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!

Could you get it adjusted?

People who talk about other people's medical problems and get the information wrong. Eg my BIL was going for tests so my MIL told the whole family he had cancer (when he didn't want anyone to know he was having tests).

People who don't indicate
SNP
My dp leaving an empty milk carton on worktop when the bin is directly beneath
People on here correcting peoples spelling
Shoppers chatting in middle aisle, oblivious to others
Dogs in shops
People who don't reverse into parking space
Parents who get primary age kids mobiles
Tablets strapped to pushchairs for toddlers
I could go on 😂

Also when people who are already online, take part in any kind of live discussion or forum (MN, Twitter etc) to ask what a word or abbreviation means (or actually anything they could instantly look up). It is just so lazy and helpless.

Same goes for people who comment "I agree" or "I don't know" with no other worthwhile contribution.

@elliejjtiny , That's the sort of thing my mother does although not to the same degree.
I could never tell her I was going for a smear test or something because she'd tell everyone. No filter.

@Didshejustsaythatoutloud , People on here correcting people's spelling
Sometimes there's an autocorrected word that changes the meaning of the post, and telling the poster might mean they get a chance too edit their post.

I honestly think my dad's ears shut down because of my mum's incessant waffling about absolute rubbish. That's why he didn't wear his..he wanted to read the Guardian in peace :)

Pelican crossings that take so long for the lights to change that all the traffic has passed and you're left standing there like a lemon if you don't cross the empty road or look like a knob if you cross and then the lights go red just as @letmebetheone drives up to the crossing.

My dad just insists no one projects their voice properly 😭 because of course it’s nothing to do with him. He used to be the same with his glasses until DD asked him if he wanted to come to school for guided reading because she thought he couldn’t read properly.

My dad just insists no one projects their voice properly I used to get that too.
Dad also had 20/20 vision despite having bespectacled offspring and a dented car.

I assume the ‘too’ in your last sentence is deliberate, @AlbieJiggered.

Yes, British. Are you Australian? Thanks for pointing it out, and I'll try not to be irritated by it anymore. 😃

Not deliberate just poor typing.

Supermarkets and food manufactures changing foods to a new improved recipe and it tasting vile and it then ending up in the bin!
Also going to places to eat or on conferences where the website says we provide a delicious menu with something for everyone and it's cheese, fish or roasted veg - no that's not what I eat, and it's certainly not delicious.
Also ready made sandwiches with mayo/salsa/ sauces I just want a plain simple chicken or ham sandwich thank you.

Thick owners who own a mutant dog(XL bully)
Wannabe road men types.
More so if on an electric scooter/bike.

People who start every sentence with ‘So’

I'm Irish.

People who persistently phone just for a chat. I then get accused of ignoring them because i haven't answered my phone straight away. They cannot get it in to their heads that i don't sit with my phone in my hand all day. People who don't wear headphones on public transport. I don't want to listen to rubbish music, endless adverts or football highlights on my commute.

People that say/type 'secs' instead of 'sex'.

@Delia65 ,It seems to be not as prevalent now but it is annoying.
I used to find it would distract me from the words that followed it.

'At the end of the day' used to make me think of brushing my teeth and going to bed so I'd miss whatever it was the speaker was saying.

Haitch might be correct where you are but it's frowned on in Standard British English. It's like nails down a blackboard as far as I am concerned.
We're not getting at you personally but the argument that it is correct becomes tiresome.

Where I'm from saying that someone looks well means they've put on weight, but I've learnt that outside my local area 'You're looking well' is not someone fat-shaming me.

So does my H -

People staring at their phones while walking when they have young children with them, I see a man every morning that does this and the kids are just running ahead and he's ignoring them.
People writing "should of" "could of".
Calling a baby "bubs" sounds awful and I hate it.
People saying "no offence" when about to say something offensive or already have done, saying "no offence" doesn't get you out of being awful to someone.
Dog crap on pavements, it's everywhere and I find myself staring at the floor constantly to avoid wheeling my pram/standing in it.

I hate to say it...
No offence but ...
I say this kindly ...
Gently OP, ...
I'm sorry but ...

@CandidRaven , ah but language evolves. (Sorry, couldn't resist )

Arghhhh 😅 really gets to me when people do it

I agree with @Teenagequeenwithaloadedgun about stupid car names. There's a parent on the school run with a Jaecoo, and every time I see it written across it's stupid boxy face it makes me irrationally angry!