Things Cat Trialvilly Annoy You (part whatever) *MOD WARNING IN OP*

Pallas Green in Limerick still has it's Special Olympics sign up. 17 years now!!!

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

What have you got against the Special Olympics?

Absolutely nothing, was a volunteer at it.
Just think its hilarious that 17yrs on the sign is there. Think it's the only one I have seen in a long time.

New Home wrote: »

Great. The Groudhog Day curse makes another victim...

Punxsutawney Phil is on the loose again????

I'm at the stage of WFH where my focus and motivation is entirely shot. I'm lucky if I get through a third of the list of things I need to do at work every day. Anything and everything is a distraction and I just don't seem to care half the time. Anyone else? Very annoying at this stage.

Another less trivial annoyance, I feel like my flat is falling apart at the moment. Wifi connectivity issues last month, water pressure problems, exposed drain last week, boiler this week. TA I texted the local plumber about a problem with my leaky boiler and I read it back and it sounds dirrrrrty.

Eskie wrote: »

Thank you I pretend I don't have that option so that I try be more productive.

TA - my cat keeps attacking/playing with the loo roll. I went to take him out of the bathroom and he decided to hide in the laundry basket. Cute but a little pest sometimes.

I wish my cat did that instead she brings me home lovely presents :pac:

My supervisor constantly misinterprets my tone of voice and my accent as sarcastic, cheeky and aggressive. She has, on two occasions, asked me what my problem is with her, with genuine offence taken.

What triggered her to ask me was when she handed me a new set of keys I asked for, and I asked, for clarification, "and I get to keep these yeah? I can bring them home and have them attached to my own keyring?" and she said "ah yeah sure you just hand them in whenever you decide to finish up here"

And I said, "well might as well claim ownership of these so, you won't be getting rid of me any time soon! *laugh*"........ She was offended by this, and asked me what my problem was, and said "you're very sarcastic, what have I done to you? What is your problem with me? I don't understand"

..... So trying my best to reassure her that it's just the way I talk, my accent does come across as very BOOMING and LOUD and BRASH! But like everyone else who I've had the pleasure of befriending and already know, this is just the way I am - it's how I sound. I'm from outside the East end of Glasgow, and we all talk like this....

I'm the friendliest person in the world (despite my crankiness on here) and I have the best interests of everyone at heart. My fiancée's mother took her time to get used to me as well, constantly thinking that I was shouting at her daughter and talking down to her, when I wasn't.

Having a Scottish accent in another country has never been exactly easy, as people have always taken me up wrong when I talk. Someone in work even said to me "do you always have to be so angry when you talk to people?? you're very irritable"

I'M NOT ANGRY! I PROMISE!

But I fear that this accent of mine is gonna end up going against me. My supervisor has been constantly getting frustrated at me for "arguing" with her when it is not what I'm doing, and I don't like the idea of her reporting me for being aggressive, sarcastic and cheeky, when I am not doing that at all.

TA that my accent offends people.

just back from a drive from the shops. A motorist managed to simultaneously change lanes right in front of me while not using their indicator, and throw an empty crisp bag out the window. Ignorance level 10

Driving to my GF's house this evening, I got held up behind an amateur bike race. Now I tried my best to respect their space and not get annoyed at them, but all that went out the window when a few rogue pedalists, thinking they were in the Tour de France or something, veered onto the road without warning when making a break from the peloton. Literally a few feet out of their designated cycle lane and hard shoulder.

Had to take evasive action a couple of times and edged past the central white line in doing so, where oncoming cars were driving towards me. It was either that or knock down one of the cyclists, and we all know who'd be blamed if that occurred.

Ridiculous carry on. No other 'sport' interferes with people getting on with their everyday lives more than cycling. And the enthusiasts are often very sensitive if they are accused of being in the wrong.

And it brings to mind how I have noticed a surge in new cyclists on the roads, many of whom wouldn't have the greatest control of their bike (zig-zagging along). Its got to the stage where a bicycle license should be required on our roads.

Stupid formulaic Hollywood films: Plot no. 24-A: Dad works too hard, he really wants the big promotion. He is too busy to spend time with the kids and has missed Junior's little league game again.
In the end he learns the importance of family, tells his hardnose, ultra-capitalist boss where to get off and is promptly given the promotion. GAAAH! :mad:

twirlagig wrote: »

I'd probably watch that

Trust me you already have. Many, many times .


Plot no. 17-B: The tough guy soldier/cowboy, whatever, is tired of fighting. He moves somewhere for a quiet life, he meets a woman and falls in love. They are happy.

Enter the bullies, they threaten or kill his woman. He kills the bullies. THE END. :mad: