Minor irritations that drive you disproportionately nuts

[Kingsleadhat]

Having to search for the use by date on foods. You eventually track the bastard down printed in tiny type on a bit of inner packaging which you then have to hold up to the light and use four pairs of glasses and a magnifying glass to read. Drives me bonkers. Would love to hear other people's disproportionately infuriating petty annoyances.

Middle-aged women who bang on about the menopause (or, even worse, "peri"). I'm a middle-aged woman and I wouldn't dream of inflicting tedious info about my state of health on anyone else, or using it to justify..... whatever. Health is private, and best kept that way.
And obviously all the driving and grammar ones 😂
My other pet hate is people eating in the cinema and, even worse, the theatre - the film/play is 2 hours long so just eat before you arrive and then you don't need to chomp thru noisy and smelly snacks.

The way the person on my GP automatic messages takes a really long breath in the sentence "if you're calling for test results .................................. after 2pm please"
I HATE IT
I don't mind the message itself, but the gap, and the emphasis on the word 'after', it make my blood boil for absolutely no reason.

I do it too, took my car for a service and they said they said they'd never seen such little wear on break pads for the miles I'd done (owned from new). Because I drive to the road! Work down the gears and anticipate the speed at lights and roundabouts. I don't do anything ridiculous just slow down in advance instead of slamming all on. My husband will see a red light in the distance and continue to pick up speed then switch to sudden breaking. Why?!? He needed new brake pads and break discs on a 2 year old car.

Also it's much easier on my joints (medical condition) than to come to a complete stop and have to put the clutch down then do clutch control.

I find it annoying how every calorie I eat seems to go on my waist.

The word ‘peri’ makes me wince now. I’m always waiting for the poster to say ‘ do you think it might be peri’ over the slightest thing related to physical or mental health on mumsnet and it inevitability comes about 3 posts in.
Education and attempts to de stigmatise great, but the fixation on peri for any woman over 35 drives me nuts.

@MrsSkylerWhite Argh, sorry you're down with Covid! At least this thread's a distraction, I guess ...

I think a pipe cleaner may be necessary, if I can find cotton ones suitable for cleaning that don't come from a tobacconist (the thought of giving money to anything to do with the tobacco industry gives me the heebiejeebies).

The woman in greggs. On her phone explaining to the person who called her that she needs to go in order to pay for her shopping, but then carries on talking. Then Greg's employee asks anything else to which she says yes but can't make her mind up what she wants.

Massive lunchtime queue waiting for this twat.

Also other Greg's employee messing around with the sausage rolls instead of serving customers 🤦‍♀️

Catsmere · Today 13:03

@MrsSkylerWhite Argh, sorry you're down with Covid! At least this thread's a distraction, I guess ...

I think a pipe cleaner may be necessary, if I can find cotton ones suitable for cleaning that don't come from a tobacconist (the thought of giving money to anything to do with the tobacco industry gives me the heebiejeebies”

Thank you! Agree. You can get them in craft sections, the Range, etc.

Off to find how to clean water bottle rabbit hole ……

@FlipFlopVibe

My husband will see a red light in the distance and continue to pick up speed then switch to sudden breaking.

I was behind a van doing an even stranger version of this today. He was driving at 60kmh in a 70 zone, and only ever picked up speed when approaching red lights! Very odd. And because it was a biggish van, I couldn't see ahead to know if it was worth changing lanes to try overtaking.

@MrsSkylerWhite my first thought was the craft ones, but googling suggests they're not very good for cleaning. However this search will have to wait, it's time for lights out here in Oz! 😴

Waiting for a call that should have been at 1.30pm

MrsSkylerWhite · Today 11:54

Plasters that fall off after an hour.

You could have saved yourself the effort of typing the last six words! Mind you, the tape they put on the puncture of my blood test yesterday was EXTREMELY reluctant to come off and quite painful. And I've got a 50p sized black bruise.

Sorry to hear that you're belurgied, I hope it's not too bad!

😃

That would be me I'm autistic and a chronic over-explainer with a need to cram in every bit of context because I'm so afraid of being misunderstood. I work in a technical role and this trait makes for excellent email responses and instructional documents, but it's not so great for ad hoc conversation!

I recently saw my consultant for a review of my ADHD meds. She asked me a simple question and off I went, rambling away. When I finished, she gently asked the same question again because I hadn't answered it anywhere in my three-act monologue. Thankfully, she specialises in ADHD and was totally unfazed 😅

When you tell a story and someone butts in with a question that derails it and you are just sitting there waiting. Example: 'I've been dying to tell you about something really strange that happened to me when I was on holidays in France'... friend1: oh what part of France were you in? Was it hot? Friend2: there was a terrible heatwave, we were there too, but we had air con, did you have it?? Then we are talking about France or air con, ffs stop acting like a 5 yr old and just listen a minute. Needless to say the interrupters are usually the ones who have dominated the chat all along. Just let me tell my damn story!!!!

Also other Greg's employee messing around with the sausage rolls instead of serving customers

yes, it certainly takes an inordinate number of members of staff to “watch the oven”

Bunker?

Bunker=kitchen worktop/surface.

I've never heard that term before!

A waiter asks if everything (ie my dinner) is okay. I always say 'yes' even if the food is awful. I drive myself mad doing this.. and I do it every time!

It must be regional. I grew up just east of Edinburgh and my parents call it the kitchen bunker, too 😅

Being asked when they can see you've just put something in your mouth.

Raynaud's. There's medication for it which currently means I'm either too hot or too cold.

I hate the drivers who, in nose-to-tail traffic when not a lot is going anywhere, will insist on creeping very slowly forward about four inches every so often. It gets my hopes up and gives a totally inaccurate idea of the traffic flow. Only come off park/brake/go into first gear when something is properly moving!

SinnerBoy · Yesterday 14:07
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Plasters that fall off after an hour.
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You could have saved yourself the effort of typing the last six words! Mind you, the tape they put on the puncture of my blood test yesterday was EXTREMELY reluctant to come off and quite painful. And I've got a 50p sized black bruise.
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Sorry to hear that you're belurgied, I hope it's not too bad!😃”

Actually, very true 😁 oh thanks, was getting a bit freaky tbh but, fingers crossed, feeling like it peaked yesterday and on the way down, now.
Hope you get the result your hoping for 🤞

I may have haemochromatosis and they want to know if there's any in the family. None on my dad's side that he knows of and nobody surviving on my mother's....

Glad to hear that you're improving.