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Worksop Palace 26-03-2019 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle (Post 14703808)
Shush, I’ve had a good run of uncontested access to free pub bar peanuts ever since I read a report saying it was a load of bollocks.

There’s more piss on the exit door handle in most pub bogs.

Which is then transferred to the peanuts

Salad_Burnet 26-03-2019 10:37 PM

I don't think you're supposed to share nuts in pubs, anyway. They're not communal nuts. Some irritant brings them round when you're trying to get drunk so that the salt dehydrates your mouth, making you buy more booze.

It's not supposed to be some hipster-shared-experience-thing.

That's something that annoys me: going to a really nice coffee shop (I like poncy coffee), wanting to buy a cake, but being put off by the lack of a window or similar cover. I don't care that your clientele are well-bread and broad-minded, and their kids have more character at six than I do at 40, I don't want cake that's been sneezed and coughed over all morning (or even just spoken over). It's really off-putting.

I feel like someone needs to point it out to them.

art malice 26-03-2019 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle (Post 14703808)
Shush, I’ve had a good run of uncontested access to free pub bar peanuts ever since I read a report saying it was a load of bollocks.
.

Rather it was piss

Palace4life5001 26-03-2019 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle (Post 14703808)
Shush, I’ve had a good run of uncontested access to free pub bar peanuts ever since I read a report saying it was a load of bollocks.

There’s more piss on the exit door handle in most pub bogs.

Half the vegetables we eat grows straight out of shit anyway.

Wolfnipplechips 26-03-2019 11:06 PM

When a passing gull shits directly on to your bowl of very expensive peanuts on the table outside the boozer.

Son of Selhurst 26-03-2019 11:14 PM

That I knew Oral-B DOES make a toothpaste

cappuccinoeagle 26-03-2019 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by WLYWLYAWYPWF (Post 14703027)
Holly Walsh. Brexit is funnier.


Palace fan, though.

Vendy 26-03-2019 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Salad_Burnet (Post 14703816)
I don't think you're supposed to share nuts in pubs, anyway. They're not communal nuts. Some irritant brings them round when you're trying to get drunk so that the salt dehydrates your mouth, making you buy more booze.

It's not supposed to be some hipster-shared-experience-thing.

That's something that annoys me: going to a really nice coffee shop (I like poncy coffee), wanting to buy a cake, but being put off by the lack of a window or similar cover. I don't care that your clientele are well-bread and broad-minded, and their kids have more character at six than I do at 40, I don't want cake that's been sneezed and coughed over all morning (or even just spoken over). It's really off-putting.

I feel like someone needs to point it out to them.

Must admit I am same both with the poncy coffee and the ******* cake. Really surprised they can do it to be honest. Worse still probably came out of wrapper out the back anyway.

When I have had it half time it's a bit dried out and crispy not sure if that's the air or the snot causing it..

Maidstoned Eagle 27-03-2019 07:39 AM

People that want to live in a sterile atmosphere and therefore paving the way for the increase in flu epidemics.

the digger 27-03-2019 08:06 AM

The **** at work who keeps borrowing my kit, then lying about it, making it stealing.

Riley 27-03-2019 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe85 (Post 14703726)
Any **** that owns a dog an doesn’t pick the shit up after them.

I hope the dog faeces on your face whilst you sleep.


Fixed that for you.

I also have no time for these people.

the digger 27-03-2019 08:08 AM

The BBS swearfilter for not letting me call a **** a ****.

Wayne Andrews is God 27-03-2019 09:25 AM

People who snort, talk or do anything on the morning train up to work.

Someone said on these boards that in Japan it is a great faux pas to make any noise on a train, sounds great.

Maidstoned Eagle 27-03-2019 10:24 AM

People who either cant piss without getting it all over their hands,or they have incredibly dirty cocks they never wash when they have a shower.

Maidstoned Eagle 27-03-2019 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by the digger (Post 14703960)
The BBS swearfilter for not letting me call a **** a ****.

:supergrin:

Blind_Eagle 27-03-2019 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Worksop Palace (Post 14703811)
Which is then transferred to the peanuts

No, remember they won’t touch the peanuts because they are supposed to be covered in piss.

BERT'S HEAD 27-03-2019 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle (Post 14704141)
No, remember they won’t touch the peanuts because they are supposed to be covered in piss.

I remember when they were covered in shit and called Treets.

thefox 27-03-2019 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfnipplechips (Post 14703841)
When a passing gull shits directly on to your bowl of very expensive peanuts on the table outside the boozer.

Do you often get shit on your nuts ?

Blind_Eagle 27-03-2019 01:42 PM

Every time a bus goes past our local’s pub garden, my bloody phone asks if I want to join their WiFi network.

Wayne Andrews is God 27-03-2019 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle (Post 14704053)
People who either cant piss without getting it all over their hands,or they have incredibly dirty cocks they never wash when they have a shower.

How do you know?

Selhurst Celtic 27-03-2019 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by thefox (Post 14704321)
Do you often get shit on your nuts ?

Don't answer that.

Selhurst Celtic 27-03-2019 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wayne Andrews is God (Post 14704462)
How do you know?

Don't answer that.

Maidstoned Eagle 27-03-2019 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Wayne Andrews is God (Post 14704462)
How do you know?

Know what?

biggus mickus 27-03-2019 03:22 PM

What shit?

Since 1968 27-03-2019 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle (Post 14704053)
People who either cant piss without getting it all over their hands,or they have incredibly dirty cocks they never wash when they have a shower.

You need to be more understanding of care in the community gentlemen.

Maidstoned Eagle 27-03-2019 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Since 1968 (Post 14704512)
You need to be more understanding of care in the community gentlemen.

Is it palsy or are they wanking?

Hedgehog 28-03-2019 12:36 AM

Apparently I am going to see Wilson Phillips whether I want to or not.

I have a fear I will be the only male in the audience (or at least heterosexual one). I still seem to be paying for going to the Cup Final in 2016!

Wayne Andrews is God 28-03-2019 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle (Post 14704496)
Know what?

That these men’s cock are dirty :eek:

Son of Selhurst 28-03-2019 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wayne Andrews is God (Post 14705020)
That these men’s cock are dirty :eek:

How so? We know one for sure shaves the other for hygiene:D

Hedgehog 28-03-2019 02:24 AM

A bit of a follow on to my Brits Abroad gripe a page or so back.

I notice many will talk about "Going home", as in, "Have you been home lately?".... er yes every night. Or, "Sorry we can't make that night we are going home for a few weeks".

This coming from people who have lived here 30+ years.

I appreciate home is where your heart is, so I do question their motives for being here. And again this is a predominately, but not exclusive, female trait.

Vendy 28-03-2019 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle (Post 14703946)
People that want to live in a sterile atmosphere and therefore paving the way for the increase in flu epidemics.

Wankers who are happy to pay 4 euros for stale gobbed on Tarta de Santiago because they think it makes them look like a local.

Hedgehog 28-03-2019 03:45 AM

People who post cryptic messages on Facebook... just say what you ******* mean... If I'm a friend I will understand, I'm not a mind reader FFS.

Maidstoned Eagle 28-03-2019 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendy (Post 14705042)
Wankers who are happy to pay 4 euros for stale gobbed on Tarta de Santiago because they think it makes them look like a local.

Stop using Tapas bars in Croydon then.

Maidstoned Eagle 28-03-2019 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Wayne Andrews is God (Post 14705020)
That these men’s cock are dirty :eek:

Well how else are they getting their hands so dirty when they pee?

Vendy 28-03-2019 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle (Post 14705172)
Stop using Tapas bars in Croydon then.

wanker [emoji2]

Olympian2 28-03-2019 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Hedgehog (Post 14705046)
People who post cryptic messages on Facebook... just say what you ******* mean... If I'm a friend I will understand, I'm not a mind reader FFS.

U OK hun?

Wayne Andrews is God 28-03-2019 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle (Post 14705173)
Well how else are they getting their hands so dirty when they pee?

Im not noticing people with nob cheese all over their hands..

Maidstoned Eagle 28-03-2019 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Wayne Andrews is God (Post 14705451)
Im not noticing people with nob cheese all over their hands..

Which was my point.
I take it you havent read the previous posts to my original one?

Wayne Andrews is God 28-03-2019 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle (Post 14705468)
Which was my point.
I take it you havent read the previous posts to my original one?

No I haven’t.

swissroll 28-03-2019 06:27 PM

The lady who 3 times in a row in the spinning class has sat on the bike by the fan that helps cool the room down and then turns it off as its ‘cold’. Try moving to a different bike then (another cyclist suggested this to her but not so politely)

And whats the new fashion to sit sideways on a train seat in rush hour with legs under the space in front of the adjacent seat?.

cantspell 28-03-2019 06:54 PM

Match of the day social media feed or should I say Man Utd social media feed - has to unfollow after today’s output

Maidstoned Eagle 28-03-2019 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cantspell (Post 14705742)
Match of the day social media feed or should I say Man Utd social media feed - has to unfollow after today’s output

Pathetic isn't it.

Maidstoned Eagle 28-03-2019 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Wayne Andrews is God (Post 14705673)
No I haven’t.

It is rather obvious.

Wayne Andrews is God 28-03-2019 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle (Post 14705800)
It is rather obvious.

You didn’t quote another post in the post I quoted of yours, where you were talking about dirty men’s cocks. How I am, on one of the busiest threads of the BBS supposed to know it’s a reference to something else? So looking from an objective perspective can you see that your post if viewed as from a first time viewer seems odd.

What did I miss out on?

Johnsonpen 28-03-2019 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Wayne Andrews is God (Post 14705919)
You didn’t quote another post in the post I quoted of your where you were talking about dirty men’s cocks, how I am on one of the busiest threads of the BBS supposed to know it’s a reference to something else? So looking from an objective perspective can you see that your post if viewed as from a first time viewer is seems odd.

You sound very confused. Why not let it go?

Wayne Andrews is God 29-03-2019 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnsonpen (Post 14705929)
You sound very confused. Why not let it go?

Your mate didnt let it go, so Im happy to talk about it till the cows come home, I have nothing better to do.

My perspective was, I made a post saying how I found it annoying that people snort on a train, and then he posted his which I did find abit odd for the reason mentioned before...

bubbs11 29-03-2019 07:41 AM

Tangled wires, leads and cables!! ARGHHHHHH!:wallbash::wallbash::wallbash:

What is this witchcraft? I swear I’ve wasted more time detangling headphone wires, mic leads and other leads and cables than I have anything else in my life.

How does this happen??? You leave them neatly untangled, come back a few hours later and they’ve merged into some kind of psychedelic London Underground Tube map.

People go on about terrorists, but these feckers are going to strangulate us all one day.

Ardent Eagle Forever 29-03-2019 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by swissroll (Post 14705719)

And whats the new fashion to sit sideways on a train seat in rush hour with legs under the space in front of the adjacent seat?.

Move the ferkers legs out of the way by dumping yourself down in the seat without asking them to move their legs. Make sure you tread on their feet as well. :D

WorthingEagle 29-03-2019 11:11 AM

Modern towels. You need to spend about £140 to get one that actually absorbs water these days. Materials that would be better for drying include:

Skips
Paper
Tarpaulin
Chipboard
Water

Blind_Eagle 29-03-2019 01:49 PM

I recently emptied the Help for Heroes charity box in our shop and went to pay it in at our local Lloyd’s bank as I’ve done every times it’s become full.

But apparently you can’t do this anymore ‘due to money laundering’ legislation.

The banks solution? Pay the money into my account and then do a BAC’s transfer. :rolleyes: Personally I’m not at all comfortable paying charity money into either my business or private accounts, it just seems wrong.

Selhurst Celtic 29-03-2019 01:59 PM

"The money was just resting in my account."
Father Ted.

Brett 29-03-2019 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle (Post 14706278)
I recently emptied the Help for Heroes charity box in our shop and went to pay it in at our local Lloyd’s bank as I’ve done every times it’s become full.

But apparently you can’t do this anymore ‘due to money laundering’ legislation.

The banks solution? Pay the money into my account and then do a BAC’s transfer. :rolleyes: Personally I’m not at all comfortable paying charity money into either my business or private accounts, it just seems wrong.

How does that solution work if they won't take the cash over the counter?

Was there any difference in acceptance of coins versus folding money?

Blind_Eagle 29-03-2019 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Brett (Post 14706299)
How does that solution work if they won't take the cash over the counter?

Was there any difference in acceptance of coins versus folding money?

I don’t have an account at Lloyd’s so I’d have pay it into one of my accounts and then use BACs to transfer it to the HfHs account which is held at Lloyd’s.

It was all folding.

Blind_Eagle 29-03-2019 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Selhurst Celtic (Post 14706289)
"The money was just resting in my account."
Father Ted.

Well quite.

cantspell 29-03-2019 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle (Post 14705799)
Pathetic isn't it.


Totally but found out they employed the bloke who was the Man Utd social feed person

Palace Yankee 29-03-2019 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by WorthingEagle (Post 14706146)
Modern towels. You need to spend about £140 to get one that actually absorbs water these days. Materials that would be better for drying include:

Skips
Paper
Tarpaulin
Chipboard
Water

loL[emoji38]

wedgetail 29-03-2019 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle (Post 14706278)
I recently emptied the Help for Heroes charity box in our shop and went to pay it in at our local Lloyd’s bank as I’ve done every times it’s become full.

But apparently you can’t do this anymore ‘due to money laundering’ legislation.

The banks solution? Pay the money into my account and then do a BAC’s transfer. :rolleyes: Personally I’m not at all comfortable paying charity money into either my business or private accounts, it just seems wrong.

That's the great thing about money laundering rules, they cause pain to everyone but money launderers.

Hedgehog 29-03-2019 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wedgetail (Post 14706364)
That's the great thing about money laundering rules, they cause pain to everyone but money launderers.

Sounds like Trump's wall...

More a question for Blind, but I'm sure we are "only" talking about a couple of hundred quid at the most here... that is going to take a lot of laundering to make the risk worthwhile to a crook! I thought the banks were only concerned when numbers got over 10K (If that's the sum we are talking about here, than I have to say... Well done Blind!)

ceeby 29-03-2019 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WorthingEagle (Post 14706146)
Modern towels. You need to spend about £140 to get one that actually absorbs water these days. Materials that would be better for drying include:

Skips
Paper
Tarpaulin
Chipboard
Water

I don't bother with a towel, just walk around with the willy hanging out until you are just damp, then put clothes on.

but then again I am a strange one.

Slimbloke'H' 29-03-2019 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WorthingEagle (Post 14706146)
Modern towels. You need to spend about £140 to get one that actually absorbs water these days...

Oh yes! Bonkers isn't it? You have to wash the bloody things a dozen times before they're anywhere near useful.

Slimbloke'H' 29-03-2019 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle (Post 14706312)
I don’t have an account at Lloyd’s so I’d have pay it into one of my accounts and then use BACs to transfer it to the HfHs account which is held at Lloyd’s.

It was all folding.

What absolute nonsense! If they're happy for the money to arrive in the HfH account they're not actually interested in preventing money laundering at all!

Oh, and if you've no option but to pay the money into one of your accounts then make it the business one. At the end of your tax year you can always offset it as a charitable donation... :D

Dave McGregor 29-03-2019 06:15 PM

Drivers who don't indicate at junctions roundabouts etc. selfish gits

PIE "N" MASH 29-03-2019 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slimbloke'H' (Post 14706519)
At the end of your tax year you can always offset it as a charitable donation... :D

Bingo:lux::lux:

Brett 29-03-2019 07:03 PM

People who leave their trolleys in the car park and don't take them back to the bay. Parent and baby users the absolute worst. We need to bring back flogging.

thefox 29-03-2019 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ceeby (Post 14706405)
I don't bother with a towel, just walk around with the willy hanging out until you are just damp, then put clothes on.

but then again I am a strange one.

Are you a hermaphrodite ?

cantspell 29-03-2019 07:37 PM

Laura Kuenssberg Is she Teresa May’s pr spokesman

ceeby 29-03-2019 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thefox (Post 14706611)
Are you a hermaphrodite ?

no, i'm an aquarius :p

Fatboy 29-03-2019 07:54 PM

The person next to me who has a cold that just sniffs every ten seconds on a train.

You then realise at least another 4-5 people are doing the same thing and the carriage sounds like a doctors waiting room.

Blow your fecking nose you noisy bastards

Fatboy 29-03-2019 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thefox (Post 14706611)
Are you a hermaphrodite ?

I think he also eats meat.

Fatboy 29-03-2019 08:00 PM

At Streatham now - and the people with colds have been replaced by a couple who seem to be sharing their break up with the whole carriage.

Oldtown Eagle 29-03-2019 08:51 PM

Bumping into a Weed in the pub who kept thanking me for the six points.

jjeagle 29-03-2019 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Oldtown Eagle (Post 14706696)
Bumping into a Weed in the pub who kept thanking me for the six points.

Scope out the CCTV camera's first and then....:vader:

davech 30-03-2019 10:38 AM

My mother had some Fire Safety jerk come round recently who insisted she needed a fire alarm near the cooker. It is a new-fangled one that reacts to cooking smells as well :confused:. Impossible to cook cheese on toast without setting it off. He is long gone and it is coming down.

Worksop Palace 30-03-2019 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oldtown Eagle (Post 14706696)
Bumping into a Weed in the pub who kept thanking me for the six points.

Which A&E dept did he attend ?

Worksop Palace 30-03-2019 10:40 AM

Coming down with a stomach bug just in time for the weekend.

Great stuff

Stellavista 30-03-2019 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave McGregor (Post 14706563)
Drivers who don't indicate at junctions roundabouts etc. selfish gits

Had yet another one of these this morning. An Uber driver, of course. Three turns in a row with no indication. As it happened, he stopped in the same street as me, so I went over to have a word. I pointed out that my kids walk around these streets, and it helps to know the intentions of drivers. He just looked at me blankly. These people shouldn't be on the roads. Mind you, they are angels in comparison to the f*ckers on delivery mopeds. How are most of them still alive?

Oldtown Eagle 30-03-2019 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjeagle (Post 14706725)
Scope out the CCTV camera's first and then....:vader:

Saw him again this evening. I was far too gracious to say mind the gap.

Hedgehog 30-03-2019 07:57 PM

Gary Birtles (again)... He did manage to wait until the second half today before telling us what Brian Clough told him one time.

How does this northern monkey end up working a Palace home game?

Brett 30-03-2019 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle (Post 14706312)
I don’t have an account at Lloyd’s so I’d have pay it into one of my accounts and then use BACs to transfer it to the HfHs account which is held at Lloyd’s.

It was all folding.

Still don't get it. My bank won't take any cash over the counter now, for my account or anyone else's. It's an absolute ballache when you do a lot of activities with older folk, who 99% prefer dealing in old money. That's not a criticism but a reality these banks don't seem to appreciate.

Wolfnipplechips 30-03-2019 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Brett (Post 14708359)
Still don't get it. My bank won't take any cash over the counter now, for my account or anyone else's. It's an absolute ballache when you do a lot of activities with older folk, who 99% prefer dealing in old money. That's not a criticism but a reality these banks don't seem to appreciate.

Just stop marching them to the cash point and show them how to transfer their entire account into yours.

Brett 30-03-2019 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfnipplechips (Post 14708423)
Just stop marching them to the cash point and show them how to transfer their entire account into yours.

:D

Won’t be the same without seeing the terror in their eyes.

bubbs11 31-03-2019 08:40 AM

Struggling sleeping of late but woke up this morning and looked at my phone and thought ‘5:30’, that’s not bad, I’ll take that...’, then realised the clocks had gone forward so in affect I’ve not had that good a sleep.

thefox 31-03-2019 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfnipplechips (Post 14708423)
Just stop marching them to the cash point and show them how to transfer their entire account into yours.

https://i.imgur.com/8qDCeoH.jpg

cantspell 31-03-2019 11:05 PM

My sister wishing our mum happy mother’s day on Facebook and typing my mum’s name in full - my mum is not on Facebook and doesn’t have a pc iPad or smart phone

Yoda 31-03-2019 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brett (Post 14708359)
Still don't get it. My bank won't take any cash over the counter now, for my account or anyone else's. It's an absolute ballache when you do a lot of activities with older folk, who 99% prefer dealing in old money. That's not a criticism but a reality these banks don't seem to appreciate.

Isn’t it ridiculous.

I run a few events per year for a charity and up until recently I’d take the cash to the bank and pay it into their account. Paid in promptly at my convenience, and I have a receipt from the bank.

Now they won’t take it from me I have to arrange to meet a member of that charity and hand it over to them as they have the necessary forms that at least allow them to pay it in.

The other alternative they said is to pay it into my personal account and then transfer it to the charity, but I don’t like ‘their’ money coming through my account...it feels potentially dodgy and it’s large sums which could effect my taxes.

As you say, the banks are so painful now.

Yoda 31-03-2019 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle (Post 14706278)
I recently emptied the Help for Heroes charity box in our shop and went to pay it in at our local Lloyd’s bank as I’ve done every times it’s become full.

But apparently you can’t do this anymore ‘due to money laundering’ legislation.

The banks solution? Pay the money into my account and then do a BAC’s transfer. :rolleyes: Personally I’m not at all comfortable paying charity money into either my business or private accounts, it just seems wrong.

I’ve had the same problem. Luckily the money is for a local charity, so I ‘only’ have the inconvenience of having the arrange to meet their Treasurer and give her the cash.

In your situation I’d contact Help for Heroes and ask them what they’d like you to do, as they must be experiencing this issue all the time now. There might be advice on their website?

davech 01-04-2019 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle (Post 14706278)
I recently emptied the Help for Heroes charity box in our shop and went to pay it in at our local Lloyd’s bank as I’ve done every times it’s become full.

But apparently you can’t do this anymore ‘due to money laundering’ legislation.

The banks solution? Pay the money into my account and then do a BAC’s transfer. :rolleyes: Personally I’m not at all comfortable paying charity money into either my business or private accounts, it just seems wrong.

In a similar vein, I recently tried to pay off my mother's Access Card balance of just over £1000. Turned into a nightmare.

1. NatWest refused to accept my Lloyds debit card :confused:. Told me to go to Lloyds.
2. Lloyds told me they thought I needed set up a new payee account and make a payment to them that way.
3. I pointed out the payment instructions to pay by debit card on the back of the banking slip. Person I spoke to was highly dubious.
4. Eventually found a sensible cashier who agreed with my analysis of the details and entered the reference and string of zeros when it asked for an account as per the instructions. Payment went through in full, no problem, 10 days before the due date.
5. Whole lot took just about an hour in the end.

To add insult to aggravation, a new bill arrived a few days ago demanding £7.46 in interest despite the account being settled in full AND before the due date. It further added that if the payment was made in time, the next bill would be for 17p more interest :veryangry.

WTF?? You can ever settle sensibly with these sorts of rules??

One strong phone call later, they agreed to write off the £7.46 "as a gesture of goodwill". It is all on the banks' side. Joe Public doesn't stand a chance. I would write a poem about it if I could think of a rhyme for 'bankers'....

Yoda 01-04-2019 01:00 AM

A mate of mine reached the last year of his mortgage and it was down to just a few hundred pounds to finish paying.

So he thought he might as well get it finished with one big payment and spoke to his bank about it. Turns out, they wanted more money from him in ‘admin charges’ for finishing his mortgage early than he owed them!

They wouldn’t budge so he said, stuff you then, you can keep collecting £50 a month in direct debit from me for another year and then we’ll finish the mortgage bang on time with no early redemption fee thanks very much.

So the bank lost the opportunity to receive all their money early in preference for the tiny amount of interest they’d receive on his £50/month.

Hedgehog 01-04-2019 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoda (Post 14709810)
A mate of mine reached the last year of his mortgage and it was down to just a few hundred pounds to finish paying.

So he thought he might as well get it finished with one big payment and spoke to his bank about it. Turns out, they wanted more money from him in ‘admin charges’ for finishing his mortgage early than he owed them!

They wouldn’t budge so he said, stuff you then, you can keep collecting £50 a month in direct debit from me for another year and then we’ll finish the mortgage bang on time with no early redemption fee thanks very much.

So the bank lost the opportunity to receive all their money early in preference for the tiny amount of interest they’d receive on his £50/month.

Sort of had the same scenario. I believe it's standard practice and there in the small print (or was mine anyway). I did the same and just let it run its course until the end.

Hedgehog 01-04-2019 02:55 AM

As much as I love this time of year (Spring is in the air etc.) it is really annoying that the pollen has started arriving and with it my nose just drips all day long... I'm like a bloody healthy dog!

bubbs11 01-04-2019 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Hedgehog (Post 14709854)
As much as I love this time of year (Spring is in the air etc.) it is really annoying that the pollen has started arriving and with it my nose just drips all day long... I'm like a bloody healthy dog!

Same here mate. Was out in Edinburgh woods for work last week and the old itchy, streaming eyes started with abundance. Strangely, when I was in Sacramento, my hay fever didn’t make an appearance once. :confused:

Hedgehog 01-04-2019 06:58 AM

Odd that. Sacramento being a pretty agricultural area and all. Maybe not the trees though which really get me.

Worksop Palace 01-04-2019 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Hedgehog (Post 14709888)
Odd that. Sacramento being a pretty agricultural area and all. Maybe not the trees though which really get me.

People are affected by different pollen aren’t they. My mum’s hay fever is worse in Feb March when certain trees start to pollinate. Mine hits bad in July when the grass pollen is at its height. But I never ever get it when I’m abroad

Hay fever is the main reason I have summer as my least favourite season

Pousb 01-04-2019 04:50 PM

People who spend most of their lives in a smartphone. Videos about cats. Large queues. Rap. Politicians. Inadequate rules and laws. Bureaucracy. Injustice. Modern filmmaking. It’s a countless list.

Hedgehog 01-04-2019 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Worksop Palace (Post 14709929)
People are affected by different pollen aren’t they. My mum’s hay fever is worse in Feb March when certain trees start to pollinate. Mine hits bad in July when the grass pollen is at its height. But I never ever get it when I’m abroad

Hay fever is the main reason I have summer as my least favourite season

That's a good point, we are surrounded by Sycamore trees and at this time of year they give off this yellow pollen dust that covers everything in the back and front yard. I feel like I'm snorting yellow cocaine!

When back in England a few years back my wife and I went for a walk through some fields and she went into full allergy mode, while it didn't seem to affect me at all.

Selhurst Celtic 01-04-2019 05:18 PM

I did a wee bit of gardening in the fine weather yesterday, turning over the soil in the flower beds and pulling a few weeds. Nothing too hectic.
Today I'm greeted by cat shit in 2 different places where I turned the soil. I've got young kids so this drives me f***ing apeshit and it stinks.

I've sprinkled some dangerously hot chilli powder on the soil so if it happens again, moggy's teeth will fall out when it licks it's feet to clean up. Any other suggestions to stop it happening in the first place please?
Lion shit doesn't work. I've tried.

Isle of Wight 01-04-2019 05:27 PM

Ok anyone know if you can suddenly “get” Hay fever. I’ve had a cold since I came back from the alps at half term in Feb! It’s very odd. runny nose, sneezing when waking up then better but still there with the odd sneeze and itchy nose during the day. If it is I’m going to be verynpissed off at surviving 59 years then bloody getting it

Isle of Wight 01-04-2019 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Selhurst Celtic (Post 14710484)
I did a wee bit of gardening in the fine weather yesterday, turning over the soil in the flower beds and pulling a few weeds. Nothing too hectic.
Today I'm greeted by cat shit in 2 different places where I turned the soil. I've got young kids so this drives me f***ing apeshit and it stinks.

I've sprinkled some dangerously hot chilli powder on the soil so if it happens again, moggy's teeth will fall out when it licks it's feet to clean up. Any other suggestions to stop it happening in the first place please?
Lion shit doesn't work. I've tried.

A dog

When they eventually catch it and tear it to shreds it won’t be your fault. It pisses me off that if my dog crapped on the neighbours lawn he would soon be jumping up and down but cats ???? “Oh what can I do?” STICK A CORK UP ITS ARSE or get a litter tray

Brett 01-04-2019 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Isle of Wight (Post 14710501)
Ok anyone know if you can suddenly “get” Hay fever. I’ve had a cold since I came back from the alps at half term in Feb! It’s very odd. runny nose, sneezing when waking up then better but still there with the odd sneeze and itchy nose during the day. If it is I’m going to be verynpissed off at surviving 59 years then bloody getting it

Have you never had it before? Mine died down for 24 years and now has flared up for the past couple of years.

My suspicion is that climate change and the fact our seasons are now all over the place has contributed to our allergic sensitivities being knocked out of balance.

davech 01-04-2019 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Isle of Wight (Post 14710501)
Ok anyone know if you can suddenly “get” Hay fever. I’ve had a cold since I came back from the alps at half term in Feb! It’s very odd. runny nose, sneezing when waking up then better but still there with the odd sneeze and itchy nose during the day. If it is I’m going to be verynpissed off at surviving 59 years then bloody getting it

I didn't have it up to 15, then it suddenly started. I got it really badly.

When I was 20, I lived in Germany for a year (having looked up the German for hayfever), but absolutely nothing.

Came home, it restarted with a vengeance, all through my finals, and continued right up to 2001 and my first heart attack, then strangely it went.

These days, I sometimes get a little bit of sneezing and runny nose, much like yourself, but nothing much really.

Weird.


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