What RUFFLES your feathers

[beige]

This has probably been mentioned numerous times, but is some COMMON COURTESY ON THE TRAINS too much to ask for?

a) On the train: If people are struggling to get on to the trains, MOVE DOWN THE CARRIAGE. Seriously, do you get free beer for crowding around the doors or something? I saw a woman trying to get her pram on the other day and people still wouldn't move.

b) At the station: I just assumed that it was common courtesy to move over to the left hand side of the escalator if you're not in a rush to make a connection and leave room for people that are trying to walk through? I don't know if it's the done thing here but it's what's done in every other city I've ever been to.

[jargan83]

nah both those things grind my gears as. In Sydney you keep left on the escalators or you get abused and possibly bowled over.

People hanging around the doors is just stupid and I don't know why it happens here, i can't say i have seen alot of it in Brisbane and Sydney.

Much like common sense, common courtesy isn't common
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[Swee_82]

nah both those things grind my gears as. In Sydney you keep left on the escalators or you get abused and possibly bowled over.

Or possibly killed-alot of Sydney people seem to have rage issues- I for one wouldn't want to take on a peak hour communter.
Maybe Perth needs to ge the Tube lady (who from memory got done out of the job last year), I'm sure she's flexible enough to tell people to stand on the left.

[jargan83]

Or possibly killed-alotof Sydney people have rage issues- I for one wouldn't want to take on a peak hour communter.

Neither would I, I have seen some extreme examples of this on my last couple of trips to Sydney. One made me piss myself laughing, after abusing a couple of asian tourists I started laughing and the dude turned around as he was speeding down the escalator at Town Hall station and asked me "what the f**k are you laughing at" and i kept laughing and replied "piss off dickhead". Maybe he was a tahs supporter, as I had my Force jersey on and he was sprinting for the Northern Line. Who would have thought catching a train could potentially turn into a round of Mortal Combat
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[BLR]

a) On the train: If people are struggling to get on to the trains, MOVE DOWN THE CARRIAGE. Seriously, do you get free beer for crowding around the doors or something? I saw a woman trying to get her pram on the other day and people still wouldn't move.

I have a mate that does this but he does it because he has a wierd phobia of sitting next to people on trains. So there's one explanation- wierdos.

[laura]

When your printer becomes an obsolete pile of plastic, metal bits and ink cartridges and then you feel the need to throw it off a balcony, but you need it.

[Bunji]

sounds like my ex girlfriend...

[jono]

[Swee_82]

This is a patently stupid thing to annoy me, but it does anyway, since someone on another internet forum pointed it out..

The "You'll Love Coles" Packaging (Told you it's dumb)

Have you even noticed the stupid little quote from consumers they stick on the front of everything??

For instance:
On a fruit and nut snack pack:
"An equal mix of fruit and nuts that's just delicious"- Carolyn, Mum of Two

On a can of Tomatoes:
"The sweet, rich flavour makes all my classic Italian recipes a sucess!"- Belinda, loves Italian cooking

On a packet of frozen vegetables:
"Australian-grown vegetables are good for you and good for Australia- Brian Australian farmer (Oi Oi Oi)


I think these messages have got marginally less innane over time, but it sitll manages to annoy me.

Rant over.

[frontrow]

Too many brazilian coffee beans (wakes me up everytime...brian, aussie bloke) this morning swee????

[Swee_82]

actually, maybe it's the lack of coffee that inspired that rant... thankfully no "you'll love coles" actors on the coffee beans

[frontrow]

Maybe one of those Zoot sponsered infomercials then...
Apparently the gruen transfer caught out a chick talking about how her family is really happy with such and such a product, and the reality was that the so called family were not even hers, truth in advertising, you've got to be joking...

[robyn <3]

my parents taking my computer away because im 'irresponsible' and having to borrow my sisters

[jono]

kingbg's insanley high score at helicopter... i am determined to beat it but i cant!

[force addict]

so many uni's to choose from