Things that piss you off that shouldn't

[KenjiOgiwara]

On 12/05/2019 at 13:56, Michelsen said:

It’s kind of like sitting on death row (only I have noooooo appetite for a least meal.)

Haha. Probably the worst comparison I've ever read, but I get exactly what you mean

[chappy]

On 12/05/2019 at 16:50, bickster said:

Yet they all do it, press the button, some even wait until it tells them to cross

In Germany this is law-abiding behaviour

[bickster]

34 minutes ago, chappy said:

In Germany this is law-abiding behaviour

So is paying a percentage of your income in tax to your church

[a m ole]

On 12/05/2019 at 15:09, rjw63 said:

Pedestrians who push the crossing lights before seeing if there's any traffic to actually stop.

How about people who press the button when the WAIT light is illuminated, or people who repeatedly press the button like they can make it change quicker. Or how about people who come and press the button while you’re stood next to it, waiting, like you forgot to. OR, the people that are stood at the crossing and haven’t pressed the button.

Too large a proportion of the population do these things.

On a similar note, how about people who try to open a toilet door when the red occupied indicator is on the lock. Seriously, how oblivious can you be.

[chrisp65]

8 minutes ago, a m ole said:

How about people who press the button when the WAIT light is illuminated, or people who repeatedly press the button like they can make it change quicker. Or how about people who come and press the button while you’re stood next to it, waiting, like you forgot to. OR, the people that are stood at the crossing and haven’t pressed the button.

Too large a proportion of the population do these things.

On a similar note, how about people who try to open a toilet door when the red occupied indicator is on the lock. Seriously, how oblivious can you be.

people who press both escalator buttons

[BOF]

On 12/05/2019 at 16:50, bickster said:

some even wait until it tells them to cross, others press the button then march across, I don't get either

See that I don't mind.  If you've pressed the button then **** wait.  At least it serves a purpose then.  There's little more annoying than a pedestrian red light and not a sinner in sight.  If you see someone pressing the button and not waiting for the red then you should legally be allowed throw rocks at them.

[villa4europe]

On 13/05/2019 at 22:37, chappy said:

In Germany this is law-abiding behaviour

Yeah you can get an on the spot fine of €25 I think if they catch you crossing the road not at the lights or when the lights are red, people stand by it too, in the morning I've got a crossing that's a shitter, good 5 mins between each stop so if I know I'm not going to make it I'll weave diagonally through the stood still cars to get across, they look at you like you've just beamed down 

I am gangster though obviously 

[villa4europe]

On 13/05/2019 at 23:15, bickster said:

So is paying a percentage of your income in tax to your church

Think it's different per region, set €30 a month here, my missus recently left much to the bemusement of her family, they are surprisingly really religious here 

Edited May 15, 2019 by villa4europe

[rjw63]

2 hours ago, chrisp65 said:

people who press both escalator buttons

You must mean elevator

[bickster]

1 hour ago, villa4europe said:

Think it's different per region, set €30 a month here, my missus recently left much to the bemusement of her family, they are surprisingly really religious here 

It is definitely different per region. My daughter lived in Hannover for 5 months last year, it didn't affect her but her best mate who was with her, is a dual national German so she had to go to the town hall to opt out of it. I think some regions are 8% and some are 9%

[bickster]

3 hours ago, chrisp65 said:

people who press both escalator buttons

depends on the lifts, We have some offices down the road from the main site that we rent from the council, two lifts and the buttons are not linked to each other

[chrisp65]

Just now, bickster said:

depends on the lifts, We have some offices down the road from the main site that we rent from the council, two lifts and the buttons are not linked to each other

but surely one is for up and one is for down?

[chrisp65]

20 minutes ago, rjw63 said:

You must mean elevator

yep

and even then I should've said lift

[bickster]

1 minute ago, chrisp65 said:

but surely one is for up and one is for down?

AH if you mean both the up and down buttons at the same time, then they are dicks, I thought you meant two up buttons for example

[Designer1]

Car buying.

[bickster]

3 minutes ago, Designer1 said:

Car buying.

Its not the buying of the car, its the twunts you have to deal with to buy a car

[chrisp65]

Just now, bickster said:

AH if you mean both the up and down buttons at the same time, then they are dicks, I thought you meant two up buttons for example

my whole point has been a disaster

Yeah, I meant the sort of shopping mall zombie that appears to be particularly attracted to St Davids SC in Cardiff where there appears to be a local custom of everyone pressing every button with all the lifts full of people going up and down for ride.

These are the same people that get to decide our economic and social futures with their votes of equal worth to mine.

Though tbf, they probably know the difference between a lift and an escalator.

[BOF]

37 minutes ago, chrisp65 said:

my whole point has been a disaster

Yeah, I meant the sort of shopping mall zombie that appears to be particularly attracted to St Davids SC in Cardiff where there appears to be a local custom of everyone pressing every button with all the lifts full of people going up and down for ride.

These are the same people that get to decide our economic and social futures with their votes of equal worth to mine.

Though tbf, they probably know the difference between a lift and an escalator.

Sounds like you need a stairlift.

[Chindie]

Decided that I finally couldn't put off cutting the hedge any longer earlier. I hate gardening. I hate doing gardening at the front of the house even more, because my neighbour has cats, which means basically they've imposed cats on the surrounding area, as I've said many times. For some reason they treat my front garden as a toilet. So whenever the dreaded gardening has to happen I end up having to be hyper aware of the fact that, somewhere, there's a nice present of cat shit just waiting to be trod on, or, worse, obliterated by the strimmer and pebble dashing the entire area in purest evil.

Today, though... No cat shit. I was careful. I scouted the usual areas, the demilitarised zone of neglected flower bed is usually peppered with cunningly hidden mines of disgust. Nothing. The corner of the hedge is another hot zone, but it was quiet. Too quiet? I kept my guard up, trimmed the hedge. I was careful around the fence post of the drive, the overhang of overgrown branches just above the ground had caught me by surprise before and that pair of shoes will never be the same. Nothing. I did the demoralising sweep up of cuttings, conscious of the time a hair ridden nugget of sinus napalm had secreted itself in the pile and claimed a set of gardening gloves. Nothing.

I grabbed the strimmer. There was no doubt this was going to be a half arsed effort so quickly waving the strimmer at the grass and weeds and retired flower bed would be fitting. A few weeds trying to invade the house got shredded. Some grass in the drive fit brought down a peg. The strip of grass that exists to save money on slabs right in the middle of the drive.

Slap bang in the middle of it. Completely obvious. You couldn't have placed it any more perfectly. 5 lumps of cat shit. Fresh lumps. Right where I was about to do. Done with malice. Timed to the point I'd gone to get the strimmer.

Ended up wretching on my drive as I tried to use a garden broom to sweep the vomit fuel out of the grass.

**** cats.

 

[turvontour]

Taxi drivers asking me the best or quickest way for them to go, particularly given sat navs. 

Whats the equivalent of that in other jobs.