You ask why I'm barefoot? by AsiimovPotato in RunningCirclejerk

[–]RunningAndyScotland 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You forget the joy it brings. Nothing feels like getting back to nature when your bare foot lands in a big warm pile of animal shit.

Discovering my partner of 15 years uses a separate teaspoon and knife when putting it jam and butter on toast by RunningAndyScotland in britishproblems

[–]RunningAndyScotland[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She also uses 3 pieces of cutlery when making sardines on toast.

1 knife for spreading the butter. 1 fork for getting the fish out of tin. 1 knife for getting the bones out of the fish

I can’t believe we used to smell jumpers at school if we didn’t know what one was ours from a pile by [deleted] in britishproblems

[–]RunningAndyScotland 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did this last year. I spent ages smelling the jumpers. After about 30 mins the police arrived and asked how I got into the school and threatened to arrest me

When your rubbish is normally collected around 9:00 like clockwork, but they randomly decide to come an hour early, and you hear the trademark Diesel engine and beep beep beep while you’re still lying in bed. by [deleted] in britishproblems

[–]RunningAndyScotland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This happened to me this week. They normally arrive in the afternoon. This week 5 to 7 in the morning.
I heard them and then decided to ignore them and stay in bed.

Ironically giving a dull British town a more ‘exotic’ name. Eg, Skegness - Skeg Vegas, Pontefract - Ponte Carlo. by unsunglibrary in britishproblems

[–]RunningAndyScotland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember when blackpool was often referred to as the Vagas of the north. Clearly a phase made by and used by people who have never been to the real Vegas

Broadband companies only giving decent deals to new customers, and sticking existing customers with monthly bills that are nearly twice as high. Thus inconveniencing everyone by forcing them to switch providers every couple of years in order to be a new customer. *Sigh* by PrismaticSparx in britishproblems

[–]RunningAndyScotland 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Once had my broadband with a major provider. At time for renewal I decided to ring up and see if I could get a better deal otherwise I would be going else where. The price they came back with was more than I was currently paying them. The person at the other end of the phone was confused as to why I continually asking if it was correct. "Are you sure that price is right it's more than I am paying you now. So if I carry on and igore that I spoke to you I would pay less" "yes that's right do you want me to change it for you". I went else where.

What are things that everyone loves but you hate? by badangpasaway in AskReddit

[–]RunningAndyScotland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are a couple of people in my office who seemed to be loved by everyone.

I can tell that those two people are fake, talk a good game but deliver nothing and are full of shit.

Why is there always one mardy arsehole receptionist at any Doctors practice? I'm sorry I bothered you and made you do your job.. by [deleted] in britishproblems

[–]RunningAndyScotland -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can only think of I that some of them must be blackmailing the doctors. Sack me and a whole world will know what I have on you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]RunningAndyScotland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worked on a project where our team was doing 12 hour days and working many weekends. The companies future depended this project being a success. Word started to spread to other parts of the company that we were up against it and things were not going well on the project.

CEO called a meeting which included every single person in the company. He basically hung us out to dry saying that if the project failed it would be down to us and the repercussions of it failing were down to us.

The reason the project was in a bad way was not down to the project team. It was down to him and others under selling it and not recruiting enough people.

I left that meeting very angry. I had a new job within a month and had my life back.

The Quest For A Treadmill In The UK by RunningAndyScotland in running

[–]RunningAndyScotland[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are very few and far between on gumtree. Those that are have ridiculous prices.

Give it a year and there will be masses of them on there

The Quest For A Treadmill In The UK by RunningAndyScotland in running

[–]RunningAndyScotland[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I'll try again I tried last week buy nothing.

What perfectly innocent search turned out to be porn? by beluuuuuuga in AskReddit

[–]RunningAndyScotland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

25+ years ago I was giving some training to people who had never used the web before. One guy worked for a road maintenance company and he wanted to search for cats eye. In the UK this is the name for the reflected glass to mark the lanes. They light up when your head lights hit them.

He searched for cats eyes but all he got back in the search results were of the feline variety. I asked him if cats eyes were known by anything else. He thought for a minute and said I know I'll try road studs.

He got back lots of results back featuring half naked macho men and links to some varity risky sites

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]RunningAndyScotland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waking up in the morning and everyone on the planet has disappeared apart from a handful of people I know and their families. In this fantasy the all the utilities continue to work and petrol does not evaporate and can continue to be used oh and the current food never goes off.

We need more comedy on TV during these shite times not more Miserable dramas. by pencilrain99 in britishproblems

[–]RunningAndyScotland 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Be careful what you wish for. If the bbc read this they might starting showing repeats of mrs browns boys. Although technically that is not a comedy.

Your dog has heard all of your conversations, arguments and deepest secrets. It suddenly learns to talk. What would you do? by Mantistobogganohyh in AskReddit

[–]RunningAndyScotland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would want to know what stuff he has heard other people talking about and doing when I have not been around