Things that annoy you ?

[lost]

these posts about flats mirror my general opinion of this country, we are crammed in like rats it a cage, even if you manage to get a house then life is a constant battle to find a parking space and even a drive sometimes doesn't help as someone will generally be parked opposite it and another car with its nose up against it resulting in a 7 point turn to get in and out of your own sodding house, emigration is looking very tempting

[kaosmark2]

I don't see what's wrong with flats in principle. They just mean people need to be vaguely considerate and that flats need to have a vague level of soundproofing.

Emigrating to other countries, in any major city you'll be far far more likely to end up living in flats than you will here.

[eFestivals]

these posts about flats mirror my general opinion of this country, we are crammed in like rats it a cage, even if you manage to get a house then life is a constant battle to find a parking space and even a drive sometimes doesn't help as someone will generally be parked opposite it and another car with its nose up against it resulting in a 7 point turn to get in and out of your own sodding house, emigration is looking very tempting

we have far fewer people living in flats than countries do with a much lesser population density than ours.

And this country is not over-crowded (on just a population/space view), not by a long chalk. The issue is the same as ever, that a small number of people are keeping huge tracts of land to just themselves.

[lost]

the countries I've visited have built better quality structures where noise isn't such an issue, apparently our average build size also is now smaller than Japan.. the parking, limiting the number of spaces to encourage public transport use just encourages people to park like twats and prices are still up over 5 times average incomes, if I was graduating today with all that debt id be out of here..

[eFestivals]

the countries I've visited have built better quality structures where noise isn't such an issue, apparently our average build size also is now smaller than Japan.. the parking, limiting the number of spaces to encourage public transport use just encourages people to park like twats and prices are still up over 5 times average incomes, if I was graduating today with all that debt id be out of here..

yup - because we've had govts for over 30 years whose primary 'economic plan' has been to increase house prices by as much as possible so that individuals who own houses feel richer, which has meant minimum investment in new housing stock. If you limit the supply and the demand is increasing then prices will rocket.

And it's very definitely the govt who control house prices, via the amount of land they release for housing via the planning process.

[rachbon]

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Edited June 19, 2012 by _rachelbon

[rachbon]

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[The Nal]

God help anyone who isn't interested in Football when there's a tournament going on....

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Or anyone who is infuriated by the noise of an ambulance. You get the siren AND a continuous horn noise there.

Anyone who hasn't been - this is the sound of Rome.

[rachbon]

People who start a sentence then just stop half way through. It's as if they can't even be bothered to complete a full sentence and assume that you know what they mean anyway.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

People who start a sentence then just stop half way through. It's as if they can't even be bothered to complete a full sentence and assume that you know what they mean anyway.

Edited June 22, 2012 by Yoghurt on a Stick

[dingbat2]

People who don't finish their

[MrZigster]

_rachelbon, IF your noisy neighbour is a copper, may I suggest you have a word with his employers. His behaviour could technically be viewed as harrasment, especially if he's ramped up the noise since you've complained.

I really sympathise with anyone who suffers from noise pollution. A couple of nights without sleep when I need to work and I feel like sectioning myself.

This place is good for advice, solace and ranting:

http://www.noisyneighbours.net/forum/

[eFestivals]

spending £900 on the bits for a new exhaust, knowing that it's going to cost up-to a further £1k to have it fitted.

But it's doing that or going back to sleeping in a tent. A least the exhaust won't ever need replacing again (it's stainless steel).

[eFestivals]

£2k for an exhaust..?

ouch!

yup, ouch .... that's the downside in running old vehicles.

The upside is that this spend puts an equivalent sort of value back onto the van, and that the costs of the engine change which will need doing sometime in the next year or three will be a tad cheaper and easier ... tho that will still set me back something over £2k too.

But once those two things have been done the van should be good for another 25+ years. It could be worse.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

This has just annoyed me;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/25/iranian-pair-death-penalty-alcohol

[eFestivals]

festivals cancelling.

[kaosmark2]

festivals cancelling.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

festivals cancelling.

Edited June 26, 2012 by Yoghurt on a Stick

[eFestivals]

Oh dear. Suppose you can't say yet in case it's just rumours.

I'm not aware of any festival that's about to cancel. I'm just sad that lots do.

[sonny]

...........Fibbers

[dingbat2]

People who bump threads and then keep quiet as to why....

[eFestivals]

people who read too much into things....

[jump]

Psychics are really pissing me off.

My family has been grieving over my Mum's death a few months ago and have been going to see a psychic to contact her. They keep trying to get me to go even though I've said before I don't believe it's real and the guy they are seeing told my Mum predictions like she will be cured of cancer which were proved wrong and I having to grin and say suff yes that's nice when they have "talked" to her which is really annoying as I use to tease my Mum about believing in all of this.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Psychics are really pissing me off.

My family has been grieving over my Mum's death a few months ago and have been going to see a psychic to contact her. They keep trying to get me to go even though I've said before I don't believe it's real and the guy they are seeing told my Mum predictions like she will be cured of cancer which were proved wrong and I having to grin and say suff yes that's nice when they have "talked" to her which is really annoying as I use to tease my Mum about believing in all of this.