Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[ColinJ]

I can't get my phone or laptop predictive text to stop predicting OK when I want to type okay.

Doesn't it just suggest that, and you are free to ignore it?

On the subject of predictive text though... The predictions sometimes change on my phone while my finger is in mid-air to select one of them, so I end up selecting the wrong prediction - that is really annoying!

 

[Andy in Germany]

Doesn't it just suggest that, and you are free to ignore it?

On the subject of predictive text though... The predictions sometimes change on my phone while my finger is in mid-air to select one of them, so I end up selecting the wrong prediction - that is really annoying!

I occasionally forget to change the language on my phone keyboard and it then tries to predictive text in one language when I'm typing another. As I'm very much a "watching my fingers" type I generally don't notice until I glance at the text so far and realise it's gibberish, or in the case of my German texts, more gibberish than normal.

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

Don't you just hate it when the milk hits the Cornflakes at the wrong angle and the milk forms an upwards waterfall towards the kitchen counter.

 

[ColinJ]

Don't you just hate it when the milk hits the Cornflakes at the wrong angle and the milk forms an upwards waterfall towards the kitchen counter.

Milk hitting Cornflakes at ANY angle is the wrong angle!

I think sugar delivery vehicles such as Cornflakes** should be consigned to the kitchen bin of history...



** Blimey, I just looked the numbers up - there IS a lot of sugar in Cornflakes - around 8% by weight - but Frosties are 39% by weight!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DaveReading]

Premature 'Black Friday' sales - they aren't, it's not for 2 weeks.

Black Friday is normally the day after Thanksgiving.

Until we start celebrating Thanksgiving in the UK (to give thanks for escaping from the evil EU, presumably), then anyone is free to nominate any desired Friday as Black.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Black Friday is normally the day after Thanksgiving.

Until we start celebrating Thanksgiving in the UK (to give thanks for escaping from the evil EU, presumably), then anyone is free to nominate any desired Friday as Black.

I know that. Another US marketing event imported by British retailers. Hence 'Black Friday' sales in the UK should be/are on the day after US Thanksgiving - on the 25th of November 2022. Rather like 'Christmas' it's used to promote sales months ahead of the actual event.

 

[Mike_P]

I know that. Another US marketing event imported by British retailers. Hence 'Black Friday' sales in the UK should be/are on the day after US Thanksgiving - on the 25th of November 2022. Rather like 'Christmas' it's used to promote sales months ahead of the actual event.

Nevertheless useful if there is something you actually need rather than a vague desire.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

People who use the phrase “in the firing line” when they mean “in the line of fire”.
There’s a huge difference!

 

[youngoldbloke]

Supermarket aisles groaning with high calorie 'Christmas' goodies - with best before dates well before Christmas. Obesity epidemic - what a surprise!

 

[lazybloke]

Supermarket aisles groaning with high calorie 'Christmas' goodies - with best before dates well before Christmas. Obesity epidemic - what a surprise!

I found a 2021 tub of quality street in the back of a cupboard and gave those out to "trick or treaters" the other week.
That's my standard ploy - get rid of all the horrible stuff first (think Parma Violets and blue Quality Street. Then the rest of the QS like the toffee pennies that gave gone all gooey).

Keep the nice stuff til last, hoping you get to keep some of it.

 

[Beebo]

Don't you just hate it when the milk hits the Cornflakes at the wrong angle and the milk forms an upwards waterfall towards the kitchen counter.

Similar to when you run the tap and a glass or bowl acts as some sort of deflector shield which angles all the water on to your trousers.

 

[Illaveago]

Patterned wallpaper that once you sit in a room you can't stop following it around in an up and down diagonal direction !

 

[Jameshow]

People who refer to thier lovely wife or give a glowing report of thier children's accadenic it sporting achievements / activities!

Just go back you your snug love nest! 🤣

 

[DCBassman]

Possibly not trivial...why does the cat play pat-a-cake with her cat flap at 5am?

 

[Mike_P]

Possibly not trivial...why does the cat play pat-a-cake with her cat flap at 5am?

Because I'm up so everyone else should be.