The New Minor Rant thread....

[alldigging]

Pop-ups advertising "Getting all wrapped up for Christmad" in the middle of ruddy January.

C'mon GYO, sort yourselves out!

That's google advertisers being inefficient with their ads. Clicking on them costs them money and makes them notice. Or is that just evil?

[Glutton4...]

Sneezing, when you have sore muscles from coughing...

[Nicos]

Wet patch on landing ceiling...right next to one of the chimneys ...darn, it's an area where the roof chimney has already been repaired...several times in the past.

Looks like it's time to rip down the ceiling to expose the oak beam at the apex/ridge to see if it's slowly been rotting over the years.
Yup...big job!

[Potstubsdustbins]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Thompsons 10 year roof seal. quick, easy and good.

Try a hole in the ceiling a torch and mirror, it might save a lot of pain.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Not sure whether this should be here or on what makes you happy, it certainly made me smile..........well after the event.

SWMBO was cutting my hair to night when I heard "Oopsy doopsy" That will be a number '1' all over then, just in time for the cold weather.

[Glutton4...]

Wind.

No, the outside, weather kind of wind, not the 'I had a curry' sort. What are you like!?

[noviceveggrower]

Arguing in the middle of Tesco's last night with my 7 year old over a pair of new winter boots. The size 12's were to small, very few size 1's and size 2's were big. So after a twenty minute battle of wills we found her a pair we both agreed on. Of course little boy only took 5 minutes if that.

[PyreneesPlot]

Standing in the cold and rain for half an hour outside the locked chiropodist. She didn't show up or answer her phone. Annoyed and worried for her in equal measure.

[Dorothy rouse]

Whoops, smell of 'burning marmalade', that'll teach me to try and be inventive! ( added some brown sugar to give it a richer flavour!) bad idea!

[Dorothy rouse]

Had to throw 'preserving pan out'! Was v old, needed a new one anyway?

[Dorothy rouse]

Been 'hours' setting up online banking for a particular bank! Started last weekend, it ended up me having to 'reset all security' and then because it had taken so long I had to ring them in the end, and even then took hours, cos they had put some info in with Capitals, poor lady on phone, she deserves a medal, dealing with me for so long, and I deserve a cup of tea!

Oh we were successful in the end!

[mothhawk]

Joy of joys, finished work early today for once, but.......

Got home from work to find I didn't have my work keys in my pocket. Aargh! They have my entrance fob and locker keys on them. Without it, I can't get into the car park or into the building. If I can get security to let me in, still can't get into my locker to get PPE locker keys and personal barcode that I need.

I've about taken the car to pieces and it hasn't dropped out of my pocket in there. I can only hope it's still hanging in the lock of my locker at work and if it is, that no-one will move it somewhere safe before Monday.

Aargh! I have absolutely no recollection of what I did after opening my locker to put stuff away. Did I close and lock it or not? And if I did, where are my keys now?

I am so stoopid!

[greenishfing]

As if it wasn't bad enough that I got my husband a tablet for xmas and then (a complete novice with such modern technology) had to set it up for him he has now got himself a ****** smartphone. Why he needed (or even wanted) one is beyond me.
I'll swear his old 'phone was the most "unmobile" mobile 'phone in the world. It spent it's life on the coffee table and got charged when I thought to do it. It never rang as everyone knew he never answered it or replied to texts (even his daughter would text me knowing I would pass the message on)

So why has he now bought this new contraption and expects me to set it up...........another headbanging evening!

If it spends it's life on the coffee table I'll blow a fuse.

[Rocketron]

As if it wasn't bad enough that I got my husband a tablet for xmas and then (a complete novice with such modern technology) had to set it up for him he has now got himself a ****** smartphone. Why he needed (or even wanted) one is beyond me.
I'll swear his old 'phone was the most "unmobile" mobile 'phone in the world. It spent it's life on the coffee table and got charged when I thought to do it. It never rang as everyone knew he never answered it or replied to texts (even his daughter would text me knowing I would pass the message on)

So why has he now bought this new contraption and expects me to set it up...........another headbanging evening!

If it spends it's life on the coffee table I'll blow a fuse.

Pornography.

[greenishfing]

Pornography.

At his age, mid eighties, I think he's probably seen it all already..............and done it all.

My new rant: new technology and old brains and why are the keyboards on the screens of smartphones so fiddly? (But it now works!!!!!!!)