Petty things that annoy you inordinately

[IntermittentParps]

Mine is when I pour a mug of water for tea and the teabag tag gets dragged into the mug. SO tiny but SO irritating.

As well as the sock mentioned upthread that escapes the washing; the sock that immediately gets stuck in the seal of the washing machine door once it's started the cycle and you have to retrieve it dripping wet at the end

DH using the tea towel as a dishcloth to wipe the sides down.

People who leave their wheelie bins blocking the path for days.

Slow walkers who know you're there and won't let you pass.

When I see people with inside out hoods, hair tucked into hoods, tags hanging out, I have to resist the urge to undo these problems.

People who dont indicate they are coming around the roundabout but will indicate off it, by which time you could have crashed into them.

Hate lights being left on in the house unnecessarily

Hate when people let toast stand before applying butter- butter should melt into toast!

Hate towels left on bed/ floor.

Hate very bright lights or very loud tv, especially if it's an action movie and theres just crashing and smashing and gunfire.

When my DP asks me the obvious!

Example: He'll come into the room I'm in and say 'Oh, are you doing XYZ?'

Ehhhh.. yes, obviously! You have eyes and can see that?!?!?

@Blossomandbee oh god, why did I forget that, people who dawdle, especially if I'm in a hurry and they are oblivious to me wanting to get past.

When the announcer talks over the end theme tune of Gardeners World and the picture gets squeezed over to the side, just at the point when I am trying to come to terms with the fact the programme has finished for another week but am desperately clinging on to the last few minutes of it.

@PurpleDaisies

Anyone calling squash “juice”. Or using the word “juice” without a description of what type it is.

Anyone in Scotland then

Anyone in Scotland then

Not necessarily. My Scottish friends usually have lots of different types of “juice”, like diluting juice, breakfast juice, fizzy juice etc. I don’t mind that.

I absolutely hate “would you like juice?” meaning “would you like squash?” or “would you like apple juice?”.

@PurpleDaisies

Anyone in Scotland then

Not necessarily. My Scottish friends usually have lots of different types of “juice”, like diluting juice, breakfast juice, fizzy juice etc. I don’t mind that.

I absolutely hate “would you like juice?” meaning “would you like squash?” or “would you like apple juice?”.

Fair enough.

People who say '"Can I get?" instead of "Please may I have...?"
People who say "It's not a problem..." or "No problem..." when I thank them for doing a basic part of their job. Am I supposed to be grateful they haven't been troubled?
People young enough to be my kids who address me as "Hun".
People who bugger about with capital letters ending emails,. Yours Sincerely, Kind Regards. Makes my teeth itch.
And don't start me about apostrophes.

Language turning American annoys me. People seem to watch a movie instead of a film, or go to the movies instead of the cinema these days.

Sympathies to you all.

I truly hate that short whistly tune from I'm a Celebity that they play every time there is an ad break on ITV, even if it isn't an ad between I'm a Celebrity. Gah!

Also hate people saying/writing 'draw' instead of 'drawer'.

But the I'm a Celebrity thing is the worst.

@PurpleDaisies

Anyone calling squash “juice”. Or using the word “juice” without a description of what type it is.

Basically all of Scotland would do your nut in

Basically all of Scotland would do your nut in

You’ve just reminded me.
People who don’t read the full thread.

Anyone saying 'I'm a grown ass woman'

WTF does the word 'ass' add to that sentence

When people rush to get past you and then walk super slow, like what is the point 🤷🏼‍♀️
I work in a shop and it annoys me no end when people pick something off of one stand and then put it back on the arm right next to it.... pure laziness.

Just got to the end and have a query about your Scottish friends @PurpleDaisies

What the hell is 'breakfast juice'? Do they say 'can you pass the breakfast juice please?' I bet they just say juice really.

Isleham.

It is a village in Cambridgeshire. Should be pronounced ‘I’ll-ham’ right?

No it’s pronounced as it is spelt.

I bet they just say juice really.

I might be misunderstanding your tone but it feels like you’re accusing me of lying?
Breakfast juice is fruit juice you have for breakfast. It regularly made it on to our joint shopping list.

The fact that nobody in my house has the capability of fucking pointing out when something is running out: milk, bread, toilet roll.

They await the appearance of the magic shopping fairy who replenishes the goods automatically. Usually when said fairy has been the one that has been inconvenienced the most. See toilet roll.

Here.

www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/278993187

I’m not making this up.

@Chunkymenrock

People saying anythink and somethink, instead of anything and something. Things falling over.

I see your 'somethink' and raise you a 'sank'. Written. In a text. Just like that.

DH using the tea towel as a dishcloth to wipe the sides down.

This crime was I think my first post on Mumsnet

People who stop at the top of an escalator. Or people who get onto a train platform and just stand pretty much at the bottom of the stairs or escalator.

Families or couples who insist on walking two or three abreast on the pavement when there’s only room for one person each way. And expect me to - what - step onto the road or into the gutter?

Basically people who have no sense of the space they take up.

I know what it is, I'm just saying that nobody really calls it that out loud do they?! In Scotland essentially it's all 'juice'. Fizzy juice at a push.

[quote RubaiyatOfAnyone]**@mumofsennimaul - do you mean in writing? Because in spoken English I can't hear a difference between those spellings? If in writing you ADNBU.

Mine is people who drive right up behind you intimidatingly and stay there because you dare to go at the speed limit. Sometimes they flash their lights, although this is less effective than they might think because THEY ARE SO CLOSE I CAN'T SEE THEIR HEADLIGHTS. Gah.[/quote]
Posts that refer to other posts, but don't have the actual info

@mumofsennimaul- do you mean in writing? Because in spoken English I can't hear a difference between those spellings? If in writing you ADNBU.

What does this mean ????

@RubaiyatOfAnyone only a light hearted dig