Trivial things that annoy you Part 2

Graces7

eisenberg1 wrote: »

The bastards are protected, there aint much you can do. I think there is a thing called a hawk kite.....which scares the fcukers off, thought the gulls I know would eat a hawk.

one place i lived, we were all ordered not to feed the birds as the gulls were messing on cars and houses. i wrote a rather fine piece re seagulls having to wear luminous yellow disposable nappies... never got published sadly and there was no internet in those far off days.

Sadderday

My ma has a bird dish in her gaff. They collect dinner scraps, bread whatever is leftover and scrapes it all into the 'bird dish' in the kitchen, if you go to scrape anything into the bin they shout 'the bird dish'

My ma even knows what they like she says 'you can scrape that out, they dont like peas' .... (she knows from what they leave over each day)

My da throws the stuff from the bird dish all over the back garden every morning before work and millions of birds come down ( I swear they hang around now they even know not to bother when its dolmio day) but the aul lad sits quietly watches them from the kitchen and then runs out screaming and roaring at the bigger birds to f''k off so the little ones get some grub.

Then all the birds freak out and squawk all over the place (millions of them- they landed on my windowsill most of the time), it goes quiet and 5 mins later they're all back down and I can hear the aul lad shouting again....

My bedroom was facing the back garden and every morning I woke up to this.

eisenberg1

Sadderday wrote: »

My ma has a bird dish in her gaff. They collect dinner scraps, bread whatever is leftover and scrapes it all into the 'bird dish' in the kitchen, if you go to scrape anything into the bin they shout 'the bird dish'

My ma even knows what they like she says 'you can scrape that out, they dont like peas' .... (she knows from what they leave over each day)

My da throws the stuff from the bird dish all over the back garden every morning before work and millions of birds come down ( I swear they hang around now they even know not to bother when its dolmio day) but the aul lad sits quietly watches them from the kitchen and then runs out screaming and roaring at the bigger birds to f''k off so the little ones get some grub.

Then all the birds freak out and squawk all over the place (millions of them- they landed on my windowsill most of the time), it goes quiet and 5 mins later they're all back down and I can hear the aul lad shouting again....

My bedroom was facing the back garden and every morning I woke up to this.

By any chance is your da Alfred Hitchcock? Are there film camera all over the garden?:D

Sadderday

eisenberg1 wrote: »

By any chance is your da Alfred Hitchcock? Are there film camera all over the garden?:D

he probably bleedin' is, I don't even know - hes nuts, off the chart...

he hides in his shed and jumps out to scare the cats that are minding their own business walking along the back wall and if the childs football comes over the wall he puts his runners on, lets down the washing line and belts it about six houses down... just to wreck the buzz

gramar

Sadderday wrote: »

My ma has a bird dish in her gaff. They collect dinner scraps, bread whatever is leftover and scrapes it all into the 'bird dish' in the kitchen, if you go to scrape anything into the bin they shout 'the bird dish'

My ma even knows what they like she says 'you can scrape that out, they dont like peas' .... (she knows from what they leave over each day)

My da throws the stuff from the bird dish all over the back garden every morning before work and millions of birds come down ( I swear they hang around now they even know not to bother when its dolmio day) but the aul lad sits quietly watches them from the kitchen and then runs out screaming and roaring at the bigger birds to f''k off so the little ones get some grub.

Then all the birds freak out and squawk all over the place (millions of them- they landed on my windowsill most of the time), it goes quiet and 5 mins later they're all back down and I can hear the aul lad shouting again....

My bedroom was facing the back garden and every morning I woke up to this.

It's sounds like your auld pair are for the birds!

Sadderday

gramar wrote: »

It's sounds like your auld pair are for the birds!

they love the birds, one flew into the window and we thought he was dead but my aul lad massaged his heart and he actually perked up and flew off. David and Goliath stuff for real.

Different bleedin story when they sh'it all over the washing thats on the line though... what dya expect when your feeding them roast beef with all the trimmings

eisenberg1

Now gentlemen, to counteract the conversation about ladies undergarments .....tomorrow has been declared "Male underpants day", so tales of sexy mens jox (is there really such a thing?) where to get them, which type to get for your wedding day, favourite colour etc etc

Boom_Bap

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Now gentlemen, to counteract the conversation about ladies undergarments .....tomorrow has been declared "Male underpants day", so tales of sexy mens jox (is there really such a thing?) where to get them, which type to get for your wedding day, favourite colour etc etc

I'll just take back any oul pair from Mrs. _Bap

czechlin

People who leave their rubbish behind on buses/trains etc. and people who litter in general :mad:

everdead.ie

When I go shopping in town and then decide feck it I'm not cooking when I go home. So I go into a burger place that's one step up from a mcdonalds and sit down on my own.

The staff then proceed to sit every single guy in the place in the same section as me I swear its must look so sad.

larko

Sadderday wrote: »

My ma has a bird dish in her gaff. They collect dinner scraps, bread whatever is leftover and scrapes it all into the 'bird dish' in the kitchen, if you go to scrape anything into the bin they shout 'the bird dish'

My ma even knows what they like she says 'you can scrape that out, they dont like peas' .... (she knows from what they leave over each day)

My da throws the stuff from the bird dish all over the back garden every morning before work and millions of birds come down ( I swear they hang around now they even know not to bother when its dolmio day) but the aul lad sits quietly watches them from the kitchen and then runs out screaming and roaring at the bigger birds to f''k off so the little ones get some grub.

Then all the birds freak out and squawk all over the place (millions of them- they landed on my windowsill most of the time), it goes quiet and 5 mins later they're all back down and I can hear the aul lad shouting again....

My bedroom was facing the back garden and every morning I woke up to this.

God I feel your pain. My dad is mad for this. There is a definite "Pecking" order with crows on the bottom.

Its the cooing pigeons I cant stand. They all gather in their hundreds for him to feed them. The bloody noise and no lie in at the weekends.

Its his birthday on Friday so im going to douse him in honey, roll him in seeds and kick him out the door.

Ihatecuddles

I'm using colourb4, it takes the dye out of your hair.

Its like someone ate nothing but eggs and turnip for a week, took a sh*t and put it on my head. Holy jaysus the bang off it!!!!! Its like I set off a stink bomb in my pocket.

My family are all having tea and cake, and I have to eat mine outside, not even near the door. Right down the back of the garden

czechlin

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Now gentlemen, to counteract the conversation about ladies undergarments .....tomorrow has been declared "Male underpants day", so tales of sexy mens jox (is there really such a thing?) where to get them, which type to get for your wedding day, favourite colour etc etc

Does that mean that tomorrow men will be walking around in their underpants only!? :eek:

Ihatecuddles

larko wrote: »

God I feel your pain. My dad is mad for this. There is a definite "Pecking" order with crows on the bottom.

Its the cooing pigeons I cant stand. They all gather in their hundreds for him to feed them. The bloody noise and no lie in at the weekends.

Its his birthday on Friday so im going to douse him in honey, roll him in seeds and kick him out the door.

They go APE SH*T for nuts. I've never seen birds so f*cking excited. Packet of peanuts and you've every bird in Dublin swarming around you.

I think they're bad for them though!

Pumpkinseeds

mauzo! wrote: »

I'm using colourb4, it takes the dye out of your hair.

Its like someone ate nothing but eggs and turnip for a week, took a sh*t and put it on my head. Holy jaysus the bang off it!!!!! Its like I set off a stink bomb in my pocket.

My family are all having tea and cake, and I have to eat mine outside, not even near the door. Right down the back of the garden

Some of that stuff's atrocious. I started buying the 10 minute colour ones a year ago and they don't have the really bad chemical smell that a lot of colours have. I need to put another one in as my greys are showing:( I went too dark last time and my hairdresser used a shampoo to lighten it, I usually do a deep brunette.

I have a mid length bob, now I just have to decide before my haircut next week if I want a much shorter bob, scary decision since there's no way of hiding it if I hate it.

Ihatecuddles

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Some of that stuff's atrocious. I started buying the 10 minute colour ones a year ago and they don't have the really bad chemical smell that a lot of colours have. I need to put another one in as my greys are showing:( I went too dark last time and my hairdresser used a shampoo to lighten it, I usually do a deep brunette.

I have a mid length bob, now I just have to decide before my haircut next week if I want a much shorter bob, scary decision since there's no way of hiding it if I hate it.

My hair is halfway down my back and I keep thinking about a bob!

I like the mid length ones, if it suits you then stick with it!

castletownman

Got a phonecall from my mobile phone provider today trying to convince me to change my ready to go package. They knew I had recently got a smart phone and seemed astonished when I told them that I generally just use my phone for texting and calling only (don't bother with the apps,internet etc.). Tried to convince me to "get the most" out of my smart phone by offering "attractive" packages but I was insistent that I was happy with my current package (20 euro a month free texts to all networks) and didn't want to change. He then wanted me to set up a direct debit to make it handier to top up each month and again seemed almost offended when I said I was fine, that buying a voucher once a month wasn't an inconvienance for me. Only got out of that one by saying I didn't have a bank account.

So basically I felt insulted by the almost condescending attitude he showed towards the fact that I don't use my smartphone the way it should be used. Who is he to tell someone else how to use their phone? I only "converted" to said phone because my old one finally gave way over Christmas and it was lying around unused.

And he kept me on the line for 11.36 despite me saying I was in a hurry and couldn't talk for too long (which was the truth)!

bronn

Sadderday wrote: »

he hides in his shed and jumps out to scare the cats that are minding their own business walking along the back wall and if the childs football comes over the wall he puts his runners on, lets down the washing line and belts it about six houses down... just to wreck the buzz

Heh - love that story. I'd totally do it if I had the neck. Little boll*x next door has caused more trouble with that ball. I long to get it and belt it to the far end of the road.

That's another thing that annoys me. Parents who let their kids be nuisances to neighbours and who do nothing about it except, "Ah, stop. Ah, don't," and then carry on smoking her fag and gabbing on the phone. Meanwhile, Rambo has battered in a fence, walloped a car or two, set off an alarm and just missed a passing car by inches, making the driver swerve. Grrrrr.

czechlin wrote: »

Seagulls.

There are those two fat fcukers (sorry but there's no other way I can go about it) who use the roof above my bedroom as their regular rendezvous spot. In the early morning hours!! Not only that they are yacking away way too loudly they are also nibbling on the roof, knocking on it with their beaks and jumping on it! Does anybody know of any bird whisperer I could hire to explain to them that they should take their party elsewhere before I turn into a psycho and it won't end well.

I hate them. And that's a very strong word to use. But I really hate them bloody birds!!!!! :mad:

I feel your pain. We're pestered by magpies who've taken up riverdancing on our roof at sunrise. We called them (imaginatively) Clumpy and Hoppy and I swear they're wearing hobnailed boots or something. Every device we've thought of means getting out of bed to scare them off and it's doesn't work anyway. The bastards just wait until we're gone and then they come back. We've tried a ballon, a supersoaker, a rattle and short of having a go with a catapult, we've no idea what to do. I suppose having a cat around would be useful but I'm not having a cat in the house. I guarantee you they'll be there in the morning, clumping and hopping about, and knowing full damn well they're pissing everyone off. I hate them. :mad:

(And they're v mean to all the little garden birds. Last year, magpies killed the little bluetit chicks. The kids were inconsolable.)

bodhrandude

Just noticed the Best Excuses people have used in the Prison Forum? thread is locked, always found this a mildly amusing thread, but I think some posters got too personal near its end, it gave me a good laugh anyway while it lasted.

ShaunaLouise92

Whatsisname wrote: »

When you're walking in a crowd and the person infront of you is trying their best to walk as slow as humanly possible and because its so packed, its hard for you to outpass them and then they stop, right infront of you. Literally the most frustrating thing ever.

I work in retail and is genuinely think customers do this on purpose. Especially ones with prams and they are taking their sweet ass time, looking at nothing and then deciding they want to stop and turn around. Cue me banging into the customer and getting filthy looks.

F**k f**king off.

gramar

castletownman wrote: »

Got a phonecall from my mobile phone provider today trying to convince me to change my ready to go package. They knew I had recently got a smart phone and seemed astonished when I told them that I generally just use my phone for texting and calling only (don't bother with the apps,internet etc.). Tried to convince me to "get the most" out of my smart phone by offering "attractive" packages but I was insistent that I was happy with my current package (20 euro a month free texts to all networks) and didn't want to change. He then wanted me to set up a direct debit to make it handier to top up each month and again seemed almost offended when I said I was fine, that buying a voucher once a month wasn't an inconvienance for me. Only got out of that one by saying I didn't have a bank account.

So basically I felt insulted by the almost condescending attitude he showed towards the fact that I don't use my smartphone the way it should be used. Who is he to tell someone else how to use their phone? I only "converted" to said phone because my old one finally gave way over Christmas and it was lying around unused.

And he kept me on the line for 11.36 despite me saying I was in a hurry and couldn't talk for too long (which was the truth)![/QUOTE]

Hang the fcuk up!

OldNotWIse

Parents still trying to exert their authority on you. Fuuuuck off I am fuucking 30 years old! Feel free to get feeble and dependant any time!

Sadderday

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Parents still trying to exert their authority on you. Fuuuuck off I am fuucking 30 years old! Feel free to get feeble and dependant any time!

hate it when your ma rings and says some post went to their house for you. tells you what the envelope looks like and guesses what it might be... and when you go to pick it up and your opening it she says..
'well, what is it?'


.... results of my smear... I'm riddled with chlamydia

OldNotWIse

Sadderday wrote: »

hate it when your ma rings and says some post went to their house for you. tells you what the envelope looks like and guesses what it might be... and when you go to pick it up and your opening it she says..
'well, what is it?'


.... results of my smear... I'm riddled with chlamydia

Mine does that too, maddening. She'll ring and say, "there's post here - will I open it for you?" - er.....no? I'll get it when I'm there. Or perhaps you'd like to open it and see what kind of fuucking financial MESS I am in, while you're ranting on about what needs to be paid.

Oh God, I better not go down this road now, the mood I'm in...

OldNotWIse

It's as if...maybe I'm paranoid, but its as if everyone is actually trying to go against me. Wake up, realise the cat has what looks like mange so I think feck better get her to the v-e-t (no easy task - she's half wild) - and call dad to ask his advice - "oh make sure you put her out, what happens if the dog catches it, do you not care about the dog?" - I fuucking care more about the dog than he ever will, and he knows that. Then the OH, I dont have money to take her to the vet - I'm not fuucking asking you for money! :mad: Why dont we just turf the mite infested creature out onto the street and fuucking leave her there yeah? Cruel b*stards

gramar

Sadderday wrote: »

he probably bleedin' is, I don't even know - hes nuts, off the chart...

he hides in his shed and jumps out to scare the cats that are minding their own business walking along the back wall and if the childs football comes over the wall he puts his runners on, lets down the washing line and belts it about six houses down... just to wreck the buzz

Post of the week.

eisenberg1

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Mine does that too, maddening. She'll ring and say, "there's post here - will I open it for you?" - er.....no? I'll get it when I'm there. Or perhaps you'd like to open it and see what kind of fuucking financial MESS I am in, while you're ranting on about what needs to be paid.

Oh God, I better not go down this road now, the mood I'm in...

Ha, I thought you were starting to get a bit mellow:D

jimgoose

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Mine does that too, maddening. She'll ring and say, "there's post here - will I open it for you?" - er.....no? I'll get it when I'm there. Or perhaps you'd like to open it and see what kind of fuucking financial MESS I am in, while you're ranting on about what needs to be paid.

Oh God, I better not go down this road now, the mood I'm in...

Wishtafugg my Ma would open a few of mine. And pay them!

Sadderday

jimgoose wrote: »

Wishtafugg my Ma would open a few of mine. And pay them!

the aul favourite ..........

' i opened it by mistake but I didn't read it'

eisenberg1

Browsing the IT property supplement yesterday, Niall Quinn's gaff is for sale at 2.5mill. The writer describes as being "Almost exactly 30 mins from Dublin by car". Almost exactly?? does that sound a bit weird to anyone?