Things that annoy you beyond reason...? [Vol 3]
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fatboy18 said:
RobinOakapple said:
Yesterday something annoying happened to me, ideal for this thread, and I'm annoyed now that I can't remember what it was.
Are you annoyed beyond reason or just annoyed? 
The electronic pitch side advertising boards at Premiership grounds with their distracting (yes, I realise that's the point) moving adverts. Particularly the Sky Sports ads promoting games that neither side is involved in. For instance during last night's Crystal Palace v Man. City game we saw ads for Arsenal v Chelsea, Chelsea v Man. Utd and Man. Utd v Arsenal, all while the game was going on.
Driving for some distance on an NSL road, come up behind numpty doing 40mph. Few overtaking opportunities. Eventually there's an ideal place, and nothing coming the other way. Zip past (might have briefy exceeded the speed limit).
Soon numpty is a distant speck in my rear view, then gone altogether.
Come to a village where they are digging up one side of the road, temporary traffic lights, long slow stream of traffic coming the other way.
Numpty catches up.
The fact that I might as well not have bothered overtaking, or if I did (always as well to take the opportunity) but having done so, I might as well have continued at his speed. That annoys me.
Soon numpty is a distant speck in my rear view, then gone altogether.
Come to a village where they are digging up one side of the road, temporary traffic lights, long slow stream of traffic coming the other way.
Numpty catches up.
The fact that I might as well not have bothered overtaking, or if I did (always as well to take the opportunity) but having done so, I might as well have continued at his speed. That annoys me.
RobinOakapple said:
Driving for some distance on an NSL road, come up behind numpty doing 40mph. Few overtaking opportunities. Eventually there's an ideal place, and nothing coming the other way. Zip past (might have briefy exceeded the speed limit).
Soon numpty is a distant speck in my rear view, then gone altogether.
Come to a village where they are digging up one side of the road, temporary traffic lights, long slow stream of traffic coming the other way.
Numpty catches up.
The fact that I might as well not have bothered overtaking, or if I did (always as well to take the opportunity) but having done so, I might as well have continued at his speed. That annoys me.
I always feel embarrassed when this happens to me, almost as if the guy behind is laughing at me. The thing is, as you say, you just don't know what's going to happen further up the road.Soon numpty is a distant speck in my rear view, then gone altogether.
Come to a village where they are digging up one side of the road, temporary traffic lights, long slow stream of traffic coming the other way.
Numpty catches up.
The fact that I might as well not have bothered overtaking, or if I did (always as well to take the opportunity) but having done so, I might as well have continued at his speed. That annoys me.
The codes on the back of a wireless router.
I have 7 of these codes on mine, my laptop asks for one of them, neither of them are EVER called by the same name so I have to enter each one until it gets what it wants.
Then it 'forgets' in a few weeks time so I have to go through it all again....
Yes I know I need to put a mark on the thing to remind me, but really, just call them by the same name will you?
I have 7 of these codes on mine, my laptop asks for one of them, neither of them are EVER called by the same name so I have to enter each one until it gets what it wants.
Then it 'forgets' in a few weeks time so I have to go through it all again....
Yes I know I need to put a mark on the thing to remind me, but really, just call them by the same name will you?
ShiningWit said:
The codes on the back of a wireless router.
I used to have one where the label was tiny, but even under a 10X lens I couldn't make out whether the 1s were actually Is or not. Fortunately I now have BT and they provide a little pull out, clearly printed label that can be taken to the computer for entering the code.RobinOakapple said:
I used to have one where the label was tiny, but even under a 10X lens I couldn't make out whether the 1s were actually Is or not. Fortunately I now have BT and they provide a little pull out, clearly printed label that can be taken to the computer for entering the code.
They were ones - hexadecimal only goes up to F 
MartG said:
RobinOakapple said:
I used to have one where the label was tiny, but even under a 10X lens I couldn't make out whether the 1s were actually Is or not. Fortunately I now have BT and they provide a little pull out, clearly printed label that can be taken to the computer for entering the code.
They were ones - hexadecimal only goes up to F RobinOakapple said:
The fact that I might as well not have bothered overtaking, or if I did (always as well to take the opportunity) but having done so, I might as well have continued at his speed. That annoys me.
You might not have got there any quicker - but you had more fun in the process What annoys me is people who complain or even gloat about overtakers - especially when they catch up to them. You can just hear their nasal, smarmy remarks of "see you didn't get there any quicker".
For the record - in case there are any of those self righteous assholes reading this. I overtake so I can drive at a speed and in a manner I am comfortable with and that I find enjoyable. I generally don't overtake with the sole aim of getting somewhere quicker.
Edited by Moonhawk on Wednesday 8th April 16:43
Moonhawk said:
RobinOakapple said:
The fact that I might as well not have bothered overtaking, or if I did (always as well to take the opportunity) but having done so, I might as well have continued at his speed. That annoys me.
You might not have got there any quicker - but you had more fun in the process What annoys me is people who complain or even gloat about overtakers - especially when they catch up to them. You can just hear their nasal, smarmy remarks of "see you didn't get there any quicker".
For the record - in case there are any of those self righteous assholes reading this. I overtake so I can drive at a speed and in a manner I am comfortable with and that I find enjoyable. I generally don't overtake with the sole aim of getting somewhere quicker.
Edited by Moonhawk on Wednesday 8th April 16:43
Financial transactions. We cashed in some of our savings to buy a motor home. We call the broker to conduct the sale, he confirms the instruction then the following day confirms the sale and how much cash we have. All great so far, except that we won't get the money in our account for four days, and that those four days now mean we won't actually get the money until Monday because of the two bank holidays.
WTF - is this the 18th Century or something? If I pay my credit card off the money's out of my account in two hours, why the ridiculous delay? I would suggest that there's not a single place on the planet that I couldn't get to within four days from my house, so why can't an electronic transfer be instant? If its because they want to 'earn' themselves four days interest on our money then fine, give me the money now and I'll give you what you'd get in interest if that's what you're worried about. b
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WTF - is this the 18th Century or something? If I pay my credit card off the money's out of my account in two hours, why the ridiculous delay? I would suggest that there's not a single place on the planet that I couldn't get to within four days from my house, so why can't an electronic transfer be instant? If its because they want to 'earn' themselves four days interest on our money then fine, give me the money now and I'll give you what you'd get in interest if that's what you're worried about. b
ds.Antony Moxey said:
Financial transactions. We cashed in some of our savings to buy a motor home. We call the broker to conduct the sale, he confirms the instruction then the following day confirms the sale and how much cash we have. All great so far, except that we won't get the money in our account for four days, and that those four days now mean we won't actually get the money until Monday because of the two bank holidays.
WTF - is this the 18th Century or something? If I pay my credit card off the money's out of my account in two hours, why the ridiculous delay? I would suggest that there's not a single place on the planet that I couldn't get to within four days from my house, so why can't an electronic transfer be instant? If its because they want to 'earn' themselves four days interest on our money then fine, give me the money now and I'll give you what you'd get in interest if that's what you're worried about. bds.
It should be instant. I regularly send money from my account with Barclays to an account with Lloyds TSB in North Wales - the recipient gets it 2 minutes later. The old days of 4/5 working days are surely past? It doesn't matter if the staff are on holiday, the digital system does the work. You've been had.WTF - is this the 18th Century or something? If I pay my credit card off the money's out of my account in two hours, why the ridiculous delay? I would suggest that there's not a single place on the planet that I couldn't get to within four days from my house, so why can't an electronic transfer be instant? If its because they want to 'earn' themselves four days interest on our money then fine, give me the money now and I'll give you what you'd get in interest if that's what you're worried about. b
ds.iambeowulf said:
Those selfie extension extendable rod things.
Unless you're Japanese don't.
Especially really don't if you have a GoPro on the end!
Shouldn't they be classed as a lethal weapon anyway!
I'm waiting for the 'selfie drone' that automatically follows it's owner around filming them and 360deg view of all around them so they don't miss a thing whilst doing whatever it is they're doing that needs constant effing recording...that will annoy me beyond reason. I'm getting in my righteous indignance early.Unless you're Japanese don't.
Especially really don't if you have a GoPro on the end!
Shouldn't they be classed as a lethal weapon anyway!
The Don of Croy said:
iambeowulf said:
Those selfie extension extendable rod things.
Unless you're Japanese don't.
Especially really don't if you have a GoPro on the end!
Shouldn't they be classed as a lethal weapon anyway!
I'm waiting for the 'selfie drone' that automatically follows it's owner around filming them and 360deg view of all around them so they don't miss a thing whilst doing whatever it is they're doing that needs constant effing recording...that will annoy me beyond reason. I'm getting in my righteous indignance early.Unless you're Japanese don't.
Especially really don't if you have a GoPro on the end!
Shouldn't they be classed as a lethal weapon anyway!
Don't say it'll never happen.
I wanted to post this yesterday, but wasn't able to because something wasn't right.
edited to add this
I'm never going to watch it, the characters in the pics put me off, especially the slightly built rip-off of a well-known motoring TV personality.
edited to add this
I'm never going to watch it, the characters in the pics put me off, especially the slightly built rip-off of a well-known motoring TV personality.
Edited by RobinOakapple on Thursday 9th April 16:57
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