Lighthearted- What petty thing(s) bother you?

@GreyCarpet I went out with a very hot guy once, he stopped bring hot instantly the moment he leaned over and whispered 'I can't wait to be intimate with you'. Yack.

From my call centre days.

Customers ring us up, on hold for 20 mins.
"Thank you for calling (company). "You are through to Auburngal. Can I please take your account number?"

"Erm I just get that for you" - the go off the phone for 3 mins.
They give me their account number and DPA.

"How can I help you today?"

Customer wants to pay their balance.
"Ok when you are ready, can I take your 16 digit number on your card"

"Erm I get my card"- go off the phone for 2 mins.

What are they doing in the 20 mins whilst waiting to speak to us?.

Please have your account number and other things you require for the call when you call contact centres.

The New Zealand accent.

My DH. I can have my phone on/beside me for hours. The minute I'm downstairs/upstairs, out hanging washing out/wrist deep cleaning dishes, THAT'S when he decides is the perfect time to call me. It's like his superpower, knowing when I'm just out of reach of my phone. Then rings again. And again. When I call him back, thinking something is urgent, it's just him calling as he's waiting for his next job and wanting to make small talk. I don't have time for small talk at the time he calls and I hate being disrupted.
He's the Master Of Inconvenience!

Also, the postman bringing me four doors down parcels. I don't mind taking parcels in but this couple don't get in until late teatime and it's up in the air if they'll bother to come for it. Three days it took them one time, I finally got sick of seeing it so took the parcel to them. I told the postie today that it's the last time! I've already directed him to next door as they're always in but maybe they've told him they're not taking parcels in for them again either 😅

Ooh so many things. Currently my biggest gripe is people who do emoji reactions to work emails.

People that visit a place for five minutes then come back with an accent.

I agree and also add "sleeping together" . FGS if you're open enough to be talking about having sex, just say "having sex".

It's a particular bugbear of mine because when my son (who has ASD and was a bit prone to taking things literally) had sex ed lessons in year 5 or 6. He came home and told me what he'd learned and added "but you have to go to sleep afterwards for getting pregnant to work". I said ??? And he explained in Eastenders and similar they are always saying stuff like "the baby can't be his - I never slept with him".

I made VERY clear that despite how common the expression is, sleeping is NOT a required element for reproduction!

When there's an answer to a question (one where for example, someone asks if it's possible to do something) and 30 people reply with the same answer

The wives and partners who do it and see it as a Very Important Job.

Wives and partners who 'mother' their husbands and partners.

Just why are you packing his suitcase? Making his packed lunch? Excusing his incompetence with an, "Ah, bless him. He's hopeless! I don't know where he'd be without me!"

He'd probably not walking around naked and starving...

Guys that let their wives or partners buy their clothes for them. Grow a set, you gimps.

When I'm driving along,all calm and relaxed and then another car appears behind me and follows me. Especially on country lanes when I'm off to work. Sometimes I pull over,let them pass and then I feel good again!

People on MN who say intimacy when they mean sex.

Eg "Hubby and I haven't had intimacy for a few months."

Argh!!!

I have two! I have a close relative who stores things both when she comes to visit and in her own home, on top of pedal top bins. So each time you want to use them you have to put down what you’re carrying, move whatever crap is on top of them bin and then replace it when you’ve used it. WHY??!

I also can’t bear dirty plates or cloths being left in the sink. The cloths get slimy and smelly and I want to be able to use my sink without having to empty it first…

Creationists

People who I know in real life who claim that they don’t know what they are doing at work/ play being ditsy, but who seem to keep progressing from one directorial role to another one of senior management, and then only stay that role for under 18months. ??? How???

Men in shorts unless it’s actual summertime or they are playing sport.

Men in general really - revolting creatures.

Poppies on the front of cars.

These arseholes who queue up at the bar in a pub. Looking at you, Wetherspoons wankers.

That’s a very Scottish thing!

Just seen that they sell Blister Pack Openers or Tablet Openers on ebay. Sorry, don't know how to add the link. Just thought it might help you. There's usually a tool for everything these days!

People who send long voice notes, I’m just putting it on double speed and barely listen

Guys that wear socks with sliders. People that are forward, cheeky, and entitled. Dentists that pester and harrass you to get extra stuff done.

People saying St Pancreas station instead of St Pancras
Also people that listen to headphones so unbelievably loudly they might as well not bother, because you can hear it from 3 rows away. At least people using phones or screens without headphones are being upfront about how unsocial they are! 🤣

People who grunt when i ask them a simple question. Then they moan when i haven't made them a coffee. If you had answered my question instead of grunting at me i would have made you a coffee.