Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)
Discussion
antspants said:
Bloody insect bites 
I got bitten 6 times in the garden on Tuesday evening, and now my ankle, foot and toes are all swollen. Walking with a limp because my ankles stiffened up and hardly slept last night because of a high temperature.
Don't know what the little blighters were, definitely not mosquitoes or midges more like a small black bug or fly about 3-4 mms long. But the bites are bloody itchy and my foot is throbbing!
My girlfriend got bitten three weeks ago - Her ankle is still swollen following a course of antibiotics, IV antibiotics (following a hospital visit) and a lot of anti-histamines. She was also the proud owner of a pair of 1 inch blisters as a result of this and at one point, her leg from the knee down was red, painful, blotchy and hot. She will probably be in a state for another 2-3 weeks and was seriously upset that we couldn't go to York races a couple of weeks back.I got bitten 6 times in the garden on Tuesday evening, and now my ankle, foot and toes are all swollen. Walking with a limp because my ankles stiffened up and hardly slept last night because of a high temperature.
Don't know what the little blighters were, definitely not mosquitoes or midges more like a small black bug or fly about 3-4 mms long. But the bites are bloody itchy and my foot is throbbing!
On topic.
I was on the A1 last night and the A1/M62 North junction was closed and the diversion signs were non-existent until just before the next junction up - Fortunately I know the area so I managed to work it out, but I know there was a car that I passed who was clearly confused about it (he passed me about 15 minutes later).
This seems to be standard on the A1/M1 around the Leeds area after 9pm and big chunks of the M1/A1 is shut off - I know they're resurfacing (supposedly) but I never see evidence of it when I drive through when it's open.
Zelda Pinwheel said:
A short while ago I posted about being annoyed by the Air Races at Popham Airfield. I'd have them back any day.
Anyone else having to put up with the incessant droning from the paramotors? At least the planes came and went quickly.
It's a lovely evening. I'd like to sit outside with a glass of wine, but instead am inside with the doors and windows shut because you can't actually have a conversation outside this evening.
Before anyone takes umbrage, offence, or otherwise decides to call me out on being a grumpy cow:
a) Yes, I'm aware it's churlish
2) No, I won't do anything about it because
iii) Other people are entitled to their enjoyment. But
4) It doesn't stop me being annoyed about it.
People who randomly switch to roman numerals partway through a list Anyone else having to put up with the incessant droning from the paramotors? At least the planes came and went quickly.
It's a lovely evening. I'd like to sit outside with a glass of wine, but instead am inside with the doors and windows shut because you can't actually have a conversation outside this evening.
Before anyone takes umbrage, offence, or otherwise decides to call me out on being a grumpy cow:
a) Yes, I'm aware it's churlish
2) No, I won't do anything about it because
iii) Other people are entitled to their enjoyment. But
4) It doesn't stop me being annoyed about it.
Vitorio said:
Despite being home sick i did some research work yesterday, and emailed it to some project members in advance of the meeting they are in right now..
Not even an acknowledgement of receipt..
Of course not. Presentee culture. It's a scourge of modern life, workplaces expect staff to be working whether sick, on holiday, tending the bedside of a dying child, whatever. Your input on this occasion was not acknowledged because it was not seen as extraordinary. How one goes that 'extra mile' we are all expected to go nowadays when 24/7 availability is the norm, I can't imagine. Not even an acknowledgement of receipt..
The modern workplace annoys me beyond reason. By which I mean that it annoys me so greatly that I lose all reason, not that it is unreasonable to be annoyed about it. It also annoys me beyond reason that so many people seem to enjoy and encourage and cultivate this culture as some kind of virtue, something to be enjoyed, sweeping the rest of us normally inclined people, who wish to work only to live, along with their fevered dreams of 'career' and 'empowerment'. A few years ago my missus was working on her Blackberry whilst attached to the chemotherapy drip in hospital. I just couldn't get her to switch it off. Maybe she thought it was a help, I don't know, but it's not healthy in my humble opinion. Some months later she was made redundant. So really, what was the point of being so switched on to work.
Dr Murdoch said:
Vitorio said:
Despite being home sick i did some research work yesterday, and emailed it to some project members in advance of the meeting they are in right now..
Not even an acknowledgement of receipt..
Coz they think you're skiving (and now secretly hate you)Not even an acknowledgement of receipt..
I'm definitely getting old...
Dr Murdoch said:
Vitorio said:
Despite being home sick i did some research work yesterday, and emailed it to some project members in advance of the meeting they are in right now..
Not even an acknowledgement of receipt..
Coz they think you're skiving (and now secretly hate you)Not even an acknowledgement of receipt..
I'm definitely getting old...
Grahamdub said:
Vitorio said:
Despite being home sick i did some research work yesterday, and emailed it to some project members in advance of the meeting they are in right now..
Not even an acknowledgement of receipt..
They will have used your work and claimed it for themselves Not even an acknowledgement of receipt..
If you do circulate documents in advance, they don't read them anyway.
Antony Moxey said:
Dr Murdoch said:
Vitorio said:
Despite being home sick i did some research work yesterday, and emailed it to some project members in advance of the meeting they are in right now..
Not even an acknowledgement of receipt..
Coz they think you're skiving (and now secretly hate you)Not even an acknowledgement of receipt..
I'm definitely getting old...
Companies like Wickes using the customer trolleys to move their stock around the store & then leave said trolley full of said stock in an aisle for hours on end, in your way & leaving no suitable trolleys outside for you to use. So many times I've looked for a trolley for sheet materials and found none, then looking around the store there would be half a dozen piled with f
king tiles etc!
Then, when you get a trolley and put an 8x4 sheet of ply on it, you can't get around the corners of the aisles because they've 'extended' the displays into the aisle at the ends. Greedy bds!
king tiles etc!Then, when you get a trolley and put an 8x4 sheet of ply on it, you can't get around the corners of the aisles because they've 'extended' the displays into the aisle at the ends. Greedy b
ds!V8mate said:
If you don't circulate documents in advance of a meeting, everyone moans about your meeting skillz.
If you do circulate documents in advance, they don't read them anyway.
Blimey, do you work at the same place as me? It's infuriating starting a meeting along the lines of "can we review the figures in my email" to be met with blank stares and responses of ".... I haven't read it". The inner voice is then raging... "at least have the common courtesy to take the time to scan over the content so everybody's valuable time isn't wasted going over it in detail because you couldn't be arsed" If you do circulate documents in advance, they don't read them anyway.
WD39 said:
And what, pray, does modern culture to do with parent child parking spaces? Apart from the fact that they are a fairly recent innovation.
I'm afraid I will need a straight answer, not a sidestep.But I suspect you are deliberately misunderstanding rather than anything else, so if you are planning to continue in this vein I may decide to ignore any further points from you on this particular subject
darren f said:
V8mate said:
If you don't circulate documents in advance of a meeting, everyone moans about your meeting skillz.
If you do circulate documents in advance, they don't read them anyway.
Blimey, do you work at the same place as me? It's infuriating starting a meeting along the lines of "can we review the figures in my email" to be met with blank stares and responses of ".... I haven't read it". The inner voice is then raging... "at least have the common courtesy to take the time to scan over the content so everybody's valuable time isn't wasted going over it in detail because you couldn't be arsed" If you do circulate documents in advance, they don't read them anyway.
james_tigerwoods said:
My girlfriend got bitten three weeks ago - Her ankle is still swollen following a course of antibiotics, IV antibiotics (following a hospital visit) and a lot of anti-histamines. She was also the proud owner of a pair of 1 inch blisters as a result of this and at one point, her leg from the knee down was red, painful, blotchy and hot. She will probably be in a state for another 2-3 weeks and was seriously upset that we couldn't go to York races a couple of weeks back.
Jesus, that sounds a lot worse than mine. Although I have got the blisters and now a course of antibiotics after a visit to the walk in centre this morning. My whole foot is now a different colour to the other one and my ankle bone has disappeared
Looks like my birthday weekend is not going to go to plan, bloody hate insects!!!
Prizam said:
DELETE
I am going to delete the catalytic converter from the car.
Deleting a pool
Its the BMW badge delete option.
or more accurately..I am going to delete the catalytic converter from the car.
Deleting a pool
Its the BMW badge delete option.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-_fz1YzgHs
antspants said:
james_tigerwoods said:
My girlfriend got bitten three weeks ago - Her ankle is still swollen following a course of antibiotics, IV antibiotics (following a hospital visit) and a lot of anti-histamines. She was also the proud owner of a pair of 1 inch blisters as a result of this and at one point, her leg from the knee down was red, painful, blotchy and hot. She will probably be in a state for another 2-3 weeks and was seriously upset that we couldn't go to York races a couple of weeks back.
Jesus, that sounds a lot worse than mine. Although I have got the blisters and now a course of antibiotics after a visit to the walk in centre this morning. My whole foot is now a different colour to the other one and my ankle bone has disappeared
Looks like my birthday weekend is not going to go to plan, bloody hate insects!!!
james_tigerwoods said:
antspants said:
Bloody insect bites
I got bitten 6 times in the garden on Tuesday evening, and now my ankle, foot and toes are all swollen. Walking with a limp because my ankles stiffened up and hardly slept last night because of a high temperature.
Don't know what the little blighters were, definitely not mosquitoes or midges more like a small black bug or fly about 3-4 mms long. But the bites are bloody itchy and my foot is throbbing!
My girlfriend got bitten three weeks ago - Her ankle is still swollen following a course of antibiotics, IV antibiotics (following a hospital visit) and a lot of anti-histamines. She was also the proud owner of a pair of 1 inch blisters as a result of this and at one point, her leg from the knee down was red, painful, blotchy and hot.I got bitten 6 times in the garden on Tuesday evening, and now my ankle, foot and toes are all swollen. Walking with a limp because my ankles stiffened up and hardly slept last night because of a high temperature.
Don't know what the little blighters were, definitely not mosquitoes or midges more like a small black bug or fly about 3-4 mms long. But the bites are bloody itchy and my foot is throbbing!
Nasty st, had it myself and being a bloke I ignored it and hoped it would go away. Doc said I was lucky to keep my leg. 
Was on IV anti-b for 2.5 weeks before it showed any signs of improving. Not a pleasant experience.WD39 said:
RobinOakapple said:
Before I can answer that in terms you will understand, I need to know how extensive your grasp of modern culture is.
And what, pray, does modern culture to do with parent child parking spaces? Apart from the fact that they are a fairly recent innovation.Enltn pls. lol fomo ftfy etc.
WD39 you do not understand RobinOakapple's use of the phrase "go where the money is". You either deliberately, or through your limited "grasp of modern culture", decided he was talking about the physical location of buildings containing supermarkets.
RobinOakapple was giving you a chance to reexamine the previous posts to see if you'd understand the actual context of the phrase if you took a bit more time over it. Apparently the answer is no.
james_tigerwoods said:
My previous job was just like this - It got to the point where I stopped meetings if the material hadn't been read: "No, we're not reading through a 40 page document in a 1 hour email together - I needed your opinion of the document before this"
Oh FFS yes! That!"Here is the report I sent to you all earlier,I will now proceed to read it word for word"
FFS, just give us the tl;dr & let us get on with it!
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