Things that annoy you (8 Viewers)

[chiefdave]

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I'm not a fan of Canada these days.

In 2016, Canada legalized medical assistance in dying (MAID) for adults with a severe and irreversible illness, disease or disability. Social media posts sharing photos of a pamphlet referring to MAID for "mature minors" claimed it promoted MAID to children or that MAID is currently, or soon will be, available to children, including those experiencing mental illness. These claims are false. The pamphlet actually advocates against MAID access for minors.

 

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

The bit I posted was and you don't have a say what I do, think or behave.

If you wish to derail this thread again then go ahead.

 

[baldy]

Then why are you talking about it?

True

 

[oscillatewildly]

Then why are you talking about it?

Because it annoyed him more than interested him?

 

[wingy]

Pissing all over the age brackets, come on Doug,do your thing!!

 

[Nuskyblue]

Penalty run ups.

 

[SBT]

People who cause the media to believe that we are all interested in what either Meghan or Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce do or say. WE AREN'T!!!!!

Readership data suggests otherwise

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

How people behave in crowds.

I am sure there must be some science that people switch off and go onto auto-pilot when many others are around, as if it is some sort of safety in numbers mindset or whatever. The lack of awareness is mad.

Waiting to get on a plane just now and one person stands up to go and start a queue to get on the aircraft. Not a single member of staff has done anything to indicate we are about to board, no change in signage or announcements, someone just decided to go and stand at the front.

Another 40 or 50 people then get up from their seats, collect their belongings, and go and start joining this imaginary queue to get on a plane where they already have an allocated seat assigned to them.

They've now been stood there for 10 minutes at least.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

How people behave in crowds.

I am sure there must be some science that people switch off and go onto auto-pilot when many others are around, as if it is some sort of safety in numbers mindset or whatever. The lack of awareness is mad.

Waiting to get on a plane just now and one person stands up to go and start a queue to get on the aircraft. Not a single member of staff has done anything to indicate we are about to board, no change in signage or announcements, someone just decided to go and stand at the front.

Another 40 or 50 people then get up from their seats, collect their belongings, and go and start joining this imaginary queue to get on a plane where they already have an allocated seat assigned to them.

They've now been stood there for 10 minutes at least.

If this is a metaphor for society it’s a belter

 

[shmmeee]

How people behave in crowds.

I am sure there must be some science that people switch off and go onto auto-pilot when many others are around, as if it is some sort of safety in numbers mindset or whatever. The lack of awareness is mad.

Waiting to get on a plane just now and one person stands up to go and start a queue to get on the aircraft. Not a single member of staff has done anything to indicate we are about to board, no change in signage or announcements, someone just decided to go and stand at the front.

Another 40 or 50 people then get up from their seats, collect their belongings, and go and start joining this imaginary queue to get on a plane where they already have an allocated seat assigned to them.

They've now been stood there for 10 minutes at least.

My first school as a teacher had a big open atrium in the middle of an X shape with balconies you could look down on the sort of square below. I’d often watch crowd behaviour in kids when I was on duty up top. One will run and others just start going no idea why or where they’re going but everyone else is so let’s do it. Most people run massively on autopilot and there must be some elemental reason where for safety you stick with the herd right? The antelope that doesn’t run when others do gets eaten pretty quick so I’m guessing there’s a big evo psych reason.

Fun to watch tho. But only watch groups of children that are you have legal responsibility for pls.

 

[Mcbean]

How people behave in crowds.

I am sure there must be some science that people switch off and go onto auto-pilot when many others are around, as if it is some sort of safety in numbers mindset or whatever. The lack of awareness is mad.

Waiting to get on a plane just now and one person stands up to go and start a queue to get on the aircraft. Not a single member of staff has done anything to indicate we are about to board, no change in signage or announcements, someone just decided to go and stand at the front.

Another 40 or 50 people then get up from their seats, collect their belongings, and go and start joining this imaginary queue to get on a plane where they already have an allocated seat assigned to them.

They've now been stood there for 10 minutes at least.

Having spent a lifetime travelling for work in Europe just with hand luggage some late flights I always got as close to the front as people started queuing - reason - I hated bags under my feet I am tall and if you didn’t get on fast you found that the overhead bins would be full around your seat - a distinct no no was putting your bag more than a reach away behind your seat row as when you get off there’s no way you are going backwards in a hurry to get your bag - the knock on effect could at Birmingham cost you 30 minutes as the Q for passports had already built up - if you are about to sit down for 2 plus hours no problem with standing for a bit before the flight - just glad I am retired

 

[Nick]

How people behave in crowds.

I am sure there must be some science that people switch off and go onto auto-pilot when many others are around, as if it is some sort of safety in numbers mindset or whatever. The lack of awareness is mad.

Waiting to get on a plane just now and one person stands up to go and start a queue to get on the aircraft. Not a single member of staff has done anything to indicate we are about to board, no change in signage or announcements, someone just decided to go and stand at the front.

Another 40 or 50 people then get up from their seats, collect their belongings, and go and start joining this imaginary queue to get on a plane where they already have an allocated seat assigned to them.

They've now been stood there for 10 minutes at least.

I like looking up to the ceiling in shops and places just to see how many people start looking!

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

Readership data suggests otherwise

Pertinent word being "ALL"!

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

My first school as a teacher had a big open atrium in the middle of an X shape with balconies you could look down on the sort of square below. I’d often watch crowd behaviour in kids when I was on duty up top. One will run and others just start going no idea why or where they’re going but everyone else is so let’s do it. Most people run massively on autopilot and there must be some elemental reason where for safety you stick with the herd right? The antelope that doesn’t run when others do gets eaten pretty quick so I’m guessing there’s a big evo psych reason.

Fun to watch tho. But only watch groups of children that are you have legal responsibility for pls.

"School"? Sounds like HMP Strangeways!

 

[shmmeee]

"School"? Sounds like HMP Strangeways!

You aren’t the first to make that comparison. No coincidence the academy sponsor saw working class kids as animals that needed to be tamed through religion and maybe a little education.

 

[Sbarcher]

With the price of coffee it’s now a treat to visit a coffee shop. It annoys me the number of times I have to take it back (latest being yesterday) as it’s only luke warm. I ask now for it to be extra hot but sometimes forget.
A first world problem for sure but it annoys me.

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Tesco's in Bedworth.It would be nice if they were able to get their lifts and travelators working. One of each was out of action.Chaos trying to get customers and staff bringing up trolleys up in 1 lift.Had to join a long queue yesterday with an 88 yo friend who needed 3 items.Took us longer to get in than get the items.How the place doesn't get a friendly visit for safety reasons i'll never know.

 

[Captain Dart]

With the price of coffee it’s now a treat to visit a coffee shop. It annoys me the number of times I have to take it back (latest being yesterday) as it’s only luke warm. I ask now for it to be extra hot but sometimes forget.
A first world problem for sure but it annoys me.

On the coffee shop theme, yesterday ordered cappuccinos without sprinkles, when they turned up there had sprinkles, got replacements sans sprinkles.

 

[wingy]

On the coffee shop theme, yesterday ordered cappuccinos without sprinkles, when they turned up there had sprinkles, got replacements sans sprinkles.

I'm ok on the coffee front, but I think I'll keep quiet without mentioning the outlet so it doesn't get swamped and inflated prices, although it can get swamped with food telephone orders, time to avoid 10-11.

 

[AJB1983]

How people behave in crowds.

I am sure there must be some science that people switch off and go onto auto-pilot when many others are around, as if it is some sort of safety in numbers mindset or whatever. The lack of awareness is mad.

Waiting to get on a plane just now and one person stands up to go and start a queue to get on the aircraft. Not a single member of staff has done anything to indicate we are about to board, no change in signage or announcements, someone just decided to go and stand at the front.

Another 40 or 50 people then get up from their seats, collect their belongings, and go and start joining this imaginary queue to get on a plane where they already have an allocated seat assigned to them.

They've now been stood there for 10 minutes at least.

This exact thing has just happened now.
At a gate waiting to board now - the announcement went up that ‘boarding will commence shortly’ and for everyone to remain seated til called - about 30 people suddenly get up and walk towards the gate and queue.
What have they heard that I haven’t?!