Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 7)
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Chirping/screeching car tyres in TV dramas.
Everytime Mr Plod or Officer Gothca arrives somewhere or leaves, they clearly dub on the sound. You have to be going pretty fast to get your tyres to chirp, but they are just stopping/depearting at normal driving speeds.
And, I'm sure I once heard it when a car stopped on a gravel driveway. It must have been in Midsomer Murders, because I always notice the tyre chirping on that all the time.
Everytime Mr Plod or Officer Gothca arrives somewhere or leaves, they clearly dub on the sound. You have to be going pretty fast to get your tyres to chirp, but they are just stopping/depearting at normal driving speeds.
And, I'm sure I once heard it when a car stopped on a gravel driveway. It must have been in Midsomer Murders, because I always notice the tyre chirping on that all the time.
On Professor T last night, he arrived in a black cab to find Donkers lying on the ground, dying. He got out of the taxi, whilst the driver just sat there, motionless. Hmm, someone is lying on the ground, I know, I will just sit here like a lemon. Yes, very realistic.
And then, in the next shot, about 5 seconds later, the driver has vanished,the driver's seat is empty. Where's he gone ? He's not by her on the ground. And then, you get aerial view of the screen, and he's still nowhere to be found.
And then, in the next shot, about 5 seconds later, the driver has vanished,the driver's seat is empty. Where's he gone ? He's not by her on the ground. And then, you get aerial view of the screen, and he's still nowhere to be found.
snuffy said:
Chirping/screeching car tyres in TV dramas.
Everytime Mr Plod or Officer Gothca arrives somewhere or leaves, they clearly dub on the sound. You have to be going pretty fast to get your tyres to chirp, but they are just stopping/depearting at normal driving speeds.
And, I'm sure I once heard it when a car stopped on a gravel driveway. It must have been in Midsomer Murders, because I always notice the tyre chirping on that all the time.
See every episode of the A Team. BA wheelspinning away on dirt? Screeching tyres Everytime Mr Plod or Officer Gothca arrives somewhere or leaves, they clearly dub on the sound. You have to be going pretty fast to get your tyres to chirp, but they are just stopping/depearting at normal driving speeds.
And, I'm sure I once heard it when a car stopped on a gravel driveway. It must have been in Midsomer Murders, because I always notice the tyre chirping on that all the time.
snuffy said:
How odd.
He claims it's to save time. What b
ks. How long does a couple of words add ?
He claims it's to save time. What b
ks. How long does a couple of words add ? 
Yeah I thought the same tbh, but I think it's more about the pacing of the script. If you had a pause, a goodbye, another pause at the end of every phone call from both sides it'd take the wind out of the scene a bit, rather than the slam down of the phone and straight into the next line. Best example off the top of my head would be something like 24, where Jack spends a stupid amount of time calling people at CTU. If everyone had to keep saying "bye bye" it'd be ridiculous.
Although in my head I still disagree with it and think they should absolutely do the "bye, bye, bye, buh bye, bye, byeeeeeee"
MartG said:
When you're expecting a delivery, so before going to download some brownware you check the app and see the driver is still a couple of miles away, yet the tt hammers on the door right when you're in the middle of the 1st Movement 
I had that happen when I was using the facilities next to our front door. I had left the window slightly open for ventilation, so the driver pulled open the window a bit further and stuck the parcel through the gap. I assume / hope he didn't notice me, as he did actually put a note through the door saying where the parcel was. t hammers on the door right when you're in the middle of the 1st Movement MartG said:
When you're expecting a delivery, so before going to download some brownware you check the app and see the driver is still a couple of miles away, yet the tt hammers on the door right when you're in the middle of the 1st Movement
t hammers on the door right when you're in the middle of the 1st Movement DPD by any chance?I've luckily got mine set up for a safe place, but what annoys me about my current driver is he doesn't put the little slip through the letterbox, he leaves it on top of the parcel in the safe place. A colossal wasted of paper, I already know where it is because the app and picture he's taken, I don't need a blank bit of DPD paper on top of it.
LunarOne said:
Nexus Icon said:
I was encouraged to create a LinkedIn account about a decade ago. Soon after setting up I realised it was basically Facebook meets Friends Reunited but for c**ts with jobs, not just unemployed ones. It's still sat, as I opened the account, with no updates. Chuff off.
I'm not on regular social media, but I've had two jobs and plenty of freelance work come through LinkedIn since 2011. I was very resistant to joining up when it started up but It's proved its worth and I even had LinkedIn Premium for a while. But you do get headhunted a lot in my line of work and I've had to put a virtual sign up telling recruiters that I'm not interested, otherwise it's a non-stop flood of messages asking me if I'd like to change jobs. I'm sure I'd be earning more if I kept job-hopping every 18 months but it's not for me.
Rusty Old-Banger said:
Randy Winkman said:
People on TV/film can also always park right outside wherever they are visiting.
And they leave the window open. Presumably because they don't want the camera reflected in the glass then they open the door. 
bmwmike said:
CheesecakeRunner said:
Blokes who look at an empty set of three urinals and choose to use the middle one.
YES!! I've always wondered what goes through those peoples heads - is it like weird 1 dimensional tic tac toe to them? eldar said:
bmwmike said:
CheesecakeRunner said:
Blokes who look at an empty set of three urinals and choose to use the middle one.
YES!! I've always wondered what goes through those peoples heads - is it like weird 1 dimensional tic tac toe to them? While we're on the subject - men who can only urinate standing after gobbing up a huge load of spit. Oooh you're hard. Wouldn't say that out loud obvs.
popeyewhite said:
eldar said:
bmwmike said:
CheesecakeRunner said:
Blokes who look at an empty set of three urinals and choose to use the middle one.
YES!! I've always wondered what goes through those peoples heads - is it like weird 1 dimensional tic tac toe to them? While we're on the subject - men who can only urinate standing after gobbing up a huge load of spit. Oooh you're hard. Wouldn't say that out loud obvs.
Renting a car.
Or, more specifically, collecting a car you’ve rented and going through a lengthy list of things which are an additional cost to what you’ve already paid.
Earlier this evening I collected a “Focus or similar” at Belfast International.
First thing, insurance excess cover. No thanks I already have my own. Next, the car itself.
You can have this one, this one a very nice Mercedes or how about a Kia Sportage SUV.
Now the first key was for a Seat which I figured was the “Focus or similar”. But no, all three were an upgrade at additional cost to the Golf I was scheduled to have.
Then, do I want to prepay for fuel? Nope
And the piece de resistance…. Will you be going to Donegal?
Yes. OK so because you’re renting for over six days that’s the maximum charge.
But wait, I’m not going to Donegal until next Tuesday.
Sorry it has to be for the full rental.
And what if I don’t pay it?
When you get close to the border we’re alerted.
If the Guards pick you up they could confiscate the car and it’s very expensive.
So you can track the car yet I have to pay for a full week? Hmmm
Adding my wife as a driver? £9 per day plus tax. So another £112
Nope, I’ll do all the driving then.
Or, more specifically, collecting a car you’ve rented and going through a lengthy list of things which are an additional cost to what you’ve already paid.
Earlier this evening I collected a “Focus or similar” at Belfast International.
First thing, insurance excess cover. No thanks I already have my own. Next, the car itself.
You can have this one, this one a very nice Mercedes or how about a Kia Sportage SUV.
Now the first key was for a Seat which I figured was the “Focus or similar”. But no, all three were an upgrade at additional cost to the Golf I was scheduled to have.
Then, do I want to prepay for fuel? Nope
And the piece de resistance…. Will you be going to Donegal?
Yes. OK so because you’re renting for over six days that’s the maximum charge.
But wait, I’m not going to Donegal until next Tuesday.
Sorry it has to be for the full rental.
And what if I don’t pay it?
When you get close to the border we’re alerted.
If the Guards pick you up they could confiscate the car and it’s very expensive.
So you can track the car yet I have to pay for a full week? Hmmm
Adding my wife as a driver? £9 per day plus tax. So another £112
Nope, I’ll do all the driving then.
popeyewhite said:
eldar said:
bmwmike said:
CheesecakeRunner said:
Blokes who look at an empty set of three urinals and choose to use the middle one.
YES!! I've always wondered what goes through those peoples heads - is it like weird 1 dimensional tic tac toe to them? So I try and leave a gap. If there’s only three urinals, and someone takes the middle one, then that is impossible.
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snuffy said:
Chirping/screeching car tyres in TV dramas.
Everytime Mr Plod or Officer Gothca arrives somewhere or leaves, they clearly dub on the sound. You have to be going pretty fast to get your tyres to chirp, but they are just stopping/depearting at normal driving speeds.
And, I'm sure I once heard it when a car stopped on a gravel driveway. It must have been in Midsomer Murders, because I always notice the tyre chirping on that all the time.
Midsomer Murders is so idiotic now I can't watch it since they changed to the different Barnaby. Everytime Mr Plod or Officer Gothca arrives somewhere or leaves, they clearly dub on the sound. You have to be going pretty fast to get your tyres to chirp, but they are just stopping/depearting at normal driving speeds.
And, I'm sure I once heard it when a car stopped on a gravel driveway. It must have been in Midsomer Murders, because I always notice the tyre chirping on that all the time.
redrabbit29 said:
Woke up at 5:30am to go to airport for flight to US.
Notification on there that flight is now delayed by 3 hours.
Had planned to be at hotel in the US for midday with a good half day of stuff planned.
If I'd been annoyed beyond reason by this I'd have spent much of my life annoyed beyond reason.Notification on there that flight is now delayed by 3 hours.
Had planned to be at hotel in the US for midday with a good half day of stuff planned.
Factor in a 10-20% chance of travel arrangements getting properly messed up.
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