Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 7)
Discussion
C5_Steve said:
Who said I was perturbed? Just looking for context as your comment makes no sense. Perhaps if we could hear the internal monologue inside your mind we'd better understand but I'm not sure I'm prepared for that 
The monologue would be ‘why would someone care about someone making general conversation, they be paranoid’ R6tty said:
popeyewhite said:
B+Q has some large bags of compost, fertiliser etc stacked outside the front entrance. To buy you have to trolley the stuff in, pay, then trolley out again. The bags are in the easiest position I've ever seen to drive up, open your boot, put a couple in and drive off within 20 seconds. I wonder whether anyone has.
Maybe I live in a more trusting part of the world, but yesterday I asked if I had to bring a bag of compost in to scanned. 'No. Just tell me what you want and I'll do it here at the till'.AstonZagato said:
R6tty said:
popeyewhite said:
B+Q has some large bags of compost, fertiliser etc stacked outside the front entrance. To buy you have to trolley the stuff in, pay, then trolley out again. The bags are in the easiest position I've ever seen to drive up, open your boot, put a couple in and drive off within 20 seconds. I wonder whether anyone has.
Maybe I live in a more trusting part of the world, but yesterday I asked if I had to bring a bag of compost in to scanned. 'No. Just tell me what you want and I'll do it here at the till'.popeyewhite said:
Last summer I pulled up outside to load x2 lawn fertiliser into the boot. Locked the car (there were only two bags left) and turned to walk into the store when a woman driver lowered her window down and had a go at me for selfish parking "can't you see where the parking bays are?" "Excuse me?"
Sounds like she had a point. Why didn't you move the car into a parking bay once you had loaded?mko9 said:
If you remember to go to the ATM machine first, you'll have cash
I remember having a presentation at work from a couple of guys who were from the Financial Intelligence Team and on their PowerPoint slide it said "FIT Team".They didn't get it when I pointed out the duplication.
TV shows where somebody has a cup of coffee in a takeaway cup. There is clearly never any liquid in the cup, you can tell by the way they hold the cup that it's empty.
I understand they don't want to fill it with hot coffee, but why not fill it with water. That way when they hold it and when they take a sip it will look real.
I've no idea why it bothers me in the slightest but it does
I understand they don't want to fill it with hot coffee, but why not fill it with water. That way when they hold it and when they take a sip it will look real.
I've no idea why it bothers me in the slightest but it does
Snatch1 said:
TV shows where somebody has a cup of coffee in a takeaway cup. There is clearly never any liquid in the cup, you can tell by the way they hold the cup that it's empty.
I understand they don't want to fill it with hot coffee, but why not fill it with water. That way when they hold it and when they take a sip it will look real.
I've no idea why it bothers me in the slightest but it does
I'm with you there. It is so obvious and yet so simple to remedy. I understand they don't want to fill it with hot coffee, but why not fill it with water. That way when they hold it and when they take a sip it will look real.
I've no idea why it bothers me in the slightest but it does
Red9zero said:
Snatch1 said:
TV shows where somebody has a cup of coffee in a takeaway cup. There is clearly never any liquid in the cup, you can tell by the way they hold the cup that it's empty.
I understand they don't want to fill it with hot coffee, but why not fill it with water. That way when they hold it and when they take a sip it will look real.
I've no idea why it bothers me in the slightest but it does
I'm with you there. It is so obvious and yet so simple to remedy. I understand they don't want to fill it with hot coffee, but why not fill it with water. That way when they hold it and when they take a sip it will look real.
I've no idea why it bothers me in the slightest but it does
t out of his mouth.They think we don't notice these things, but we do!!!
GasEngineer said:
popeyewhite said:
Last summer I pulled up outside to load x2 lawn fertiliser into the boot. Locked the car (there were only two bags left) and turned to walk into the store when a woman driver lowered her window down and had a go at me for selfish parking "can't you see where the parking bays are?" "Excuse me?"
Sounds like she had a point. Why didn't you move the car into a parking bay once you had loaded?Anyway all the disabled bays were full.
carlo996 said:
C5_Steve said:
Who said I was perturbed? Just looking for context as your comment makes no sense. Perhaps if we could hear the internal monologue inside your mind we'd better understand but I'm not sure I'm prepared for that
The monologue would be ‘why would someone care about someone making general conversation, they be paranoid’ Thank you for clarifying
Sheets Tabuer said:
Virtual training courses with people who have heavy accents, spend half the time trying to work out what they are saying.
Today's is a Russian, literally have no idea what he's said.
I used to work with a Russian lady who had spent quite a few years living in Aberdeen. Teams calls were hilarious as she alternated between Russian and Scottish accents which caused a fair degree of WTF from new staff.Today's is a Russian, literally have no idea what he's said.
TameRacingDriver said:
Pretty much half of our 'UK' workforce is based in India. I feel like I need a translator pretty much most of the time. It's surprisingly stressful I find.
Usually, they're asking you to kindly do the needful. I used to work for a software company and one day was speaking to one of our customers who like many had outsourced their IT to India. So it was just part of the job to talk to Indians. Some were much more comprehensible than others though. One one occasion I was really struggling to understand the fellow and I had to put the call on hold and refer to my manager, who herself was Indian. She rolled her eyes at me, as if to tell me how can it be that after all these years you still can't understand Indians. So I conferenced her in on the call so that she could tell me exactly what the chap was saying. After two or three minutes of him explaining the problem, she looked at me from her desk and shrugged. Clearly she couldn't understand him either!TameRacingDriver said:
Pretty much half of our 'UK' workforce is based in India. I feel like I need a translator pretty much most of the time. It's surprisingly stressful I find.
I have fairly regular meetings with a Greek, a Spaniard, a German, a Norwegian, a Canadian and an American. As the only Brit, I'm the one some of them struggle to understand. I have a lot of respect for anyone who can speak a second language well enough to work full time in it, but I often forget myself and speak too fast.beagrizzly said:
Red9zero said:
Snatch1 said:
TV shows where somebody has a cup of coffee in a takeaway cup. There is clearly never any liquid in the cup, you can tell by the way they hold the cup that it's empty.
I understand they don't want to fill it with hot coffee, but why not fill it with water. That way when they hold it and when they take a sip it will look real.
I've no idea why it bothers me in the slightest but it does
I'm with you there. It is so obvious and yet so simple to remedy. I understand they don't want to fill it with hot coffee, but why not fill it with water. That way when they hold it and when they take a sip it will look real.
I've no idea why it bothers me in the slightest but it does
t out of his mouth.They think we don't notice these things, but we do!!!
Snatch1 said:
TV shows where somebody has a cup of coffee in a takeaway cup. There is clearly never any liquid in the cup, you can tell by the way they hold the cup that it's empty.
I understand they don't want to fill it with hot coffee, but why not fill it with water. That way when they hold it and when they take a sip it will look real.
I've no idea why it bothers me in the slightest but it does
In The Big Bang Theory they don't eat the food you see them playing with. Aparently its so that actors don't get full no matter how many times they have to do a single take to get the shot. It also allows them to catch their timing easier when they need to deliver a line.I understand they don't want to fill it with hot coffee, but why not fill it with water. That way when they hold it and when they take a sip it will look real.
I've no idea why it bothers me in the slightest but it does
More house buying things...
And offer has gone in but has only been provisionally accepted because I haven't confirmed my ID.
15 minutes on the phone confirming everything, (driving licence, passport, home address, inside leg measurement) with the estate agents' people (for only £9 a month they can keep this subscription going...) and now I need to email them all of the same info that they already have
And my solicitors also need to verify my ID as well with a completely separate company.
Each charge for the privilege.
So, £100 down already and nothing has actually happened.
Oh, and the cherry on the top? Apparently I can't arrange another viewing because I have had my offer accepted.
And offer has gone in but has only been provisionally accepted because I haven't confirmed my ID.
15 minutes on the phone confirming everything, (driving licence, passport, home address, inside leg measurement) with the estate agents' people (for only £9 a month they can keep this subscription going...) and now I need to email them all of the same info that they already have
And my solicitors also need to verify my ID as well with a completely separate company.
Each charge for the privilege.
So, £100 down already and nothing has actually happened.
Oh, and the cherry on the top? Apparently I can't arrange another viewing because I have had my offer accepted.
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