Rant Of The Day

[Beebo]

I've gone off Cats Does Countdown for the same reason. Intro lasts 20 mins.

If you’re watching cats does countdown for the actual game play, then you are watching the wrong show.

 

[Beebo]

It's an aspect of something I find frustrating with regard to Royalty and illness. Very sad that the King and his daughter in law(?) suffer/suffered cancer but for them no waits beyond NHS target times for appointments, no treatment delays, no losing their pitiful income when the can't work at full productivity, etc. With limited sympathy my real concern is for those with limited means for whom the impact on their day to day existence presents massive challenges on top of their illness.

I had the exact same discussions when my mother in law was in A&E for 72 hours. It was around the time the queen died.
I bet the Queen didn’t have to put up with that.

 

[secretsqirrel]

I'm surprised that some large stores like John Lewis now allow dogs in. I've seen pretty big dogs like German Shepherds, being walked round a crowded John Lewis. I like dogs but I think you should accept that it's not really fair to take them everywhere with you. You should accept that limits and inconvenience are part and parcel of pet ownership just as much as the joy they bring.

I feel the same about other peoples kids.

 

[dutchguylivingintheuk]

Ok. It’s sad that the guy from Dawson Creek has died.
But should the public be asked to fund a $2 million Go fund page me for his family?
People die every day.
Unless it’s some sort of horrible accident and the victim was penniless, I can’t see the merit in getting the begging bowl out.

Maybe I’m out of touch here. But this is the rant page.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrzw0klen8o

Well i think this should be an very important pint and lesson for Americans, because we can rant about the NHS what we want he needed to sell everything he had before he died just to pay for his treatment and the fundraiser now is just to keep to keep his family in their house.
We dont have that here or in most of europe. Sure you can pay for private but if you dont or can't you can go to the nhs without going bankrupt.

 

[BoldonLad]

It's an aspect of something I find frustrating with regard to Royalty and illness. Very sad that the King and his daughter in law(?) suffer/suffered cancer but for them no waits beyond NHS target times for appointments, no treatment delays, no losing their pitiful income when the can't work at full productivity, etc. With limited sympathy my real concern is for those with limited means for whom the impact on their day to day existence presents massive challenges on top of their illness.

Same with various “celebrities” talking about their condition. IMhO

 

[BoldonLad]

I feel the same about other peoples kids.

Me too 😂, in fact, other people full stop.

 

[CXRAndy]

I'm surprised that some large stores like John Lewis now allow dogs in. I've seen pretty big dogs like German Shepherds, being walked round a crowded John Lewis. I like dogs but I think you should accept that it's not really fair to take them everywhere with you. You should accept that limits and inconvenience are part and parcel of pet ownership just as much as the joy they bring.

In some parts of the country, a dog is an excellent deterrent. I dont see it being a problem if its behaving

 

[First Aspect]

I think he is referring to a waterfall walk in Wales where idiots fall over.
Similar to the idiots who do hillwalking in winter wearing trainers and t-shirts.

PS - Yes, I am victim blaming.

Actually, you aren't. But I think you are being a bit harsh and there are lots of better Darwin Award case studies every year.

 

[First Aspect]

I had the exact same discussions when my mother in law was in A&E for 72 hours. It was around the time the queen died.
I bet the Queen didn’t have to put up with that.

In fairness she did have to put up with visits from Boris Johnson and Lizz Truss in her last days. So it wasn't all plain sailing.

 

[Pross]

He's American and had bowel cancer. I'm gathering from the BBC article that typical of America his treatment has cost most, if not all, of his money - thus the gofundme. It's about America still being in the stone age with healthcare.

@BoldonLad 6 of the top 10 donors are Anonymous. Spielberg has gone public. Guardant Health are using it for PR. Some of the more famous I suspect may be doing it a somewhat of a humblebrag.

Refer to thread rule 2

 

[briantrumpet]

Refer to thread rule 2

Ooh!

 

[icowden]

OK It's a fair cop.

New rant.

At some point during lockdown, the rules of the road seem to have been revised such that if you want to park, you just drive onto any bit of pavement wide enough for a car. Really boils my watsits that these lazy bloody delivery drivers (it's usually delivery drivers) can't park their fecking cars legally. And it boils my watsits even more that the council seems to do sod all about it.

Most of these places have parking very close, or round the back.

Barstewards!

 

[Beebo]

He's American and had bowel cancer. I'm gathering from the BBC article that typical of America his treatment has cost most, if not all, of his money - thus the gofundme. It's about America still being in the stone age with healthcare.

@BoldonLad 6 of the top 10 donors are Anonymous. Spielberg has gone public. Guardant Health are using it for PR. Some of the more famous I suspect may be doing it a somewhat of a humblebrag.

BBC must be lurking here.
They have produced an article explaining the issue with actors and lack of medical cover.
It’s a terrible indictment on US medical care.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2dw01p7k8o

 

[Pross]

OK It's a fair cop.

New rant.

At some point during lockdown, the rules of the road seem to have been revised such that if you want to park, you just drive onto any bit of pavement wide enough for a car. Really boils my watsits that these lazy bloody delivery drivers (it's usually delivery drivers) can't park their fecking cars legally. And it boils my watsits even more that the council seems to do sod all about it.

Most of these places have parking very close, or round the back.

Barstewards!

Oh yes, the rant is a bit tame but a solid 7/10 for subject matter. There are several places on my run route where this happens and I’m so tempted to walk over the cars to make a point. It’s not so bad for me but they are also on routes to local schools so parents with pushchairs and little kids are forced into the road. There is a pub being renovated down the road and the builders constantly park on the pavement outside when there is an empty car park literally the other side of the road. The other day I had to wait to be able to go into the road as a delivery van completely blocked the path but as the path was so narrow they were also blocking the road enough to prevent two way traffic so utterly pointless using the path anyway. Selfish farkwits.

 

[Psamathe]

With so many in the UK sleeping on the streets, so many choosing between heating or eating, how do we spend £6m on a few people sliding a bit of stone down a few meters of ice?