Trivial things that annoy you part 8191.1

One eyed Jack · 23-11-2015 02:44PM

New Home wrote: »

On that note, another thing that really annoys me is that 'Product of the year' thingy - it seems every second product in the shops has won 'Product of the year'! :mad:

And for some reason, these things are always announced in January??

"Car of the year 2016" will be announced in January, but how can it be the car of the year when there's probably plenty more cars going to be released throughout the year?

There's plenty of motor enthusiasts in here, perhaps someone could explain what I'm missing here?

Menas · 23-11-2015 02:50PM

One eyed Jack wrote: »

There's plenty of motor enthusiasts in here, perhaps someone could explain what I'm missing here?

Its a marketing expert you need !!

bronn · 23-11-2015 02:50PM

TA that the plastic at the back of my staff card is beginning to separate. I trimmed the corner and a bit along the side but then it was all sharp. So I got a nail file and tried to smooth it but instead, it ripped the plastic more, so I trimmed it again. Now, the bit that was okay is beginning to come apart. Fcuk it. My desk has bits of shredded plastic on it (and a bit fell into the keyboard just below the space bar. I can see it but I can't get it), my staff card looks a mess and now the door unlocking sensor thingy won't work. Why the hell could I not leave well enough alone? WHY!?

Aglomerado · 23-11-2015 02:55PM

Massive pothole near my work in a trafficy suburban hell hole causing me to get a flat tyre. A tyre that was brand new four WEEKS ago. :mad::mad::mad:

Seriously considering sending the bill for repairs to the council.

I live in the country and expect potholes there, not within the city boundaries.:mad::mad::mad::mad:

New Home · 23-11-2015 02:56PM

bronn wrote: »

TA that the plastic at the back of my staff card is beginning to separate. I trimmed the corner and a bit along the side but then it was all sharp. So I got a nail file and tried to smooth it but instead, it ripped the plastic more, so I trimmed it again. Now, the bit that was okay is beginning to come apart. Fcuk it. My desk has bits of shredded plastic on it (and a bit fell into the keyboard just below the space bar. I can see it but I can't get it), my staff card looks a mess and now the door unlocking sensor thingy won't work. Why the hell could I not leave well enough alone? WHY!?

Try putting a teeny tiny bit of blue tack on one end of the wire of a paperclip to get behind the keys of your keyboard. For the card, try to salvage it with nail varnish, but that won't fix the chip in it... Other than that, I'm afraid you're on your own...

smash · 23-11-2015 02:58PM

I don't know the difference between a latte and a cappuccino. The machine poured them the same, they look the same and they taste the same. This trivially annoys me!

mickeyrooo · 23-11-2015 03:05PM

73Cat wrote: »

My little one never stops talking, ever. She talks in her sleep. Sometimes it is bloody exhausting. What drives me nuts is when I say it to someone, and they say, oh wouldn't it be worse if she couldn't talk/ was sick. Jesus Christ, I know that, I don't wish that for one second. Can I not just say how I feel without someone saying something that makes me feel that I'm being a right cow about it?:(

by complaining about your own child you could be opening a can of worms and allow someone to show their true feelings..if you ask me its better they say 'oh wouldn't it be worse if she couldn't talk/ was sick' than 'i know.. shes an annyoing little sh/t isnt she?'

Colser · 23-11-2015 03:14PM

Aglomerado wrote: »

Massive pothole near my work in a trafficy suburban hell hole causing me to get a flat tyre. A tyre that was brand new four WEEKS ago. :mad::mad::mad:

Seriously considering sending the bill for repairs to the council.

I live in the country and expect potholes there, not within the city boundaries.:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Take pic of tyre and pothole,it does work but you must be persistent.
The roads are an absolute joke around here,I dont know why we dont ALL stop paying car tax until they are sorted.Where the fcuk is all that money going?:mad:

Rubberlegs · 23-11-2015 03:15PM

nicki11 wrote: »

My OH has decided that instead of nudging me to stop snoring, he will yell "stop snoring" at me. I was so startled and worried I would just start snoring again, I didn't fall asleep for ages and even then didn't get enough sleep. I also can't be mad at him as he had to go into work early this morning so he needed the sleep more then me :mad: *sigh* I need coffee

I feel your pain. My OH pounds the mattress beside me with his fist when I snore, and I shoot out of my skin

. I'd say I drive him mental though, when he tells me I'm snoring, my reply is how can I be when I'm not asleep

Rubberlegs · 23-11-2015 03:18PM

mickeyrooo wrote: »

by complaining about your own child you could be opening a can of worms and allow someone to show their true feelings..if you ask me its better they say 'oh wouldn't it be worse if she couldn't talk/ was sick' than 'i know.. shes an annyoing little sh/t isnt she?'

I'd probably agree with them a lot of the time

. Ah, I know what you mean, just sometimes you need to vent without feeling judged.

miezekatze · 23-11-2015 03:25PM

Someone put their lunch leftovers in a bin near my desk. It's mackerel or something like that, the smell is unreal! Ffs why couldn't they leave it in the canteen bin if they insist on bringing a stinky lunch and then not even finishing it!

Aglomerado · 23-11-2015 03:26PM

Colser wrote: »

Take pic of tyre and pothole,it does work but you must be persistent.
The roads are an absolute joke around here,I dont know why we dont ALL stop paying car tax until they are sorted.Where the fcuk is all that money going?:mad:

I shall do! Bloody disgrace. Fecking rim is slightly damaged as well. I don't have fancy pants alloys but it still looks bad.
I've emailed the council and city manager about it.

Whitewinged · 23-11-2015 03:33PM

mickeyrooo wrote: »

by complaining about your own child you could be opening a can of worms and allow someone to show their true feelings..if you ask me its better they say 'oh wouldn't it be worse if she couldn't talk/ was sick' than 'i know.. shes an annyoing little sh/t isnt she?'

It's not really complaining though. It's more of a joke about a cute endearing quality that her daughter has. She is a little chatterbox like my own so I wouldn't say that it would give a person an opportunity to turn it into something nasty. If someone did perceive that as an opportunity to say something mean then it would say more about that person.

Colser · 23-11-2015 03:33PM

Aglomerado wrote: »

I shall do! Bloody disgrace. Fecking rim is slightly damaged as well. I don't have fancy pants alloys but it still looks bad.
I've emailed the council and city manager about it.

Dont back down when you calm down about this,pics of rim as well as tyre and pothole and keep at them until they pay out.Its the only way to make them fix them. There was one near the Lough that I hit a few times and they were lucky no damage was done because I would have swung out of them.

smash · 23-11-2015 03:35PM

Aglomerado wrote: »

I shall do! Bloody disgrace. Fecking rim is slightly damaged as well. I don't have fancy pants alloys but it still looks bad.
I've emailed the council and city manager about it.

I've heard that they don't pay out for damages unless the pothole has been previously reported and not fixed, or previously fixed badly. This makes sense, but it's bloody annoying.

Aglomerado · 23-11-2015 03:37PM

Colser wrote: »

Dont back down when you calm down about this,pics of rim as well as tyre and pothole and keep at them until they pay out.Its the only way to make them fix them. There was one near the Lough that I hit a few times and they were lucky no damage was done because I would have swung out of them.

The road in Mahon at City gate is a disgrace. Between the shocking state of the cycle lane (and people cycling in the wrong direction- I've been onto the council about signage for it as well in case of a fatality...no response!) and now this crater at the pedestrian crossing. That had to be the cause as I had not gone far from there when I noticed my car making a funny sound.

I'm a big tough independent woman but I accepted the help of two nice fellows who stopped when they saw me jacked up.

KatW4 · 23-11-2015 03:41PM

Samsgirl wrote:

And they don't get any numptier than Bernard, Jennifer Mguire and the other one... Phone in quizzes are a pet hate of mine and kids on the radio too.

I don't mind Bernard but Jennifer and Keith are so annoying. They try too hard to be funny and they fail miserably.

KatW4 · 23-11-2015 03:46PM

Called the doctor first thing this morning (well no I didn't, my mum did it for me because I was in work) and the best appointment was for 5pm. Why is it so late? I need to see the doctor now!!

Colser · 23-11-2015 03:51PM

KatW4 wrote: »

Called the doctor first thing this morning (well no I didn't, my mum did it for me because I was in work) and the best appointment was for 5pm. Why is it so late? I need to see the doctor now!!

I thought you were going to say 5pm on Friday or something,impossible to get same day here unless you go to the walk in one thats only 35e and better than my own fella tbh.

jimgoose · 23-11-2015 03:53PM

Apparently there is a woman who answers to the name of "Pixie" on the television, going around to various country fairs and accosting innocent individuals in order to visit that there Doctorin' on them. Such people should be beaten to death with their own shoes.

Medusa22 · 23-11-2015 03:56PM

KatW4 wrote: »

Called the doctor first thing this morning (well no I didn't, my mum did it for me because I was in work) and the best appointment was for 5pm. Why is it so late? I need to see the doctor now!!

I hope that the appointment goes well and it is just something minor

SAMTALK · 23-11-2015 03:58PM

When you go to bed wrecked tired (and I mean wrecked) and the minute you close your eyes your mind goes into overdrive. The harder you try to stop the worse it gets:(:(. And now that Im in work the mind decides to have a little nap..............

smash · 23-11-2015 04:01PM

jimgoose wrote: »

Apparently there is a woman who answers to the name of "Pixie" on the television, going around to various country fairs and accosting innocent individuals in order to visit that there Doctorin' on them. Such people should be beaten to death with their own shoes.

I love that show.

"Did you floss your teeth this morning? No.... Well then you could have AIDS!!!!!"

Medusa22 · 23-11-2015 04:03PM

smash wrote: »

I love that show.

"Did you floss your teeth this morning? No.... Well then you could have AIDS!!!!!"

Yes, perhaps if you use semen coated dental floss :P

Aglomerado · 23-11-2015 04:06PM

Medusa22 wrote: »

Yes, perhaps if you use semen coated dental floss :P

Ew.

Aglomerado · 23-11-2015 04:13PM

smash wrote: »

I've heard that they don't pay out for damages unless the pothole has been previously reported and not fixed, or previously fixed badly. This makes sense, but it's bloody annoying.

But how can we tell if the potholes are reported already? It's hard to tell from the data on Potholes.ie for example, as dates aren't on it and I'm unable to register for some reason.

My hands smell of rubber now. oo-er vicar

Colser · 23-11-2015 04:15PM

Medusa22 wrote: »

Yes, perhaps if you use semen coated dental floss :P

Aglomerado wrote: »

But how can we tell if the potholes are reported already? It's hard to tell from the data on Potholes.ie for example, as dates aren't on it and I'm unable to register for some reason.

My hands smell of rubber now. oo-er vicar

In before someone smells a kebab..:D

Aglomerado · 23-11-2015 04:16PM

Colser wrote: »

In before someone smells a kebab..:D

I just ate a banana.

smash · 23-11-2015 04:20PM

Aglomerado wrote: »

But how can we tell if the potholes are reported already? It's hard to tell from the data on Potholes.ie for example, as dates aren't on it and I'm unable to register for some reason.

To be honest, you can't expect them to fix a pothole if they don't know it's there. But it's also very difficult to find out if a complaint has already been made. If you've made a previous complaint yourself then you should be aware it's there and be more caution than to drive in to it too, so you're kind of stuck. If you can see a bad repair then you'll be able to claim against them.

Deise_vixen · 23-11-2015 04:22PM

I always have to have a "fresh" newspaper or magazine from the bottom or the middle of the pile. I hate having to take the last copy, particularly if it looks all grubby and pre-thumbed.

People who stand in shops and read newspapers and/or magazines and then put them back on the shelves deserve a special place in hell.

Trivial things that annoy you part 8191.1

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