Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

kneemos

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123933603#Comment_123933603

Would be handy for students if they could vote anywhere. Not that many of them are particularly bothered I'd imagine,but at least they wouldn't be disenfranchised by not being at home.

odyssey06

The thread votes to UNBORK

The Continental Op

I'm going to stick my neck out and declare another deborking. I can see kneemos has posted but can't find their post.

Bogey Lowenstein

Why are pilots able to turn off their transponders willy nilly? Malaysia flight, 9-11 they all did it and made themselves practically invisible.

Does this not seem like a massive design flaw? That a pilot or highjacker can do this so easily?

It should be securely locked up where nobody can get at it except the airline officials who hold the keys.

Pauliedragon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123933580#Comment_123933580

You don't happen to be in Blarney in Cork by any chance? They sent out polling cards with the wrong address on them.

New Home

Stupid chatbots "replacing" a paid human being and being useless. Holland & Barrett, I'm looking at you.

"Hi, I'm ChatbotWhatever, can I help?"

"Agent."

"Right, agent, but can I help?"

"No. Agent."

"Right, agent, but can I help?"

"Your 1800 customer service number for Ireland is borked."

"Soooo sorry. Try with this +353 1 xxxxxxx"

"That's also borked."

"Soooo sorry. Anything else I can help you with?"

Sigh. "I need x, y, and z."

"Right. Let me put you in contact with and agent. But first, can I have a lot of personal data, plus the last time you lost an eyelash from your left eye, the last time you shaved someone's ear and the time of your last bowel movement?"

"No."

"I don't understand, something must've gone wrong. Let me put you in contact with and agent. But first, can I have a lot of personal data, plus the last time you lost an eyelash from your left eye, the last time you shaved someone's ear and the time of your last bowel movement?"

Sigh. Type lots of data, while grumbling.

"An agent will be with you shortly. If you prefer to wait, click on "Wait for Agent", otherwise someone will reply in 48 to 120 hours (working days only)"

"Wait for Agent."

30+ minutes later, only tumbleeds. I hadn't realised I'd have to stay in front of the open chat 2-5 working days to get a reply. I emailed them. I won't be holding my breath.

cj maxx

I ring institutes with AI and always F it up until they eventually give me a human

New Home

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123934238#Comment_123934238

Their phone numbers weren't working!

cj maxx

I didn't read your whole post .

New Home

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123934283#Comment_123934283

???

New Home

Another massive TA.

To the left of the main gate of the house there's a dead-end street, maybe 35 metres long. Further down, opposite the gate, there's a loooong boreen, with fields and hedges on both sides and no houses. About 500 metres away in the opposite direction there's a church (with toilets) and a coffee shop that's open until late enough. Yet, there's a cohort of knuckledragging, mouthbreathing morons that either drive up and park there or stop during their walk just to piss against our fence and shrubberies. My neighbours have security cameras and their windows face that way, so these sad missing link specimens and their number plates are in full view. Yesterday my neighbour phoned me to tell me of the latest case, and suggested I put up a sign so I did. "THIS PLACE IS NOT A URINAL, SHOW SOME MANNERS!". If that won't work (and I don't think it will), a stretch of electrified fencing should do the trick.

cj maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123934286#Comment_123934286

I honestly don't know what I did there

cj maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123934288#Comment_123934288

I was just going to recommend an electric fence . That would put manners on them :)

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123934288#Comment_123934288

Best to dilute the urine as its produced

jacool

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123933724#Comment_123933724

Is he (too) new, (too) young, (too) eager?

My wife is a nurse, and she has to train up "adaptees" and because they need to be "approved" to work in Ireland, they are totally up her derriere. She says its a nightmare. Yours might be like that.

New Home

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123934408#Comment_123934408

'twould be a shame if someone were to accidentally connect it to a septic tank…

Poochie05

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123934288#Comment_123934288

As well ans the electric fence, I put up screenshots of the photos and reg numbers and start a gallery on the fence!

odyssey06

A sensor triggered fan to create a blowback effect would put a stop to such anti social conduct if only it could be macgyvered up...

New Home

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123934648#Comment_123934648

Including them peeing! Now, that's a genius idea.

I should have done the same with the train driver who stopped the train at the end of our field just so he could pee out of his door, a few weeks ago. And then we wonder why public transport is seldom punctual…

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123934661#Comment_123934661

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a4NMG6zZJ4