"Rant" There must be something you want to rant about

grahamlil


Joined: 10/10/2007
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
03/12/2007 15:35

My rant for the day is litter, and the people that throw it, are these people any use to anyone, is there anything that can be done.

Don't get me wrong I am not just having a pop at TRNC I live in the South of England and you would not believe the litter, good old McDonalds, waiting for my wife the other day I watched a car full of teenagers just roll down the windows and tip the waste out, 1m from a bin, unfortuantly I did not have the bottle to confront 4 teenagers on my own, pity really, however I dont like hospitals.

Well that one rant.

Regards to you all grahamlil

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
03/12/2007 15:54

my rant for the day is the bloody greek cypriots and their government, keeping us turkish cypriots and expats who live and love north cyprus in the dark over the embargos and force us to eat burger world instead of burger king!!!! lol

regards

erkan

jetl3on


Joined: 10/08/2007
Posts: 56

Message Posted:
03/12/2007 16:20

Spitting!!

And why does it only seem to be a footballer thing? If it is the normal behaviour of the torso to generate phlegm when exercising, then so be it, but why dont other athletes do the same? The NBA for example, because they are indoors? How about Cricket then or rugby? I dont watch much rugby admittedly, but i dont recall them hocking about so much so often and just about anywhere do they? If you must, then you must, but be discreet for crying out loud. The cameraman makes no attempt to focus away from the offending player neither.



Now everyone is at it on the streets of london, its disgusting.



I feel much better now, well done Graham Hill, good post.



Jetleon

grahamlil


Joined: 10/10/2007
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
04/12/2007 10:44

I cannot believe there are not more rants, what a well adjusted membership we have.

Well I have got another rant, politicians, what a waste of space, spend all day arguing like school children, trying to score points of each other, all the time we are paying them to stitch us up, coming up with new schemes to steal our hard earned cash under the guise of some tax or another whilst they vote in a wage rise for themselves, have you seen the pension scheme they are on, I could go on and on, but I had better stop, just winding myself up.



Regards grahamlil

jetl3on


Joined: 10/08/2007
Posts: 56

Message Posted:
04/12/2007 12:54

London - Officially the most expensive city on the planet, how did that happen? Ken Livingston, thats what. More expensive than Tokyo, New york, Norway, Switzerland!! I wouldnt mind if our standard of living was on par with the likes of Switzerland and Norway, with their organised road works, reliable transport system, quality housing and quality of life. Even the Scots have got it right, free school meals, smaller classes, free tuition fees, free dental checkups and they plan to abolish prescription charges!! At the UK taxpayers expense of course, but life is looking good if you are a resident.



Further Rants to follow



Jetleon

Notsoboredhw


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
04/12/2007 14:18

My rant of the day is to rant about the rude people on our owners forum!



There my rant over!

roversnan


Joined: 20/05/2007
Posts: 81

Message Posted:
04/12/2007 17:55

Evergreen Developments !

Telling us the apartment in Crystal Bay Marina would be ready in May 2009 and now telling us it will be ready in February 2008. We don't want to borrow any money and although we'd have the amount by May we will have to pay interest on the 3 months outstanding.

Rant nearly over wish I felt better.



Lyn

lovelife


Joined: 07/07/2007
Posts: 231

Message Posted:
04/12/2007 21:55

All

I feel a Victoria Meldrew moment coming on, so in the true festive bah humbug spirit here are mine.

1. Rude and ill mannered people, basic good manners cost nothing, I do not expect someone to fall on their knees with gratitude if I keep a door open for them, and the same for letting someone out of a side street whilst in the car, a simple acknowledgement is sufficient.

2. People who chat and block the isles in supermarkets, fine if they have all day do it, but do not get in my way when I am shopping.

3. Dog poo on pavements, needs no explaination!

4 Too much political correctness overtaking common sense.

5. 'Americanisms' the English language has been around along time it is a rich and varied language, use it, we do not need to adopt anything from across the Atlantic.

6. Over paid footballers and their vacuous wags, and the rise and worship of the so called 'celebrity' I do not care who has had their new boobs and how much they cost, there are more important things going off in the world, than whether some z rated celeb has celulite or not.

7 People who say 'know what I mean' ,well, no most of the time I do not, I do not have the gift of second sight, and I do not want to guess the rest of what they are trying to tell me, and its the same for people who grunt their answers, I do not speak grunt.

8. Mobile phones, as far as I am concerned its a phone, I dial and speak to someone, and then end the conversation, I do not need a phone that takes photos, (I have a camera which I will use until it either dies of old age or they stop producing film to go in them!!.) I do not need to plan my life into it (I have a very nice cats protection league calander for dates, birthdays etc, and it is extremely unlikely to end up getting pinched!!)and why do people feel the compulsion to check their phone every 5 minutes, not necessary and rude if in company.

8. People and their Ipods, I do not want to hear their choice of music, and speaking as a Head and Neck/ENT nurse if I can hear it it is TOO LOUD, so apart from being irritating it is doing your hearing no good.



Well, that is it, I have vented my spleen, and now need to go have a strong cup of tea and a chocolate digestive.

LL

dodger



Joined: 29/07/2007
Posts: 1895

Message Posted:
04/12/2007 23:07

people that end their sentences on a higher pitch then they began them.



People that use mobile phones whilst driving.



chavs.



bullies.



glory sport supporters.



hull f.c.



rugby union.



people that are cruel to animals.



people in sport that use performance enhancing drugs.



liars.

pilgrim



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1404

Message Posted:
04/12/2007 23:32

Lying Politicians, especially three B,s bush,blair, & brown



uk popular press,



'Celebrity' Non-celebrities, who in fact are nobodys.



Red tape for red tapes sake

dodger



Joined: 29/07/2007
Posts: 1895

Message Posted:
04/12/2007 23:37

broken promises



the un having no real power.

suntanman



Joined: 18/04/2007
Posts: 721

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 01:12

Ignorant b******* that answer their mobile while you are talking to them, then apologise to the person on the phone for interupting their conversation!



Ignorant b******* that answer their mobile while at a supermarket checkout



Ignorant b******* that decide to make a text while you are talking to them



yobs that wander into the road in front of you (on their mobile), and after you pip them with your horn warning that you could have killed them, shout abuse and give you the finger. One day I will not brake, I'll accelerate and knock the f****s down

suntanman



Joined: 18/04/2007
Posts: 721

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 01:14

I've put myself in a bad mood now just thinking of them............





going to bed

grahamlil


Joined: 10/10/2007
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 10:21

Day 3 rant

People that can't drive, drive at 25mph, don't use indicators, have never learnt to use mirrors, drive with their headlights on full, even worse people that drive with the rear fog lights on all the time.

And lastly those ignorant Bast--ds that do not have road tax or insurance.



Well thats it for today, I had better get on with some work



Regards grahamlil

Dusterbruce


Joined: 03/08/2007
Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 10:26

Drivers who park on the pavement.



Drivers who park on the pavement outside their house when they have a driveway with a garage at the end of it.



Drivers who own cars with no indicators fitted.



Drivers who have indicators but haven't been taught how to use them.



Drivers who have to get as close to the school doors as possible so the children wll not have to exercise their legs, no wonder they have obese children. Then they expect to be let back into the stream of traffic as they are late.



People in supermarkets who moan to the checkout operator about the queues, its management who set the staffing levels and who they should be moaning to.



Hospitals that set an appointment time, then the person who you are booked to see arrives an hour after that time.



There, I feel better now.

AbbyG


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 113

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 11:35

Lovelife:

I'm constantly being teased as a 'Victoria Meldrew' by my brother because of my lack of patience with people and their bad manners or lack of professionalism these days, so I totally get where you are coming from. You know you are getting old when you watch the BBC2 programme 'Grumpy Old Women' and end up agreeing with all their complaints!



My biggest rant at the moment is the woman who is in the office next to mine who insists on carry THREE mobile phones which go off constantly, not a nice subdued ringing tone, but really loud songs that get LOUDER if the phone isn't answered within 2 seconds. What's driving me nuts is that she sits chatting with her friends whilst ignoring her ringing mobile(s), so I have to listen to some loud shrieking singer for ****ing ages until the caller gets bored and rings off. I keep trying to tell her how unprofessional it is when visitors come to our offices and have to listen to her mobiles going off, but it's a cultural thing and she thinks I am the person who is mad! I really, really, hate it and feel like throwing her phones out of the window.

Also, don't get me started on driving in Libya. This is a country where pedestrians seem to have the right of way, so if someone steps out in front of your car and swans across the road at the pace of a snail, then you have to get used to it .................. but then, because you are driving at the legal speed limit and keeping your eyes peeled for somone who may possibly jump in front of your car at any moment, you get flashed and bullied by the (usually male) driver behind you because you are driving too slow!! Sometimes by the time I get home I feel like a long stiff drink; which I can't have because of where I live!!!! Oh, the joys of living life as an expat.

OK, I feel better now too!

lovelife


Joined: 07/07/2007
Posts: 231

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 12:15

Well my fellow Victor and Victorias.

There nothing like a good rant to get things off your chest.

AbbyG

The irritating creature with 3 mobiles, what on earth do you do with 3?? I have enough with just the one. If I had to put up with that her mobiles would be down a toilet, it would stop the ringing though.

Now I shall go and see what the day brings.



LL

TonyH


Joined: 22/11/2007
Posts: 107

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 12:45

Abby and other mobile phone haters, you should get one of these:



http://www.globalgadgetuk.com/Personal.htm

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 13:13

hi guys

my rant for the day

1) the drivers in turkey have not got a clue, this morning on my way to work a women driver was on the phone, doing her make up, had a fag in her mouth while her child was sitting between her lap holding wheel, and when i beeped her cos she was driving in between lanes she looked round at me and started shouting at me as if i distuberd her thought of concentration!!!!



2) turkish pedestrians walking in the middle of the road when there is a massive pavement to walk on, so when you beep them they look at you as if you are in the wrong



3) people in turkey dont belive in indicators and when they do use them they dont use them properley



4) they drive up one way streets then when you tell them they are in the wrong they just look and stare at you or laugh at you if you are a comedian



5) why is it that turks insist on having their tv's on the highest volume setting so everyone can hear what they are watching and when they talk or on the phone they dont lower the volume they just shout louder than the tv and this can be late at night too



6) why is it that my next door neighbour kid who is 5 years old goes to bed later than i do and shouts and screams, runs around their house with skates on smashing in to the wall then i think we are having an earthquake and also the brat insists on watching bloody teletubies in turkish late at night so we can all enjoy what turkish la-la is saying



before you guys ask i have told them to turn the tv down the mum told me she was a bit deaf thats why the volume is high so in turn i said bloody turn on the subtitles then and put your child to bed a suitable time

you think i should be used to their ways by being turkish myself but even the turks surprise me how they are and how they think



i sort of feel a bit better now until probabley later on tonight when i have to listen to bob the fuc.king builder in turkish courtesy of the little 5 year old sh.t!!!



regards

ukturk

AbbyG


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 113

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 13:16

TonyH:

what a great thing, a mobile jammer. Oh God, I could have so much fun with one of those!

Lovelife:

She uses one phone for her family, one for her selected colleagues and friends, and the other secret one for 'boyfriends', which I assume she hides from her family. They all seem to have coded songs that come on so she knows who to answer and who not to. Two or three phones is usual here for the girls as they are very secretive.

lovelife


Joined: 07/07/2007
Posts: 231

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 13:26

TonyH

I will put it on top of my Christmas list for Santa to bring.



Ukturk

If ever there was an advert for good contraception it is your delightful little 5 (will he make it to 6 I wonder?) year old rugrat.



LL

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 13:43

hi again

i have a website address on where you can track down someone who has a mobile phone on where they actually are, so no more telling lies on where they are!!!! great for the loved ones to check up where they are!!!! lol

give it a try just put in the country and type in the number of a loved one and press search

once you have used it guys tell what you think lol

regards

ukturk



http://www.sat-gps-locate.com/english/index.html

jetl3on


Joined: 10/08/2007
Posts: 56

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 14:34

Yea right Turk, Ha ha,



Someone got me with that one before, very cool though.

jetl3on


Joined: 10/08/2007
Posts: 56

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 15:07

In keeping with the `Rant`theme..........



Parents who allow their children to wear mini versions of adult clothing, especially girls. Mini skirts & long boots do not belong on children....

Tiggy


Joined: 25/07/2007
Posts: 1994

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 16:54

Owners of dogs that leave them out side day and night barking. When told about your concerns of being disturbed, all you get is "What can I do about it? " Real thick and selfish people in my opinion. (not the dogs fault) Hope none of these people are on the Forum........

Notsoboredhw


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 17:00

UKturk I must be really stupid - fell for that one!!! Great though!

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 19:37

hi boredhousewife

lol lol lol lol

dont feel stupid ive sent this to many a person and have all fallen for it, its a good one dont you think

regards

ukturk

Dusterbruce


Joined: 03/08/2007
Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 20:35

I fell for it too duh!



Funny



Hope no-one uses the phone number I entered for dubious purposes

Notsoboredhw


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 20:54

yes very good - might have to give the website to my husband for a laugh!

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 21:34

hi dusterbruce

u r not the only 1, im glad you liked it

regards

ukturk

meddmale


Joined: 19/11/2007
Posts: 43

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 23:18

Rant



People who read their free papers on a packed tube in the rush hour as if their lives depended on it

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
05/12/2007 23:33

meddmale

a carry on of your rant

when you are siting down on the tube and the bloody person who leans over your shoulder to read the paper you bought and reading!!!! lol

regards

ukturk

grahamlil


Joined: 10/10/2007
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
07/12/2007 16:02

Sorry been away for a couple of days,



Day 4 rant,

Parents that dont control their children, they leave them to run around causing havoc, screeming shouting with no regard to people or property, and when you remonstrate with the parents they get the hump.



Regards grahamlil

grahamlil


Joined: 10/10/2007
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
07/12/2007 16:06

Day 5 rant

Cars parked on pavement so you cannot walk past because the house owner has converted the garage into a room, and the have 5 cars and a caravan in one 3 bedroom house.



Why can't we build undergound garages on all new build they do in Spain



Regards grahamlil

lovelife


Joined: 07/07/2007
Posts: 231

Message Posted:
07/12/2007 18:39

End of the week rant.



1. Pretentous perfume/aftershave adverts

2. Smug women telling me their hair feels nourished and glowing and soft plus whatever c**p they come out with and telling me after all I'm worth it. I already know that.

3. Equally smug younger women selling face products aimed at older women that claim to stop me looking like a sharpie (that wrinkly dog) I am 48 I have the odd line (or 2) I can live with it, and the only time I had skin like a 25 year old was when I was 25, and what really makes me gnash my teeth is that irritating female and 'her best kept beauty secret' and her pentapeptides, if she has not had botox I'll stick my face cream in a sandwich and eat it.

3. Chav TV, particularly that one on in the morning, where do they get the participants from?

4. Cold callers ringing me to tell me that they are not selling me anything (why ring me then?) and it will not take more than 10 minutes, do know if it does as I have usually ended the call.

5. Now I am tolerant of other peoples beliefs and religion, people may worship how/what they like, but I do not need anyone standing on my doorstep on a Saturday morning waving a phamplet under my nose.

That all (I think)

All have a enjoyable weekend.

LL

grahamlil


Joined: 10/10/2007
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
14/12/2007 10:43

Sorry had to resurect this post,



Why do so many people think life revolves around ??oody football, there are lots more sports out there, but all anybody ever talks about is ??oody football.



There thats another rant over



Regards grahamlil

Bob / Anne


Joined: 01/11/2007
Posts: 39

Message Posted:
14/12/2007 21:46

My rant for the day is the English F.A. for selecting an Italian (Cappello) who cannot speak a word of English?



Sorry Graham

Bob.

Dusterbruce


Joined: 03/08/2007
Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
14/12/2007 22:46

Grahamlil



I am so pleased someone else objects to all the endless talk about football.

Thought I was the only one.

You go to bed on Saturday night , football on TV, you get up Sunday morning, bloody football on TV. Every night in the week, more ****dy football.



There, thats me done

dodger



Joined: 29/07/2007
Posts: 1895

Message Posted:
14/12/2007 23:36

Its the english national game,but houston we have a problem WE ARE CRAP.

lovelife


Joined: 07/07/2007
Posts: 231

Message Posted:
15/12/2007 11:48

All



Those who worship the beautiful game have a perfectly good thread entitled funnily enough Football going on in which to discuss the high/lows of said beautiful game. USE IT, as I know I do not need to read it and can safely ignore it.!!



All have a good weekend



LL

grahamlil


Joined: 10/10/2007
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
15/12/2007 20:11

Although I care less about football why oh why do we have to have a foreigner as our manager, win or loose they should be English.



Regards Grahamlil

dodger



Joined: 29/07/2007
Posts: 1895

Message Posted:
15/12/2007 20:23

Unfortunately Graham none of the english managers would touch the job with a barge pole,sorry lovelife couldnt resist it,

Have a good weekend.

meddmale


Joined: 19/11/2007
Posts: 43

Message Posted:
15/12/2007 21:35

My rant today is



THE PRICE OF A COFFEE AFTER PASSPORT CONTROL AT ERCAN !!!!!!!



7½ytl For a cup of Nescafe. (and not a particularity good cup of coffee at that)



What a rip off, what must visitors to our country think about being ripped off by us at the airport ?



The airport must be ashamed of their prices as they don’t have any prices displayed (and so they should be)



These prices a only one steep away from theft



My advice is buy you coffee before you pass through passport control where it costs 3ytl a cup