Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[colly]

Bags of flour. Irritating feckers.

Glued together in such a manner as to make it odds on you will tear the bag when opening it thus getting flour everywhere when trying to pour it out.

 

[ColinJ]

Bags of flour. Irritating feckers.

Glued together in such a manner as to make it odds on you will tear the bag when opening it thus getting flour everywhere when trying to pour it out.

I had the opposite problem today with a 1 kg bag of porridge oats... The bags are normally very well glued at the top so a firm pull is required to open them. This one wasn't though, so it unexpectedly came open immediately, causing me to shower oats across the worktop!

 

[Accy cyclist]

Finely ground porridge oats are so annoying! No matter how much you try to be careful when opening or closing the bag they're in, in the box, they will escape the bag and head to the floor or kitchen surfaces!!

 

[Mike_P]

What gets me is no matter how carefully you put muesil / granola* into a bowl some bits ricochet out of bowl exploding atomic atom like.
* I mixed half and half togther - muesil on its own seem thin and granola on its own too cooked.

 

[Jameshow]

Finely ground porridge oats are so annoying! No matter how much you try to be careful when opening or closing the bag they're in, in the box, they will escape the bag and head to the floor or kitchen surfaces!!

Oats make the perfect crumble just saying!!

 

[ColinJ]

Finely ground porridge oats are so annoying! No matter how much you try to be careful when opening or closing the bag they're in, in the box, they will escape the bag and head to the floor or kitchen surfaces!!

These were Kavanagh's jumbo organic oats, so nice big flakes. They cost nearly 3 times the price of the finely ground 'Everyday Essentials' oats, but they are much nicer and I can afford the odd luxury like that now I have my pension**.




** And haven't yet had my first massive winter fuel bill!

 

[mistyoptic]

These were Kavanagh's jumbo organic oats, so nice big flakes. They cost nearly 3 times the price of the finely ground 'Everyday Essentials' oats, but they are much nicer and I can afford the odd luxury like that now I have my pension**.




** And haven't yet had my first massive winter fuel bill!

They’re great for making your own granola

 

[ColinJ]

They’re great for making your own granola

I use about half of each bag for porridge, and the rest mixed into my 'muesli++' (a bag of no added sugar Lidl muesli with a bag of mixed seeds and a scoop of raisins added).

 

[PeteXXX]

Round handled screwdrivers and tools that are designed specifically to roll of surfaces. Why not make them slightly oval so they stay still..

 

[Alex321]

Round handled screwdrivers and tools that are designed specifically to roll of surfaces. Why not make them slightly oval so they stay still..

Slightly oval was a lot harder to make when tool handle were all made of wood, and usually turned on a lathe.

While that shape has continued with many handles that are now made in moulds, you do get a fair number of plastic/resin handled screwdrivers and similar with flat sides so they don't roll the same.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Bags of flour. Irritating feckers.

Glued together in such a manner as to make it odds on you will tear the bag when opening it thus getting flour everywhere when trying to pour it out.

I gave up on tearing items open a few years ago. Now it's scissors and knives, both carefully used if it's a soft, damage easy item, not visible in its box or bag.

 

[colly]

I gave up on tearing items open a few years ago. Now it's scissors and knives, both carefully used if it's a soft, damage easy item, not visible in its box or bag.

Tried it. Doesn't work with the way flour bags are folded and glued.☹️

 

[mistyoptic]

Tried it. Doesn't work with the way flour bags are folded and glued.☹️

Dove’s Farm had a spell where their glue machine was being over generous. It’s a nightmare. I found sliding a spoon handle into the fold and pushing the “wrong way” against the glue worked best

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm sure there's a person employed at all flour mills and sugar refineries that have the sole job of putting a spare bit of flour or sugar under the folded flap so that it splurges out however carefully the bag is opened..

 

[Beebo]

Finely ground porridge oats are so annoying! No matter how much you try to be careful when opening or closing the bag they're in, in the box, they will escape the bag and head to the floor or kitchen surfaces!!

Readybrek when my kids were younger was impossible to get out of the box without going on the kitchen worktop.