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Characterbuilding · 08/04/2024 11:23

HermioneKipper · 08/04/2024 01:11

This is horrible.

you and your dad sound very unpleasant. Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

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As a mother with ND children I agree. The thought of someone viewing children like mine as comeuppance for someone else’s shortcomings is dreadful.
How would she feel if someone else who knew her fathers views thought it was "karma" that he ended up with a disabled child due to meningitis? Would that be a "great" story to read on this thread?

Friendofdennis · 08/04/2024 11:28

mrswinter69 · 05/04/2024 22:21

Years ago I stopped to let a flock of sheep cross the road, the guy coming the other way...driving a jag, decided to slowly keep going,nudging the first sheep, at which point it hopped onto his bonnet,then roof and over his car...and the rest of the flock(at least 100) followed suit. I'll never forget the look on his face! 🐑 🐏 🐑 🤣🤣

Absolutely brilliant.

NeverEnoughPants · 08/04/2024 11:30

Characterbuilding · 08/04/2024 11:23

As a mother with ND children I agree. The thought of someone viewing children like mine as comeuppance for someone else’s shortcomings is dreadful.
How would she feel if someone else who knew her fathers views thought it was "karma" that he ended up with a disabled child due to meningitis? Would that be a "great" story to read on this thread?

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I might be wrong, but I didn't see the op once suggest it was 'great'. In fact she described it as 'not nice'

MistyMountainTop · 08/04/2024 11:41

NeverEnoughPants · 08/04/2024 11:30

I might be wrong, but I didn't see the op once suggest it was 'great'. In fact she described it as 'not nice'

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@Characterbuilding seems to be another poster who is bullying a disabled member of this forum, and who hasn't read properly the posts from her

CoffeeCantata · 08/04/2024 11:45

Ooh I've remembered one!

Long ago I worked in Lambeth and, returning from lunch break, I was approaching the big junction of Lambeth Road with Kennington Road. I was lost in my own thoughts when suddenly, a massive consignment of fish'n'chip wrappers landed at my feet. I suspect it was meant to have hit me! I looked up and (traffic lights had gone red) saw that it had originated from a white van with three likely lads in the front, who were all guffawing away.

I immediately gathered it all up and chucked it straight back into the van on top of them. All the cold chips, bits of old fish and batter and crispy, oily bits, as well as the grease-sodden paper, covered them from head to toe. The looks on their faces were an absolute picture, the little litter bugs.

To top it all off, an elderly lady approached me to congratulate me and said it had made her day.

They must have had to jump straight into the shower after that. My husband and friends thought I'd taken a risk, and I admit that, had the lights not immediately turned green and they had to speed off, I might have had to leg it!

NeverEnoughPants · 08/04/2024 11:49

CoffeeCantata · 08/04/2024 11:45

Ooh I've remembered one!

Long ago I worked in Lambeth and, returning from lunch break, I was approaching the big junction of Lambeth Road with Kennington Road. I was lost in my own thoughts when suddenly, a massive consignment of fish'n'chip wrappers landed at my feet. I suspect it was meant to have hit me! I looked up and (traffic lights had gone red) saw that it had originated from a white van with three likely lads in the front, who were all guffawing away.

I immediately gathered it all up and chucked it straight back into the van on top of them. All the cold chips, bits of old fish and batter and crispy, oily bits, as well as the grease-sodden paper, covered them from head to toe. The looks on their faces were an absolute picture, the little litter bugs.

To top it all off, an elderly lady approached me to congratulate me and said it had made her day.

They must have had to jump straight into the shower after that. My husband and friends thought I'd taken a risk, and I admit that, had the lights not immediately turned green and they had to speed off, I might have had to leg it!

That's brilliant!

Pudmyboy · 08/04/2024 11:51

Katkins17 · 06/04/2024 20:34

This might be mean... but it still makes me giggle decades later.

When I was 16 I had a pretty abusive older boyfriend. He was model good looking and really reckoned himself ... but was mean and vain and treated me like crap.

It was bonfire night and me and a friend wanted to go to the local fireworks display together at a local park. My parents were pretty strict so being allowed to go alone with a friend was a real treat.

Well the BF decided he had to come along too... in case we got up to any antics he didn't like ( he was 5 years older than us so thought he was the responsible adult) we argued and eventually he used the usual threat 'if I don't come with you we're over ' so being the 'little' girl I was I relented but was so embarrassed and upset that my night with my pal was spoilt.

BF met us there in his white trousers and jacket ( 80's fashion) and as we walked up the hill ( which was slippy due to earlier rain) he slipped and slid down the hill on his back, picking up a few piles of dog mess at the time.
It was beautiful and me and my pal were doubled up with laughter.
He left because he was basically covered in crap and Soooo angry at us laughing !!

I paid for it later on ... but it was the best thing ever at the time !!!

Oh no, bit worried about that last bit: how did you pay? I hope you were alright and dumped him!

Handyweatherstation · 08/04/2024 11:53

@CoffeeCantata similar happened to someone I knew at college. He was a passenger in a car and when they stopped at some lights, he emptied the car ashtray into the gutter. Before they could drive on, the owner of a cafe saw what he'd done, picked up a full ashtray from an outside table and emptied it through the car window. Serves him right.

TeaWithHobnobs · 08/04/2024 11:56

😅@Whatifthehokeycokey

RattusRattusRattus · 08/04/2024 11:59

When my son was 5 or 6 we were walking to school and spotted a young woman walking her dog. Someone had put a little fence around the base of a tree and planted a little garden in it. The woman mistook this for a dog toilet. She lifted her dog OVER THE FENCE into this mini-garden so he could take a shit.

I couldn't stop myself from telling her how disgusting that was. Someone had taken the trouble to beautify the street and she lets her dog poo in it. She of course replied that I should mind my own fucking business, look after my child, etc. I answered that I did, by not shaking his dirty nappies onto the pavement.

After I dropped DS at school I saw her again. She was clomping down the street in big heeled boots cuz she was obviously hot shit when she stepped directly into a mound of fresh gooey yellow dog shit! Her face was a picture, especially when she spotted me laughing!

Mookie81 · 08/04/2024 12:01

Beautiful3 · 08/04/2024 10:44

When I was 14 my best friend said her mum didn't want us being friends any more, because I was dragging her down! I knew she wasn't fond of me, but was shocked we couldn't hang out anymore. I was a nice and quiet child, so couldn't really understand why. She was my only close friend and I missed her alot, we were mates since nursery. I ended up moving school and made new friends. On gcse results day former friend rang me crying, because she had failed all of her gcses. I was shocked because I haven't heard from her in two years! I went straight to hers to console her. Her mum wasn't welcoming and stared at me for a while, while chain smoking. I was nice to former friend and suggested she call up local colleges, to see what her next options are. Eventually the mum asked what I'd got, I was so proud to tell her 7 Bs, 3Cs and an E, with an offer from 6th form. Her face dropped then scowled, I took that as my cue to leave and never saw them again. Years later my dad mentioned she'd got a job at the local coop. She asked after me, dad told her I'd gone to university, he said she went quiet and carried on stacking shelves.

Karma for her mum, but I actually feel really sorry for the friend.

Characterbuilding · 08/04/2024 12:05

MistyMountainTop · 08/04/2024 11:41

@Characterbuilding seems to be another poster who is bullying a disabled member of this forum, and who hasn't read properly the posts from her

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Did you read the OP? Let me remind you:

Inspired by yesterday's thread of the bill splitting karma, which was very uplifting to read, can anyone share any stories where CF got their come uppence? These will be a wonderful read for all especially victims of CF!
I don't have any to offer I am afraid...

Sorry my mistake not great, "wonderful" 🙄

SalviaDivinorum · 08/04/2024 12:10

I was driving home from work one evening in fairly heavy traffic but it was still moving at 40 or so in a 50 limit.

An idiot driver a few cars behind me decided this wasn't good enough and decided to start forcing his way in front. He did some crazy overtaking moves to get behind me and then overtook me with barely enough space before the on coming car to pull back over in front of me.

As it happens there was a marked police car sitting in the layby which must have seen all this and I was amazed that they didn't go after him to pull him over for dangerous driving and annoyed that he had got away with it. He carried on in the same vein and was lost to view.

I did laugh however when a mile of two ahead I saw him stopped by the side of the road, out of his car and in the company of an unmarked police car! I guess the one I saw must have radioed ahead to their colleagues or he overtook the wrong car!

HermioneKipper · 08/04/2024 12:22

Soubriquet · 08/04/2024 11:17

I’m deaf…..plus I had undiagnosed ASD because my dad refused to let me screened. He had no choice with his son because it was worse. Not as bad as his grandson, but worse.

Sorry I missed that you’d said you’re deaf. Must’ve been horrible if your dad wasn’t supportive and made things harder for you.

Your dad sounds really unpleasant and sounds best you’ve gone no contact.

But my reply still stands - his child and grandchild with ASD is not his karma for being an awful person.

peakygold · 08/04/2024 12:26

Ex-H was abusive and controlling in many ways. When we were food shopping, he would sometimes push my head forward with his hand for a laugh. A quick jolt to wind me up and make me look stupid. One day, we were in different aisles in M&S, and he mistook a complete stranger for me. She had a right go at him and he never did it again. Utter tosspot.

stayathomer · 08/04/2024 12:26

BlueChampagne
Doing 30 in a 30 zone. Car behind too close, obviously itching to get past. Slowed down just a little, they overtook, and promptly got flashed by a speed camera.
very like this- overtaken along with a mother car by a dangerous idiot who was pulled over by the police car he almost hit in to. As the police man got out he gave me a thumbs up!😅

stayathomer · 08/04/2024 12:26

BlueChampagne
Doing 30 in a 30 zone. Car behind too close, obviously itching to get past. Slowed down just a little, they overtook, and promptly got flashed by a speed camera.
very like this- overtaken along with a mother car by a dangerous idiot who was pulled over by the police car he almost hit in to. As the police man got out he gave me a thumbs up!😅

IncognitoMam · 08/04/2024 12:30

Mookie81 · 08/04/2024 12:01

Karma for her mum, but I actually feel really sorry for the friend.

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Me too. How sad 😢

Ariela · 08/04/2024 12:34

Sitting in heavy traffic the right hand lane of traffic of 2 lanes waiting to turn right, the car driver slightly in front in the left hand lane pops his hand out and does that flicky thing with a cigarette butt. Butt, still smouldering, flies up in air and lands on my petrol tank, lodging against my leg. Luckily I have full leathers, so pull forward 3ft to alongside, whip hand out of glove, pick up butt and drop in lap of car driver 'I think you dropped this. you litter bug' Lights change so everyone pulls forward apart from cigarette butt man who we can see is left standing as we turn the corner 50 yards up, I presume trying to do something with the hopefully still warm cigarette butt.
I hope it singed his trousers, and am very glad it didn't lodge in my helmet as I had the visor up.

muddyford · 08/04/2024 12:39

Moronic driver overtook at high speed on a blind corner. As you do, I muttered to myself that if he was upside-down further along the road, he could stay there. And he was. Someone else had stopped so I continued on my way.

Following a grossly and unevenly overloaded trailer with no number plate. He hit a pothole and the back axle of the trailer broke.

WearyAuldWumman · 08/04/2024 12:42

My late husband's ex had an affair with a work colleague. Dh left her.

After they'd been separated for two yrs, DH was summoned to see her.

She offered him the chance to go back...He just had to sell his house and move back into the family home which was now in her name only. He laughed at her.

6 years later, we got married. By then, Dh and his ex were supposedly on civilised terms.

For the wedding, his grown kids were going to say at their mother's place. She'd see them for a couple of days and then go away on holiday (with the affair partner) "to get away from the wedding".

I actually felt sorry for her.

We got back from our honeymoon.

DH: "Guess where Ex and AP went on holiday?"

Moi: "I don't know. Tenerife? Turkey?"

DH: "The sister hotel of [our hotel]. She wasn't happy with it. Very expensive and just 'decayed elegance'."

Our hotel was 4 star. She'd paid for the 5 star. DH wouldn't believe that her hotel choice was coincidence.

Ours shared facilities with the 5 star and we went there once, but didn't like it so never went there again. She spent all that money for a holiday she hated.

Accipe · 08/04/2024 12:53

When I was pregnant with my first baby we were working with the military and would race dinghies a few times a week, eventually I had to stop at about 6 months so I became the regular Officer of the Day, responsible for running races. One big regatta a posted the course and 20 minutes before the start the wind shifted making it a nonsense course but the rules state it can't be changed within a certain time. One competitor arrived quite late and a sent a copy of the course out to him, once the race started he sailed what would have been the better course but I disqualified him for not sailing the posted course! He was furious, made comments about female OODs etc etc. A couple of days later I had to go to the dentist, which terrified me then, and was shocked to see this sailor was the new dentist! He was so apologetic about his outburst, apparently someone from a different Service had reported him to the Admiral for being abusive to a lady and a pregnant lady as well, he had received an almighty dressing down.

IthinkIsawahairbrushbackthere · 08/04/2024 12:55

Years ago there was a family across the road who were a bit awkward with most of the neighbours but we had never had any issue with them. We have a large front garden - originally two properties with established trees and bushes but lawn rather than flowers. As our family expanded we were officially overcrowded with three children, a baby on the way and five adults in the house. We made enquiries with the local council and the mortgage company and it was agreed that we could have a log cabin/mobile home in the garden as overflow accommodation for my parents. The only proviso was that we were to continue to live as one household which we did.

It had been in place for a week when an inspector came from the council because there had been complaints from a neighbour. He couldn't tell us which neighbour or the nature of the complaint. We showed the inspector the letter from the council and he went away satisfied. My parents were beside themselves with anxiety. I called our local councillor who came round to see them, reassured them and said he would see what he could find out. It turned out the the complaint was from the neighbour across the road who was upset because they no longer had the view of our garden!

A few years went by and the neighbour sold up and was getting ready to move. He needed to clear everything from his own garden and came to us to ask if he could store his caravan on our drive. My mum, who would normally do anything for anyone and was a real doormat, gave a tinkly laugh and apologised "I'm really sorry we'd love to help but one of the neighbours complained when we parked this in the garden. We would hate to cause more bad feeling by placing a caravan in the garden!"

TLDR: Neighbour complained about structure in our garden that prevented him seeing our lawn and trees. Later asked to store similar on our drive but was refused permission "in case it upset the neighbour who complained last time!"

WearyAuldWumman · 08/04/2024 12:57

IthinkIsawahairbrushbackthere · 08/04/2024 12:55

Years ago there was a family across the road who were a bit awkward with most of the neighbours but we had never had any issue with them. We have a large front garden - originally two properties with established trees and bushes but lawn rather than flowers. As our family expanded we were officially overcrowded with three children, a baby on the way and five adults in the house. We made enquiries with the local council and the mortgage company and it was agreed that we could have a log cabin/mobile home in the garden as overflow accommodation for my parents. The only proviso was that we were to continue to live as one household which we did.

It had been in place for a week when an inspector came from the council because there had been complaints from a neighbour. He couldn't tell us which neighbour or the nature of the complaint. We showed the inspector the letter from the council and he went away satisfied. My parents were beside themselves with anxiety. I called our local councillor who came round to see them, reassured them and said he would see what he could find out. It turned out the the complaint was from the neighbour across the road who was upset because they no longer had the view of our garden!

A few years went by and the neighbour sold up and was getting ready to move. He needed to clear everything from his own garden and came to us to ask if he could store his caravan on our drive. My mum, who would normally do anything for anyone and was a real doormat, gave a tinkly laugh and apologised "I'm really sorry we'd love to help but one of the neighbours complained when we parked this in the garden. We would hate to cause more bad feeling by placing a caravan in the garden!"

TLDR: Neighbour complained about structure in our garden that prevented him seeing our lawn and trees. Later asked to store similar on our drive but was refused permission "in case it upset the neighbour who complained last time!"

Good for your mum!

EndlessVortex · 08/04/2024 12:59

I have a great one.

I was on my way back from uni, got on the train and after walking a few carriages found a space free on the corner of a set of 4. I put my handbag on the table and was loading my case up into the overhead luggage rack when a man in a suit shoved past me into the seat. I told him it was my seat and he said ‘it’s not your seat because im sitting in it’. I told him my handbag was there and I was just loading my case and he ignored me.

Then the woman in the seat next to him said ‘don’t be a twat, she was going to sit there.’ He mumbled a bit but didn’t move. Eventually she says to me, ‘fine, you can have my seat, I’m getting off soon anyway.’ She made a big show of packing her bag and then standing up, he gets up to get out her way, she comes out and holds out her hand to let me in. I get in and sit in her seat, and she immediately sits in the seat he’s vacated. He totally freaked out, told her to get out of his seat. Of course she says ‘it’s not your seat because I'm sitting in it.’

His face! He tried to bluster but she just said ‘I suggest you go find another seat’ and put her headphones in. To this day I’ve never witnessed anything that made me so satisfied. I was 19 and a bit shy, this woman was late twenties or early thirties, gorgeous and incredibly confident. I still channel her sometimes when I need a bit of inner confidence!