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Motorcyclists with noisy exhausts. People aren't looking at you because you look cool, they're looking at you and thinking "What a ****."
 
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People that sometimes 'just have to' present the exact change when paying for something - only because the shrapnel makes their purse / wallet a little heavier than they would like. Fumbling for what seems like several minutes...is it really worth it? AND it's so bloody common?!?
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I've got no issue with this if people are sorting their **** out while in the queue. In fact in foreign countries like Spain it is often considered rude not to pay with exact (or very close) change even in supermarkets.

My pet hate is the related one of people queueing up for whatever but don't use the time to prepare whatever it is they need to do before it reaching their turn. The number of people you see at the supermarket who stand idle in the queue for minutes and then almost act surprised when they reach the till and then have to spend ages fishing around for their cash / loyalty card is unbelievable.
 
People setting the centrifuges at work to show rpm rather than rcf. Granted, even our document-controlled SOPs (Standard Operating Procedure) say samples should be spun for 10min at 3000rpm, but sometimes the SOPs are useless - without the blade radius, which none of the centrifuges have listed about them, the rpm setting is useless. We've got a centrifuce with a radius of 50cm upstairs in the main lab, but one of 15cm down here - and people still set it to 3000rpm on both!

Also, amidst numerous other grammatical cockups, I'm particularly irritated by the greengrocer's apostrophe's.
 
  • People who double click hyperlinks
    - By extension people who do things like fill out a form online then reach for the mouse to hit the submit button.
  • People who walk slowly down the pavement / through tube stations
  • People who put the mayo back in the cupboard rather than the fridge
  • People standing outside buildings smoking, let them smoke inside where it won't affect me dammit!
  • People saying math instead of maths, mathematics is a plural, so its shortened form should be too!
  • Chewing gum on the floor.
  • People driving while talking on their mobile.
  • Tax dodging cyclists who seem to think they can take up the entire lane, it should be legal to run them off the road!
  • The average pub gents loo, utterly disgusting.
  • Film trailers that contain massive spoilers.
  • Optical media, the sooner people give up on it the better.
  • People who don't say excuse me / thank you etc. Show some common courtesy people!
  • Conversely, people that use "excuse me" as an excuse to leap by / over / past you like a bloody rugby player.
  • being expected, or indeed forced to tip. Pay your workers more and include the tips in the charges!
  • People who get on the bus and then spend 5 minutes fumbling around in their bag / purse / wallet trying to find their money. You knew you were getting the bus, prepare for it!
  • People who proudly claim to know nothing about a subject, IT is a good example of this, but you can find examples everywhere. Not knowing the first thing about computers is not a good thing, glibly proclaiming your ignorance makes me want to hurt you.
  • Accidentally stepping in a puddle that was deeper than you expected, thus having to spend the day with slightly damp feet.
  • Artificial password restrictions on websites, why on earth can my password not exceed 12 characters or contain special characters? It's all stored as a hash in the back end isn't it? If not, it bloody well should be!
  • Dry cleaning, suits should be machine washable dammit!
  • Wine; red, white or rosé, sparkling or still the drink is disgusting! Get over yourselves and stop pretending it isn't.

It's good to get things off your chest once in a while! ;)
 
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The school run how something so simple as taking your kids to school can be made into a blood boiling nightmare, mostly mothers standing on the path in my way while I'm trying to get my kids to school does my head in.

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kylew said:
Because of a thing called "context"? "when your walking down the street" doesn't make sense, "when you're walking down the street" does. :confused:
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The point zhx was making is you are not going to know if a person says one or the other. You hate it when people type it wrong, not say it wrong.
 
Moredhel said:
  • People who double click hyperlinks
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:mad: and then people who constantly click them and get uppity when you point out, if you keep clicking a link on a slow loading page, it's just starting the whole process all over again.
  • People standing outside buildings smoking, let them smoke inside where it won't affect me dammit!
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They shouldn't even do that, the smoking ban states they should move away from the building and smoke out of the way for that very reason.

  • People saying math instead of maths, mathematics is a plural, so it's shortened form should be too!
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"Its" :p
  • The average pub gents loo, utterly disgusting.
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I'd change that to average public toilets.
  • being expected, or indeed forced to tip. Pay your workers more and include the tips in the charges!
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I absolutely hate this. I don't mind optional tips, I have the option to always choose not to, if it's not on the menu's price, then I don't pay it. Compulsory service charges would put me off eating somewhere, if it's compulsory, why don't they just add it to the menu price?
 
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