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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 9:57 pm 
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Customers that are too thick to realise that pushing the shopping trolley to the car makes it easier to load than carrying the bags from the shop.

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or runs it into the rear of the car ...... bang

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:28 pm 
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1. Women who tell you the time of their birthday party has changed the day before, meaning you have to tell the 24 other people of the change of time. #-o

2. Having to pay the bill for 25 people at a birthday party including wine and drinks. :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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When you arrive at the pickup and a couple are smoking outside, who completely ignore you. Then after a few minutes when you're just about to give up and leave they stub out their fags, come over and say 'are you our taxi ?' :x


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Best was ;
Pickup : Kings head pub
Name : couldnt understand
Destination : couldnt understand
D'ya think I did it :?: :?:


works for us sometimes

base sent me a local job from a train station....

guy was Spanish, base op obviously gave up as it wasnt a £4 job, it was a £12 job, and I dropped him off, made a phone call and the guys RETURN came up, another £12......

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When you stop alongside some parked cars to drop off/pickup (not blocking the road) with your hazards on and some idiot drives right up behind you and after sitting inches from your bumper for a few moments starts flashing their lights and blowing their horn. Eventually having to reverse back a few feet and then drive round you.


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When you park on a completely empty supermarket carpark at 4am and when you come back after doing your shopping the only other two cars to arrive have parked each side of you !

When you go to fuel up at end of shift at a petrol station/convenience store and the car you wait behind at the pump is inside doing their weekly shop !


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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:30 am 
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When you go to fuel up at end of shift at a petrol station/convenience store and the car you wait behind at the pump is inside doing their weekly shop !


It amazes me how many people patiently queue for a pump when there are free pumps on the "wrong" side. Don't modern cars still come with reverse gears?

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When you go to fuel up at end of shift at a petrol station/convenience store and the car you wait behind at the pump is inside doing their weekly shop !


It amazes me how many people patiently queue for a pump when there are free pumps on the "wrong" side. Don't modern cars still come with reverse gears?



dont hoses reach to the far side of cars now?...

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Bart wrote:
sasha wrote:

When you go to fuel up at end of shift at a petrol station/convenience store and the car you wait behind at the pump is inside doing their weekly shop !


It amazes me how many people patiently queue for a pump when there are free pumps on the "wrong" side. Don't modern cars still come with reverse gears?



dont hoses reach to the far side of cars now?...


Depends on the garage a lot don't

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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many garages only let you use pumps facing forwards because of their CCTV set up :wink:

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many garages only let you use pumps facing forwards because of their CCTV set up :wink:



ive a number plate front and back...


technology eh?

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When young women get in the car and start screeching at the top of their voices even though they're sat next to each other, then they ask for the radio to be turned up (if you were'nt shouting so loudly you'd be able to hear it !). Then after turning the radio up they then proceed to screech even louder and you still can't hear the radio ! :roll:


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When a punter gets in the car and the very first thing they say is 'I've got a discount card'. Not how are you, good evening or anything else.

I usually reply 'very well thank you, how are you ? Oh sorry I thought you asked how I was'. Completely throws them :lol:


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Southport PH wrote:
When three people get into the back of my car and the first person slides across the back seat instead of waling round and opening the other door.

People who press the button on a pelican crossing without looking to see how busy the road is.

Punters who get into my taxi and then want to stop at the shop 200 yards from their house.

Punters who expect me to wait outside the takeaway whilst they go inside and order their food.


surely the meter is ticking over & throw on a couple of extras??


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Bart wrote:
sasha wrote:

When you go to fuel up at end of shift at a petrol station/convenience store and the car you wait behind at the pump is inside doing their weekly shop !


It amazes me how many people patiently queue for a pump when there are free pumps on the "wrong" side. Don't modern cars still come with reverse gears?


i never done that until i got the jag on, didn't want to scratch it, got a doblo now so couldn't care less :lol:


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