Totally agree Otis, the throw away society and ‘someone else will do it’ approach (reminds me of the simpsons episode when homer is king of trash!). There doesn’t feel like there is any pride in where people live anymore, I am constantly picking up litter around my house from people walking by.Probably been said before, but... everything. Everything is annoying me at the moment.
The world definitely seems so much angrier these days and not a day goes by without me having someone undertake or overtake me at 50-60mph on a normal 30mph residential street. I've even stopped tutting with it all now.
More and more cars than ever going over red lights too and way, way after the lights have turned red.
I have also noticed a really massive increase in the amount of those cream chargers about. I take my dog to the park very early in the morning and always see loads of them around the Wallace and the Shepherd. Discarded balloons everywhere too and then when I get to the park, there are stacks of them and loads of empty boxes everywhere.
Putting aside any health implications, I now also wonder about the environmental damage and harm to wildlife. These balloons aren't just going to biodegrade are they. Massive increase in them now on the city's streets and in the parks.
The other thing too, is litter. It is now getting absolutely ridiculous. People seemingly now just discard everything without so much as a blink of an eye.
They just casually flick cigarette butts onto the street and pavement, toss empty beer bottles and takeaway wrappers out of car windows and just drop sweet and chocolate wrappers to the ground with no thought.
In town the other day I saw some woman walking in Broadgate, take out at a piece of paper from her handbag, read it and then casually rip it into little pieces while she was walking and just let them scatter to the floor as she walked off. She was about 10 feet away from a bin.
There just seems to be a 'I will do whatever I want, whenever I want' culture about.
I see it all the time.
Lack of empathy, lack of care, lack of consideration.
Ohhh.....and happy Father's Day.
Precisely why this thread is a lifesaver - life venting gets easier as you get olderTotally agree Otis, the throw away society and ‘someone else will do it’ approach (reminds me of the simpsons episode when homer is king of trash!). There doesn’t feel like there is any pride in where people live anymore, I am constantly picking up litter around my house from people walking by.
When I am out cycling the amount of fly tipping at the moment is just ridiculous, I had my cousins wife complain that this bloke who she paid a tenner to get rid of their fridge dumped it at the top of their road! What did she think was going to happen!
For someone who has always been brought up with strong values about community, this also gets me down a lot at the moment
100% agree about littering and I find myself shouting tramp (not very mature I know) at a least three people a day as they flick their fags out the window or just throw their crap on the floor and then Social Media is full of the ‘Cov’s a shithole’ brigade.
Well it’s our city and we have the responsibility to maintain and improve it.
Shopping zombies, OLD people who just mindlessly walk the aisles ON A SATURDAY blocking the way and filling the trolleys with shite. Get the fuck out of the SHOPS ON A SATURDAY
It’s the woman with man trailing behind, then they stop in the isle and stand so far back to look at something that you cannot get past! Then meet the same people or someone as equally annoying in the next isle!Doubly corrected :rage:
The other thing too, is litter. It is now getting absolutely ridiculous. People seemingly now just discard everything without so much as a blink of an eye.
They just casually flick cigarette butts onto the street and pavement, toss empty beer bottles and takeaway wrappers out of car windows and just drop sweet and chocolate wrappers to the ground with no thought.
Bet it’s all yours Dutch!Amazon telling me "the locker at Morrison's is currently full" every time I try to order a certain couple of items no matter what time the day/week I try to order them.
It's quite clear to me they're not getting a big enough rake-off from the sale so have no intention of ever accepting the order.
Do you remember all their names?Going out for a few beers and ending up in Scholars.....
Henry was definitely one.Do you remember all their names?
Haven’t done that for years since the kids arrived but did this so many times in the past. Sticky floors and labrini!Going out for a few beers and ending up in Scholars.....
Glastonbury and the BBC’s spunkfest over it.
I'm still fucked off they butchered the end of Game of Thrones.
he'll probably tell you you've got a 48 hour bugDoctors, end of July for an appointment...
Good job I don't think I am dying isn't it.
he'll probably tell you you've got a 48 hour bug
so now they think you're a time-wasterA couple of years ago I had to wait a month as well, I phoned up after 2 weeks to cancel it.
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so now they think you're a time-waster
Is this possible?people that breathe in whilst laughing, instead of breathing out. Utter arseholes
Spot on. Heard a radio clip with some revellers there, it was all "yah yah".Upper middle class journalists obsessed with upper middle class pursuits shocker.
And 'your' from the first example.Everyday Americanisms are really starting to fuck me off now. Even little things like people dropping "and" from sentences e.g "come get dinner" "lets go get a takeaway" are making me twitch.
Yesterday I was listening to the radio and an advert for something English, spoken by an Englishman contained the words "Coming July ten"
Give it 20 years and every c**t will have an American accent at this rate.
It’s a fucking great few days when you’re there though!!!!Glastonbury and the BBC’s spunkfest over it.
Works ok for me, Mcbean?Why the fuck can I listen to live tennis on the internet but the fucking BBFuckinC won’t let me listen to Cricket aaaaaaargh wankers - I hate tennis
Problem is I am in Germany - makes my blood boil - the beeb spends millions on world service and when I want world service I don’t get cricket I get rubbish dross waste of moneyWorks ok for me, Mcbean?
Ah, ja, that explains why mein fraulein.Problem is I am in Germany - makes my blood boil - the beeb spends millions on world service and when I want world service I don’t get cricket I get rubbish dross waste of money
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