Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 7)

[Roofless Toothless]

Talking of weather presenters, I get unreasonably irritated at the presenters of the weekly forecast on Countryfile insisting on wearing a chequered shirt to make themselves look a bit more ‘rustic’.

[Killer2005]

Trying to enjoy a quiet coffee at my local pub, in walks Wayne and waynetta slob along with their offspring who seem to think it's a play centre where they can sit and get pissed whilst the children run riot

[M4cruiser]

Roofless Toothless said:

Talking of weather presenters, I get unreasonably irritated at the presenters of the weekly forecast on Countryfile insisting on wearing a chequered shirt to make themselves look a bit more ‘rustic’.

Yes, I've noticed that, and some seem to do a quick change back for the hh:57 forecast on BBC News.
To be fair, their attire may be mandated by the programme makers.

[Travs]

The house next door has had scaffolding up since the second week in January, apparently for some work on the roof. Since its erection there have been two days when there has been any work on the roof, on one for about 3 hours in the morning and on the other for about an hour over lunchtime. The scaffolders arrived today, Easter Sunday, at 13:15 to take the scaffolding down.
Thank you - it's an absolute pleasure to have scaffolders outside the window banging around, conversing in shouts (with of course the mandatory loud f'ing this and f'ing that) on what is supposed to be a day of rest and reflection,
Yes - I am a grumpy old sod.

[Super Sonic]

carlo996 said:

Pot holes.

fking third world country the SE of England.

Think you'll find being annoyed by potholes is quite reasonable.

[cuprabob]

Super Sonic said:

carlo996 said:

Pot holes.

fking third world country the SE of England.

Think you'll find being annoyed by potholes is quite reasonable.

And to be fair it's a Government success for levelling up as it's the same no matter where you live in the country.

[hidetheelephants]

M4cruiser said:

Roofless Toothless said:

Talking of weather presenters, I get unreasonably irritated at the presenters of the weekly forecast on Countryfile insisting on wearing a chequered shirt to make themselves look a bit more ‘rustic’.

Yes, I've noticed that, and some seem to do a quick change back for the hh:57 forecast on BBC News.
To be fair, their attire may be mandated by the programme makers.

Is it not dress-down sunday? I look forward to one doing the weather in a dressing gown and fluffy slippers.

[captain_cynic]

M4cruiser said:

CDG is on of the worst airports I've been through. Transferring internally is a nightmare. The most wonderful experience I've had there is when I had 3 hours to "transfer" but as luck would have it I was already in the correct part of the airport - so I didn't bother to try to go anywhere else, and I was able to watch the appalling queues getting in to where I already was.

If CDG is "one of the worst" airports you've been though, you clearly haven't been through many airports. I wouldn't even call it the worst in Europe, Frankfurt is far worse and there's plenty of major European airports I haven't been thought so the bottom of the barrel might not even be there.

I'd take CDG over any American airport and don't even get me started on the nightmare that Australian airports are.

[captain_cynic]

Cotty said:

Pit Pony said:

2 flights to Verona at the same time. My work colleague got to the airport and through security ages before me, tells me the gate number. I believe him.
Flight Starts to board we are told that we have queued for the wrong flight. Queue a 10 mile run across the airport, getting on the flight as they close the doors.

Never trust anyone.

With things like that I always need to see with my own eyes.

The departure board is the single point of truth and even that changes. That being said, Google is pretty good these days, I google my flight number on the way to the airport to make sure there hasn't been any delays or cancellations.

Many years ago, I was in Bogota airport and at the time I didn't realise Bogota had 2 domestic security zones, me not paying attention entered the wrong zone. Fortunately I had plenty of time to exit and re-enter after I realised there were no C gates where I was.

Also there's robbery, extortion and then there's buying a drink at an airport.

[M4cruiser]

captain_cynic said:

M4cruiser said:

CDG is on of the worst airports I've been through. Transferring internally is a nightmare. The most wonderful experience I've had there is when I had 3 hours to "transfer" but as luck would have it I was already in the correct part of the airport - so I didn't bother to try to go anywhere else, and I was able to watch the appalling queues getting in to where I already was.

If CDG is "one of the worst" airports you've been though, you clearly haven't been through many airports. I wouldn't even call it the worst in Europe, Frankfurt is far worse and there's plenty of major European airports I haven't been thought so the bottom of the barrel might not even be there.

I'd take CDG over any American airport and don't even get me started on the nightmare that Australian airports are.

We seem to have different experiences! American airports are fine for me. Not tried Frankfurt. Schipol was great.
I recall a comment from someone else that they came back from holiday through a first-world airport in a third-world country (me too) and changed at CDG, finding it to be a third-world airport in (arguably) a first-world country. Made me smile. Can't say I find France particularly advanced.

[carlo996]

captain_cynic said:

If CDG is "one of the worst" airports you've been though, you clearly haven't been through many airports. I wouldn't even call it the worst in Europe, Frankfurt is far worse and there's plenty of major European airports I haven't been thought so the bottom of the barrel might not even be there.

I'd take CDG over any American airport and don't even get me started on the nightmare that Australian airports are.

MSP is ste, Frankfurt is comfortably the worst German airport. But I’d take any airport over Stanstead.

[Regbuser]

Even tunis-carthage..?

[Dan Singh]

hidetheelephants said:

M4cruiser said:

Roofless Toothless said:

Talking of weather presenters, I get unreasonably irritated at the presenters of the weekly forecast on Countryfile insisting on wearing a chequered shirt to make themselves look a bit more ‘rustic’.

Yes, I've noticed that, and some seem to do a quick change back for the hh:57 forecast on BBC News.
To be fair, their attire may be mandated by the programme makers.

Is it not dress-down sunday? I look forward to one doing the weather in a dressing gown and fluffy slippers.

Or wearing a smock and using a pitchfork for a pointer. I'm surprised a west country accent isn't obligatory also as it's the BBC.

[Jader1973]

captain_cynic said:

don't even get me started on the nightmare that Australian airports are.

Which ones are a nightmare?

I’ve been through Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart, Cairns, and Ayer’s Rock. They were all fine - I use Adelaide, Melbourne, and Brisbane a fair bit and they are great.

[captain_cynic]

Jader1973 said:

captain_cynic said:

don't even get me started on the nightmare that Australian airports are.

Which ones are a nightmare?

I’ve been through Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart, Cairns, and Ayer’s Rock. They were all fine - I use Adelaide, Melbourne, and Brisbane a fair bit and they are great.

Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.

When you spend 2 hours waiting for customs inspections at a regional airport like Perth... I have no idea how you can consider that "fine".

I guess you've never been to a decent airport.

[mko9]

captain_cynic said:

M4cruiser said:

CDG is on of the worst airports I've been through. Transferring internally is a nightmare. The most wonderful experience I've had there is when I had 3 hours to "transfer" but as luck would have it I was already in the correct part of the airport - so I didn't bother to try to go anywhere else, and I was able to watch the appalling queues getting in to where I already was.

If CDG is "one of the worst" airports you've been though, you clearly haven't been through many airports. I wouldn't even call it the worst in Europe, Frankfurt is far worse and there's plenty of major European airports I haven't been thought so the bottom of the barrel might not even be there.

I'd take CDG over any American airport and don't even get me started on the nightmare that Australian airports are.

Used to be that international flights into JFK in NYC came into one terminal, claimed your bags and cleared customs, then you had to exit the terminal, catch a shuttle to another terminal, recheck your bag and then go through security to get back in for a domestic flight.

Edited by mko9 on Monday 1st April 16:35

[jamesson]

captain_cynic said:

Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.

When you spend 2 hours waiting for customs inspections at a regional airport like Perth... I have no idea how you can consider that "fine".

I guess you've never been to a decent airport.

I've been through Perth about six or seven times over the years - including customs inspecting my luggage - and always breezed through pretty quickly.

I've also found Frankfurt to be fine but had a terrible experience at Singapore last year, an airport which is generally held in high regard.

Just luck of the draw!

[Cold]

Endless blatherings about airports annoys me beyond reason.

[snuffy]

Countryfile used to have "The weather for farmers", as if somehow farmers got different weather to everyone else.

[Sheets Tabuer]

snuffy said:

Countryfile used to have "The weather for farmers", as if somehow farmers got different weather to everyone else.

They could dispense with the weather report entirely and just say "yes it's raining again"