Pet Peeves IV

[Hermit Crab]

Companies that badger you with phone calls after purchasing from them. Bought a washing machine from AO and paid for installation, recycling of the old one etc and they've called me nearly every day trying to get me to take out insurance on it as well. The whole thing has cost me £500 and if they think I'm giving them even more money then they are very much mistaken. I'm very close to blocking the number but cant just now as its not been delivered yet. Pissing me right off they are.

[Hibernian Verse]

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This new orange-coloured (vitamin c?) advert that surrounds hibs.net and stops you actually clicking on threads while it’s up.

Been plenty of ads for a while but this is first one I’ve ever noticed that actually interrupts your browsing… other than inadvertently making you click on them as the screen jumps around.

Note - just a pet peev, not an official complaint or dig at admins 😁

That'll be based on your recent searches/cookies. You been googling coloured pills?

You can get rid of the ads by signing up to being a PM.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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That'll be based on your recent searches/cookies. You been googling coloured pills?

You can get rid of the ads by signing up to being a PM.

At least it wasn't Black Pill, Traces reference incase you're lost. 😉

[overdrive]

Folk that don’t wait for those getting off a tram/train/tube to actually get off before getting on.

[Jones28]

Dishwashers that leave things unwashed.


Just **** off.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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Dishwashers that leave things unwashed.


Just **** off.

I would get rid of her! 😉

[Jones28]

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I would get rid of her! 😉

😂 bound to be someone

[WeeRussell]

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That'll be based on your recent searches/cookies. You been googling coloured pills?

You can get rid of the ads by signing up to being a PM.

It should be full of naked ladies and betting sites in that case?! 😂

Can’t think I’ll have been searching for vitamins but I was on whisky at the weekend so anything is possible!

[The Modfather]

Cars that don’t indicate when they’re coming off a roundabout

[Onceinawhile]

People who post driving pet peeves in the pet peeves thread, instead of the driving pet peeves thread.

[Moulin Yarns]

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Cars that don’t indicate when they’re coming off a roundabout

It's not the car that doesn't indicate. 😉

[Northernhibee]

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People who post driving pet peeves in the pet peeves thread, instead of the driving pet peeves thread.

People posting pet peeves in the driving pet peeves thread, instead of the pet peeves thread

[overdrive]

1. When your partner thinks she’s being helpful by bringing the wheelie bin in on bin day, but hasn’t actually checked to see if it is empty. I then go to put something in it to find it is still full.

2. She doesn’t learn her lesson and does the same thing with the recycling wheelie bin the next week and I go to put recycling in it that wouldn’t fit for today’s uplift, only to find that’s full too.

[overdrive]

People who reply to a post on social media saying the OP isn’t valid because there’s more serious issues in the world.

Example: I’m a member of a Facebook group for users of Sonos products. Someone has posted that they’ve bought a subwoofer and can’t get it to work, tried all the things Sonos have suggested, to no avail and as a result they are getting really pissed off.

First reply: I’m sorry you’ve been inconvenienced but there’s children being killed in Ukraine as we speak so a bit of perspective.

So because there’s an awful atrocity being committed in Ukraine, you can’t complain or have a moan about anything else?

[Pretty Boy]

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People who reply to a post on social media saying the OP isn’t valid because there’s more serious issues in the world.

Example: I’m a member of a Facebook group for users of Sonos products. Someone has posted that they’ve bought a subwoofer and can’t get it to work, tried all the things Sonos have suggested, to no avail and as a result they are getting really pissed off.

First reply: I’m sorry you’ve been inconvenienced but there’s children being killed in Ukraine as we speak so a bit of perspective.

So because there’s an awful atrocity being committed in Ukraine, you can’t complain or have a moan about anything else?

I never thought being able to care about multiple things at a time was that impressive a skill.

In recent times thanks to covid and Ukraine I've realised it's actually a really rare attribute that I should make a bigger deal about.

[CropleyWasGod]

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People who reply to a post on social media saying the OP isn’t valid because there’s more serious issues in the world.

Example: I’m a member of a Facebook group for users of Sonos products. Someone has posted that they’ve bought a subwoofer and can’t get it to work, tried all the things Sonos have suggested, to no avail and as a result they are getting really pissed off.

First reply: I’m sorry you’ve been inconvenienced but there’s children being killed in Ukraine as we speak so a bit of perspective.

So because there’s an awful atrocity being committed in Ukraine, you can’t complain or have a moan about anything else?

Happened recently on this board.

It was ignored 😄

[Northernhibee]

The adverts all over YouTube for some gambling website with a "modern vampire". I know it's an actor playing a part but I couldn't possibly tire of slapping him.

[overdrive]

A couple of ones that arose when I was at the gym last night.

1. Folk that don’t lock the locker that they’ve used. I must have opened around 5 lockers that were seemingly free only to find stuff in them.

2. Public displays of affection in the gym. It’s not needed! I was on a machine and this couple were stood in front of me (maybe a couple of metres away), full on deep French kissing and feeling each other up. I couldn’t really look anywhere else given what I was doing. This went on for what seemed like an eternity, not just a quick kiss and move on.

[Jones28]

Things that arrive with things in them that get duplicated a million times over.

I got a new router for the internet and it arrived with ethernet and power cables that we’ve already got millions of and will only end up chucking out.

My work recently replaced all our screens in the office (about 20 in total), all of them came with all the cabling that we already had duplicates of, and there doesn’t seem to be any way to return the cables to be used again. As a result we have literal boxes of cabling that we have no use for.

I recently got gifted a Dewalt strimmer for my birthday, but as it came with a battery it came with charger of which I already have three, and again there’s no way I’ve seen to return them to be re used. I have no use for a second, let alone a third.

[Alfiembra]

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Things that arrive with things in them that get duplicated a million times over.

I got a new router for the internet and it arrived with ethernet and power cables that we’ve already got millions of and will only end up chucking out.

My work recently replaced all our screens in the office (about 20 in total), all of them came with all the cabling that we already had duplicates of, and there doesn’t seem to be any way to return the cables to be used again. As a result we have literal boxes of cabling that we have no use for.

I recently got gifted a Dewalt strimmer for my birthday, but as it came with a battery it came with charger of which I already have three, and again there’s no way I’ve seen to return them to be re used. I have no use for a second, let alone a third.

Your Dewalt chargers and batteries there’s a good market for them, as many brands now sell power tools as “body only” with no charger or battery so if you were to stick them on Gumtree or similar I’m sure there’ll be interest.

[Killiehibbie]

Forgetting how awkward moving furniture is and getting roped into another removal.

[overdrive]

Netflix’s habit of needlessly drawing out a documentary. On episode 3 of 4 of Bad Vegan and I’m enjoying it but jeez it could have been one hour long documentary. The amount of repetition is ridiculous. You’d be wrecked if you played a drinking game where you drank it very time they showed her walking into the restaurant in her hoodie.

Also see Don’t F With Cats, Tinder Swindler, etc.

[Pretty Boy]

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Netflix’s habit of needlessly drawing out a documentary. On episode 3 of 4 of Bad Vegan and I’m enjoying it but jeez it could have been one hour long documentary. The amount of repetition is ridiculous. You’d be wrecked if you played a drinking game where you drank it very time they showed her walking into the restaurant in her hoodie.

Also see Don’t F With Cats, Tinder Swindler, etc.

Tiger King was the absolute worst for this. An hours worth of material, 2 tops, that they dragged out for about 10 episodes, then made a 2nd series FFS.

I still maintain that if lockdown hadn't happened that show would never have been close to the same level of popularity. It was garbage.

[Scouse Hibee]

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Tiger King was the absolute worst for this. An hours worth of material, 2 tops, that they dragged out for about 10 episodes, then made a 2nd series FFS.

I still maintain that if lockdown hadn't happened that show would never have been close to the same level of popularity. It was garbage.

At last,someone that agrees with me about Tiger King!

[Northernhibee]

There are a few of us who need to lose weight (various shapes and sizes) who play a friendly game of six a side in the evenings once or twice a week. Everyone works hard and we’ve got some half decent players in our ranks.

Last weekend two utter tosspots who were plenty old enough to know better decided to provide “hilarious” commentary and film bits on their phones.

Sad that people making positive changes feel as if they’re not welcome in doing so.

[Pretty Boy]

People who eat whilst on the phone to you, particularly in a work setting. Disgusting.

[overdrive]

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People who eat whilst on the phone to you, particularly in a work setting. Disgusting.

I had a member of an interview panel eat whilst I was being interviewed on a video call. She finished asking her questions, didn't bother muting herself or turning off her camera as she brought out her sandwiches as the next panel member started asking his questions. As well as being disgusting, it was off-putting and disrespectful I thought.

[sleeping giant]

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People who eat whilst on the phone to you, particularly in a work setting. Disgusting.

Ooft.

It seems like folk think its a cool thing to do nowadays.
Michael Stewart does it a lot while on the radio.
Gies me the boak.

[Stairway 2 7]

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People who eat whilst on the phone to you, particularly in a work setting. Disgusting.

My mates a dental assistant and she said there was a boy casually eating a cheese and onion crusty baguette whilst waiting. Never even rinsed his teeth whilst sitting for appointment. Years later and the image is still giving me the boak

[Jones28]

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Netflix’s habit of needlessly drawing out a documentary. On episode 3 of 4 of Bad Vegan and I’m enjoying it but jeez it could have been one hour long documentary. The amount of repetition is ridiculous. You’d be wrecked if you played a drinking game where you drank it very time they showed her walking into the restaurant in her hoodie.

Also see Don’t F With Cats, Tinder Swindler, etc.

Making A Murderer could have been about 4 episodes long. How many times did we have to see a google maps shot of the junkyard FFS?