Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

Pross

To be fair the 1920s train I was on last week was 20 minutes late by the end of its journey (it was half an hour behind at one point). It seemed to find the 1% climb to Ribblehead a challenge and somehow lost 30 minutes over what should have been a 40 minute section. See it isn’t a modern thing

rjsterry

pinno said:

I wonder if it's something to do with where the rolling stock is parked up overnight.
I presume Bristol and Cambridge are served by 2 different operators.

[Great this privatisation censored is innit?

We really need the French to invade us again. It's been a while. Then we get gummint owned energy and rail provision].

100,000 NHS workers needed. Nothing to do with Brexit of course. The meejia don't bother mentioning that.

I see Rees smugg put his foot in it. Time he was strung up on a lamp post.

[Thursday rant over]

Two different operators, but they always have been. Even under BR they were part of different regions with separate management.

Govia seem to have been particularly hit by the working to rule and the cancellations are I think mostly due to lack of train crew. Southern have halved their service on my line until further notice.

de_sisti

Cyclists who ride up alongside you and expect that you're ready to engage in conversation, often asking personal questions, without revealing anything about themselves, and becoming arsy/sarcastic/aggressive when you suggest to them that you don't want to talk with them.

pinno

Grumpy and seemingly distant cyclists who don't want to have a chat.

First.Aspect

Annoying cyclists who wheel suck for ages and then expect you to be chatty when they pull along side, despite you being much more out of breath.

pangolin

Cyclists

JimD666

People

pinno

I'm not very big. They would get little by sitting on my wheel.
I am not quick either, so it would be pointless.
I do get annoyed by a few individuals I pass regularly who never say 'Hi' back. Miserable baskets. I always say loudly and sarcastically stuff along the lines of "Hi, how you doing, it's nice weather for a ride, good to see you".

veronese68

I had a message to book my flu and covid jabs a couple of weeks ago. The only date available is this Saturday.
Wife got a message to book hers this afternoon, only one date and time available. Same place as mine but 10 minutes earlier 🙄

briantrumpet

Having decided that Aldi decaffeinated ground coffee (surprisingly) isn't completely shlt, calling into the Aldi on the way home, and finding they've not got any. I need to give my brain a respite from caffeine, which also annoys me.

briantrumpet

Have taken a punt on Lavazza decaffeinated Italian ground coffee... will see how I get on... I'm hoping that the strength of the roast will mask the decaffeination.

rick_chasey

briantrumpet said:

Have taken a punt on Lavazza decaffeinated Italian ground coffee... will see how I get on... I'm hoping that the strength of the roast will mask the decaffeination.

I'd be impressed if you can tell the difference with ground coffee.

First.Aspect

Pre ground coffee goes instantly stale. And you can't decaffeinate whole beans.

Brian, the coffee gods are telling you not to do this, because it is unnatural and wrong.

pangolin

First.Aspect said:

Pre ground coffee goes instantly stale. And you can't decaffeinate whole beans.

Brian, the coffee gods are telling you not to do this, because it is unnatural and wrong.

How do you mean? You can't remove 100% but you can decaffeinate them.

First.Aspect

I stand corrected. You can also indeed deflavourise whole beans.

pangolin

But yeah get a grinder Brian.

Maybe try some of this for reduced caffeine: https://extractcoffee.co.uk/shop/half-speed-low-caffeine/

morstar

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briantrumpet

First.Aspect said:

Pre ground coffee goes instantly stale. And you can't decaffeinate whole beans.

Brian, the coffee gods are telling you not to do this, because it is unnatural and wrong.

I know it's all wrong, but without boring you even more about post-concussion syndrome, it seems that too caffeine has an effect on my autonomic system (waking up every two hours through the night, like clockwork, isn't fun, and nor is feeling nauseous on getting up every morning), so it's question of finding something that's not as shlt as that. I'm not a coffee connoisseur, so can tolerate a certain degree of shitness, but most decaf is beyond that.

pangolin

Seriously some whole bean decaf, ground just before you use it, can be really decent. Will cost more than Aldi or Lavazza obviously.

Munsford0

No. 1 son developed such a sensitivity to caffeine in hot drinks that he had to give up all coffee and tea. Gets by on rooibos now.

Happily for me I'm still immune to the stuff so I'll carry on with my doppios and things with extra shots

pinno

briantrumpet said:

First.Aspect said:

Pre ground coffee goes instantly stale. And you can't decaffeinate whole beans.

Brian, the coffee gods are telling you not to do this, because it is unnatural and wrong.

I know it's all wrong, but without boring you even more about post-concussion syndrome, it seems that too caffeine has an effect on my autonomic system (waking up every two hours through the night, like clockwork, isn't fun, and nor is feeling nauseous on getting up every morning), so it's question of finding something that's not as shlt as that. I'm not a coffee connoisseur, so can tolerate a certain degree of shitness, but most decaf is beyond that.

[Don't listen to that lot]

I use a conserve jar to keep my (pre-ground) Lavazza in.
...and I have both normal and de-caff. The de-caff Lavazza Rossa is more than palatable in my Mocca and for Latte's.

rick_chasey

Caffeinated coffee is better for you than decaf, fwiw.

First.Aspect

rick_chasey said:

Caffeinated coffee is better for you than decaf, fwiw.

In what way?

briantrumpet

rick_chasey said:

Caffeinated coffee is better for you than decaf, fwiw.

See above for the effect on my brain - it's not (currently) better for me. I'd drink ordinary more if I could.

briantrumpet

pinno said:

I use a conserve jar to keep my (pre-ground) Lavazza in.
...and I have both normal and de-caff. The de-caff Lavazza Rossa is more than palatable in my Mocca and for Latte's.

"More than palatable" will do. I've spent quite a bit of money on fancier brands and fancy beans, and most of it still tastes very decaf, not least as most of it seems to be weak, and by the time you use enough to give it some guts it just tastes of decaf.

rick_chasey

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

Caffeinated coffee is better for you than decaf, fwiw.

In what way?

Can't remember where I read it but loads of research increasingly suggests coffee generally is a good source of a certain type of fibre, good for your cut, heart, brain etc.

They had some table and they differentiated between normal coffee, decaf and insta.

They were all beneficial, but coffee was double decaf which was double insta.

AFAIK the consensus seems to be as long as you're not mainlining caffeine all day it's good for you as long as it doesn't stop you sleeping (i.e. drinking it late in the arvo/evening).

Good job as in a busy day I can easily get through 4 coffees.

First.Aspect

Makes sense that something other than caffeine also gets extracted.

rick_chasey

First.Aspect said:

Makes sense that something other than caffeine also gets extracted.

Ja. Bit like semi skimmed milk.

Pross

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

Caffeinated coffee is better for you than decaf, fwiw.

In what way?

Can't remember where I read it but loads of research increasingly suggests coffee generally is a good source of a certain type of fibre, good for your cut, heart, brain etc.

They had some table and they differentiated between normal coffee, decaf and insta.

They were all beneficial, but coffee was double decaf which was double insta.

AFAIK the consensus seems to be as long as you're not mainlining caffeine all day it's good for you as long as it doesn't stop you sleeping (i.e. drinking it late in the arvo/evening).

Good job as in a busy day I can easily get through 4 coffees.

Starting to think I might drink too much coffee. I'm not so bad at home but in the office I used to drink more than that by 11am!

Even now I probably have at least 6 cups a day (although admittedly some of that is instant). I've never had a problem sleeping if I drink coffee in the evening either other than maybe getting woken up by my bladder if I drink it too late.

briantrumpet

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

Makes sense that something other than caffeine also gets extracted.

Ja. Bit like semi skimmed milk.

Indeed, or alcohol-free beer. The best you can do is to find one that is just-palatable.