Trivial things that annoy you Part 27

Aglomerado · 16-12-2014 04:24PM

Vel wrote: »

When you go to the kitchen to make a cuppa and someone else is in the process of making one. Despite declining their kind offer to make you a cup, these wannabe Mrs. Doyles keep persisting until they have all but wrestled your cup from your hand and made a cup for you. I don't want your grubby mitts anywhere near my cup and you can't make tea for sh1t. Why couldn't you just let me make my own?

And don't get me going on the people who offer you sweets from the various tins around the office and when you refuse they put them on your desk anyway, mainly to make themselves feel better that they don't have the willpower to stop gorging themselves on Quality Street.

I know I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth, but sweets in trays without wrapping (e.g. Dairy box) are not really suitable for offices. Especially offices where people with questionable hygiene work. I've a suspicion one of my colleague paws all the sweets before choosing one. He deliberates over the "map" on the box for ages.

Not to mention all the coughing and spluttering going on around us.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 16-12-2014 04:33PM

Just noticed they changed this thread to TTTAY part 27. When did it change from 44? Is nothing sacred. Can I no longer rely on anything in this life having a semblance of consistency?

bonzodog2 · 16-12-2014 04:35PM

Vel wrote: »

When you go to the kitchen in work to make a cuppa and someone else is in the process of making one. Despite declining their kind offer to make you a cup, these wannabe Mrs. Doyles keep persisting until they have all but wrestled your cup from your hand and made a cup for you. I don't want your grubby mitts anywhere near my cup and you can't make tea for sh1t. Why couldn't you just let me make my own? .

Just say 'thanks!', tip it away , wash cup and make it your proper way!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 16-12-2014 04:38PM

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Just say 'thanks!', tip it away , wash cup and make it your proper way!

And wait for the poster who is annoyed at having done a good deed, in their eyes, of making tea for a colleague only for the ungrateful prig to toss it away and make their own.

OldNotWIse · 16-12-2014 04:42PM

Jaxen Curved Shaver wrote: »

Just noticed they changed this thread to TTTAY part 27. When did it change from 44? Is nothing sacred. Can I no longer rely on anything in this life having a semblance of consistency?

The mods know it annoys us, that's why they keep doing it

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 16-12-2014 04:44PM

OldNotWIse wrote: »

The mods know it annoys us, that's why they keep doing it

In that case, regardless of the myriad of complaints on boards about them, I think the Mods are very good at what they do.

OldNotWIse · 16-12-2014 04:46PM

I still haven't got confirmation of my good news

Tick tock....

jimgoose · 16-12-2014 04:46PM

Jaxen Curved Shaver wrote: »

In that case, regardless of the myriad of complaints on boards about them, I think the Mods are very good at what they do.

Absolutely. If they were any better I couldn't bear it!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 16-12-2014 04:52PM

jimgoose wrote: »

Absolutely. If they were any better I couldn't bear it!

Yes, annoying isn't it?

danrua01 · 16-12-2014 04:58PM

People unaware of the volume of their voice, and the environment they're in.

Like this fella beside me, shoutin' all over the shop while I can't hear a thing.

eisenberg1 · 16-12-2014 05:00PM

OldNotWIse wrote: »

I still haven't got confirmation of my good news

Tick tock....

This reminds me of when Mrs E buys a new coat, I try to guess how many questions her mother will ask before she finally ask the all important question.

"oh Lovely, where did you buy it?, is that the only colour they had? did you buy anything to go with it? is it the shop where so and so bought such and such? was it in a sale? was the girl nice? Ok lets cut to the chase, how much was the fuucken coat?":D

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 16-12-2014 05:15PM

8 euro for a bowl of soup and a bottle of water. Dafuq

OldNotWIse · 16-12-2014 05:17PM

eisenberg1 wrote: »

This reminds me of when Mrs E buys a new coat, I try to guess how many questions her mother will ask before she finally ask the all important question.

"oh Lovely, where did you buy it?, is that the only colour they had? did you buy anything to go with it? is it the shop where so and so bought such and such? was it in a sale? was the girl nice? Ok lets cut to the chase, how much was the fuucken coat?":D

I've a brother like that. Everything has to be twenty questions. You can't just tell him, "Oh I saw such and such today" because he will practically take out a notebook and start writing down answers to questions. What were they wearing? Where exactly was it? What did they say? So much so that now if something happens and he asks if I was there I just cut him off and say I wasn't, because I don't want to be interrogated.

OldNotWIse · 16-12-2014 05:18PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

8 euro for a bowl of soup and a bottle of water. Dafuq

And people queing for houses.

Yes it appears our time travel experiment was a success...we've gone back to 2006

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 16-12-2014 05:19PM

Cauliflower soup no less, the hack of it too

eisenberg1 · 16-12-2014 05:19PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

8 euro for a bowl of soup and a bottle of water. Dafuq

Here is a tip for you. A flask, and a visit to Lidl or Aldi for a few tins of soup, and a six pack of water.:)

yeppydeppy · 16-12-2014 05:19PM

The two round abouts at Mallow

Mr. CooL ICE · 16-12-2014 05:33PM

TAs me that people in a higher position in work than me can't even spell properly. Important person in our company sends an official, company-wide email and the body of the email contains two spelling mistakes, two blatant grammatical errors while the subject uses an apostrophe to indicate plural.

LynnGrace · 16-12-2014 05:40PM

Aglomerado wrote: »

I know I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth, but sweets in trays without wrapping (e.g. Dairy box) are not really suitable for offices. Especially offices where people with questionable hygiene work. I've a suspicion one of my colleague paws all the sweets before choosing one. He deliberates over the "map" on the box for ages.

Not to mention all the coughing and spluttering going on around us.

That just made me laugh, and I don't know why! I know exactly what you mean though. Life changing decision, which sweet to have

.
I agree re unwrapped sweets, ugh.

LynnGrace · 16-12-2014 05:43PM

danrua01 wrote: »

People unaware of the volume of their voice, and the environment they're in.

Like this fella beside me, shoutin' all over the shop while I can't hear a thing.

Oh I can't bear loud people.
I was in the supermarket earlier, and I thought the woman talking to her child, at the far end of the shop, had to have a microphone, she was so bloody loud. Everything was at TOP VOLUME.
Why, just why?

danrua01 · 16-12-2014 05:46PM

LynnGrace wrote: »

Oh I can't bear loud people.
I was in the supermarket earlier, and I thought the woman talking to her child, at the far end of the shop, had to have a microphone, she was so bloody loud. Everything was at TOP VOLUME.
Why, just why?

Much like this lady at a cafe on Sunday... twas her and a friend, her friend didn't say a word in half an hour. THE lady, however, went on and on and on and on about everything and anything. Someone died last week, that I know. Someone's getting paid too much, that I know!

What was worse was at one point she gave off about people gossiping, and said "like, me and you would NEVER do that!". No, but you WILL shout about everything in a public place.

eisenberg1 · 16-12-2014 05:50PM

LynnGrace wrote: »

Oh I can't bear loud people.
I was in the supermarket earlier, and I thought the woman talking to her child, at the far end of the shop, had to have a microphone, she was so bloody loud. Everything was at TOP VOLUME.
Why, just why?

Loud parents = Loud kids

I was in a shop the other day looking at some tropical fish, all nice n peaceful, till this one comes along with the four year old "OH FIACRA, LOOK, LOOK AT THE FISHIES, CAN YOU SEE THE FISHIES, OH WHAT LOVELY FISHIES"

I would have loved to stuff her in the tanks and lock the lid.

"LOOK FIACRA, LOOK AT THE FAT WOMAN WITH THE BLUE FACE BLOWING BUBBLES, LOOK, AW, THE BUBBLES HAVE STOPPED, LETS GO LOOK AT THE ICKLE BUNNIES"

ChunkyLover54 · 16-12-2014 05:50PM

danrua01 wrote: »

People unaware of the volume of their voice, and the environment they're in.

In a similar vein...babies screaming and crying on the bus. Especially when you just finished an exhausting day at work.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 16-12-2014 05:51PM

Having to decide between one treat on payday because I promised someone I would start saving money and not spend all my wages on Wednesday. Yesterday I found http://tinypic.com/r/2n838xv/8 <-- these. In my size. But today I found an orange jumpsuit. The sheer stress of trying to make a decision.

Pumpkinseeds · 16-12-2014 05:55PM

eisenberg1 wrote: »

It must be terrible to stabbed/shot and outside of Limerick, the doctors in other hospitals would not have clue what to do with you, right?. As far as getting a bus in Limerick, no more safe/dangerous than a lot of places.

There are lots of lovely, decent and normal people living and working in Limerick. It's just that sometimes when you get a bus to or from the regional hospital, you get some very odd and often scary forms of human life that most of us aren't used to and tbh don't want to get used to. The last time I went to the regional there were 3 guys who were like a form of pond life, clearly out of it on drugs and discussing how long a prison sentence one of them was likely to get at his upcoming court appearance. I couldn't wait to get off the bus.

OldNotWIse · 16-12-2014 05:56PM

LynnGrace wrote: »

That just made me laugh, and I don't know why! I know exactly what you mean though. Life changing decision, which sweet to have .
I agree re unwrapped sweets, ugh.

I would approach this one with caution. I actually did learn one of my major lessons in life via the sweet approach. I was very young at the time and it really stuck with me. I remember with such clarity. We went to a local supermarket carpark to see Santa arriving in his helicopter. No fancy grottos and presents in the 80's! He was throwing out sweets to the kids and there was a mad rush for them. Being an oversized, brutish kn*cker child, I was able to grab two. One was a despicable marzipan/brazil nut abomination, more the kind of sweet to be gotten over and done with. The other was a magical, creamy, caramel/chocolate creation. A dream of a sweet really. So, my little six year old self decided to delay gratification and eat the bad one first so that I could save the best for last. Just as soon as I began to endure the first one, my litte five year old friend came running over, crying her heart out. She'd been pretty much trampled in the melee for sweets and had come away empty handed. She was a dainty little thing, she didn't have the scaldy, fierce-looking advantage that I had. Me there with a gob full of marzipan and a big clunky sweet in my hand - I'd no choice but to give her the one I had. So, I learned very young to eat the good chocolate first. Don't delay gratification because chances are it'll be taken off you before you've a chance to really enjoy it.

OldNotWIse · 16-12-2014 06:00PM

LynnGrace wrote: »

Oh I can't bear loud people.
I was in the supermarket earlier, and I thought the woman talking to her child, at the far end of the shop, had to have a microphone, she was so bloody loud. Everything was at TOP VOLUME.
Why, just why?

So that people can overhear her noveau parenting.

OldNotWIse · 16-12-2014 06:03PM

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Loud parents = Loud kids

I was in a shop the other day looking at some tropical fish, all nice n peaceful, till this one comes along with the four year old "OH FIACRA, LOOK, LOOK AT THE FISHIES, CAN YOU SEE THE FISHIES, OH WHAT LOVELY FISHIES"

I would have loved to stuff her in the tanks and lock the lid.

"LOOK FIACRA, LOOK AT THE FAT WOMAN WITH THE BLUE FACE BLOWING BUBBLES, LOOK, AW, THE BUBBLES HAVE STOPPED, LETS GO LOOK AT THE ICKLE BUNNIES"

I think she's the same bint who petrified my dog shouting, "LOOK AT THE BOW WOW!!!".

Thanks for getting rid of her!

Laphroaig52 · 16-12-2014 06:16PM

Those Rudolph things people are putting on their cars....

Now, don't 'Bah Humbug' me!

I'm not against Christmas decorations, music, ambiance, getting into the spirit and all that. The house is like Santa's grotto at the moment, the lights are up outside and I'm looking forward to my presents and turkey.

Personally, I draw the line at decorating the car but whatever works for you.

But these things are just stupid and they don't even look like what they are supposed to.

They don't make your car look like Rudolph (no not even in an ironic way) and after a few weeks of winter weather a lot of them are already looking dirty, tatty and sorry for themselves.

They just look silly and make their owners look like a mug for paying whatever they paid for them.

danrua01 · 16-12-2014 06:20PM

Flyer28 wrote: »

Those Rudolph things people are putting on their cars....

Now, don't 'Bah Humbug' me!

I'm not against Christmas decorations, music, ambiance, getting into the spirit and all that. The house is like Santa's grotto at the moment, the lights are up outside and I'm looking forward to my presents and turkey.

Personally, I draw the line at decorating the car but whatever works for you.

But these things are just stupid and they don't even look like what they are supposed to.

They don't make your car look like Rudolph (no not even in an ironic way) and after a few weeks of winter weather a lot of them are already looking dirty, tatty and sorry for themselves.

They just look silly and make their owners look like a mug for paying whatever they paid for them.

100% agree. next yoke i see with them, i'm stealin them ears

Trivial things that annoy you Part 27

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