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For me it has to be the commute every morning. Nothing is more frustrating than waiting at the station for a train than doesn’t turn up.
This morning it took me 45 minutes to travel 4 stops on the underground. I work in High Street Kensington, so it’s a complete judgment call whether to wait for a direct train or change at Earl's Court. I made the decision to change and paid dearly arriving work 20 minutes late.
It wasn't the fact that there were no trains to HSK at Earl's Court or the fact that the two Upminsiter trains were there, had been stationary for 10 minutes for no apparent reason. The thing that really annoyed was the constant announcements that there were no delays and a good service was running on my line. 6 times i have been delayed to and from work this week and its only Wednesday.
Obviously another joy of commuting. Quite often i find myself crammed on a train at rush and just one minute before it leaves at least 3 mothers with crying kids in tow ram their way on board. And for the rest of the journey home nothing but high pitched screaming.
Edit: I also really hate it when I’ve been queuing ages for food (say in KFC), only to have the people in front of me (who have been waiting just as long) and are now about to be served, suddenly realize that they haven’t decided what they want to eat.
Person 1 'What do you want?'
Person 2 'Don't mind'
Person 1 'You can have anything you want'
Person 2 'Honestly I don’t mind, just get me anything'
Person 1 'What about that?'
Person 2 'No I don’t want that!'
5 minutes later
Person 1 'What drink do you want'
Person 2 'Lilt'
KFC employee 'Sorry we don’t do Lilt'
Etc etc you get the idea.
What things get on your nerves?
This morning it took me 45 minutes to travel 4 stops on the underground. I work in High Street Kensington, so it’s a complete judgment call whether to wait for a direct train or change at Earl's Court. I made the decision to change and paid dearly arriving work 20 minutes late.
It wasn't the fact that there were no trains to HSK at Earl's Court or the fact that the two Upminsiter trains were there, had been stationary for 10 minutes for no apparent reason. The thing that really annoyed was the constant announcements that there were no delays and a good service was running on my line. 6 times i have been delayed to and from work this week and its only Wednesday.
Obviously another joy of commuting. Quite often i find myself crammed on a train at rush and just one minute before it leaves at least 3 mothers with crying kids in tow ram their way on board. And for the rest of the journey home nothing but high pitched screaming.
Edit: I also really hate it when I’ve been queuing ages for food (say in KFC), only to have the people in front of me (who have been waiting just as long) and are now about to be served, suddenly realize that they haven’t decided what they want to eat.
Person 1 'What do you want?'
Person 2 'Don't mind'
Person 1 'You can have anything you want'
Person 2 'Honestly I don’t mind, just get me anything'
Person 1 'What about that?'
Person 2 'No I don’t want that!'
5 minutes later
Person 1 'What drink do you want'
Person 2 'Lilt'
KFC employee 'Sorry we don’t do Lilt'
Etc etc you get the idea.
What things get on your nerves?
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