Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

veronese68

briantrumpet said:

verylonglegs said:

I may be late to the party on this as hadn't bought much clothing recently but cycling shorts that nearly go to the knee and short sleeve jerseys that go closer to the elbow than the shoulder. We are not all chasing aero gains/looking like a pro and it would be nice to have decent kit that still has a traditional cut.

Changing fashions are very bemusing sometimes. It seems the mullet is back for (some) teenage boys - I can only assume it's a way of signalling their rebellious streak, but someone ought to tell them it looked really stupid the first time, and still does.

It seems popular among rugby players, I thought it was to make them look like scary lunatics and freak out the opposition.

briantrumpet

veronese68 said:

briantrumpet said:

verylonglegs said:

I may be late to the party on this as hadn't bought much clothing recently but cycling shorts that nearly go to the knee and short sleeve jerseys that go closer to the elbow than the shoulder. We are not all chasing aero gains/looking like a pro and it would be nice to have decent kit that still has a traditional cut.

Changing fashions are very bemusing sometimes. It seems the mullet is back for (some) teenage boys - I can only assume it's a way of signalling their rebellious streak, but someone ought to tell them it looked really stupid the first time, and still does.

It seems popular among rugby players, I thought it was to make them look like scary lunatics and freak out the opposition.

Yes, it's mostly the rugby players at school, but I think it's more likely to cause giggling... well, as far as I'm concerned.

briantrumpet

Don't get me wrong... I'd be terrified of some of the school rugby players coming running at me, whatever haircut they were sporting.

verylonglegs

briantrumpet said:

verylonglegs said:

I may be late to the party on this as hadn't bought much clothing recently but cycling shorts that nearly go to the knee and short sleeve jerseys that go closer to the elbow than the shoulder. We are not all chasing aero gains/looking like a pro and it would be nice to have decent kit that still has a traditional cut.

Changing fashions are very bemusing sometimes. It seems the mullet is back for (some) teenage boys - I can only assume it's a way of signalling their rebellious streak, but someone ought to tell them it looked really stupid the first time, and still does.

I don't have a problem with current fashions, only when they are imposed on everyone. I browsed the socks section on one cycling retailer and they only had the mid-calf type, several pages worth I think, but nothing like an just above the ankle sock, not a single pair. I had to look at running socks for that. Again....annoying.

briantrumpet

verylonglegs said:

briantrumpet said:

verylonglegs said:

I may be late to the party on this as hadn't bought much clothing recently but cycling shorts that nearly go to the knee and short sleeve jerseys that go closer to the elbow than the shoulder. We are not all chasing aero gains/looking like a pro and it would be nice to have decent kit that still has a traditional cut.

Changing fashions are very bemusing sometimes. It seems the mullet is back for (some) teenage boys - I can only assume it's a way of signalling their rebellious streak, but someone ought to tell them it looked really stupid the first time, and still does.

I don't have a problem with current fashions, only when they are imposed on everyone. I browsed the socks section on one cycling retailer and they only had the mid-calf type, several pages worth I think, but nothing like an just above the ankle sock, not a single pair. I had to look at running socks for that. Again....annoying.

I was being a bit flippant.

Agreed. Fortunately I don't seem to wear out jerseys - I've still got Endura FS260s that are 12 years old and as new, with sensibly short sleeves (though the matching shorts are a little on the silly-short side). As yet I seem to have escaped being corralled into this trend for long socks, sleeves and shorts. It's a bit weird.

pinno

verylonglegs said:

briantrumpet said:

verylonglegs said:

I may be late to the party on this as hadn't bought much clothing recently but cycling shorts that nearly go to the knee and short sleeve jerseys that go closer to the elbow than the shoulder. We are not all chasing aero gains/looking like a pro and it would be nice to have decent kit that still has a traditional cut.

Changing fashions are very bemusing sometimes. It seems the mullet is back for (some) teenage boys - I can only assume it's a way of signalling their rebellious streak, but someone ought to tell them it looked really stupid the first time, and still does.

I don't have a problem with current fashions, only when they are imposed on everyone. I browsed the socks section on one cycling retailer and they only had the mid-calf type, several pages worth I think, but nothing like an just above the ankle sock, not a single pair. I had to look at running socks for that. Again....annoying.

Yes. I like boot cut jeans (or at the very least straight cut) but the trend seems to be skinny legged drainpipe, short crotch low on hip, bum crack showing, testicle mangling fit.

This trend makes getting my size in boot cut is difficult.

pblakeney

pinno said:

verylonglegs said:

briantrumpet said:

verylonglegs said:

I may be late to the party on this as hadn't bought much clothing recently but cycling shorts that nearly go to the knee and short sleeve jerseys that go closer to the elbow than the shoulder. We are not all chasing aero gains/looking like a pro and it would be nice to have decent kit that still has a traditional cut.

Changing fashions are very bemusing sometimes. It seems the mullet is back for (some) teenage boys - I can only assume it's a way of signalling their rebellious streak, but someone ought to tell them it looked really stupid the first time, and still does.

I don't have a problem with current fashions, only when they are imposed on everyone. I browsed the socks section on one cycling retailer and they only had the mid-calf type, several pages worth I think, but nothing like an just above the ankle sock, not a single pair. I had to look at running socks for that. Again....annoying.

Yes. I like boot cut jeans (or at the very least straight cut) but the trend seems to be skinny legged drainpipe, short crotch low on hip, bum crack showing, testicle mangling fit.

This trend makes getting my size in boot cut is difficult.

I do sometimes wonder about the gender of designers. 🤣
This is a complaint, not a humble brag.

veronese68

verylonglegs said:

briantrumpet said:

verylonglegs said:

I may be late to the party on this as hadn't bought much clothing recently but cycling shorts that nearly go to the knee and short sleeve jerseys that go closer to the elbow than the shoulder. We are not all chasing aero gains/looking like a pro and it would be nice to have decent kit that still has a traditional cut.

Changing fashions are very bemusing sometimes. It seems the mullet is back for (some) teenage boys - I can only assume it's a way of signalling their rebellious streak, but someone ought to tell them it looked really stupid the first time, and still does.

I don't have a problem with current fashions, only when they are imposed on everyone. I browsed the socks section on one cycling retailer and they only had the mid-calf type, several pages worth I think, but nothing like an just above the ankle sock, not a single pair. I had to look at running socks for that. Again....annoying.

If you're truly in possession of very long legs wouldn't mid calf on a normal person be just above the ankle to you?

mully79

Just paid off the OH’s high interest credit card with my everyday credit card then found my usually dependable balance transfer card has had all its balance offers removed despite an email a week ago with a balance transfer offer till the end of June.
Is it just me or are the banks starting to wobble on lending ?

Pross

briantrumpet said:

verylonglegs said:

I may be late to the party on this as hadn't bought much clothing recently but cycling shorts that nearly go to the knee and short sleeve jerseys that go closer to the elbow than the shoulder. We are not all chasing aero gains/looking like a pro and it would be nice to have decent kit that still has a traditional cut.

Changing fashions are very bemusing sometimes. It seems the mullet is back for (some) teenage boys - I can only assume it's a way of signalling their rebellious streak, but someone ought to tell them it looked really stupid the first time, and still does.

Mine looked great but I realise I was in a minority of one.

briantrumpet

Pross said:

briantrumpet said:

verylonglegs said:

I may be late to the party on this as hadn't bought much clothing recently but cycling shorts that nearly go to the knee and short sleeve jerseys that go closer to the elbow than the shoulder. We are not all chasing aero gains/looking like a pro and it would be nice to have decent kit that still has a traditional cut.

Changing fashions are very bemusing sometimes. It seems the mullet is back for (some) teenage boys - I can only assume it's a way of signalling their rebellious streak, but someone ought to tell them it looked really stupid the first time, and still does.

Mine looked great but I realise I was in a minority of one.

You handsome hunk...

pinno

Not as handsome as this chap:

pinno

Or this chap:

pinno

...and I bet this chap is called Leeroy:

pinno

What a dude!

pinno

pblakeney

Not only applicable to rednecks.

orraloon

Or Mitch Docker...

rick_chasey

Ah, the luxury of haircuts

briantrumpet

rick_chasey said:

Ah, the luxury of haircuts

You're too young to have experienced the Great Hair Migration - it's just biding its time, waiting to burst forth from ears and nostrils. Then you'll understand why older people want to keep hold of their wealth, for solace for the indignity of old age, and to be able to afford ear hair trimmers

First.Aspect

briantrumpet said:

rick_chasey said:

Ah, the luxury of haircuts

You're too young to have experienced the Great Hair Migration - it's just biding its time, waiting to burst forth from ears and nostrils. Then you'll understand why older people want to keep hold of their wealth, for solace for the indignity of old age, and to be able to afford ear hair trimmers

To cannibalise a Clint Eastwood quote, I can cut my nasal hair, but you will always be bald.

pinno

briantrumpet said:

rick_chasey said:

Ah, the luxury of haircuts

You're too young to have experienced the Great Hair Migration - it's just biding its time, waiting to burst forth from ears and nostrils. Then you'll understand why older people want to keep hold of their wealth, for solace for the indignity of old age, and to be able to afford ear hair trimmers

Thank fully, I had too much Chemo for that hair migration malarkey. In fact, I had to much Chemo for hair.

HilaryAmin

Ebayers

put a used, 2 yr old camera up for sale. Winning bid was for nearly 20% more than I could get the thing brand-new, from the manufacturer, with a warranty and accessories.

I have messaged the seller telling them so and asking them not to send payment. Maybe it's a scam, maybe it isn't. FWIW the 'buyer' lives in the kind of place that the member for South Derbyshire would call 'godawful'.

pinno

Take the money and run.

HilaryAmin

..if I didn't value my feedback.

pblakeney

HilaryAmin said:

..if I didn't value my feedback.

It is nigh on impossible to get below 98%.

rick_chasey

Pedestrian decided to take the wing mirror off my parked car in the night.

Pross

rick_chasey said:

Pedestrian decided to take the wing mirror off my parked car in the night.

Pavement parked?

rick_chasey

Pross said:

rick_chasey said:

Pedestrian decided to take the wing mirror off my parked car in the night.

Pavement parked?

Yeah but a) the parking spots are half on half off and b) every single other car on the road is parked the same - I was actually more considerately parked than most.

(not my street, but like this:)

TheBigBean

There are too many cars in the sticks.