agent69
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Post by agent69 on Aug 19, 2017 15:53:41 GMT
I'm at an age where lots of things in life irritate me, and I was thinking how easy it would be to wipe out the national debt by applying a moderate tax to the people/things involved. I suspect there may be other forum members of a similar age with similar feelings, so if you were in Mr Hammond's position what would be top of your hit list. Top 3 for me (in reverse order) are: - middle aged female shop assistants who call you luv or duck or dear
- young male shop assistants that you have never met before calling you mate or bud or pal
- children in TV adverts, especially the former HSBC advert with the young girl that sells lemonade from a roadside stall and says she takes Hong Kong dollars. I'd gladly spend the rest of my life in prison for the chance to throttle her.
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registerme
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Post by registerme on Aug 19, 2017 15:57:42 GMT
Clingfilm.
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stub8535
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Post by stub8535 on Aug 19, 2017 16:22:43 GMT
I'm at an age where lots of things in life irritate me, and I was thinking how easy it would be to wipe out the national debt by applying a moderate tax to the people/things involved. I suspect there may be other forum members of a similar age with similar feelings, so if you were in Mr Hammond's position what would be top of your hit list. Top 3 for me (in reverse order) are: - middle aged female shop assistants who call you luv or duck or dear
- young male shop assistants that you have never met before calling you mate or bud or pal
- children in TV adverts, especially the former HSBC advert with the young girl that sells lemonade from a roadside stall and says she takes Hong Kong dollars. I'd gladly spend the rest of my life in prison for the chance to throttle her.
Ah for the halcyon days of being called Sir or Madam, being served from behind a counter by the shop owner, who has known you since you were in short pants, whilst waiting in line. Kids down the mines and up the chimneys! 3 day weeks and blackouts. King Arthur and the ranting reverend held forth from our new colour tellies. Happy days but you try telling the kids of today that..........
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Post by wildlife2 on Aug 19, 2017 16:29:41 GMT
" 3 day weeks and blackouts"  Was that from too much brandy?
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Post by duck on Aug 19, 2017 16:39:51 GMT
- middle aged female shop assistants who call you luv or duck or dear
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Post by yorkshireman on Aug 20, 2017 12:46:49 GMT
- middle aged female shop assistants who call you luv or duck or dear
Anyone in a so called “customer facing” job greeting you with “hiyaa” 
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Post by martin44 on Aug 20, 2017 13:38:56 GMT
Arty F***y restaurants that think it is beneath their demeanor to supply chips.
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Post by oldnick on Aug 20, 2017 14:01:25 GMT
Arty F***y restaurants that think it is beneath their demeanor to supply chips. Or malt vinegar...
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dave
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Post by dave on Aug 20, 2017 15:19:19 GMT
The last Posh[*] place I went to gave me a teabag in a cup, as they did not have any teapots  Dave [*] endorsed on telly by Micheal Roux Jr |
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Post by yorkshireman on Aug 20, 2017 17:22:14 GMT
“Tradesmen” who, when asked for an estimate, look at the job, suck through their teeth and say “I wouldn’t have done it like that" even though the previous job may have been done 10 – 15 years or more previously.
Experience tells me not to employ characters like that.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2017 17:29:38 GMT
The existance of any News International publications makes my blood boil, if the whole family of the born again christian australian, sorry american, very humble, four times married idiot could be wiped off the face of the planet Still they speak very highly of me  Oh, and I don't like the Daily Mail either |
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Neil_P2PBlog
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Post by Neil_P2PBlog on Aug 20, 2017 17:57:26 GMT
What about an additional corporate tax calculated from the proportion of formal complaints and applied to turnover?
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Post by yorkshireman on Aug 20, 2017 18:05:35 GMT
I'm at an age where lots of things in life irritate me, and I was thinking how easy it would be to wipe out the national debt by applying a moderate tax to the people/things involved. I suspect there may be other forum members of a similar age with similar feelings, so if you were in Mr Hammond's position what would be top of your hit list. Top 3 for me (in reverse order) are: - middle aged female shop assistants who call you luv or duck or dear
- young male shop assistants that you have never met before calling you mate or bud or pal
- children in TV adverts, especially the former HSBC advert with the young girl that sells lemonade from a roadside stall and says she takes Hong Kong dollars. I'd gladly spend the rest of my life in prison for the chance to throttle her.
There are certain situations, in a good restaurant for example, where a more formal greeting such as “sir” or “madam” is appropriate or جناب in Bradford or Dewsbury but I don’t have a problem being addressed as “luv” by a female stallholder in Halifax market or “lov” if it’s Huddersfield market in fact I often use the word “luv” myself to a female in those situations, it’s part of Northern life and indeed British tradition but I do have an issue with being called dear by any age of female, shop assistant or not, or mate, bud or pal by any male shop assistant or "tradesman" who I don't know.
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Post by martin44 on Aug 20, 2017 18:45:04 GMT
I'm at an age where lots of things in life irritate me, and I was thinking how easy it would be to wipe out the national debt by applying a moderate tax to the people/things involved. I suspect there may be other forum members of a similar age with similar feelings, so if you were in Mr Hammond's position what would be top of your hit list. Top 3 for me (in reverse order) are: - middle aged female shop assistants who call you luv or duck or dear
- young male shop assistants that you have never met before calling you mate or bud or pal
- children in TV adverts, especially the former HSBC advert with the young girl that sells lemonade from a roadside stall and says she takes Hong Kong dollars. I'd gladly spend the rest of my life in prison for the chance to throttle her.
There are certain situations, in a good restaurant for example, where a more formal greeting such as “sir” or “madam” is appropriate or جناب in Bradford or Dewsbury but I don’t have a problem being addressed as “luv” by a female stallholder in Halifax market or “lov” if it’s Huddersfield market in fact I often use the word “luv” myself to a female in those situations, it’s part of Northern life and indeed British tradition but I do have an issue with being called dear by any age of female, shop assistant or not, or mate, bud or pal by any male shop assistant or "tradesman" who I don't know. And add to that "Darlin" from the sandwich shop woman. 
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Post by martin44 on Aug 20, 2017 18:51:35 GMT
Arty F***y restaurants that think it is beneath their demeanor to supply chips. Or malt vinegar... 
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Was that from too much brandy?
