General Things That Annoy You thread - part 2

Covered End

NorthStandUltra said:

Medway Council/Kent Police - geezer across the road has a Mazda MX-5 with a ridiculous exhaust and has been driving it around with an expired MOT for weeks - have complained & the aforementioned authority have done sweet FA about it.

Stick a banana in his exhaust.

Carter

Covered End said:

NorthStandUltra said:

Medway Council/Kent Police - geezer across the road has a Mazda MX-5 with a ridiculous exhaust and has been driving it around with an expired MOT for weeks - have complained & the aforementioned authority have done sweet FA about it.

Stick a banana in his exhaust.

Don't fuck about with bananas, if you are going to vandalised someone's pride and joy exhaust you use expanding foam 

Miserableoldgit

Carter said:

Covered End said:

NorthStandUltra said:

Medway Council/Kent Police - geezer across the road has a Mazda MX-5 with a ridiculous exhaust and has been driving it around with an expired MOT for weeks - have complained & the aforementioned authority have done sweet FA about it.

Stick a banana in his exhaust.

Don't fuck about with bananas, if you are going to vandalised someone's pride and joy exhaust you use expanding foam 

.......or so we've been told.......*cough

Raith_C_Chattonell

I dunno if I'm annoyed as such, but yesterday I followed a young fella on a skateboard - he was doing 30mph on the straight! 

I followed him into a right turn where we descended a steep hill.  He slowed right down here (to about 20) and generously waved us past.  However, as I dropped my son at the station he sped past us again.  He wore no head protection or high viz gear, it must be an extremely hazardous, dangerous occupation.

Dangerous, stupid, risky ... but I did have a sneaky regard of his skills  .  

(Google tells me the skateboard is controlled by a remote hand held unit). 

The Red Robin

Chunes said:

There are only three months of nice weather in this country... Three months where you can sit outside, enjoy the garden, have a barbecue, etc. 

Our neighbours have chosen this exact three month period to commence to build an extension on their house. So now our garden is filled with dust and the sound of banging and drilling.

They should get a pizza oven.

ME14addick

Supermarkets selling produce from abroad when it is peak season for home grown fruit and vegetables. This week both Sainsbury's and Tesco were selling Spanish cherries, when it is peak cherry season in the UK, especially in Kent. Kentish cherries are some of the best in the world. Well done to Aldi who are selling cherries from Kent.

MrWalker

Chunes said:

There are only three months of nice weather in this country... Three months where you can sit outside, enjoy the garden, have a barbecue, etc. 

Our neighbours have chosen this exact three month period to commence to build an extension on their house. So now our garden is filled with dust and the sound of banging and drilling.

Sex party?

SporadicAddick

ME14addick said:

Supermarkets selling produce from abroad when it is peak season for home grown fruit and vegetables. This week both Sainsbury's and Tesco were selling Spanish cherries, when it is peak cherry season in the UK, especially in Kent. Kentish cherries are some of the best in the world. Well done to Aldi who are selling cherries from Kent.

Unfortunately home grown supply is not of a sustainable scale or consistency to ensure full availability across the UK retail network for the major supermarkets. Moreover, the relatively limited UK crop and associate costs of production results in high prices for UK cherries. Retailers have to mix their supply to ensure availability, consistency and price. Both Tesco and Sainsbury’s (and others) remains scale purchasers of the majority of UK crop, including cherries. UK cherries are available on both supermarket shelves.

gringo

SporadicAddick said:

ME14addick said:

Supermarkets selling produce from abroad when it is peak season for home grown fruit and vegetables. This week both Sainsbury's and Tesco were selling Spanish cherries, when it is peak cherry season in the UK, especially in Kent. Kentish cherries are some of the best in the world. Well done to Aldi who are selling cherries from Kent.

Unfortunately home grown supply is not of a sustainable scale or consistency to ensure full availability across the UK retail network for the major supermarkets. Moreover, the relatively limited UK crop and associate costs of production results in high prices for UK cherries. Retailers have to mix their supply to ensure availability, consistency and price. Both Tesco and Sainsbury’s (and others) remains scale purchasers of the majority of UK crop, including cherries. UK cherries are available on both supermarket shelves.

supply's not a problem they only have to drive their trucks along any A or B road and they can stock up from the roadside stalls that are everywhere (they stock strawberries and tea & coffee too!)

ME14addick

SporadicAddick said:

ME14addick said:

Supermarkets selling produce from abroad when it is peak season for home grown fruit and vegetables. This week both Sainsbury's and Tesco were selling Spanish cherries, when it is peak cherry season in the UK, especially in Kent. Kentish cherries are some of the best in the world. Well done to Aldi who are selling cherries from Kent.

Unfortunately home grown supply is not of a sustainable scale or consistency to ensure full availability across the UK retail network for the major supermarkets. Moreover, the relatively limited UK crop and associate costs of production results in high prices for UK cherries. Retailers have to mix their supply to ensure availability, consistency and price. Both Tesco and Sainsbury’s (and others) remains scale purchasers of the majority of UK crop, including cherries. UK cherries are available on both supermarket shelves.

UK cherries weren't available in Tesco or Sainsbury's in the Kent supermarkets I used this week. 

lordromford

ME14addick said:

SporadicAddick said:

ME14addick said:

Supermarkets selling produce from abroad when it is peak season for home grown fruit and vegetables. This week both Sainsbury's and Tesco were selling Spanish cherries, when it is peak cherry season in the UK, especially in Kent. Kentish cherries are some of the best in the world. Well done to Aldi who are selling cherries from Kent.

Unfortunately home grown supply is not of a sustainable scale or consistency to ensure full availability across the UK retail network for the major supermarkets. Moreover, the relatively limited UK crop and associate costs of production results in high prices for UK cherries. Retailers have to mix their supply to ensure availability, consistency and price. Both Tesco and Sainsbury’s (and others) remains scale purchasers of the majority of UK crop, including cherries. UK cherries are available on both supermarket shelves.

UK cherries weren't available in Tesco or Sainsbury's in the Kent supermarkets I used this week. 

Trouble is, you’ve assumed they're not supporting British farmers because they don’t have stock in your local shops. To be fair, I’d agree that in Kent, (where I’m assuming you’re based) there should be a higher proportion of Kent produce, but as has been pointed out, sometimes there’s a bigger picture.
Maybe if you go to the Tesco’s in another nearby town they’ll have Kent cherries, but have run out of Spitfire! 😉

Ross

I reckon we get more money exporting Kent cherries to another country, and it's then cheaper to import another country's cherries.

IdleHans

ITV not bothering to colour code the team abbreviation in the top left corner so if you turn the TV on late it takes a minute or two to work out who is who.

DaveMehmet

IdleHans said:

ITV not bothering to colour code the team abbreviation in the top left corner so if you turn the TV on late it takes a minute or two to work out who is who.

Morocco are the North African looking mob 

The Red Robin

DaveMehmet said:

IdleHans said:

ITV not bothering to colour code the team abbreviation in the top left corner so if you turn the TV on late it takes a minute or two to work out who is who.

Morocco are the North African looking mob 

And these are the Canadians:

MrOneLung

DaveMehmet said:

IdleHans said:

ITV not bothering to colour code the team abbreviation in the top left corner so if you turn the TV on late it takes a minute or two to work out who is who.

Morocco are the North African looking mob 

They do.  there is a white line between the score and MAR and a black line on the Canadian side 

IdleHans

MrOneLung said:

DaveMehmet said:

IdleHans said:

ITV not bothering to colour code the team abbreviation in the top left corner so if you turn the TV on late it takes a minute or two to work out who is who.

Morocco are the North African looking mob 

They do.  there is a white line between the score and MAR and a black line on the Canadian side 

Cheers, I'll look out for that next time

Stig

MrOneLung said:

DaveMehmet said:

IdleHans said:

ITV not bothering to colour code the team abbreviation in the top left corner so if you turn the TV on late it takes a minute or two to work out who is who.

Morocco are the North African looking mob 

They do.  there is a white line between the score and MAR and a black line on the Canadian side 

It's there, but it's not obvious. A design school fail if ever there was one.

Stig

Ordering something online and getting an email telling you that your order is on its way and inviting you to click a link to 'track my order'. When you click on that link, you're faced with a page that asks you to complete delivery instructions!

Sure, here are your delivery instructions: 1. Walk up to the house. 2. Ring the doorbell. 3. Wait for someone to open the door. 4. Check with them that it's the right place. 5. Assuming it is the right place, hand over the goodies, say goodbye and leave. Job done.

Covered End

ME14addick said:

SporadicAddick said:

ME14addick said:

Supermarkets selling produce from abroad when it is peak season for home grown fruit and vegetables. This week both Sainsbury's and Tesco were selling Spanish cherries, when it is peak cherry season in the UK, especially in Kent. Kentish cherries are some of the best in the world. Well done to Aldi who are selling cherries from Kent.

Unfortunately home grown supply is not of a sustainable scale or consistency to ensure full availability across the UK retail network for the major supermarkets. Moreover, the relatively limited UK crop and associate costs of production results in high prices for UK cherries. Retailers have to mix their supply to ensure availability, consistency and price. Both Tesco and Sainsbury’s (and others) remains scale purchasers of the majority of UK crop, including cherries. UK cherries are available on both supermarket shelves.

UK cherries weren't available in Tesco or Sainsbury's in the Kent supermarkets I used this week. 

Aldi bought them all.

Covered End

IdleHans said:

ITV not bothering to colour code the team abbreviation in the top left corner so if you turn the TV on late it takes a minute or two to work out who is who.

It takes me more than a minute or two.
You used to he able to tell by the appearance of the players and their kits, but not anymore, apart from the odd exception.

ME14addick

Covered End said:

ME14addick said:

SporadicAddick said:

ME14addick said:

Supermarkets selling produce from abroad when it is peak season for home grown fruit and vegetables. This week both Sainsbury's and Tesco were selling Spanish cherries, when it is peak cherry season in the UK, especially in Kent. Kentish cherries are some of the best in the world. Well done to Aldi who are selling cherries from Kent.

Unfortunately home grown supply is not of a sustainable scale or consistency to ensure full availability across the UK retail network for the major supermarkets. Moreover, the relatively limited UK crop and associate costs of production results in high prices for UK cherries. Retailers have to mix their supply to ensure availability, consistency and price. Both Tesco and Sainsbury’s (and others) remains scale purchasers of the majority of UK crop, including cherries. UK cherries are available on both supermarket shelves.

UK cherries weren't available in Tesco or Sainsbury's in the Kent supermarkets I used this week. 

Aldi bought them all.

I did buy some Kentish cherries from Aldi and very sweet and tasty they were.

lordromford

The BBC and their obsession with giving us a QR code every time there’s a break in play.
FFS isn’t watching a game of football enough?

MrWalker

ME14addick said:

Covered End said:

ME14addick said:

SporadicAddick said:

ME14addick said:

Supermarkets selling produce from abroad when it is peak season for home grown fruit and vegetables. This week both Sainsbury's and Tesco were selling Spanish cherries, when it is peak cherry season in the UK, especially in Kent. Kentish cherries are some of the best in the world. Well done to Aldi who are selling cherries from Kent.

Unfortunately home grown supply is not of a sustainable scale or consistency to ensure full availability across the UK retail network for the major supermarkets. Moreover, the relatively limited UK crop and associate costs of production results in high prices for UK cherries. Retailers have to mix their supply to ensure availability, consistency and price. Both Tesco and Sainsbury’s (and others) remains scale purchasers of the majority of UK crop, including cherries. UK cherries are available on both supermarket shelves.

UK cherries weren't available in Tesco or Sainsbury's in the Kent supermarkets I used this week. 

Aldi bought them all.

I did buy some Kentish cherries from Aldi and very sweet and tasty they were.

I lost mine in an Aldi car park.

gringo

MrWalker said:

ME14addick said:

Covered End said:

ME14addick said:

SporadicAddick said:

ME14addick said:

Supermarkets selling produce from abroad when it is peak season for home grown fruit and vegetables. This week both Sainsbury's and Tesco were selling Spanish cherries, when it is peak cherry season in the UK, especially in Kent. Kentish cherries are some of the best in the world. Well done to Aldi who are selling cherries from Kent.

Unfortunately home grown supply is not of a sustainable scale or consistency to ensure full availability across the UK retail network for the major supermarkets. Moreover, the relatively limited UK crop and associate costs of production results in high prices for UK cherries. Retailers have to mix their supply to ensure availability, consistency and price. Both Tesco and Sainsbury’s (and others) remains scale purchasers of the majority of UK crop, including cherries. UK cherries are available on both supermarket shelves.

UK cherries weren't available in Tesco or Sainsbury's in the Kent supermarkets I used this week. 

Aldi bought them all.

I did buy some Kentish cherries from Aldi and very sweet and tasty they were.

I lost mine in an Aldi car park.

up the middle aisle?

iainment

Sitting on your glasses.

LargeAddick

iainment said:

Sitting on your glasses.

Running over your glasses with your car.

DaveMehmet

LargeAddick said:

iainment said:

Sitting on your glasses.

Running over your glasses with your car.

While you’re wearing them 

KBslittlesis

Nasser Hussein.

Arsenetatters

Prince Harry and his irritating wife. I thought you wanted to avoid the limelight? You made your choices, wrote a bitter ‘woe is me’ book and now want the taxpayers to foot the security bill for you all to come over. Nah, fuck off.