little things that annoy the shit out of you

[Harry's Lad]

1 minute ago, manwiththestick said:

I don't know what it is, I've never heard of it but the Fun Arena in Burscough sounds horrendous.

It's an indoor adventure playground for kids, full of bouncy castles and the like but noisy as fuck, so it was a case of hearing aids out and earplugs in.

The kids love it, not cheap though at £9 per hour per child. We had 4 Grandkids there for 2 hours and they had a ball.

[Bobby Hundreds]

The comfort, confidence thats almost widespread across Americans infront of a TV camera especially American kids. Extrovert twats.

[Captain Turdseye]

3 hours ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

The comfort, confidence thats almost widespread across Americans infront of a TV camera especially American kids. Extrovert twats.

Spot on. I know I could win the money on The Chase. I also know I’m too ugly for TV and I hate the sound of my own voice, so I’ll never apply. 

[Bjornebye]

13 hours ago, Baltar said:

Back when I was a daily commuter in London, I basically hated everyone sharing a train carriage with me. The ones I hated the most were the cunts who would try to get on the train while I was leaving. That's the standard etiquette, you let people off the train first before trying to board. People violating that unwritten rule are the scum of humanity. And then there are the cocksuckers that get on a train with a big backpack or rucksack on their back, which they don't bother taking off. Totally oblivious to everyone while the giant piece of shit strapped to their back takes up all the room, and bumping into me. I used to fantasise about using the straps of their rucksack to choke the motherfucking life out of them while other passengers cheered.

 

 

[Preston Red]

On 18/08/2022 at 14:03, Chairman Meow said:

Facebook generally just bugs the shit out of me, it seems like it's sole purpose is to rub other peoples face in your life being mint by lying through your teeth and trying to make the inane seem like "living my best life". 

Yep. For reasons previously mentioned, pregnancy announcements are the biggest pile of shite on there, especially as they pay no heed to others who may be struggling. I've posted before on there about my predicament and made it clear they won't get any acknowledgement from me.

 

Once I see the scan picture, they get unfollowed for about 6 years and Facebook gets swerved every September when all the "Back to School" pictures appear. Some little gobshite stood at the door, forced to pose, ready to take on the world by completing the equation of 2+2.

[Mook]

Gift shops = The ninth circle of Hell for parents

[Babb'sBurstNad]

People not putting their shopping right up to the "next customer" placeholder on the little conveyor belt thing.

 

It makes anyone behind have to wait to start unloading their trolley, then do it in a mad dash to get down the other end to start packing.

[Elite]

2 hours ago, Babb'sBurstNad said:

People not putting their shopping right up to the "next customer" placeholder on the little conveyor belt thing.

 

It makes anyone behind have to wait to start unloading their trolley, then do it in a mad dash to get down the other end to start packing.

Politely ask them to do it. Something like " Oi, you ignorant lazy fucking twat put that spacer down after your shopping."

[Kevin D]

Companies putting barriers that stop you cancelling your membership. Tried to cancel one earlier online, which is where I bought it, and they made me call them up to do it. The call lasted five minutes while I was presented with offers I had absolutely no interest in.

[sir roger]

27 minutes ago, Kevin D said:

Companies putting barriers that stop you cancelling your membership. Tried to cancel one earlier online, which is where I bought it, and they made me call them up to do it. The call lasted five minutes while I was presented with offers I had absolutely no interest in.

Or companies making your efforts to unsubscribe from emails etc, more painstaking than any of Indiana Jones' tasks.

[Bobby Hundreds]

I remember when Setanter had the football it was a piece of piss to join the channel just press the red button on the remote control but to cancel you had to enter other realms, battle demons and the hordes of hell just so you could get a signature from the all knowing mind at the centre of the universe giving you the okay to speak to setanters customer service. In the end I think they went bust or some shite while I was only 6 months into my quest.

[sir roger]

3 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

I remember when Setanter had the football it was a piece of piss to join the channel just press the red button on the remote control but to cancel you had to enter other realms, battle demons and the hordes of hell just so you could get a signature from the all knowing mind at the centre of the universe giving you the okay to speak to setanters customer service. In the end I think they went bust or some shite while I was only 6 months into my quest.

You had to buttonhole Paul Dempsey personally to get out of your contract.

[dockers_strike]

Fuck! The torygraph have finally figured out a way to defeat the hack to get around their paywall.

[chrisbonnie]

1 hour ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

I remember when Setanter had the football it was a piece of piss to join the channel just press the red button on the remote control but to cancel you had to enter other realms, battle demons and the hordes of hell just so you could get a signature from the all knowing mind at the centre of the universe giving you the okay to speak to setanters customer service. In the end I think they went bust or some shite while I was only 6 months into my quest.

BT is still the same. 

 

I rang them twice and hung up each time. Ended up having the channel fit nearly a year until the missus noticed it and she rang up.... She's alot more patient than me. So we don't have BT sport anymore..... 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Having to be an arsehole to get people to do their jobs properly. It shouldn't have to come to that.

[Mudface]

No, I don't want to know my fucking balance, I just told you I didn't. Cunt.

 

Also, stop printing lies on your packaging, Morrison's. 'Handy, resealable pack' and 'Peel here' my arse.

[Karl_b]

On 25/08/2022 at 19:31, Kevin D said:

Companies putting barriers that stop you cancelling your membership. Tried to cancel one earlier online, which is where I bought it, and they made me call them up to do it. The call lasted five minutes while I was presented with offers I had absolutely no interest in.

The Guardian do this; when I called to cancel they gave me the hard sell on why I should carry on paying. Afterwards they asked me for some feedback via email and I pointed out that they have an article on their website chastising companies for exactly the practice they operate. They never responded to me.

[John102]

When there is one queue for the cashier/self service checkouts, then some cunt decides to make his own queue at the self service checkouts.

[easytoslip]

Other people, I can't lighten up due to unruly behaviour of other people. 

[littletedwest]

Technology- "you haven't met your steps target this week try harder next week" " You spent more this  month than last" yeah I know I'm pissed off enough about that myself 

[Mudface]

29 minutes ago, littletedwest said:

Technology- "you haven't met your steps target this week try harder next week" " You spent more this  month than last" yeah I know I'm pissed off enough about that myself 

Don't use that shit. Any of it. Your data is being commodified and sold on.

 

 

[johnsusername]

The channel GREAT! movies is advertising their festive channel GREAT! movies Christmas. Starts on 8th September.

 

I've put this is this thread, but I'm also going to post it in the Little Things That Brighten Your Day thread too. 

[easytoslip]

1 hour ago, johnsusername said:

The channel GREAT! movies is advertising their festive channel GREAT! movies Christmas. Starts on 8th September.

 

I've put this is this thread, but I'm also going to post it in the Little Things That Brighten Your Day thread too. 

Christ why would it brighten your day? What are they anyway and would they be in the TV Times? 

Don't say Star Wars as I'm  already depressed at the very thought of Christmas, thanks, so early on in the game. 

[Jairzinho]

I went to "Cineworld" yesterday, it was everything I feared it would be. Like a vision of a dystopian future. 

 

You enter via a sort of tiny farm yard turnstile rotating door and are then greeted by about 50 ATM machines, which are in fact where you buy tickets. No humans. 

Then you pile in to one of the dozen lifts.  I genuinely couldn't find any stairs, I naively presume they existed somewhere. 

 

My missus wants some popcorn so I have to navigate another machine and electronically select a "meal deal". Finally I'm met by an actual human working there. It's what appears to be a small child. He obviously, understandably, couldn't operate any of the technology (what used to be a till). A supervisor has to come over and pretend to be Alan Turing for about 30 seconds in order to allow me to pay the four hundred quid or whatever it was for some popcorn and a fanta. 

 

Lastly, in order to actually get in to the correct screen we have to scan our codes and be electronically allowed past another turnstile. 

 

I realise I sound like I'm in my mid 70s, and am probably partially dripping with contempt for modern life because my girlfriend also decided that half an hour before the film started we simply had to go to Primark and buy some make up thing. I always, from the half dozen times I've had the displeasure of having to go to Primark, feel slightly sick inside the shop. Like they do the opposite of casinos or something, and pump carbon dioxide through the vents. The place feels like a sort of end game for consumerism. The absolute peak. Millions of people jogging around Supermarket Sweep style, frantically grabbing as much as possible. Unlike Supermarket Sweep nobody wins here, apart from which ever turbo cunt owns the company. 

 

I'm sure things like shops and cinemas were relatively normal even just a decade a go. What in the absolute fuck has happened? They're just no go areas for anyone over 30 now. I spent most of the film (Bullet Train, reasonably entertaining. Selected because it was the only film that wasn't a fucking cartoon or some comic book noncery) mentally preparing a list of stuff for my cabin in the Highlands that I was soon to run off to. 

 

Cunt modern life. 

[sir roger]

You'll be pleased to hear that Cineworld is going bang, Jair.