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

[Spaghetti & Noodles]

I don’t feel it’s your fault if you kindly ask someone to keep their dog away from yours. Could you take a diversion if you happen upon someone who’s dog wants to approach yours? Or you could muzzle him briefly on and off, though that may become confusing. Poor him. Do you know why he’s scared of other dogs?

I often do divert/cross behind the hedge, walk back the way we've just been etc, most people in our village know my dogs and are respectful, they know how hard I've worked with him etc but there is, as with most things, the small few who don't.
I do often pop his muzzle on if I see them soon enough, but on occasion you see the dog first before the owners.
We don't know why he is so fear aggressive, he adores our other dog and has never had an issue with him, we had him from a pup so again no reason there, I did all the classes etc so can only put some of it down to his breeding. He is how he is and we manage it as best we can but Somedays it's hard work!

 

[RedLoredAmazon]

Updating some of the electronics from Christmas.

 

[Betsy]

My OH has been watching live football on Amazon Prime today and said it was a treat for him to watch live football. Can someone please explain the fascination of 22 little men kicking a little bag of wind around a little field attempting to get it in between 3 planks of wood with a net attached? After having watched one game, he watched another and then another each time trying to tell me that they were different! How?!? It's still 22 little men kicking a little bag of wind around a little field attempting to get it in between 3 planks of wood with a net attached! I'm clearly missing something!

 

[Rivervixen]

My OH has been watching live football on Amazon Prime today and said it was a treat for him to watch live football. Can someone please explain the fascination of 22 little men kicking a little bag of wind around a little field attempting to get it in between 3 planks of wood with a net attached? After having watched one game, he watched another and then another each time trying to tell me that they were different! How?!? It's still 22 little men kicking a little bag of wind around a little field attempting to get it in between 3 planks of wood with a net attached! I'm clearly missing something!

Always wondered the same

 

[Betsy]

Always wondered the same

I'm glad I'm not the only one!

 

[Rivervixen]

I'm glad I'm not the only one!

Also said men falling and diving on the floor dramatically, not sure if they’re playing football or trying to win the drama award

 

[Siikibam]

@Betsy @Rivervixen you may enjoy these memes

 

[Sar]

Our new 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle seems to have a piece missing. Its an edge piece and I have looked through the box 3 times searching all the other pieces to find it. The puzzle is also quite blurry so we are struggling a bit to fit anything together. It was from Amazon and we bought three new ones as the previous one we had was brilliant. I feel like a return is going to get complicated....

 

[Siikibam]

Our new 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle seems to have a piece missing. Its an edge piece and I have looked through the box 3 times searching all the other pieces to find it. The puzzle is also quite blurry so we are struggling a bit to fit anything together. It was from Amazon and we bought three new ones as the previous one we had was brilliant. I feel like a return is going to get complicated....

I would send it back. Sorry.

 

[weepweeps]

Our new 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle seems to have a piece missing. Its an edge piece and I have looked through the box 3 times searching all the other pieces to find it. The puzzle is also quite blurry so we are struggling a bit to fit anything together. It was from Amazon and we bought three new ones as the previous one we had was brilliant. I feel like a return is going to get complicated....

How annoying

 

[Lorcan]

Our new 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle seems to have a piece missing. Its an edge piece and I have looked through the box 3 times searching all the other pieces to find it. The puzzle is also quite blurry so we are struggling a bit to fit anything together. It was from Amazon and we bought three new ones as the previous one we had was brilliant. I feel like a return is going to get complicated....

If it's from a particular manufacturer, find out what their policy is on replacement pieces. Some say to go back to the sender, some will deal with it themselves. Anything else, deal with the seller first. If it's a 3rd party seller on Amazon they might not require you to send it back, Amazon may have the same policy themselves.

Done a few jigsaws in my time, there's never been a need for me to return a puzzle.

 

[Siikibam]

Not so much a rant but I don’t know where else it fits and I don’t want to start a new thread. I caught a cold on Tuesday and being paranoid as I am, I’ve tested the past three days and it’s been negative. Some family members have not been as fortunate. They tested positive on lateral flows this week and some have tested positive on PCR as well.

My chest has been feeling tight as well, though I sometimes think it’s psychological and it’s not there (it’s not). I used the inhaler last night which actually helped.

I’m worried about catching it again and being off school. I’m sure it’ll be fine though.

 

[Claire W]

Not so much a rant but I don’t know where else it fits and I don’t want to start a new thread. I caught a cold on Tuesday and being paranoid as I am, I’ve tested the past three days and it’s been negative. Some family members have not been as fortunate. They tested positive on lateral flows this week and some have tested positive on PCR as well.

My chest has been feeling tight as well, though I sometimes think it’s psychological and it’s not there (it’s not). I used the inhaler last night which actually helped.

I’m worried about catching it again and being off school. I’m sure it’ll be fine though.

I so know how you feel. Both me and hub caught Covid last December and I’m so paranoid about us catching it again especially as he’s a teacher and that’s how he caught it (and passed it on to me) the first time. I also worry about my parents getting it

 

[Sar]

If it's from a particular manufacturer, find out what their policy is on replacement pieces. Some say to go back to the sender, some will deal with it themselves. Anything else, deal with the seller first. If it's a 3rd party seller on Amazon they might not require you to send it back, Amazon may have the same policy themselves.

Done a few jigsaws in my time, there's never been a need for me to return a puzzle.

I had a look and apparently the manufacturer will send out replacement puzzles but some reviews say they never heard anything back so I'm not sure which way to play it. I need to check if the three new puzzles came from the same seller on Amazon and work from there I think.

I counted the pieces in the missing edges/blurry puzzle and only got a tally of 990. Had to give up trying to complete it (to see what other pieces were missing) as couldn't work anything out. So then I counted the pieces in new puzzles 2&3 with both having a puzzle piece count of 1000. We started puzzle no2, completes all the edging and we are missing a piece! We have checked through twice so are now completing the puzzle to see if any others are missing/if we've missed finding the other edge piece in frustration/or if we have duplicate pieces. Maybe I just can't count.

Could only happen to me though, what are the chances of having missing pieces in two new puzzles. They came fully packaged/brand new too so I don't really understand.

 

[Qualcast&Flymo]

I had a look and apparently the manufacturer will send out replacement puzzles but some reviews say they never heard anything back so I'm not sure which way to play it. I need to check if the three new puzzles came from the same seller on Amazon and work from there I think.

I counted the pieces in the missing edges/blurry puzzle and only got a tally of 990. Had to give up trying to complete it (to see what other pieces were missing) as couldn't work anything out. So then I counted the pieces in new puzzles 2&3 with both having a puzzle piece count of 1000. We started puzzle no2, completes all the edging and we are missing a piece! We have checked through twice so are now completing the puzzle to see if any others are missing/if we've missed finding the other edge piece in frustration/or if we have duplicate pieces. Maybe I just can't count.

Could only happen to me though, what are the chances of having missing pieces in two new puzzles. They came fully packaged/brand new too so I don't really understand.

Any chance the missing pieces could have fallen somewhere unnoticed as you were unwrapping or starting to do the puzzles? I remember when me kids were much younger and still happy doing puzzles, finding odd missing pieces well away from the puzzle on the floor - and lego bits too, down the side of the sofa or in clothing.

 

[Free Ranger]

counted the pieces in the missing edges/blurry puzzle and only got a tally of 990.

I would count the edge pieces top and bottom and up each side but NOT including the corners (avoids the problem of counting them twice). If you are missing an edge piece in a rectangular puzzle it will be obvious as the opposing sides should have the same number of pieces. Is that any help? I may be missing the point here... but if one side is 1 less than the other there's a piece missing but if opposing sides have a difference of 2 it's less likely that 2 bits are missing and more likely that one bit has been added to the wrong edge - easy to do when the pattern is blurry. Or if there is 1 different on the sides and another at the top/bottom it is more likely that a bit has been added where it shouldn't. I don't want to question your puzzling experience though!

My mum has to count like this a lot as occasionally the cat gets on her puzzle table and bats the bits over the floor. She was in such a frenzy when her last Christmas puzzle was missing one piece that she tipped out the hoover bag... 20 minutes later there it was!

 

[Claire W]

I can’t say too much as it isn’t my place but I have yet again been left heartbroken and I now have to put on a brave face and pretend that everything is ok for the next few days I feel so selfish and horrible as it should really be happy news but I can’t help but feel sad

 

[Lorcan]

I have, something. It could be bites, but they don't look like bites, and they don't act like bites. That means it should be hives.

Now, I used to get hives, badly, if I ingested strawberries. I have grown out of the strawberry allergy and haven't had anything strawberry like in months, so I don't know what this could be a reaction to. What I do know is that alcohol is great for getting rid of them. Scratch the top of them off, find mummy's cheap perfume she never uses onto them, and it'll sting like hell but dry them out.

I no longer have access to mummy's cheap perfume and all I could find in Tesco today that wasn't horrifically expensive, was some Lynx Everyday Fragrance.

I forgot just how strong that stuff can smell. It's not a bad smell, and there's enough alcohol in it to do the job, so at least there's that.

 

[Siikibam]

I’m sorry to hear that @Claire W i hope whatever it is you can work through in time.

@Lorcan eurax is a good one. Though they don’t do the liquid one which stinks but worked a treat. Have you got an antihistamine you can take? Have you eaten anything new or touched anything new? Odd questions, sorry

 

[Lorcan]

I take promethazine regularly anyway for reasons unrelated to allergies but honestly if it's what I think it is triggering this, then really the reaction should be much worse, so it's probably doing its job.

 

[Betsy]

So sorry to hear that you are heartbroken @Claire W. So hard when you have to pretend you're not. Hope you can find a way out of the obvious misery you are feeling atm.have a hug.

 

[weepweeps]

I can’t say too much as it isn’t my place but I have yet again been left heartbroken and I now have to put on a brave face and pretend that everything is ok for the next few days I feel so selfish and horrible as it should really be happy news but I can’t help but feel sad

I’m sorry you are heartbroken. Sending you a hug .

 

[Claire W]

Basically me and my husband sadly can’t have children. We found in in 2012 so I should be at peace with it by now but I’m really not Our friends who we have staying with us over new year announced last night that she is 6 weeks pregnant (they felt they needed to explain the lack of drinking and sickness) Don’t get me wrong, I am pleased for them but it’s always a kick in the teeth and hits a raw nerve. They’re also our last couple of friends to have a baby.

I therefore have to put on a brave face as I should be used to it by now. I feel so selfish and like such a horrible person for feeling this way

 

[Lunar_and_winnie_piggies]

Basically me and my husband sadly can’t have children. We found in in 2012 so I should be at peace with it by now but I’m really not Our friends who we have staying with us over new year announced last night that she is 6 weeks pregnant (they felt they needed to explain the lack of drinking and sickness) Don’t get me wrong, I am pleased for them but it’s always a kick in the teeth and hits a raw nerve. They’re also our last couple of friends to have a baby.

I therefore have to put on a brave face as I should be used to it by now. I feel so selfish and like such a horrible person for feeling this way

Why don't you adopt?

Or even just MEGA spoil your piggies as if they're your kids as a last option .
You are not a horrible person!

 

[Lunar_and_winnie_piggies]

When my piggy Lulu escapes from the run. It petrifies me every time, and I get so anxious that I will never find her again... Luckily she is never far, but she is so hard to catch!

 

[Lunar_and_winnie_piggies]

Not so much a rant but I don’t know where else it fits and I don’t want to start a new thread. I caught a cold on Tuesday and being paranoid as I am, I’ve tested the past three days and it’s been negative. Some family members have not been as fortunate. They tested positive on lateral flows this week and some have tested positive on PCR as well.

My chest has been feeling tight as well, though I sometimes think it’s psychological and it’s not there (it’s not). I used the inhaler last night which actually helped.

I’m worried about catching it again and being off school. I’m sure it’ll be fine though.

Don't worry. That's COVID for you

 

[PigglePuggle]

Basically me and my husband sadly can’t have children. We found in in 2012 so I should be at peace with it by now but I’m really not Our friends who we have staying with us over new year announced last night that she is 6 weeks pregnant (they felt they needed to explain the lack of drinking and sickness) Don’t get me wrong, I am pleased for them but it’s always a kick in the teeth and hits a raw nerve. They’re also our last couple of friends to have a baby.

I therefore have to put on a brave face as I should be used to it by now. I feel so selfish and like such a horrible person for feeling this way

I'm so sorry Claire, I have a grown up daughter who was an accident from when I was very young, but when I got married to piggy daddy and we wanted to have a family together... it just didnt work out, and I remember the heart break of a year when my sister had a baby then 2 of my close friends at work were both expecting babies, and... it hurts, it really cuts deep and makes you feel inadequate and it is really like grieving for things you can't have... sending huge hugs x

 

[Lunar_and_winnie_piggies]

I have, something. It could be bites, but they don't look like bites, and they don't act like bites. That means it should be hives.

Now, I used to get hives, badly, if I ingested strawberries. I have grown out of the strawberry allergy and haven't had anything strawberry like in months, so I don't know what this could be a reaction to. What I do know is that alcohol is great for getting rid of them. Scratch the top of them off, find mummy's cheap perfume she never uses onto them, and it'll sting like hell but dry them out.

I no longer have access to mummy's cheap perfume and all I could find in Tesco today that wasn't horrifically expensive, was some Lynx Everyday Fragrance.

I forgot just how strong that stuff can smell. It's not a bad smell, and there's enough alcohol in it to do the job, so at least there's that.

It could be a spider bite.
I had one a few weeks ago and it didn't die down for at least a month.

Does it act like this:
At first it is red and swollen
Gets worse
Swelling dies down
Goes a strange purple colour
Swelling is no longer there
Skin mostly goes back to normal

If so, it is most likely a spider bite.
My mark still hasn't gone so don't worry if yours doesn't either

Hope it isn't too bad

 

[weepweeps]

Basically me and my husband sadly can’t have children. We found in in 2012 so I should be at peace with it by now but I’m really not Our friends who we have staying with us over new year announced last night that she is 6 weeks pregnant (they felt they needed to explain the lack of drinking and sickness) Don’t get me wrong, I am pleased for them but it’s always a kick in the teeth and hits a raw nerve. They’re also our last couple of friends to have a baby.

I therefore have to put on a brave face as I should be used to it by now. I feel so selfish and like such a horrible person for feeling this way

You are not a bad person @Claire W. You are human. Of course it’s going to hurt. Could you have IVF?Or foster or adopt? Big hug. Take care.

 

[Lorcan]

It could be a spider bite.
I had one a few weeks ago and it didn't die down for at least a month.

Does it act like this:
At first it is red and swollen
Gets worse
Swelling dies down
Goes a strange purple colour
Swelling is no longer there
Skin mostly goes back to normal

If so, it is most likely a spider bite.
My mark still hasn't gone so don't worry if yours doesn't either

Hope it isn't too bad

Nah, this started with itching, the type that makes you scratch til it hurts and continue til it bleeds, THEN the welts appeared. I didn't notice any real swelling. Spraying the Lynx seems to have helped, the itching is at about a 1 instead of 11 and most of the redness is gone, at least from behind the knees (where I chose to test my hypothesis, anyway). I'm thinking it's gotta be hives/urticaria, which means I need to find what the trigger is.

Basically me and my husband sadly can’t have children. We found in in 2012 so I should be at peace with it by now but I’m really not Our friends who we have staying with us over new year announced last night that she is 6 weeks pregnant (they felt they needed to explain the lack of drinking and sickness) Don’t get me wrong, I am pleased for them but it’s always a kick in the teeth and hits a raw nerve. They’re also our last couple of friends to have a baby.

I therefore have to put on a brave face as I should be used to it by now. I feel so selfish and like such a horrible person for feeling this way

You're definitely not a horrible person, there's few in your position who wouldn't feel the same way. I won't pretend I don't feel the same way sometimes even when I know in my case it's for the best.