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Really minor annoyances

Airlines putting "final call" on airport departure screens when the plane hasn't even landed yet.

Had it happen to me at Heathrow yesterday. "Final call"

Dashed to the gate, no plane. Then we had a plane but no crew. From "final call" to actually getting on the plane was over an hour.

It cant be your last chance to board a plane that hasn't even got a pilot yet and is still flying in circles somewhere over Oxfordshire on its way from Geneva

"Final call" should be when a lad in high viz is almost thinking of pulling the steps back
 
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How Tottenham often seem to get called Spurs in everything now as if it was their actual formal name. May as well start writing us as Sunlun in league tables while we’re at it, eh.
 
marsey said:
Whilst driving and people (women) not thanking you when you have had the courtesy to let them through first or let them out at a junction.
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I said this to my daughter yesterday. Turned into a road and there was a long line of parked cars on the other side, but with plenty of gaps. Two cars were coming the other way on my side of the road. I could have drove on, forcing them to pull into one of the gaps, but I'm nice so I flashed them through and waited. The lead car came down at about 5mph crawling along, then blanked me at the end. Didn't even glance in my direction. The car behind did the same.
 
I never acknowledge anybody, if you're carrying out an act of "kindness" in expectation of a blessing, you're being a little bit holier the thou. My ignorance saves you from that little bit of narcissism...
 
c032745y said:
I never acknowledge anybody, if you're carrying out an act of "kindness" in expectation of a blessing, you're being a little bit holier the thou. My ignorance saves you from that little bit of narcissism...
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Whats your car registration?
Just so that if anyone on here clocks you they won't let you out and can give you the wanker sign as they pass.
 
Its quite possible ive posted this before.

But hotel light switches.

30000 f***ing lights, all controlled by using a random combination of light switches that are seemingly dotted all over the room.

Is it too much to ask that there could be labels on them? In fact im going to buy a dymo printer and start labelling them whenever I stay in a hotel
 
Redandwhitedust said:
Its quite possible ive posted this before.

But hotel light switches.

30000 f***ing lights, all controlled by using a random combination of light switches that are seemingly dotted all over the room.

Is it too much to ask that there could be labels on them? In fact im going to buy a dymo printer and start labelling them whenever I stay in a hotel
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Great shout. Or completely irrational showers.

I’m not that thick, I know how to work a shower. But clearly not all the time
 
marsey said:
Whilst driving and people (women) not thanking you when you have had the courtesy to let them through first or let them out at a junction.
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What is that with the bewers?
There’s a thing over here where we Jeep Wrangler drivers all wave at each other as we pass (as well as the duck thing). I’ve been doing a survey and one hundred percent of the people who don’t acknowledge and return your wave are bewers. Shouldn’t be allowed to drive Jeeps.
 
Tex said:
What is that with the bewers?
There’s a thing over here where we Jeep Wrangler drivers all wave at each other as we pass (as well as the duck thing). I’ve been doing a survey and one hundred percent of the people who don’t acknowledge and return your wave are bewers. Shouldn’t be allowed to drive Jeeps.
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I wouldn't do it either. You bought the same car, not embarked on a shared lifestyle myth (or maybe you did!) & I pathologically refuse to acquiesce to any social convention. Used to be the same with motorbikes & a nod was de rigeur but then scooter riders got a cob on if you didn't't nod & BMW riders wrote angry letters to MCN demanding to be nodded at.
 
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