Seemingly trivial things that elicit an emotional response of some kind

[First Aspect]

When I was up there the train wasn’t running to the top but it didn’t make a difference. It’s also crowded pretty much all year now albeit maybe less crowded. The only way to avoid crowds is to do the sort of conditions that only very experienced mountain walkers should be out in (and even then you’ll probably see a family walking in Crocs with no kit). Pen y Fan tends to get crowded at sunrise and sunset as that’s become a trend in recent years too.

Yep its a honey pot unfortunately.

For clarity, you can't get to the summit of Anoach Mor from the summit station of Annoach Mor. It's the same with the Cairn Gorm funicular, actually. The summits are restricted to people who walk up.

Putting a fence up would stop self entitled Tepegraph readers from writing in to complain. That's at least something.

 

[briantrumpet]

Onion skins.

When you think you've peeled enough layers off raw onions for cooking without wasting an extra layer, then when you come to eat the finished dish, you realise one skinny layer slipped through quality control.

 

[Pross]

Something I find intensely annoying is wildlife documentaries that anthropomorphise the animals.

BBC done some good big budget wildlife documentaries completely ruined (unwatchable) as they try and make the animals into mini-humans giving them human names and discussing their behaviours in human motivational terms. Yesterday afternoon saw BBC Serengeti program but had to give up after 10 mins it was so bad - great subjects, excellent filming just the human names for individuals and human motives for behaviours.

It's a trend that's got a lot worse over recent years.

If you didn’t see it the documentary that was on BBC1 just now with Hamza Yassin filming raptors in Africa might have been up your street. Just someone passionate about the subject going out to find and film his subject with the pure joy of seeing them. No story telling or overly preachy conservation stuff albeit touching on some of the issues faced by the birds and definitely not Disneyfied.

 

[First Aspect]

I cannot decide between irritated or amused by this on the local facebook page. Given I live in a rural setting, amused I think.

I assume she wants one of these -

 

[briantrumpet]

I cannot decide between irritated or amused by this on the local facebook page. Given I live in a rural setting, amused I think.

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I assume she wants one of these -

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That'll shew her.

 

[PurplePenguin]

Supermarket ready meals have improved massively in the last 30 years. Airline meals are largely unchanged. This intrigues me.

 

[briantrumpet]

Supermarket ready meals have improved massively in the last 30 years. Airline meals are largely unchanged. This intrigues me.

Co-op ones got worse, IMHO. Well, at least their lasagne, which used to be ace for £2 a pop, but now is just amorphous goo.

 

[icowden]

Supermarket ready meals have improved massively in the last 30 years. Airline meals are largely unchanged. This intrigues me.

I think airline meals have also got better personally.

 

[Pblakeney]

I think airline meals have also got better personally.

Depends on the airline, the grade, and the time span.
On a BA economy flight to Miami 45 years ago you got proper cutlery, cups, glasses, and plates. What stood out was caviar as a starter.

 

[First Aspect]

Depends on the airline, the grade, and the time span.
On a BA economy flight to Miami 45 years ago you got proper cutlery, cups, glasses, and plates. What stood out was caviar as a starter.

Adjusted for inflation, how much did that flight cost?

 

[Pblakeney]

Adjusted for inflation, how much did that flight cost?

No idea as my parents paid for it.
Freddie Laker had forced lower pricing though.

 

[First Aspect]

No idea as my parents paid for it.
Freddie Laker had forced lower pricing though.

I haven't verified this, but AI is never wrong so there's no need to.

Cost Comparison45 Years Ago (1981): A standard economy round-trip ticket across the Atlantic typically ran between $800 and $1,500 in unadjusted 1981 funds, which translates to roughly $2,500 to $4,000+ when adjusted for inflation. Fares were heavily regulated by governments and IATA (International Air Transport Association), keeping baseline prices artifically hugh

Today: A standard economy round-trip ticket between New York and London frequently ranges from $400 to $800, depending on the season and how early you book, with low-cost carriers occasionally offering introductory or one-way fares significantly lower than that.

 

[Pblakeney]

I haven't verified this, but AI is never wrong so there's no need to.

Cost Comparison45 Years Ago (1981): A standard economy round-trip ticket across the Atlantic typically ran between $800 and $1,500 in unadjusted 1981 funds, which translates to roughly $2,500 to $4,000+ when adjusted for inflation. Fares were heavily regulated by governments and IATA (International Air Transport Association), keeping baseline prices artifically hugh

Today: A standard economy round-trip ticket between New York and London frequently ranges from $400 to $800, depending on the season and how early you book, with low-cost carriers occasionally offering introductory or one-way fares significantly lower than that.

Given my parents income I'd suggest the latter paragraph very definitely was the most relevant.

 

[briantrumpet]

Given my parents income I'd suggest the latter paragraph very definitely was the most relevant.

I did a 10-day tour to the Arabian Gulf in 1981 with the County of Avon Schools Orchestra, flying Gulf Air for the five-centre tour (Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Dubai & Qatar) staying in Inter Continental Hotels, and it cost my not-well-off parents £150. Probably more than a week's wages for Dad then, but still a bargain, looking back.

 

[briantrumpet]

Annoyance at somehow scooping up my main mobile with the laundry and it ending up in the water bfore I realised. Currently drying in a tub of rice, but camera lenses betraying how much moisture is still inside. Thankfully the French SIM had its own mobile, so now both SIMS are in that one, so I've got all my tickets to return to Devon starting tomorrow. But drat, all the same.