Genie Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 13 minutes ago, KentVillan said: People who repost the same old photos on social media all the time ”5 years ago!” ”need to go back!” ”great times with great friends “ How is it 7 years already OMG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted January 17, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2022 On 17/01/2016 at 03:15, KentVillan said: Jack Grealish drives me nuts. Part of me thinks he's got some ability and could be a decent asset for Villa, but part of me suspects he is just another garbage player with an oversized ego who will end up in League One. You don't get the impression that a lot of people outside Villa Park are paying much attention to him. I've not seen him really humiliate a quality defender (happy to be corrected on this point) and his final ball is often disappointingly weak. Ultimately, Carles Gil, for all his flaws, looks far more dangerous and has less of the stupid ego and behavioural problems. Jack thinks he's made it already. Berk. Classic post. Those were the days. 1 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 2 hours ago, sidcow said: Classic post. Those were the days. Incredible, how did you find that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2022 Just now, KentVillan said: Incredible, how did you find that By the medium of Jazz Dance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brommy Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Genie said: How is it 7 years already OMG I usually follow that sort of thing with ‘because time flies; we’ll soon be dead’. Quickly kills any unnecessary frivolity. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 4 hours ago, KentVillan said: People who repost the same old photos on social media all the time ”5 years ago!” ”need to go back!” ”great times with great friends “ Take me back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2022 9 hours ago, brommy said: I usually follow that sort of thing with ‘because time flies; we’ll soon be dead’. Quickly kills any unnecessary frivolity. When I was working I always used to start our Friday lunchtimes in the pub with: "Ah well lads, another week nearer to death". 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) The bloke who works front of shop at my local tobacconist. He goes out of his way to be rude and get a reaction out of his customers, just so he can then make it clear that he's without doubt, being that rude. He feeds off the surprise people get and equally the reactions. For a seemingly harmless young Indian man, he certainly likes to see how far until the customer realises its a lost cause to try and elicit any form of manners from him, and this is a shop at the foot of the high rise commission flats, he gets some hard knocks in store. To be honest I find him rather amusing because we've spoken about what's bothering him and he opened up once enough for me to get some clue. There's some qualities I find endearing there. It pisses me off though because he's just so difficult if there's anyone ahead of you in queue you have to wait for the ordeal that he creates with so many of his customers to end before you get served. Edited January 18, 2022 by A'Villan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2022 45 minutes ago, A'Villan said: The bloke who works front of shop at my local tobacconist. He goes out of his way to be rude and get a reaction out of his customers, just so he can then make it clear that he's without doubt, being that rude. He feeds off the surprise people get and equally the reactions. It always amazes me when people like that work in public-facing jobs. We once got thrown out of a cafe for sitting down at a table without permission. Couple of years later the woman turned up on a reality TV show about trying to turn round failing businesses. Apparently she was infamous for being rude to customers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 58 minutes ago, A'Villan said: The bloke who works front of shop at my local tobacconist. He goes out of his way to be rude and get a reaction out of his customers, just so he can then make it clear that he's without doubt, being that rude. He feeds off the surprise people get and equally the reactions. For a seemingly harmless young Indian man, he certainly likes to see how far until the customer realises its a lost cause to try and elicit any form of manners from him, and this is a shop at the foot of the high rise commission flats, he gets some hard knocks in store. To be honest I find him rather amusing because we've spoken about what's bothering him and he opened up once enough for me to get some clue. There's some qualities I find endearing there. It pisses me off though because he's just so difficult if there's anyone ahead of you in queue you have to wait for the ordeal that he creates with so many of his customers to end before you get served. I remember there was a much publicised pub landlord in Soho who made a name for himself in being incredibly rude. Perhaps he is going down that route. Personally I would just stop shopping at his establishment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lapal_fan Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: When I was working I always used to start our Friday lunchtimes in the pub with: "Ah well lads, another week nearer to death". "oh shit, here comes Mike again.." 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2022 17 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: "oh shit, here comes Mike again.." That is pretty much what we looked like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 9 hours ago, mjmooney said: When I was working I always used to start our Friday lunchtimes in the pub with: "Ah well lads, another week nearer to death". While not quote as doom mongering, I always say in my teams weekly Monday meeting - 'One less Monday until retirement". I shouldn't wish my days away! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted January 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, A'Villan said: The bloke who works front of shop at my local tobacconist. He goes out of his way to be rude and get a reaction out of his customers, just so he can then make it clear that he's without doubt, being that rude. He feeds off the surprise people get and equally the reactions. For a seemingly harmless young Indian man, he certainly likes to see how far until the customer realises its a lost cause to try and elicit any form of manners from him, and this is a shop at the foot of the high rise commission flats, he gets some hard knocks in store. To be honest I find him rather amusing because we've spoken about what's bothering him and he opened up once enough for me to get some clue. There's some qualities I find endearing there. It pisses me off though because he's just so difficult if there's anyone ahead of you in queue you have to wait for the ordeal that he creates with so many of his customers to end before you get served. My old man many, many years ago used to own a small second hand shop. He was respected by most of the community but he got used to the handful of people coming in every day to basically wind him up, asking for "best price" on everything etc. He got so fed up that when a few of the same people came back asking for "best price for me, you know me" (they didn't want to buy anything, they would just waste hours of his time) he would visibly take off the price tag, cross out the number and add an extra £5 to it. He also had a big stereo system in there - when the shop was full of those people he would turn up the volume and pretend he couldn't hear them . Edited January 18, 2022 by trekka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 8 hours ago, mjmooney said: It always amazes me when people like that work in public-facing jobs. We once got thrown out of a cafe for sitting down at a table without permission. Couple of years later the woman turned up on a reality TV show about trying to turn round failing businesses. Apparently she was infamous for being rude to customers. I always thought Gordon Ramsey was a c*** but I didn't know he had one. We had a similar experience at a restaurant when we were guided to our table by the owner, and mum asked a waitress a minute later if we could change to another table, and waitress says absolutely go ahead. "I TOLD YOU THAT THIS WAS YOUR TABLE!" "WHATS WRONG WITH THE ONE I GAVE YOU?" Needless to say once he'd made a scene and left the waitress was kindly apologetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Xela said: While not quote as doom mongering, I always say in my teams weekly Monday meeting - 'One less Monday until retirement". I shouldn't wish my days away! Nah, keep counting. And then one magical day, you'll realise you're into the final year. And you can do what I did and start a countdown clock on your screen. Edited January 18, 2022 by mjmooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, trekka said: My old man many, many years ago used to own a small second hand shop. He was respected by most of the community but he got used to the same people coming in every day basically winding him up, asking for "best price" on everything etc. He got so fed up that when a few of the same people came back asking for "best price for me, you know me" (they didn't want to buy anything, they would just waste hours of his time) he would visibly take off the price tag, cross out the number and add an extra £5 to it. He also had a big stereo system in there - when the shop was full of those people he would turn up the volume and pretend he couldn't hear them . Yeah, there's an element of that in this fella. He sells illegally imported cigarettes as well as selling them as single cigarettes. He sells all sorts of flavoured vapes. Shisha pipes. As I said it's just below the high rise flats and people often try to haggle him. He doesn't prejudice though, I've seen innocent yuppy kids just making your average inquiry about a product they are obviously not entirely familiar with, and this guy will give them misleading and even incorrect information before his impatience becomes so apparent and he pressures them into purchasing something quickly. He just likes being difficult. Yesterday I went in and he says to me, "after" and points for me to leave. I said what does that even mean? "It means exactly what just came out of my mouth, after" I say, can you give me a time frame for when I should come back please? "After" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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trekka Posted January 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, A'Villan said: Yeah, there's an element of that in this fella. He sells illegally imported cigarettes as well as selling them as single cigarettes. He sells all sorts of flavoured vapes. Shisha pipes. As I said it's just below the high rise flats and people often try to haggle him. He doesn't prejudice though, I've seen innocent yuppy kids just making your average inquiry about a product they are obviously not entirely familiar with, and this guy will give them misleading and even incorrect information before his impatience becomes so apparent and he pressures them into purchasing something quickly. He just likes being difficult. Yesterday I went in and he says to me, "after" and points for me to leave. I said what does that even mean? "It means exactly what just came out of my mouth, after" I say, can you give me a time frame for when I should come back please? "After" The bloke you refer to sounds like a nightmare! My old man, for all of his flaws in managing the "troublesome" few, made up for it in other ways - giving out stuff when people genuinely needed it and making time for the oldies by making them cups of tea etc whilst they had a sit down. Edited January 18, 2022 by trekka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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