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

[Balmoral]

Automotive prejudice and ignorance, coupled with an inability to compare apples with apples and in period context.

[V8mate]

Balmoral said:

Automotive prejudice and ignorance, coupled with an inability to compare apples with apples and in period context.

The bloke who laughed at my old car

EFA

[Balmoral]

Nope, just so many people spouting crap on so many subjects on PH.

Not that I should be surprised, I've been here long enough, but it's like fake news with car stuff.

[Balmoral]

[Ransoman]

FlyingMeeces said:

Now obviously, this is the annoy beyond reason thread, you've every right to your irrational annoyance, but I'm curious - what would be better/less annoying? I drive a) a van with b) hand controls so waving's doubly useless as an option - if someone's been nice, I'm gonna thank them, and I don't know another way to do it!

Whats wrong with this?

Up here with all the dark hours there is 2 ways to thank someone, 2 flashes of the hazards (What I do) or a flash of main beam. Because nothing says thankyou like blinding someone for a few seconds.....

Using the indicators doesnt really work with modern "1 touch" stalks and you are far more likely to confuse other road users with random indicating.

[K12beano]

Balmoral said:

Nope, just so many people spouting crap on so many subjects on PH.

Oh, I don't know. Don't be so harsh on yourself, you're only responsible for 30,000 or so.....

[anonymous-user]

Shops that insist on spending ages taking all your details before they sell you whatever item you are stood at the till with.

Maplin, Screwfix, toolstation and loads of others.

Hugely annoying, and all so they can send heaps of junk mail through your letterbox.

[The Don of Croy]

Astacus said:

And while we are at it: canoodling commuters

'fess up - who got rebuffed on the train this morning...?

[Munter]

NinjaPower said:

Shops that insist on spending ages taking all your details before they sell you whatever item you are stood at the till with.

Maplin, Screwfix, toolstation and loads of others.

Hugely annoying, and all so they can send heaps of junk mail through your letterbox.

I did see someone get a refund at maplin using just their postcode and an approximate date and store location. So it's not totally pointless.

Held up the queue for ducking ages thought the inconsiderate ****.

[matchmaker]

People who leave out of date tax discs on their cars. Yes, I can see that you were taxed up to 31st January 2015. So fking what?

[RobinOakapple]

Munter said:

NinjaPower said:

Shops that insist on spending ages taking all your details before they sell you whatever item you are stood at the till with.

Maplin, Screwfix, toolstation and loads of others.

Hugely annoying, and all so they can send heaps of junk mail through your letterbox.

I did see someone get a refund at maplin using just their postcode and an approximate date and store location. So it's not totally pointless.

Held up the queue for ducking ages thought the inconsiderate ****.

My local Screwfix they like to repeat your name and address loudly, so that everybody else in the queue knows who you are and where you live.

So now I just ask "do I have to provide that information?". Turns out, when put like that, I don't.

[KAgantua]

Munter said:

NinjaPower said:

Shops that insist on spending ages taking all your details before they sell you whatever item you are stood at the till with.

Maplin, Screwfix, toolstation and loads of others.

Hugely annoying, and all so they can send heaps of junk mail through your letterbox.

I did see someone get a refund at maplin using just their postcode and an approximate date and store location. So it's not totally pointless.

Held up the queue for ducking ages thought the inconsiderate ****.

screwfix refund you if you get any p0roblems all you have to do is give your postcode
worth it imo

[ukbabz]

matchmaker said:

People who leave out of date tax discs on their cars. Yes, I can see that you were taxed up to 31st January 2015. So fking what?

I do this, reminds me when I need to keep an eye out for the reminder / pay tax.

[Borroxs]

Halfords: "can I have your email address for the receipt".

What? Seriously? You think we believe that bullst?

I've bought a bottle of screen wash. And you want my email address for the receipt?

do fk off.

[Morningside]

Borroxs said:

Halfords: "can I have your email address for the receipt".

What? Seriously? You think we believe that bullst?

I've bought a bottle of screen wash. And you want my email address for the receipt?

do fk off.

It's to save the environment man, you know, all the trees.

And email you tons of crap (but we don't mention that bit)!

[227bhp]

Chris Stott said:

People who recline their seats on short haul flights.

Boils my piss.

I posted up this a few weeks ago, the least they could do is turn around first and ask if it's ok.

[matchmaker]

Adobe fking Acrobat, and the fact that there is no easy way to change the default save location. I save most of my work on a mapped shared network drive. With Office I can change the default save location to a folder on that drive. Not with fking Acrobat!

[V8mate]

matchmaker said:

Adobe fking Acrobat, and the fact that there is no easy way to change the default save location. I save most of my work on a mapped shared network drive. With Office I can change the default save location to a folder on that drive. Not with fking Acrobat!

I always save (everything) to my Desktop and then move it. A history of working for organisations with shoddy networks has taught me never to save a document to anywhere other than the machine it's being created on.

[McAndy]

Morningside said:

Borroxs said:

Halfords: "can I have your email address for the receipt".

What? Seriously? You think we believe that bullst?

I've bought a bottle of screen wash. And you want my email address for the receipt?

do fk off.

It's to save the environment man, you know, all the trees.

And email you tons of crap (but we don't mention that bit)!

It may have been about the trees initially, but then they still give you a paper copy anyway!

[Cotty]

matchmaker said:

People who leave out of date tax discs on their cars. Yes, I can see that you were taxed up to 31st January 2015. So fking what?

I think its just forgetfulness/laziness in not removing it (I haven't) rather than some conspiracy to annoy you.

I have a sticker above mine and removing the disk would leave the sticker looking odd. I would have to remove both and buy another sticker to mount it were the disk was. Can't be bothered.