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Things that make you irrationally annoyed

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Whatnextcrazyworld · 10/06/2023 18:08

This is just for fun ...

The Shipping Forecast came on Radio 4 a short while ago and, as usual, I went grrrr and wanted it to go away. Ridiculous I know.

My mum's handwriting does it too - just have to see it for a second and I have an internal reaction. Absolutely no real reason for it.

An envelope with the address upside down.

I'm sure I've got dozens more ....

OP posts:
QueenOfHiraeth · 10/06/2023 22:08

When the pocket of a dress or cardi catches on a door or cupboard handle and I have to wrench it off and shout "fuck off" at the cupboard
When I get an update "we tried to deliver your parcel but you weren't in" but the doorbell shows no-one has been and I am in
I confess I am the person who enrages others by following up a missed call with a text (although it's usually to say nothing urgent, just rang for a chat) but I am irrationally enraged by people sending me a thumbs up when I deem it not needed

PureBlackVoid · 10/06/2023 22:14

Bus stops and pedestrian crossings that are positioned straight after a roundabout exit. It means that the 2 cars driving to that exit block the lane before it. And once the bus fucks off or the lights turn green, there’s obviously a swarm of cars coming from the right. Why can they not be positioned further down the road??

DIY related - knowing in my head how to do something, but my hands just won’t do the thing properly.

HildasLostSock · 10/06/2023 22:14

When people drive the same speed regardless of the speed limit e.g. near me there's a road that has a speed limit of 60mph which drops to 30mph & the person in front of me does 40mph for the entire road! Also packets/trays of food that have a tab that looks like you can peel the lid off with it but you can't it always breaks off & I then have to use a knife to get into it. Why put the tab there, why?! & why do I never learn and pull the tab knowing that it won't work! 😄

Heytheredeliah · 10/06/2023 22:15

When I don't put enough water in the kettle so I have to fill and boil it again to make another cup. My own fault but still really annoying

stitchinguru · 10/06/2023 22:15

Should of
could of
would of
might of
and the negative versions of the above.

WellPlaced · 10/06/2023 22:15

Most things tbh

Catspyjamasfit · 10/06/2023 22:18

xyz111 · 10/06/2023 21:50

My cupboard full of Tupperware that you can't open without it all falling out, but that I can't bring myself to sort out

Oh yes! This is me.

MyMachineAndMe · 10/06/2023 22:26

The fridge door that closes on you when you're trying to put something in or take something out, yet when you leave it to close behind you when you've finished it stays open!!

newtb · 10/06/2023 22:26

Bored of

PureBlackVoid · 10/06/2023 22:28

Oh, and never ending film sequels. Nothing needs 6+ films. Most of the time the first one is enough.

Alphabeaters · 10/06/2023 22:30

People that drive 25mph in a 30.
People that just stop in front of you when you're walking in a crowd.
The annoying customers that come into my work with a random piece of plastic or rubber and ask to buy another one 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️ it's always a part from something else (eg a fridge, or drawer) but I'm expected to know what every part of every appliance in their house looks like.
I work in a hardware shop.

Bridgingthefeckingmassivegap · 10/06/2023 22:38

People in Lidl and Aldi who don't use the packing tables at the side and/or pack quickly, holding everyone up more than needed.

People who put a space then the punctuation ?!

People (men) who lack spacial awareness in the supermarket or busy places. Wandering about non the wiser to the chaos they cause.

When people put hangers in different directions so they all get tangled as you pull something out. When tops and dresses can't stay on a hanger without slipping off, or using the dangly ribbon bits!

People who can't park and don't stop at crossings when they are supposed to.

princesssugarless · 10/06/2023 22:41

Sunnysidegold · 10/06/2023 19:15

When someone shouts on me in the house and expects me to come running to have a conversation rather than them move themselves to find me

This.

princesssugarless · 10/06/2023 22:43

When my hair gets pulled, like with a knot or caught on something. Makes me see red.

tallcypowder · 10/06/2023 22:45

The Simpsons! If I hear the music I have to switch it off straight away.

People who take ages in the toilet. Faffing.

The phrase little man.

Dawdlers that take up the whole pavement.

Putting petrol in my car. Hate it.

70sTomboy · 10/06/2023 22:49

Sunnysidegold · 10/06/2023 19:15

When someone shouts on me in the house and expects me to come running to have a conversation rather than them move themselves to find me

God, DH does this. We live in a sodding small bungalow. Just come and speak to me, you twunt. and breathe

80skid · 10/06/2023 22:50

I'm generally pretty chilled. But when I finally sit down after a long day, the absence of a phone charger (we have many) or a coaster (we have huge numbers) next to my seat in the living room are the things which send me over the edge. Why do they get moved? They're mine. There's plenty in the house for everyone else at the places they want them. I keep buying more and more in the vain hope no one needs to move them to use them but it's never enough. It properly gives me the rage

Tilllly · 10/06/2023 22:50

Hellocatshome · 10/06/2023 18:11

People who stop a long way from the car in front at traffic lights then slowly creep closer and closer to them. Just stop in the right place to begin with!

Absolutely!!! DH does this, it's infuriating

Yamadori · 10/06/2023 22:51

People who spout cobblers on gardening threads.

ToeJammed · 10/06/2023 22:55

Knocking a freshly made cup of tea / coffee over before you've even had a sip of it.
Or forgetting about it because you became sidetracked, then picking it up and getting a mouthful of clap cold tea / coffee.

princesssugarless · 10/06/2023 22:55

MyMachineAndMe · 10/06/2023 22:26

The fridge door that closes on you when you're trying to put something in or take something out, yet when you leave it to close behind you when you've finished it stays open!!

Ooo this as well, I'm clearly quite an irritated person.

My fridge does exactly this and also when it deems you have had long enough to put stuff away announces it with an ear splitting continuous tone.

Also my dishwasher beeping three times every 5 minutes to say it's finished. Great. What's going to happen to the plates if I don't empty it immediately??

Tilllly · 10/06/2023 22:55

Bridgingthefeckingmassivegap · 10/06/2023 22:38

People in Lidl and Aldi who don't use the packing tables at the side and/or pack quickly, holding everyone up more than needed.

People who put a space then the punctuation ?!

People (men) who lack spacial awareness in the supermarket or busy places. Wandering about non the wiser to the chaos they cause.

When people put hangers in different directions so they all get tangled as you pull something out. When tops and dresses can't stay on a hanger without slipping off, or using the dangly ribbon bits!

People who can't park and don't stop at crossings when they are supposed to.

The dangly ribbon bits are bloody annoying in themselves

princesssugarless · 10/06/2023 22:58

Adverts that are out of date - I got irrationally angry at a Christmas bus and a jubilee bus while driving behind them.

miniegg3 · 10/06/2023 23:06

Sunnysidegold · 10/06/2023 19:15

When someone shouts on me in the house and expects me to come running to have a conversation rather than them move themselves to find me

THIS!!! 🤬

PuppyMonkey · 10/06/2023 23:07

Gravy.