Things That Trivially Annoy You.

Ragnar Lothbrok

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

I've to dump €25,000 worth of inventory by Friday (end of the quarter) but I'm finding it difficult. I'm a bit of a hoarder at home so why would this be any different? (The things I've to dump are spare parts for machines in a factory.) My manager has said to be ruthless, and I'm trying but still only in the €6000s. I think I might take no prisoners tomorrow, though.

Possible TA for me here! Is the "stuff" you have to dump in good working order? Could it be sold or given away?

Waste by companies (or people in general) is a big TA of mine.

Bredabe

Looking like a badly kept collie and passing a cute guy in the shops, arms full of junk food and mixers(for a party)!

CrowdedHouse

Jackdaws at my peanut feeders.

Kitty6277

It’s the time of year for me to plug my laptop into the wired internet connections in college to activate the Windows on it again. Except that every time I do it, there’s no connection on the wired network :mad:

NewbridgeIR

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Buying a relatively expensive remaster of an album and the CD arrives in a cardboard sleeve..

What was it?

CrowdedHouse

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

What was it?

Late for The Sky

NewbridgeIR

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Late for The Sky

Mine has a jewel case. Just took photo - although it's from 2003. Is yours more recent?

Mollyb60

Spotify increasing volume for their ads. Scared the **** outta me.

CrowdedHouse

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

Mine has a jewel case. Just took photo - although it's from 2003. Is yours more recent?

Yes it's a 2014 remaster by inside recordings, had a bit of a listen in the car only but it sounds great.

Brendan Bendar

Mollyb60 wrote: »

Spotify increasing volume for their ads. Scared the **** outta me.

That increasing volume for ads should be banned.

I mean, there you are lying in the bed thumbing your cluster, nice easy music/talk on, when suddenly

B O O M

Forking device explodes and throws you all out of kilter...nah...not good

NewbridgeIR

It's a fine album; I remember seeing the title track in Taxi Driver (playing on the TV that someone's watching) and wondering what that great song was.

Marengo

One headlight working 'Cyclops' cars. Or one light barely working. You have a fair idea the light has gone for ages but the lazy bo*lix of a driver won't get it fixed. Dangerous too.

NewbridgeIR

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Marengo wrote: »

One headlight working 'Cyclops' cars. Or one light barely working. You have a fair idea the light has gone for ages but the lazy bo*lix of a driver won't get it fixed. Dangerous too.

Particularly dangerous at twilight - see them every day.

Widdershins

Cat hair on my clothes .

The erosion of the English language .

CrowdedHouse

@NewbridgeIR

I'm pretty sure I had the one you have but it's lost/misplaced/stolen!!

Have it on vinyl from waaaaayyy back

NewbridgeIR

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

@NewbridgeIR

It's a fairly common trend now. I am not a fan. Much prefer jewel cases.

I got the Paul Weller Other Aspects – Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2CD+DVD set from Amazon Monday. Flimsy card sleeve too. Booklet keeps sliding out.

A lot of 4 / 5 CD box sets are using those overlapping disc holders. Back in the good old days they came in individual jewel cases inside a larger longbox. I'd gladly pay more if they could go back to that

CrowdedHouse

Yea I hate those multi CD but single size cases

NewbridgeIR

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Yea I hate those multi CD but single size cases

I am a massive fan of the fatbox. I know they take up more space but they're great. If you see the same album in a normal size hinged jewel case then you've been had - the fatbox contains a front inlay, back inlay and booklet. Frequently people ditch the front inlay and shove the booklet into a regular jewel case. Old fuzzy photo but you get the idea.

CrowdedHouse

BTW that JB was €17 odd....

I have a few fat boxes..off the top of my head - The War of The Worlds

NewbridgeIR

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

BTW that JB was €17 odd....

I have a few fat boxes..off the top of my head - The War of The Worlds

Dear enough. Amazon with their near-monopoly are shoving up the prices.
The fatboxes had a good run - died off around 1994/95. Now 28 was the last Now in a fatbox. If I am buying older non-remastered albums I'll go out of my way to get them. Here's some memorable old skool fatbox greatest hits

CrowdedHouse

Snap for Billy Joel!

Aglomerado

Widdershins wrote: »

The erosion of the English language .

My friend referred to dogs as 'puppers' this evening...saw nothing wrong with it ... I nearly cried. She has a degree in English

CrowdedHouse

I occasionally refer to mine as the pups, but puppers is a TA for sure!

Widdershins

Aglomerado wrote: »

My friend referred to dogs as 'puppers' this evening...saw nothing wrong with it ... I nearly cried. She has a degree in English

Oh, that's really awful

It's up there with ''wowzers''

CrowdedHouse

And...am....er...I call them the girls too...would that be a TA?

Samsgirl

After two years a temp, interviewed for my own job. Didn't get it. Welcome to the public sector.

Flaccus

Waiting at the bus stop, and its the same imbeciles pacing up and down every day. Da fuq. Won't stay still. Bonus points for talking into bottom edge of phone with speakerphone on. Clown shoes.

CrowdedHouse

Samsgirl wrote: »

After two years a temp, interviewed for my own job. Didn't get it. Welcome to the public sector.

Sorry to hear that SG

Samsgirl

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Sorry to hear that SG

Cheers CH

Aglomerado

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

And...am....er...I call them the girls too...would that be a TA?

No ... 'Girls' is in the OED and a favourite word of Father Jack