Things that don’t work as well as they should.

[Ayahuasca]

I don’t mean things that are broken, i mean stuff that never works properly in the first place.

1. Printers. Why are they so useless? Either pretending to be dead, actually being dead, or taking delight in screwing up any job they are ever asked to do.


2. Cling film. Doesn’t unwrap, then wraps itself in knots, tears, sticks to everything except the thing it is supposed to stick to.

I am sure there are millions of others, but those are the ones that have driven me to the edge of madness today.

[cheesesliceking]

My patience.

[phil1979]

Marriages

[Tomanybikes]

Lots of employees.

[shih tzu faced]

Printers that don’t print are the bane of my life, and I don’t get along very well with cling film either. Both good calls OP.

I’ll add to the list ball point pens that are full of ink but still won’t write. Talk about having one fking job. Useless s.

[miniman]

Ayahuasca said:

1. Printers. Why are they so useless? Either pretending to be dead, actually being dead, or taking delight in screwing up any job they are ever asked to do.

Completely agree with that, in particular wireless printers. Seems to me that if a product's sole purpose is getting something from a screen to some paper, HP ought to have got it working properly by now.

[Doofus]

Proof that not every idea I come up with is useless:

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/7518/Wrapmaster-Foil-an...

[Trenchard]

Ayahuasca said:

I don’t mean things that are broken, i mean stuff that never works properly in the first place.

1. Printers. Why are they so useless? Either pretending to be dead, actually being dead, or taking delight in screwing up any job they are ever asked to do.


2. Cling film. Doesn’t unwrap, then wraps itself in knots, tears, sticks to everything except the thing it is supposed to stick to.

I am sure there are millions of others, but those are the ones that have driven me to the edge of madness today.

Cling film tip that works perfectly. Keep it in the fridge...tames it beautifully.

[monkfish1]

miniman said:

Ayahuasca said:

1. Printers. Why are they so useless? Either pretending to be dead, actually being dead, or taking delight in screwing up any job they are ever asked to do.

Completely agree with that, in particular wireless printers. Seems to me that if a product's sole purpose is getting something from a screen to some paper, HP ought to have got it working properly by now.

No need. You keep buying them anyway.

Pretty much applies to most "tech" these days. Everyting is half finished, riddled with bugs or problems.

[Jasandjules]

The Govt?

[ReverendCounter]

Doofus said:

Proof that not every idea I come up with is useless:

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/7518/Wrapmaster-Foil-an...

Have you seen how many products there are in the Lakeland Clingfilm department?! TEN - and that's excluding the reporpoised elasticated shower caps!

[monkfish1]

Jasandjules said:

The Govt?

That depends if you are in government or not. For those in it, it clearly works very well indeed!

[AndrewGP]

Teenagers. They're supposed to become more responsible and mature, instead they regress to being a larger, hungrier and more argumentative toddler.

[JMGS4]

Wind farms?
Actual performance seems to be lower than 9% efficiency i.e.less than Stephensons Rocket......
Actual electricity production only 4% of national production, as opposed to govt figures claiming 30% (BBC report!)

[Bannock]

Sky Q.

[monthefish]

Bannock said:

Sky Q.

The operating system has been over-designed, and despite being more technically advanced, the old Sky+ was a lot easier to use

[Bannock]

monthefish said:

Bannock said:

Sky Q.

The operating system has been over-designed, and despite being more technically advanced, the old Sky+ was a lot easier to use

Mine needs re-connecting to my wifi every fricking day if I want to download anything. Sky deny all problems when contacted. I am going to change my wifi password to bkstosky to make myself feel better as I have to enter it every single fking day.

[AdeTuono]

Glue. All glue. Unless applied to something it's not supposed to stick to.

[Gary29]

Me.

[Huntsman]

Ayahuasca said:

I don’t mean things that are broken, i mean stuff that never works properly in the first place.

1. Printers. Why are they so useless? Either pretending to be dead, actually being dead, or taking delight in screwing up any job they are ever asked to do.


2. Cling film. Doesn’t unwrap, then wraps itself in knots, tears, sticks to everything except the thing it is supposed to stick to.

I am sure there are millions of others, but those are the ones that have driven me to the edge of madness today.

Did you find buried treasure in South America?