Trivial things that annoy you Part 43

jimgoose · 24-10-2014 12:02PM

danrua01 wrote: »

That's just his accent. It would be great if all the soaps and reality shows were replaced with good scientific programs.

I propose an hour of Wheeler Dealers after every three hours of good scientific programs. That Edd China is a veritable wizard with a torque-wrench. :cool:

Nerdlingr · 24-10-2014 12:04PM

All the sh*t thats left in the bottom of cup-a-soups.

smash · 24-10-2014 12:09PM

jimgoose wrote: »

I propose an hour of Wheeler Dealers after every three hours of good scientific programs.

Ed: So what do you think Mike? I just put new allows on it there.
Mike: Well I'm going to ask £7,000 for it even though the new alloys look rough because you reused the same 15yr old wheel nuts.

Some time later... around 2 months because the car hasn't sold.

Mike: Well I'm asking £5,000
Fake Buyer: That's a bit high mike, I'll give you £3,000
Mike: I can't sell it that low!
Fake Buyer: Lets meet in the middle, say £4,000
Mike: Cash?
Fake Buyer: Cash!
Mike: Put out your hand, you got a deal!

Mike to camera: Well our little shítbox just made us a profit of £300

Later behind the scenes...
Ed: Jesus Mike we're lucky that wasn't a real buyer, I put 80+ hours into that car.
Mike: Doesn't matter Ed!. We don't really need to make money, we're being funded to do this!

jimgoose · 24-10-2014 12:10PM

smash wrote: »

Ed: So what do you think Mike? I just put new allows on it there.
Mike: Well I'm going to ask £7,000 for it even though the new alloys look rough because you reused the same 15yr old wheel nuts.

Some time later... around 2 months because the car hasn't sold.

Mike: Well I'm asking £5,000
Fake Buyer: That's a bit high mike, I'll give you £3,000
Mike: I can't sell it that low!
Fake Buyer: Lets meet in the middle, say £4,000
Mike: Cash?
Fake Buyer: Cash!
Mike: Put out your hand, you got a deal!

Mike to camera: Well our little shítbox just made us a profit of £300

Later behind the scenes...
Ed: Jesus Mike we're lucky that wasn't a real buyer, I put 80+ hours into that car.
Mike: Doesn't matter Ed!. We don't really need to make money, we're being funded to do this!

I wouldn't be quite as cynical as all that, but basically Edd is the profit! :pac:

smash · 24-10-2014 12:13PM

No doubt he knows his stuff, but Mike is a just a mouthpiece and some of the attention to detail is pretty bad. Overall, it's got a lot better over the years so I do admit, I still watch it.

I do know there have been instances of crew members stepping in to act as a buyer though when cars don't sell. It was written about a few years ago.

OldNotWIse · 24-10-2014 12:21PM

Nerdlingr wrote: »

All the sh*t thats left in the bottom of cup-a-soups.

And the shít that floats on the top.

Ghost Buster · 24-10-2014 01:11PM

The general publics lack of understanding of thd function of doors. Doors often lead from one large room into another so as to enable groups to access said rooms and group together. Why do groups of inevitably older ladies pass just beyond doorways then stop and natter. In my work I regularly have to move such groups on much to their indignation.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 24-10-2014 02:59PM

People. I'm trivially annoyed all day, from the moment I woke up.
It's my day off and I'm minding my best friends (almost) 2 year old. She's mad for do-dees, so when we went shopping and she lost hers there was an absolute melt down. Stressed out, I found a boots and got her two, which she has both lost.

We were at the lifts in pennies. Going up, this lady with her two kids stood at the door and people couldn't get out, then she just shoved on right in front of us. She got out before me when we got up to the floor we were going to, and she stood right at the door again to talk to someone else who was in the que to get into the lift.

Coming back down some aggressive aul one used her buggy as a battering ram to get onto the lift before everyone else. What is it with people standing blocking the way for others getting out? And those who keep piling in despite it being full.

Then after the stress of that, we went to the food court, I got R a baby bowl which she subsequently spat on me. Oh she'd take it in her mouth then spray it on me. She didn't eat her breakfast for me either so, I tried her with some of my bagel. She mauled it, pulled it apart, and then tried feed me bits she chewed up and took out of her mouth.

She's obsessed with drinking from water bottles. As I was sitting there, distracted thinking about how much I hate my life, she took my bottle of water, chugged so much back that she had to spit it out. Her clothes are destroyed and she has a cold so I won't leave her in wet clothes so now we have to go back downstairs and get her a whole new outfit.

And she didn't eat much today so now she's half drowned and starving.

Right now I'd go get my tubes tied I'm so irritated

OldNotWIse · 24-10-2014 03:21PM

Not my TA but my mum's. On the phone to her just now. "You're father is driving. Wait...we're stuck in traffic. Fúcking kids all after getting out of school and are being picked up....mental here. No wonder they're all so shaggin' fat!"

OldNotWIse · 24-10-2014 03:23PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

People. I'm trivially annoyed all day, from the moment I woke up.
It's my day off and I'm minding my best friends (almost) 2 year old. She's mad for do-dees, so when we went shopping and she lost hers there was an absolute melt down. Stressed out, I found a boots and got her two, which she has both lost.

We were at the lifts in pennies. Going up, this lady with her two kids stood at the door and people couldn't get out, then she just shoved on right in front of us. She got out before me when we got up to the floor we were going to, and she stood right at the door again to talk to someone else who was in the que to get into the lift.

Coming back down some aggressive aul one used her buggy as a battering ram to get onto the lift before everyone else. What is it with people standing blocking the way for others getting out? And those who keep piling in despite it being full.

Then after the stress of that, we went to the food court, I got R a baby bowl which she subsequently spat on me. Oh she'd take it in her mouth then spray it on me. She didn't eat her breakfast for me either so, I tried her with some of my bagel. She mauled it, pulled it apart, and then tried feed me bits she chewed up and took out of her mouth.

She's obsessed with drinking from water bottles. As I was sitting there, distracted thinking about how much I hate my life, she took my bottle of water, chugged so much back that she had to spit it out. Her clothes are destroyed and she has a cold so I won't leave her in wet clothes so now we have to go back downstairs and get her a whole new outfit.

And she didn't eat much today so now she's half drowned and starving.

Right now I'd go get my tubes tied I'm so irritated

:eek:

end of the road · 24-10-2014 03:24PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

People. I'm trivially annoyed all day, from the moment I woke up.
It's my day off and I'm minding my best friends (almost) 2 year old. She's mad for do-dees, so when we went shopping and she lost hers there was an absolute melt down. Stressed out, I found a boots and got her two, which she has both lost.

We were at the lifts in pennies. Going up, this lady with her two kids stood at the door and people couldn't get out, then she just shoved on right in front of us. She got out before me when we got up to the floor we were going to, and she stood right at the door again to talk to someone else who was in the que to get into the lift.

Coming back down some aggressive aul one used her buggy as a battering ram to get onto the lift before everyone else. What is it with people standing blocking the way for others getting out? And those who keep piling in despite it being full.

Then after the stress of that, we went to the food court, I got R a baby bowl which she subsequently spat on me. Oh she'd take it in her mouth then spray it on me. She didn't eat her breakfast for me either so, I tried her with some of my bagel. She mauled it, pulled it apart, and then tried feed me bits she chewed up and took out of her mouth.

She's obsessed with drinking from water bottles. As I was sitting there, distracted thinking about how much I hate my life, she took my bottle of water, chugged so much back that she had to spit it out. Her clothes are destroyed and she has a cold so I won't leave her in wet clothes so now we have to go back downstairs and get her a whole new outfit.

And she didn't eat much today so now she's half drowned and starving.

Right now I'd go get my tubes tied I'm so irritated

lesson is, don't mind someones kids, even if that someone is your best friend or a family member

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 24-10-2014 03:27PM

end of the road wrote: »

lesson is, don't mind someones kids, even if that someone is your best friend or a family member

In the grand scheme of things, she's good as gold. She just loses soothers then cries for them. I hate when people cry, the only suggestion I know is wine. And then other muppets cutting the ankles off people with their massive buggies seriously, you'd start driving in something smaller.

And people. People. Eff people.

Pumpkinseeds · 24-10-2014 03:29PM

Ignorant staff in shops. I tried to return some trainers I'd bought last week when I was in Limerick this morning, long story short, I bought a cheap pair of trainers, wore them to the shop and they destroyed my feet. The cow in the shop was the most ignorant shop assistant I've ever come across, after almost 10 minutes of listening to her on the phone bitching to her friend that she'll probably only get a 2% pay rise I gave up waiting for her to serve me and said I was returning the trainers.

After getting thick and ignorant and generally fcukwhittery to avoid giving me a refund/exchange, her actual words were 'sure there only flimsy'

and giving me the most offensive and insincere 'sorry' I've ever heard I told her that she wasn't sorry but that she would be when I've finished talking to head office about her and that a pay rise would be the least of her problems.:mad:

MsBubbles · 24-10-2014 03:41PM

Don't mess with Pumpkinseeds !

Pumpkinseeds · 24-10-2014 03:44PM

MsBubbles wrote: »

Don't mess with Pumpkinseeds !

Seriously, it's not even about the money, it's about her piss poor attitude. I worked in retail for years and she is one of those types that you just know has been in the shop since it opened and has pretty much done what she wants unsupervised since then. I will contact head office as many times as it takes until I get a full refund and an apology from her. I'm a nice person in real life but when someone tries to fcuk me over I can be a vindictive bitch, it's a talent.

OldNotWIse · 24-10-2014 03:56PM

This ignorant bítch in a well known German cheapy store yesterday insited my card was being declined (ok...I'll put the cava back

) but there was money in my account I swear! Silly cow was putting it through so fast that she wasn't allowing a dial up. Called the bank after and they confirmed there was indeed nothing wrong with my account and there was money there. I fúcking well hate the way they rush people in that shop. Practically throwing the stuff at the customers once they've paid.

Yawr card is NUT wARrking!

Ah fúck off you.

jimgoose · 24-10-2014 03:58PM

OldNotWIse wrote: »

This ignorant bítch in a well known German cheapy store yesterday insited my card was being declined (ok...I'll put the cava back ) but there was money in my account I swear! Silly cow was putting it through so fast that she wasn't allowing a dial up. Called the bank after and they confirmed there was indeed nothing wrong with my account and there was money there. I fúcking well hate the way they rush people in that shop. Practically throwing the stuff at the customers once they've paid.

Yawr card is NUT wARrking!

Ah fúck off you.

Hmm. My attitude would be that as far as I know there's nothing wrong with the card, and you'd better get it working or we're going to be here a while! :pac:

OldNotWIse · 24-10-2014 04:09PM

jimgoose wrote: »

Hmm. My attitude would be that as far as I know there's nothing wrong with the card, and you'd better get it working or we're going to be here a while! :pac:

Brave

I dont know about these wans tbh. They're fierce. Female warriors you might say. They are wasted on a checkout really, should be used as informers and spies - they'd never break under pressure!

eisenberg1 · 24-10-2014 04:24PM

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Brave I dont know about these wans tbh. They're fierce. Female warriors you might say. They are wasted on a checkout really, should be used as informers and spies - they'd never break under pressure!

Clean up vequired on checkout vore, dead csztomer to be vemoved. scnell, schnell.:D

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 24-10-2014 05:29PM

I'm pretty sure my wrist is dislocated. My fingers are even numb and there's a pain up my arm. My boyfriend, my lovely considerate other half, thinks I'm a hypocondriac.

http://tinypic.com/r/2q1zziu/8
http://tinypic.com/r/2ltnkgh/8
http://tinypic.com/r/dyma6x/8

I'm not imagining it, it's really swollen and you can see the dip where the bone should be and how it's pointing out just above that. Ugh

Tokyo · 24-10-2014 06:25PM

^

Couldn't tell if that was an elbow or a foot or anything else.

Also, if it's that bad, go to a doctor.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 24-10-2014 06:33PM

mike_ie wrote: »

^

Couldn't tell if that was an elbow or a foot or anything else.

Also, if it's that bad, go to a doctor.

Ill go on Tuesday, see me paying 50 euro and it magically fixing itself on the way in

Fat Christy · 24-10-2014 06:37PM

Traffic lights....the amount of them in Dublin is insane. I drove to college late Tuesday morning...no traffic atall but every traffic light I approached was fcuking red. There is no need for the half of them, all they do is stop the flow of traffic.

I understand that they are needed but there seems to be an excessive amount that only serve to impede traffic flow. :mad:

sunshine and showers · 25-10-2014 12:14AM

mike_ie wrote: »

^

Couldn't tell if that was an elbow or a foot or anything else.

Also, if it's that bad, go to a doctor.

It looked like a knee to me.

My phone is off being fixed and the phone my boyfriend has lent me feels weird. Hoping my one can be repaired. Don't want the rest of my family starting their "you should get an iphone! I just love my iphone! Iphone, iphone, iphone!" shíte again. Bloody Apple users.

jimgoose · 25-10-2014 12:46AM

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Brave I dont know about these wans tbh. They're fierce. Female warriors you might say. They are wasted on a checkout really, should be used as informers and spies - they'd never break under pressure!

Ve haf vays.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 25-10-2014 01:58AM

I think I've already gave out about her already but my OHs brothers girlfriend. Lovely girl but talk about dragging out a story. Shed be telling you a story from 7 years ago, and not a very interesting one at that, and it's "and he said and she said but then I said and then he rang him and rang him back later and he picked me up at the time he originally agreed to", how the hell can someone turn a 7 year old story about going home in a taxi into a 15 minute story?

Pumpkinseeds · 25-10-2014 04:53PM

Trying to find a normal 9 inch pie tin. I loaned mine to someone who never gave it back and I need one to make a pumpkin pie in next week. You'd think it would be easy to buy one, you would be wrong. For some reason all the ones I've seen in shops are either too big or are sprung tins. A sprung pie tin is a very bad idea as it's too easy to accidentally tip it out.

Son Of A Vidic · 25-10-2014 05:22PM

Fat Christy wrote: »

Traffic lights....the amount of them in Dublin is insane. I drove to college late Tuesday morning...no traffic atall but every traffic light I approached was fcuking red. There is no need for the half of them, all they do is stop the flow of traffic.

I understand that they are needed but there seems to be an excessive amount that only serve to impede traffic flow. :mad:

You need to move to Leitrim. Carrick-on-Shannon was the first spot in the county, to get a set of traffic lights back in 2003.

Rubberlegs · 25-10-2014 06:28PM

The stupid loops of thread /string, not sure what to cal them, that are underneath the arms of every top or dress that you buy. Mine aways end up poking out on the outside, on anything short sleeved. Also the one across the back of the neck, I always manage to get my head stuck in it:'(. Managed fine all the years these weren't on clothes...

Colser · 25-10-2014 06:32PM

73Cat wrote: »

The stupid loops of thread /string, not sure what to cal them, that are underneath the arms of every top or dress that you buy. Mine aways end up poking out on the outside, on anything short sleeved. Also the one across the back of the neck, I always manage to get my head stuck in it:'(. Managed fine all the years these weren't on clothes...

I actually think I have a phobia about those things..I hate them and if I see anyone with one hanging out I have to look away honestly...stupid bloody things :mad::)

Trivial things that annoy you Part 43

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