
Standing in the que at the checkout while the person being served (whose already packed and paid), decides to happily chat to the till operator (with absolutely no sense of urgency), about everything and nothing while everyone else is left waiting. Amen. Bonus points for when it's a retiree who decided the very best time to do their month's grocery shopping and cashier-chat is during lunch and on a weekday, when every single last other person in line has just run out from work on their lunch and only has a limited break. |
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Post by tuigirl on Sept 16, 2019 8:14:28 GMT
Well... since I mentioned it in another thread.
My pet peeve with science fiction in general is the complete bias towards placental mammal biology when describing alien races. Explanation- we are placental mammals, these are the ones with the placenta and outward mammary glands.
There are also egg laying mammals like the platypus and marsupials like the koala.
Even they are VERY different.
But there are so many more animals on this planet alone- imagine what it would be on other planets!
How disappointing that most sci-fi writers apparently never did visit a zoo.
This is a problem when your training is in the biological sciences. There is only so far I can suspend my disbelieve. Before it all becomes male cattle droppings.
What is all this about human/ alien hybrids? Do they even have the same DNA structure as we? There are bacteria on Earth which have a completely different DNA makeup, they could as well be aliens. We humans cannot even breed with chimps, and they have 99% DNA similarity with humans! Spock would never work, not only for genetic reasons, but also that they have a completely different blood makeup!
Back to sci-fi lore being so ridiculously MAMMAL centered. Again, male cattle droppings. Some Who examples: Take the female Silurians for an example. They appear to have mammary glands (breasts). They are bloody reptiles!
Ever seen a turtle with breasts?? I know, TV and breasts sell, but honestly?
Or the much maligned timelord sex change. Oh man, do not even get me started. There are more animals on earth, and hopefully in the universe, than just mammals (more than 99% in fact). And most of them do NOT have sex chromosomes.
The timelord sex change does not have to be genetic.
Many fish change their sex because they become the dominant animal in a group.
In many reptiles the breeding temperature determines sex. What is a huge problem with climate change now. Tuatara in NZ are in big trouble because with warmer temperatures, all the eggs become male.
For sci-fi, the aliens, like the timelords, are just too damn close too home. Is there a chance to invite a writer for a trip to the zoo?
There are so many ideas to make alien biology ALIEN. By just moving away AN INCH from placental mammals.
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Post by Superium on Sept 23, 2019 3:44:03 GMT
The whole 'respect your elders' thing. I get why it's there, but it really does seems like a 'get out of jail free' card for the older generation to shit on the younger generations.
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Sept 23, 2019 7:27:22 GMT
The whole 'respect your elders' thing. I get why it's there, but it really does seems like a 'get out of jail free' card for the older generation to shit on the younger generations. Respect is earnt. Politeness is the grease that keeps the cogs Of society moving, but respect is earnt, not blindly given because of someone else’s age or social status. |
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Sept 23, 2019 11:02:02 GMT
So I dropped into the shops on my way home. As I pulled out of my parking spot I had to drive back in three times because there were cars coming along looking for spots or trying to get out themselves. When I finally managed to get out I had just about managed to turn 90 degrees and was making my slow way towards the exit and some... moron pulls right out of a spot about three cars further on from where I was, flips me the bird because only one of us (hint: it was me) was alert enough to stop before they reversed into me, which under the law would have made it my fault. Then - and this is the absolute icing on the cake - they make it to the exit of the car park and totally hog the centre of the driveway and turn in the direction of their choice WITHOUT INDICATING!
So yes, poor driving and lack of courtesy to fellow motorists hacked me off today.
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Post by Superium on Sept 24, 2019 16:29:20 GMT
People who start decorating for a holiday a whole month before said holiday happens. You could at least wait until the month of the holiday to start.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2019 21:46:19 GMT
People who start decorating for a holiday a whole month before said holiday happens. You could at least wait until the month of the holiday to start. You're talking about Christmas, aren't you? |
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Post by Superium on Sept 24, 2019 21:52:51 GMT
People who start decorating for a holiday a whole month before said holiday happens. You could at least wait until the month of the holiday to start. You're talking about Christmas, aren't you? That and Halloween. My neighbor across from me has already started putting up Halloween decorations. |
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Post by tuigirl on Sept 25, 2019 7:17:30 GMT
People who start decorating for a holiday a whole month before said holiday happens. You could at least wait until the month of the holiday to start. I feel your pain. There are the first Lebkuchen and Christmas cakes in the supermarket already.
And it is, what?, September.
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