Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

Patrick2010 · 06-04-2026 10:54AM

Didn’t realise off licence hours today are Sunday hours so 12.30 instead of 10.30

looksee · 06-04-2026 10:55AM

Happened to me (the water bottle) and destroyed the mattress, fortunately I was intending to get a new one, but still, what a mess. Anyway I made a rice bag as a temporary measure that has now been in use for over a year. No more hotties though, the quality, as someone else said, is rubbish. Mine split the full length of the side seam.

Rice bag, make a simple bag about 15 to 20 cm square from sturdy cotton fabric - not synthetic - fill about one third or so with rice, sew closed. Microwave for about two and a half minutes. It does become less effective after about a year of use, replace rice.

kneemos · 06-04-2026 11:19AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124366932#Comment_124366932

A large stone in the oven for a few minutes.

Fool proof.

New Home · 06-04-2026 11:51AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124366932#Comment_124366932

Thanks Looksee. "Thankfully" only about ⅔ leaked out, not the whole bottle. I have a memory foam dish mat for the draining board that I immediately put to good use (I turned the mattress face down and put the mat under it to absorb as much as it could, the mattress was literally dripping). This am I replaced the mat with two thick towels, when I get home in the pm I'll take out the carper cleaner and use the vacuum to remove as much water as possible, then it's dehumidifier on full blast and one of those large silica gel bags to absorb moisture inside cars. Fingers crossed.

odyssey06 · 06-04-2026 12:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124366927#Comment_124366927

They aren't really. That's just shops being stupid \ lazy \ computer says no.

I just bought some in LIDL well before 12.30

It's legal to buy alcohol on most public holidays from 10.30 but not St Patrick's Day.

The law even allows for earlier sales on a Sunday if it falls on December 23rd or 24th.

https://www.courts.ie/guides/licences-and-opening-hours

These are O'Briens hours this weekend:

Good Friday: 10:30 - 22:00
Easter Saturday: 10:30 - 22:00
Easter Sunday: 12:30 - 21:00
Bank Holiday Monday: 10:30 - 20:00

Badly Drunk Boy · 06-04-2026 03:00PM

Tá rud éigin mícheart liomsa. I accidentally flicked onto TG4 a while ago but I've been transfixed by Steip 2025, people step dancing on a wooden circle to an accordion player.

littlevillage · 06-04-2026 03:18PM

When you send a joke to someone on WhatsApp etc. and they send it back to you again, maybe later that day or the next day 😡

(they either forgot that it was you who sent it to them in the first place or have you set up in a group and just send it to that forgetting you are part of that group)

I have one friend who has a terrible habit of doing it, but I'm loath to check him on it as he's not the best with phone tech and probably doesn't realise he's doing it.

Goodigal · 06-04-2026 03:31PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124367397#Comment_124367397

That could be in the TH thread!

Patrick2010 · 06-04-2026 04:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124367168#Comment_124367168

someone should tell Tesco!

apache · 06-04-2026 05:23PM

I was searching for a thread to do with tipping.

Haven't ordered takeaway in ages so got a Dominoes pizza. Payed for it including 4.99 for delivery. Then I get 7 or 8 messages giving me the option of tipping the driver. Do many people tip? I think it's a bit much.

Also wouldn't accept my Revolut card.

Their Cadbury creme egg cookies are something else though.

kneemos · 06-04-2026 06:31PM

Revolut scammers keep ringing.

kneemos · 06-04-2026 06:34PM

Shrek in Irish on TnaG. Not even subtitles.

Strumms · 06-04-2026 06:37PM

neighbour’s visitor has arrived, the goon who each time alerts said neighbour to their arrival outside, not by a txt, a phonecall or god forbid getting out and knocking, but instead by sitting in the vehicle and repeatedly blowing the horn until the residents come out to them and they go off💀. 4 times just now about 20 seconds between each blast lasting about 8 seconds…A completely quiet, sedate, peaceful and relaxing bank holiday here and suddenly this shît again which hasn’t happened in ages, fûckwit…

Hold My Hand · 06-04-2026 07:34PM

There are some well established Irish dancing schools in our area so there are lots of updates of successful young children in the local community Facebook feed. Their dedication and talent is admirable.
My TA is … I’d really wish those Irish dancing competitions ditched the wigs, tans & expensive dresses.

New Home · 06-04-2026 08:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124363746#Comment_124363746

Wait until the Scots decide to treat that like they do Mars bars…

littlevillage · 06-04-2026 08:22PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124367863#Comment_124367863

Had an uncle who used visit me occasionally. Instead of parking in the driveway and coming in to the door like a normal person.... he would park on the road outside my house and beep the horn until I came out to him. I found it fierce annoying but he was an old timer soo didn't bother checking him on it.

spookwoman · 06-04-2026 09:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124367839#Comment_124367839

2 scam calls today, one I know was about my eircom broadband is slow. I wasn't the one who answered, pity, I did have some fun with the last one. Started to swear at me tell me he was going to loose his job 🤣

miamee · 06-04-2026 09:31PM

TA when you get an 'off' sense of someone for no obvious reason but everyone else thinks they're great so you can't say anything or you look like the thick

Strumms · 06-04-2026 10:55PM

Why my local mini supermarket and indeed lots of other businesses just don’t bother updating their public holiday opening hours. Instead on google listing…’Easter Monday might affect these hours’.

If my local Tesco supermarket can do it.. as in literally have listed public holiday times on google, why can’t the nearer express convenience store ? They have managers, computers and shît too, right ?!

Deregos. · 06-04-2026 11:26PM

Subtitles, when bits of the white text disappear into the pale background.

jacool · 06-04-2026 11:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124366468#Comment_124366468

After finding a puddle in the bed, better a "Why meeeeeeee" than

"my wee" !

Strumms · 07-04-2026 02:40AM

when you see clothing online that you like and actually need but you have never bought anything from this label/brand before and you are one of those people that with some labels, L fits you perfectly (like the T-Shirt I’ve on now), and others you are definitely an XL.. so I’m ordering (maybe) with absolutely zero certainty..

Edit : And then they hit you with postage costs, unregistered postage costs of €11.50 too..

Sub-Total: €61.80Estimated Postage : €11.50(RM - International Standard (Untracked) to Ireland.
More options on the checkout page.)Total: €73.30

2 T-shirts…. Think I’ll skip that

cj maxx · 07-04-2026 07:31AM

That the oil company doesn't open till 9 o'clock . So back to bed for me , with coat . Also and this is very trivial , I don't know what half these bloody emojis mean .

Edit . I'll have to stay up anyway as I have to ring doctors. So basically my whole TA is I have to stay awake until 9am .

Dial Hard · 07-04-2026 08:22AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124367584#Comment_124367584

Email them. I would.

cj maxx · 07-04-2026 09:12AM

All the companies I need are on Easter holidays .

mikemac2 · 07-04-2026 09:32AM

For months and months I was early for my office drone job. Sometimes even there at 07:30 as we are swamped and management refuse to hire. I’m definitely almost always at my desk at 08:00

Today I dropped my car at the garage for its annual service and got the bus across the city to work. Walking in at 09:03 I get told that I’m late !! 😡

Dial Hard · 07-04-2026 02:03PM

People (read: Bus Dopes™️) are so fcuking weird about the two seats directly behind the stairs. The amount of people who won't sit in them, but will happily stand in front of them. Like, I get that they're priority seats, but if you're going to have to move to let someone sit in them anyway then just sit in the jaysis things until such time as someone does actually need one 🙄

The Continental Op · 07-04-2026 02:21PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124368803#Comment_124368803

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QthyImDaedM

castletownman · 07-04-2026 02:26PM

After persistent 'stomach issues' for six straight days, and being at my wits end about not being able to eat properly throughout that time, I finally succummed by going down to A&E last night.

EIGHT HOURS I was there, going toilet two more times and fighting the urge the whole time until I was hooked onto a drip that worked wonders. My heart bleeds for anyone with chronic pain having to wait as long.

Three days off work now with gastroentritis but I cannot wait to gorge myself in junk food as soon as I can.

The Continental Op · 07-04-2026 03:11PM

My toes now look like I've just had an industrial accident. New Home will know why ;-)

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