British Expats - Pet Peeves?

Reminds me of two peeves ...
1) Picking up the car and finding they turned the headlights away from 'auto' ... due to the fact that now, car interiors have lighted dash instruments all the time, you don't notice that the headlights aren't on.

2) Staying at a hotel and finding that the previous occupant, or someone else, has set the alarm clock to 5am or something hideous ...

SultanOfSwing

Jun 2nd 2015 1:58 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by Steerpike (Post 11663036)

Both of those things sound like they were done deliberately to **** with the driver of the car, and the next guest in the hotel room.

I might actually do the second one next time I'm on holiday :D

Yorkieabroad

Jun 2nd 2015 2:01 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11663452)

I might actually do the second one next time I'm on holiday :D

We were in a hotel last year and the friggin coffee machine started doing its stuff at about 3 in the morning... my jetlagged sleep befuddled brain identified it as an asthmatic tiger......so I let the wife deal with it...

SultanOfSwing

Jun 2nd 2015 2:02 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad (Post 11663456)

Well played.

username.exe

Jun 2nd 2015 6:15 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

Use of the term 'flavorful'.

Nutek

Jun 2nd 2015 6:18 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by username.exe (Post 11663781)

Use of the term 'flavorful'.

That is not a sodding word. :frown:

username.exe

Jun 2nd 2015 6:25 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by Nutek (Post 11663784)

That is not a sodding word. :frown:

I tried to avoid awarding it the distinction of being called a 'word'. :lol:

Bob	Jun 2nd 2015 11:58 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11663452)

I might actually do the second one next time I'm on holiday :D

If I'm bored and on a trip, I randomly call for a 3am wake up call and give a random room number.

SultanOfSwing

Jun 2nd 2015 2:38 pm

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by Bob (Post 11664057)

If I'm bored and on a trip, I randomly call for a 3am wake up call and give a random room number.

That's a good one too ...

Anian

Jun 3rd 2015 6:09 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

You can't use your room phone though, they know exactly which room is calling and will just apply it to you.

Bob	Jun 3rd 2015 8:11 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by Anian (Post 11665009)

You can't use your room phone though, they know exactly which room is calling and will just apply it to you.

Phone in the hall way...there's usually one around...

username.exe

Jun 3rd 2015 12:05 pm

Re: Pet Peeves?

When you're driving along a two lane road that merges into one lane, nothing but open space behind you... but the dipstick next to you whose lane is running out absolutely insists on squeezing into the non-space between you and the vehicle in front.

Mrs Danvers

Jun 3rd 2015 2:31 pm

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by username.exe (Post 11665318)

That way they "win" I suppose. Sort of like the person who races you towards the next red light. Take your time and you can go through when it turns green and they get stuck behind.

Yorkieabroad

Jun 3rd 2015 3:51 pm

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by Bob (Post 11665120)

Phone in the hall way...there's usually one around...

Remember when phones were only ever in the hallway? Or at the bottom of the stairs near the front door?

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