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What's annoying me today

tricky
2 May 2023
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    Charlie
    Squad 1842 posts
    5 Oct 2024, 7:56 p.m. 5 Oct 2024, 7:56 p.m.
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    @dj_bobbins has written:

    Seems to be a fairly common thing with these little island flights.

    Yep, so I gather. Pretty fucking stupid to deliberately separate your punters from their luggage.

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    dj_bobbins
    Squad 902 posts
    5 Oct 2024, 9:15 p.m. 5 Oct 2024, 9:15 p.m.
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    Indeed. We were thinking of astypalea next year, via a plane, but stories like this put me off

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    Charlie
    Squad 1842 posts
    7 Oct 2024, 8:49 a.m. 7 Oct 2024, 8:49 a.m.
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    Update. We’re back in the UK but our bags aren’t. They may turn up in a couple of days, probably at Manchester airport which means a four hour round trip to collect them.

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    dj_bobbins
    Squad 902 posts
    7 Oct 2024, 9:27 a.m. 7 Oct 2024, 9:27 a.m.
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    Do they not even offer to courier them?

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    JimShady
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    7 Oct 2024, 9:55 a.m. 7 Oct 2024, 9:55 a.m.
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    I'm about an hour from Manchester in a car (which I don't own). I'll be going to the Palace game. I could, for a modest fee, fetch them and bring them to the game. You may also need to send me a copy of your passport and credit card details. Just as proof of ID obviously.

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    Charlie
    Squad 1842 posts
    7 Oct 2024, 10:13 a.m. 7 Oct 2024, 10:13 a.m.
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    @dj_bobbins has written:

    Do they not even offer to courier them?

    No. But I’m talking to the UK holiday company we used and hope they may help.

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    Jeff_Albertson
    Squad 1232 posts
    7 Oct 2024, 10:29 a.m. 7 Oct 2024, 10:29 a.m.
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    @Charlie has written:

    Update. We’re back in the UK but our bags aren’t. They may turn up in a couple of days, probably at Manchester airport which means a four hour round trip to collect them.

    I was at Manchester Airport this morning. I didn't see them.

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    RC
    Squad 1514 posts
    7 Oct 2024, 11:02 a.m. 7 Oct 2024, 11:02 a.m.
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    I’ll be at Manc airport (MAN) in a couple of weeks. So I could pick them for you if you like? I will be travelling to Orlando (MCO) so you would have to pay £25 each way per bag for the journey.

    But I could drop them off in Mansfield after.

    On second thoughts they wouldn’t fit in the boot with our other bags. So I will have to withdraw my helpful offer.

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    Sean
    Squad 2035 posts
    7 Oct 2024, 11:04 a.m. 7 Oct 2024, 11:04 a.m.
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    @JimShady has written:

    I'm about an hour from Manchester in a car (which I don't own). I'll be going to the Palace game. I could, for a modest fee, fetch them and bring them to the game. You may also need to send me a copy of your passport and credit card details. Just as proof of ID obviously.

    Also all your passwords, mother's maiden name, shoe size and credit card PIN. Just in case.

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    Guru
    Squad 1375 posts
    7 Oct 2024, 11:30 a.m. 7 Oct 2024, 11:30 a.m.
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    I’m in Manchester this weekend so also happy to bring them back to Oxfordshire if that helps.
    I assume said bags are tagged?

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    JimShady
    Squad 3871 posts
    7 Oct 2024, 11:45 a.m. 7 Oct 2024, 11:45 a.m.
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    Brian Laws constantly saying 'Woods' instead of 'Wood'.

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    Charlie
    Squad 1842 posts
    7 Oct 2024, 11:46 a.m. 7 Oct 2024, 11:46 a.m.
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    Thanks for the helpful (and unhelpful) offers, folks. Tempted to send the bags on holiday again with RC - they do so enjoy visiting new places - but I'll sort it out myself.

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    Simon
    Squad 6651 posts
    7 Oct 2024, 11:54 a.m. 7 Oct 2024, 11:54 a.m.
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    @JimShady has written:

    Brian Laws constantly saying 'Woods' instead of 'Wood'.

    Immediately after Fray did an extended explanation of why he pronounces Ola Aina "Aina", rather than "Aina" (ok, Ay-na not Aye-na).

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    tricky
    Board 7373 posts
    7 Oct 2024, 2:14 p.m. 7 Oct 2024, 2:14 p.m.
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    @Simon has written:

    Immediately after Fray did an extended explanation of why he pronounces Ola Aina "Aina", rather than "Aina" (ok, Ay-na not Aye-na).

    That was a massive cringy boomer rant. I couldn't help but wonder talkback's reaction if I had come out with it.

    My takeaway: Of course he has a preferred way of saying his own name, but for the sake of a path of least resistance he was comfortable with whatever someone was using....after all, it's only a label. When asked for the correct pronunciation, he provided it. No biggy.

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    Psychobel
    Squad 914 posts
    7 Oct 2024, 3:49 p.m. 7 Oct 2024, 3:49 p.m.
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    @Charlie has written:

    Thanks for the helpful (and unhelpful) offers, folks. Tempted to send the bags on holiday again with RC - they do so enjoy visiting new places - but I'll sort it out myself.

    For balance, I live in Manchester, not too far from the airport, and I'm likely to do fuck all to help.

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    Simon
    Squad 6651 posts
    7 Oct 2024, 3:51 p.m. 7 Oct 2024, 3:51 p.m.
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    @tricky has written:

    That was a massive cringy boomer rant. I couldn't help but wonder talkback's reaction if I had come out with it.

    Was it rant? Sounded like he was explaining why he pronounced it differently from other commentators. I'm guessing he's probably been picked up on it as it's the sort of thing people will moan about.

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