Author Topic: Get rid of it (Read 4093 times)

smurfboy · « **on:** April 08, 2007, 08:07:00 pm »

We've had bring it back - but what about modern inventions we were actually better off without? The so-called advances we didn't need or want?

My first choice is those stupid bottle tops you get on water now; the ones you have to twist to break a seal so that you can squeeze the bottle and drink the water through a pinhole. Talk about a complete waste of time! I bet these things cost millions in research and development, and what is the actual benefit? How hard was it to unscrew a plastic bottle top?

loulou · « **Reply #1 on:** April 08, 2007, 08:09:18 pm »

Get rid of all those annoying leaflets that fall out of newspapers and magazines advertising insurance and saga holidays.

Forth Bridges · « **Reply #2 on:** April 08, 2007, 09:14:14 pm »

moblie phones!

wjp666 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 08, 2007, 09:14:21 pm »

chavs

Forth Bridges · « **Reply #4 on:** April 08, 2007, 09:50:39 pm »

callingh wating!"

lorri · « **Reply #5 on:** April 09, 2007, 12:52:39 am »

automated phone answer/ queing systems

wjp666 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 09, 2007, 02:08:42 am »

pensioners with driving licences.

goldencup · « **Reply #7 on:** April 09, 2007, 11:32:24 am »

Chelsea Tractors (4 x 4s), unless there is a genuine need for them (farmers etc). My sister lives in a small cul-de-sac with no off-road parking and a family have just moved in next door who have FOUR of them!

Forth Bridges · « **Reply #8 on:** April 09, 2007, 11:48:09 am »

Local council!

motoways

car,

smurfboy · « **Reply #9 on:** April 09, 2007, 01:28:37 pm »

Pay toilets. A reasonable idea in theory (less money from taxes on upkeep) but in practice they don't work - there's only one cubicle compared to a separate set of loos for both sexes, meaning it's almost always occupied if you need it, plus what do people do when they haven't got change? Either wet themselves or go up an alleyway, which is delightful!

Scarlet Passion · « **Reply #10 on:** April 09, 2007, 01:39:08 pm »

The toilets near us are great, seperate facilities for the two sexes, at least 3 cubicles and soft toilet paper too. But often they are closed, so what's the point of them? Bit silly really.

I would get rid of the call centers for UK companies that are actually in places like Delhi or Outer Mongolia or some-such and bring them all back to the UK where they belong.

oldspice · « **Reply #11 on:** April 09, 2007, 05:32:43 pm »

Quote from: loulou

Get rid of all those annoying leaflets that fall out of newspapers and magazines advertising insurance and saga holidays.

I agree!

I would like to get rid of pointless celebs like Jordan and Charlotte Church and annoying cast members in Corrie starting with the unbearable VERNON!

Forth Bridges · « **Reply #12 on:** April 09, 2007, 05:50:37 pm »

and LES

loulou · « **Reply #13 on:** April 09, 2007, 10:39:59 pm »

Bogus charity people who stand in shop doorways with buckets claiming to be collecting for disabled children.

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #14 on:** April 10, 2007, 09:29:43 am »

Get rid of Digital TV. Leave analogue alone!

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