Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

Blatant cheating in exams -

Derry woman on News said she prayed to that Nun to get through her exams. How is that fair on everyone else?

The Premier League, clubs and the FA conspiring with each other to cancel replays in the FA Cup.

Part of the magic and appeal of that tournament was that teams that couldn’t be separated were going to face off again. Team gets a late equaliser, the saying ‘earned a replay‘ was applicable….Fairer too for players and supporters. Saying this as a United fan whose team just beat Arsenal on penos but still.

FA Cup is ruined for neutrals, very rare there is a real shock. EPL second teams can hammer most teams. I only pay attention from about the QF/SF's onwards - except for a big match that is on.

The bit that annoys me is the broadcasters still have the neck to crow about "the magic" of the FA Cup. Who do they think that they are codding?

The last second tier team that won the FA Cup was West Ham in 1980. Most of the top level EPL teams don't care about the FA Cup really. Unless they get to the latter stages. And the gap between the EPL teams and the rest is massive. Also the gap between the top 8 EPL and the rest of the EPL is growing as well. The rest don't care really they prefer survival over an FA Cup win. The exception being Wigan over 10 years ago when they won when already relegated.

Basically the FA Cup has no lustre for me as a neutral. It is all the big guns winning it these days Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Man United. Leicester won in 2021 but was it really big shock? They were doing well at the time. Portsmouth won in 2006 because they spent big, and that was the first time since 1995 that one of the then "big four" had not won the FA Cup.

All replays do is clog up the season on EPL clubs who prefer to target the league or Europe. There is no "magic of the FA Cup" the joy has been gradually sucked out of it. Teams playing reserve sides etc. The FA Cup probably has not been viewed as a big competition since 2000 when Man United withdrew from the competition to play in the Club World Cup. It has never been the same since. Reserve sides etc what kind of competition is that?

There is no "magic of the cup" and those who pretend otherwise are codding themselves. That is my TA.

according to an email from the clothing shop, my jacket was given over to a courier. In this email I got when I bought it I received information it would be delivered today plus a delivery link for me to track it.

I click on the delivery link in the email now but according to the courier, the shipping reference number is valid but they haven’t received the package from the retailer yet. 🙄

So, I am again in a situation I imagine where I’ll be emailing / chasing companies …. 😑. I’m in no way waiting for it but as it’s a courier I need to arrange to be there to sign for it so I’d like to be of the ability to plan my day and week , whatever that day is. Which isn’t really doable if I’m not given the information when it’s arriving 🙄

An extremely trivial annoyance I know but I have to mention people at bus stops who pace left and right like sentry guards while waiting for their bus. They’re exhausting to look at, and even more annoying if they keep pacing in front of me.

Every morning for the past week, I have been getting this notification from Amazon:

I have never searched for a hat, never wear a hat, and I'm not a hat person. Why are they trying to behat me? I don't do other 'accessories' either, like gloves or scarves, so I don't know where this is coming from. 🤔

The fcukers in the dvla , driver licencing , had my old address on their system and haven’t renewed my licence . They can’t do anything about it now . Look at the form I send in and not your out of date monitor

Does that working in northern ireland

This might help:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dvla-privacy-policy/dvla-privacy-policy

Over the last two weeks there have been work colleagues off sick with this dose going around. Anyone that had pre-booked holidays weren't called in to cover. Can't be touched.

I am the only person off this week, and seemingly a pile have gone sick again. Boss tries to get me in to cover. Fook that.

My nonverbal sis with dementia has taken to a blanket in a local shop, her bday is next month and the plan is to buy it for her.

The number of other family members who are deciding ahead of the purchase what colour/size/pattern etc she would like. She is well capable of making her own decisions given time and space to do it!

Just bc she can't talk doesn't mean she can't signal decisions/preferences for herself. TTTTTAAAAA

Watching an episode from a 1970s British series, two characters having a game of billiards and I have only a hazy idea of the rules / whats going on. It seems to be subtext to their verbal sparring.

A crime anthology series from 1970 called Confession I stumbled across on youtube.

The episode is called The Fell Sergeant and stars Donald Pleasance.

old tv shows where people smoke in pubs cafes, it just seems weird now.

Sex and the city ,theres long scenes in every episode where carrie smokes while talking to someone . You are a beautiful young woman why are you smoking ?

businesses who offer obscenely good deals to entice new customers, but at the same time are only sending letters to long term customers advising them of contract price hikes…. Situation here where this is 100% verifiable. I’m getting hiked, my cousin, a seriously good low ball deal as a new customer with a tech service provider..

Always amusing how some people shîte on about brand loyalty. I’m yet to encounter a single businesses in this lifetime who is loyal and responsible as to their existing customers ( this scenario another example )but it’s often suggested that the existing customers should be loyal to business…ermmm…. Nope…