Trivial things that annoy you Part 27

dub_skav

jimgoose wrote: »

I'd like to nominate the Ford Motor Company for this week's "Big Fat Fcuk You!!" award. In particular, their 2009 Fiesta model that features, among other bits-and-pieces, a red dashboard warning-lamp the purpose of which is to inform you that the outside temperature is at 0C or lower. This of course sends some of their elderly owners, such as my mother, who were taught, rightly, that a red warning lamp in a car means something possibly potentially dangerous that needs attending to immediately, into a bit of a tizzy.

So fcuk you, Ford. Just fcuk you.

I had a 1980s Volvo estate at one point which was a 20 year old, not long for this earth, rust-bucket.
It had this really loud warning buzzer that went off to tell you the door was open - really annoying. Yet, it had no buzzer to tell you that you'd left the lights on, leading to many dead battery ordeals.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Aldi tortilla wraps. theres not much point in having a resealable pack, if your factory manages to melt the packet together between the ziploc type sealer and the tortilla. (meaning you now have to tear the pack with no way to seal it again).

and this happens every time.

bonzodog2

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Aldi tortilla wraps. theres not much point in having a resealable pack, if your factory manages to melt the packet together between the ziploc type sealer and the tortilla. (meaning you now have to tear the pack with no way to seal it again).

and this happens every time.

On a related note, 'resealable' rasher packets with a little tab on the corner to pull the top 'resealable' film open. Never works for me.

dub_skav

bonzodog2 wrote: »

On a related note, 'resealable' rasher packets with a little tab on the corner to pull the top 'resealable' film open. Never works for me.

Why would you need to reseal rashers?

bonzodog2

dub_skav wrote: »

Why would you need to reseal rashers?

Good point, but I don't eat 5-6 all at once.

Wise Old Elf

Out for a walk around Limerick City this lunch time, my annoyance for the day is buskers, or more specifically, talentless cunnoxes screeching their way through some unknown sh1tty ballad. OR, the ones who plug in; there was another one around for a while, she could at least sing but she was amped up so it just went through you as you got closer to her. Plug out and give it some welly if you're going to do it properly dammit.

Boom_Bap

Look out office window, the weather looks OK, maybe a light splattering of rain. I can handle that.
Tog out, get outside, the rain gets a little heavy. Truck on I say, truck on.
Get about 1km into the run and the heavan opened and a massive gale force wind. F*ck that.
F*ck rain.
Got soaked. By the time time I finished the run, clouds were gone, birds were chirping, Boom_Bap was soaked to the dang bone. Now I have a bag of sweaty wet clothes beside my desk. That's gonna hum after a while.

jimgoose

MsBubbles wrote: »

Poor Mammy Goose. Is there a way of switching it off ?

Umm, yes - wait 'til Spring? :pac:

MsBubbles wrote: »

Trigger and Jim too much computer not enough car

Oh the computers/sensors are a great job - no more recalcitrant bastards of things animated only by the malevolent will of Emperor Palpatine whenever it's cold/damp/too early in the morning, no more endless finagling with Satan's Ballacks carburetors, and they're quite simple to work with given some basic knowledge. The problem is ancillary gadgets and doo-dads designed by people who'd be more at home at Apple than anywhere near automotive engineering.

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Oh Gawd, I decided to send a text to both parents saying, "just wanted to let you know that I love you very much, even though I don't always say it. If I am half as good as you I'll do" but accidentally sent it to a married man who is in my class at college. F.uck

"Accidentally", yeah yeah. What'd I tell you - Ravenous Boobs Big-Bitch Alien Hormones City-a-looza!! :pac::pac::pac:

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Good point, but I don't eat 5-6 all at once.

There's your problem.

eisenberg1

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Look out office window, the weather looks OK, maybe a light splattering of rain. I can handle that.
Tog out, get outside, the rain gets a little heavy. Truck on I say, truck on.
Get about 1km into the run and the heavan opened and a massive gale force wind. F*ck that.
F*ck rain.
Got soaked. By the time time I finished the run, clouds were gone, birds were chirping, Boom_Bap was soaked to the dang bone. Now I have a bag of sweaty wet clothes beside my desk. That's gonna hum after a while.

I am sure that is a TA for some co-workers. The office runner, with the bag of aromatic running clothes beside his desk:D

Tell me you have egg and onion sandwiches for lunch.

One eyed Jack

Wise Old Elf wrote: »

Out for a walk around Limerick City this lunch time, my annoyance for the day is buskers, or more specifically, talentless cunnoxes screeching their way through some unknown sh1tty ballad. OR, the ones who plug in; there was another one around for a while, she could at least sing but she was amped up so it just went through you as you got closer to her. Plug out and give it some welly if you're going to do it properly dammit.

I was about to say "I think I know the girl you're talking about, very talented, I always drop a few euro in her box...", dangerous things be said in this thread :pac:

But yeah, some of the buskers around town are terrible, but then there's the odd one I could listen to all day. More annoying though is anywhere there's plenty of people, there's plenty of chuggers and protesters and people handing out socialist or religious shìte leaflets, puts me right off going near the city centre for anything sometimes...

Boom_Bap

eisenberg1 wrote: »

I am sure that is a TA for some co-workers. The office runner, with the bag of aromatic running clothes beside his desk:D

Tell me you have egg and onion sandwiches for lunch.

I'm about to destroy a ham and mozarella roll. So i'm not completely a pr*ck

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Had a 40 minute treatment booked in for a lady. She arrived, with a new baby in a buggy. Wtf? Automatically assumed we offer baby sitting? I'm sorry but there's nobody here to watch a baby while you have a massage. People are actually unbelievable.

Menas

The old biddy next door is playing loud music! WTF! Am I even allowed to be TA by the old biddy next door?

MsBubbles

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Had a 40 minute treatment booked in for a lady. She arrived, with a new baby in a buggy. Wtf? Automatically assumed we offer baby sitting? I'm sorry but there's nobody here to watch a baby while you have a massage. People are actually unbelievable.

Talking about taking the michael. What about your other clients ?
A screaming child is not at relaxing

Wise Old Elf

One eyed Jack wrote: »

I was about to say "I think I know the girl you're talking about, very talented, I always drop a few euro in her box...", dangerous things be said in this thread :pac:

But yeah, some of the buskers around town are terrible, but then there's the odd one I could listen to all day. More annoying though is anywhere there's plenty of people, there's plenty of chuggers and protesters and people handing out socialist or religious shìte leaflets, puts me right off going near the city centre for anything sometimes...

Yep, chuggers were out in force beside the tuneless f***er on Cruise's Street. More annoyance at lunch time

Menas

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Had a 40 minute treatment booked in for a lady. She arrived, with a new baby in a buggy. Wtf? Automatically assumed we offer baby sitting? I'm sorry but there's nobody here to watch a baby while you have a massage. People are actually unbelievable.

You should have called me. I would gladly smell a new borns head for 40 minutes.
God that smell is good!

Aglomerado

bonzodog2 wrote: »

On a related note, 'resealable' rasher packets with a little tab on the corner to pull the top 'resealable' film open. Never works for me.

Jasus, I'd murder a rasher sangidge now. Not-very-trivially-annoyed that these delights are off limits for now due to my clogged arteries.

MsBubbles

Aglomerado Turkey bacon as a subsitute

Aglomerado

MsBubbles wrote: »

Aglomerado Turkey bacon as a subsitute

Good point, I've had them and they are very nice indeed.

Boom_Bap

MsBubbles wrote: »

Aglomerado Turkey bacon as a subsitute

turkey bacon as the 'bread' on your rasher sandwich.

Aglomerado

Boom_Bap wrote: »

turkey bacon as the 'bread' on your rasher sandwich.

Ah shtop! Drooling here...:(

jimgoose

MsBubbles wrote: »

Aglomerado Turkey bacon as a subsitute

You just watch it, young lady. I'm already not speaking to the Americans over their reprehensible cheese-like-substance-in-a-toothpaste-tube. :mad:

Jester252

Al Porter

OldNotWIse

dub_skav wrote: »

Why would you need to reseal rashers?

For the same reason you'd want to re-cork a bottle of wine - because you're insane.

eisenberg1

OldNotWIse wrote: »

For the same reason you'd want to re-cork a bottle of wine - because you're insane.

Recipes for leftover wine?

Menas

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Recipes for leftover wine?

No such thing! Recipes that need wine are best made with a freshly corked bottle.
Drink for the pot.
Drink for me.
Drink for the pot.
Drink for me.

jimgoose

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Recipes for leftover wine?

It's no use. I've read this a few times and I'm still not following.

MsBubbles

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Recipes for leftover wine?

Leftover wine never heard of it

Jim I'd hate it if we stopped chatting.

OldNotWIse

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Recipes for leftover wine?

What's that?

jimgoose

MsBubbles wrote: »

...Jim I'd hate it if we stopped chatting.

'Srongitchabeoir? Did you piss in my cornflakes or summat?? :pac:

MsBubbles

jimgoose wrote: »

You just watch it, young lady. I'm already not speaking to the Americans over their reprehensible cheese-like-substance-in-a-toothpaste-tube. :mad:

This

jimgoose

MsBubbles wrote: »

This

Oh. That's humour, Ms. B. I wouldn't really stop talking to you just because you were advocating the use of FURKIN' ARTIFICIAL WHITE-MEAT SUBSTITUTE BACON SHÍTE! GAAAAHHHH!!!

MsBubbles

Jim Phew !

BillJ

My TA for today is when you say something funny and the person beside you laughs and you think you're hilarious, then you realise they are looking at something funny on their phone and you're not funny at all:(

redfacedbear

The cat came in limping again this morning. I've only just finished forcing antibiotics down him from an injury he got a couple of weeks ago and now we're probably on the way to the vets again.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Trigger Happy wrote: »

You should have called me. I would gladly smell a new borns head for 40 minutes.
God that smell is good!

Weirdo

Menas

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Weirdo

Baby hater.

Aglomerado

Trigger Happy wrote: »

You should have called me. I would gladly smell a new borns head for 40 minutes.
God that smell is good!

New Yankee candle fragrance?

Pumpkinseeds

Wise Old Elf wrote: »

Out for a walk around Limerick City this lunch time, my annoyance for the day is buskers, or more specifically, talentless cunnoxes screeching their way through some unknown sh1tty ballad. OR, the ones who plug in; there was another one around for a while, she could at least sing but she was amped up so it just went through you as you got closer to her. Plug out and give it some welly if you're going to do it properly dammit.

If it makes you feel any better, I was in the city on Monday and there were 2 aul fellas handing out free rosary beads. They didn't even offer me some, so I'm taking it as a given that I'm beyond redemption.:D

Wise Old Elf

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

If it makes you feel any better, I was in the city on Monday and there were 2 aul fellas handing out free rosary beads. They didn't even offer me some, so I'm taking it as a given that I'm beyone redemption.:D

dafuq, where?!
I could have picked some up for my mother, brownie points and she'd think I was being all holy or something!

OldNotWIse

redfacedbear wrote: »

The cat came in limping again this morning. I've only just finished forcing antibiotics down him from an injury he got a couple of weeks ago and now we're probably on the way to the vets again.

By any chance did he have a run in with Pumpkinseeds pussy? :pac:

OldNotWIse

Aglomerado wrote: »

New Yankee candle fragrance?

Can you imagine. They could burn it at singles nights. Those poor unsuspecting ovulating women will be rarin' to go :P

Frigga_92

Aglomerado wrote: »

New Yankee candle fragrance?

Yeah, like one of the horrible ones that you only smell when they're on special offer in Homestore+more like Fluffy Towels or Wedding Day.

Aglomerado

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Can you imagine. They could burn it at singles nights. Those poor unsuspecting ovulating women will be rarin' to go :P

Oh jesus oxytocin overload... :pac:

Colser

Finished work and went to Aldi for a microwave thats only 40e but it was sold out..onto the next Aldi and gone there too FFS...I swore I wasnt buying another one as young Colser blew up the last 2 making popcorn but Id have taken one at that price:(
Worse day in a long time at work..it seemed like a month and I dont think I should be dealing with people at the moment because each and everyone of them is driving me insane:mad:
I havent had coffee since Tuesday and I have a banging headache..is nothing straightforward anymore..too much caffeine badis for you but your head will explode if you give it up..
My mechanic rang to say I will be waiting 3 weeks for a small part to come from CHINA....Surely this day has to improve...

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I just had to watch a newborn baby today. 6 weeks old. Not one shred of feelings at all. It was just .. There. Do i have to hand in my womb card?

MsBubbles

Lexie A lot of people are like that nothing wrong with it

Colser

OldNotWIse wrote: »

By any chance did he have a run in with Pumpkinseeds pussy? :pac:

:D:D

OldNotWIse

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I just had to watch a newborn baby today. 6 weeks old. Not one shred of feelings at all. It was just .. There. Do i have to hand in my womb card?

What's a womb card? Do you get a stamp every time you have a baby? :pac:

Boom_Bap

MsBubbles wrote: »

Lexie A lot of people are like that nothing wrong with it

I'm the opposite, I turn into a f*cking idiot with babies and other kids. Peolple are abit taken back by my idiotness.

There was a time when an ex came to visit it me one time with her new born (I'm the odd type that remains chums with ex's). She was expecting me to be weird but I was immediately wanting a squeeze of the kid and to throw it around abit. Her reaction was priceless.














The baby cried.