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Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?
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zuben el genub
Extreme Android User
I'd like to get rid of emojis. They annoy me on keyboards. I have a flying fickle finger of fate jpg image edited emoji size.
Milo Willamson
Android Expert
Youth people acting like families with kids running around, okay we get it, why not just wrapp up everything else in a shoe string, honestly stop making babies and stop making everyone like models, enough is enough, thou should not pass until the moon riven up again, and does the tidal wave dance.
This new, incredibly stupid annoying SMS/MMS ability for stupid Apple users to 'like' a text. Either actually answer it or don't, but stop freaking 'liking' them. Like a tweet, forum or Facebook post but fargin' stop that nonsense for a text. Seriously, stop.
Milo Willamson
Android Expert
People never looking up in general, no matter what they have in their hands, or head, they need to look out for the road ahead of themselves though.
Still if you are walking in an unfamiliar side walk talking with friends, then yeah it is alright with just that, but come on people, do not block your ears with earphones, or even those horseshoe speakers for your phones. You look like a mule.
Still if you are walking in an unfamiliar side walk talking with friends, then yeah it is alright with just that, but come on people, do not block your ears with earphones, or even those horseshoe speakers for your phones. You look like a mule.
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Never accept the renewal premium.
Singers without a band.
Parents of special little Johnny's are the worst. Like they are the first and only parent that is proud of their kid.
zuben el genub
Extreme Android User
Parents of special little Johnny's are the worst. Like they are the first and only parent that is proud of their kid.
And if that little kid doesn't do well in whatever, he/she is punished by said parent.
My kid did some skating competitions. I'd watch the other parents instead. If their kid did NOT win a ribbon or come in first, parent would berate said kid very nastily in front of others. I assume that most competitions have the same reactions.
You DON'T live your life through your offspring!
Unfortunately, yes. Soccer and track/cross country were cut-throat in middle school (soccer) and high school (running), it was actually a bit worse for the girls I thought. Terrible, these are just kids and most (all) are not going to be pro's down the road.
Armor ripping
"Offers Over" when buying a house.
The home report says it's valued at a certain price, that's all the current owner should be asking for. Not offers over the legal value.
I wouldn't walk in to a shop and tell the owner I wanted to pay £2 for an item that costs £1.50. Why should I do the same with a house.
The home report says it's valued at a certain price, that's all the current owner should be asking for. Not offers over the legal value.
I wouldn't walk in to a shop and tell the owner I wanted to pay £2 for an item that costs £1.50. Why should I do the same with a house.
Free market. The value of a home is what a willing seller will accept and what a willing buyer will pay. Everything else is anyone's best guess.
Call it what you like, it's total balls if you ask me.
zuben el genub
Extreme Android User
We are having a housing shortage in some parts of the US. They do bid over and the minute the property comes on the market.
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Deleted User
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At least in Scotland, the offer is binding. You can't have the situation where some asshat buyer from hell decides to reduce their offer by £10k, 4 days before exchange of contracts. !"$£*#!
That happened to us.
In the US, the buyer makes an offer, the seller accepts the offer, and it is formalized in a purchase and sale agreement. Once that is executed there are prescribed penalties in the contract should either party back out or attempt to change the terms.
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I considered a few justified penalties for that one. She was a right pain from start to finish. Some kind of binding clause would be good. Too much scope for messing people around in our system.
And for slightly less you could buy this ...
https://properties.lefigaro.com/announces/chateau-cher-centre-france/11159832/
Now there's a tough decision (NOT!).
https://properties.lefigaro.com/announces/chateau-cher-centre-france/11159832/
Now there's a tough decision (NOT!).
My dad mentioned he's been stung like that a few years back when he was looking for a house in Wales.
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It was frantic. Estate agent organised everyone in the chain to take a hit on selling price, to let it filter down to the scumbag.
Had our hearts not been set on the house, the whole thing would have collapsed.
Lessons learned - don't put up with this kind of attitude. First sign of trouble - kick 'em into touch.
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Continuing with the property related theme, here's something else that I'm sure will grind someone's gears. A local house has just been sold. It's been unoccupied for some time. Today we learned that the recent cold snap must have burst a water pipe in the house, and the ceiling has totally collapsed.
That's a nice house warming gift for the new occupants. Hope they got insurance sorted out.
That's a nice house warming gift for the new occupants. Hope they got insurance sorted out.