Trivial things that annoy you part 8191.1

Fat Christy · 19-11-2015 04:09PM

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

I work in the maintenance side of things in a factory so there are loads of opportunities for misspellings.

'Vacuum' is one of the best examples:
Vacoom
Vacumn (My favourite)
Vaccum
Vaccume
Vacoome

'Break' instead of 'brake' is a common one.

The woman who worked with me for over 10 years always spelled 'item' as 'itam' (and she was always writing the word, for some strange reason). If we ordered something in for particular people, we'd write their name on it. A lad called Niall was a regular, and she always spelled his name 'Nial'. And he was her next-door neighbour!

The company has gone safety-mad here so safety incident reports by e-mail from management are a common thing. Within 5 seconds of opening them, I can usually spot the 20 spelling mistakes. I could be the ultimate grammar Nazi but I very rarely actually say it to anyone because I'm such a lovely person. :pac:

I would have had to leave!!! My blood pressure was rising just reading that.

fussyonion · 19-11-2015 05:08PM

Such rudeness!
I was with a disabled relative today (who has a disabled badge) and we were looking for parking.
Noticed a car parked in a disabled bay with no badge.
Two youngfellas in the back (about 20 I reckon).

The driver returned to his car (about the same age) and my relative asked why he was parked there without a badge.
The fella ignored him but his passenger said "What's it to do with you? Park somewhere else."

My relative (just recovering from heart surgery) told him he had no badge and shouldn't be parked there.

The fella told him to get back in the car and "mind your own business before something happens to you."
I also got called a "tramp" and a "stupid b*tch" for defending my relative and also was told to "suck my d***".

They sped off, leaving me absolutely trembling and furious.
Luckily I got the reg number, so I'll take this further.
But this incident left me feeling terrible all day.

jimgoose · 19-11-2015 05:10PM

fussyonion wrote: »

...But this incident left me feeling terrible all day.

Grrrrrrr!! :mad::mad::mad:

eternal · 19-11-2015 06:29PM

People in dark clothes weaving between cars.
Someone I've known for years ignoring me.
Clothes not fitting.
Coffee not being strong enough.
Neighbour banging doors for no reason.
Neighbour puffing herself to death in my vicinity.

* But the crimbo lights are being turned on so it's all ok

miezekatze · 19-11-2015 07:06PM

My jacket has a metal button on its collar. Whenever it's windy, that bit keeps getting blown around and keeps smacking me in the face! I can't really close it either cos it's kind of a high collar.

Ally Dick · 19-11-2015 07:45PM

I hate classic songs with improvised rap added. The Duff Paddy/Jimmy Page hybrid when they desecrated Kashmir was particularly ghastly

Schwiiing · 19-11-2015 07:53PM

Ally Dick wrote: »

I hate classic songs with improvised rap added. The Duff Paddy/Jimmy Page hybrid when they desecrated Kashmir was particularly ghastly

Every Breath You Take and Stand By Me were shat on aswell.

selous · 19-11-2015 08:38PM

The lovely woman who gets out of her SUV with her child (5-7ish) and she skips off singing "come on L**** come on bom bom bom" to which the child shouts Mommy STOP. I had looked to see who would give a child such a name and seen the feckin idiot had skipped off the footpath in front of a car, while telling the child to come on, child had more sense it seems she stopped on the footpath.

NOS3 · 19-11-2015 09:55PM

Them YouTube adds that are less than 30 seconds long, which you can't skip. :mad:

fussyonion · 19-11-2015 10:00PM

The heel part of my sock keeps turning around to the front of my foot. Every day. Every sock.

McChubbin · 19-11-2015 11:19PM

I'm utterly fuming right now- this is beyond a trivial annoyance but I can't seem to find the Ranting & Raving forum so I shall post here.
I'm just back from a night out with my mother, aunt and cousin in Wright's Cafe Bar.
Where do I begin?
I haven't been in the place in about a year and right off the bat, I was dismayed to find they'd cut tons of stuff I normally like off the menu, paring it down to the absolute bare basics. Oh well. Not keen on Mexican food but I figured I'd be alright with nachos and chicken fajitas.
WRONG.
First off, the nachos were clearly at least 2 or 3 days old- they tasted stale and off. The amount of condiments of salsa, sour cream, guacamole and jalapenos, whilst fresh tasting, were utterly scabby and I just knew if I asked for more guacamole they'd tack on a surcharge so I didn't bother.

After poking at the nachos, I was then left waiting a good half an hour for my main of fajitas to arrive and when they did eventually come by, not only were they the "make it yourself" type, the tortillas were burnt at the edges and again, tasted like they'd been lying around for a day or two and I only got two of them with barely enough chicken to even make that amount.

So, yes, fuming.

My aunt and cousin ordered the €10 steak combo and when the steaks came out, they were tiny, scabby portions once again. Still, they were at least well done and piping hot so my aunt and cousin didn't complain.

After dinner, however, things took a major turn.
We decided to order a cocktail each in lieu of desert- I ended up with a mojito that was little more than nothing but sugar syrup and a single mint leaf coupled with a ton of crushed ice.
My aunt ordered a pina colada and ended up with what can only be described as a horrid mix of vaguely-coconut flavoured water with an artificial coconut cream subsitute (I know it wasn't real cream as we complained and the barman curtly told us they don't use real cream anymore- WTF?) scum on top.
My cousin had no problems with her cosmopolitan.
But the worst thing was this: my mother ordered a Brandy Alexander and what she got was barely 3 sips worth of too-sweet liquer in the tiniest glasses I've seen in my life. But here the kicker- as my mother was coming to the end of her drink, she found what appeared to be two lemon pips in the end of her glass.
I'm not an expert in cocktails but even I know that Brandy Alexanders don't have lemons in the mix.
My mother complained to the barman and got a very brash, abbrasive attitude back- he barked at her, saying they weren't lemon pips but ****ing PINE NUTS used for decoration.
FFS! What if my mother had choked on one or had a severe allergic reaction?!
I will never go back this unadulterated, overpriced kip of a bar with their scabby food portions and rude staff!
My night has been utterly ruined.

Jim Bob Scratcher · 19-11-2015 11:39PM

Half an hour after getting out of the shower and needing to shoite

malkmoose · 19-11-2015 11:43PM

I am living in Paris and I thought a good contribution I could make at the moment is to donate my blood. Left work early and drove a 20km round trip to the blood centre to donate. The trivial thing that annoyed me was after trying to fill in the medical form in French, my French is crapish, I couldn't understand a few technical medical terms. When I asked the Receptionist she looked at me like I was an idiot and just spoke loudly in a condescending tone when I couldn't understand. Zero patience and loads of sighing. After all the jigs and reels it was decided my French was not good enough to continue with the donation. Left the centre a little embarrassed and annoyed that trying to do a good deed was creating an inconvenience for this woman.

fussyonion · 19-11-2015 11:59PM

My other half is dozing on the sofa, only he says he's not.
He's also "watching" a programme but if I dare touch the remote, he says "I'm watching that".
He's not.

Sure last week he put on Shutter Island, fell asleep in the first ten minutes.
I was busy doing stuff online so just left it on in background.
When the film was over, I switched it to another channel...which happened to be QVC.
Watched it for about fifteen minutes and himself wakes up and says "I'm watching that!"
"Oh you're watching QVC are you?"

apieceofcake · 20-11-2015 12:00AM

People giggling at every line during 'Brooklyn' in the cinema

Lovely, lyrical film (but not especially funny) - ruined by people sniggering!

Really enjoyed it otherwise though. Saoirse was fantastic.

TheNobleKipper · 20-11-2015 12:13AM

McChubbin wrote: »

I'm utterly fuming right now- this is beyond a trivial annoyance but I can't seem to find the Ranting & Raving forum so I shall post here.
I'm just back from a night out with my mother, aunt and cousin in Wright's Cafe Bar.
Where do I begin?
I haven't been in the place in about a year and right off the bat, I was dismayed to find they'd cut tons of stuff I normally like off the menu, paring it down to the absolute bare basics. Oh well. Not keen on Mexican food but I figured I'd be alright with nachos and chicken fajitas.
WRONG.
First off, the nachos were clearly at least 2 or 3 days old- they tasted stale and off. The amount of condiments of salsa, sour cream, guacamole and jalapenos, whilst fresh tasting, were utterly scabby and I just knew if I asked for more guacamole they'd tack on a surcharge so I didn't bother.

After poking at the nachos, I was then left waiting a good half an hour for my main of fajitas to arrive and when they did eventually come by, not only were they the "make it yourself" type, the tortillas were burnt at the edges and again, tasted like they'd been lying around for a day or two and I only got two of them with barely enough chicken to even make that amount.

So, yes, fuming.

My aunt and cousin ordered the €10 steak combo and when the steaks came out, they were tiny, scabby portions once again. Still, they were at least well done and piping hot so my aunt and cousin didn't complain.

After dinner, however, things took a major turn.
We decided to order a cocktail each in lieu of desert- I ended up with a mojito that was little more than nothing but sugar syrup and a single mint leaf coupled with a ton of crushed ice.
My aunt ordered a pina colada and ended up with what can only be described as a horrid mix of vaguely-coconut flavoured water with an artificial coconut cream subsitute (I know it wasn't real cream as we complained and the barman curtly told us they don't use real cream anymore- WTF?) scum on top.
My cousin had no problems with her cosmopolitan.
But the worst thing was this: my mother ordered a Brandy Alexander and what she got was barely 3 sips worth of too-sweet liquer in the tiniest glasses I've seen in my life. But here the kicker- as my mother was coming to the end of her drink, she found what appeared to be two lemon pips in the end of her glass.
I'm not an expert in cocktails but even I know that Brandy Alexanders don't have lemons in the mix.
My mother complained to the barman and got a very brash, abbrasive attitude back- he barked at her, saying they weren't lemon pips but ****ing PINE NUTS used for decoration.
FFS! What if my mother had choked on one or had a severe allergic reaction?!
I will never go back this unadulterated, overpriced kip of a bar with their scabby food portions and rude staff!
My night has been utterly ruined.

Well if it had been off the menu...

Colser · 20-11-2015 12:34AM

apieceofcake wrote: »

People giggling at every line during 'Brooklyn' in the cinema

Lovely, lyrical film (but not especially funny) - ruined by people sniggering!

Really enjoyed it otherwise though. Saoirse was fantastic.

What the hell were they laughing at?

I went last night and you could hear a pin drop,not even annoying rustling sweets or phones on..one man snored alright:pac:I really enjoyed it and didnt think I would so no TAs to report.

KatW4 · 20-11-2015 12:59AM

I had a nap earlier because I had an awful headache. Now I'm absolutely wrecked but can't sleep.

apieceofcake · 20-11-2015 12:59AM

I was confused as well - just seemed to be little groups of women just laughing at every little thing Saoirse's character did or said. Out of the group I was with, two of the girls were at it as well (to my annoyance!)

Prob just unlucky at the showing I was at.

would love to see it again tbh - on my OWN:o

mud · 20-11-2015 01:24AM

No feckin' SKINS!

Just in from work. Aaaaargh.

Samsgirl · 20-11-2015 05:30AM

The one night the kids sleep all night and the friggen dog is crying to go out. Im destined never to sleep again.

Medusa22 · 20-11-2015 06:23AM

My cat was miaowing to be let in so I let him in in the dark but I was suspicious because he was quiet so I turned on the light and there he was playing with a poor dying rat

I chased my cat away and I just put the poor rat out of his misery. I just felt so sorry for it. The collar with the bell is going back on!!

Son Of A Vidic · 20-11-2015 06:48AM

Oh look, it's 05:46 and I've been awake since 04:30. Falling asleep on the couch never ends well

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whatdoicare · 20-11-2015 07:03AM

My wonderful child has acquired a new bed time habit, no matter what time she goes to sleep she will wake up at 4am, proceed to lie with her feet on the headboard and kick it repeatedly and loudly over and over again while roaring "Help me, mommy!" coupled with random quotes from her favourite tv shows.

She will keep at this until she falls back to sleep anywhere from ten minutes to (as you can see it being 6am) two hours.

When I go into her, she will refuse to come out of cot or she will wait until we've done the whole getting up for the day thing before nodding off on the couch or crying to go back to sleep. So I have no choice but to ignore her and lie awake listening to this ****eology and thank my lucky stars that I actually hate my neighbour so at least he's suffering too as her room is next to his.

Yeah, FML. ðŸ˜¢

Oh and I forgot, she will always ALWAYS fall asleep the wrong way round in the cot on top of the bedclothes, so like an eedjit, I have to stay awake to get up when she does fall asleep and put her right way round and under the covers, so my precious baby wont get cold and wake up.

mud · 20-11-2015 07:55AM

Taking on a job that has turned out to be a feckin' albatross around my neck. It is unsettling how illiterate people are

Not in the odd spelling mistake kind of way, in the practically illegible kind of way. Very sad. And very feckin' trivially annoying!

I have been up all night, time to grab a couple of hour's kip before facing this bolloxology again.

KatW4 · 20-11-2015 10:14AM

Went to the shop to get a wrap and the woman making it was a lot more than trivially annoying. She took ages making everyone's stuff and just slapped it together. When she was finished making mine, she just threw it on top of the counter, in front of a different person and walked off. Why are people so ignorant and rude?

whiskeyman · 20-11-2015 10:15AM

Washed my 'good' jeans 2 days ago, to have them ready for casual day in work today.
Still frigging wet when I took them off the clothes horse this morning

Not good weather for dryin'

Also TA that I only have one pair of good jeans...

Medusa22 · 20-11-2015 10:22AM

whiskeyman wrote: »

Washed my 'good' jeans 2 days ago, to have them ready for casual day in work today.
Still frigging wet when I took them off the clothes horse this morning
Not good weather for dryin'

Also TA that I only have one pair of good jeans...

Is going naked a bit too casual for casual Friday?

Menas · 20-11-2015 10:24AM

Medusa22 wrote: »

Is going naked a bit too casual for casual Friday?

Not if you work from home. It is a bit chilly though!

Whitewinged · 20-11-2015 10:26AM

whiskeyman wrote: »

Washed my 'good' jeans 2 days ago, to have them ready for casual day in work today.
Still frigging wet when I took them off the clothes horse this morning
Not good weather for dryin'

Also TA that I only have one pair of good jeans...

Oh I remember one morning sitting there with the hairdryer trying to dry my work trousers

Trivial things that annoy you part 8191.1

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