Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[No Ta Doctor]

How much is a shed-load?

That's an imperial measure*, and I've been out of the country too long to know. I think it's going the way of the shilling and half-crown.


Sheds are a very British thing I think. Not that we don't have them on the continent, but I don't think they play such a large role in the Euro psyche as the British garden shed/man cave/centre for the study of onanism

 

[Electric_Andy]

People on web-calls who don't mute themselves when they aren't speaking. If you're in a silent room then fair enough. But if you've got a lady next to you speaking on the phone at 400 decibels, do you not think to yourself "ooh, better mute, this background noise will surely be audible to everyone else on the call"?

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I should start using Angstroms per century as a speed measure again

confuses a lot of people

and microfortnights - which I have actually using in real life

the computer I used to work on used that as one of its boot up parameters

 

[kynikos]

How much is a shed-load?

1/4 of a London bus...

 

[No Ta Doctor]

I should start using Angstroms per century as a speed measure again

confuses a lot of people

and microfortnights - which I have actually using in real life

the computer I used to work on used that as one of its boot up parameters

Here in Denmark we don't have any truck with those Swedish Ångströms, but luckily it's simple 1000000x conversion from Ångströms per century to Fermis per millenia

 

[Andy in Germany]

Never heard of the metric foot??

Not until now: they are probably only common in places that mix imperial and metric measurements.

I must confess I'm still a bit confused what it's used for: it seems to create an unnecessary unit of measurement that doesn't fit in either system.

 

[mickle]

Tyre liners

 

[classic33]

Not until now: they are probably only common in places that mix imperial and metric measurements.

I must confess I'm still a bit confused what it's used for: it seems to create an unnecessary unit of measurement that doesn't fit in either system.

There's metric imperial copper pipe sizes available, as well as imperial metric sizes.

Meaning you might need to think twice about which sizing system you follow.

 

[ColinJ]

There's metric imperial copper pipe sizes available, as well as imperial metric sizes.

Meaning you might need to think twice about which sizing system you follow.

Aaaaaargh!!!!

 

[Jameshow]

Temp traffic lights!

Traffic lights for minor road junctions

Worse still ones to hotels etc!

 

[Binky]

Our tea bag of choice is PG Tips. We get our food shopping delivered by Tesco due to we live out in the sticks.
Anyway, latest box of said PG Tips same as always with one crucial difference. They come in sets of two with supposedly perforations between the two so they can be parted for single use.
Not this box, every one I tried and my wife and daughter need as well ripped apart spilling tea everywhere. A trival issue but now we have to use a scissors to part the pair of t-bags as the perforations aren't working.

In fairness to Tesco, wife messaged them and we got a refund.

 

[Jameshow]

Our tea bag of choice is PG Tips. We get our food shopping delivered by Tesco due to we live out in the sticks.
Anyway, latest box of said PG Tips same as always with one crucial difference. They come in sets of two with supposedly perforations between the two so they can be parted for single use.
Not this box, every one I tried and my wife and daughter need as well ripped apart spilling tea everywhere. A trival issue but now we have to use a scissors to part the pair of t-bags as the perforations aren't working.

In fairness to Tesco, wife messaged them and we got a refund.

New friend likes Yorkshire tea that means another jar for tea bags!

 

[Electric_Andy]

Our tea bag of choice is PG Tips. We get our food shopping delivered by Tesco due to we live out in the sticks.
Anyway, latest box of said PG Tips same as always with one crucial difference. They come in sets of two with supposedly perforations between the two so they can be parted for single use.
Not this box, every one I tried and my wife and daughter need as well ripped apart spilling tea everywhere. A trival issue but now we have to use a scissors to part the pair of t-bags as the perforations aren't working.

In fairness to Tesco, wife messaged them and we got a refund.

I'm confused - have you got a box of tea bags that are defective i.e. no performations? Or do they actually make sets of 2 with no perforations from the factory? If the latter, why would anyone do this?!

 

[CarbonClem]

I'm confused - have you got a box of tea bags that are defective i.e. no performations? Or do they actually make sets of 2 with no perforations from the factory? If the latter, why would anyone do this?!

Big teapot = two bags

 

[Binky]

I'm confused - have you got a box of tea bags that are defective i.e. no performations? Or do they actually make sets of 2 with no perforations from the factory? If the latter, why would anyone do this?!

Photo of pair of t bags. If held up to the light can see dotted line which are perforations but must be defective.
If you zoom in you can see dotted line but when try and tear apart the bag splits instead. Consistently!