Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

Borked?

I'd be calling in professionals for rats, mice I can deal with.

Thankfully I rarely get them but a little f***ker burrowed into my last bit of Christmas cake (January I suppose) so it had to go, Don't even like killing them.

Know a lad who was in the business of selling agricultural equipment. He had a lot of elderly farmers as contacts in his phone.
Bit of a prankster but he regularly used to send group texts to his contacts when he knew that there was a funeral on just to cause consternation in the church as all the ould lads grappled for their phones 🤣

Ive been using rat/mouse alarms, plug into the wall like a normal plug. They emit a high frequency sound the rodent's dislike and most run away. The rat one emits an audible sound to dissuade them.

Can be gotten in most traditional hardware stores! had mine for years and years and even when they were in the house they didn't come near my unit.

Ta the builders across the road have a stunning gsd but he gets board and yips every 20 mins or so, to a dyspraxic who hates repetitive noises like nails on a blackboard.

Jeez I feel completely different, I actually really enjoy interviews with Terry Prone, I actually find her insights very interesting. For instance, she was on Pat Kenny earlier this week & was asked about preparing clients for interviews & panels like the presidential debate ones.

She was actually very interesting about Garrett Fitzgerald who was very likeable but all over the place apparently, & had such an active & distracted mind, he was like herding bats to keep on message. Then in contrast she worked with Haughey, who could be a tough, taciturn taskmaster but he was also the consummate pro politician & communicator, apparently. Surprisingly, if an interview had gone well for Haughey subsequently, or he had nailed something they had specifically prepared for say, he would then call first thing the following morning to thank her & acknowledge it. I loathed Haughey tbh, but there is something surprisingly endearing about that habit of Haughey's tbf.

My thoughts exactly.

"oh... I haven't seen you working here before"

* You've worked there for over 10 years!

If the the person really thought about it, they'd realize that the last time that they were in, was over a year ago and they aren't actually the regular customer that they think they are.

Bought the loveliest crisps in an airport in Spain before flying back and now I won't be able to have them unless I go to Spain again…

Asshole barbers who take cash only and when you go to pay with a note they say "sorry I've no change" If it's cash only you fucker make sure you have change. Happens every time. 5 barbers in my town and not one takes card.

People who can’t or just refuse to park cars legally and safely . It’s the simplest form of operating a vehicle, done at an incredibly slow speed. It’s boggles the mind how often you encounter cars blocking driveways, up on paths, on double yellows, abandoned in designated ‘set down areas’ like the gym today for over an hour.

I detest professional singers who deliberately miss the beat in a song; at times almost ignoring it altogether. It mostly seems to be a trait of modern country and western singers. As the music plays, I am singing the song along in my head, following the beat. The second line comes up and my mind starts right on the beat. Dum-dum – go! But Mr Professional doesn’t. Okay. Start again. Dum-dum, dum-dum. He misses it again! Then he finally starts the second line, when the whole thing has been ruined.

I hate when people crack their knuckles. It drives me crazy

People selling hotels or flights or breaks online.
Example

Flights are in 2 weeks

"Paid €250 in July, looking for €250, Flights now showing as €500 "You save €250"

No you thick it doesn't work that way, of course the flights are mad money! its two weeks out, and nobody wants to go to X place in 2 weeks unless its a deal. they would just book a month or so out and get them for €20 and plan better.

Concert tickets are the only thing you should try till the end to get full amount on (but expect to make a loss if its not in demand, as the prices dont change)

Flights,hotels, breaks etc…. people holding out for full amount are dopes… rare to find someone on a few weeks notice looking for that exact date for a reason.

Flights should be free IMHO, just let someone pay the name change

I often wonder is it they don’t know how or just couldn't be arsed