You know what really grinds my gears

[Kev]

Way to spoil a good rant by applying some logic! isn't Brantano the TK Maxx of shoes though? I'm looking for some new formal shoes so I don't want rubbish.

 

[MaD]

Forum newbies trying to increase ther post count

 

[Will_NA]

People not cleaning up after themselves in a communal toilet.

 

[Highlander999]

You know what really grinds my gears? Shoe shops.

I'm a big bloke, I have reasonably large feet compared to mere mortals but not massive. I'm a UK size 12.

So why is it when I ask "Do you have these in a 12?" the assistant goes out back for about 10mins then comes back and says "I have one pair of 11's"? What bloody good is that to me? Why do I care about the stock situation of shoes that will not fit me? When you book a flight to New York, if the flight is full they don't offer you a seat on a plane to Hong Kong do they!

After we establish that they in fact only have 11's the next piece of golden info the assistant usually furnishes me with is "We only stock up to 12". No you sodding don't! You say you stock up to 12, but it's quite clear that you only stock up to 11.

And that is what is grinding my gears tonight.

(oh that and Trick or Treaters!)

Oh dear Kev, you should come to Clarks. We normally have size 12's, and if we don't they can be ordered in and we can have them to either your house or the store within 5 working days (usually sooner) You can also use our website to find any styles you like and order via there. Oh dear God, look what I have become

In their defence, I've found there to be no relation between the number of the size, and the size of the shoe. I have shoes from 8 to 10 that all fit fine, so occasionally it might be worth trying the 11 (of course it is much more fun to complain )

Exactly, it depends on the style of the shoe. Us poor assistants, do know what we are doing and wouldn't recommend a shoe if we don't think it won't fit.

Bit of advertising done for Clarks there

 

[Spinksy]

People not cleaning up after themselves in a communal toilet.

*People missing the toilet, and not cleaning p after themselves. Not only is it unhygienic, but it's disturbing.

 

[Kev]

Communal toilets pretty much grind my gears, no matter what sort of a mess they are in!

 

[PhilD123]

People who describe a night out as "messy".:sarcasm

 

[Will_NA]

People who act far more drunk than they actually are. And drunks who become dependant on other people, preventing them from having a good time.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

People who describe a night out as "messy".:sarcasm

Why?


The character limit really grinds my gears....

 

[Sureshot]

Way to spoil a good rant by applying some logic! isn't Brantano the TK Maxx of shoes though? I'm looking for some new formal shoes so I don't want rubbish.

Never had problem with them myself.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

Never had problem with them myself.

Same. I got one of my last pairs of school shoes from there.


Although to add some context the shoes I currently use for work/going out were purchased from Matalan.

But no-one knows that unless I tell them, so it really doesn't matter. they are just shoes.

 

[PhilD123]

Why?


The character limit really grinds my gears....

Well, in what way was it "messy"? The person probably went out, had a few drinks, came back in the early hours of the morning, in no way "messy". It's also probably because people put it in their facebook statuses generally in a line of "xxxxxxx WOOP WOOP wot a messy nite". Attention seekers.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

Well, in what way was it "messy"? The person probably went out, had a few drinks, came back in the early hours of the morning, in no way "messy". It's also probably because people put it in their facebook statuses generally in a line of "xxxxxxx WOOP WOOP wot a messy nite". Attention seekers.

So what you really have a problem with is people misusing it.

What if someone wasd to go out, get drunk, lose a shoe, wake up with several cuts and bruises etc. That would qualify as messy, surely?

Oh and people who have facebook status updates like that shouldn't be allowed to reproduce. Fact.

 

[PhilD123]

Yeah I suppose that's my problem. I hardly ever see it used properly like you put it, it's always in those type of facebook statuses. And yep, agreed.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

Yeah I suppose that's my problem. I hardly ever see it used properly like you put it, it's always in those type of facebook statuses. And yep, agreed.

Not every night out is messy, if it is you probably have a serious alcohol problem.

It just devalues the term and makes "messy night out" effectively a tautology.


Similarly with "random". Spur of the moment/spontaneous nights out are not random. If the person who arranged it played "night out?" roulette with texting people on his phone, then maybe it would be random.