Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

SuperBowserWorld · 25-05-2026 10:35AM

Reminds me I've a Bord Gais voucher that's over 2 years old that I need to use. It's probably already deprecated by 20% given the hike in concert prices.

odyssey06 · 25-05-2026 10:40AM

It's so hot you could fry a bork on a car bonnet.

The Continental Op · 25-05-2026 11:02AM

An Post! For months they have been bombarding me with msgs like, we have your parcel, we will attempt to deliver your parcel, we have delivered your parcel.

So today when I'm waiting for something important I don't hear a pep out of them although when I check myself I know the item is out for delivery.

The Continental Op · 25-05-2026 11:05AM

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But imagine the outcry if they all spoke perfect RP English. There could even be lynching's ;-)

looksee · 25-05-2026 11:21AM

Online retailers who don't say where they are posting from. And that's most of them. They advertise in euros and you find out ages later, when you have ordered and are trying to pay that they are posting from the UK, or US. Why is it so difficult to say 'posted within EU'? I have just spent more time on two sites trying to establish where they are situated than I did looking at goods. In fact, all sites should say where they originate, whether you are buying or not.

The Continental Op · 25-05-2026 11:28AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124497775#Comment_124497775

TA you should have said "bork sausage" :-)

Comhrá · 25-05-2026 11:32AM

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Not to mention "defibullator" for defibrillator. Heard an RTE presenter say that recently. Drives me mad. It's not that hard a word to get right.

A Pop Fans Dream · 25-05-2026 12:13PM

My local Dunnes stocks two types of Crosta Mollica frozen pizzas. They never change and I've always wanted to try the other three varieties.

I was in a Tesco in Wexford over the weekend and saw a display with all five types. Couldn't buy them because they'd be defrosted by the time I got home. So checked out my local Tesco earlier today - they had none of them.

Strumms · 25-05-2026 01:02PM

legacy music acts, over the hill, past their best or however you want to term it, yet between them and promotor charging exorbitant prices for tickets….

Paul Weller, I’m looking at you. 😵👈🏼…..Tickets €77.45 for Fairview park… Id be paying bout €50 return in taxis, add food / drinks, close to another €50…so about €180 to visit a park… no established / known support to speak of.

CrowdedHouse · 25-05-2026 01:12PM

Having to buy a full set of allen/hex keys to get a small imperial one. Feck Americans and their 0.05 inch bolts 😁

Dial Hard · 25-05-2026 01:53PM

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I was going to post this very thing. There's no excuse for bad grammar/punctuation/outright mispronunciations in print or broadcast media, but I've no issue with someone simply speaking in a regional accent. Our airwaves/TV channels would be very boring otherwise.

wildwillow · 25-05-2026 02:50PM

I've been given flack by a friend for correcting my grandchildren's grammar.

I don't do it all the time and never when it might upset them. But I hate the "I done" and "Me and Amy went swimming", and "I would have went" type of errors. They are still at primary level and now just give me the evil eye and correct themselves.

Their Dad used to do it deliberately in his teens to get a reaction from me. Now he is the one doing the corrections himself.

You would be horrified at the number of teachers at both Primary and Secondary level who have very poor grammar.

Alfaguy · 25-05-2026 02:56PM

People who put back their shopping trolleys or baskets leaving rubbish or store magazines in them. 😣

Brendan Bendar · 25-05-2026 04:41PM

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Nobody ,I feel, expects perfect English, however being bombarded by ‘done’ and ‘seen’ and ‘them’ and ‘went’ at

a terrifying rate is a step too far,in my opinion.

sligeach · 25-05-2026 04:50PM

How is that I put my headphones loosely in my jacket pocket, but when I take them out again, they've knotted themselves so badly, that it takes at least a minute to untangle it all?

Brendan Bendar · 25-05-2026 05:06PM

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Don’t blame the artist, dude.The promoters know that poor Pat is a sucker for any auld chancer rocking up

long past their sell by date. Didn’t poor Tony Bennett show up here and the poor lad could hardly stand.

Poor Pat is a sucker for ‘farewell tours’ . When Pat gets a bit of sense and doesn’t spend his hard earned eurons

bathchair and gurney using performers, these gimps will retire gracefully….hopefully!!

Patrick2010 · 25-05-2026 05:09PM

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same with me, I’m convinced they do it deliberately

Floppybits · 25-05-2026 05:49PM

My TA for today is the size of indicator lights on cars, we have gone from a decent sized light in the one place on all cars to these little slim sliver of light on most of the new cars. I won't get started on the lack of use or incorrect use of indicators but surely they should be a standard size and placement on all cars.

The Continental Op · 25-05-2026 05:55PM

I have just been struggling for half an hour with a spring that goes on the front brake calliper of my old Ford Focus. This probably the 6th or 7th time I've had to do this while changing brake pads on various Ford Foci. Came inside for a G&T and looked up on Youtube to see if there was an easier way. Fcuk Fcuk Fcuk and a few more expletives.

In the past and this time I'd assembled the brake caliper and then put the spring on. What you are supposed to do is put the spring on the outer movable part of the caliper and then flick the spring around the static part as you assemble it :-(

I need this G&T!

Dial Hard · 25-05-2026 06:01PM

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Tell your friend to piss off! Children need to learn and that doesn't just happen in school. Would they have an issue if you also reminded your grandkids to stand up straight/eat with their mouths closed/wash their hands after using the bathroom, etc??? Nonsense.

New Home · 25-05-2026 07:26PM

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Exactly! Or if they did the same with their basic maths?

Strumms · 25-05-2026 07:55PM

called Irish rail seat reservations for the second time at 6.25pm. According to my phone I’m 27 minutes on hold. Hung up, tried again at 7.05pm…. Straight through to an automated message advising that the telephone lines close at 7pm.

Irish rail, the operator for the entirety of the states national railway with according to them over 55 million passengers a year and they have crucial customer contact departments shutting down and completely unavailable from as early as 7pm on weekdays. The actual fück is that about ? Do they realise that some people have to travel and make arrangements at short notice ? That’s just, you know, life !

CrowdedHouse · 25-05-2026 08:20PM

(Luckily perhaps) I was out pottering around the lawn when I noticed a car pull up outside my gate, no one I knew thought she was just checking a phone message or something. Next thing she gets out and is heading off I let a shout 'do you mind not blocking my driveway' and seemed to be a bit put out that she had to move. There was almost enough room on the road to park a bus. Very annoying.

kneemos · 25-05-2026 09:32PM

It's 26° in the bedroom.

The Continental Op · 25-05-2026 11:38PM

FFS, efing web forms!

Have a small insurance issue and filled in the webform on the companies site.

ENTER A VALID PHONE NUMBER.

It is a valid phone number you morons but its not a mobile number because you can't call me on a mobile number as there is no coverage here! If I put in a "valid" mobile phone number you won't be able to contact me.

Edit> Just calmed down and put a stupid phone number in the required box 0831111111 and then made a note of my home landline and a request to use it in the text box.

The Continental Op · 25-05-2026 11:44PM

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"If you don't like the heat get out of the bedroom" doesn't have the right ring about it.

Princess Calla · 26-05-2026 12:01AM

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My gutter mind went to the lyrics of Steam" 😂 😂

mikemac2 · 26-05-2026 07:54AM

I have assembled plenty of household items like TV stands, tables and chairs and many companies make it very easy with superb instructors and every screw and piece is separated into different plastic packs and label it all.

I get that the whole world loves Ikea and I enjoy visiting too but their instructions suck and all the different screws are in the same pack. It took far too long yesterday for me to assemble a bed.

Other companies do this better , that’s my TH

cj maxx · 26-05-2026 08:54AM

I bought a gimmick for opening jars etc as my hand can be quite weak sometimes . My memory is crap and now I have 4 of them.

Brendan Bendar · 26-05-2026 08:57AM

Get a desert spoon, give the lid of the jar a few taps at the side and it should make it easier to open.

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