Things that Cheese Me Off

[SkegnessSue]

What really cheeses me off is people who think their way is the ONLY way and who condemn and scoff at others who do not share their preferences or ideas etc!

For some bizarre reason; especially noticeable in the motorhoming fraternity, there are those who make ridiculous comparisons and question why somebody would want this model, that layout, that size van, drive a Fiat, buy a ready built MH, tow a car, use a genny, have a satellite dish, install a tv, wildcamp, stay on a campsite, own a dog, prefer a caravan, have a microwave, go abroad, stay in the uk, buy an iPad, use an iPhone, prefer fixed beds, prefer an end lounge etc, etc, etc! The list is flipping endless and I've lost track of the amount of threads and posts I have read on this and other MH related forums where members get all worked up over what other folk do, have or prefer!

Who flipping cares? And what does it matter what others do or have and as long as we are all happy with our own choices, then surely that's all that should concern anyone? I don't understand why what others prefer or choose to spend their hard earned dosh on fires some folk up so much and when I witness this 'daftness' it always baffles me and leaves me wondering "WHY?"

Rant over!

Sue

 

[Dezi]

They say that a picture is worth 1,000 words. Here is my reply to Dexy and Old Farter.

Oh dear, It looks like you have been twigged by photobucket at last & kicked out for violating its code of ethics.

Do tell, was the photo depicting what the Windmill theatre used to call, young lady in artistic pose, or was ir more like a scene from WW2 with Winston holding a couple of digits aloft ?

Dezi

 

[Pollik]

Traffic lights that hold you on red for ages, while nothing and no one else is moving.

Supermarkets with height barriers on their (huge) car parks - my money is just as short as anyone else's. Particularly frustrating when the car park is almost empty.


Polly

 

[frogdude]

Snobs who look down their noses at me because my van is a bit old and tatty (thankfully i've not met that many).

Height barriers for car parks that appear (with no advance signage) at the end of a road that is too narrow to turn round in, when there's several cars behind me.

Food that when put in an oven on the right setting, for exactly the time it says on the packet, still comes out frozen in the middle.

 

[maureenandtom]

Oh Skegness Sue,

I found myself so nodding in agreement that I temporarily forgot what my original cheese was and I had to go back to Post 1 to remind myself. So I would like to tell you a little story. I'm telling it against enthusiastic lovely people and it was impossible not to share their joy in their new van. I smiled and shared their pleasure. But I was amused too – not cheesed on this particular occasion.

It was a conversation, of course, about their new van. Happy Camper Model 5, let's say. Oh, they had badly wanted a camper van but Model 4 had been sold out and they would have to wait three months for another. And they hated the wait. Like I would too. But they did wait three months and they got Model 5 instead.

But, oh, they were so pleased they'd waited. Model 5 was six inches longer than Model 4 and, do you know, this gives you two more inches in the Loo. It's harder to park but, oh, it's worth it for those extra two inches. It was impossible not to share their pleasure. But Mrs Happy Camper had the clincher.

“So that meant that we got next year's colour this year!”

Truly, I wasn't cheesed. They were so happy. And I hope they are still getting the pleasure from Model 5 that they were getting right then.

 

[kenjones]

Traffic lights that hold you on red for ages, while nothing and no one else is moving.

Supermarkets with height barriers on their (huge) car parks - my money is just as short as anyone else's. Particularly frustrating when the car park is almost empty.


Polly

I agree with you. My van takes up similar space to a large estate car or 4x4 but because it is almost 10 feet tall I am excluded from so many car parks. WHY ???

 

[Tbear]

I agree with you. My van takes up similar space to a large estate car or 4x4 but because it is almost 10 feet tall I am excluded from so many car parks. WHY ???

Hi Kenjones

Why indeed. It only stops the law abiding who don't use bolt croppers as a key.

I may have posted this on this site before if so I think its worth repeating for those that missed it.

A group of travellers turned up at a local carpark that had a hight barrier. They parked along the roadside for a while. A car in the carpark suddenly burst into flames. The Fire brigade turned up and lifted the barrier so they could get in. The travellers moved in.

Nothing was ever proven

Richard

 

[Deleted member 8180]

Paying the same as a car and caravan (oops "outfit") to camp at the NEC despite the former taking twice as much space.
"Fire buckets" full of water in front of a caravan which is on electric hookup... especially when they have plastic ducks (plastic = hydrocarbon = fuel) in them
People who say 'if you don't like children then take your holidays during term time' FAT CHANCE -during term time I'm babysitting your badly behaved brats...
Umbrellas
'The School Run' - like it's a holy crusade not a means of developing obese children.
Children having children but no means of supporting them
Bonuses awarded for failure and the folks who cry 'If we don't pay them we won't get good people' NEWSFLASH - you didn't get good people...

off to feed me high horse now...

 

[Pollik]

"Bonuses awarded for failure and the folks who cry 'If we don't pay them we won't get good people' NEWSFLASH - you didn't get good people..."

I was about to agree with you and then I thought: "But they DID get good people...good enough to get the government to use taxpayers money to bail them out."


Polly

 

[Airecraft]

Just had another cheesing off this morning while out with the dogs. Cyclists fly up behind you and whizz past within inches of you without any warning at all. There is plenty of room either side of the path which is grassy and smooth. I thought these were called 'mountain' bikes but apparently you cannot go over something resembling a lawn.

If you see them coming and move off the path, they never acknowledge the fact that you have moved over to let them pass. No smile or thanks. I have reached the conclusion that they are the worst mannered bunch of people on the planet.

In defence of cyclists I must protest. The clue to the source of the problem is in your posting:
"There is plenty of room either side of the path...".
I both cycle and walk my dog on a disused railway path (Wirral Way) on which cyclists are warned to give way to pedestrians.
When dog-walking I consciously keep to one side of the path to let bikes coming from behind get passed easily on one side. Many walkers, sadly, see their priority as an excuse to stride 4 abreast along the path; you can see the eager anticipation on their faces as a hapless cyclist approaches, ready to announce their legal standing and force the imposter into a ditch. This has mixed results: sometimes they intimidate bike riders into dismounting and sometimes they themselves are intimidated by a mouthful of abuse from an athletically built biker (and I don't mean me).
I agree some cyclists are rude in not acknowledging walkers stepping aside and, when cycling, I make a point of thanking anyone who has made an effort to move or control their dog - even if they are unsuccessful.
My view is that everyone can co-exist if thought is given to the needs of others. In the UK there is too much intervention from councils / government to the extent that people blindly follow regulations without applying the common decency which otherwise seems to come naturally.

 

[Deleted member 8180]

"Bonuses awarded for failure and the folks who cry 'If we don't pay them we won't get good people' NEWSFLASH - you didn't get good people..."

I was about to agree with you and then I thought: "But they DID get good people...good enough to get the government to use taxpayers money to bail them out."


Polly

Too true. Some of them are probably IN the goverment. Or own them...

 

[GOWERGREEN]

""Things that cheese me off""

In full agreement ! We can`t all afford to subsidize failing farmers , remember when we had non profitable mines ?

 

[Deleted member 775]

my wife is cheesing me off watching the wright stuff when i could be watching homes under the hammer

 

[frogdude]

As of today....

MOT test centres that fail you for a smudge of blue-tack on the windscreen (obscuring the drivers view).

I have of course considered getting a mechanic to look at this, but i think i'll get the Haynes manual out and have a go.

Then it's just the brake adjusters to fix.