Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 5)
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Rich_W said:
Unattended plugs with no plug in them but left on!
I dunno why this gets me, I guess because I imagine a child will come and stick their fingers in it.
But I even turn them off when I find them at work. A place where no children are!
pretty much no plugs in Europe even have an on-off switch, they're always onI dunno why this gets me, I guess because I imagine a child will come and stick their fingers in it.
But I even turn them off when I find them at work. A place where no children are!
doesn't the 3rd pin have to also be in for the power to flow in a UK socket? so the switch doesn't even make much difference
Hugo a Gogo said:
Rich_W said:
Unattended plugs with no plug in them but left on!
I dunno why this gets me, I guess because I imagine a child will come and stick their fingers in it.
But I even turn them off when I find them at work. A place where no children are!
pretty much no plugs in Europe even have an on-off switch, they're always onI dunno why this gets me, I guess because I imagine a child will come and stick their fingers in it.
But I even turn them off when I find them at work. A place where no children are!
doesn't the 3rd pin have to also be in for the power to flow in a UK socket? so the switch doesn't even make much difference
Hugo a Gogo said:
doesn't the 3rd pin have to also be in for the power to flow in a UK socket? so the switch doesn't even make much difference
Sort of. The UK mains plug and socket is a masterpiece of design. The positive and neutral ports are shuttered until the earth pin opens them - that's why it's longer than the other two. Earth connection is made first, and then the positive and neutral. It's also not possible to stick something metallic into the live or neutral of a socket due to the aforementioned shutters, unless sufficient force is made to cause them to fail. It's probably the safest mains socket design in the world.
Edit: And then, of course, for added safety, we usually have switches on our sockets as well.
I know it's daft but I really can't stand it when British people use American terminology when talking about cars, like fender, hood, trunk, firewall. It's wing, bonnet, boot, bulkhead! It seems worse amongst youngsters. Had a work experience lad at work call a Nissan 350Z a Nissan 350Zee. 
I have two, but they’re not beyond reason, merely mildly annoying.
First off, there are two of you, and two only, holding a conversation face to face.
You say something like, “So what do you think?”
The other person says, “Who? Me?”
The other one was something that occurred recently.
I was in a pub with 3 or 4 friends, and someone mentioned a pub that we all used to use some years back.
He said, “Remember the Two Coaches, in Blank Street, Arthur and Jane?”
We all said that yes we did, so he said, “What was Arthur and Jane’s surname?”
No one could remember, but a few minutes later, another acquaintance came in the pub.
One of the guys said, “Bob, remember Arthur and Jane, in the Two Coaches in Blank Street?”
Bob replied that he did, so the guy said, “What was their last name?”
Bob hesitated for a few seconds, then said, “No, sorry, but I know their first names were Arthur and Jane!”
Doh!!!!
First off, there are two of you, and two only, holding a conversation face to face.
You say something like, “So what do you think?”
The other person says, “Who? Me?”
The other one was something that occurred recently.
I was in a pub with 3 or 4 friends, and someone mentioned a pub that we all used to use some years back.
He said, “Remember the Two Coaches, in Blank Street, Arthur and Jane?”
We all said that yes we did, so he said, “What was Arthur and Jane’s surname?”
No one could remember, but a few minutes later, another acquaintance came in the pub.
One of the guys said, “Bob, remember Arthur and Jane, in the Two Coaches in Blank Street?”
Bob replied that he did, so the guy said, “What was their last name?”
Bob hesitated for a few seconds, then said, “No, sorry, but I know their first names were Arthur and Jane!”
Doh!!!!
Two things currently annoy me beyond reason at my current place of work.
One is the colleague who wants to keep us informed of everything he does. He'll ask for advice on something, you'll give that advice, and thereafter he will give you running updates on his progress. Or randomly say "oh! ha ha!" expecting you to enquire what he has found so he can fill you in on the details. I don't care - get on with your work and let me get on with mine.
(The embarrassing thing is that I realise I have been guilty of this behaviour in the past. I have now stopped).
The other is another colleague who wants in on any technical conversation. Even when it isn't his area of expertise, or something he has any knowledge of the problem domain. But doesn't let that prevent him from venturing an unsolicited opinion.
However, he does have ADHD so it's probably an attribute of that. Still a bit annoying though.
One is the colleague who wants to keep us informed of everything he does. He'll ask for advice on something, you'll give that advice, and thereafter he will give you running updates on his progress. Or randomly say "oh! ha ha!" expecting you to enquire what he has found so he can fill you in on the details. I don't care - get on with your work and let me get on with mine.
(The embarrassing thing is that I realise I have been guilty of this behaviour in the past. I have now stopped).
The other is another colleague who wants in on any technical conversation. Even when it isn't his area of expertise, or something he has any knowledge of the problem domain. But doesn't let that prevent him from venturing an unsolicited opinion.
However, he does have ADHD so it's probably an attribute of that. Still a bit annoying though.
yellowjack said:
talksthetorque said:
Sesame Seeds.
They do not stick to Bread.
Stop trying to stick them to bread.
Our kitchen now has sesame seeds all over it.
My bread rolls don't.
We had burgers for tea yesterday, so I feel your pain...They do not stick to Bread.
Stop trying to stick them to bread.
Our kitchen now has sesame seeds all over it.
My bread rolls don't.
AppleJuice said:
People who crowd around a carriage door when a train pulls in at a platform - preventing passengers from alighting - and proceed to shove and bully their way on to the carriage. This then makes the whole process take twice/thrice as long as it should, making the train late leaving the station and for the rest of the journey. Selfish b
ds.
Oh, people who know that sds.t but don't let on that's why. I was first person on a platform not so long ago and this bloke came along and stood RIGHT NEXT TO ME!!! Right in my personal space, it was so weird. No-one would ever stand that close to you in any other situation.Hackney said:
AppleJuice said:
People who crowd around a carriage door when a train pulls in at a platform - preventing passengers from alighting - and proceed to shove and bully their way on to the carriage. This then makes the whole process take twice/thrice as long as it should, making the train late leaving the station and for the rest of the journey. Selfish bds.
Oh, people who know that sds.t but don't let on that's why. I was first person on a platform not so long ago and this bloke came along and stood RIGHT NEXT TO ME!!! Right in my personal space, it was so weird. No-one would ever stand that close to you in any other situation.Bandit110 said:
I hate it when someone refers to two very expensive items as "a couple".... "Oh yes I've owned a couple of Ferrari 458s, arf arf arf....."
One hundred percent correct usage.A couple is two or more of the same thing, not more than two. Hence why two people dating are called... a couple.
People who are pedantic about the English language annoy me (to call English a mongrel language is an understatement) but they're not as bad as people who are pedantic about the English language and wrong about it.
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