your definition of frustration

[clarion]

Posts not showing up promptly is another one.

[Regulator]

I'd bet not mention it as I might get lynched...




..but it has three letters

[Quisling]

That is my definition of frustration. What's yours?

Getting to the shop, but having forgotton my lock and money.

Done that. Once cycled 8 miles to supermarket in blazing heat with trailer behind bike, filled trolley then realised I'd left my wallet at home.  Asked kindly staff to look after trolley while I popped home for wallet. Returned to store and they'd put all the items back on the shelf so I had to start again, only some of the items were now sold out.   

[clarion]

I'd bet not mention it as I might get lynched...




..but it has three letters

Mr R?

[jogler]

..but it has three letters

Pub?

[robgul]

..but it has three letters

Pub?

It's just gotta be     CTC     ... there's an an interesting, balance and intelligent response from Jill on the CTC Forum today referring the strategy set just a couple of years ago

Rob

[Regulator]

..but it has three letters

Pub?

It's just gotta be     CTC     ... there's an an interesting, balance and intelligent response from Jill on the CTC Forum today referring the strategy set just a couple of years ago

Rob

I agree - a very good response from Jill.

[Gandalf]

Getting ready to ride to work, all layers, lights etc sorted, ready to get out the door... then you realise you have an overwhelming urge to do a 'number two'.

[clarion]

I was impressed by Jill's comments, too.

[spesh]

Bi-directional opposing headwinds, often coupled with momentum-sucking tarmac.

We've all been there, haven't we?

[Jacomus]

Getting ready to ride to work, all layers, lights etc sorted, ready to get out the door... then you realise you have an overwhelming urge to do a 'number two'.

Yep - regularly happens to me.

[clarion]

half a commute.

[ravenbait]

For me? Foot injury in May killing my triathlon season, eventually turning into a permanent problem that might stop me racing ever again, shortly after spending a ridiculous amount of money I didn't really have on a carbon fibre pocket rocket specifically for racing, then a bout of illness that has kept me off any form of exercise at all for more than two months now. It has been so bad Shackleton has been off the road with a bust wheel for months and months and I haven't been arsed to rebuild it because what's the point?

This isn't mere frustration. I'm not sure there's a word for this.

Sam

[matthew]

If I may I will join Clarion: Wiggle - now saying expected time for stock of Marathon Winters as early January.

  

[clarion]

No!

[Oaky]

www.next.co.uk

I have spent an hour and a half trying to order two Christmas presents from Next.
First I have to register an account with Next (for a one-off purchase).
Next doesn't like my mobile number, telling me to enter a real phone number before I can proceed so I make one up.
After concluding the purchase and payment I get an error page so I do not know whether the order has been placed.

That is frustrating.

mrs_o got that - first order errored out.  Entered the order again (after trying to get through to them to see if it had gone through or not).  Ended up with 2 lots of everything (which at least they do free returns on).  She had to register again for the second order - it didn't want to let her log in with the credentials from the first order, or reset the password.  She also had to use a different email address for the second registration since it wouldn't let her register with the same email as the first.

It took a good deal of back and forth on the phone before they had the billing right too.

[Basil]

Frustration is:
Trying to navigate YACF this morning.

*Hits post button*
*drums fingers*

and

Time Out.

Bugger! 

[itsbruce]

Watching people who are quite capable of getting on well together in real life wasting time most pointlessly in useless argument in a certain forum thread.

[Arellcat]

Hearing your ankle go "pop" when you fall off your bike during the first morning commute in snow, munching painkillers during a week's riding until you can see your GP, who thinks something might be a tiny bit broken, then having an X-ray which says it probably isn't, and then carrying on commuting by bike even though it hurts because it's faster than taking the bus.

[LindaG]

Seeing a photograph of Crinklylion's Christmas Puddings and wanting to be Minnie the Minx, when tomorrow's forum ride has just gone out of reach   

[Chris S]

Beautiful girlfriend, home at last from Helsinki, naked and stretched out provocatively on the bed. Fast asleep.

That's not frustration - that's a challenge .

How far can you get before she wakes up?

[jogler]

Seeing a photograph of Crinklylion's Christmas Puddings and wanting to be Minnie the Minx, when tomorrow's forum ride has just gone out of reach   

Xmas puddings "keep" for a long time providing they're not scoffed

[matthew]

Realising your new rear wheel is 120mm OLN and the frame 133mm OLN 

Cold setting here I come.

[giropaul]

Realising your new rear wheel is 120mm OLN and the frame 133mm OLN 

Cold setting here I come.

I'd try spacers, and if need be, a new axle, first.

[Canardly]

Not getting my yacf badges in the post grrrrrrrr