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Thanks @weepweeps @Claire W and @piggieminder :)
Yes I’ll be taking note of all this stuff in case I need to complain, I’ve put up with horrible neighbours for years and just bloody sick of it now! Been stuck here 17 years this month and it was just getting nice and peaceful without the two idiots as they’ve moved out (well one in prison!) so not letting some other prats ruin it! Especially as I can’t get my piggy grass and forage, pigs haven’t had grass since Monday! :yikes:
The other side is empty as well now after my lovely neighbour moved out (lucky bugger) so I’m dreading who they’re going to move in there 🙈 Really hope no more noisy barking dogs that pee up my walls! :eek:
 
alpacasqueak said:
Thanks @weepweeps @Claire W and @piggieminder :)
Yes I’ll be taking note of all this stuff in case I need to complain, I’ve put up with horrible neighbours for years and just bloody sick of it now! Been stuck here 17 years this month and it was just getting nice and peaceful without the two idiots as they’ve moved out (well one in prison!) so not letting some other prats ruin it! Especially as I can’t get my piggy grass and forage, pigs haven’t had grass since Monday! :yikes:
The other side is empty as well now after my lovely neighbour moved out (lucky bugger) so I’m dreading who they’re going to move in there 🙈 Really hope no more noisy barking dogs that pee up my walls! :eek:
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It's awful having horrible neighbours :( Hopefully someone nice will move in the other side. But yes, keep note of everything that's going on. We once complained to the council (anonymously) when a neighbours house alarm kept going off at all hours and they let their dog poo everywhere and they sent someone round to talk to them. Said neighbours have thankfully since moved out x
 
Claire W said:
It's awful having horrible neighbours :( Hopefully someone nice will move in the other side. But yes, keep note of everything that's going on. We once complained to the council (anonymously) when a neighbours house alarm kept going off at all hours and they let their dog poo everywhere and they sent someone round to talk to them. Said neighbours have thankfully since moved out x
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Yes it gets you down, especially when you’re stuck in all the time hearing and seeing them! 🤦‍♀️ So glad yours moved and you haven’t got to put up with all that 🙄 I’ll definitely keep note as they like to have evidence. Thanks so much, 🤞 for nice ones! x
 
I woke at 5, gave up at 5:40, and came down to a slightly ajar freezer door. Heart sank. Hubs had tried to fast chill 3 cans of coke which he'd forgotten about and 2 had exploded - whole thing a frosty brown mess. They'd been crammed in as freezer was chockablock - have been desperately trying to save contents by mopping out with hot water for the past hour with 2 weeks worth of dinners wrapped in bath towels to try and insulate. Why so full? Was due to have minor op on Tues but got cancelled at last minute (maybe next Tues) so had been batch cooking for recovery period.

I guess I should play Pollyanna's Glad Game and say I'm glad I got cancelled or I wouldn't have been physically able to clean up this mess!
Have you ever seen anything like it George...?!
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Free Ranger said:
I woke at 5, gave up at 5:40, and came down to a slightly ajar freezer door. Heart sank. Hubs had tried to fast chill 3 cans of coke which he'd forgotten about and 2 had exploded - whole thing a frosty brown mess. They'd been crammed in as freezer was chockablock - have been desperately trying to save contents by mopping out with hot water for the past hour with 2 weeks worth of dinners wrapped in bath towels to try and insulate. Why so full? Was due to have minor op on Tues but got cancelled at last minute (maybe next Tues) so had been batch cooking for recovery period.

I guess I should play Pollyanna's Glad Game and say I'm glad I got cancelled or I wouldn't have been physically able to clean up this mess!
Have you ever seen anything like it George...?!
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MEN!
 
alpacasqueak said:
Yes it gets you down, especially when you’re stuck in all the time hearing and seeing them! 🤦‍♀️ So glad yours moved and you haven’t got to put up with all that 🙄 I’ll definitely keep note as they like to have evidence. Thanks so much, 🤞 for nice ones! x
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Thank you. It was horrible when they lived here. But yes, keep note of all the going’s on as they do like evidence x
Free Ranger said:
I woke at 5, gave up at 5:40, and came down to a slightly ajar freezer door. Heart sank. Hubs had tried to fast chill 3 cans of coke which he'd forgotten about and 2 had exploded - whole thing a frosty brown mess. They'd been crammed in as freezer was chockablock - have been desperately trying to save contents by mopping out with hot water for the past hour with 2 weeks worth of dinners wrapped in bath towels to try and insulate. Why so full? Was due to have minor op on Tues but got cancelled at last minute (maybe next Tues) so had been batch cooking for recovery period.

I guess I should play Pollyanna's Glad Game and say I'm glad I got cancelled or I wouldn't have been physically able to clean up this mess!
Have you ever seen anything like it George...?!
View attachment 203329 George thinks "Oh, Piggy Daddy!"...
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Oh dear :( MEN indeed!
 
Bless him, he came down just before 8 as I was juggling a big bag of chicken portions in a towel to get the snow off and he said, "do you know, I've been awake for hours.... er, what happened...?" :roll:
 
Free Ranger said:
Bless him, he came down just before 8 as I was juggling a big bag of chicken portions in a towel to get the snow off and he said, "do you know, I've been awake for hours.... er, what happened...?" :roll:
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You mean he didn't offer to lend a hand?!? After all it was his fault.
 
It's safer is he doesn't! And he did promise us take-out tonight to celebrate catching things before they'd properly defrosted... although he only started ringing round at 6 so everywhere is busy until 8 so I've just sent him out to the chippy and I'm doing the eggs and peas. But at least we saved the peas!

Do you know, if you mix Bailey's with coffee liqueur it's absolutely delicious and everything just looks great! 🤣
 
Ants. So many ants. Ants are a thing in England? I've never had to deal with ants before. I also have to rewrap some batteries, which is a pain. But mostly ants.
 
Had a rough day at work.
Our store is next to a bus stop and, conveniently, a health clinic. This means that low-income families frequently stop by after getting checkups etc.-- don't get me wrong, it's fine. However, it also means that we get individuals in off of the bus who are struggling with various addictions and mental health issues. I normally don't have an issue de-escelating situations, but this particular one bothered me:

We had a gentleman outside the store prior to opening; he laid at the window and watched the puppies. Fine, whatever, they're cute. When we opened, he came inside, and laid on the floor for an additional 30 minutes. Again, whatever, it was a little busy but he wasn't harming anyone so I let him be. We are a pet store that occasionally has cats, hamsters, and other small animals as well.

He approached me, and asked if he could purchase a kitten. I started a conversation, asked him about his living situation, experience owning kitties before, etcetera, and he informed me that he was at a shelter and had no vehicle. I informed him that, unless he could get permission from the staff at the shelter, I couldn't sell him a kitten due to store policy. He got visibly angry (not upset, sad, etc... enraged) and turned to the hamsters and asked if he could purchase one. I told him I'd be more than willing to sell him one, as long as he had the capacity to care for it-- meaning an enclosure, food, water, etcetera.

After asking about prices, he told me he couldn't afford it and would "just set up a cage at home". I told him sure, he's more than welcome, and to bring me a picture of the setup once it was complete & I'd sell him the hamster.

He flipped his lid. Shouting, calling me racist, threatening to get me fired, threatening to call the press, and stepping towards me. I immediately moved away, called security (who knew exactly who he was) and he ended up getting trespassed from the area. I'm 5'4, ghost-white, and young. He had to have been 5' 10 and at least twice my age.

People who feel entitled to other people's time and energy, and feel entitled to owning living, breathing animals enrage me.
 
xRoan said:
Had a rough day at work.
Our store is next to a bus stop and, conveniently, a health clinic. This means that low-income families frequently stop by after getting checkups etc.-- don't get me wrong, it's fine. However, it also means that we get individuals in off of the bus who are struggling with various addictions and mental health issues. I normally don't have an issue de-escelating situations, but this particular one bothered me:

We had a gentleman outside the store prior to opening; he laid at the window and watched the puppies. Fine, whatever, they're cute. When we opened, he came inside, and laid on the floor for an additional 30 minutes. Again, whatever, it was a little busy but he wasn't harming anyone so I let him be. We are a pet store that occasionally has cats, hamsters, and other small animals as well.

He approached me, and asked if he could purchase a kitten. I started a conversation, asked him about his living situation, experience owning kitties before, etcetera, and he informed me that he was at a shelter and had no vehicle. I informed him that, unless he could get permission from the staff at the shelter, I couldn't sell him a kitten due to store policy. He got visibly angry (not upset, sad, etc... enraged) and turned to the hamsters and asked if he could purchase one. I told him I'd be more than willing to sell him one, as long as he had the capacity to care for it-- meaning an enclosure, food, water, etcetera.

After asking about prices, he told me he couldn't afford it and would "just set up a cage at home". I told him sure, he's more than welcome, and to bring me a picture of the setup once it was complete & I'd sell him the hamster.

He flipped his lid. Shouting, calling me racist, threatening to get me fired, threatening to call the press, and stepping towards me. I immediately moved away, called security (who knew exactly who he was) and he ended up getting trespassed from the area. I'm 5'4, ghost-white, and young. He had to have been 5' 10 and at least twice my age.

People who feel entitled to other people's time and energy, and feel entitled to owning living, breathing animals enrage me.
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I'm sorry, that sounds really emotionally draining! Idk how it is where you live, but where I live, I can barely walk out of my house without walking past mentally ill people sleeping on the streets, using the bathroom publicly, etc. and its considered the nice part of town!
what helps to keep me from getting too annoyed/upset is to realize how lucky I am that I have such a better life, with a family, health, home etc. it kind of turns the anger into pity if that makes sense. hope this helps, and that he doesn't come back before getting more stable.
 
Helicopters, they fly low very this house most days, often stop to hover very low and are incredibly loud and annoying. I wonder if we have a sign on the roof saying fly over here. The piggies hate them. There are several that fly over I think they must use a local landmark as a direction marker and we are in a direct line! Most often it's the police though and they hover for ages looking for local law breakers. They have a tough time finding them as they know all the local alleys and tree lined areas to hide.
 
Sar said:
In January I booked my theory test, before everything happened with mum being poorly & I became instructorless again... in three different places I've put the 19th May to remind me. Checked my booking ref number this morning & my test was Thurs 12th May 😢 I don't know how I've made such a mistake and I don't know why I didn't check before. I just feel stupid and sad. I was going to use this one as my practice - if pass then good, if not doesn't matter too much because still haven't found an instructor.
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I know this was a couple days ago, I’m also in Yorkshire (barnsley) and have a wonderful driving instructor. If you’re anywhere close by drop me a message and I’ll give you her details if you want x
 
weepweeps said:
You’ve had a lot to be dealing with recently. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Good luck for when you do take it.
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Claire W said:
Don’t be so hard on yourself. You’ve had a lot to deal with recently and we all make mistakes. Good luck when you do take your theory test x

Eww yuck! I hate when people don’t pick up after their dogs and don’t put them on a lead. I’d be fuming too! As mentioned, contact the council if it keeps happening x
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It feels like I'm currently in the middle of a black tunnel with no end in sight. More annoyed now as I was originally going to cancel it and wait until have a new instructor to rebook. Then in all the chaos I thought may as well do it, see what happens and then I miss the thing anyway. It could only happen to me.

Rivervixen said:
I know this was a couple days ago, I’m also in Yorkshire (barnsley) and have a wonderful driving instructor. If you’re anywhere close by drop me a message and I’ll give you her details if you want x
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I'm in Doncaster, so hello neighbour!
 
Sar said:
It feels like I'm currently in the middle of a black tunnel with no end in sight. More annoyed now as I was originally going to cancel it and wait until have a new instructor to rebook. Then in all the chaos I thought may as well do it, see what happens and then I miss the thing anyway. It could only happen to me.



I'm in Doncaster, so hello neighbour!
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Awww not far at all! Hello neighbour :)
 
Probably said before, but when your close friends come over and call your Guinea pigs all kinds of names like “Gerbils” or “Hamsters” and EVEN “ferret”

how. i wouldn’t even be mad if you called it a mini pig, but how did you get FERRET?!
 
Actual thought process since 9am:

1. Meh I should've gone to sleep by now.
2. Actually all I need to do is wait on the postie and that'll be done by 11am.
3. Wait the batteries are still charging, can't sleep til they're done.
4. Wait no the Pets at Home delivery is due today and they're going to get lost.
5. Wait maybe DPD too and they'll also get lost.
6. Wait Amazon delivery today? What the hell did I even buy this time.
7. Ah it's Tuesday. Support worker's gonna be here today.
8. Oh and I need to go to the Post Office.
9. Why haven't I slept yet?!
10. Loud music to stay awake it is.
 
I know this is likely not a thing for some but it unfortunately does bug me a little. And I am sorry if I offend anyone, that is not my intention at all ☹️

The recent monkey pox talk has thrown this up. They were mentioning the origin and said AFRICA. Africa is a continent and not a country. It had me wondering whether it came from all over Africa. But alas, it was west and central.

When people talk about Africa, I prefer them to try and be specific (e.g. country) or at least state which part of the continent they’re talking about.

Rant over.
 
So it turned out the reason I got like, 4 hours sleep out of 48, was that I forgot to take my meds. Crashed at about 9pm last night (after taking said meds), woke up at 5am Wednesday morning.

It's now 2.15am on Thursday morning and I definitely took my meds this time. What the actual (:rant:), seriously.
 
I've had stomach cramps on and off for most of the day. There's lots of bugs flying round work from the children so I thought I'd maybe got one of them. However I've not had any episodes of sickness/diarrhoea, just felt sick and had the cramps. Mum has told me on more than one occasion that my colour has disappeared. I don't have time for being poorly and I'm really not a good poorly person so hopefully I'll feel ok for work tomorrow.
 
Sar said:
I've had stomach cramps on and off for most of the day. There's lots of bugs flying round work from the children so I thought I'd maybe got one of them. However I've not had any episodes of sickness/diarrhoea, just felt sick and had the cramps. Mum has told me on more than one occasion that my colour has disappeared. I don't have time for being poorly and I'm really not a good poorly person so hopefully I'll feel ok for work tomorrow.
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Hope you feel better soon.
 
We live about 2 miles from Ashton Gate Stadium. There is a concert on there tonight, it is so loud our floor is vibrating, Timmy and Freddie are teeth chattering and snapping at each other. The other piggies are all coming out of their houses agitated and upset. I feel sick and have a headache. It must be really awful for the people who live closer, I don't know how this volume is allowed, the people in the Stadium must be deaf, if not they soon will be! There has been a lot of disruption on the roads today with major roads closed due to the concert which is bad enough, especially for people who have to commute.
Never mind, we have 2 nights of Elton John to look forward to next month!
 
I really despise my letting agents right now. Plus the goblins have a carrot cottage that they've peed and pooped all over the "front" side after knocking it over, but I can't take it out just yet because the other 4 sides (including the roof) are still good. I don't get these two at all, sometimes. Also I had an e-cig leak last night that I didn't notice for what, 20 hours? Sticky juice everywhere, my hands still smell like strawberries and cream after washing them and it even ended up in the battery compartment and the only way it can do that is through the base. It was everywhere. I wiped everything down with half a pack of baby wipes, took apart the tank, chucked the coil figuring it had flooded, cleaned the tank, put everything back together, put a new coil in, THEN realised the reason it leaked was because I put a new coil in it yesterday. I threw out a good coil for nothing.
 
Lorcan said:
they've peed and pooped all over the "front" side after knocking it over, but I can't take it out just yet because the other 4 sides (including the roof) are still good
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We get this with the hay cube... but every few days I pull everything out and turn it upside-down to re-stuff so the soggy floor becomes the roof and it dries off. I just keep on flipping it until they chew through the walls and it collapses! So maybe just flip carrot cottage and cut a hole in the roof..?
Louise actually hangs her a** out of one side and leaves a pyramid of poop under the window... I still can't work out if this is deliberate!
 
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Free Ranger said:
We get this with the hay cube... but every few days I pull everything out and turn it upside-down to re-stuff so the soggy floor becomes the roof and it dries off. I just keep on flipping it until they chew through the walls and it collapses! So maybe just flip carrot cottage and cut a hole in the roof..?
Louise actually hangs her a** out of one side and leaves a pyramid of poop under the window... I still can't work out if this is deliberate!
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They have it tipped so the roof is actually at right angles with the floor, lol. Like just...why. I'm tempted to toss it anyway but they're not actually eating the front wall that is now a floor and I'm not sure it's worth chucking it. But it is soggy, that sort of gross soggy nobody wants to touch even with gloves on.

I can kinda see their point. They can still have a "roof" on it to sit under and if it's tipped, the carrot is much easier to acquire.
 
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