Stupid things that annoy you

[Arlanymor]

I know this is probably stupid because I don’t pay the bill, it doesn’t impact on me directly and frankly why is it any of my business… but it really aggravates me when a retail outlet has moved premises or gone out of business but the bloody lights are still on. Surely it’s wasting resources and not brilliant for the environment? Why didn’t the person who was last to lock up flick the switch?! Is there a reason? Does maybe the landlord require the lights to be on for security reasons or something? It really does drive me nuts when I walk past a place that isn’t in use and the lights are on. And breathe… tell me stupid things that annoy you too so that I don’t feel so alone!

People who let their little kids run wild in any public place. I’ve almost been floored a few times.
The creeping Americanisation of our language. I hate it.
The state of UK politics over the last 10 or so years. Dire. Seeing politicians trying to take metaphorical chunks out of each other in the Commons is absolutely maddening.

People who dawdle then the moment you try to overtake them,speed up.

Apostrophe misuse. Including the ubiquitous I'm in my 40's. Or back in the 80's. FFS, it's not hard.

That’s for emergency services or indeed anybody , in case of an accident, not to make a state about procreation abilities of the other people in the car.

Also terrible for blind people.

When supermarkets change their layouts and you can't find anything!

Taps that are too high and splash everywhere
The layout of Sainsburys
‘wake up’when used by people making a fairly standard political point
Dusting
Algebra

No, and no

Influencers.

People who have loud conversations on speakerphone on public transport/have their music or TikTok brain rot on without headphones, or let their kids do it.

People who run into you/kids/dogs/other people on the street because they're looking down at their phone.

Parkrunners with massive buggies who have no sense of the space they take up and won't run to the side/keep clipping the heels of people in front of them.

People who don't know the difference between "neurodiverse" and "neurodivergent". I know it's pedantic, but I don't care.

Inconsiderate dog owners who give the responsible ones a bad name. Pick up your dog shit and keep your dog on a lead in public if it doesn't have perfect recall, it's not hard.

Parents who let their kids run up to random dogs and get in their faces and then either get offended when the owner tells them to do one, or freak out if the dog gets excited and jumps up wanting to play. You can't bloody win. If want my dogs to be controlled, you also need to control your damn kids and don't let them barrel over shouting "doggie" and waving their arms like a human bloody windmill.

Shops that have their doors open in cold weather - especially charity shops. What a waste of heat and money.

If there is a baby on board, it would be evident because of the car seat. And what happens if there's an accident when the baby isn't actually on board? I think the sign is pointless.

I think the simple driving concept in 3) is don't drive so close that someone else's unexpected move makes you do an emergency stop. Other drivers may have all sorts of reasons for suddenly swerving/slowing down. If you leave enough distance and are aware of your surroundings and anticipate, you shouldn't need to do an emergency stop. (Obviously doesn't apply if a child runs out into the road, for example.)

The off centre number plate on a Land Rover Discovery - I can’t afford one but wouldn’t buy it anyway purely due to the number plate irritating me.

‘We are currently experiencing high levels of calls at this time” … no, you don’t employ enough staff to deal with demand

@ChristmasChroniclesBookFairie p.s. I agree with all the others!

Being cold.
I get genuinely really angry like a stupid, spoilt toddler.

An empty property is at risk of being looted/squatted etc so it needs to be protected in some way. If it is just left vacant with no lights on it can be easily targeted. I hope that helps you to stop being annoyed about it!

Aggravates" means
to make a problem, injury, or bad situation worse, more serious, or more severe. It also informally means to annoy, bother, or irritate someone. Common examples include actions that aggravate a medical condition, such as exercise aggravating an injury, or noises that aggravate a neighbor.

See also cafes where people don’t shut the door ( be that staff or customers ) when it’s pissing down and 4 degrees

This. If someone walks into a cafe where I am enjoying a coffee and leaves the door wide open I shout out loudly " shut the door please".

Talking of subtitles.
When they don't match with what's being said onscreen.
They miss whole lines of dialogue in subtitles.
It really cannons me,as I depend on the subtitles being accurate.

Also when the mouths don't match the words coming out of their mouths.

I doubt the lights being on makes much of a difference

Mayonnaise in almost every supermarket sandwich. No, i don't want Hoisin Duck wraps today, smoked salmon and creame cheese would be nice.... What's that, it has Mayonnaise in it!? Why ruin otherwise great options with that emulsified oil horror.

Only on tv shows.

Also, my car steering wheel not being very precisely centered. Makes no difference to how it drives, it's just slightly off.

Posters who put, Yum at the end, especially if it isn't particularly special food. What do they do, most days, eat food they don't like? Why would you be making food that you don't think is nice?
When a poster wants tips on food/diet/easy, cheap meals and someone puts they make something like, sausage pasta and a poster will put 'sounds lovely, what's the recipe?' Until you know the recipe surely it sounds like something you might be interested in, but at that point you don't even know if it's edible.
Sweetcorn, it can do one.