What annoys you the most ? - Page 12

**billybunter** · May 1st, 2009, 02:18 PM

What gets my goat is when we get a little sunshine all these silly men over 40 appear in public in shorts and sandals. Their horrible pasty white legs and beer bellies should not been seen. They drive to tesco and fill a trolley full of cheap larger and sausages/burgers for a back yard barbie, the smell of which stinks the entire neighbourhood. Thankgod guns are illegal here!

**Farowt** · May 3rd, 2009, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by imtrying

So-called "free" radio(if it's got commercials, it ain't free, folks). Here in L.A. we've only got one classic rock station and one so-so alt. rock station. We had a good talk station, but they just got rid of it to make room for another top forty station(yawn). The rest is pretty much down to Spanish language music and right wing talk. Elvis Costello was right.

Try this one:

http://101kgb.com/main.html

**imtrying** · May 5th, 2009, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Farowt

Try this one:

http://101kgb.com/main.html

Wow, KGB out of San Diego. I remember first hearing this station in the summer of '81. My family was spending the week in Ensenada. "Tattoo You" by The Stones had just come out. They played "Start Me Up" every half hour. It was great! The perfect soundtrack to a misspent teenage summer. Thanks for the memory, Farowt.

**Farowt** · May 5th, 2009, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by imtrying

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Wow, KGB out of San Diego. I remember first hearing this station in the summer of '81. My family was spending the week in Ensenada. "Tattoo You" by The Stones had just come out. They played "Start Me Up" every half hour. It was great! The perfect soundtrack to a misspent teenage summer. Thanks for the memory, Farowt.

If you logon to their website they have live streaming. And they have also added another radioband so the can be picked up in Orange and parts of LA counties.

**scoundrel** · May 5th, 2009, 08:31 PM

I was obviously getting complacent. Windows 2003 was starting to get more and more accessible. It was time to bring on the heavy guns: Windows Vista!

Downloading film or music is once again a rodeo. I had to re-install Office Outlook because Windows Mail is a bag of arse. Excel 2007 spreadsheets are just as bad: you waste a lifetime looking for Format Cells because the icons are so well designed

Whose idea was Windows Vista etc and where does he (they) live?

**tabler** · May 9th, 2009, 10:35 PM

Public transport

Today I had to catch a bus for the first time in years, the driver was the most surly, unpleasant, unhelpful individual I have set eyes on for a long time

I got the bus from my home in Kippax to Garforth, possibly 2.1/2 miles and it cost me £3. My car does 30 mpg, 1/2 a gallon of petrol = £2.50, = 15 miles.
When I got off the bus, it was pulling away before my heel left the step
An altogether unpleasant experience

(The only good thing was being able to have 5 pints of Guinness before going home

)

**Wendigo** · May 10th, 2009, 10:46 AM

You'll always get the odd bad apple driving, if he's just had a bus load of pimply school kids all giving him lip he may not be in the nest of moods. I used public transport for 18 months recently and most of the annoying experiences I had were with the selfish behaviour of other passengers.
The price has to depend on where you live though, most shorter journeys are more expensive a 2 mile trip for me is around £1.50 but a 7 or 8 mile trip is only £2.50 but if you get a day pass which costs £3.80 you can ride any of that transport companies buses that day.
The condition of many of the buses does need attention, broken seats and litter dropped by loutish passengers and the insides of the windows never seem to get cleaned.
I caught the London underground for the first time in ages last year and it's an old cliche but people do not talk. I had an Iron Maiden shirt on as I'd just seen them at Twickenham and a Welsh guy saw it and we had a conversation about music and where we lived for about half an hour, never seen him before and probably never will again. Some of the other passengers must have thought we were freaks, come on Londoners chill out a little.

**Xxphd** · May 11th, 2009, 12:32 AM

International shipping with internet purchases in the US. Buying is easy, but the shipping procedure for larger packages is a hindrance, and a smooth and quick delivery to Europe seems to be only available at an extremely high price..

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thirty days required for Shipping / Customs time

**tabler** · May 12th, 2009, 11:03 AM

Thieving bloody toe rags. Outside the gates to my house I have (sorry HAD) two large hanging baskets on the plinths for the gates I have already had to replace them once (only 2 weeks ago) and they have gone again this morning

**Wendigo** · May 12th, 2009, 08:05 PM

Small thing but that VISA advert with the guy on crutches nipping in and out of shops has now run the gamut from hey! to hmmm Ok and now is at oh no!

Larger thing, why can't DVLA get their act together re uninsured drivers, it looks like the woman involved in the recent hit and run killing ran away as she was not insured. It's cases like this that are truly sad as no one wins and it just shows the failsafes in the system are inadequate.
Stop wasting tax-payers money on adverts warning of crushing the cars of non-payers and just get the job done. My car is fully taxed and insured but I've had 2 letters from DVLA in recent weeks asking the same thing and have been advised the second one was sent in error as my reply may have been scanned but not updated. I even confirmed the information they had over the phone and it tallied with my records, it's unprofessional folks get your act together.

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May 5th, 2009, 08:31 PM	#115
scoundrel Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 26,237 Thanks: 162,389 Thanked 278,408 Times in 26,182 Posts	Windows Vista et al. I was obviously getting complacent. Windows 2003 was starting to get more and more accessible. It was time to bring on the heavy guns: Windows Vista! Downloading film or music is once again a rodeo. I had to re-install Office Outlook because Windows Mail is a bag of arse. Excel 2007 spreadsheets are just as bad: you waste a lifetime looking for Format Cells because the icons are so well designed Whose idea was Windows Vista etc and where does he (they) live?

May 9th, 2009, 10:35 PM	#116
tabler Comfortably Numb Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St James Park Posts: 7,028 Thanks: 112,506 Thanked 146,054 Times in 8,009 Posts	Public transport Today I had to catch a bus for the first time in years, the driver was the most surly, unpleasant, unhelpful individual I have set eyes on for a long time I got the bus from my home in Kippax to Garforth, possibly 2.1/2 miles and it cost me £3. My car does 30 mpg, 1/2 a gallon of petrol = £2.50, = 15 miles. When I got off the bus, it was pulling away before my heel left the step An altogether unpleasant experience (The only good thing was being able to have 5 pints of Guinness before going home)

May 10th, 2009, 10:46 AM	#117
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,760 Thanks: 259,865 Thanked 1,139,128 Times in 113,882 Posts	Public Transport You'll always get the odd bad apple driving, if he's just had a bus load of pimply school kids all giving him lip he may not be in the nest of moods. I used public transport for 18 months recently and most of the annoying experiences I had were with the selfish behaviour of other passengers. The price has to depend on where you live though, most shorter journeys are more expensive a 2 mile trip for me is around £1.50 but a 7 or 8 mile trip is only £2.50 but if you get a day pass which costs £3.80 you can ride any of that transport companies buses that day. The condition of many of the buses does need attention, broken seats and litter dropped by loutish passengers and the insides of the windows never seem to get cleaned. I caught the London underground for the first time in ages last year and it's an old cliche but people do not talk. I had an Iron Maiden shirt on as I'd just seen them at Twickenham and a Welsh guy saw it and we had a conversation about music and where we lived for about half an hour, never seen him before and probably never will again. Some of the other passengers must have thought we were freaks, come on Londoners chill out a little.

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May 1st, 2009, 02:18 PM	#111
billybunter R.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 14,404 Thanks: 51,687 Thanked 252,372 Times in 14,171 Posts	What gets my goat is when we get a little sunshine all these silly men over 40 appear in public in shorts and sandals. Their horrible pasty white legs and beer bellies should not been seen. They drive to tesco and fill a trolley full of cheap larger and sausages/burgers for a back yard barbie, the smell of which stinks the entire neighbourhood. Thankgod guns are illegal here!

May 12th, 2009, 11:03 AM	#119
tabler Comfortably Numb Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St James Park Posts: 7,028 Thanks: 112,506 Thanked 146,054 Times in 8,009 Posts	Thieving bloody toe rags. Outside the gates to my house I have (sorry HAD) two large hanging baskets on the plinths for the gates I have already had to replace them once (only 2 weeks ago) and they have gone again this morning

May 12th, 2009, 08:05 PM	#120
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,760 Thanks: 259,865 Thanked 1,139,128 Times in 113,882 Posts	Small thing but that VISA advert with the guy on crutches nipping in and out of shops has now run the gamut from hey! to hmmm Ok and now is at oh no! Larger thing, why can't DVLA get their act together re uninsured drivers, it looks like the woman involved in the recent hit and run killing ran away as she was not insured. It's cases like this that are truly sad as no one wins and it just shows the failsafes in the system are inadequate. Stop wasting tax-payers money on adverts warning of crushing the cars of non-payers and just get the job done. My car is fully taxed and insured but I've had 2 letters from DVLA in recent weeks asking the same thing and have been advised the second one was sent in error as my reply may have been scanned but not updated. I even confirmed the information they had over the phone and it tallied with my records, it's unprofessional folks get your act together.