Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)
Discussion
cheesesliceking said:
Timmy40 said:
Another 7pm mower'er here. I'd got the kids bathed and ready for bed and frankly mowing the lawn on a glorious sunny evening was the perfect excuse to drink cold beer whilst appearing to the wife to be busy earning brownie points. I then went to check the electric fence ( again taking some beer ), before lying down underneath one of the hedges and admiring the view of the sky. Perfect evening.
So, you're laying with your body under the headge and your head poking out to see the sky?Sounds odd.
It may seem even stanger that I decided to scale the scaffolding around our new house and admire the view ( and quality of the roof slate ). I have quite good drunken climbing abilities on account of the fact that I spent much time as a teenage drunkenly scaling trees.
Back to 'things that annoy you beyond reason' the fact that modern beer cans are paper thin and at the faintest impact spring a high pressure leak that sprays a fine mist of beer all over the place.
ALBA MELV said:
Colleagues who send email chasers getting more and more irate. Pick up the bloody phone instead of hiding behind an email!
And, worse still, passive aggressive chasing emails: 'just a gentle reminder...' etc.Just f
k off. If I've forgotten something, just remind me. Don't coat the reminder in fake, soothing nonsense.may have posted this before, but my future son in law who lives with us, just leaving his phone, car keys, wallet, glasses / sunglasses where ever he decides to stand and chat. then later / next morning charging around moaning that he can't find them, knobber!
being moaned at by staff that 'so and so bit of equipment hasn't been fixed' yes the bits are on order (been 3 weeks, i've been off some of it), then finding out that the order hasn't been raised by the admin office (it's their job to do orders) but they have told the staff i only just ordered it, lying sods!
being moaned at by staff that 'so and so bit of equipment hasn't been fixed' yes the bits are on order (been 3 weeks, i've been off some of it), then finding out that the order hasn't been raised by the admin office (it's their job to do orders) but they have told the staff i only just ordered it, lying sods!
INWB said:
People with wheeled luggage. I hate it so so so much. They get in your way and make a stupid noise and don't fit that much stuff in. When did we lose the ability to carry stuff?
Always amuses me in work seeing people with wheelie cases get into the revolving doors - each quarter only big enough for one person with hand held bag. They stand on the outside in the rain doing this ridiculous "shall I, shant I" dance, blocking the entrance for everyone else. Then as if it was the hardest decision of their life they make a go at it, balls up their timing and is usually followed by a loud *thud* as their hand and case handle are crushed between the door and frame.
Thankfully there are those that have enough thought to pick up their wheelie case and hold it close to their body. They enter the revolving door and with full hands they now have restricted movement so shuffle on through. It’s usually at this point to pick your walking pace up enter the door and give it a good shove as you make your way to your meeting...;)
Edited by BristolRich on Tuesday 10th May 11:58
Edited by BristolRich on Tuesday 10th May 11:59
Timmy40 said:
cheesesliceking said:
Timmy40 said:
Another 7pm mower'er here. I'd got the kids bathed and ready for bed and frankly mowing the lawn on a glorious sunny evening was the perfect excuse to drink cold beer whilst appearing to the wife to be busy earning brownie points. I then went to check the electric fence ( again taking some beer ), before lying down underneath one of the hedges and admiring the view of the sky. Perfect evening.
So, you're laying with your body under the headge and your head poking out to see the sky?Sounds odd.
It may seem even stanger that I decided to scale the scaffolding around our new house and admire the view ( and quality of the roof slate ). I have quite good drunken climbing abilities on account of the fact that I spent much time as a teenage drunkenly scaling trees.
Back to 'things that annoy you beyond reason' the fact that modern beer cans are paper thin and at the faintest impact spring a high pressure leak that sprays a fine mist of beer all over the place.
Nik da Greek said:
Three
Not the number, the phone "provider". Over the last weeks the phone signal has got progressively more and more feeble. Now I can't get any signal at all anywhere in the house, garden or garage.
It could be something as simple as trees between your house and the nearest base station - as they put leaves on they block more and more of the microwave radio signal used by mobile phones.Not the number, the phone "provider". Over the last weeks the phone signal has got progressively more and more feeble. Now I can't get any signal at all anywhere in the house, garden or garage.
Back when Mercury provided leased lines via microwave link a company I once worked for had problems every year when some trees 8 miles away started getting leaves on in spring, and Mercury had to arrange for the trees to be trimmed. They also lost the link during heavy rain ( water absorbs microwaves ) which was a bit worrying as it carried the flood warning telemetry to the Environment Agency regional HQ in Warrington !
BristolRich said:
INWB said:
People with wheeled luggage. I hate it so so so much. They get in your way and make a stupid noise and don't fit that much stuff in. When did we lose the ability to carry stuff?
Always amuses me in work seeing people with wheelie cases get into the revolving doors - each quarter only big enough for one person with hand held bag. They stand on the outside in the rain doing this ridiculous "shall I, shant I" dance, blocking the entrance for everyone else. Then as if it was the hardest decision of their life they make a go at it, balls up their timing and is usually followed by a loud *thud* as their hand and case handle are crushed between the door and frame.
Thankfully there are those that have enough thought to pick up their wheelie case and hold it close to their body. They enter the revolving door and with full hands they now have restricted movement so shuffle on through. It’s usually at this point to pick your walking pace up enter the door and give it a good shove as you make your way to your meeting...;)
Edited by BristolRich on Tuesday 10th May 11:58
Edited by BristolRich on Tuesday 10th May 11:59
The whole point of the bloody things is to speed our progress through the air port. All it takes is a couple of fat people to stop walking and the whole thing get jammed with people. I've stopped using them as it's always quicker to just walk by the side.
Harry H said:
None of this gets anywhere near how annoyed I get when people loose the ability to use their legs as soon as they get on a moving walkway.
The whole point of the bloody things is to speed our progress through the air port. All it takes is a couple of fat people to stop walking and the whole thing get jammed with people. I've stopped using them as it's always quicker to just walk by the side.
Similarly, the local shopping centre has escalator ramps to move people & trolleys up/down floors. When people have a trolley, the walkway locks onto the wheels to prevent the trolley moving until it reaches the end. Fine, that's a safety feature. When people DON'T have a trolley, they have a tendency to stop walking and wait to be carried up/down the ramp.The whole point of the bloody things is to speed our progress through the air port. All it takes is a couple of fat people to stop walking and the whole thing get jammed with people. I've stopped using them as it's always quicker to just walk by the side.
Walk you lazy f
kers! Don't block the ramp entirely if there's no trolley blocking in front of you! 
Timmy40 said:
Back to 'things that annoy you beyond reason' the fact that modern beer cans are paper thin and at the faintest impact spring a high pressure leak that sprays a fine mist of beer all over the place.
Being the lazy twerp I am, and always looking for an opportunity to use my pocket knife, I tend to split 4 pack cans out of their plastic beer cuffs with my knife. I've had to stop doing it due to that exact reason, although it's amusing attempting to stem the flow...
weeboot said:
Timmy40 said:
Back to 'things that annoy you beyond reason' the fact that modern beer cans are paper thin and at the faintest impact spring a high pressure leak that sprays a fine mist of beer all over the place.
Being the lazy twerp I am, and always looking for an opportunity to use my pocket knife, I tend to split 4 pack cans out of their plastic beer cuffs with my knife. I've had to stop doing it due to that exact reason, although it's amusing attempting to stem the flow...
it's the kind of pressure that would reduce a child about to sit their SATS to tears 
Do you
A. Clamp the hole spraying out beer to your mouth? But then what?
Or
B. Ignore the eruption of beer from the rupture and pop the ring pull thus dramatically reducing the pressure forcing beer from the hull breach. But accept that your trousers will get covered in a fine spray of beer in the process.
Or
C. Throw the can away, post on FaceBook about the terrible stress you've been under, and attempt to sue the Brewer for mental distress.
INWB said:
People with wheeled luggage. I hate it so so so much. They get in your way and make a stupid noise and don't fit that much stuff in. When did we lose the ability to carry stuff?
Maybe around the time we invented the wheel, or started using horses? I'm wondering if your luggage is by 'Luddite' rather than 'Samsonite'.
RobinOakapple said:
Bloody teachers complaining about compulsory exams. tts. The reasons they put forward are laughable. Why don't they just admit they don't want their work tested.
I must be missing something. But as the tests have nothing to do with the children's future. Why have the kids been stressed? Surely the teachers have just introduced a piece of work (that happens to be the test), with the instructions to "do what you can, and don't worry about it if you don't know the answers". Then either the kids know the answers and the teacher has done well, or they don't.ts. The reasons they put forward are laughable. Why don't they just admit they don't want their work tested.It's inspections all over again. They shouldn't be complaining about extra work before inspections. Surely an inspection should just happen around them, without notice, and with them doing what they do all the time.
Timmy40 said:
weeboot said:
Timmy40 said:
Back to 'things that annoy you beyond reason' the fact that modern beer cans are paper thin and at the faintest impact spring a high pressure leak that sprays a fine mist of beer all over the place.
Being the lazy twerp I am, and always looking for an opportunity to use my pocket knife, I tend to split 4 pack cans out of their plastic beer cuffs with my knife. I've had to stop doing it due to that exact reason, although it's amusing attempting to stem the flow...
it's the kind of pressure that would reduce a child about to sit their SATS to tears Do you
A. Clamp the hole spraying out beer to your mouth? But then what?
Or
B. Ignore the eruption of beer from the rupture and pop the ring pull thus dramatically reducing the pressure forcing beer from the hull breach. But accept that your trousers will get covered in a fine spray of beer in the process.
Or
C. Throw the can away, post on FaceBook about the terrible stress you've been under, and attempt to sue the Brewer for mental distress.
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