Stupid little things that bug you

[mexico1970]

When I arrive by train in an unfamiliar city and use Google maps directions, particularly in London, and the voice says "head west down such and such a street". Oh, hang on, I'll just get my astrolabe out and work out which direction is west.

On any yank TV show or film the pursuers can tell which direction they are facing even if they are chasing some perp through an underground car park.

Yanks must be like homing pigeons.

 

[Grassland Blue]

On any yank TV show or film the pursuers can tell which direction they are facing even if they are chasing some perp through an underground car park.

Yanks must be like homing pigeons.

The number of cars that take off during pursuits too, the drivers must think they are birds.

 

[bluemc]

The panel of judges on any TV "talent" show. A bunch of berks all playing pre-determined characters and going along with a script rather than giving expert insight on what they've just witnessed. Might as well be Sky Sports.

There's always a pantomime villain, overly-harsh one. There to bring the boos. Then there's the over the top silly one, to balance things out and make people laugh. Then one or two stuck in the middle who try to be serious about proceedings, but not too serious, call them the vanilla ones.

 

[Newman Noggs]

The panel of judges on any TV "talent" show. A bunch of berks all playing pre-determined characters and going along with a script rather than giving expert insight on what they've just witnessed. Might as well be Sky Sports.

There's always a pantomime villain, overly-harsh one. There to bring the boos. Then there's the over the top silly one, to balance things out and make people laugh. Then one or two stuck in the middle who try to be serious about proceedings, but not too serious, call them the vanilla ones.

A long way of admitting you've been watching Strictly ;-)

 

[Dial M 4 Mercer]

When I arrive by train in an unfamiliar city and use Google maps directions, particularly in London, and the voice says "head west down such and such a street". Oh, hang on, I'll just get my astrolabe out and work out which direction is west.

On such occasions I find it helps to travel wearing ‘Wayfinders’ with the compass inbuilt in the right sole. Plus they also have animal tracks on the underneath of both soles just in case the need arises to track a badger etc.

 

[East Level 2]

When I arrive by train in an unfamiliar city and use Google maps directions, particularly in London, and the voice says "head west down such and such a street". Oh, hang on, I'll just get my astrolabe out and work out which direction is west.

Google Maps has a compass, and there are plenty of other compass apps out there. - But Google Maps isn't great for walking.

 

[noseve]

On such occasions I find it helps to travel wearing ‘Wayfinders’ with the compass inbuilt in the right sole. Plus they also have animal tracks on the underneath of both soles just in case the need arises to track a badger etc.

Talk about a deprived childhood - I didn't know there'd been a 'Big Game' version ...

 

[DiscoSteve]

Google Maps has a compass, and there are plenty of other compass apps out there. - But Google Maps isn't great for walking.

especially when you leave it in driving mode - as I did once in Amsterdam a few years ago and found myself going around in circles following one way streets! :-(

 

[Dial M 4 Mercer]

Talk about a deprived childhood - I didn't know there'd been a 'Big Game' version ...

And don’t get me started on the ‘Moonshot version’.

 

[.db.]

Pubs that don’t have those footrails at the bar.

Instinctively, I always lift my leg and go to put my foot on them whennever I go to any bar to buy a drink. It always annoys me when my foot goes down to the floor because there is no footrail there; often, with a bit of a surprising jolt of my body because of the expectation of it taking my weight.

 

[.db.]

Also, on pubs… when people queue up single file at the bar to get served annoys me.



I always make a point of walking past the queue and stand at the bar. Serves people right if they’re upset about me ‘pushing in’.

 

[Semper aggressus]

The missus vacuuming every bloody day! And covering every inch of carpet with polythene sheets if we have new furniture delivered or a tradesman in. Absolutely paranoid about one tiny bit of fucking dirt!

 

[Tuearts right boot]

On any yank TV show or film the pursuers can tell which direction they are facing even if they are chasing some perp through an underground car park.

Yanks must be like homing pigeons.

Haha Thought the exact same yesterday whilst watching a Jack Reacher film......in the middle of a carnival ( as usual ) in New Orleans, Jack got a phone call ( like you do...) and knew exactly where he was, hot footed it to the exact location and 30 seconds later he having bifters with a baddie on a roof....god he's good.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

When I arrive by train in an unfamiliar city and use Google maps directions, particularly in London, and the voice says "head west down such and such a street". Oh, hang on, I'll just get my astrolabe out and work out which direction is west.

Honestly....some people.....dont you know that if you find a tree and study it for moss, the moss will be on the north side, I think, of the tree, it's a simply case of working out where west is. Either that or ask an illegal immigrant.