Stupid little things that bug you

[laserblue]

The clusterfuck that is Royal Mail. We've not received several family and friends' Christmas cards posted in early December and likewise cards we sent in plenty of time haven't arrived. The December edition of a magazine subscription also posted weeks ago has failed to arrive.

The media has widely reported that Royal Mail prioritised parcels over letters and cards in the run up to Christmas because they make more money with them. For years Royal Mail has pushed up the cost of postage way beyond inflation while providing a rapidly declining service. Because regular stamps are now marked simply 1st or 2nd a lot of people don't realise that the cost of a 1st class stamp is now £1.25 - until they get charged £10 for a book of 8 stamps.

 

[BlindEyeSeesAll]

The clusterfuck that is Royal Mail. We've not received several family and friends' Christmas cards posted in early December and likewise cards we sent in plenty of time haven't arrived. The December edition of a magazine subscription also posted weeks ago has failed to arrive.

The media has widely reported that Royal Mail prioritised parcels over letters and cards in the run up to Christmas because they make more money with them. For years Royal Mail has pushed up the cost of postage way beyond inflation while providing a rapidly declining service. Because regular stamps are now marked simply 1st or 2nd a lot of people don't realise that the cost of a 1st class stamp is now £1.25 - until they get charged £10 for a book of 8 stamps.

It's absolutely appalling. A birthday card finally arrived two weeks ago that was posted at the beginning of May!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Toasters. Why don't they make the slots slightly bigger, so standard sized bread slices actually fit in without have to turn them around halfway through? What's the fcking point in them?

Put the bread in “sideways” and you don’t need to turn it.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

People on quiz shows who instead of just giving the answer to a question decide to give the whole backstory as to why they know the answer.

It’s to make sure that the programme is long enough.the more crap that has made the edit means they’ve done shite and their musings fill the time lost because no more questions need to be asked.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I can never figure out why BBC news readers will some times pronounce foreign place names and persons in a local accent and other times not.
For example. they do their best to say Macron as Frenchy as possible but no flowery Italian for Berlusconi.
Kiev is Keeev, but Paris is not Pareee.

Or Ba-ersea in London.

 

[Bill Walker]

People in films and tv series smoking...........no need.

 

[Marklr]

Put the bread in “sideways” and you don’t need to turn it.

To put a Warbies Toastie in sideways, i have to cut off the top crust. I'm going to campaign for bigger slots.
They shite for making French toast too. The egg goes everywhere.

 

[CambridgeExileBlue]

The woman who’s had a few sat at another table with the annoying loud laugh

Anyone with an unnecessary loud laugh. It seems to be much more common now, maybe post lockdown. Attention seeking selfish gits . I find myself moving to avoid these morons if I can.

 

[CambridgeExileBlue]

Blokes using hairdryers in the changing rooms at the gym, fuck me I'm sure those things are running 24/7, do these cunts have hair dryers at home? Just use a towel you annoying noisy cunts

Shouldn’t be allowed- hairdryers in the gentlemen changing rooms that is. Make them bring their own.

 

[CambridgeExileBlue]

Toasters. Why don't they make the slots slightly bigger, so standard sized bread slices actually fit in without have to turn them around halfway through? What's the fcking point in them?

Dualit- old fashioned style - got it as you can fit in proper doorsteps.