Digging a hole to put a new stump in.
So far Ive dug up assorted concrete and 3 bluestone pitchers and still got another foot to go.
I hate digging stump holes, always was my pet hate
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Digging a hole to put a new stump in.
So far Ive dug up assorted concrete and 3 bluestone pitchers and still got another foot to go.
I hate digging stump holes, always was my pet hate
I share your dislike of digging. Actually, I hate it.
Always seem to be swinging the mattock for trenchs for pipes etc. Just too tight to spring for a tenching machine.
As you too seem, my brother, for a post hole digger.
People who think nothing of ringing me well after dark, expecting me to drop everything and spend whatever time is needed to do a step-by-step walkthru of the diagnosis and repair of their computer problems over the 'phone, yet "can't find the time" to lend me a hand for 10 mins when I need it...
Family I gotta put up with, but when others presume the same privilege... :mad:
^ OMG - big problem for me too
digging is up there, labouring - carrying/moving blocks/bricks/pavers
Tom
Reckon Al the rockologist must like digging
Measure once... measure twice... and for a good measure... measure a third time, make up both raised panel doors and glue em up to find its @#$%^&* 100mm too long!
changing mufflers with "pre bent" parts.
being a good samaritan but not getting a thank you!!:mad:
spam/spammers
slow drivers in the right hand lane
slow drivers in single lanes
housework
digging holes in the garden for trees/shrubs or new garden beds - no longer though :rolleyes:
hypocrites
I don't mind digging. Mindless work but it's easy. I hate working on computers - installing new software or hardware - anything like that. Hate it :mad:
The other thing I hate is tiling. Especially when you have to cut a hole near the edge of one and it keeps breaking. :mad: :mad:
Hey! I just did this too. Measured up for a sash window, and when I got it back from the joinery it was 100mm too high. Returned red-faced to the joinery to have it altered. Oh well, measure 4 times next time:oQuote:
Originally Posted by Harry72
Cheers
Michael
BTW I hate easing old windows.
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Originally Posted by echnidna
Well, its not breaking up old concrete with a sledge hammer....
Its not digging holes.........
Its getting rid of the spoil afterwards.....!!:(
Still, some jobs are worth it in the end !!:)
I reckon painting has to be up there. Spend all day on the tools and trying to get it looking right and then finding spots you need to touch up or some one points them out for you.
Digging up old concrete.
That's why in the remake of our backyard I'm leaving it intact and building garden beds on top. Easier to build above and bring in more soil.:D
Peter
Probably my worst pet hate is buying something then find in the following month its out on special heaps cheaper!
Being tired, especially on the weekends when there's so much you want to do. You go inside the house and have lunch and when you go back out to the shed the after-lunch tiredness sets in and you can't fight it. :(
People who do not have common courtesy, simple thing's like "please and thank you".:mad:
When you say hello to someone and they look at you right in the eye and ignore you.:mad:
Spitting.:mad:
The television stations, we buy the TV Week and look at the shows and movie for the week, "You rippa, look what's on Saturday night". Wait all week for it and make sure all is right in the universe so there you are settled and ready, when you hear "The program advertised for tonight will not be shown, instead we bring you Blah!, Blah!, Blah!"...:mad:
There's a lot more but these will do for now!....:rolleyes:
I realy hate it when you type a big paragraph and you look up and the caps button was on:( Geeez i hate that:(
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Originally Posted by Lignum
Then you cut and paste it into Word, use the change case command and recut and past it back.
Saved me retyping a few times.:D :D :D
Peter.
Thanks Pete, wish i had of known (or thought of) that years ago:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sturdee
Common courtesy, savage, agree with you there big time.
Also when you let someone into traffic and no acknowledgement, not even a bloody wave. How hard is it?
As prev mentioned I work at bunnings, part of our service standard is to say g'day to customers as we encounter them. Gets my goat the number of people that reciprocate by just looking right through you without blinking an eye.
Love it though when you get someone who genuinely appreciates the help and time you have spent with them, more than makes up for the pr!cks :)
Can't stand people who let their dog crap on other people's lawn/nature strip. Just filthy :( Or drop cigarette butts on the ground & think nothing of it :( Bloody litterbugs.
Like it when you go into a shop and get some genuine excellent customer service from someone who knows their job and is a people person. Puts you on a high for a while :)
Cheers................Sean
I don't like people who think they build themselves up by putting others down.
I am not particularly fond of those who cut in front of you to steal your carpark. I find this only angers people and some will damage the offender's car anyway (no, not me for this one).
I find cars that park on my nature strip sometimes get flat tyres.
Owners that allow their mutts to snap one off on my lawn are surprised to discover it activates the sprinklers.
Monkeys that drive too fast :p
What I do like is people who say thanks, are generally considerate (face it, we all have bad days) and treat everyone as equals, whether in the car, shop or anywhere else.
I especially like shop owners who don't take cr*p and tell their customers to take a hike when they deserve it.
Ditto. And I won't do anything for relatives. Once you do, they expect 24/7 service at no cost. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!
Committees:mad:
Redundant apostrophes!! :D :o
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:p
I still hate them though (bugg'r'd a good weekend for me:mad: )
People who rewrite history!! ;)
2 shay...
I can't stand weak handshakes. Bugs the snot out of me. Nothing worse than meeting a bloke who can't give a decent handshake. I'm not talking about a vice-like grip here, but I'm not trying to hold your hand, I'm trying to greet you! Some people's handshakes feel like you're shaking a dead fish.:(
On the flip side, I think it is funny when someone tries to give you the 'power handshake', with their hand over the top of yours. Cracks me up.:D If you think you are superior to me because your hand is above mine, then you're probably not, because I know it is just a handshake!:D
I also hate bad sports. The type that deliberately cheat to win a game. Like Italian divers.:mad: The 'Hand of God' goal by Maradona all those years ago is highly celebrated by the Argentinians - personally, my blood boils every time I see it.:mad:
I've got to say I really have a hate on for stupid people... Cricky I hate myself sometimes:D
Careful, the spelling nazis are out there;) , or maybe Steve Irwin (?) thinks he has sole rights to it:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Toolin Around
I hate the weak handshake too. And the premature one, you know where they grab your fingers. If you're going to shake my hand, do it properly, godammit!
On the subject of driving: people who drive at 60 in an 80 zone and then keep doing 60 through the 50 and the school zone. Why??
Stuck throttle;)Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Yeah, that's what I thought. Or asleep....
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Originally Posted by silentC
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Well, it's very baaaaaad behaviour, if you ask me :p
pet hate? dont have any... nope none at all :cool:
mmm well okay I got one or two :rolleyes:
Rain... yeah I know we gotta have rain... but I hate the stuff cause I cant run my extention lead to my shed and theres things I gotta do out there! :mad: if the damned rain doesnt let up I'll be changin teams and becomin a darksider :eek: well its so ruddy dark out there just now (11am) that a bat would have trouble usin its radar ;)
another?... okay... Cant abide those mucho jerks that grab yer hand and SQUEEEEEEEEEZE like they have to break your friggin hand and every ruddy finger... Im sayin GIDDAY for gods sake! the other side of the coin phissez me of as well when you shake hands with a cold wet floppy fish :mad: uuughhhhh!... also those blokes that feel they have to shake hands AND put their friggin arm around your shoulders!! GAWD I HATE THAT!!! :mad: GET OUTTA MY SPACE! :mad:
On the other hand I kinda like it when a sheila does that ;)
Another thing I really hate... is when your talkin to someone and the buggars wont look in yer eye! whats with that? :mad:
Customer service... pet hate of mine are those shytes that ignore you totally... or hassle the hell out of you to get a sale... either one makes me loose it :mad:
Restaurants that give bad service... and restaurants that have a cook or chef that serves the meat just about nearly seared on the outside and totally friggin raw inside!! :mad: If I want raw meat I will ask for it otherwise cook the stuffin thing! :mad:
Price of a cup of coffee at a cafe... just a standard friggin coffee!! I mean $4.00 - $5.00 for a friggin cuppa? you gotta be bloody jokin!! :mad:
What else?... gettin old and finding I HAVE to wear glasses ALL THE BLOODY TIME!! gawd that drives me knuts! Im always leavin my glasses inside the house heading to the shed and find I cant see a bloody thing!! :mad:
Measureing instruments that DONT WORK or are setup upside down! With tiny lettering and numbers that the hubble telescope could only just pick up :mad:
Kids that wont do their chores... drives me ratty... I mean 5 mins outta their friggin day to do a small chore to help around the house and they carry on like youve asked them to fly to the friggin moon! :mad:
Kids with no respect... cant abide kids that dont know their place and stand up to argue with and generally insult all and sundry... on the other side of that are their parents I cant stand that some parents dont set ANY boundaries for their kids and dont discipline them when they go beyond any that may be set :mad:
lack of respect for the law... Im not a cop or anything like it and Im not heading that way with this but rather once there was a sayin used "do the crime do the time" and always own up to something youve done take your medicine put it behind you and move on... these days people do somethin they blame everything and anything and accept no responsibility for anything they do... "ooh Im from a single family" "ohh I was abused as a child" "ohhh Im from a disadvantaged background" SO FRIGGIN WHAT? you chose to do whatever it was! you knew it was wrong! you got caught tough shyte take your medicine shut up and do your time then move on!... sorry that one really REALLY IRRITATES THE BLAZES outta me! :mad:
ooohh!! that brings me to another one!!... the damned magistrates! friggin laws there use the bloody thing! stop pussy footin around givin useless non sentances! whats with this bullshyte namby pamby criminal justice system that lets murders peodophiles abusers visious assulters and other bastards out on the streets with a slap on the wrist? I mean gaol the bastards! if they cant pay a fine gaol them... it worked in years past it will work in todays society!... dont ask! but believe me it works :mad: but lettin the gits free to continue and continue to wreck havoc on the law abiding community is just stupidity! :mad:
ooohhhh one more!!... Polibloodytisians!! man those idiots wouldnt know their gronicles from their earholes! when was the last time one of those gits literally went to the shop to buy a litre of milk? or bananas? or even down to the servo to fill up the car? THEY DONT!!! so they have absofrigginlutely NO BLOODY IDEA what we go through at the servos and shops on a weekly basis! :mad:
other than those couple Ive no pet peeves at all :p :D
ahem... actually I could probably pull up a couple more if I tried ;)
Good to see your a fairly layed back bloke Shane and not much bothers you;) :D
Painting celings espically ornate ones :mad: :mad: :mad:
People that pull across an intersection when theres no where to go , lights change and then you are blocked :mad: :mad:
Smart #### D!khead SIL :mad:
Hurting myself. Hate that. Always doing it. off at myself cause I seem to do things over as though I'd forgetten doing it just last week. Don't learn. Either hitting my head on beams, or, belting my fingers with hammers, or cutting myself.....forever cutting my fingers...just visited the emergency this morning.....6 stitches in my left palm, so I lost a days work :rolleyes:
People who drive at night with their foglights on. When there's no fog. Esp on rainy nights. Esp Holden drivers. How those foglights meet the standard I don't know.
People who stand too close to you whaile they're talking. Esp. tall f*ckw1ts who think that they're better/smarter than you because their #### is further from the ground
Cluless 12 yr old condecending receptionists
businesses that don't answer within 4 rings
Superior shop assistants, esp. 20- somethings. You're shop assistants, for f*ck's sake.
Cr*p coffee
McDonalds
People who dont flush.
Public dunnies, esp in Turkey :eek:
Meat pies that have no meat, only thick gooey pastry and runny brown stuff, and bits of offal.
Big Bother
Aussie soaps
Any soaps
Delaying the Rugby 7 hrs, for no apparent reason. C'mon!
Austar
Home theatre salesman
I could go on.........