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Leave me alone, I don't want to talk to you
What has the global village done to individual social responsibility and the respect for others privacy? Encouraged way too much interaction/introduction when clearly not needed or requested. I don't want to be everyone's friend.
27-Jan-12 16:18

Dog fouling - my town is now one big dog toilet!
I'm sick and tired of lazy dog owners and the way they allow their dogs to foul the footpaths in the town where I live. In the last few years they have rapidly transformed the place into one great big dog toilet!
23-Jan-12 17:13

January Sales - tis the season to be folly!
Let's be honest, some people are plain bonkers, aren't they? Come the January sales, cash strapped shoppers tend to throw caution to the wind and buy the most hideous, pointless tat they wouldn't otherwise dream of buying.
5-Jan-12 18:45

Sly bar staff know when fruit machines pay out
Certain staff watch the machines and can apparently work out when a jackpot is due. The really cheeky ones actually turn the machines of if they consider a jackpot is due so that regular punters can't win the top prizes.
3-Jan-12 17:44

Night out with friends spoiled by unruly kids
This week I met up with my friends from schooldays for a Christmas get together. We went to Al Forno's in New Malden. Not long after we were seated at our table several couples came in with their children.
27-Dec-11 10:01

Why I will no longer fly with Ryanair
I fly quite frequently due to relocating from Bristol to Glasgow. In the past I've also defended Ryanair as people complain about card fees, baggage costs and toilet charges. I stood by them saying that despite all these fees...
22-Dec-11 13:00

CSA mistake leads to family break up
I can't believe how many similar stories about the way parents are being treated by the CSA there are on here, and although reading them makes me feel like at least it isn't only us, it also makes me realise that this is never going to end.
12-Dec-11 20:39

Technology moves on, but are things better?
Why, as technology gets more sophisticated, do the things we are prepared to accept get poorer in quality? Bigger TVs, yet we watch stuff on tiny mobile phone screens...
5-Dec-11 19:18

Public sector strikes holding the country to ransom
Here we go again, more strikes from public sector employees. This of course will force lots of private sector workers to be away from work too, the end result being a loss of a days wage for some. How selfish is this?
29-Nov-11 17:58

eBay sellers at the mercy of buyer's protection
Whenever I sell something on eBay, the buyer only has to complain to eBay that they haven't received it, or that it wasn't as described to stop payment from being transferred from Paypal into my bank account.
28-Nov-11 18:39