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

[JustinF]

MartG said:

A lot of couriers will only accept some things e.g. liquids of any sort if you are a contract customer, not a private individual sending the occasional item

I was thinking of selling a surplus litre bottle of gear oil but couldn't find a courier who would accept it

Had to go into discussion about it as it appears on their banned list; the line from head office was that as spillages can affect other packages they do so to discourage it but they will carry just not cover, this was when we were starting up and prior to having a business account.
YMMV

[cherryowen]

The current crop of car adverts

Like this meaningless load of toss

Based on ^ that, i assume I need to be a skinny, freakishly double-jointed individual, with a liking for performing night-time doughnuts in deserted car parks to be the perfect demographic for purchasing the car in question.

As with most car adverts these days, it's just a disjointed montage of seemingly "cool / lifestyle / metrosexual" blah for cars with indecipherable names like Kadjar / Ateco / T-Roc / Mokka and such like.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Talking of cars, the almost fetishistic obsession that EVO (and, I assume, other car mags) have with getting the back end out. You get the impression that they think that any performance car that doesn't require armfuls of opposite lock to negotiate a bend or roundabout is in some way deficient.

This is despite the fact that if plod saw you doing that, either directly witnessed or on dash cam footage, you would likely get your collar felt.

[RizzoTheRat]

Useless IT systems. I've probably moaned about it here before, but once again the network all my work is on is down and we have an office full of people sat around browsing the internet (different network) because loads of us can't do any work. Outages must cost a fortune in wasted hours compared to the cost of setting up a robust system!

cherryowen said:

As with most car adverts these days, it's just a disjointed montage of seemingly "cool / lifestyle / metrosexual" blah for cars with indecipherable names like Kadjar / Ateco / T-Roc / Mokka and such like.

Presumably because they're no longer allowed to advertise cars as fast/fun/exciting

[Shakermaker]

MartG said:

JustinF said:

Balmoral said:

Courier Company's.

Stuff

List

I regualarly send booze by courier for work, we use Ipostparcels aka UK Mail.
Alcohol is exluded from their insurance cover, so if it breaks it's tough titties.
Book online and self label, no explaining to counter staff involved.

A lot of couriers will only accept some things e.g. liquids of any sort if you are a contract customer, not a private individual sending the occasional item

I was thinking of selling a surplus litre bottle of gear oil but couldn't find a courier who would accept it

and then someone starts a new thread about sending booze through the post and somehow, it says it is because if you don't have a licence, you can't send alcohol through the post?

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[fluffekins]

When using a self service checkout and the change is in the smallest denominations possible.

[HRL]

The guy sitting in the drivers seat of his LHD Italian registered Bentley on the side road by Dirty Dicks, opposite Liverpool Street station, smoking crack at 8:45am this morning.

I mean there’s never a good time but FFS, 8:45am!

[DJFish]

Isn't there a police station right next door?


The problem with crack is it's very moreish, are you sure he wasn't using a Breaking Bad novelty vape device?

[Cotty]

DJFish said:

Isn't there a police station right next door?

Yes only a few doors away.

[HRL]

Cotty said:

Yes only a few doors away.

Sort of got the feeling that was adding to his buzz.

fking nutter.

[HRL]

DJFish said:

The problem with crack is it's very moreish, are you sure he wasn't using a Breaking Bad novelty vape device?

Using a lighter and it was crackling away. Mind you, having never smoked crack myself I may be wrong.

Seen enough on TV to make an educated guess though and it certainly didn’t smell like weed.

[lucido grigio]

Incorrect tv listings.
The inside the tv list says Chasing classic cars is on Quest right now.
It's not,it's some dull snooker.

[talksthetorque]

HRL said:

The guy sitting in the drivers seat of his LHD Italian registered Bentley on the side road by Dirty Dicks, opposite Liverpool Street station, smoking crack at 8:45am this morning.

I mean there’s never a good time but FFS, 8:45am!

Here he is driving off

[nonsequitur]

fluffekins said:

When using a self service checkout and the change is in the smallest denominations possible.

I do believe, but I could be wrong, that small denomination coins are still legal tender.

[Ted2]

nonsequitur said:

fluffekins said:

When using a self service checkout and the change is in the smallest denominations possible.

I do believe, but I could be wrong, that small denomination coins are still legal tender.

They're set up that way deliberately as it saves the supermarket on cash processing fees if they can palm it off on the customer. Even if you try to beat them by feeding them an amount such that you'd be due one pound coin as change, you won't actually get it and instead you'll get something like 2x 20s, 3x 10s, 4x 5s, 2x 2s, 6 x1s.

[Rich_W]

fluffekins said:

When using a self service checkout and the change is in the smallest denominations possible.

This! I wanted 20p back for use in our work coffee machine. What did I get? 10 fking 2ps.


Whoever designed this factor of the machine can rot in hell!

[Ted2]

^

[Shakermaker]

nonsequitur said:

fluffekins said:

When using a self service checkout and the change is in the smallest denominations possible.

I do believe, but I could be wrong, that small denomination coins are still legal tender.

Yes, of course, but I am sure that Fluffekins is annoyed beyond reason that instead of being given one single coin as change, such as a 20p, it will give you instead 10x 2ps, which you then have to carry around with you instead of just one 20p coin. Sensible from the perspective of the supermarket if they can save on the cash handling they have to do, keeping as small a number of coins as possible in their system, but annoying for the customer at that point. Of course, the supermarket will tell you that it keeps their overheads lower, and they are passing the savings on to you.

[glenrobbo]

Rich_W said:

fluffekins said:

When using a self service checkout and the change is in the smallest denominations possible.

This! I wanted 20p back for use in our work coffee machine. What did I get? 10 fking 2ps.


Whoever designed this factor of the machine can rot in hell!

"Unexpected coin denominations in change dispenser"?

Just use a normal checkout till and ask the nice person for the change in a way you would prefer. It's much less stresfull and helps them keep employed. Win - win!

[glenrobbo]

Now that the dark evenings are back with us, I get REALLY annoyed at drivers who sit at junctions/ traffic lights/ in queues with their foot firmly planted on the brake pedal causing their bloody high intensity high level led brake lights to burn out your retinas when you are behind them. When the line starts to move off, your night vision is ruined and you can't see a bloody thing!
aholes!

Talk about seeing red, I truly feel like going and punching them in the face.