Pet Peeves

[astfgyl]

Tbf i know or know about a good few lads that have the tip of a finger missing from the generation before me but less of them nowadays. My mates' missus was cheffing for a time and lopped the tip of her finger off a few years back as well. Fair play to her she hardly even complained about it even when we were calling her Fingers. Good sport so she is

[Circlepit]

They only re-attach kids fingers nowadays.
If an adult loses it it's a case of carry on without it.
All these shows that reckon they are capturing what it's really like in a professional kitchen can fuck off. The likes of The Bear. It's entertaining but far removed from the truth.

[ochoill]

Today's peeve is upgrading a phone.  Getting the phone was the solid finest, had it delivered, was due an upgrade off Tesco so I just picked whatever was free on the bill I had.  The peeve is having to reinstall everything, log back in to everything, move everything off the old phone, put music back on the new one... painful.  I even did that android phone clone where it carries over all your old stuff but it didn't make it much easier.

[Carnage]

I hear that, pain in the arse. Thankfully mine's been fine for about 5 years, no need to mess with it for a while. He says, tempting fate.

[Hellyeah]

I had that fear a few weeks ago ahead of a weekend trip, the phone would not charge. Quick Google search problem with Samsung build up of lint in the charge port. What came out of it was incredible, no wonder they can go on fire.
All good for now.

[StoutAndAle]

They only re-attach kids fingers nowadays.
If an adult loses it it's a case of carry on without it.
All these shows that reckon they are capturing what it's really like in a professional kitchen can fuck off. The likes of The Bear. It's entertaining but far removed from the truth.

Yeah. My mam worked full-time in professional kitchens for 25+ years.

Cuts, burns, bruises, scars - her hands and forearms are the only thing that betray her otherwise sweet granny demeanor. That and the f-ing and blinding like a Gordon Ramsey when someone gets in her way at Christmas when she's doing the dinner.

Hands like asbestos gloves too. She doesn't seem to feel the ripping heat from pots and oven pans.



Coincidentally - took the tip of one of my own fingers off last week. Not in work where I deal with cutting tools all day but in my kitchen.

Not badly, only a little divot but the amount of blood was something else. Luckily I keep my kitchen knife sharp like a razor so the cut was clean.

[ochoill]

I hear that, pain in the arse. Thankfully mine's been fine for about 5 years, no need to mess with it for a while. He says, tempting fate.

I had mine for nearly three but the old phone was held together with two strips of sellotape and hope, it was time for a change 

I had that fear a few weeks ago ahead of a weekend trip, the phone would not charge. Quick Google search problem with Samsung build up of lint in the charge port. What came out of it was incredible, no wonder they can go on fire.
All good for now.

I clean out mine fairly regularly, habit I got into with an old phone getting wedged with lint and same as you, it refused to charge.  It gets nearly like cement if you don't keep on top of it.  Lovely wattle and daube / sweat and lint substitute.

[leoos]

I had a phone before which had massive builds up of lint in the charge port over time.
A lad at work suggested to put phone in pocket with charging port facing up.
Lint problem reduced dramatically after that.

[StoutAndAle]

I was sat in the row directly behind business class on a flight the other day.

Not the business class with the lie-flat chair-beds, big screens and free drink though - this was a regional, 90 minute flight where it was merely the front three rows of the plane cordoned off by a curtain which wasn't closed.

Having been delayed at the gate for 45 mins and consuming several cups of coffee, I needed a slash mid-flight so I hopped out of my seat in row 4 and headed towards the jacks at the front of the plane whereupon I was stopped by the flight attendant.

"That bathroom is for business class customers only."

I looked around - of the 6 seats in the section only one of them was occupied.

"Are there 5 people in the toilet?"

"Sir?" said your man and then laughing realising what I meant - "Oh. No. But you must use the toilet at the back of the plane".

I looked down the full length of the aisle.

"Please. I'll be quick."

"No sir. This is for business class" nodding at the woman in the one seat.

"I don't mind at all" says she.

"It's policy" says he.

So off I trundle to the back of the plane, fairly well bursting now. Nearing the jacks, a woman comes out of it. So I start reversing (bursting or not, I still remember my manners) but it turns out that she's sat halfway up the this fucker. When she gets to her seat I finally double-step down to the toilet which is occupied. I turn to the other one which has the green "vacant" yoke but the other attendant is standing there with a kettle of hot water.

"Sorry, this one is out of order. Someone broke it. Could you use the one at the front of the plane please?" she says.

I nearly had to sprint back up. Yer man stops me again.

I try to explain and he puts his hand up to shush me. I'm doing the James Brown bladder shuffle. My patience is gone.

"OK, either give me a cup to go in or let me use the toilet please. Call your colleague down there, someone is after doing awful damage in the loo. She needed a kettle to sort it." and I used the moment of confusion to whip the toilet door open, hop in and relieve myself.

He tried to stare me out of it when I sat back in my seat. I couldn't give two fucks.

In short - petty, jobsworth fuckers.

[Born of Fire]

Today's peeve is upgrading a phone.  Getting the phone was the solid finest, had it delivered, was due an upgrade off Tesco so I just picked whatever was free on the bill I had.  The peeve is having to reinstall everything, log back in to everything, move everything off the old phone, put music back on the new one... painful.  I even did that android phone clone where it carries over all your old stuff but it didn't make it much easier.

Not a new phone but I got mine back from repair a couple weeks ago and I still haven't got it setup quite the way I had it before. Couple of small things are off but I also can't remember what settings I had because I didn't have to change anything for 3 and a half years!

[Carnage]

Adults - grown fucking men - playing Minecraft and putting the videos on Youtube. I get that they make a fuckload of cash out of it, but it's the fact that they carry on like eight year olds in them. Have some fucking dignity.

[Necro Red]

Getting stung with customs fees. I bought a cd boxset of 3 discs from UK and got got stung with an import charge of €10 for it. I got it on ebay and requested they declare the product as cheap as possible in the post office so I wouldn't get stung. Thinking Amazon is the way to go as there doesn't seem to be extra fees. Anyone else in the same boat?

[Carnage]

100%. I bought a pile of CDs through Ebay during lockdown and was hit with a deluge of customs fees as they started coming in, took the shine off getting them relatively cheaply. I generally won't buy through them anymore unless it's within the EU. Never had a single Amazon customs fee with Amazon so of the two that'd be my preference.

Discogs is good for that, it estimates the VAT in the  basket so you don't get hit afterward.

[Necro Red]

100%. I bought a pile of CDs through Ebay during lockdown and was hit with a deluge of customs fees as they started coming in, took the shine off getting them relatively cheaply. I generally won't buy through them anymore unless it's within the EU. Never had a single Amazon customs fee with Amazon so of the two that'd be my preference.

Discogs is good for that, it estimates the VAT in the  basket so you don't get hit afterward.

Cool, haven't bought off discogs in  years as I found it got expensive.

[leatherface]

Stick to European sellers on discogs or ebay and you won't get stung?. No bad experiences with fees personally with Discogs.
Amazon can be strange however, bought books on two different occasions (on amazon.es) and found out on arrival that it had been shipped from the U.S. or the UK, (WTF??) and had to pay extra at the door on both occasions. Shitehawks.

Speaking of Amazon, why do some sellers use private couriers instead of the normal snail mail?, it never works, they have their own odd timetables and rituals. DHL are particularly bad.  God help you if you aren't in the house when they decide to arrive. At least with the post office I know where to go to get my 'undelivered' package.