Trivial things that annoy you Part 43

MsBubbles · 21-10-2014 10:47AM

PaddyCow our cat Tiger is lazy don't think he's much of a hunter but the presence of a cat might be enough to chase away mice.

redfacedbear · 21-10-2014 10:48AM

The first time our cat caught a mouse he brought it into the house still alive - and then lost it - the fcuker actually caused a rodent problem in our house rather than prevent one!

Rosie Rant · 21-10-2014 10:48AM

I hate when someone pours a bowl of cereal and doesn't fold the bag down inside it afterwards. The cereal can go stale and flies can get in!

gramar · 21-10-2014 10:48AM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Genuinely curious -- how would you get rid of them humanely? I'm no fan of them but wouldn't wish them dead. Basically as long as they're not terrifying me, I don't care if they're still alive. I have those sensor things that's supposed to repel them (they don't work) and I've sprayed peppermint oil around the house (hasn't worked).

Dig a hole in the living room floor, cover with twigs and then disguise by sprinkling leaves over it. Hide and wait.

MsBubbles · 21-10-2014 10:51AM

I hate when you go into a Cafe where pastries and cakes are displayed without a cover. My husband got very sick( admitted to hospital) as a boy cos he ate a bun that a fly had landed on.

smash · 21-10-2014 10:51AM

redfacedbear wrote: »

The first time our cat caught a mouse he brought it into the house still alive - and then lost it - the fcuker actually caused a rodent problem in our house rather than prevent one!

That cat was broken. Did you try turning it off and back on again?

eisenberg1 · 21-10-2014 10:53AM

billymitchell wrote: »

Pretty much everything my housemate says. Today's latest piece of trivia she shared with me is that she is friends with the president of Samsung!

It all started when the Samsung tv in the gaff seemed to be on the blink, and I was wondering about getting it fixed. Then she comes out with the doozy that she is mates with the President of Samsung.

I asked "Oh yeah, how do you know him?" She told me "She used to work for samsung in Cabinteely, and he flew in from Japan one day, and nobody in the place would talk to him, except her. So now we are good friends"

Well, you could ask her if he was on holiday in Japan. Because as far as I know, Samsung HQ is in South Korea....:D

Barely There · 21-10-2014 10:59AM

Paddy Cow wrote: »

Cats are not always the answer!

They are if the question is 'What common household pet has the cold, dead eyes of a serial killer?'.

gramar · 21-10-2014 11:03AM

MsBubbles wrote: »

I hate when you go into a Cafe where pastries and cakes are displayed without a cover. My husband got very sick( admitted to hospital) as a boy cos he ate a bun that a fly had landed on.

Fcuking hell, was it a tsetse fly?

MsBubbles · 21-10-2014 11:06AM

gramar No just a normal fly. he was only about 6 or 7 he got very gastroenteritis (sp)
He was in hospital for almost a week.

LynnGrace · 21-10-2014 11:23AM

MsBubbles wrote: »

I hate when you go into a Cafe where pastries and cakes are displayed without a cover. My husband got very sick( admitted to hospital) as a boy cos he ate a bun that a fly had landed on.

It really puts me off anywhere that leaves stuff out like that. People pawing it, and coughing and sneezing at it. I dislike seeing unwrapped bread in shops also, and I don't ever buy it no matter how nice it might look.

OldNotWIse · 21-10-2014 11:35AM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Genuinely curious -- how would you get rid of them humanely? I'm no fan of them but wouldn't wish them dead. Basically as long as they're not terrifying me, I don't care if they're still alive. I have those sensor things that's supposed to repel them (they don't work) and I've sprayed peppermint oil around the house (hasn't worked).

tbh I've never had to get rid of any... I wouldnt be sure what to do if there was one? Maybe open the door and shoo it out with a brush lol, or throw cubes of cheese out the front door and close the door quickly behind it when it runs out...lol

We have a lot of cats....I think that might have something to do with it...I guess we are a "black spot" that the rodents avoid. Parent rodents tell their baby rodents about us at night to scare them - "and there are cats.....everywhere!" :P

gramar · 21-10-2014 11:40AM

OldNotWIse wrote: »

tbh I've never had to get rid of any... I wouldnt be sure what to do if there was one? Maybe open the door and shoo it out with a brush lol, or throw cubes of cheese out the front door and close the door quickly behind it when it runs out...lol

We have a lot of cats....I think that might have something to do with it...I guess we are a "black spot" that the rodents avoid. Parent rodents tell their baby rodents about us at night to scare them - "and there are cats.....everywhere!" :P

Loads of cats where I live but they're all outdoor dwellers so the mice come in to get away from them!

For humane disposal you need to trap them, somewhere they can get into but can't get out of. Once inside then you can pop them over the neighbours wall:pac:

Generic Dreadhead · 21-10-2014 11:43AM

People who try to start the next "Dental Plan" thread in AH, just lame attempts, so lame

whiskeyman · 21-10-2014 11:51AM

When you've had the goo for a choccie bar all morning and finally decide to walk around to the canteen to purchase and gorge.... but find out the machine is currently being stocked up and you have to wait!!!
Gah!!!

gramar · 21-10-2014 11:54AM

Cormac... wrote: »

People who try to start the next "Dental Plan" thread in AH, just lame attempts, so lame

I'd never gone into that thread until just now. It's just a load of Simpsons dialogue and quotes? Dafuq?

danrua01 · 21-10-2014 11:59AM

Lisa needs braces.

longshanks · 21-10-2014 12:02PM

danrua01 wrote: »

Lisa needs braces.

Dental plan!

OldNotWIse · 21-10-2014 02:11PM

Interruptions. People coming over to talk to me when I am on the phone or the phone ringing when I am talking to someone or someone butting in to a conversation (there is a place resreved in hell for the fúckers who shout stuff over at someone you are clearly already engaged in conversation with - they should be flayed and dipped in vinegar), as well as emails flashing on the screen when you're trying to concentrate and indirect interruptions such as noise and smell pollution. Fúck off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pumpkinseeds · 21-10-2014 02:12PM

gramar wrote: »

Someone goes to the dentist and they're told that it won't cost an arm and a leg.....an they're still complaining:pac:

grundie · 21-10-2014 02:21PM

We recently got a Border Collie pup. I have owned Collies in the past and know how to train them. It's a much more involved process than other breeds and takes time.

So when I'm out and trying to do some training, the last thing I want is some gombeen in a tracksuit making a "click click click" sound and say "hey pups", because that distracts the dog and ruins any benefit of the training session.

To be honest, it's not just for training dogs. I don't think anyone has the right to try and distract anyone else s dog like that.

grundie · 21-10-2014 02:26PM

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Interruptions. People coming over to talk to me when I am on the phone or the phone ringing when I am talking to someone or someone butting in to a conversation (there is a place resreved in hell for the fúckers who shout stuff over at someone you are clearly already engaged in conversation with - they should be flayed and dipped in vinegar), as well as emails flashing on the screen when you're trying to concentrate and indirect interruptions such as noise and smell pollution. Fúck off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My company has a geographically dispersed workforce and we use Skype to communicate. I hate it.

If I sign out to help me concentrate someone will almost certainly call the boss to get me to sign back in again as they want to speak to me.

jimgoose · 21-10-2014 02:28PM

grundie wrote: »

My company has a geographically dispersed workforce and we use Skype to communicate. I hate it.

If I sign out to help me concentrate someone will almost certainly call the boss to get me to sign back in again as they want to speak to me.

Mmm. That would drive me properly spazbot. We use a rather civilised chat-window instant messaging thing here, and it has a "Do Not Disturb!!" mode. It's considered quite socially acceptable to use that mode too, because as professional nerds we all recognise Hack Mode.

grundie · 21-10-2014 02:31PM

jimgoose wrote: »

Mmm. That would drive me properly spazbot. We use a rather civilised chat-window instant messaging thing here, and it has a "Do Not Disturb!!" mode. It's considered quite socially acceptable to use that mode too, because as professional nerds we all recognise Hack Mode.

I tried that on Skype. It was completely ignored. Most of the people who aren't in the office are contractors. So to them time = money and that means they aren't going to wait for me to be free to chat.

jimgoose · 21-10-2014 02:33PM

grundie wrote: »

I tried that on Skype. It was completely ignored. Most of the people who aren't in the office are contractors. So to them time = money and that means they aren't going to wait for me to be free to chat.

How odd. To us, "Contractor" == "Combination of slave and Piñata". :pac::pac::pac:

Boom_Bap · 21-10-2014 02:35PM

We used to rely heavily on Skype in my place until it became abused by customers and colleagues. Basically it meant that whoever got a responce on Skype, got priority over anything else that was top of the priority list. I made it my business to stop it being abused. From having 5 or 6 calls a day, to 7 or 8 simultaneous chats and at least 2 group chats ongoing, i now get hardly any calls, and 1 or 2 brief chats a day.

jimgoose · 21-10-2014 02:36PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

We used to rely heavily on Skype in my place until it became abused by customers and colleagues. Basically it meant that whoever got a responce on Skype, got priority over anything else that was top of the priority list. I made it my business to stop it being abused. From having 5 or 6 calls a day, to 7 or 8 simultaneous chats and at least 2 group chats ongoing, i now get hardly any calls, and 1 or 2 brief chats a day.

These days there at least two batallions of Hoplites with locked shields between me and various customers in various states of peevishness. It is not entirely clear for who's protection that is, but it suits me. :pac:

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 21-10-2014 03:31PM

Joe Duffy!!!! Lord give me strength! Why do I bother listening to the Muppet at all?

gugleguy · 21-10-2014 03:35PM

Kamila Quiet Theatre wrote: »

Joe Duffy!!

Guardian Angel of all Bleeding Hearts out there.:):o

OldNotWIse · 21-10-2014 03:36PM

gugleguy wrote: »

Guardian Angel of all Bleeding Hearts out there.:):o

I prefer "megaphone for the great unwashed" :P

Trivial things that annoy you Part 43

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