(28 Nov 2014, 6:56 pm)Jimmi Normal service has now been resumed.I was gonna say 'where is jimmi and whag you done with him'...
Flickr is playing funny buggers again, once again it won't let me upload photos - I'm only trying to add two! (one of them is a slightly naff photo of a MAX Enviro 400 on the X15)
Also some was stood taking photos between Eldon Square and Haymarket and a Yellow Bus Olympian came round the corner and so did some miserable old looking cow who got in my shot and then walked round behind me - So what was the bloody point in walking on the bloody road and ruining my photo and don't give me dirty looks for taking your photo if you walked round the correct way that wouldn't have happened you miserable old cow!!! RANT OVER!
Other than that I've been fine today.
(28 Nov 2014, 6:56 pm)Jimmi Normal service has now been resumed.I was gonna say 'where is jimmi and whag you done with him'...
Flickr is playing funny buggers again, once again it won't let me upload photos - I'm only trying to add two! (one of them is a slightly naff photo of a MAX Enviro 400 on the X15)
Also some was stood taking photos between Eldon Square and Haymarket and a Yellow Bus Olympian came round the corner and so did some miserable old looking cow who got in my shot and then walked round behind me - So what was the bloody point in walking on the bloody road and ruining my photo and don't give me dirty looks for taking your photo if you walked round the correct way that wouldn't have happened you miserable old cow!!! RANT OVER!
Other than that I've been fine today.
(28 Nov 2014, 9:16 pm)tyresmoke The whole concept of Black Friday! Today's been an absolute joke, traffic wise!
Definitely a Black Friday for punctuality put it that way
(28 Nov 2014, 9:16 pm)tyresmoke The whole concept of Black Friday! Today's been an absolute joke, traffic wise!
Definitely a Black Friday for punctuality put it that way
(28 Nov 2014, 10:49 pm)Adam Completely agree with you on the first part.
The way people go on about Black Friday is ridiculous. I mean, how mad and deluded has the world become when you've got people queuing outside retail outlets for hours on end to run into the shop like a bunch of lunatics simply for personal greed? So much so infact that it has led to ridiculous, selfish, idiotic fights, arguments and rioting for luxuries that are uncalled for. Black Friday? More like Black and Blue Friday... It's bloody ridiculous
(28 Nov 2014, 10:49 pm)Adam Completely agree with you on the first part.
The way people go on about Black Friday is ridiculous. I mean, how mad and deluded has the world become when you've got people queuing outside retail outlets for hours on end to run into the shop like a bunch of lunatics simply for personal greed? So much so infact that it has led to ridiculous, selfish, idiotic fights, arguments and rioting for luxuries that are uncalled for. Black Friday? More like Black and Blue Friday... It's bloody ridiculous
(28 Nov 2014, 11:16 pm)NEBCD Malarkey I got the X36 from Sunderland to Newcastle this afternoon and the Traffic around Boldon was mental, due to everyone going into Asda, I have also been in both The Bridges and Eldon Square today and the ques were ridiculous, the que for Game in Eldon Square was out of the Door, elsewhere such as HMV and Currys/PC World there was barely any room to get past people, I was looking for a few Bargains but came home empty handed.
(28 Nov 2014, 11:16 pm)NEBCD Malarkey I got the X36 from Sunderland to Newcastle this afternoon and the Traffic around Boldon was mental, due to everyone going into Asda, I have also been in both The Bridges and Eldon Square today and the ques were ridiculous, the que for Game in Eldon Square was out of the Door, elsewhere such as HMV and Currys/PC World there was barely any room to get past people, I was looking for a few Bargains but came home empty handed.
(27 Nov 2014, 9:18 pm)marxistafozzski I used to be on them when I was first diagnosed with bi-polar, I was on loads of pills for depression and pains
For depression I was on Semi-Sodium Valproate, Olanzepiene and Fluoxeteine, that combination made me like a zombie, and knocked me out sometimes, went to bed one monday night years and woke up Wednesday Afternoon, I was taking Tramadol and Co-Codamol, both are opiate based and also made me drowsy, because of that it is why I am heavily addicted to over the counter pain and sleep meds.
Hope you are ok Mr Mitchelhill and hope u can pull yourself together soon
(27 Nov 2014, 9:18 pm)marxistafozzski I used to be on them when I was first diagnosed with bi-polar, I was on loads of pills for depression and pains
For depression I was on Semi-Sodium Valproate, Olanzepiene and Fluoxeteine, that combination made me like a zombie, and knocked me out sometimes, went to bed one monday night years and woke up Wednesday Afternoon, I was taking Tramadol and Co-Codamol, both are opiate based and also made me drowsy, because of that it is why I am heavily addicted to over the counter pain and sleep meds.
Hope you are ok Mr Mitchelhill and hope u can pull yourself together soon
I got the X36 from Sunderland to Newcastle this afternoon and the Traffic around Boldon was mental, due to everyone going into Asda, I have also been in both The Bridges and Eldon Square today and the ques were ridiculous, the que for Game in Eldon Square was out of the Door, elsewhere such as HMV and Currys/PC World there was barely any room to get past people, I was looking for a few Bargains but came home empty handed.The queue in Game at the MetroCentre was out the door too.
I got the X36 from Sunderland to Newcastle this afternoon and the Traffic around Boldon was mental, due to everyone going into Asda, I have also been in both The Bridges and Eldon Square today and the ques were ridiculous, the que for Game in Eldon Square was out of the Door, elsewhere such as HMV and Currys/PC World there was barely any room to get past people, I was looking for a few Bargains but came home empty handed.The queue in Game at the MetroCentre was out the door too.
(28 Nov 2014, 11:40 pm)Jimmi The queue in Game at the MetroCentre was out the door too.
The biggest challenge I had was getting round Schuh in Eldon Square could barely move.
I amazed I never lost it at any point today.
My thing with Black Friday is, since when has this become a thing in this country, about two years back some people I know thought it was the Friday before Christmas and you go out and get absolutely pissed, I only knew about Black Friday by references in American TV shows and videos of people going mental trying to grab cheap TV's and stuff like that in shops in America. Also annoys me as this is another step to this country becoming Americanised.
People will go mad for a sale in this country, some people even go to the Next Sale for the store opening at something ridiculous like 5am, have you seen the Next Sale it's just the crap they couldn't sell just with a lower price in a bid to get people to buy things, admittedly when I've been to the Next Sale everything is crap, although I'm not a mental enough to get to Next for 5am to get some cheap T-Shirts.
(28 Nov 2014, 11:40 pm)Jimmi The queue in Game at the MetroCentre was out the door too.
The biggest challenge I had was getting round Schuh in Eldon Square could barely move.
I amazed I never lost it at any point today.
My thing with Black Friday is, since when has this become a thing in this country, about two years back some people I know thought it was the Friday before Christmas and you go out and get absolutely pissed, I only knew about Black Friday by references in American TV shows and videos of people going mental trying to grab cheap TV's and stuff like that in shops in America. Also annoys me as this is another step to this country becoming Americanised.
People will go mad for a sale in this country, some people even go to the Next Sale for the store opening at something ridiculous like 5am, have you seen the Next Sale it's just the crap they couldn't sell just with a lower price in a bid to get people to buy things, admittedly when I've been to the Next Sale everything is crap, although I'm not a mental enough to get to Next for 5am to get some cheap T-Shirts.
Another criticism about Black Friday is that the deals on display are really nothing out of the ordinary. Sure, there are one or two tempting deals to get the punters in, but overall you can get similar discounts whenever shops have regular sales or offers at other times of year.
Another criticism about Black Friday is that the deals on display are really nothing out of the ordinary. Sure, there are one or two tempting deals to get the punters in, but overall you can get similar discounts whenever shops have regular sales or offers at other times of year.Yeah the Black Friday "deals" I saw yesterday were nowt spectacular, one of HMV's big deals was £3 off the latest Big Bang Theory DVD and was £15, I bet after Christmas you will be able to get it somewhere else for about £10.
Another criticism about Black Friday is that the deals on display are really nothing out of the ordinary. Sure, there are one or two tempting deals to get the punters in, but overall you can get similar discounts whenever shops have regular sales or offers at other times of year.Yeah the Black Friday "deals" I saw yesterday were nowt spectacular, one of HMV's big deals was £3 off the latest Big Bang Theory DVD and was £15, I bet after Christmas you will be able to get it somewhere else for about £10.
BANK, Middlesbrough you were supposed to open 12 minutes ago, do you not want my custom!
BANK finally opened at 1056 (26 minutes late!).
I imagine it was because the tosser in his Burberry scarf and hat was checking himself out in the mirror before opening.
Firing off another complaint to this shop about this, the two previous complaints were regarding a heavy loose shop fixture falling on my leg and the Sunderland branch leaving me to queue for about 10 minutes while the staff chatted amongst themselves which resulted in me walking out. This may seem like me just whinging but they ask for your opinions and my opinion of them is shit. This is also the only shop I have had a compliant about.
(30 Nov 2014, 11:09 am)Jimmi BANK finally opened at 1056 (26 minutes late!).Surely the company would be angry at this as well, this is 26 minutes of lost trade, in the run up to Christmas. I've no idea what they sell but I'm assuming that if there are numerous branches, people go there.
I imagine it was because the tosser in his Burberry scarf and hat was checking himself out in the mirror before opening.
Firing off another complaint to this shop about this, the two previous complaints were regarding a heavy loose shop fixture falling on my leg and the Sunderland branch leaving me to queue for about 10 minutes while the staff chatted amongst themselves which resulted in me walking out. This may seem like me just whinging but they ask for your opinions and my opinion of them is shit. This is also the only shop I have had a compliant about.
(30 Nov 2014, 11:09 am)Jimmi BANK finally opened at 1056 (26 minutes late!).Surely the company would be angry at this as well, this is 26 minutes of lost trade, in the run up to Christmas. I've no idea what they sell but I'm assuming that if there are numerous branches, people go there.
I imagine it was because the tosser in his Burberry scarf and hat was checking himself out in the mirror before opening.
Firing off another complaint to this shop about this, the two previous complaints were regarding a heavy loose shop fixture falling on my leg and the Sunderland branch leaving me to queue for about 10 minutes while the staff chatted amongst themselves which resulted in me walking out. This may seem like me just whinging but they ask for your opinions and my opinion of them is shit. This is also the only shop I have had a compliant about.
Surely the company would be angry at this as well, this is 26 minutes of lost trade, in the run up to Christmas. I've no idea what they sell but I'm assuming that if there are numerous branches, people go there.Management would not be happy with lost trade and this is one of the busy shopping weekends of the year. Lots of people went past in this time too. Almost every over shop opened before 1030 for browsing as due to Sunday Trading Laws (something to do with the church) shops are allowed to be open for a maximum of 6 hours. BANK is a clothing shop with stores in most places.
Also, aren't shops only allowed a certain number of trading hours on a Sunday? Therefore they can't exactly close 26 minutes later, as people would have expected them to have already shut and wont go?
Surely the company would be angry at this as well, this is 26 minutes of lost trade, in the run up to Christmas. I've no idea what they sell but I'm assuming that if there are numerous branches, people go there.Management would not be happy with lost trade and this is one of the busy shopping weekends of the year. Lots of people went past in this time too. Almost every over shop opened before 1030 for browsing as due to Sunday Trading Laws (something to do with the church) shops are allowed to be open for a maximum of 6 hours. BANK is a clothing shop with stores in most places.
Also, aren't shops only allowed a certain number of trading hours on a Sunday? Therefore they can't exactly close 26 minutes later, as people would have expected them to have already shut and wont go?
