As a fully paid-up Curmudgeon the thought that people imagined (or more correctly, were being allowed to imagine - or manipulated into imagining) that they were ‘supporting the NHS’ by abusing their kitchen utensils in the street annoyed me immensely. It had one beneficial outcome though - I was determined to do something concrete instead and so signed up for blood donation. Giving my third pint next month!
I know what you mean, and I know this is Curmudgeon Corner, so not really the place to examine this, but I think a lot of people did the clapping/pot banging thing as it turned into a way to demonstrate the level of support the NHS had. I did it, partly as a gesture for the NHS people in a difficult time, but also as a 'keep your filthy hands off the NHS' gesture. But then I'm prone to pointless gestures like that.
Obviously it began as a well-meaning gesture, but it was rapidly hijacked IMV. Not the place to discuss it further as you say, this isn’t a political thread. I wouldn’t be contributing if it were.
Apols, MB, I'd never impugn your bibulous nature (stones, glass houses, etc), it was definitely a quality vs quantity thing. Though I note they are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
On that general note, can anybody tell me whether a shedload and a shitload are essentially the same size, or is one bigger than the other?
Yes, that was my initial thought. But then I wondered whether 'shitloads' referred to 'loads' of shit, ie lorryloads. Most lorries are of bigger capacity than most sheds, and the use of the plural does imply more than one load. So I'm confused and hence look to this august body for guidance.
