A place to rant about things that wind you up ( keep it clean lol)

[alpacasqueak]

Sorry about your bad dream @alpacasqueak. Hope you manage to get some more sleep- after feeding the pigs of course..

Thank you Caffeine the way forward for me now, got water company coming out today to dig up outside as they think I have a leak (been overpaying for a few years and been going on months! ) so finally doing something, blooming useless company!
Sorry that’s rant 2 of the day
Piggies very happy with green oat for breakfast though, that’s rare but shut up the noisy Porky Pair for now!

 

[Winniepeg]

Blinking nurseries supporting every major charity going. Don't get me wrong I have no problem with charitable giving, I do it often but to charities of my choosing. I have not donated to comic relief since the findings many years ago that they had money heavily invested in weapons and alcohol which conflicts with their mission statements. Children in need have a huge amount of money invested, like £80m plus. I can't find any information on where that is invested other than it being managed externally. Would it be wrong of me to point some of this information out to the manager and make a suggestion that they look at how they can support small, local charities on these days instead? Maybe instead of children in need they look at the local charity supporting Afghan migrants and their children, or they look a local charity that provides education and extra curricular activities to disabled children. Then maybe places like the one that was providing disabled children with a holiday to mablethorpe every year wouldn't have to close down

Absolutely agree. On the subject of charities they get less from me now as for the past few years they want a monthly payment as opposed to sticking a fiver in a collection box. This became ‘the norm’ way before Covid.

 

[Lady Kelly]

Absolutely agree. On the subject of charities they get less from me now as for the past few years they want a monthly payment as opposed to sticking a fiver in a collection box. This became ‘the norm’ way before Covid.

Yes it's difficult. Funding gets smaller and more short term all the time. It's now rare to find a funding stream that lasts longer than a year. Great that the funding is there but any business can't bank on just 12 months funding at a time. Even our place is having to consider fundraising now and it's something we haven't done actively before

 

[Rivervixen]

I hate my crazy dreams/nightmares! Horrible one about my lovely RB Rosie the cat and woke at 5.30am to her sister puking up a hairball on my bedroom floor! So can’t get back to sleep despite being doped up on my epilepsy meds, may have to creep in for tea and get told off for ignoring piglets in a minute! View attachment 190034
Daisy gone back off to dreamland happily though the little old bugger!

you need to teach me how to creep past the piggies! These days all I have to do is open my eyes and the bar biting welcoming committee arrives!

 

[alpacasqueak]

you need to teach me how to creep past the piggies! These days all I have to do is open my eyes and the bar biting welcoming committee arrives!

It’s a rarity I can creep past them (I’ve tried many times!), why I had to chuck something in or the porky silver metal chomper would’ve done the same!

 

[Pawz]

Coronavirus is the worst it has ever been in Germany, but the government is currently doing nothing about it, so my husband, who is an event technician, still has to work events where hundreds of people are in an enclosed space without masks. Most of the events require visitors to be vaccinated or have already had the virus, but they are now saying it's not uncommon for vaccinated people to get and spread Covid. My husband wears his mask at the events even if he doesn't have to, and more than once people have made rude comments to him about it, telling him he is "ruining the nice feeling." Someone came up to him the other day and said "why are you doing that?" in a rude tone and pointed at his mask. I am also super safe about it and have been the whole time, but it's kind of difficult to feel totally safe when my husband has to work all of these events with the insanely high infection rate right now.

Horrible horrible horrible but I bet you are relieved the 3G (Geimpft, genesen, getestet) rule is now in place. They recently emphasized the severity of the situation by saying by the end of winter everyone would be “geimpft, genesen oder gestorben”.

I really hope under the new rules your husband is now free of attending events and can stay safe.

 

[h.h.lovecraft]

Horrible horrible horrible but I bet you are relieved the 3G (Geimpft, genesen, getestet) rule is now in place. They recently emphasized the severity of the situation by saying by the end of winter everyone would be “geimpft, genesen oder gestorben”.

I really hope under the new rules your husband is now free of attending events and can stay safe.

Yep I am glad they are addressing the issue, every extra rule helps I suppose. Some events are starting to get canceled again, but not on the behalf of the government. People are just starting to not want to attend events anymore due to the astronomical infection rate, so promoters are canceling them. It's a horrible time to be in this business unfortunately because having to work large events nearly every day during the pandemic really sucks and puts my husband at risk, but if another lockdown occurs where no events are allowed, my husband will take a massive pay cut again (he took one last lockdown, but it will be an even bigger pay cut this time.) And he is one of the fortunate ones where his company still even keeps him, many people in the industry lost their job at the start of the pandemic. The whole thing is very frustrating and it is discouraging to see the infection rate getting worse and worse. I can't wait for this to be over, whenever that will be lol.

 

[Pawz]

Yep I am glad they are addressing the issue, every extra rule helps I suppose. Some events are starting to get canceled again, but not on the behalf of the government. People are just starting to not want to attend events anymore due to the astronomical infection rate, so promoters are canceling them. It's a horrible time to be in this business unfortunately because having to work large events nearly every day during the pandemic really sucks and puts my husband at risk, but if another lockdown occurs where no events are allowed, my husband will take a massive pay cut again (he took one last lockdown, but it will be an even bigger pay cut this time.) And he is one of the fortunate ones where his company still even keeps him, many people in the industry lost their job at the start of the pandemic. The whole thing is very frustrating and it is discouraging to see the infection rate getting worse and worse. I can't wait for this to be over, whenever that will be lol.

I think that one of the hardest part is that by now we all know more than on person either directly or by association that has died of covid. Christmas will be the same low key affair it was last year. I would very much like things to get back to normal but I’d also like people to be able to stay safe so that the number of infections stabilize and drop.

It feels like climbing into a giant petri just stepping out the door. Especially if using overcrowded public transport. You don’t know who has touched what, who has coughed on who even with a mask, how do you social distance when it’s packed like sardines but you can’t take the next one due to time constraints and it won’t be any emptier anyway?

I wish those who are able to be vaccinated but have chosen not to do it would just go and get it done. It’s not about the rights of an individuals body it’s about protecting everyone around you especially those who cannot be vaccinated. Yes you can still catch covid if vaccinated but the % of the virus you shed into the environment is significantly reduced and your chance of survival is much higher than a non-vaccinated. Unless more people stop thinking about themselves and get the vaccination we won’t be beating this thing anytime soon. Meanwhile people are needlessly dying.

 

[h.h.lovecraft]

I think that one of the hardest part is that by now we all know more than on person either directly or by association that has died of covid. Christmas will be the same low key affair it was last year. I would very much like things to get back to normal but I’d also like people to be able to stay safe so that the number of infections stabilize and drop.

It feels like climbing into a giant petri just stepping out the door. Especially if using overcrowded public transport. You don’t know who has touched what, who has coughed on who even with a mask, how do you social distance when it’s packed like sardines but you can’t take the next one due to time constraints and it won’t be any emptier anyway?

I wish those who are able to be vaccinated but have chosen not to do it would just go and get it done. It’s not about the rights of an individuals body it’s about protecting everyone around you especially those who cannot be vaccinated. Yes you can still catch covid if vaccinated but the % of the virus you shed into the environment is significantly reduced and your chance of survival is much higher than a non-vaccinated. Unless more people stop thinking about themselves and get the vaccination we won’t be beating this thing anytime soon. Meanwhile people are needlessly dying.

I completely agree with you, my husband gets quite upset about it because he sees how some people act like there is no pandemic at all at these events he works at yet there are many people dying still every day. It is completely selfish. I hope more people get vaccinated in Germany, especially in places like Sachsen where covid is absolutely running rampant. I think their vaccination rate is currently lower than 60%.

I live in a state that is actually doing pretty well in terms of infections (still way too high, but not as bad as other states) and there are also massive problems with the public transport like you are describing. I have heard more than one person talk about how the subway is absolutely jam packed in the mornings and they fear for their health every time they have to use it. It is horrible that people have to risk their health to get to work and school every day.

I think the politicians stopped the first lockdown and all the other more extreme protocols too early. I personally think we could use another lockdown right now, the infection rate is too out of control. Obviously that is not ideal, especially when someone like my husband would become unemployed again, but something drastic needs to happen because the hospitals are filling up again and people are dying. I don't think we will get rid of corona any time soon if politicians stay so relaxed about corona rules and unvaccinated people. I am kind of just speechless every day at this point, like I am genuinely confused at how the infection rate can be so bad compared to the past waves.

 

[Pawz]

I completely agree with you, my husband gets quite upset about it because he sees how some people act like there is no pandemic at all at these events he works at yet there are many people dying still every day. It is completely selfish. I hope more people get vaccinated in Germany, especially in places like Sachsen where covid is absolutely running rampant. I think their vaccination rate is currently lower than 60%.

I live in a state that is actually doing pretty well in terms of infections (still way too high, but not as bad as other states) and there are also massive problems with the public transport like you are describing. I have heard more than one person talk about how the subway is absolutely jam packed in the mornings and they fear for their health every time they have to use it. It is horrible that people have to risk their health to get to work and school every day.

I think the politicians stopped the first lockdown and all the other more extreme protocols too early. I personally think we could use another lockdown right now, the infection rate is too out of control. Obviously that is not ideal, especially when someone like my husband would become unemployed again, but something drastic needs to happen because the hospitals are filling up again and people are dying. I don't think we will get rid of corona any time soon if politicians stay so relaxed about corona rules and unvaccinated people. I am kind of just speechless every day at this point, like I am genuinely confused at how the infection rate can be so bad compared to the past waves.

Austria and some other EU members had a very bold move of lockdown for the unvaccinated…. It sparked protests of course. Did you see the videos of SWARMING protests in I think it was Brussels with no one wearing a mask standing shoulder to shoulder screaming about their anti vaccination rights? I wonder how many of them went home with covid that day .

It’s spreading so fast because it’s the delta variant that we didn’t have in previous waves.

 

[Sar]

Eon next (again) with their non existent customer service.

Doctors (yet again) how can you ring someone over 1 hour after their booked in phone call with the doctor, telling them that the doctor isn't coming in today - and think its acceptable to give an appt for next week because "have to speak to doc about blood results" so now worry has set in (will make it 5 weeks to get blood test results).

Does anyone know if halifax bank do actually refer to a debt collector/baillif for non payment of fines incurred due to being £1500-£2000 in overdraft? Would halifax refuse to even have an appointment with someone in this situation to even discuss a plan to pay back/sort out? Feel like I'm being fed a pack of lies to worry me. It's working because my nerves are hanging by a thread!

 

[Bill & Ted]

I once went to an interview for a job at a very well known childrens charity many moons ago. The mansion where the interview took place was palatial, inside had deep shag pile carpets, antique office furniture and looked out onto 22 acres in one the most desirable post codes in North Yorkshire. I didn’t get the job, I didn’t want it after what I saw that day. I don’t tend to support large charities for that reason, far too much spent on fluff, I support local charities instead

 

[Lorcan]

I've had this headache that wasn't actually a headache or a migraine for a few days, on and off. Right side of my head, would usually be where a migraine hits but my eyes haven't been affected and it's more like a dull thud. A constant, dull, thud. And I'm annoyed it's taken me a few days to realise it's me causing it. I was late getting a prescription this week (last week kinda melted my head a bit) so I've been short on a couple of tablets and I've been clenching my jaw. If I had teeth I'd be grinding them too and I might've clocked the problem sooner but it's the clenching my jaw's causing the headache. I didn't realise how much I did it til I started doing it again lol.

THEN 5 medications turned up today, two did not. I rang the GP, the prescription for 5 was done on Tuesday, the 2 was done on Wednesday. But it was done. Rang the pharmacy. "Yeah, it's here to pick up whenever." "Right. And didn't someone come in to pick up another prescription of mine earlier?" "They...yes. They did. I'm sorry about that, it must've been because the prescription came separately." Argh. "Can you deliver it?" "...not before Monday."

Ugh. Headaches.

 

[Bill & Ted]

Austria and some other EU members had a very bold move of lockdown for the unvaccinated…. It sparked protests of course. Did you see the videos of SWARMING protests in I think it was Brussels with no one wearing a mask standing shoulder to shoulder screaming about their anti vaccination rights? I wonder how many of them went home with covid that day .

It’s spreading so fast because it’s the delta variant that we didn’t have in previous waves.

they are all fools and will help to kill off thousands more people in Europe over the coming months or even years

 

[Lorcan]

I've misplaced my phone again and now I'm slightly paranoid it's in a box. Just HOW, Lorcan, just how?!

 

[Sar]

I seem to have done something to my phone. Now some of my most visited websites are coming up really small on my phone. Its like somehow the page has shrunk, as if it thinks my phone now has a laptop sized screen! So annoying!

Went for a walk around the local Christmas market thing today. Got pooed on by a seagull. Knew there was a reason why I hate them and avoid the lake as much as possible over winter.

 

[GPTV]

I seem to have done something to my phone. Now some of my most visited websites are coming up really small on my phone. Its like somehow the page has shrunk, as if it thinks my phone now has a laptop sized screen! So annoying!

Went for a walk around the local Christmas market thing today. Got pooed on by a seagull. Knew there was a reason why I hate them and avoid the lake as much as possible over winter.

Is it any good selecting the 3 vertical dots at the top of your screen & looking to see if you've accidentally selected 'desktop view'? If you have, just un tick it & it should go back to the mobile version which is easier to read

I think there's bookmarks, new tab, downloads, history, share, etc. also in the menu... Desktop version is quite a way down the list. Xx
Good luck

Hope you managed to get the gull poop out of your clothes?

 

[Sar]

Is it any good selecting the 3 vertical dots at the top of your screen & looking to see if you've accidentally selected 'desktop view'? If you have, just un tick it & it should go back to the mobile version which is easier to read

I think there's bookmarks, new tab, downloads, history, share, etc. also in the menu... Desktop version is quite a way down the list. Xx
Good luck

Hope you managed to get the gull poop out of your clothes?

I tried this and it is sorted now. Thank you! Not sure how changed the settings to start with though.

Gull poop is gone. Coat has been washed and I'm just so glad it missed my hair!

 

[Lorcan]

Why can I do everything else, but I can't ring around to find someone to do the moving?

 

[Butterfly88]

My stupid housemate is always on her phone at the dinner table! She’s so distant it’s like she doesn’t even live here. It makes me angry!

 

[Betsy]

My stupid housemate is always on her phone at the dinner table! She’s so distant it’s like she doesn’t even live here. It makes me angry!

That is so very rude! I have a rule of no phones at the table.

 

[Rivervixen]

That is so very rude! I have a rule of no phones at the table.

I agree with it being very rude I also love this rule @Betsy , I spend a lot of time on my phone but would never use it at the table!

 

[Sar]

Why is it not possible to be able to visit a pub, order a Christmas dinner off the festive menu and enjoy it. You seem to need to book a week in advance, pay half as deposit and half the menus I've seen don't even have turkey on the menu!

 

[Lorcan]

Today's good mood has just been knocked by learning someone else I grew up with, but she was around my age, died this morning. I'm not old enough for this to be a thing yet.

 

[Lady Kelly]

Jessica is ill yet again. In the space of two weeks she's had a full week off nursery. Of course we still have to pay. £162 to keep her at home, try and work at the same time. Might start asking nursery to at least do a packed lunch so it's not costing me more in food as well. We've been doctors today and have antibiotics so I'm sure she'll make a quick recovery

 

[Lorcan]

This one is long, apologies in advance.

I smoke, and I know that being environmentally conscious as a smoker is a tad, well, odd. But there are some ways it can be made better, and this is where my problem comes in. You get filters packaged in 3 different ways. Some come in plastic bags, like small sandwich bags. The problem with that is, they're small sandwich bags. They're not really useful for anything other than holding the filters, so there's plastic waste almost immediately. Some come in small flip-top cardboard boxes. These are great! Except that the individual filters come wrapped in sticks of six, using a cellophane wrapper, and again, plastic waste. The 3rd option is the best option - they're in a larger cardboard box. However those boxes are a PITA - you can't carry them anywhere because they get squashed so easily and then they won't hold the filters, so you end up with loose filters everywhere. There's also only one brand I know of that does them in sizes smaller than Slim (which is actually fairly large as filters go, I know that sounds odd) and that particular brand's quality control isn't the best. I've found myself chucking out half the filters in a bag of theirs before, I doubt the boxes would be much better.

And chucking them out is also a problem because they're not exactly enviromentally friendly either, they're generally not biodegradable. Which leads me to my next point.

Some brands now make Eco filters, which are designed to be biodegradable. I know of at least one brand that puts the biodegradable filters in the larger cardboard box. However, I've tried Eco filters, and most of them are just...there's no draw on them, what's the point in the cigarette if you're not getting any draw from them? I've tried Eco filters from 3 different brands and they're all the same way. However, I ordered a box (like a box of boxes, it's cheaper in the long run, just more expensive up front) of my usual filters but made a mistake at 3am and ordered the grey boxes and not the silver ones. They're an eco filter but a different type and it turns out that they're pretty damn good. I'll probably switch to them entirely now. My biggest quibble is they come cellophane wrapped in that pop-tip box and that's the only way they're packaged. Why do a biodegradable filter only to wrap them in cellophane which can't be recycled?

I know, I know, it's a cigarette and why does it matter. But it bugs me, it really does. There's gotta be a better way.

 

[Claire W]

I have finally been referred back to Preston neurology for my none epileptic seizures but have to wait a year for an appointment and then at least another year to see a neuropsychologist That's at least another two years of not being allowed to drive

 

[Sar]

I've just had to cancel my hotel booking for Nottingham for tonight. Mum is poorly again so can't go and I don't want to travel and go by myself. It just wouldn't work for me.

I know its only one night in Nottingham and I know the Christmas market is different due to Covid but I was so looking forward to it. Today would have been the first time in two years I would have been out of my home town. Everyone seems to have had outings, trips and holidays over the last two years (in some capacity as obviously we've all suffered with Covid around) and I've been nowhere at all. I just wanted to do something that verges on normal. I wanted to have a hot chocolate and wander round past the giant tree and the observation wheel, look at random things on the stalls then wander over to Vic centre and Broadmarsh, see how its changed. In my head I'm already there, with the hustle and bustle and the familiar sound of the trams dinging nearby. I haven't stopped crying.

 

[RedLoredAmazon]

Just saw on the news that over 50 rabbits were dumped in a lot downtown. Animal control is catching them and getting them vet checked. Plus the temperature tonight is supposed to get down to 16 F/-8.8 C. So glad that they are being rescued and someone noticed them, but honestly! Why dump them!?!?! There are so many places that they could have been safely surrendered to.

 

[Gem789]

Just saw on the news that over 50 rabbits were dumped in a lot downtown. Animal control is catching them and getting them vet checked. Plus the temperature tonight is supposed to get down to 16 F/-8.8 C. So glad that they are being rescued and someone noticed them, but honestly! Why dump them!?!?! There are so many places that they could have been safely surrendered to.

Some people are so cruel