Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

Some people on this thread are so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should...

Had gone ages without a work-related TA, until today.

Customer had used coffee capsules bagged up to be dispatched for recycling, but there was no barcode stuck on the package and she took umbrage that I couldn't take them from her. It's protocol with track and trace and the obvious that the destination address wasn't even shown.

'Why can't you take them?'. 'It's protocol, I can only take back parcels with a barcode on them'.

'Do you not know the address anyway'. 'I don't'.

'Where can I get the barcode?'. 'You'll have to the contact the supplier, I am only given the sticker in the morning by my boss and apply it when I pick up the package'.

'Can you not contact the supplier for me?'. 'Em nope'.

'Can I not email you the sticker and you can do it that way'. 'You can't because I'd still need a special machine to print it out'.

'Can you not take them anyway?'. 'Sorry, I can't'.

'This is VERY disappointing'.

My internal voice: 'easier to stick to Maxwell House love'.

When I asked Co-Pilot what the breakdown of the US elections was, it told me it would like to chat about elections but doesn't know enough to do that(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).

I asked it to find me a link, but it gave me a doubtful site, so I asked for another site, which worked well.

Ta'ed, the assumption I wanted to ask an AI identity to chat about an election instead of directing me to a proper site in the first place.

The way some shops seem to practically superglue the stickers onto the soles of shoes. I had to take a black marker to a pair I bought in Dunnes last week.

Or when you do but don't notice that the switch on the wall socket is off. Grr!!!

That reminds me one family always used to make a massive bonfire on the beach for Halloween. A lot of locals used to take their rubbish bags along and chuck them on the fire. Fortunately the families kids have grown up and they stopped having the bonfire this year.

Panic as thought OH's phone lost at beach.
Dialled it, no sound, always has it on mute!
Tried find my phone app, no luck.
Searched jacket, bag, searched under passenger seat, searched backseat where bag was. Twice.
About to get into car into car to head back to beach… and the yoke is under the driver seat.
Must have been flung out of jacket pocket from momentum getting out of car, going in opposite direction.

Phew.
But a total TA.

About 90% of packaged foodstuffs say "Keep refrigerated and consume within X amount of time*" on them. It's a meaningless "Don't sue us" box-ticker for the vast majority of stuff, and often also a cynical ploy to get people to throw out perfectly fine food and buy more, just because the label told them to. Much like "Dry clean only" labels on clothes where the manufacturer just can't be arsed testing the fabric properly.

Charity shops that charge 2 Euros for cds and regular DVDs.

All the dirty mushy dead leaves lying around. DCC used to do a great job of cleaning them up very early each morning but it's not being done anymore. And theres a leak in the footpath and with the dead leaves it's a mess.

Even charity shops have to make a profit .

The eternal finishing work at rush hour question, hit the road or have a poo?

I went with the one i think we all choose and then the first overhead sign on the m50 said "serious collision at junction six, major delays" .

For anybody caught in that this evening, you can understand my immediate concern. Three hours twenty to travel 80km was not an enjoyable experience.