Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[Gwylan]

Just now.

It does go off the clock.

Have the router on a windowsill upstairs where it gets best signal.
Usually if you use it the speed picks up.

 

[Jameshow]

Thanks - 3/Three reception used to be pretty poor in the Calder Valley but I just looked at their coverage checker and that suggested that I would now get a good 4G signal indoors here. No 5G at the moment though.

I was going to look at some of the deals on Three but the website just went down for maintenance! (I'll watch some TV then check again before going to bed...)

Three coverage is poor in many of the rural areas that I cycle round but my current network (Giffgaff on O2) is almost as bad, though great here in the valley.

I currently pay £6 a month for 2 GB data and unlimited calls/texts on mobile, plus about £21 for my Plusnet broadband (and unused landline phone) but that will go up by a few pounds soon and would cost more still when fibre comes along.

I get 16 Mb/s download which is ok-ish for my normal use but I hope to get a 4k TV soon and it wouldn't be fast enough for that. I also find upload speeds painfully slow at about 0.7 Mb/s.

I'd feel slightly insecure getting everything through one company though. If I lost Three broadband for some reason then that would also be my phone and email down too. How reliable have you found them and what speeds did you get, assuming that you were on 4G rather than 5G? I would want 16+ Mb/s during the day and 35+ Mb/s for 4k streaming after (say) 10 pm.

Getting mobile signal on the work phone and not on personal whilst on holiday!!

 

[ColinJ]

I like the idea of fast broadband over the phone network, but I read a lot of reviews this morning complaining about Three's service. It has put me off going for it!

Many people were saying that it worked fine for a while and then just tanked. They also said that getting good support was almost impossible.

It won't be a huge issue for me until I start uploading HD videos to YouTube and/or need to stream TV in 4k resolution.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

When you get to an information board at a beauty spot or museum and the like and the person you are with puts their finger on something to point it out. Yes I'm looking at you Mrs TEC.

 

[Accy cyclist]

They find worthless items, like the dog lead below, then post them on the local town Facebook page, with other posters saying stuff like "well done for returning it", "it restores my face in human nature", etc etc. Yet when I've dropped/lost expensive items like my £75 gloves and my £45 silk pocket square, surprise! surprise! they don't post pics asking if anyone has lost them! Oh no, they only return crap, hoping for "isn't he/she wonderful"! posts, yet they'll pocket expensive stuff which the owner will never see again!!!

I might 'find' a dumped pizza box with a half eaten pizza in it and post a photo of it on there, asking if anyone has lost it around such and such an area, then wait for the "you restore my faith....", "and they say people aren't honest these days" type replies.

 

[ColinJ]

Yet when I've dropped/lost expensive items like my £75 gloves and my £45 silk pocket square, surprise! surprise! they don't post pics asking if anyone has lost them! Oh no, they only return crap, hoping for "isn't he/she wonderful"! posts, yet they'll pocket expensive stuff which the owner will never see again!!!

Pah...!

 

[PeteXXX]

When you get to an information board at a beauty spot or museum and the like and the person you are with puts their finger on something to point it out. Yes I'm looking at you Mrs TEC.

What annoys me about these information boards is when they say 'YOU ARE HERE ➡'
How do they know?
Big Brother is watching, I assume.

 

[PeteXXX]

People who park on grass verges, particularly when the ground is wet, and leave a muddy grassless mess. Grrrrr

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

All I want to do is continue to Curl over the summer, I mean, our rink still has skating, but NOOO, only two places in the country do it over the summer, one of those is for the elite only and the other is in England (Preston). 🙄

 

[Jenkins]

Just when did Gwyneth Paltrow giving evidence in court about an accident become worthy of live coverage on BBC News AND Sky News?

 

[Alex321]

Just when did Gwyneth Paltrow giving evidence in court about an accident become worthy of live coverage on BBC News AND Sky News?

Not her specifically, but any celebrity of her level always has been, for as long as those have both existed together.

 

[ColinJ]

Not her specifically, but any celebrity of her level always has been, for as long as those have both existed together.

That's the definition of 'celebrity', isn't it? It isn't possible to be an anonymous celebrity!

 

[HMS_Dave]

The annoying seals in sauce bottles where the little tab you're supposed to pull to remove the seal inevitably snaps or is already missing and you're forever picking at it while your tea goes cold.

 

[Jameshow]

Just when did Gwyneth Paltrow giving evidence in court about an accident become worthy of live coverage on BBC News AND Sky News?

Specifically a live stream!

Keep such things for important news like a major accident or natural disasters!

 

[Jameshow]

That's the definition of 'celebrity', isn't it? It isn't possible to be an anonymous celebrity!

That's a bit rich coming from ColinJ who's a celeb on CycleChat!🤣🤣🤣