The small things in life that annoy you

[Sheaf Saint]

41 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Tennis players apologising when they win a point with the ball clipping the net

That's just the expected etiquette though, same as a snooker player fluking a pot. To not do it is seen as disrespectful to your opponent.

[benjii]

People who think there should be equal pay for women's tennis.

[badgerx16]

22 minutes ago, benjii said:

People who think there should be equal pay for women's tennis.

If they play 5 set matches then fair enough.

[benjii]

17 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

If they play 5 set matches then fair enough.

That's like saying football women should get equal money if they play 90 minutes.

[Hamilton Saint]

On 07/07/2025 at 08:28, leesaint88 said:

'Literally' being shoehorned into every argument or statement. This morning I heard some young chaps having a chat about the middle east (very on trend) and a number of times I heard 'they are literally dropping bombs' or they are 'like literally killing kids'. 

It took over from the use of "basically". The words I overuse are "actually" and "apparently".

[whelk]

On 07/07/2025 at 13:07, Turkish said:

yep, in about 1 year Leeds Bradford aiport have increased their drop off prices from 1 pound to 7, it takes the piss

Rip off Britain 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyg0ly2ld8o

 

[AlexLaw76]

People who wear, what is probably their PJs, to the shop or any other social setting.

[rallyboy]

People who claim to have a really broad musical taste, oh yeah, I like all kinds of music, everything from Coldplay to Dire Straits, and I love all the Brit Pop bands...

They don't realise how large the spectrum is from Gregorian chant music to Death Metal, they've only ever listened to commercial radio with a playlist of a dozen songs and because they enjoyed six of them they think they've experienced every musical genre.

 

[badgerx16]

2 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

People who wear, what is probably their PJs, to the shop or any other social setting.

Queueing in their dressing gowns and slippers at the cashpoint on benefit payment day.

[leesaint88]

One that has been bothering me for a while, but modern Mercedes G Wagons. There seems to be an influx of them to where I live and they are rather ghastly looking things aren't they? 

[Coerezza]

Not sure if anyone else has had this but...people who return to their cars and won't leave the parking space. What are they doing there - filling in their tax returns, reading 'A Brief History of Time'? Despise these people!!!

[whelk]

8 hours ago, leesaint88 said:

One that has been bothering me for a while, but modern Mercedes G Wagons. There seems to be an influx of them to where I live and they are rather ghastly looking things aren't they? 

I imagine you live amongst a few drug dealers

[Turkish]

12 hours ago, badgerx16 said:

Queueing in their dressing gowns and slippers at the cashpoint on benefit payment day.

 

15 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

People who wear, what is probably their PJs, to the shop or any other social setting.

Amen to that. Cannot stand it, walking around in slippers, dressing gowns and/or pyjamas really is just incredibly lazy 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Airport parking. Why is it necessary to move every mirror and every seat to park a car? Got back into Heathrow yesterday, all I wanted to do was get in the car and drive back, instead had to waste time getting everything sorted with the mirrors and seat. Surely its not that difficult to park a car without having to move evrything?

[Behind Enemy Lines]

9 hours ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Airport parking. Why is it necessary to move every mirror and every seat to park a car? Got back into Heathrow yesterday, all I wanted to do was get in the car and drive back, instead had to waste time getting everything sorted with the mirrors and seat. Surely its not that difficult to park a car without having to move evrything?

Just get a car with memory seats. Press one button and the seats and mirrors go back to the way you want them. Expensive solution though 😂 

[rallyboy]

It's much better to use off site parking companies, some get a bad rap but they put the mirrors and seats back how you want - and you also get to see your car on the British Rally Championship highlights.

[Whitey Grandad]

8 minutes ago, rallyboy said:

It's much better to use off site parking companies, some get a bad rap but they put the mirrors and seats back how you want - and you also get to see your car on the British Rally Championship highlights.

Used a parking company when we went on a cruise several years ago. The driver had a hi-viz jacket with a big plastic zip. When I collected my car there was a big zip-sized scar across my steering wheel where he had got out in a hurry. I only used their service because it was included in the price of the cruise. 

[leesaint88]

15 hours ago, whelk said:

I imagine you live amongst a few drug dealers

I did think that, I spoke with one of the owners of a said G Wagon the other day and he has a shot blasting business...now he may be very busy, but he must be doing incredibly well to afford a £1.2 million new build and a top of the range Merc.

[AlexLaw76]

4 minutes ago, leesaint88 said:

I did think that, I spoke with one of the owners of a said G Wagon the other day and he has a shot blasting business...now he may be very busy, but he must be doing incredibly well to afford a £1.2 million new build and a top of the range Merc.

I bet others are consultants in waste management and syrup clubs 

[trousers]

BBC news presenters handing over to a live press conference and then talking over it with an unnecessarily long protracted introduction. Just shut the f**k up and let us listen to what they're saying you f**king imbeciles. 

Twats.

[benjii]

That every new TV series starts by showing a moment of high-drama / pivotal concept and then cuts to.... "three weeks earlier".