Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

dinyull

Car stickers. I really don't care if you have kids on board.

And this might seem controversial.....but why the need to announce to the world your an armed forces veteran? Sat behind a mini this morning and his car had 2 stickers announcing he was a veteran. Why? There was no email address or charity being promoted, just saying he was a vet. Is it so he doesn't cop any sh*t for bad driving/parking or because he wants a standing ovation every time he gets out of the car?

k-dog

London City Airport security!

I know airport security is a fairly arbitrary thing. I fly fairly regularly through a variety of airports and they're the only one who make you put your ipad in its own tray - even though it wasn' t covered by your jacket in the original one - so almost everyone has 2 trays so any being diverted for a rescan stops the whole conveyor from moving. They are also the only security people who make you take your laptop out of the neoprene case - because X-rays can't penetrate fabric? Just utter incompetence.

Garry H

People who begin the answers to every question with "So". Makes me think "you're making this up on the hoof".

FishFish

Dinyull wrote:

Car stickers. I really don't care if you have kids on board.

And this might seem controversial.....but why the need to announce to the world your an armed forces veteran? Sat behind a mini this morning and his car had 2 stickers announcing he was a veteran. Why? There was no email address or charity being promoted, just saying he was a vet. Is it so he doesn't cop any sh*t for bad driving/parking or because he wants a standing ovation every time he gets out of the car?

No but just think if your cat was ill (or giraffe, octopus, arachnid or amoeba) then you would see that he / she is a vet and get your pussy (giraffe etc) repaired more quickly.

I was / am a vet and there is no way that I would identify myself to any nutter who wanted to cut my throat for so being.

I did once see a sticker on a porsche which said 'My other car is a Porsche.' ... which I thought was quite nice.

FishFish

I hate it after you have refuelled your submarine and the binmen get stroppy about putting the waste plutonium in the black bin. How am I supposed to know which f'ing bin to put fissile material.

Frank Wilson

The Prudential.

bobmcstuff

Estate agents (in particular Mitchell Williams, Cheadle).

House we like came through online late Tuesday evening, so we sent an online request, left a voicemail. Called in on Wednesday and they said it's only just on the market so the owner hasn't decided when to do viewings, and they'd get back to us.

Today it's sold STC, called them up to ask why they hadn't offered us a viewing and they said it was because we weren't on their system (somehow despite the multiple phone calls and requests). Useless b@stards.

Joke's on them really as we'd have been prepared to go a fair bit over the asking.

FishFish

It would not surprise me if the developer who bought it had not encouraged the agent to facilitate a quick sale and to ensure he is first person informed of new properties.

secretsam

Dinyull wrote:

And this might seem controversial.....but why the need to announce to the world your an armed forces veteran?

Exactly. I'm a former accountant, I don't feel the need to advertise it.

But I do have a British Cycling sticker in my car*

*2, actually

Frank Wilson

Dinyull wrote:

Car stickers. I really don't care if you have kids on board.

And this might seem controversial.....but why the need to announce to the world your an armed forces veteran? Sat behind a mini this morning and his car had 2 stickers announcing he was a veteran. Why? There was no email address or charity being promoted, just saying he was a vet. Is it so he doesn't cop any sh*t for bad driving/parking or because he wants a standing ovation every time he gets out of the car?

They are just letting you know that for half the working life of most of us they have had at a relatively early age a cracking lump sum and a ring fenced pension!

dinyull

Think this falls here...

Someone at work who can't say no at risk of offending anyone.

-She has acquired 8 horses over the years, despite not having the time or finances for them and I'm almost certain it's because she's been too afraid to say no when offered them by "friends".
-She's constantly under the kosh at work because on top of her usual deadlines, if anyone rings up to ask for a quick favour/job doing she cannot for the life of her say no. This means that she often works 10/12 hour days, takes work home and is in at weekends despite not being paid for it.
-On top of this, she's has volunteered to at least 3 additional out of work roles - because of projects she has on at work. 2 of them at least because she's been asked in project meetings and she couldn't say no.

It shouldn't really bother me, apart from; I don't like people taking advantage of her, I don't like having to hear her bleat on about how she's too busy to do anything. She is so stressed 90% of the time, being around her is horrendous - like treading on egg shells.

And numerous people have tried time and again to tell her, including our directors, but it never makes a blind bit of difference.

secretsam

Dinyull wrote:

Think this falls here...

Someone at work who can't say no at risk of offending anyone.

-She has acquired 8 horses over the years, despite not having the time or finances for them and I'm almost certain it's because she's been too afraid to say no when offered them by "friends".
-She's constantly under the kosh at work because on top of her usual deadlines, if anyone rings up to ask for a quick favour/job doing she cannot for the life of her say no. This means that she often works 10/12 hour days, takes work home and is in at weekends despite not being paid for it.
-On top of this, she's has volunteered to at least 3 additional out of work roles - because of projects she has on at work. 2 of them at least because she's been asked in project meetings and she couldn't say no.

It shouldn't really bother me, apart from; I don't like people taking advantage of her, I don't like having to hear her bleat on about how she's too busy to do anything. She is so stressed 90% of the time, being around her is horrendous - like treading on egg shells.

And numerous people have tried time and again to tell her, including our directors, but it never makes a blind bit of difference.

Clearly has self-esteem issues, possibly OCD?

dinyull

Definitely self-esteem, has said it as much herself. Like trying to get through to a brick wall though.

FishFish

I hate it when after deciding to have some fun you go to the supermarket and buy a bag of fun sized bananas as a facilitator and on opening the bag you see one of those neurotoxic giant tropical centipedes tossing itself off and it gets so embarrassed that it bites you and you have 60 minutes left to li

Garry H

FishFish wrote:

I hate it when after deciding to have some fun you go to the supermarket and buy a bag of fun sized bananas as a facilitator and on opening the bag you see one of those neurotoxic giant tropical centipedes tossing itself off and it gets so embarrassed that it bites you and you have 60 minutes left to li

Tell me about it. Bought a bag of (normal sized) bananas once and a fekkin chimp jumped out and ripped all the skin off my face. I had some explaining to do when I got home :oops:

FishFish

Garry H wrote:

FishFish wrote:

I had some explaining to do when I got home :oops:

Why? Did you get caught giving it one? Chimp would not rip your face off for nothing.

Garry H

FishFish wrote:

Garry H wrote:

FishFish wrote:

I had some explaining to do when I got home :oops:

Why? Did you get caught giving it one? Chimp would not rip your face off for nothing.

It can probably use the quote function properly though.

type:epyt

The use of the word 'chilling' ... Unless you mean you are cold …

'I was just chilling' ... No you weren't ... you were sat on your ar5e bored and/or lazy ... don't try to dress it up as an activity in it's own right ...

mrfpb

Most ranges of bikes I take a small size. Most ranges of cycling clothes, I take a large or extra large. Sort it out!

shortfall

Buying a bag of expensive Walker's crisps only to find it's actually a bag of air with 2 crisps in it.

finchy

People who think that the way to deal with not knowing which turn off to take on a roundabout is to drive around it slowly without using indicators at any point.

Matthewfalle

Taxi drivers who park where they want and don't care that they block everyone else in/block things such as garage airlines.

shortfall

People who let their kids make loads of noise on long haul flights and who then get arsey if anyone else dares to tell them to shut the f*ck up!

shortfall

In fact people who take kids on long haul flights period!!!!!

bbrap

Shortfall wrote:

In fact people who take kids on long haul flights period!!!!!

Kids. Even my own were annoying until they left home. Now grandkids are annoying. But at least they don't live here. Full of the joys of spring me :P

team47b

bbrap wrote:

Shortfall wrote:

In fact people who take kids on long haul flights period!!!!!

Kids. Even my own were annoying until they left home. Now grandkids are annoying. But at least they don't live here. Full of the joys of spring me :P

+1

dinyull

People who are allergic to dogs who go to dog friendly pubs, and then moan on and on about being allergic to dogs and how their sinuses are playing havoc.

Either don't frequent dog friendly pubs, book up to sit in the non-dog friendly area or just shut the f*ck up.

forehead

Dinyull wrote:

Car stickers. I really don't care if you have kids on board.

And I don't care that you don't care if I have kids on board. I do however, care that if my car is in a smash up on the M4 that someone trying to free me from my car, might see that sticker and look for my child as well, who might not be as obvious to see as a I am. That's why I have that sticker.

Matthewfalle

I can see your point but as so many cars have those stickers that don't have kids in (i.e. They might be at nursery.at home with other parent. Left in the pub) do you honestly think that every car gets looked in?

Surely it would be better to have something that you took up and down to signify a sprog is in your jam? I.e. A flag or similar?

Matthewfalle

bbrap wrote:

Shortfall wrote:

In fact people who take kids on long haul flights period!!!!!

Kids. Even my own were annoying until they left home. Now grandkids are annoying. But at least they don't live here. Full of the joys of spring me :P

Yup. Just kids. Freakin' annoying, noisy things.