Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

Patrick2010 · 26-05-2026 09:04AM

Or stick a knife under the lid and prise it open a bit to let some air out

looksee · 26-05-2026 09:22AM

Or just turn the jar over, give one edge of the lid a tap on the counter top, and it will break the seal. Milk and juice bottles, put a teatowel over, take the whole cap in the palm and fingers of your hand (rather than just a thumb and forefinger hold) and a twist will generally open it.

Edit, you don't have to put a knife into the lid to break the seal - good way of slicing your hand - give the corner of the lid a tap with the back of a table knife, creating a very slight dent, that will break the seal too.

The Continental Op · 26-05-2026 09:27AM

Or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VIWdRg__PM

New Home · 26-05-2026 09:42AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124499941#Comment_124499941

Doesn't work with water bottles and it also depends on the shape of the spoon.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124499932#Comment_124499932

One in each room. 🙂

cj maxx · 26-05-2026 10:14AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124500060#Comment_124500060

Guess what everyone is getting for Xmas , birthday etc.

cj maxx · 26-05-2026 10:17AM

I made a post , which thankfully has disappeared , about The paedo Peter Robinson . Or course I meant Jeffery Donaldson not Peter.

The Continental Op · 26-05-2026 11:53AM

I've been cursing the weather for being bad and not being able to get out onto the garden to get work done. Now I'm cursing the weather because its too good and not being able to get out onto the garden to get work done - its just too hot.

Pauliedragon · 26-05-2026 12:46PM

The fuckin bus. It's like an oven. If I had a chicken on me it would be cooked before I get home. It's the driver I feel sorry for ill be off in about 15 mins.

Dial Hard · 26-05-2026 01:09PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124499132#Comment_124499132

This is actually a really good point. Like, it's a complete Boards no-no to correct someone's spelling or grammar, but there's absolutely no issue if someone points out someone's calculations are wrong when they're talking about pensions, or returns on investment or whatever. Why is one considered bad manners but not the other??? It's bizarre.

bodhrandude · 26-05-2026 01:09PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124500603#Comment_124500603

I agree, was on two different buses yesterday the second one the driver stalled for about 20 minutes at Eyre Square and it really was suffocating and hot.

Bredabe · 26-05-2026 01:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124500439#Comment_124500439

Ive been allowed WFH while the entire building is being painted, great! but between the second hand party substances and what ever fresh hell they are creating with lawn mowing and tree clipping(in the house and garden), my eyes look like a cartoon characters blood shot and so irritated they feel like they on stalks.

The second I attempt to work outside someone starts up nosier garden device, before anyone says antihistamines, I've diligently tried all on the market and I'm allergic to them too. My work room is stuffy and I cant open the windows, and its too hot to leave the house.

Today is one of those days that convinces me that I was never supposed to be on this planet!

The Continental Op · 26-05-2026 01:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124500683#Comment_124500683

Got to ask ;-) Have you tried loratadine? I swap between it and cetirizine every so often.

Strumms · 26-05-2026 02:59PM

Taxi booked for 1.45pm

Taxi arrives at 2.10pm

Made my train with minutes to spare...Train is packed so I've been split from my friend as no two seats together. Train is also according to an announcement sooo packed as it's been downgraded in size... because of some issue i didn't catch..

The fùck is it with this country and public transport...… ??? 👁

brokenbad · 26-05-2026 03:57PM

Any kind of physical exertion in this heat today has me sweating like Prince Andrew in a nightclub….😥

Princess Calla · 26-05-2026 04:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124500655#Comment_124500655

Cos maths is calculator driven. An error is easily explainable....plugged wrong value into a formula, used the wrong formula....it's externally driven.

Grammar is more internally driven....from the brain to the keyboard....while there are rules they are not as easy to understand as maths rules.

I know myself my grammar is atrocious and I guarantee you read me posts exasperated wondering "does this girl know syntax exists" .......I do but I've never been able to get my brain around it. My writing is often a brain fart and that's a polite way of putting it 😂

If someone started "red penning" every post I made I wouldn't be arsed posting. I'm sure other posters are the same. It's a discussion forum , you just want your posts read in the spirit they are made.

If it was a "creative writing" forum, maybe then a red pen would be welcomed.

The Continental Op · 26-05-2026 04:32PM

TA - Filthy foreign students! Pulled into Lidl car park and there was a crowd of foreign kids sat on the pavement eating. When I came back 15 minutes later there were 5 drinks cans (all flattened) an open pizza box with bits of uneaten pizza in it and sundry wrappers left in the middle of the pavement.

CrowdedHouse · 26-05-2026 04:49PM

Did you ever look at an unworn item of clothing and say 'what the feck did I buy that for?' 😀

Badly Drunk Boy · 26-05-2026 04:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124501334#Comment_124501334

No, Maths isn't just calculator-driven. If you don't know what values to plug in and where…it's the same thing.

You sound mathematically good…so am I.

Many years ago, I gave Maths grinds to the brother of a friend. I'd say "This is simultaneous equations!" or whatever, and he'd grasp the concept. For a bit.

But if I didn't tell him, he was lost. 🤨He wanted to be a Garda, like his Da.

(And sorry, I'm not really going against your TA). 🙁

Dial Hard · 26-05-2026 05:38PM

And I'm absolutely useless at anything other than the most basic maths, always have been. It was the only ordinary level subject I did in my Leaving and it was the lowest grade I got. Some people definitely have maths brains while other people have language (for want of a better word) ones. New Home's post just made me curious why it's seen as socially acceptable to correct some mistakes but not others.

black & white · 26-05-2026 06:03PM

TD’s leaving condolences on rip, particularly when they have never even heard of the deceased ( have personal experience) A certain TD often puts they can’t attend due to Dail Business. Really gives me ire.