Today I'm angry about.....

[Gary the Enfield]

Yellow lines don't stop at the road, they extend to the front of the building behind them!

Again...doesn't stop them on Tonge Moor !

Speaking of parking....friday evening i saw some lazy cow park her four-by-four in the bus-stop layby opposite Chaes in Harwood, to go in and get her tea...rather than wobble her lazy fat arse a few exta yards from say parking on Morrisons.

Anecdote. I once lived in North London, very close to Golders Green. Now I have never ever ever anywhere else come across such selfish b*stards like the residents of Golders Green. The main high street going through Golders Green has a fair few shops along it and parking spaces on both sides of the road (or at least it had when I was there). The parking spaces were always absolutely full. Golders Greeners would then just double park with two cars alongside each other and a car on the other side of the road with just one lane left for cars going in both directions. But hey, this is Golders Green and that arrangement wasn't selfish enough, oh fecking no. I have witnessed and been behind cars that have done this on more than one occassion where they've just pulled up and parked so that all four lanes were filled with quadruple parked cars, and serenely got out for a spot of shopping before getting back in their cars and sailing off into the sunset without a feckin concern for the millions of miles of gridllock they caused in their wake. Usually by the way (but not exclusively), Bentley, Lexus, Rolls, Ferrari drivers.
I've been waiting years to cathartically get that one off my chest.

I can verify this tale.

And I. It's not exclusive to Golders Green either. Large areas of North London are plagued by this malaise. Tottenham, Haringay, Wood Green Palmers Green, Southgate, Muswell Hill etc.

[bwfcdan94]

I think for some of those areas listed parking/ traffic is the least of there problems.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Yellow lines don't stop at the road, they extend to the front of the building behind them!

Again...doesn't stop them on Tonge Moor !

Speaking of parking....friday evening i saw some lazy cow park her four-by-four in the bus-stop layby opposite Chaes in Harwood, to go in and get her tea...rather than wobble her lazy fat arse a few exta yards from say parking on Morrisons.

Lazy bastards that just pull up right outside Chae's too, and block of the left hand lane. Wankers.

I was one such wanker once....just once.

In my defence , it wasnt rush hour it was around 8pm on a cold Feb night, we'd had a power cut, it was minus 10 outside, blowing a gale, snowing...i drove out to get some tea, not a soul in sight because of the weather, i pulled up outside and ran in, came out 2 minutes later to find a lovely parking ticket on the windscreen. I think my face turned the colour of Phil Mitchell and yelled something along the lines of where are you you bastards, show yourselves etc etc.

Most expensive chippy tea ever...!

[bwfcdan94]

In my defence , it wasnt rush hour it was around 8pm on a cold Feb night, we'd had a power cut, it was minus 10 outside, blowing a gale, snowing...i drove out to get some tea, not a soul in sight because of the weather, i pulled up outside and ran in, came out 2 minutes later to find a lovely parking ticket on the windscreen. I think my face turned the colour of Phil Mitchell and yelled something along the lines of Oi leave it out etc etc.

Most expensive chippy tea ever...! [/quote]

Edited it for you as you were saying you turned into Phil Mitchell.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

He's like a big sausage sizzling in a pan, ready to burst.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

And I. It's not exclusive to Golders Green either. Large areas of North London are plagued by this malaise. Tottenham, Haringay, Wood Green Palmers Green, Southgate, Muswell Hill etc.

Strangely enough Hendon and New Southgate (where I lived) are (were) devoid of this problem. You want to move a bit west. Mind you, you'd then need to rename yourself Gary the Hendon.

[Gary the Enfield]

And I. It's not exclusive to Golders Green either. Large areas of North London are plagued by this malaise. Tottenham, Haringay, Wood Green Palmers Green, Southgate, Muswell Hill etc.

Strangely enough Hendon and New Southgate (where I lived) are (were) devoid of this problem. You want to move a bit west. Mind you, you'd then need to rename yourself Gary the Hendon.

That's 'cos Hendon and New Southgate aren't really 'shopping' areas though. Finchley's another one. Bastards.

It doesn't happen much in Enfield Town as the parking attendants are all bastards!

[bwfcdan94]

And I. It's not exclusive to Golders Green either. Large areas of North London are plagued by this malaise. Tottenham, Haringay, Wood Green Palmers Green, Southgate, Muswell Hill etc.

Strangely enough Hendon and New Southgate (where I lived) are (were) devoid of this problem. You want to move a bit west. Mind you, you'd then need to rename yourself Gary the Hendon.

That's 'cos Hendon and New Southgate aren't really 'shopping' areas though. Finchley's another one. Bastards.

It doesn't happen much in Enfield Town as the parking attendants are all bastards!

neither is Tottenham or at least I know it is quite difficult to get hold of carpets round there nowerdays. .

[Bijou Bob]

Public bloody transport! I quite like the train, they're usually on time, I get a seat as I live 2 stops from the journey start and its usually fast and reliable, if a tad more expensive in Lancashire than GM. However, every time, and I mean every time I get on the train, I always attract a particular type. I must have an invisible sign on my head which reads,

"Feminine hygiene problem? Not fond of soap? Slight urinary incontinence? Then please sit next to me!"

Smelly, smelly bar stewards.

[Harry Genshaw]

Public bloody transport! I quite like the train, they're usually on time, I get a seat as I live 2 stops from the journey start and its usually fast and reliable, if a tad more expensive in Lancashire than GM. However, every time, and I mean every time I get on the train, I always attract a particular type. I must have an invisible sign on my head which reads,

"Feminine hygiene problem? Not fond of soap? Slight urinary incontinence? Then please sit next to me!"

Smelly, smelly bar stewards.

She's your girlfriend man. Where do you expect her to sit?

[Bijou Bob]

Ive told her. Prepare to die.

[bwfcdan94]

Ive told her. Prepare to die.

, that has made a very depressing thread a funny one.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Ive told her. Prepare to die.

, hat has made a very deppresing thread a funny one.

I think there might be one less p in ddeprreessingg but I'm not sure about that Dan, but I do know that that is always better with a t in front of hat.

( by the way)

[mrkint]

one fewer, shirley?

[Lost Leopard Spot]

one fewer, shirley?

Nope. Numbers. Countable. Less.
Do you want any more fingers or any less?
Here's some more:

[Montreal Wanderer]

one fewer, shirley?

Nope. Numbers. Countable. Less.
Do you want any more fingers or any less?
Here's some more:

Nice try, Spotless, but the grammarians are with mrkint

This from Oxford Dictionaries online

People often don’t know when to use less and when to use fewer in a sentence. Here’s how to get it right.

Use fewer if you’re referring to people or things in the plural (e.g. houses, newspapers, dogs, students, children). For example:

People these days are buying fewer newspapers.
Fewer students are opting to study science-related subjects.
Fewer than thirty children each year develop the disease.

Use less when you’re referring to something that can’t be counted or doesn’t have a plural (e.g. money, air, time, music, rain). For example:

It’s a better job but they pay you less money.
People want to spend less time in traffic jams.
Ironically, when I’m on tour, I listen to less music.

And he would like fewer fingers.

[mrkint]

one fewer, shirley?

Nope. Numbers. Countable. Less.
Do you want any more fingers or any less?
Here's some more:

Oh dear

fewer fingers, please!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

one fewer, shirley?

Nope. Numbers. Countable. Less.
Do you want any more fingers or any less?
Here's some more:

Oh dear

fewer fingers, please!

I'm doing a Chris Huhne. I will not be moved until I'm in court and I've wasted many time and many money. And I might then with a smug grin, admit I was wrong all along and knew it. But only if pushed.

[Wandering Willy]

At least Dan doesn't think he's right.

[mrkint]

one fewer, shirley?

Nope. Numbers. Countable. Less.
Do you want any more fingers or any less?
Here's some more:

Oh dear

fewer fingers, please!

I'm doing a Chris Huhne. I will not be moved until I'm in court and I've wasted many time and many money. And I might then with a smug grin, admit I was wrong all along and knew it. But only if pushed.

I'm tempted to correct you by saying it should be 'much' money. But I fear reprisal.