Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[matticus]

I get the sun in my eyes for parts of the route around mid October then again at this time of November, which I wouldn't if the clocks hadn't gone back.

I'm prepared to believe your tale of woe ;-)
But my standard answer to "clock change" moans is still "it's swings-and-roundabouts". In THIS case, you might be unlucky and have lost out, but there will be another driver who completely avoids the problem due to the change. Of course he/she may be blissfully unaware of their luck!

 

[mustang1]

This does not annoy me, but I suppose it could be an annoyance for someone out there:

Some time ago, if a company dropped a product, it meant they no longer sell it.

These days if a company drops a product, it means they just started selling it.

 

[grldtnr]

Bloody 'ell, I've opened a can of worms here!
I was just referring to the fact that when I head off roughly east at about 7:50am I get the sun in my eyes for parts of the route around mid October then again at this time of November, which I wouldn't if the clocks hadn't gone back. I don't have the problem coming home at this time of year as it's dark by then.

Serves yer rights !
Personally now , I think we ought to do away with seasonal changes. Less fuss and expense
In fact ,I do not change any timepieces I own ,unless t'interweb does, i just add or subtract the HR, cant be arsed stabbing buttons in the vain hope of changing time.
Iny working life as a postie, daylight hours to work outside is a blessing, as well to all those who had outdoor jobs , the time change was welcome.

 

[DaveReading]

It is rather odd. There have been a number of campaigns asking for the clock changes to be scrapped, many people don't like them. But almost every country in the world outside the tropics implements changes of an hour at around the same times of year.

Yes, it was great fun during the year-round BST experiment 50-odd years ago, watching from our classroom as the sun rose at a quarter to ten.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Amazon reviews. I bought a distorion pedal (which was great) so gave it 5 stars. I then bought the same brand but an Octove pedal (which was shocking). Went to review the shocking one and it says "As you have already reviewed a variant of this item, we are directing you to your original review". So I can't leave a bad review for the other "variant".

 

[matticus]

The canteen toasting machine is broken (fair enough). So they can't do toast, so they've put away the sliced bread box/dispenser thingies.

So I had to have my sausage sandwich in a crappy white roll thing, instead of half-decent brown bread.

Bah!

 

[Windle]

Amazon reviews. I bought a distorion pedal (which was great) so gave it 5 stars. I then bought the same brand but an Octove pedal (which was shocking). Went to review the shocking one and it says "As you have already reviewed a variant of this item, we are directing you to your original review". So I can't leave a bad review for the other "variant".

It shows how much they know about the products they're selling!

 

[oldwheels]

People who write books and put in excruciating local speech which bears no resemblance to how people really talk.
In this case the assumption is that all Scottish people say things like “ Och aye the noo” which I have never heard in real life.

 

[ColinJ]

People who write books and put in excruciating local speech which bears no resemblance to how people really talk.
In this case the assumption is that all Scottish people say things like “ Och aye the noo” which I have never heard in real life.

I can confirm that though my Scottish family members do make liberal use of och and aye, they rarely use them together and never with the noo!

My cousin has decided that he should be able to say things the way that our ancestors actually did so he is learning Gaelic!

 

[ColinJ]

I get annoyed by eBay and Amazon blitzing me with "We noticed you were looking at... You might be interested in..." offers.

Honestly, eBay, why would someone who spent an evening looking at (and then buying) 10-speed 105 shifters be interested in buying some 11-speed Ultegra shifters at triple the price a week later?!!!

 

[AndyRM]

People who write books and put in excruciating local speech which bears no resemblance to how people really talk.
In this case the assumption is that all Scottish people say things like “ Och aye the noo” which I have never heard in real life.

What were you reading out of interest? Most contemporary authors who use Scottish vernacular get it pretty spot on.

To stick to the theme you've made me think about, the guiltiest culprit is "Vera". Brenda Blethyn is a talented actress, but she can't do a Northumberland accent.

 

[oldwheels]

What were you reading out of interest? Most contemporary authors who use Scottish vernacular get it pretty spot on.

To stick to the theme you've made me think about, the guiltiest culprit is "Vera". Brenda Blethyn is a talented actress, but she can't do a Northumberland accent.

This is from The Mull to the Cape by Richard Guise who also fancies himself as a bit of a comedian.

 

[AndyRM]

This is from The Mull to the Cape by Richard Guise who also fancies himself as a bit of a comedian.

Oh no. Randomly I have one of his books. He was traipsing around Ireland or something. It was awful.

 

[oldwheels]

I can confirm that though my Scottish family members do make liberal use of och and aye, they rarely use them together and never with the noo!

My cousin has decided that he should be able to say things the way that our ancestors actually did so he is learning Gaelic!

In historical terms more probably spoke other languages rather than Gaelic. Doric is one example and there were other languages in the Borders. None were versions of English.
My maternal grandparents both spoke Gaelic but different versions and so tended to converse mostly in English.
In Central Scotland in the 1940’s we spoke a different language in the playground from the classroom where English was belted into us.

 

[raleighnut]

the classroom where English was belted into us.

Similar thing happened in Wales and Ireland.