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What has really annoyed you this week

159 replies

Lovelycupofcoffee · 27/03/2025 20:30

I’ll go first

the bloody slimy painter and decorator who thought he could quote for some work then started sending me dodgy texts . I know he’s either married or with someone. What an absolute scumbag . I’ve blocked him now and will be getting someone else to do the work .

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givenuponlabour · 28/03/2025 01:22

Cuts to disability benefits that will put 250,000 more people into poverty including 50,000 children.
I just don't understand how they can do this.
Even more annoying seeing them completely denying it and saying the impact statement doesn't take into account people who will get jobs because of it. PIP is not an out of work benefit, those who claim & are working may have to stop working and the rest probably can't work anyway!

Maitri108 · 28/03/2025 01:20

SmugglersHaunt · 28/03/2025 00:26

Thames Water for putting up my (and every other poor TW customers’) bill by 46%! The thieving, disgusting, money-grabbing, useless pack of fucking cunts. I hate them

Hear hear! They've been polluting the waterways, not investing in infrastructure (more leaks) and paying their shareholders millions and we're being mugged for it.

IrritatedEarthling · 28/03/2025 00:58

Thighdentitycrisis · 28/03/2025 00:40

Local swimming pool trying to make the changing room footwear free, which cannot be enforced. again

I'm not sure I follow, are you annoyed at taking your shoes off, or that no-one follows the rule?

cryingandshaking · 28/03/2025 00:52

The house I drive past on my way to work that does OTT decorations for every festivity. It’s well-known and people travel to see it especially at Christmas, but I personally think it looks a bit shit, especially the current Easter display, which includes “cross” bunting. This They also use that dreadful fake cobweb stuff at Halloween which must end up killing some of the wildlife in their garden 😞

Ella31 · 28/03/2025 00:52

Close relatives keep referring to my soon to be born 3rd baby as my first child even though 17 months ago I buried my twin babies - my first twin was stillborn and we had to turn off life support on his twin brother at 5 days old, 5 days later. They act like they never existed or was just a blip in the road. There's never a single day I don't think about them and that doesn't mean I don't love my upcoming baby, but I'll always love and miss my sons too.

sandgrown · 28/03/2025 00:46

The selfish workmen, working at a neighbour’s house, who blocked my cul de sac with their enormous lorry. They told me they would be 5 minutes but it was over 10 Despite leaving in good time I was late for my hair appointment. What annoyed me most was they didn’t even apologise.

Thighdentitycrisis · 28/03/2025 00:40

Local swimming pool trying to make the changing room footwear free, which cannot be enforced. again

StScholastica · 28/03/2025 00:40

Walking into an elderly patient's home and having their huge intimidating son lock the front door behind me and put the keys into his jeans pocket, so that I couldn't get out again if I needed to.
Felt suddenly very threatened.
Asked him to kindly unlock the door and he started smirking saying "oh dear are you a scary cat", and "what do you think I'm going to do to you".

Angry with myself for getting into that situation and also annoyed for victim blaming myself as a really it's not my fault.

Sometimes I hate people.

ginnitonic · 28/03/2025 00:32

SmugglersHaunt · 28/03/2025 00:26

Thames Water for putting up my (and every other poor TW customers’) bill by 46%! The thieving, disgusting, money-grabbing, useless pack of fucking cunts. I hate them

It seems to me that Thames water customers should get together and go on strike, refuse to pay until the franchise is given to someone else or nationalised.
It's not as though they can sell their water to anyone else, any more than you can buy your water from anyone else.

SmugglersHaunt · 28/03/2025 00:26

Thames Water for putting up my (and every other poor TW customers’) bill by 46%! The thieving, disgusting, money-grabbing, useless pack of fucking cunts. I hate them

ginnitonic · 28/03/2025 00:24

Showerflowers · 27/03/2025 20:46

Having to travel by bus today and no one offered me a seat even though I’m obviously disabled (walking sticks and a very visible tremor). I actually asked if anyone could spare their seat, silence. So I had to ask the driver to let me back off. I actually sat and cried a little in the bus stop afterwards. People’s attitudes to disabled people has really deteriorated lately with the government insinuating we are all on the scam for benefits and don’t work. It’s upset me more than it usually would this week for obvious reasons.

We went to Malta for a holiday last month, used the buses a lot. The young people there were incredibly polite. DH was put out, said he didn't need his age rubbed in by people offering him their seat 😂
I am so sorry to hear of your experience.

HereintheloveofChristIstand · 28/03/2025 00:12

Showerflowers · 27/03/2025 20:46

Having to travel by bus today and no one offered me a seat even though I’m obviously disabled (walking sticks and a very visible tremor). I actually asked if anyone could spare their seat, silence. So I had to ask the driver to let me back off. I actually sat and cried a little in the bus stop afterwards. People’s attitudes to disabled people has really deteriorated lately with the government insinuating we are all on the scam for benefits and don’t work. It’s upset me more than it usually would this week for obvious reasons.

I am so sorry.
That story reminds me of a couple of years ago I was traveling in rush hour on a crowded bus and a very elderly couple got on. She had a broken arm in a cast and he was unsteady too. Not one got up for them and there were even kids sat down! (In this particular country under 16s travel free but are expected to give up seats to paying adults is required). It disgusted me. Someone, anyone should have helped them and should have helped you too.

IrritatedEarthling · 28/03/2025 00:09

At the theatre, I went to the toilet in the interval, and other people passing my seat accidentally kicked my bag so that my jumper fell under the seat next to mine.

It happens. I've seen it happen and have picked up the kicked article and put it on the person's seat in their absence.

Except, as I was returning, the woman next to me told me off because it was "encroaching on my space".

thaegumathteth · 28/03/2025 00:03

People at work who do not read things properly and ask questions which have already been explicitly answered.

isthatmyage · 27/03/2025 23:38

friendlycat · 27/03/2025 23:10

My council tax bill that’s increased by 17%
My water bill that’s increased by 47%
Rachel Reeves
Donald Trump
My pension statement that’s lost money due to Donald Trump and market volatility.

This...plus work not following their recruitment rules...new boss on Monday ..yey! #shouldofbeenmyjob 🙄

Nannyfannybanny · 27/03/2025 23:27

Morrisons today. I stopped shopping there because of bad service many years ago. I had seen a jumper and a dress I liked. Off I went,jumper not in store. Got the dress £18, lennor £3.50, Thorntons chocolates. Cashier,used reward card, paid, got receipt,£49!!!! I said that not correct. Nothing happened. I gave the cashier the receipt, she pulled it backwards and forwards, squinting at it! I showed her,dress £18, chocolates reduced from £9 to £6.50 with loyalty card (nope) fabric conditioner 👍. She had charged me for 2 dresses. I stood there expecting her to apologise and correct the errors, nope. Told me I would have to go and queue at customer services.

Sorrento2014 · 27/03/2025 23:26

Another local council one. Home city looks disgusting due to ongoing industrial action by Refuse collection teams. With slightly warmer weather it’s starting to stink, not to mention the mess made by foxes, rats, cats etc. And they’ve had the cheek to increase council tax by 7% 😡

cadburyegg · 27/03/2025 23:25

I overheard someone I work with, i’ll call him J, loudly complaining about an ex colleague of his who had 3 disabled kids and “hardly worked”. He had a part time day job in a call centre for 15 hours a week and also had an evening job in a pub! I wanted to interrupt and ask J if he had any fucking idea what having a disabled kid was like and how difficult it is to work with one but I chickened out. It’s pissed me off all week.

BobbyBiscuits · 27/03/2025 23:19

How grim about the decorator. What an arsehole.
I'm pissed at the cuts against sick and unwell people. I'm scared about that big time.

Nsky62 · 27/03/2025 23:18

My Parkinson’s playing up , I dared to walk too much yesterday, ended up shuffling somewhat.
Today it’s painful, mid stage, 62, fed up, luckily my review 8 years time, hopefully classed as long term, by this unkind government

Middleagedstriker · 27/03/2025 23:17

Apillthatmakesyousayalltherightstuff · 27/03/2025 20:38

The letter from B*rclays business banking addressed to 'The Directors' which started 'Dear Sirs'.

Fuck that. Make a complaint. And then remove your custom explaining why. I did the same I 1982 because of their links with Apartheid and never went back.

SusanSHelit · 27/03/2025 23:16

My bastarding lazy colleagues who can't empty a sodding sharps bin despite them being the ones to fill it, leaving me to close it. Only it was so overfilled I ended up getting a needle stick injury. Only the tiniest of scratches, barely felt it. But..

Now have to wait 3 months (and have multiple blood tests) to be totally in the clear for all kinds of horrible blood borne diseases like hiv and hepatitis. Also meant I got home late after my 3rd 12.5 hour night shift because I had to go to down a&e to get bloods and a hep vaccine

I may have been a little salty with said colleges this week.

JandamiHash · 27/03/2025 23:14

Also this is a seriously unreasonable one that’s annoyed me: I apply for loads of game shows, I have a lot of general knowledge and always get questions right at home. I’ve never had a call back. I’m too basic, clearly. But I’m sick of seeing half wits on these game shows who know nothing, and crash out. I think “I should be there I know all these answers”. Watched Pointless today and there’s 2 young people and I have no idea why they’re there. They keep getting 100 points and not even trying. Why did they apply? Did they end up there by accident!

🎵 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME 🎵

JandamiHash · 27/03/2025 23:11

A colleague who’s leaving in a couple of weeks is doing fuck all. She is supposed to be sending me information so I can do part of my job, and now I look bad. I’m not the type to say “Oh it’s Beryl, she hasn’t sent me the information for me to do my part” because I just think it’s unprofessional. I know she doesn’t care anymore but it’s just poor form IMO

Spendysis · 27/03/2025 23:11

A lot this week
Dsis who I am nc with logging a complaint with the police about me quickly resolved when i advised why I did what I did and who advised me to do it opg they apologised for wasting my time I apologised for her wasting their time long story opg investigation ongoing. Very annoying as ss raised concerns with the police previously over Dsis stealing financially abusing dm who closed the case pending opg investigation which is ongoing

I am sympathetic concerned and supportive but adult dd being off sick from work with stress and anxiety ironically she has a masters in clinical psychology this is a her first job a junior role but in all honesty she struggled with her job in the local shop in her year off and while doing her masters but now lives with her boyfriend who also doesn't work due to anxiety etc I am helping them financially again I am stressed I am perimenopausal and have anxiety but still have to go to work I would never say that to them and am supportive but it's frustrating