Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 5)
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Einion Yrth said:
MartG said:
People who attempt to use a well known phrase but have no idea how it's actually spelled
Tonight, with the approach of storm Hector, I've seen numerous posts from people advising to 'batter' or 'baton' down the hatches - only one has actually typed it correctly as 'batten down' the hatches
Around these parts you are in significant danger of hypertension; the most galling part is that if you, even quite gently, correct them then you receive quite appalling abuse.Tonight, with the approach of storm Hector, I've seen numerous posts from people advising to 'batter' or 'baton' down the hatches - only one has actually typed it correctly as 'batten down' the hatches
The storm took down a bough off of a tree by the car park. It's a council estate with its own interesting issues, but people are by-and-large alright and keep themselves to themselves. This, for once, was the problem.
Someone took the time to put cones around the bough, which was hanging onto the trunk by about 1/3rd of its thickness, but they did not take the time to find the owner of the car that was parked about 10 feet from the tree.
That person would be me. I was quite lucky none of it had fallen towards my car. I've parked exactly where that bough landed on occasion before, usually when the car park is full... a lucky escape.
Someone took the time to put cones around the bough, which was hanging onto the trunk by about 1/3rd of its thickness, but they did not take the time to find the owner of the car that was parked about 10 feet from the tree.
That person would be me. I was quite lucky none of it had fallen towards my car. I've parked exactly where that bough landed on occasion before, usually when the car park is full... a lucky escape.
I'm sure it'll have been done to death but since I've just heard the guy behind me saying it, business speak. Nobody in this office actually speaks to each other, no, they all "reach out" to each other. f
k off you bunch of mindless robots!! I don't really know why it annoys me so not much but it really, really does! And worse still they're all at it. I think I'm the only plain speaking person in this office, and I absolutely refuse to start using business speak as it just makes you sound like such a fking knob!
k off you bunch of mindless robots!! I don't really know why it annoys me so not much but it really, really does! And worse still they're all at it. I think I'm the only plain speaking person in this office, and I absolutely refuse to start using business speak as it just makes you sound like such a fking knob! Companies not replying to emails, again. I've emailed three laser cutting companies this week asking if they can price up a job, none of them have replied yet. I've given an idea of the job, if it's too small for them to bother with, they should say so. If it's too vague to give a guesstimate on, they should say so. It is a small job, no doubt about it, but at least two of them say they can do small stuff as well as large.
When the same very basic questions keep coming up on car forums, and a gentle suggestion that the answer could be found quicker if the questioner were to read the owner's manual is met with a torrent of abuse 
Questions like "The display is saying 'DPF regenerating - keep driving' - what do I do ?"
Questions like "The display is saying 'DPF regenerating - keep driving' - what do I do ?"
MartG said:
When the same very basic questions keep coming up on car forums, and a gentle suggestion that the answer could be found quicker if the questioner were to read the owner's manual is met with a torrent of abuse
Questions like "The display is saying 'DPF regenerating - keep driving' - what do I do ?"
Likewise suggestioning that typing the same query into google would have been a) quicker and b) more informative than making a post on a forum. Questions like "The display is saying 'DPF regenerating - keep driving' - what do I do ?"
Clockwork Cupcake said:
MartG said:
When the same very basic questions keep coming up on car forums, and a gentle suggestion that the answer could be found quicker if the questioner were to read the owner's manual is met with a torrent of abuse
Questions like "The display is saying 'DPF regenerating - keep driving' - what do I do ?"
Likewise suggestioning that typing the same query into google would have been a) quicker and b) more informative than making a post on a forum. Questions like "The display is saying 'DPF regenerating - keep driving' - what do I do ?"
Google will usually have a much more reliable answer to some of the half-baked answers some of the cretins on the forums come up withAnd the whinge "but I haven't got a manual"... Replying with a link to a downloadable one online apparently is 'not helpful'
Edited by MartG on Friday 15th June 21:56
MartG said:
When the same very basic questions keep coming up on car forums, and a gentle suggestion that the answer could be found quicker if the questioner were to read the owner's manual is met with a torrent of abuse
The abusers must be the same type of gormless idiots who ask stupid st. The world is full of them, they're breeding like rabbits.MartG said:
When the same very basic questions keep coming up on car forums, and a gentle suggestion that the answer could be found quicker if the questioner were to read the owner's manual is met with a torrent of abuse
Questions like "The display is saying 'DPF regenerating - keep driving' - what do I do ?"
I'm well aware of the title of this thread, however, I need to respond.Questions like "The display is saying 'DPF regenerating - keep driving' - what do I do ?"
One of the responsibilities of my job is writing SOPs, one of the criticisms I get is "you're just re-writing the manual".
Yes, as often the manual is just plain wrong, out of date, doesn't cover revisions, or ignores certain nuances required to complete the task.
Furthermore, this used to be a motoring forum, there are often "cheats" to issues, or just plain old experience, you know the exchange of information.
The search on here is often s
te. You may then get better returns utilising the google method of subject site search i.e. typing the following into google."DPF" site: www.pistonheads.com
zb said:
I'm well aware of the title of this thread, however, I need to respond.
One of the responsibilities of my job is writing SOPs, one of the criticisms I get is "you're just re-writing the manual".
Yes, as often the manual is just plain wrong, out of date, doesn't cover revisions, or ignores certain nuances required to complete the task.
At one place I worked at, we got so weary of people not RTFM that the lead developer sent a beautifully worded email out that said that if the documentation was deficient or unclear in any way, please could people let the team know so that the documentation could be improved. One of the responsibilities of my job is writing SOPs, one of the criticisms I get is "you're just re-writing the manual".
Yes, as often the manual is just plain wrong, out of date, doesn't cover revisions, or ignores certain nuances required to complete the task.
However, back to your point, and surely if a new document has to be written because of errors, inaccuracies, or omissions in the original document, then the original document should be fixed?
I've no problems with an additional document that augments the original, btw.
TameRacingDriver said:
I'm sure it'll have been done to death but since I've just heard the guy behind me saying it, business speak. Nobody in this office actually speaks to each other, no, they all "reach out" to each other. fk off you bunch of mindless robots!! I don't really know why it annoys me so not much but it really, really does! And worse still they're all at it. I think I'm the only plain speaking person in this office, and I absolutely refuse to start using business speak as it just makes you sound like such a fking knob!
Please forward this to your colleagues to assist them in their brand-message consistent approach to touching base with clients or coworkers. k off you bunch of mindless robots!! I don't really know why it annoys me so not much but it really, really does! And worse still they're all at it. I think I'm the only plain speaking person in this office, and I absolutely refuse to start using business speak as it just makes you sound like such a fking knob! 
talksthetorque said:
TameRacingDriver said:
I'm sure it'll have been done to death but since I've just heard the guy behind me saying it, business speak. Nobody in this office actually speaks to each other, no, they all "reach out" to each other. fk off you bunch of mindless robots!! I don't really know why it annoys me so not much but it really, really does! And worse still they're all at it. I think I'm the only plain speaking person in this office, and I absolutely refuse to start using business speak as it just makes you sound like such a fking knob!
Please forward this to your colleagues to assist them in their brand-message consistent approach to touching base with clients or coworkers. k off you bunch of mindless robots!! I don't really know why it annoys me so not much but it really, really does! And worse still they're all at it. I think I'm the only plain speaking person in this office, and I absolutely refuse to start using business speak as it just makes you sound like such a fking knob! 
thats great, I'm nicking that!
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