Most annoying minor thing to happen to you recently

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A woman bought something from me yesterday, through Facebook Marketplace. She messaged in advance to ask if cash would be ok, and I said a bank transfer would be far preferable, as I rarely carry cash these days. She saw the message and didn't reply, so I assumed that was ok.
She turned up to collect the item and only had cash on her I accepted the cash, thinking that I could use it to pay for something in town later.
In town, I discover that the cash has somehow fallen out my bag
So it's a loss all round for me.

What's a relatively trivial irritation you've had to put up with lately?

@QueSyrahSyrah · Today 08:48

@Samcro If he was backing out why didn't you just stop and let him? It's awful having to reverse out onto a busy road.

because he started backing out as I was driving by. its a parade of shops and he had to back out into traffic. I had no idea he was reversing until he nearly hit me.

The alarm clock woke me this morning. It's Saturday.

I just dropped the kitchen kaddy all over the kitchen floor!

And now I can't find a vomiting emoji.

I might just give up and go back to bed.

I booked a week on my own in a very small seaside resort to get away from everyone and everything (including work, husband, kids and all responsibilities).

SIL just announced she is going to the same place with all her family the same week. Normally PILs go with her for a few days as well.

They will expect me to meet up with them and I will look rude if I don't.

Indescribable rage and my week has been ruined and I haven't even left yet.

Our front door lock stopped working. Completely jammed. Couldn’t change the lock ourselves as it had broken inside in a way which meant we couldn’t get the broken one off the door. We had a locksmith out and he changed the lock. Less than a week later the new lock jammed as well. Locksmith came back out and said it was the catch on the door smashing the lock to bits. Apparently our door is a non-standard size (like every other fitted item in this flat!) and he had to order the new part specially. He came back the next day with the new catch and another new lock. After he had gone we discovered you had to unlock it from the inside with a key to get out, so it didn’t meet fire regs for our block of flats. Had him out again to replace it with yet another specially ordered non-standard sized new part.

He hasn’t charged us for any of the labour but we had to pay for all the replacement parts. It’s cost just over £500 and the screw holding the handle on has been drilled in and out so many times it has worn the hole in the door smooth, so now we have to retighten it with a screwdriver every few days.

I hate this flat but we can’t afford to move. We’re trapped here and that little rattly screw just rankles with me every time I open the door!

pot pourri.

Flies in the kitchen brought on by the good weather!

Yeah, this symptom of covid is never mentioned, I had it too!

My toddler got hold of the kitchen foil and unravelled the whole roll.

I just put on my oodie backwards. The hood went over my face and I got stuck in it. My life flashed before my eyes.

A friend has asked me to post a letter. She hasn't left any money for postage. I'm as tight as cramp and resent spending money on literally everything. Its at risk of ruining my whole day.

That’s not little, it’s huge!

Can you cancel and rebook somewhere else? Even if you don’t agree to meet you’ll be on edge the whole time expecting to see them.

@SkiingIsHeaven

This needs a thread of it's own!

I'm feeling waves of irritation for you 😡

@takealettermsjones Well ideally not but sometimes it's unavoidable, for example if reversing in would make it impossible to open the back doors of said van.

I agree with UpdateStoleMyProfile can you rebook up the coast a bit? And tell inlaws the hotel (or whatever) cancelled on you?

I think this has hit a nerve with me because twice my inlaws have gate crashed a holiday in recent years. They're ok people but i don't want to holiday with them !

My own minor irritation - we have a socket adapter thingy which has 2 usb slots. And three things which need usb charging. Every time I have to pull one cable out to swap for the third, it dislodges the first too. This fills me with rage when I realise that yet again my phone hasn’t charged. But apparently I lit doesn’t fill me with enough rage to just order a second adapter plug or a replacement one with three slots. Instead I’d rather stamp impotently around the room until I tread on Lego.

I spent an hour yesterday trawling the shops looking for leggings and matching t shirt in a certain colour for my daughter's dance show. I had a little rant to said 5 year old about how annoying it was that that colour wasn't anywhere and could she please wear x colour instead. She readily agreed and said 'don't be cross Mummy.' I then thought to myself that it was slightly out of character for me to feel so annoyed about this. Then this morning my period arrived, which often follows a day of me feeling a bit more emotional than normal!

@Laiste 'sticks like shit to a blanket' is my favourite vulgar expression of all time. DH is from the North but I never hear anyone else say it and I don't think I've ever seen it on MN. 😁I hope you get some small consolation from knowing you have made a stranger happy.

Was hoping to cash in a small pension I have to do some essential work to my house. I got turned down, so disappointed.

Went shopping yesterday, got everything I needed, had a bath and got changed into PJs thinking I won't be going out again. A few hours later I was craving Tesco cookies, I love that they don't overcook them and they're all doughy and delicious. I thought about if it was worth getting dressed and going out again and decided that actually it was because I did really want them. Got changed, did my hair and make up and of course they'd fucking sold out when I got there. Pissed me right off.

@CulturePigeon the job may come up again! Keep the faith 😊

Blinkingheckythump - alas, it was a small museum and some years ago and they were still in the 'send off for an application form to complete' mode. That, plus the fact that I was out on an afternoon walk with my friend so didn't get back home for a while ruled it out in practical terms. I know that sometimes an organisation will bend the rules and accept late applications, but this place wouldn't and that's fair enough....but how stupid can you be to make the same mistake twice!!

Got one of those annoying cracks in the skin at the tip of my thumb. That is my perennial minor annoyance to be endured.

Left glasses down the library. Had to go and pick them up relieved to find they are still there.

Water leaked out a bottle all over my bag.

A hairdresser I liked left her job.

Loads of minor annoyances every week thankfully nothing serious though.

@Laiste get one of these www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Remover-Clothes-Restores-Reusable/dp/B08X4PQ4N4/ref=asc_df_B08X4PQ4N4/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=501656295497&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17448264835571896420&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046823&hvtargid=pla-1186494908336&psc=1

Only thing I've found to get hair and fuzz off carpets that really works 😁