Trivial things that annoy you Part 43

Voodoomelon · 26-07-2014 01:11AM

Standalone ATMs inside shops.

At the end of the transaction: "Please remove your card if you have not already done so".

WHOA! Hold on there a second buddy, you just told me, but thirty seconds ago when I started to leave my card in the machine for the whole transaction.

Then you get smart and tack on "if you have not already done so" as i'm finishing up, despite you telling me different to begin with, as if i'm some kind of simpleton.

Shove it up your arse!

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 26-07-2014 01:17AM

When you're so stressed out and think a good cry will clear the air, so you stop trying not to think of stuff that's bothering you, but it's like floodgates open, you're near hysterics, you can't stop thinking bad things, and you're all alone with nothing only scary bad thoughts, exhausted from crying but not feeling any better.

I should have just not bothered trying to clear the air lol. I'm not a crier, usually, and clearly I suck at having emotions. I'm not doing it right!

osarusan · 26-07-2014 01:17AM

Those links to videos or photos on facebook and elsewhere that promise you 'this will make you question everything you ever knew about the world' or that 'these photos will change the way you think about everything'....way to set the bar too f**king high.

LynnGrace · 26-07-2014 02:36AM

Being tired but not being able to sleep, ah well, it's the weekend, I suppose.

LizzieJones · 26-07-2014 02:43AM

Getting bitten by something while I was asleep a couple of nights ago and then dealing with a very swollen and very itchy left hand.

Also, still being hungry after I have eaten.:mad:

whirlpool · 26-07-2014 03:07AM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

When you're so stressed out and think a good cry will clear the air, so you stop trying not to think of stuff that's bothering you, but it's like floodgates open, you're near hysterics, you can't stop thinking bad things, and you're all alone with nothing only scary bad thoughts, exhausted from crying but not feeling any better.

I should have just not bothered trying to clear the air lol. I'm not a crier, usually, and clearly I suck at having emotions. I'm not doing it right!

Whooooaaaa! This thread is for "trivial" things that annoy you! Personal Issues forum is thattaway!

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:P

Arthur Beesley · 26-07-2014 07:22AM

26sdrawkcab wrote: »

People in work using my Kerrygold butter. Then when it runs out they say "oh you can use mine", theirs being flora/dairygold/utterlybutterly poison. No thanks knobhead.

Dairygold is pretty much butter.

Frigga_92 · 26-07-2014 09:34AM

The neighbour's dogs constantly barking. They're at it at night, early in the morning, during the day because they are kept locked in a run all the time, never walked and never taken into the house out of the run for some attention.
What exactly is the point of having pets if that's the life you're giving them?

mickydoomsux · 26-07-2014 09:51AM

Waking up exhausted because it's too hot and sticky to sleep properly.

I had great plans to do a bunch of stuff today because it's my first day off in two weeks but i just don't have the energy at all.

Oops69 · 26-07-2014 09:51AM

26sdrawkcab wrote: »

The neighbour's dogs constantly barking. They're at it at night, early in the morning, during the day because they are kept locked in a run all the time, never walked and never taken into the house out of the run for some attention.
What exactly is the point of having pets if that's the life you're giving them?

report it to the ISPCA, that's not trivial that's animal cruelty, the assholes

Frigga_92 · 26-07-2014 09:58AM

Oops69 wrote: »

report it to the ISPCA, that's not trivial that's animal cruelty, the assholes

Have done so 3 times now and I've even seen them come out to the house but the dogs "have shelter and food and water", which they do, but that's no life for a dog.

mickydoomsux · 26-07-2014 09:59AM

26sdrawkcab wrote: »

The neighbour's dogs constantly barking. They're at it at night, early in the morning, during the day because they are kept locked in a run all the time, never walked and never taken into the house out of the run for some attention.
What exactly is the point of having pets if that's the life you're giving them?

Probably a "recession dog". I have a few of them around me.

Guy loses his job and is bored at home. Guy buys dog so he can walk it during the day to have something to do. Guy gets new job and dog now lives in run/backgarden and is largely ignored.

They'd be better off being dropped into a rescue or where ever so that someone who actually wants them can adopt them.

grundie · 26-07-2014 10:16AM

Some of Tescos self-service checkouts used to have a chute for coins in front of the scanner which was handy for getting rid of lots of change. Now they have fitted a slot on the chute so you have to insert the coins one by one.

grundie · 26-07-2014 10:17AM

LizzieJones wrote: »

Getting bitten by something while I was asleep a couple of nights ago and then dealing with a very swollen and very itchy left hand.

Also, still being hungry after I have eaten.:mad:

Also, getting a cut or bruise and not having a clue how you got it.

26-07-2014 10:17AM

grundie wrote: »

Some of Tescos self-service checkouts used to have a chute for coins in front of the scanner which was handy for getting rid of lots of change. Now they have fitted a slot on the chute so you have to insert the coins one by one.

Oh that's mean...

LizzieJones · 26-07-2014 10:21AM

grundie wrote: »

Also, getting a cut or bruise and not having a clue how you got it.

I wouldn't have minded that so much but I'm a lefty and can't do anything with my left hand until the swelling goes down. It's so itchy I've rubbed it raw.

eisenberg1 · 26-07-2014 10:42AM

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

Dairygold is pretty much butter.

No, its not:D

Sinister Kid · 26-07-2014 11:15AM

I work in retail...
When somebody comes in I say " Hello, Would you like a hand with anything" (FYI - I don't hop on the customers when they walk in!)
Customers response is normally "No" followed by a question!
Why say "No" If you need my help!!! Surly the answer to me asking if you would like a hand is Yes!!!!!!!

LynnGrace · 26-07-2014 11:19AM

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Probably a "recession dog". I have a few of them around me.

Guy loses his job and is bored at home. Guy buys dog so he can walk it during the day to have something to do. Guy gets new job and dog now lives in run/backgarden and is largely ignored.

They'd be better off being dropped into a rescue or where ever so that someone who actually wants them can adopt them.

Similar on our street, just the one case, but it's awful. I imagine it was supposedly 'for the kids', now the poor thing is ignored, barking incessantly, just for a bit of attention.

Boom_Bap · 26-07-2014 11:23AM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Standalone ATMs inside shops.

At the end of the transaction: "Please remove your card if you have not already done so".

WHOA! Hold on there a second buddy, you just told me, but thirty seconds ago when I started to leave my card in the machine for the whole transaction.

Then you get smart and tack on "if you have not already done so" as i'm finishing up, despite you telling me different to begin with, as if i'm some kind of simpleton.

Shove it up your arse!

Brace yourself for an ATM nerd rant.

Those messages were designed by a marketing team that had to involve a little bit of a study on human behaviour and psychology. But then the tech guy that had to write it up in the branding decided to change it to suit what is actually happening on the machine.

Logically, the message does make sense, the transaction is finished when the card is finished being read, so the card can be removed while the money is being stacked in the dispenser. Thats why you get the "if you have not already done so" message because it is technically possible to remove the card earlier than that message.

Trivial thing that annoys me -> knowing so much irrelevant information on ATMs.

whirlpool · 26-07-2014 12:07PM

I'm not happy about the sudden change in weather from blue skies all week to completely cloud-covered today... but I'm happy for those who are glad of the bit of rain.

LynnGrace · 26-07-2014 12:20PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Brace yourself for an ATM nerd rant.

Those messages were designed by a marketing team that had to involve a little bit of a study on human behaviour and psychology. But then the tech guy that had to write it up in the branding decided to change it to suit what is actually happening on the machine.

Logically, the message does make sense, the transaction is finished when the card is finished being read, so the card can be removed while the money is being stacked in the dispenser. Thats why you get the "if you have not already done so" message because it is technically possible to remove the card earlier than that message.

Trivial thing that annoys me -> knowing so much irrelevant information on ATMs.

Never mind that,

I want to hear more about your new neighbour, and the reaction to the return of the litter to the rightful dirtbag, I mean owner.

Pumpkinseeds · 26-07-2014 12:27PM

Drugged up neighbours staying up all night. I went to bed last night and put my ear plugs in, always do at weekends with our twat neighbours I have to. Anyways, they had some guy visiting and were getting a bit loud. I got up at 6am to go to the loo and they were still up. Then they headed out for a few hours and are back again. Could be a fcuking long weekend:mad:

conorh91 · 26-07-2014 12:30PM

When people misuse hyphens.

Use a hyphen where it is necessary to connect two words, because not using a hyphen would result in confusion.

Twenty odd computer nerds in a basement.

vs.

Twenty-odd computer nerds in a basement.

I'm not usually a grammar nazi but it's one of the few pieces of grammar that genuinely lead to confusion if you get it wrong.

LizzieJones · 26-07-2014 12:37PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Drugged up neighbours staying up all night. I went to bed last night and put my ear plugs in, always do at weekends with our twat neighbours I have to. Anyways, they had some guy visiting and were getting a bit loud. I got up at 6am to go to the loo and they were still up. Then they headed out for a few hours and are back again. Could be a fcuking long weekend:mad:

Situations like that are why I love my electric fan AND my MP3 player.

LizzieJones · 26-07-2014 12:38PM

conorh91 wrote: »

When people misuse hyphens.

Use a hyphen where it is necessary to connect two words, because not using a hyphen would result in confusion.

Twenty odd computer nerds in a basement.
vs.
Twenty-odd computer nerds in a basement.

I'm not usually a grammar nazi but it's one of the few pieces of grammar that genuinely lead to confusion if you get it wrong.

I prefer grammar-nazi.

shruikan2553 · 26-07-2014 01:31PM

The people giving out about people not liking warm weather. Some idiotic comments include:

People are always complaining.
Yup, different people mostly. I dont give out about how people are never happy with their steak because I have the common sense to realise that it is different people. It is actually you people that tend to complain about the cold weather.

You dont know real heat, sure X is warmer.
Yes I know it is, I have lived in one of those countries before. You may have noticed if you have been there that there is a lot more air conditioning inside buildings. It's as if they find the heat can be uncomfortable. Plus this can be said for any weather. It is the joys of have a oceanic climate that we dont get extremes. Look what happens when theres a bit of snow here.

Shower of *****

Pumpkinseeds · 26-07-2014 03:49PM

LizzieJones wrote: »

Situations like that are why I love my electric fan AND my MP3 player.

My husband will be leaving for work at 6.30am most days next week and I bought an extremely loud paper shredder the other day. I think I'd be more comfortable shredding it on the other side of their bedroom wall, we'll all be having very early starts next week:D

deise08 · 26-07-2014 03:56PM

Dubbed over ads, or ads where the audio isn't synced up correctly with the video. You know, where the lips are moving but the words are a second behind. Kinda like a bad vintriloquest.

PizzamanIRL · 26-07-2014 04:24PM

Reporters. Watching the news there and a reporter was at a judge's front door to try to talk to him about falling asleep while evidence was being given during a trial. The judge kept saying that he is sorry that he can't comment on it yet. So the reporter asks him this magical question - 'Do you regret falling asleep?'

Seriously? Is that all you could think of? What answer other than 'yes' could he possibly give? 'Oh no I don't regret it at all. In fact I wish I didn't wake up. I was having a great nap'

Trivial things that annoy you Part 43

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