Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[Ming the Merciless]

Why, after a 5 minute break, do reality tv programmes spend 10 mins summarising the 15 mins before the advert? The programmes could be half as long if they didn’t summarise them after every advert break.

 

[youngoldbloke]

- following on from above - ad breaks and repeat of the same annoying ad. All it does for me is to make me absolutely certain I will never ever purchase that product.

 

[mistyoptic]

I absolutely hate being shown what is about to happen in the next 30/40 minutes of a tv show! I don`t need to see all the cakes made and one being dropped or a very valuable antique amongst the dross! I don`t need to see several things that have been repaired or all the cars at an auction!
Show me, by all means, what happened last week but please don`t treat me like an American or a child of 5 with no concentration level to speak of!
Almost every documentary, craft or antique show seems that it is important to spoil my viewing! Stop it!

Almost as bad as “and the winner is………………
………….…….……….”

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I gave up trying to watch Fargo on the All4 Channel 4 streaming site. For those that don't know, one of the cinematic tricks to the Fargo series is an underlying soundtrack that sets a rhythm to the entire episode and helps link lots of staccato almost unrelated scenes. It's really effective and draws you in. But the streaming site has 4 minutes of adverts every 10 minutes Totally wrecks the rhythm, ruins the episode and means you've lost track of where you were when the programme starts again. I love the Fargo stories but they're completely unwatchable with Ch4.

 

[ColinJ]

I gave up trying to watch Fargo on the All4 Channel 4 streaming site. For those that don't know, one of the cinematic tricks to the Fargo series is an underlying soundtrack that sets a rhythm to the entire episode and helps link lots of staccato almost unrelated scenes. It's really effective and draws you in. But the streaming site has 4 minutes of adverts every 10 minutes Totally wrecks the rhythm, ruins the episode and means you've lost track of where you were when the programme starts again. I love the Fargo stories but they're completely unwatchable with Ch4.

You can pay an All4+ subscription (£3.99/month) which removes all of the ads on some shows, and most of them on others. I was a bit annoyed when I found that they still show those few ads "for contractual reasons" but usually it is only one 20-30 second ad instead of 4-5 minutes worth, and I can put up with that.

 

[Blue Hills]

Why does the campsite shower token run out and turn the water off just after you’ve lathered up?

because you are taking far too long to lovingly lather yourself up.

 

[PeteXXX]

People who can surface in a swimming pool, or the sea, and open their eyes straight away without having to rub their eyes and make blowy walrus sounds... 💦

Really pees me off!

 

[PeteXXX]

Captcha...
I clicked on 3 feckin' boats!!
Twice!!

Grrrrr...

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Banner adverts cable-tied to railings at junctions. Adverts for destroying wasps, driveways, garden clearance, taxis, whatever. It's unsightly and really winds me up.

Occasionally they appear near my house where one junction has those small railing for pedestrian corralling and I cut them all down and bin them.
Other ones I report to the council and they eventually clear them too.

 

[derrick]

People who moan about the NHS.

 

[DCBassman]

People who moan about the NHS.

People who think the NHS is flawless.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Banner adverts cable-tied to railings at junctions. Adverts for destroying wasps, driveways, garden clearance, taxis, whatever. It's unsightly and really winds me up.

Occasionally they appear near my house where one junction has those small railing for pedestrian corralling and I cut them all down and bin them.
Other ones I report to the council and they eventually clear them too.

A couple of summers ago a sign nailed to a telegraph pole appeared on my regular cycling loop round Stirling "WASPS REMOVED - £15".

I was delighted when it was still there next day and I was able to write "EACH" on it.

Made me laugh anyway.

 

[Chris S]

Captcha...
I clicked on 3 feckin' boats!!
Twice!!

Grrrrr...

The worst ones are US traffic lights. Do they mean just the lights themselves or should you include the cables that they hang from?

 

[PeteXXX]

The worst ones are US traffic lights. Do they mean just the lights themselves or should you include the cables that they hang from?

And do the 'bike' ones mean motorcycles, too?
Hate them.. (Captcha, not motorcycles)
And they don't seem to work properly on my phone, either!

 

[Chris S]

Banner adverts cable-tied to railings at junctions.

Adverts are usually banned from places like that because they're a hazard which distract drivers.