Irrational things that annoy you (and non irrational things too come to think of it) - Page 280

volospian · 16-03-2012, 09:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tak

Not being allowed to keep the house you love because even though you've proved you can afford it, the banks mathematical formula says you can't.

Computer says no?

The banks are idiots. They create a major global recession by lending millions to anybody who can sign a cross on the bottom of a sheet of paper, and now they derail the drive to recover their mess by refusing to lend anything to anybody. FFS.

volospian · 16-03-2012, 09:21

My wife's ecomentalist car. It's not a hybrid or anything daft, but it's got that start stop stuff and a shift warning to inform you which is the most economic gear to be in.

TBH, it's none of that that annoys me, even though it tells you to do clearly stupid things such as changing into 5th when you're about to go up a steep hill (but that's ok as it can't know what's going to happen to the road next) or the way it tells you to change up gears as you come out of junctions (yeah, look, I'm pulling out of a junction, could you allow me to at least straighten the car up before you hassle me to change up a gear?)

No, it's the way it draws you in to its little game. You start to notice it flash up the next gear just as you change, and it then realises that you have, so it quickly shuts up and pretends it never happened. So you start to think "can I get the gearchange exactly right, every time?" so that you can laugh at it's embarassed cancellation of the order when it realises that you were one step ahead of it.

But then you suddenly realise that you've driven the last 5 miles staring at the gearchange indicator without really paying any attention to the road at all. And it gets me playing every time I drive it. That's what's annoying

Knipples · 16-03-2012, 09:26

I had to drive my mums car for a few days when my broke last year. I got into arguments with the little green bloody light, shouting "No" at it and stuff.

Mind you I also regularly argue with my sat nav too

Justsomebloke · 16-03-2012, 10:19

Bloody Bloody Bloody Bloody Bloody Bloody YOUR FIRED !!!

Fake cockney accents.

Fake Gay accents.

TV Programs that aren't the Sweeney.

TV Programs that are on instead of the Sweeney.

Kitten · 16-03-2012, 10:57

#1 I HATE car reminder things. I am legally allowed to park without my seatbelt, however my car decides to beep like a bastard every time I attempt it, thus distracting me and making the manouvre more dangerous than it was to begin with.

FAIL.

#2 Being unable to spell 'manoeuvre'

semi-pro waster · 20-03-2012, 15:55

US security checks at airports - I appreciate they've got a certain amount of reason to be the most paranoid nation on Earth (although that's partly due to their abysmal foreign policy for many years) but seriously, you need my jumper and my shoes taken off, because I'm going to do what with them on that I can't do with them off? Incidentally couldn't you possibly put on more than half a dozen customs agents when there are a couple of flights arriving at the same time - it's not as if this should be unexpected, they're sodding scheduled so working out what the busiest times are likely to be is not a matter requiring genius level intellect... Mexico also please take note and preferably institute some form of queueing system that doesn't involve many people having to pay porters to skip the line.

Perhaps even less irrational is my dislike of people who just don't seem to recognise personal space boundaries - I completely understand that it's a confined space and it's inevitable that we'll get in each others way from time to time but try not to walk into me every time the queue moves.

Finally Virgin Atlantic - it's nice and new compared to some carriers I've been on but the seats are designed for midgets, even at the highest point the neck rest is about mid-point on my shoulders. Whoever thought that having TV screens in the back of seats with such a limited viewing angle was a good idea needs to be dropped out of the aeroplane without a parachute, it's hard enough to see it normally but as soon as someone reclines their seat it becomes nigh on impossible - that's just shoddy design, either get screens with better viewing angles or adjust the pivot point so that people can manoeuvre it better.

Muban · 20-03-2012, 19:48

Accidentally flossing out a filling leaving a big hole.......

......if only I could stop tonguing it, but I can't.

leowyatt · 20-03-2012, 19:59

hahaha I do that though usually when I have bit my mouth

Knipples · 23-03-2012, 14:00

Reins for kids. To some extent I can understand it in busy places, but in the middle of a safe big open space, away from any roads, do you really need your child to be imitating a horse?

SidewinderINC · 23-03-2012, 17:51

children in big open spaces that have all the space in the world and still run under my feet causing me to kick them. should be kept on reins.

Sorry knips, couldn't resist

saucepan lids, they're never heavy enough to hold any pressure/steam in whatsoever and they're a pain in the ass to clean.

16-03-2012, 10:19	#2794
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	Bloody Bloody Bloody Bloody Bloody Bloody YOUR FIRED !!! Fake cockney accents. Fake Gay accents. TV Programs that aren't the Sweeney. TV Programs that are on instead of the Sweeney. __________________

16-03-2012, 10:57	#2795
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	#1 I HATE car reminder things. I am legally allowed to park without my seatbelt, however my car decides to beep like a bastard every time I attempt it, thus distracting me and making the manouvre more dangerous than it was to begin with. FAIL. #2 Being unable to spell 'manoeuvre' __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

20-03-2012, 15:55	#2796
semi-pro waster Provider of sensible advice about homosexuals Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,615	US security checks at airports - I appreciate they've got a certain amount of reason to be the most paranoid nation on Earth (although that's partly due to their abysmal foreign policy for many years) but seriously, you need my jumper and my shoes taken off, because I'm going to do what with them on that I can't do with them off? Incidentally couldn't you possibly put on more than half a dozen customs agents when there are a couple of flights arriving at the same time - it's not as if this should be unexpected, they're sodding scheduled so working out what the busiest times are likely to be is not a matter requiring genius level intellect... Mexico also please take note and preferably institute some form of queueing system that doesn't involve many people having to pay porters to skip the line. Perhaps even less irrational is my dislike of people who just don't seem to recognise personal space boundaries - I completely understand that it's a confined space and it's inevitable that we'll get in each others way from time to time but try not to walk into me every time the queue moves. Finally Virgin Atlantic - it's nice and new compared to some carriers I've been on but the seats are designed for midgets, even at the highest point the neck rest is about mid-point on my shoulders. Whoever thought that having TV screens in the back of seats with such a limited viewing angle was a good idea needs to be dropped out of the aeroplane without a parachute, it's hard enough to see it normally but as soon as someone reclines their seat it becomes nigh on impossible - that's just shoddy design, either get screens with better viewing angles or adjust the pivot point so that people can manoeuvre it better. __________________ "Your friend is the man that knows all about you, and still likes you." - Elbert Hubbard

20-03-2012, 19:48	#2797
Muban Shoes, Boobs & Corsets Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The fastest town in Scotland Posts: 1,882	Accidentally flossing out a filling leaving a big hole....... ......if only I could stop tonguing it, but I can't. __________________ well, not to put a too fine point to it, he was discovered.. in the lounge

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leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	hahaha I do that though usually when I have bit my mouth __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

16-03-2012, 09:21	#2792
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	My wife's ecomentalist car. It's not a hybrid or anything daft, but it's got that start stop stuff and a shift warning to inform you which is the most economic gear to be in. TBH, it's none of that that annoys me, even though it tells you to do clearly stupid things such as changing into 5th when you're about to go up a steep hill (but that's ok as it can't know what's going to happen to the road next) or the way it tells you to change up gears as you come out of junctions (yeah, look, I'm pulling out of a junction, could you allow me to at least straighten the car up before you hassle me to change up a gear?) No, it's the way it draws you in to its little game. You start to notice it flash up the next gear just as you change, and it then realises that you have, so it quickly shuts up and pretends it never happened. So you start to think "can I get the gearchange exactly right, every time?" so that you can laugh at it's embarassed cancellation of the order when it realises that you were one step ahead of it. But then you suddenly realise that you've driven the last 5 miles staring at the gearchange indicator without really paying any attention to the road at all. And it gets me playing every time I drive it. That's what's annoying

23-03-2012, 17:51	#2800
SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	children in big open spaces that have all the space in the world and still run under my feet causing me to kick them. should be kept on reins. Sorry knips, couldn't resist saucepan lids, they're never heavy enough to hold any pressure/steam in whatsoever and they're a pain in the ass to clean. __________________ No Sig. Last edited by SidewinderINC; 23-03-2012 at 17:55.