Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 7)
Discussion
jimmytheone said:
captain.scarlet said:
One of my favourite clips satirising this very issue!
Directly from that video - people doing interviews whilst driving AND NOT LOOKING AT WHERE THEY'RE fEdited by captain.scarlet on Thursday 30th March 00:09
kING GOING.They should be prosecuted.
Rarely, if ever, does someone doing an interview from the drivers seat add anything that couldn't be done via voiceover or from passenger seat.
STOP IT!
The other thing I take from the satirical clip is the bit where he says "I'll be learning more about the country in which I grew up". Indeed, programmes of that sort always have to have a poignant tribute to the host as they go on a journey of self-discovery...again it's the Licence Fee that's paying for it.
Eventually these humbled hosts become such household names it paves the way for them to feature as panellists on Question Time (i.e. the well-spoken documentary host guest, typically placed next to a politician whom they hold in contempt).
captain.scarlet said:
jimmytheone said:
captain.scarlet said:
One of my favourite clips satirising this very issue!
Directly from that video - people doing interviews whilst driving AND NOT LOOKING AT WHERE THEY'RE fEdited by captain.scarlet on Thursday 30th March 00:09
kING GOING.They should be prosecuted.
Rarely, if ever, does someone doing an interview from the drivers seat add anything that couldn't be done via voiceover or from passenger seat.
STOP IT!
The other thing I take from the satirical clip is the bit where he says "I'll be learning more about the country in which I grew up". Indeed, programmes of that sort always have to have a poignant tribute to the host as they go on a journey of self-discovery...again it's the Licence Fee that's paying for it.
Eventually these humbled hosts become such household names it paves the way for them to feature as panellists on Question Time (i.e. the well-spoken documentary host guest, typically placed next to a politician whom they hold in contempt).
Red9zero said:
FiF said:
Sympathise with this. Mind you if it's like our Co-Op where you have to wait for your empty bag in the bagging area to be approved by a non existent member of staff then the student approach is the quickest.
Same with our local Co-Op. I don't normally buy much in there, so it only takes a few seconds longer.
Packets of tablets usually have a leaflet folded around one end of the blister packs.
It annoys me beyond reason that this is the damn end of the oacket I always open :banghead.
This morning it was hay-fever tablets. I have made a mental note now - after many years - that for these, the leaflet was wrapped around the right hand side. Let's see if this is standard.
It annoys me beyond reason that this is the damn end of the oacket I always open :banghead.
This morning it was hay-fever tablets. I have made a mental note now - after many years - that for these, the leaflet was wrapped around the right hand side. Let's see if this is standard.
number2 said:
Packets of tablets usually have a leaflet folded around one end of the blister packs.
It annoys me beyond reason that this is the damn end of the oacket I always open :banghead.
This morning it was hay-fever tablets. I have made a mental note now - after many years - that for these, the leaflet was wrapped around the right hand side. Let's see if this is standard.
Yes! WTF is that all about?! It's every single sodding time. More reliable than toast landing butter side down. I'm sure I heard that there was a way to know which end the leaflet is in, but buggered if I can remember. It annoys me beyond reason that this is the damn end of the oacket I always open :banghead.
This morning it was hay-fever tablets. I have made a mental note now - after many years - that for these, the leaflet was wrapped around the right hand side. Let's see if this is standard.
Has anyone in history ever even looked at those little folded up leaflets in packs of Paracetamol etc? Let alone actually read them. What a waste of paper when we’re supposed to be thinking about the ice caps melting and where will the snow leopards live. I know I know, H&S, rules is rules blah blah blah.
Even worse are the work gloves I often buy from Screwfix. It’s a major project to get say six pairs and then unload all of the crap that comes with them. Cardboard holding them together, plus staples and a little plastic hanger, then when you finally get into them there’s a folded up piece of paper with instructions in about 30 languages and all written in the tiniest font you can imagine. Instructions for gloves ffs!!
Even worse are the work gloves I often buy from Screwfix. It’s a major project to get say six pairs and then unload all of the crap that comes with them. Cardboard holding them together, plus staples and a little plastic hanger, then when you finally get into them there’s a folded up piece of paper with instructions in about 30 languages and all written in the tiniest font you can imagine. Instructions for gloves ffs!!
shih tzu faced said:
Has anyone in history ever even looked at those little folded up leaflets in packs of Paracetamol etc? Let alone actually read them. What a waste of paper when we’re supposed to be thinking about the ice caps melting and where will the snow leopards live. I know I know, H&S, rules is rules blah blah blah.
Paracetemol... maybe once out of sheer boredom (I was born in the pre-internet age, there wasn't a lot to do back then), however with other medications it's usually worth giving it a quick scan to see what common side effects there are. One of the meds I'm on under certain circumstances (dietary related) can produce copious amounts of room clearing gas. 
yellowjack said:
FiF said:
matchmaker said:
Self scan checkouts today. Student scans contents of trolley, puts in bagging area. Once she'd finished she pays, them proceeds to bag all her shopping. 65 year old old fart beside her (me) scans contents of trolley, puts in bag in bagging area, pays, puts bag in trolley, leaves.
Student was still packing her bag when I left, despite the fact that I'd arrived at the checkout after her.
Sympathise with this. Mind you if it's like our Co-Op where you have to wait for your empty bag in the bagging area to be approved by a non existent member of staff then the student approach is the quickest.Student was still packing her bag when I left, despite the fact that I'd arrived at the checkout after her.
Also, while I waited for my bags to be checked, I got to wondering. Tesco Clubcard is a data harvesting tool, yes? So why the blue blazes has it not, by now, learned that I always bring the SAME TWO BAGS shopping with me, and they WEIGH THE SAME, give or take a handful of grams if they're wet (they weren't today). I could understand it if I brought extra bags (and therefore weight), but if it's the same bags, same weight, same Clubcard holder, then why not just pre-authorise those bags to make EVERYBODY'S life easier. Me, the self scan staff, and anyone queueing behind me. Slicker, quicker,, easier is what they CLAIM to be seeking, and allowing heavier shopping bags without a check would speed things up a fair bit. Until then, scan, then pay,THEN bag is the sensible way forward to avoid taking up staff time AND an annoying wait before I can scan my shopping...
captain_cynic said:
Paracetemol... maybe once out of sheer boredom (I was born in the pre-internet age, there wasn't a lot to do back then), however with other medications it's usually worth giving it a quick scan to see what common side effects there are. One of the meds I'm on under certain circumstances (dietary related) can produce copious amounts of room clearing gas.
Fair enough, it is essential I have to admit. Just seems a huge waste of paper and I wonder if there is a better way. Can’t actually think of one myself, but I still wonder 
matchmaker said:
Self scan checkouts today. Student scans contents of trolley, puts in bagging area. Once she'd finished she pays, them proceeds to bag all her shopping. 65 year old old fart beside her (me) scans contents of trolley, puts in bag in bagging area, pays, puts bag in trolley, leaves.
Student was still packing her bag when I left, despite the fact that I'd arrived at the checkout after her.
I don't know if this is the case in all self-scan setups but the one that really gets me is the "I brought my own bag" option that won't let you use a bag that has something in it already. If I've been to a few shops I might have a perfectly capable bag with space for a few more items, I conform with the "I brought my own bag" statement and presume they have the tech to weigh that bag, with contents, and then simply add the items I've scanned to that total to check I'm not trying to trick them. Student was still packing her bag when I left, despite the fact that I'd arrived at the checkout after her.
Presumably they consider anyone who does this to have filled the bag in their shop to get some free items and then to go through the motions at the till for a few bits to make it look more legit?
"I brought my own empty bag" seems more appropriate if this is the way they want to play it.
thetapeworm said:
matchmaker said:
Self scan checkouts today. Student scans contents of trolley, puts in bagging area. Once she'd finished she pays, them proceeds to bag all her shopping. 65 year old old fart beside her (me) scans contents of trolley, puts in bag in bagging area, pays, puts bag in trolley, leaves.
Student was still packing her bag when I left, despite the fact that I'd arrived at the checkout after her.
I don't know if this is the case in all self-scan setups but the one that really gets me is the "I brought my own bag" option that won't let you use a bag that has something in it already. If I've been to a few shops I might have a perfectly capable bag with space for a few more items, I conform with the "I brought my own bag" statement and presume they have the tech to weigh that bag, with contents, and then simply add the items I've scanned to that total to check I'm not trying to trick them. Student was still packing her bag when I left, despite the fact that I'd arrived at the checkout after her.
Presumably they consider anyone who does this to have filled the bag in their shop to get some free items and then to go through the motions at the till for a few bits to make it look more legit?
"I brought my own empty bag" seems more appropriate if this is the way they want to play it.
SteveStrange said:
number2 said:
Packets of tablets usually have a leaflet folded around one end of the blister packs.
It annoys me beyond reason that this is the damn end of the oacket I always open :banghead.
This morning it was hay-fever tablets. I have made a mental note now - after many years - that for these, the leaflet was wrapped around the right hand side. Let's see if this is standard.
Yes! WTF is that all about?! It's every single sodding time. More reliable than toast landing butter side down. I'm sure I heard that there was a way to know which end the leaflet is in, but buggered if I can remember. It annoys me beyond reason that this is the damn end of the oacket I always open :banghead.
This morning it was hay-fever tablets. I have made a mental note now - after many years - that for these, the leaflet was wrapped around the right hand side. Let's see if this is standard.
king box anyway.My new bath towel. Nothing special, just a black cotton bath sheet from Tesco the other week. It's been through the washing machine twice now, but it's still leaving black stuff stuck to my face and shedding bits of dust all over the bathroom floor. Will it stop doing this before it's so worn out it needs to be replaced?
droopsnoot said:
My new bath towel. Nothing special, just a black cotton bath sheet from Tesco the other week. It's been through the washing machine twice now, but it's still leaving black stuff stuck to my face and shedding bits of dust all over the bathroom floor. Will it stop doing this before it's so worn out it needs to be replaced?
Do you use a tumble dryer?FiF said:
Sympathise with this. Mind you if it's like our Co-Op where you have to wait for your empty bag in the bagging area to be approved by a non existent member of staff then the student approach is the quickest.
Indeed. The only supermarket I've encountered that asks you to put your bags into the bagging area before you start so that it can take account of them is Lidl, and even that's a recent thing. None of the others can cope with it.shih tzu faced said:
captain_cynic said:
Paracetemol... maybe once out of sheer boredom (I was born in the pre-internet age, there wasn't a lot to do back then), however with other medications it's usually worth giving it a quick scan to see what common side effects there are. One of the meds I'm on under certain circumstances (dietary related) can produce copious amounts of room clearing gas.
Fair enough, it is essential I have to admit. Just seems a huge waste of paper and I wonder if there is a better way. Can’t actually think of one myself, but I still wonder Mrs L asked me to go into our local Boots for a new box of medication. To make sure I got the right one, I took the old empty box. It wasn't a prescription, but the young lass at the till could not just take it off the shelf and sell it to me, I had to be seen by someone. Finally, this woman took a box off the shelf asking "have you taken this before?" I replied that it was for my wife and showed her the old box as proof that she had indeed taken it before.
Said woman then insists on running through a load of spiel about the product. I told her she was wasting her time as well as more of mine - but apparently the pharmacist needed to "see her explain about the product".
Boots are getting worse. Some people were not able to pick up their prescribed drugs if a pharmacist was not on hand to approve the handing-over. You know, the vital procedure of someone holding up a bag and receiving a nod, without the pharmacist actually looking at what was being dispensed. This despite the approval of the GP that had prescribed it, and someone (presumably qualified) at Boots dealing with it otherwise it wouldn't be in a bag on the shelf.
Bureaucracy is more important than medical treatment. Discuss.
Doofus said:
droopsnoot said:
My new bath towel. Nothing special, just a black cotton bath sheet from Tesco the other week. It's been through the washing machine twice now, but it's still leaving black stuff stuck to my face and shedding bits of dust all over the bathroom floor. Will it stop doing this before it's so worn out it needs to be replaced?
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