Irritants

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 9:25 am

The Daily Mail carried an article on the irritants that make us want to scream.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic ... cream.html

Examples include sealed, hard plastic packaging that’s so tough you can only open it with a pickaxe, recordings saying: ‘Your call is important to us’ and over-chirpy TV continuity announcers.

I don't feel they have barely scratched the surface and feel we are all old enough and grumpy enough to add several chapters to this

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 9:37 am

I'll kick things off with a few easy ones.

The Karshadians, what is the point of them? They are the epitome of being famous for being famous.

Why doesn't anyone carry cash anymore. When you are behind a group of five people in a starbucks couldn't they rustle up the £3 to buy a coffeee or even get a round in? Does it need 5 seperate debit card transactions?

Shop assistants who ask how you are going to pay. Wait 15 seconds and you'll know, have a suprise in your life.

The whole virtue signalling movement and getting offended on other peoples behalf. I've yet to meet a black person who is offended by baa baa black sheep or black ice but if they did they need not bother complaining because a 37 year old mature sociology student will object on their behalf.

37 year old mature sociology students. Get a job or at least study something useful.
If you studied engineering you would have companies queuing to sponser you.

waddo · Post by **waddo** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 10:33 am

Females wearing perfume applied with a flit gun turning their noses up because somebody is smoking in a smoking area!

Males wearing aftershave that can overpower the smell of a 14 day old dead camel!

Both sexes not wearing a shirt in a supermarket!!!

Both sexes not wearing shoes - or anything else on their feet - in any supermarket!

People who think it is ok for them to drink then drive home slowly and safely!

People who turn up their home party music system so loud they have to shout over it to be heard - so turn it up some more!

Self acknowledged experts in all fields!

Bad manners and an inability to admit any mistake!

The list goes on and on................

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 10:40 am

The lack of any buttons on TVs and DVD players. If the remote breaks you can literally only turn them on or off.

Paying to see archaeological remains that are highly significant but look like a bunch of stones.

Buying a sofa or carpet on one of the five days a year the furniture or carpet store isn’t having a sale.

Simon Cowell being the arbitrator of musical or indeed any other talent. Let’s be fair if there is anyone left in the UK that can sing that by some miracle hasn’t been on the telly, do we really need them to go through 12 weeks of elimination to then release a cover version of Against All Odds? If someone goes onto one of his shows and have the temerity to say I’m going to sing one of my own songs his reaction is as if they have suggested they will strangle a kitten in front of him.

Having to pull every knife out of the block in search of the bread knife.

The piece of kitchen equipment you never use which makes the drawer impossible to shut.

Underestimating the weight differential between cooked and fresh spinach so you barely have enough to fill a thimble.

New texting acronym you can’t work out, though you’re pretty sure what the ‘f’ stands for.

Women who wait until the last possible moment in a supermarket to try and find their purse.

Mr Mac · Post by **Mr Mac** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 11:26 am

Restaurant/Cafe staff who seem oblivious to food/rubbish on the floor, and proceed to 'wipe' or rather 'whoosh' the contents of that 'empty' table with a less than clean looking cloth all over the chairs and floor.....

Tables left fully loaded when occupants have left and staff walking past empty handed or standing chatting....

Staff in any establishment that treat you as though you are invisible and ignore whilst chatting or on mobile phones

The inability to apologise if you have made a mistake or are wrong

Children who are treated as 'centre of the universe' . Of course your child is special but they cannot always have their own way or have to be given decisions to make as a toddler. We once waited for 10 mins In breakfast buffet que whilst little Jonny aged 3 was asked to pick which piece of bacon he wanted, and of course he kept changing his mind!!!

Drivers who don't indicate and don't acknowledge if you stop/let them out.

woodspeckie · Post by **woodspeckie** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 11:46 am

People who have mobile discos in their cars and think everyone wants to listen to it so they open all four windows to the bottom.
Men who fumble to find their wallet to pay not just women finding their purse !!!!
Throwing cigarette butts out of the car window.
When I am bowling I get a bowl on the jack and the other person knocks it off
At a buffet people filling their plate to capacity then don't eat it all.

Hilltop · Post by **Hilltop** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 12:24 pm

Being followed around a shop (any bloody shop!) by staff who refuse to take a hint.

Deniz1 · Post by **Deniz1** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 12:29 pm

over loud bqckground music on tv programmes I have to resort to subtitles some times and I am not deaf at all.

erol · Post by **erol** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 12:58 pm

The Daily Mail

slsgjc · Post by **slsgjc** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 2:23 pm

Enjoying the sun

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 2:58 pm

erol wrote:The Daily Mail

Guardinistas

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 2:59 pm

slsgjc wrote:Enjoying the sun

Very very very

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 3:01 pm

Deniz1 wrote:over loud bqckground music on tv programmes I have to resort to subtitles some times and I am not deaf at all.

That's a good one, incidental music that can make the windows rattle and then you turn the TV down and the actors do their method mumbling.
If you are really lucky and the subtitles don't keep appearing against a too light background they'll be in a size 2 font.

Been watching Hidden on BBC catch up which is made by Welsh TV. Even though only a fifth of the Welsh population speak Welsh (around a third of the total that speak Esperanto) it seems to have found them all so you read more of it than you watch.

Kanonier · Post by **Kanonier** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 3:41 pm

Irritability!

Mr B · Post by **Mr B** » Mon 23 Jul 2018 5:13 pm

Having to walk, what seems like miles in an airport through the duty free area before you can get to the lounge area. That smell of overpriced perfume gets right up my nose!

Ragged Robin · Post by **Ragged Robin** » Tue 24 Jul 2018 1:13 pm

"Customer Care" that could not care less

jock2 · Post by **jock2** » Tue 24 Jul 2018 1:26 pm

Whinging Brits

Jonnie · Post by **Jonnie** » Tue 24 Jul 2018 8:41 pm

Cypriot drivers

Groucho · Post by **Groucho** » Wed 25 Jul 2018 8:26 am

Smokers and pseudo-smokers who insist they have a human right to invade your breathing space with their awful habit of addiction - well, you did ask....

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Wed 25 Jul 2018 8:44 am

Groucho wrote:Smokers and pseudo-smokers who insist they have a human right to invade your breathing space with their awful habit of addiction - well, you did ask....

Ex-smokers who decide that after they have given up the whole world has to follow suit

Groucho · Post by **Groucho** » Wed 25 Jul 2018 9:17 am

EnjoyingTheSun wrote:
Groucho wrote:Smokers and pseudo-smokers who insist they have a human right to invade your breathing space with their awful habit of addiction - well, you did ask....
Ex-smokers who decide that after they have given up the whole world has to follow suit

You are so wrong on so many levels but don't let that stop you... I don't give two hoots about your need to poison your system but why do you think others should welcome your predilection encroaching on their breathing space?

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Wed 25 Jul 2018 9:42 am

Groucho wrote:
EnjoyingTheSun wrote:
Groucho wrote:Smokers and pseudo-smokers who insist they have a human right to invade your breathing space with their awful habit of addiction - well, you did ask....
Ex-smokers who decide that after they have given up the whole world has to follow suit
You are so wrong on so many levels but don't let that stop you... I don't give two hoots about your need to poison your system but why do you think others should welcome your predilection encroaching on their breathing space?

Maybe I'm wrong, but when somebody avoids a question twice and knowing that ex-smokers are often the most rabid anti-smokers I put two and two together.

I find it strange that a compromise, ie a vaping section in a plane away from non smokers or even non vapourers which will have the knock on effect that the plane has cleaner air overall that again is unacceptable.
Instead the view seems to be that somebody vaping has this plan to grab a baby and blow vape in their face.

BTW if you are struggling try vaping scientific evidence, actual real evidence, points out it has a high success rate.

jacob · Post by **jacob** » Wed 25 Jul 2018 10:09 am

Most MEN.

Ragged Robin · Post by **Ragged Robin** » Wed 25 Jul 2018 1:57 pm

Well you did ask!

People who drive (usually large cars too fast) past my house and fill it with their exhaust fumes as well as dust and mud, and then have the *** cheek to complain about smokers.

from an ex smoker.

silverfox1 · Post by **silverfox1** » Wed 25 Jul 2018 3:50 pm

Boring ... same old same old.....YAWNNNN!

jackvern · Post by **jackvern** » Wed 25 Jul 2018 4:13 pm

Ride on Ragged Robin. You keep in there old chap. My gripe. Generally all,women in America. They have to much to say and generally it's to enrich themselves., hard hat is on so go for it.

eastside1 · Post by **eastside1** » Wed 25 Jul 2018 7:50 pm

Groucho I hope you do not drive a car because you too are polluting everyone's atmosphere! Perhaps you will be better of in a hermetically sealed room for the rest of your life! Lol
Stop preaching please.

Groucho · Post by **Groucho** » Wed 25 Jul 2018 8:05 pm

eastside1 wrote:Groucho I hope you do not drive a car because you too are polluting everyone's atmosphere! Perhaps you will be better of in a hermetically sealed room for the rest of your life! Lol
Stop preaching please.

Ooh, I don't think I will - how irritating is that?

Jonnie · Post by **Jonnie** » Sat 28 Jul 2018 12:11 pm

Alice and her bloody affirmations
The news in Greek/Arabic/French etc also on Bayrak International.

Deniz1 · Post by **Deniz1** » Sat 28 Jul 2018 3:26 pm

I agree Jonnie but it is called Bayrak international. some of the music played is diabolical too if you can call it music!

Art · Post by **Art** » Sat 28 Jul 2018 3:49 pm

Scroungers.

Jonnie · Post by **Jonnie** » Sun 29 Jul 2018 5:52 am

Deniz1 wrote:I agree Jonnie but it is called Bayrak international. some of the music played is diabolical too if you can call it music!

Noted but it is clearly aimed at the English speaking audience as 90% of the content is in English. BRK are just trying to be "Clever" and say aren't we truly international but do you really thing people on the island who do not speak English tune into it for the news? I do not know anyone here who need news in Greek, Arabic or French and if they wanted to serve the population they would need to include Pakistani, Ghanaian and Yoruba!

silverfox1 · Post by **silverfox1** » Sun 29 Jul 2018 6:58 am

Able bodied people (of all nationalities) who park in clearly marked Disabled parking spaces.

Kanonier · Post by **Kanonier** » Sun 29 Jul 2018 7:06 am

Art wrote:Scrounges.

People who can't spell?

Art · Post by **Art** » Sun 29 Jul 2018 7:26 am

I really must check my iPad spellings before hitting the send button.

Thanks.

silverfox1 · Post by **silverfox1** » Sun 29 Jul 2018 7:48 am

People who don't check their iPad spellings before they hit bend .....oops should be send!

Groucho · Post by **Groucho** » Sun 29 Jul 2018 1:08 pm

So it seems of all irritants - predictive text is high on the list... I find it to be the virtual equivalent of someone who insists on finishing your sentences with the wrong effing word...

Brazen · Post by **Brazen** » Sun 29 Jul 2018 7:50 pm

Those that cannot park between white lines!

rosiesmidge · Post by **rosiesmidge** » Sun 29 Jul 2018 10:24 pm

You have just finished cleaning the bathroom and it looks lovely then someone want to have a shower

Hilltop · Post by **Hilltop** » Mon 30 Jul 2018 3:28 am

People who complain about predictive text, but can't be bothered to turn it off!

Groucho · Post by **Groucho** » Mon 30 Jul 2018 5:04 am

Hilltop wrote:People who complain about predictive text, but can't be bothered to turn it off!

Yeah, I can never understand the sense in that - like complaining about headaches and continually banging your head on the cupboard door left open (that's what she says happens to her anyway)...

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Mon 30 Jul 2018 5:49 am

That's 'cos you keep leaving the door open!

Jonnie · Post by **Jonnie** » Tue 31 Jul 2018 5:58 am

People not checking facts on Fake news then spreading it on Facebook!

ozbey · Post by **ozbey** » Tue 31 Jul 2018 6:02 am

People living their lives on Facebook and thinking I would be interested!

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