Things that sh*t me the seventeenth

[nobbyiscool]

Dealing with AusPost at this time of year is particularly cumbersome.

I can't think of any other business in a service provision industry that is so willing to imply that you **** off in the face of their own incompetence. A government business enterprise no less.

 

[MatthewB]

Little campaigners decided to damage my christmas inflatables tonight, we heard a noise outside, I saw gingerbread man bent over in pain from the window, I went and investigated and saw he had a rip, I checked the cameras and saw 2 kids run onto my property, kick the inflatables and run off, have to pull them all down now

 

[Neese]

Little shits.

 

[Catfish Alley]

The ex at Christmas time. Why be petty??

 

[Anzacday]

You ring a company and ask to speak to xyz.
“Ok, I’ll check if they’re free, what was your name”?

It still is Anzacday.
Depends who is calling me.

 

[peternorth]

When people don't take the fuel efficiency stickers off the windshields of a new car. We get it - you can afford a new car. Take the sticker off and be done with it.

Much like people who leave stickers on their caps

Ceiling fans!
As its summer i need them but the constant click click as I try to sleep drives me nut's.

It could be how the fan is sitting in the bracket. Give the fan a gentle push upwards and release. Sometimes the ball joint which sits in the bracket allowing the fan to hang is in a slightly odd position.

Little campaigners decided to damage my christmas inflatables tonight, we heard a noise outside, I saw gingerbread man bent over in pain from the window, I went and investigated and saw he had a rip, I checked the cameras and saw 2 kids run onto my property, kick the inflatables and run off, have to pull them all down now

Problem with kids like this is when caught they cry for help whilst saying they didn’t do anything

 

[raskolnikov]

One Christmas my mum gave me a key hook so I would know where my keys are. It's hanging up but I've never used it.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

The ex at Christmas time. Why be petty??

How can she be petty when she has the kids for Christmas?! That’s bullshit. Are you okay?

 

[Catfish Alley]

How can she be petty when she has the kids for Christmas?! That’s bullshit. Are you okay?

Oh, I'm good. Alright. I'll rant about it. Haha.

We have a Monday to Monday schedule. She's off with her boyfriend a few hours away. Doesn't want to leave early to pick them up so assumed I'd be good having them until 12pm or so. I'm going to work and told her I'll drop them at her place at 8am. She went off saying "it's sad that my work isn't flexible but I feel even sadder for the boys being alone for a few hours before Christmas". Lol. How about not seeing they're Dad at Christmas? That's a little sad for them.

She said "I don't want to start a fight but you're not sticking to the separation agreement". Umm. I am. It say's Monday to Monday. Nothing about the time. They're fine. Have been ok for a few hours on their own many times.

She's just had complaints from a neighbour about noise sometimes so doesn't want them at her place. If they were staying alone for a bit at mine she wouldn't care. Getting silent treatment now.

 

[Billy ray]

When people don't take the fuel efficiency stickers off the windshields of a new car. We get it - you can afford a new car. Take the sticker off and be done with it.

Also white goods and tv’s even i have seen

 

[No Quarter]

Oh, I'm good. Alright. I'll rant about it. Haha.

We have a Monday to Monday schedule. She's off with her boyfriend a few hours away. Doesn't want to leave early to pick them up so assumed I'd be good having them until 12pm or so. I'm going to work and told her I'll drop them at her place at 8am. She went off saying "it's sad that my work isn't flexible but I feel even sadder for the boys being alone for a few hours before Christmas". Lol. How about not seeing they're Dad at Christmas? That's a little sad for them.

She said "I don't want to start a fight but you're not sticking to the separation agreement". Umm. I am. It say's Monday to Monday. Nothing about the time. They're fine. Have been ok for a few hours on their own many times.

She's just had complaints from a neighbour about noise sometimes so doesn't want them at her place. If they were staying alone for a bit at mine she wouldn't care. Getting silent treatment now.

That sucks.

I hear so many stories about separated couples and bloody hell it seems like there's always a partner that just wants to make it hard for the sake of it - and the kids are often an expense in it all.

Sorry to hear that!

 

[Chief]

Getting silent treatment now.

Sounds like a blessing.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Oh, I'm good. Alright. I'll rant about it. Haha.

We have a Monday to Monday schedule. She's off with her boyfriend a few hours away. Doesn't want to leave early to pick them up so assumed I'd be good having them until 12pm or so. I'm going to work and told her I'll drop them at her place at 8am. She went off saying "it's sad that my work isn't flexible but I feel even sadder for the boys being alone for a few hours before Christmas". Lol. How about not seeing they're Dad at Christmas? That's a little sad for them.

She said "I don't want to start a fight but you're not sticking to the separation agreement". Umm. I am. It say's Monday to Monday. Nothing about the time. They're fine. Have been ok for a few hours on their own many times.

She's just had complaints from a neighbour about noise sometimes so doesn't want them at her place. If they were staying alone for a bit at mine she wouldn't care. Getting silent treatment now.

People like that deserve the Grey Rock treatment IMO

 

[Quivorir]

This could be sensitive and harsh, but I am in a private group for my housing estate. A lady has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer and her husband has started a gofund me to cover their losses while in treatment. Is it normal to ask people to donate and pretty much pay for your loan while treatment occurs, my sister in law was diagnosed last year and never once was it mentioned to start anything like that.

These people have set a 100k goal and are already at $8k after a day. Stalked his profile and he has a $100k landcruiser ute and multiple toys.

Seems to be pretty common these days. Personally im not a fan of it and wouldn't do it, but each to their own.

 

[eddiesmith]

One Christmas my mum gave me a key hook so I would know where my keys are. It's hanging up but I've never used it.

I’ve got a key rack, decided it was the perfect place to hang all the lanyards from memberships over the years!!!

 

[phantom13]

This could be sensitive and harsh, but I am in a private group for my housing estate. A lady has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer and her husband has started a gofund me to cover their losses while in treatment. Is it normal to ask people to donate and pretty much pay for your loan while treatment occurs, my sister in law was diagnosed last year and never once was it mentioned to start anything like that.

These people have set a 100k goal and are already at $8k after a day. Stalked his profile and he has a $100k landcruiser ute and multiple toys.

Every second news story has a gofund me now.

This is gonna be INCREDIBLY harsh but the ones I truly don’t get are when someone has lost a child and then have a gofund me.

You’ve just lost a dependent. Taking the emotion out of it financially you are better off, why do you need a gofund me at all. I suppose maybe funeral costs but if you’re that adamant on a funeral opposed to donation of organs etc with a wake at a pub or house which will cost you nothing then SURELY family and friends can chip in.

I get (with varying degrees of agreeance) if a family loses a primary breadwinner/illness treatments etc. but I can’t reconcile with needing money when you’ve just saved money.

 

[Chief]

I’ve got a key rack, decided it was the perfect place to hang all the lanyards from memberships over the years!!!

Throw in the freebies from gyms, random show bag stuffers, Lions school visits, Broncos school visits...

A thousand years in the future archaeologists will be puzzling over this lanyard-based economy that sprang up in the early 21st century.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

I couldn't find my car keys last night. I for God knows what reason put them in my work bag.

A place I never put them ever.

I'm blaming reading this thread

 

[Xtreme]

Throw in the freebies from gyms, random show bag stuffers, Lions school visits, Broncos school visits...

A thousand years in the future archaeologists will be puzzling over this lanyard-based economy that sprang up in the early 21st century.

 

[Hamingja]

Tried this? You can soak the label.

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Honestly one of the only cleaning products that actually works as advertised.

As far as windshield stickers goes I used to just use a razor blade when you had to replace the rego stickers every year but I guess you would need to be careful if it was tinted. Then you could get the sticky residue off with that stuff if you want.

 

[Syd]

Getting silent treatment now.

I have never understood how women think that is a punishment.

 

[Catfish Alley]

I have never understood how women think that is a punishment.

She needs me to cover a few days when she goes to Vegas in February. She’ll give me some compliment a few days before and then remind me. A few weeks of peace will be nice!

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Every second news story has a gofund me now.

This is gonna be INCREDIBLY harsh but the ones I truly don’t get are when someone has lost a child and then have a gofund me.

You’ve just lost a dependent. Taking the emotion out of it financially you are better off, why do you need a gofund me at all. I suppose maybe funeral costs but if you’re that adamant on a funeral opposed to donation of organs etc with a wake at a pub or house which will cost you nothing then SURELY family and friends can chip in.

I get (with varying degrees of agreeance) if a family loses a primary breadwinner/illness treatments etc. but I can’t reconcile with needing money when you’ve just saved money.

When my brother lost his son, it actually cost them a bomb (funeral costs, loss of income because they couldn’t work for months etc). I can see how people would need a very quick cash injection in such circumstances.

 

[Billy ray]

When my gf went thru daily radiotherapy after getting cancer, the best thing people did was arrange for meals for us as we (me) was so time poor as we had to drive daily 50mins each way for treatment at GC hospital. I was still working full time. Looking back i have no idea how i did it.
We were lucky we could drop to one income for the year or so we had to. But some people cant.
I dont have an issue with people asking. No obligation on anyone to contribute afterall.

 

[Off The Couch]

When my gf went thru daily radiotherapy after getting cancer, the best thing people did was arrange for meals for us as we (me) was so time poor as we had to drive daily 50mins each way for treatment at GC hospital. I was still working full time. Looking back i have no idea how i did it.
We were lucky we could drop to one income for the year or so we had to. But some people cant.
I dont have an issue with people asking. No obligation on anyone to contribute afterall.

I recently joined Meal Train for this very reason. A family needed meal support while attending a coronial enquiry for their son.

Sometimes we don’t see the underlying costs in some situations that can impact on family budgets when the unexpected occurs