Tiny acts of anarchy

[goo_mason]

I like to squeeze between the wall and the cars that park illegally in our residential Close with my bike, often with my SPD pedal accidentally being pressed up against the side of the car as I go.

It's the only way I can get through to my front door, you see

(Love the stories of posting heavy items with a freepost junk-mail envelope taped to the front. I'm thinking this might be a good way to avoid trips to the recycling centre - any old cack in the house that I don't want can be wrapped up and 'donated' to the addressee of the latest freepost envelope !
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[swee'pea99]

I always ask for chips in Burger King. "You mean fries?". "No, chips please". Pathetic.

When I'm asking for a meal in MacDonald's I always make a point of specifying 'small', knowing they insist on 'regular or large'.

Me & Uncle Mort, we're well 'ard...

 

[John Ponting]

I hate the way that utility companies always set the direct debits too high. So I phone them up and demand a refund, by cheque, and threaten to do this every month until they reduce the debit to the amount I'm actually using.

If you get telesales, put the phone down but don't hang up. I like to say how long they will carry on talking to thin air.

Since a few redundancies we have no reception staff. A colleague is one the small ring round group that does the job instead. He refuses to pass cold call telesales people on to anybody else, regularly puts the handset down for some time and is often quite rude and abusive if he cannot get rid of them. This morning I was in his office for coffee and biccies and heard him specifically tell the caller to 'fcuk off' and then hung up. They got their supervisor to phone back and she said that my colleague was probably the rudest person she had every spoken to. He suggested that she spoke to his boss if she wanted to hear real rudness, and hung up again.

Personally, I find it hard to be abusive to sales callers - they are paid to do a job just as I am. I normally just say "I don't wish to appear rude but I am just about to hang up on you, goodbye".

 

[User482]

Are you my 92 year old neighbour by any chance? He seems to take great delight in holding up other traffic....

I take a great delight in making traffic observe the speed limit. Mind you, anyone who drives up to my bumper gets rewarded by me slowing down to 25mph. They soon get the message.

 

[tyred]

I take a great delight in making traffic observe the speed limit. Mind you, anyone who drives up to my bumper gets rewarded by me slowing down to 25mph. They soon get the message.

I must admit that if anyone tries to drive on my bumper, I do slow down. If they annoy me, I'll annoy them

 

[jay clock]

One of Ryanair's little money making ploys is to charge £5 per flight each way in credit card fees. We have a booking for 7 people so that adds £70 to the bill. The only way to avoid this is with the very rare Visa Electron card. I worked out how to get one of these, so now I am screwing one over on Ryanair each time I fly...

 

[redjedi]

[quote name='swee'pea99']When I'm asking for a meal in MacDonald's I always make a point of specifying 'small', knowing they insist on 'regular or large'.

Me & Uncle Mort, we're well 'ard...[/quote]

When ever I've asked for a Fillet-o-Fish in McDs, I always say Fille"t" OF fish burger.

That's about as as anarchistic as I get.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

I take a great delight in making traffic observe the speed limit. Mind you, anyone who drives up to my bumper gets rewarded by me slowing down to 25mph. They soon get the message.

that's actually recommended in the highway code…

some anarchist

 

[User482]

that's actually recommended in the highway code…

some anarchist

I believe that individual conscience (my desire to obey the Highway code) should not be constrained by the majority (who want to speed).

That's a pretty much text book definition of individual anarchism.

 

[Mr Pig]

I find it hard to be abusive to sales callers - they are paid to do a job

You could say that about anyone.

 

[swee'pea99]

I put telesales people on hold whever they call.

Sometimes I just awnser the phone with a "I was so lonely, finally someone to talk to, will you be my friiieeeeennnnd?"

Who was it said that the best way to keep the seat next to you free on the train is to smile at anyone approaching and pat it 'invitingly'?

 

[Landslide]

Try crunchy-nut cornflakes first if you're too scared to go the whole hog...

 

[beanzontoast]

Some guy in the DIY place pushed in front of me - really elbowed me out of the way - to get to the Christmas decorations shelf the other week, so when he moved further along the aisle to look at something else, I took up position directly in front of the thing he had been looking at and waited...

Sure enough, back he came for another look, only this time there I was in his way, feet braced apart, facing the shelf with my back to him, aimlessly turning the item over and over in my hand. Went on for 5 mins - I knew he wouldn't have the bottle to say "excuse me" - until he gave up and cleared off.

 

[User482]

When people insist on sticking dead on the speed limit, I enjoy putting my head lights on full beam and sitting on their bumpers.

At which point I flip the anti-dazzle button on the rear view mirror, and slow down to 20mph.

Still, if you're not sure of the make of car, and idiot right on your bumper with full beam lights does help to be sure that it's a BMW.

 

[Over The Hill]

When people insist on sticking dead on the speed limit, I enjoy putting my head lights on full beam and sitting on their bumpers.

Tosser!

How can I insist on sticking on a speed limit. If you want to go faster then effing overtake.

So what you are saying is you will put my life in danger unless I go as fast as you want me to.

Do that to often and you will get punch on the nose and your BMW shoved up your arse.