My boss arranging hour long meetings to begin at 5.30pm which is home time.

There's a thread for that.

been there, done that :)

Bet he's popular. At least you can have a 'count the buzzword' competition to amuse yourself/stay awake. Had to listen to some self important fool of a woman trot these out on a train to luton yesterday. Must have said 30 of them between St Pancras and St Albans.

Ha, bollocks to that, I’d be out of the door. I work my contracted hours and no more, unless there’s a hard deadline that can’t be missed. I’ll still get far more done than the saps that are in at 8 and leave at half 6.

I turn up on time and leave at 5.30 every day. I know it riles my boss as he easily does 50+ hour weeks. He's one of those types who lives to work though and doesn't even take his full holiday allowance for the year. He earns over 3x what I get but I get the impression he thinks I should be showing more commitment and it wouldn't surprise me if he's booked the meeting at this time on purpose.

I have a gym class booked in Sydenham for half 6 tomorrow so have to tell him tomorrow morning that I have other plans tomorrow evening which won't go down well and is going to leave me feeling horribly anxious.

Whistling in public or at work.

Dwarfist

I thought the whistling milkman and the happy bus conductor were things that totally disappeared late in the 20th century. An old boy whistling at work was always more bearable than some of the crap that emerged from the paint splattered radios.

Yeah, we have a few of those types. Some of them even take on work in the evenings marking exam papers when they earn more than enough already. Which they do nothing of interest with at all. :eek:

I'm not interested in working unpaid hours to make someone else rich, as soon as I can I'm out of the door to work on my own projects and see my family & friends.

You will go far.

People wearing sunglasses on the tube

People wearing hats of any type indoors...does the fffing roof leak.

or driving

Surely a flat cap is ideal driving apparel.

with string back gloves?

Driving a Morgan or a Caterham 7. A scarf and a mustache. A bit David Nivenesque.

I might just allow a hat in those circumstances

50 hours a week, thats committment, I do nearly 80.

Unpaid. People really do that? Mugs.

Radio 4 sports bulletins; this morning, after skimming over a dramatic night of South and Central American WC qualifying they dedicate the rest of the slot to Bobby Charlton's 80th birthday.

I'm probably old fashioned, but I hate "bored of".... it's "bored with".

The M42

Complete wankers at work who go out of their way to be dickheads.

:(

Yep!!! The ones who have no life out of work are the worst.

This one is basically just a bully, but the MD allows him to be, so we just get on with it.

Unfortunately he went out of his way yesterday to be a total **** to my wife, so his life is about to get a lot more difficult.

String back just gives you a bit of extra purchase.

Trying to buy a 2nd hand car at the mo and two things have pissedme off, when you tell people you have 2k to spend, why do they say "Oh well I have this car for 3k" and then get the hump when I answer "Thats nice, what have you got for 2k though?"

Or you go look at a car and when you get there they tell you they´ve just sold it.

You should test drive it, tell them how much you love it and that you'd like to make them an offer.

Of €2k.

We had the same when we were house-hunting - I know you can negotiate down but they were showing us places that were 25%+ above our budget.

I´ll try that

I thought the golden rule was not to disclose your budget. I need to buy a car soon and I hate it. There's nothing worse than speaking to car dealers.

Serving you a coffee in a tall glass with a handle.

"I'd like a tea please".

"That'll be £2" (For a mug with a teabag and hot water in it.)

So, I have paid £2 to make my own effin' tea!!!

People moaning about the M25.If you hate it that much try the South Circular instead and get in proper traffic:wallbash:

I watched someone fake a fall in a supermarket today, and then offer to not take it further for a £100 voucher

Ashley Young's mum?

I hope they were told to do one.

Or even Ashley Young himself!

Nope, the manager took her to the front of the store and was filling out a form... that's when I heard her say she'd settle for a £100 voucher.

Ebay? Or car auctions? Don't think I've bought a car from a dealer since 1988.

I've just come back from Delhi. The South Circular is like an autobahn compared.

I had a coffee yesterday served in a tall glass with no handle, like drinking from a small vase!

It was good coffee and I can see that this presentation showed off the coffee latte layers, but I prefer a mug personally.

Next time I’ll request one.

Yep, the M25 is great.

It’s the other drivers using it that are the problem.

Helen Flanagan - a bad actress

I would

I've no idea why, but that made me chuckle. I don't even know who she is.

Got some people I know who sell cars, which is usually safer than buying private, budget is first thing they asked.

:S: David bloody Attenborough. Why does every top class wild life documentary have to be marred by his whispered, monotone narration. Give it to someone like Simon Reeve to give it some life, after all it's a celebration of life. Attenborough national treasure - my Arse!

Janet Street Porter would be my choice.

:)

I like DA, but I also like SR. I can't wait for Blue Planet 2.

And on that subject - it's annoying my Sky box doesn't seem to want to allow me to set BP2 to record yet... I know I'll forget nearer the time!

The first thing BBC Breakfast said to me today was to ask me to send in my unicorn related photographs.

There's a couple of things here. Firstly, I would expect the BBC to use an experienced journalist like Charlie Stayt in a more cost effective way rather than have him ask for unicorn related photographs. Tell me what the news is, for instance.

Secondly, the insidious march of social media. Dear BBC, please don't encourage these imbeciles. 'W1A' is currently mocking this kind of lazy 'all inclusive' nonsense and yet the BBC itself doesn't even realise it. Get off your butts and do some proper television rather than relying on your own consumers to provide you with 'content'.

Fortunately I know how to use my remote.

I hate what they have done to BBC Breakfast.

Susanna Reid's departure?

wtf

Trouble with this is that she now works with the hideous Piers Morgan, besmircher of our armed forces.

It's Sky News in the morning for me now. Sarah-Jane Mee has nothing to do with it of course.

Yep

Typical BBC dumbing down. Trying to compete with the dross on ITV

If she killed Morgan, she'd become bearable.

W1A is funny because there’s an element of truth in it.

Loved this week’s episode when Ian gave an interview that said a lot, but meant nothing at all.

When our American visitors were here, we agreed we'd pay for stuff and they'd reimburse us in dollars. We agreed they'd load up gift cards with the amounts and send them to my mother-in-law for when we go and visit.

Two of the three haven't done this and appear to be ignoring the messages we're sending them. Even on Facebook, where you can see that the person has read it.

It's about £1k they owe us.

Annoying wankers.

To be honest, thanks to the bully at work, pretty much everything is annoying me right now anyway :D

Yes, exactly, yes.

I loved the

"We can't have a Plan B because we haven't got a Plan A yet."

"Yes, that's why we need a Plan B."

She spent it all on food has'nt she

Most likely, yes.

And flour

Thanks PeterH :D

He stole my idea....

a co-worker that has overly friendly salutations at the end of calls only to put the phone down and each time mutter "prat" afterwards.

The club and associated groups wishing everyone under the sun happy birthday.

Trying to choose a new car ...

One of life's great pleasures. I love it so much i've wasted huge amounts of money. Only topped by the feeling of going to pick it up.

I only attend car dealerships when accompanied by my wife now.

You will upset Maidstoned ....easy though sorted mine in less than a day

Parents who let their children act like little bastards.

Where was the foreplay?

That's the bit I like the choosing, it's the getting through the car salesman interaction I hate. I bought a (used) car two weeks ago and in the paperwork drawn up for the part exchange there was a an £800 discrepancy. looking into it they had added on GAP insurance and other stuff like paint protection into the deal without asking. I got it all took off but not before the dealership boss was called down to give me a lecture on how I was stupid and my life would be so much better with GAP insurance from them which was £100 a year more than my own car insurance!

In honesty choosing a car is actually very simple. There is no reason at all to buy anything other than a Skoda Octavia vRS. The uninitiated will baulk at this but it really is all the car you would ever need short of living somewhere remote or accessible only by unadopted roads. Go and try one.

GAP insurance will end up being the next big financial scandal.

Which is why I chose a 4/4 Dacia Duster if you like a little speed go with the turbo charged petrol. Yes it is not the most modern car but if yu go up the range it has everything I want except a CD player

That’s all good then.

:)

:veryangry

Tampax adverts that use blue dye.

Knowing my incoming weekend is going to be over by 4:45pm on a Saturday.

Slimey Morgan, the sickly sweet Lorraine, in fact the whole ITV mind numbing, spirit crushing morning stuff and most of the rest of its ad dominated stuff.
Also 4by 4 tossers who take up two parking spaces

Car shopping is the only amenable type of shopping

Do you lot want to choose my car for me then?!?! :hmph:

I think I just hate all shopping. Particularly shopping that involves choosing stuff that I can't change for a few years.

Unless they are trying to capture the royal and toffs market

Stupid Beagle Street Life Insurance adverts - and no I don't know 'Emma' and neither do you because you are so smug and self centred that you couldn't possible know anyone.

How are you going to resolve that issue? You previously said that he had had a go at your missus, which was a big mistake on his part. I take it he is senior to you or at least on a par.

This could be an interesting tale.

And got chastised for it from Blind, and you got away scott free again.

Why does it annoy you? Most people wouldn't bother switching on the TV in the mornings. There's radio or internet for your morning coffee.

I love internet shopping. Not addicted to it in terms of spend$, but good fun hunting a bargain.

There was an apology to you tucked away on your New Sponsor thread.

Trumped by shopping for guitars/amps/effects pedals, surely? And shopping for books.

If you're the poster who cussed the BBS for sending a birthday message fair play to you.

Yep, I saw that thanks. I want you to bully Pete though. He gets away with far too much.

And DVDs, video games, gadgets.

And HOLIDAYS...

Palace. Everything about this season. It is shit. When was the last time I had a decent Saturday after we won a match, or at least got a decent draw? Like the rest of you, I am struggling to remember.