Things that have bothered you for a long time.

[Blue Hills]

To be fair, leverage has been around ever since Archimedes.

It's the turning a perfectly acceptable noun into a dodgy verb that gets up my nose.

the same sort of waffle happens in many right-on environments as well unfortunately - see some of the stuff put out by some local councils. Many a politico is just another form of marketing wonk spouting what are supposed to be the latest approved terms.

 

[Blue Hills]

I had a head of department fond of 'cascading' information to us peasants below. It amused me when I discovered that at one time an alternative usage of 'cascade' was 'vomit'.

rather puts me in mind of watersports, but maybe that's just me.

 

[mustang1]

We are actively working on this problem.

Aka at least we mentioned the problem today, usually it goes to the back burner never to be touched again.

 

[mustang1]

People who slow, or even stop, in the middle of the road to say "hello" to someone they know. And then the conversation goes to "oh you have a new car, that's nice".

Oh right, SO THAT'S why you stopped.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Neighbours who always put out wrong set of bins. Recycling when it’s general waste and general waste when it’s recycling week. As if the bin weeks are suddenly going to swap,over.

 

[Andy in Germany]

People who squeeze to the front of the queue when waiting for a train so they can get on first, and then step onboard and stop in the doorway while they decide where they want to sit...

 

[Ming the Merciless]

People who don’t press the button to close the door on the train toilet.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Just how shoot bike provision on UK trains is. Plus it’s mostly getting worse.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

That we don’t have free water in our towns on villages. Leading to unnecessary plastic waste.

 

[DaveReading]

People who don’t press the button to close the door on the train toilet.

Even worse are the ones who close the door, but don't lock it.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Adverts for washing powder or pods. In times past they've always done tests with a white shirt for example. But that's not scientific. Who washes one white shirt on it's own? They should add other clothes to the wash as controls, because a dirty white shirt in a full load may not be exposed to the same amount of water/detergent than if it's washed on it's own

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Adverts for washing powder or pods. In times past they've always done tests with a white shirt for example. But that's not scientific. Who washes one white shirt on it's own? They should add other clothes to the wash as controls, because a dirty white shirt in a full load may not be exposed to the same amount of water/detergent than if it's washed on it's own

Powder
I worry about what happens to the plastic around the pod - does it end up in the sea as microplastic - dunno

and as powder works fine why use pods - just seems over complicated

 

[newfhouse]

I hate it when people exaggerate a friendship and expression of thanks far too much - thus leaving nowhere to go for something that really deserves it

See also sports related interviews where “Congratulations “ is often inflated to “Many, many huge congratulations “ or worse.

 

[Moon bunny]

People who wait outside public toilets for the previous occupier to emerge then try to push past in order to save themselves a few pence.

 

[sasquath]

People who wait outside public toilets for the previous occupier to emerge then try to push past in order to save themselves a few pence.

I know cheapskate who did just that on a trip to Paris. What he didn't knew was that it was rinsing with blue desinfectant every 10 visits. Yep he was the 11th