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swittle Sep 2021 2:43pm, 3 Sep 2021 79,018 posts	Quote Pin swittle [Over-the-road neighbours are rarely at home during the day - but they seem to arrange - phone, text? - for the driver to leave packages, placed in plastic bags, in the wheelie bin in the small garden in front of their house.]
EatSleepRunRePete Sep 2021 6:58pm, 4 Sep 2021 80 posts	Quote Pin EatSleepRunRePete Drivers who don't actually check if they have to "give way" until they reach the "give way" line (this is mostly for those blinkered tw*ts at roundabouts!)
PenW Sep 2021 2:38pm, 6 Sep 2021 2,314 posts	Quote Pin PenW Deliveries: I paid for delivery today, I received a text with a time slot of 11.04-13:04, there is no tracking number, the item has not arrived. I need to go out to the supermarket and to walk the dog. At what point do I give up?
GordonG Sep 2021 3:54pm, 6 Sep 2021 8,766 posts	Quote Pin GordonG PenW, the only way to guarantee the delivery is for you not to be in
Snoot Sep 2021 3:56pm, 6 Sep 2021 3,163 posts	Quote Pin Snoot Drivers who don’t know how to deal with the merge junction on the one way in Ambleside!! Having gone through several times this weekend I lost count of the people giving way!!!!
PenW Sep 2021 6:19pm, 6 Sep 2021 2,315 posts	Quote Pin PenW Delivery never arrived
PenW Sep 2021 6:20pm, 6 Sep 2021 2,316 posts	Quote Pin PenW I did go out in the end.
Surrey Phil Sep 2021 6:32pm, 6 Sep 2021 7,001 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil Royal Mail announcing that they have a backlog and serious issues with their business 'click and collect' packages system. That's terrific considering that the Brighton Marathon members' race packs are due to be delivered this week.
WA Sep 2021 10:09pm, 6 Sep 2021 9,034 posts	Quote Pin WA Stupid school uniform rules, especially when they are nowhere to be found on the website, so the first time you hear of it is when your daughter is reprimanded for not wearing correct uniform. Grrr.
Dooogs Sep 2021 10:11pm, 6 Sep 2021 7,251 posts	Quote Pin Dooogs (I hate school uniform as a concept. I've just spent five mins knotting Lala's new Year 7 tie and showing her how to tighten and loosen it. Proper knotting can wait til the weekend )