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To have the most petty first world annoyance

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fruitstick · 09/08/2022 21:22

There are lots of things DH does to annoy me but the pettiest and most insignificant, which really annoys me is

He uses my Netflix profile because he can't be arsed to scroll along to his own.

This means that all my suggestions and, continue watching are shit Discovery type programmes.

I could of course just use his profile but it annoys me that I am responsible for setting up all these things and he swans in and claims it for himself.

I think I really need a holiday.

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ConfirmEmail · 09/08/2022 21:25

The coffee in the coffee machine in the office isn’t as nice as it could be. It’s bean too cup and free, so I shouldn’t complain, but I’m sure they could get some better beans.

Ihatethenewlook · 09/08/2022 21:25

I’m not too sure how Netflix works, but doesn’t it save where you are in a certain program/episode m etc? So I’d go onto whatever he was watching and sabotage it.

aSofaNearYou · 09/08/2022 21:26

Grin I totally get why this is annoying - my DP insists on us sharing his mother's instead of using our own because she has the 4K version but I hate having all of her recommendations on there - same sort of shite as yours.

Could you not just switch the names so his profile is first on the list?

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fruitstick · 09/08/2022 21:26

ConfirmEmail · 09/08/2022 21:25

The coffee in the coffee machine in the office isn’t as nice as it could be. It’s bean too cup and free, so I shouldn’t complain, but I’m sure they could get some better beans.

That is galling

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Eixample · 09/08/2022 21:28

Put a pin on your profile. Just for a week to break the habit, then you can turn it off.

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fruitstick · 09/08/2022 21:28

aSofaNearYou · 09/08/2022 21:26

Grin I totally get why this is annoying - my DP insists on us sharing his mother's instead of using our own because she has the 4K version but I hate having all of her recommendations on there - same sort of shite as yours.

Could you not just switch the names so his profile is first on the list?

I could do this, but that brings me onto petty annoyance 2.0, in that DH always wants to claim the best spot in everything

I think that's why he does it. But you are of course right b

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AmbushedByCake · 09/08/2022 21:30

Start selecting random episodes of his programmes and watching a minute of them. He'll stop.

My first world problem is that I took the DC to a cafe today, ordered tea (mine), 2 hot chocolates (crazy DC, it was roasting outside) and also one apple juice for DS (yes he was getting two drinks). The waitress only brought one hot chocolate then left, I presumed to get the secone hot chocolate but she was never to be seen again. DS didn't get his hot chocolate as we ran out of time and I will be hearing about this until the end of all time.

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fruitstick · 09/08/2022 21:32

AmbushedByCake · 09/08/2022 21:30

Start selecting random episodes of his programmes and watching a minute of them. He'll stop.

My first world problem is that I took the DC to a cafe today, ordered tea (mine), 2 hot chocolates (crazy DC, it was roasting outside) and also one apple juice for DS (yes he was getting two drinks). The waitress only brought one hot chocolate then left, I presumed to get the secone hot chocolate but she was never to be seen again. DS didn't get his hot chocolate as we ran out of time and I will be hearing about this until the end of all time.

What I love most about this story is that DC are crazy for ordering hot chocolate in this weather but tea is totally fine.

I mean you're right but ...

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Sheepreallylikerichteabiscuits · 09/08/2022 21:33

Do the profiles show up alphabetically? If so change his to 'arsehole'.... 😁

(Not an entirely serious suggestion if you actually want to stay married!)

Mysterian · 09/08/2022 21:34

My mattress topper keeps moving about on the mattress causing me to have to reposition it every few days. There is literally nobody in the world worse off than me. Sad

AmbushedByCake · 09/08/2022 21:35

fruitstick · 09/08/2022 21:32

What I love most about this story is that DC are crazy for ordering hot chocolate in this weather but tea is totally fine.

I mean you're right but ...

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You make a good point there, which hadn't even occurred to me. The suitability of hot chocolate in various situations used to be a source of arguments with my DM when I was a child, despite her relentless coffee habit, and it appears to have rubbed off 😮

WeAreAllLionesses · 09/08/2022 21:50

I have to put a pillow down the back of the mattress so my other pillows don't fall down.

It really is such a hard life, I truly don't know how I cope!!

blueshoes · 09/08/2022 21:54

I cannot get weetabix out of its packet without making a mess of crumbs everywhere. Then, after I have eaten it, if I don't wash up the bowl immediately, the dregs harden into concrete.

Dotcheck · 09/08/2022 21:55

I love vanilla soy milk for my coffee. Sainsbury’s is often out, and I can’t be bothered to drive to Asda. Also, I wish it came in the small drink box sized but it doesn’t. I’m forced to buy the large size 😔

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fruitstick · 09/08/2022 22:09

WeAreAllLionesses · 09/08/2022 21:50

I have to put a pillow down the back of the mattress so my other pillows don't fall down.

It really is such a hard life, I truly don't know how I cope!!

This happens to me too, but I've never thought of doing that.

I am a fool.

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PineappleSun · 09/08/2022 22:16

The tap water in my office tastes like a swimming pool so I have to heft in a massive oversize water bottle from home looking like some gym bro on his way to get swole. Eurgh.

SugarNspices · 09/08/2022 22:22

My Dh sometimes licks his fingers after eating certain foods and makes that sucking noise! It really gives me the rage, just even thinking about it!

Tothemoonandbackx · 09/08/2022 23:29

Bought a bottle of red wine earlier (mummys happy juice) and didn't realise it was corked......have spent the past 15 minutes trying to find anything that resembles a corkscrew 😫!!!!! SEND HELP..........or a corkscrew!!!!

BetsyBigNose · 09/08/2022 23:30

Ugh. No, of course YANBU to be irritated by this, I'm sure most reasonable people would be!

Many years ago, you could select genres of shows you were interested in on Netflix and we shared an account with my DM and her complete arsehole of a racist, misogynistic, xenophobe of a husband. One day, after he had gone on a particularly offensive rant, I went into his profile and added 'LGBT, Muslim interest, Women's Issues and Foreign Films' to his list of favourites. He was most upset at his new list of suggestions, which amused the rest of us no end!

Happily, DM divorced him a few years ago... not that I'm suggesting you should divorce your DH, but if it continues for much longer, you know you have our support! 😂

GroggyLegs · 09/08/2022 23:37

PineappleSun · 09/08/2022 22:16

The tap water in my office tastes like a swimming pool so I have to heft in a massive oversize water bottle from home looking like some gym bro on his way to get swole. Eurgh.

🤣🤣🤣

PixieLaLa · 09/08/2022 23:42

One pillow is not enough, but two pillows is too many! 😫

ilovesooty · 09/08/2022 23:43

PineappleSun · 09/08/2022 22:16

The tap water in my office tastes like a swimming pool so I have to heft in a massive oversize water bottle from home looking like some gym bro on his way to get swole. Eurgh.

Get a cheap water filter jug.

ohidoliketobe · 09/08/2022 23:48

Tothemoonandbackx · 09/08/2022 23:29

Bought a bottle of red wine earlier (mummys happy juice) and didn't realise it was corked......have spent the past 15 minutes trying to find anything that resembles a corkscrew 😫!!!!! SEND HELP..........or a corkscrew!!!!

Put a screw into the Cork and prise it out with a hammer (like pulling nails out of a wall)

SkiingIsHeaven · 09/08/2022 23:52

Mysterian · 09/08/2022 21:34

My mattress topper keeps moving about on the mattress causing me to have to reposition it every few days. There is literally nobody in the world worse off than me. Sad

Get bedsheets braces. It will never move again.

BedknobsNoBroomsticks · 10/08/2022 00:06

I am my biggest annoyance. I am so set in my ways that everything different annoys me.

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