Things that don't work as they should
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boobles said:
My new £500 Denon sound system!
It doesn't seem to stay connected to the internet & I am having to "reset" everything every time.
It also switches itself off randomly
I've just had this on my Sonos and my NAS drive and in the end it was the sIt doesn't seem to stay connected to the internet & I am having to "reset" everything every time.
It also switches itself off randomly
tty Technicolour router that Plusnet had given me.The DHCP was giving out 24 hour leased IP addresses so you had to restart every connected device and renew the lease every 24 hours.
lord trumpton said:
I get a bit irritated by things that don't work properly
I'm glad it's not just me, stuff not quite working properly is one of my pet hates.Supermarket ham packets that are impossible open by pulling the tab.
The biggie though: clingfilm boxes that disintegrate.
I've bought this permanent box that you buy refills for, but even that only lasts about three refills.
I'd also quite like a pack of drills that doesn't spill the same two or three drills out every time I open it.
Monkeythree said:
Any "touch sensitive" controls on household appliances e.g. Hob, dishwasher etc. These NEVER work as they're supposed to.
Wtf is wrong with a dial? It can be rotated to precisely the setting you want in a split second. In my experience, all "Touch sensitive" controls require all manner of jabbing, swiping and swearing to stand even a half chance of getting somewhere near the setting or program which you wanted.
Wtf is wrong with a dial? It can be rotated to precisely the setting you want in a split second. In my experience, all "Touch sensitive" controls require all manner of jabbing, swiping and swearing to stand even a half chance of getting somewhere near the setting or program which you wanted.
Proper buttons & toggle switches please.
bertie said:
I've just had this on my Sonos and my NAS drive and in the end it was the stty Technicolour router that Plusnet had given me.
The DHCP was giving out 24 hour leased IP addresses so you had to restart every connected device and renew the lease every 24 hours.
Interesting to know. Thank you. tty Technicolour router that Plusnet had given me.The DHCP was giving out 24 hour leased IP addresses so you had to restart every connected device and renew the lease every 24 hours.
garyhun said:
Sargeant Orange said:
Wind cords on strimmers. Every time the cord goes too short I have to stop and pull it out manually
I bought one with snap-on plastic blades for that very reason. Hotel Wifi - Its almost always, never worth the time going through the whole mickey@disney dot com sign up procedure. Unless you have the proper admin staff code for Premier Inn 
I have to say our wifi Canon printer is brilliant at staying connected to all our gadgets & mobiles. Shame about its ink consumption though! for the amount of printing it actually does.
I have to say our wifi Canon printer is brilliant at staying connected to all our gadgets & mobiles. Shame about its ink consumption though! for the amount of printing it actually does.
Cough bottles. Try pouring onto a spoon without getting a sticky dribble of medicine down the side of the bottle.
Cheaper variety supermarket paracetemols that split when you try and push them out of the plastic pack.
Rolls of bin bags that don't seem to have decent perforations and you get a bag with either a ripped top or no bottom in it.
Yoghurt pot lids that either open with a fine spray of yoghurt or a foil lid that comes off in bits.
Rolls from my works canteen that seem to be sealed in plastic film with no way of opening it. You see folk pulling that hard the contents of their roll scatter along the table.
Rubbish carrier bags which can't take any weight and the handles turn to really thin string like plastic digging into your hand as you carry it.
My combi boiler timer. Unfathomable without the manual and sometimes comes on when it isn't even programmed to do so!
Cheaper variety supermarket paracetemols that split when you try and push them out of the plastic pack.
Rolls of bin bags that don't seem to have decent perforations and you get a bag with either a ripped top or no bottom in it.
Yoghurt pot lids that either open with a fine spray of yoghurt or a foil lid that comes off in bits.
Rolls from my works canteen that seem to be sealed in plastic film with no way of opening it. You see folk pulling that hard the contents of their roll scatter along the table.
Rubbish carrier bags which can't take any weight and the handles turn to really thin string like plastic digging into your hand as you carry it.
My combi boiler timer. Unfathomable without the manual and sometimes comes on when it isn't even programmed to do so!
Tom_C76 said:
nigelonich said:
Mephistofleas said:
That st plastic packaging generally used for small IT/AV stuff like this:
It works all right to keep the fg thing you've bought completely sealed and a to get at 
If you look on the life hacks thread some bright spark has suggested using a tin opener for opening these and to be fair it works a treat.t plastic packaging generally used for small IT/AV stuff like this:It works all right to keep the f
g thing you've bought completely sealed and a to get at 
As per my previous post I can't even get the b
d things to open cans more than 50% of the time. What chance have I of getting them to do a job for which they weren't intended?Edited by nigelonich on Wednesday 1st October 12:58
GroundEffect said:
Yiliterate said:
In-flight meals. Never had one that would be regarded as acceptable anywhere other than on a flight!
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