The daily gripe

Di baby its MUCKY now, yes i know its difficult to escape the light of my noble being but the Duke only survives on silverpeers,
we must be careful not to confuse our American brothers and sisters but if you wish we could smooch on pm's he he he he
 

Vacation? whats that? on farm we was early to bed early to rise and do chores before school 7 days a week. those cows didn't milk themselves y'know. :gettowork:
 
I'm with you, TWH..it's hard to believe how the media feels the need to tell parents what to feed their children, what not to feed them, what time to go to bed, how many hours sleep they need, etc, etc.....along with what toys might cause a choking hazard or whatever.


Last night it was that children can choke on hot dogs (really)?? So...cut them up, and/or cut them lengthwise first. I just assume that the media thinks we're a bunch of idiots who have no clue how to raise kids, or know what foods to buy to feed them, let alone ourselves - sheeeesh!!!! :rolleyes:
 
A kid died near where i live recently , she swallowed a small 'button' style battery, the type used in small gadget and watches. Never knew a battery they could do that, sometimes we don't know everything.
 
My gripe is the little man or woman's voice I hear lately after commercial ads. They speak super fast, where it's almost impossible to understand them without great effort. They speedily run through all the conditions, exemptions, side effects, etc...of the product. :saywhat:
 

Gripe Sheet… (funny stuff!)


After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a “gripe sheet,” which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.
Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by UPS ‘ pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers. By the way, UPS is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident. (This is from 5 years ago)

P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit
S: Something tightened in cockpit

P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.

P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That’s what friction locks are for.

P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you’re right

P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to: straighten up, fly right, and be serious.

P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.

P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.
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Diwundrin said:
Onya (good for you) OGal, that's the spirit. We carried on a treat about ours too on the old forum, didn't like to do it here, but 'nice' to know you're ticked off with your lot too.

Would you be surprised to know that there's a TV show here that takes a look at your politics, a bit tongue in cheek, but they know their stuff.
'Planet America' it's called. It started up as a bit of prank when your last elections were getting into gear and was to finish with the elections but gathered such a fan base that they kept it going. I don't see all of them but it's a great comfort to know that we don't have the only borderline morons in the world holding public office.

Some of us are fascinated with your political circus because it's set up and run so very differently to ours. Unfortunately the candidates aren't all that different at all. Show ponies, scam artists, and perpetual back bencher troglodytes who couldn't get employment anywhere else.

The best thing about politics is the fun of whinging about it. :cool::biggrin-new:
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Just curious, do your politicians have anywhere near the same sexual notoriety as ours? We can't be the only country with that craziness. You've read of ours for decades, but I don't remember reading political trash from Oz such as e-mailing a picture of ONE's SELF, as some of our "stoopid" politicians have done....and the most recent just had to have the surname of "Weiner!" LOL... so appropriate it's almost unbelievable.
 
Just curious, do your politicians have anywhere near the same sexual notoriety as ours?
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Oh Hell yes! You don't have that market cornered. We had one just this last election who had the hide to run as an independent after being thrown out of the Party and being convicted, and better yet, waiting sentence!, of defrauding the Union funds to pay for his exploits in brothels. Reckons it wasn't him. Yeah right, must have a double out there that the hookers have identified and has the same signature on the credit card.

We've had our share of two timers, one of them at least a Prime Minister giving teary apologies for stepping out on the wife who had supported him during his entire career. We've had more than a few sprung in strip joints (another PM) and leaving brothels and banging their secretaries and cruising gay pickup areas and even a convicted child molester. Oooooh yeah, we got 'em too. Their names are just more ordinary.
 
Diwundrin said:
Oh Hell yes! You don't have that market cornered. We had one just this last election who had the hide to run as an independent after being thrown out of the Party and being convicted, and better yet, waiting sentence!, of defrauding the Union funds to pay for his exploits in brothels. Reckons it wasn't him. Yeah right, must have a double out there that the hookers have identified and has the same signature on the credit card.

We've had our share of two timers, one of them at least a Prime Minister giving teary apologies for stepping out on the wife who had supported him during his entire career. We've had more than a few sprung in strip joints (another PM) and leaving brothels and banging their secretaries and cruising gay pickup areas and even a convicted child molester. Oooooh yeah, we got 'em too. Their names are just more ordinary.
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Don't forget KERRS cur M>F who was caught with his pants down while in Washington!:eek1:
Also K>R who was caught in a strip club in Las Vegas:oops:
 
Don't forget ...

Bill Snedden’s death

Billy Snedden was an Aussie politician who, in 1974, almost became prime minister. In his scandal, at least he didn’t have to face the music after dying mid-coitus… with his son’s ex.

The married man was in Sydney for the campaign launch for the 1987 election and dined with friends and a “mystery woman”. They retired to the Travelodge at Rushcutters Bay where, as a tactful policeman at the scene said, he “died at the peak of physical congress”.

A less tactful cop added, with a “loaded condom”. The woman involved was a mystery until years later when Snedden’s son, Drew, told a reporter: “It was an ex-girlfriend of mine actually.”
 
Billy !!! I forgot Billy!

To carry the PM connection further, the rumour going around was that he'd been sprung with Sonya McMahon another PMs wife. Wrong but that was the goss.

AAAAaaaaannnnnd how about the Kernow/ Evans 'connection'.? She was Democrats leader and he was Labor Foreign Minister.

.... and another PM, Gillard and Emerson had a thing goin' which like the Kernow/Evans thing no one really wants to think about.

Then there was 'Brownie', he used to tumble the missus on his office desk between chamber sittings, but guess it doesn't count if it's just the missus right?

No wonder we never get a decent government, they're all otherwise occupied.

We could go through our State pollies too, Joe Tripodi nicknamed 'Tripod 1' for obvious reasons, and John Della Bonker (Bosca) but I think our American friends get the message that while their scandals go worldwide, ours just don't make it that far.
 
My gripe for today is home/roof improvement sales people who come around knocking on doors after bad weather, such as the recent heavy rains we've had. The majority of these people are scammers, and take the money and run if you do let them plan to repair anything. Also, I have a small no solicitors sign on my door, which is always conveniently ignored by these jokers.

My doorbell rings, and the dog is giving his warning barks. So, as soon as I hear what the older guy is trying to sell, and watch the younger loser with him looking my house up and down, as if he knows enough to judge potential damage, I tell them I'm not interested. I didn't tell them this, but we have already replaced the siding, windows and roof since we bought the house...so everything is in excellent condition, and if it wasn't, they would not be the ones hired for repairs, that's for sure.

After I tell him I'm not interested, he tries to convince me to let them do a free inspection, to make sure my home has no damage. I tell him no, I'm not interested. Then he holds out his flyer and tells me to take it just in case I change my mind. I tell him no, I'm not interested. He then starts to step forward to put it in my screen door, and tells me he'll just leave it with me, just in case. So, already being annoyed, and knowing that other sales people have already put a hole in my screen shoving their flyers there, I firmly told him NO! It will go right into the trash!! Finally he left. :rolleyes:

I looked out my window again, and saw them talking to a neighbor across the street. It seemed like there were 3 vehicles that went with these people.

Sure enough, a half hour later, a woman comes to my door with a clip-board. She says that she's giving free roof inspections in the neighborhood to check for weather related damaged. I tell her I'm not interested. She then asks me when the last time was that I had a roof inspection...in my more convincing tone, I told her I'm not interested. What's with these people, they don't take no for an answer?? :banghead:

A lot of these 'travelers' are just scammers that chase storms. They have no legitimate businesses, or even a store, office, etc. in town. They try to get unsuspecting people. many times elderly people, to give them a down-payment for promised work, then they take off. :mad: I heard that there were already scammers in the really hard hit areas of the flooding that were preying on the victim...people, gotta love 'em! :what:
 
maxHR said:
A kid died near where i live recently , she swallowed a small 'button' style battery, the type used in small gadget and watches. Never knew a battery they could do that, sometimes we don't know everything.
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Sorry to hear that a child lost her life like that. I knew those small button batteries were deadly. I had bought my cat a couple of natural looking mice toys, when you just touched them, they made a realistic mouse squeak. My cat loved them. My dog got hold of one and ripped it apart, exposing the batteries. Needless to say, the toys went into the trash...couldn't have them with a dog around, wouldn't want to lose him over something like that. :(
 
SeaBreeze said:
My gripe for today is home/roof improvement sales people who come around knocking on doors after bad weather, such as the recent heavy rains we've had. The majority of these people are scammers, and take the money and run if you do let them plan to repair anything. Also, I have a small no solicitors sign on my door, which is always conveniently ignored by these jokers.

My doorbell rings, and the dog is giving his warning barks. So, as soon as I hear what the older guy is trying to sell, and watch the younger loser with him looking my house up and down, as if he knows enough to judge potential damage, I tell them I'm not interested. I didn't tell them this, but we have already replaced the siding, windows and roof since we bought the house...so everything is in excellent condition, and if it wasn't, they would not be the ones hired for repairs, that's for sure.

After I tell him I'm not interested, he tries to convince me to let them do a free inspection, to make sure my home has no damage. I tell him no, I'm not interested. Then he holds out his flyer and tells me to take it just in case I change my mind. I tell him no, I'm not interested. He then starts to step forward to put it in my screen door, and tells me he'll just leave it with me, just in case. So, already being annoyed, and knowing that other sales people have already put a hole in my screen shoving their flyers there, I firmly told him NO! It will go right into the trash!! Finally he left. :rolleyes:

I looked out my window again, and saw them talking to a neighbor across the street. It seemed like there were 3 vehicles that went with these people.

Sure enough, a half hour later, a woman comes to my door with a clip-board. She says that she's giving free roof inspections in the neighborhood to check for weather related damaged. I tell her I'm not interested. She then asks me when the last time was that I had a roof inspection...in my more convincing tone, I told her I'm not interested. What's with these people, they don't take no for an answer?? :banghead:

A lot of these 'travelers' are just scammers that chase storms. They have no legitimate businesses, or even a store, office, etc. in town. They try to get unsuspecting people. many times elderly people, to give them a down-payment for promised work, then they take off. :mad: I heard that there were already scammers in the really hard hit areas of the flooding that were preying on the victim...people, gotta love 'em! :what:
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I can so relate to your story, Seabreeze. When I lived in my home I was bothered by these types on a regular basis, so I had a 2nd peephole added to my door. The first peephole was of average height and at 5 ft., I couldn't see through it. After the 2nd peephole was added, I was able to check out visitors. If I didn't know them, I totally ignored them. I silently walked away w/o even so much as an acknowledgement of anyone even being there. I saved myself many hours of frustration, cuz no matter what they were selling, I had no interest in buying or in wasting my time with them.

Now, living in a condo, no one can get in the building without a private pass code and it's wonderful. If someone knocks, I know it's a neighbor and they're always welcome.
 
I agree Katybug and Pappy...that and when you pick up the phone and say "hello" the person on the other end is talking to someone there with her, my daughter does this.

Oh and telemarketers....I put my name on the 'do not call list' and they still call..:mad:
 
Jackie22 said:
I agree Katybug and Pappy...that and when you pick up the phone and say "hello" the person on the other end is talking to someone there with her, my daughter does this.

Oh and telemarketers....I put my name on the 'do not call list' and they still call..:mad:
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What is it with our daughters, Jackie? Mine talks to her children at the same time she's talking to me -- throughout the conversation. Drives me nuts, but "whadda ya gonna do?" (wink!)

I have to LOL at myself for a previous post where I'm bitchin' because I'm on the DO NOT CALL list and they ignore it. Of course they do, the rules don't apply in East India! Silly me! Tho I do get USA calls as well, very few compared to the int'l calls.
 

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