Pet Peeves

[astfgyl]

Yeah, there's definitely a marked increase in the amount of YouTube ads. Obviously a big push to get you to fork out for the premium service.

Every time an ad comes on I throw the finger at the screen. Fuck you you tube/Google. I'll never pay for premium.

Yep, same here not a hope I'll pay for it. They can fuck right off, and whatever product comes on in the middle of a good tune won't be bought by me. It's actually counterproductive

[Snare]

Parents of kids that you're volunteering to help. You give your time gladly to help the kids, but feck me far too many of the "grown up's" are painful, mindless idiots that seem to think you have nothing better to do that babysit them to follow simple directions and needlessly give up more of your own time.

I helped out with the soccer before for the u10s and fuck that for a game of soldiers. You'd want the parents nowhere near it.

None of them can read the big sign that says

LET THE COACHES COACH.

THIS IS NOT THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.

The kids can't get onto the pitch without passing that, but it's not enough to get the idea into the parent's heads.

Look, God bless your patience lad and fair play.

Yeah parents in soccer should be shot with balls of their own shit as well. My young fella was involved up to about 7yo and perversely I'm glad he gave it up. It was maddening seeing a gang of dads in one corner of the all-weather pitch telling the kids what to do and they were only frustrating the kids - I saw kids on the same team tackling each other and NEVER passing a ball as they were listening to those mongos in the corner. Kids were actually crying with the frustration and pressure. Drop off and fuck off parents! We never saw ye in our day and we were all the happier for not being micro-managed by Playstation parents who aren't coaches.
Then you had matches where coaches were in the middle of the field physically moving the kids around the place and roaring at them about what they should be doing. Sorry, but is your mortgage payment dependent on your team's performance at U6 or U7? Twats. Let the kids play, discover the game themselves and give advice when appropriate.

Thanks but as you can see from my exasperation my patience is well worn out at this stage! I'm barely restraining myself from publicly pointing out the parents who are complete and utter fucking idiots ignoring the info you went to the effort of spoon feeding them. I was so tempted at the weekend to say the building hadn't been disassembled and been relocated since the last time I posted the google map.  One of these days I'm going to fling a size 6 basketball at some parent's empty head...

[Giggles]

The machine gives you a voucher which you can only spend at their store

You can also get cash back for it.

I never knew this 

[Carnage]

It's your money, they can't withold it from you. But the voucher would have to be redeemed in the same shop you received it, I'd imagine.

[astfgyl]

Yeah it has to be the same shop but they all have to give the money

[ochoill]

If ye do your returns in Dunnes, get it put on a gift card, write CANS on it, and keep having the cash out back on that to save it up and use it in there against something else.  Like more cans.

Or pull the cash off them which is by far the best move since you can use it anywhere but if there is loose cash in my pocket I won't save it.  I will spend it on chocolate or drink.

[Caomhaoin]

Parents of kids that you're volunteering to help. You give your time gladly to help the kids, but feck me far too many of the "grown up's" are painful, mindless idiots that seem to think you have nothing better to do that babysit them to follow simple directions and needlessly give up more of your own time.

I helped out with the soccer before for the u10s and fuck that for a game of soldiers. You'd want the parents nowhere near it.

None of them can read the big sign that says

LET THE COACHES COACH.

THIS IS NOT THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.

The kids can't get onto the pitch without passing that, but it's not enough to get the idea into the parent's heads.

Look, God bless your patience lad and fair play.

Yeah parents in soccer should be shot with balls of their own shit as well. My young fella was involved up to about 7yo and perversely I'm glad he gave it up. It was maddening seeing a gang of dads in one corner of the all-weather pitch telling the kids what to do and they were only frustrating the kids - I saw kids on the same team tackling each other and NEVER passing a ball as they were listening to those mongos in the corner. Kids were actually crying with the frustration and pressure. Drop off and fuck off parents! We never saw ye in our day and we were all the happier for not being micro-managed by Playstation parents who aren't coaches.
Then you had matches where coaches were in the middle of the field physically moving the kids around the place and roaring at them about what they should be doing. Sorry, but is your mortgage payment dependent on your team's performance at U6 or U7? Twats. Let the kids play, discover the game themselves and give advice when appropriate.

Thanks but as you can see from my exasperation my patience is well worn out at this stage! I'm barely restraining myself from publicly pointing out the parents who are complete and utter fucking idiots ignoring the info you went to the effort of spoon feeding them. I was so tempted at the weekend to say the building hadn't been disassembled and been relocated since the last time I posted the google map.  One of these days I'm going to fling a size 6 basketball at some parent's empty head...

Too right. My young lad does the rugby so it's not, generally speaking, bad but I've two nephews who are hurling (my brother is coaching them), the bullshit coming from parents at matches, training even, would blow your mind. Shut up or fuck off back to the car and wait. Spastics!

[Ollkiller]

On soccer dad's. I coached an under 14's team when i was 19 and first game they're all giving me their "expert advice" throughout the first half. Half time came and I gathered the dad's together and let them have it. All of you were asked to help out and not fucking one of ye put your hand up. None of ye play soccer, only repeating bullshit you heard some shite pundit say.

Pricks the lot of them. Living out their dreams through their kids. I didn't give a fuck about results for under 14's, only to make them better players.

On returning plastic and cans. I always bring them to the shop and get a four pack of Tyskie out of the voucher. Win win 

[astfgyl]

Ah yeah, these would be the very lads who say they can't find the time to help out but are nonetheless at every training and match.

Also, the gaa lads are by far the most painful of them all, right down to the youngest ages

[John Kimble]

Yeah, the GAA crowd can be a bit militant at times. We have a newly established GAA team locally in Meath, basically it came about as a breakaway from a more established local club due to some trivial fallout I cannot even be bothered to recall. Long story short, my 9 year old girl switched clubs for no reason other than her 'bestie' was playing for them and they wanted to play together. All pretty innocent stuff. It wasn't long until an acquaintance of mine, not a close friend or anything but a person who I would consider to be reasonably sensible, advised me that she shouldn't really be 'parading around in that jersey' or words to that effect. I absolutely despair.

[astfgyl]

Yep, 9 year old kids and people thinking it shouldn't just be a good thing that they're playing at all. Very silly

[John Kimble]

Exactly. I'm just glad there's two hours a week or so where's she's kicking around a ball, getting some fresh air and exercise, and not with her head in a tablet watching YouTube. I was actually glad to get her out of the old club because it was all so overbearing. Lads pushing the weekly lotto on you at training, a club shop selling kit at extortionate prices...it was just too much.

[Ducky]

Ferris wheels. Not in general, but how Ireland seems to time them.

One up on Grand Parade in Cork when lived there, one up in Eyre Square for the Christmas market when I was down in Galway yesterday.

Grand idea, but fuckin' no one is hopping up on one of those things to freeze the bollocks off themselves.

[John Kimble]

Today's peeves...

Headcolds or whatever you prefer to call them. Hearing gone in both ears and it's very disconcerting. Like listening to bass turned up to max and no treble. Makes you reliant on other senses which isn't great when you're both short-sighted AND need reading glasses. Which brings me onto...

People invading personal space. In a relatively quiet shop queue today and this wan was practically breathing down my neck. Back the fuck up. Couldn't hear her initially but felt her hot, smelly breath on my neck. Fuck off.

[Carnage]

The thing to do in that situation is turn around to face her and smile. Squeeze out a giggle for extra amusement.