Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[Accy cyclist]

I went to a local laundry yesterday. I hadn't spoken to anyone for 2 days due to the bad weather keeping me and others in our homes. I saw two folk in there and thought I'd have a chinwag with them, but in the 30 minutes I was in the laundry I only said "hello" and "see you later" to both, as they both spent the time I was in there yakking on their phones!!

 

[Mike Ayling]

I went to a local laundry yesterday. I hadn't spoken to anyone for 2 days due to the bad weather keeping me and others in our homes. I saw two folk in there and thought I'd have a chinwag with them, but in the 30 minutes I was in the laundry I only said "hello" and "see you later" to both, as they both spent the time I was in there yakking on their phones!!

That's the 21st Century for you!

 

[Accy cyclist]

That's the 21st Century for you!

Sadly, that is so true!
🧐

 

[Andy in Germany]

I went to a local laundry yesterday. I hadn't spoken to anyone for 2 days due to the bad weather keeping me and others in our homes. I saw two folk in there and thought I'd have a chinwag with them, but in the 30 minutes I was in the laundry I only said "hello" and "see you later" to both, as they both spent the time I was in there yakking on their phones!!

I wouldn't see going to the laundry as a social event, and probably wouldn't encourage conversation with a stranger; I find that sort of thing a bit wearing.

That said, I'm more of a "listen to a podcast" person than "read a book".

 

[dicko]

At the supermarket every week there are people with shopping trolleys stuffed full of water in bottles. Why? I know they weren’t from this country but we do have taps in our kitchens.

 

[Electric_Andy]

My sons school...again. They insist on school trousers with their logo on - their website doesn't even direct you to anywhere that sells them. After phoning around 3 uniform shops, I am still unable to get approved school trousers. The only one that sells them are out of stock until the end of February. I hate them

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

My sons school...again. They insist on school trousers with their logo on - their website doesn't even direct you to anywhere that sells them. After phoning around 3 uniform shops, I am still unable to get approved school trousers. The only one that sells them are out of stock until the end of February. I hate them

Logo on trousers???

FFS

I suspect someone has an arrangement with the only local shop that sells them!

I used to work in a school where a full uniform for a new starter, including logoed PE kit, swimming kit and everything else had to come from a shop in Manchester (the school was in Denbigh in North Wales!!!!) and cost more than a couple of hundred pounds
I always reckoned someone on teh governors was getting a kick back - it certainly was not the Head as she was a Nun but the governors were a different matter
Great school - used to be independant but had converted to a state school but still used the uniform to make sure only the right type of kid could afford to go there
(in my opinion!!)

Next school I worked at did everything they could to keep the costs down - even sold second hand uniform to people who couln;t afford to buy it - and had been known to "forget to charge" people who were really struggling

Anyway - off to brave the ice and see if I can replace my wife Christmas present as they were too big
very small amount of snow last night which froze but it melting now so I should be ok

 

[Chromatic]

That food hub advert where that bloke orders tons of food then when the delivery guy turns up all he hands over is one pizza box.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

That food hub advert where that bloke orders tons of food then when the delivery guy turns up all he hands over is one pizza box.

Is that the annoying advert where he orders everything from a family one at a time - who, in spite of there being loads of them, all seem to be in a room on their own
and the "old person" orders fish and chips in an incredibly excited sort of voice because old people always want fish and chips
and he orders it with a single press in a stupidly exaggerated action
and then his son (?) says to start all over again and try it on xxxxxxx app instead because it might save money
and I always think that I would close the app and shout to everyone that the son is now in charge of ordering everything if he thinks he is so damn clever

that one???

if you have not gathered - I am somewhat fed up of it!!

 

[Chromatic]

Is that the annoying advert where he orders everything from a family one at a time - who, in spite of there being loads of them, all seem to be in a room on their own
and the "old person" orders fish and chips in an incredibly excited sort of voice because old people always want fish and chips
and he orders it with a single press in a stupidly exaggerated action
and then his son (?) says to start all over again and try it on xxxxxxx app instead because it might save money
and I always think that I would close the app and shout to everyone that the son is now in charge of ordering everything if he thinks he is so damn clever

that one???

if you have not gathered - I am somewhat fed up of it!!

Yes, that one. Exceedingly annoying isn’t it?

 

[mistyoptic]

Not so trivial, probably. I see Meta are going to stop fact checking and rely on “community comment” instead.

That'll end well, then…

can see Faceache ending up like NCAP

 

[Andy in Germany]

My sons school...again. They insist on school trousers with their logo on - their website doesn't even direct you to anywhere that sells them. After phoning around 3 uniform shops, I am still unable to get approved school trousers. The only one that sells them are out of stock until the end of February. I hate them

Simple: "I will endeavour to get the items requested when the school give suggestions where they can be bought".

Thankfully, I never had to deal with any of this: that's one major advantage with German schools.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Not so trivial, probably. I see Meta are going to stop fact checking and rely on “community comment” instead.

That'll end well, then…

can see Faceache ending up like NCAP

Yup

I always wonder what would happen if I took over a large town centre shop - something like the size of an M&S - and filled the windows with 50 inch TVs
Then put together a website selling the screens and if you paid then you had your image display for the hours that you bought
more expensive Saturday PM - less expensive 3 am on a Monday

all automated

then I go off and watch telly

some time after the Police knock on my door and say that one of my TVs is showing rascist messges

so I go onto my system and delete the image

because clearly it is just me and I can;t be expected to check every image - the system is all automated and I will take the images down if someone complains but until then its not my problem


somehow I think I would be told that what is displayed comes back on me if it is illegal etc

but what I have described is basically Facebook/Twitter etc
just smaller

why should making it too big to control make the owner immune???

 

[classic33]

Why, when there's two buses stuck, on a double incline* due to ice, on an untreated road do people feel that they have to get past by driving on the pavement.

Gritters weren't able to get to the buses due to drivers refusing to stay where they were. Attempting to pass, then hitting the same ice as had stopped the buses.

*Road slopes left to right as well as up/down. Vehicles were going sideways.

 

[Mike Ayling]

Logo on trousers???

FFS

What he said!