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Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 29th 2019, 7:24 pm
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Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

If you only need a handful of things, why bother with a basket or trolley? In those circumstances, if I can't comfortably carry it to the checkout, it don't get bought.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 29th 2019, 7:20 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

The only time I see anyone checking receipts is if they set off the alarm on the way out (and not always then). Or occasionally when wheeling out a big-box item like a TV.

I've not been to Costco...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 29th 2019, 5:48 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

Most of the big stores around here have self-checkout but there is always someone overseeing them. Mainly to fix things when needed (like checking ID on things like alcohol or DVDs) but I'm sure part...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 18th 2018, 3:05 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

And there is one big differentiator between most Brits and most Americans. Most (not all) Americans don't care about those behind them. It's a culture thing.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 17th 2018, 2:17 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob2aQxjDH_s
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 3rd 2017, 6:26 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

Maybe it's just the cheap cr@p the missus buys then.
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 3rd 2017, 6:13 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

Aren't they all blunt anyway?

I remember when the tearing edge was a strip of serrated metal on the flap but they seem to have disappeared. Probably because some idiot got an 'owie' and sued the...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 24th 2017, 5:15 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

We have a well for irrigation. It smells like sewage. I certainly wouldn't consider drinking it. :sick:

The house is on city water and has a slight chlorine smell. We have an under-sink reverse...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 9th 2017, 5:22 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

You don't look so badass when the door opens inward.:lol:
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 9th 2017, 5:16 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

When we went on a cruise last year, they had wipes next to the door. Not to clean the handle but so you could open the door without physically contacting the handle.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 9th 2017, 5:13 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

A marketing triumph by disinfectant manufacturers. They've bred paranoia into us all.

Personally, I get more paranoid over the door handle after I've just scrubbed my hands clean, I then have to...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 6th 2017, 7:18 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

I've yet to see a standalone speed camera in the US. We do have red-light cameras in our town but not for speed. I've fallen foul of those once.

Otherwise, it's usually cops/troopers laid in wait...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 6th 2017, 4:33 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

Nothing as crude as hidden cops in the UK roadworks. Just a speed camera every half mile.

A few years ago, they introduced "average speed cameras" which calculate your speed between the cameras.
...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 6th 2017, 2:49 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

Several years ago, on a trip back to the UK, we needed to renew our visa stamps in London. The trip back from Grosvenor Sq to my parents home in Birmingham (about 115 miles) took over 6 hours via the...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 26th 2017, 4:55 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

Shortly after we arrived, I was driving a clapped-out old company mini-van which was losing oil.

Took it in for service and told them I had put nearly a gallon of oil in over the last couple of...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 17th 2017, 11:05 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

And just slightly deeper than our dog's tongue.

Keeps him busy for a while and gives us some entertainment.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Dec 27th 2016, 7:13 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

We need a 'negative karma' button.

Maybe if a post gets 5 negatives, the poster is barred for an hour. 10 negatives, barred for a day, etc.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Dec 28th 2015, 7:27 pm
Replies: 8,893
Views: 558,481
Posted By chawkins99

Re: Pet Peeves?

I rarely get 'hungry' because my 'low blood sugar' usually compels me to eat before hunger sets in (on account of the 'Beetus I developed over 20 years ago).

So, no. Not a California thang!
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