Page 10 | Small things that annoy you... (me)

Tilllly · 2023-03-04T08:33:32+00:00

I'm turning into that grumpy middle aged woman.... 🤣. Seems like lots of little things annoy me This morning's being, stopped at cafe for breakfast My coffee didn't arrive until I'd finished my bacon sandwich Day ruined 😉😂

mynewname25 · 05/03/2023 09:15

I need the poster about the food waste bin to come back and explain! I don't get it!

Fizbosshoes · 05/03/2023 09:18

When you go into a pub and ask for a coke
And they say its Pepsi

...and then you have to smile and nod and say that's fine as if it's the same thing

When it's actually not fine and not OK and it isnt the same!!

starfishmummy · 05/03/2023 09:34

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 04/03/2023 16:43

Women at a supermarket checkout who poke around in their purse like a gynecologist, scrutinising each coin on both sides saying "I think I've got the exact money..."

People any checkout who seem surprised when they have to get their money/cards out and actually pay!

Clarich007 · 05/03/2023 09:34

People saying drawring instead of drawing.
24/7.
Oh also saying Scon instead of scone.
You don't say Give the dog a bon!
Argh.. grumpy old woman here too 😊

StaceySolomonSwash · 05/03/2023 09:37

rainbowstardrops · 05/03/2023 09:06

We must share a husband. 😂😂

@StaceySolomonSwash well if we do, you're welcome to him! 🤣

@rainbowstardrops
No, no really, you keep him!! 😂😂

CaptainMyCaptain · 05/03/2023 09:37

Clarich007 · 05/03/2023 09:34

People saying drawring instead of drawing.
24/7.
Oh also saying Scon instead of scone.
You don't say Give the dog a bon!
Argh.. grumpy old woman here too 😊

That's a whole new thread.

I say scon(e) - you don't say 'He's goan.' because gone doesn't rhyme with bone. Scone doesn't rhyme with bone either.

It's regional and I don't care what other people say because I know what they mean.

Clarich007 · 05/03/2023 09:43

I'm talking about things that annoy ME, thought that was the title of the thread!,

starfishmummy · 05/03/2023 09:47

I raise you the cafes who bring you a huge pot of tea with a teeny tiny pot of milk. And the cafes which don't tell you if it's table service or self-service.

Three of us were having tea at a self service cafe and the jug of milk was barely enough for one person. I asked it we could have some extra

FrangipaniBlue · 05/03/2023 09:49

Fizbosshoes · 05/03/2023 08:54

This isn't really a small thing because it ought to be a crime:

People who eat kitkats without breaking them into sticks first. 😡

DH and DS both chomp their kitkats without breaking them.

I have 2 spaces under the patio picked out already.......

Griefgood · 05/03/2023 09:50

@FrangipaniBlue I'll give you an alibi!

FrangipaniBlue · 05/03/2023 09:50

@Griefgood 🤣🤣🤣

starfishmummy · 05/03/2023 09:51

starfishmummy · 05/03/2023 09:47

I raise you the cafes who bring you a huge pot of tea with a teeny tiny pot of milk. And the cafes which don't tell you if it's table service or self-service.

Three of us were having tea at a self service cafe and the jug of milk was barely enough for one person. I asked it we could have some extra

Oops sorry.
Askedif we could have extra and we're told rudely that wasbthe portion and they were fed up with people ordering one tea and trying to stretch jt between several people!! I was still being polite at this point and said there were three of us and I had ordered tea for three. She wouldn't budge. So I said in that case I'd leave it!

rainbowstardrops · 05/03/2023 09:59

@rainbowstardrops
No, no really, you keep him!! 😂😂

@StaceySolomonSwash 🤣

familyissues12345 · 05/03/2023 10:01

Ooh where to start?

people stopping at the end of the escalator. Move out of the bloody way!

husband parking away from where we need to be. Noticed that's a common theme on this thread

parents who have no control over their children, then fawn over them. Example - sat in a restaurant yesterday, family friendly one, family with 2 children in the 6-8 year old bracket. They started messing around, being pretty disruptive to the adjacent tables - mum laughing hilariously at them .

zingally · 05/03/2023 10:11

Things that should be simple, but aren't.

Friday I came home to an email saying that my lettings agency had completed its take-over process to merge with another company, and they'd send out new direct debit mandates soon. In the meantime, any rent payments should be made by card, by calling a 24/7 phone number.

My rent is due on Monday. So, being sensible, I try to get ahead, and call this number about 8:30 this morning, honestly expecting an automated system. But it was a real life human. She took my details, seemed to know what I was on about, but then announced that she'd have to get someone to call me back! No reason given. She asked when would be a good time, I said this morning, as I'm going out for lunch. No one has called yet.

purpledalmation · 05/03/2023 10:19

Loud background music drowning out speech on Tv. It's an age thing!

HoldingTheDoor · 05/03/2023 10:22

Sites that aren't fit for purpose e.g An Estate Agent's site that returns no results when I entered the name of a particular town when looking for a property there, only to ask me a little further down the page if I've considered a property in that exact same town. WTF is that about?

HoldingTheDoor · 05/03/2023 10:24

I used the correct spelling too. So why if there are obviously properties available in that town, is their search engine telling me above that there are none?

LadyOfTheCanyon · 05/03/2023 11:30

HoldingTheDoor · 05/03/2023 10:22

Sites that aren't fit for purpose e.g An Estate Agent's site that returns no results when I entered the name of a particular town when looking for a property there, only to ask me a little further down the page if I've considered a property in that exact same town. WTF is that about?

Oh god, this is so painful. I'm going through this at the moment!

SinnerBoy · 05/03/2023 11:40

CaptainMyCaptain · Yesterday 18:26

I kind of agree but it IS always called treacle tart. Treacle tart made with actual treacle would be horrible.

My nan used to make treacle tart with black treacle and I'm pleased to confirm that it was entirely delicious.

SinnerBoy · 05/03/2023 11:43

When waiting at a pelican crossing, with a small child at hand and people on the other side position themselves immediately opposite and expect you to move, when the green man comes on.

When you've been waiting on a Metro station platform, with hardly anyone there and some wanker comes and stands right in front of you. Probably the same wankers who try to push their way on, when I'm trying to get off.

LadyOfTheCanyon · 05/03/2023 11:45

SinnerBoy · 05/03/2023 11:43

When waiting at a pelican crossing, with a small child at hand and people on the other side position themselves immediately opposite and expect you to move, when the green man comes on.

When you've been waiting on a Metro station platform, with hardly anyone there and some wanker comes and stands right in front of you. Probably the same wankers who try to push their way on, when I'm trying to get off.

So much this.

Also people who, when crossing a road don't cross in a straight line but go in a diagonal line so they are weirdly constantly always in front of you as you're trying to cross.

CaptainMyCaptain · 05/03/2023 11:50

purpledalmation · 05/03/2023 10:19

Loud background music drowning out speech on Tv. It's an age thing!

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/01/my-kids-often-baffle-me-but-at-least-we-agree-on-subtitles

It's not necessarily an age thing.

Mariposista · 05/03/2023 11:53

flapjackfairy · 05/03/2023 07:48

@Mariposista
To you and all the others driven mad by sniffing, chewing noises etc look up misophonia. It is an actual thing !

Oh I have it for sure. It doesn't impact my life highly but if I hear certain noises it really irritates me.
The other day in a cafe a woman was at the table next to us constantly kissing this baby, and I said to my BF that I wanted to move seats, the noise was setting my teeth on edge. He hadn't noticed hahahahaha.

CaptainMyCaptain · 05/03/2023 11:53

SinnerBoy · 05/03/2023 11:40

CaptainMyCaptain · Yesterday 18:26

I kind of agree but it IS always called treacle tart. Treacle tart made with actual treacle would be horrible.

My nan used to make treacle tart with black treacle and I'm pleased to confirm that it was entirely delicious.

I don't think I've had any kind of treacle tart since the incident I mentioned earlier in the thread. It just seems so sugary and carby but it was exactly what I needed after a long walk in the snow - but I wanted it after my soup. The cafe was in Castleton in the Peak District and about 20 years ago.