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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:25 pm 
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Paying a £1 to go across a small bridge in Southampton.

Each bloody way.


theres one in Bath, it was 50p when i went the wrong way and ended up on it with no cash and it was before cards were acceptable, the guy said go back but my 4.4mtr XLWB sprinter said "dont" so i had a freebie

its 80p now

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathampton_Toll_Bridge


The Cob at Porthmadog was 5p, its free now, the Penrhyndeudraeth toll was 50p but saved a long trip

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:45 am 
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Dunham bridge into Lincolnshire from Nottinghamshire on the A57. 40 pence. It’s a long way round to avoid the toll. Privately built, privately owned, no other bridge can be built within 15 miles of it.
The butt of the joke by John Bisop and Jason Manford at separate gigs in Lincoln…

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Sat Navs sending you the wrong way in London.

Which drives me mad. :sad:

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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been having major problems with browser of late so ended up restoring to factory settings but now after doing that my twitter account is blocked

You should count yourself lucky.

Twitter is more toxic than the number 4 reactor at Chernobyl.

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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People moaning about the heat.

FFS. ](*,)

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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People moaning about the heat.

FFS. ](*,)


Tell ‘em to head for Lincolnshire. Colder than a witches tit.

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Sussex wrote:
People moaning about the heat.

FFS. ](*,)


Tell ‘em to head for Lincolnshire. Colder than a witches tit.



not in the more southerly regions of the county it isn't !

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Someone has registered their car at my address and am now receiving dart charge penalty notices ! :evil: :evil: :evil:

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Temporary three-way traffic lights, with no f***er working within a square mile.

They should be taxed £10,000 a day, which would ensure they are not installed and forgotten about.

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getting my 27 year old boiler serviced and finding out it's good for another 2 or 3 years and then 22.30 that night water coming through the ceiling from the main header tank (only 10 years old) ! :evil: :evil: :evil:

so in the space of half a day thinking I can afford another cruise to oh there goes my holiday money :sad:


and whilst trying to access the loft late at night to see if I could work out what's going on the ladder went from under me and I fell out of the loft ! :roll:

luckily only some heavy grazing and a few big bruises

need two new ballcocks for the tanks and overflow pipe had come off :sad: so minimal hot water till tuesday :sad:

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Mums who think it's ok that their toddlers can get in cabs covered in or eating an ice cream/jam doughnut.

And then appear shocked when you give them a pack of wipes.

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Mums who think it's ok that their toddlers can get in cabs covered in or eating an ice cream/jam doughnut.

And then appear shocked when you give them a pack of wipes.



or get annoyed if you ask their kid to stop kicking the back of your seat !

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Punters expecting me to get up at 3.00 am to take them to the airport for an early flight.

And then getting the hump when I say I don't think so. [-X

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Punters expecting me to get up at 3.00 am to take them to the airport for an early flight.

And then getting the hump when I say I don't think so. [-X



careful about being too picky it can be damaging to your future earnings prospects

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