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

[captain_cynic]

bristolracer said:

Grahamdub said:

SCEtoAUX said:

A car park in Bristol with a sign asking you to tell them on Facebook how your "parking experience" was. FFS.

Very expensive if the comments I hear at the pay machine at the NCP I use are anything to go by.

Feedback pop ups on websites, emails begging for feedback when you purchase something.
Ive said it before, if you got hassled like that when you were out shopping in your local mall you would pretty soon tell them to FRO

There was someone on the radio from feefo the other day who was desperately trying to convince the interviewer that they were definitely independent although they were paid by the companies they review,no conflict of interest there, no siree bub

Two words, Ublock Origin.
Two more words, Privacy Badger.

Install both of them in your browser of choice. Nothing says FRO to a popup like not letting it load in the first place.

I found feefo goes direct to my spam box in Gmail... and deservedly so.

[Gary29]

'Heavy footed' people.

I work in a first floor office, open plan and I get a lot of people walking past my desk all day long, some manage to pass by silently and I barely look up from my work, others stomp and manage to make everything on my desk rattle and even the floor flexes. I'm going to be forced to commit atrocities one day I'm sure.

[matchmaker]

People who use self service checkouts who don't know how to use self service checkouts.

[nonsequitur]

matchmaker said:

People who use self service checkouts who don't know how to use self service checkouts.

Unexpected Post in the Thread area.

[RizzoTheRat]

matchmaker said:

People who use self service checkouts who don't know how to use self service checkouts.

I never understand how people can be some bad at it. Similarly EasyJet have self bag drop at Gatwick, you put your bag on the belt, scan your boarding pass, it prints a label, put it on your bag, press the accept button, walk off. Takes 30 seconds yet some people seem to take 5 minutes!

[zedx19]

matchmaker said:

People who use self service checkouts who don't know how to use self service checkouts.

Same with cash machines, people seem confused and surprised by them yet it's a device that's been around a long time and hasn't changed. Push card in slot, enter pin, withdraw money, remove card, remove money. Some people seem flummoxed by the options though, then after 5 minutes of faffing, finally get their money and card, then stand in front of the machine while they faff around getting the money into their wallet, then faff around placing wallet into pocket, then get their phone out to make a call, then turn around and seem surprised that other people are waiting to use the machine.

[Old Man Fred]

zedx19 said:

Same with cash machines, people seem confused and surprised by them yet it's a device that's been around a long time and hasn't changed. Push card in slot, enter pin, withdraw money, remove card, remove money. Some people seem flummoxed by the options though, then after 5 minutes of faffing, finally get their money and card, then stand in front of the machine while they faff around getting the money into their wallet, then faff around placing wallet into pocket, then get their phone out to make a call, then turn around and seem surprised that other people are waiting to use the machine.

Also people that use three different cards to see how much is in each account and then end up taking £10 out from the first account (or maybe it's a fourth one) Doesn't every account have an app now where they can see the balance?

The machines don't help though. You put your card in, options are
>withdraw cash and view balance
>withdraw cash with receipt
>withdraw cash no receipt

Select Cash no receipt, next question, would you like to view your balance? NO, next question, would you like a receipt?

[Nimby]

Except round here it's

zedx19 said:

...Push card in slot, choose English, not Welsh (you 'tard,) enter pin, withdraw money, remove card, remove money.

I don't see why your card can't remember your language preference.

[GTI16V]

Antony Moxey said:

People who have a day off on their birthday = council.

Apologies for wrong thread.

FFS! This is priceless and so PH
Surely you're not such a bellend that you'd get upset about something so trivial that has zero impact on you're own life?

[austinsmirk]

GTI16V said:

Antony Moxey said:

People who have a day off on their birthday = council.

Apologies for wrong thread.

FFS! This is priceless and so PH
Surely you're not such a bellend that you'd get upset about something so trivial that has zero impact on you're own life?

I had a lovely day off on my birthday last year- mid week, I live on the edge of the yorkshire dales, so spent the day out on my road bike cycling.

lovely, no work, no children to fuss with, no home stuff. fantastic.

[captain_cynic]

Nimby said:

Except round here it's

zedx19 said:

...Push card in slot, choose English, not Welsh (you 'tard,) enter pin, withdraw money, remove card, remove money.

I don't see why your card can't remember your language preference.

Because the card is not programmable. It cannot write any additional data onto it. This is because the chip (as in chip and pin) is a passive transceiver, so cannot hold data that isn't hardcoded. In order to be programmable, they'd need to be active (meaning have a power source) and I'm sure I'm not the only one who doesn't want to have to regularly charge their bank cards.

In order to store preferences the cashpoint would need to contact a back end database with your preferences in it and this will just force a whole bunch of new questions to be answered to ensure that it's compliant with various privacy regulations.

I'd suggest people who don't like answering questions start using Santender cashpoints. Pop card in, key in PIN, pres £20 quick cash... collect cash, Robert is your mothers bruvva.

[thetapeworm]

I'm sure this will have been here before but I haven't seen it so I'll take the risk of becoming an annoyance with reason.

You visit a garage that has a mini supermarket attached to it with the sole purpose of buying some milk (or another similar item) and then go to the counter for this exchange.

Me: "Just this please"

Them: "Any fuel?"

Me: "No, just this please"

It's "beyond reason" because I appreciate I could miss out my opening line, I could just accept that they are trained to ask this or that it's a habit, I don't and I get annoyed, every single time.

[NoVetec]

captain_cynic said:

Because the card is not programmable. It cannot write any additional data onto it. This is because the chip (as in chip and pin) is a passive transceiver, so cannot hold data that isn't hardcoded. In order to be programmable, they'd need to be active (meaning have a power source) and I'm sure I'm not the only one who doesn't want to have to regularly charge their bank cards.

In order to store preferences the cashpoint would need to contact a back end database with your preferences in it and this will just force a whole bunch of new questions to be answered to ensure that it's compliant with various privacy regulations.

I'd suggest people who don't like answering questions start using Santender cashpoints. Pop card in, key in PIN, pres £20 quick cash... collect cash, Robert is your mothers bruvva.

Very handy for inebriated taxi fare gathering at the end of a night out. Or an eighth.

[RizzoTheRat]

NoVetec said:

captain_cynic said:

I'd suggest people who don't like answering questions start using Santender cashpoints. Pop card in, key in PIN, pres £20 quick cash... collect cash, Robert is your mothers bruvva.

Very handy for inebriated taxi fare gathering at the end of a night out. Or an eighth.

Unless you have multiple accounts with Santander in which case it can ask which account you want to take the money from...by account number rather than account name.., the only place I'm likely to have my account number easily accessible is on my debit card...which I've just put in the machine...

[Antony Moxey]

GTI16V said:

Antony Moxey said:

People who have a day off on their birthday = council.

Apologies for wrong thread.

FFS! This is priceless and so PH
Surely you're not such a bellend that you'd get upset about something so trivial that has zero impact on you're own life?

Do what? Your rather hysterical response would mark you out as the bellend, not me. Also your assumption that somehow I'm upset when I've indicated nothing of the sort would seem to confirm my thoughts.

Massive overreactions = council.

[popeyewhite]

thetapeworm said:

I'm sure this will have been here before but I haven't seen it so I'll take the risk of becoming an annoyance with reason.

You visit a garage that has a mini supermarket attached to it with the sole purpose of buying some milk (or another similar item) and then go to the counter for this exchange.

Me: "Just this please"

Them: "Any fuel?"

Me: "No, just this please"

...Pause...

Them: "Would you like any of this chocolate [gestures towards small display of candy bars] we have on offer, sir. Buy 1 get 1 free?"

Me: "I've just said the milk is all I want"


NB Irritated, I bought petrol at a rival service station a little further away for the next few months.

[V8mate]

Antony Moxey said:

GTI16V said:

Antony Moxey said:

People who have a day off on their birthday = council.

Apologies for wrong thread.

FFS! This is priceless and so PH
Surely you're not such a bellend that you'd get upset about something so trivial that has zero impact on you're own life?

Do what? Your rather hysterical response would mark you out as the bellend, not me. Also your assumption that somehow I'm upset when I've indicated nothing of the sort would seem to confirm my thoughts.

Massive overreactions = council.

Correct on all counts, Mr Moxey.

[DavieW]

thetapeworm said:

I'm sure this will have been here before but I haven't seen it so I'll take the risk of becoming an annoyance with reason.

You visit a garage that has a mini supermarket attached to it with the sole purpose of buying some milk (or another similar item) and then go to the counter for this exchange.

Me: "Just this please"

Them: "Any fuel?"

Me: "No, just this please"

It's "beyond reason" because I appreciate I could miss out my opening line, I could just accept that they are trained to ask this or that it's a habit, I don't and I get annoyed, every single time.

While we're on fuel station annoyances, we have a Tesco Express with 4 pumps. Annoyed beyond reason when someone parks at the pump and goes into the shop, especially when there's a ca park at the rear of the shop. Lazy f*ckers.

[GTI16V]

Antony Moxey said:

GTI16V said:

Antony Moxey said:

People who have a day off on their birthday = council.

Apologies for wrong thread.

FFS! This is priceless and so PH
Surely you're not such a bellend that you'd get upset about something so trivial that has zero impact on you're own life?

Do what? Your rather hysterical response would mark you out as the bellend, not me. Also your assumption that somehow I'm upset when I've indicated nothing of the sort would seem to confirm my thoughts.

Massive overreactions = council.

Now now, let's not fall out.
You can come over to my council house, enjoy a tin of ice cold Coke and watch TOWIE on my 65inch TV.
Go on, you know you want to.

[rambo19]

thetapeworm said:

I'm sure this will have been here before but I haven't seen it so I'll take the risk of becoming an annoyance with reason.

You visit a garage that has a mini supermarket attached to it with the sole purpose of buying some milk (or another similar item) and then go to the counter for this exchange.

Me: "Just this please"

Them: "Any fuel?"

Me: "No, just this please"

It's "beyond reason" because I appreciate I could miss out my opening line, I could just accept that they are trained to ask this or that it's a habit, I don't and I get annoyed, every single time.

I always say;

me- 'no fuel'
Them- 'any fuel'
FFS!