Stupid little things that bug you

lefty goldblatt said:
"Tied" in Ryder Cup

What happened to "All Square"?
Another yankism coming in
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Ha, that’s been bugging me on the scoreboard. “A/S” fits much better than “Tied” on the screen, or just don’t put anything.

And also, when they cut to a new match and highlight the game/score bottom right of the screen, but show the name of the player and what the shot means (2nd shot/to win or tie etc) top left. Just show it in one place.
 
Big Swifty said:
"Tell us how we did" requests when a firm has just posted something to you successfully.

I just automatically delete them. Waste of time.
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Had email asking us to confirm that the meter fitter had turned up and fitted a new smart metre. Surely the fact that the meter is working means he did turn up as we didnt have one before !!
 
East Level 2 said:
Left is hot and right is cold in the UK. Usually.
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You'd think so but my sister is renting a house where the hot and cold levers in the kitchen and bathroom are opposites and, as I only go there every couple of weeks (when City are playing), I can never remember which is which. Throw in the fact that the shower is one lever backwards and forwards and it's a minefield (not literally).
 
Newman Noggs said:
You'd think so but my sister is renting a house where the hot and cold levers in the kitchen and bathroom are opposites and, as I only go there every couple of weeks (when City are playing), I can never remember which is which. Throw in the fact that the shower is one lever backwards and forwards and it's a minefield (not literally).
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Probably installed incorrectly and as a rental property potentially dangerous. Vision impaired people rely on it being the standard way round.

For baths though some plumbers put the hot tap furthest away (ie not reaching over a hot tap to use the cold tap) so it could get swapped.
 
Places where you order food at the bar or on an app. When you get to the payment screen they ask if you want to add a tip/service payment of 10% 15% etc.
What service, the waiting staff don't do anything expect bring you cutlery and your food.

Was in a pub in town last week. I stood at the bar and asked for bottle of beer. The guy turned opened the fridge retrieved the bottle then removed the cap with a bottle opener and place it in front of me. Then on top of the extortionate price the machine asked me if I wanted to add a tip.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
Ha, that’s been bugging me on the scoreboard. “A/S” fits much better than “Tied” on the screen, or just don’t put anything.

And also, when they cut to a new match and highlight the game/score bottom right of the screen, but show the name of the player and what the shot means (2nd shot/to win or tie etc) top left. Just show it in one place.
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The worst thing this weekend was the delay in displaying the significance of the shot. What dickhead decided that it would be a good idea to wait until the ball's halfway to the cup to show it? Definitely diminished the viewing experience. Also sometimes the match involved was highlighted in yellow, sometimes it wasn't.

And I hate that zooming in to the ball when it approaches the hole, slightly changing the angle all the time so that you can't anticipate whether it's in or not.

Similar to when - strangely, only every now and again - darts coverage changes from the usual split screen to showing the thrower full-screen, only jumping to the board precisely as the dart hits home. What on earth does that add to anything?

You can always tell when a director has zero experience of watching a particular sport.
 
Dial M 4 Mercer said:
The ‘Apprentice‘ candidates and the like who use the phrase “The word failure is not even in my vocabulary”.
Apparently it was seven words ago.
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or ill give a 110% , no you fucking wont because 100% is the max you can give and if you dont know thats basic maths should you really be running a business
 
Fireworks, with many weeks to go until the shit that is bonfire night, they’ve started around this time of day. Saturday and Sunday and just now.

And yes, I am a miserable old(ish) twat who likely did the same in my teen years, but so what?! ;-).
 
I was in an ice cream shop today, went to the counter to ask for a tub and one scoop and he pointed to one of those screens at the back of the shop and said I had to order that way!! I said no I didn’t and walked out. I refuse to use them. ‘Spoons tried to do the same when I wanted a breakfast. Fortunately for them when I went to the bar he took my order without any quibble. Apps and screens to order your food can just f..k off. I will always go elsewhere.
 
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