Anyway, there's some things which get right up my nose .... and just lately the list continues to grow. Maybe I'm turning into Victor(ia) Meldrew.
My current pet peeve is the way newspapers, magazines etc. keep on using the words savvy and hack. "Savvy Mum shares genius hack for savings on grocery bill !!!!!! "
Turns out it's just some bint who uses money off coupons.
But everyone who gets the most feeble idea in their pea brain is suddenly "savvy". Wut?
And what's with this damned "hack" thing? I thought that's what naughty people did to computers. What's wrong with using the correct word - "tip". Or even hint. Or idea.
Another thing which is annoying the hell out of me is the humble T-shit.
As a scruffy cow I wear a lot of T-shirts - in Summer as a main item of apparel and in Winter underneath a jumper or fleecy. As does the Ole Man. So we tend to buy the not very expensive Ts in packs of 3 usually from High Street stores - especially the Winter use ones. Can't see any point in paying lots for a plain T that no one can see.
But the cheapskate bastards are saving money by making the sleeves (already short) a bit shorter. Which results in about an inch of fabric in the underarm area, which is prone to easily scrunching up into a bunch and being very uncomfortable. For the sake of another inch of fabric to keep it seated comfortably around the bicep area.
Even slightly more expensive outlets such as M&S have jumped onto this tightwad bandwagon.
I'm contemplating writing a strong letter of condemnation to my Member of Parliament.
Usually I have a woman who comes to my house to do this as I loathe the whole hairdresser's experience. Unfortunately, she's been ill for some time so my last haircut in December necessitated a foray into the murky world of feminine beauty practices. As it will once these establishments re-open.
It was harrowing.
Hair wash - tip the washer - sit shivering until cutter becomes free.
Get hair pulled - basic cut - tip the cutter - shit shivering until dryer comes over.
Hair dried flat to scalp, no attempt at styling - dryer requires a tip.
Finished effect looks grim. Then pay for the procedure which is cost of wash, cut, blow dry (all of whom I seem to have paid already - but no!) plus cost of Conditioner which I didn't want/need/have as I've got oily hair, plus cost of "straightening" which I didn't want/need/have due to having poker straight hair but these things have to be paid for anyway as they're "included in the price".
So that's £45 thank you Madam plus 3 hours of my time, plus hypothermia, plus petrol to get there and parking cost once I arrive for a shite job on my barnet.
As opposed to 15 minutes and £10 for the home visit.
Hair wash - tip the washer - sit shivering until cutter becomes free.
Get hair pulled - basic cut - tip the cutter - shit shivering until dryer comes over.
Hair dried flat to scalp, no attempt at styling - dryer requires a tip.
Another renegade Rat-Lord from the Master pond of scum.
The old days when you had one hairdresser that did the lot; these modern salons have all the juniors washing. Thankfully not all salons do this.
My hair is so dry and brittle - I don't know how to fix it
if I try not washing it for a day or two it looks dirty and greasy - no win win situation here
I'm sure my ex-husband wants my boys to be obese or get diabetes - every week they come home from his place (over night stay at his place) laden with junk, yesterday was 3ltrs of ice-cream, large packet of noodles and these huge as ice-cream cones. The week before boxes and boxes of chocolate coated muesli bars and these individual packed chocolate cakes. Ham knuckles which is mainly fat. Huge bags of white bread buns. Huge bags of lollies, large packets of chocolate. It really pisses me off. I text him if you want to bring food, please bring healthy stuff like fruit and wholemeal buns - hasn't happened yet. He's also into fizzy drinks and juice, just ARGGGHHH
When we were together he'd cook rice with sugar <- I use to moan about this too, stop putting sugar in everything, you are turning plain healthy rice into unhealthy.
My son started college this year and they have a canteen, so I said you can get $5 every Friday for a brought lunch as long as you iron your uniform, polish shoes, go to music lessons, do homework etc. First week, orientation week I actually gave him $10 which was too much, he brought heaps of lollies after school, so the following week went down to $5. Third week his father gave him $15 so through out the week he could spend at the canteen or how ever much lollies he wanted (I already give my boys lolly money). He just threw my $5 a week plan out the window AARRRGGHHH
I've told there father twice now, keep your money you give to the boys at your place, even better open them up a savings account and put half or all of it in it to teach them to save for items instead of just spending it in junk food.
This is what I do, give them a couple of dollars a week for lollies, the pocket money goes into bank otherwise they will spend it on junk food which I do not want.