Minor Rant Thread part 5

[FionaH]

Unscrupulous garden centres near here selling frost tender plants, unsuitable pots etc etc. Had the unpleasant job of telling a couple that
1: The toms and cucs they had planted out were likely to freeze to death
2: The little trough they had been told was fine was way too small for three plants!

Honestly it doesn't take much to sell the right plants at the right time with the right advice. We manage!

[julesapple]

Buying a 50m roll of cotton tape, sewing 248 bunting triangles to it, then running out of tape with 22 triangles left over because the cotton tape is five metres short! Now I have to buy some more...all the way into town.

[taff]

make some?

[julesapple]

People who never finish what they're sa

[julesapple]

I can't make woven cotton tape, Taff. Sadly.

[Bexy]

Age ? I am 21... but people just dont understand that i dont like what normal 21 year olds like. i hardly ever drink i dont really "hang" out with mates. im a home body ... as my mum says in a 35 year old in a 21 year old body... but people just think im odd because i do not conform? i never did see the manual that says what your surpose to like certain things acording to your age...... Grumble ......Grumble.....

[cardiffsteve]

Tell 'em too leave you alone.
My nephew whose 22 grumbles more than I do. Hes a grumpy young man.

[cardiffsteve]

Bl@@dy cats.

I dug a small piece yesterday about 5 feet square, covered it with fleece.
Went to have a look today a cat has crapped on top of fleece.

Wheres my shotgun......

[taff]

I can't make woven cotton tape, Taff. Sadly.

improvise, adapt, overcome!!!
make it shorter?

[Hilary B]

my turn for a little rant .....
i went on amazon to buy a book a few weeks back .... really quick and easy ..... book delivered no problem .....
went on again today to try and place another order .... i can't .... apparently i have an account that i have to log in to .... or i could open a new account that will wipe out the details of the other account .... and one way or another amazon has to send me an email that i have to click a link and verify something to open the account .... OMG .... buying something online should NOT be such a pain in the bum!

i've ordered from another website now .... less and £1 more for the whole order, but zero hassle with placing the order .... no mucking about with accounts and things ....

I kept forgetting my Amazon password, so I apparently have 5 accounts. I don't use it any more, anything I can get off Amazon I can find on e-bay rather cheaper.....

Yes I want to rant about how B Stupid Amazon can be as well, but a different bit. They have this 'recommendations' thing, and what on earth some of the things they recommend have to do with their stated reason for recommending it........!!!!!

[Sanjo]

I had to go all the way into town today to replace the beer kit bought a couple of weeks ago from Wilkinsons. My own stupid fault as the last one I bought was the same and this time I didn't check. There was no yeast sachet. Girl at the service desk completely unfazed because as she said "Oh yes, that happens a lot - people pinch it"
While I was standing waiting for the replacement (which I insisted was checked!) a young man in front of me had no lid for his container and the couple behind him had no tap for the water butt they had just picked up, despite the fact that the label on the front said included.

[cardiffsteve]

Neighbour just knocked door, I've got a flat tyre on car.
I've got to go out soon, so now i've got to change wheel in rain and wind.
I'm one unhappy easter bunny.

[Florence Fennel]

I know we need the rain, but why does it have to persist it down when I have a few days off rather than when I'm stuck at work? It hasn't stopped me doing a bit, but I'm very wet and I could have done so much more if it had been fine. It better not rain all day tomorrow, 'cause I'm back at work on Wednesday.

[Florence Fennel]

Me again, sorry. Just spent over half an hour choosing seeds at T & M 'cause P & P is free (until midnight tonight). Got right through to checkout, put in my card details and up comes a message to tell me they are experiencing problems with their site. Bu@@er

[Florence Fennel]

I've just had an e-mail to say thank you for my order, so it must have processed!