Things dat Trivyully Annoy You (part whatever) MOD WARNING IN OP NEW

EmmetSpiceland · 11-06-2021 8:27am

Shoelaces on small kids’ shoes. Especially when there’s a zip up the side and they are purely “aesthetic”.

Antares35 · 11-06-2021 10:02am

Trying to order a men's hoodie on amazon.de and the chest sizes are in cm by width so large for example is 55cm. What large man has a 55cm chest??

New Home · 11-06-2021 10:09am

Ken?

ShatterAlan · 11-06-2021 10:12am

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

I went from doing ~40 hrs per week between January and September 2020, to 36 hrs per week between September 2020 and January 2021, to 26 hrs a week between March and June, to "we've no work for you over the summer you'll have to sign on the dole" between July and September.

Covid has ****ing ruined everything. Now I'm on the desperate hunt for a job to cover the summer months.

I have bills to pay and a wedding to pay for, I should not be doing this at this stage of my life.

No you shouldn't.

Mimon · 11-06-2021 10:16am

Surreptitious wrote: »

Bought a sandwich and coffee cost me 9 euro and the sambo is pure manky

I remember during the Celtic tiger I ordered a breakfast roll and it came to 9 euro, I handed it back to the deli person, madness. Not a chance with this Cavan man

Mimon · 11-06-2021 10:17am

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

I went from doing ~40 hrs per week between January and September 2020, to 36 hrs per week between September 2020 and January 2021, to 26 hrs a week between March and June, to "we've no work for you over the summer you'll have to sign on the dole" between July and September.

Covid has ****ing ruined everything. Now I'm on the desperate hunt for a job to cover the summer months.

I have bills to pay and a wedding to pay for, I should not be doing this at this stage of my life.

Just have a small wedding and take that stress away at least.

Mimon · 11-06-2021 10:18am

castletownman wrote: »

Tradesmen in and out of our toilet in work as construction begins on an extension this week. One of the feckers clogged up the toilet at some stage this morning though. Vile.

Sorry but I actually LOL'd at this

Bredabe · 11-06-2021 11:38am

Local busybodies going door to door yesterday to collect the "Residents Association" fees(several hours later than stated), as warned in a flyer before the bank holiday.
This money only ever seems to be spent on flowers/shrubs, I don't know anyone who has been asked for money and their opinion on the types of plants to buy.

So much I could say about this but my ta currently is...….they rang the door bell twice!!!

Arrive late to collect money to support YOUR hobby, while ignoring the real needs of the area, call door to door(which may or may not be intended to be intimidating) and disturb the very ppl who are happily ignoring you, TWICE!

Gregor Samsa · 11-06-2021 11:45am

Had an Egencia sales person call at my door yesterday.

Opening line "Sorry for disturbing you..."

Eh, no you're not! The whole purpose of your presence at my door, and the action of ringing my doorbell, is to divert me from what I was doing and give you my attention instead, for a matter that is entirely for your benefit. So you couldn't be sorry that you disturbed me. In fact, you must be at least satisfied that you disturbed me, if not outright happy, otherwise your entire endeavour would have bee in vain.

Although I suppose when I firmly but politely said "Sorry, I don't do business at the door", I didn't really mean it either.

oneweb · 11-06-2021 12:09pm

Dunnes and their "Portuguese Mince Pies". What next - "French Moon-Shaped Pastries", "American Rings of Dough"? :facepalm:

Antares35 · 11-06-2021 12:53pm

Locals at the Burren complaining about cars parked at the side of the road. I completely understand, as I too live in an area that's mobbed on sunny days, bank holidays etc. But the TA is that the reason the cars are so parked is because of a lack of carparking facility. And the last three attempts to construct a carpark have been met with local objections... So, why are they complaining?

ohnonotgmail · 11-06-2021 12:59pm

Antares35 wrote: »

Trying to order a men's hoodie on amazon.de and the chest sizes are in cm by width so large for example is 55cm. What large man has a 55cm chest??

that is 55cm from armpit to armpit so about about a 40-44 inch chest, a size L.

https://www.dvuk.org/size-guide/

Porklife · 11-06-2021 2:59pm

People going on about Afterlife by Ricky Gervais.
It's the most overrated saccharine bull**** ive ever seen. It's not funny either.

Antares35 · 11-06-2021 4:30pm

Queuing for the vaccine and the woman beside me has sneezed twice, removed her mask and wiped her nose on her hand and then trousers. I f*ckin knew I'd come away with worse than I arrived with...

sprucemoose · 11-06-2021 4:45pm

people who say 'an android' rather than 'an android phone'

your laptop isnt a 'windows' or a 'ma....' (****ing apple always being awkward)

yes i am very petty

11-06-2021 7:34pm

this road i sometimes use.

it has a roundabout, but the roundabout is kind of off-set to one side, like the roundabout is pushed a little bit to the right or left instead of bang right in front of you.

so anyway, when you're coming around it people are twice as likely to make a break for it, because its off-set to one side and gives a sense of it being safe to go.

Its almost like an interruption in an otherwise lovely big straight road.

and if you thought people were daft cnts on a normal roundabout this thing is twice as bad, truly awful. fck whoever designed it, with a yardstick.

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Tauriel · 11-06-2021 7:58pm

After lathering myself in SPF 50 this morning before heading out for a day trip, I forgot to apply it to my collarbone area and now I have very angry red sunburn on it.

spookwoman · 11-06-2021 10:37pm

Story about the swan "rescued and raised by cavan family" and everyone going awww lovely story.
That is not what happened! Unleashed dog raided a protected species nest and took and egg, that's what happened and it's an ongoing problem now especially on beaches that dogs are let loose and disturbing nesting birds. The swan is probably going to have to go to a sanctuary now because it was raised by humans and hasn't had interaction with other swans.

Samsgirl · 12-06-2021 1:31am

Archeron wrote: »

I just sent an email to a customer saying "Thank you for sharting" instead of thank you for sharing.

I hate typos.

In a previous job we were invoicing the department of pubic expenditure for years before an audit picked it up.

NIMAN · 12-06-2021 3:01am

Those radio or TV adverts for the GAA, making it sound like its the most important thing in the history of mankind.

They are slightly cringeworthy.

whisky_galore · 12-06-2021 7:32am

spookwoman wrote: »

Story about the swan "rescued and raised by cavan family" and everyone going awww lovely story.
That is not what happened! Unleashed dog raided a protected species nest and took and egg, that's what happened and it's an ongoing problem now especially on beaches that dogs are let loose and disturbing nesting birds. The swan is probably going to have to go to a sanctuary now because it was raised by humans and hasn't had interaction with other swans.

Media have a way of spinning stories like the two eegits on paddleboards and the failure of the adult on shore who was supposed to be keeping an eye on them.
Instead of being a salutary lesson in water safety it was spun into one about near national heroes praised for their resilience.

Ooh let's not blame anyone...be kind etc.

cj maxx · 12-06-2021 9:57am

My son's 1st communion is this Sunday ( put back due to covid) so I didn't take my sleep aid last night so I wouldn't sleep in for 10am mass. So after been awake all night , I get showered, shaved and suited only to find out in a phone call to my ex wife (of all people:( ) that today is Saturday!!
Sleep deprivation does strange things!

freshpopcorn · 12-06-2021 11:52am

I recently upgraded my broadband package and cancelled the old one.
I stayed with the same company and signed a new contract that was more expensive.
They contacted me a few days later to say they were sorry to hear is was leaving and was there anything to get me to come back to them.

the beer revolu · 12-06-2021 11:56am

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I recently upgraded my broadband package and cancelled the old one.
I stayed with the same company and signed a new contract that was more expensive.
They contacted me a few days later to say they were sorry to hear is was leaving and was there anything to get me to come back to them.

Reminds me of when I signed up for Airtricity years ago.
Airtricity reps kept calling to my door asking me to sign up. After several of these calls, I contacted them and told them that if one more sales rep called to my door that I would change provider.
I have never used Airtricity since.

Antares35 · 12-06-2021 12:59pm

When you want to rest the spoon in the empty yoghurt carton when you're done, but it's too lightweight without it contents and just collapses.

Sgt Hartman · 12-06-2021 3:23pm

An old ankle injury decided to flare up with a vengeance yesterday. It was so painful that I was sent home from work early.

After plenty of rest, painkillers and anti inflammatories it was feeling much better this morning. I bought an ankle support and dosed myself up with more nurofen and paracetamol and felt great. The OH and I decided we would go to Drogheda on the bus. However as we got halfway to the bus stop my ankle was on fire with pain so we had to turn back and go home, or hobble back home in my case. I'm sick of my stupid body letting me down, especially at the weekend

(I probably should have posted this in the Signs you're getting old thread

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Porklife · 12-06-2021 3:36pm

I just made lunch for myself and my ex who is staying in my place at the moment. He's chilling out on the couch as I'm clambering around the kitchen cooking and cleaning on the go.
After we've eaten and I'm finished washing the last dish, a voice from the sitting room pipes up "I could have helped with those dishes"
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You think? But wouldn't that get in the way of your doing nothing time?

ohnonotgmail · 12-06-2021 8:19pm

Porklife wrote: »

I just made lunch for myself and my ex who is staying in my place at the moment. He's chilling out on the couch as I'm clambering around the kitchen cooking and cleaning on the go.
After we've eaten and I'm finished washing the last dish, a voice from the sitting room pipes up "I could have helped with those dishes"
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You think? But wouldn't that get in the way of your doing nothing time?

you should have responded with "Well what bloody stopped you?".

FishOnABike · 12-06-2021 9:10pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I recently upgraded my broadband package and cancelled the old one.
I stayed with the same company and signed a new contract that was more expensive.
They contacted me a few days later to say they were sorry to hear is was leaving and was there anything to get me to come back to them.

Look for a discount on your 'new' package ;-)

dubstarr · 12-06-2021 10:29pm

Porklife wrote: »

I just made lunch for myself and my ex who is staying in my place at the moment. He's chilling out on the couch as I'm clambering around the kitchen cooking and cleaning on the go.
After we've eaten and I'm finished washing the last dish, a voice from the sitting room pipes up "I could have helped with those dishes"
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You think? But wouldn't that get in the way of your doing nothing time?

Thank God hes your ex. Small mercies.

PsychoPete · 13-06-2021 12:00am

When I want to open something in a new tab instead Google decides to open it in a new tab in a group

Strumms · 13-06-2021 2:25am

My neighbor about 37..rents his house off his parents , they moved elsewhere and he moved back in... both he and his whole family are notorious for being cheap, inconsiderate, horrible, lame grimy bastards... I knew the little shît and his family growing up....played for the same football team and in scouts...

Him and the housemates are out their back now screaming their heads off ‘singing’ and shouting...2.20am.. roaring, clapping ..stereo too..

It’s far away enough that I’ll probably drift off but their next door neighbor is a lady, mid 80’s with medical issues and has home care twice a day but living alone... not nice, if you are going to be a dick, please put walls and a roof between your arsehole selves and your neighbors...

spookwoman · 13-06-2021 2:58am

Strumms wrote: »

My neighbor about 37..rents his house off his parents , they moved elsewhere and he moved back in... both he and his whole family are notorious for being cheap, inconsiderate, horrible, lame grimy bastards... I knew the little shît and his family growing up....played for the same football team and in scouts...

Him and the housemates are out their back now screaming their heads off ‘singing’ and shouting...2.20am.. roaring, clapping ..stereo too..

It’s far away enough that I’ll probably drift off but their next door neighbor is a lady, mid 80’s with medical issues and has home care twice a day but living alone... not nice, if you are going to be a dick, please put walls and a roof between your arsehole selves and your neighbors...

Family near us had issues with them for years, first it was the kids thinking it was fine to just come into back garden whenever. Community garda paid them a visit and the mother threatened him. Neighbours conservatory room was damaged by sliotar coming over our gardens at full speed, their chimney has a dent from another sliotar. We are between so when they are banging a sliotar about we have to be careful in our own back garden.
These days they've taken up backetball and set up a hoop on the street outside their house. Can go on for hours thump, thump, belch, thump, thump, bang, shout and while this is going on they are playing rap music.
Last weekend the another neighbour was having a bbq with some background music, no issue. Then the other lot started and turned the music up to the last so it drowned the background music out.

Some people should not be allowed to breed.

Strumms · 13-06-2021 3:07am

It’s 03.04 and I’m hearing young wans and fûckwits screaming Angels by Robbie Williams in assorted unwritten key changes for the last 15 minutes....and roaring... 3.30 is the cutoff, I’m a nighowl but getting sleepy so it will be the Guards, fück em.

I’d like to talk to them about the possibility of them entering a mass grave... tonight.

Pawwed Rig · 13-06-2021 8:01am

Strumms wrote: »

It’s 03.04 and I’m hearing young wans and fûckwits screaming Angels by Robbie Williams in assorted unwritten key changes for the last 15 minutes....and roaring... 3.30 is the cutoff, I’m a nighowl but getting sleepy so it will be the Guards, fück em.

I’d like to talk to them about the possibility of them entering a mass grave... tonight.

Buy a box of stink bombs and stealthily fire one close to where they are partying anytime there is excessive noise on a school night.
You could even use an old fashioned catapult as a delivery system*

Also useful if teenagers are hanging around outside your house

*yes I have put a lot of thought into this.

sporina · 13-06-2021 11:30am

when you post in a thread and then it defaults to instant email notifications as oppose to allowing you to choose from the get go; I hate when my email is littered with all kinds of notifications and subscriptions.. I feel I am always having to clean out my inbox (no offence Boards; love the site

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NewRed2 · 13-06-2021 12:03pm

sporina wrote: »

when you post in a thread and then it defaults to instant email notifications as oppose to allowing you to choose from the get go; I hate when my email is littered with all kinds of notifications and subscriptions.. I feel I am always having to clean out my inbox (no offence Boards; love the site )

Go to edit options and you can turn it off as the default.

Default Thread Subscription Mode
When you post a new thread, or reply to a topic, you can choose to automatically add that thread to My Threads, with the option to receive email notification of new replies to that thread.
Click none here

Strumms · 13-06-2021 12:20pm

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Buy a box of stink bombs and stealthily fire one close to where they are partying anytime there is excessive noise on a school night.
You could even use an old fashioned catapult as a delivery system*

Also useful if teenagers are hanging around outside your house

*yes I have put a lot of thought into this.

It got to the stage last night that a face full of acid for each of them would have been more appropriate... I’m absolutely fûcked knackered this morning...I only woke up about 30 minutes ago...

They are not exactly kids, mid to late 30’s... so not beyond the capability to rationalize that in a built up area, outside singing / screaming until 3.30 am isn’t cool.... but I have a suspicion that alcohol alone might not have been the sole catalyst for their behaviors. It’s a detached house so sitting inside roaring/ singing wouldn’t have been disturbing anybody...

But I know the landlords and their son the tenant since childhood from another vein of life before they even moved here, well the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree ....kid cares nada and neither do the parents about nobody but themselves.... cÛNTs. Hopefully I can pick up some decent sleep tonight and at least start the week feeling par.

Blitzkrieger · 13-06-2021 12:54pm

I got my first vaccine last week. TA'd that the appointment text said "13:55pm". As opposed to 13:55 in the morning? I suppose it'd be helpful to add "am" for clarity, but adding "pm" to a twenty four hour clock?

Also TA'd that the 'stand here' stickers on the ground at the vaccination centre were nowhere near two metres apart.

Also TA'd at the dip**** in the queue behind me standing too close. Over a year now and some dopes can't keep their distance, or even follow the markings on the ground. And he was fifteen minutes early for his appointment...

Leg End Reject · 13-06-2021 1:09pm

All the sun we were promised and it's cloudy and dull, it wasn't this overcast in October.

the beer revolu · 13-06-2021 1:13pm

Leg End Reject wrote: »

All the sun we were promised and it's cloudy and dull, it wasn't this overcast in October.

Sun splitting the stones here.
Hottest day of the year, I'd say.

Leg End Reject · 13-06-2021 1:16pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

Sun splitting the stones here.
Hottest day of the year, I'd say.

Can I call over to yours? I'm reasonably well housetrained and behaved.

Just keep an eye on how much I drink.

Antares35 · 13-06-2021 2:35pm

TA at the use of the term "ad hominem" and other such accusations that people would never use in real life, like "disingenuous" and "virtue signalling". Imaging two lads having a row in a pub shouting things like that at each other or demanding links to back up their argument.

Leg End Reject · 13-06-2021 2:44pm

Antares35 wrote: »

TA at the use of the term "ad hominem" and other such accusations that people would never use in real life, like "disingenuous" and "virtue signalling". Imaging two lads having a row in a pub shouting things like that at each other or demanding links to back up their argument.

Textbook example of a strawman!

New Home · 13-06-2021 2:45pm

There's a mingling of individually good smells that come every day from my neighbours' house: dinner cooking and laundry drying. However, the two together are absolutely rank. It's like eating a dinner that tastes of washing powder or doing a wash with gravy and flowers. I have to keep the windows closed or it'd make me sick.

mrslancaster · 13-06-2021 3:29pm

TA'd at the number of times I've read online articles saying 'Formally' when the writer obviously meant 'Formerly'.

Saw an advert earlier for a property for sale. It was described as formally a school-house

Strumms · 13-06-2021 3:45pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

Sun splitting the stones here.
Hottest day of the year, I'd say.

No sun but hot and humid as fûck,, making an afternoon cocktail.

the beer revolu · 13-06-2021 4:44pm

Strumms wrote: »

making an afternoon cocktail.

Best to be safe, alright!

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 13-06-2021 4:57pm

We recently got ourselves a new couch and we want to sell off the previous one so we can get another couch that matches the new one.

So far there've been nothing but time-wasters, telling us that they're interested, then asking to come at times we're not going to be home, then not willing to agree to a time that suits everyone.

Then there was a lady who expressed interest, organised a date and time to come look at it, then when the day came, we were sitting like a couple of eejits getting no reply from her, wasting 3 hours of the day when we could've went off and done other things. She eventually got back to us and said "sorry I'm not interested anymore". I replied with "You could've let us know at the time" and she responded with a thumbs up. Arséhole.

The latest one was literally 10 minutes ago, causing me to just vent it on here not only because of how annoying it is, but because of how weird and stupid the idea is.

So this woman expressed interest in the couch. This is how the conversation went;

Buyer
Would I be able to have a look at it please, any day this week please

Me
Any day during the week up until 12pm, as nobody is going to be home at that time. Weekends are more flexible.

Buyer
Where abouts are you?

Me
*housing estate mentioned*

Buyer
Where is that?

Me
Just out of the city centre

Buyer
I don't have a car, maybe do a video call have a look that way. I have to get a man with a van to collect it.

I have a few questions.

Why did she express interest if she couldn't get to my house to look at it?
Why is she asking where abouts my housing estate is when Google Maps is embedded into any phone?
Why is she expressing interest if she can't get to our housing estate without a vehicle?
What was she expecting? Us to bring the couch to her?
Why does she want to video call me to look at the couch that way? Does she want me to simulate what sitting on a couch feels like? There are about 3 or 4 photos of the couch itself, different angles and zoom levels. There's only so much you can do here. What would a video call solve??

The missus said she'll do the video call with her if she really wants one.

I'm just baffled at the fact this lady has expressed interest in the couch but has only just realised she has no way to physically go and see it herself. I don't understand what it was she was expecting.

TA at....whatever this problem even is.... I'm annoyed at the level of stupidity involved.

Archeron · 13-06-2021 4:59pm

When you're buying a coffee or something small, and paying by card but their card machine has a crappy internet connection. You're standing there waiting for "receiving " to change to the value so you can pay and it takes about 20 seconds to connect as you're staring at it.

0.000013 seconds after the value appears, the cashier says, move the card closer, as if you are some kind of dope who's never done it before.
I wasn't standing here waiting because I'm stupid, it's because you have a crap internet connection.

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