Trivial things that annoy you part 479

messrs

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

The cost is what bugs me the most. I need a new black ink cartridge to print one sheet and it'll set me back over 20 euro.:mad:

can you go to an internet café and print it? only be like 50c per sheet or something like that

Pumpkinseeds

messrs wrote: »

can you go to an internet café and print it? only be like 50c per sheet or something like that

No, we don't have any locally. I'll just have to buy the cartridge.

whatismyname

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

The cost is what bugs me the most. I need a new black ink cartridge to print one sheet and it'll set me back over 20 euro.:mad:

I get compatiable cartridges on ebay.

4 genuine cartridges cost me £28, but can buy 20 on ebay for £10. will be a little more postage if you're in Ireland, but still a bargain. only ever buy compatiable now, and usually on ebay.

whatismyname

Seriously, why do I keep falling for this? Yet again, I've plodded along thinking I've loads of ink cartridges, then needed to replace the cyan one, and discovered the pile of cartridges I have are all yellow, pink and black.

Just placed an ebay order for 8 cyan cartridges, and only £4.70, but that's not a lot of use now when I need to print and I need cyan. Seriously wouldn't be so annoyed if I hadn't done the same thing several times. The fecking printer needs to start using equal amounts from each cartridge!

miezekatze

Pumpkinseeds wrote:

I just had some primary school kid knocking at the front door selling tickets for something. I didn't answer the door, I never do. I don't know how people can let kids go knocking on strangers doors on their own. It had stopped for ages and is a pain in the ass to see them back again. It's Communion/Confirmation season here and I've seen parents spending ridiculous amounts of money on their kids for the day. How about not sending your kid to my door begging for money for the school and instead putting some of the money you would have spent on the Communion/Confirmation towards whatever the school is collecting for.

I got some kids calling to my door the other day telling me they're organizing a raffle and do I want to buy tickets! Yeah right!! I always tell them I have no cash in the house, it's often the truth anyway.

Pumpkinseeds

miezekatze wrote: »

I got some kids calling to my door the other day telling me they're organizing a raffle and do I want to buy tickets! Yeah right!! I always tell them I have no cash in the house, it's often the truth anyway.

I can't understand people letting kids call to strangers houses. I didn't recognise the child so the parents don't know me. How can parents warn kids about Stranger Danger but let them call to strangers houses alone. The same parents will be panicking at Chinese Whispers of a man in a van talking to a child but see nothing wrong with letting their kids go to the houses of strangers and risking an encounter with a predator.

whatismyname

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

I can't understand people letting kids call to strangers houses. I didn't recognise the child so the parents don't know me. How can parents warn kids about Stranger Danger but let them call to strangers houses alone. The same parents will be panicking at Chinese Whispers of a man in a van talking to a child but see nothing wrong with letting their kids go to the houses of strangers and risking an encounter with a predator.

I agree. I hoped that this type of sh1te (sending kids knocking on doors collecting) had ended in the 90s. Seems not.

fiachr_a

Irish Water - their website says I paid the bill but when I phoned their help desk and type in my account number the computer voice says the bill is still unpaid.

DareGod

The "Things that inexplicably turn you against someone" thread, where almost everyone has decided to completely ignore the word "inexplicably." I'd say about 90% of the posts in that thread are completely irrelevant to the thread title.

DareGod

The Journal.ie's incessant use of the word "lad." They're really trying to shove it down our throats. Almost everything about that clickbait site is truly the pits.

(Yes I'm having a bad day, hence all the posts :-)

KatW4

Cold feet. It's impossible to warm them up too.

miezekatze

Trying to read an article on some website on my phone and having to click on 'read more' links all the time to be able to read the whole thing. Why do you think I accessed the article in the first place, if not to read it?!

The Diabolical Monocle

paying with a 50.



look just check it outright, I dont care.


.... but then again, how very dare you check my money.


in either case just take the note without a look on your face like Ive just pulled it out of my stinker.

whisky_galore

fiachr_a wrote: »

Irish Water - their website says I paid the bill but when I phoned their help desk and type in my account number the computer voice says the bill is still unpaid.

And that's exactly why I refuse to fund a clusterfcuk of an organisation like Irish Water. Couldn't find it's own a*se with a map.

NIMAN

Use of the term "so called".

Listening to Eileen Dunne on RTE News the other day telling us that some Iraqi city was overtaken by "so called" Islamic State terrorists.

They are Islamic State terrorists, and leaving out "so called" make zero difference to the sentence or meaning for the listener.




and while I'm on a rant, does anyone really need to be told that Barack Obama is the President of the USA?

Yamanoto

That slightly dusty feel to your gear stick & steering wheel after a mechanic's been at your car.

4zn76tysfajdxp

NIMAN wrote: »

Use of the term "so called".

Listening to Eileen Dunne on RTE News the other day telling us that some Iraqi city was overtaken by "so called" Islamic State terrorists.

They are Islamic State terrorists, and leaving out "so called" make zero difference to the sentence or meaning for the listener.




and while I'm on a rant, does anyone really need to be told that Barack Obama is the President of the USA?

The "so called" President.

Pumpkinseeds

The 2 seperate cellulitis infections under my arm, factored with after 2 seperate courses of antibiotics for bronchitis I'm now taking a 3rd course for the cellulitis. Tummy feels like a balloon after all the antibiotics and my arm is killing me. Moan over.

AndyBoBandy

Pharmacies that leave their big green neon pharmacy sign on even when they are closed.

It's 7.19pm, I need to buy some paracetamol, oh look, a pharmac.... Nevermind, it's closed!!!

whisky_galore

NIMAN wrote: »

Use of the term "so called".

Listening to Eileen Dunne on RTE News the other day telling us that some Iraqi city was overtaken by "so called" Islamic State terrorists.

They are Islamic State terrorists, and leaving out "so called" make zero difference to the sentence or meaning for the listener.




and while I'm on a rant, does anyone really need to be told that Barack Obama is the President of the USA?

Actually, I don't mind IS, ISIS or ISIL being termed "so called" as they've gone through several name changes and it's not 100% clear what name applies at times and they're not called any of those names in Arabic. Plus some don't want to call it a 'state' as that sort of implies legitimacy.

whiskeyman

TA: I actually wish I had to take the green luas this morning instead of driving.
I'd phone in to work, explain that I'd be late, then would stroll in leisurely, perhaps stopping for a coffee on the way and enjoy the beautiful sunny morning out there.

One eyed Jack

whiskeyman wrote: »

TA: I actually wish I had to take the green luas this morning instead of driving.
I'd phone in to work, explain that I'd be late, then would stroll in leisurely, perhaps stopping for a coffee on the way and enjoy the beautiful sunny morning out there.

Not down this part of the country!

I think the last week was the weirdest week of weather I can remember in a long time - the sun was shining, and it was fierce hot, but with a bitter cold wind at the same time, and then the spontaneous downpours that reminded me of the times when I was a child and my mother would insist on me buttoning up my duffel coat to the top even though it was melting hot outside, because "you never know, it just might rain" :pac:

grundie

People, (usually businessmen, managers or bosses) who think its Okay to call you whatever time they choose.

My old boss was terrible for that. If he had a question he'd just call, even at midnight. And rather than batch them up, he'd just keep calling with each new question.

And when I stopped answering outside of work hours he'd give off to me.

fussyonion

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Pharmacies that leave their big green neon pharmacy sign on even when they are closed.

It's 7.19pm, I need to buy some paracetamol, oh look, a pharmac.... Nevermind, it's closed!!!

That reminds me...

When I was in Spain last year, I needed a pharmacy for some plasters, so I went walking around and spotted a big green neon cross (pharmacy sign), so I went into the shop.

They were selling cosmetics and down the back were things like Savlon and antiseptic, etc.
I couldn't see any plasters, so I asked the assistant.
She showed me some TINY plastic plasters, which I hate, so I asked if she had any fabric ones.
She said "No, we are not a chemist."

I said "You are. You have a big green pharmacy sign outside."
She shook her head furiously and snottily replied "We are not."

Anyway, yeah, that was a trivial annoyance.

whisky_galore

grundie wrote: »

People, (usually businessmen, managers or bosses) who think its Okay to call you whatever time they choose.

My old boss was terrible for that. If he had a question he'd just call, even at midnight. And rather than batch them up, he'd just keep calling with each new question.

And when I stopped answering outside of work hours he'd give off to me.

I refused to give my (personal) mobile no to my old boss to stop him calling me at odd hours, he grabbed one of my colleagues phones and took the number from it. :mad: He thought it was a great laugh.

grundie

whisky_galore wrote: »

I refused to give my (personal) mobile no to my old boss to stop him calling me at odd hours, he grabbed one of my colleagues phones and took the number from it. :mad: He thought it was a great laugh.

Once my wife answered my phone and gave him an earful for calling whilst we were putting the kids to bed.

The next day I was pulled aside and told that it was completely unacceptable and unprofessional for me to let me wife talk to him like that. He was oblivious to me telling him that calling me outside of work hours, unless it was an emergency, was the real unprofessional act.

messrs

whisky_galore wrote: »

I refused to give my (personal) mobile no to my old boss to stop him calling me at odd hours, he grabbed one of my colleagues phones and took the number from it. :mad: He thought it was a great laugh.

block his number!!

whisky_galore

messrs wrote: »

block his number!!

When I saw it coming up, I would ignore it.

Jester252

Rights and how people believe they have a right to everything.

DareGod

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Pharmacies that leave their big green neon pharmacy sign on even when they are closed.

It's 7.19pm, I need to buy some paracetamol, oh look, a pharmac.... Nevermind, it's closed!!!

Also, pharmacies that call themselves "Late Night" pharmacies that close at 9pm or 10pm! :mad:

We need a 24 hour pharmacy in Dublin.

eisenberg1

DareGod wrote: »

Also, pharmacies that call themselves "Late Night" pharmacies that close at 9pm or 10pm! :mad:

We need a 24 hour pharmacy in Dublin.

Yeah, just in Dublin, sure everyone else can just travel up if they need something in the middle of the night:)

I hear you can can get any amount of "pharamceuticals" on O'Connell Street day or night:D

DareGod

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Yeah, just in Dublin, sure everyone else can just travel up if they need something in the middle of the night:)

I hear you can can get any amount of "pharamceuticals" on O'Connell Street day or night:D

I'm in Dublin, so I'm only aware that there are none in Dublin. I don't know about the rest of the country, so I can't comment on that, hence not doing so...

Pumpkinseeds

People who post those pedometer readouts on facebook. What is that about? So you walked 1.4km, you're a young able bodied adult ffs, that's nothing to brag about and why the hell would anyone care.

eisenberg1

DareGod wrote: »

I'm in Dublin, so I'm only aware that there are none in Dublin. I don't know about the rest of the country, so I can't comment on that, hence not doing so...

Ah don't be touchy, I was only kidding. As far as I know there are no 24hr pharmacies in Ireland, and you are correct, we could sure do with a few.

worded

Getting change of a 10 or a 20 when you hand in a 50 twice in one night out drinking!

When I'm in the bank now I get any 50s changed to 10s and 5s.
If out drinking I carry 10s and 5s only. Problem solved

dub_skav

That multiple websites, blogs etc feel the need to tell people that they should not take a selfie in the ballot booth, or with their completed ballot.

I am trivially annoyed that the world has come to the point that selfies are so pervasive that this advice is deemed necessary.

Rubberlegs

Being referred to as Mr. when taxing my car. I have a clearly female name and use Ms as my title, which I would have filled out at the time:(

MrVestek

dub_skav wrote: »

That multiple websites, blogs etc feel the need to tell people that they should not take a selfie in the ballot booth, or with their completed ballot.

I am trivially annoyed that the world has come to the point that selfies are so pervasive that this advice is deemed necessary.

I think that was because some crowd was advocating taking a selfie with their Yes badges in the booths only a few days ago on social media.

Pumpkinseeds

I'm trivially annoyed at how time flies. 19 years ago today Mr Pumpkinseeds and I went on our 1st date. If I'd left the house 5 minutes earlier/later we never would have gone out together, weird thought.:D

AndyBoBandy

Being offered complementary wifi in an airport lounge, or anywhere for that matter, but in order to access said wifi, you need to give them your name, email, home address, phone number, shirt size and whatever the hell else they want to know!!

Jeebus, I just want to have a browse around boards!! Not sign my life away!!!

miezekatze

People who talk on their mobile as if they were on a reality tv show - having it on speaker and holding it flat in front of their face, and of course there's lots of background noise so they almost have to shout. Just use it the normal way you silly cow, it's bad enough I have to listen to your side of the conversation, I don't want to hear what your friend has to say as well.

worded

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

I'm trivially annoyed at how time flies. 19 years ago today Mr Pumpkinseeds and I went on our 1st date. If I'd left the house 5 minutes earlier/later we never would have gone out together, weird thought.:D

Here you go Pumpkinseeds

Excuse me while I find a corner turn white and throw up :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPWHkK-_a_A

whatismyname

JFC I'm gonna scream. In a really lovely hostel with pod beds, but the girl in bed above is watching something on laptop VERY loudly and I can't even think straight.

I know that's the type of sh1te that comes with hostels, and I chose to stay in one, but never came across anything quite like it before. I feel like throwing her up my headphones. Ignorant sod.

EDIT: I decided to put on youtube at the highest volume if that's what we're at, and she then turned hers off. Passive aggressive so and so that I am, but at least I can think straight now.

worded

miezekatze wrote: »

People who talk on their mobile as if they were on a reality tv show - having it on speaker and holding it flat in front of their face, and of course there's lots of background noise so they almost have to shout. Just use it the normal way you silly cow, it's bad enough I have to listen to your side of the conversation, I don't want to hear what your friend has to say as well.

Are you on the Bus? Are you on the train? where are you now?

I love asking those questions to people so as to annoy passengers as I so hate people saying ....

If possible get the person to repeat it more than once.

"Im on the train now" etc .....

Egginacup

Samsgirl wrote: »

My Mam insisting that dinner isn't 'proper' dinner without spuds & veg. Made curry & rice for dinner and she added turnip and spuds to make it 'proper' Who the heck adds turnip to a curry?? Apart from my Mam.

I dunno......if there was an Indian lad there he might have said "Ah, I see you are combining Bombay Aloo with Turnip, Missus. In Punjab we call this Aloo Shalgam. The rice gives it a biryani twist which is quite original!"


YUM!

https://www.google.ie/search?q=aloo+shalgam&tbm=isch&imgil=pmiwgmJHPftIVM%253A%253BScaRy-8n7iLYCM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fthefoodweeat.typepad.com%25252Fthe_food_we_eat%25252F2008%25252F10%25252Fturnip-and-potato-curry-aloo-shalgam.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=pmiwgmJHPftIVM%253A%252CScaRy-8n7iLYCM%252C_&usg=__vDO4r80pYcca9t2edFsAwrZYErM%3D&biw=1920&bih=1066&ved=0CCoQyjc&ei=bL9cVZPXFYfc7Aa1w4C4Ag#imgrc=pmiwgmJHPftIVM%253A%3BScaRy-8n7iLYCM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fthefoodweeat.typepad.com%252F.a%252F6a00e5521e80fd883301053578301a970c-pi%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fthefoodweeat.typepad.com%252Fthe_food_we_eat%252F2008%252F10%252Fturnip-and-potato-curry-aloo-shalgam.html%3B400%3B267

silverfeather

Someone misjudging you harshly. Someone misjudging themselves harshly. Cryptic communication. Kindness is a conscious demonstration of my strength don't underestimate me and don't misunderstand me. When people don't put things into perspective.

Not knowing if I am safe.

Walls. Towers. Not knowing where i am.

Looks down ..oh it's ok I'm here

rainbow kirby

**** Ryanair and **** Stansted. Today has been a nightmare and my flight hasn't even left yet.

Pumpkinseeds

whatismyname wrote: »

JFC I'm gonna scream. In a really lovely hostel with pod beds, but the girl in bed above is watching something on laptop VERY loudly and I can't even think straight.

I know that's the type of sh1te that comes with hostels, and I chose to stay in one, but never came across anything quite like it before. I feel like throwing her up my headphones. Ignorant sod.

EDIT: I decided to put on youtube at the highest volume if that's what we're at, and she then turned hers off. Passive aggressive so and so that I am, but at least I can think straight now.

It could be worse, trust me. The next door nightmare has a lodger Monday to Wednesday and we can hear every word of whatever he's watching on tv in his bedroom until about midnight. The guy must be stone deaf.:mad:

Shandashey

Trying to get off the bus earlier, and this woman went and stood like a star fish, arms out like she was trying to balance on a high wire :mad: then the huffs out of her when I tried to pass. Hate women on public transport, more than men I think

Pumpkinseeds

I knew I should have bought the really expensive rotary clothes line that you can lower like a crutch, but oh no, I was a cheap skate and bought the cheapo string clothes line and now my celulitis abcessed armpit is crucifying me every time I reach to put clothes on the line. Other trivial annoyance, my painkillers are giving me a headache.