Is it just Me or is there something happening?

[Roverlord off road spares]

Is It just me, I notice everyone is just crazy this time of the year? What gives, the arrogance, the impatience, the bad driving on the road.
No goodwill to fellow man.
Same thing happens every year for some reason.:mad:
And the shops are only closed for 1 day!

[Mick_Marsh]

I've not noticed it yet. It was mayhem about three or four weeks ago.
Today there was an old Ford Ranger that kept passing me and slowing down. It was a diesel so I just assumed it was the hills.

[V8Ian]

Just you. :p

[trog]

We talked about this at work last week. Aside from the usual ramp up to Friday knock off road stupidity , there has been a fair bit of rage from customers expecting delivery within the hour. Will prove interesting next week when I have to cover two other routes plus my own.

[Ausfree]

Arrogance, impatience etc is something that we have to put up with every day, not just Christmas. I am constantly amazed when the shops shut for ONE DAY, the next day you can't move at shopping centres. It's one of the mysteries of life, I guess.

[Roverlord off road spares]

Arrogance, impatience etc is something that we have to put up with every day, not just Christmas. I am constantly amazed when the shops shut for ONE DAY, the next day you can't move at shopping centres. It's one of the mysteries of life, I guess.
And one of the realities of life is That they spend money they don't have, they put it on plastic then come next year are in huge debt.

I honestly think Christmas was invented by the Jews to milk the silly christians of their money;). Lowey ( Westfield shopping centres) must be rubbing his hands now and smiling.:p

I heard on the news that Victorians leave their shopping untiltil the last minute , other states are said to have started their christmas shopping months ago. Don't know how true that is.

[JDNSW]

Spent today in town, and its getting a bit crowded - had to park a block from one place I was going, and in a couple of places was scratching to find a park with shade. And had to wait a few minutes in queues at several place. But hardly anyone in the Chemist or the Service station where I got fuel.

And traffic was about normally polite (or not).

John

[Homestar]

Haven't found the drivers or driving any worse than usual up this way yet - they are all just ***** here anyway and don't need a special occasion to do any worse... :D

[incisor]

you need to visit caboolture train station car park no 1

i tell ya.....

[Stuck]

If only they could make Christmas at the same time every year then people would have 12 months notice and they'd be able to plan for it. ;)

[Roverlord off road spares]

If only they could make Christmas at the same time every year then people would have 12 months notice and they'd be able to plan for it. ;)
Or some one invent an APP for mobile phones that remind people.
Every one has a mobile, most fiddle with it constantly so they could not know Christmas is coming?
Maybe some one could hack a virus for mobiles that flashes Spam "Christmas is coming," that appears when they're texting?:twisted:

Amazing at the post office, people still coming in and wanting stuff sent to the rellies in the UK. I figure a relly has sent them something and they feel guilty they didn't send one back so in a last ditch attempt ( like every year) they want to get it there by Christmas. Then they find out that sea cheap mail is now out of the question and complain how much it is to send via airmail.

[Fluids]

They don't call it the silly season for no reason !

I'm with Mario ... The arrogance and bad attitude abound during the festive season lead up. I've been doing this job for 29yrs and every year it's the same old same old ...

Hello, can I help you ? Yes, I'm a halfwitt customer. I have a problem and I'm looking for someone to hand it on to ... and I need someone to accomplish this impossible task before Christmas for me because it's unlikely it can be achieved, and when it doesn't happen, I need to have someone I can blame, so I don't get egg on my face, because I'm more important than all your other clientele, and I'm not able to get my act together to get stuff done with a dead line ....

Quite often we achieve the impossible because we know how to make **** happen. A little gratitude and a thank you would be nice sometimes!

The instant gratification clan need a good kick in the pants ! IF after pulling a rare breed of rabbit out of an unobtainable hat for you, in record time, you want to complain about the price .... I AM going to charge you the premium price you ungrateful bastard !!! If your nice and appreciative, and show a bit of empathy for me and my staff who are being stretched beyond what most people would consider reasonable, I'm going to charge you a normal price and wish you a merry christmas.

I could go on .... but I won't ! :p

[bob10]

Is It just me, I notice everyone is just crazy this time of the year? What gives, the arrogance, the impatience, the bad driving on the road.
No goodwill to fellow man.
Same thing happens every year for some reason.:mad:
And the shops are only closed for 1 day!

Nothing like that around here. Merry Christmas.

[Ausfree]

They don't call it the silly season for no reason !

I'm with Mario ... The arrogance and bad attitude abound during the festive season lead up. I've been doing this job for 29yrs and every year it's the same old same old ...

Hello, can I help you ? Yes, I'm a halfwitt customer. I have a problem and I'm looking for someone to hand it on to ... and I need someone to accomplish this impossible task before Christmas for me because it's unlikely it can be achieved, and when it doesn't happen, I need to have someone I can blame, so I don't get egg on my face, because I'm more important than all your other clientele, and I'm not able to get my act together to get stuff done with a dead line ....

Quite often we achieve the impossible because we know how to make **** happen. A little gratitude and a thank you would be nice sometimes!

The instant gratification clan need a good kick in the pants ! IF after pulling a rare breed of rabbit out of an unobtainable hat for you, in record time, you want to complain about the price .... I AM going to charge you the premium price you ungrateful bastard !!! If your nice and appreciative, and show a bit of empathy for me and my staff who are being stretched beyond what most people would consider reasonable, I'm going to charge you a normal price and wish you a merry christmas.

I could go on .... but I won't ! :p

C'mon Kev, I used to be in retail and it never happened to me!!!:whistling:

[Disco Muppet]

All my friends work in hospitality or retail.
Meanwhile I just dig holes in the ground, silly season doesn't bother me :p
To be honest, I'd probably be pretty cheesed off if I knew I was going to be locked in a house with bad Christmas carols and Michael Buble playing, while having to right off seething hordes of little snottling fondlers and filthy plebs.
Oh wait.....:p
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[digger]

If only they could make Christmas at the same time every year then people would have 12 months notice and they'd be able to plan for it. ;)

And it all happens during this period, BUT i suspect the government is about to move Christmas forward up to one month in some states! Except Queensland of course...


The government has already mentioned "Christmas Savings" a few times... i assume thats like Daylight savings?

But keep it quiet Im not sure its official yet......

Digger

[cuppabillytea]

I am so glad that I don't have to work in customer service.
Once I was pressed into serving in a bar on a cruise boat. Before the bar was opened one of the staff asked me what I would give a customer if asked for a cocktail. I answered. "They would be lucky to get the steam off my ****.". I was sent to the cellar, where I was happy.

[D2lee]

the driving is terrible every day with constant near misses and dangerous manoeuvres, it's hard to tell if any day is worse than others.

[cuppabillytea]

the driving is terrible every day with constant near misses and dangerous manoeuvres, it's hard to tell if any day is worse than others.

You are in Melbourne. :eek:

[Mick_Marsh]

You are in Melbourne. :eek:
Must be Elizabeth St.

[BMKal]

Haven't found the drivers or driving any worse than usual up this way yet - they are all just ***** here anyway and don't need a special occasion to do any worse... :D

Thanks for the warning Gav. :o

Apparently we will be staying in Sunbury for a couple of nights or so on the way across to Tassie next month. SWMBO has friends there and wants to visit. ;)

[Stuck]

If only they could make Christmas at the same time every year then people would have 12 months notice and they'd be able to plan for it. ;)
I know that I'm quoting myself but I found out today that tomorrow, being my employers last day of work for the year, that after all of the gear has been packed away and job sites secured and everybody's itching to go home, my employer thinks would be a great time to call the blokes in from off of the sites (which includes me and it's 1/2 hour in the opposite direction from home back to the workshop), to stay back for an EBA meeting. :(

[cuppabillytea]

My previous employers did that to us, four years in a row. Each time they said the Company was bleeding to death and we would have to take a wage freeze and redundancies or they would have to shut the doors.
Be careful. We are all soft targets at Christmas.

[trog]

True that. I get to cover three extra areas on the delivery run so that the casuals can be let go. Meanwhile the staff bbq has been replaced with a privately funded lunch.

[Roverlord off road spares]

Heather went to the post office and on the way there was an Altercation between an irate car driver and a truckie, the car driver was out of his car abusing the truckie then proceeded to rip the trucks mirror off.

No need for this sort of behavior!

In the post office another customer abusing the owner of the post office and the post office wanted to charge for a stamp for an envelope going to a post box at the same post office. The P.O Owner told the customer it's not a free service, it needs a stamp doesn't matter how far it's got to travel.
You don't need customers like that.

Not many cops on the road either policing the idiots on the road either, grannies doing 50-60 in 80 zones, young hoons.

Season Greetings to one and all.
Mario

[DoubleChevron]

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[Mick_Marsh]

Not many cops on the road either policing the idiots on the road either, grannies doing 50-60 in 80 zones, young hoons.
I know what you mean. I was driving along in a 110km/h zone a couple of days ago. Came up behind someone doing 80km/h. How inconsiderate. I indicated, changed lanes and drove past. A procedure, I am reliably informed, is sometimes referred to as overtaking.
As I passed, I glanced left. The driver was indeed a granny, leaning forward, gripping the steering wheel, concentrating hard, driving on her limits.
I cursed that granny. I'll never get those flashes back on that flasher can.
I'm sure she was cursing me. "Commodore driver! Hoon!"

[Fatso]

I know what you mean. I was driving along in a 110km/h zone a couple of days ago. Came up behind someone doing 80km/h. How inconsiderate. I indicated, changed lanes and drove past. A procedure, I am reliably informed, is sometimes referred to as overtaking.
As I passed, I glanced left. The driver was indeed a granny, leaning forward, gripping the steering wheel, concentrating hard, driving on her limits.
I cursed that granny. I'll never get those flashes back on that flasher can.
I'm sure she was cursing me. "Commodore driver! Hoon!"



Cant beat old grannies bless em , spose we will all end up like this one day if we make it that is . The way some dickheads drive they will not have to worry about getting old .


Merry Exmas to all and stay safe .

[cuppabillytea]

Someone has to go over and give Mario a big hug. There must be something in the air in the lower latitudes, because there is plenty of kindness and good will up here.
Anyway Merry Christmas everybody and a happy New Year.
Cheers Billy.

[ramblingboy42]

Someone has to go over and give Mario a big hug. There must be something in the air in the lower latitudes, because there is plenty of kindness and good will up here.
Anyway Merry Christmas everybody and a happy New Year.
Cheers Billy.

hahaha , it gets better as you go north.....don't it Bob 10?