Things that annoy you (33 Viewers)

[NorthernWisdom]

Realising the new big chief at work is younger than me. That's annoying!

 

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[tommydazzle]

Yeah sorry ED ... got sidetracked! Sikhism is one of the things that DOESN'T actually annoy me!!

Always used to amuse me when I saw a sign in Longford stating, 'urban junction' on which somebody had painted a T

 

[SBAndy]

The Punjab is predominantly Sikh and there are some right big units!!! I remember some of the ‘guards’ at the Golden Temple in Amritar were huge.

I didn’t get the feeling when travelling around India they were marginalised but too be honest every state is like a different country.

As an aside probably the best food I had in India was in the Punjab! Absolutely amazing!

Really want to go to India at some point. Be a job convincing the other half though I’d imagine.

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

Really want to go to India at some point. Be a job convincing the other half though I’d imagine.

GO!!! It's amazing - providing you are open to being challenged by different cultures. And take a train journey or two. Cheaper than chips and easy to organize. 22 million passengers a day can't be wrong!
(Sorry for turning this into the "things that patently don't annoy you" thread!)

 

[Nick]

GO!!! It's amazing - providing you are open to being challenged by different cultures. And take a train journey or two. Cheaper than chips and easy to organize. 22 million passengers a day can't be wrong!
(Sorry for turning this into the "things that patently don't annoy you" thread!)

No, just get a moped with 7 others for the proper experience!

 

[LastGarrison]

GO!!! It's amazing - providing you are open to being challenged by different cultures. And take a train journey or two. Cheaper than chips and easy to organize. 22 million passengers a day can't be wrong!
(Sorry for turning this into the "things that patently don't annoy you" thread!)

We spent three months backpacking around India (after a month in Sri Lanka and before going onto Nepal) and I am still not sure whether I love or hate the place.

Saw and experienced some amazing things but saw and experienced horrendous things in equal measure and the country has a seriously inherent problem with sexual violence.

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

We spent three months backpacking around India (after a month in Sri Lanka and before going onto Nepal) and I am still not sure whether I love or hate the place.

Saw and experienced some amazing things but saw and experienced horrendous things in equal measure and the country has a seriously inherent problem with sexual violence.

There are a lot of in-grained cultural issues that they need to address (the fact that almost everyone has a smart phone and even shanty towns have satellite dishes attached, but they still consider it acceptable to chuck their rubbish out of the window/train, or on the street, etc), but Modi has improved things for very many people.
As far as sexual violence goes, again they are making real efforts (especially in the big cities), with women-only carriages and platform areas on the Delhi Metro, and women helplines advertised on tuk-tuks and billboards all over the place.

 

[shmmeee]

Fucking job hunting.

I should be doing it but it’s such an arse I’m sticking in a shitty job instead. Everyone with their own special little way of requesting the same fucking information. Not even the courtesy of telling you “thanks but no thanks” after spending two hours on their stupid application form. The fact that no fucker puts a wage on jobs any more and job titles are so ridiculous you can’t even guess the level.

It’s all wank.

 

[Nick]

Fucking job hunting.

I should be doing it but it’s such an arse I’m sticking in a shitty job instead. Everyone with their own special little way of requesting the same fucking information. Not even the courtesy of telling you “thanks but no thanks” after spending two hours on their stupid application form. The fact that no fucker puts a wage on jobs any more and job titles are so ridiculous you can’t even guess the level.

It’s all wank.

I don't get why people don't put the salary range on any more. It would save them hassle with people over or under qualified applying

 

[NorthernWisdom]

Fucking job hunting.

I should be doing it but it’s such an arse I’m sticking in a shitty job instead. Everyone with their own special little way of requesting the same fucking information. Not even the courtesy of telling you “thanks but no thanks” after spending two hours on their stupid application form. The fact that no fucker puts a wage on jobs any more and job titles are so ridiculous you can’t even guess the level.

It’s all wank.

My strategy is to keep hoping Labovitch, Hoffman, whoever will head hunt me based on my ability to spout literate bollocks on a message board.

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

I don't get why people don't put the salary range on any more. It would save them hassle with people over or under qualified applying

While also addressing allegations of secrecy surrounding equal pay for comparable jobs!

 

[Covstu]

I don't get why people don't put the salary range on any more. It would save them hassle with people over or under qualified applying

It stops internal staff kicking off when they appoint over their salaries

 

[fernandopartridge]

There are a lot of in-grained cultural issues that they need to address (the fact that almost everyone has a smart phone and even shanty towns have satellite dishes attached, but they still consider it acceptable to chuck their rubbish out of the window/train, or on the street, etc), but Modi has improved things for very many people.
As far as sexual violence goes, again they are making real efforts (especially in the big cities), with women-only carriages and platform areas on the Delhi Metro, and women helplines advertised on tuk-tuks and billboards all over the place.

Women only carriages isn't making an effort, it's dealing with the symptom not the cause

 

[fernandopartridge]

Fucking job hunting.

I should be doing it but it’s such an arse I’m sticking in a shitty job instead. Everyone with their own special little way of requesting the same fucking information. Not even the courtesy of telling you “thanks but no thanks” after spending two hours on their stupid application form. The fact that no fucker puts a wage on jobs any more and job titles are so ridiculous you can’t even guess the level.

It’s all wank.

I will not apply for a job that doesn't state the salary

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

Women only carriages isn't making an effort, it's dealing with the symptom not the cause

Maybe, but it is keeping women safe while on the metro.

 

[shmmeee]

Women only carriages isn't making an effort, it's dealing with the symptom not the cause

While I don’t agree with women only carriages, you could literally make this argument about any single sex space. Or indeed any safeguarding method.

If women are especially vulnerable and culprits especially hard to catch I don’t see an issue with it. I’m not sure both of those are true for the UK, but I understand in places like Tokyo they are.

 

[tommydazzle]

All the crap programmes that have 'celebrity' versions as if that makes it more likely that I will watch it when the exact opposite is true.

 

[SkyblueBazza]

All the crap programmes that have 'celebrity' versions as if that makes it more likely that I will watch it when the exact opposite is true.

Spot on.

Many of the 'Celebrity' fraternity even between me & the kids we have no idea who they are...so what qulifies someone as a 'Celebrity' is beyond me.

Increasingly switch off these comedian gameshow type things now as well. 'Would I lie to you' etc...same old, same old. 1/2 to 1 hr speckled with a couple of funny (scripted?) lines in.

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[BodicoteSkyBlue]

Don’t know if it’s been mentioned already. Tennis commentary on the radio!! Someone jabbering away trying to keep up with the action really grates for some reason.

 

[Gazolba]

Women only carriages isn't making an effort, it's dealing with the symptom not the cause

One sex only anything should be illegal. It's sex discrimination.
Do they still have the Ladies-only waiting room at Coventry station?

 

[Mcbean]

was in France last week and the loos in several eateries were uni sex with a wall blocking the urinals from most of the cubicles units except the last one where the lucky gel could catch a fine shot of 4 limp dicks peeing along the adjacent wall

 

[Captain Dart]

Optimism
Scouts can save children from extremism and gangs, says Bear Grylls

Reality.
Police called in after Scout group run from mosque is linked to Islamic extremist and Holocaust denier

The Scout Association raised the alarm after the Telegraph found the Lewisham Islamic Centre had been segregating groups by gender, despite the Scout’s own commitment to mixed-sex groups.

The investigation also found girls as young as five in the group have been encouraged to record videos advocating wearing the hijab and that contrary to the Scouts own commitment to ‘British Values', the group’s leader Ahammed Hussain has admitted to encouraging the members to be ‘Muslims first’.

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[Covstu]

All the crap programmes that have 'celebrity' versions as if that makes it more likely that I will watch it when the exact opposite is true.

And 9/10 you haven’t heard of them

 

[tommydazzle]

And 9/10 you haven’t heard of them

Correct, don't know who they are, mostly because I don't watch soaps or reality shows which I suppose is where most of these non-entities come from.

 

[Nick]

Why do bin men pick the busiest roads in rush hour?

 

[larry_david]

Gemma Collins

 

[ajsccfc]

There's an oversaturation of comedy panel shows but Would I Lie To You is great, proper old-school parlour game stuff. The only thing it falls down on is having permanent team captains who surely can't have enough anecdotes to last them the entire run of the show but not having Bob Mortimer every week who definitely does.

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

Why do bin men pick the busiest roads in rush hour?

Kenilworth Town Council (or it may be Warwick DC who are responsible) get a mechanical road-sweeper to do the gutters, etc at least once a week, again in rush hour, again the busiest routes. Gets on my tits!

 

[shmmeee]

One sex only anything should be illegal. It's sex discrimination.
Do they still have the Ladies-only waiting room at Coventry station?

You don’t think there should be women’s toilets?

The Equality Act allows for discrimination where a reasonable aim is achieved

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

The bulldog security woman at work who is over friendly with my knob when using the metal detection wand thank gidnits not done by hand. To add she is one of the ugliest women I have ever met in looks and in attitude.

 

[chiefdave]

To add she is one of the ugliest women I have ever met in looks and in attitude.

I'd worked that out already from the fact you've put it in a things that annoy you thread!

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Builders I have planning permission to build a new extension and nobody can be bothered to quote for the work it’s a nightmare.

 

[ajsccfc]

We had a load of little jobs but even hearing back from most was a real lottery. Once we had one guy doing some decorating he recommended others for the other bits and we were set because they were great and also communicative, it's as if there's an inner sanctum you need to get in before anyone will reply.

 

[Nick]

Yeah I had issues when I wanted odd jobs doing as well.

They must have that much work and money they really aren't arsed.

Was looking for a door and window, cash sat there ready to go and knew exactly what we wanted. They just had to measure, order and fit it.

Phoned about 10 places, 3 got back to me.

 

[ajsccfc]

I think that's it, we had a guy come over for a job that was really an hour's work so I suspect he was doing it more as a favour to the fella who recommended him than anything.