Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

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  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    HaydenM wrote:
    awavey wrote:
    people who take their dogs to pubs...why ? no one else takes their pets to the pub with them, and Im not talking about people trekking across the Yorkshire Dales gone for a walk with their dog and ending up in a country pub for a bit of refreshment, I mean people whove literally gone "right Im off down the Nags Head, Ill take my dog with me and then ignore it whilst Ill talk to my mates" so it sits there bored out its mind, or it will run around like a complete loon and leap up at everyone who walks past it.

    I agree that if your dog can't behave in a pub you should try to leave it at home but in general I love taking my dog to the pub/'for a walk'. If he's not getting attention he falls asleep so he makes an excellent pub dog. Plus he's young so if I left him at home he'd probably be in the cage and he would whimper the whole time we are gone. A couple of pubs in the town where I live love my dog and give him lots of treats, it has the added benefit of him 'dragging' us in every time we walk past...

    Having said that, if I didn't do the job I do and live where I live (pretty much in the middle of nowhere) I probably wouldn't have a dog anyway

    To add to the list, people who go to dog friendly pubs but don't like dogs :wink:

    Dog friendly pubs. Leave the fecker outside.
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    I'm sure there would be some tables outside for you if you don't want to be near my dog... ;)
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    People who write reviews for products they've yet to use. "This is a great winter jacket, but I've yet to wear it outside". Just wait until you've worn the feckin thing before posting your drivel!!
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    verylonglegs wrote:
    This may seem unmanly but hey ho...Vaseline lip balm. Not the product itself but how easy it is for me to buy them and forget where they are and then buy another one. Every bloody winter I do this and end up with several as one will be left in the door pocket of the car, one in a pocket of every damn coat I own, cycling jersey pockets, a draw at work, girlfriends house etc. That company owes me £££'s

    Me too. Although leaving them in the car in the summer can lead to them undergoing some kind of meltdown they never recover from. And forgetting they are in your pocket / laptop bag can lead to them being confiscated as you go through airport security. (has a plane ever been downed by a lip balm??)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Stress relief tips provided by employers that include things such as 'prioritise your work', 'manage your time' while you are constantly being told every job is the priority. It would be useful to have real world stress relief tips as the usual stuff would just mean that you will shortly be suffering from the stress of being told to find a new job.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Garry H wrote:
    People who write reviews for products they've yet to use. "This is a great winter jacket, but I've yet to wear it outside". Just wait until you've worn the feckin thing before posting your drivel!!

    Or even commenting that they haven't bought one yet but it looks great and giving it full marks.
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    Pross wrote:
    Stress relief tips provided by employers that include things such as 'prioritise your work', 'manage your time' while you are constantly being told every job is the priority. It would be useful to have real world stress relief tips as the usual stuff would just mean that you will shortly be suffering from the stress of being told to find a new job.

    "You've worked hard this week, go home early and get smashed"
  • laurentian
    laurentian Posts: 2,548
    Companies (usually London Based "creative" agencies or marketeers) who have a dog in the office and in the "about us" on their website (complete with photo and profile) . . . twunts
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  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    Your computer and heart rate monitor stops working. After numerous attempts to get it going nothing happens. You Oder another one and surprise surprise it starts working again.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Pross wrote:
    Stress relief tips provided by employers that include things such as 'prioritise your work', 'manage your time' while you are constantly being told every job is the priority.

    We get that kind of sh1t appearing in our inboxes courtesy of Axa PPP or some such. I used to click on the links but now I just delete the emails without reading. At best it's superficial, banaal rubbish (get more sleep, exercise a bit, monitor your blood pressure etc) at worst giving dietary advice that's about 10 years out of date. I'd be curious to know how much my employer is paying for this crap
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    laurentian wrote:
    Companies (usually London Based "creative" agencies or marketeers) who have a dog in the office and in the "about us" on their website (complete with photo and profile) . . . twunts

    We have two dogs in our office, maybe I should get their pictures on the website. The problem is our website is part of our investment team's website which is extra posh and Cheapside based so it may look a bit out of place...
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I've ranted about this before but people who hog a table in a busy coffee shop playing on phones and working on laptops with an empty cup while others including mums with little kids and trays piled full can't get a table. I like chilling out with a coffee as much as anyone but surely it's common decency to give a table up to someone who needs it more? It also bugs me when you've been queuing ages and a table comes free just as you are being served and someone comes in and sends their partner / friend / child to sit at it. I think these have become my biggest hate, particularly the table hoggers!
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,562
    Pross wrote:
    I've ranted about this before but people who hog a table in a busy coffee shop playing on phones and working on laptops with an empty cup while others including mums with little kids and trays piled full can't get a table. I like chilling out with a coffee as much as anyone but surely it's common decency to give a table up to someone who needs it more? It also bugs me when you've been queuing ages and a table comes free just as you are being served and someone comes in and sends their partner / friend / child to sit at it. I think these have become my biggest hate, particularly the table hoggers!
    I read an article about this very issue a few weeks back. A few coffee shop owners were considering removing their WiFi as it was reducing their takings.
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Pross wrote:
    I've ranted about this before but people who hog a table in a busy coffee shop playing on phones and working on laptops with an empty cup while others including mums with little kids and trays piled full can't get a table. I like chilling out with a coffee as much as anyone but surely it's common decency to give a table up to someone who needs it more? It also bugs me when you've been queuing ages and a table comes free just as you are being served and someone comes in and sends their partner / friend / child to sit at it. I think these have become my biggest hate, particularly the table hoggers!

    And the lone coffee drinker occupying a table for four!!!!!!
  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,930
    Garry H wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    I've ranted about this before but people who hog a table in a busy coffee shop playing on phones and working on laptops with an empty cup while others including mums with little kids and trays piled full can't get a table. I like chilling out with a coffee as much as anyone but surely it's common decency to give a table up to someone who needs it more? It also bugs me when you've been queuing ages and a table comes free just as you are being served and someone comes in and sends their partner / friend / child to sit at it. I think these have become my biggest hate, particularly the table hoggers!

    And the lone coffee drinker occupying a table for four!!!!!!


    Just plonk yourself down in one of the 3 empty seats.
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    I've ranted about this before but people who hog a table in a busy coffee shop playing on phones and working on laptops with an empty cup while others including mums with little kids and trays piled full can't get a table. I like chilling out with a coffee as much as anyone but surely it's common decency to give a table up to someone who needs it more? It also bugs me when you've been queuing ages and a table comes free just as you are being served and someone comes in and sends their partner / friend / child to sit at it. I think these have become my biggest hate, particularly the table hoggers!

    And the lone coffee drinker occupying a table for four!!!!!!


    Just plonk yourself down in one of the 3 empty seats.

    I've done that, with wife and two kids. They soon move.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Garry H wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    I've ranted about this before but people who hog a table in a busy coffee shop playing on phones and working on laptops with an empty cup while others including mums with little kids and trays piled full can't get a table. I like chilling out with a coffee as much as anyone but surely it's common decency to give a table up to someone who needs it more? It also bugs me when you've been queuing ages and a table comes free just as you are being served and someone comes in and sends their partner / friend / child to sit at it. I think these have become my biggest hate, particularly the table hoggers!

    And the lone coffee drinker occupying a table for four!!!!!!


    Just plonk yourself down in one of the 3 empty seats.

    I've done that, with wife and two kids. They soon move.


    I just ask politely if I may join them, then start a conversation, it has the same effect :D
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  • evil_breakfast
    evil_breakfast Posts: 466
    Current sainsbury's 'dance whilst you're cooking' advert.
    Who exactly throws shapes when they cook?
    You're the light wiping out my batteries; You're the cream in my airport coffee's.
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,674
    evil_breakfast wrote:
    Current sainsbury's 'dance whilst you're cooking' advert.
    Who exactly throws shapes when they cook?
    :oops:
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,919
    Buy one get one for X offers that don't work in supermarkets. I'm then either left with one item I didn't want having paid full price for it, or the prospect of queuing to get a refund.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,329
    Tables that rock in whatever catering outlet of your choosing. Especially annoying with a coffee. Maybe I should carry a pack of beer mats around with me.

    (I am going to be a right eccentric old f*cker me).
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  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Pinno wrote:
    Tables that rock in whatever catering outlet of your choosing. Especially annoying with a coffee. Maybe I should carry a pack of beer mats around with me.

    (I am going to be a right eccentric old f*cker me).

    I use the sugar sachets supplied to level up the tables, well I'm sweet enough :D
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  • bbrap
    bbrap Posts: 610
    Pinno wrote:
    Tables that rock in whatever catering outlet of your choosing. Especially annoying with a coffee. Maybe I should carry a pack of beer mats around with me.

    (I am going to be a right eccentric old f*cker me).

    Going to be :P
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    People who put their stuff in a locker but don't lock it so you end up opening and closing lockers trying to find an empty one (and looking dodgy in the process).
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,329
    bbrap wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Tables that rock in whatever catering outlet of your choosing. Especially annoying with a coffee. Maybe I should carry a pack of beer mats around with me.

    (I am going to be a right eccentric old f*cker me).

    Going to be :P

    Oi! I'm not old yet, won't argue with the rest.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    You work your heavy workload of two days and as you start your five day weekend. You get a cold.
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Webboo wrote:
    You work your heavy workload of two days and as you start your five day weekend. You get a cold.
    Well that's guaranteed to get a lot of sympathy...
  • bbrap
    bbrap Posts: 610
    Bartman100 when he's pissed
    Rose Xeon CDX 3100, Ultegra Di2 disc (nice weather)
    Ribble Gran Fondo, Campagnolo Centaur (winter bike)
    Van Raam 'O' Pair
    Land Rover (really nasty weather :lol: )
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    bompington wrote:
    Webboo wrote:
    You work your heavy workload of two days and as you start your five day weekend. You get a cold.
    Well that's guaranteed to get a lot of sympathy...
    This is hardly the place to come for sympathy.
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Webboo wrote:
    bompington wrote:
    Webboo wrote:
    You work your heavy workload of two days and as you start your five day weekend. You get a cold.
    Well that's guaranteed to get a lot of sympathy...
    This is hardly the place to come for sympathy.
    Yeah, I sympathise with that.

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