This Could Be Rotterdam Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Everytime I board a plane now it annoys me beyond belief that people can get away with pretty much full size suitcases as hand luggage. Even more so when they insist on squeezing them into the overhead rack while everyone else is left queuing behind them. Just been on a plane (checked baggage allowance was 23kg so hardly restricted with what can be checked into the hold) where someone with one of these ridiculous cases was last on, and went through the whole plane looking into the overhead area, seeing there were no spaces and was obviously waiting for someone to move their normal sized bag for them. It's got to the point now where I will scout out everyone's hand luggage before even boarding the flight, in a state of 'pre-annoyance' and part of me can't wait for the day when the opportunity arises for me to be asked to move my backpack by someone with a ridiculous case, I've had the speech prepared for the last couple of years and just need the moment where I can demand the flight assistant gets a measuring tape and checks the dimensions of the idiots bag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) Yeah bugs me to , hand luggage should be restricted to a phone a wallet a laptop/ tablet device aand if the flight is over 5 hours then extended to a family size packet of revels and a book ... Anything else gets checked in the hold Interestingly I've seen papers from experts in the airline industry that suggest they should increase cabin luggage size as it's not fair to charge passengers to check bags in Edited July 31, 2015 by tonyh29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 31, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 31, 2015 People who say "yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah" on top of what you're still saying to them, as soon as they think they've got the jist of what you're saying. Rude words removed. We've got one of them in here. You're not clever. You're oblivious to your total lack of social and conversational grace. Let a person speak. It's kind of how this works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 31, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 31, 2015 So there we were last night, looking for something to watch on TV, and the missus says: "I fancy watching an Ingmar Bergman movie - have you got any on DVD?" Surprisingly, I haven't. I knew that NetFlix is too resolutely lowbrow to have such a thing, but then I had a barinwave - complete movies on YouTube! Sure enough, several B&W Bergman classics from the 60s. So we settle down to watch "Winter Light". Now this film is not exactly a barrel of laughs, but hey, it's Bergman. And it's only 1 hr 20 minutes. Except for one thing - the YouTube version is 1 hr 15 minutes - it stops just short of the end. Whaaaat??? Checking the user comments (why didn't I do that first) several people complain about it. FFS. Wild Strawberries is an ideal film for your time of life. Seen it. And I've just binned NetFlix and switched to Amazon Prime, which will now finally work with Chromecast (and coincidentally, has a few Bergmans). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 People who say "yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah" on top of what you're still saying to them, as soon as they think they've got the jist of what you're saying. Rude words removed. We've got one of them in here. You're not clever. You're oblivious to your total lack of social and conversational grace. Let a person speak. It's kind of how this works. I have a friend who does this, and it irritates the **** out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 The rising incidence of the need on this site for: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 People who say "yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah" on top of what you're still saying to them, as soon as they think they've got the jist of what you're saying. Rude words removed. We've got one of them in here. You're not clever. You're oblivious to your total lack of social and conversational grace. Let a person speak. It's kind of how this works. I do it. I can't stop. I also laugh when people are quite obviously about to make a funny. I'm laughing way too early, because I know you're making an attempt at humour, and I can't help myself. Even before you're half way through the joke, I've decided what I think they joke you're making is going to be and I'm already laughing at that. Half heartedly. Even though I'm usually completely wrong. I'm laughing at Who's There? The yeah thing is really annoying. yeah yeah yeah. As if I've got this sixth sense about what you're going to say. I don't. I just know that whatever it is, my reaction is going to be yeah yeah yeah. HELP ME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 31, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 31, 2015 It doesn't even translate as "I know what you're saying. I'm totally with you". It translate as "ok shut up now, shut up shut up shut up shut up my turn". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 The only thing more annoying than the "yeah yeah yeah" guy, is the bloke who finishes everybody's sentences. Every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Fifa computer game ratings being used in on topic in the discussion of a players worth. What the actual ****. It's a recognised unit of measurement in the U-17's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 31, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 31, 2015 Yeah bugs me to , hand luggage should be restricted to a phone a wallet a laptop/ tablet device aand if the flight is over 5 hours then extended to a family size packet of revels and a book ... Anything else gets checked in the hold Interestingly I've seen papers from experts in the airline industry that suggest they should increase cabin luggage size as it's not fair to charge passengers to check backs in It bugs me on a long haul flight where you have checked bags. If you've got a 20kg bag you shouldn't need a full size case as hand luggage as well. But on short hop flights where it charges twice as much to take a bag than it does for the ticket itself, then I'm as guilty as anyone for taking a big bag as hand luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Just watched a little promo for the Scottish football league which finished with a shot of Celtic winning the championship and a commentator screaming "Beyond their wildest dreams!". Haha, whatever. The Scottish league is such a joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Just watched a little promo for the Scottish football league which finished with a shot of Celtic winning the championship and a commentator screaming "Beyond their wildest dreams!". Haha, whatever. The Scottish league is such a joke. "And there we have it! Celtic have achieved something that no-one has ever dreamt about, but is definitely an achievement, none-the-less. Good night". Something like that would do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjaacckk91 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) Diafiltration. So unbelievely boring. I've been watching a few pressure gauges not moving for 5 hours, accompanied by the continuous brain melting whir of a pump head, and its still got 3 more hours to go. Edited August 1, 2015 by jjaacckk91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I'm in a strange mood today. It's muggy as shit and I haven't rolled out of bed yet. The laptops out my reach and I've got a hungover wank to have. Not good Beatrice, not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccfcman Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 People who speak about the Euro in multiples and use "euros", sorry folks if its 1 or 37, it is always just euro. Can't tell if ignorance or stupidity though I'm quite certain an element of both is included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villa4europe Posted August 1, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2015 I think it's an element of people simply not caring enough to be bothered to know the difference, I thought it was euros tbf 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) People who speak about the Euro in multiples and use "euros", sorry folks if its 1 or 37, it is always just euro. Can't tell if ignorance or stupidity though I'm quite certain an element of both is included. euro is the officially correct term, but both euro and euros are considered acceptable in general parlance The euro should also not be capitalised, that might display a level of ignorance or stupidity Overall, I don't think people really care to be honest Edited August 1, 2015 by Xela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I don't care and I'm a euro myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Forgetting one has used tiger balm on feet and then scratching thy nut sac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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