The Grumble Thread - No energy for a full on rant.

[Mr Larrington]

The day after we of the Democratic Ruthless Bastards Party seize control of the means of production we will be tasking the Sweeney with tracking down the people who:

• Pluck items from supermarket shelves, and
• Peer at them myopically, and
• Put them back somewhere other than where they originated

and smashing up their living rooms on a basis both frequent and regular until they get the message and emigrate.

[mrcharly-YHT]

The day after we of the Democratic Ruthless Bastards Party seize control of the means of production we will be tasking the Sweeney with tracking down the people who:

• Pluck items from supermarket shelves, and
• Peer at them myopically, and
• Put them back somewhere other than where they originated

and smashing up their living rooms on a basis both frequent and regular until they get the message and emigrate.

Did somebody inadvertently buy the wrong (miss-shelved) product?

[Beardy]

The day after we of the Democratic Ruthless Bastards Party seize control of the means of production we will be tasking the Sweeney with tracking down the people who:

• Pluck items from supermarket shelves, and
• Peer at them myopically, and
• Put them back somewhere other than where they originated

and smashing up their living rooms on a basis both frequent and regular until they get the message and emigrate.

Did somebody inadvertently buy the wrong (miss-shelved) product?

Its the myopia. Shhh, don’t tell him.

[Tim Hall]

The day after we of the Democratic Ruthless Bastards Party seize control of the means of production we will be tasking the Sweeney with tracking down the people who:

• Pluck items from supermarket shelves, and
• Peer at them myopically, and
• Put them back somewhere other than where they originated

and smashing up their living rooms on a basis both frequent and regular until they get the message and emigrate.

With an added hundred lines for those scallywags who pick up Object A, then notice a short date version of Object A on the Dead Food Shelf, take the short date reduced with bright yellow sticker version and leave the full price version in its place. The jolly funsters that they are.

[Mr Larrington]

The day after we of the Democratic Ruthless Bastards Party seize control of the means of production we will be tasking the Sweeney with tracking down the people who:

• Pluck items from supermarket shelves, and
• Peer at them myopically, and
• Put them back somewhere other than where they originated

and smashing up their living rooms on a basis both frequent and regular until they get the message and emigrate.

Did somebody inadvertently buy the wrong (miss-shelved) product?

Oh nonononononononoyes.

[mrcharly-YHT]

The day after we of the Democratic Ruthless Bastards Party seize control of the means of production we will be tasking the Sweeney with tracking down the people who:

• Pluck items from supermarket shelves, and
• Peer at them myopically, and
• Put them back somewhere other than where they originated

and smashing up their living rooms on a basis both frequent and regular until they get the message and emigrate.

Did somebody inadvertently buy the wrong (miss-shelved) product?

Oh nonononononononoyes.

I once did this with wine.

MrsC was not impressed with the 0% alcohol bottle I presented to her.

[Cudzoziemiec]

The day after we of the Democratic Ruthless Bastards Party seize control of the means of production we will be tasking the Sweeney with tracking down the people who:

• Pluck items from supermarket shelves, and
• Peer at them myopically, and
• Put them back somewhere other than where they originated

and smashing up their living rooms on a basis both frequent and regular until they get the message and emigrate.

Can you extend this to the people who pick up a book, whether in a bookshop or a library, from Authors: A and replace it at Authors: D, or from History and replace it at Medical Sciences, etc, ect, and moreover so on? Thank you.

[Regulator]

The day after we of the Democratic Ruthless Bastards Party seize control of the means of production we will be tasking the Sweeney with tracking down the people who:

• Pluck items from supermarket shelves, and
• Peer at them myopically, and
• Put them back somewhere other than where they originated

and smashing up their living rooms on a basis both frequent and regular until they get the message and emigrate.

Can you extend this to the people who pick up a book, whether in a bookshop or a library, from Authors: A and replace it at Authors: D, or from History and replace it at Medical Sciences, etc, ect, and moreover so on? Thank you.

I think in Waterstones it's the staff that do that...  either that or they're employing semi-literate school leavers.

[Mr Larrington]

London Borough of Waltham Forest, u bunch of useless workshy twats: why cannot your webby SCIENCE tell me when my brown bin is next due for collection?  Black bin: yes.  Green bin: yes.  Brown bin: no, other than “fortnightly”.  I do not wish to leave the aforementioned brown bin on the pavement for eight days, y'see.

[woollypigs]

I think you will find leaving it out for 21 days will at least match one of these fortnightly days, unless there a bank holiday, then it's everyone's guess

[TheLurker]

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Can you extend this to the people who pick up a book, whether in a bookshop or a library, from Authors: A and replace it at Authors: D, or from History and replace it at Medical Sciences, etc, ect, and moreover so on? Thank you.

I think in Waterstones it's the staff that do that...  either that or they're employing semi-literate school leavers.

They have form.  Waterstones, Bath, early 1988.  All the astrology books in the popular science section.

[Mr Larrington]

“Shittens!” exclaimed Mr Larrington on looking at the small print in the bumf he got sent by BRITISH Airways this arvo.  “It's an A380, which means clearing immigration at SFO will likely take three hours instead of the 90 minutes it took in 2022!”

[Beardy]

That’s only because as an Airbus, it’s more likely to arrive with all its doors still closed than if it were a Boeing.

[Mr Larrington]

As one door closes, another opens — Boeing corporate slogan

[Auntie Helen]

Just had lunch in a café between Trento and Venice in a quaint town with a castle.

The café was freshly decorated and the focaccia bread was lovely.

When I went to use the loo it was just a hole in the ground! I managed, just, but wonder what an old person would do. The loo roll dispenser was empty and so was the hand towel dispenser after I had washed my hands.

First time I’ve used one of those loos and I am nearly 53!

[Giraffe]

As one door opens, another opens — Boeing corporate slogan

FTFY

[ElyDave]

Just had lunch in a café between Trento and Venice in a quaint town with a castle.

The café was freshly decorated and the focaccia bread was lovely.

When I went to use the loo it was just a hole in the ground! I managed, just, but wonder what an old person would do. The loo roll dispenser was empty and so was the hand towel dispenser after I had washed my hands.

First time I’ve used one of those loos and I am nearly 53!

If you've travelled to southern Europe before, I'm very surprised at that. They used to be ubiquitous in smaller towns and roadside services

[Jurek]

Just had lunch in a café between Trento and Venice in a quaint town with a castle.

The café was freshly decorated and the focaccia bread was lovely.

When I went to use the loo it was just a hole in the ground! I managed, just, but wonder what an old person would do. The loo roll dispenser was empty and so was the hand towel dispenser after I had washed my hands.

First time I’ve used one of those loos and I am nearly 53!

Was there no shower hose/bum gun?

Loo roll is prevalent mostly amongst North Americans, North Europeans and non-indigenous Australians.
Everyone else washes.

[Auntie Helen]

There was no hose or anything. And there was a loo roll dispenser, it was empty.

[Mrs Pingu]

I've been trying to persuade Pingu help me paint some of the old fence this summer so that I can buy and plant some climbers to grow up it. This evening I finally got round to starting sanding off the mossy bits. Got about half way through the offending section and one of the neighbours stopped me saying they were going to get some of the posts and or panels replaced.
So not only does this all go on hold again, but probably the plants that are already there are going to get trampled or dug up.
 

[hellymedic]

Partner’s mother originated not far away. Soundslike there ‘toilet nightmares’ when grandparents were visited...

[Mrs Pingu]

The first time I went to France with Pingu in 1993 it feels like shower tray bogs were very common. As a naiive teen I used to send Pingu ahead to check on the bogs anywhere we visited to avoid me toilet angst.

These days I find them a lot less common/more civilised, but invariably when you come across one and can't wait someone's left a turd in it. 

[ElyDave]

The first time I went to France with Pingu in 1993 it feels like shower tray bogs were very common. As a naiive teen I used to send Pingu ahead to check on the bogs anywhere we visited to avoid me toilet angst.

These days I find them a lot less common/more civilised, but invariably when you come across one and can't wait someone's left a turd in it. 

The worst toilets I've ever seen, Hassi Messaoud Airport, I'd be surprised if you've not been there. Picture Mad Max and you're not far off.  For the toilets, take a deep breath, close your eyes if possible, I wouldn't even think about sitting down

[woollypigs]

When travelling as a kid I was send into campsites and restaurants to use the loo, mainly in France. To check on the wc situation because my mum refused to use a hole in the ground. And I'm nearly 54

In DK we call them French toilets and in France they call them toilet Turk, haven't found out what the Turkish call them.

[T42]

We call them footprint cludges.  Most memorable encounter I had with one was during UAF PBP in 2006: with 160+ people in the peloton we stopped in Sees, and the cathedral had one.  One sniff was enough.