Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NO POLITICS!

[fazersharp]

Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip. 

[agricola]

Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.

Overcompensation. Quotas. Positive discrimination


And ive just seen a telly programme advertised for tonight which describes 70, yes 70, different genders which people can assign to themselves. I wont be watching that thnaks

[steve 10562cc]

BBROWN meant the original lords payer the one us old b*uggers used to have to say every morning in school assembly  not the lord kinnocks prayer 

[Billy Balthorpe]

What gets my goat at the moment?

Just about everything that would be a very mild irritation or even less, is making me absolutely bloody livid.

I need to calm down a bit, a very large G+T is in order.

[Fazerider]

Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.

Nah. They're just cheaper to employ. :lol

[tommyardin]

[quote author=fazersharp link=topic=17546.msg275876#msg275876 date=1519326098]
Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.

Nah. They're just cheaper to employ. :lol
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He he!  :lol

[YamFazFan]

Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.

Every time I've tuned in It's been an England women's speed skater blaring her eyes out because she's crashed again.

[darrsi]

[quote author=fazersharp link=topic=17546.msg275876#msg275876 date=1519326098]
Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.

Every time I've tuned in It's been an England women's speed skater blaring her eyes out because she's crashed again.
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The blubbing one is Scottish.

[fazersharp]

[quote author=fazersharp link=topic=17546.msg275876#msg275876 date=1519326098]
Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.

Every time I've tuned in It's been an England women's speed skater blaring her eyes out because she's crashed again.
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All that funding money - give it me I could slip over on my arse for half the money

[steve 10562cc]

It's easy to crash speed skating there's not much more grip than riding a bike on ice. I crashed speed skating many many years ago nowhere near the level or speed they are doing and broke my femur in 3 places. 

[YamFazFan]

[quote author=YamFazFan link=topic=17546.msg275900#msg275900 date=1519385798]
[quote author=fazersharp link=topic=17546.msg275876#msg275876 date=1519326098]
Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.

Every time I've tuned in It's been an England women's speed skater blaring her eyes out because she's crashed again.
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The blubbing one is Scottish.
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Well I nearly got it right.

As did she lol

[darrsi]

[quote author=YamFazFan link=topic=17546.msg275900#msg275900 date=1519385798]
[quote author=fazersharp link=topic=17546.msg275876#msg275876 date=1519326098]
Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.

Every time I've tuned in It's been an England women's speed skater blaring her eyes out because she's crashed again.
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All that funding money - give it me I could slip over on my arse for half the money
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That would be more Dancing On Ice  :lol

[YamFazFan]

Why is it that when small shops short-change you it's always in their favour?.

My local takeaway swindled me again last night.

First they tried to give me a £5 instead of a £10, then I found I was a £1 short in the coins.

A couple of months ago they spent 10 minutes interrogating me as to whether or not I'd paid, even though it was the same person that took my order and money at the start!.

Foc 'em, I'll go to McDonalds next time where they know good customer service.

[Oldgit]

Weather forecasters dramatizing the up and coming weather--complete nonsense

[stet]

Why is it that when small shops short-change you it's always in their favour?.

My local takeaway swindled me again last night.

First they tried to give me a £5 instead of a £10, then I found I was a £1 short in the coins.

A couple of months ago they spent 10 minutes interrogating me as to whether or not I'd paid, even though it was the same person that took my order and money at the start!.

Foc 'em, I'll go to McDonalds next time where they know good customer service.

Yeah, that gets me too. 

Unfortunately it is endemic even in big organisations. Sometimes it's a genuine error and other times it is intentional, and as you say, it is odd that the error is always in their favour.

A really blatant case for me was last year at a bike meet. In a well know coffee chain the girl tried to give change for a £10 note rather than a £20 note.

It is best if you can pay with the exact value, but that means carrying around a load of notes and change, or pay by card.

Of course, when you have had a few pints of Butcombe it is not so easy to keep a check on things. :\

[focced_off]

Yeah, that gets me too. 

Unfortunately it is endemic even in big organisations. Sometimes it's a genuine error and other times it is intentional, and as you say, it is odd that the error is always in their favour.

A really blatant case for me was last year at a bike meet. In a well know coffee chain the girl tried to give change for a £10 note rather than a £20 note.

It is best if you can pay with the exact value, but that means carrying around a load of notes and change, or pay by card.

Of course, when you have had a few pints of Butcombe it is not so easy to keep a check on things. :\

If I'm stood there believing I've been short changed, I intentionally ask for a receipt.

Then I will stand there looking at what's been put through the till with what they've given me in change - gives you that extra few seconds to work it out, without the initial pressure, after getting over that initial shock of being short changed.

[stet]

Now that is a good idea 8)

[YamFazFan]

Have you noticed also, when you say 'That was a twenty' they never argue and say 'No it wasn't it was a ten!'.

If they genuinely thought it was a ten to start with surely they'd disagree? :rolleyes

[stet]

Yeah, that's right.

Some retailers have clip on the till where they put your note until they have given you the change, which I think is a great idea.

[stet]

Today has been one of those days when everything turned to dust.

One of the incidents was when I tried to mow the lawn. The mower fired up but the whole cord came away in my hand. But I did manage to mow the lawn in one go by keeping my hand on the throttle bar. It was a bit bit difficult around the twiddly bits but I made it.

So I strip the mower only to find that the starter mechanism is held on by four incredibly small hex bolts which none of my allen keys would fit. What an idiotic design I thought.

Anyway, after a day of further disasters I got home and checked YouTube on how to change lawnmower pull cords. It turns out the allen bolts are just rivets and it is necessary to remove a whole load of cowling, fuel tank, dipstick housing, and throttle cable support to get to the pull start mechanism. What an idiotic design I thought.

The original B&S pull cord lasted years but an aftermarket pull cord put on by a mower service shop only lasted three years and looked more like one of the Mrs pajama pull cords.

So on to Google- just the job B&S pull cord £4 but what is this PP £12.50 P/P (it came from the US)

Similar thing from Amazon but they only wanted around £3 P/P

After further searching, at last a company with the genuine cord for £4 and their T&Cs say free postage for orders under 25kg weight- at last. I hit the buy button and was presented with a bill. Sure enough no postage so I hit the pay button. Then I was asked to log in or register.

Reluctantly, I registered: name, address, mobile phone number, do you want to buy an eastern child bride for £20 deposit, would you like special delivery, would you like to take out insurance on the product... and on and on.

Finally I got back to the buy button. Would you believe it: now the bill had £7 P/P.

So that's what pees me off- companies that don't show P/P up front.