The Weekly Gripe

Why is corned beef so expensive these days?

My gripe is all about the current price of corned beef. You used to be able to get a tin from most shops for under a pound, these days it costs more than £2 and can probably be considered a luxury rather than a staple.

What do you do when your boss is a bully?

I feel like my boss is bullying me, not all the time but probably 70% of the time. He's an elderly man in his 60s and is very set in his ways. He's not used to all the modern technology and quite frankly I don't think he really understands it.

I can't get on with my partner's spoiled daughter

I have been with my partner for 6 years now. I love him very much and want to spend the rest of my life with him. The real problem I have though is his spoiled 14 year old daughter and the fact that we just don't get along.

Leave me alone, I don't want to talk to you

What has the global village done to individual social responsibility and the respect for others privacy? Encouraged way too much interaction/introduction when clearly not needed or requested. I don't want to be everyone's friend.

Dog fouling - my town is now one big dog toilet!

I'm sick and tired of lazy dog owners and the way they allow their dogs to foul the footpaths in the town where I live. In the last few years they have rapidly transformed the place into one great big dog toilet!

January Sales - tis the season to be folly!

Let's be honest, some people are plain bonkers, aren't they? Come the January sales, cash strapped shoppers tend to throw caution to the wind and buy the most hideous, pointless tat they wouldn't otherwise dream of buying.

Sly bar staff know when fruit machines pay out

Certain staff watch the machines and can apparently work out when a jackpot is due. The really cheeky ones actually turn the machines of if they consider a jackpot is due so that regular punters can't win the top prizes.

Night out with friends spoiled by unruly kids

This week I met up with my friends from schooldays for a Christmas get together. We went to Al Forno's in New Malden. Not long after we were seated at our table several couples came in with their children.

Why I will no longer fly with Ryanair

I fly quite frequently due to relocating from Bristol to Glasgow. In the past I've also defended Ryanair as people complain about card fees, baggage costs and toilet charges. I stood by them saying that despite all these fees...

CSA mistake leads to family break up

I can't believe how many similar stories about the way parents are being treated by the CSA there are on here, and although reading them makes me feel like at least it isn't only us, it also makes me realise that this is never going to end.