Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 6)

[jet_noise]

vaud said:

Clockwork Cupcake said:

I was not in the best of moods when I finally started shopping, and indeed went straight to Patisserie Valerie for a pot of tea and a cake to calm myself down a bit.

Did you have a cupcake?

Helps you unwind.

[A Winner Is You]

The stone that flew up and cracked my windscreen on Thursday. Was able to get it sorted same day, but now I've just found out I don't get any DAB reception. Given the aerial wire most likely runs through the a-pillar, it doesn't seem like a co-incidence.

[MartG]

Milk which goes off 4 days before the 'use by' date on the bottle ( and yes, it was kept refrigerated )

[vaud]

MartG said:

Milk which goes off 4 days before the 'use by' date on the bottle ( and yes, it was kept refrigerated )

I get that with Co-Op organic milk. Never lasts to the date. Might be our local store not keeping it cold and the frequency with which the fridge doors are broken.

[Zarco]

paua said:

MartG said:

vaud said:

Fastdruid said:

It was amusing when we had an RX-8, would rock up to the shops and park in the parent & child space... the least "mumsy" car there next to the sea of mpv's, SUV's and sensible cars.

Did get a few looks sometimes, until got the pram base out from the boot, stuck the wheels on and put the baby in seat on.

I get the same with an MX5...

As did I with a Mk1 MR2

928GTS - had to sell when No. 2 was due. 928 doors need lots of space to open.

Hate to break it to you, but the beauty of parent and child parking is there is lots of space to open the doors.

[paua]

Zarco said:

paua said:

MartG said:

vaud said:

Fastdruid said:

It was amusing when we had an RX-8, would rock up to the shops and park in the parent & child space... the least "mumsy" car there next to the sea of mpv's, SUV's and sensible cars.

Did get a few looks sometimes, until got the pram base out from the boot, stuck the wheels on and put the baby in seat on.

I get the same with an MX5...

As did I with a Mk1 MR2

928GTS - had to sell when No. 2 was due. 928 doors need lots of space to open.

Hate to break it to you, but the beauty of parent and child parking is there is lots of space to open the doors.

Not everywhere I needed to park was a supermarket with such reserved spots.

[AstonZagato]

vaud said:

MartG said:

Milk which goes off 4 days before the 'use by' date on the bottle ( and yes, it was kept refrigerated )

I get that with Co-Op organic milk. Never lasts to the date. Might be our local store not keeping it cold and the frequency with which the fridge doors are broken.

We've just cancelled our milk deliveries. Too often, even in winter, you'd open a bottle to find it had gone off. Sad, as we'd like to support the local service.

[The Mad Monk]

People who take videos or photos on their phones in portrait mode, and then put them out for public viewing.

[Halmyre]

MartG said:

Milk which goes off 4 days before the 'use by' date on the bottle ( and yes, it was kept refrigerated )

I wonder, do you put the peel-off seal inside the cap after you've opened it or just throw it in the bin? I think it helps to keep the milk fresh.

[The Mad Monk]

Halmyre said:

MartG said:

Milk which goes off 4 days before the 'use by' date on the bottle ( and yes, it was kept refrigerated )

I wonder, do you put the peel-off seal inside the cap after you've opened it or just throw it in the bin? I think it helps to keep the milk fresh.

Use long life milk, then you wouldn't have this problem.

[yellowjack]

AstonZagato said:

vaud said:

MartG said:

Milk which goes off 4 days before the 'use by' date on the bottle ( and yes, it was kept refrigerated )

I get that with Co-Op organic milk. Never lasts to the date. Might be our local store not keeping it cold and the frequency with which the fridge doors are broken.

We've just cancelled our milk deliveries. Too often, even in winter, you'd open a bottle to find it had gone off. Sad, as we'd like to support the local service.

On the flip side, we get our milk delivered and we've only lost one bottle in the last 4 years. And that was a pint that froze solid and cracked the glass bottle in a hard winter a couple of years ago. Mostly we find that the pints that we have delivered all have remarkably long use by dates, and they usually last a day or two beyond that date anyway. And that's over two different Milk&More dairies more than a hundred miles apart.

They do deliver late at night/early in the morning though. If I stay up late on a Sunday night/Monday morning I can take the milk in off the step before I go to bed as it usually turns up around midnight...

[talksthetorque]

The Mad Monk said:

Use long life milk, then you wouldn't have this problem.

You would have the problem of everything tasting horrible though.
When I go to our head office in Brussels they have English Breakfast Tea bags, with UHT milk at best, but usually only creamer.
My taxi from the station always gets told to stop at a shop on the way.

[DoubleD]

talksthetorque said:

The Mad Monk said:

Use long life milk, then you wouldn't have this problem.

You would have the problem of everything tasting horrible though.
When I go to our head office in Brussels they have English Breakfast Tea bags, with UHT milk at best, but usually only creamer.
My taxi from the station always gets told to stop at a shop on the way.

Yeah that stuff is grim

[The Mad Monk]

talksthetorque said:

The Mad Monk said:

Use long life milk, then you wouldn't have this problem.

You would have the problem of everything tasting horrible though.
When I go to our head office in Brussels they have English Breakfast Tea bags, with UHT milk at best, but usually only creamer.
My taxi from the station always gets told to stop at a shop on the way.

Stuff and nonsense.

You have just been pampered all your life.

[talksthetorque]

The Mad Monk said:

talksthetorque said:

The Mad Monk said:

Use long life milk, then you wouldn't have this problem.

You would have the problem of everything tasting horrible though.
When I go to our head office in Brussels they have English Breakfast Tea bags, with UHT milk at best, but usually only creamer.
My taxi from the station always gets told to stop at a shop on the way.

Stuff and nonsense.

You have just been pampered all your life.

It's what Ian Rush drinks.

[vaud]

The Mad Monk said:

Stuff and nonsense.

You have just been pampered all your life.

Nah it's grim. The worst is French tea as they never use hot enough water, or leave the bag in long enough, or worse still they proffer an elegant box with a range of "teas", none of which includes anything resembling a good cup of tea...

[borcy]

The Mad Monk said:

Halmyre said:

MartG said:

Milk which goes off 4 days before the 'use by' date on the bottle ( and yes, it was kept refrigerated )

I wonder, do you put the peel-off seal inside the cap after you've opened it or just throw it in the bin? I think it helps to keep the milk fresh.

Use long life milk, then you wouldn't have this problem.

Then the problem becomes actually drinking the stuff, UHT horrid stuff.

[V8mate]

Tea should be taken black.

Milk was only ever introduced to this fine beverage to stop the thin china of the day from cracking. These days, its addition is just an horrendous offence.

[21st Century Man]

Trying to access and play music in the car from the Amazon Music app. Potentially lethal.

[Joe5y]

A member of my staff casually dipping into and helping herself my peanut butter at work. Doesn't ask, just digs in.