Things that annoy you beyond reason...? [Vol 3]
Discussion
JonRB said:
RobinOakapple said:
toohangry said:
I've got absolutely no interest in arguing this point any further with you.
Most people hate being caught out, you're not alone 
RobinOakapple said:
JonRB said:
RobinOakapple said:
toohangry said:
I've got absolutely no interest in arguing this point any further with you.
Most people hate being caught out, you're not alone bencollins said:
thread title people!
That's another interesting one. Some people hold the view that the thread should be "fire and forget" and that no discussion is allowable. Others agree that this would make for a very boring thread and that, whilst it's fine to be annoyed about something without reason, it's also quite fine to discuss the matter. Sometimes the person's annoyance is down to a lack of understanding or lack of information, and a debate on it might reduce (or even solve) their annoyance and make them a happier and less annoyed person. 
Yay debate!
JonRB said:
bencollins said:
thread title people!
That's another interesting one. Some people hold the view that the thread should be "fire and forget" and that no discussion is allowable. Others agree that this would make for a very boring thread and that, whilst it's fine to be annoyed about something without reason, it's also quite fine to discuss the matter. Sometimes the person's annoyance is down to a lack of understanding or lack of information, and a debate on it might reduce (or even solve) their annoyance and make them a happier and less annoyed person. Yay debate!
I get the feeling that judging ones tone when posting is something that some posters really struggle with. There are some threads in which it's okay to be entirely dismissive of someone else's opinion and indeed to imply that they're an idiot but by the nature of its title this thread isn't in that category.
rohrl said:
Debate is one thing, telling posters they are totally wrong about whatever they've said annoys them beyond reason and coming across as rude and inflexible is rather different.
I get the feeling that judging ones tone when posting is something that some posters really struggle with. There are some threads in which it's okay to be entirely dismissive of someone else's opinion and indeed to imply that they're an idiot but by the nature of its title this thread isn't in that category.
Oh, absolutely. I completely agree. I get the feeling that judging ones tone when posting is something that some posters really struggle with. There are some threads in which it's okay to be entirely dismissive of someone else's opinion and indeed to imply that they're an idiot but by the nature of its title this thread isn't in that category.
As someone who is a "frequent business flyer" I have to say I have some sympathy with the "anti" views expressed.The whole process has become a hideous ordeal right from the start. Infuriating online booking/check in cack. Being asked to take your belt/shoes/underpants off multiple times. Being funnelled through endless duty free outlets against your will just to get to the poxy gate. Listening to endless intrusive PA announcements once on the aircraft punting the latest un wanted offers by the airline. The people who seem to have no concept of the fact that other people may have had a long tiring day involving multiple flights who would really appreciate you just putting your bag in the overhead locker and sitting the f
k down, having first removed your fking book/ I pod/ laptop etc so that they too can sit down. The list is endless! I hate airports, planes, flying and the whole mind destroying process of modern air travel. It used to be an enjoyable activity where one was served a hot meal and made to feel welcome. Now, for the same money, you are palmed off with a stale fking sandwich or a bag of stty pretzels and all for considerably more than it cost in the good old days when you could have a drink and a laugh at the back of the plane with the cabin crew!
k down, having first removed your fking book/ I pod/ laptop etc so that they too can sit down. The list is endless! I hate airports, planes, flying and the whole mind destroying process of modern air travel. It used to be an enjoyable activity where one was served a hot meal and made to feel welcome. Now, for the same money, you are palmed off with a stale fking sandwich or a bag of stty pretzels and all for considerably more than it cost in the good old days when you could have a drink and a laugh at the back of the plane with the cabin crew! I'm a lorry driver and I normally deliver in the countryside or towns with minimal dual carriageway/ motorway driving. However recently as my route has changed I am doing mainly motorway driving.
One thing that really, really winds me up is drivers who cannot maintain a certain speed.
So for example I am doing 56 mph on cruise, I catch up to a car that is doing 54 or 55 mph. I begin the overtake and what seems to happen is either:
The car driver then wakes up and speeds off leaving me looking like a pillock in lane 2.
The car waits until their bonnet is level with the rear of my lorry before speeding up and undertaking.
The car speeds up to match my exact speed whilst I am alongside them and WILL NOT back down.
For fks sake either go faster than me, or slower than me. It's not fking difficult. fkity fkity fk.
One thing that really, really winds me up is drivers who cannot maintain a certain speed.
So for example I am doing 56 mph on cruise, I catch up to a car that is doing 54 or 55 mph. I begin the overtake and what seems to happen is either:
The car driver then wakes up and speeds off leaving me looking like a pillock in lane 2.
The car waits until their bonnet is level with the rear of my lorry before speeding up and undertaking.
The car speeds up to match my exact speed whilst I am alongside them and WILL NOT back down.
For f
ks sake either go faster than me, or slower than me. It's not fking difficult. fkity fkity fk. DougMcC said:
I'm a lorry driver and I normally deliver in the countryside or towns with minimal dual carriageway/ motorway driving. However recently as my route has changed I am doing mainly motorway driving.
One thing that really, really winds me up is drivers who cannot maintain a certain speed.
So for example I am doing 56 mph on cruise, I catch up to a car that is doing 54 or 55 mph. I begin the overtake and what seems to happen is either:
The car driver then wakes up and speeds off leaving me looking like a pillock in lane 2.
The car waits until their bonnet is level with the rear of my lorry before speeding up and undertaking.
The car speeds up to match my exact speed whilst I am alongside them and WILL NOT back down.
For fks sake either go faster than me, or slower than me. It's not fking difficult. fkity fkity fk.
I feel your pain fella.One thing that really, really winds me up is drivers who cannot maintain a certain speed.
So for example I am doing 56 mph on cruise, I catch up to a car that is doing 54 or 55 mph. I begin the overtake and what seems to happen is either:
The car driver then wakes up and speeds off leaving me looking like a pillock in lane 2.
The car waits until their bonnet is level with the rear of my lorry before speeding up and undertaking.
The car speeds up to match my exact speed whilst I am alongside them and WILL NOT back down.
For f
ks sake either go faster than me, or slower than me. It's not fking difficult. fkity fkity fk. I drive my HGV in mostly rural areas and what really boils my p*ss is when on a narrow lane the oncoming car driver decides to choose the narrowest point in the lane to stop and offer you the opportunity to pass.
People who feel the need to talk loudly about their problems and use fluent swearing in public areas.
Stood in a queue at my local shop. Plenty of parents with kids, including me with my son . Doors open and in walk two teenage chavs, female and a male. Both join the back of the queue.
Girl: Nah man, I swear down, that fg stupid ct best watch her fg mouth before I rip her fn face off. Stupid bh.
Lad: Yeah I know. If er fella fn starts then I'll bang him out too.
Girl: (Random named associate) says shes got a saggy ct. I'm gonna go round there in a minute an fn sort the..
Me: Guys, lay off the swearing please, my sons here listening to everything you're saying.
The lad stands up tall, puffs out his chest, arms tense up and hands go into fists, assuming the *I need a st* posture.
Girl: So?!, fk off if ya don't like it.
Me: You're in a shop full of kids that'll copy anything they hear. Fluent swearing isn't something I want my son to pick up yet, he's 5.
Lad: Fk off ya dkhead.
Shop manager: Stop swearing or else you wont get served.
Girl: Fk sake... FINE!!
Both then decide to shut up, mumbling expletives and quietly calling me a fat ct.
The pair were both kind enough to watch me leave the shop without dropping their gaze, just incase I needed help with my bags I guess.
Stood in a queue at my local shop. Plenty of parents with kids, including me with my son . Doors open and in walk two teenage chavs, female and a male. Both join the back of the queue.
Girl: Nah man, I swear down, that f
g stupid ct best watch her fg mouth before I rip her fn face off. Stupid bh.Lad: Yeah I know. If er fella f
n starts then I'll bang him out too.Girl: (Random named associate) says shes got a saggy c
t. I'm gonna go round there in a minute an fn sort the..Me: Guys, lay off the swearing please, my sons here listening to everything you're saying.
The lad stands up tall, puffs out his chest, arms tense up and hands go into fists, assuming the *I need a s
t* posture.Girl: So?!, f
k off if ya don't like it.Me: You're in a shop full of kids that'll copy anything they hear. Fluent swearing isn't something I want my son to pick up yet, he's 5.
Lad: F
k off ya dkhead.Shop manager: Stop swearing or else you wont get served.
Girl: F
k sake... FINE!!Both then decide to shut up, mumbling expletives and quietly calling me a fat c
t. The pair were both kind enough to watch me leave the shop without dropping their gaze, just incase I needed help with my bags I guess.
People who over pronounce words, mainly the "shh" sound.
There's a reporter on the BBC news who's bad for it; "FiSHHHHHHH" "ISSSSSSSue" for example, as well as that Bosch advert recently for a hoover, the voice over guy frequently stating "BoSSSHHHHHH" throughout the ad. I'm sure there was an M&S advert over Christmas that had this extreme-pronunciation as well.
There's a reporter on the BBC news who's bad for it; "FiSHHHHHHH" "ISSSSSSSue" for example, as well as that Bosch advert recently for a hoover, the voice over guy frequently stating "BoSSSHHHHHH" throughout the ad. I'm sure there was an M&S advert over Christmas that had this extreme-pronunciation as well.
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And similar to the above post my Australian mate who in a bid to make words have more emphasis just elongates them. "Betteeeer, longeeeer" Etc
He just gets upset if we point out the ridiculousness of this and gets angry when we tell him if he can't project through words what he's trying to put across then try pictuuures!
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And similar to the above post my Australian mate who in a bid to make words have more emphasis just elongates them. "Betteeeer, longeeeer" Etc
He just gets upset if we point out the ridiculousness of this and gets angry when we tell him if he can't project through words what he's trying to put across then try pictuuures!
DougMcC said:
I'm a lorry driver and I normally deliver in the countryside or towns with minimal dual carriageway/ motorway driving. However recently as my route has changed I am doing mainly motorway driving.
One thing that really, really winds me up is drivers who cannot maintain a certain speed.
So for example I am doing 56 mph on cruise, I catch up to a car that is doing 54 or 55 mph. I begin the overtake and what seems to happen is either:
The car driver then wakes up and speeds off leaving me looking like a pillock in lane 2.
The car waits until their bonnet is level with the rear of my lorry before speeding up and undertaking.
The car speeds up to match my exact speed whilst I am alongside them and WILL NOT back down.
For fks sake either go faster than me, or slower than me. It's not fking difficult. fkity fkity fk.
you couldn't just slow down by 1 or 2 mph?One thing that really, really winds me up is drivers who cannot maintain a certain speed.
So for example I am doing 56 mph on cruise, I catch up to a car that is doing 54 or 55 mph. I begin the overtake and what seems to happen is either:
The car driver then wakes up and speeds off leaving me looking like a pillock in lane 2.
The car waits until their bonnet is level with the rear of my lorry before speeding up and undertaking.
The car speeds up to match my exact speed whilst I am alongside them and WILL NOT back down.
For f
ks sake either go faster than me, or slower than me. It's not fking difficult. fkity fkity fk. Hugo a Gogo said:
DougMcC said:
I'm a lorry driver and I normally deliver in the countryside or towns with minimal dual carriageway/ motorway driving. However recently as my route has changed I am doing mainly motorway driving.
One thing that really, really winds me up is drivers who cannot maintain a certain speed.
So for example I am doing 56 mph on cruise, I catch up to a car that is doing 54 or 55 mph. I begin the overtake and what seems to happen is either:
The car driver then wakes up and speeds off leaving me looking like a pillock in lane 2.
The car waits until their bonnet is level with the rear of my lorry before speeding up and undertaking.
The car speeds up to match my exact speed whilst I am alongside them and WILL NOT back down.
For fks sake either go faster than me, or slower than me. It's not fking difficult. fkity fkity fk.
you couldn't just slow down by 1 or 2 mph?One thing that really, really winds me up is drivers who cannot maintain a certain speed.
So for example I am doing 56 mph on cruise, I catch up to a car that is doing 54 or 55 mph. I begin the overtake and what seems to happen is either:
The car driver then wakes up and speeds off leaving me looking like a pillock in lane 2.
The car waits until their bonnet is level with the rear of my lorry before speeding up and undertaking.
The car speeds up to match my exact speed whilst I am alongside them and WILL NOT back down.
For f
ks sake either go faster than me, or slower than me. It's not fking difficult. fkity fkity fk. You just don't want to lose it and when you do (cyclists and truckers especially) it's difficult to get back, so they'll do silly things to keep it.
RobinOakapple said:
Hugo a Gogo said:
you couldn't just slow down by 1 or 2 mph?
Why should he?"why should I slow down by 1mph, when I can overtake a car over the next ten minutes... everyone else can slow down"
or
"why should I avoid crashing into this CRV and caravan when I have right of way"
etc
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