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Jun 22nd 2017, 11:22 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

This is why the husband & I always take the bus to the airport. Takes up to 45 more minutes if traffic is bad, but in the end cheaper and less hassle than finding & parking in one of the over-priced...
Jan 14th 2017, 3:41 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

Australia! :(


Canada! :(

Mostly this is true for us too...except once in a while at Easter week we see some monstrous American version of Hot Cross Buns done by a local bakery--they are...
Sep 29th 2016, 12:38 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

:lol:

Is it apt that you answered this, Mr. N.?
Sep 29th 2016, 11:23 am
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

Here in my part of New England, we have a much smaller crop of acorns falling down this autumn. Last year they were *massive* and could sound like gunshots when they hit metal surfaces like a car. ...
Jan 30th 2016, 2:17 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

No? Are you in Aus & do they not have them there?


I sometimes suspect the lovely authentic bagels one could get in the old days form a (subconscious) part of the reason I was happy to move to...
Jul 26th 2015, 4:00 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

Here's a list of the usual names/nicknames for each state's residents. Some are bizarre....

Names and Nicknames for Residents of States (http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/stateresidents.htm)
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Jul 26th 2015, 3:52 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

And many "Mass-folks" too. The typical Boston accent includes a very long, convoluted pronunciation of the flat a that's very like a Brit's.


Church mass, which I believe you suggested. ...
Jul 26th 2015, 2:08 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

:lol: :lol:

Yes, one of my relatives who lives there told me the proper term is Mass to rhyme with "Ass". :D
Jul 22nd 2015, 4:22 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

Lol reminds me of my kids when little in Houston's unbearable summer heat. Clothes off, nappy off, running gleefully off into the distance as fast as little feet can go .... :lol:

Yes, I know...
Jun 15th 2014, 3:52 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

That's where I got my basic (non-fancy) bike too. $119.00 on special. The only thing about the Walmart bike was that my son had to put it together--which was a bit of a job.... But I love it.
May 13th 2014, 11:31 am
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

Yes indeed, Capitalism at its best!
May 13th 2014, 1:01 am
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

Yeah, sounds dodgy. The ingredients that help calm tooth sensitivity are either potassium chloride or strontium chloride. Abrasives like whiteners or bicarbonate can make sensitivity worse.
Mar 11th 2014, 3:25 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

This is one reason why we like to eat with the radio on...anything, classical music, whatever, is better than dead silence with crunching going on.

And nobody hears their own eating noises, only...
Feb 24th 2014, 11:49 am
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

Me too--that bl$$dy dazzle right in the eyes is terrible! I'd love to give up driving at night.
Feb 23rd 2014, 10:47 am
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

I agree! But at least I can tilt the rear-view mirror to dim the ones behind me. Having them come at me is even worse. They've contributed to my refusal to drive some undivided highways late at...
Feb 10th 2014, 12:49 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

Yes, I've resigned myself to shoveling the snow whenever there's more than an inch of fresh stuff. It just works best. This unfortunately can involve staying up very late or getting up at intervals...
Jan 31st 2014, 11:10 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

Hmm, interesting idea! I have to admit I'd not thought to do that.

I guess I should try to at least ring someone up about the missing signs around my own block. I'm getting tired of directing...
Jan 30th 2014, 11:43 am
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

Yes, this is a big complaint of mine too around where I live. Once you get outside the town or city centre the street signs start disappearing. In fact, the problem seems to get even worse the...
Jan 28th 2014, 6:10 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Pet Peeves?

The best cure for that winter problem of shocking & getting shocked is to carry a dryer sheet in your pocket. It really does get rid of most of the static. Can be an expensive brand-name one like...
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