Little things that annoy you.....

hammerite

I have no idea why but some little things really annoy me.......

I hate it when I open a bag of crisps and I rip the bag in the process.
I really cannot bring myself to put a broken weetabix into the bowl, I only use whole weetabix.

I'm sure Freud would read something into this behaviour!

Anyone else get annoyed by some silly things?

mossycp

When you have double light switches they must both be switched the same way i.e. either both up or both down
Opening a bag of crisps upside down
People that smoke
People that walk about with bluetooth headsets in their ears all the time.
People that chew gum, especially while they are talking to me.
People that wear baseball hats indoors or in the car

I seem a bit unsociable and unhinged after writing that but it feels better that everyone knows now! I daren't write everything that annoys me as I would run out of space!

on the road

People who eat with their mouth open.
People who when standing behind me in a queue, have chewing gum in their mouth and chew like they're having sex with the chewing gum, making filthy sounds :roll:

hammerite

mossycp wrote:

When you have double light switches they must both be switched the same way i.e. either both up or both down
Opening a bag of crisps upside down
People that smoke
People that walk about with bluetooth headsets in their ears all the time.People that chew gum, especially while they are talking to me.
People that wear baseball hats indoors or in the car

I seem a bit unsociable and unhinged after writing that but it feels better that everyone knows now! I daren't write everything that annoys me as I would run out of space!

Good call on those two!

L60N

Everytime i get in my mates car to go to work, i HAVE to straighten his air vents. He always puts them back when i get out. ONe day i piped up "Why have them wonky" i asked, "I like to have them blowing towards me he replied". NOT GOOD ENOUGH i say, keep em flush with the dashboard lad...

Am i wierd? :roll: :shock:

millar time

this will make me seem horrible but those charity types that accost you in the street and won't leave you alone. I'm not going to part with my bank details on the street and further more they just put me off giving money to their charity at all with their irritating behaviour.

Oh and tourists that don't know how to drive on lanes or near cyclists, some pillock nearly knocked me off twice this morning on my training ride.

shockedsoshocked

People who go past you on a racer, in full team kit, and don't acknowledge you when you say "oright!" or something along those lines.

Has happened so many times to me the past couple of weeks, and for some reason it really annoys me.

mossycp

millar time wrote:

this will make me seem horrible but those charity types that accost you in the street and won't leave you alone. I'm not going to part with my bank details on the street and further more they just put me off giving money to their charity at all with their irritating behaviour.
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I have to say that I agree with you on that one. They don't seem to understand that if I gave £2 a month to every charity that stopped me in the street I'd soon be broke! I give quite a lot of money to charity and I like to choose when and who I give it to.

L60N wrote:

Am i wierd!

Yes

JustRidecp

millar time wrote:

this will make me seem horrible but those charity types that accost you in the street and won't leave you alone. I'm not going to part with my bank details on the street and further more they just put me off giving money to their charity at all with their irritating behaviour.

I wouldn't worry about it mate. They're not there out of their own goodwill. They get paid bloody handsomely for it!

jibi

People who drop litter, like crisp packets and sweet wrappers. saw one yesterday drop a carrier bag. AAARRRGGGHHHHHH

Americans telling me I can't spell if I use colour or humour on forums.

People who TXT on their phones while driving, or make a call using loudspeaker so they think we can't see them on the phone, because they hold it below window level.

etc etc etc

george

ddraver

L60N wrote:

Everytime i get in my mates car to go to work, i HAVE to straighten his air vents. He always puts them back when i get out. ONe day i piped up "Why have them wonky" i asked, "I like to have them blowing towards me he replied". NOT GOOD ENOUGH i say, keep em flush with the dashboard lad...

Am i wierd? :roll: :shock:

yes very much so.....they move for a reason

jonesy124

when drivers overtake you and then stop to exit the road almost immediately

when little chavs shout camel toe at me when I jump off my bike at the shops and am wearing lycra shorts :oops:

when mountain bikers critisise road cyclists and visa versa

when my jeans get put in the tumble drier and shrink :evil:

when people tell me i should dye my hair blonde again even though I prefer it brown

many other things too!

mossycp

Incorrect grammer. Especially your instead or you're and there instead of their or they're
Text speak
Poor spelling
Bonfires. Especially in summer when I have my windows open

mossycp

When this forum says "You cannot make another search so soon after your last; please try again in a short while."

Why!? :x

McBain_v1

Banks that take 4-5 days to clear a cheque that will put money INTO your account, but will happily authorise payments OUT of your account the same day, thereby resulting in me going overdrawn and incurring costs needlessly because the bank's system is pitiful.

Still, shouting down the phone at the lackey in the indian call centre did give me a good aerobic work out :evil:

on the road

L60N wrote:

Everytime i get in my mates car to go to work, i HAVE to straighten his air vents. He always puts them back when i get out. ONe day i piped up "Why have them wonky" i asked, "I like to have them blowing towards me he replied". NOT GOOD ENOUGH i say, keep em flush with the dashboard lad...

Am i wierd? :roll: :shock:

Yes, it's his car.

McBain_v1

jonesy124 wrote:

when drivers overtake you and then stop to exit the road almost immediately
I have to agree with this one, although catching up with drivers at traffic lights when they've just cut you up, and then watching them start to get really worried when you get off your bike and start beating in the side of their car does make up for a bit.
when little chavs shout camel toe at me when I jump off my bike at the shops and am wearing lycra shorts :oops:
Nowt wrong with flaunting it if you've got it girl!
when mountain bikers critisise road cyclists and visa versa
I also have a mountain bike, should I be criticising myself?
when my jeans get put in the tumble drier and shrink :evil:
My jeans seem to shrink, normally notice when I've eaten lots of cakes
when people tell me i should dye my hair blonde again even though I prefer it brown
Blondes are two-a-penny, specially round here. Go "natural"
many other things too!

JustRidecp

MSc projects

kaacp

mossycp wrote:

Incorrect grammer. Especially your instead or you're and there instead of their or they're
Text speak
Poor spelling
Bonfires. Especially in summer when I have my windows open

Oops!

passout

Cyclist's who don't acknowledge you after you wave to them. I hate to annoy Jonesy 124 (above) but it's usually 'roadies'. I'm paranoid that they can tell I'm a Mountain Biker really, despite the road bike. Perhaps I should shave my legs and look more miserable?

Also camo cycling gear and any cycling product with 'extreme' in the title is pretty bad.

Oh, and 'reality' TV. Reality my arse.

Oh,oh, and Harry Potter. Adults reading Kid's books - no excuse - grow up.

Better leave it there.

mossycp

Kaacp wrote:

mossycp wrote:

Incorrect grammer. Especially your instead or you're and there instead of their or they're
Text speak
Poor spelling
Bonfires. Especially in summer when I have my windows open

Oops!

:oops:

McBain_v1

I read "Calvin and Hobbes" books, they are brilliant - the dad character is a cyclist

Regulator

mossycp wrote:

Incorrect grammer. Especially your instead or you're and there instead of their or they're
Text speak
Poor spelling
Bonfires. Especially in summer when I have my windows open

Sorry but I couldn't resist...

I think you mean 'grammar' not 'grammer'. And should that be '...instead of' rahter than '...instead or...'

But I know what you mean. My pet hate is the '5 items or less' signs at tills in my local Sainsbury's store.

jonesy124

passout wrote:

Cyclist's who don't acknowledge you after you wave to them. I hate to annoy Jonesy 124 (above) but it's usually 'roadies'. I'm paranoid that they can tell I'm a Mountain Biker really, despite the road bike. Perhaps I should shave my legs and look more miserable?
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ooooh you didnt, YOU DIDNT!!!!!???? :evil: :twisted:

I always say hello to people, even pedestrians. When I am in a particularly cheeky mood and a fellow cyclist is going very slow i may squeel, "nnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww" as I speed past!

broachboy

passout wrote:

Cyclist's who don't acknowledge you after you wave to them. I hate to annoy Jonesy 124 (above) but it's usually 'roadies'. I'm paranoid that they can tell I'm a Mountain Biker really, despite the road bike. Perhaps I should shave my legs and look more miserable?

Hi passout, I suffer the same fate when I come face to face with a group of MTBers out on the road...

Hi lads / lasses...

Silence :shock: :?

maybe I should have said nowt :?:

I only get it with offroaders when they are on road :roll:

and yes if you wear any type of shorts - please for every road users sake - shave your legs 8)

hammerite

jonesy124 wrote:

when drivers overtake you and then stop to exit the road almost immediately

when little chavs shout camel toe at me when I jump off my bike at the shops and am wearing lycra shorts :oops:

when mountain bikers critisise road cyclists and visa versa

when my jeans get put in the tumble drier and shrink :evil:

when people tell me i should dye my hair blonde again even though I prefer it brown

many other things too!

Can I introduce you to padded shorts?

Or are they just being cheeky and shout it whether you have one or not?

jonesy124

I have padded shorts. They are just being cheeky.

I did the grown up thing and waited until they were driving away before shouting obscene words at them!

hammerite

jonesy124 wrote:

I have padded shorts. They are just being cheeky.

I did the grown up thing and waited until they were driving away before shouting obscene words at them!

Pagem

bike related:

1) not being able to sort my avatar out
2) my ear phones coming out on long, fast decents and hard training rides
3) other cyclists not waving or ackowledging my existence
4) dropping food in a road race
5) hitting potholes that appear the moment i take my eye off the road
6) playing russian roulette with the bunny rabbits whom graze on the side of the road and decide to 'test' my bike handling skills
7) rain
8) wind
9) leg shaving

jonesy124

Pagem wrote:

bike related:

9) leg shaving

I shave my legs :roll:

Pagem

jonesy124 wrote:

Pagem wrote:

bike related:

9) leg shaving

I shave my legs :roll:

hmm, but you do it for more than just cycling, being a girl n'all. i appreciate the beneifts of doing it but more often than not get a little annoyed at the effort it seems to require some days.