Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

odyssey06 · 28-02-2026 11:05PM

My watch stopped last night. I reset the time this morning and it has kept time all day ok. Now I dont know whether I need to change battery or what happened.

Strumms · 01-03-2026 05:53AM

can’t find my incredible ultra warm winter trapper hat, haven’t worn or seen it in ages as unless it’s near 0° it’s too warm but I see we got cool evenings coming up next week, i do lots of late night walking, be perfect if I find this hat, one more place to look🫰

kneemos · 01-03-2026 08:03AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124274179#Comment_124274179

Do an image search. There's loads.

looksee · 01-03-2026 10:03AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124274208#Comment_124274208

I think - I'm not sure - Strumms meant another place in the house, for the original one?

kneemos · 01-03-2026 10:34AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124274327#Comment_124274327

Maybe he could think of the last place he'd look and look there first.

New Home · 01-03-2026 10:47AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124274373#Comment_124274373

Did he look on his head? It's probably there - when I look for my glasses, more often than not, I find that I'm wearing them.

odyssey06 · 01-03-2026 10:50AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124274327#Comment_124274327

That prompts a TA, I need a search bot for items that I just know are "somewhere" in my house.

The Continental Op · 01-03-2026 10:53AM

A TA that had me going there for the last few days. Lost car keys. At least I had worked out the they had to be at home somewhere. I did have a spare so decided not to take the house apart looking. Good job as I would have never found them.

I brought a small heavy drill battery in from being on charge this morning and placed it on my bench on a box of latex gloves. The box had been opened but I'd not removed the oval shaped piece of card that makes the hole where you get them out. The battery pushed the flap down and I saw the glint of my keys. I must have put the keys on the box and their weight opened the flap and they slid in. I'd even picked up and moved the box of latex gloves since loosing the keys.

New Scottman · 01-03-2026 11:08AM

having to ask for cutlery in a restaurant after the meal is served

The Continental Op · 01-03-2026 12:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124274442#Comment_124274442

Think you were eating in a cafe ;-)

Patrick2010 · 01-03-2026 01:34PM

Shopping in Tesco this morning and fancied a coffee but it came up after half a cup please refill milk. Asked a passing Tesco employee if she knew how to refill “oh sorry that’s not my job “ not bothering about finding out who would.

Decided to go to circle k and use the app to get a coffee and pastry for four euros only to be told the offer expired in February even though it’s still on the app and in store

looksee · 01-03-2026 02:58PM

I have got to the stage that, before I go into the garage I PUT THE KEYS IN MY POCKET. Otherwise I put them down on a surface, and since there really are no surfaces, just stuff, I can never find them again.

The Continental Op · 01-03-2026 03:06PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124275003#Comment_124275003

One of the classic garage door keys TA's is when you have roller doors and leave the key in the lock. Up goes the roller door, snap goes the key.

looksee · 01-03-2026 03:11PM

We got through 3 before we all remembered to always remove the key before rolling up the door. Haven't done it in ages now.

The Continental Op · 01-03-2026 04:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124275066#Comment_124275066

I took the key for a roller door to a key cutting place and the first thing the guy said to me was did I need more keys cut because I'd snapped the others off in a roller door.

gormdubhgorm · 02-03-2026 01:49AM

It happens in discussions of the “female empowerment” narrative. Resulting in Inverse sexism. And not even corrected or challenged by the female interviewer.

For example - Susan Boyle chatting with Miriam O’Callaghan.

Boyle : “Women organise the house look after children, many work as well, what man would be able to do that?”

O’Callaghan did not even challenge the narrative.

Assumption Boyle had was no man does that, can do that ever etc. What about single fathers for a start!?

Bogey Lowenstein · 02-03-2026 08:04AM

Feminists always saying that if women were in charge they would sort the world out, no more hunger, unemployment, no more wars etc.

Look at Thatcher, HRC, Von Der Leyen, Merkel...

In the spirit of equality I say female leaders can make just as much of a pig's ear of things as the men do.

cj maxx · 02-03-2026 10:40AM

All l doctors here are young and tight with good proper pain killers . Not atall like your man in Leitrim who basically gave me a heroin high for the day with an injection

gormdubhgorm · 02-03-2026 05:29PM

Was nearly home from long journey down country in car 3km left. Suddenly I needed to go to the toilet. I said I will put on the radio to distract me.

R.E.M. on “Hold on, hold on, hold on, everybody hurts!”

Me : ah feck off!!!

brokenbad · 02-03-2026 05:54PM

People who arrive late into the cinema 15 mins after the film has started - so fcuking annoying.

NIMAN · 02-03-2026 06:06PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124277431#Comment_124277431

Dont forget the North too.

Have had female first ministers up there for quite a while now and still nothing works.

apache · 02-03-2026 06:12PM

A guy who lives near me out walking his dog. The dog goes into a melt down if it sees another dog. Barking mad and lunging he has to restrain it.

All while doing this has a huge pair of head phones on. All his attention should be on that dog especially if it behaves like that. Leave the headphones at home.

New Home · 02-03-2026 06:39PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124279016#Comment_124279016

Mo Mowlam was great, though, as far as I can remember.

Dial Hard · 02-03-2026 07:05PM

We've just been told we're being brought back into the office 4 days a week 😫

kneemos · 02-03-2026 07:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124279180#Comment_124279180

The working from home craze seems to be failing.

Dial Hard · 02-03-2026 07:14PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124279188#Comment_124279188

I dunno, I'm literally the only person I know (who has the hybrid option in the first place, obvs) who's going to be in this much. The vast majority I know are 3 days, a few are 2 and I've one lucky cow of a sister who's only in 1 day a week, and rarely even bothers doing that.

jojofizzio · 02-03-2026 07:54PM

22,000 Irish in the Middle East they say….TA’d that about 21,900 of them have felt the need to update us on tv/radio/social media that they’re ok….

SuperBowserWorld · 02-03-2026 08:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124279304#Comment_124279304

How many in Middle Earth ?

jojofizzio · 02-03-2026 08:17PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124279336#Comment_124279336

I don’t know…but they don’t annoy me by reporting they’re safe and sound and have dodged intercepted Iranian missile debris …long may they keep it that way!😉

New Home · 02-03-2026 08:26PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124279180#Comment_124279180

That to me would be tantamount to a life sentence. WFH has been the best thing ever, for me, and yes, productivity has gone up big time.

Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

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