little things that annoy the shit out of you

[Bobby Hundreds]

40 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

It was always full of top birds Warrington, no idea what the explanation was, maybe the American air force gene pool, but they were usually both sound and fit.

There was loads today, I had to wait in Costa some fine looking women.

[Paulie Dangerously]

Getting asked to give to charity every 5 minutes. Seems that whenever I purchase anything online there a request to donate to a charity. If I have to use a self check out at the supermarket it asks me if I want to donate to something or other. Every adverts seem to come with a charity ask. Walking round town there's the chuggers. 

 

Times are hard and people give what they can, if they can. It just seems to be a bombardment at the minute. 

[Oh Buoy]

Driving theme today.

 

Said it before but those lazy cunts using parent and child because they can't be bothered to park and walk that extra 30 seconds. 

 

Cunts who park too close that you can't even get into your car. 

 

All elderly drivers driving way under the speed limit.

 

People in excessively large cars who struggle to do basic maneuvers.

 

Cunts who think two-way car parks are just for them and drive in the middle.

 

Gobshites who think they can beat the red lights near Switch Island and end up slamming on at the next junction or just about avoid causing a crash. 

 

 

[VladimirIlyich]

Not being able to put cash in your bank account on a Saturday od Sunday. Some banks open half a day on a Saturday but none near me. It's the 21st century and you still have to wait until Monday morning to deposit cash. What a farce.

[Mudface]

2 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Not being able to put cash in your bank account on a Saturday od Sunday. Some banks open half a day on a Saturday but none near me. It's the 21st century and you still have to wait until Monday morning to deposit cash. What a farce.

Do they not have an ATM that you can use?

[VladimirIlyich]

Just now, Mudface said:

Do they not have an ATM that you can use?

Nope. Only inside the bank,which is closed!

[Bobby Hundreds]

4 hours ago, Bot said:

Driving theme today.

 

Said it before but those lazy cunts using parent and child because they can't be bothered to park and walk that extra 30 seconds. 

 

Cunts who park too close that you can't even get into your car. 

 

All elderly drivers driving way under the speed limit.

 

People in excessively large cars who struggle to do basic maneuvers.

 

Cunts who think two-way car parks are just for them and drive in the middle.

 

Gobshites who think they can beat the red lights near Switch Island and end up slamming on at the next junction or just about avoid causing a crash. 

 

 

Old drivers drive 50 miles an hour on the motorway and 50 miles an hour on 30 mile an hour roads and raise your seats you cunts.

[Rico1304]

We had a new kitchen last year. I know it was a year ago because on Friday the oven manufacturer called me about an extended warranty.  Today, the element in the oven went pop.   
 

Last week, I got a letter from the shower manufacturer about an extended warranty.  Guess what? 

[Liverpool lad]

When you ask somebody a question that they should know or in their capacity should have the ability to work it out. They then reply 'don't know' and just look at you 

[Creator Supreme]

13 hours ago, Rico1304 said:

We had a new kitchen last year. I know it was a year ago because on Friday the oven manufacturer called me about an extended warranty.  Today, the element in the oven went pop.   
 

Last week, I got a letter from the shower manufacturer about an extended warranty.  Guess what? 

Hate that, it's like there's a countdown timer fitted to the moment the warranty expires, and as soon as it does, ping, your oven / shower / fridge / car is buggered.

 

The only time I ever bought a brain new car twenty years or so ago it came with a 3 year warranty. 3 years and 1 week into owning the car, it started going bandy!

[Bobby Hundreds]

1 minute ago, Creator Supreme said:

Hate that, it's like there's a countdown timer fitted to the moment the warranty expires, and as soon as it does, ping, your oven / shower / fridge / car is buggered.

 

The only time I ever bought a brain new car twenty years or so ago it came with a 3 year warranty. 3 years and 1 week into owning the car, it started going bandy!

Wasn't there a thing or is it an Internet myth where light bulb companies got together and decided they would make their products not to last so people would have to keep buying bulbs as the technology was getting to the point their product was too good, this then spread through other industries collectively and purposely making their products have shorter life spans. Probably an Internet myth.

[Creator Supreme]

58 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Wasn't there a thing or is it an Internet myth where light bulb companies got together and decided they would make their products not to last so people would have to keep buying bulbs as the technology was getting to the point their product was too good, this then spread through other industries collectively and purposely making their products have shorter life spans. Probably an Internet myth.

I'd agree likely a myth, but sometimes you just feel that you wouldn't put anything past these bastards!

[Harry's Lad]

1 hour ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Wasn't there a thing or is it an Internet myth where light bulb companies got together and decided they would make their products not to last so people would have to keep buying bulbs as the technology was getting to the point their product was too good, this then spread through other industries collectively and purposely making their products have shorter life spans. Probably an Internet myth.

Seeing as everything which uses electricity these days has microchips, it's not beyond the realm of possibility to have some sort of random countdown built in.

 

Companies have used them to cheat the diesel emissions regulations for example so nothing would surprise me.

[VladimirIlyich]

21 hours ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Wasn't there a thing or is it an Internet myth where light bulb companies got together and decided they would make their products not to last so people would have to keep buying bulbs as the technology was getting to the point their product was too good, this then spread through other industries collectively and purposely making their products have shorter life spans. Probably an Internet myth.

This isn't that far fetched. What they definitely have done though is to invent hundreds of different shaped and sized bulbs so as each bulbed device you buy needs a different bulb. Horrendous for the environment in how many lamps and lights are being bought and chucked out due to all kinds of silly reasons,such as lack of availability of the bulb and then it being chucked out by us consumers to buy another. My mum does this and my missus too.

[Bruce Spanner]

22 hours ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Wasn't there a thing or is it an Internet myth where light bulb companies got together and decided they would make their products not to last so people would have to keep buying bulbs as the technology was getting to the point their product was too good, this then spread through other industries collectively and purposely making their products have shorter life spans. Probably an Internet myth.

 

Nope, sadly it is very real.

 

Planned obsolescence.

 

They fix a 'reasonable' life span for products and refuse to provide maintenance/updates for them

 

Sonos screwed loads over a year or so back with it where anything over, say, five or so years, they didn't include in their firmware/software updates rendering them useless as they no longer worked with other IOS.

 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/planned-obsolescence

 

The lightbulb thing is true, as well...

 

https://alabrava.net/phoebus-cartel-planned-obsolescence/

[littletedwest]

Sure I've read planned obsolescence was common with cars. Then the Japanese started to manufacture them and car makers had to change their MO quickly as they didn't bother with that.

[Jairzinho]

Dunking a chocolate malted milk biscuit in my tea, it just started to fall in to the tea, I rescued it just in time only for it to flip over the rim of the cup splashing tea all over my work. The biscuit then fell on to the sleeve of my jumper before completing its voyage by leaping onto to my trousers. Both absolutely covered in melted chocolate.

 

I've been completely had off by a fucking biscuit.

[VladimirIlyich]

15 hours ago, Jairzinho said:

Dunking a chocolate malted milk biscuit in my tea, it just started to fall in to the tea, I rescued it just in time only for it to flip over the rim of the cup splashing tea all over my work. The biscuit then fell on to the sleeve of my jumper before completing its voyage by leaping onto to my trousers. Both absolutely covered in melted chocolate.

 

I've been completely had off by a fucking biscuit.

Tony's dream scenario.

[Preston Red]

People constantly yabbering on about fuck all during dinner breaks.

 

I just want to eat my dinner in peace and read this forum without having you constantly whinging about Indian fucking Stone flags.

[VladimirIlyich]

5 minutes ago, Preston Red said:

People constantly yabbering on about fuck all during dinner breaks.

 

I just want to eat my dinner in peace and read this forum without having you constantly whinging about Indian fucking Stone flags.

What exactly are Indian Stone flags?

[Preston Red]

3 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

What exactly are Indian Stone flags?

Overpriced garden fashion statements. 

[VladimirIlyich]

4 minutes ago, Preston Red said:

Overpriced garden fashion statements. 

Must be if they are imported from a Nevada Reservation.

[VladimirIlyich]

On 25/04/2022 at 08:40, Liverpool lad said:

When you ask somebody a question that they should know or in their capacity should have the ability to work it out. They then reply 'don't know' and just look at you 

Thanks for the hint.

[Mook]

17 minutes ago, Preston Red said:

People constantly yabbering on about fuck all during dinner breaks.

 

I just want to eat my dinner in peace and read this forum without having you constantly whinging about Indian fucking Stone flags.

The boy I work with does this & he whispers too so I can't make out things that I'm not remotely interested in while I'm trying to eat a sandwich.

 

I would never think to start blethering to someone while they were sitting eating their scran & minding their own business.

[Preston Red]

4 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Must be if they are imported from a Nevada Reservation.

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Best I could find. Indian Sandstone flags. They do look quite nice to be fair but bloody expensive according to the boring cunt I work with.