Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)

[BristolRich]

ch108 said:

Neighbours that put lidless recycling boxes out for collection on windy days. They probably assume it has been emptied by the binmen when in fact their rubbish has blown halfway down the street, and I come home to find my driveway covered in empty cans and milk cartons.

You should be thankful you have boxes...we have a 'bag' for cardboard so the whole lot blows away at the slightest waft.

Our box (for tins and glass) never did have a lid...

[BristolRich]

ch108 said:

Neighbours that put lidless recycling boxes out for collection on windy days. They probably assume it has been emptied by the binmen when in fact their rubbish has blown halfway down the street, and I come home to find my driveway covered in empty cans and milk cartons.

You should be thankful you have boxes...we have a 'bag' for cardboard so the whole lot blows away at the slightest waft.

Our box (for tins and glass) never did have a lid...

[oddball1313]

People who cut and paste things off the internet and act as they are mr smarty pants who know the minute details of every subject on earth - there's a rightt mr logic on another forum i sometimes go on who comes stating his expansive knowledge on everyhting from the concept of hybrid cars and their flaws in design, manufacturing costs and tax status to the correct proceedure a pilot should make when his aircraft has a technical failure. He's posted nigh on 26000 times in 30months so basically 30 a day - in my view thats bordering on slightly mental.

[DJFish]

BristolRich said:

You should be thankful you have boxes...we have a 'bag' for cardboard so the whole lot blows away at the slightest waft.

Our box (for tins and glass) never did have a lid...

If you don't put a lid on your 'bottles & cans' box, people (your wife) will see how much you actually drink each fortnight and call you a wino. Probably.

What annoys me is the one or two houses on my route to work who obviously don't recycle their waste food so the local crows have a breakfast meet every other Tuesday, Spreading the contents all over the place.
It happens every other week, put the bloody bags in a plastic bin.

Edited by DJFish on Tuesday 24th May 09:38

[droopsnoot]

ch108 said:

Watching an advert break on TV before realising that it was a programme I had recorded and could have fast forwarded the adverts!

And watching a programme live that I usually record and watch later, and realising that I can't fast-forward through the ads or other boring atmospheric bits.

[BristolRich]

"Yeah Hi...I'm on the train <insert needless and pointless conversation about work> yeah so I <insert some Project Management terms for good measure> Hello?....hello?

Hmmm who else can I ring...?

"Yeah Hi...I'm on the train <initiate pointless conversation> £2million yeah...I said 4....Hello?...Hello?

Hmm <scans phone for another contact to ring>

"Yeah it's me...I'm on the train. <start another pointless conversation>...yeah bye.

Flicks through iPhone for another contact/victim

Mark?...its me I'm on the train....

Just sit on the train quietly and look out the window for Christ sake that's why they put the in sides of the train! No one needs to inflicted between London and Bristol by your inane idle chit chat. Sit down and shut up!

[BristolRich]

"Yeah Hi...I'm on the train <insert needless and pointless conversation about work> yeah so I <insert some Project Management terms for good measure> Hello?....hello?

Hmmm who else can I ring...?

"Yeah Hi...I'm on the train <initiate pointless conversation> £2million yeah...I said 4....Hello?...Hello?

Hmm <scans phone for another contact to ring>

"Yeah it's me...I'm on the train. <start another pointless conversation>...yeah bye.

Flicks through iPhone for another contact/victim

Mark?...its me I'm on the train....

Just sit on the train quietly and look out the window for Christ sake that's why they put the in sides of the train! No one needs to inflicted between London and Bristol by your inane idle chit chat. Sit down and shut up!

[grumbledoak]

BristolRich said:

"Yeah Hi...I'm on the train <insert needless and pointless conversation about work> yeah so I <insert some Project Management terms for good measure> Hello?....hello?

Hmmm who else can I ring...?

A loud "Would you give it a rest?" works wonders. Stand so they can see you and make eye contact. Make sure everyone hears you. You might even get applause.

[ch108]

BristolRich said:

You should be thankful you have boxes...we have a 'bag' for cardboard so the whole lot blows away at the slightest waft.

Our box (for tins and glass) never did have a lid...

Our boxes for tins and glass originally did come with lids. Mine still has one but many others seem to now be missing them.

[miniman]

grumbledoak said:

BristolRich said:

"Yeah Hi...I'm on the train <insert needless and pointless conversation about work> yeah so I <insert some Project Management terms for good measure> Hello?....hello?

Hmmm who else can I ring...?

A loud "Would you give it a rest?" works wonders. Stand so they can see you and make eye contact. Make sure everyone hears you. You might even get applause.

I'm on the London to Bristol train right now and I can only assume you're in the same carriage. The perfect definition of a waste of oxygen.

[WD39]

miniman said:

grumbledoak said:

BristolRich said:

"Yeah Hi...I'm on the train <insert needless and pointless conversation about work> yeah so I <insert some Project Management terms for good measure> Hello?....hello?

Hmmm who else can I ring...?

A loud "Would you give it a rest?" works wonders. Stand so they can see you and make eye contact. Make sure everyone hears you. You might even get applause.

I'm on the London to Bristol train right now and I can only assume you're in the same carriage. The perfect definition of a waste of oxygen.

Not clear whose side you're on.

[Axionknight]

[MartG]

The antivirus scan on my PC - takes 5 minutes to get to 77% complete, then another hour for the remaining 23%

[nicanary]

MartG said:

The antivirus scan on my PC - takes 5 minutes to get to 77% complete, then another hour for the remaining 23%

I got a new laptop a few days ago, and programmed it to instal updates at 9.00am. The first one was yesterday at 10.30pm. Unilateral decision by Microsoft, presumably. Took so long I went to bed.

[monthefish]

kowalski655 said:

monthefish said:

Windows 10 - the offer to upgrade.

Your choices:

- Upgrade Now
- Schedule upgrade later
- Do not schedule


So you select 'Do not schedule', and the bloody thing keeps coming back.

Left my PC on and the reminder popped up when I was out,after an hour of not being clicked off,the bd upgtraded itself anyway!!!!
Saying that ,W10 seems OK,it even put back Classic Shell I had on 8.1,so you barely notice

Which means it is bound to fk itself up soon

"Microsoft accused of Windows 10 upgrade 'nasty trick'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36367221

[ClockworkCupcake]

Bit late for those affected, but if you have a PC that has not been upgraded to Win10 and don't want it to be, then this article is worth having a look at.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-stay...

Edit: The linked article also tells you how to rollback from a Win10 upgrade too.

Edited by ClockworkCupcake on Wednesday 25th May 14:10

[Impasse]

Online ordering. I sent you a quick email today to notify you that it's a week past the estimated delivery date (which itself was almost two weeks after ordering) and that as yet there has been no sign of even an attempt at delivery by your nominated service.

I did this via email so there's a record of my complaint. A subsequent voicemail message from you insisting that delivery has been attempted twice is no good (and also not entirely accurate as far as I'm concerned) and that I should call you back is no help either. Chase your delivery service and just send the stuff I ordered, it's a very simple concept.
If you can't do that then refund me.

[V8mate]

People with aol email addresses.

[Timmy40]

People who drive along on a straight wide NSL road at 35mph only to floor it as soon as you come to a section with a passing lane in an attempt to stop you using it for the precise purpose it was put there. Then sit behind you impotently blasting there horn, flashing their lights and for some strange reason use their wipers in an apoplexy of rage as they fail to prevent you from passing them.

[Zelda Pinwheel]

The air races at Popham this weekend.

I KNOW everyone's entitled to indulge their hobbies.
I KNOW that living near an airfield, one has to live with people indulging their hobbies.
But the freakin' air races this weekend are annoying beyond reason, not least because our house seems to be a corner of the circuit
Most of yesterday was practice, Race at 3ish
Race today at noon.

NNNNNNEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWW overhead every 5 minutes.