Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[Chris S]

Just damned well look at this!!!🧐

Me and the other bloke who do a bit of gardening and tidying in the little park up the road saw this today!! Apparently,some bozo council worker in his wagon couldn't be bothered to get off his arse and unlock that removable bollard which is there to stop cars being driven in the park,so he just decided to churn up the turf instead!🧐


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The same used to happen on an estate where I used to live. The management company replaced the turf and then put a row of rocks on it.

 

[PeteXXX]

People who wear big coats and scarves in cars!
Just turn the heater up, you tight gits..

 

[matticus]

People who wear big coats and scarves in cars!
Just turn the heater up, you tight gits..

haha!

What is a (more) genuine irritation - drivers wearing hoodies. With the hood up ...

 

[oldwheels]

On FB "Can anyone tell me the ferry status today?" You obviously have a computer of some kind and you are on line. Why not just look up the Ferry Status yourself?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I pressed the button on a pelican crossing this aft',to stop the traffic...obviously. What annoys me is when someone else crosses after I not them have stopped the traffic! Surely they should stop the traffic themselves to cross,not cross the road when i've stopped it for me!🧐

The fact that these crossing are designed to prioritise motorised traffic and not pedestrian. So you wait an eternity for the Red light to stop traffic.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

On FB "Can anyone tell me the ferry status today?" You obviously have a computer of some kind and you are on line. Why not just look up the Ferry Status yourself?

It’s floating I believe

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Door frames that have a bottom bit to keep rain and stuff out! This afternoon i walked into a shop and tripped up over the bottom bit. Luckily i stayed upright.Why don't they make them with a bit of 'give' in them,so that when people catch their foot on them they move forward,preventing a sudden halt in the foot movement which could cause a nasty accident.🤔

People who don’t lift their feet when walking. As my nanna used to say, keep that up and you’ll end up glued to the floor.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

People who wear big coats and scarves in cars!
Just turn the heater up, you tight gits..

Car drivers parked up with engine running. Unless you are raiding the local bank, turn the damn engine off.

 

[oldwheels]

It’s floating I believe

Could be but not guaranteed. One sank alongside Scarinish pier on Tiree once within my memory. The old Loch Nevis I think it was which sailed Kyle of Lochalsh to Stornoway via Mallaig. She was out of service at the time but a major problem to shift.

 

[PeteXXX]

Anyone who wears a hat of any description, whilst driving, be it a trilby, fez, panama, pork pie, cap (forwards is bad, back to front deserves a slap) bowler or a top hat!

 

[swee'pea99]

The fact that these crossing are designed to prioritise motorised traffic and not pedestrian. So you wait an eternity for the Red light to stop traffic.

I think in most places any other arrangement would be bonkers. Traffic would never move. Pedestrians don't mind waiting 37 seconds, and if they had priority, the road would simply cease to be a road. In my high st there are always people wanting to cross. It makes sense.

And I know of lights that do prioritise pedestrians, with red lights for cars within seconds of a walker pressing the 'stop' button. Both at traffic-lighted crossings by park entrances. Again, makes sense. Traffic doesn't mind waiting 37 seconds. High potential risk location - kids, dogs, elderly.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I think in most places any other arrangement would be bonkers. Traffic would never move. Pedestrians don't mind waiting 37 seconds, and if they had priority, the road would simply cease to be a road. In my high st there are always people wanting to cross. It makes sense.

And I know of lights that do prioritise pedestrians, with red lights for cars within seconds of a walker pressing the 'stop' button. Both at traffic-lighted crossings by park entrances. Again, makes sense. Traffic doesn't mind waiting 37 seconds. High potential risk location - kids, dogs, elderly.

In the former if that many pedestrians are wanting to cross that often then maybe it makes sense to close it to motorised traffic. More pedestrians than drivers.

 

[matticus]

Pedestrians have the same right of way on a public road as drivers (assuming not a Motorway etc!). It's only the bloody crossing that makes it look otherwise. Legally we can walk across (or along) whenever we please - there is no Jaywalking offence here, dear fellow!
When you say

Pedestrians don't mind waiting 37 seconds,

the reality is they've been bullied into accepting it, as someone will probably kill them otherwise!

 

[ColinJ]

On FB "Can anyone tell me the ferry status today?" You obviously have a computer of some kind and you are on line. Why not just look up the Ferry Status yourself?

I've had a friend phone me to ask the times of the next trains/buses to Todmorden, while she was online doing something else... I pointed out that it was taking longer to call me and get me to look it up online than it would have done to do it herself!

 

[Accy cyclist]

On a supermarket car park last i was asked by some bloke as i got out of my car if i wanted his trolley. Don't be fooled into thinking he was being polite. He wanted me to take it off him so he didn't have to take it to the 'trolley shelter' or whatever they call them. I don't use trolleys only baskets,so i declined the offer. As i walked away i saw him push the trolley with force towards the trolley shelter about 20 yards away,then heard it crash into other parked up trolleys. What a lazy f..k..g slob you are thought i!😒

Edit...I've seen him down my local pub with his feet up on chairs that folk have to sit on. I totally dislike this oaf! 🧐