A thread about irksome things

[ChippySauce]

Anything!

Mine is my washing machine.
It's a pathological liar - tells me there's 9 minutes left of the cycle, half an hour later...it's still merrily swishing around.
Yes, merrily...

What's irking you tonight?

Same except mine stops at 6 minutes for as long as it feels like. I had a bath, washed up, went for a walk and it was still on 6 minutes!

Blue control cat litter, its bloody awful stuff. Stinks to high heaven after one wee and sets like sodding concrete 😡 It was recommended but I'll never buy it again.

Hmm, are yours and mine in cahoots @Wineinthegarden ?
We should teach them a lesson and start a thread about good reliable honest washing machines!

Shame them into good behaviour by showing them photos of the curry’s website? Mine knows when I am in a hurry so I have tried reverse psychology by telling it I have all the time in the world! Doesn’t work..

@Wineinthegarden I wonder if 6 minutes is significant? Gutted to hear the reverse psychology didn’t work.
Curry’s website it is then!

@ObtuseMoose Apologies but I’m not well versed in the ways of cat litter, but I understand that it is not good stuff. Who on earth recommended it to you?!

My washing machine adds and subtracts time whenever it feels like it. It might say five minutes, so I go and do something for five minutes and when I get back, it says nine minutes. It makes it up as it goes along I think.

There needs to be an investigation into washing machine time. It’s the new string theory of reality! I think mine likes 6 minutes cos it’s the closest it can get to 666 and be in cahoots with the devil!

I use the crystal stuff from home bargains. 3 cats but it lasts for ages

It's so hot we have to sleep with the tower fan on, but it has a bright blue blinking light, just why?!? We've put a nappy over it's head and it's currently sitting in the corner feeling silly.

My dcat.
Slept all day but now expects me to sit out while he patrols his patch. It's thundering and lightning here!

@dontcomeatme Hah! That’s genius! Maybe that’s just what our troublesome lying washing machines need - shame them by putting a nappy on their heads.

Could be the answer to your cat woes too @ObtuseMoose and @Shesellsseashellsnotinmystreet

Horseflies! Bitey buggers and I’ve got a sore bite on my arm where you can actually see an indentation!

No go, I've tried that with my 5 minute lover washing machine, but alas, she still says 5 minutes for a good half an hour. I'm starting to think this is a true conspiracy now, need next level shaming to get through to these.

Totally agree with the lying washing machines.

Mines is pastry. Made a big quiche and mini quiches tonight for dinner. Oh my days the pastry was only out the fridge for a few minutes and it was a gloopy mess!
Gave me a new level of sympathy for the folks in the bake of tent. Pastry bastard!

I love the weird irksome op!

This repetitive ad on MN is irksome…

Aww I love you too @dudsville 😂

Dammit. Just when I thought you held the secret in making these darn, downright irksome appliances behave!

Oh no @Summersunshinebliss - what did you have for dinner then? Crustless quiche is a thing, right?

Agree @FloraBotticelli . Very much so.

I just slapped it in the dishes and hoped for the best. Turned out fine 🤣

Slapped it in the dishes 🤣 I found that too funny

@WilmaDickshow (snigger snigger at your username 🤭)
Horseflies are not only irksome, they are bastarding bitey twats.
“Horse” flies my arse.

I have an LG direct drive washing machine and it's finished a few minutes before I expect frequently. Love it!
I sympathise with @WilmaDickshow however, except my problem critters are ticks. Have to detach them quickly before you get Lyme Disease, and their bites often itch for a week

Oops, "weird" was a typo for "word", but I'm happy to share in the love!

My washing machine just won’t shut the fuck up when the cycle has finished. It gives me a nice clear beep when it’s done then goes into a cycle where it agitates the laundry every 30 seconds or so and gives a quieter double beep. The settings don’t allow you to switch this off, and you have to physically go to the machine and switch the whole thing off to stop it. It is maddening, and I’ve tolerated it for five years!

I live near a council office block. Their alarm is faulty and keeps going off in the middle of the night for 15 minutes at a time. Bloody annoying.