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What possesses people… to drive 20+ km’s under the speed limit?
Case in point: Why are you driving if you are only capable of doing 60km/h at best on a three-lane highway – a very safe stretch of road – in an 80km zone? Whyyyyyy?? *s0b*
What possesses people… to go a second round down a street that’s celebrating Halloween? Hey, moochers and freeloaders: you’re already getting lollies for nothing, sod off and leave some for others! That especially goes for you teenagers who don’t even bother dressing in a costume.
Case in point: The last time Steve and I allowed Halloween “festivities” to be delivered upon us (and when I say “allowed”, we felt coerced into it because the rest of our street “just does it”… what the hell?…) we distinctly recall several groups of lolly-scabbing teenagers, and their irresponsible adult supervisor who was lining up too, take a double dip at the lolly bowl about two hours apart. To add insult to injury, they hadn’t even attempted to don a costume. Sorry, Sunshine! We’re not that generous! And all the quivery-lipped kiddies who now miss out on our treats (as if they’ll notice, there’s plenty more houses where ours came from) can thank you because THIS is the very reason we drew a line two years ago and said “No more. Ever again.”
Oh, how I can’t stand Halloween.
What possesses people… to not try Op Shops? Do they not realise the plethora of serious brand-name bargains??
Case in point: Brand new, tags still on, designer labels, $3 and $4 on things that have tags that sometimes have triple figures on them… Seriously, I feel like I am robbing the joint taking things like that to the counter and handing over a few pennies to the lovely old white-haired volunteer. What more is there to say? So the shop itself is smelly. Whooooo! *spirit-fingers* Boo! Thank you to those who can’t stand and calmly go through each rack because you miss out (and leave it all for me)! Every single item I’ve ever found in an op shop has cleaned right up after an initial wash. So what’s the problem?
Side-note: if you’re an op shopper, have you ever noticed the serious bargain shoppers? The savvy, breeze in, swoop the racks, snaffle the great stuff and breeze back out types? Ever seen two of them approach the entry at once? There’s a bit of jostling, to be sure.
What possesses people… to listen to Nickelback?
I’m sorry. But I just cannot understand that one.
I will step aside now and let you add your own in the comments (and yes, you may lambaste me about that Nickelback dig if you so wish, I can take it).
Firstly, let me say OP SHOPS FTW! I have got brand new clothes still with store tags on (ok, maybe they were stolen) for next to nothing. Recently a $38 Target top for $5, and a lovely little black Zara dress (can’t remember original price) for $10. Even saw a pair of Sass & Bide jeans for $8, shame they were sized in between my daughter’s arse and mine.
Secondly, what possesses people (workmen) to pull up in front of 2 houses – one well kept with gorgeous garden, lovely roses, cars in the driveway, people coming & going, clearly lived in – the other untouched, unloved, desolate, no cars, no people, clearly NOT lived in – and park all their trucks and equipment in front of the NICE, BUSY, POPULATED house, regularly blocking their driveway and footpath?? All week??? Hmmm????
given my blog is op-shop heavy you could say I’m a seasoned op shopper
I picked up a $150-tags attached Mimco hat for a few bucks, a NWT fancy label girls dress for a few bucks (price tag was in yen but converted to a couple hundred AUD). What about kitchen utensils for $1 that cost over $15 in the shops?
I hates Halloween. No trick or treating etc and I don’t understand it when fellow Aussies tell me I’m a party pooper because of it. Sure I’d participate if I was in a country where the whole trick or treating thang is the standard done thing but here, no! This year, the kids are older and aware of it all so we’re getting together with other friends for a Halloween themed picnic lunch, but my curtains are drawn on Halloween. At least in my neighbourhood we get a polite note during the week to say kids will be going around and if we want to opt in we leave the porch light on. Nope, we won’t be doing that either. I’ve peeked out the window and seen the same kinds of teenagers just try to score free lollies because they’re wearing a mask or a cape. What I think is wrong wrong wrong is when people answer the door here and tell the kids (with parent supervisor) at the door that they don’t do Halloween, and then the parent of the trick or treating kids gets narky!
Gonna put my hand up here for Nickelback.. can’t help myself, I love that voice
We are to Grand Pooh-Poohs of our street for Halloween.. why would you encourage your kids to celebrate the undead?? WEiRd!
Am a serious Op-Shopper – I realised this when my baby girl at age 3 would say “Mumma Is A Bargain?!” in the op-shop.. my older girls are now seasoned and savvy op-shoppers ..why wouldn’t you?
What possesses people to…. stand in the 3 items or less aisle with a trolley full of underwear and seedlings.. OMG…. the sign is clear – 3 items, count them if there’s more than 3 then this ain’t your aisle… the end!
We have found an excellent way of discouraging the trick or treaters. To reach our door they have to negotiate a farm track. As it’s dark early on October 31st, we make sure we turn the outside lights out. Even thought the little blighters are dressed up in scary costumes (occasionally) they are too frightened to walk up an unlit path to find our doorbell. Result – more sweeties for me!
What possesses the school mums to arrive at 2:15pm and take all the good parks when school doesnt finish till 3pm!
What possesses old people riding those scooters othink they are in a car – use the FOOTPATH!!!
Oh dear I could go on & on! I love Halloween but alas no trick or treaters here, we do carve the pumpkin though! I did the op shop this morning $7.50 for 6 books and a vintage sheet – told the lady to charge me $10 and she insisted on throwing a gift in because she couldnt take my money
Oh my goodness, these made me laugh! So true – the scooters, wow. Those things can really fang it if they want to. And an orange flag on the back to warn others you’re coming (fast) is not enough if you’re on a footpath though either…. so they’re either too fast for the path or too slow for the road. Perhaps the ones who think they’re fast are the road users and the ones who think they’re too slow are the ones speeding on the footpaths. They need to flip their thinking.
Oh how I hate Halloween. Truly, truly loathe it. This Halloween I’m going to buy a big back of sweets, wait for nightfall and then stand in front of the window with the lights on and the curtains open and scoff the lot myself. Trick or treat? Yeah right.
That image is glorious. Can you please film it?
I love Op shopping, and I stopped doing for a little while. I recently went for Halloween costume stuff – yes I do love Halloween! I came out with more than I bargained for! I picked up about 4 summer skirts and spent about $15, one new with tags. I can’t even buy a brand new one in the shops that suits my unusual figure nicely! So I scored big and I will be going back again soon. I missed the thrill of a bargain!
The skirt bargains are awesome, aren’t they? I’ve always found great skirts in op shops.
With trick or treating no one ever says “trick” these days. Is that for fear of their home getting “egged”. Anyways – just a suggestion for next time these double dipping moochers come back for a second helping. As for op shopping – I’ve been a dedicated fan of Vinnies since my teenage years but here in Sydney’s eastern suburbs they like everything else are expensive.
Not sure about the ‘trick’ bit. In our old house, we did get a ‘trick’ or two but we didn’t give out the treats there. We’d also get barely one group of children, sometimes none, and none of them were dressed up. Op shops can be hit or miss, can’t they, in terms of pricing? I’ve seen some that really price too high. But the smaller unbranded shops are the ones to search if you want bargains.
I hear you on the Halloween front. Since living in Dubai with such a big expat community, Halloween has blown me away. The money people spend, the amount of lollies children collect. I hate the whole thing. Last year we were new in our community and got a bit sucked in but this year I have put my foot down and Miss O will not be trick or treating.
I hear you. Just too much!
Well I love Halloween. Love.
As for Nickelback – I don’t even know a single one of their songs. And that’s the way I like it.
Now, we’ve already established that I deeply respect the paganism and the traditional rituals of Halloween. It’s this recent-years ‘gimme’ take on it that makes my blood boil.
What possesses people to think spray tans make them look thin and glamorous?
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I don’t know where that one came from, just thought I’d throw it in.
You know, this whole “What possesses people to…” is the makings of an awesome linky. Whaddaya think ?
You’re a genius of an ideas man, Grace!
Op shops? Brand name stuff? Near new? $3 and $4?
Not around here!
I’ve given up trying to find anything wearable that isn’t size 8. Anything decent is usually tagged at $10-$15. Most things are either stained (washing won’t help badly yellowed underarm areas) or stretched out of shape.
I find I wait for K-Mart or Target sales now and then lay-by stuff at the sales price. That’s if I need clothes at all. Usually I only buy things when what I’ve got is falling apart. Say every ten years or so.
Oh, that’s not a good op shop experience. Enough to put you off, I agree. There is a certain thrill in finding a bargain. There’s no thrill in dismal offerings and then being charged for them!
I will add to the doing 20km under the speed limit (which happened to me just last night by the way!), I hate it when people do 10km under the speed limit, always 70km/h in an 80 zone, but then when the speed limit drops they continue to do 70km/h in a freaking 60 zone! Come the fuck on people (excuse the french, I jjst get really worked up by this)…if you can’t do the fecking speed limit in the 80 zone don’t fucking proceed to speed through the 60 zone. Drives me absolutely bonkers, in case you hadn’t noticed.
Holy yes! Indeed. This is the other one that irritates me. The 10-under then 10-over driver as the speed signs change. One rule for them, one rule for… THE REST OF THE ROAD USERS!? I don’t think so *mad hat*
What possesses people to drive 10-20km under the speed limit until we reach an overtaking lane, and which point they floor it to up over 20km OVER the limit, slowing again once the overtaking lane ends?
People in my local area are notorious for this, and it irks me no end.
What possesses 2-3 yr olds…
No seriously… there’s something hellish going on there!
Breaking out in a sweat here. Yes! That too! About as annoying as the drivers you come upon on a 110km/h freeway who are obviously going much slower, but who speed up and match you as you attempt to overtake so you end up going 10km over just to get around them and THEN they give you the evil glare for being so dangerous. Not that *cough* that’s ever happened to me *cough*