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

[droopsnoot]

untakenname said:

Complete shambles, we seem to have a worse postal service than even third world countries.

I've bought stuff from the US before, back when UPS tracking was a new thing, and watched as it takes longer to cross the customs hall at East Midlands airport than they did to cross the Atlantic. And I've sent a "large letter" to someone, first class, before the last day of posting, and it's not there yet, and yet another with the same contents to a different person the day after last posting, arrived the next day.

My ire of today is reserved for those who choose to come to a busy "designer outlet" on possibly the busiest day of the year and bring kids in pushchairs. And then stand with the pushchair inside a relatively small shop while their partner is choosing something to buy. Not them, their partner. So they could be outside with their child and pushchair, out of the way, instead of blocking the whole place up.

[FourWheelDrift]

Festive gripes, gadgets that have charging cables that are too short.

[cookmysock]

queues to get into a shop, with rope barricades, doormen, etc - like a night club. Why?

spent some very rare time shopping just before Christmas in Sydney with my daughter who said this was quite normal in higher end shops. What annoyed me was the shop was still relatively devoid of customers so I could only assume it was some stupid marketing gimmick to make punters think that the place had an air of exclusivity.

To top it off, one silly shop assistant asked my wife not to stand next to me and my daughter (three people abreast) and to stand behind me. Maybe to make the queues appear more orderly. I asked her why and got some piss weak excuse that I just ignored. Who the fk did she think she was telling clientele to line up like at school.

fk I hate people sometimes....

[droopsnoot]

cookmysock said:

queues to get into a shop, with rope barricades, doormen, etc - like a night club. Why?

It's always quite funny when you go past a shop that has these set up, but there's no-one in sight. The rush has gone, take the ropes away now, so your shop doesn't look quite so off-putting.

[Lemming Train]

cookmysock said:

queues to get into a shop, with rope barricades, doormen, etc - like a night club. Why?

spent some very rare time shopping just before Christmas in Sydney with my daughter who said this was quite normal in higher end shops. What annoyed me was the shop was still relatively devoid of customers so I could only assume it was some stupid marketing gimmick to make punters think that the place had an air of exclusivity.

To top it off, one silly shop assistant asked my wife not to stand next to me and my daughter (three people abreast) and to stand behind me. Maybe to make the queues appear more orderly. I asked her why and got some piss weak excuse that I just ignored. Who the fk did she think she was telling clientele to line up like at school.

fk I hate people sometimes...

Richer Sounds (of all places) do this as well, even when the shop is empty. Boxing Day last year I was rather pissed off at being shepherded to the end of a lengthy queue at the Leeds store when it was raining and not particularly pleasant outside. The cakes, tea and coffee that the staff were bringing out to us while we waited was a nice gesture but just let us in the fking store and solve the problem? Mr Julian Richer was actually there himself, talking to people at the head of the queue and I did hear a guy question him on it. His reply was that he does it to ensure a personal 1-on-1 experience with his highly experienced staff so that the customer has their full attention. Possible I suppose, but I reckon the real reason for it is to prevent people slinking out with something expensive hidden under their coat, which is probably what would happen if they allowed free-for-all entry. Regardless, it didn't sit well with me, especially as I had ordered and reserved online and was simply there to pay and collect it.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Motorway annoyances:

• MLMs. Obviously
• The special breed of MLM you get on 4-lane motorways who sit in lane 3 because there is no middle lane. So I guess their mindset is "one in from the 'fast' (sic) lane" rather than "one out from the 'slow' (sic) lane"
• Drivers who sit in the inside lane at speeds slower than the lorries go at, which forces lorries to move out into lane 2 to overtake them, thus log-jamming the entire 3-lane motorway as all cars have to now bunch up in lane 3 to pass them both.
• People who put their fog lights on at the merest hint of mist
• Conversely, people who don't even put their side lights on in fog
• MLMs. So annoying it's worth mentioning again.
• Variable speed limits that bring you down to 40mph with signs saying "incident" and then back up to NSL without seeing any evidence of an incident. If the incident is over, and traffic is not congested, then time to remove the restriction surely?
• Vans that swerve all over the road as they are using their phone whilst driving.
• MLMs

I've experienced every one of the above over the past few days, having done quite a few motorway miles on the M3, M4, M25, M11, and M1 whilst visiting various people.

Edit: I confess that I got particularly annoyed with one "Lane 3 sitter" on the M25 and sat behind him flashing my lights somewhat aggressively, for ages, until he finally threw his arms up in a "What? What am I doing wrong FFS?" way. Seriously. Sitting in Lane 3 with Lanes 1 & 2 completely clear, and he didn't know what he was doing wrong. Young guy too - what the hell are they teaching these people in the Driving Test these days?
I then passed him in Lane 4 once it was clear to do so, and then returned to Lane 1.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Friday 28th December 14:13

[dartissimus]

A demand phrased as a question.

"Is the mayonnaise on the table?"

[Morningside]

Microsoft. 100% when doing updates and then sitting there for another 10 minutes is not 100% as far as I'm concerned.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Morningside said:

Microsoft. 100% when doing updates and then sitting there for another 10 minutes is not 100% as far as I'm concerned.

Credit: https://xkcd.com/612/

[nonsequitur]

227bhp said:

People who clear the table too early.

Curious. From what starting point?

[Morningside]

nonsequitur said:

227bhp said:

People who clear the table too early.

Curious. From what starting point?

Had this at a very nice hotel in Dublin. We got the two orange juices put them back on the table, took two plates and headed off.
Returned and found the two places replaced and the cutlery re-set!

[popeyewhite]

droopsnoot said:

untakenname said:

Complete shambles, we seem to have a worse postal service than even third world countries.

I've bought stuff from the US before, back when UPS tracking was a new thing, and watched as it takes longer to cross the customs hall at East Midlands airport than they did to cross the Atlantic.

I've imported various electronic bits from China over the last twelve months or so and have noticed if I specify expedited delivery it often takes longer because it gets stuck in customs. I also get charged import duty (or whatever it's called). I have received over twenty packages from China now, all under about £100 value and all about the size of a shoebox or bigger and have never been charged tax on normal air/boatmail which normally takes two to three weeks.

[rambo19]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Motorway annoyances:

• MLMs. Obviously
• The special breed of MLM you get on 4-lane motorways who sit in lane 3 because there is no middle lane. So I guess their mindset is "one in from the 'fast' (sic) lane" rather than "one out from the 'slow' (sic) lane"
• Drivers who sit in the inside lane at speeds slower than the lorries go at, which forces lorries to move out into lane 2 to overtake them, thus log-jamming the entire 3-lane motorway as all cars have to now bunch up in lane 3 to pass them both.
• People who put their fog lights on at the merest hint of mist
• Conversely, people who don't even put their side lights on in fog
• MLMs. So annoying it's worth mentioning again.
• Variable speed limits that bring you down to 40mph with signs saying "incident" and then back up to NSL without seeing any evidence of an incident. If the incident is over, and traffic is not congested, then time to remove the restriction surely?
• Vans that swerve all over the road as they are using their phone whilst driving.
• MLMs

I've experienced every one of the above over the past few days, having done quite a few motorway miles on the M3, M4, M25, M11, and M1 whilst visiting various people.

Edit: I confess that I got particularly annoyed with one "Lane 3 sitter" on the M25 and sat behind him flashing my lights somewhat aggressively, for ages, until he finally threw his arms up in a "What? What am I doing wrong FFS?" way. Seriously. Sitting in Lane 3 with Lanes 1 & 2 completely clear, and he didn't know what he was doing wrong. Young guy too - what the hell are they teaching these people in the Driving Test these days?
I then passed him in Lane 4 once it was clear to do so, and then returned to Lane 1.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Friday 28th December 14:13

You must be my twin!

I drive a lorry and see this all the time.
When I get up for work, if it's foggy, it fills me with dread because I know whats coming.

[Morningside]

rambo19 said:

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Motorway annoyances:

• MLMs. Obviously
• The special breed of MLM you get on 4-lane motorways who sit in lane 3 because there is no middle lane. So I guess their mindset is "one in from the 'fast' (sic) lane" rather than "one out from the 'slow' (sic) lane"
• Drivers who sit in the inside lane at speeds slower than the lorries go at, which forces lorries to move out into lane 2 to overtake them, thus log-jamming the entire 3-lane motorway as all cars have to now bunch up in lane 3 to pass them both.
• People who put their fog lights on at the merest hint of mist
• Conversely, people who don't even put their side lights on in fog
• MLMs. So annoying it's worth mentioning again.
• Variable speed limits that bring you down to 40mph with signs saying "incident" and then back up to NSL without seeing any evidence of an incident. If the incident is over, and traffic is not congested, then time to remove the restriction surely?
• Vans that swerve all over the road as they are using their phone whilst driving.
• MLMs

I've experienced every one of the above over the past few days, having done quite a few motorway miles on the M3, M4, M25, M11, and M1 whilst visiting various people.

Edit: I confess that I got particularly annoyed with one "Lane 3 sitter" on the M25 and sat behind him flashing my lights somewhat aggressively, for ages, until he finally threw his arms up in a "What? What am I doing wrong FFS?" way. Seriously. Sitting in Lane 3 with Lanes 1 & 2 completely clear, and he didn't know what he was doing wrong. Young guy too - what the hell are they teaching these people in the Driving Test these days?
I then passed him in Lane 4 once it was clear to do so, and then returned to Lane 1.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Friday 28th December 14:13

You must be my twin!

I drive a lorry and see this all the time.
When I get up for work, if it's foggy, it fills me with dread because I know whats coming.

Lorries. Well I'm sure you don't fit this category but seeing more that the front looks like a cross between The Mothership from close encounters and Blackpool and this strange illuminated dartboard inside the cab stating model of vehicle. Plus about 30 driving lights with that faint blue glow that I'm sure when lit will vaporise anything in front.

Then we come to the back end. Now I know that they are not owned (sometimes) by the driver but you have two (If your lucky) 0.0000005w rear light normally dirty with flickering number plate light.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Morningside said:

Then we come to the back end. Now I know that they are not owned (sometimes) by the driver but you have two (If your lucky) 0.0000005w rear light normally dirty with flickering number plate light.

I suspect that is because trailers are interchangeable, and the owner/operator has very little control over them unlike the tractor unit. Many lorries have assignments of "take this trailer to this place" rather than arriving as a tractor-trailer unit.

(Note: This is complete supposition on my part)

[Lemming Train]

popeyewhite said:

droopsnoot said:

untakenname said:

Complete shambles, we seem to have a worse postal service than even third world countries.

I've bought stuff from the US before, back when UPS tracking was a new thing, and watched as it takes longer to cross the customs hall at East Midlands airport than they did to cross the Atlantic.

I've imported various electronic bits from China over the last twelve months or so and have noticed if I specify expedited delivery it often takes longer because it gets stuck in customs. I also get charged import duty (or whatever it's called). I have received over twenty packages from China now, all under about £100 value and all about the size of a shoebox or bigger and have never been charged tax on normal air/boatmail which normally takes two to three weeks.

This ^ is exactly my experience when buying from China, too. What's that all about then? Why would paying for the supposed faster delivery cause everything to go into the customs basket but the standard 3 weeks slow boat always bypasses it?

[Clockwork Cupcake]

[redacted]

[talksthetorque]

We had the log burner on last night and so my OH turned the heating off. It is still off this morning and now I’m having to contemplate walking 30 feet to the heating controls to turn the heating on. It’s a bit cold in the house.

Before anyone says ‘hive’ or ‘nest’ - screwfix is much further away than the heating control.

[Frank7]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Motorway annoyances:

• MLMs. Obviously
• The special breed of MLM you get on 4-lane motorways who sit in lane 3 because there is no middle lane. So I guess their mindset is "one in from the 'fast' (sic) lane" rather than "one out from the 'slow' (sic) lane"
• Drivers who sit in the inside lane at speeds slower than the lorries go at, which forces lorries to move out into lane 2 to overtake them, thus log-jamming the entire 3-lane motorway as all cars have to now bunch up in lane 3 to pass them both.
• People who put their fog lights on at the merest hint of mist
• Conversely, people who don't even put their side lights on in fog
• MLMs. So annoying it's worth mentioning again.
• Variable speed limits that bring you down to 40mph with signs saying "incident" and then back up to NSL without seeing any evidence of an incident. If the incident is over, and traffic is not congested, then time to remove the restriction surely?
• Vans that swerve all over the road as they are using their phone whilst driving.
• MLMs

I've experienced every one of the above over the past few days, having done quite a few motorway miles on the M3, M4, M25, M11, and M1 whilst visiting various people.

Edit: I confess that I got particularly annoyed with one "Lane 3 sitter" on the M25 and sat behind him flashing my lights somewhat aggressively, for ages, until he finally threw his arms up in a "What? What am I doing wrong FFS?" way. Seriously. Sitting in Lane 3 with Lanes 1 & 2 completely clear, and he didn't know what he was doing wrong. Young guy too - what the hell are they teaching these people in the Driving Test these days?
I then passed him in Lane 4 once it was clear to do so, and then returned to Lane 1.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Friday 28th December 14:13

Add to that the special breed, who, when encountering any reduced daylight visibility, heavy rain, mist, fog etc., put on their sidelights only, and sail on, assuming that everyone can see them coming from miles away, and that they’ve done the correct thing.
I’m desperately trying NOT to start WW3 here, but this is something that a lot of women drivers are guilty of, where normally they are just as good, if not better than a lot of male drivers.

[Cliftonite]

Frank7 said:

Add to that the special breed, who, when encountering any reduced daylight visibility, heavy rain, mist, fog etc., put on their sidelights only, and sail on, assuming that everyone can see them coming from miles away, and that they’ve done the correct thing.
I’m desperately trying NOT to start WW3 here, but this is something that a lot of women drivers are guilty of, where normally they are just as good, if not better than a lot of male drivers.

Is this not a by-product of their lack of spatial awareness?