Empty It Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Bairnardo said: Charity doorsteppers launching into a big scripted spiel. Also when they try to give it "its only a tiny amount of your household budget" and "loads of your neighbours have been so generous today" I don't let them get almost nearly as far as this, "are you busy?" "Yes" the end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Empty It said: I don't let them get almost nearly as far as this, "are you busy?" "Yes" the end. I normally ask what percentage of their income they are contributing to the charity (door-steppers only), if it’s in the street, I ask if they’ve signed up with the guys from a different charity who are invariably about 100 yards down the road. Normally shuts them up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParsJake Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Cosmic Joe said: Bus stations in particular appear to a magnet for weirdos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, Empty It said: I don't let them get almost nearly as far as this, "are you busy?" "Yes" the end. Yeah I'm normally not too bad at politely cutting it off. Lad today successfully reached that awkward bit where the spiel has been allowed to go on too long 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP_81 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 21 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Yeah I'm normally not too bad at politely cutting it off. Lad today successfully reached that awkward bit where the spiel has been allowed to go on too long I'm always perfectly polite and ask them if they want to say their piece before or after I close the door. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 01/08/2022 at 03:41, Raidernation said: The absolute, unending, relentless obsession with fennel on every fucking cooking show. Fennel is disgusting and I simply cannot eat anything that has it as an ingredient, surely it's the "emperor's new clothes" of ingredients? I'm not a fan when raw, but I like to use it along with the carrots, onions, celery when making a base for sauces or stews. Also, a pal of mine once did a thing where it was slowly braised in stock and red wine that I still think fondly of some 12 years later. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugna Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 52 minutes ago, KnightswoodVanBear said: Google changing the name of the "Google Pay" app to "Wallet" and removing it from the Google folder on my phone, leaving me standing like an arse at the self checkout frantically trying to find it to pay for my messages. I had, ironically I suppose, left my actual wallet in the car. Thank you! Thank you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 The ads on The Pie And Bovril Forum making the mobile site page jump, accidentally causing me to briefly change my Ignore List settings for a poster I've had on my Ignore List for 3+ years. I was able to resolve it within 30 seconds but it was a Petty Thing and it Got On My Nerves. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Evri (Hermes) claiming I wasn’t home when they tried to deliver my parcel and is now being returned to the sender. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, sugna said: Thank you! Thank you That you found it now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysartrovers Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 minute ago, KnightswoodVanBear said: That you found it now? Do you actually need to go into it on your phone? I just need my phone to be unlocked for contactless to work 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Bairnardo said: Charity doorsteppers launching into a big scripted spiel. Also when they try to give it "its only a tiny amount of your household budget" and "loads of your neighbours have been so generous today" It's a shitty job to have I guess, but sometimes they really must be on autopilot. There was one time I was in the shower and the door went - my missus had just left a few minutes before so I assumed she'd forgotten her keys and wanted back in. I answered with a towel round my waist and dripping wet hair, to be confronted by some daft bint whose opening gambit was: "Hi - I'm from such and such a charity. I won't take up more than five or ten minutes of your time...." "Five or ten seconds you mean. Beat it." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, dysartrovers said: Do you actually need to go into it on your phone? I just need my phone to be unlocked for contactless to work I've got more than one card stored on it so I need to pick which one I want to use. But I think you're right that as long as your NFC is turned on it should work when unlocked. Edited August 4, 2022 by KnightswoodVanBear 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 I did the whole door to door charity thing in my early 20s when I was young and desperate for cash. First day they sent us to a high rise in Ibrox (I think), nearly every door was opened by someone with limited English or at least pretending to have limited English and clearly the area was not going to be frequented by folk with money spare to give to a donkey sanctuary or whatever crap we were attempting to get money for. Also it was all commission based so no sales, no wage. Anyway, after about two hours I decided this clearly wasn't for me. Made my excuses and said I was gonna nip out on the landing for a quick cigarette while the female I was with harassed another poor soul. Once out on the landing I just kept walking, jumped in the lift then walked to the train station and never looked back. Fair play to anyone that can do that but two hours of it was soul destroying 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Lyle Lanley said: Evri (Hermes) claiming I wasn’t home when they tried to deliver my parcel and is now being returned to the sender. Address unknown? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Marshmallo said: The ads on The Pie And Bovril Forum making the mobile site page jump, accidentally causing me to briefly change my Ignore List settings for a poster I've had on my Ignore List for 3+ years. I was able to resolve it within 30 seconds but it was a Petty Thing and it Got On My Nerves. Somebody just got red dotted for the first time in 3 years and went wtf? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Certain English accents, its singer not singuuuuuh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 20 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said: I did the whole door to door charity thing in my early 20s when I was young and desperate for cash. First day they sent us to a high rise in Ibrox (I think), nearly every door was opened by someone with limited English or at least pretending to have limited English and clearly the area was not going to be frequented by folk with money spare to give to a donkey sanctuary or whatever crap we were attempting to get money for. Also it was all commission based so no sales, no wage. Anyway, after about two hours I decided this clearly wasn't for me. Made my excuses and said I was gonna nip out on the landing for a quick cigarette while the female I was with harassed another poor soul. Once out on the landing I just kept walking, jumped in the lift then walked to the train station and never looked back. Fair play to anyone that can do that but two hours of it was soul destroying I did that when I was a teenager working in a shop in Guildford. I'd had the job 2 days when, in the middle of stacking some shelves I thought "What the actual f**k am I doing" and just walked out. Never went back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 43 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said: I did the whole door to door charity thing in my early 20s when I was young and desperate for cash. First day they sent us to a high rise in Ibrox (I think), nearly every door was opened by someone with limited English or at least pretending to have limited English and clearly the area was not going to be frequented by folk with money spare to give to a donkey sanctuary or whatever crap we were attempting to get money for. Also it was all commission based so no sales, no wage. Anyway, after about two hours I decided this clearly wasn't for me. Made my excuses and said I was gonna nip out on the landing for a quick cigarette while the female I was with harassed another poor soul. Once out on the landing I just kept walking, jumped in the lift then walked to the train station and never looked back. Fair play to anyone that can do that but two hours of it was soul destroying What happened to the donkeys? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: What happened to the donkeys? Carried on playing for Rangers, what do you think? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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