Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[Electric_Andy]

When you engage in a conversation with the check out cashier,and then realise there actually talking to their colleagues on a radio headset

Don't get me started on that! Staff bellowing to other staff across a shop floor I find really rude (when I am in close proximity to them). Also staff having full-on private conversations in front of customers. But the worst thing i encountered recently was, when browsing the "free-from" section, a member of staff cut right in front of me and dropped a box on the floor, only inches from my feet. I was so shockedd I didn't even know what to say. In fact I did know what to say but thought better of it and said nothing. Some people have no idea about customer service, personal space, shop etiquette and basic dignity

 

[youngoldbloke]

Its 15th november and ive seen loads of houses near me with full Christmas lights and a tree in the window. When i say loads I mean at least 10, but i live in a very busy suburb of London so drive past hundreds of houses every night.
why do people want decorations up at home in mid November. It’s absolutely crazy. You’d be thoroughly bored of them before Christmas.

Why have supermarkets had aisles full of Christmas food to buy since early November, much of it perishable. I can't believe it will be put away, not eaten until the Christmas holiday. Two months of excessive calorie intake. Obesity epidemic? What a surprise!

 

[Beebo]

Why have supermarkets had aisles full of Christmas food to buy since early November, much of it perishable. I can't believe it will be put away, not eaten until the Christmas holiday. Two months of excessive calorie intake. Obesity epidemic? What a surprise!

I’ve eaten a few mince pies already. But no way do the decorations go up before we are well into December.

 

[Kingfisher101]

Christmas starts immediately after Halloween now. I'm sure when I was young it only started a couple of weeks before the actual event. The whole celebration I cant stand. We don't do it. I think its rampant consumerism for the shops and greedy children.

 

[simongt]

Some years ago, at hotel I was working, we'd just got over the Crimbo rush and within a week, the display window near reception had been filled with an Easter setup.

 

[simongt]

I think its rampant consumerism for the shops and greedy children.

But very much fed with the invariable gullibility of the actual consumer for getting sucked in by it all.

 

[figbat]

Its 15th november and ive seen loads of houses near me with full Christmas lights and a tree in the window. When i say loads I mean at least 10, but i live in a very busy suburb of London so drive past hundreds of houses every night.
why do people want decorations up at home in mid November. It’s absolutely crazy. You’d be thoroughly bored of them before Christmas.

Could be for Diwali?

 

[Beebo]

Could be for Diwali?

We have loads of Diwali stuff too. The fireworks last sunday were far louder than bonfire night.
But these are definitely Christmas lights.

 

[Chris S]

Christmas starts immediately after Halloween now. I'm sure when I was young it only started a couple of weeks before the actual event. The whole celebration I cant stand. We don't do it. I think its rampant consumerism for the shops and greedy children.

Christmas Day was just another working day in Britain until the 1840s. The secular celebrations are just a Victorian invention.

 

[grldtnr]

I do that often. Because I find it more inconsiderate when people spend ages in front of a display deciding which pizza (for example) they want and block anyone else getting in. Never mind when they do it in front of the reduced section!!

I load the unattended trolley with all manner of things, but to be fair to the shop ,nothing temperature sensitive.
The returning shopper must think , eh , wot! I didn't want a whole box of tampons!!!!!!.
I never stay around long enough , life is too short.

 

[Profpointy]

When we came to Tobermory in 1972 it was not necessary to know local numbers, you just asked for the person by name and the exchange tracked them down even if not at home.
Sometimes we got calls from the exchange “ have you seen so and so this morning ? “
Having to use actual letters and numbers came as a great shock to many.

The story is that a certain Mr Strowger was an undertaker who got fed up with the local operator directing calls to her brother who was his competitor. This inspired him to invent the electromechanical switches that bore his name, and were deployed world wide. If ever you see an old film where they show a telephone exchange eg whilst "tracing a call" in a detective movie, it'll be a Strowger. They still existed when I first worked in the industry, though I never worked on them. We had to have a basic awareness but no more than that. I did work on something that sort-of emulated dial pulses in a digital signal which was helpful for interoperability with proper digital switching and signalling (SS7)

 

[cougie uk]

Some years ago, at hotel I was working, we'd just got over the Crimbo rush and within a week, the display window near reception had been filled with an Easter setup.

Creme eggs are on sale from Boxing day I believe.

 

[cougie uk]

Its 15th november and ive seen loads of houses near me with full Christmas lights and a tree in the window. When i say loads I mean at least 10, but i live in a very busy suburb of London so drive past hundreds of houses every night.
why do people want decorations up at home in mid November. It’s absolutely crazy. You’d be thoroughly bored of them before Christmas.

Some people absolutely love Christmas. I don't mind if they put their decorations up early but mine won't go up until December.

There's still houses with Halloween decorations up this week !

 

[Accy cyclist]

There I was yesterday, wondering if it was safe to cross a road when a car appeared at the junction I was facing. I looked to see if it was turning right or left, as in will the driver indicate, which is quite rare these days. I noticed the car's front wheels were slightly facing to the right, but no the driver wasn't indicating. I then decided to step out and walk to the other side of the road. As I got half way across the driver then decided to turn right, heading towards me. I stopped to look at him/her as they begrudgingly also stopped to let me walk to the intended opposite pavement, and saw a policeman in his uniform shirt sitting at the wheel of this car. He smirked and shook his head as If to say I was in the wrong for stepping out. What a plonker eh! Why didn't the idiot simply indicate his intentions to turn right instead of making me wonder which way he was going! The car wasn't a cop car by the way, it must've been his own.

 

[simongt]

You're missing the point Accy. We lesser mortals are suppose to be mind readers for the assumptive drivers who feel it's unnecessary to indicate their maneuver intentions to others. They know where they're going, so that's all that matters - !
As the wag said; the most pointless job in the BMW factory - ? Installing indicators - !