British Expats - Pet Peeves?

Not an issue I have to deal with...but I was rather surprised when the lady in VS whipped out her tape and measured my wife on the shop floor and over her clothes, how the heck do they imagine they can get an accurate measurement with the current bad fitting bra still in place????

Pulaski

Apr 24th 2016 12:06 pm

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A mere scattering of pine needles chokes my lawn, but when I rake up said needles and heap them 4"-6" think on the beds, grass still grows through. :frown:

zzrmark

Apr 24th 2016 12:43 pm

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I am currently peeved that all the notified threads from BE are being dumped in my junk mail folder and not my inbox???

SultanOfSwing

Apr 25th 2016 1:35 am

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Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11931215)

A mere scattering of pine needles chokes my lawn, but when I rake up said needles and heap them 4"-6" think on the beds, grass still grows through. :frown:

Try adding a few more inches :D

They are supposed to work as a natural mulch though but in our yard, under the pines they fall from, weeds still grow though them. We ended up burning a shit ton of them over the weekend just to get rid of them.

SultanOfSwing

Apr 26th 2016 2:12 am

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Litter.

Now it's been getting nice I have been running and walking, depending on distance, in town and along the bike path that leads to some trails 3-4 miles out of town.

The Forest Preserve does a nice job of maintaining the trails and keeping them nice but the litter along the sidewalks in town and along the bike path, which runs between the main road and the main rail line in/out of the town centre is a bloody disgrace.

Between the path and the tracks is a small wetland area that is home to about a billion red winged blackbirds, among other species, and eventually it leads to a residential area with lots of nicely maintained yards. Standard fare. Except that the views are ruined by empty beer cans, fag packets and food wrappers either dropped by peasants or thrown out of car windows by peasants. They should bring back the stocks for that kind of thing.

Matt Sabre

Apr 26th 2016 2:21 am

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I was very impressed with the cleanliness of London when I was there in December. Even the underground was very clean.

SultanOfSwing

Apr 26th 2016 2:22 am

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Originally Posted by Matt Sabre (Post 11932588)

I was very impressed with the cleanliness of London when I was there in December. Even the underground was very clean.

I wish Belfast had followed their lead. Looked like a bit of dump when I was there 2 years ago :(

Anian

Apr 26th 2016 9:04 am

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My wife has the uncanny ability to remove a tissue from the box without leaving another tissue poking out of the top, so i have to dig in while holding back a dripping nose.

dj6372

May 9th 2016 3:01 am

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The large number of new posters asking for advise.

Ask for advice and we will advise.

I thank you.

sir_eccles

May 9th 2016 5:22 am

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Originally Posted by dj6372 (Post 11943493)

The large number of new posters asking for advise.

Ask for advice and we will advise.

I thank you.

Thank you thank you thank you! Drives me mad that one.

mrken30