Grumpy woman's rant...

[Aden Roller]

Don't you just hate it when grownup children visit and then go home leaving a mess behind them?  :(

I love my son and it was nice to see him but we really could have done without a huge heap of fishing gear hanging from the washing-line and plastered across the lawn. The outdoor all-weather sleeping bag washed well in our 11kg load drum but the machine decided it was an uneven load when it came to spinning the thing so left us to haul it out and plonk it on the line overnight.  :(

Now most of the gear is packed away in our garage so there's another fine heap to negotiate when I want to get the bikes out.

But.... he will come and get it all tomorrow when it is properly dried out...he says. We'll see.  ::)

Good side was (other than seeing him) his partner is a veterinary nurse so the cat had a bit of TLC for free.  :)

[Aden Roller]

[Hector]

Discovering, when you go for a shower, that OH has stored 20 golf bags in the bathroom...................

[tonybloke]

discovering the OH has totally re-organised the pantry!

[katynewbie]

My rant is about supermarket checkouts. In particular, the customers who seem amazed that they will be asked to pay, fumble in the bag/pocket/rucksack for money, remember that they have money off coupons so search for them, then cannot find their loyalty card etc etc etc...

[Aden Roller]

And my most concerning rant is........ Why must banks take so very long to move money electronically?  >:(

I'm not panicing - yet.  ???

[manicscousers]

Student loan, enough said !!!!

[Deb P]

Discovering, when you go for a shower, that OH has stored 20 golf bags in the bathroom...................

20 golf bags, really! ;D ;D ;D

My current moans are verbal 'Americanisms' generally, but three in particular make my hackles rise.....

1) Being called a 'guy' as in 'Are you guys ready to order yet?' Sloppy, lazy and blooming incorrect as well, as I am a lady....

2) The response to 'How are you' ....which has somehow universally become 'Good'...Arrrrgh! It is 'I'm fine thank you' or not if you're not of course.

3) The phrase 'Can I get'....used instead of 'Please can I have', or 'I would like', as in 'Can I get a cup of coffee'...also usually neglecting to say please as well. I always reply 'I don't know, can you? Are you capable ?'

Rant over, I am now officially a moany old woman and do not give a jot! ;D

[Poppy Mole]

Why must banks take so very long to move money electronically?

I agree it's crazy my business account needs 2 days before it will send money but my private account does it instantly  ??? ???

[Aden Roller]

Why must banks take so very long to move money electronically?

I agree it's crazy my business account needs 2 days before it will send money but my private account does it instantly  ??? ???

Small amounts no problems but paying for a bungalow and... still waiting to hear that the money arrived. First lot sent 5 days ago.  :o

[Digeroo]

I hate the expression How are you doing?  Rather than Good Morning.  I ask how am I doing what?  Just under forty years ago I went to California and heard Have a nice day? continually.  It now seems to have arrived in Swindon big time.

But my big annoyance is car parking spaces which are not wide enough.  So when you get back to the car you cannot get into it.  Also road which suddenly direct you to turn off without there being a prewarning sign.  There are several in Swindon, it leads to traffic suddenly lurking across the lanes to get into the correct one.

[meter rat]

I agree with creeping Americanisms. I hate the use of cute and awesome in describing things.

And what is it with disabled persons and family parking bays. These people get twice the space of normal bays and they still are unable to get in to a bay centrally. Had a set to this morning with a woman who had parked over the hatched lines of the the disabled bay then insisted that I was in the wrong as I had parked next to her preventing her access to the car and making her late for work. I also have an issue with people who know they need their swipe card to gain access to the carpark at work but don't have it handy, it's in their handbag, pocket, under the seat, glove box ect. Anywhere but around their neck where it should be. I don't often use the car for work.

To days rant over.

[lincsyokel2]

Discovering, when you go for a shower, that OH has stored 20 golf bags in the bathroom...................

20 golf bags, really! ;D ;D ;D

My current moans are verbal 'Americanisms' generally, but three in particular make my hackles rise.....

1) Being called a 'guy' as in 'Are you guys ready to order yet?' Sloppy, lazy and blooming incorrect as well, as I am a lady....

2) The response to 'How are you' ....which has somehow universally become 'Good'...Arrrrgh! It is 'I'm fine thank you' or not if you're not of course.

3) The phrase 'Can I get'....used instead of 'Please can I have', or 'I would like', as in 'Can I get a cup of coffee'...also usually neglecting to say please as well. I always reply 'I don't know, can you? Are you capable ?'

Rant over, I am now officially a moany old woman and do not give a jot! ;D

The way languages evolve is a fascinating subject.

Normally, languages evolve very slowly, except when one culture mixes with another - for example, english  was modified in waves as the Romans, Vikings, Saxons and Normans all came conquering, and bringing new words with them. However, its usually a very slow process ,with only one or two words a year creeping in. In japan, for example, it now very 'chic' to slip english words into your conversation.

The effect of the globalisation of communications by the internet has caused an artificial mixing of languages and cultures  unlike anything ever seen before. The number of new words being borrowed into languages is now collosal, as well as the number of entirely new words being invented, and words beeign adapted. For example, 'tweening', 'spamming', 'trolling', 'shooping',  'meme', 'email', 'hard boot' - theres literally hundreds of new words been created in the last 15 years.

Furthermore the borrowing of words from one language to another is now huge - you gave 'guy' as an example.  As someone who has lived on the net since day one, i restrict my use of netisms on here, other wise half of you wouldnt know what im talking about, but what you are seeing is a new language evolving, a global language of the internet.

The good thing is that its basically english and one day it will cause the extinction of the French language.   8)

[Aden Roller]

Discovering, when you go for a shower, that OH has stored 20 golf bags in the bathroom...................

20 golf bags, really! ;D ;D ;D

My current moans are verbal 'Americanisms' generally, but three in particular make my hackles rise.....

1) Being called a 'guy' as in 'Are you guys ready to order yet?' Sloppy, lazy and blooming incorrect as well, as I am a lady....

2) The response to 'How are you' ....which has somehow universally become 'Good'...Arrrrgh! It is 'I'm fine thank you' or not if you're not of course.

3) The phrase 'Can I get'....used instead of 'Please can I have', or 'I would like', as in 'Can I get a cup of coffee'...also usually neglecting to say please as well. I always reply 'I don't know, can you? Are you capable ?'

Rant over, I am now officially a moany old woman and do not give a jot! ;D

The way languages evolve is a fascinating subject.

Normally, languages evolve very slowly, except when one culture mixes with another - for example, english  was modified in waves as the Romans, Vikings, Saxons and Normans all came conquering, and bringing new words with them. However, its usually a very slow process ,with only one or two words a year creeping in. In japan, for example, it now very 'chic' to slip english words into your conversation.

The effect of the globalisation of communications by the internet has caused an artificial mixing of languages and cultures  unlike anything ever seen before. The number of new words being borrowed into languages is now collosal, as well as the number of entirely new words being invented, and words beeign adapted. For example, 'tweening', 'spamming', 'trolling', 'shooping',  'meme', 'email', 'hard boot' - theres literally hundreds of new words been created in the last 15 years.

Furthermore the borrowing of words from one language to another is now huge - you gave 'guy' as an example.  As someone who has lived on the net since day one, i restrict my use of netisms on here, other wise half of you wouldnt know what im talking about, but what you are seeing is a new language evolving, a global language of the internet.

The good thing is that its basically english and one day it will cause the extinction of the French language.   8)

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.  ::)

[BarriedaleNick]

I can thoroughly recommend http://www.urbandictionary.com for all your modern lingo needs.
It's pretty funny but very entertaining and informative if you cut through the inevitable dross..
manolescent, carnevoyeur and floss d'oeuvres are recent entries..

Can I rant about the four wheel drive that turned left on me without indicating just ten mins ago.  The guy looked at me like I was explaining quantum physics when I suggested that indication was very much de rigueur in that situation.

[lincsyokel2]

Ill tell you something else that pees me off.

Vegetarians expect you to accomadate there needs and cook a special meal for them, but if you go to a vegetarians to eat, they wont go out there way and cook meat for you, you get palmed off with more vegetarian rubbish. I think thats the ultimate in selfish..........

[Ellen K]

 :o

[Aden Roller]

I hate the expression How are you doing?  Rather than Good Morning.  I ask how am I doing what?  Just under forty years ago I went to California and heard Have a nice day? continually.  It now seems to have arrived in Swindon big time.

But my big annoyance is car parking spaces which are not wide enough.  So when you get back to the car you cannot get into it.  Also road which suddenly direct you to turn off without there being a prewarning sign.  There are several in Swindon, it leads to traffic suddenly lurking across the lanes to get into the correct one.

Cyclist suffer dodgy roads too - cycle paths that stop abruptly dumping them onto fast flowing traffic or ones that are so short they aren't worth the grit plastered tarmac they are made of. Then there's those with lamp posts or telephone boxes in the middle of them.

Sometimes the road sails on but the cycle lane vanishes for miles into the country-side making the journey unnecessarily long rather than direct town to town.

[betula]

Cyclists who try to justify the fact that they don't use bike lanes  ;D(sorry) ;D

I so agree about the vegetarians....I volunteer at a museum and for father's day we did a fund raiser,a hog roast and beer.We had lots more customers than expected and we volunteers were rushed off our feet.A group of veggies started to complain to me that there was no veggie option.One was never advertised and they were quite rude really.While sweating to keep up was in no mood for them trying to spoil the nice atmosphere of the day.

[Ellen K]

I went to a friends BBQ, expecting not to eat anything.  But the hosts had bought a few of those aluminium tray BBQ things so that any vegetarians could cook food without getting meat fat all over it.  I was charmed by their thoughfulness and good grace.

OK rant mode engaged: I hate it when people ask you if you have any dietary preferences then just ignore them and serve you beef lasagne (step forward just about every airline I have ever flown with).

[louise stella]

Ill tell you something else that pees me off.

Vegetarians expect you to accomadate there needs and cook a special meal for them, but if you go to a vegetarians to eat, they wont go out there way and cook meat for you, you get palmed off with more vegetarian rubbish. I think thats the ultimate in selfish..........

We're not all like that!