Little things that irritate you

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It all depends on the quality of the bun regardless of whether it is brioche or not.
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chigwells finest wrote:


Caterpillars have eaten half my plants in the garden as well , proper ruined a couple of topiary bushes
Have you seen the caterpillars on the bushes you do the topiary with ? If, as is most common, they are box , or similar, and especially,though not exclusively, if they are containerised, the most common pest to cause that kind of damage is vine weevil. These can decimate shrubs, especially compact/containers stuff.....fairly easy to treat inorganically by watering insecticide around the roots ( eggs laid in soil), with luck the shrub will survive and outgrow any damage.
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Talking of burgers and buns, i can't remember what channel/show it was but I was ****ing tv channels a week or so ago and landed on some lunatic cooking beef burgers for the family which he then shoved into hot dog rolls.
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ageing hammer wrote:A wasp flew into my beer at the weekend, the fecker drowned and I couldn't get it out so I took the half full glass back into the pub and told the barman what happened. He filled me another fresh pint and then charged me for it. I have been drinking in there 17 flipping years ffs.
You should have said 'put it on Mr Wasp's tab', ageing..
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djclipz wrote:Talking of burgers and buns, i can't remember what channel/show it was but I was ****ing tv channels a week or so ago and landed on some lunatic cooking beef burgers for the family which he then shoved into hot dog rolls.
Definitely a wrong 'un.
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ageing hammer wrote:A wasp flew into my beer at the weekend, the fecker drowned and I couldn't get it out so I took the half full glass back into the pub and told the barman what happened. He filled me another fresh pint and then charged me for it. I have been drinking in there 17 flipping years ffs.
Definitely got stung there
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vietnammer wrote:Definitely got stung there
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BalaamBoy wrote:Brioche-type buns on a burger.

Why?
It's the only foolproof way to distinguish between a 'gourmet' burger and a slab of grilled minced beef in a roll. Except that McDonalds now sell burgers in brioche, which renders that argument redundant.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arguing in public about who owes what in maintenance for their children.

Honestly, it makes my mind boggle.
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sendô wrote:Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt realising they haven't been in the 'news' for a while
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Newspapers printing pictures from social media posts made by celebrities and presenting it as news.

Front page of the Metro today - pictures of David Beckham on holiday with his kids.

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Rain causing me to have wet trousers sat at my desk for the afternoon!
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sendô wrote:Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arguing in public about who owes what in maintenance for their children.

Honestly, it makes my mind boggle.
Yep, it got me as well.
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GWR and their ridiculous ticketing system and refund policy. I booked tickets but put down the wrong date, I realised my mistake straight away and managed to contact them via web chat a few minutes later. I was then informed that it would be impossible to amend the tickets and that I would have to apply for a refund and order new tickets.
So I ordered new tickets and was warned that any refund may take up to 28 days to come through, suppose I needed that money to buy the new tickets? What shoddy customer service, so they get to keep peoples money for a weeks but how much do they lose in custom?
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Trying to get music onto an old iphone to plug into the car stereo for a long drive to the south of France. I'd forgotten what a filthy, crap-ridden piece of arse iTunes is.
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Motorways.
Not necessarily the roads themselves but some of the drivers. Tootling down the M5 in the inside lane, passing people in the middle lane despite me only doing 60-65mph.
Pissed down on the M25 and people doing 80 or more in the outside lane (when it was moving)...I was doing about 50 cos of the conditions.
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I didn't get the memo that the outside lane is now the slow, cruising lane. When'd that happen?
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DasNutNock wrote:I didn't get the memo that the outside lane is now the slow, cruising lane. When'd that happen?
Well, it was shedding it down..
I thought they had brought in new laws re middle lane hoggers, didn't stop the ****ers though
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DasNutNock wrote:Trying to get music onto an old iphone to plug into the car stereo for a long drive to the south of France. I'd forgotten what a filthy, crap-ridden piece of arse iTunes is.
Do you have Spotify premium? Download songs / albums to the phone via WiFi, set Spotify to 'offline' and then you can listen to your music without needing a network connection and definitely no ITunes.
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