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Trivial things that annoy you
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Because it would raise the temperature of the bin and I imagine everything sweating in there and bacteria breeding.yeppydeppy wrote: »Why not? What's wrong with putting a hot tea bag in the bin?
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OldNotWIse wrote: »People saying "First world problem" - its relatively new, and the first time I heard it I thought it was brilliant - three days later if I hear anyone else saying it my reaction will be far from trivial!
That one bugs me too. As does "seems legit", but my personal new most hated phrase is this f*ckin "man up" sh*t. I was in a pub last week and some lad behind me was ordering Tequila, his mate didn't want one, and this c*cksucker must've screeched man up, man up at least ten times. I felt like manning up and headbutting the pr*ck in the face 0 -
eisenberg1 wrote: »You know that radio ad for Kildare Village, where the bint with the phoney American accent tells you about all the ****e you can get in Kildare Village blah blah blah, it make me NOT want to near Kildare, never mind the poxy village. Why do gob****e advertisement companies think we Irish are going to buy something just because the ad has some "American" in it. Do they really think we are that gullible? Like those Budweiser ads, great till you actually taste it and discover why they have the horses, that's where it comes from.
"Aerceurtsh.ie", or however way you could spell it to pronounce it phonetically, but the guys accent makes it almost impossible to decipher the fact that he means "Aircourt.ie". The advertisement runs on FM104.
People who don't understand that when you turn off the TV using the TV remote, it doesn't turn off the Sky box, the Freesat, or the Saorview box. It turns off the TV, that's it's job, done. I spent nearly €400 on a Universal Remote that'll turn off all devices at the same time at the press of a button (the OFF button, strangely enough!), but no, my wife says "it's too fiddly!"... Eesh! 0 -
"Aerceurtsh.ie", or however way you could spell it to pronounce it phonetically, but the guys accent makes it almost impossible to decipher the fact that he means "Aircourt.ie". The advertisement runs on FM104.
People who don't understand that when you turn off the TV using the TV remote, it doesn't turn off the Sky box, the Freesat, or the Saorview box. It turns off the TV, that's it's job, done. I spent nearly €400 on a Universal Remote that'll turn off all devices at the same time at the press of a button (the OFF button, strangely enough!), but no, my wife says "it's too fiddly!"... Eesh!
Ah, I don't have that much stuff, just TV, Skybox and Blueray player. But I got a special adapter for up to 4 plugs and it has a remote control, I think it was 20 quid.0 -
"Aerceurtsh.ie", or however way you could spell it to pronounce it phonetically, but the guys accent makes it almost impossible to decipher the fact that he means "Aircourt.ie". The advertisement runs on FM104.
People who don't understand that when you turn off the TV using the TV remote, it doesn't turn off the Sky box, the Freesat, or the Saorview box. It turns off the TV, that's it's job, done. I spent nearly €400 on a Universal Remote that'll turn off all devices at the same time at the press of a button (the OFF button, strangely enough!), but no, my wife says "it's too fiddly!"... Eesh!
I think I would divorce you if you did that... :P0 -
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eisenberg1 wrote: »Ah, I don't have that much stuff, just TV, Skybox and Blueray player. But I got a special adapter for up to 4 plugs and it has a remote control, I think it was 20 quid.
You should tip into Maplin some day when you get a chance, have a look at some of the home automation stuff. I know the adapter you're talking about alright but the remote I have it wasn't a trivial investment, I know it seems like a lot, but the amount you save on batteries alone (the remote is rechargeable) is worth it. I'm a bit of a gadget freak anyway tbh
OldNotWIse wrote: »I think I would divorce you if you did that... :P
It's been mentioned a couple of times alright... "But I bought it for youuu" just doesn't cut it any more... :pac:0 -
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You should tip into Maplin some day when you get a chance, have a look at some of the home automation stuff. I know the adapter you're talking about alright but the remote I have it wasn't a trivial investment, I know it seems like a lot, but the amount you save on batteries alone (the remote is rechargeable) is worth it. I'm a bit of a gadget freak anyway tbh
It's been mentioned a couple of times alright... "But I bought it for youuu" just doesn't cut it any more... :pac:
We just put a socket in that cuts power to all television, skybox, dvd etc.;) I know that you still have to walk to the socket to switch it off:o but I don't think I could justify 400 euro on a remote.0 -
We just put a socket in that cuts power to all television, skybox, dvd etc.;) I know that you still have to walk to the socket to switch it off:o but I don't think I could justify 400 euro on a remote.
Ohh yeah, that reminds me -
My wife used plug out everything at night too, and I mean, it used take me about ten minutes in the morning to plug everything back in again and boot it all up - Set top boxes, laptops, desktops, routers, tv's, set the timer again on the DVD recorder (God that used annoy me), the Hi-Fi...
That's one of the reasons I bought the remote as a birthday present for myself, you hook it up to the laptop, program in all your devices, and say you want to watch tv, it'll turn on the Sky box and set the tv to the correct input. If you want to play xbox, it'll turn off the Sky box, turn on the xbox and set the tv to the correct input.
If you want to do the whole light settings on/ off / dimmed, well, you can do that too -
(His accents a bit funky but you get the idea)
I got it about three years ago, but nowadays if you have a smartphone (as most people do), you can download an app and pretty much automate your home with all the fittings and switches for less than €100!
Sorry for going on about it, my wife tells me to shut up too, complete technophobe 0 -
Ohh yeah, that reminds me -
My wife used plug out everything at night too, and I mean, it used take me about ten minutes in the morning to plug everything back in again and boot it all up - Set top boxes, laptops, desktops, routers, tv's, set the timer again on the DVD recorder (God that used annoy me), the Hi-Fi...
That's one of the reasons I bought the remote as a birthday present for myself, you hook it up to the laptop, program in all your devices, and say you want to watch tv, it'll turn on the Sky box and set the tv to the correct input. If you want to play xbox, it'll turn off the Sky box, turn on the xbox and set the tv to the correct input.
If you want to do the whole light settings on/ off / dimmed, well, you can do that too -
(His accents a bit funky but you get the idea)
I got it about three years ago, but nowadays if you have a smartphone (as most people do), you can download an app and pretty much automate your home with all the fittings and switches for less than €100!
Sorry for going on about it, my wife tells me to shut up too, complete technophobe
Such passion!
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Penneys throw-away trousers -
One wear and you throw them away, but try get two wears out of them? Ohh no, that's never gonna fly round here, look at that litter on the path, bend down and pick it up why don't you, what's the worst that could happen?
At least they're only ripped along the inside seam, but I don't think anyone would appreciate a semi-clad man walking around Penneys looking for a pair of trousers 0 -
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"Aerceurtsh.ie", or however way you could spell it to pronounce it phonetically, but the guys accent makes it almost impossible to decipher the fact that he means "Aircourt.ie". The advertisement runs on FM104.
People who don't understand that when you turn off the TV using the TV remote, it doesn't turn off the Sky box, the Freesat, or the Saorview box. It turns off the TV, that's it's job, done. I spent nearly €400 on a Universal Remote that'll turn off all devices at the same time at the press of a button (the OFF button, strangely enough!), but no, my wife says "it's too fiddly!"... Eesh!
Not fiddly eh? Here's a review
. Navigating through the software is not very intuitive and the manual isn't very comprehensive. For example, there is a Device List and an Activities setup, each with several choices. Some items are listed under Activities that logically should be under Devices and vice versa. Even the tech agreed on this point- he said the software was "dumbed down" so the unsophisticated computer user could operate it. Paradoxically, simplifying it actually makes it more difficult to use.
3. The software uses a wizard, "linear" approach as opposed to a "drill down" approach used by most software. This is fine for initial setup, but to make changes, you must find the point in the wizard that guides you through the modifications you want to make. This can become tedious.
On the good side:
1. Once operational, the remote performs flawlessly. I don't even need the remote extender.
Wtf is a remote extender. 400 quid on a remote Lol so crazy0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDEt9fwyhrs
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