Small things that annoy you (3)

[Ghost_]

That Walkers crisp packets aren't recyclable, c'mon get with the programme!

[Schmosby]

Old enough to use a site selling oats, peanut butter and pea protein? You can check me out faster if you know my age? What are you banging on about!!

If you want my birth date, so you can offer me a discount on my birthday then just say so and I'll happily fill this in, but don't lie to me.

[Sisyphus]

Nasal plumbing.

While eating my lunch I was not concentrating and some tomato pips went down the wrong way.

I coughed and that ejected them out of my lungs and into my nasal cavity.

All afternoon they were burning their way into my flesh.

I will soon have a tomato plant growing out of my nose, unless I can shift them.

[Percy]

Having to try and sleep in this #$@&%*! heat.

[Rocket Spud]

^ It's not even hot yet! Is your bedroom south-facing?


Horseflies

Got bitten three times today, little bastards

[Percy]

Originally Posted by Rocket Spud

^ It's not even hot yet! Is your bedroom south-facing?

Bloody is down here.

North westish facing. For some reason the last few days it's been getting hot and humid around this time of night, just before it cools down around 11.

[Rocket Spud]

I'm 'down here' too

[Percy]

^ Southampton?

[Percy]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48742850

[Rocket Spud]

Originally Posted by Percy

^ Southampton?

Near enough

[Percy]

^ You've been lucky then, it was roasting earlier (cooling down now but I'm still hot).

[Professor Willow]

When you have a sort of conversation with someone in comments on Facebook and then they delete their replies so it looks like I've been replying to myself.

[Mr. Nobody]

Health and flippin' safety jobsworth nazis,

It's such a sad, boring subject/career,
It's become so prevalent now and such a bother,
It's created a whole new species of anally retentive nerds who love nothing better than telling you what you now can't do, without putting on a hard hat, high-vis glasses and gloves and so on,
People who were going to become parking attendants have now found a different niche,
Things you've been doing for years, decades even, without any problems have suddenly, overnight become fraught with drama, danger and a deadly serious situation,
It's all complete bollox and does my friggin' head in

It's treating adults like they're all inexperienced little nursery kids.
It's also probably crippling businesses with millions in extra costs.

[Percy]

^ Although I can see the need for health and safety I agree that sometimes it goes beyond silly.

[Toxic]

^/^^

We did some work for a fairly large company before, had to fill in all these risk assessments and what not, the usual crap like you won't be smoking near a petrol station etc.

There was a part about lifting and loads and apparently the site we were doing the work at had an 8kg limit, no one was allowed to lift more than 8kg in one go, not even once in any capacity. It didn't really hit me what a load of bollocks that was until I was shuffling out the 15kg+ water bottle. I mean what, do they have to phone a friend to replace a bottle of water, if it was any heavier do they need 2 friends?!

God almighty its ridiculous, do you need a large booklet on how to not stick your hand near a moving saw blade, surely people still have common sense

[Mr. Nobody]

^ ^^
agreed,
It just seems to be more like this :

1 total a-hole does something completely stupid,
Now,...everyone is not allowed anywhere near the things this a-hole done, or touched, ever again, without a licence/ written permission/ a certificate/ 5 point PPE/a sponsor/a 10 page risk assessment/ a method statement/a calibration certificate/a cherry picker/ yadda-yadda-yadda.

One example,...
I used to love diving into a swimming pool,..it's a beautiful feeling, and it's quite artistic, I mean there's an art to it,...
Anyway,...so, some arsehole comes along who hasn't got a clue about diving, jumps into a pool and hits his head on the tiles,...
Health and safety result...?
ALL DIVING INTO THE POOL IS BANNED!!

They can't just say, " oh, some eejit jumped into the pool and hit his head" ("serves him right, the fekin eejit")
Oh no,.. they make a blanket ban covering everyone, even people who know what they're doing, and so ends the joy of diving into a swimming pool,

- THAT'S health and fecking safety for you.

[Percy]

When you've made a urgently needed cup of tea, and a large fly buzzes straight into it.

[Percy]

Originally Posted by biscuits

Accidentally buying the wrong shade of pricey make up:

I thought the shade was "Natural" but it turns out to be "David Dickinson's Real Deal".

Would it not suit anyway?

[Consolida]

Originally Posted by biscuits

Accidentally buying the wrong shade of pricey make up:

I thought the shade was "Natural" but it turns out to be "David Dickinson's Real Deal".

[Ghost_]

Waiting in for parcels is annoying, my heart always sinks when I see the sorry we missed you cards Need some kind of parcel receptacle.

[Percy]

Originally Posted by biscuits

noo! Although I have had compliments

Perhaps it does suit and you don't realize it!?

[Toxic]

I have a car on finance, well on PCP..because, I don't know why but whatever.

I get emails from the company who supplied said car about sales and discounts and NEW DEALS I MAY BE INTERESTED IN.

Why would you assault people with marketing bumf when you know they are tied up to something else for x amount of years. I've got a car, I don't want a bloody fleet.

It's like Amazon, I bought a TV from them, they then proceed to send you emails for the next 6 months about TV's you may be interested in...why would I want more!

[Percy]

^ Consumerism. It's all about how much money they can make, and the more they can make, the better as far as they're concerned.

[Mo34]

Having a million different usb cables because different devices all have different size slots

[edbander]

god. I prefer online to real life.....I think

can it be legal to run over people who are hanging about in the middle of the road, without worrying if theyre gonna slash your tyres in the car park?

[T]

People's driving


Seems to be getting worst on our roads so impatient drivers... esp last min people using the exit for the motorway cutting across you trying to get to the exit instead of getting in the right lane so i don't have to slam on when your cutting across me

[Indigo_]

^ The majority of cars don't seem to have working indicators either

[Percy]

Originally Posted by T

People's driving


Seems to be getting worst on our roads so impatient drivers... esp last min people using the exit for the motorway cutting across you trying to get to the exit instead of getting in the right lane so i don't have to slam on when your cutting across me

Some people are horrendous for inconsiderate driving. Although my absolute biggest driving pet hate is unnecessary road rage, followed by tail gaiters.

Originally Posted by Indigo_

^ The majority of cars don't seem to have working indicators either

My driving instructor always said that. Particularly at roundabouts.

[Indigo_]

^ Some people don't understand the lanes on roundabouts either

[Percy]

^ No, they don't. I've nearly had cars go into my side because some idiot doesn't grasp which lane to be in.