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Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you

Bevan Price

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I can't speak for the person you're quoting, but I think there is a valid argument to be made that should people wish to carry out activities that are likely to cause substantial noise, it would be tactful of them, if they are able, to do so at a time when fewer people are likely to be trying to enjoy their gardens peacefully.

A 'good' time would therefore be when you would expect most people to be either out or engaged in activities indoors - mid-morning, mid week might be a good shout. Of course not everyone is home then , largely because they have the aforementioned other engagements - which is where the argument falls down.
With our UK climate, the best time to mow lawns is when they are dry -- and that often means mid-afternoon. When I was working, saturdays were for train (or bus) travel, often leaving Sunday afternoons as the only available time for mowing.
 
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With our UK climate, the best time to mow lawns is when they are dry -- and that often means mid-afternoon. When I was working, saturdays were for train (or bus) travel, often leaving Sunday afternoons as the only available time for mowing.

Actually on that subject. Strimmers/mowers/hedge cutters (petrol ones) that won’t start when you do have the time to do the garden.
Yanking a pull start for ten minutes and then throwing it across the garden in a rage has been known to happen here….
 

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Actually on that subject. Strimmers/mowers/hedge cutters (petrol ones) that won’t start when you do have the time to do the garden.
Yanking a pull start for ten minutes and then throwing it across the garden in a rage has been known to happen here….
I had an Aldi one which had a Briggs and Stratton easy start engine, no priming or choke to set (I believe it had an auto choke though) and guaranteed to start by the second pull, which it did even on the first use!
 

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4- Chips served in a stack of about ten of them.
On this theme - serving garden peas a miniature colander which ensures that no matter how efficient the staff are, the peas will be half-cold by the time they reach you, and fully cold shortly thereafter.
 

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Anybody who doesn't understand that language constantly evolves and is not a fixed thing.
One must be reminded thus of juniors changing thou native tongue, for on the morrow new dialect shalt arise of the foreign land of Tiktok.
 

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Comedians who finish their act by saying "I've been ...."

I just want who ask "so who the hell are you now?"
 

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I had an Aldi one which had a Briggs and Stratton easy start engine, no priming or choke to set (I believe it had an auto choke though) and guaranteed to start by the second pull, which it did even on the first use!

I like it!
 

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Motorway services where it is a ridiculously long walk to get to the toilets.
Due to Covid I have forgotten which ones have a handful of parking spaces by the petrol station - usually by far the quickest wee stop!

can we just ban all petrol garden machinery?
 

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No! o_O
I couldn’t do my garden with a poxy electric mower!
Ego have a good reputation but they are rather expensive for home/non commercial use.

Although if I was able to mow as a full time business I wouldn't mind owning both battery and petrol equipment, I would use battery mowers for the day to day stuff and have the petrol mowers I own now (and maybe a couple of others) as a little bit of a heritage or reserve fleet for when needed, or even for when I want to bring out the older vintage stuff for a run every now and then.
 

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Pictures of food items in menus, especially ones that end up looking nothing like the end product and restaurants that separate each part of the dish into a separate container, it doesn't look as fancy as you think plus it must make a lot more washing up.

I can't believe it's not butter, as in my opinion it really tastes nothing like butter, so yes I can believe it's not butter!
To be fair on a recent holiday a restaurant I visited had pictures that perfectly matched the food and helped me choose- however I understand it can often lead to misconceptions.
 

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Ego have a good reputation but they are rather expensive for home/non commercial use.

Although if I was able to mow as a full time business I wouldn't mind owning both battery and petrol equipment, I would use battery mowers for the day to day stuff and have the petrol mowers I own now (and maybe a couple of others) as a little bit of a heritage or reserve fleet for when needed, or even for when I want to bring out the older vintage stuff for a run every now and then.
I have an Ego mower and strimmer, not cheap as you say but as powerful as a petrol mower IMO and MUCH quieter.

Bought it 3.5 years ago when we moved to our current house. I needed a self propelled mower (large sloping lawn, pretty steep in places) and when I decided to go for cordless over petrol the choice was rather limited, at the time the only option other than Ego was the equally expensive Stihl.
 

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The word "daddy" being used by anyone over the age of seven or eight, and especially in the names of businesses.
 

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Motorway services where it is less than obvious which way to go to get back onto the motorway.

Motorway services where it is a ridiculously long walk to get to the toilets.
I always park at service stations as far away as I can, just for a good excuse to stretch my legs after driving for a long period. :lol:
 

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Pictures of food items in menus, especially ones that end up looking nothing like the end product and restaurants that separate each part of the dish into a separate container, it doesn't look as fancy as you think plus it must make a lot more washing up.

I can't believe it's not butter, as in my opinion it really tastes nothing like butter, so yes I can believe it's not butter!

I'm the opposite. I think pictures would be a good idea so that you can check the portion size (and not get stuffed with the nouvelle cuisine option).
 

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I'd ban my work canteen staff from removing the stalks from bananas because it makes them look pretty.
How am I supposed to open it cleanly and easily?
Yet another triumph of form over function.
Grrr! <:D
 

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I’d ban news programmes asking random people on the street what they think about a certain subject.
It adds nothing, especially as they often don’t seem to have a clue what they’re talking about.
 

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Food packaging where you try to peel the clear film off the top but all it does is peel a 1mm strip around the edge instead, meaning you have to open it with a knife anyway…
 

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The word "daddy" being used by anyone over the age of seven or eight, and especially in the names of businesses.
With the exception of Jenny Agutter in The Railway Children. That emotional scene near the end of the film where her father steps off the train and appears in a cloud of steam at the end of the platform and she runs towards him shouting ‘Daddy my Daddy’.
 

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