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Put it In the bin (bit of fun) put your pet hates in the bin

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calamitycarrie Tue 26-Feb-19 22:01:49

If you could put something in the bin
What would it be ?
I’ll start
Being called love by a shop assistant who is 30 years younger than me !!
IN THE BIN

Growing0ldDisgracefully Sun 03-Mar-19 09:25:18

I agree that self service checkouts belong in the bin. At our local Asda yesterday, peak shopping time, only 5 of 13 checkouts were staffed, queues backing up at these and people trying to 'self-serve' huge shopping trolley piles of food. Ridiculous! Apparently Asda have cut the number of staff, and the staff are forbidden from using the staffed check-outs when doing their own shopping. I did ask one of their managers if I was going to get discount for doing their jobs for them and was rewarded with a dirty look!

Bellanonna Sun 03-Mar-19 09:29:52

I agree Danni, and what is worse you make a suggestion, someone else repeats it, and a third person comes along and says what a good idea the other person has just had. I sometimes feel invisible!

DanniRae Sun 03-Mar-19 10:21:47

Bellanonna - well said! angry

Bridgeit Sun 03-Mar-19 11:19:59

Brexit!

Wheniwasyourage Sun 03-Mar-19 14:42:01

People who toot their horn at me when I am walking along. Even if I am facing them, I usually can't see through the tinted windscreen who they are, and if they toot at me from behind, they might need to rescue me from the tree I have shot up into. I have decided that nobody I know would be so rude as to toot rather than wave, and am becoming quite good at ignoring them completely (even the surprise ones from behind).

nuttynana Sun 03-Mar-19 14:53:37

Starting every sentence with SO .
So my hobby is Knitting So I am married to Fred .
Also "bless you " seems to have become a patronising and meaningless response to anything you say . The young Seem to be using say it all the time . As in " sorry I'm late " "Aw bless you "
"I' ve just murdered my husband" "Aw bless you "

MaudLillian Sun 03-Mar-19 16:14:46

People smoking walking along the road! Hard to avoid their noxious fumes.

NotAGran55 Sun 03-Mar-19 17:11:56

Middle lane hoggers on the motorway.
Totally oblivious to the rest of the traffic , even when they are overtaken and the car them moves to the inside lane .

I would love to stop them and as ask why they are doing it as it must be a conscious decision.

KatyK Sun 03-Mar-19 17:18:35

Oh yes Danni I've had that one too. I think 'Didnt I just say that?' Most annoying.

KatyK Sun 03-Mar-19 17:51:09

I would put people who assume in. For instance, when I was out with my sister (who is 9 years younger than me), we met someone my sister knew who looked at me and said to my sister 'this must be your mum'. No I'm not her b****y mum. Wait to be introduced before you speak. It ruined my day.