Little things that irritate you

[fjthegrey]

Protracted transfer sagas with loads of speculation.

Can't stand them. So boring.

[warp]

it'll get worse, when they come round in 2/3 years time with their kids running amok in your gaff whilst they talk ***** and ignore the little f***ers.

cheers for the heads-up. better get one of these asap:

[Hammer Laffers]

Last Sunday night upon going to bed I realised that my ventolin inhaler was empty - I started to panic [ mildly ] - looked downstairs to see if I had another one somewhere but no I only had the one and it was empty . I took a couple of puffs of clenil modulite [ the preventer ] and was ok until morning . Usually I wake up 2 or 3 times needing my inhaler but for some reason I was ok .

Now , since moving to Elgin for 9 months we've had to change our Doctors - I sort of realised I wasn't going to get the same service as I received on Skye , there's more people living here etc it was never going to be as personal as back home - On Skye we were friends with 3 of our Doctors , unusual I know but there you go .

Another problem we had was our car was in the garage , we needed an exhaust system , 2 new winter tyres and there was something wrong with the brakes , the back plate had rusted and we needed a new one and the part had to come from Germany [ 5-7 days ] -

So , I phoned up the receptionist who tells me I'm going to have to come in and hand in my prescription list then come back at 5pm to collect it .
' But I need an inhaler now , I have asthma , no car , can't you accept the request over the phone '
' Sorry , no '
I tried another angle then another , to no avail .
' I'd like to make a complaint '
' OK , 2 seconds '

I'm put through to the Practice Manager who tells me the exact same thing as the Receptionist .

' I have no car , I have asthma and to do what you're telling me to do will cost me £40 in taxi fares ' .
' Sorry , that's our protocol '
' In that case I'd like to see a Doctor please '
' Do you have asthma now '
' Yes , it's why I'm phoning you '
' I'll arrange for someone to phone you back '

Ten minutes lates the Practice Nurse phones me , she could not have been sweeter , completely understood how silly it was for me to have to pay for 4 taxis and wrote out a presciption for me there and then .

Persistence . That's what you need .

For future, if you are really stuck pharmacists can dispense an emergency inhaler if you are unable to get to the GP.

https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questi ... -medicine/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Johnny Byrne's Boots]

Does your GP do 'Patient Access'? You can make appointments and order repeat medication via the internet. It works superbly well.

[Samba]

So , I phoned up the receptionist who tells me I'm going to have to come in and hand in my prescription list then come back at 5pm to collect it .
' But I need an inhaler now , I have asthma , no car , can't you accept the request over the phone '
' Sorry , no '
I tried another angle then another , to no avail .
' I'd like to make a complaint '
' OK , 2 seconds '
I'm put through to the Practice Manager who tells me the exact same thing as the Receptionist .
' I have no car , I have asthma and to do what you're telling me to do will cost me £40 in taxi fares ' .
' Sorry , that's our protocol '
' In that case I'd like to see a Doctor please '
' Do you have asthma now '
' Yes , it's why I'm phoning you '
' I'll arrange for someone to phone you back '

Ah, you do realise TOMoS, that in order to get the job, they had to pass 'the unthinking, automaton', test?
The practice nurse, didn't

[FreeWheeling]

When the f*** did the pronunciation of era sound like error , 3rd time in recent weeks I have heard this.

[DasNutNock]

When the **** did the pronunciation of era sound like error , 3rd time in recent weeks I have heard this.

It’s a bit like the way broadcasters pronounce “police” as “pleece”.

[Hammers Dad]

Talking about tattoos and I mentioned I didn't like them especially the ones like Celtic bands only to be told that's old school, it was normal for "your generation".

Bitch

[Samba]

When the **** did the pronunciation of era sound like error , 3rd time in recent weeks I have heard this.

Why do some Americans say rout for route?
I don't think they all do it.

[southbrishammer]

It’s a bit like the way broadcasters pronounce “police” as “pleece”.

Except that's correct, isn't it?

[Samba]

It’s a bit like the way broadcasters pronounce “police” as “pleece”.

Except that's correct, isn't it?

I like Polis.

[Tenbury]

I like The Filth. ( or more correctly , I don't ).

[Samba]

I like The Filth. ( or more correctly , I don't ).

Or the Merseyside slang, The Bizzies..

[Greatest Cockney Rip Off]

Talking about tattoos and I mentioned I didn't like them especially the ones like Celtic bands only to be told that's old school, it was normal for "your generation".

Bitch

Still not quite as bad as them "barbed wire" bands, made popular by Pamela Anderson and sported by both male and females in the 1990s, usually their only tattoo, which they thought made them "radical".

[DasNutNock]

Except that's correct, isn't it?

Not with a silent “o”.

[southbrishammer]

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Not with a silent “o”.

Well that's how I've always pronounced it, but then I say 'caramel' with a silent 'E', so what would I know?

[DasNutNock]

I'm confused and worried now. Is police actually said with a silent "o"? Have I been wrong all these years? Are those annoying numpties on the Beeb actually right?

[DasNutNock]

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronun ... ish/police

Nope, it appears the Beeb's wrong, and I'm right - as usual.

[The Old Man of Storr]

I do mine online with the Chemist I will pick up from. 2 days later it's ready for me to collect and I don't see a doctor at all (though I do have a check up every 6 months)

This was a bit of an emergency in my case -

When I registered at this new practice I had to include my email address then a few days later I filled in a form so that I'd be able to order prescriptions online - a few days later I received a letter from the practice saying this wasn't possible without an email address - Hmmm , I included it in my application to join your practice .

[The Old Man of Storr]

Phoned up 999 yesterday asking for the Police please .

You want two police ?

No , just one police please .

So , you want two police ?

Three would be even better , please .

Why do you end every sentence with ' Police ' ?

Coz Hugh has the monopoly on Pardon ?