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Oct 25, 2010 17:19:56 GMT
Post by tarzanontarmazepam on Oct 25, 2010 17:19:56 GMT
It is a revolting habit, though, isn't it? As I said, I hold the footballers to blame for youngsters spitting. Oh dear Everso, Footballers spit whilst paying for a reason. If you run or move quickly for a good 90 minutes as players do, after the first 30 minutes or so the lungs and /or the back of the throat can become congested with stuff inside being forced upwards. Rather like an athlete running and also bringing up bile or spit. It is not neccesarily a bad habit of the footballer. They've always done it and it is mostly neccesary or they'd probably end up throwing up or being ill.
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Oct 25, 2010 20:33:07 GMT
Post by Weyland on Oct 25, 2010 20:33:07 GMT
Footballers spit whilst paying for a reason. No wonder they get such big wages. Must be costing them a small fortune just to spit!
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Angry
Oct 25, 2010 22:02:10 GMT
Post by tarzanontarmazepam on Oct 25, 2010 22:02:10 GMT
Footballers spit whilst paying for a reason. No wonder they get such big wages. Must be costing them a small fortune just to spit! A grand a spit I believe. I meant 'playing' of course. Though perhaps a grand a spit might make their wages more palatable. *spit* Sorry
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Oct 25, 2010 22:49:51 GMT
Post by everso on Oct 25, 2010 22:49:51 GMT
It is a revolting habit, though, isn't it? As I said, I hold the footballers to blame for youngsters spitting. Oh dear Everso, Footballers spit whilst paying for a reason. If you run or move quickly for a good 90 minutes as players do, after the first 30 minutes or so the lungs and /or the back of the throat can become congested with stuff inside being forced upwards. Rather like an athlete running and also bringing up bile or spit. It is not neccesarily a bad habit of the footballer. They've always done it and it is mostly neccesary or they'd probably end up throwing up or being ill. Have footballers always spit? I don't recall seeing Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst etc. spitting. We don't see other sportsmen spitting. Seems I'm not the only one to think this: www.sportingo.com/football/a709_when-spit-hits-fan
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Oct 25, 2010 22:50:04 GMT
Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2010 22:50:04 GMT
i dont really get angry. im amiable.
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Oct 25, 2010 22:53:58 GMT
Post by tarzanontarmazepam on Oct 25, 2010 22:53:58 GMT
Oh dear Everso, Footballers spit whilst paying for a reason. If you run or move quickly for a good 90 minutes as players do, after the first 30 minutes or so the lungs and /or the back of the throat can become congested with stuff inside being forced upwards. Rather like an athlete running and also bringing up bile or spit. It is not neccesarily a bad habit of the footballer. They've always done it and it is mostly neccesary or they'd probably end up throwing up or being ill. Have footballers always spit? I don't recall seeing Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst etc. spitting. We don't see other sportsmen spitting. Seems I'm not the only one to think this: www.sportingo.com/football/a709_when-spit-hits-fanBobby Moore was a spitting champion Everso ...(not really) Now look if you run for just one minute you will understand. You'll be gobbing all over the shop.
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Oct 25, 2010 22:56:05 GMT
Post by everso on Oct 25, 2010 22:56:05 GMT
I always get a dry mouth if I run - maybe I shouldn't try to run and talk at the same time.
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Oct 26, 2010 9:44:57 GMT
Post by aubrey on Oct 26, 2010 9:44:57 GMT
When I liked football - late 60s early 70s - there was stuff about footballers spitting. Maybe you didn't notice it on TV so much back then because the cameras were higher? I don't know.
I don't really get angry now. (Apart from at Tories on TV, heh heh).
We used to have a TSM measure (for Tw@ts per Square Metre), on different roads - Portobello had a very high rate, for eg - people just stopping in front of you, that kind of thing.
I used to hate the way people who sat next to you on the bus, when you wanted to get off would not stand up but just swivel their legs to one side so you had to squeeze past them. Jeez. You might not mind having my arse in your face, but I object to you having your face in my arse.
And people who sat next to you on the bus and started eating.
And people who had got to my favourite seat before I did. Grr.
I hate littering. I don't get angry about it, though. I just think, Bastard, to myself. My pockets are always full of rubbish.
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Oct 26, 2010 9:51:51 GMT
Post by jean on Oct 26, 2010 9:51:51 GMT
I do get angry about spitting. When I was a child there still used to be notices everywhere saying 'No Spitting' - TB was still rife, of course - but I remember thinking, who would? And nobody did.
But there were spittoons, weren't there? Where were they? I can't remember.
I can't get upset about people eating on buses (provided they tidy up after themselves, of course) - I've done it myself. If you have long distances to cover and limited tme, it's sometimes the only chance you get.
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Oct 26, 2010 10:40:08 GMT
Post by Patrick on Oct 26, 2010 10:40:08 GMT
People who park across your driveway just because there isn't a car in it.
My next door neighbour - just because they frequently have four cars hanging about use the pavement outside the house all the time. Even when their huge expanse of front brickwork is empty they park outside - idle sods. When we have visitors we are fighting for the space at the front - Her Royal Ladyship next door seems to think she owns that space too! There are a lot of friendly folk in Lancashire, but there do seem to be an equal amount who just don't think of other people or the consequences of their actions. Sure, it's a modern disease I suppose, but the fact "the car" is treated with all the reverence of a newly discovered Deity - just makes things worse.
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Oct 26, 2010 19:04:05 GMT
Post by aubrey on Oct 26, 2010 19:04:05 GMT
I do get angry about spitting. When I was a child there still used to be notices everywhere saying 'No Spitting' - TB was still rife, of course - but I remember thinking, who would? And nobody did. But there were spittoons, weren't there? Where were they? I can't remember. I can't get upset about people eating on buses (provided they tidy up after themselves, of course) - I've done it myself. If you have long distances to cover and limited tme, it's sometimes the only chance you get. I don't mind people eating on buses in principle, just not when they're sat next to me. Our lass's sister was once at the theatre when a bloke came in just before the curtain went up, sat down next to her and started eating sushi. Very fishy smelling sushi, at that.
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Dec 17, 2010 16:15:53 GMT
Post by Weyland on Dec 17, 2010 16:15:53 GMT
Talking of Tesco, which I rarely enter, I was there the other day checking out their Xmas non-food offers (nothing took my fancy) and decided to do my shopping there.
The till woman got my 4-for-a-quid bread-buns all wrong, overcharging me by about a quid. When I pointed out her mistake she all but called me a liar, and a more senior Tesco soldier materialised and told her how to correct it. I moved off to avoid blocking the queue any further, and checked the receipt. This time she'd managed to overcharge me by four quid, and two of the three other offers I'd bought were not registered for the discount.
Big queue at the Service desk. Eventually got there and explained the problems. Queue getting twitchy again, but pressed on regardless. The girl was completely thrown by the "correction", and had to summon help. Fixed that eventually -- queue close to rioting by now -- and moved on to the two-for-four-quid mince.
- Lean Minced Beef, 500g, £2.87, "2-for-£4" sticker.
- Organic Minced Beef, 500g, £2.87, "2-for-£4" sticker.
Same price. Unusual, so I picked up one of each to compare quality.
Big mistake! Same price, same sticker, can't be pick'n'mixed. Really. Not making this up.
Long story short, I got over £8 back. Double the overcharge. The Tesco rule is that if they make a mistake correcting a mistake, you get double. Every little helps.
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Dec 17, 2010 17:11:05 GMT
Post by everso on Dec 17, 2010 17:11:05 GMT
Good for you! I tried Asda recently and was charged for 4 bottles of wine instead of 3. Fortunately, I checked my receipt before leaving the store. There was no quibble, but it does make you wonder how many mistakes the cashiers make with scanning. Not that you can wonder: you should have seen me the last time I used the self-scanner. I refuse on principle to use one now, as I may be depriving a person of a job.
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Dec 17, 2010 17:29:34 GMT
Post by everso on Dec 17, 2010 17:29:34 GMT
Actually, as we're venting spleen this afternoon, I must tell you that I've just had the devil's own time trying to open an on-line account with a bank. I have a Power of Attorney over a relative (and registering that with a bank is enough to make one lose the will to live - they seem to need just about every detail you can think of including your knicker size). Anywaaaayyyy, I got through to the Indian call centre, as per, spoke to a chap who went through all the security questions, and when I got to the last one I was unable to give him details of any recent transactions on the account (my uncle holds the statements and I was phoning from home). Phoned my uncle and got the info. Back again to Indian call centre and spoke to a different person. Went through all the rigmarole again, got to the security questions and although I had the dates of some cheques that had been written and the payees names, I must have fluffed it on the actual amounts. Anyway, "no sorry no can do". At that point I actually said the eff word and slammed down the phone (well, clicked the off button - slamming down the phone is a thing of the past unfortunately). Phoned my uncle again and got the amounts needed. Phoned Indian call centre yet again and spoke to yet another person, who couldn't have been more helpful and didn't even want the information about recent transactions. She then informed me that I was already registered with on-line banking. This must have been done when I registered the POA with the bank.
I have only just about calmed down. The frustrating thing is that nowadays with computers that say "no" there is little the call centre person can do. Common sense would have told them that the amount of information I'd given was a clear indication that I was the person I claimed to be. Unfortunately, they have to follow everything to the letter.
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Dec 17, 2010 17:35:43 GMT
Post by Weyland on Dec 17, 2010 17:35:43 GMT
it does make you wonder how many mistakes the cashiers make with scanning. Happens all the time. In Holland as well. But never at Aldi or Lidl. In my experience, it's not usually the checkout people, or even the store management, at fault. It's the programming or/and data-entry. Trivial mistakes in either could cost customers -- or the store -- a lot of money if not noticed. I ALWAYS check supermarket receipts assiduously. Must've saved me £/€/ƒ hundreds over the years.
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Dec 17, 2010 23:55:48 GMT
Post by Patrick on Dec 17, 2010 23:55:48 GMT
Bought some bits in Aldi (not my local one) a few weeks back, the price coming to just over £20. Paid pretty much the right amount, a twenty and the few pence over. Then walked to the door and stopped to put wallet and receipt away - lifted receipt to find a £10 note under it. I had no other money on me , can only assume cashier flipped out and thought I'd given her £30 plus correct change.
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