The New Minor Rant thread....

[SusieG]

Yes, it shouldn't be happening yet - surely we've only just stepped into summertime ??? It rolls along far too quick!!!

[Lumpy]

Carrots - pathetic
Beetroot - tasty but small and if left to get bigger they bolt - I'll need a microscope soon to see them.
Runners & DFB's - flowering under protest
Outdoor toms - about to emigrate because they are fed up of having to wear their vests.
Lettuce (some but not al) - bolted

And so the list goes on & on and on......

[Potstubsdustbins]

My thermostatically controlled central heating system has fired up tonight.

It's JULY for gawd sake

[Ovce domácí]

Just been down to the south-east Czech wine region where our big group of Czech and Slovak friends meet yearly, was 40 degrees!

Just sitting there sweating so spent sometime cooling in the local lake. Hotel was a sweatbox like out of the Bridge over the river Kwai, opened the window but couldnt sleep then as it was on a main road. Dont know why more other countries people dont holiday here with the weather, cheap but quality food/drink but saying that the Dutch and Austrians seem to have discovered it.

The drought is tough on the veggies round there though and people have been banned from watering from the river using mini pumps.

[mrswadders]

So my first official day of the summer holidays goes like this so far.....
2.30am. One dog sick all over bed,takes said dog downstairs cleans up vomit strips bed,me and mrw crawl into spare bed. Mrw gets up at 4.30 because he can't sleep puts light on wakes me up.....great I can go back to sleep now....ummm not happening....
gets back to sleep eventually mrw sets off to work 5.30.....both dogs then wake me whining because they want to come up. Oh no thinks I...get back to sleep....6.50 gets woken up by our lovely inconsiderate neighbours slamming front door....

All I wanted was a lay in on the first day.. .grrrrr

[Bigmallly]

Piggin rain...................... can we arrange to have some sent to Benešov.....................pleeeeeease.

[Glutton4...]

Gave the dogs a bone each yesterday to keep them occupied, as I was busy.

Had to get up just after five this morning to let one out. Discovered the other had already been ...

Up just before six to let them out again ...

Up again twenty minutes later to let them out again ... and again fifteen minutes later.

I figured the neighbours would be awake by then, so I left the back door open after that!

[PyreneesPlot]

Tablet was running low on juice last night so I turned it off, wanting to keep enough battery to use it before charging it once there's enough solar.
It turned itself back on. I turned it off. It turned itself back on...
Battery stuffed this morning.

[Ovce domácí]

Piggin rain...................... can we arrange to have some sent to Benešov.....................pleeeeeease.

Got a cool wet week this week now 20-ish before it heats up again on Sunday, should replenish the water barrels but bring out the dreaded slugs.

[Nicos]

Supposed to be 8C here tomorrow night

that's only 4C above potential frost damage

[Scarlet]

OH took the dog out earlier for a quick 10minute walk. Dropped him back with a smile and failed to mention he'd been rolling in fox cr@p! Cheers! It took me 15minutes to shower the dog and my hands still stink!

[Greenleaves]

Well he did take you away for your birthday Scarlet

[muddled]

OH took the dog out earlier for a quick 10minute walk. Dropped him back with a smile and failed to mention he'd been rolling in fox cr@p! Cheers! It took me 15minutes to shower the dog and my hands still stink!

Tomato ketchup.
For future reference smother fox poo with tom ketchup then wash the dog...works for collars etc too....something to do with vinegar plus natural surfacant...really works I promise (might even work on hands)

Quick....gotta think of a rant now!

Car parks that charge 80p an hour...don't take 10 pence pieces and don't give change....unless you happen to have four 20's in your pocket you have to pay over the odds but don't get any extra minutes parking.

[Scarlet]

My rant - rip off car parks!

To carry on your theme muddled. My Dad a double amputee, drove and parked in a disabled car park and collected his ticket after he got himself in his wheel chair which is in a roof top box. Returned to his car with over an hour to spare on his parking ticket.
Two days later he received a £60 fine due tothe time delay between entering the car park and getting a ticket at the ticket machine after parking! Hmm, this is a disabled spot? It should be free but it isn't and diabled people often take longer to get out of the car than most!
I still feel mad when I think about it even though it was several years ago!

[noviceveggrower]

People who can't indicate at all and those who fail to look at all as they approach a roundabout. Wouldn't mind but one was a driving school instructor.