Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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I would suspect that the main reason the child friendly spaces are closer to the supermarket would be obvious to anyone who has tried to get a trolley and a couple of youngsters through a busy supermarket carpark. The majority do not seem to have safe walkways...you just take your chances amongst the traffic.
The extra space is a blessing as trying to extricate very young children safely from a car does need fully opened doors. I can see why many park in the spaces though as a) they are close to the entrance and b) they are the size that car parking spaces should be. I only have a Focus and yet often find myself playing a vertical version of limbo just to get out of the car.
This topic has been discussed in this thread before, and I probably gave the same reply.
My favourite spaces at my local supermarket were made into parent and child spaces. They were my favourites because they were the only ones that backed onto a walkway, this meant that I could back my car in AND still access the boot when it came to put my shopping away. I loathe and detest going into any parking space forwards, that is for morons.
So it really grinds my gears to see all the p&c spaces taken up by f*ckwits who go in forwards and then have their children hovering around at the back of the car (in the 'road') when they come back and unload their shopping.
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I also make a point of having 12 items in a trolley when using the 8 items or less and basket only checkouts. My favourite though is when I'm queueing at the check out and the one next door opens, I'll sprint across and elbow other people out of the way (notably those ahead of me in the queue) so I can get there first. And pay with cash (which I'll have to sort through while you wait).
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Surely you have an envelope full of coupons you have to go through, checking to see have many items you can get 2p knocked off too?0 -
Oh yes.
I also make a point of having 12 items in a trolley when using the 8 items or less and basket only checkouts. My favourite though is when I'm queueing at the check out and the one next door opens, I'll sprint across and elbow other people out of the way (notably those ahead of me in the queue) so I can get there first. And pay with cash (which I'll have to sort through while you wait).
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Surely you have an envelope full of coupons you have to go through, checking to see have many items you can get 2p knocked off too?
And don't forget to ask for help with your packing.0 -
Those people who reach passport control and have not filed in their entry forms. US passport control.0
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Oh yes.
I also make a point of having 12 items in a trolley when using the 8 items or less and basket only checkouts.
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Anyone who's the type of person who appears on BBC Points of View or inclined to contribute to it. I noticed it was on on the TV in the background the other day, had not seen it, I thought it was an old 1980s programme and I could not believe how unfathomably dull absolutely all of the people appearing on it were.
OR, just plain old 'lifeless dull people'.0 -
So complaining about TV programmes on the television is "unfathomably dull" but complaining about television programmes on the internet is what...the very epitome of wit and sophistication?Anyone who's the type of person who appears on BBC Points of View or inclined to contribute to it. I noticed it was on on the TV in the background the other day, had not seen it, I thought it was an old 1980s programme and I could not believe how unfathomably dull absolutely all of the people appearing on it were.
OR, just plain old 'lifeless dull people'. 0 -
Anyone who's the type of person who appears on BBC Points of View or inclined to contribute to it. I noticed it was on on the TV in the background the other day, had not seen it, I thought it was an old 1980s programme and I could not believe how unfathomably dull absolutely all of the people appearing on it were.
OR, just plain old 'lifeless dull people'.
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Are you complaining about someone complaining about people complaining?[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19739500#p19739500]Hamish McTavish[/url] wrote:
So complaining about TV programmes on the television is "unfathomably dull" but complaining about television programmes on the internet is what...the very epitome of wit and sophistication?Anyone who's the type of person who appears on BBC Points of View or inclined to contribute to it. I noticed it was on on the TV in the background the other day, had not seen it, I thought it was an old 1980s programme and I could not believe how unfathomably dull absolutely all of the people appearing on it were.
OR, just plain old 'lifeless dull people'.
Not that I'm complaining.
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Definitely not trivial. Been placed on call Monday to Monday, one week on, three weeks off. 24 hour support. Which means I have to drive to and from work so I have the van available, and cant stray too far from home in the evenings. This leaves very little time/possibility to actually ride my bike... :evil:0
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Definitely not trivial. Been placed on call Monday to Monday, one week on, three weeks off. 24 hour support. Which means I have to drive to and from work so I have the van available, and cant stray too far from home in the evenings. This leaves very little time/possibility to actually ride my bike... :evil:
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Being interrupted whilst engrossed in a book during your lunch hour. It's as rude as intruding mid-conversation to me and especially unforgivable when it's just so they can drone on about their dull boring lives. If you are going to disturb my peace at least have something interesting to say.0
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Being interrupted whilst engrossed in a book during your lunch hour. It's as rude as intruding mid-conversation to me and especially unforgivable when it's just so they can drone on about their dull boring lives. If you are going to disturb my peace at least have something interesting to say.
Yes, yes and a million times yes. Even more so if you're reading a truly great book and the person interrupting you starts the conversation by asking whether I saw Top Gear last night.0 -
Really vague thread titles like "Advice Needed" or "Please Help". Give us a clue what it's about rather than making people click on it to find out if we know anything about the question being asked which could be about anything from haemorrhoid cream to which parachute to buy.0
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Similarly, people selling "stuff" in the classifieds. If the thread title isn't descriptive it should be locked.
Sticking to the forum theme, people who are the first to reply to a thread and quote the OP in full. Why? Do they think we won't understand the context of their reply?0 -
Really vague thread titles like "Advice Needed" or "Please Help". Give us a clue what it's about rather than making people click on it to find out if we know anything about the question being asked which could be about anything from haemorrhoid cream to which parachute to buy.
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Shops that insist on putting items for sale on the counter or along the queue for the counter. As if people are going to pick them up willy-nilly while they wait to pay for the thing they went in for. So what happens when the thing you went in for is the thing only available at the counter and you need to choose first? You are forced to be disruptive and jump the queue then loiter around the counter while you pick the thing you went in for. Alternatively you can join the queue empty handed then when you get to the counter hold everyone up while you pick the thing that is only available at the counter.0
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mmm, that one reminds me of why I dislike WH Smith. Go to the counter with a copy of the weekly comic...
"Just this please"
"Would you like to buy any of these chocolates, only £1"...
"No, just the magazine please"...
"Any of these discounted items"...
"No, just the magazine please"...
"OK and do you need any stamps"...
"Would you like a punch in the face to go with my money"
Then I pay for the comic (and whilst waiting for the inevitable arrival of the police), I get a receipt and some useless offer on a large piece of paper that is suddenly my problem to dispose of correctly.
Funny thing is though, since my banning order and anger management treatment, things have been a lot better, still annoys me though.0 -
I just leave that large piece of paper on the counter.0
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People who mix up "lose/loose" and "losing/loosing" on internet forums. THEY MEAN DIFFERENT THINGS MORON.0
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"losing/loosing"
Loosing? Trying and failing think of a situation where "loosing" would be used. Loosing = present participle of a verb to Loose?
Can think of "to loosen". Or "to let loose". "Loosening". But nah, can't get "loosing"...
Spelling mistake?0 -
"losing/loosing"
Loosing? Trying and failing think of a situation where "loosing" would be used. Loosing = present participle of a verb to Loose?
Can think of "to loosen". Or "to let loose". "Loosening". But nah, can't get "loosing"...
Spelling mistake?
Oh the irony0 -
...and lack of a full stop.
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Pedantry. seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Pedantry. Along with Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.0
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People who go into another room and then start talking to you. Mrs BBGeek does this all the time. I love her dearly, but this drives me nuts. She actually expects me to follow what she's saying! Ecrasez l’infame0
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[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19742453#p19742453]BelgianBeerGeek[/url] wrote:People who go into another room and then start talking to you. Mrs BBGeek does this all the time. I love her dearly, but this drives me nuts. She actually expects me to follow what she's saying!
You listen to your wife!?!?0 -
Pedantry. Along with Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.
Pedantry isn't a form of wit.www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
Pedantry. Along with Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.
Pedantry isn't a form of wit.
When its used in the context of attempting to be witty and not actually just being petty about detail.0 -
Pedantry. Along with Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.
Pedantry isn't a form of wit.
When its used in the context of attempting to be witty and not actually just being petty about detail.
Me thinks he snookered you there MR.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
