Petty Things That Get On Your Nerves...

[linwood boab]

Where were you when I was gigging all these years ago?

Oh, wait a minute, probably not even born................................................ !

[xbl]

After being convinced by all my Apple fanboy mates that Macs were the way to go, I replaced my 5 year old PC with one of the new aluminium iMacs. After a wee bit of getting used to it, it seemed a lot faster and a bit more intuitive and I was really excited by it. (Only downside was having to replace our year old Creative MP3 players which were incompatible.)

Then last week, it just died with less than 5 months use. It's obviously still under warranty and can apparently easily get repaired ( ) if I can get it to the repair store in Newtongrange that's only open Mon-Fri 9-5 ( ). Cheers PC World!

And stupid me, I forgot to take a back-up. Fortunately all my documents, photographs etc were on an external HD.

I'm actually really disappointed, as I've owned several PCs over the past 15 years and none have had issues within such a short time of purchase.

My main petty nag is that I let myself be talked into something I can't repair myself! (I really can't be arsed trying to remove that glass plate on the front should anything happen once the warranty runs out!)

Did you not get the message? Macs never break down! Super reliable y'know. Thats what you pay for.

[Reynard]

Did you not get the message? Macs never break down! Super reliable y'know. Thats what you pay for.

Shit. My faither in law is dumping his IMac or whatever its called on us becuase he doesn't know how to work it. I dont want it but the wife reckons it is rude to say no. It's still in the box as well. He spent a fortune on it because some p***k told him they were groovy.

It's an ill wind...

Anyway my petty thing is that my wee boy who was all excited about Christmas is up and down every twenty minute spewing his guts up. The poor wee soul

[Reina]

Never had any trouble with mine

[xbl]

Never had any trouble with mine

Of course not, "they just work". Just don't try to use any third party software, or upgrade them, and for the love of god don't do a price for price comparison with the equivalent pc! Although, it is christmas, so I shall not be dragging this down into some petty mac vs. pc rubbish on christmas eve.

But they are shit.

[Reina]

Of course not, "they just work". Just don't try to use any third party software, or upgrade them, and for the love of god don't do a price for price comparison with the equivalent pc! Although, it is christmas, so I shall not be dragging this down into some petty mac vs. pc rubbish on christmas eve.

But they are shit.

In your opinion. My opinion is that PCs are shit. I'm just going on personal experience though. By the way, all the 3rd party software I've used runs perfectly. So does every upgrade I've done. Yes it was more expensive, but it was worth it in my opinion.

[South Lanarkshire Jag]

My team leader got me a case of beer and an xmas card for Christmas but i couldn't accept it due to having already left the store.

This was due to a over zealous fat bitch of a security manager calling him back to make him move Quick Karts cos they weren't in a "appropriate area"

[xbl]

In your opinion. My opinion is that PCs are shit. I'm just going on personal experience though. By the way, all the 3rd party software I've used runs perfectly. So does every upgrade I've done. Yes it was more expensive, but it was worth it in my opinion.

Not biting....my rightness will only show up your wrongness and spoil your christmas, so I'll let you keep your illusions!

Anyway a nag, I was planning to laze around tomorrow, sleep in, and then head to the pub in the afternoon for a pint or twenty. But apparently they're only open till 3 in the afternoon. Who thought that up eh?

[Dunning1874]

If it's a Scottish cricket it'll be out before too long.

[Andy Dufresne]

Bought my son Rock band on Xbox360 and the bloody disc is faulty

[Raith Against The Machine]

Not petty in any way, I really wish the name of this thread would change, but...

There's been a massive accident on the Forth Road Bridge, at least 2 ambulances and fire engines, with countless police vehicles. It's closed southbound. Looks a real bad one - the only damaged car I saw was clearly the "back" of the collision - the front end of the car was absolutely wrecked, looking at an impact at speed, not just a nudge in a queue. Couldn't see the car it had ran into though - I've got a very bad feeling that it might be off the road, and into the metalwork to the left.

Really brings it home on Christmas Day.

[Mak QOSFC]

Not petty in any way, I really wish the name of this thread would change, but...

There's been a massive accident on the Forth Road Bridge, at least 2 ambulances and fire engines, with countless police vehicles. It's closed southbound. Looks a real bad one - the only damaged car I saw was clearly the "back" of the collision - the front end of the car was absolutely wrecked, looking at an impact at speed, not just a nudge in a queue. Couldn't see the car it had ran into though - I've got a very bad feeling that it might be off the road, and into the metalwork to the left.

Really brings it home on Christmas Day.

Bad stuff, I was in an accident a few years ago got hit side on by a car going at 60mph (that's what the stupid bitch said), hit the side I was on never been winded like that in my life I thought I was dying. Managed to get half of my breath back and realise I wasn't dying when another car crashed into the other one (it was very foggy) although not going as fast. Managed to get out the car and walk around okay but my mum had to get sawn out. Had to stay over night in the hospital and was told I had a broken leg even though I could walk fine . Went back a couple of weeks later and they told me it was a mistake with the x-ray and what they thought was a crack was actually a growth plate and I was fine. Moral of the story, never trust foreign doctors.

[Raith Against The Machine]

Bad stuff, I was in an accident a few years ago got hit side on by a car going at 60mph (that's what the stupid bitch said), hit the side I was on never been winded like that in my life I thought I was dying. Managed to get half of my breath back and realise I wasn't dying when another car crashed into the other one (it was very foggy) although not going as fast. Managed to get out the car and walk around okay but my mum had to get sawn out. Had to stay over night in the hospital and was told I had a broken leg even though I could walk fine . Went back a couple of weeks later and they told me it was a mistake with the x-ray and what they thought was a crack was actually a growth plate and I was fine. Moral of the story, never trust foreign doctors.

I can't fault the foreign doctors, personally. When I dislocated my shoulder after diving out of the way of a mid-crashing drunk driver, it was all foreign staff at the hospital, and they were brilliant.

I have to say though, when it came to the out-patient treatment, there was a wee Indian manny who was very much into telling me all these horror stories about "You'll need to go to radiology in 3 weeks and get it scanned again, and you might need surgery."

Went back 3 weeks later and it was a baldy, fat, Scottish bloke, who took one look at me and asked "Does that arm hurt?"

"Nope."

"Okay, take this to the nurse at the desk, and you won't have to come back again."

[Mak QOSFC]

I can't fault the foreign doctors, personally. When I dislocated my shoulder after diving out of the way of a mid-crashing drunk driver, it was all foreign staff at the hospital, and they were brilliant.

I have to say though, when it came to the out-patient treatment, there was a wee Indian manny who was very much into telling me all these horror stories about "You'll need to go to radiology in 3 weeks and get it scanned again, and you might need surgery."

Went back 3 weeks later and it was a baldy, fat, Scottish bloke, who took one look at me and asked "Does that arm hurt?"

"Nope."

"Okay, take this to the nurse at the desk, and you won't have to come back again."

And if the baldy ,fat Scottish bloke had been working I wouldn't have been hopping around on crutches for a fortnight and would have been able to play football.

[Raith Against The Machine]

I find doctors hard to trust. That shoulder injury was the first, and so far, only time in my life I've needed treatment from a doctor (minus birth, etc).

I was told that I had to wear a sling for weeks, but 3 days after the accident the arm was holding it's own weight, so I just stopped wearing it altogether.

[xbl]

Bloody hell! A lot more minor that the above, but I went out drinking with my mate tonight. He's a nice guy and although older than me, he is foreign (Yank), so hasn't grown up in the same sort of culture as us. Unofrtnately, I was in agood mood, so bought him lots of shots. This was fine until he started getting a bit worked up, then I had to escort him out (it was either that or he faced a lynching), and then he started spitting on everyone. Bad times.

Eventually, I get home anf the fupping takeaways are closed!

[kiwififer]

pissed off at having to go to work, when Ms Kiwififer and my old man are currently at the Boxing Day horse racing, getting pissed and having a laugh with dad's workmates.

[The Naitch]

Wow, really puts it into perspective. My PTTGOYN was that I'd ran out of vodka. Hope all those involved in the Forth Road Bridge accident survive and subsequently recover.

[Raith Against The Machine]

Bloody hell! A lot more minor that the above, but I went out drinking with my mate tonight. He's a nice guy and although older than me, he is foreign (Yank), so hasn't grown up in the same sort of culture as us. Unofrtnately, I was in agood mood, so bought him lots of shots. This was fine until he started getting a bit worked up, then I had to escort him out (it was either that or he faced a lynching), and then he started spitting on everyone. Bad times.

Eventually, I get home anf the fupping takeaways are closed!

It's fucking shite when stuff like that happens.

You see it every now and again, some angry fucker being propped up by an apologetic looking lad, and you think "Feck that for a game of soldiers, I'd just leave him" but then when it happens, you can't leave a mate.

One of my best pals turns into a complete arsehole, every now and again, when he's had a drink. We were out last night, and he had a big shouting match with his girlfriend in the middle of the road. I ended up walking her home (as I drunkenly posted about last night), christ knows what happened to him. I'll probably find out in a few days that he went off looking for a fight and got battered.

If you know you're prone to acting like that, why drink?

[Middleton Mouse]

Hmmmm the cricket is definately still alive (what the hell is it eating down there?). We reckoned there were two of them at one point but now there is definately no echo any more. We think that one of them has eaten the other. Good thing is that it has came back to its original location (the shoe cuboard) and we can probably spray something down there.

My annoying thing today is pets that won't be nice when you have guests. Damn near all of my family were round opn Christmas day and while we all still had our coats on mum suggested everyone go out to see the rabbits. I put the guard over our gate and went up to their run to let them out with everyone standing at the end of the garden waiting for the little darling fluffy bunnies to come out.

Soon as I opened the door the male one shot out followed closely by the female who then jumped on his back and started humping him silly. Not only that but they must like it rough so she pulled a mouthful of fur off his shoulder. He then went jumping around the garden in an attempt to throw her off his back but she wasn't for letting go. Eventually I had to go and lift her off him while everyone either looked shocked or were rolling about the floor laughing.

Isn't it funny how the female one was having a turn at being on top. Apparently the female rabbits are always the dominant one of a pair and display this by mounting the male.

How embarassing!