(17 Jan 2016, 1:44 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Did it not occur to him that his actions might be a bit of a dealbreaker?

Clearly a nutter, he didn't think of the consequences...shame he'll be single again.....

Working in Wrekenton today, I decided to nip to the Co-Op before I started, bloody took 5 minutes to get served. Queue was 10 people long when I left too.

(17 Jan 2016, 5:32 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Working in Wrekenton today, I decided to nip to the Co-Op before I started, bloody took 5 minutes to get served. Queue was 10 people long when I left too.

Yeah, in my experience, the Co-Op aren't exactly quick to open up tills if there's more than a few people waiting. Some I've been in, such as Haydon Bridge, have self-service tills. Shame such a set-up wasn't extended to more shops.

(17 Jan 2016, 6:00 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Yeah, in my experience, the Co-Op aren't exactly quick to open up tills if there's more than a few people waiting. Some I've been in, such as Haydon Bridge, have self-service tills. Shame such a set-up wasn't extended to more shops.

When I was in the one at Crook yesterday, only one till was open, and the worker was taking his time, the person in front of me was clearly a friend of his, and this was evidenced by the ''banter'' between the two of them. By the time I was served, a queue of about five others had formed behind me.

(17 Jan 2016, 6:10 pm)R852 PRG wrote When I was in the one at Crook yesterday, only one till was open, and the worker was taking his time, the person in front of me was clearly a friend of his, and this was evidenced by the ''banter'' between the two of them. By the time I was served, a queue of about five others had formed behind me.

This also seems to be a common occurrence. However, most Co-Op's are local shops and employ local people from the local community (sometimes in the League of Gentlemen sense too!). Local banter between customer and sales-assistant is almost inevitable.

(17 Jan 2016, 5:32 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Working in Wrekenton today, I decided to nip to the Co-Op before I started, bloody took 5 minutes to get served. Queue was 10 people long when I left too.

Could be worse, somewhere recently I got stuck behind someone who when they were placing their items on the till and went to go and get something else. Not the first time that's happened and it won't be the last.

The place that is really grinding my gears at times right now is the Poundland in Eldon Square, always get stuck their for a while and they always seem to be out of fizzy drinks, about the only thing of that sort they had the other day was Tango Apple. A woman got quite cross with me in there the other day as I went to where all the bottled drinks where only to find there was nothing I wanted in their so because I was in a bit of a rush especially as the queue was growing larger by the second I was dashing to grab three cans and she was not amused by this, she wasn't even anywhere even close to me at the time!

I was going to grab a can of Pepsi or whatever in Savers in the Gate at Durham yesterday as I only wanted one drink so I ended up buying two 500ml bottles in Poundland because I wasn't waiting in the long queue in Savers.

Worst queuing incident recently was in JD Sports at the Metrocentre on Black Friday where I'm convinced that the woman behind me was trying to jump ahead of me in the queue but I wouldn't allow that, in the end I ended up spreading my legs out like I was a flaming starfish and also had to stop myself from confronting her as she smashed herself into the bag with my camera in about four times!

Worst examples of customer service I ever received included someone saying "sorry, I went to the retard school" to me, a person with autism, the morons in the Carphone Warehouse in Darlington Town Centre and two members of staff in BANK at Sunderland, where they talked between each other instead of serving me, after about three minutes or so, I walked out!

(16 Jan 2016, 8:59 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Over the years GNE have used various brandings, and to be honest no one is going to agree on their favourites or on the ones they dislike. For example, these are the top 10 and worse 10 route branded liveries in my opinion.

Top 10
1 - OK Expressway / The OK Way - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...190094754/
2 - Route 19 (Original Version) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/4354700744/
3 - Coaster (Trident Version) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...706083079/
4 - Red Arrow (All Versions) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...831459374/
5 - Saltwell Park (Streetlite) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/aureolindn/16607240657/
6 - X10 (Original) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...098403780/
7 - Red Kite (All Versions) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...877397688/
8 - Whey-Aye 50 (All Versions) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...920783144/
9 - Connection 4 - https://flic.kr/p/gWEG6f
10 - Cobalt Clipper (Version 1) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/3683712305/

Worse 10
1 - X66 (Gold Version 1)- https://flic.kr/p/br1ui9
2 - Crusader (Silver Version 1) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/8735175852/
3 - Black Cats - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...098225438/
4 - Cobalt Clipper (Version 2) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...098246668/
5 - Laser (Version 2) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/7650676984/
6 - TEN (Citaro Version) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...877337342/
7 - Highwayman - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...706150147/
8 - See It Do It - https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/23423488039/
9 - Diamond (Orange Versions) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...663599438/
10 - Loop (Circles Version) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/17342304872/

Some of them branding is good points and it's bad the 2nd version of crusader was in my worse pile as in 3rd incarnation however the current one is by far the best and a whoever designed it should be allowed to design more brands

(17 Jan 2016, 5:32 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Working in Wrekenton today, I decided to nip to the Co-Op before I started, bloody took 5 minutes to get served. Queue was 10 people long when I left too.

Could of been worse I once was in Game ages ago Novemver 2014 and the que was a mile long almost I was only in there to buy 2 pokemon games a year earlier was almost a que a mile long I was only buying GTA V

Earlier this morning a very good friend of my mam died, I don't like seeing her so upset

(17 Jan 2016, 6:32 pm)Diamond One wrote Some of them branding is good points and it's bad the 2nd version of crusader was in my worse pile as in 3rd incarnation however the current one is by far the best and a whoever designed it should be allowed to design more brands

Could of been worse I once was in Game ages ago November 2014 and the que was a mile long almost I was only in there to buy 2 pokemon games a year earlier was almost a que a mile long I was only buying GTA V

The first one on the Cadets was/is my favourite.

(17 Jan 2016, 7:33 pm)DanPicken wrote The first one on the Cadets was/is my favourite.

One of my favourites believe it or not the renown design was badly designed when I first saw it I thought was seeing things was heading to Newcastle to head to my course was an unlucky day for some as it was Friday 13th I almost missed the bus but ran like the Saturn v rocket

(17 Jan 2016, 6:10 pm)R852 PRG wrote When I was in the one at Crook yesterday, only one till was open, and the worker was taking his time, the person in front of me was clearly a friend of his, and this was evidenced by the ''banter'' between the two of them. By the time I was served, a queue of about five others had formed behind me.

That's the thing with these villages. No one has anywhere else to be in any hurry

Both my knee's are f**ked and BBC Iplayer's playing up again.

The sound's not working on the TV!!!

(18 Jan 2016, 4:59 am)Davie wrote The sound's not working on the TV!!!

Take it as a sign - your telly knows you need some sleep!

Sleep deprivation slowly kills you.... Seriously.

Service 5A, 12 minutes late. FFS!

Go too long without enough sleep and you end up looking like me.

(18 Jan 2016, 1:23 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Go too long without enough sleep and you end up looking like me.

They will turn into a woman?!

(18 Jan 2016, 1:26 pm)Andreos1 wrote They will turn into a woman?!

Well he already has the hair....

#ShotsFired
#HashtagsOnNEB
#Banter

Of all the things on the X66/X67 today, I would get the deafening 4649, again!

Oh and some prick is smoking an e-cigerette so the back of the bus looks like a Durran Durran video!

(18 Jan 2016, 1:54 pm)LeeCalder wrote Well he already has the hair....

#ShotsFired
#HashtagsOnNEB
#Banter

He probably has longer hair than me then

Just had mine cut off again.

I did actually embarrass myself by telling littl'un "move out of the way so this gentleman can pass with his trolley" yesterday. It wasn't a gentleman. I feel most daft for making that mistake because it's been done to me many times.

(18 Jan 2016, 1:54 pm)LeeCalder wrote Well he already has the hair....

#ShotsFired
#HashtagsOnNEB
#Banter

All would need is the you know what

Ticket machines not working at Hebburn this morning it spat out my 2 £2 coins it was on the green light too the other one had the red light

(18 Jan 2016, 5:19 pm)Diamond One wrote Ticket machines not working at Hebburn this morning it spat out my 2 £2 coins it was on the green light too the other one had the red light

Thought you had a free pass.

(18 Jan 2016, 5:28 pm)DanPicken wrote Thought you had a free pass.

Before half 9

Really really pissed off with myself.

Today I have felt lower than I have in a long long time, so much so that I didn't attend sixth form today.

My door subsequently received some more damage as well, probably not the best thing to release my anger in to....

(18 Jan 2016, 5:31 pm)LeeCalder wrote Really really pissed off with myself.



Today I have felt lower than I have in a long long time, so much so that I didn't attend sixth form today.



My door subsequently received some more damage as well, probably not the best thing to release my anger in to....

Drop me a message if you need to.

Hard.

I've had it with my school, I'm being accused by RE teacher of losing my book when she knows she has it, fair enough I left my History book in the House this morning. Then there's the MFL department in school who want to ring my parents as I'm not putting enough effort into my work.

(18 Jan 2016, 5:31 pm)LeeCalder wrote Really really pissed off with myself.

Today I have felt lower than I have in a long long time, so much so that I didn't attend sixth form today.

My door subsequently received some more damage as well, probably not the best thing to release my anger in to....

Omg hope your ok 

(18 Jan 2016, 5:40 pm)DanPicken wrote I've had it with my school, I'm being accused by RE teacher of losing my book when she knows she has it, fair enough I left my History book in the House this morning. Then there's the MFL department in school who want to ring my parents as I'm not putting enough effort into my work.

My mate Ryan had similar issues when he was a kid the teacher was blaming him for things he didn't do his mum was furious with the school when Ryan left school he met me and now we're like a team the pair of us