Things That Trivially Annoy You.

Surreptitious · 09-12-2018 5:59pm

The girl living upstairs is dizzy as fook. She keeps putting big huge boxes in the recycling without breaking them up. The landlady specifically put up a notice about this on the back door asking people to break up their boxes so they don't fill the whole bin. There were bags all over the back yard as they couldn't fit them into the bin because of the box. In the space of two minutes I had to break up her box and get the bags into the bin. Why am I the fooking fool doing this? She really doesn't even think of other people at all. Common sense would indicate that a huge box will fill a bin and other people won't get their rubbish in. I honestly think I'm the only person living here with any cop on at all.

CrowdedHouse · 09-12-2018 6:16pm

DanMurphy wrote: »

Never heard of such a device. Wish I could switch it off.

I got a Samsung TV a few years back and it seemed to be on by default. Setting was buried deep in a menu, nearly drove me mad :mad:

New Home · 09-12-2018 6:17pm

It's usually among the "audio language" options.

Brendan Bendar · 09-12-2018 6:50pm

0lddog wrote: »

No !
No !
No !

When southern Europeans can get it right there is no excuse for "native English speakers".

Perhaps its the English living over here are to blame ( great excuse for a couple of YT clips from Lerner and Loewe )

( It does bring home to me just how offensive I must sound when fluffing Spanish & Italian verbs )

Dog I feel your pain, but today I listened to the National Public Service broadcaster relay a football game from Tullamore.

Now the co commentator is a great guy ,great enthusiasm...but...

He drove a fcuking COACH and FOUR through the ‘done’and ‘seen’ usage.

Sorry I’m wrong.... He drove a fcuking SHERMAN TANK, A fcuking A10 TANK BUSTER a WARTHOG through the ‘done and ‘seen usage.

Blew the hole off the usage and left the lingo in tatthers on the airwaves.

And you have the fcuking nerve to tell me the battle on this one is not lost!

Sorry for the rant , it the horses have bolted on this one.

Sam Quentin · 09-12-2018 7:01pm

It annoys me that......
When I see this thread topic on Boards homepage, that it reads in my mind perfectly as in: 'trivial things that annoy you'... Annoying to say the least.

Mam of 4 · 09-12-2018 7:05pm

One upmanship , or whatever you call it . If you said to someone oh I had a toe removed , they'd say they had two removed . Went out for a nice meal ? They'd have gone to the 5Star Michelin Award place . Ye get the idea .

Sometimes I feel like saying would they ever **** off , but I'm polite , instead I pity them tbh .

Rant over

BettePorter · 09-12-2018 7:19pm

It is impossible to gauge how much you have left in a bottle of baileys. You might get 3 more glasses out of it. Or you might get a dribble! Annoying.

northgirl · 09-12-2018 7:31pm

A friend made loose plans with me to go and see glow and a hot port this afternoon/evening.. Heard nothing. Have been making all the effort lately so not even going to bother..

black forest · 09-12-2018 8:10pm

German rail this weekend.:mad:

Every few years i’m giving them the chance to prove me wrong. But they ultimately fail everytime. Starting at Freiburg already 40 minutes late to Bale, Switzerland. Of course i not only missed the normal connection but the next train in the general direction as well. Just a little hop of 120km to a small village called Jestetten with two times changing trains.

Free Wifi at Bale Badischer Bahnhof wasn’t working as well. Couldn’t be bothered with the roaming fees and arrived at my final destination over a hour late. :rolleyes:

Today on the way back the second train was only 4 minutes late. Doesn’t seem much but when you have only 2 minutes to run from platform 8 to number 4 with 30 kilo baggage it’s a little bit challenging. Of course the ICE was overbooked but at least it’s only half a hour back to Freiburg.:P

Tomorrow they will be on strike. Don’t know if the customers see any difference to their usual service.

Badly Drunk Boy · 09-12-2018 8:21pm

I've probably said this before...but why don't people park in their garden, on their own driveway? A neighbour of mine has a jeep and a smallish truck, and for the past week the truck has been parked outside my garden. I don't drive but I still have to get into my garden! When I leave, I have to take a right and then a left, rather than just veering left straight away.

He has already messed up the grass on the green in front of our houses. If you're going to do that, at least park on it the odd time to hide the fact that you've messed it up!

In my parents' estate, it's worse. In a 1 minute drive into the estate, a driver would usually have to pull over 2 or 3 times to let others by.

northgirl · 09-12-2018 8:25pm

Moved into the city centre recently. Love it but the car is an awful dose for parking. Them's the trade offs!

Brendan Bendar · 09-12-2018 8:37pm

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

My shower / shave routine is as follows:
Monday - shower
Tuesday - shave and shower
Wednesday - shower
Thursday - shave and shower
Friday - shower
Saturday - shower
Sunday - shave and shower

I get up at 6am Monday to Friday to go to work. Two shaves in five days means less of a rush those other three mornings.

This morning I showered but forgot to shave. Now the whole routime is disrupted.

Do you not bleach?

retro:electro · 09-12-2018 9:03pm

Thought I was being so generous to my tomorrow self last night leaving the last of the wine to have with my dinner today. Shouldn’t have bothered. I’d say you’d get more liquid blessing yourself coming out of mass

DareGod · 10-12-2018 12:36am

It annoys me that Boards.ie doesn't have a thread that's a middle ground between After Hours and Personal Issues. You know... a thread where you want real answers (like Personal Issues) but not quite as serious as Personal Issues, and you know that After Hours is going to provide nothing but nonsense responses.

Kitty6277 · 10-12-2018 12:39am

My flatmates went out without even asking me

Kevin Finnerty · 10-12-2018 1:01am

Mam of 4 wrote: »

One upmanship , or whatever you call it . If you said to someone oh I had a toe removed , they'd say they had two removed . Went out for a nice meal ? They'd have gone to the 5Star Michelin Award place . Ye get the idea .

Sometimes I feel like saying would they ever **** off , but I'm polite , instead I pity them tbh .

Rant over

I just shut down in that instance. Listening is a dying skill but I'm sure it's being said generation after generation.

People who moan how hard it is to reach me on the phone when I return their missed calls. I'm not a 24 hour answering service.

misstearheus · 10-12-2018 4:14am

DareGod wrote: »

It annoys me that Boards.ie doesn't have a thread that's a middle ground between After Hours and Personal Issues. You know... a thread where you want real answers (like Personal Issues) but not quite as serious as Personal Issues, and you know that After Hours is going to provide nothing but nonsense responses.

Well I don't know if you're male or female but there's The Gentlemen's something or other, and there's The Ladies Lounge, think there's Chat Threads in both those Forums, they could perhaps be classed as something light-hearted with a P.I. edge/angle. And there's The Nocturnal Forum. It's like a step down from A.H. with a bitta serious-ness and light-hearted-ness and P.I. throw in.. Havn't been in Noccers in aaaaaaaaaaaages! Used to practically live in there! It took up all of my time hah, got too attached! And didn't go anywhere else on Boards really! But since I've come to AH, have kind-of branched out a bit! But yeah in fairness, there's all-sorts covered on Boards. Well i.m.o. there is. Have a look around and you may find a suitable place for what you're looking for...

T.A. at tired eyes.

Also, was all excited budgeting me few Coppers for the Christmas weeks, and delighted that I had decent enough money to cover me for the few weeks, I may even get to go out and all going well will have enough to buy a couple of items of clothing! And I decided to check me Emails, only to find a lovely Email reminding me Motor Tax is due.... Ballz to that.

Try_harder · 10-12-2018 5:38am

Try_harder wrote: »

My body clock is fooked

Still fooked :P

JCX BXC · 10-12-2018 6:04am

Completely unexplained and worsening insomnia.

I felt more awake at 4am than I did l day.

northgirl · 10-12-2018 8:56am

Feel like I'm drowning.. at work.

Also, sleep is so bad the last few nights. Guess that's the 7th house move in 12 months plus new job, plus work Grievance plus estrangement from my Mother and Brother.

Oh well.

CrowdedHouse · 10-12-2018 10:10am

Credit card bill a good bit more than I had in my head, but when I check the statement I remember...have to pay my car insurance too... oh well merry Christmas.

Try_harder · 10-12-2018 10:17am

Mondays

Prominent_Dawg · 10-12-2018 2:24pm

Surreptitious wrote: »

The girl living upstairs is dizzy as fook. She keeps putting big huge boxes in the recycling without breaking them up. The landlady specifically put up a notice about this on the back door asking people to break up their boxes so they don't fill the whole bin. There were bags all over the back yard as they couldn't fit them into the bin because of the box. In the space of two minutes I had to break up her box and get the bags into the bin. Why am I the fooking fool doing this? She really doesn't even think of other people at all. Common sense would indicate that a huge box will fill a bin and other people won't get their rubbish in. I honestly think I'm the only person living here with any cop on at all.

You're too nice, she'll never learn

Pawwed Rig · 10-12-2018 2:29pm

People who ask you to choose a time for a meeting and then have zero availability

northgirl · 10-12-2018 2:39pm

In the office since 7:40. Only just getting my lunch now. People at me 24/7. We're entitled to coffee break and 1 hour lunch. Should finish at 4:30 but I'm thinking I should go at 4.

Rosie Rant · 10-12-2018 3:34pm

I'm sick of being slapped in the face by Christmas. I can't wait for this "festive season" to be over.

Purple Mountain · 10-12-2018 6:42pm

That stupid saying 'keep her lit'.

Harleen Quinzel · 10-12-2018 6:45pm

I spent so long cooking and making sure everyone else had their dinner, that now I’m sitting down to eat mine, I’ve no appetite at all.

dubstarr · 10-12-2018 7:16pm

Harleen Quinzel wrote: »

I spent so long cooking and making sure everyone else had their dinner, that now I’m sitting down to eat mine, I’ve no appetite at all.

Oh thats me all over.I dont enjoy my dinner at all.

Purple Mountain · 10-12-2018 7:18pm

dubstarr wrote: »

Oh thats me all over.I dont enjoy my dinner at all.

And you end up eating alone after everyone else has finished.

dubstarr · 10-12-2018 7:25pm

Purple Mountain wrote: »

And you end up eating alone after everyone else has finished.

I just have mine when kids are in school.Its hot and i can enjoy it without anyone annoying me.

CrowdedHouse · 10-12-2018 7:42pm

I wanted ONE box of Victoria biscuits today - Super Valu were 2 for €8 but it seemed that one was also €8.

(Anyway got one in Tesco this evening for €5 and got rid of a pocketful of small change as well)

Harleen Quinzel · 10-12-2018 7:44pm

I’m probably going to end up eating half a terry’s chocolate orange

somebody stop me

New Home · 10-12-2018 7:49pm

Harleen Quinzel wrote: »

I’m probably going to end up eating half a terry’s chocolate orange

somebody stop me

I wouldn't want to risk a finger! :pac:

Mam of 4 · 10-12-2018 7:49pm

Harleen Quinzel wrote: »

I’m probably going to end up eating half a terry’s chocolate orange

somebody stop me

Why only half ?

dubstarr · 10-12-2018 7:56pm

Mam of 4 wrote: »

Why only half ?

Took the words out of my mouth:D:D

New Home · 10-12-2018 7:57pm

dubstarr wrote: »

Took the words out of my mouth:D:D

Probably half of the orange too.

LirW · 10-12-2018 8:14pm

My family has this kinda annoying Christmas tradition of giving every male member in the family socks for Christmas.
My sister called me today, she was doing present shopping and carried it to the post office straight away to send it to Ireland.
My partner now gets at least 3 sock gifts and I'm secretly embarrassed that my family still keeps this up....

ArnoldJRimmer · 10-12-2018 8:15pm

My workplace is too stingy to provide us with washing up liquid in the kitchen, and it usually falls on myself or what may be just one other person to buy it (sometimes a fresh bottle just appears). I don't mind doing this as its cheap, and I bring in both breakfast and lunch most days, and make my own coffee.

But my TA are the people who think that they have to use a quarter of a bottle every time they wash so much as a spoon. The sink is a mass of suds, and from past experience of housemates, I find that the people who do this generally have no clue how to even wash a dish. Same people who take a fresh sponge and go to clean a saucepan without rinsing the bolognes/ curry sauce first

twirlagig · 10-12-2018 8:25pm

Is there a thread for awful things that make you sad?

Poochie05 · 10-12-2018 8:51pm

I brought my favourite green Pilot pen with me on a flight for a work trip last week and now the ink is leaking out the tip.
My hands are covered in the stuff. Had to tell them in work I was making Christmas cards at the weekend :pac:

Mam of 4 · 10-12-2018 8:59pm

twirlagig wrote: »

Is there a thread for awful things that make you sad?

Are you ok Twirlagig ?

Surreptitious · 10-12-2018 9:33pm

Prominent_Dawg wrote: »

You're too nice, she'll never learn

I'm a right asshole but have a thing about bags lying around the back as it draws rats

BettePorter · 10-12-2018 9:36pm

ArnoldJRimmer wrote: »

Same people who take a fresh sponge and go to clean a saucepan without rinsing the bolognes/ curry sauce first

My god that's akin to not rinsing off food on plates for the dishwasher.

twirlagig · 10-12-2018 9:52pm

Mam of 4 wrote: »

Are you ok Twirlagig ?

Losing a co-worker at a very young age . Awful, small town we live in and the whole place is shook

New Home · 10-12-2018 9:55pm

That's truly, truly awful.

Mam of 4 · 10-12-2018 10:20pm

twirlagig wrote: »

Losing a co-worker at a very young age . Awful, small town we live in and the whole place is shook

Ah no , I'm so sorry , that's so sad to hear .
We' re all here for you if you need to talk , vent , or anything .

twirlagig · 10-12-2018 10:47pm

Mam of 4 wrote: »

Ah no , I'm so sorry , that's so sad to hear .
We' re all here for you if you need to talk , vent , or anything .

Thanks Mam xx

Kitty6277 · 10-12-2018 10:50pm

twirlagig wrote: »

Losing a co-worker at a very young age . Awful, small town we live in and the whole place is shook

So sorry to hear about that

TA’d at people who text you at half 9 at night and ask if you’re busy. Uhhh yeah, I am now, I’m in bed and I’m not leaving for the night. If you wanted to do something you should’ve asked earlier

Stephen15 · 11-12-2018 12:53am

castletownman wrote: »

Modern day parents. If you need Elf on the Shelf to discipline your children this christmas season, then you have messed up in that department somewhere along the way.

A swift 'no' must have gone the way of the dinosaurs.

When I was younger I didn't need an elf on the shelf to encourage me to behave around Christmas.

Do you know why because I had a belt on the shelf to motivate me to behave the whole year around.

Things That Trivially Annoy You.

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