Stuff that makes you disproportionately cross

I have to hold my hand up to diluting the last bit of washing up liquid…

There’s method in my madness though as it’s handy to give my hands a quick wash!

It’s heavily diluted as soon as you squirt it into the sink anyway

Yeah it makes zero sense why you’d get cross about it. It still works and means you don’t have to spend ten minutes trying to get enough out. I usually put the nozzle under a running tap just to dilute it enough to get some out rather than making it really watery.

you squirt it into the sink anyway.

Why do you do that? Oh yes. To wash your dishes in a bowl of filthy water; rather than under clean running water.

On the actual subject, I add a bit of water to the dregs of the liquid so it comes out before the heat death of the universe without leaving wasted liquid inside the bottle to be chucked out.

Stop with the illogical terminology and just use “left or right”

Totally logical use in certain scenarios, like police pursuits,where conversation is abbreviated to let you drive rather than talk, particularly when it’s dark, peeing down and you can’t read the roadsigns…

“Singletrack Towers, left”

“Turning left at Singletrack Towers?”

“No, passing Singletrack Towers, which is on the left” The exact location and direction of travel (assuming STT isn’t on a junction 🙂 )

“Singletrack Towers, nearside” Exact location, direction of travel and brevity

Donald Trump

On the actual subject, I add a bit of water to the dregs of the liquid so it comes out before the heat death of the universe without leaving wasted liquid inside the bottle to be chucked out.

I hate this. I use gravity to decant the end of the last container into the next one. It leaves virtually nothing behind. My annoyance is that I have to do so pre-emptively otherwise somebody’s moment of mouth-breathing will create a watery mess of unknown dilution instead.

Lazy c**** on my local cyclops junction creating unnecessary mayhem pisses me off so much that I told someone off for it this morning. Now I’m in a grump with myself over it.

Pub menus that you need to google “Yakitori Sticks”

“Oh, you mean it’s chicken and onion on a skewer?”

Daytime running lights.  Or rather the people that use them not knowing or caring that rear lights not included  thereby pootling down the middle lane unlit from behind. Just Use Your **** Headlights  can only get worse when clocks change

I’ve had a recurring dream for the last three nights where I’ve got a large parcel but before I can open it I have to complete a number of tasks. I completed everything this morning and finally got the box in my hands to open, then I woke up. If that’s not disproportionately cross then I don’t know what is.

To wash your dishes in a bowl of filthy water

How weird. I wash my dishes in clean water, with detergent in.

Totally logical use in certain scenarios, like police pursuits,

You’ve never watched Police Interceptors. They’d say “Singletrack Towers left left left…”

It is both late October AND dry enough to mow the lawn

Cross doesn’t even get close

I completed everything this morning and finally got the box in my hands to open, then I woke up.

At least it got (dream) delivered properly.

When people talking about driving say things like “nearside, offside, inside lane, outside lane, undertaking, slow lane, fast lane”

One on behalf of my wife (Canadian);  Why is the lane that is in the middle of the motorway (and therefore the inside) called the outside lane, it makes no sense.

Boxes of sticking plasters that proudly claim “100 plasters”. Sure, but at least 60 of those are so small that they could only cover a scratch not worth covering. And you can’t even buy a box of actually useful plasters, so your only choice is to buy 100 and throw at least 60 away.

I wash my dishes in clean water, with detergent in.

You wash the first dish in clean water.

this morning and finally got the box in my hands to open, then I woke up. If that’s not disproportionately cross then I don’t know what is.

One on behalf of my wife (Canadian);  Why is the lane that is in the middle of the motorway (and therefore the inside) called the outside lane, it makes no sense.

It’s not. It’s the middle lane. Outside is outside, inside is inside.

The outside lanes are in the middle of the motorway, between the two middle lanes. The middle lanes are between their respective outside lanes and inside lanes. The inside lanes are at the outside of the motorway. Simples.

You wash the first dish in clean water.

Are you unaware how soap works?

Soap makes dirt and grime soluble, resulting in the water in which you are washing the items becoming dirty.

Soap makes dirt and grime soluble, resulting in the water in which you are washing the items becoming dirty.

Soap makes dirt and grime soluble, resulting in the water holding the dirt instead of the items.

(and that’s not really how it works, I’ve looked into this a bit as I said on the previous page.)

It’s antibacterial though… That’s the whole point of it..?

It’s antibacterial though… That’s the whole point of it..?

That’s one of the points of it. But (again, I’ve looked into this but for different reasons, this time because my OH is a WFH childminder) the important part of an antibacterial agent is that it meets standards, it’s a bit like the engine oil discussion a couple of days ago. EN 1276 is one, there are a couple of others I’d have to go look up. Lidl’s own “W5” range of cleaners meet or exceed the same requirements as premium brands at a fraction of the price, though their washing-up liquid makes shit bubbles.

You’ve never watched Police Interceptors. They’d say “Singletrack Towers left left left…”

Only if they’re turning left. If they’re passing Singletrack Towers then it’s nearside (nationally agreed, innit). The flagpole would make you wince on passing Singletrack Towers though 🙂

Lidl orange discount stickers are down to 20% and 50% from 30% and 60%. They’re that tight that the Silver Street Edmonton branch they’ve put 20% ones over 30% ones. TBH I thought that was illegal.

Why do you do that? Oh yes. To wash your dishes in a bowl of filthy water; rather than under clean running water.

Well thanks for the hosepipe bans! Oh darling, there’s a molecule of pure filth atom in this washing water, discard it at once!

‘What’s your best price?’

***K off!

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‘What’s your best price?’

Yes, I completely agree. When items are made to measure, bespoke or artisan (I know those awful words), then please understand the time, energy and work that goes into producing them. Atm I’m trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear because the customer is desperately trying to save money (even though they are one of the richest families in this country – face palm)

Asking for the best price in a warehouse type place is acceptable.

I don’t even agree there to be honest. It’s a horrible new thing that has come in, presumably from the likes of Bargain Hunt on daytime TV.

It’s not playing the game is it? The seller wants as much as possible, the buyer to pay as little as possible.

The process of haggling is what has been done since the dawn of time. It starts a conversation, you get to know the cut of each others jib, so to speak.

It’s a polite exchange between a buyer and a seller to make sure that each person is feeling good about the transaction and is happy with the price they are paying.

‘What’s your best price?’ is ****ing lazy and so typical of people these days. Why should the seller give up their chances of a better deal just for the lazy twonk who wants to get them to rock bottom instantly?

Annoys the hell out of me (particularly when it immediately follows ‘Is this still available?)

I knew a guy selling a small holding for £650k when asked the best price, his reply was “£650k” when asked again he said “£660k”.  Buyer bought at £650k.

Widget for sale, £50

“What’s your best price?”

“£100 would be great, thanks”

[Edit – what 100thidiot above said. That’s what happens when you leave a post half-written for an hour.]

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Anyway, my crossness for the day has been triggered by another one of those stupid car stickers “My driving scares me too!”

If you are aware that your driving is that bad, then get off the road or take more lessons. My brain translates these stickers into “I might kill or maim you and I don’t even care lol”. Police spotting these stickers should be an automatic fine/ban/firing squad or something. Seriously. Ok maybe not the firing squad part. But if someone drives past my child waving a flag that says “I’m a dangerous driver, I know it and I gloat about it” then there isn’t a stick big enough to hit them with.

Pretty much everything right now. I can’t wait for the election to be over!

The process of haggling is what has been done since the dawn of time. It starts a conversation, you get to know the cut of each others jib, so to speak.

It’s a waste of time is what it is.

The last time I got into a haggling war was buying a low-value item on ebay.  There was a “make me an offer” option so I did.  It got to the stage where I was offering like £11 and the seller was countering £11.02, at which point I thought “I can’t be ringed with this” and withdrew the offer.

Well, considering you only get to make maybe 3 counter offers or something on eBay last time I used it, it can’t have wasted too much of your time?

It’s a waste of time is what it is.

On an £11 item maybe. I just can’t stand the way nobody can even be bothered to talk to you like a human being anymore. Negotiating price is something that’s slowly being replaced by lazy button pressers with auto-populated reply boxes because they have no social skills.

Anyway, it’s me who’s getting disproportionately cross. Stop justifying it! 😉

What’s your best price?’ is ****ing lazy and so typical of people these days. Why should the seller give up their chances of a better deal just for the lazy twonk who wants to get them to rock bottom instantly?

I’m confused why you are bothered by this. Your reaction suggests you are such a bad haggler/ negotiator that you actually take this question at face value and answer it truthfully

No?

Well, considering you only get to make maybe 3 counter offers or something on eBay last time I used it, it can’t have wasted too much of your time?

I’ve no idea, it was years ago. It was mostly the pettiness I saw my arse over, you just know that they’re going to be a complete spoon to deal with if there’s a problem.

I just can’t stand the way nobody can even be bothered to talk to you like a human being anymore.

This is where you and I differ. I don’t want a cuddle when buying a pint of milk, I want the transaction to be conducted with as little human interaction as possible so I can be on my way again to go spend my time doing something more useful. Like, y’know, talking shit on here all day.

It’s not a pint of milk.

I’m selling dreams, man… 🙂

You must’ve had a traumatic childhood.

I donated money to Tommy Robinsons defence fund and I don’t get a refund now he’s pled guilty!

People in the gym who stand next to the benches and use them as a table for their phones/water bottle while standing there arm curling for hours.

Filthy skanks in the gym using the bench for split squats and not wiping it down after putting their filthy trainers all over it. See also sweaty folks not wiping the benches down afterwards.