New - The things that really annoy you

[Lupo]

Alfas with passenger side plates look good with private plates. My plate looked much better on my 156s than it does on my Nissan Juke!

 

[EpsomWolf]

I’m often surprised by this forum, thought the piss would be taken over the number plate chart I put up, instead the threads turned into a load of people sitting in a village pub beer garden in the sun chatting about number plates and old tv memories type thing.
Sign of a good forum I suppose that threads are allowed to go off track occasionally without an admin going Oi get back on track

It gave me a break from cleaning the barbecue which in itself is an ‘annoy - ‘People that put barbecues away without cleaning them first.

Happy to debate that then we can get on to wankers with gas barbecues when a couple of sticks and a firelighter will do.

 

[leedswolf]

It gave me a break from cleaning the barbecue which in itself is an ‘annoy - ‘People that put barbecues away without cleaning them first.

Happy to debate that then we can get on to wankers with gas barbecues when a couple of sticks and a firelighter will do.

These boys are brilliant for cleaning the barbie;

 

[Hereford Wolf]

Talking about cars….
The thing that has annoyed me for years (and bear with me because I know it’s silly) is when you get classic older cars in TV and Film productions and they never have a splash of dirt or mud on them. They are always immaculate. It totally ruins the immersion of the movie or TV production for me.

Example last night in Steeltown Murders (which is pretty good viewing). Lovely 70’s car driving through fields and rainy, dirty South Wales mining towns. Guess what? They look like they’ve just been valeted.

See also Poirot etc and other programmes set between 1930 and 1980. Once you see it, you will never not be able to notice it and point it out to someone.

I have now ruined your TV viewing for life.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Talking about cars….
The thing that has annoyed me for years (and bear with me because I know it’s silly) is when you get classic older cars in TV and Film productions and they never have a splash of dirt or mud on them. They are always immaculate. It totally ruins the immersion of the movie or TV production for me.

Example last night in Steeltown Murders (which is pretty good viewing). Lovely 70’s car driving through fields and rainy, dirty South Wales mining towns. Guess what? They look like they’ve just been valeted.

See also Poirot etc and other programmes set between 1930 and 1980. Once you see it, you will never not be able to notice it and point it out to someone.

I have now ruined your TV viewing for life.

That’s a good point and it irritates me too. Cars from that era rotted in no time and many a street would’ve had cars with different coloured wings or doors. I had a Mk3 Cortina in bright blue with red wings once. £125 and a thing of beauty. Gear lever came off on my hand once and drove it for about 6 months with mole grips clamped to the little stub. Them were the days!

 

[Johnny75]

Boring car talk.

 

[Wolf Hunting]

Boring car talk.

Yes, quite agree, been on the wrong thread for ages, but as someone said, Slow season...
Mind you I didn't realise there was a car thread until I saw it go up a little while ago...

 

[Kenny]

Yes, quite agree, been on the wrong thread for ages, but as someone said, Slow season...
Mind you I didn't realise there was a car thread until I saw it go up a little while ago...

Threads going off track for a short while are ok.

It had become a solid discussion point so I took the posts and created a new thread as it was clearly of interest to some.

That's how this place rolls.

 

[EpsomWolf]

We’re all used to getting ripped off at events but this one seems like taking the piss.

Headed up to the Derby, in a pub, OUTSIDE the course, a shitty Beefeater. Beer £7 pint in a plastic beaker. Prices up £2 a pint for the duration of the festival.

Would barely be worth it for a fiver but 7. A disgrace.

 

[leedswolf]

You still bought them

 

[EpsomWolf]

Paid for before realising .

Don’t mind paying a premium when deserved by that’s just pants.

 

[SSB]

Beer prices and eye-watering go together in the same sentence now. Most visitors to the new Civic will be shocked to find out it’s not 2015 anymore and knocking on £7 a pint.

 

[Jabbawolf]

Beer prices and eye-watering go together in the same sentence now. Most visitors to the new Civic will be shocked to find out it’s not 2015 anymore and knocking on £7 a pint.

Sadly, it’s becoming a Catch-22 situation - with staff and other costs spiralling, pubs are having to raise beer prices, yet consumers can avoid some of these rises by drinking more at home.

 

[EpsomWolf]

But the issue was with the temporary increase in price. Ok they would’ve had to employ a couple more staff and maybe a security guy but that goes with the territory on busier periods. Boozers don’t charge more for a pint at 10.30 on a rammed Saturday night than they would at 1.15 on a Tuesday afternoon to some bloke with his dog.

That place was making a fair few quid from temporary car parking in the garden too. Don’t have a problem with that but £2 on a pint in a plastic beaker just because you can get away with it for a few days is not on. Perhaps because it’s a Beefeater there’s not such a local community to upset, but as far as I can see it’s just greed and they can get fucked.

 

[Derby Wolf]

When I used to go to Download Festival a pub in the town used to have a price list for out of towners and would charge the locals the going rate. I would imagine the locals weren't affected otherwise its a sure-fire way to alienate your custom.

But the issue was with the temporary increase in price. Ok they would’ve had to employ a couple more staff and maybe a security guy but that goes with the territory on busier periods. Boozers don’t charge more for a pint at 10.30 on a rammed Saturday night than they would at 1.15 on a Tuesday afternoon to some bloke with his dog.

Might charge you to get in on the Saturday though...

 

[Boozad]

The beer in my ‘local’ (I never go in there anymore) does go up on weekends after a certain time. Has done for years.

 

[Alan]

The beer in my ‘local’ (I never go in there anymore) does go up on weekends after a certain time. Has done for years.

This happens over here, as well.

 

[leedswolf]

The beer in my ‘local’ (I never go in there anymore) does go up on weekends after a certain time. Has done for years.

That's ridiculous.

My annoyance is that since 1999 my local pubs started charging an admission fee on NYE.

 

[North Shropshire Lad]

Mine does too. And since 1999 it hasn’t had my custom that night of the year.

 

[Boozad]

That's ridiculous.

My annoyance is that since 1999 my local pubs started charging an admission fee on NYE.

It is ridiculous. I didn’t even realise for ages they charged differently at ‘peak’ hours. Fuck knows how they get away with it, not that it affects me any more.

A two hour session in town is a killer these days though, bought a pint of Gamma Ray and a double Absolut and coke in the Hogs yesterday, £17. I know I’ll pay a premium for buying decent beer but £85 for five drinks each? It’s fucking ridiculous.