Peevish rules. What gets your goat?

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DD (13) was turned away from getting her ears pierced while I was with her because our ID was insufficient to prove I was her mother. I had my drivers ID, debit card and private health card. She had her student ID. They actually wanted her birth certificate or some other proof with both our names on it. Totally ruined what was supposed to be a special occasion.

Unreasonable. Peevish, stupid rules. This was not in England, but Australia (world capital of stupid rules). Nice beaches though.

Agree about Australia. Hope I don't have to live there again! I always hear about the amazing customer service there, but what I actually find are cocky people who speak unprofessionally and with attitude.

Our nursery won't let us take our prams in. I know this makes total sense but it's also such a PITA!

That's bollocks. My peavish rules are 'no kids without a pony in livery on the yard after 6pm' meaning my daughters friend who doesn't have her own has to go home and can't help out or ride.

No ball games sign right in the middle of the biggest green we have here. Right do you took away the bing, took away 6ye skate ramps, shut down the community centre and it's discos and now you want to stop ballgames too? What exactly do you expect the kids to do now except drink smoke and be bored shitless? Way to go council!!!

To get a 'discovery card' that gives you free entry to local attractions, the council actually wanted more proof of ID than you need to get a passport FFS!

Well, my name is not now the same as my name in DD's birth certificate as I married her father after she was born . What the chuff would they do in that instance, hmmm, HMMM??

To get a swipe card for our new building at work I needed more proof of ID than for a passport - plus never mind that I have worked for my organisation for five years and already have work ID (for which I had to produce passport etc originally to get)...... who exactly do they think I am??

River you'd need your marriage certificate too

sproketmx no consolation as far as the other losses go but those 'no ball games' signs are not enforcible.

Soft play or similar with height restrictions. I get it as a safety thing on fairground rides, but why the fuck it's ok to decide younger but taller kids should be treated differently is beyond me

Not being allowed 2 accounts in 2 different names at the bank. I didn't change my name but certain family members refused to use my name after marriage. I had all the ID to prove I could legitimely use both names. And the reason? Money laundering prevention. They weren't too impressed when I pointed out the massive holes in their policy (it's an area of law I know very well) and that because I had provided evidence to prove a situation they were within the law and guidance to do it. Ended up closing my account and going elsewhere - other banks are a bit more sensible.

So my gripe is using legislation as a justification to stop things the legislation in question doesn't actually prevent. Don't get me started on the misuse of health and safety. .....

Are they not? We have one serial complainer that moans about the kids playing out all the time. She brings up the no ball games thing all the time and the newsletter from the community council always says may we remind you about the restrictions on use for the grass area on the common. Why even put it up then?

Lurkedforever, don't ever go to the soft play area at Heathrow terminal 2. You may explode with rage! There's an area for under 2s only, and bigger bit with a minimum height restriction of 110cm. How many 2 year old (or 3 or 4 year olds, for that matter) are that tall? Where the heck are they supposed to play if they are not?

I tried to get euros out for travelling at the post office. I took ID (passport ... in maiden name) and marriage certificate as my debit card was in my married name. Post office worker said it was not good enough ID as the photo bit was not the same name as the name on the credit card- despite having original marriage certificate to prove it was my name. That seemed a stupid rule.

(Then she told me it 'was illegal' to not change my name upon marriage to my DHs )total bollocks of course) and when I told her she was wromg she told me that she could if she liked report me to the police for using a false name.)

RiverTam you can get your DCs birth certificates reissued with your married name on.

mrs can't remember if it was terminal 2 but when dd was about that age we went through Heathrow, and I do remember a soft play area. However it was the early hours of the morning, and mainly full of second wind hyped toddlers and really exhausted looking parents, the kind of expression only gained from not sleeping the night before. As I was feeling very fresh and was only looking for somewhere to sit with my conveniently sleeping dd I decided the diplomatic thing to do was bugger off and sit elsewhere!

sproketmx, the boys beside us use the NO BALL GAMES sign as a goal post after a neighbour insisted on the council putting it up. The sign is on a patch of grass next to a play park which has been there since the estate was built 30 years ago. The neighbour moved in to a house next to the park a couple of years ago.

Wouldn't put it past her getting them to put it up. Her youngest was 5 years above me in school and he played out on this green when we were kids. Now all hers have flown the nest tho its not on

Cheesynachos... I would have been so angry about that! I would have insisted on her calling the police and a supervisor right then, just to prove a point!

(Then she told me it 'was illegal' to not change my name upon marriage to my DHs )total bollocks of course) and when I told her she was wromg she told me that she could if she liked report me to the police for using a false name.)

As PP said, I'd have stood there and demanded that she phone the police there and then. And then take her name in order to make a white hot complaint to her superiors about her. That level of ignorance cannot go unchecked

I know, I wish Ihad now. At the time I just thought there was no point arguing with that level of ignorance and could not be bothered.

Actually, it is a pretty small town I live in and this particular post office worker has earned herself a bit of a reputation for being officious and 'sniffy'.

That is very strange about the ear piercing rule in Australia. I have had two daughters ears done, and have never had to show anything at all. It is definitely not a rule we have, it must have been at the particular place you went to.

I had problems with a building society when I went in with my wedding certificate to change my name on my personal and joint savings accounts. They insisted I needed my new husband's signature to change my surname to his. On both accounts...
Much discussion ensued.
When they refused to budge, I withdrew all the money and closed both accounts using the signature in the books as miraculously marriage hadn't robbed me of the ability to do my previous signature. And I didn't need his signature to do that.

I live in a small village, our postie is my neighbours son. We regularly have a cuppa on the stair wall gossiping about who's been getting what in the post. Who needs twitching net curtains eh

Our local authority won't let us use the tip unless we have proof of residence in said local authority. So I can fly tip and am likely to get off due to no proof, but cannot take a carload of stuff to be disposed of properly unless I can prove my address. GOD I wish I was the kind of person who should flytip!!!