Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

pblakeney

This European tournament, what race is that?

Pross

LinkedIn's seemingly random way of displaying posts and no option, as far as I can tell, to arrange them to display newest first. I don't use it much and don't particularly like it anyway but surely there should at least be an option to organise by most recent?

shimanobottombracket

People who are easily offended. To give an example someone on another forum mentioned that being a vegetarian and never eating meat would be a miserable life. Another person replied that as a vegetarian, they found that comment offensive.

F, sake one man's treasure........Glad I don't get pissed about people who would find cycling everyday hell.

shimanobottombracket

shimanobottombracket said:

People who are easily offended. To give an example someone on another forum mentioned that being a vegetarian and never eating meat would be a miserable life. Another person replied that as a vegetarian, they found that comment offensive.

F, sake one man's treasure........Glad I don't get pissed about people who would find cycling everyday hell.

Already come across an actual example:

https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=146738

They're a bit cross about a symbol on a button. And they seem to find it derogatory to be warned of another's presence.
When another driver actually becomes abusive, I'll become offended. Until then I'll just carry on with my days.

pblakeney

From what I've seen, cars in Italy don't work unless you press the horn. 🤣

Pross

Pross said:

First.Aspect said:

Children being interviewed for BBC feel good stories.

Oh yes - it usually involves them hiding their face against their mother and not speaking or one word answers (which are probably what the questions deserve).

On a similar vein, pretty much any interview being undertaken by that Jayne McCubbin or whatever her name is.

Speak of the devil. I turn on BBC and there's McCubbin doing an interview from a primary school. Excruciating.

Pross

Jeez, I turned over to find Partridge presenting GMB which is just as bad.

ktuludays

Peddle Up! said:

You know the kind of things I mean. Here are a couple of mine...


Opening a pack of painkillers to find that the leaflet is ALWAYS folded over the blister packs. Not 50% of the time as chance would dictate, but ALWAYS. :twisted:


Living with someone who persistently leaves drawers and cupboards slightly open. She knows who she is!

the tablets will always have the leaflet folded over at the end where the date and batch details are stamped. open at the other end and you'll not have this problem.

ballysmate

Pross said:

Jeez, I turned over to find Partridge presenting GMB which is just as bad.

Is that one half of Pinch and Judy?

Pross

ballysmate said:

Pross said:

Jeez, I turned over to find Partridge presenting GMB which is just as bad.

Is that one half of Pinch and Judy?

Yep, I'm sure he's just playing a role and taking the mick out of the people that employ him. It's the only logical explanation.

surrey_commuter

ktuludays said:

Peddle Up! said:

You know the kind of things I mean. Here are a couple of mine...


Opening a pack of painkillers to find that the leaflet is ALWAYS folded over the blister packs. Not 50% of the time as chance would dictate, but ALWAYS. :twisted:


Living with someone who persistently leaves drawers and cupboards slightly open. She knows who she is!

the tablets will always have the leaflet folded over at the end where the date and batch details are stamped. open at the other end and you'll not have this problem.

after 9 (nine) years I rather hope he had made peace with the problem

Pross

I can't believe this thread has been going that long - I thought it was about 3 or 4 years!

laurentian

mrb123 said:

The bloke who provides the voice for the voicemail message for GiffGaff mobile. His chummy delivery really grates...

Not just me then!

TheBigBean

Better. The company that runs leisure centres. They seem to specialise in innovative ways to discourage usage.

pangolin

TheBigBean said:

Better. The company that runs leisure centres. They seem to specialise in innovative ways to discourage usage.

Ugh, ours is run by Everyone Active. Owners of one of the worst apps I've had the misfortune of using. Naturally they try to make you do everything via the app. Combined with a dreadful receptionist.

orraloon

Started this month taking doorstep delivery twice weekly from the milkman, support local production, less plastic usage, etc. Green tick.

Today's delivery has failed to appear....

TheBigBean

pangolin said:

TheBigBean said:

Better. The company that runs leisure centres. They seem to specialise in innovative ways to discourage usage.

Ugh, ours is run by Everyone Active. Owners of one of the worst apps I've had the misfortune of using. Naturally they try to make you do everything via the app. Combined with a dreadful receptionist.

Is it possible to call the leisure centre?

pangolin

TheBigBean said:

pangolin said:

TheBigBean said:

Better. The company that runs leisure centres. They seem to specialise in innovative ways to discourage usage.

Ugh, ours is run by Everyone Active. Owners of one of the worst apps I've had the misfortune of using. Naturally they try to make you do everything via the app. Combined with a dreadful receptionist.

Is it possible to call the leisure centre?

For very basic things like asking whether a session is actually running or not. Any actual bookings / amendments etc get directed to the app.

TheBigBean

pangolin said:

TheBigBean said:

pangolin said:

TheBigBean said:

Better. The company that runs leisure centres. They seem to specialise in innovative ways to discourage usage.

Ugh, ours is run by Everyone Active. Owners of one of the worst apps I've had the misfortune of using. Naturally they try to make you do everything via the app. Combined with a dreadful receptionist.

Is it possible to call the leisure centre?

For very basic things like asking whether a session is actually running or not. Any actual bookings / amendments etc get directed to the app.

You've got a superior service then!

rjsterry

TheBigBean said:

pangolin said:

TheBigBean said:

pangolin said:

TheBigBean said:

Better. The company that runs leisure centres. They seem to specialise in innovative ways to discourage usage.

Ugh, ours is run by Everyone Active. Owners of one of the worst apps I've had the misfortune of using. Naturally they try to make you do everything via the app. Combined with a dreadful receptionist.

Is it possible to call the leisure centre?

For very basic things like asking whether a session is actually running or not. Any actual bookings / amendments etc get directed to the app.

You've got a superior service then!

Ours are with Everyone Active. With lockdown all the kids Saturday classes were put on hold, then relocated to a different branch (which was fine), but in the process they have completely ballsed up the direct debits and double charged us. In sorting this out it has become apparent that the manager of one leisure centre doesn't actually understand how his own payment system works. Luckily for us he has a diligent employee who spent about an hour on the phone with Mrs RJS patiently unpicking the mess her colleagues had made.

Trying to go swimming the other day was fun, though. Sessions must be booked on the app; each family member must be logged in and booked separately; all sessions are booked out until forever.

pangolin

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

pangolin said:

TheBigBean said:

pangolin said:

TheBigBean said:

Better. The company that runs leisure centres. They seem to specialise in innovative ways to discourage usage.

Ugh, ours is run by Everyone Active. Owners of one of the worst apps I've had the misfortune of using. Naturally they try to make you do everything via the app. Combined with a dreadful receptionist.

Is it possible to call the leisure centre?

For very basic things like asking whether a session is actually running or not. Any actual bookings / amendments etc get directed to the app.

You've got a superior service then!

Ours are with Everyone Active. With lockdown all the kids Saturday classes were put on hold, then relocated to a different branch (which was fine), but in the process they have completely ballsed up the direct debits and double charged us. In sorting this out it has become apparent that the manager of one leisure centre doesn't actually understand how his own payment system works. Luckily for us he has a diligent employee who spent about an hour on the phone with Mrs RJS patiently unpicking the mess her colleagues had made.

Trying to go swimming the other day was fun, though. Sessions must be booked on the app; each family member must be logged in and booked separately; all sessions are booked out until forever.

I just use them for swimming lessons for our daughter at the moment. Loads of confusion caused by her being registered by my wife originally, but me usually taking her swimming, and thus unable to change anything because she won't show up on my app and the receptionist just stares blankly if I ask her.

Ben6899

orraloon said:

Started this month taking doorstep delivery twice weekly from the milkman, support local production, less plastic usage, etc. Green tick.

Today's delivery has failed to appear....

Stick with them, it's definitely a great way to get groceries delivered. We get our veg delivered, unpackaged, in cardboard boxes that we return and they reuse.

It doesn't always arrive first thing in the morning.

rjsterry

People identifying as Celts or Vikings. I mean call yourself what you like but it's only a few steps away from changing your name to Uther Pendragon and cosplaying as a druid.

Pross

rjsterry said:

People identifying as Celts or Vikings. I mean call yourself what you like but it's only a few steps away from changing your name to Uther Pendragon and cosplaying as a druid.

You're just a jealous Angle envious of our superior Celtic heritage.

orraloon

Pross said:

rjsterry said:

People identifying as Celts or Vikings. I mean call yourself what you like but it's only a few steps away from changing your name to Uther Pendragon and cosplaying as a druid.

You're just a jealous Angle envious of our superior Celtic heritage.

Is that an obtuse Angle or a-cute Angle?

rjsterry

Pross said:

rjsterry said:

People identifying as Celts or Vikings. I mean call yourself what you like but it's only a few steps away from changing your name to Uther Pendragon and cosplaying as a druid.

You're just a jealous Angle envious of our superior Celtic heritage.

I have some Irish ancestry, too. Co. Clare I think. The Spanish have as much right to claim Celtic heritage as Welsh or Irish. They just didn't hang on to the language. Funny that no one bangs on about their Vandal or Visigothic heritage.

Pross

People who join this forum and resurrect random threads that have been dead for years.

rjsterry

Any tactical situation. ANY.

😂

webboo

pangolin said:

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

pangolin said:

TheBigBean said:

pangolin said:

TheBigBean said:

Better. The company that runs leisure centres. They seem to specialise in innovative ways to discourage usage.

Ugh, ours is run by Everyone Active. Owners of one of the worst apps I've had the misfortune of using. Naturally they try to make you do everything via the app. Combined with a dreadful receptionist.

Is it possible to call the leisure centre?

For very basic things like asking whether a session is actually running or not. Any actual bookings / amendments etc get directed to the app.

You've got a superior service then!

Ours are with Everyone Active. With lockdown all the kids Saturday classes were put on hold, then relocated to a different branch (which was fine), but in the process they have completely ballsed up the direct debits and double charged us. In sorting this out it has become apparent that the manager of one leisure centre doesn't actually understand how his own payment system works. Luckily for us he has a diligent employee who spent about an hour on the phone with Mrs RJS patiently unpicking the mess her colleagues had made.

Trying to go swimming the other day was fun, though. Sessions must be booked on the app; each family member must be logged in and booked separately; all sessions are booked out until forever.

I just use them for swimming lessons for our daughter at the moment. Loads of confusion caused by her being registered by my wife originally, but me usually taking her swimming, and thus unable to change anything because she won't show up on my app and the receptionist just stares blankly if I ask her.

Strangely I don’t have any problem with everyone active I take my grandson for swimming lesson every Friday. They have always emailed the wife who booked the lessons and reply to any questions we email them . They also will return calls left on their answer phone if they are unable to answer the phone.
I just turn up with grandson swipe his card and wait to be let in to the pool.

Pross

The moronic shout of "get in the hole" making it to golf over here. It can be a tee shot on a 550 yard par 5 and some total bellend shouts it.