Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[derrick]

This was in the joke thread, i dont see it as funny, this happens to much in pubs, and really annoys me.

 

[figbat]

Toilets that don't flush efficiently. Flushing toilets go back as far as 1592, with significant interest and development from the 1860s. And yet, when we can put men on the Moon and robots on Mars we still find examples of modern toilets that simply swill the contents around the bowl and then leave it there for you to wait and retry... ad infinitum on some occasions.

Which refers back to a previous post on here about soft-closing lids and aerosol dispersion - if you close the lid before flushing (as proposed by some) then you'll never know what the outcome is. Schrödinger's toilet, if you will.

 

[Electric_Andy]

This was in the joke thread, i dont see it as funny, this happens to much in pubs, and really annoys me.
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From the other side of the coin:

We went in to our local pub on Friday, sat in the corner and the capret was filthy. There were at least a dozen toe nails/ finger nails on the floor, and by the amount of fluff you could tell it hadn't been vacuumed for weeks. We pointed this out to the bar person (who was just chatting to other staff because the pub was dead) and nothing was done. If it were me, I'd actually prefer to hoover rather than stand about gossiping

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Toilets that don't flush efficiently. Flushing toilets go back as far as 1592, with significant interest and development from the 1860s. And yet, when we can put men on the Moon and robots on Mars we still find examples of modern toilets that simply swill the contents around the bowl and then leave it there for you to wait and retry... ad infinitum on some occasions.

Which refers back to a previous post on here about soft-closing lids and aerosol dispersion - if you close the lid before flushing (as proposed by some) then you'll never know what the outcome is. Schrödinger's toilet, if you will.

There are 2 problems with soft close toilets
a) In order to avoid the aerosol problem then you have to either wait until it closes before flushing - or try to force it down
b) if you do close the lid before flushing, as you should, then when it finished you have to open it again to check - especially with our new ones. Then you have to close it again (see point(a) ) before flushing again

Not terribly convinced that they are a good thing

Oh - and point (c) - you get used to the soft close so when you go to someone else's house you end up just knocking the lid/seat down and it free falls most of the way and slams down - which everyone can hear!

 

[teeonethousand]

When your out on a chilly morning like today and stop in the middle of nowhere to take a piccy…someone passes you on a bike and doesn’t say hi….normally I force a response from miserable people by giving a cheery good morning but my back was momentarily turned.

 

[mustang1]

Attempting to eat a burrito in a civilised manner.

 

[matticus]

When your out on a chilly morning like today and stop in the middle of nowhere to take a piccy…someone passes you on a bike and doesn’t say hi….normally I force a response from miserable people by giving a cheery good morning but my back was momentarily turned.

I can see why that would be annoying!

;-)

 

[Alex321]

Attempting to eat a burrito in a civilised manner.

But it isn't a civilised food. Why would you expect to be able to eat it in a civilised manner?

 

[Jameshow]

Gumtree adverts that don't go to the item but to generic adds in the local area.

Japanese car designers who cannot design a decent interior for toffee. Great engines, reliability but get inside and yuck!!!

Posh cars that are simply too expensive to run!!

Eating a mince pie and realising I have a couple of cheese biscuits left which I should have eaten first!🤣🤣🤣

 

[mustang1]

But it isn't a civilised food. Why would you expect to be able to eat it in a civilised manner?

I found myself in a situation where I had a burrito in front of me but I couldn't get a knife and fork. If I had a knife and fork, I could have eaten it ok. Alas, I had to eat it like a sandwich, very carefully, but I couldn't eat the last part of it because it collapsed within itself and then kind of started.splatterimg outwards where I had to draw the line.

 

[Jameshow]

I found myself in a situation where I had a burrito in front of me but I couldn't get a knife and fork. If I had a knife and fork, I could have eaten it ok. Alas, I had to eat it like a sandwich, very carefully, but I couldn't eat the last part of it because it collapsed within itself and then kind of started.splatterimg outwards where I had to draw the line.

I had one for first time a couple of weeks ago!😲
It was great especially in the difficult circumstances.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Right - its nearly Christmas so in the last week I have seen about 5 different "hacks" and other pieces of advise from people like celebrity chefs, food writers and celebrities

all about the same thing

how to make the perfect roast potato

They are all totally different
one said to do them in an air fryer at 190 and don't boil them first - b****** - that won;t work - partly because I don;t have an air fryer (I think I am the only person left in the country who doesn't but there you are

pretty much any variety of cooking potatoes is out there - including adding all sorts of extra ingredients
problem is that a roast potato is a specifc thing - and it does not include garlic or seasoned vinegar(!!!!!!) FFS

I mean - my Mum made perfect roasties but she was rubbish at explaining how she does it
and I was a boy
hence I left home and moved into my own house and had to work out how to feed myself based on Scout camp fire cookery (it is is brown it is done - if it is black eat it anyway) concepts
and I found out how to make them perfectly well all on my own without having a michelin starred chef to explain it

and anyway - as previously said
THEY CAN;T ALL BE RIGHT!!!!!!!!

only one I have seen in the papers that makes anything like sense was by Tom Parker Bowles - and he won't be cooking dinner on CHristmas Day as apparently his Mum has invited him round and I suspect she has a fairly decent chef on hand!!!

 

[Jameshow]

Right - its nearly Christmas so in the last week I have seen about 5 different "hacks" and other pieces of advise from people like celebrity chefs, food writers and celebrities

all about the same thing

how to make the perfect roast potato

They are all totally different
one said to do them in an air fryer at 190 and don't boil them first - b****** - that won;t work - partly because I don;t have an air fryer (I think I am the only person left in the country who doesn't but there you are

pretty much any variety of cooking potatoes is out there - including adding all sorts of extra ingredients
problem is that a roast potato is a specifc thing - and it does not include garlic or seasoned vinegar(!!!!!!) FFS

I mean - my Mum made perfect roasties but she was rubbish at explaining how she does it
and I was a boy
hence I left home and moved into my own house and had to work out how to feed myself based on Scout camp fire cookery (it is is brown it is done - if it is black eat it anyway) concepts
and I found out how to make them perfectly well all on my own without having a michelin starred chef to explain it

and anyway - as previously said
THEY CAN;T ALL BE RIGHT!!!!!!!!

only one I have seen in the papers that makes anything like sense was by Tom Parker Bowles - and he won't be cooking dinner on CHristmas Day as apparently his Mum has invited him round and I suspect she has a fairly decent chef on hand!!!

My mum's planning the Christmas dinner schedule like she's an air traffic controller at Heathrow, yet I bet you something will still be burnt!

 

[Electric_Andy]

Right - its nearly Christmas so in the last week I have seen about 5 different "hacks" and other pieces of advise from people like celebrity chefs, food writers and celebrities

all about the same thing

how to make the perfect roast potato

They are all totally different
one said to do them in an air fryer at 190 and don't boil them first - b****** - that won;t work - partly because I don;t have an air fryer (I think I am the only person left in the country who doesn't but there you are

pretty much any variety of cooking potatoes is out there - including adding all sorts of extra ingredients
problem is that a roast potato is a specifc thing - and it does not include garlic or seasoned vinegar(!!!!!!) FFS

I mean - my Mum made perfect roasties but she was rubbish at explaining how she does it
and I was a boy
hence I left home and moved into my own house and had to work out how to feed myself based on Scout camp fire cookery (it is is brown it is done - if it is black eat it anyway) concepts
and I found out how to make them perfectly well all on my own without having a michelin starred chef to explain it

and anyway - as previously said
THEY CAN;T ALL BE RIGHT!!!!!!!!

only one I have seen in the papers that makes anything like sense was by Tom Parker Bowles - and he won't be cooking dinner on CHristmas Day as apparently his Mum has invited him round and I suspect she has a fairly decent chef on hand!!!

Yes, a lot of it (not just roast potatoes) is the chef or person trying to put their own stamp on it which is fair enough, but you can go too far. You only need a par-boiled potatoe, hot lard (or oil) and whack them in. My Gran did perfect potatoes I think becasue she used beef dripping/fat and a sprinkle of mustard powder

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Yes, a lot of it (not just roast potatoes) is the chef or person trying to put their own stamp on it which is fair enough, but you can go too far. You only need a par-boiled potatoe, hot lard (or oil) and whack them in. My Gran did perfect potatoes I think becasue she used beef dripping/fat and a sprinkle of mustard powder

Yup - quite simple
ALthough if I tried putting mustard powder on them my wife would go mad!!!
(she does like things the traditional way) (and stop sniggering at the back - I know who you are!!!)