Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

rick_chasey

At least the product of knitting is largely aesthetic.

Why do I care about a "PLAYDAFEWD" that I shall never taste?

I am quite interested in restaurants in general, god knows I spend enough time in them, and there is really an art to getting a restaurant right, with respect to the ambience, service, food, pace, etc.

I'd devour a programme about something like that, but people I don't care about making food I won't eat in something utterly arbitrary like a food competition is just boring.

Oh look, you've contrived it so unless the f*cker has done this exact thing before, there is not enough time to do this properly. Oh look, under unreasonable time pressure they have made a mistake, what a shock.

masterchef is obviously the worst offender. A particular bugbear are the 'judge' reaction shots that I swear the producers film in bulk and just edit them in where appropriate.


You can just hear the director in the background shouting "PULL A FACE"

monkimark

You should really stop watching

pangolin

rick_chasey said:

At least the product of knitting is largely aesthetic.

Why do I care about a "PLAYDAFEWD" that I shall never taste?

I am quite interested in restaurants in general, god knows I spend enough time in them, and there is really an art to getting a restaurant right, with respect to the ambience, service, food, pace, etc.

I'd devour a programme about something like that, but people I don't care about making food I won't eat in something utterly arbitrary like a food competition is just boring.

Oh look, you've contrived it so unless the f*cker has done this exact thing before, there is not enough time to do this properly. Oh look, under unreasonable time pressure they have made a mistake, what a shock.

masterchef is obviously the worst offender. A particular bugbear are the 'judge' reaction shots that I swear the producers film in bulk and just edit them in where appropriate.


You can just hear the director in the background shouting "PULL A FACE"

I think you're describing Ramsey's kitchen nightmares

rick_chasey

In theory yes but it was just him humiliating the staff, faking how awful stuff was, and then re-writing the menu and declaring that they should use more "local" produce who presumably were only selling to him because he's Ramsey, and then declaring it a great success.

That famous clip where he ate a gone-off scallop and then proceeded to throw it up behind the kitchen. If you've ever gone near a gone-off scallop you wouldn't be putting it in your mouth, especially if you've got a few michelan stars to you name.

pblakeney

The above doesn't annoy me but it does intrigue me as I choose not to watch such stuff.

veronese68

pblakeney said:

The above doesn't annoy me but it does intrigue me as I choose not to watch such stuff.

I always thought my wife doesn't particularly enjoy that stuff but put it on as it was guaranteed to get me out the room. But I've tried staying in the room a few times, whilst doing something else, and she keeps watching.

briantrumpet

rjsterry said:

briantrumpet said:

Getting a quote to replace my French roof, and asking how much exterior roller shutters for the Velux windows would be: 1000€ for each new window, 1300€ for each roller shutter. I think I might go for a less elegant solution, as mooted before, given that the ease of covering the Veluxes isn't an issue, and would only have to be done a couple of times a year (just to cover the 'hail season' when I'm not there.

Are those special rosbif rates? Just checked and the shutter for the FK06 size (66x118cm) is £529 + VAT. Adding, say £300 for installation still doesn't get you to ~£1,100 unless you are going for the biggest size. There are also cheaper alternatives to Velux.

Thanks RJS - I'll do some more homework before I reply to the quote.

rjsterry

monkimark said:

Not that i've seen it but the knitting/sewing version must be a competitor in the blandness stakes

rick_chasey said:

My wife's, and apparently the UK public's, appetite for food programming, especially competitive food TV, is a real trivial source of irritation.

Is there anything blander and less interesting? It's the ubiquity of it. Perhaps it's the scheduling, but either way, ay caramba.

My complaint is more that having come up with the MasterChef format (BakeOff is just MasterChef + innuendo) it's then applied with zero imagination to other skills -sewing, pottery, woodwork, painting - where the time pressure is completely at odds with the craft. There are plenty of people who have worked out how to make woodwork or pottery interesting on screen and contrived competition isn't it.

pinno

photonic69 said:

rick_chasey said:

photonic69 said:

The discontinuation of the Double Space after a Full Stop. Give people a keyboard and they think they are bloomin' typists. So annoying. There! I've said it.

Are you my ex boss?

You should be so lucky!!!

What is even more annoying is that it appears this forum server software removes the double space automatically!! That is Doubly Annoying now!!
I'm. Just. Going. To. Test. This. Theory. By. Increasing. The. Space. By. One. Each. Time.

Doesn't using capitals incorrectly in mid sentence annoy you?

masjer

Clear inner tube dust caps. Pump up tyre, look for invisible dust cap, give up, replace with a coloured one, go ride.

orraloon

Getting pinged that some fecker in some Chinese province has tried to hack my Apple account. Pr1cks.

briantrumpet

Maris Piper spuds... not cooked... not cooked... boof, sludge.

photonic69

Car tyre foot-pumps! Are they purposely built so shit that they fail in days/weeks/months? Mine keep breaking/leaking. Rubbish.
Wife has one she bought in 1996 and it still works fine albeit a single cylinder one.
Any recommendations for a decent one? Prefer manual rather than electric etc.

First.Aspect

photonic69 said:

Car tyre foot-pumps! Are they purposely built so censored that they fail in days/weeks/months? Mine keep breaking/leaking. Rubbish.
Wife has one she bought in 1996 and it still works fine albeit a single cylinder one.
Any recommendations for a decent one? Prefer manual rather than electric etc.

Give up on manual ones. This is noisy but works from 12v in the car and is small enough to live in the car. I've been using mine to top up my normally flat run flats for about 12 years.

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7405244

Stevo_666

photonic69 said:

Car tyre foot-pumps! Are they purposely built so censored that they fail in days/weeks/months? Mine keep breaking/leaking. Rubbish.
Wife has one she bought in 1996 and it still works fine albeit a single cylinder one.
Any recommendations for a decent one? Prefer manual rather than electric etc.

I use a track pump, same as for the bikes.

webboo

First.Aspect said:

photonic69 said:

Car tyre foot-pumps! Are they purposely built so censored that they fail in days/weeks/months? Mine keep breaking/leaking. Rubbish.
Wife has one she bought in 1996 and it still works fine albeit a single cylinder one.
Any recommendations for a decent one? Prefer manual rather than electric etc.

Give up on manual ones. This is noisy but works from 12v in the car and is small enough to live in the car. I've been using mine to top up my normally flat run flats for about 12 years.

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7405244

A couple of times I’ve used these and it’s killed the battery.

pblakeney

Stevo_666 said:

photonic69 said:

Car tyre foot-pumps! Are they purposely built so censored that they fail in days/weeks/months? Mine keep breaking/leaking. Rubbish.
Wife has one she bought in 1996 and it still works fine albeit a single cylinder one.
Any recommendations for a decent one? Prefer manual rather than electric etc.

I use a track pump, same as for the bikes.

Ditto. Mostly just because it's there.

First.Aspect

webboo said:

First.Aspect said:

photonic69 said:

Car tyre foot-pumps! Are they purposely built so censored that they fail in days/weeks/months? Mine keep breaking/leaking. Rubbish.
Wife has one she bought in 1996 and it still works fine albeit a single cylinder one.
Any recommendations for a decent one? Prefer manual rather than electric etc.

Give up on manual ones. This is noisy but works from 12v in the car and is small enough to live in the car. I've been using mine to top up my normally flat run flats for about 12 years.

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7405244

A couple of times I’ve used these and it’s killed the battery.

Run the engine.

photonic69

First.Aspect said:

webboo said:

First.Aspect said:

photonic69 said:

Car tyre foot-pumps! Are they purposely built so censored that they fail in days/weeks/months? Mine keep breaking/leaking. Rubbish.
Wife has one she bought in 1996 and it still works fine albeit a single cylinder one.
Any recommendations for a decent one? Prefer manual rather than electric etc.

Give up on manual ones. This is noisy but works from 12v in the car and is small enough to live in the car. I've been using mine to top up my normally flat run flats for about 12 years.

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7405244

A couple of times I’ve used these and it’s killed the battery.

Run the engine.

Seems rather excessive to run the engine at idle whilst noisily checking and pumping up 4 tyres and possibly a spare. It's rather antisocial hence my wish for a manual foot pump. I have used my track pump but it's not convenient to keep in the car.

Surely some one has made a decent one and not the PoS from Chinese makers.

First.Aspect

How often to all four tyres go flat?

It is about a loud as a hoover. For about 5 minutes. Alternatively, drive to a layby and do it.

Fnarr.

kingstongraham

Only a quid at the garage, isn't it?

pangolin

Another vote for track pump (and have a little electric one in the car)

First.Aspect

kingstongraham said:

Only a quid at the garage, isn't it?

You need to go to the garage though.

photonic69

I'm a tyre-pressure obsessive. I'll adjust pressures to suit temperatures so it means I check and adjust at least twice a week. Hence need for a decent pump!

webboo

photonic69 said:

I'm a tyre-pressure obsessive. I'll adjust pressures to suit temperatures so it means I check and adjust at least twice a week. Hence need for a decent pump!

How often do you check your bike tyres.

photonic69

webboo said:

photonic69 said:

I'm a tyre-pressure obsessive. I'll adjust pressures to suit temperatures so it means I check and adjust at least twice a week. Hence need for a decent pump!

How often do you check your bike tyres.

Three times a night and also before, during and after riding

But yeah, always before taking it out for a ride/commute.

First.Aspect

photonic69 said:

webboo said:

photonic69 said:

I'm a tyre-pressure obsessive. I'll adjust pressures to suit temperatures so it means I check and adjust at least twice a week. Hence need for a decent pump!

How often do you check your bike tyres.

Three times a night and also before, during and after riding

But yeah, always before taking it out for a ride/commute.

I have a solution for you. And it doesn't involve buying a new pump.

photonic69

First.Aspect said:

photonic69 said:

webboo said:

photonic69 said:

I'm a tyre-pressure obsessive. I'll adjust pressures to suit temperatures so it means I check and adjust at least twice a week. Hence need for a decent pump!

How often do you check your bike tyres.

Three times a night and also before, during and after riding

But yeah, always before taking it out for a ride/commute.

I have a solution for you. And it doesn't involve buying a new pump.

I said absolutely nothing about prostitutes! However did you get that idea?

surrey_commuter

photonic69 said:

I'm a tyre-pressure obsessive. I'll adjust pressures to suit temperatures so it means I check and adjust at least twice a week. Hence need for a decent pump!

buy a POS car that handles like a boat - that will cure your interest in tyre pressures

rick_chasey

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