Author Topic: First-World Problems. (Read 336348 times)

Charlotte · « **Reply #500 on:** 15 May, 2014, 04:05:33 pm »

Perhaps you need to keep a little bottle of Rescue Remedy handy for the times when you get stressed getting the top off new bottles of Rescue Remedy?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #501 on:** 15 May, 2014, 09:57:18 pm »

Oh, for goodness' sake, IKEA! Why have you stopped selling the triangular version of the LACK table? No demand, you say? Well, I'm demanding one, me laddo, so get over to Sweden and get sawing.

And then, to add insult to injury, the display on my motorcar's stereophonic system stopped working.

Oh. Polaroid sunglasses, you say? As you were...

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #502 on:** 15 May, 2014, 10:04:44 pm »

Ikea have also stopped doing their Grundtal hanging spice rack, and people are selling them for extortionate amounts on ebay.

andrewc · « **Reply #503 on:** 15 May, 2014, 10:13:48 pm »

They've also upset all the LP fans by withdrawing the Expedit shelving system.

Julian · « **Reply #504 on:** 15 May, 2014, 10:23:02 pm »

Amazon.co.uk's website was very briefly down. I was worried I might not make the Saturday delivery time.

Kim · « **Reply #505 on:** 15 May, 2014, 10:26:35 pm »

Quote from: Julian on 15 May, 2014, 10:23:02 pm

Amazon.co.uk's website was very briefly down.

...for tax reasons?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #506 on:** 18 May, 2014, 10:19:54 am »

Yesterday Dr Larrington was supposed to be going to Glyndebourne to see Der Rosenkavalier. I say "supposed", as when I spoke to her on Friday she simply couldn't find any quails' eggs to accompany her champagne and caviar, in spite of scouring the whole of Chipping Norton. I suspect she may have cancelled the entire excursion...

PaulF · « **Reply #507 on:** 20 May, 2014, 02:36:02 pm »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27484318

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City gave Toure a birthday cake as they flew to Abu Dhabi and tweeted their congratulations after he turned 31.

But Dimitri Seluk says Toure is "very upset" the club's owners failed to acknowledge him personally and says he may leave over their lack of respect.

"None of them shook his hand on his birthday. It's really sick," he said.

Lady Cavendish · « **Reply #508 on:** 27 May, 2014, 08:58:39 am »

Just broke an acrylic nail while doing my ocado shop

Dibdib · « **Reply #509 on:** 30 May, 2014, 08:22:34 pm »

I was half-way through cooking the pasta before I realised that I had used the last of the chilli pesto. I've had to use the emergency backup coriander pesto instead.

Pickled Onion · « **Reply #510 on:** 02 June, 2014, 12:20:45 pm »

The AV amp stopped working yesterday, we had to watch a whole film with sound through the TV's built in speakers. It was truly horrible.

rabbit · « **Reply #511 on:** 02 June, 2014, 04:31:55 pm »

The only place I could get a caffeine fix today was a Tesco Costa

Comparing Costa to nice coffee is like comparing methadone to heroin

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #512 on:** 02 June, 2014, 08:39:34 pm »

When I went out for dinner on Saturday with the Wowbaggers, I struggled to pick a dessert because the two things I wanted were flourless chocolate cake with beetroot sorbet, but I don't like beetroot, or poached pear in a brandysnap basket with apple sorbet and green tea syrup, but I don't like tea.

andrewc · « **Reply #513 on:** 02 June, 2014, 08:56:41 pm »

M&S food hall had no English lamb*, I had to buy imported stuff

I used the self service checkout so no one else would see..

* at least not on the reduced shelf..

Wowbagger · « **Reply #514 on:** 02 June, 2014, 09:29:28 pm »

I try to buy Welsh lamb when I can, on the grounds that the mountain sheep are sweeter, but the valley sheep are fatter. We therefore deemed it meeter to carry off the latter.

Charlotte · « **Reply #515 on:** 03 June, 2014, 11:56:54 am »

Quote from: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 02 June, 2014, 08:39:34 pm

When I went out for dinner on Saturday with the Wowbaggers, I struggled to pick a dessert because the two things I wanted were flourless chocolate cake with beetroot sorbet, but I don't like beetroot, or poached pear in a brandysnap basket with apple sorbet and green tea syrup, but I don't like tea.

So much tragedy in this thread at the moment. My heart is heavy for all of your who are suffering.

Blazer · « **Reply #516 on:** 08 June, 2014, 12:14:13 pm »

The free coffee machine in Waitrtose near the checkout was broken. Would have to walk to the second machine by the bread isle to collect my free latte. It was asking for a filter change earlier in the week so guess no-one got to it in time.

Hope it's fixed for tomorrow lunch time.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #517 on:** 08 June, 2014, 12:53:31 pm »

I'm working.

Basil · « **Reply #518 on:** 08 June, 2014, 04:21:19 pm »

Hmm. Spag bol tonight and I've run out of plonk. I'm going to have to use one of my decent Malbecs as an ingredient as I can't be added to cycle to the shop.
Half a glass as ingredient, two glasses for the chef during the cooking process, I'm going to have to open another bottle for dinner, aren't I?

Pickled Onion · « **Reply #519 on:** 08 June, 2014, 04:46:32 pm »

Quote from: Pickled Onion on 02 June, 2014, 12:20:45 pm

The AV amp stopped working yesterday, we had to watch a whole film with sound through the TV's built in speakers. It was truly horrible.

The man in the shop insisted on lending us an ex-display amp while it's away being mended - it might take two or three weeks, and it was unthinkable for someone to have to listen to tinny TV speakers for that length of time.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #520 on:** 10 June, 2014, 09:55:51 pm »

Quote from: Pickled Onion on 08 June, 2014, 04:46:32 pm

Quote from: Pickled Onion on 02 June, 2014, 12:20:45 pm
The AV amp stopped working yesterday, we had to watch a whole film with sound through the TV's built in speakers. It was truly horrible.

The man in the shop insisted on lending us an ex-display amp while it's away being mended - it might take two or three weeks, and it was unthinkable for someone to have to listen to tinny TV speakers for that length of time.

What a nice man!

PaulF · « **Reply #521 on:** 11 June, 2014, 05:34:07 am »

Quote from: Pickled Onion on 08 June, 2014, 04:46:32 pm

Quote from: Pickled Onion on 02 June, 2014, 12:20:45 pm
The AV amp stopped working yesterday, we had to watch a whole film with sound through the TV's built in speakers. It was truly horrible.

The man in the shop insisted on lending us an ex-display amp while it's away being mended - it might take two or three weeks, and it was unthinkable for someone to have to listen to tinny TV speakers for that length of time.

My faith in humanity is restored

Tom M · « **Reply #522 on:** 11 June, 2014, 11:53:15 am »

Technicians currently dismantling a piece of equipment in the room I sometimes like to wander off to for a sneaky snooze. Where am I supposed to go for my nap after a hard morning of drinking coffee and procrastinating?

clarion · « **Reply #523 on:** 11 June, 2014, 12:05:19 pm »

Up to the roof where possible is traditional. In theatres, the drape store is the comfortable option.

andrewc · « **Reply #524 on:** 14 June, 2014, 11:39:37 am »

My order of coffee beans from HasBean hasn't arrived in the post. I'm having to use beans that were roasted _months_ ago