What do you want to rant about today? #6

[emmer_moans]

I have been feeling really odd for the past few days ... I have heartburn after eating every meal, and my voice has turned into a raspy croak. I'm also fatigued - I haven't even been bike riding in a few weeks as I don't have the energy.

I called my doctor's surgery today to book a face-to-face to see what's going on. Because I have 'flu symptons (being the voice issues), I have to have a phone consult first as is now the policy -- and they can't fit me in until Thursday week. I understand why that rule is in place, but my voice issues are not 'flu related and I've done a Covid test which was negative. I tried explaining this to the woman on the end of the phone but she wasn't budging.

She said if I felt it was urgent, I could go to the after-hours clinic ... which I did, only to see 40 people waiting (I decided not to wait).

Oh well, guess I'd better go and stock up on Gaviscon!
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PS: The police caught the little shits who vandalised our coffee cart - they were aged between 8 and 12. They were also responsible for trashing a few office block frontages and stealing a car. Nothing will happen to them - they'll be dealt with youth court who'll probably give them a slap on the wrist only for them to do it all again.

8 year olds are out vandalising? Wow where are the parents?!
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Men and their horrendous levels of aggression. What is going wrong in society that this is now so commonplace?

Load of shouting going on outside my house this morning - I look out and there's some bloke absolutely screaming at another guy (other guy just walking his kid to school). Saying he will sort him out, all kinds of I'll duck your mum type street talk stuff. Completely vile. Other bloke walks off, he does respond but basically just saying duck off etc. First bloke still going at it, I'll come for you when your kid aint with you, all that. Dad shouting back just leave it, kid is crying hysterically.

So being the person I am (hate seeing kids upset like that) I open my window and tell him to sod off or I'm calling the police. Cue a stream of him telling me he'll come and sort me out too, he knows where I live. I basically said that's fine, you can tell all that to the police. He did at least walk off at that point. Some woman (mum? Grandma? ) was following him at a distance so I'm guessing she knows what he's like but can't control him. He wasn't old - maybe 18-25? I did call the police as there are 2 schools in our road, and someone like that is bloody dangerous. It made me think of the Lee Pomeroy case (the man stabbed on a train by some aggressive idiot).

Mental health issues? Drugs? Or just arseholes? Honestly, I grew up in a rough area (far rougher than where I live now, it's quite nice round here usually!) and I never saw anything like the stuff I do every week now.

It's scary when you see men lose control. I do think socially everyone is being made to feel inadequate but also entitled, ironically, and I think we are seeing a lot of unhappiness but also bad entitled manners. Plus spme are probably under the influence of drugs/alcohol.

I do wish more men had self awareness, I don't think some realise how loud and threatening they come across.

We need general good manners back.

 

[Captainmouse]

My neighbours cats using my garden as their own personal toilet
I've got a huge planter outside my backdoor with a sage plant growing it in I went out this morning to feed the birds and the pot is completely full of cat tit.
My grandad grew that plant from a seed in his own garden and when we lost him I couldnt bare to leave it behind so we dug it up and put it in our garden I will be devastated if they have killed it.
Has anyone got any tips on how to keep the bloody cats out of it please

Soak old teabags in olbas oil

 

[Chocolategoggler]

Soak old teabags in olbas oil

That's the one.

 

[Lalla]

It's scary when you see men lose control. I do think socially everyone is being made to feel inadequate but also entitled, ironically, and I think we are seeing a lot of unhappiness but also bad entitled manners. Plus spme are probably under the influence of drugs/alcohol.

I do wish more men had self awareness, I don't think some realise how loud and threatening they come across.

We need general good manners back.

I totally agree re manners. It's even just simple things like holding a door open for someone; I do this always out of habit, always have. I'd say maybe 10% of other people do it. Don't get me started on the ones who just walk through like I'm clearly the doorman or whatever
Maybe it's just a symptom of an increasingly selfish society?



I'll have another rant now - rats. The area I used to live has a massive rat problem currently. Literally running around in the streets during the day. Apparently the council are blaming local takeaway places so won't get involved.

If multiple rats are just roaming about in suburban streets that's a public health issue isn't it, and the council should be taking action/ compelling businesses to clean up their rubbish etc? Saw a post about it on social media over the weekend, some idiot comments ' what's the big deal, worse things to worry about' - sure, only the risk of Weils disease etc

 

[Rosie glow]

Soak old teabags in olbas oil

Thankyou I will give this a try

 

[Black.bird]

Thankyou I will give this a try

Sprinkle a bit of cayenne pepper around the base of your plant - it won't kill the plant, and will be highly offensive to the cat.

 

[Xales]

Sprinkle a bit of cayenne pepper around the base of your plant - it won't kill the plant, and will be highly offensive to the cat.

I also use chilli pepper to stop cats.

 

[Rosie glow]

Sprinkle a bit of cayenne pepper around the base of your plant - it won't kill the plant, and will be highly offensive to the cat.

Brill thanks I've got some at home I will give it a try

 

[mochibean]

Trigeminal neuralgia. Waiting for some help had to go hospital yesterday. Longest I've had it for it's been 48 hours of non stop nerve pain in my face, it's really getting me down as I have so much uni work to get done this week but its hard to concentrate on anything other than the pain.

 

[Elle Woods]

When you lend someone money and they don't pay it back when they say they would because they're "skint" but you see on a local beauty salons page a photo of them having just had their lip filler and lashes done

 

[ChastityDingle]

I totally agree re manners. It's even just simple things like holding a door open for someone; I do this always out of habit, always have. I'd say maybe 10% of other people do it. Don't get me started on the ones who just walk through like I'm clearly the doorman or whatever
Maybe it's just a symptom of an increasingly selfish society?

I think it's something that lockdowns and the pandemic in general made worse, I don't know why that might be. But I think manners have gone out the window in some cases.

I had a polite and nice stand off with an elderly lady one day recently where we were both insisting that the other go ahead - she was walking out of a shop and I was walking in. I won and she was so genuinely thankful to me.

Some parents give horrible example, so it's no wonder the children end up with no manners. Meeting them as they are in wide formation across a path, for example, or a little tyke is coming flying at you on a scooter with not a clue.

The ones who say 'mind the lady' that's fine, I think they are doing something right. The ones who say 'oh darling little Tyson, watch out' and glare at you for not leaping out of the way - not so fine.

When Tyson grows up to be an entitled toerag, don't come crying to me!

 

[emmer_moans]

When you lend someone money and they don't pay it back when they say they would because they're "skint" but you see on a local beauty salons page a photo of them having just had their lip filler and lashes done

The sheer cheek of them! I'd be screenshotting that and asking them if they have your money available to give back to you.

 

[Xales]

When you lend someone money and they don't pay it back when they say they would because they're "skint" but you see on a local beauty salons page a photo of them having just had their lip filler and lashes done

This make me all grrr about people like Katie Price. Bankrupt so not paying the people she owes but bleeping off for multiple holidays a year and multiple plastic surgeries and still has her house which hasn't been taken to pay off her debts.

 

[Elle Woods]

The sheer cheek of them! I'd be screenshotting that and asking them if they have your money available to give back to you.

I did exactly that and of course she reckons her Mum paid for those treatments and I'll have my money by next week when she gets paid!

 

[Former_Antelopee]

My friends been ill a lot recently. I’ve messaged him a few times since Friday and he’s not replied. I know he’ll be in bed and on his phone a lot of the day. I can see he was online as well. It’s annoying as I’ve messaged him about something that he wanted to do last year which tickets were released for and have a discount for the first so many. Messaged about money he owes me. And messaged about plans as I want to pick up extra work so checking if he can meet on a certain day. Also I know once he finally reads my messages he’ll be like too much info I can’t deal with it all and not reply to any of it

 

[Shoequeen91]

Not really a rant but whenever I’m off work people are always bloody texting me about something or another, it’s such a nightmare. I’ve just replied back today to say “I’m on leave please ask someone else in the team” and then muted all conversations for 8hrs. Like PISS OFF I want/need a break.

 

[ElektraWintour]

This house has the crappiest useless combi boiler. We can barely shower without the water running ice cold. I can guarantee the landlord wouldn’t live with it.

 

[Interestingbitsnbats]

My rant dandruff got the head and shoulders because I was getting abit of a flakey scalp be using for 2 weeks and I seems to be worse. That dread when you finding a parting a you have bits

 

[Thank(space)you]

My rant dandruff got the head and shoulders because I was getting abit of a flakey scalp be using for 2 weeks and I seems to be worse. That dread when you finding a parting a you have bits

Have you tried t gel shampoo? Helps with my psoriasis

 

[Interestingbitsnbats]

Have you tried t gel shampoo? Helps with my psoriasis

Going to have to try some im just getting scared people will see it