Things that piss you off Page 814

Quote: DaButt @ January 15 2012, 3:04 AM GMT

But the meter readers do and if the postman has really long fingers ...

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Many gas meters are now outside in a white box and though electricity meters are in the house, I'm told that very soon, possibly this year, most will be converted so that they can be read via remote control.

We do have a problem with thieves who look through letter flaps & then use a fishing rod to nick any keys especially car keys that are left in reach of the front door. Then steal the car or let themselves into the house.

Do we? I've not heard of that, but I suppose it must have happened.
A couple of times I forgot my key when I came home from school and fashioned a long pokey thing to reach the back door key through the cat flap in the door into the garage.

I felt very clever.

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/hunt_for_letterbox_thieves_1_3137883

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sa=X&ei=iEgTT9_6Hojb4QTxz6TNAw&ved=0CEMQBSgA&q=letterbox+thieves&spell=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=b616ebf6f30ab7a2&biw=1272&bih=716

Quote: billwill @ January 15 2012, 9:43 PM GMT

http://wwwportsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/hunt_for_letterbox_thieves_1_3137883

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I'm not going to click that link, I'll just assume that someone is stealing letterboxes.

My suddenly massively sluggish laptop. It's just taken me half an hour(!) to delete some files. That means it's The Witching Hour and I'm still up.

A lot of things piss me off but right now BBC Three comes pretty high on my f**king list!

Does anyone else remember when they used to stick comedy on BBC Three. I've just seen an advert for a reality show about young people going on mad 18-30 holidays with their parents, followed by the first few minutes of show about how people lost their virginity. I watched the first four minutes and genuinely felt the need to hang myself with a belt.

I just stuck on a DVD of Tramadol Night's to take the edge off.

Drivers, who on these cold, icy and foggy mornings don't put at least their side lights on.
Grey or silver cars suddenly loom out of the ether oblivious to the dangers they pose. (they are alright, they can see everyone else with their lights on)

You have just watched a show on TV and within an hour they are advertising next weks show ARRRRGGGGHHH

Quote: Will Cam @ January 17 2012, 10:45 AM GMT

You have just watched a show on TV and within an hour they are advertising next weks show ARRRRGGGGHHH

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I like that because it means I can start planning next week this week.

Quote: Elliott Gill @ January 17 2012, 4:55 AM GMT

A lot of things piss me off but right now BBC Three comes pretty high on my f**king list!

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E4 seems to be following in their footsteps with 'Homosexual Island' or whatever it's called. According to the trailer, 9 gays and one straight bloke are put on an island and then some woman has to guess who is the straight one and then they win a prize (???). I'm not really sure what the point of the show is, but I may not be it's demographic. I guess homosexual spotting is a hobby best enjoyed by young people.

The shocking thing is Sky Arts 1+2

Basically for the coins Murdoch found in the laundery Sky is running the only 2 dedicated arts channels in the UK. And I hate to say it but 90% of the time they take BBC 3+4 down to the wood shed and spank them.

From live opera to short plays written and starring the likes of Cathy Burke it's impressive stuff.

Where as both BBC3+4 seem to be hitting the lowest common denominator button with a vengance. BBC3 seems at times to be trying to be something like Sky living.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ January 17 2012, 11:52 AM GMT

E4 seems to be following in their footsteps with 'Homosexual Island' or whatever it's called. According to the trailer, 9 gays and one straight bloke are put on an island and then some woman has to guess who is the straight one and then they win a prize (???). I'm not really sure what the point of the show is, but I may not be it's demographic. I guess homosexual spotting is a hobby best enjoyed by young people.

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I gave up on E4 years ago, however this gay island show could potentially be brilliant if they sit the straight bloke by the pool, introduce him one by one to eight of the gentleman he'll be living on the island with then right at the end just before the crew disappear Michael Barrymore shows up, and the straight bloke spends the rest of the show preying he doesn't end up found face down in the water looking like a successful pants bomber.

Quote: sootyj @ January 17 2012, 11:58 AM GMT

The shocking thing is Sky Arts 1+2/../ 90% of the time they take BBC 3+4 down to the wood shed and spank them.

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Yes, when I decided to get less telly (no time to watch it all) the only real loss were the Sky Arts programmes. I can't imagine they are huge revenue-earners, so presumably Murdoch just persists with them to humiliate the BBC.

Quote: Will Cam @ January 17 2012, 10:45 AM GMT

You have just watched a show on TV and within an hour they are advertising next weks show ARRRRGGGGHHH

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With me it's when they reduce the size of the credits at the end of a show to publicise the next programme on !

Most annoying at times when I want to know the name of a bit player in the show and suddenly the screen goes 1/3 size !

I know oldrocker - and sometimes the announcer talks completely over the final payoff lines on a show.