Little things that irritate you

Anything goes in The Snug, General Discussion's rebellious little brother. An off-topic den of iniquity where any subject not covered elsewhere may be discussed. Well, anything except golf, Star Wars and Arsenal.

Moderators: Gnome, last.caress, Wilko1304, Rio, bristolhammerfc, the pink palermo, chalks

Post Reply
User avatar
Mega Ron
Posts: 12447
Joined: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:35 pm
Location: -.-- --- ..- / -.-. ..- -. - ...
Has liked: 170 likes
Total likes: 175 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by Mega Ron »

mumbles87 wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:44 pm Wife txt me the TV not working

Video called her , fixed it in 2 mins

A word of thanks?

Not a chance

Just moaning that it wasn't working

Should have left it lol 😂
A tip for you.

Do things to make items in the home appear to not work, like remove fuses from plugs. Or turn the boiler off. Women hate not having hot water and heating for 5 minutes.

Do it on a Saturday or Sunday. Let them f*** off out of the way.

Then, have some alone time for however many hours you want it to take. She comes home and you’re the hero who has fixed it.
User avatar
Harlow Hammer
Posts: 2236
Joined: Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:15 pm
Location: Firing Blanks
Has liked: 2 likes
Total likes: 82 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by Harlow Hammer »

Buying a new golf bag online and when I received it turns out my clubs don’t fit in it.

A reputable brand as well. Titleist

Full length club dividers are so narrow I pull one club out and three others come with it.

Rubbish design. I was expecting a lot better. Now got to go through the pain of sending it back
woodgreenspur
Posts: 3787
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2004 5:29 pm
Location: Wood green, London
Has liked: 91 likes
Total likes: 50 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by woodgreenspur »

The Old Man of Storr wrote: Sun Mar 26, 2023 9:33 pm Ever since they decided to make Laptops slimmer and slimmer the old sliding doors had to go .

You now need an USB DVD Drive , they're not expensive . Even I can work one . :grin:
Cheers
My best friend Amazon is dealing with it as we speak🙂👍
woodgreenspur
Posts: 3787
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2004 5:29 pm
Location: Wood green, London
Has liked: 91 likes
Total likes: 50 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by woodgreenspur »

Camping equipment.
Why is it when it's new,it packs into the little bags lovely and straps to you bruck sack superb(chair,mattress,Sleeping bag etc)
But once used or tested,it's never quite the same.
User avatar
Dover KUMB fan
Posts: 3242
Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:33 am
Total likes: 42 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by Dover KUMB fan »

Serial whingers. Here's what triggered this thought:
People in the area constantly moaning about a lack of medical services & how hard it is to get a GP appointment.
So, local authorities are planning to build a new GP surgery / medical centre in the area. Cue the whinging about the additional traffic & usual 'not on my doorstep nonsense'
People really are unbelievable.
User avatar
Johnny Byrne's Boots
Posts: 32138
Joined: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:19 pm
Location: Care home dodger
Has liked: 1791 likes
Total likes: 2071 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by Johnny Byrne's Boots »

^^^It's the same with phone masts. Country bumpkins especially are famous for whining about poor reception, yet apply to site a mast near them and all hell breaks loose.
User avatar
mumbles87
Posts: 17676
Joined: Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:35 am
Has liked: 55 likes
Total likes: 935 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by mumbles87 »

Mega Ron wrote: Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:15 pm A tip for you.

Do things to make items in the home appear to not work, like remove fuses from plugs. Or turn the boiler off. Women hate not having hot water and heating for 5 minutes.

Do it on a Saturday or Sunday. Let them **** off out of the way.

Then, have some alone time for however many hours you want it to take. She comes home and you’re the hero who has fixed it.
That's an excellent tip, although knowing my luck she would leave the kids with me!
User avatar
-DL-
Bag Man
Posts: 30097
Joined: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:43 am
Has liked: 836 likes
Total likes: 4952 likes
Contact:

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by -DL- »

mushy wrote: Sun Mar 26, 2023 8:51 pm :lol: :lol: :lol:
🤨
User avatar
btajim - mcfc
There when they were sh*t
Posts: 9879
Joined: Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:40 am
Location: Cheshire
Has liked: 72 likes
Total likes: 440 likes
Contact:

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by btajim - mcfc »

Apparently it’s just her way but the barmaid tonight hasn’t said please or thank you once. I think she’s related to the gaffer which is why she’s still here.

Basic manners were installed in me as a child. I got nothing if I didn’t ask properly. I’ve not drank in my old Manchester local for ages but still post Elaine fridge magnets from my trips away. You just had to love her as she was as nice as they came.
User avatar
hammer etc
Posts: 2797
Joined: Tue Mar 28, 2006 5:37 pm
Has liked: 5 likes
Total likes: 106 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by hammer etc »

Mega Ron wrote: Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:15 pm A tip for you.

Do things to make items in the home appear to not work, like remove fuses from plugs. Or turn the boiler off. Women hate not having hot water and heating for 5 minutes.

Do it on a Saturday or Sunday. Let them **** off out of the way.

Then, have some alone time for however many hours you want it to take. She comes home and you’re the hero who has fixed it.
Alternately just get divorced. :winker:
User avatar
Dave Hedgehog
Posts: 248
Joined: Wed Oct 14, 2015 1:20 pm
Has liked: 47 likes
Total likes: 17 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by Dave Hedgehog »

People who bring their kids to pubs, then let them watch cartoons on their phone without wearing headphones.
User avatar
Clacton-ammer
Sultan of Swing
Posts: 15767
Joined: Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:28 am
Has liked: 340 likes
Total likes: 362 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by Clacton-ammer »

Opened a packet of Seabrook crisps at the weekend, I say crisps, that word "crisps" is to be used loosely in regards to how many were in there.
User avatar
Arnold Layne
Posts: 2065
Joined: Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:12 pm
Has liked: 47 likes
Total likes: 143 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by Arnold Layne »

Dave Hedgehog wrote: Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:34 am People who bring their kids to pubs, then let them watch cartoons on their phone without wearing headphones.
At 8:30am that’s probably fair, they do like a bit of CBeebies in the morning, anyway, enjoy your Weatherspooons brekkie.
User avatar
Denzil
Posts: 5238
Joined: Tue May 10, 2011 2:39 pm
Has liked: 344 likes
Total likes: 495 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by Denzil »

Morning commute train chatters. F*** off. Always loud as well.

I vary my lines, so sometimes I am Greater Anglia, sometimes C2C and I notice it occurs far more on the latter.

Interring with my Netflix watching on the morning train in.
User avatar
Hummer_I_mean_Hammer
Posts: 11576
Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:45 pm
Has liked: 938 likes
Total likes: 475 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by Hummer_I_mean_Hammer »

Denzil wrote: Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:32 am Morning commute train chatters. F*** off. Always loud as well.

I vary my lines, so sometimes I am Greater Anglia, sometimes C2C and I notice it occurs far more on the latter.

Interring with my Netflix watching on the morning train in.
get yourself a better set of Bluetooth speakers. Preferably ones with subs. :newthumb:
User avatar
chelmsfordhammer91
Posts: 2957
Joined: Sat Nov 07, 2015 4:59 pm
Location: Broomfield, Chelmsford
Has liked: 865 likes
Total likes: 568 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by chelmsfordhammer91 »

The car insurance renewal rigmarole.

Renewal quote comes in for my wife. Check online and find it cheaper (not as much of a gap since the rules changes but still worth switching for).

I speak to current insurer and say what can you do, no change of terms or anything and they knock about 20% off.

I know they want people to not bother contacting and it's still probably worked in their favour overall despite me using up 20mins of their reps' time, but it is still irritating.

Just TV package and broadband to go.
rigoberts song
Posts: 4429
Joined: Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:17 pm
Location: Sleepy cotswold village
Has liked: 77 likes
Total likes: 331 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by rigoberts song »

Went to rhe Damned in Oxford last night twats in front of me videoing everything so you couldn't see the band.
Lost the plot and tapped some twat on the shoulder in front of me and told him.
User avatar
Samba
Posts: 21811
Joined: Mon Apr 03, 2017 3:36 pm
Location: David Sullivan's least favourite fluffer.
Has liked: 2482 likes
Total likes: 894 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by Samba »

chelmsfordhammer91 wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 2:25 pm The car insurance renewal rigmarole.

Renewal quote comes in for my wife. Check online and find it cheaper (not as much of a gap since the rules changes but still worth switching for).

I speak to current insurer and say what can you do, no change of terms or anything and they knock about 20% off.

I know they want people to not bother contacting and it's still probably worked in their favour overall despite me using up 20mins of their reps' time, but it is still irritating.

Just TV package and broadband to go.
Had my house insurance (Esure) renewal last week. £253 last year, they want £810 this with no claims or changes... WTAF?
I know the cost of living bollox & all that, but ffs...
All insurers very much rely on people that can't be bothered to phone them up or switch. It's free money.
I almost prefer things like Council Tax where you can't quibble. The price is the price rather than a speculative figure, almost plucked out of the air.
F*ck knows what the car insurance is going to be this year.
User avatar
davids cross
Uncle David
Posts: 27205
Joined: Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:20 pm
Has liked: 674 likes
Total likes: 1289 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by davids cross »

Virgin media down everywhere.

Having last week informed me of a substantial increase to my bill.
User avatar
prophet:marginal
Posts: 43571
Joined: Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:54 pm
Location: Engels l;vin, necessary pence
Has liked: 838 likes
Total likes: 1983 likes

Re: Little things that irritate you

Post by prophet:marginal »

rigoberts song wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 5:55 pm Went to rhe Damned in Oxford last night twats in front of me videoing everything so you couldn't see the band.
Lost the plot and tapped some twat on the shoulder in front of me and told him.
Did they say 'wot?'
Post Reply