Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

That our early-finish Fridays are done cause it's now September and so of course the weather is absolutely glorious today.

I’ll have to go through it , but when I find it again I’ll post it

It being the weekend I bought 4 cans of Carlsberg . TA is they come in 4 glued together rather then the usual 4 pack . . TA is trying to get one out

watching the competitive football match between France vs Italy… Italy come from a goal down to win 2-1 away.

Killian Mbappe the French forward is despite having just lost in front of his own fans…. At the end of the match going around hugging, kissing, smiling & pissing himself laughing and standing there having the friendly chats with the opposition players… like honestly not two fûcks are given after what’s supposed to be competitive, cutthroat rivalry between Europes footballing superpowers, annoying to see… shake hands & if you want to do social yapping, to the dressing rooms and have a catch-up.

That Kranzle powerwasher ad . . with the bloke shiteing on in his fake German accent about what you can Kranzle. I always expect him to say . . "Your wife too could use a good Kranzleing".

Also heard it pronounced "Sor-ha" with the emphasis on the second syllable.

Similarly with the family name "Geoghan". I've heard "Gee-gan", "Gee-han", "Go-gan" and something like "Joggin" depending on where in the country they hail from.

one of Irelands well know jewellers… im looking at watches and establish that on their website, you cannot now shop watches by gender 🤪 … just by case type, price, brand and dial colour, I’ve tried the filters from the other drop down menu and no..if I’m looking for a man’s watch, me being a man, why do I gots to go through about 15 more pages of stock that I can’t be interested in ? The most stupid piece of time wasting. I’m trying to give these people money but they are determined to make me doing so, thoughtlessly difficult.

I didn’t watch it but the fact Grealish and Rice scored is very annoying

I used to do that on purpose when my school changed their tie . Great craic pitching coins in the hallway 😃

Them candles to repell midges . . The last two evenings we attempted to sit outback with a drink and enjoy the last few rays of sunshine we're probably gonna see this year. We had seven citronella candles on the table yesterday, not worth a toss . . they actually seemed to attract the little fcukers.

Hastily retreated back inside to the fruit flys who at least don't bite.

Been on the Star Wars "Bring It Back" revival.

At every showing some kid reads the starting "prologue" bit out loud, and their parent doesn't shush them.

Who is he again? 😄

2 more work bugbears.

a) Emails
People who use a work email for non-work communication and when you respond, you get an automated reply stating that Jimmy Olsen is not in the office at present or will be away until next week, so contact John/Jane Doe in case of emergencies.
The fact that you have an email address with @warrenlawyersandlegal.ie doesn't impress me. Just use a personal email address or any of the myriad of burner email providers you can find online.🤦‍♂️

b) Meeting clients in person/Phone calls with clients
There are 2 staff members who seem to insist on ''hanging around'' when I'm meeting with new clients or on the telephone to clients. I'm not working for the CIA, lol, so there's no highly sensitive information at play here but if I wanted their involvement I would ask for it.

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People wearing obnoxiously large backpacks on the bus. There was one woman on my bus this morning going around like the air hostess borrowing the guitar in Airplane. Take it off if you can't turn around without bashing people in the head, ffs.

As an aside , I’m after emailing UTV news about their pronunciation of Deidre . I’m not called Deidre but it’s annoying when they mispronounce it as dear-dree . I think it’s a lack of respect .

asked in a shop about a particular aftershave. The person working there hadn’t heard of it, ok.

But then instead of them walking the about 7 seconds from the shelf to the computer…

“ have ya got a phone der wit de picture? “

I’m bemused but I pull out my phone and provide a photo of the bottle …

“ no, we don’t, but I think we did, “ Errr…Thanks, that’s brilliant. i was going to enquire if they’d be restocking it but i thought better of it… could have complicated things entirely….

They're pretty strict too. Full Menu price per person is charged. That's not cheap. Having said that, no shows are a pain - I can't stand dealing with flakes.

Obviously if cancelling, it's better to do it by email as you have a record in case of a dispute.

"La Maison Reservation & Cancellation Terms and Conditions Policy

Please note, we require a valid debit or credit card number to secure all reservations made through our online system and for all parties of 5 or more when booked directly.  All credit card details will be stored securely on Stripe.

In the case of a no show or a late cancellation (48 hours minimum), the full menu price will be charged per person.

Any decrease in party size without sufficient notice (24 hours minimum), the full menu price will be charged per person.

Groups of 12 or more require a cancellation of 5 days’ notice or the full menu will be charged per person. Drop in numbers must be made 48 hours in advance.

If you are unable to honour your reservation, you must cancel it 48 hours in advance of the booking date by emailing us at info@lamaisondublin.com or calling 01-6727258."

Men and their grá for navy suits. It's like a uniform in my place - navy trousers, powder blue shirt, tan/brown shoes.