Things that annoy you beyond reason...?

[Sour Kraut]

The Hypno-Toad said:

Socks.

I have no girlfriend whose house I stay at (no one would take me), I don't go the gym (can't afford it), I don't go on holiday (at all) & I'm not senile (yet).

So how the fk do I have eight odd socks!!!

They go from my washbag, to the washing machine, to the airing cupboard and then back to the sock drawer. How the fk can I possibly have lost eight socks!!! I've cleared everything out of the airing cupboard, I have checked every non sock clothing draw, under the bed, behind the heaters, in my suitcases, everywhere.

Where the fk have eight socks gone!!!!

Thank you for letting me share.

I wonder if carelessness is contagious? That murdered architect in Bristol...she lost a sock too. Where were you on Friday 17th December, Mr Toad?

[mattviatura]

Victoria Derbyshire

[10 Pence Short]

mattviatura said:

Victoria Derbyshire

What a useless cow she is.

[cal72]

Things that annoy you beyond reason...?


Today that would be ME.

[mattviatura]

10 Pence Short said:

What a useless cow she is.

I don't know why I listen, it seems to be some sort of masochistic thing. I don't like R4 mid-morning and therefore the only other option is the abhorrent Mike Parry or inane local radio.

There must be a better way.

[hairyben]

The Hypno-Toad said:

Socks.

I have no girlfriend whose house I stay at (no one would take me), I don't go the gym (can't afford it), I don't go on holiday (at all) & I'm not senile (yet).

So how the fk do I have eight odd socks!!!

They go from my washbag, to the washing machine, to the airing cupboard and then back to the sock drawer. How the fk can I possibly have lost eight socks!!! I've cleared everything out of the airing cupboard, I have checked every non sock clothing draw, under the bed, behind the heaters, in my suitcases, everywhere.

Where the fk have eight socks gone!!!!

Thank you for letting me share.

Edited by The Hypno-Toad on Wednesday 19th January 12:24

Every couple of years I buy about 2 dozen pairs of identical black socks. "Dickies work socks" were the item of choice this time, and as they're "work socks" well dang I'll just have to file them on my tax return.

My girlfriend seemed both distressed and higly impressed by this.

For me, fking cold callers who don't understand "go away", especially when they try to pretend they're not selling anything, or come out with horsest like "remember we spoke a month ago?" to try to keep you on the line.

And especially so when their own damn site contains grammar like this, I'd feel ripped off if a 5 year old charged my 50p to come up with this: http://www.tms-webdesign.co.uk/

[PoleDriver]

hairyben said:

And especially so when their own damn site contains grammar like this, I'd feel ripped off if a 5 year old charged my 50p to come up with this: http://www.tms-webdesign.co.uk/

Unbelievable! Surely the person who wrote that can't be English!
I've sent them an e-mail!

[JonRB]

Being stuck in almost stationary traffic like I was on the M3 today, crawling along at 2mph and then suddenly.... it speed just picks up and it is over. For no reason whatsoever and no explanation for the huge tailback.
That's pretty annoying.

(I can only assume it was an earlier incident that was still unwinding)

[The Hypno-Toad]

Sour Kraut said:

The Hypno-Toad said:

Socks.

I have no girlfriend whose house I stay at (no one would take me), I don't go the gym (can't afford it), I don't go on holiday (at all) & I'm not senile (yet).

So how the fk do I have eight odd socks!!!

They go from my washbag, to the washing machine, to the airing cupboard and then back to the sock drawer. How the fk can I possibly have lost eight socks!!! I've cleared everything out of the airing cupboard, I have checked every non sock clothing draw, under the bed, behind the heaters, in my suitcases, everywhere.

Where the fk have eight socks gone!!!!

Thank you for letting me share.

I wonder if carelessness is contagious? That murdered architect in Bristol...she lost a sock too. Where were you on Friday 17th December, Mr Toad?

I was in with a Tesco's pizza and a bottle of cider...... bugger.

[marshalla]

JonRB said:

Being stuck in almost stationary traffic like I was on the M3 today, crawling along at 2mph and then suddenly.... it speed just picks up and it is over. For no reason whatsoever and no explanation for the huge tailback.
That's pretty annoying.

(I can only assume it was an earlier incident that was still unwinding)

http://amasci.com/amateur/traffic/trafexp.html is worth reading.

[marshalla]

People who cannot grasp the difference between turning a car round and driving round the circumference of a circle.

(frames of reference and counting degrees).

[JonRB]

marshalla said:

JonRB said:

Being stuck in almost stationary traffic like I was on the M3 today, crawling along at 2mph and then suddenly.... it speed just picks up and it is over. For no reason whatsoever and no explanation for the huge tailback.
That's pretty annoying.

(I can only assume it was an earlier incident that was still unwinding)

http://amasci.com/amateur/traffic/trafexp.html is worth reading.

Interesting stuff.

Incidentally, this is what the M25 Variable Speed Limit system was originally designed to do.

[Flip Martian]

DHL. The supplier of my new laptop texts me to let me know the tracking number and that it will be delivered today (while I'm in work). Then text a few mins later to say "here's the number, go to this website to rearrange delivery".

So I go online to arrange to collect. First available date is tomorrow. No indication anywhere on the site of where I collect it from (but I expect the address is on the card through my door at home). I go ELSEWHERE on the DHL site to find where to collect it and find the nearest depot to me is in Northampton about 25 mins drive away. And its only open until 6pm. And is closed at weekends. And I work in London and don't get back to Milton Keynes much before 6, never mind Northampton.

Whoo, 10/10 for customer service there...!

[thetapeworm]

Heinz Curry Beans.

More like a bloomin' fruit salad than a curry.

[hairyben]

Flip Martian said:

DHL. The supplier of my new laptop texts me to let me know the tracking number and that it will be delivered today (while I'm in work). Then text a few mins later to say "here's the number, go to this website to rearrange delivery".

So I go online to arrange to collect. First available date is tomorrow. No indication anywhere on the site of where I collect it from (but I expect the address is on the card through my door at home). I go ELSEWHERE on the DHL site to find where to collect it and find the nearest depot to me is in Northampton about 25 mins drive away. And its only open until 6pm. And is closed at weekends. And I work in London and don't get back to Milton Keynes much before 6, never mind Northampton.

Whoo, 10/10 for customer service there...!

For companies that usually operate 24 hours a day anyway, they're surprisingly inflexible.

Worst by a long stretch has to be stty link, for making phantom attempted deliveries, then wasting several hours in multiple trips to collect items after I've arranged to collect said items (which in itself is an epic task because they NEED the card number which they never left but swear blind they did and can't do anything without this card till you go nutzoid) only to find "it's on a lorry somewhere mate. Not sure where. It should be here. It should be back soon... but it might not" Utterly, utterly inept

If I need something with a tight deadline I'll ask the selected company what courier they use, and have declined to place an order on finding they ONLY use this courier and WILL NOT use anyone else, evan when I offer to pay more.

Edited by hairyben on Thursday 20th January 14:00

[CommanderJameson]

People who sign off an email like so:

A tt said:

Dear CJ

Blah blah blah

Rgds

A. tt

[Strangely Brown]

StevieBee said:

A very common mistake amongst radio traffic announcers...

Yes, those bds!

There is a roundabout near here, at the western end of the A27 Lewes bypass, called the Ashcombe Roundabout.

Here

The problem is that the radio traffic announcers keep calling it "The Kingston Roundabout". This is despite the fact that is in a place called Ashcombe, next to Ashcombe House and the southern exit from it - that just happens to go to Kingston - first goes through Ashcombe Hollow. And if that's not enough, there is a fking great sign on the approach to it (link above) that has its bloody name at the top.

[MartG]

Flip Martian said:

DHL. The supplier of my new laptop texts me to let me know the tracking number and that it will be delivered today (while I'm in work). Then text a few mins later to say "here's the number, go to this website to rearrange delivery".

So I go online to arrange to collect. First available date is tomorrow. No indication anywhere on the site of where I collect it from (but I expect the address is on the card through my door at home). I go ELSEWHERE on the DHL site to find where to collect it and find the nearest depot to me is in Northampton about 25 mins drive away. And its only open until 6pm. And is closed at weekends. And I work in London and don't get back to Milton Keynes much before 6, never mind Northampton.

Whoo, 10/10 for customer service there...!

Get it delivered to you at work ?

[br d]

mattviatura said:

10 Pence Short said:

What a useless cow she is.

I don't know why I listen, it seems to be some sort of masochistic thing. I don't like R4 mid-morning and therefore the only other option is the abhorrent Mike Parry or inane local radio.

There must be a better way.

Whoever that cretin is at 2 on R5. It's supposed to be 'News and Sport', obviously you have to put up with some celebrity tosh but since this idiot started it's wall to wall.

Everyday is something like "Today well be talking to some vacuous cretin from a soap, followed by a pointless fawn over a talentless singer, and later on it'll be the usual round of "How do you get in character" and "How wonderful is the Director" type questions put to yet another idiot actor who is "Honestly amazed to be so blessed in landing this part".

Every fking day the same st. I turn it straight over.

Why are people endlessly fascinated by the same boring fking stories about learning lines and meeting Sir Michael fking Caine at Cannes or what fking ever. Can you imagine constant interviews with hoards of plumbers everyday all explaining how to balance the pressure in your boiler or trace a leak to your watertank.

I fking hate all this celebrity bks.

[Sour Kraut]

CommanderJameson said:

People who sign off an email like so:

A tt said:

Dear CJ

Blah blah blah

Rgds

A. tt

Worse still, I used to work with a guy who signed off with 'brgds'.