Trivial things that annoy you part 8191.1

Medusa22 · 07-02-2016 12:36PM

TG1 wrote: »

TA'd that I woke up with a thumping headache, sore throat, stuffed nose and watery eyes. If this develops into a full on cold it will be no. 4027 in the last 18 months...

Also I'm due back to work after a really long (not cold related) absence tomorrow, if I turn up sick and sniffing they are really just going to give up and fire me!!!

Good luck with your return to work tomorrow and I am sorry about your cold!

From reading about your accident it sounds like you have had a very genuine reason not to be in work and they should be glad to have you back!

TG1 · 07-02-2016 12:39PM

Medusa22 wrote: »

Good luck with your return to work tomorrow and I am sorry about your cold!

From reading about your accident it sounds like you have had a very genuine reason not to be in work and they should be glad to have you back!

Ah thanks!

hopefully they'll all be as understanding!

Rubberlegs · 07-02-2016 01:25PM

Cyclists cycling 3 abreast so that one if them isn't actually in the cycle lane, but on the road. Jesus Christ, can one of them not cycle behind the others, or do they really prefer to be wobbling out in the traffic !!

For the second time recently, I've had a Facebook friend request, and I've gone in for a look all intrigued . And for the second time it's a request from some random American widower. Profile and cover pics of them with their kids. Am I a widower magnet lately, or is this something dodgy ?

Robsweezie · 07-02-2016 01:45PM

Martin shkreli and his punchable face.

fussyonion · 07-02-2016 01:49PM

Mopping floors.

I have a steam mop and yes it's great 'cos it doesn't soak the floors and dries quickly but how do you manoeuvre yourself around the place without walking on the freshly mopped floors?

I mopped the hall and kitchen and I had to walk over it to get back to the kitchen and I left footprints.

I mopped back over it and then had to wait in the living room til it was dry and then I walked into the hall and saw bits of grey fluff accumulating in the corner which is baffling as I thoroughly hoovered the whole house before mopping.

That's the worst thing about wooden floors; grey lumps of fluff that appear out of nowhere.

Anyway the floors are mopped but the kitchen floor is still wet so my longing for a cuppa will have to wait cos I'm not going back in there leaving more footprints!

Son Of A Vidic · 07-02-2016 02:22PM

fussyonion wrote: »

My weight-loss is slowing down lately and it's beyond frustrating.

I know this happens to people but it makes me wonder what I can do to get it going again.

I was in the same boat as yourself and pretty frustrated with how my weight loss came to a standstill. I only shifted 2Lbs from June - December, but I've been through this before and I knew I was in a plateau phase. So I kept at the cardio and suddenly I've lost another 7Lbs since the New Year

. Many people fall off the rails and get disheartened when their progress stalls. The key is to maintain discipline, don't lose focus and just kept plugging away.

Son Of A Vidic · 07-02-2016 02:24PM

Robsweezie wrote: »

Martin shkreli and his punchable face.

And since the legendary Face Kicker is no longer with us, I'd have no problem in stepping up, filling his shoes and kicking Mr. Shkreli in the face.

Gwynplaine · 07-02-2016 02:30PM

That fcuking Hyundai ad, "my name is Hannawa". Stupid name.

Shannon757 · 07-02-2016 02:32PM

Gwynplaine wrote: »

That fcuking Hyundai ad, "my name is Hannawa". Stupid name.

It's Hanna Ware

fussyonion · 07-02-2016 02:49PM

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

I was in the same boat as yourself and pretty frustrated with how my weight loss came to a standstill. I only shifted 2Lbs from June - December, but I've been through this before and I knew I was in a plateau phase. So I kept at the cardio and suddenly I've lost another 7Lbs since the New Year . Many people fall off the rails and get disheartened when their progress stalls. The key is to maintain discipline, don't lose focus and just kept plugging away.

Thanks for that, Corvus.
I was warned in the gym by my PT that a plateau was going to happen but I didn't think it would for some reason.

I try my hardest every week but this week especially was one of my best exercise and food wise and I stayed the same weight this week as the past 2.
I'm the same weight now as I was 5 weeks ago.

You're right though; I know I have to keep plugging away and carry on and tell myself this is a lifestyle change and that even though my weight loss might stall, I am changing my body shape all the time.

I also know I mustn't give up and that thought never entered my mind, so that's good.

fussyonion · 07-02-2016 02:50PM

There's an ad on the radio for Hyundai and the guy keeps pronouncing it "High-and-die".
It's feckin HyUNdai ffs!

Graces7 · 07-02-2016 02:55PM

Shannon757 wrote: »

What kind of name is Imogen?

Old fashioned upper class English name! We share the naming with the UK you see. They are apparently naming as far as W only; what is wrong with Xerxes, Yolande and Zebedee? Oh this is interesting though! "Imogen /ˈɪmədʒən/, or Imogene, is a female given name. It is thought (but not confirmed) to have originated as a misspelling or variation of the name Innogen, from the Old Irish Ingen meaning "maiden" or "girl"." Wikipaedia.

Tell me how · 07-02-2016 03:18PM

Definitely trivial but definitely annoying thing here.

The winners of the Superbowl being referred to as the world champions and even getting that stamped on their rings which each winning player is given. Its a national competition with only teams from that country entering. I know there probably isn't a team outside the US who could beat them but it still riles me. Imagine if All Ireland winners started being referred to as World Champions. We wouldn't be long cutting them down to size.

Gwynplaine · 07-02-2016 03:30PM

Tell me how wrote: »

Definitely trivial but definitely annoying thing here.

The winners of the Superbowl being referred to as the world champions and even getting that stamped on their rings which each winning player is given. Its a national competition with only teams from that country entering. I know there probably isn't a team outside the US who could beat them but it still riles me. Imagine if All Ireland winners started being referred to as World Champions. We wouldn't be long cutting them down to size.

Americans are so full of themselves. It's the same with the NBA and the baseball. Good idea with the hurling, Kilkenny are the World Champions for the 800th time.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 07-02-2016 03:30PM

Shannon757 wrote: »

What kind of name is Imogen?

I know. Another poxey name for a day of windy weather. Imogen - a maiden or innocent. Hardly inspires dread or foreboding, does it?

Ted_YNWA · 07-02-2016 04:23PM

I am alternating between Chrome & Firefox browsers at the moment, and the refresh page button is on opposite side of the address bar.

I know I could just hit F5, but still TA

mud · 07-02-2016 04:54PM

Badly behaved children. I cannot cope with them at all.

07-02-2016 05:06PM

Anti-vaccers.

Come on guys. Use your heads.

bridgettedon · 07-02-2016 05:13PM

fussyonion wrote: »

Mopping floors.

I have a steam mop and yes it's great 'cos it doesn't soak the floors and dries quickly but how do you manoeuvre yourself around the place without walking on the freshly mopped floors?

I mopped the hall and kitchen and I had to walk over it to get back to the kitchen and I left footprints.

I mopped back over it and then had to wait in the living room til it was dry and then I walked into the hall and saw bits of grey fluff accumulating in the corner which is baffling as I thoroughly hoovered the whole house before mopping.

That's the worst thing about wooden floors; grey lumps of fluff that appear out of nowhere.

Anyway the floors are mopped but the kitchen floor is still wet so my longing for a cuppa will have to wait cos I'm not going back in there leaving more footprints!

How do you manage the lead??? I am either going to electrocute myself or choke myself on that stupid lead.

I would love a cordless vacuum and steam mop.

fussyonion · 07-02-2016 05:31PM

bridgettedon wrote: »

How do you manage the lead??? I am either going to electrocute myself or choke myself on that stupid lead.

I would love a cordless vacuum and steam mop.

I only unwind a certain amount of the lead and I lob the lead over my shoulder as I mop, but it does fall on the ground a few times.
It's annoying but just try and keep it over your shoulder as much as poss.
I'd love a cordless mop and Dyson myself.

Mickey H · 07-02-2016 06:36PM

Bastards who put on rear foglights on the motorway when it's misting rain. :mad:

Arbiter of Good Taste · 07-02-2016 06:40PM

People who refer to "DIRT tax"

The T in DIRT stands for Tax. Jesus Christ!

tomwaterford · 07-02-2016 08:02PM

Needing to sneeze....but just can't/won't come out....that tickly feeling in my nose!!

RoadhouseBlues · 07-02-2016 08:07PM

Does smelling pepper work, or is that just a myth?

tomwaterford · 07-02-2016 08:09PM

RoadhouseBlues wrote: »

Does smelling pepper work, or is that just a myth?

Not for me anyway...sneeze is out now....fukkin hate being sick

Hugo Stiglitz · 07-02-2016 08:10PM

RoadhouseBlues wrote: »

Does smelling pepper work, or is that just a myth?

Not too sure.

What I do is to twist up a tissue and tickle deep inside my nose. Works like a charm.

Ted_YNWA · 07-02-2016 08:12PM

BOO!!!!

Oh wait, scares only work for hiccups.

RoadhouseBlues · 07-02-2016 08:15PM

The sneeze I could live with. But them feckin' hiccups...........I hate them with a vengeance......

Day Lewin · 07-02-2016 08:17PM

Something that annoys me every time it happens and I never even really expressed it before:

When you go to get the next one out of a packet of tissues or- especially - Wet Wipes.

You grovel your fingers down through a sort of slot to get at the tissues or wipes: they are supposed to be cunningly interleaved with each other so that the top one offers itself to you: but of course they're stuck together, and you can't SEE the leading edge of the next one, and you scrabble your fingers around trying to get the next one up and a whole ragged clump of tissues or wipes come up together and you have to try and disentangle the one you want, and stuff the others back in, and of course they won't easily go back in and certainly not "interleaved" as the designers innocently planned.

And all this could have been avoided if the manufacturers of tissues and wipes would allow a thin red line along one edge so that you could see where to pick it up by. BRILLIANT NEW IDEA!!!

Day Lewin · 07-02-2016 08:18PM

Something that annoys me every time it happens and I never even really expressed it before:

When you go to get the next one out of a packet of tissues or- especially - Wet Wipes.

You grovel your fingers down through a sort of slot to get at the tissues or wipes: they are supposed to be cunningly interleaved with each other so that the top one offers itself to you: but of course they're stuck together, and you can't SEE the leading edge of the next one, and you scrabble your fingers around trying to get the next one up and a whole ragged clump of tissues or wipes come up together and you have to try and disentangle the one you want, and stuff the others back in, and of course they won't easily go back in and certainly not "interleaved" as the designers innocently planned.

And all this could have been avoided if the manufacturers of tissues and wipes would allow a thin red line along one edge so that you could see where to pick it up by. BRILLIANT NEW IDEA!!!

Trivial things that annoy you part 8191.1

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