Room 101

[Al ears]

Again, correct use of the word, as a continuation.

To be annoying, it needs to come out of nowhere and be annoyingly meaningless.
As in:

'So this week I've been listening to vinyls'.

(The 'so' to me, is like the 'vinyls' to you).

I agree it would bug me too....

 

[DougK1]

"Back in the day" Hate it, hate it, hate it! What's wrong with "In the past"? Hate "Backstory" too, but I've discussed this one before.

 

[Cricketbat70]

Biscuit dunking

That's what biscuits are made for😂

 

[DougK1]

That's what biscuits are made for😂

Definitely I was just winding PP up as he hates dunking

 

[Friesiansam]

I used to dunk Rich Tea biscuits, when I was a lad but, haven't dunked biscuits for decades now.

 

[Cricketbat70]

I used to dunk Rich Tea biscuits, when I was a lad but, haven't dunked biscuits for decades now.

My dad always used to call rich tea biscuits tea thickeners as more than two seconds of dunk and they would dissolve into the tea😂

 

[DougK1]

Digestives, Rich Tea, Custard Creams, Bourbon, to name but a few, all get a good dunking in my house. I draw the line at anything chocolate covered. Dunking is always a lottery if you haven't seen the hairline crack across the biscuit though

 

[Gray]

Many of mine start off broken - though you get plenty of whole ones amongst each box.
(Just realised I've got through 13,000 grams):

 

[Cricketbat70]

Digestives, Rich Tea, Custard Creams, Bourbon, to name but a few, all get a good dunking in my house. I draw the line at anything chocolate covered. Dunking is always a lottery if you haven't seen the hairline crack across the biscuit though

Reminds of one of my daughters favourite jokes.

What's the worst thing about losing a biscuit in your cup of tea?

Losing the second one you send in on a rescue mission.

 

[Gray]

Newbies asking for advice - no please or thank you.
Then complaining about the advice.
(You may have noticed).

 

[Friesiansam]

Newbies asking for advice - no please or thank you.
Then complaining about the advice.
(You may have noticed).

I've been on computer forums for over 20 years and, is exactly the same there.
In many cases, if they don't get exactly the answer they want within 2 minutes, they are gone, never seen again.

On the other hand, I once went on a walking forum, to ask a question about boots. A number of members replied but, not one of them answered my question...

 

[jjbomber]

On the other hand, I once went on a walking forum, to ask a question about boots.

Boots for the cow in your Avatar?

 

[Cricketbat70]

Many of mine start off broken - though you get plenty of whole ones amongst each box.
(Just realised I've got through 13,000 grams):
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The petrol station at the end of my street sells these I'm so tempted. My dad used to buy these years ago. He stopped buying them because one box was just full of broken bourbons and the next box just full of broken ginger biscuits no variety. 😂

 

[Revolutions]

Should I wear boots when walking?

 

[Gray]

....He stopped buying them because one box was just full of broken bourbons

Best you avoid them then, as there are always loads of Bourbons (not all broken).

The odd box though, contains some good ones, including some whole, nice, chocolate and caramel ones - and quite a bit of variety.

(I don't buy them myself - a mate buys them for his Mum and gives me a box each time).

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

When I was younger, a Range Rover would always be part of the hypothetical dream garage. But now they just seem vulgar to me, and seem to be driven by the sort of people who want a number plate beginning with BO55. Blinged-up SVR variant at our local Shell, with a plate ending SVR, parked up in an EV charging spot...

Still, Mercedes, Audi and BMW seem to have trod a similar path.

 

[jjbomber]

Should I wear boots when walking?

That's what they're made for!

 

[Gray]

When I was younger, a Range Rover would always be part of the hypothetical dream garage. But now they just seem vulgar to me, and seem to be driven by the sort of people who want a number plate beginning with BO55. Blinged-up SVR variant at our local Shell, with a plate ending SVR, parked up in an EV charging spot...

Still, Mercedes, Audi and BMW seem to have trod a similar path.

Cars have never impressed me - though I've appreciated them at 2 in the morning, when it's raining.

Bloke I used to do discos with, now owns a nightclub, bought a new Ferrari....sold it because people were always looking at him.
Of course, that's usually what they want - but not him, he's really not that type.

 

[Fred1958]

Unexpected item in the bagging area

 

[Gray]

Unexpected item in the bagging area

That would be me.
I ALWAYS use the traditional checkouts.

 

[Gray]

Standing charges (again).

I got my bill from Anglian Water this morning.
Total 'daily charge' was higher than my actual usage charge.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Standing charges (again).

I got my bill from Anglian Water this morning.
Total 'daily charge' was higher than my actual usage charge.

It'd be a cruel person who joked that you might need to have a bath more often!

(Apologies, that is a ridiculous state of affairs.)

 

[Cricketbat70]

Unexpected item in the bagging area

Happened to me yesterday at my local Aldi. Touched the on screen "using my own bag", put the bag GENTLY down in the bagging area and got the message please remove item from bagging area. I muttered "not again!!!!!" just as a member of staff approached.

 

[Gray]

It'd be a cruel person who joked that you might need to have a bath more often!

🙂Believe it or not, a few months back, I was being billed for a water consumption equivalent to 45 baths a week....

...long story but I got a quote of £2,065 to cure (what they suggested was) a leaking supply pipe on my property.
...I dug the garden up....followed the pipe under the garden wall - found the leak was their responsibility 🤨

My neighbour had already paid them £2000+ to cure 'his' leak which I am convinced was also due to their connection to our shared dual meter chamber.

Moral of the story....always check your consumption figures.
And, be sure where any leak is (easier said than done) before paying what they ask.

 

[Fred1958]

Top Aldi Self Service Tips.

1. Use the one closest to the staff member and adapt the look of a totally clueless individual and they usually do it for you to stop a huge backlog building up.
2. Place your 'bag for life' on the bagging area before doing anything, usually a Waitrose or M&S one for posh street and neighbour cred.
3. Make sure you hear the till grunt before you scan your next purchase. No grunt no go - remember that.
4. Get you discounted items and booze in first and don't comment 'only just,' or 'aren't you going to ask?' when challenged on your age. It's not big and it's certainly not clever.
5. Look smug and appear well off if you managed to spend over a hundred quid and you card approves it.
5. Always let your wife do the swiping so if it goes all Pete Tong it's her fault.
6. Only comment on her performance from a safe distance.

If I have missed anything...