Off Topic Really minor things that irritate you

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And then the c*nts on the phone speaking very loudly stating they are in fact on holiday.

That reminded me of a work trip. I had to go to London for a meeting and they paid for my travel and hotel the night before. I was on a late afternoon train, so I asked could I be upgraded to first class as food is included instead of claiming the meal allowance when I got to the hotel as I don't like eating a big meal late evening. I asked them them to book me one of the single seats and I was looking forward to relaxing with a book and making the most of just chilling out.

Got on the train and there was a man full of his own importance sitting opposite. He must have rang every person in his phone book just to tell loudly them he was on the train to London and he was looking forward to going to a Dominos near his hotel when he got there. By the time he went to the toilet, I knew all the words and could have done his calls for him while he was away!

I really wanted to shout shut the **** up at him, but being British, I just sat and silently seethed.
 
That reminded me of a work trip. I had to go to London for a meeting and they paid for my travel and hotel the night before. I was on a late afternoon train, so I asked could I be upgraded to first class as food is included instead of claiming the meal allowance when I got to the hotel as I don't like eating a big meal late evening. I asked them them to book me one of the single seats and I was looking forward to relaxing with a book and making the most of just chilling out.

Got on the train and there was a man full of his own importance sitting opposite. He must have rang every person in his phone book just to tell loudly them he was on the train to London and he was looking forward to going to a Dominos near his hotel when he got there. By the time he went to the toilet, I knew all the words and could have done his calls for him while he was away!

I really wanted to shout shut the **** up at him, but being British, I just sat and silently seethed.
There's something about people talking on phones in a train carriage that winds me up. People use it as an extension to their office, which is fine as long as they work in silence. No-one needs to be on the phone that much and if they do, then they maybe should have stayed in the office.

People who use their job as some sort of status symbol both amuse and annoy me. It's just a job mate, we all have them.

And don't get me started about people who invent ****y job titles, or prefix their job title with "Lead" or "Senior" on an email signature,

Rant over. For now.
 
Groups/families who have to walk 4 or 5 abreast through shopping centres or supermaket aisles, get out of the fooking way peoples

There was a problem with an item i had at the till. The checkout lady said "go and get another". It was just up the aisle from the till.
A lad and his Mrs with loads of kids were all over the aisle. I had to walk up against the freezers to get past.
He started shouting the odds that I'd pushed his kids blah blah this and that.

I replied that I hadn't pushed his kids, I'd just squeezed through a gap and what was his problem?

At the till and he's still ranting on so I told him to shut the fook up.
He then went on to say it was a good job for me his Mrs and kids were with him <laugh>


So I said "that's not a problem mate, I'll wait in the carpark for you to take them home and come back".
He wasn't so enthusiastic then the tit.
 
Groups of lasses( usually) who go into a pub n order a load of cocktails and then pay for them all separately. Have a kitty n just one or two at the bar handing them back.
ESPECIALLY AT XMAS TIME when its already mobbed with the once a year drinkers.
PS, this is probably due to me being an impatient old man .
 
People who lock the front door by holding the handle up as far as it can go and pulling as hard as you can while turning the key.

And then wonder why the handle is knackered after a year or so. :)
 
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Whole families / groups who all gather around the luggage carousel at airports.

One of you go to the carousel, the rest wait nearby, leaving ample room to access the bags as they come off.
People standing way past the line also pisses me off ya can't even see if your bag is there, ive had a few words with people over this
 
Mention of supermarkets reminds me.
When you have a full big trolley - and you’ve put just 6 items on the conveyor - next person grabs a divider places it on conveyor so they can start unloading - they’ve left you a whole 10 inches for your remaining trolley load. Now I just stop and sarcastically point out “ that’s never going to fit on there”
 
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Mention of supermarkets reminds me.
When you have a full big trolley - and you’ve put just 6 items on the conveyor - next person grabs a divider places it on conveyor so they can start unloading - they’ve left you a whole 10 inches for your remaining trolley load. Now I just stop and sarcastically point out “ that’s never going to fit on there”
Smart Shop has to be the way forward (i.e. scan items as you put them into the trolley then pay at a terminal when leaving). Anything that reduces the need for interaction with others has to be a good thing.