Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

The grand old Duke of Bork...

I still have wasps constantly trying to get in my window though. I saw a bumblebee yesterday too.

The Gaga fanatic on the Chase. He got 6000 on the cash builder, took the low offer and got them all right. Then he only answered two questions at the end.

early start tomorrow to go get covid booster number (?) and flu jab….I’m hoping it’s the practice nurse as opposed to my GP as I don’t see GP that often so a vaccination or visit for other purposes generally comes with a proper health check up and lifestyle enquiry thrown in…. Great he’s that diligent it really is but I’d prefer.. “ hi, sit down please, roll up your sleeve, there you go, drink water, don’t exercise for.. ciao ! “

new GP and she was lovely. waited 40 minutes for another new doc who went MIA, on seeing me still waiting I was invited by this other girl into her surgery on spec, all apologies and vaccines administered painlessly, 10 / 10.

On leaving her room we bumped into the doc who I’d been originally scheduled with who was incredibly impolite to her workmate, should have been thanking her and an apology to me for the long delay wouldn’t have been unreasonable but whatever.

TA is how you can educate and qualify someone in the complex field of medicine but they can’t get the most basics of human decency and respectfulness…horrid person.

New manager has apparently a name in the company for being a bully and misogynist. Wonderful. Rumour has it he punched a colleague in the face in his last office. Kudos to the public sector unions for continuing to protect scumbags like this and keep them in their jobs.

Usually around 20:30 for us.

No idea how people don't go to bed starving having dinner before around 17/18:00!

I don’t think it’s trivial, but many people apparently do: having to ask for the receipt at the checkout counter of a supermarket. It has evolved over the years from stupid customers waving the receipt away with a stupid laugh when it’s handed to them.

At the supermarket I shop at there are three kind of checkout people: those who hand you the receipt with your change, those who ask you if you want the receipt, and those who don’t give you a receipt at all unless you specifically ask for it.

I can’t understand how the store allows this. Customers should be told that they must take the receipt in case they need to return anything or, in case there is a mistake in their change. Then if they wish to throw it into the wastepaper basket on the way out the door, any consequences are on them.

The only time I ever had to use the receipt was when I discovered that, along with my change, I had also been given the note I had tendered for the groceries. Probably, I should have noticed it at the counter, but my mind, as usual, was on other things and I only realised it as I was going out the door.

I don't know anything about Toby, but I remember the Paperclip on Windows: "What are you trying to do?"

If you tell people they have to take the receipt can you imagine how many would end up all over the street. We've enough litter as it is.

Working overtime for the week (one of the select few that always has to carry the slack of delivering extra duties it seems), and not getting any response whatsoever from the interim boss when requesting one day off next week. It's the day after the county final and would much rather have the safety blanket of the day off than ringing in sick that morning.

But he'd sooner have the cheek to try to pawn extra work onto me than actually address my request. I pride myself on my availability and durability but I'll go sick for two days now if I don't get one day off (other colleagues get days off willy-nilly).

Just want proper communication.