Pet Peeves

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Oooh no it isn't!

I've actually never been to see a panto, but I'm sure I'll end up bringing the wee lad some day. One of my sisters and a friend used to bring their kids to it every year. Though, now that I think about it, my brother-in-law and the other husband would always spend the same couple of hours in the pub instead 

[Eoin McLove]

I would say it's tough going. Fun for half an hour and then the novelty would wear off. You'd hope the young lad might be happy to leave for a happy meal to save your sanity.

[ochoill]

I remember going to see a Panto when I was a young lad and hating it.  Was it in the Gaeity?  Fuck knows.  It was in Dublin anyway.  A clearer memory is in Leaving Cert, being brought to Dublin to see this by the school: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-10092999.html
As demented as that was, we all were given about 15 minutes before the bus left back to Tipp afterwards and three of us jogged to the Sound Cellar, bought an album each, and ran back.  I can't remember what I bought but I know one of the lads got In The Nightside Eclipse because I immediately regretted not buying that on listening and taped it off him lol

[Caomhaoin]

Brought my young lad to the Lion King musical when he was 6 or 7, little fucker did a silent protest by turning his anorak back to front and putting the hood over his face because (paraphrasing here) 'three hours is pulling the arse out of it'. I thought it was excellent!

So think twice Pappies, might be as well off going to Micky Ds'

[open face surgery]

I think the issue with those panto ads is the voice and format they always use. I hate that cunt's voice. Brought my niece and nephew to a panto a few years ago and they enjoyed it.

[mickO)))]

More Customs bullshit received a package last week from UPS valued at $16 but the wankers wouldn't hand it over until I paid a €48 customs fees. I have disputed the charge because the invoice attached to the package clearly states the value of the items is a total of $16 so now they have come back to tell me that the customs fee is primarily based on what it cost the sender to ship the package. Robbing bastards.

Yeah that's standard practice, VAT & Duty is calculated at cost of goods + freight in the majority of cases since it's considered part of the value.  Can't be disputed either.  In cases where the cost of freight isn't shown or declared you might be fine but I noticed meself that if UPS are doing both the clearance and the shipment they'll use their own freight charges on the import docs anyway.

It is a piss take they are now telling me the package has no postage value on it so they attached what it would cost to ship via UPS which is definitely far more than what the sender would have paid. Trying to get the shipping invoice from the sender and will be demanding a refund based on what he paid if I can get his postage receipt. Paid with paypal so will at least be able to cause UPS some annoyance by opening a claim even if it doesn't go anywhere. 

Isn't the whole excuse behind customs that they are charging you for not buying locally. 99% of what I buy online can't be bought anywhere in Ireland.

[Carnage]

Buying the wrong size lightbulb. Pain in the soul.

[Caomhaoin]

Soccer players surrounding and haranguing referees, all that 'HEEEYYYYYYY'!! with the arms in the air shit. Pack of babies. They should take a leaf out of rugby's book ; you mouth off, reverse the decision or bring it forward, card the cunts as appropriate.

[astfgyl]

Soccer players surrounding and haranguing referees, all that 'HEEEYYYYYYY'!! with the arms in the air shit. Pack of babies. They should take a leaf out of rugby's book ; you mouth off, reverse the decision or bring it forward, card the cunts as appropriate.

I agree because it makes sense but disagree because it does get the crowd going somewhat

[Carnage]

Chalk and cheese: one's a game, the other's a sport.

[nukeabuse]

In Madeira atm, across the road from the Irish pub having food when the English match was on, there was a suspicious amount of cheering coming from it when England scored

[Trev]

In the car yesterday the young one asked to stick on some song I didnt know, turned out to be Billie Eilish. I've heard her name but never heard any of her stuff, jaysus it's pure fucking bollocks.

As bad as pop music was in the 90s/00s at least they could sing and carry a tune, not just mumble and whisper through it.

[Eoin McLove]

Lads in work constantly trying to show me videos and songs on their phones. FUCK OFF!!!

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

Work for a big multinational, from home about half the time. Had to do an hour long training that was basically covering the scenario of someone going on a shooting rampage in the office. Not too much of a pet peeve tbh, just very difficult to stop laughing in the office as I was reading through it.

[ochoill]

Work for a big multinational, from home about half the time. Had to do an hour long training that was basically covering the scenario of someone going on a shooting rampage in the office. Not too much of a pet peeve tbh, just very difficult to stop laughing in the office as I was reading through it.

My wife worked for Claire's when we lived in Canada, they made her sit through a few hours of shooter training too including a video of how to escape from a shopping centre if four lads with rifles go on a spree.  No joke she showed me the video afterwards