So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

[Lean'n'mean]

“But Noodynaady's actual ingrate tootle is of come into the garner mauve and thy nice are stores of morning and buy me a bunch of iodines. ”
― James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

 

[Formeruser012523]

^^^ That was supposed to be English?

 

[scottyrocks]

Bonehead turds with their fancy big overly lifted trucks who take up four parking spaces (seeing a lot of this as of late). It would be somewhat acceptable if they would park at the most remote end of the parking lot, but rarely do they.

I saw this yesterday. Jacked up pickup in two spots (side by side). Very busy parking lot. I squeezed the bug in on the side with more room and went about running my errands. When I came back, the truck was still there, so whatever.

 

[LizzieMaine]

I've seen people with trucks like that parked in their driveways deliberately swabbing them with mud to make it look like they're rugged outdoorsy woodsmen, when in reality they only drive the things to Dairy Queen.

 

[belfastboy]

I've seen people with trucks like that parked in their driveways deliberately swabbing them with mud to make it look like they're rugged outdoorsy woodsmen, when in reality they only drive the things to Dairy Queen.

We went for a walk from the RV park into the town of Central Point OR. I took a shortcut and got lost then got caught in a downpour. Stopped to ask a young fellow whose jacked up truck was idling in his driveway for directions into town. He said hop in as he was headed that way. Well the hopping in proved to be difficult even with the booster steps. I looked like a city slicker trying to mount up on a horse....I had to use my good leg (left) which got me to the right elevation but not realizing til I got up there I was facing the wrong way and had to turn my body around once inside the cab. A most inelegant entrance.....perhaps my worst!

 

[Lean'n'mean]

I've seen people with trucks like that parked in their driveways deliberately swabbing them with mud to make it look like they're rugged outdoorsy woodsmen, when in reality they only drive the things to Dairy Queen.

 

[GHT]

One of our TV channels shows a program called Car SOS, where an old classic is rescued. On one occasion the team rescued a wartime Austin Tilley. The vehicle had never been restored, so after reconditioning the engine and gearbox, and replacing all the brakes, electrics and running gear, they brought in a specialist paint artist to repaint the bodywork. His brief was to make it look tatty, he did that alright, even down to the painted on rust around the doors.

 

[ChiTownScion]

Caught a 4th Cir/US Ap opinion notice in American Legion vs American Humanist Association,
a tempest inside a teapot regarding a World War I memorial Latin Cross feature,
relisted at SCOTUS; continued across the docket and an interesting case study.

I anticipate an "equity aids the vigilant" take on it from this session. We'll see.

 

[scottyrocks]

I don't know which is sillier - this, or vinyl decals in different colors that are supposed to look like splashed mud.

And in this case the 'splashed mud' is not even in the right place.

 

[ThankfulGirl]

I don't drive, though Himself does -our car is sufficient filthy all by itself not to need it - so my main gripe is with much, much sillier things.... random possessives!
Tesco, the UK shop, is almost invariable referred to as Tesco's. Tesco's what?!!!

 

[LizzieMaine]

We have plenty of locals here who talking about "going to Wal-Mart's." Same as we used to go to "Ames's" or "Zayre's," after we went to Woolworth's and Grant's.

 

[ThankfulGirl]

We have plenty of locals here who talking about "going to Wal-Mart's." Same as we used to go to "Ames's" or "Zayre's," after we went to Woolworth's and Grant's.

I wonder if it's supposed to be short for "Tesco's shop?"
They don't say "Waitrose's"... people go to Waitrose.... or Iceland (insert appropriate shop of your choice) it is simply not consistent GAAAH!!!

 

[Harp]

I anticipate an "equity aids the vigilant" take on it from this session. We'll see.

Roberts has the 4th C, his relist gives some hope for common sense application.

 

[Lean'n'mean]

I wonder if it's supposed to be short for "Tesco's shop?"
They don't say "Waitrose's"... people go to Waitrose.... or Iceland (insert appropriate shop of your choice) it is simply not consistent GAAAH!!!

Or Tesco's supermarket but don't you ever go to Lidl's then ?

 

[ThankfulGirl]

Or Tesco's supermarket but don't you ever go to Lidl's then ?

Not often, cos Aldi's is nearer

 

[GHT]

I wonder if it's supposed to be short for "Tesco's shop?"
They don't say "Waitrose's"... people go to Waitrose.... or Iceland (insert appropriate shop of your choice) it is simply not consistent GAAAH!!!

The Tesco brand first appeared in 1924. The name came about after Jack Cohen bought a shipment of tea from Thomas Edward Stockwell. He made new labels using the initials of the supplier's name (TES), and the first two letters of his surname (CO), forming the word TESCO.
Tesco tea became very popular, owing to Cohen's strategy of: pile it high, sell it cheap, and was always referred to as Tesco's. As the company grew, successive managements promoted the brand as Tesco's. Impressed by company's like Kleenex, Hoover, Gillette and others, whose name has become synonymous with their product(s) Tesco management have tried to achieve something similar. Somehow though, I can't see the expression of going to the supermarket being replaced by going to Tesco's anytime soon.

 

[ThankfulGirl]

So.....if I were to be a hideous smart-alec, next time someone tells me they're "going Tesco's" (without the preposition, which also irritates, but... ) they're gong to buy tea The supermarket is Tesco, says so on the bags, but the tea is Tesco's, as it belongs to the supermarket.... *evil chuckle*
PS I'm not really going to say that, but I'll think it.

 

[Trenchfriend]

In Germany, we got two groups of people, in general. One group is totally brainwashed by the Albrechts and goes "to (our/my) ALDI" and the other group is normally going "to supermark(e)t".

 

[KILO NOVEMBER]

ALDI has recently opened stores in the Washington, D.C. region. I went to one, but saw no reason to go again.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Not less people here are naming them ironical "Feinkost Albrecht".

Albrecht Discount...