Don't get me started on parent and child! They chose to have the brat, why should they get preferential treatment?? Disabled is one thing, but not just because they chose to have kids!!!

> that's the scream - you've heard it!

Going round supermarket with adult- no kids- daughter she has been heard to mutter 'shoot it.....shoot it now before it gets any older!'
and No, neither of mine were allowed to screech and scream in shops, resteurants etc.
Chris

According to research in the paper today the 'official age' for turning grumpy is 52. Well, that explains it, I'm safe.

I really am turning into a grumpy old so and so.  Now where shall I start.
Children screaming in supermarkets, children eating the shopping as they go round supermarket, children standing in a trolley with thier filthy shoes on after having trodden in goodness knows what when the next person has to put thier food in it.
All the above there is no need for, my children and grandchildren have never done any of the above and I think thats purely because they are spoken to and made to feel part of the trip and know full well it will happen and there will be no bribes forthcoming to keep them onside regardless.
Inconsiderate parking winds me up too.  We have a school oppisite and our little narrow estate road gets jammed and us residents can't get in or out.  Well we quietly suffer that but its the school staff that park in our road for the whole day instead of in the school car park and stop the free flow of traffic that really annoys me.  I have spoken to the head of the school but she said the staff pay thier road tax so they can park where they like!
I think I'll stop there as i could go on and on about inconsiderate drivers, dog walkers etc etc etc.