Pet hates

[350TSS]

Aside from forums where you cannot find things I have a few

Not in order of importance - just as I think of them or they encroach on my consciousness

1. Power tool cases that have no place to store the lead/plug so it takes you nearly as much time to close the lid with all the wiring inside as it does to do the job you got it out for in the first place.

2. Packaging that ruins the product -e.g. blister packs that are impossible to open without a lot of force that ensures that when the material finally gives way the contents are thrown everywhere - I know I could use scissors but they are not usually handy when I want to open the packaging

3. pop up adverts on the internet that always come into view where you want to look on the screen

What are yours??/

[Darkness]

I was going to say "pets", but that's not fair, it's the owners who don't have any control of their animals but feel that walking around shouting is an acceptable alternative that really bug me. Just saying.....that's another one. :spin::spin:

[Ursa]

I have a pet hate of mansplaining and the patriarchy

[Darkness]

...mansplaining...

"reeks of gender essentialism – the idea that specific physical, social or cultural traits are native to a particular gender"

[Ursa]

"reeks of gender essentialism – the idea that specific physical, social or cultural traits are native to a particular gender"

LOL you're trying to mansplain mansplaining. Badly . :biggrin:

[Moco1961]

:chuckle:Hmmmm..... I could fill a page,

1) middle lane cruisers who refuse to acknowledge there is an inside lane.

2) anyone in a public place, eg eating establishment who insists on shouting down a mobile phone.

3)..... Actually, mobile phones !

4)... Excessive advert breaks during interesting/good tv

5). Non disabled people parking in disabled spaces

6). Random sales people who call you and behave like they were your long lost buddy.

7). Anyone eating anything during a film in the cinema with noisy packaging

8). Individuals who change their accent to suit social circles

9). Individuals who constantly pace the isle of a plane......

10) bar staff who seem unaware of the next person in line to serve...

11) internet sites that insist you register and log in to look at an article....


AND Relax...............:spin::spin::spin:

[Darkness]

LOL you're trying to mansplain mansplaining. Badly . :biggrin:

LOL: you're trying to marginalise anything I think or say.......?

[350TSS]

Car drivers who turn right from the centre of their carriageway when, if they moved to the crown of the road, there would be room for traffic to flow on their inside.

[Moco1961]

12)........cyclists who ignore red lights

[Martin Duke]

12)........cyclists who ignore red lights
Drivers who don't use their effing indicators!!

I have been nearly run over several times - I always stop the driver and ask if their indicators have broken - the indignant driver always says "no" so I remind them that if they used them everyone would know where they planned to go!

Martin

[Luxexterior]

Audis!:chuckle:

[utopia]

I have a pet hate of mansplaining and the patriarchy

Oh, go on then.
I hate such terms, which imply that it is an exclusively male failing to argue aggressively/dismissively or try to dominate.

Of pets, I hate the fact that there are no restrictions whatsoever on over 10 million pet cats being free to sh1t in everyone else's garden and kill all the baby birds in the neighbourhood.

And I think I still hate Thatcher.

Apart from that, I try to be philosophical.
But minor irksomenesses are ..
1) "Picture is for illustration only" .... er, yeah, and ?
2) Would of, should of, could of. ..... Just learn the fu*king language.
3) Black speedhumps on a dark, wet night.
4) Folk who park on double yellows with their hazards flashing while they nip in the shop.
5) Innuendo ridden and overly "explicit" celebrities on tv. .. shockingly predictable.
6) Running out of milk/tea/rizlas late at night.
7) Bike thieves.

[Maggsy]

Middle-lane hoggers
Outside-lane hoggers
Busses which don’t actually pull into the bus stop, thus still blocking the road.
People who don’t put their lights on in fog/heavy rain.
People who leave their rear foglights on when it’s not foggy.
People who won’t merge alternately when two lanes go into one.
PPI phone calls.
Brexit.
Trump.
Just noticed most of these occur when I’m in the car. Must be a lesson there somewhere!

[Moco1961]

Audis!:chuckle:

.................i wondered how long that would take !!

13)....Field mice....especially those who eat wire insulation

14).....instructions that are photographs with no words ( B&Q you know who you are )

15)....automated tele sales ( you cant even rant at a recorded voice)

[buzzbomb]

Audis!:chuckle:

I think you mean the CIA...:scratch:

[Ursa]

Oh, go on then.
I hate such terms, which imply that it is an exclusively male failing to argue aggressively/dismissively or try to dominate.
.

Except you miss the point and the specific causation that some males choose to do this is that their audience is female, which you, as male, will not have experienced in the capacity of being on the receiving end. Obviously.

And it's disingenuous to suggest it's an argumentative or aggressive trait, often it's simply patronising somebody because of their gender, backhanded comments etc.

I'm with you on the cats thing though. Down with cats.

[Tandy]

eBay sellers who magically go away working and 'forget' to send the item you've paid hard earned money for although can still magically take pictures and post other items for sale even soo far from home

[chris.p]

I hater to see riders put there Helmets on there mirrors or seat :thumbsdown:

[boris]

Key operated Corned Beef tins that eventually require half the tools in the garage to open successfully. And a blessed miracle that you survive unscathed and cut free! I've come off my bike with less injuries than opening psycho CB tins..

[350TSS]

Drove my daughter to Greenwich to her music school, the road between the observatory and the river is a complete mess, painted lines everywhere, posts stuck into the pavement every 15 metres and about 300 signs displayed per mile. Christoper Wren would have had apoplexy.

[Petej]

When the person in fronts indicators are not in sync with yours.......

[350TSS]

Service companies who provide a telephone help desk where you go through a time consuming and extensive automated menu to be confronted eventually with a person who is not interested and does not know how to solve the problem, they pass you onto another number and the process is repeated. On the third repetition they advise you that you are now being charged for the privelidge. UPS does this ring a bell?
I “solved” the problem by cancelling the order

[jonzi]

...I'm with you on the cats thing though. Down with cats.

I don't think we can be friends any more.

[Darren69]

At least cats don't crap all over the pavements and grass where you walk! - Down with ignorant dog owners

[Luxexterior]

.................i wondered how long that would take !!

13)....Field mice....especially those who eat wire insulation

14).....instructions that are photographs with no words ( B&Q you know who you are )

15)....automated tele sales ( you cant even rant at a recorded voice)

I think you mean the CIA...:scratch:

Sorry chaps, they (Audis or at least their drivers) keep trying to kill me! :grump:

[rbt1548]

When people use the phrase "back in the day".......... What day is it ?, I really wish you would tell me!

You have used the word 'THE' which is the definitive article, which means one, in this case it is a specific day!

[Chriswilly]

I don't hate anything or anyone - I just prefer others!

[Blah blah]

Well, like ya know, like, it's like ya know like...

init mate !

[Grumpy]

Being called bud or buddy by sales staff!
I'm neither, I'm the customer!!

[bigredduke]

Christmas tat in the shops in October
Music in shops
People who sing along to music in shops

[Jez900ie]

Christmas tat in the shops in October
Music in shops
People who sing along to music in shops

Do you hate the people who sing along to Christmas music in shops, during October the most?

[bigredduke]

Do you hate the people who sing along to Christmas music in shops, during October the most?

Indeed, that is particularly offensive. They should be strangled with a Jolly Santa stocking & hung up with the other far-too-premature Christmas rubbish as a warning to other miscreants.

[Jez900ie]

Indeed, that is particularly offensive. They should be strangled with a Jolly Santa stocking & hung up with the other far-too-premature Christmas rubbish as a warning to other miscreants.

Good I'm glad you've made that completely clear... LOL!

[Blah blah]

Oh, and "their, there and they're"

[Darkness]

Oh, and "their, there and they're"

And "Thar" too: you can't leave the Pirates and Whalers out of it....:biggrin::biggrin:

[350TSS]

Black plastic bin liners that cannot be separated
cling film that isn't
Car carpet pile that traps leaf stalks and then furs over when a vacuum nozzle is applied sealing the stalks forever in the pile
Rant over for today

[Moco1961]

16....Drivers who ignore one way systems in shop car parks in order to grab a space .

17.....people who dont even acknowledge you when you hold a door open for them.:thumbsdown:

[Mr Gazza]

... touching the cold wall with my bare arse in the stupidly small bog at work.

December.

[ChrisC2925]

Idiots who drive in the middle lane when the inside is empty. Even worse people who eventually move out of lane 3 to let you overtake, you go into the middle or inside and they go back into the outside lane

[Moco1961]

18........January sales traffic !!!!

[dacs]

Turning up at a Norfolk section meet and having to park next to Mr Gazza's 2017 Bike of the Year - making my 750 Dark look like c**p :Furious:

[Jez900ie]

Christmas tat in the shops in October
Music in shops
People who sing along to music in shops

Just a quick note, the Christmas music has now stopped in all good stores and on most places surveyed, reports indicate singing is now rare or non existent. Goodluck with resuming shopping!

[bigredduke]

Just a quick note, the Christmas music has now stopped in all good stores and on most places surveyed, reports indicate singing is now rare or non existent. Goodluck with resuming shopping!

Excellent news! No music with online shopping anytime.:thumbsup:

[Mr Gazza]

Turning up at a Norfolk section meet and having to park next to Mr Gazza's 2017 Bike of the Year - making my 750 Dark look like c**p :Furious:

:chuckle::chuckle::chuckle: Ah yes but you still hold the coveted title of "UKMOC, Most Bins in Photo"

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[bigredduke]

The recent trend for car adverts that don't tell you the actual price of the car, just "from £xxx per month" GRRRRRRRRRR!

TV adverts for kitchens & wardrobes where the rooms are bigger than most people's entire house. The marketing bods would probably claim that they are 'aspirational'.

[Darkness]

The recent trend for car adverts that don't tell you the actual price of the car, just "from £xxx per month" GRRRRRRRRRR!

TV adverts for kitchens & wardrobes where the rooms are bigger than most people's entire house. The marketing bods would probably claim that they are 'aspirational'.

You mean you haven't upgraded your house to being just an enormous kitchen with his, hers, and the other ones en-suite wardrobes yet? How bizarre!

[Chriswilly]

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