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things that annoy us Jun 11, 2022 17:31:09 GMT -5

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Post by a_muppet on Jun 11, 2022 17:31:09 GMT -5

Jun 11, 2022 11:06:04 GMT -5 cassie said:

BBQ season... Obviously for my husband the smoke has immediate consequences. He will cough until he bleeds if exposed to full bbq smoke.

I know I can't expect everyone to notify us they are having a barbecue.
But like today my neighbour across the street can see that both I and my neighbour have laundry on the line outside..
But she just lights up her bbq and damn everyone else. I've had to drop everything and run around like mad closing windows and grabbing the washing in before my sheets and towels stink of fire. Now on a warm sunny afternoon we are stuck inside with every door and window shut tight just so that we breathe and don't have to live with the stench on our clothes and furniture.

I believe you are not supposed to have a fire that gives off smoke before 6pm. But who is going to enforce that?

The police?

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things that annoy us Jun 11, 2022 23:55:08 GMT -5

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Jun 11, 2022 17:31:09 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

I believe you are not supposed to have a fire that gives off smoke before 6pm. But who is going to enforce that?

The police?

The police won't do anything: you'd just be advised to stay indoors and keep all the windows shut. It would be considered a minor crime and not worth dealing with. Unless - of course - there was an argument between the neighbours about it.

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Jun 11, 2022 23:55:08 GMT -5 Popcorn&Candy said:

Jun 11, 2022 17:31:09 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

I believe you are not supposed to have a fire that gives off smoke before 6pm. But who is going to enforce that?

The police?

The police won't do anything: you'd just be advised to stay indoors and keep all the windows shut. It would be considered a minor crime and not worth dealing with. Unless - of course - there was an argument between the neighbours about it.

Exactly this.

We used to have young neighbours , she was ok and resonable but he was a total PITA. He would light these things called Swedish Torch basically a tree stump with a big X cut into the top that you set alight. They smoke and they stink to high heaven.

OH had a word with her and asked 'please if youre going to light one of those things will you tell us send me a text just so I can shut the windows because I have a really bad lung condition and I cant breathe if that smoke gets in the house'.. She apologised and said she would do as he asked...

Less than 24 hours later we arrived home at 3,30pm to find our house full of acrid blue smoke and him and his mates sat in the back garden with one of these stumps burning away ( on a July afternoon).. OH lost it he walked into their garden with a bucket of water and doused it. He told the neighbour light that thing again and I'll throttle you..

The neighbour called the police. And they came because they said it was a death threat..

I invited them in showed them the medication OH was on for his lungs, two tablets and three inhalers and asked who was trying to kill who here... Then I explained about the law of no fires before 6pm and told them that if they wouldnt deal with that they couldnt blame OH for stepping in..

The two of them thought about it for a second and decided to have a word with the neighbour instead...

He wouldnt speak to us after that but the fires stopped..

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things that annoy us Jun 15, 2022 7:08:28 GMT -5 cassie likes this

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Post by a_muppet on Jun 15, 2022 7:08:28 GMT -5

Jun 12, 2022 2:09:17 GMT -5 cassie said:

Jun 11, 2022 23:55:08 GMT -5 Popcorn&Candy said:

The police won't do anything: you'd just be advised to stay indoors and keep all the windows shut. It would be considered a minor crime and not worth dealing with. Unless - of course - there was an argument between the neighbours about it.

Exactly this.

We used to have young neighbours , she was ok and resonable but he was a total PITA. He would light these things called Swedish Torch basically a tree stump with a big X cut into the top that you set alight. They smoke and they stink to high heaven.

OH had a word with her and asked 'please if youre going to light one of those things will you tell us send me a text just so I can shut the windows because I have a really bad lung condition and I cant breathe if that smoke gets in the house'.. She apologised and said she would do as he asked...

Less than 24 hours later we arrived home at 3,30pm to find our house full of acrid blue smoke and him and his mates sat in the back garden with one of these stumps burning away ( on a July afternoon).. OH lost it he walked into their garden with a bucket of water and doused it. He told the neighbour light that thing again and I'll throttle you..

The neighbour called the police. And they came because they said it was a death threat..

I invited them in showed them the medication OH was on for his lungs, two tablets and three inhalers and asked who was trying to kill who here... Then I explained about the law of no fires before 6pm and told them that if they wouldnt deal with that they couldnt blame OH for stepping in..

The two of them thought about it for a second and decided to have a word with the neighbour instead...

He wouldnt speak to us after that but the fires stopped..

That was sharp of you

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things that annoy us Jun 16, 2022 4:42:59 GMT -5 a_muppet, Rebecca Jo, and 1 more like this

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Jun 15, 2022 18:15:37 GMT -5 Rebecca Jo said:

Jun 15, 2022 16:13:57 GMT -5 kjay said:

What annoys me.... Painting my nails all the same color lol...

Not exciting enough?

No, not at all. Per recommendations I am going 8:2 this weekend.

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things that annoy us Jun 17, 2022 9:45:32 GMT -5 kjay, Rebecca Jo, and 1 more like this

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Post by a_muppet on Jun 17, 2022 9:45:32 GMT -5

Jun 16, 2022 4:42:59 GMT -5 kjay said:

Jun 15, 2022 18:15:37 GMT -5 Rebecca Jo said:

Not exciting enough?

No, not at all. Per recommendations I am going 8:2 this weekend.

We are standing by with bated breath....

What is bated breath anyway?

Bated breath first appeared in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice in 1605. Using a shortened form of abated, which means "stopped or reduced," the phrase refers to people holding their breath in excitement or fear as they wait to see what happens next.

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emily91 Select Member Posts: 1,194	things that annoy us Jun 18, 2022 4:06:24 GMT -5 kjay and jen like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by emily91 on Jun 18, 2022 4:06:24 GMT -5 when you ask for BBQ dip in mcdonalds and they give you ketchup not say, we're out of BBQ, would you prefer ketchup, just hand it over anyway asuming I even like ketchup in the first place

kjay Moderator Posts: 24,261	things that annoy us Jun 18, 2022 4:34:17 GMT -5 Rebecca Jo and jen like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kjay on Jun 18, 2022 4:34:17 GMT -5 Rushing to get ready but then having to wait because the other person is nowhere near ready. No, I am not talking about my husband, he has a good excuse.
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jen Rare Member Posts: 12,753	things that annoy us Jun 18, 2022 5:27:05 GMT -5 a_muppet, cassie, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jen on Jun 18, 2022 5:27:05 GMT -5 Having to keep an eye (and nose) out on a nice sunny day when I have the washing out in case the neighbours light their BBQ.

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things that annoy us Jun 28, 2022 3:54:26 GMT -5 cassie, Rebecca Jo, and 1 more like this

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Post by emily91 on Jun 28, 2022 3:54:26 GMT -5

people who only can seem to say, " hi emily."

that is the extent of their conversation

nothing else, just that.

or maybe it might extend to " hi, I'm bored.

if you're going to hold a conversation with me, then talk to me

if not, then I have plenty of things to be getting on with...

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Jun 28, 2022 3:54:26 GMT -5 emily91 said:

people who only can seem to say, " hi emily."

that is the extent of their conversation

nothing else, just that.

or maybe it might extend to " hi, I'm bored.

if you're going to hold a conversation with me, then talk to me

if not, then I have plenty of things to be getting on with...

Worse the people who only say hi or phone if they want something.. The rest of the time you are invisible.

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Post by Popcorn&Candy on Jun 28, 2022 12:57:49 GMT -5

I've had my friend sit with me in a cafe: then she wandered off to talk to someone else. I was furious. I felt insulted and angry. Was I so boring she had to talk to someone else? Another friend would do this: except her mum won't allow her to.

It is not very nice or friendly to wander off when you're supposed to be enjoying a hot drink together.

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Jun 28, 2022 3:54:26 GMT -5 emily91 said:

people who only can seem to say, " hi emily."

that is the extent of their conversation

nothing else, just that.

or maybe it might extend to " hi, I'm bored.

if you're going to hold a conversation with me, then talk to me

if not, then I have plenty of things to be getting on with...

I know that it is a bit irritating but it is difficult at times. I am very slow to get to know people so often find conversation difficult and even with people I know often don't talk a lot. Saying hello is a good start but a follow up can be far more difficult and I do find that I am heavily influenced by the persons responce, verbal, body language or otherwise, to my greeting. I have improved a bit with time but there have been occasions when I have been to a function of some sort and froze, speaking to almost no-one at all for the entire event. I like to say hello to everyone who I meet on my daily walks. There are only a few though who I stop and chat with.

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This new trend of people having every mobile phone call on loudspeaker in public. I mean why?! Either put the phone to your ear like we all managed the last, like , 20 years or use headphones. People don't want to hear your mundane conversations

Popcorn&Candy Rare Member Posts: 11,371	things that annoy us Jun 29, 2022 7:02:29 GMT -5 a_muppet, cassie, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Popcorn&Candy on Jun 29, 2022 7:02:29 GMT -5 I hate people using their smartphones in my company. I just sit there, wishing they'd turn their bloody phone off!
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Post by a_muppet on Jun 29, 2022 16:59:05 GMT -5

Jun 29, 2022 3:00:39 GMT -5 jen said:

Jun 28, 2022 3:54:26 GMT -5 emily91 said:

people who only can seem to say, " hi emily."

that is the extent of their conversation

nothing else, just that.

or maybe it might extend to " hi, I'm bored.

if you're going to hold a conversation with me, then talk to me

if not, then I have plenty of things to be getting on with...

I know that it is a bit irritating but it is difficult at times. I am very slow to get to know people so often find conversation difficult and even with people I know often don't talk a lot. Saying hello is a good start but a follow up can be far more difficult and I do find that I am heavily influenced by the persons responce, verbal, body language or otherwise, to my greeting. I have improved a bit with time but there have been occasions when I have been to a function of some sort and froze, speaking to almost no-one at all for the entire event. I like to say hello to everyone who I meet on my daily walks. There are only a few though who I stop and chat with.

Yes, me too. I am more of a listener than a chatter. We can't all talk, someone has to listen too.

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things that annoy us Jul 4, 2022 7:04:11 GMT -5

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Post by Popcorn&Candy on Jul 4, 2022 7:04:11 GMT -5

I agree with emily91.

Short syllables and no interesting talk make me want to leave the person there as I walk away. I can't stand people who can't hold a conversation and act bored. I've much better things to spend my time on. Plus, the person must have poor social skills: more pity on them.

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Jun 29, 2022 5:53:42 GMT -5 @anna said:

This new trend of people having every mobile phone call on loudspeaker in public. I mean why?! Either put the phone to your ear like we all managed the last, like , 20 years or use headphones. People don't want to hear your mundane conversations

I don't get out much... but that is annoying lol

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kjay Moderator Posts: 24,261	things that annoy us Jul 11, 2022 5:20:53 GMT -5 a_muppet, cassie, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kjay on Jul 11, 2022 5:20:53 GMT -5 Waiting for appointments that are later in the day. I love to get things out of the way early.
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Post by cassie on Jul 11, 2022 6:09:52 GMT -5

Jul 11, 2022 5:20:53 GMT -5 kjay said:

Waiting for appointments that are later in the day. I love to get things out of the way early.

I hate appointments 10:30 11 oclock.. or ones at ,2,45...they ruin your whole day.

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Post by jen on Jul 11, 2022 7:36:56 GMT -5

Jul 11, 2022 6:09:52 GMT -5 cassie said:

Jul 11, 2022 5:20:53 GMT -5 kjay said:

Waiting for appointments that are later in the day. I love to get things out of the way early.

I hate appointments 10:30 11 oclock.. or ones at ,2,45...they ruin your whole day.

I like them at certain times too but I am not too unhappy if they are timely as I can work around it. Some, like NHS, tend to vary wildly.

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Jul 12, 2022 14:04:54 GMT -5 Popcorn&Candy said:

I don't like being left waiting to see my doctor 30 minutes past my appointment time in the waiting room.

The first thing I ask when I see the receptionist "Is the doctor running on time?" They are perfectly happy to tell you.

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