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Things that are fecking you off today. Feel free to share.

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Bolloxtoitall · 16/06/2026 10:11

Thought I would create a thread for all the everyday irritations that are too petty to share but get your blood up. Whether your oestrogen and agreeableness has deserted you or you are just generally feeling a bit pissed off with things- I feel it’s always better to get it off your chest. And in that spirit-I will begin…

I have a lovely relationship with Vinted (I buy too much shit on here) but it really gets on my nerves when people:

  1. post photos of shoes with foot cheese evident all over the soles (ick).
  2. soneone posts something with a stain saying ‘it will come out in the wash’. So wash it you dirty gopper.

Also ‘DH’ stop leaving your dribbling toothbrush and bog blocking shites in the loo for me to tackle. Fucking beast.

That is all today.

Possibly…..

OP posts:
OneBusyFinch · 16/06/2026 13:38

MyOtherCarIsAPorsche · 16/06/2026 11:28

I would like to know how copious white speckles of toothpaste get on the mirror, on the towel radiator and on the window sill. H swears it's not him and I know it's not me. It's an absolute mystery.

Also, who has piddled up the tiles at the side of the loo?

who has opened the cereal box upside down?

who sprinkled rice all over the kitchen floor?

who leaves packets of biscuits open so that they go soft?

who puts on mud encrusted boots with deep tread and leaves dried clumps of mud/grass throughout the house, including kitchen, sitting room, hall stairs landing?

who crammed the towel down behind the radiator instead of folding it in half and sliding it on?

who uses one teaspoon until it goes dark brown and rough textured?

who spills a drink across the entire length of a room and carries on as if they're completely unaware of it?

who always coughs/hoiks up globs of mucus before they enter a room/before they begin to speak?

who bellows hello into their phone in the most irritated and aggressive fashion to everyone who rings?

who innocently pretends not to hear so that you have to repeat things several times?

who has the audacity to ask direct questions when I'm counting stitches?

oh I could go on ...

and he denies it all

This thread and especially this post makes me happy every day that I live on my own! It’s exactly as I want it all the time

Echobelly · 16/06/2026 13:36

I put on my 'new' Boden shorts I'd got off Vinted (but had shortened because they turned out to be an unflattering knew length on me) and there's a small but noticeable hole to one side. And I can tell if it was there when I first got them or the dry cleaners did it somehow when adjusting so I can't really complain to anyone. Tbh, I suspect dry cleaners, I might take it to them and ask if they could patch up for free as I think it happened in their watch, sure I would have noticed it otherwise.

RaraRachael · 16/06/2026 13:32

The weather. Spent yesterday freezing on nursery trip- kids played in playpark, had a picnic, traipsed around the park then back to the playpark.

Would have been bearable on a warm day.

The forecast for the next 10 days is rain every single day.

thenightsky · 16/06/2026 13:29

I've got a pile of washing and for once its actually not raining. But I can't switch the machine on as a man is coming to fit a new smart meter and the electricity will be off for 3 to 4 hours. He was meant to be here at 8am, but i'm still waiting. Could have had 2 loads done by now.

BatshitIsTheOnlyExplanation · 16/06/2026 13:26

MyOtherCarIsAPorsche · 16/06/2026 11:28

I would like to know how copious white speckles of toothpaste get on the mirror, on the towel radiator and on the window sill. H swears it's not him and I know it's not me. It's an absolute mystery.

Also, who has piddled up the tiles at the side of the loo?

who has opened the cereal box upside down?

who sprinkled rice all over the kitchen floor?

who leaves packets of biscuits open so that they go soft?

who puts on mud encrusted boots with deep tread and leaves dried clumps of mud/grass throughout the house, including kitchen, sitting room, hall stairs landing?

who crammed the towel down behind the radiator instead of folding it in half and sliding it on?

who uses one teaspoon until it goes dark brown and rough textured?

who spills a drink across the entire length of a room and carries on as if they're completely unaware of it?

who always coughs/hoiks up globs of mucus before they enter a room/before they begin to speak?

who bellows hello into their phone in the most irritated and aggressive fashion to everyone who rings?

who innocently pretends not to hear so that you have to repeat things several times?

who has the audacity to ask direct questions when I'm counting stitches?

oh I could go on ...

and he denies it all

OMG that is awful!

thornbury · 16/06/2026 13:26

Arriving at the hospital at 6.55am and still being here 9.5 hours later mainly due to delays in insurance approval for medication.

OTOH, immensely grateful for the excellent care DH is getting (but we want to go home!!)

DancingInTheMoonlights · 16/06/2026 13:19

My bloated stomach - can’t work out what’s caused it but I look pregnant. Peppermint is not working. Pissing me right off - thank god for elasticated trousers’

TigerRag · 16/06/2026 13:07

This will probably make me sound so fussy - shopping for a decent rain jacket that doesn't cost the earth

sesquipedalian · 16/06/2026 13:06

Plumber texted today - supposed to be coming tomorrow to put in shower. Can’t make it - so we’ll have to wait until July. Why are some tradesmen so blooming unreliable?

Modernfamily2011 · 16/06/2026 13:03

iloveanearlynight · 16/06/2026 12:58

Bloody apostrophes being put in plurals because people have no idea what they're doing .
People wittering on about 'I'm sat...', 'I was sat...'

People who confuse your and you're. They mean completely different things.

Brought and Bought! drives me mental!

iloveanearlynight · 16/06/2026 12:58

Bloody apostrophes being put in plurals because people have no idea what they're doing .
People wittering on about 'I'm sat...', 'I was sat...'

People who confuse your and you're. They mean completely different things.

Modernfamily2011 · 16/06/2026 12:57

@Bolloxtoitall - Totally agree with the Vinted posts, also, I was looking for bikinis this week and the amount of people posting ‘Model like photos’ of themselves is ridiculous! They also look ridiculous!

Topjoe19 · 16/06/2026 12:38

My parents neighbour who asked to borrow £20 last week when I was away so not calling in regularly. I have a feeling because they gave it to her she isn't going to go away & will keep asking. She ended up in their house too, sat down chatting with them. It's a worry.

Thepossibility · 16/06/2026 12:32

Something smells damp and musty and I can't rest until I know what it bloody is!

loislovesstewie · 16/06/2026 12:32

Currently trying to get a tradesperson in to do a small job, not something I can do myself. Frustrating as hell! What none of them realise is that if they did it satisfactorily, I would employ them to carry out a much bigger job in the future. If they can't be arsed, neither can I.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 16/06/2026 12:32

Bolloxtoitall · 16/06/2026 10:20

Colds are shite. Fuckers.

Yes, yes re the laissez-faire attitude of tradies re your time. My experience is they have a very keen sense of their own and always crack our the door at 3/4pm no matter what time they deign to turn up…

Also Next sizing. Make it make sense you twats.

YY re trades and your time. It’s like they have no concept of anyone else’s time being important.

And name me another instance where you hire someone for a job and they tell you what the working hours will be! No you won’t be at mine 7-3 but 9-5! Is what I want to say and never do.

Shergill15 · 16/06/2026 12:31

My vile Ex husband who is sending me aggressive and rude messages and questioning my parenting of the child he has pretty much abandoned for the last 8 years. And he is doing this in the knowledge that I am currently in hospital recovering from life saving emergency surgery.

GiantYorkshirePud · 16/06/2026 12:26

Just the constant list of things that need to be done, with 0 time to do them.

Trying to tidy/prepare our house and garden ready to sell, but weve all been hit by a cold/stomach bug and thats been another week gone by.

i’m 7 weeks pregnant, nausea is off the charts, my nose is like a bloodhound, and my poor sweet 16 month old dd has the most awful smelling diarrhoea and i am struggling not to vomit everytime.

Another heatwave is coming and our house heats up like a sauna even on a 21 degree day, never mind a 28 degree day. mentally preparing myself for it.

The ridiculous ‘lady’ opposite, always hollering, screaming, and squawking with her windows wide open, really bizarre. Shes louder than her teenage children. Im dreading england playing the world cup this week as i just know were gonna get 0 sleep because of her.

i cant wait to move house.

Inmyuggs · 16/06/2026 12:24

LuckyHazelFox · 16/06/2026 11:01

Frigging flies in the house. Especially the one bastard that I just can't get rid of in the lounge. It's been buzzing around me for 3 days now.

Vacuum cleaner to get it.

troppibambini6 · 16/06/2026 12:16

I’ve ordered new bedding for Ds and it arrives a double duvet cover but no pillow cases! Apparently you have to buy them separately. Fuck you la Redoute.
The politics on Ds under 11s football team. Fuck off with your whispering in corners. They are 11 and despite what you nob head dads think none of them are playing for England.
The airing cupboard. I need to go and clear it out and it needs painting too but my get up and go has left the building.

bonkersbongo · 16/06/2026 12:12

I’ve just realised that dh has left my wheelchair in the car, the cars outside, but I cannot lift it out. I’m considering accosted someone walking past to lift it out for me.

FeelingSadToday1 · 16/06/2026 12:10

So many today!

Some epic ones for work that I wont bore you with, but minor ones:

2 larger women (relevant!) at the pool today, in the fast lane, doing one extremely slow length, side by side and then resting at the end of the pool like they were at a swim up bar. I politelymentioned they may be better off in another, slower lane and pointed at the large 'lane etiquette' sign. They did not move and continued to block the lane whilst they stood chatting and at one point, one set off as she saw me coming up to turn and I had to say again (more forcefully) that this lane was not for them. It's a huge pool with multiple lanes, yet they chose mine. I was done at this point so got out, but very annoying.

Work not allowing me to go on a 3 day training course (that they do not have to pay for and is of direct benefit to all the staff where I work, at a shitty time for us) has been declined. I have appealed but if it is declined again, I will not be providing the additional role this training is for.

Can't find a house to buy and no offers on ours (although multiple viewings a week) because the viewers are not getting offers on theirs. Extremely frustrating.

Cats shitting all over my garden!!

The fall out from the social media ban and my removal of YouTube from my almost 8 year old. I am happy to stick this out for a happier and healthier child but it sucks right now. Nice to be able to say 'it's the law!' though as it means I am not the bad guy!

AllaMova · 16/06/2026 12:04

Our cat peed on our rug this morning. We tried cleaning it up, but it has stained it and will now need to be replaced. Not only do we need to buy a new rug, but we need to pay for our old one to be disposed of.

The same cat had a vet appointment yesterday too, so we were trying to reduce our spending since the bill took up our spending money for the month.

Maray1967 · 16/06/2026 12:02

JustAnotherWhinger · 16/06/2026 11:53

Sorry, that was quite a rant.

One that I’m sure we all understand, even if most of us have not had to cope with what you have.

MajorProcrastination · 16/06/2026 12:01

Other Vinted related gripes:

People posting second hand clothes at ludicrous prices. Babe, I can't afford it full price, why do you think I'm shuffling through your sloppy seconds? Good luck getting your money back but it's not coming from me.

More so when they've clearly got theirs from a recent sale and you've been trawling the internet for your specific sold out size. I hope no one buys it you greedy cow.

Main gripe is the awful sizing they have on there now. I'll be searching for my size and it'll come up with loads which are a few sizes smaller. Frustrating for me, time wasting for everyone. And it's not the seller's fault - it's the sizing changing after they originally posted it.