I honestly don't know how some people on DS manage to go about their day to day lives, when they need advice on something so trivial.
I was thinking the same thing, I'm sure that I've made a similar comment in an equality trivial post, previously. I honestly don't see how some people can handle a job, if such mundane, day to day stuff, sends them to an advice forum....when I think of the personalities, difficulties and complex situations I have to handle in my job on a weekly basis... A person like the OP, would implode!
Yes! The OP would be "The Good Samaritan Dun Wrong", neighbour would be "The Thieving Chav"....who would be cast as "The Voice of Reason"? He has to have one of those for each story.
We and our neighbours can go weeks without returning odd stray crockery to each other.
Since occasional swapping practices continue we can only conclude that neither side is remotely concerned whether it takes a day or a month for the items to be returned.
my advice, knock of the door. headbutt her when she answers. walk into the kitchen, take your mug, smash all theirs. Kick her in the face as you walk out.
job done. they won't still anymore of your cups. thieving bitch.
Yes! The OP would be "The Good Samaritan Dun Wrong", neighbour would be "The Thieving Chav"....who would be cast as "The Voice of Reason"? He has to have one of those for each story.
Yesterday my neighbour and I were out in the garden doing some spring tidying, and I made her a coffee (we were just chatting over the fence) and I passed her coffee to her over the fence. She was sipping away and clearing weeds, and then it started to spit (what we call light rain) so she took the rest of her coffee inside and I haven't seen or heard from her since.
I know it might sound trivial but I don't know her that well, and I feel like if I go and ask for it back it might come across as cheeky, or, me a little OCD. If it was a mug I'd got from Tesco for £1.50 I might just leave it, but the mug is from an expensive set I got from Denby.
How long would you wait before paying her a visit? How would you word it so it didn't come across like I was accusing her of theft, or, come across like I am a loser. She has a daughter who visits her at weekends, and shes quite nice, I'd hate to give out the wrong impression.
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I'm quite possessive about my favorite mug, I don't like anyone using my VE day mug and I would certainly track down anyone who made off with it.
Now come starryrune, step up, strap you man pants on and retrieve that mug in a robust and masculine manner.
I was thinking the same thing, I'm sure that I've made a similar comment in an equality trivial post, previously. I honestly don't see how some people can handle a job, if such mundane, day to day stuff, sends them to an advice forum....when I think of the personalities, difficulties and complex situations I have to handle in my job on a weekly basis... A person like the OP, would implode!
Contact the Daily Mail. They'll write an article on you and take a 'sad face' photo of you not holding your missing mug.
Actually not a bad idea, maybe even go on the Jeremy Kyle show together and get her to take a lie detector test.
Is it sexist to point out a common difference between men and women, in relation to matching sets of things?
Since occasional swapping practices continue we can only conclude that neither side is remotely concerned whether it takes a day or a month for the items to be returned.
BIB Annoying saying......>:(
This thread now seems to have descended into sexual innuendo.
It wasn't me who made the comment you find annoying but 'first world problems' is a pretty apt description of minor issues such as this.
Agreed, its time go get thermonuclear on the mug stealer and torch their house. Its the only way they will learn
If that doesn't work, I don't know. Have you checked Debrett`s?
job done. they won't still anymore of your cups. thieving bitch.
The comments will be immense.
BIB - what has that got to do with it?
Get a life, OP.
Lol, great idea, you better have your house valued OP because they always print that no matter how remote from the actual topic
Then, buy cheap mugs from the charity shop for the future
Or on Ebay. It is from the Denby collection after all.;-)