Pet Peeves?
Nov 2nd 2011 | 6:01 am
#691
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Hauling firewood. Especially when it needs a bit of rotating.
Donations towards our heating oil fund appreciated.
And how come wives who are all for gender equality, never seem to touch a piece of wood? Mother Godess not up to getting her hands dirty on one of her fallen creations I suppose.
Donations towards our heating oil fund appreciated.
And how come wives who are all for gender equality, never seem to touch a piece of wood? Mother Godess not up to getting her hands dirty on one of her fallen creations I suppose.
Nov 2nd 2011 | 6:51 am
#692
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Which was put to use last weekend...The wee-un got into a brand new bag of Bics a while back. Including the one I brought into work with me (which subsequently got nicked, returned without the lid, then nicked again ), I'm buggered if I know where a single one of them is ...
I know our son nicks pens a lot then takes them apart. Are your children, perhaps, to blame?
I bet if we did find the place the pens went, I'd not have so many unpaired socks in my drawer anymore
), I'm buggered if I know where a single one of them is ...I know our son nicks pens a lot then takes them apart. Are your children, perhaps, to blame?
I bet if we did find the place the pens went, I'd not have so many unpaired socks in my drawer anymore
I have a pen fetish and can only stand one kind of pen. Even if I have 10 other kinds of pens at my fingertips I refuse to write until I have the right kind of pen. This is at home and at work. I've been addicted to these pens for 15 years and everywhere I work I force all of my office mates to use the same kind of pens so that no matter what desk is nearest I can have easy access to a decent pen.
Respect my pen authoritah!
Respect my pen authoritah!
Nov 2nd 2011 | 7:50 am
#693
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Re: Pet Peeves?
I see I need to buy my wife a chain saw.
Next peeve:
Radio 5; I understand that they have contractual obligations, but when the gane is on, and not broadcast online; why not repeat a recent show from the last week or so, why instead of the game does it have to be the same unfunny crap from forever ago.
Next peeve:
Radio 5; I understand that they have contractual obligations, but when the gane is on, and not broadcast online; why not repeat a recent show from the last week or so, why instead of the game does it have to be the same unfunny crap from forever ago.
Nov 2nd 2011 | 8:26 am
#694
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Some twisties aren't bad, it's the thin weedy ones I object to, where the paper strip comes off after a couple goes, then you're left with a thin bit of wire that's crap.
Nov 2nd 2011 | 8:43 am
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Re: Pet Peeves?
No problem in my house, we have thousands of good-quality pre-used replacement twisties on hand. We inherited them when my MIL died.
Nov 2nd 2011 | 11:15 am
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Username's that throw the indents of the page out.
Yes, KetteringEnglandRocks2005, I am looking at you!
Yes, KetteringEnglandRocks2005, I am looking at you!
Nov 2nd 2011 | 12:26 pm
#697
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From: Richmond Hill, GA USA
Re: Pet Peeves?
Hauling firewood. Especially when it needs a bit of rotating.
Donations towards our heating oil fund appreciated.
And how come wives who are all for gender equality, never seem to touch a piece of wood? Mother Godess not up to getting her hands dirty on one of her fallen creations I suppose.
Donations towards our heating oil fund appreciated.
And how come wives who are all for gender equality, never seem to touch a piece of wood? Mother Godess not up to getting her hands dirty on one of her fallen creations I suppose.
I liked to split wood with a 12 pound sledge and a wedge. Took three times as long as it would have taken my father, but I insisted,
Nov 2nd 2011 | 1:41 pm
#698
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Re: Pet Peeves?
clingfilm
Nov 2nd 2011 | 1:47 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Having to decide if it is just a peeve, or if it has pissed me off.
Nov 3rd 2011 | 1:18 am
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Nov 3rd 2011 | 3:13 am
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Nov 3rd 2011 | 3:18 am
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Re: Pet Peeves?
I use these thing http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70083252/ and throw out the twistie things.
You'll be suggesting we throw out egg cartons and old jam jars next.
Last edited by robin1234; Nov 3rd 2011 at 3:43 am.
