Trivial Things That Really Shouldn't Annoy You, But Do!

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crisp packets, a horrible scrunchy rustling noise when opening a packet and nothing more annoying when someone opens a packet next to you on the bus.
 
People who just get in my way when I'm walking either by being slow, or just walking infront of me.
For example in a supermarket I'll stand back and look at the shelves....people who just come and stand infront of you.
Or when you're looking at the same shelves as someone else and they're just in the way...and if they moved to the side a little bit there'd be plenty of room for both of you.....just no spatial awareness whatsoever.
 
Marcel said:
People who just get in my way when I'm walking either by being slow, or just walking infront of me.
For example in a supermarket I'll stand back and look at the shelves....people who just come and stand infront of you.
Or when you're looking at the same shelves as someone else and they're just in the way...and if they moved to the side a little bit there'd be plenty of room for both of you.....just no spatial awareness whatsoever.
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Yes. You can move to the side, but they will immediately copy you, and you're both back in the same situation...Fortunately I don't go to supermarkets very often.
 
The way people queue in this part of the world gets on my wick. Leaving a 2 metre space between you and the person in front of you, what's that all about?
 
Rushing to stand right next to the carousel at airports when waiting for their luggage. (as though it will magically bring theirs first)
Stand back ffs, then we can all see & there's then room to move forward to collect as they appear.
 
People who deliberately stand side by side on escalators, and when you say "excuse me", they just look at you and reluctantly move out of the way, or reply "what is your problem" - they need a good poke in the eye with a sharp stick.:mad:
 
People who take 5 minutes to answer a simple question - why speak for 10 seconds when you can waste my time for 300!

And squirrels. They eat anything I grow in the garden, and turn me into some demented dad chasing them away with anything - god knows what the neighbours think! :D
 
Slow walkers in shopping centers.

People who don't hold the door open.

When peoples idea of tidying up is to just stack things on top of each other.

When the escalator hand rail moves slightly faster than the steps and you end up awkwardly cuddling the person in front.

People who don't say thank you when you hold the door open.

When someone asks what is happening in a film, but you are both watching it for the first time!

People.

Screws in light switches that are not aligned to that the slots are parallel.

People who hold a door open for you when you are nowhere close and you have to do that weird skip/jog thing to get their quicker.

Anyone who thinks that road tax still exists and only car drivers contribute to the maintenance of roads.
 
Other cars being driven 10mph or more below the speed limit on quiet country roads.

Drivers undertaking on the motorway. (maybe not that trivial)

People placing me in difficult/embarrassing situations through their personal carelessness.

Taking crap pictures of beautiful things.

Spam.
 
Nikon Ken said:
Seeing a Union Jack flown upside down. If you're going to fly the flag, get it right.:mad:
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Yep, one of my pet hates. How many times do you see folk/kids waving those upside down flags on Royal visits. :mad:

A few years ago even our local town hall was flying it upside down :rolleyes: They got told though. (y)
 
Nikon Ken said:
Seeing a Union Jack flown upside down. If you're going to fly the flag, get it right.:mad:
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Seeing the Union Flag referred to as the "Jack" when it's on land. ;)
 
People speaking on the phone whilst on a packed commuter train.

Really it hurts nobody and affects nobody but it drives me up the wall.
 
Yes, people walking slowly in supermarkets and, especially stopping to talk in shop doorways. Why do people slow down in a supermarket? I tend to accelerate.

Babies and carnivals and conferences, and other things, mysteriously being elevated to proper noun status: Baby's first machete. The second day of Carnival. Conference is expected to be exciting this year.
 
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I get irritated every time I am in a pub, go up to the bar and am faced with a grammatically incorrect Guinness pump!

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People posting facebook-style posts on LinkedIn.

Facebook-stye posts on Facebook. :p
 
ancient_mariner said:
Other cars being driven 10mph or more below the speed limit on quiet country roads.

Drivers undertaking on the motorway. (maybe not that trivial)

People placing me in difficult/embarrassing situations through their personal carelessness.

Taking crap pictures of beautiful things.

Spam.
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There are country roads all around our village with NSL signs, but there is no way it is safe to do 60mph along most sections.
Undertaking cars is something which should be a last resort. On the four lane sections of the M2, it is not uncommon to see someone driving in the third lane at around 55 - 65mph, alongside traffic which is doing 80mph plus. Therefore the safe option if you are doing 70mph is to undertake in the 1st lane, leaving a complete lane free.
 
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andy700 said:
There are country roads all around our village with NSL signs, but there is no way it is safe to do 60mph along most sections.
Undertaking cars is something which should be a last resort. On the four lane sections of the M2, it is not uncommon to see someone driving in the third lane at around 55 - 65mph, alongside traffic which is doing 80mph plus. Therefore the safe option if you are doing 70mph is to undertake in the 1st lane, leaving a complete lane free.
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Ahhh the M2, some of the driving is horrific on that road.

I rarely undertake unless it's clear the car in front is not going to move across, then it's fair game.

The amount of people who think it's ok to drive at a steady pace in the overtaking lanes is worrying.
 
andy700 said:
There are country roads all around our village with NSL signs, but there is no way it is safe to do 60mph along most sections.
Undertaking cars is something which should be a last resort. On the four lane sections of the M2, it is not uncommon to see someone driving in the third lane at around 55 - 65mph, alongside traffic which is doing 80mph plus. Therefore the safe option if you are doing 70mph is to undertake in the 1st lane, leaving a complete lane free.
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National speed limit on single carriageway roads is 60mph.

If you undertake when the traffic is flowing normally then you are breaking the law, and will quite possibly be responsible for killing someone. And yes, it's frustrating for those who want to drive reasonably close to the speed limit.

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People who correct others posts using incorrect facts. ;)
 
I hate the idiots who tailgate me,so i tap my brakes to annoy them more.:D:):banana:
 
jockwav said:
I hate the idiots who tailgate me,so i tap my brakes to annoy them more.:D:):banana:
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Depends on the circumstances, personally I don't try and hold people up but if I am overtaking or it's a single lane then I get the hump when people tailgate.

If I come up on somebody who is going slow then I will fall back a little to get a decent view ahead and then overtake. I'm not going to sit behind a slow driver.
 
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