New - The things that really annoy you

[BillyDee]

Software that swaps the cancel and save buttons around on different windows.

 

[lemonjelly]

tried to acquire tickets for Jodie Cromers tour of Primae Facie this morning.
Got absolutely nowhere near...

 

[Tredman]

I know its proper old man / cloud stuff but cushions, can't find a space to fucking sit down because of the fucking things everywhere.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I know its proper old man / cloud stuff but cushions, can't find a space to fucking sit down because of the fucking things everywhere.

100% agree.

The best ones are the ones that sit on a bed all day - for no one to see them, only to be tossed on the floor to make a mess when someone is in that room.

So pointless! Decorations for ghosts.

 

[sycophantia]

Chubby little bastards, sofa parasites, pets for chairs.

 

[BillyDee]

 

[Jack Regan]

I know its proper old man / cloud stuff but cushions, can't find a space to fucking sit down because of the fucking things everywhere.

I was in a tea room yesterday (the owner hates it being called a cafe) and I was on a sofa and it was just impossible to get comfortable on it due to the sheer amount of cushions on the damn thing.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Yep, backing up the cushions thing. Why oh why? It’s that soft furnishing thing that some people think sprinkles a bit of stardust on a room who don’t understand they're just an uncomfortable blob in your back who then get pissed off when you lob them on the floor

 

[Kenny]

100% agree.

The best ones are the ones that sit on a bed all day - for no one to see them, only to be tossed on the floor to make a mess when someone is in that room.

So pointless! Decorations for ghosts.

Dave Gorman has a nice little rant about cushions on the bed on MLIG
He proved his point about them being pointless by putting a top hat on his toilet for display purposes

 

[Lupo]

Bloody doctors surgery. I rang 2 weeks ago when I was seriously ill, told there were no appointments left so I had to ring 111 and got referred to Urgent Care at Telford Hospital and had to drive over there.

Now I am dealing with something else with them, managed to get an appointment this morning (online) which was misleading and appeared like it would be a telephone consultation, tried to call to clarify but I was 26th in the queue, finally spoke to them and they told me I had missed the appointment and of course, none left for today so have to try again tomorrow.

Now I've just received a snotty text off them telling them my 'presence would have been appreciated' and if I couldn't make it I should have called (I did but was 26th in the queue) and somebody else could have made use of the appointment.

No wonder I am always so reluctant to call the docs and only do it when desperate, its infuriating

Just rang them to play my face, not that it counts for anything

 

[pagey]

Bloody doctors surgery. I rang 2 weeks ago when I was seriously ill, told there were no appointments left so I had to ring 111 and got referred to Urgent Care at Telford Hospital and had to drive over there.

Now I am dealing with something else with them, managed to get an appointment this morning (online) which was misleading and appeared like it would be a telephone consultation, tried to call to clarify but I was 26th in the queue, finally spoke to them and they told me I had missed the appointment and of course, none left for today so have to try again tomorrow.

Now I've just received a snotty text off them telling them my 'presence would have been appreciated' and if I couldn't make it I should have called (I did but was 26th in the queue) and somebody else could have made use of the appointment.

No wonder I am always so reluctant to call the docs and only do it when desperate, its infuriating

Just rang them to play my face, not that it counts for anything

Similar vein, had a text last week to click on link and make an appointment with Doctor, which I did, turned up to appointment Friday to be told by Dr that I should have done it over phone as its only a prescription review. So why send me a link?

Decided he'd take my blood pressure whilst there (which was normal for me but higher than the average)

Tried prescribing additional meds to lower it, untill I informed him my hospital consultant doesn't want it any lower as its probably preventing me from having a stroke.

He then decides to read notes and confirms I'm correct.

I get they're busy and under pressure but surely read a patients recent notes first?

 

[Hereford Wolf]

You Tube videos that show you something stupid and then at the end the person gives you a ‘knowledgeable’ smile and a big thumbs up. Twats.

 

[Dire Wolf]

I'm coming back to it again because it never goes away: inconsiderate dog owners. And there are a LOT of them.

We went for a run yesterday on a route that took us onto a trail at the back of our village. To get onto the trail you go through a narrow opening between a fence and a barrier for cars. Some inconsiderate wanker had let their dog shit in the only spot that people can get through to access the trail and just left it there. Fucking wanker.

 

[lemonjelly]

Glossing. started doing the upstairs weeks ago. Clearly not been done for many years (we've been here 10!) so multiple coats needed. And the door frames are such odd shapes! And it is never fucking ending.

Only bright side is enjoying some decent tunes whilst painting.

 

[pagey]

Inconsiderate Joggers who can't stop to cross a road when you're coming along at 30.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Inconsiderate Joggers who can't stop to cross a road when you're coming along at 30.

You might not be talking about junctions, but this doesn't seem to be widely known. (The pedestrian one)

 

[Tony Towner]

Well I didn't know that. Google tells me it came into force in 2022. Seems a recipe for rear end shunts

 

[Tredman]

Better that than dead pedestrians or cyclists

 

[sycophantia]

It's daft, the was nothing wrong with the original rule that if a pedestrian had already started crossing, they had priority.
Also I think the advice to pedestrians was not to cross near a junction.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

It does seem a bit counterintuitive when it's easier to stop a pedestrian than a vehicle, especially when the vehicle is on the busier road. Doesn't seem to have really altered pedestrian behaviour much from what I've seen though.

Often end up with that exact scenario turning into my street, I have to turn left and with a row of shops just before the turn quite often pedestrians walking along in the same direction. Always been very cautious as the driver approaching that turn as a lot of people simply wouldn't look over their shoulder approaching the junction but even now they have right of way the ones who do tend to stop and usher you round before they cross. As a pedestrian I'd still always give way to the car in that situation.