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my local facebook community group is spectacularly idiotic today, is yours?

201 replies

GaryBaldbiscuit · 01/01/2019 13:55

Just a few
Is the tip open today?
Are there any buses?
Are the doctors open?
Can I weigh my baby today?

To name but a few!

OP posts:
TheKrakening3 · 02/01/2019 11:12

My local group is plumbing the depths of penile humour after this cyclone track map was released.

my local facebook community group is spectacularly idiotic today, is yours?
MissMooMoo · 02/01/2019 11:31

@BillyAndTheSillies you beat me to it. Hi neighbour!

YorkshirePuddingsGreatestFan · 02/01/2019 11:36

Bins is the biggest obsession. They were two days late last week due to the holidays. There were countless posts about what day the bins were being emptied. Due to the volume of rubbish requiring extra emptying of the lorry and the dump being temporarily closed due to high winds, they were really late emptying the bins. There were full on meltdowns about the bins and the local councillor was pulling her hair out reassuring everyone that their bin would get emptied by the end of the day.

Dog poo is another frequently mentioned topic, with people putting pictures of the offending poo in the group Shock

ThomasRichard · 02/01/2019 12:02

Ours is full of people on the lookout for mutants caused by pollution in the Thames. Huge fights ensue between the people who are convinced that a deer washed up on the tide line is a mutated rat, daddy-long-legs are evidence of a GM mosquito plague etc. and those who can correctly identify wildlife (“It’s got HOOVES FFS!” 😂). There are also two rival groups competing for signatories in favour of or opposing plans for a new bridge. Always amusing.

user1493423934 · 02/01/2019 12:04

Our bin collection is on a Tuesday. Obviously, the last 2 weeks Tuesday has been a public holiday. So, the collection was changed to Saturday for the 2 weeks. This was shared on the local and wider facebook groups by about 20 people, on the local radio, in the local newspaper and on the council website. In short, you would definitely know the bin day was Saturday unless you were living under a rock.

Boxing Day Post: Why was my bin not emptied yesterday??? Cue about 500 replies pointing out it was changed to Saturday, and how stupid some people are, others moaning people can't read etc . . .

Le sigh.

LittleG69 · 02/01/2019 12:17

@NotTerfNorCis are you in a suburb of Nottingham? Your list sounds familiar!

Namastethefuckawayfromme · 02/01/2019 12:42

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Dothehappydance · 02/01/2019 12:45

Dogs, cats, rubbish are the main discussions. Though the conspiracy theory about the 4 screws found on the petrol station forecourt is a highlight, they were apparently spread out so therefore must be malicious.

2019HereWeCome · 02/01/2019 13:02

Ours complains about the local park and how the council don't look after it like that used to. A few months ago there was an argument about where the council's money comes from and what it is spent on and what they'd be prepared to go without in order for them to maintain the park. It ended up with a load of racist posts saying how they're going to bulldoze the lot and "building houses for all them [sic] Muslims." Muslims make up a very tiny minority of the population around here and they have lived here for generations. The post was deleted in the end.

A few days ago they were whinging that the sports pavilion, that has been empty for years, is up to let. This building, which is beautiful imo but has been left to fall into disrepair, is going to be used and will potentially bring money to the park but people are still complaining!

They moan about the number of Turkish barbers in the area - that post was deleted too but people still jokingly make reference to it.

They moan about Tesco having killed off the other businesses in the area but they all still go there Confused.

They moan when buildings are left empty but then, when someone buys it and opens a cafe or fast food place they are still not happy. There are plans to demolish the old, unused market area, that's just a haven for teens, alcohol and antisocial behaviour, and build a drive-through Costa and Subway (I think) but again, there are complaints.

It's meant to be a page about the town in bygone days and I follow it for the old photos but omg the people on there are unbelievably narrow minded and incredibly racist. I do get drawn into arguments occasionally.

HeffalumpsDaughter · 02/01/2019 13:13

Ooh yes I’d forgotten the crazy conspiracy theories. If there are ever any snapped twigs or if someone finds a coin/ twig/ leaf on their doorstep it’s done by travellers to mark their next ‘hit’. Cue loads of shares, then someone saying ‘don’t be fucking ridiculous, why wouldn’t they just take a photo of the house/ text whoever is doing the ‘hit’/ remember the place they want to rob’ which is met with a load more shares and lots of ‘you can’t be too careful hun’ posts 🙄

PeapodBurgundy · 02/01/2019 13:38

YorkshirePuddingsGreatestFan we possibly live in the same town. Have litter enforcement officers recently been employed in your town centre?

Thesearmsofmine · 02/01/2019 13:41

All the racists are out on ours. They are angry that their shares from Tommy Robinsons page and subsequent racist comments are being removed.

MyFamilyAndOtherAnimals1 · 02/01/2019 13:46

Currently...

  1. Someone's lost their drone
  2. Is the water pressure low? Hmm
Fcukthisshit · 02/01/2019 13:54

My local mums page have what they refer to as a “debate night” nobody is allowed to comment though. They ask a question ie. do you think smoking when pregnant is ok? Then there’s a yes or no option. You comment, you get banned. So anyway, I got banned from that group for pointing out that it wasn’t a debate if nobody was allowed to comment . . .

alltoomuchrightnow · 02/01/2019 15:05

Obsession with bins, dog poo and travellers, seems universal
The local lollipop man was verbally abused so everyone was out with the pitchforks over that
Speed limits
All white vans are reported to our local page if not recognised or in fact any stranger who walks through the village
I moved here from London where everyone was anon. It's very odd and stifling at times! Luckily I'm not in the actual village but more remote..then again , even more of a microclimate with the few houses we have here..

alltoomuchrightnow · 02/01/2019 15:08

''Dispicible''..
this sort of post is very common.

''got this in messenger,the person wanted to stay anon....Hi mate can u put a post on be buggered for me pls? My mum booked a taxi on boxing day for 7 people to go to the mevan tonight at 7.15 pm and they were 26 minutes late picking us up after 3 phonecalls and then charged £10 and were going to pick us up at 11 and charge another £10 for return to Nelson Road. They took £20 off my mum and now are refusing to refund any money as they were late again at 11 to pick us up so we got in with (Taxi rank name) and were charged £4.50, this is seriously taking the piss. (Taxi rank name) said its normal rate til 11.30 then time and a half then double after midnight. So not only were they nearly half an hour late but charged my mum nearly 2 and a half times the fare and refuse to give her money back from the £20 she gave them on the way up, dispicable''

LoadOfUtterBoswellocks · 02/01/2019 15:35

I love the local FB group, it's usually full of people trying to sell utter utter tat that no-one in their right mind would even touch without gloves. Cheers me enormously to see them bumping their posts a week later, still offering their broken concrete paving slabs or half a ruined table or "some chairs" to anyone who wants to collect.

LoadOfUtterBoswellocks · 02/01/2019 15:38

Today's offerings include:

Graland which is very long was used on a banister but now we do not have one, £10

alltoomuchrightnow · 02/01/2019 15:53

I want to know why the banister is no more!! Vigorous sliding down by visiting grandkids?!

LoadOfUtterBoswellocks · 02/01/2019 15:57

The "graland" in question was paper, so not sure how it outlasted the banister!

AlbusSeverusMalfoy · 02/01/2019 16:04

That happened on my local group too. Could be the same group Grin

AlbusSeverusMalfoy · 02/01/2019 16:05

Mine got that too....

AdobeWanKenobi · 02/01/2019 16:06

We had a few offering to buy the iceland Christmas lunch deal to donate to 'only a family in need'. Hearts were in the right place I suppose but explaining that going through proper charities would be better falls on deaf ears. Same with toy donations, I even offered links to a local charity that would collect and distribute to the genuine in our area, but I suppose you can't virtue signal that way.

Another small group went out and fed the homeless, great, very commendable, but the photos of the homeless freezing on the streets with the smiling volunteers were a step too far. Much arguing ensued and eventually the pics were removed.

It's a weird place, a mix of illiterate racists and genuine people who just want to help the community. There is no in-between.

AlbusSeverusMalfoy · 02/01/2019 16:18

We had the fireworks after 3am. Suggestions of ear plugs and people up early for work..

Athena51 · 02/01/2019 16:19

Car parking, road closures, bin collections and the perfidy and general hopelessness of the local council are the key features of my local one.

That's not nice Roger

Roger is the hero that we all need but don't deserve right now Grin

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