Not The Annoyingly Trivial Things-Bitches be cray cray week.

LirW wrote: »

All the dust upstairs after getting new floors in. Does someone wanna clean it for me?

James Dyson?

bottlebrush wrote: »

Headline on the Herald today goes something like 'water charges are back,
families will have to pay €235"
So single people won't have to pay at all, mighty altogether.

Whatever happened to the word 'households' or 'people' or even 'consumers'. Why is everyone these days expressed in units of 'families'. So much for being inclusive, millions of people out there who don't have any. And don't get me started on those in your face women/girls in sports ads on every minute of the day -with no regard for girls who are simply not interested in or good at sport. How about a few ads promoting playing musical instruments and joining an orchestra, or or any other kind of hobby.
TA at the media in general.

On this - I get so so so annoyed when someone I meet asks me if I'm single or married, if I have children, the usual old rigmarole. And when I say I don't have children, the response is usually along the line of "oh, so no family then".
A family isn't a mother, a father, 2 children, a dog and an unnecessary people carrier.
I also hear people say things like "oh you have no family commitments" when referring to childfree people.

I got my hair cut today, I look fabulous by the way:D
I was TA by the hairdresser trying to engage me in the mindless chatter, as they do.
Now, I know that it's just part of their job and it's probably a habit for them, after asking the same questions day in, day out, it nearly forms part of the job after a while. You know the usual - any plans for the weekend, any holidays planned etc.
So she was trying to engage me and I was answering her but I just have a lot on my mind at the moment so I'm sure I was giving off the vibe of not being interested. And I just hope she wasn't offended or felt cross after I left.

I never know if it's appropriate to say I want some peace and quiet in those situations as I feel like that would cause even more offence. Arrrggghhh brain melting!!

vampyre wrote: »

I hate this too and I always ask them why do they want to know and refuse to give any information because I hate prying but this whole family vs non person thing is extra annoying.

I started in a new job in June and it's in a huge organisation so there was lots of people to meet and lots of questions. I took to responding to questions about whether I'm married and/or have children by saying "what does it matter?" that shut people up. I mean, these are people I might see once or twice a week, maybe even less so who the fuck even cares.

northgirl wrote: »

Me too. It's all. Have you found a fella for yourself yet? Me: No. Them: Oh, you're just too picky. Me: (Internally) F*** Off & I shall be picky if I wish to be picky.

Apart from the have you a man queries I used get asked about my father invariably followed by 'He's such a lovely, quiet gentleman'. Not to me he wasn't and bog off with your questions as if everyone was an exhibit in a zoo.

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Sionnach

TA That I re-read that without my glasses and didn't realise it was an old comment and sat there wondering why Boom Bap was saying ''Stomach.'' to me.

TA With myself for accidentally sending an email I was typing up for tomorrow morning so I look like a very strange woman who sends business emails in the night.

TA That abdo problems in women always seem to elicit the ''Could you be pregnant?'' question when they must have ruled it out ten times over.

I haven't shaved in days and have a stupid blonde beard now that is annoying me :P

eisenberg1 wrote: »

the receptionist apologised for the delay but said she awful trouble getting a fax thru to the hospital.

A fax! What year is this ?

I imagine this as an office version of the send someone looking for a glass hammer joke that is played on apprentices on building sites.

TA that people keep asking me where my dad is:

''where's your dad? Is he on holidays? I bet he's skiving off!''

Truth is he's actually off getting his radiotherapy but doesn't want people outside family and close friends to know which is totally understandable as it's none of their business. It doesn't stop them from prying and trying to dig something up though. They're like blood hounds, there's no stopping them now they've got the scent that something is going on. Piss off it's none of your business, just leave it alone.

Period pains. Bloody period pains. Expecting my stomach to fall out my arse any minute now.

OldNotWIse wrote: »

People who don't have kids are not considered to be families by Irish media. :mad:

So true and my ta, ppl who dont regard adopted or fostered children as family.

erica74 wrote: »

On this - I get so so so annoyed when someone I meet asks me if I'm single or married, if I have children, the usual old rigmarole. And when I say I don't have children, the response is usually along the line of "oh, so no family then".
A family isn't a mother, a father, 2 children, a dog and an unnecessary people carrier.
I also hear people say things like "oh you have no family commitments" when referring to childfree people.

I used to get this a lot, we kept our terminally ill parents at home at their request for a long as we could safely, they only took up hospital/hospice resources at the very end and the very minimum then. Who do these ppl who say "no family commitments" think is doing this work to save them money? The role of the unpaid family carer is well know in this country.
Ta'ed ppl still think in terms of the nuclear family in today's world!

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

This is changing, as the HSE roll out the eReferrals system to more and more GPs and more and more hospitals.

http://www.ehealthireland.ie/Strategic-Programmes/eReferral/Latest%20Data/Referral-Rates/

I heard that, but legal say unless the laws about transferring information change, its a non runner.