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What is your idea of hell on earth?

609 replies

Aubreylights · 08/10/2023 23:33

So nothing biblical.

For me today it was ASDA, 1pm on a Sunday, event going on nearby so huge amount of traffic to get in, even longer queues inside, screaming kids, adults barging by you, having to queue for customer service.

Anything else would include cave diving, pot holing or being on a submarine.

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liferiddle66 · 10/10/2023 19:12

UK

Regholdsworthswaterbed · 10/10/2023 19:14

Littlegoth · 08/10/2023 23:38

I’m assuming this is lighthearted. A few years ago when Ed Sheeran played 2 nights at Roundhay Park, I lived quite close by. Sound check started at about 1pm, and then we could hear the gig clearly no matter where we sat in the house. That was pretty awful.

Wash your mouth out!

HedgehogOBrien · 10/10/2023 19:17

Raffles.

Regholdsworthswaterbed · 10/10/2023 19:18

Public speaking
The gaming place we went to with my son for his birthday (he loved it at least)
Living in a rough area (I have lived in several)
Public transport

Peppermintpatty24 · 10/10/2023 19:21

Life in general.

Pliudev · 10/10/2023 19:30

Stop start traffic. It took me almost 3 hours to drive 38 miles earlier this summer because of roadworks (A30 SW Cornwall). I was bringing a friend home from visiting her husband in hospital. I got pretty terse when she kept talking and she hasn't spoken to me since.

Lamaitresse · 10/10/2023 19:31

Taking my 9 year old daughter into Claire’s Accessories 😱

AD1996 · 10/10/2023 19:34

Busy soft play & kids birthday parties

Finglesfinger · 10/10/2023 19:37

Sealife centre, it has all my phobias in one place, litteral hell on earth, you would not get me in there for a million pounds

Whoami1234 · 10/10/2023 19:37

wow, this completely!!!

chgforthis · 10/10/2023 19:42

ASDA
Disneyland
Caravan sites for holidays (see also Butlins, Pontins)
All inclusive holiday

Wednesdaysotherchild · 10/10/2023 19:50

Slaughterhouse

Animal testing lab

Letitgonowgr · 10/10/2023 19:51

Busy, sweaty, noisy soft play full of skanky people swearing at their snotty kids.

Bingo.. seems to have the same type of people frequenting it.. overweight, smelly slobs!

Weddings that go on too long with terrible music like ‘cha cha slide, ‘sweet Caroline’ and ‘build me up buttercup’ Argghhh kill me now!

Mummadeze · 10/10/2023 20:01

I worked on a factory production line for a while as a teen, and the boredom was really hard to deal with. Hats off to anyone who does this as a career but it was like time had slowed down and every five minutes felt like at least an hour. One of my jobs was to watch deodorant cans pass by under water and look for bubbles in case one was faulty. It was excruciating.

cavalier · 10/10/2023 20:11

Trapped in a lift ..

H007 · 10/10/2023 20:27

Soft play… any type, anytime, anywhere

RocassaCH · 10/10/2023 20:41

Flicked to Radio One for a minute the other day. Only a minuite, mind you.

Winksy · 10/10/2023 20:42

Ikea with a hangover.

puddleduckmummy · 10/10/2023 20:42

Probably the university tutorial I am currently suffering through. They have chosen ‘THE’ most boring example to illustrate a point and I can’t wait for it to end!

but also pot holing, cave diving, Asda on Saturday etc also

DoctorTeeCee · 10/10/2023 20:57

A camping holiday.

Solonge · 10/10/2023 21:21

Listening to Braverman, Farage, Patel, Rees Mogg or any other thoroughly greedy, selfish, unpleasant politician.

SummerDawn2000 · 10/10/2023 21:23

Unplanned pregnancy scares-
getting the test, making sure I’ve pissed on it and to wait for the results.

Wanting to be pregnant and become a parent and getting a negative pregnancy test.

been in both scenarios and both are hellish in very different ways.

Alphamare · 10/10/2023 21:23

Other people… pretty much sums it up…

Original poster
Aubreylights · 10/10/2023 21:29

chgforthis · 10/10/2023 19:42

ASDA
Disneyland
Caravan sites for holidays (see also Butlins, Pontins)
All inclusive holiday

As a kid we always did a caravan stay every year, a static one with two bedrooms and two bathrooms and we’d go to the beach every day, the amusements, read books, and watch tv as a family. Some of my favourite memories.

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Shuggie1234 · 10/10/2023 21:40

Christmas Party Nights

Being anywhere near a large dog