Topic: The small things in life that really hannoy

[Son of Spion]

Prices of olive oil now, went into Tesco express & it is £7.35 for a 500ml bottle of extra virgin olive oil, of course their is no own brand version available in my local store as they stopped stocking [although other stores stock it]that for the more expensive brand when prices started to go through the roof, i seem to remember it was £3 for a 1ltr own brand bottle a couple of years ago.

So much so i've started buying rapeseed oil from Heron Foods instead, much cheaper, & i believe much healthier too.

I drink 25 mls of extra virgin olive oil daily. I get 2 litre tins of it from Sainsbury's, currently retailing for a crazy £16.10 

Hopefully prices come down soon, but it doesn't look likely.

[Boston always unofficial]

Do you mean dijon or that mild dark brown stuff they used to sell? My dad always used to order steak with mustard at a Beefeater in the 80s and they'd ask "English or French", turned out that the 'French' variety was nothing of the sort, just some other Colmans brand that was discontinued years ago.

 

[Riquende]

Funnily enough I saw some in farm shop/deli place just the other weekend.

[Alf]

Nowhere near as serious but I remember way back in my retail days sitting on the only open till, the evening cashier was supposed to be working from 6. At 6:05 I see her swanning down from the stairs up to the break room, I think "finally", and instead of relieving me she follows the supervisor into the front office and they start chatting (think they were quite pally). At this point she was getting paid, and I was doing the work. After what felt like another 10 minutes but probably wasn't (but was definitely enough time to ensure I was going to miss my bus and get home half an hour later than planned) I signed off the till, went and took the key to the office, threw it on the side and just left without a word.

I barely knew the girl as we didn't work the same shifts but thanks to that one event I will always remember the name Nataki.

Different situation when you've got a legal duty of care, honestly sounds such a crappy situation to be in.

It's a shit situation when you start work at 5:30am & finish at 2pm, when all that gets you through that shift  is the thought of going home then that's put on ice. No kids go in the pool between 2-3:30pm on weekdays either. Another lad I know is trying to get him another job somewhere else.

[PaulF]

I do admire life guards. The ability to focus on something so mind numbing must be really tough.  I'd never be able to stay awake.

[reddebs]

Spending all day fumigating the house of dog fleas 😡

Fuck knows where they've come from cos we never come into contact with other dogs but hopefully we've got the little fuckers early enough so they've gone completely!!

[Lee1-6Liv]

In pubs, people who don't queue along the bar but behind one person whi is stood at the bar.

[Kenny's Jacket]

In pubs, people who don't queue along the bar but behind one person whi is stood at the bar.

Too right, its fucking weird.  I see it at the bar in lime street all the time.
Its an accepted fact that when people go old school and jockey for position at the bar, its the disabled and the good looking who get served first
As a very handsome bloke in a wheelchair, I lose out twice

Its not on

[Statto Red]

Just as bad those who are stood at the bar drinking completely in the way of the tills[& the contactless machines in the fixed positions] & oblivious to those waiting to get served, & pay contactlessly.

[Kenny's Jacket]

Just as bad those who are stood at the bar drinking completely in the way of the tills[& the contactless machines in the fixed positions] & oblivious to those waiting to get served, & pay contactlessly.

I often find these people are useful in telling the staff who should be served next. 

[Elzar]

In pubs, people who don't queue along the bar but behind one person whi is stood at the bar.

Went to The Tetley in Leeds the other week. Got a seat outside as it was sunny and I walked in to get drinks, there was a big queue, a line of people probably about 10 people in total. I walked past it and straight to the bar and got served. Wasn't until I had my drinks that I realised they were all queuing for the bar and ordering 2 at a time, despite there being about 4 bar staff on.

Seen a queue forming in a pub in London last time I was down there too. When did this become a thing? You just hold your cash, phone, card, wallet in your hand and get an arm on the bar then you're in. If you want to be nice you can point to another with their position who was before you, but don't stand behind others if there is gaps!

[SamLad]

Never thought of this before - is getting served at the bar the one place where the usual British love of queues and queue discipline doesn't apply?

[Terry de Niro]

Never thought of this before - is getting served at the bar the one place where the usual British love of queues and queue discipline doesn't apply?

Haha.

I lived/worked in Portugal for nearly enough 10 years and the Portuguese don't know the meaning of a queue.
You could be first in line at a bar or a shop but it never guaranteed that you would get served first.

[Kenny's Jacket]

Never thought of this before - is getting served at the bar the one place where the usual British love of queues and queue discipline doesn't apply?

Its an interesting question. Id say traffic is the other example of Brits cheating in a queue

[CraigDS]

Its an interesting question. Id say traffic is the other example of Brits cheating in a queue

Yeah that was the only one I could think of. Maybe getting out of busy places too, tends to be a free for all.

[Kenny's Jacket]

Yeah that was the only one I could think of. Maybe getting out of busy places too, tends to be a free for all.

Yeah good example. 

[Saltashscouse]

In pubs, people who don't queue along the bar but behind one person whi is stood at the bar.

What is worse is when there are a group of about four or five all in the queue then when they get to the bar they all buy their own drinks , fucking minge bags thinking they might dip out on a drink somewhere

[Statto Red]

What is worse is when there are a group of about four or five all in the queue then when they get to the bar they all buy their own drinks , fucking minge bags thinking they might dip out on a drink somewhere

It's £7-£8 a pint in some boozers in Liverpool city centre now, so don't blame them for staying in their own rownd, & i'm one of them.

[Six Beardy]

Never thought of this before - is getting served at the bar the one place where the usual British love of queues and queue discipline doesn't apply?

A few weeks ago I went to the Rutland Arms on the Thames, Hammersmith. It was a baking hot summers day and it was heaving there outside and in. The bar was surprisingly empty so I marched right up there only to be knocked back and pointed in the direction of a long but orderly queue behind me. I'd never seen the like before but to be fair the system worked really well and  I got served pretty quickly. On the otherhand there's a pub near me that has a sign close to the bar telling people not to queue but to go straight to the bar. So maybe this queuing thing is a new thing - some pubs encourage it, others don't. It's a new one on me though. I'm not sure if I'm in favour or not, just slightly mystified by it all

[Son of Spion]

Spending all day fumigating the house of dog fleas 😡

Fuck knows where they've come from cos we never come into contact with other dogs but hopefully we've got the little fuckers early enough so they've gone completely!!

Have they been in any long grass?

Our Jack Russell is always up to date with his flea treatment and I check his coat all the time so I knew he was flea free. Anyway, I took him to Sefton Park about a month ago and we never came into contact with any dogs at all. He did vomit the long grass though. I normally keep him out of it due to the possibility of ticks and fleas, but he was pottering about in there so I left him to it.

Anyway, we get back home and he cuddles up next to me on the couch. I can see something crawling in his coat so I had a close look. It was fleas. I killed a number of them then put him straight in the bath and used a shampoo that kills fleas. A few more of the buggers dropped off him later. I got them quick, but I was amazed that he got them in the first place. Just from that one walk where he went into long grass.

[red_Mark1980]

We rent our house. Our room is on the third floor and the light for the landing that leads up to it is essentially on the wall and completely inaccessible from the stairs.

You can't reach it from the bedroom and no step ladders will obviously fit on the stairs and be safe

What sort of moronic electrician fits a light to a wall that is broadly speaking impossible to change when it goes.

[reddebs]

Have they been in any long grass?

Our Jack Russell is always up to date with his flea treatment and I check his coat all the time so I knew he was flea free. Anyway, I took him to Sefton Park about a month ago and we never came into contact with any dogs at all. He did vomit the long grass though. I normally keep him out of it due to the possibility of ticks and fleas, but he was pottering about in there so I left him to it.

Anyway, we get back home and he cuddles up next to me on the couch. I can see something crawling in his coat so I had a close look. It was fleas. I killed a number of them then put him straight in the bath and used a shampoo that kills fleas. A few more of the buggers dropped off him later. I got them quick, but I was amazed that he got them in the first place. Just from that one walk where he went into long grass.

We walk through an area of long grass regularly but no other dogs use it to leave fleas behind. 

They're always up to date with their flea and tick stuff too as ticks are a problem with the amount of sheep round us.

We don't get foxes here as they're quietly removed by the farmers to protect the sheep and I've never seen any badgers either.

I think we've managed to get rid of them now with the tablets I got from the pet shop yesterday but I'll be getting some more today along with shampoo and the preventative treatment too. 

Thankfully we still had a full can of the spray to do the house and their bedding.

[Slippers]

Have they been in any long grass?

Our Jack Russell is always up to date with his flea treatment and I check his coat all the time so I knew he was flea free. Anyway, I took him to Sefton Park about a month ago and we never came into contact with any dogs at all. He did vomit the long grass though. I normally keep him out of it due to the possibility of ticks and fleas, but he was pottering about in there so I left him to it.

Anyway, we get back home and he cuddles up next to me on the couch. I can see something crawling in his coat so I had a close look. It was fleas. I killed a number of them then put him straight in the bath and used a shampoo that kills fleas. A few more of the buggers dropped off him later. I got them quick, but I was amazed that he got them in the first place. Just from that one walk where he went into long grass.

The little buggers are everywhere,my father used to come home covered in flea bites after moving bags of cement at work.

[PaulF]

What sort of moronic electrician fits a light to a wall that is broadly speaking impossible to change when it goes.

The sort that wants you to pay them every time a bulb needs changing?

[Claire.]

Spending all day fumigating the house of dog fleas 😡

Fuck knows where they've come from cos we never come into contact with other dogs but hopefully we've got the little fuckers early enough so they've gone completely!!

mines had them from going in long grass, indorex nukes the little fuckers and their eggs.

[kesey]

In pubs, people who don't queue along the bar but behind one person whi is stood at the bar.

At the Africa Oye years ago there was about 10 porterloos and a que just for one of them. I decided to stand outside one with no que. The door opened and I went in and nearly got lycnhed walking out 

[Mumm-Ra]

I've been at my job for years (decades) so now I'm the weird old slighltly loser-ish guy who knows a lot of stuff. As such I get a lot of questions.

What hannoys me is when people put a meeting on my calendar to ask me a question. Just ask, we have Teams, you can send me a message or give me a call. If I have time, I'll try to help you out. If I'm busy, I'll get to it when I can.
You think you're being polite and respectful of my time by booking a time slot for the question, but you're not - you're planning out my day for me and I don't like that. You're also making me wonder, until the meeting happens, what is this question about? Is there a problem I'm going to have get involved with? Have I made a mistake somewhere?

Just fkn ask me the question!! 

[Kenny's Jacket]

I've been at my job for years (decades) so now I'm the weird old slighltly loser-ish guy who knows a lot of stuff. As such I get a lot of questions.

What hannoys me is when people put a meeting on my calendar to ask me a question. Just ask, we have Teams, you can send me a message or give me a call. If I have time, I'll try to help you out. If I'm busy, I'll get to it when I can.
You think you're being polite and respectful of my time by booking a time slot for the question, but you're not - you're planning out my day for me and I don't like that. You're also making me wonder, until the meeting happens, what is this question about? Is there a problem I'm going to have get involved with? Have I made a mistake somewhere?

Just fkn ask me the question!! 

Thats is hannoying

My office used to have Skype and skype messenger on all the laptops. 
Whenever the team had a question, instead of just asking it, they would type my name.
Meaning I had to respond to my name and then wait and respond to the question.

There response to the answer was always "noted", not thank you but noted.

[reddebs]

mines had them from going in long grass, indorex nukes the little fuckers and their eggs.

I didn't look at the name but they started dying pretty quickly although there was still the odd one running around this morning so they've had a 2nd tablet.

I've bought another pack today so that's enough for 4 days and got them the flea and tick stuff to make sure the little fuckers don't come back.

We've had Lucas 8yrs and Izzy 6yrs and it's the first time either of them have had them!!!

[Elmo!]

Thats is hannoying

My office used to have Skype and skype messenger on all the laptops. 
Whenever the team had a question, instead of just asking it, they would type my name.
Meaning I had to respond to my name and then wait and respond to the question.

There response to the answer was always "noted", not thank you but noted.

Hate it when people message me on Teams and just say Hi, or "Hi, how are you?".

Just spit out what you are after please instead of trying to get me to engage before knowing what is about.

[Buck Pete]

When someone else in the same Teams meeting also uses the identical luxury beach villa background.

Listen Andrea from Birmingham, I want my Luxury beach Villa to be exclusive goddam you.

[Kenny's Jacket]

Hate it when people message me on Teams and just say Hi, or "Hi, how are you?".

Just spit out what you are after please instead of trying to get me to engage before knowing what is about.

exactly, especially as it was often, can I have annual leave on Friday please ?.

[kavah]

When someone else in the same Teams meeting also uses the identical luxury beach villa background.

Listen Andrea from Birmingham, I want my Luxury beach Villa to be exclusive goddam you.

ha ha

[reddebs]

Holy crap I'm bored!!

I was asked to come into work for 2.30pm to cover the pub as it's the bosses youngest 5th birthday today and there hasn't been a single person come in.

Not only that but the cover for the kitchen was meant to be here at 5 and there's no sign of them.

If I can't offer food if anyone does arrive there's no point opening 😔

[PaulF]

Hey , Elmo .

[Barneylfc∗]

My girlfriends kettle shoots boiling water out everywhere if you try to pour from it as soon as it clicks off when boiling is finished. Have to let it settle for 10 seconds or so for it to pour without getting water everywhere.

It's the only kettle I've ever used that does this and it annoys the fuck out of me.

[Elmo!]

Hey , Elmo .

* Changes status to Appear Offline *

[Crosby Nick]

When someone else in the same Teams meeting also uses the identical luxury beach villa background.

Listen Andrea from Birmingham, I want my Luxury beach Villa to be exclusive goddam you.

And then Dave from Nottingham says he didn’t know you two were an item.

[redbyrdz]

My girlfriends kettle shoots boiling water out everywhere if you try to pour from it as soon as it clicks off when boiling is finished. Have to let it settle for 10 seconds or so for it to pour without getting water everywhere.

It's the only kettle I've ever used that does this and it annoys the fuck out of me.

Now there's an idea for a romantic xmas pressie.

[SamLad]

amazing how many ppl get triggered by someone boiling water.