Things that annoy you beyond reason...? [Vol 3]
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Thanks, rohrl. A better image than I could find in a hurry.JonRB said:
People who don't understand binary states.
"Do you have a Tesco Clubcard at all?" said the checkout girl to me earlier today.
What do you mean "at all"? You either have one or you don't have one. It's yes or no. Or is she asking if I have one but have cut a small portion off it? "Yes, my good woman, I have 87% of a Club Card. I removed the other 13% because I considered it to be superfluous". Only even that doesn't work, because the binary state is a valid Club Card or not a valid Club Card (with "I don't have one" being in the "not a valid club Card" state).
I'm probably over-thinking this.
And when they say 'good morning' and I ask them "what the hell, are you asking me, or telling me? Be more precise!""Do you have a Tesco Clubcard at all?" said the checkout girl to me earlier today.
What do you mean "at all"? You either have one or you don't have one. It's yes or no. Or is she asking if I have one but have cut a small portion off it? "Yes, my good woman, I have 87% of a Club Card. I removed the other 13% because I considered it to be superfluous". Only even that doesn't work, because the binary state is a valid Club Card or not a valid Club Card (with "I don't have one" being in the "not a valid club Card" state).
I'm probably over-thinking this.
These people really boil my potatoes with their irrational ejaculations!
King Herald said:
JonRB said:
People who don't understand binary states.
"Do you have a Tesco Clubcard at all?" said the checkout girl to me earlier today.
What do you mean "at all"? You either have one or you don't have one. It's yes or no. Or is she asking if I have one but have cut a small portion off it? "Yes, my good woman, I have 87% of a Club Card. I removed the other 13% because I considered it to be superfluous". Only even that doesn't work, because the binary state is a valid Club Card or not a valid Club Card (with "I don't have one" being in the "not a valid club Card" state).
I'm probably over-thinking this.
And when they say 'good morning' and I ask them "what the hell, are you asking me, or telling me? Be more precise!""Do you have a Tesco Clubcard at all?" said the checkout girl to me earlier today.
What do you mean "at all"? You either have one or you don't have one. It's yes or no. Or is she asking if I have one but have cut a small portion off it? "Yes, my good woman, I have 87% of a Club Card. I removed the other 13% because I considered it to be superfluous". Only even that doesn't work, because the binary state is a valid Club Card or not a valid Club Card (with "I don't have one" being in the "not a valid club Card" state).
I'm probably over-thinking this.
These people really boil my potatoes with their irrational ejaculations!
Would you prefer staff to be surly and unhelpful?
People who don't understand how right turn filters work at traffic lights. If you don't cross the white line and move into the junction when the main lights are at green you won't activate the filter. I had to endure 3 f
king cycles of a set of lights on the way home tonight because the dosey bh in the Civic in front of me waited behind the stop line, despite the tooting and flashing of the angry old in the Escort behind her.*
Eventually I managed to reverse back and pull in front of her into the junction. Hey presto, the filter came on!
fkwit! 
king cycles of a set of lights on the way home tonight because the dosey bh in the Civic in front of me waited behind the stop line, despite the tooting and flashing of the angry old in the Escort behind her.*Eventually I managed to reverse back and pull in front of her into the junction. Hey presto, the filter came on!
f
kwit! - That may have been me
Customers that pay in change by placing it all on the counter.
So bloody rude, bloke in front of me at Starbucks buying drinks for him and his wife, came to about £7.
He pays all in coins, probably none greater than 50p and just drops them all down on the counter instead of placing them in her hand, so she had to slide them a few at a time off the counter.
Just seemed incredibly rude for no real reason.
Oh, and people that seem offended when the barista asks for their name to put on their drink..
"Can I take a name for the order Sir?"
"MY name? What for?!"
What do you think, you simple..
So bloody rude, bloke in front of me at Starbucks buying drinks for him and his wife, came to about £7.
He pays all in coins, probably none greater than 50p and just drops them all down on the counter instead of placing them in her hand, so she had to slide them a few at a time off the counter.
Just seemed incredibly rude for no real reason.
Oh, and people that seem offended when the barista asks for their name to put on their drink..
"Can I take a name for the order Sir?"
"MY name? What for?!"
What do you think, you simple
..8Ace said:
But that's what is so infuriating; there is no button.
The installers, in their infinite yet misguided wisdom, decided that it would be better to have one of those switches you wave your hands in front of to trigger what they laughably describe as the flush. There is no dump option, no way to shift the cocoa coloured dreadnought that lay beached on the porcelain.
It's annoying for me, but my real sympathy is with the poor soul that was dispatched to deal with it. The idea of having to hack at it with some sort of cutting device and then persuade it with a plunger to depart to the seaside, fair turns my stomach. He's a braver man than I.
He'd have just filled a bucket and tipped it down the pan.The installers, in their infinite yet misguided wisdom, decided that it would be better to have one of those switches you wave your hands in front of to trigger what they laughably describe as the flush. There is no dump option, no way to shift the cocoa coloured dreadnought that lay beached on the porcelain.
It's annoying for me, but my real sympathy is with the poor soul that was dispatched to deal with it. The idea of having to hack at it with some sort of cutting device and then persuade it with a plunger to depart to the seaside, fair turns my stomach. He's a braver man than I.
smithyithy said:
Customers that pay in change by placing it all on the counter.
So bloody rude, bloke in front of me at Starbucks buying drinks for him and his wife, came to about £7.
He pays all in coins, probably none greater than 50p and just drops them all down on the counter instead of placing them in her hand, so she had to slide them a few at a time off the counter.
Just seemed incredibly rude for no real reason.
This is the way it works in many European countries. Payment or change is placed in a bowl or dish on the counter, rather than directly in to the hands. Made me look a prat a couple of times when I held out my hand to receive change only for it to be placed in the bowl instead.So bloody rude, bloke in front of me at Starbucks buying drinks for him and his wife, came to about £7.
He pays all in coins, probably none greater than 50p and just drops them all down on the counter instead of placing them in her hand, so she had to slide them a few at a time off the counter.
Just seemed incredibly rude for no real reason.
smithyithy said:
Oh, and people that seem offended when the barista asks for their name to put on their drink..
"Can I take a name for the order Sir?"
"MY name? What for?!"
What do you think, you simple..
I think people are finally kicking back at these constant requests for personal information. I was setting up a savings account yesterday, they wanted to know who I worked for, my wage, what other bank accounts I had with other banks, credit history and other non relevant information."Can I take a name for the order Sir?"
"MY name? What for?!"
What do you think, you simple
..I assume they write your name on the cup? But they don't need to in order to serve you a cup of coffee. I woud just give them a false name like Fred.
Cotty said:
I think people are finally kicking back at these constant requests for personal information. I was setting up a savings account yesterday, they wanted to know who I worked for, my wage, what other bank accounts I had with other banks, credit history and other non relevant information.
I assume they write your name on the cup? But they don't need to in order to serve you a cup of coffee. I woud just give them a false name like Fred.
That's literally all it is. When you have 15 people in a queue waiting for their drink, and there are so many different variations of drinks, it just makes it simple to stick a name on the cup.I assume they write your name on the cup? But they don't need to in order to serve you a cup of coffee. I woud just give them a false name like Fred.
If 5 people order a Latte, each one could be different, and the drinks don't generally come in order so it saves 5 people all trying to see if it actually is their 'medium soy vanilla sugar-free extra hot latte'.
I can understand the annoyance of giving loads of information out, but a first name simply to avoid your order being mixed up isn't really going to have the NSA reading your thoughts...
ETA: Best part is, I went in last week on a quiet day, with a pair of old women waiting in front of me. The girl brings my drink to the counter and says 'Americano for Chris', and the two women actually started examining it, trying to figure out if it was for them, or if either of their names were Chris
I had to squeeze my arm between them and say 'that's mine' else they'd probably have taken it!
Edited by smithyithy on Tuesday 28th April 10:08
There's an occasional piece on the radio where the sidekick is sent to Starbucks and is challenged to get them to write random stuff on the cups so that they will walk around the shop shouting it out. Funnier than it sounds when written down. I know, CSB.
But, buying drinks for him and his wife, about £7! Now I remember why I don't go in places like that, £3.50 for a cup of complicated coffee.
But, buying drinks for him and his wife, about £7! Now I remember why I don't go in places like that, £3.50 for a cup of complicated coffee.
Cotty said:
I think people are finally kicking back at these constant requests for personal information. I was setting up a savings account yesterday, they wanted to know who I worked for, my wage, what other bank accounts I had with other banks, credit history and other non relevant information.
I assume they write your name on the cup? But they don't need to in order to serve you a cup of coffee. I woud just give them a false name like Fred.
Indeed. I've started giving false info for things that just don't matter. I'd like to take this opportunity to apologise to the owner of the mobile phone number 07777 777 777, who may or may not live at number 42, ZZ1 1ZZ, also of e-mail address whydoyou@need.this.I assume they write your name on the cup? But they don't need to in order to serve you a cup of coffee. I woud just give them a false name like Fred.
droopsnoot said:
There's an occasional piece on the radio where the sidekick is sent to Starbucks and is challenged to get them to write random stuff on the cups so that they will walk around the shop shouting it out. Funnier than it sounds when written down. I know, CSB.
Someone copying Bart Simpson? http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/List_of_Simpsons_Pran...
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