To have no time for 'nonsense' anymore

[scoobydoobydoooooh]

People expecting me to travel thousands of miles to attend their destination wedding.

People putting their name on waiting lists for designer handbags that cost thousands of pounds.

Pamper parties for 9 year olds.

Any other grumpy old ladies like to list the modern day nonsense they can live without?

What the hell is a wine flight?

Tiny amounts of a selection of wines, wineries often offer them. In the US we've also had beer flights when we're in somewhere that brews their own beers. They can be very interesting.

"Waiting outside a shop for the latest trainers to become available.
Ditto new mobile phones"

I used to get absence notes, He was off because he had to go to Old Trafford to get his new shirt on the first day.
They then objected to it being recorded as Unauthorised absence, apparently if Mum says it's OK then it should be!

Second hand shops calling themselves 'vintage'

Marginally better than 'pre-loved'!

Frothing over the Greggs vegan role - how did this become a news story???

A PR company worth their fees maybe??

Anything wanky or pretentious, like 'deconstructed' food in restaurants comprising of oddly separated components of a perfectly good pudding (if it were whole); poodles with stupid impractical haircuts; tiny floating shelves with no practical purpose; mucho £££ designer handbags/clothes/shoes (still made in a third world sweatshop just like Primark); Jacob Rees-Mogg; Boris Johnson;

Most so called comedians on panel shows

My ex

Cockapoos, Jackapoos, Cavapoos, and any other designer mongrel with a poo mix who is a total genetic headcase. Haven't met one yet that isn't hyperactive and yappy. Get a rescue or a sensible ethical purebreed ffs.

Oh yeah, fashionable dogs that cost 4 grand, like Pugs, French bulldogs, chihuahuas and the like. What happens when they go out of fashion? In 5 or 10 years time the rescues will be full of them, like they are with Staffies.

and of course, the Brexit shitshow

Things being made with inbuilt obsolescence or being so difficult and expensive to repair that it's cheaper to get a new one. It's so wasteful and so bad for the planet.

When I was growing up we had the same stuff for years and year. Kettles, irons, lawnmowers etc were all brought to the repair man when they stopped working, and my parents were still using many of the same gadgets when we left home. Now you're lucky to get a couple of years out of stuff before it breaks and either can't be repaired or a repair job would cost a tenner less than buying a brand new one.

That snarky raised eyebrow emoji that many people use on here

You're SO wrong!!! It's the best emoji, because it's the no-nonsense emoji.
I miss it terribly on FB. I'd use it on most posts. From Christmas presents piles to "happy birthday child/spouse/dead relative".

Look at how pretty and meaningful it is: Don't you just want to use it?

On stupid pretentious foods: foam of creme brulée. No. Why?

Those daft little colanders and chip baskets used to serve salad and chips in some chain restaurants. And the slates they sit on. I had some pasta served in something that resembled a urinal. I want a plate. Thank you.

@DemonicEruption I sooooo agree about newsbwat Jesus Christ it makes me very ratty!!!!

@Cheerymom you need that dickhead video someone posted on the relationship boards it will make you smile

Can I add pretty much the last 20 years? I was so happy in the 90's

The thing about this is that giving is much better than receiving.

I agree with nearly everything on this thread, but I do enjoy a good flight. Wine flights, beer flights, cheese flights... Even better when an oleaginous waiter explains in the greatest detail about the provenance of each one when you just want to neck/gobble the whole lot in one go.

I must agree with Radio 1. It is so dreadful now. And teenage dd agrees. The stream of one-pitch talking and trying to involve the audience via social media. Desperate and cringeworthy.

The welsh newsreader is the worst for dumbing down

I agree with the proper plates in restaurants comment. Jamie Oliver I'm looking at you. Bin the wanky slates, wooden boards and other receptacles and give me a china plate please. And no SHARING platters ffs. I don't want to share my food.

I'll add in to the pot:

waiting staff who hover

small independent shop owners who give you evils when you enter the shop as if you are there to steal, watch you like a hawk while you browse and make you feel uncomfortable, and give you more evils when you leave empty handed because you didn't buy anything.

@StingLikeABee the hovering staff have put me off since I was a teen. Ffs they are like the dress shop ladies in pretty woman

Fucking playground mums who blow hot and cold. I'm so glad I work full time now, I can't stand that shit.

The obsession with money, holidays, cars, alcohol, body image, fashion that so many young (and not so young) people have. Load of shallow fuckers the lot of them.

I like going on holiday...

I like being on holiday.

The getting there is another matter!

Everything. Everyone. (Not you lot)
Wankers.
But this week, especially people who think their time is more important than everyone else’s. And teach their children the same.
“You are so special”
SO IS EVERYONE ELSE

And breathe.

There's the nub of the matter really Laid-back.

The fetishisation of Prosecco and gin...they are DRUGS...socially acceptable and delicious, but really not something to celebrate and promote

Ditto cake.

@tillytrotter1

A PR company worth their fees maybe??

Very true!

I just find it hilarious people are seriously put out by their existence.