Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

A metaphor for an annual service.

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Seeded bread, the wife likes it. Every time she cuts a slice the little buggers seem to multiply and throw themselves around the entire kitchen.

After much grief and corroboration with various vesting nurses and midwives, have decided to change GP surgery to avoid the frankly abusive practice receptionist.

She's like this to everyone, and when we mentioned the practice to nurses they all rolled their eyes and said they too had heard of serious problems.

Absolute pain in the arse and I really don't want to but it's got to the point my wife won't go see the dr when she should because she's so anxious about dealing with that cow.

yeah the complaints process is a faff, as they're set up to deal with "incidents" rather than just general hostility.

I can list the things she does, but she basically gets aggressive, insists on you sharing your problem within earshot of the entire reception.

Have been those patients hearing her berate people for not sharing info or indeed broadcasting their complaints to the room "oh so you struggle to wee and you can't ejaculate, Mr Thompson".

She will also declare that your illness is not sufficient to warrant an appointment - unless you cry.

In an instance when i registered my daughter, I opted out of extra midwife visits because a) I'd just spent 2 weeks with neonatal nurses and b) that was because of a series of midwife mistakes that meant my daughter avoidably ended up in the NICU, she challenged me in front of the whole surgery about why I did that, and after I batted it away once she basically inferred I was being a bad parent in response.

She refused to give me medicine which *she called us about while we were in hospital* for my newborn son but refused to give it because the boy wasn't registered at the surgery, but she didn't allow me to register the boy because I hadn't got his birth certificate - which the earliest I could get was after the medicine was supposed to have been administered, and called me "badly organised" for doing so.

One of the loose ends has inadvertently gone through a loop.

You need to hope you have a tailwind.

Will have one on the most exposed climb. First climb is technically into the wind but should be sheltered most of the way up by the hill itself. The last km to the summit will be tough but is a very gentle gradient. Third and final one could be hard going especially with about 16 miles in the legs when it starts.

Black burnt 'dust' on your pizza base isnt a good thing.

delighted the train company decided to cancel the smartcard I have without warning because they’re moving to a new system.

Because everyone carries around with them spare passport photos and has 20 minutes to wait while you sort that out.

Suit trousers have split. That means I will need to go shopping or be brave online. Headache.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68612242

why people think there's a difference between banksy and anyone else causing criminal damage by defacing others' property

any excuse to repost this:

Not sure that is adding any insight.

Took 3 calls to virgin to get my new broadband contract sorted, as it was due to more than double.

First one just took too long and I had to give up.

Second one worked after going through the automatic layers, then the first line of "I can offer you a £5 discount", then finally speaking to retentions who can give actual discounts. Then they emailed me the contract and it was for more than we agreed on the phone, so I had to go through it all again for a third time.

It’s a bit of a hassle if he does your wall though (or worse, the wall of the building you live in but don’t own).

It does make me laugh that people are bemoaning someone throwing white paint over him basically throwing green paint over a wall. Someone said the difference is Banksy is an artistic genius - other opinions are available.