chrisp65 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 if I needed Whatsapp to co-ordinate diaries with friends, well, that situation would fix itself fairly quickly 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 WhatsApp does make things massively easier, especially as @Stevo985 says, when trying to organise a stag do/holiday/night out for a load of people. It's one of the only forms of 'social' media I like! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 5, 2018 Moderator Share Posted November 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: if I needed Whatsapp to co-ordinate diaries with friends, well, that situation would fix itself fairly quickly I actually have it on my phone for some reason. Guaranteed that I only ever used it the once (suspect its daughter related) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted November 5, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2018 When people who use exclamation! marks! In every! ****! post! See also overuse of ellipsis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I don't mind apps, it just feels so soulless to 'need' an app for friendship. A few of my lot organised a meal out, we organised it whilst stood around at the footy on Saturday, just feels more organic. I'm co-ordinating diaries and using apps and booking slots for end of November all day in work. I'd rather a chance meeting in a shop or up the club come Saturday. Horses for courses I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Designer1 said: When people who use exclamation! marks! In every! ****! post! See also overuse of ellipsis. Tell me about it........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 1 minute ago, chrisp65 said: I don't mind apps, it just feels so soulless to 'need' an app for friendship. A few of my lot organised a meal out, we organised it whilst stood around at the footy on Saturday, just feels more organic. I'm co-ordinating diaries and using apps and booking slots for end of November all day in work. I'd rather a chance meeting in a shop or up the club come Saturday. Horses for courses I guess. I get that, I do, and I'm not the sort of person who is glued to their phone. I class it as a necessary evil. However, my best mates are spread out over the UK (well, Brum, Wolves, Coventry and London!) but we don't get together that much. Trying to organise a holiday to Asia would normally be a long drawn out affair but WhatsApp** means we can post ideas to the 'group' etc and it helps make it much easier than it was in days gone by when it comes to pitching ideas and hotels to stay etc. ** other messaging apps are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 5, 2018 Moderator Share Posted November 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Xela said: I get that, I do, and I'm not the sort of person who is glued to their phone. I class it as a necessary evil. However, my best mates are spread out over the UK (well, Brum, Wolves, Coventry and London!) but we don't get together that much. Trying to organise a holiday to Asia would normally be a long drawn out affair but WhatsApp** means we can post ideas to the 'group' etc and it helps make it much easier than it was in days gone by when it comes to pitching ideas and hotels to stay etc. ** other messaging apps are available. You can do that with FB Messenger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Just now, bickster said: You can do that with FB Messenger None of us are on FB We're all anti social media! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted November 5, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, Designer1 said: When people who use exclamation! marks! In every! ****! post! See also overuse of ellipsis. Incorrect typing and overuse of the ellipsis is one of the most infuriating things. I find not reading on topic helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 5, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2018 A vote for Team Whatsapp here. Very useful for, well, what Alex said. For some reason we tend to use it for family stuff, but Facebook for the 'friends gang'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I've just had to get FB Messenger to keep in touch with one of the kids. But the thought of an organised and co-ordinated social life just sounds like something I really wouldn't take to. Which would explain me only having two friends, and one of those is my right hand with lipstick on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 7 hours ago, Wainy316 said: M&S petrol stations which double up as a mini supermarket. This means if you want to pay for petrol you end up in a queue behind loads of people doing their weekly shop. Offer pay at pump for people that just want fuel you twunts! On a similar note, the tesco petrol station by me has large signs everywhere that say "extra long hoses please use both lanes" and yet every **** in front of me waits for the pump so the tank is on that side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 37 minutes ago, Designer1 said: When people who use exclamation! marks! In every! ****! post! See also overuse of ellipsis. Should have been an instant ban years ago. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 5, 2018 Moderator Share Posted November 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Jimzk5 said: On a similar note, the tesco petrol station by me has large signs everywhere that say "extra long hoses please use both lanes" and yet every **** in front of me waits for the pump so the tank is on that side. Happens everywhere, I think its hilarious, I can usually pull up to a pump on the wrong side whilst others are still queuing for a pump. Long live the imbecile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Drinking from a stein, the biggest i can get my hands on, cant resist even though i know its actually shit You can give it the barry mcbiggun about german beer all you want the last half a pint is always a staring contest with luke warm piss water 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonyh29 Posted November 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2018 32 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: . But the thought of an organised and co-ordinated social life just sounds like something I really wouldn't take to. Which would explain me only having two friends, and one of those is my right hand with lipstick on it. We use it for our lads night out planning , and sharing funny stuff ... email was too complicated for some of them arrnaged a day out for sat just gone at Chertsey town FC followed by a band in the evening 2 forgot to turn up , 1 sent a message half an hour before meet time to say he’d been away working all week so wanted to spend time with his family ( I’ve met his wife , this is clearly a lie ) ... he’s already made an excuse for the 15th dec when we are going to see a Smiths tribute band that he can’t come early for the proposed German pub with pork knuckles and Steins because “ I’ve got some stuff to do around the house so will meet you at the Half Moon “ so where was I , oh yeah WhatsApp is great and easy for planning social events ... if your wife lets you 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 5, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, chrisp65 said: if I needed Whatsapp to co-ordinate diaries with friends, well, that situation would fix itself fairly quickly They're not friends. That's the point. It's a fairly large group of men, a lot of whom I've either never met, or have only met once or twice and have no contact details for apart from a phone number. WhatsApp makes it SO much easier. Edited November 5, 2018 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: so where was I , oh yeah WhatsApp is great and easy for planning social events ... if your wife lets you I went on a jolly boys outing to Portugal and managed to leave my phone home. Hilariously, I also managed to tell my wife I'd be home Thursday when I obviously meant Saturday. I fail to see how WhatsApp could have helped me? As a footnote, if you do get home two and a half days late and still drunk, it transpires a litre of olive oil and a bag of sweets is an insufficient present. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Just now, Stevo985 said: They're not friends. That's the point. It's a fairly large group of men, a lot of whom I've either never met, or have only met once or twice and have no contact details for apart from a phone number. WhatsApp makes it SO much easier. ahhh, I spell it Grindr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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