Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)
Discussion
ClockworkCupcake said:
RizzoTheRat said:
Surprised at people preferring bin liners, whenever I see them out they're usually ripped with the contents spilling all over the place.
Indeed. Urban foxes mean that bin bags simply aren't viable. ...although you can probably find a different root cause for that.
glenrobbo said:
nonsequitur said:
Cotty said:
Shakermaker said:
Is that what you meant to write?
Err no I ment "stop putting gate at the end of things"
http://gatesrusgatedesign.co.uk/
People who don't know the correct response to standard greetings.
Correct
Person A: Orright?
Person B: Orright
(a grunt, nod, or any other vague acknowledgement is also acceptable)
Incorrect
Person A: Orright?
Person B: Fine thank you. And you?
(Person A is now forced into unexpected social interaction)
I realise this is not very annoying in the grand scheme of life
Correct
Person A: Orright?
Person B: Orright
(a grunt, nod, or any other vague acknowledgement is also acceptable)
Incorrect
Person A: Orright?
Person B: Fine thank you. And you?
(Person A is now forced into unexpected social interaction)
I realise this is not very annoying in the grand scheme of life
ClockworkCupcake said:
People who don't know the correct response to standard greetings.
Correct
Person A: Orright?
Person B: Orright
(a grunt, nod, or any other vague acknowledgement is also acceptable)
Incorrect
Person A: Orright?
Person B: Fine and dandy this good morn, thank you. And how the devil are you, Old Boy?
(I realise this is not very annoying in the grand scheme of life)
Sorry to have to correct that for you, Cock.Correct
Person A: Orright?
Person B: Orright
(a grunt, nod, or any other vague acknowledgement is also acceptable)
Incorrect
Person A: Orright?
Person B: Fine and dandy this good morn, thank you. And how the devil are you, Old Boy?
(I realise this is not very annoying in the grand scheme of life)
SilverSixer said:
Where do you live? I'd like to move there. My two immediate neighbours leave their 3 f
king bins each out all week just in case they forget on the right day, ruining the view from my house (dining room at the front which makes it worse - I don't want to have to look at overflowing rubbish bins when tucking in to my beans on toast). Everybody else in the street manages to put the bins out and in, on the right day. Not these two cocksockets. Gah.
Report them! Almost all councils enjoy using wheelie bins as a tool of oppression, so you can turn this to your advantage.king bins each out all week just in case they forget on the right day, ruining the view from my house (dining room at the front which makes it worse - I don't want to have to look at overflowing rubbish bins when tucking in to my beans on toast). Everybody else in the street manages to put the bins out and in, on the right day. Not these two cocksockets. Gah.ClockworkCupcake said:
People who don't know the correct response to standard greetings.
Correct
Person A: Orright?
Person B: Orright
(a grunt, nod, or any other vague acknowledgement is also acceptable)
Incorrect
Person A: Orright?
Person B: Fine thank you. And you?
(Person A is now forced into unexpected social interaction)
I realise this is not very annoying in the grand scheme of life
Now you see, I totally agreed with you at first....but now I've got this:Correct
Person A: Orright?
Person B: Orright
(a grunt, nod, or any other vague acknowledgement is also acceptable)
Incorrect
Person A: Orright?
Person B: Fine thank you. And you?
(Person A is now forced into unexpected social interaction)
I realise this is not very annoying in the grand scheme of life
K12beano said:
Person B: Fine and dandy this good morn, thank you. And how the devil are you, Old Boy?
Things will never be the same again....House buying programmes that assume because the potential buyers have a budget of x pounds that they have that in cash ready to shell out. My guess is 95% of the time they have a mortgage in principal and therefore have x amount as a deposit.
So it's therefore pointless showing them properties for x amount that if they then spent another £50k or whatever on, it would be just the property they want.
The harsh truth is they wont have access to that extra money, they could get a mortgage for the price of the property but to then borrow more to do it up is a whole different prospect.
Yes, I know I should get out more.
So it's therefore pointless showing them properties for x amount that if they then spent another £50k or whatever on, it would be just the property they want.
The harsh truth is they wont have access to that extra money, they could get a mortgage for the price of the property but to then borrow more to do it up is a whole different prospect.
Yes, I know I should get out more.
With the recent weather reports suggesting that we might get some snow coming, I am annoyed beyond reason with people who make such statements as "I hope the snow doesn't come otherwise everyone else will forget how to drive!" and express other similar sentiments.
Not that many people will "forget how to drive" at all - they'll remember that in the snow, you have to drive more slowly and not to brake hard all the time, and to take more caution than perhaps they would on a clear summers day. But that obviously irrirates the person making the statement who just wants to continue doing 80 mph everywhere.
eta -
In this country of course it is equally likely that people have never learned how to drive in the snow, given how infrequently it occurs, and so cannot have forgotten.
Not that many people will "forget how to drive" at all - they'll remember that in the snow, you have to drive more slowly and not to brake hard all the time, and to take more caution than perhaps they would on a clear summers day. But that obviously irrirates the person making the statement who just wants to continue doing 80 mph everywhere.
eta -
In this country of course it is equally likely that people have never learned how to drive in the snow, given how infrequently it occurs, and so cannot have forgotten.
Edited by Shakermaker on Thursday 23 February 11:47
Shakermaker said:
With the recent weather reports suggesting that we might get some snow coming, I am annoyed beyond reason with people who make such statements as "I hope the snow doesn't come otherwise everyone else will forget how to drive!" and express other similar sentiments.
Not that many people will "forget how to drive" at all - they'll remember that in the snow, you have to drive more slowly and not to brake hard all the time, and to take more caution than perhaps they would on a clear summers day. But that obviously irrirates the person making the statement who just wants to continue doing 80 mph everywhere.
eta -
In this country of course it is equally likely that people have never learned how to drive in the snow, given how infrequently it occurs, and so cannot have forgotten.
Try watching some of the videos on Youtube of Russians crashing - you'd think they'd know how to drive in snow Not that many people will "forget how to drive" at all - they'll remember that in the snow, you have to drive more slowly and not to brake hard all the time, and to take more caution than perhaps they would on a clear summers day. But that obviously irrirates the person making the statement who just wants to continue doing 80 mph everywhere.
eta -
In this country of course it is equally likely that people have never learned how to drive in the snow, given how infrequently it occurs, and so cannot have forgotten.
Edited by Shakermaker on Thursday 23 February 11:47
One from Mike Harding today
"Half a morning wasted...online to the feckin' Coop Energy Wallahs
Dear Whoever
This morning I spent 40 minutes trying to submit a meter reading to you
1 - I sat listening to some nondescript music which a man interrupted frog time to time to tell me how much energy I would save if I showered for one minute less each day. For 40 mins I tried to point out that I was using loads of energy and my valuable life/time trying to submit a meter reading. Eventually a woman butted in to say I was 8 in the queue. I rand off. Life is too short.
2 - Your “urgent” letter tells me I have to ring you urgently - is this your idea of a joke? Will I be on Candid Camera or some such - sitting like a fool for 40 minutes as Coop Energy bods roll around the floor kicking their legs in the air.
3 - The meter reading concerns an apartment in Manchester. I switched to Coop Energy because I bank with the Coop and used to like its philosophy. After a drug taking Methodist minister made such a mess of its management I’m not so sure. However - to get to the point. There is a concierge on the front desk at the apartment block from 7am to 3pm - he has keys to my flat and will let your meter reader in. I expect you to read the meter not me. I am paying for electricity and for the service that should go with it - or perhaps not it seems.
4 - In your letter you ask for details of the meter - who owns it / installed it / when etc. The meter has not been changed since I first began as your customer. I am not crawling round the cupboard doing your job for you. Send your man out between 7 and 3 and he can give you the magic numbers himself.
5 - When I tried (eventually) to give the meter readings to your automated phone service your robot asked for a five figure number. I only have six figure numbers and your lady robot doesn’t want or like them. Here are the meter readings Meter No L91M 10277
Low 075410
High 056325
Please send your man in future - I have books to write
M C Harding"
"Half a morning wasted...online to the feckin' Coop Energy Wallahs
Dear Whoever
This morning I spent 40 minutes trying to submit a meter reading to you
1 - I sat listening to some nondescript music which a man interrupted frog time to time to tell me how much energy I would save if I showered for one minute less each day. For 40 mins I tried to point out that I was using loads of energy and my valuable life/time trying to submit a meter reading. Eventually a woman butted in to say I was 8 in the queue. I rand off. Life is too short.
2 - Your “urgent” letter tells me I have to ring you urgently - is this your idea of a joke? Will I be on Candid Camera or some such - sitting like a fool for 40 minutes as Coop Energy bods roll around the floor kicking their legs in the air.
3 - The meter reading concerns an apartment in Manchester. I switched to Coop Energy because I bank with the Coop and used to like its philosophy. After a drug taking Methodist minister made such a mess of its management I’m not so sure. However - to get to the point. There is a concierge on the front desk at the apartment block from 7am to 3pm - he has keys to my flat and will let your meter reader in. I expect you to read the meter not me. I am paying for electricity and for the service that should go with it - or perhaps not it seems.
4 - In your letter you ask for details of the meter - who owns it / installed it / when etc. The meter has not been changed since I first began as your customer. I am not crawling round the cupboard doing your job for you. Send your man out between 7 and 3 and he can give you the magic numbers himself.
5 - When I tried (eventually) to give the meter readings to your automated phone service your robot asked for a five figure number. I only have six figure numbers and your lady robot doesn’t want or like them. Here are the meter readings Meter No L91M 10277
Low 075410
High 056325
Please send your man in future - I have books to write
M C Harding"
SDS+ fitting on a drill.
You need a drill. You've no reason to know what all the billion symbols are on the boxes. It's a drill. Except apparently not any more, and some need SDS bits or an adaptor.
While we're at it.
A store that would sell an SDS+ drill. But not stock an SDS to normal adaptor, or SDS wood drill bits....
You need a drill. You've no reason to know what all the billion symbols are on the boxes. It's a drill. Except apparently not any more, and some need SDS bits or an adaptor.
While we're at it.
A store that would sell an SDS+ drill. But not stock an SDS to normal adaptor, or SDS wood drill bits....
Munter said:
SDS+ fitting on a drill.
You need a drill. You've no reason to know what all the billion symbols are on the boxes. It's a drill. Except apparently not any more, and some need SDS bits or an adaptor.
While we're at it.
A store that would sell an SDS+ drill. But not stock an SDS to normal adaptor, or SDS wood drill bits....
SDS - Jacobs chucks are quite common. Give it a Google and you'll probably find loads of them. You need a drill. You've no reason to know what all the billion symbols are on the boxes. It's a drill. Except apparently not any more, and some need SDS bits or an adaptor.
While we're at it.
A store that would sell an SDS+ drill. But not stock an SDS to normal adaptor, or SDS wood drill bits....
I got home at 5.20 on bin day to find a pair of knackered trainers and some polystyrene in my recycling bin.
Neither of which were mine. I'm very tempted to throw a sicky on bin day, wait for my bin to be emptied, then hide inside it and jack-in-the-box (I mean jump out, not erm...) at the repeat offender.
Neither of which were mine. I'm very tempted to throw a sicky on bin day, wait for my bin to be emptied, then hide inside it and jack-in-the-box (I mean jump out, not erm...) at the repeat offender.
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