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[nuke terrorist]

I've since apologised to my nephew who I got really angry with last week - for shouting at him. Told him it wouldn't happen again. I didn't apolgise for what I said. I pointed out it was a reasonable request.

I had only bad argument ever with a nephew this afternoon. What I said was entirely warranted but when he wouldn't listen I had to ramp up to shouting three times.
Just wanted him not to eat / share chocolate in front of 4 year old who had a few minutes earlier said their tummy was a bit sore from eating lunch + most of a cup cake.
Sorry it came to this but I was completely ignored by older kid and wasn't going to let a 4 year old get sick.
Older kid got his chocolate back after young kid was gone.

I absolutely hate chocolate and sweets and have been cleaning up sweet wrappers for over 20 years from various kids.
This was first time ever I ever got angry over him eating sweets.

 

[nuke terrorist]

Got tired of how long it was taking to buy two items in a Lidl. Yer wan at the till was a disaster. Myself and the lad behind me were making WTF eyes at each other during the ordeal. I eventually left after she was failing to scan my items at the correct price
'Thanks anyway but I just can't wait anymore'

Don't think I was rude leaving but fucking hell I had to go before I lost it and became rude

When the shop is really busy and someone paying makes a request that requires a manager is the one that bothers me. Another time someone skipped the queue to exchange something - not on.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

They need to move lottery ticket and vape sales out of regular shops. Queue at the till, then the person in front starts fucking about with lotto tickets and vapes and the cashier has to back and forth to the one till that keeps these ridiculous products

 

[chris d]

Doing the Christmas cards there, it felt weird seeing all the lotto tickets advertising in the Post Office. It feels like the post office should be a real community driven public service, last bastion of defence against capitalist shithousery like the lotto. But here we are.

 

[seanc]

Got tired of how long it was taking to buy two items in a Lidl. Yer wan at the till was a disaster. Myself and the lad behind me were making WTF eyes at each other during the ordeal. I eventually left after she was failing to scan my items at the correct price
'Thanks anyway but I just can't wait anymore'

Don't think I was rude leaving but fucking hell I had to go before I lost it and became rude

Seasonal staff perhaps?

Having done the working in the supermarket for xmas a couple of times, there is a dynamic between the usual staff and the blow-ins. I'm sure there's some gif from a war movie somewhere, where the wizened veteran tells the fresh meat that they're not worth the effort. So the seasonals are left completely alone. It's probably an awful position to be in.
It's systemic in all kinds of jobs.

Nonetheless, I agree with you.

Further to supermarket complaining, and other people have thought the same as this independently of me: There needs to me a special queue in the supermarket labelled "people who have their shit together". You get as much time as it takes to have all your stuff scanned, plus 20 seconds or something, or else you leave with nothing.

 

[nuke terrorist]

They need to move lottery ticket and vape sales out of regular shops. Queue at the till, then the person in front starts fucking about with lotto tickets and vapes and the cashier has to back and forth to the one till that keeps these ridiculous products

Just abolish the Lottery completely.
Haven't seen this happen for years but queuing and hearing the dreaded phrase "Can you check these tickets for me?"
A: "No, you haven't won anything".

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Just abolish the Lottery completely.

And scratch cards. And bookies. And casinos.

 

[pete]

And scratch cards. And bookies. And casinos.

I wouldn’t bet on that ever happening.

 

[magicbastarder]

I play the lottery very occasionally. If the prize goes above I think €12 million it starts to make mathematical sense (albeit without factoring in the possibility of having to share the prize with another winner)

 

[Cormcolash]

They need to move lottery ticket and vape sales out of regular shops. Queue at the till, then the person in front starts fucking about with lotto tickets and vapes and the cashier has to back and forth to the one till that keeps these ridiculous products

The Poor Tax and The Addict Tax

 

[Cormcolash]

Got tired of how long it was taking to buy two items in a Lidl. Yer wan at the till was a disaster. Myself and the lad behind me were making WTF eyes at each other during the ordeal. I eventually left after she was failing to scan my items at the correct price
'Thanks anyway but I just can't wait anymore'

Don't think I was rude leaving but fucking hell I had to go before I lost it and became rude

Sometimes if I'm in a queue at a shop or using those self service tills, if the staff are being completely unhelpful I just leave all the shit I was being at the till and walk out. No sorry or nuthin, you're shit so you clear it up.

 

[ann post]

Sometimes if I'm in a queue at a shop or using those self service tills, if the staff are being completely unhelpful

Is this a complaint about yourself?

 

[seanc]

The lotto is a charity, isn't it?

 

[Cormcolash]

Is this a complaint about yourself?

Buying, BUYING

 

[therealjohnny]

Just abolish the Lottery completely.
Haven't seen this happen for years but queuing and hearing the dreaded phrase "Can you check these tickets for me?"
A: "No, you haven't won anything".

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[therealjohnny]

And yet, if only...

 

[Space]

The lotto is a charity, isn't it?

It pretends to be but it's owned by a Canadian pension fund so make of of that what you will.

 

[nuke terrorist]

Took me ages this morning to get my stereo working - forgot the RCA cable is attached to the turntable and was looking for a separate cable.

 

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[Kermit McDermott]

I'm turning into Alf Garnett, but with more hair & no glasses....yet.