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Arlanymor · 2026-02-18T16:30:11+00:00

I know this is probably stupid because I don’t pay the bill, it doesn’t impact on me directly and frankly why is it any of my business… but it really aggravates me when a retail outlet has moved premises or gone out of business but the bloody lights are still on. Surely it’s wasting resources and not brilliant for the environment? Why didn’t the person who was last to lock up flick the switch?! Is there a reason? Does maybe the landlord require the lights to be on for security reasons or something? It really does drive me nuts when I walk past a place that isn’t in use and the lights are on. And breathe… tell me stupid things that annoy you too so that I don’t feel so alone!

FunnyOrca · 19/02/2026 16:45

When people say something cruel kind of jokingly, but they really mean it. It’s just nasty.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 19/02/2026 16:41

Maybe they are just knackered, or their back is hurting, @GreenCa.

GreenCa · 19/02/2026 16:37

People who rest their forearms and lean on the shopping trolley to steer it - unless they have a disability.

SweetCamomile2020 · 19/02/2026 15:50

Friends snd family sending me reels to watch. I don’t bother watching them as it irritates me

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 19/02/2026 14:45

AlbieJiggered · 19/02/2026 14:40

@Didshejustsaythatoutloud , weather for whether is probably due to the autocorrect feature. I think I saw an instance where bursaries was corrected to nurseries and that wasn't an obvious autocorrect failure.

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Someone pointed it out and it was corrected.

I don't think there was any trauma involved.

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AlbieJiggered · 19/02/2026 14:40

@Didshejustsaythatoutloud , weather for whether is probably due to the autocorrect feature. I think I saw an instance where bursaries was corrected to nurseries and that wasn't an obvious autocorrect failure.

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Someone pointed it out and it was corrected.

I don't think there was any trauma involved.

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 19/02/2026 14:16

AlbieJiggered · 19/02/2026 11:38

@elliejjtiny , That's the sort of thing my mother does although not to the same degree.
I could never tell her I was going for a smear test or something because she'd tell everyone. No filter.

@Didshejustsaythatoutloud , People on here correcting people's spelling
Sometimes there's an autocorrected word that changes the meaning of the post, and telling the poster might mean they get a chance too edit their post.

I understand what you mean. I'm talking about whether they spell whether as weather, you still get the gist of what the poster is trying to articulate and it seems petty/nasty sometines that someone who is going through some truama needs a lesson on spelling 😁

AlbieJiggered · 19/02/2026 13:55

People using their phones while walking.

I find Chester draws funny.

Oioiqueen · 19/02/2026 13:54

FrozenFebruary · 19/02/2026 01:03

Was that in their Range Rover?

some bloke near me did this. He apparently took a wrong turn? Attempted ti drive through the food (that looked more like the Thames!
needed the police & fire service to rescue him. 🙄🙄. I'd love to see his insurers reply to his claim!!

yes it's annoying having hi the long way around to get into the village & yes. Maybe he took a strong turn & found himself at the Ford, but FFS why would you drive your £80,000 Range Rover into it? Dickhead.

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Oooo we've had it all this year at our village one. Erm 7 5t, jeep and Asda food van off the top of my head. Ours has two height indicators I think people see the first one and think it's fine (you'd think the flooded footpath next to you would give you a hint) but don't think to look at the second one where the road dips down. Second indicator was at over a metre the last time something got stuck like seriously why why why? We have signs saying "do not cross in flood" these people live amongst us and breed!

Teenagequeenwithaloadedgun · 19/02/2026 13:34

Pinkywoo · 19/02/2026 13:29

I agree with @Teenagequeenwithaloadedgun about stupid car names. There's a parent on the school run with a Jaecoo, and every time I see it written across it's stupid boxy face it makes me irrationally angry!

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Exactly. And Dacia Dusters. That's cleaning.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 19/02/2026 13:32

Would of, could of, should of - I understand why people make this mistake, but it does annoy me.

CandidRaven · 19/02/2026 13:31

Luluissleeping · 19/02/2026 13:29

I hear you with the dog crap. I walk with my head down.
People typing "alot," "abit," "aswell" etc.
Chester draws.
Tounge instead of tongue.

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I forgot about Chester drawers 😂 let's just add that to the list.

Luluissleeping · 19/02/2026 13:29

CandidRaven · 19/02/2026 13:22

People staring at their phones while walking when they have young children with them, I see a man every morning that does this and the kids are just running ahead and he's ignoring them.
People writing "should of" "could of".
Calling a baby "bubs" sounds awful and I hate it.
People saying "no offence" when about to say something offensive or already have done, saying "no offence" doesn't get you out of being awful to someone.
Dog crap on pavements, it's everywhere and I find myself staring at the floor constantly to avoid wheeling my pram/standing in it.

I hear you with the dog crap. I walk with my head down.
People typing "alot," "abit," "aswell" etc.
Chester draws.
Tounge instead of tongue.

Pinkywoo · 19/02/2026 13:29

I agree with @Teenagequeenwithaloadedgun about stupid car names. There's a parent on the school run with a Jaecoo, and every time I see it written across it's stupid boxy face it makes me irrationally angry!

CandidRaven · 19/02/2026 13:28

AlbieJiggered · 19/02/2026 13:26

I hate to say it...
No offence but ...
I say this kindly ...
Gently OP, ...
I'm sorry but ...

@CandidRaven , ah but language evolves. (Sorry, couldn't resist )

Arghhhh 😅 really gets to me when people do it

AlbieJiggered · 19/02/2026 13:26

I hate to say it...
No offence but ...
I say this kindly ...
Gently OP, ...
I'm sorry but ...

@CandidRaven , ah but language evolves. (Sorry, couldn't resist )

CandidRaven · 19/02/2026 13:22

People staring at their phones while walking when they have young children with them, I see a man every morning that does this and the kids are just running ahead and he's ignoring them.
People writing "should of" "could of".
Calling a baby "bubs" sounds awful and I hate it.
People saying "no offence" when about to say something offensive or already have done, saying "no offence" doesn't get you out of being awful to someone.
Dog crap on pavements, it's everywhere and I find myself staring at the floor constantly to avoid wheeling my pram/standing in it.

Crikeyalmighty · 19/02/2026 13:19

saveforthat · 19/02/2026 09:46

This. If someone walks into a cafe where I am enjoying a coffee and leaves the door wide open I shout out loudly " shut the door please".

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So does my H -

AlbieJiggered · 19/02/2026 13:18

Worried198423 · 19/02/2026 12:59

I'm Irish.

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Haitch might be correct where you are but it's frowned on in Standard British English. It's like nails down a blackboard as far as I am concerned.
We're not getting at you personally but the argument that it is correct becomes tiresome.

Where I'm from saying that someone looks well means they've put on weight, but I've learnt that outside my local area 'You're looking well' is not someone fat-shaming me.

AlbieJiggered · 19/02/2026 13:06

@Delia65 ,It seems to be not as prevalent now but it is annoying.
I used to find it would distract me from the words that followed it.

'At the end of the day' used to make me think of brushing my teeth and going to bed so I'd miss whatever it was the speaker was saying.

RudolphTheReindeer · 19/02/2026 13:00

People that say/type 'secs' instead of 'sex'.

NimbleHiker · 19/02/2026 12:59

People who persistently phone just for a chat. I then get accused of ignoring them because i haven't answered my phone straight away. They cannot get it in to their heads that i don't sit with my phone in my hand all day. People who don't wear headphones on public transport. I don't want to listen to rubbish music, endless adverts or football highlights on my commute.

Worried198423 · 19/02/2026 12:59

Luvmusic · 19/02/2026 12:29

Yes, British. Are you Australian? Thanks for pointing it out, and I'll try not to be irritated by it anymore. 😃

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I'm Irish.

Delia65 · 19/02/2026 12:57

People who start every sentence with ‘So’

EdwinStarrTheBackStreetsNSoul · 19/02/2026 12:50

Thick owners who own a mutant dog(XL bully)
Wannabe road men types.
More so if on an electric scooter/bike.