The Inaugural Opening Meeting.....

[lizzie]

...the Grumpy Old Man/Womans Group.

Ok, I think it's time to start getting things off various chests, and start venting a few spleens. What annoys you?

Here's mine

1. BANKS (the MD of mine seems to be Dick Turpin) the thieving bunch of &(&^()*&&(

2. Packaging. Why bother individually wrapping something and then wrap the whole bloody lot in another load of plastic

3. My mother in Law (not enough hours in the day to start on this one)

4. Big Andrew (see number 3)

5. When you do something creative on the lottie and the old boys get their knickers in a twist cos it's not in rows.

6. Call centres (enough said)

7. Myrescough College for setting up a shooting course for kids who've been involved in firearms less than a quarter of a mile from where little Rhys Jones was shot.

8. The Government for habitually fleecing the little people and scewing money out of us left right and centre.

9. Oil companines (another bunch of theiving &(&&(^&^(&(()

10. Brussels and the French, Spanish and other countries who get preferential treatment for their farmers and fishermen.

Ok, i'm stopping now cos I could go on for a long time. Go on, vent your spleen. What hacks you off

Enjoy

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Lizzie, i can't really think of anything at the moment.

[Monika]

Weather - nothing else really.

[lizzie]

Jeez....I must be a right old grouch then......

Oh well, it's a hobby that I enjoy

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Lizzie, you do it with such exuberance, i think thats what i mean.

[Chantal]

Bus drivers who think they are F1 drivers.

I've caught the bus to work a few times recently and it's a hair raising experience; they drive so fast and brake so late and so hard.

Even worse, they take off up the road before you get a chance to sit down. Tim was on a bus recently and it went round the corner so fast that one old dear fell off her (front) seat and ended up near the door.

Maniacs, the lot of 'em

[Chantal]

Oh yes, how about that stupid woman (Margaret Hodge I think) who said that Last Night of the Proms was jingoistic and not inclusive, so people other than the British may feel left out. I was so angry I couldn't even shout at the TV over that one.

[seedling]

My gripes are:

phone choices e.g. press 1 for accounts, press 2 for inquiries, press 8 to go to oblivion

shopping trolleys with wonky wheels which go sideways and pull your back out

All the annoying pieces of cardboard which knickers are wrapped around in multi packs from Marks and spencer- WHY?

Orange juice cartons with opening instructions which dont work. then when the spout bit is mangled and shredded the juice pours all over the work surface

metal tea pots at cafes and service stations - enough said


God i`m a grouch

Seedling

[Chantal]

Teenagers.

[seedling]

I`ve got one if you want one
Seedling

[Chantal]

Not whilst there is breath in my body to say Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[lizzie]

Check out this helpline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ux6X9dYow4

Yep bus drivers are another, trolleys definitely, teenagers (I have one and one on the cusp)

Bloody stupid bleeding heart liberals. You know the type, it's societies fault and these little ******(&(^&(& running wild are really just misunderstood.

Politicians (would you buy a used car off any of them?)

The list goes on and on and on............

Have to stop or i'll start hyperventilating

[seedling]

love the helpline Lizzie
Seedling

[Lurganspade]

5. When you do something creative on the lottie and the old boys get their knickers in a twist cos it's not in rows.


Dear Lizzie,
Are you by any chance, Joe Swifts mother?

[lizzie]

nope...innocent of that one