Pet Peeves

[John Kimble]

Fucking car repairs. Myself and the missus both have cars, each around 7 or 8 years old. Both are hitting that stage of near obsolescence where trips to the mechanic are becoming a weekly occurrence. We got married in December, and having paid off the wedding, were left with a few bob which I had put aside for purely selfish reasons, namely to get decent tattoo which would cover up a crappy old one, and a decent soundsystem, among other things. We have two young children, so to be fair, neither of us really spends much money on ourselves these days. Well, the motors sure put paid to those plans. Numerous trips to the garage in quick succession have cost an arm and a leg, leaving no savings and my account well into its overdraft.
Oh to have no responsibilities!!

[blessed1]

Fucking car repairs. Myself and the missus both have cars, each around 7 or 8 years old. Both are hitting that stage of near obsolescence where trips to the mechanic are becoming a weekly occurrence. We got married in December, and having paid off the wedding, were left with a few bob which I had put aside for purely selfish reasons, namely to get decent tattoo which would cover up a crappy old one, and a decent soundsystem, among other things. We have two young children, so to be fair, neither of us really spends much money on ourselves these days. Well, the motors sure put paid to those plans. Numerous trips to the garage in quick succession have cost an arm and a leg, leaving no savings and my account well into its overdraft.
Oh to have no responsibilities!!

ya i was only thinking about this today. cars are a fucking money pit but i guess ya cant live without it either.

[Juggz]

I had to replace my trusty old Almera late last year. I had spent over a grand on it in 2015, keeping it running. It was only after seeing same year, same model, half as many miles could be bought for €500 that I thought it best to let the bastard die after 225,000 miles.

[John Kimble]

ya i was only thinking about this today. cars are a fucking money pit but i guess ya cant live without it either.

Exactly. If I lived close to where I worked then I could rely on public transport or cycling maybe, but I commute 40 mins to work each day by car. Both myself and the wife are shift workers, so neither of us travel during the normal public transport hours. It's great to have access to a car but the running costs are huge.

[Eoin McLove]

People seem not to understand the difference between is and are anymore.  "There is issues around pay and conditions in the sector..." It gets on my tits.

[DeletedUsermNqGIiIuGy]

That are stupid!

[Ducky]

People seem not to understand the difference between is and are anymore.  "There is issues around pay and conditions in the sector..." It gets on my tits.

They should of paid attention in English class.

[Pedrito]

Drives me fkn nuts too in fairness.

Not necessarily a pet peeve, but what's the deal with people with blue hair these days? I thought it was a sign of some sort of lgbt allegiance or something but I'm so out of the loop that I could be just associating it. Looks like they all want to be extras in Frozen.

[DeletedUsermNqGIiIuGy]

Looks like they all want to be extras in Frozen.

...just let it go!



..i'll leave the hall now!

[Juggz]

Shite like this in the workplace

•   Wear a Red article of clothing on Friday to demonstrate your support of Heart Disease awareness and encourage your peers to do the same.
•   Post your wear red photos on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or Yammer

[Trev]

Yammer?? That's a new one to me

[Wiseblood]

Somewhere in an A&E Department there's a doctor saying "I'm sorry Mrs. Smyth we did everything we could for your husband but unfortunately we had an unprecedented number of people wearing blue jumpers when we explicitly asked for red"

[Juggz]

And, of course, it is most definitely frowned upon if you're not seen to smile and play ball.

[Wiseblood]

How active I am on Yammer is a massive part of our promotion policy here. There are cunts who spend most of their time congratulating one another on how amazing they are and they are seen as more proactive than me yet they get fuck all done. Sorry lads I was too busy DOING MY JOB! 

[Juggz]

Same here. It's all about being seen to be a team player, engaging with colleagues in this bullshit, rather than shutting up and getting work done.