Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 5)

[Clockwork Cupcake]

abzmike said:

Went to the Post Office yesterday to post a large letter first class - Stamp price is 1 pound and 1 penny. Only the PO can come up with single item pricing like that.

And you have to queue for a year and a day.

[nonsequitur]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

abzmike said:

Went to the Post Office yesterday to post a large letter first class - Stamp price is 1 pound and 1 penny. Only the PO can come up with single item pricing like that.

And you have to queue for a year and a day.

Yes it does seem to take longer to get your 1st class stamp these days. A couple of points I'll throw into the mix as to why.

• Since the widespread closure of bank branches, businesses can now pay-in their takings at the post office.
• Fewer cash points, so we use the PO instead for cash withdrawals.
• The profusion of so called on-line businesses, run from home, leads to a lengthy posting window at the counter. (Mondays seem to be ebay days).

[Dave.]

People who can get been/being correct.

Don't get me started on bought/brought.

[MartG]

Dave. said:

People who can get been/being correct.

Don't get me started on bought/brought.

What about brake/break ?

[Clockwork Cupcake]

MartG said:

What about brake/break ?

That one particularly irritates me, yes.

[Composer62]

peddle/pedal

[Rostfritt]

abzmike said:

Went to the Post Office yesterday to post a large letter first class - Stamp price is 1 pound and 1 penny. Only the PO can come up with single item pricing like that.

That is annoying. I bet there was never a point they were exactly £1. Reminds me of the Severn Bridge going from £4.90 to £5.10. Just so at no point could you hand over a single note and be on your way, either wait for 10p or have to find one. Can't complain too much though as in a few weeks it is going to be £0.00.

[Dave.]

Nanook said:

Dave. said:

People who can get been/being correct.

Don't get me started on bought/brought.

People that can't get can/can't correct?

bks, what a bellend I am!

[Brigand]

Escalators who's handrails move slightly faster or slower than the stairs.

[QuartzDad]

Just a tad niche...

The fact my train belts through my final destination station every single morning so I spend 20 minutes getting back to where I've just been.

Quickest way of getting to work but drives me spare. The temptation to pull the emergency stop is growing strong.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

QuartzDad said:

The fact my train belts through my final destination station every single morning so I spend 20 minutes getting back to where I've just been.

This seems like an entirely reasonable annoyance to me.

[Johnspex]

Brigand said:

Escalators who's handrails move slightly faster or slower than the stairs.

Just to tie in with the earlier posts; people who don't know who's from whose.

[talksthetorque]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

This seems like an entirely reasonable annoyance to me.

Agreed - I spent a week working in Potter's bar.
Train to King's cross and straight back out again.
To avoid doing this involved 3 changes and took 25 minutes longer.

[dfen5]

Rear facing dash cams. I have front mounted, fine, but sitting behind someone being filmed feels wrong. I put the visor down now it pisses me off that much in heavy traffic.

[MartG]

dfen5 said:

Rear facing dash cams. I have front mounted, fine, but sitting behind someone being filmed feels wrong. I put the visor down now it pisses me off that much in heavy traffic.

A high proportion of accidents are people getting rear-ended, so they do make sense

[captain_cynic]

MartG said:

dfen5 said:

Rear facing dash cams. I have front mounted, fine, but sitting behind someone being filmed feels wrong. I put the visor down now it pisses me off that much in heavy traffic.

A high proportion of accidents are people getting rear-ended, so they do make sense

However in a nose-tail collision the fault is usually clear and it is the onus of the driver behind to demonstrate that it's the other drivers fault.

Hence why rear facing dash cams are a bit pointless from the perspective of protecting your NCB. Not that they bother me.

[RizzoTheRat]

Ordering something on Amazon and 4 days later they still haven't dispatched it!

[talksthetorque]

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[Lemming Train]

RizzoTheRat said:

Ordering something on Amazon and 4 days later they still haven't dispatched it!

That's becoming increasingly common I've noticed, especially with stuff coming from the Far East which just adds unnecessary delay. You would think given the time it takes to get here from China they would get a move on and have it dispatched the same or next day. It ends up being a week before they post it and then 2 weeks to get here.

[dfen5]

MartG said:

dfen5 said:

Rear facing dash cams. I have front mounted, fine, but sitting behind someone being filmed feels wrong. I put the visor down now it pisses me off that much in heavy traffic.

A high proportion of accidents are people getting rear-ended, so they do make sense

I understand but it just feels like an invasion of your privacy.

ETA having seen the bad driving thread I always picture the driver getting irate and screaming ‘Got you on camera, mate! Going to the Police, this’.

Edited by dfen5 on Wednesday 28th November 08:21