Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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Easy Peelers - was there ever a more cut-and-dried case under the Trades Descriptions Act?I simply meant that they are an ominous symbol of an upcoming event, a sign like carol singers or in the uk the arrival of July
you can buy Satsumas nearly all year round these days, in winter they come from Spain, in summer South Africa
and thank goodness too satsumas are by far the best oranges,it annoys when I ask a shop assistant for satsumas and they try and palm off mandarins or those "easy peelers", whatever those are supposed to be, instead.0 -
I simply meant that they are an ominous symbol of an upcoming event, a sign like carol singers or in the uk the arrival of July
you can buy Satsumas nearly all year round these days, in winter they come from Spain, in summer South Africa and thank goodness too satsumas are by far the best oranges,it annoys when I ask a shop assistant for satsumas and they try and palm off mandarins or those "easy peelers", whatever those are supposed to be, instead.
They ripen on the trees here about mid November (and continue through until April) and are still seen as a symbol, albeit pagan, of the other event
But as you have them all year round this probably explains why the Uk Start selling Christmas cards in july
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Actually it was TIm Vine! I think literature scholars often find it hard to tell them apart!www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
Hmmm... Not knowing why I can't set my signature here on the forum? Specialized Diverge Elite
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Bikes, hikes and lots more besides:
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lardons0
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lardons
Especially first thing in the morning when trying to get your trousers on.0 -
The way the ads on this forum make the screen move up and down on my iPad all the time causing me to select the wrong thread. It drives me nuts :evil:0
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The way the ads on this forum make the screen move up and down on my iPad all the time causing me to select the wrong thread. It drives me nuts :evil:
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Nobody likes the way ads ruin the user experience but they pay for the site so please have the class not to whine about them*
*Fixed that for you, Bike Radar.0 -
I take it you meant to post this in the big advertising thread...The way the ads on this forum make the screen move up and down on my iPad all the time causing me to select the wrong thread. It drives me nuts :evil:0 -
I just received a pop-up ad that said . . .A Guide to Leveraging Endpoint Backup to Improve Legal Hold Capabilities
The cost of eDiscovery continues to rise as more companies shift entirely to electronically stored information (ESI).
In an effort to simplify and standardize eDiscovery processes and save significant time and money, organizations are bringing legal hold in-house. Code42 CrashPlan automates the collection of end-user data, not only for file backup but for legal hold. Move legal hold management in-house and build your eDiscovery process on a solid, strong foundation.
I am mildly annoyed that I understand each word individually (apart from eDiscovery), but don't have a clue what this meansSpecialized Roubaix Elite 2015
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They're trying to sell some software to make it easier to do your own legal hold (when you can't delete data because it might be used in court).
eDiscovery is an American term for finding out stuff (discovery) about people's electronic communications to use in court. Discovery is something you do before a trial where you basically rummage round in each other's sh!t to find potentially incriminating evidence.
In other news, I have seen too much of The Good Wife.0 -
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The use by non cyclists of the term "lycra lout", implying that a cyclist is, simply by wearing the stuff, automatically inconsiderate of other road users. As far as I can make out, they mean any cyclist not wearing "normal" clothes who is travelling faster than walking pace.0
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I've become annoyed at the price of bike lights.
Not the fancy ones with Lezyne or Cree written on them from places like Leisure Lakes but the ones you could buy at Tescos.
It's outrageous that the cost must be about two months of an average persons salary. This causes commuters to make the choice between fitting them to their cycles or risking their lives to go without lights in order to pay their mortgages.
What's that? They still cost just a fiver a pair and sometimes even come with batteries?
Must be just 'ckwits then. :roll:
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Twunts who ride the wrong way along the contraflow cycle lane instead of on the main section of road. Every day this week and as Capt Slog noted, most without lights.
And broken bottles on the on-road cycle lane on the way in to work and the way home. Too many cars passing to swerve to miss, going too quick to stop.0 -
The way the ads on this forum make the screen move up and down on my iPad all the time causing me to select the wrong thread. It drives me nuts :evil:
Google "dns on ipad to prevent ads"0 -
Did that before and it worked really well but then after a while it appeared to affect my internet connection speed.0
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sorry Pross I don't have an ipad.0
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Sat in a cafe after work. Nice to relax and wind down.
Woman walks in with iPad and decides to Skype at full volume. So everyone has to hear.
I don't want to f'ing hear your inconsiderate noise.
What is up with people"The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby0 -
Having been dispatched to the chemist to buy 2 bottles of cough mixture, one for the missus and one for the ma in law, being told by the pharmacist that I can only buy one because it could be addictive. Then being met by a vacant look when I ask how many hours must elapse before I am allowed to buy the second bottle.0
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Having been dispatched to the chemist to buy 2 bottles of cough mixture, one for the missus and one for the ma in law, being told by the pharmacist that I can only buy one because it could be addictive. Then being met by a vacant look when I ask how many hours must elapse before I am allowed to buy the second bottle.
Reminds me of an event from when I was a kid...
My family were in a cafe / restaurant and my father wasn't hungry so he just wanted to order a beer.
"Sorry, you cant order an alcoholic drink unless you order food" was the waiters reply.
So my mum (who was eating) ordered the pint of beer and my dad ordered the coffee my mum wanted.
Guess who drank what as soon as the waiter walked away "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby0 -
Crap like this (although it is good for a laugh).0
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Having been dispatched to the chemist to buy 2 bottles of cough mixture, one for the missus and one for the ma in law, being told by the pharmacist that I can only buy one because it could be addictive. Then being met by a vacant look when I ask how many hours must elapse before I am allowed to buy the second bottle.
Ask the pharmacist if they dispense methadone. Tell them that a Methadone program costs £47k per person per annum and pharmacies are paid £110k per year to dispense the stuff and in France, they get heroin addicts off the brown stuff in 3 weeks but people can be on Methadone 'scripts' for years yet you can't supply me cough syrup because it could be addictive?!
If that doesn't work, say that she can legally supply 2 packs of 32 Co-Codamol tablets and your only supposed to take them for 3 days, yet 64 tablets (32 doses) in 72 hours is overdosing.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Having been dispatched to the chemist to buy 2 bottles of cough mixture, one for the missus and one for the ma in law, being told by the pharmacist that I can only buy one because it could be addictive. Then being met by a vacant look when I ask how many hours must elapse before I am allowed to buy the second bottle.
Ask the pharmacist if they dispense methadone. Tell them that a Methadone program costs £47k per person per annum and pharmacies are paid £110k per year to dispense the stuff and in France, they get heroin addicts off the brown stuff in 3 weeks but people can be on Methadone 'scripts' for years yet you can't supply me cough syrup because it could be addictive?!
If that doesn't work, say that she can legally supply 2 packs of 32 Co-Codamol tablets and your only supposed to take them for 3 days, yet 64 tablets (32 doses) in 72 hours is overdosing.
All of which is true but there is no law in the land to compel anyone to sell anything to anyone.
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If you stood in a shop and spouted that ^ gob full, they'd sell you anything to get rid of you.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Having met you they'd probably not need to hear all that Piña. ;-)0
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Having met you they'd probably not need to hear all that Piña. ;-)
One pharmacy is all I need.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
drivers not useing there light first thing....that really grips my sh@t0
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People who want to try stuff you have ordered in a restaurant. If you want to eat my lunch you pay for it. I ordered it because that is what I want to eat, not because I thought you might like to try it. GrrrRose Xeon CDX 3100, Ultegra Di2 disc (nice weather)
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Land Rover (really nasty weather )0 -
The phrase 'I see what you did there' when referring to something someone said that is supposedly witty.0
