Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

AxleAddict

When there are muppets with shopping trolleys clogging up the basket self-checkout area of a supermarket which has a dedicated self-checkout area for trolleys - staff equally to blame for not directing said trolley muppets to the right area. Rolling my eyes as they try to balance a full trolley load of groceries on the small scale/shelf designed for basket-type quantities of food….

cj maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122184138#Comment_122184138

Yeah , some of them are great , but the shock on their faces when someone hits a note is tiresome .

freshpopcorn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122183574#Comment_122183574

The program makes me think there's something wrong with my emotions.

I'm like it's grand but not shocked and amazed.

Mam of 4

TA people who have little to moan about so they make mountains out of molehills just to have some (imaginary) perceived slight against them .

Strumms

woken up by a neighbours alarm…. Wasn’t ultra early…. about 10.45.

But you could hear them at their back or side door which set the thing off, obviously forgetting it was set …. They are generally not known for their stealth or timing as relates to their noise footprint which they should be, as it’s been politely stated on the residents whatsapp on a few occasions…..but Sunday morning 🤪

Archeron

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122180427#Comment_122180427

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Can we send people to your house to hide in the bushes and look in your windows?

No. And now I don't remember why I came here.

Poochie05

Ever since they took away the foil and paper wrapper, the pleasure of opening a KitKat is ruined

New Home

@It wasnt me123 , here you go.

Kingslayer

Any tv show which is based around antiques. They bore me to tears.

It wasnt me123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122180401#Comment_122180401

Me too! thank you to Kingslayer and @NewHome for pointing me in the right direction. TA'd that since they changed the layout of Boards there's nothing but troubles

Dial Hard

Burnt popcorn. More specifically, the smell of it.

magicbastarder

dancing. and it doesn't just annoy me, it makes my skin crawl.

to be fair, other people dancing doesn't bother me in the slightest; i absolutely hate dancing and loathe people trying to pull me onto a dance floor. i've zero rhythm, for a start; i dance like a dead pig being electrocuted, but there's something about it which makes me really uncomfortable. maybe a little like fear of public speaking for others, albeit dancing is not something i'm afraid of.

NIMAN

That guy in the IKEA advert on the radio.

First off, the accent. Obvious he ain't Swedish and just doing a dodgy accent.

Second, trying to make a 'day out' at IKEA sound like being at a fun park. Normalising consumerism.

I'm sure my kids would have a great day out shopping for bookshelves and ultra minimalist kitchens.

Special offers (2 for €3) for products that have different flavours but won't allow you mix and match.

2 strawberry are fine but 1 strawberry and 1 raspberry aren't.

Kingslayer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122188872#Comment_122188872

Yes and when they don't make it clear enough and you end up paying full price at the till without realising.

cj maxx

That it’s a bank holiday , in the north at least , and my afternoon tv is all changed .
The English show no consideration for me . If it’s not bank holidays its horse racing , and they cancel Lingo and Tipping Point . At least the Chase is still on !

odyssey06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122189224#Comment_122189224

Was an even bigger TA when the Championship playoff final used to be scheduled for their holiday Monday.

blade1

TA at the length of time it takes to charge an electric toothbrush.

Strumms

TA at waking up and the first thing to be dealt with is another phishing scam on social media.

Strumms

have an appointment with my dental hygienist tomorrow…. She has a peculiar personality. You enter the room, sit down, some small talk but it’s almost like in the beginning to her you are a long lost best friend, who she hasn’t seen in ages. It’s a bit OTT….. and a bit false if I’m honest…..I find myself asking stuff like if she’s been on holidays and I don’t really care but anyway I feel like I should reciprocate….

However, the odd occasion she’s finding something that she is unimpressed with like on one occasion she figured I wasn’t flossing enough or hard enough and she went from almost wanting to give me a cuddle at the start of the consultation to being quite unfriendly and practically wanting to kneecap me… just do your job, problem… ? TELL ME….., I’ll pay you, next time, we do it all again…

New Home

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122189981#Comment_122189981

There used to be a barber, in my village, who was (in)famous for the small talk. Once a man went in on his lunch break, the barber asked what kind of cut he wanted, the chap replied "A silent one."

Would it work with hygienists?

cj maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122189424#Comment_122189424

I’ve been getting them from ‘ screwfix’ lately . You’ve won a prize but there’s a £2 charge so enter your bank details to pay that and we’ll send you £150 for free. FO

tohaltuwi

TA, the young fella in the coffee shop that giggles uncomfortably every time he sees me.

NIMAN

THe fact that certain words can't even be said any more, despite context.

" The N word"

And the latest, now "the F word" apparently can't be printed either, despite us needing to know what the Pope said, but no, if the journalist prints the word, he's afraid people will turn on him.

Dial Hard

I've no issue with that, they're both extremely offensive words to the communities they apply to and everyone knows what the writers are referring to, I don't really see why we need them spelled out. Some words simply evolve out of acceptable use, regardless of context. I'd put the "R word" that used to be commonly used to refer to people with intellectual disabilities in the same cohort. Nobody ever really complains about that, funnily enough...

Anyway, today's TA is my dodgy tum. Was up half the night feeling absolutely miserable.

EmmetSpiceland

My mandarin was full of pips.

Dial Hard

When the last swally in what was an otherwise great cup of tea is gone cold.

HildaOgdenx

Running out of milk. I was in a supermarket yesterday, damn it!

HildaOgdenx

Okay milk bought, so off to the TH thread, but my TA - what to wear going walking in this weather.

Roasted after walking to and from shop, but as sure as anything, if I left my (light) jacket at home it would rain.

Tauriel

TA is a really sore shoulder which is starting to bruise after I fired an AK47 on holidays. There's some recoil off that thing....don't believe the movies when they show people firing it in one hand.

The first 5 weapons were OK. But thankfully I still had some brains to stay away from the shotguns.

Nurofen and an ice pack for my final night here. Wish I had listened to the English fella and Polish fella with whom I was talking to a few days ago when they were talking about how much they disliked the AK47.