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Old 13-12-2014, 18:27
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Itunes 12 which if it was a physical product deserves to be burnt at the stake. With 10 tons of fuel poured on it.

Why oh why does it not let me manually put a song from itunes on my ipod?
A simple task which used to take 2 seconds now I cannot do it. It does not work.
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Old 13-12-2014, 18:29
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What appears to be cliques on some of these forums with the people involved seemingly ignoring most other people's comments and just talking to each other.

Apologies if this has been discussed beforehand
I agree
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Old 13-12-2014, 18:30
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At least you've got a response! I sent a friend a text asking a question about 10 hours ago & I'm still waiting for her to reply.
send her another text asking did you get my last text..this is what i do
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Old 13-12-2014, 18:31
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Smartarses on these forums!
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Old 13-12-2014, 18:32
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work colleagues , well most of them anyway
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Old 13-12-2014, 18:50
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Air pumps at garages. What is it about these machines that they only seem to work a quarter of the time? I know they don't seem to like cold weather but it took me three attempts to find one that worked today
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Old 13-12-2014, 20:24
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Christmas cards. Particularly ones specifically for the family.
They're all so over the top and are obviously only meant for perfect families and perfect people.
I want one that says,
"You are a bit crap, you drive me mental most of the time but I guess you are ok. Happy Christmas."
I would buy it...
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Old 14-12-2014, 09:28
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That my sister in law randomly blocks and unblocks me on Whatsapp. The strangest thing is we get on well when I see her, I just find it sad tbh.
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Old 14-12-2014, 13:43
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Air pumps at garages. What is it about these machines that they only seem to work a quarter of the time? I know they don't seem to like cold weather but it took me three attempts to find one that worked today
The worst thing about these is that some are free & others want at least 50p to infuse AIR into your tyre!
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Old 14-12-2014, 18:40
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Toddliers sucking dummies
Well it's a lot better than having to listen to them bawling their heads off!
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Old 14-12-2014, 21:50
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send her another text asking did you get my last text..this is what i do
I thought about doing that but didn't want it to sound like I was hounding her. If she does it to me again I might change my mind on that score!

She finally replied about 26 hours after I sent her the text! Her excuse was that she had her office christmas party & didn't see my text. I'd bet good money that she looked at her phone on more than 1 occasion in those 26 hours.
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Old 15-12-2014, 05:18
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Making an eBay Best Offer and the seller not replying immediately with a "oh yes and thank you kind Sir". - though I made it ~1am so methinks that might have something to do with it.
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Old 15-12-2014, 07:49
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I thought about doing that but didn't want it to sound like I was hounding her. If she does it to me again I might change my mind on that score!

She finally replied about 26 hours after I sent her the text! Her excuse was that she had her office christmas party & didn't see my text. I'd bet good money that she looked at her phone on more than 1 occasion in those 26 hours.
ThIs kind of thing can be even more infuriating if the text is being sent between iPhones where it shows when the text has been delivered and also gives a time when it's been read.

I've had people read the text within 30 mins of me sending it then they won't reply till the next day but will say "Oh, I've only just seen this because *insert excuse here*...".
So then you have the extra annoyance of them lying to you!
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Old 15-12-2014, 09:15
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Two to add.

1) People who don't get that for some people, responding to a text message isn't the most vital thing to be done, certainly not within some imaginary golden period of n minutes after receiving it. Maybe people who don't respond have seen the message, rolled their eyes and thought 'gawd not her again ...'. People have lives.

2) An old chestnut - people who start threads with the words 'breaking News', esp one that's likely to run for a while. Breaking news is the immediate aftermath of an event becoming newsworthy. Some hours & days later, breaking news doesn't describe it.
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Old 15-12-2014, 09:46
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Selfish f**ktards who don't seem to see anything wrong with inflicting their infernal wind chimes on the neighbours, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Old 15-12-2014, 10:18
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The increasing use of the word 'methinks' in posts, here and elsewhere.

It doesn't make you sound considered or thoughtful. It's not a word anyone uses in ordinary conversation, so please, for the love of God, stop using it.
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Old 15-12-2014, 10:52
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Adverts which portray 'the ideal Christmas' - imagining that everyone has a drinks and nibbles party for their multitude of friends, that everyone has to add extensions to their dining room table to fit in a Dickensian size family Christmas lunch, and that everyone, but everyone dresses up to eat the damn turkey. Add to that the portrayed kitchen, big enough to host a Top Chef competition

Try cooking a turkey dinner for 12 and then see how much you want to dress up. We're not all the bloody Archers!
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Old 15-12-2014, 11:23
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The worst thing about these is that some are free & others want at least 50p to infuse AIR into your tyre!
The machine needs kept in working order and needs parts replacing etc

That isn't free so a token charge isn't just for the free 'air' it is for upkeep
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Old 15-12-2014, 11:31
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Adverts which portray 'the ideal Christmas' - imagining that everyone has a drinks and nibbles party for their multitude of friends, that everyone has to add extensions to their dining room table to fit in a Dickensian size family Christmas lunch, and that everyone, but everyone dresses up to eat the damn turkey. Add to that the portrayed kitchen, big enough to host a Top Chef competition

Try cooking a turkey dinner for 12 and then see how much you want to dress up. We're not all the bloody Archers!
Yes! I invited my sister for Christmas dinner one year as she hadn't had a better offer (she always usually has somewhere else to go) she turned up looking glamorous and fancy. Shouted 'do you need any help? a few times while getting drunk and flirting with my husband then as we were sitting down to eat she asked me if I was going to get changed
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Old 15-12-2014, 12:24
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Adverts which portray 'the ideal Christmas' - imagining that everyone has a drinks and nibbles party for their multitude of friends, that everyone has to add extensions to their dining room table to fit in a Dickensian size family Christmas lunch, and that everyone, but everyone dresses up to eat the damn turkey. Add to that the portrayed kitchen, big enough to host a Top Chef competition

Try cooking a turkey dinner for 12 and then see how much you want to dress up. We're not all the bloody Archers!
They must have about 8 double ovens to cook it all!
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Old 15-12-2014, 13:21
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This morning, just finished shopping and was walking out of the store with 2 heavy bags when the large family walking ahead of me walk outside the sliding doors and just stop dead to check their phones/look at their watches/light cigarettes. The bottle neck that ensued behind them as people bumped into each other scrambling to get out seemed to unphase them as they remain firmly on their stop.

I see this happening quite often, why do people just stop outside store exits?
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Old 15-12-2014, 13:24
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Two to add.

1) People who don't get that for some people, responding to a text message isn't the most vital thing to be done, certainly not within some imaginary golden period of n minutes after receiving it. Maybe people who don't respond have seen the message, rolled their eyes and thought 'gawd not her again ...'. People have lives.
Gah i hate the way phones are used! My sister gets really annoyed when i dont answer her texts but im the sort of person who doesnt pay attention to their mobile all the time. Im capable of going out without it, or even leaving it in my workbag over the weekend because i just dont need it when im relaxing!

Its not just the young though, my mum is a pain too. We recently organised a meal to celebrate us getting married and invited close family. Mum then decided during the meal was the ideal time to get her phone out and start fiddling with the battery because the phone wasnt working. My mil tried to talk to her but mum was too busy blowing the battery and pratting about with her phone that she just blanked everyone. I told her that she either put her phone away or she could go and sit in the car and play with it. She then got stroppy when dad backed me up and agreed she was being rude.

One of ohs friends takes the pee though when it comes to phones. He will sit through a film at the cinema looking at facebook or playing games on his phone, then afterwards moan about how the film was rubbish and didnt make sense! One night we were invited to a friends for dinner and he spent the whole meal texting and facebooking then disappeared outside for almost an hour to phone someone!

Why bother going out if youre only interested in your phone?
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Old 15-12-2014, 17:05
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That my sister in law randomly blocks and unblocks me on Whatsapp. The strangest thing is we get on well when I see her, I just find it sad tbh.
How do you know she's blocking you?
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Old 15-12-2014, 19:47
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Gah i hate the way phones are used! My sister gets really annoyed when i dont answer her texts but im the sort of person who doesnt pay attention to their mobile all the time. Im capable of going out without it, or even leaving it in my workbag over the weekend because i just dont need it when im relaxing!

Its not just the young though, my mum is a pain too. We recently organised a meal to celebrate us getting married and invited close family. Mum then decided during the meal was the ideal time to get her phone out and start fiddling with the battery because the phone wasnt working. My mil tried to talk to her but mum was too busy blowing the battery and pratting about with her phone that she just blanked everyone. I told her that she either put her phone away or she could go and sit in the car and play with it. She then got stroppy when dad backed me up and agreed she was being rude.

One of ohs friends takes the pee though when it comes to phones. He will sit through a film at the cinema looking at facebook or playing games on his phone, then afterwards moan about how the film was rubbish and didnt make sense! One night we were invited to a friends for dinner and he spent the whole meal texting and facebooking then disappeared outside for almost an hour to phone someone!

Why bother going out if youre only interested in your phone?
In my opinion that sort of behaviour is just downright rude and the culprit should be told, no matter who they are.
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Old 15-12-2014, 19:55
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[quote=Tt88;76054246]Gah i hate the way phones are used! My sister gets really annoyed when i dont answer her texts but im the sort of person who doesnt pay attention to their mobile all the time. Im capable of going out without it, or even leaving it in my workbag over the weekend because i just dont need it when im relaxing!

Its not just the young though, my mum is a pain too. We recently organised a meal to celebrate us getting married and invited close family. Mum then decided during the meal was the ideal time to get her phone out and start fiddling with the battery because the phone wasnt working. My mil tried to talk to her but mum was too busy blowing the battery and pratting about with her phone that she just blanked everyone. I told her that she either put her phone away or she could go and sit in the car and play with it. She then got stroppy when dad backed me up and agreed she was being rude.

One of ohs friends takes the pee though when it comes to phones. He will sit through a film at the cinema looking at facebook or playing games on his phone, then afterwards moan about how the film was rubbish and didnt make sense! One night we were invited to a friends for dinner and he spent the whole meal texting and facebooking then disappeared outside for almost an hour to phone someone!

Why bother going out if youre only interested in your phone?[/QUOTE
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BIB: Totally agree. Extremely rude!
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