Petty things that you find annoying.

[Twisted]

When there is a product that you buy regularly. Seems to sell well in the store as you can tell, comparing to other products around it on the shelf. Then store decides to stop selling it or manufacturer decides to stop selling it

YES! It has happened twice with my deodorant brands I used to buy. Do they know how hard it is to find a nice smelling one you can put up with everyday and without it feeling like you have sprayed contact cement under your arms.

[ojstinson]

That absolutely happens to me all the time, I find something I really like and before I know it it;s no longer available.

[Huff1371]

When there is a product that you buy regularly. Seems to sell well in the store as you can tell, comparing to other products around it on the shelf. Then store decides to stop selling it or manufacturer decides to stop selling it

YES! It has happened twice with my deodorant brands I used to buy. Do they know how hard it is to find a nice smelling one you can put up with everyday and without it feeling like you have sprayed contact cement under your arms.

this is crazy, but the Right Guard clear with the little beads inside. Everywhere I looked quit selling it. Finally found it at pharmacy and bought all they had. Nice to know I'm not alone in the deodorant drama.

[jestercinti]

Emissions plumbing that emits a BLINDING service engine soon light in the middle of the dash 24/7.  No, I am not going to pay $400 for a vent control valve and charcoal canister JUST to make Al Gore happy.  If my Xterra farts raw gas into the atmosphere, so be it.

[adidasguy]

People who work on their bike and never bother to buy a shop manual.

People with electrical issues and think a meter is a complicated thing from the far reaches of the galaxy.

Get a manual. Get a meter.

[Janx101]

Hear ya Adidas !

I got a observational irrit lately folks .. I reckon it must be due to world wide season changes or something because it's always more noticeable this time of year....

Watching a lot of different forums that interest me on lots of different topics/themes.. The annoyance is (finally! Yeah I know) .. Twats that just have to be that little bit 'righter' (sic) than everyone else. The basic helpful information flow gets poxed up because some wanker has to overfocus on some trivial point and it all degrades into a slinging match. It can't be that hard to acknowledge the varying points of technicality and STILL work them into a feasible solution for the OP.

I've been guilty of it too so don't think I'm claiming pure snow status .. I now 'try to think the new and conflicting info over to self check my own info' .. There are always other options and methods and results that can improve any personal 'knowledge' .. Always!

This ain't aimed at any individual on any thread/topic/forum .. But to the 'knot head ' in everyone

[mister]

Twinings have done something to their Chamomile tea. Tastes different. Bags don't seep the tea as much as they used to. Now I have to find another brand - how annoying.

Michael

[Janx101]

Can get better results if ya grow your own chamomile plant bro ... Pretty easy to look after and you just trim the fresh tips then steep them in a stainless tea egg .. Much more active oils too 

[jestercinti]

People who don't show up to work on time EVERY day.  It's not that hard people.  You know your commute better than anyone else.  It's not LA where the traffic is horrendous. 

Be responsible and get to work on time.  That simple.

[ojstinson]

It's funny but statistics show that the people who live the closest to work are the ones most often and consistently late.

[MVent03]

It's funny but statistics show that the people who live the closest to work are the ones most often and consistently late.

Lol, I totally buy that. I was so guilty of that when I lived 5 minutes from work. And now I'm barely late now that it's 30 minutes away.

[jestercinti]

People that say "Let me be honest with you..."

So, what you are saying is that you have not been honest every other time?

[vinny]

People who put something up for sale, with a phone number to contact them on, but never answer the damn phone!

Trying to pack for another yr of uni, and every time i think i have everything sorted and packed - i decide i can cut down by a box or two.. but only end up re-organizing whats there. I have too much stuff

[adidasguy]

People who ask for the pitch and thread side of the screw they have in their hand then ask what length they need for some special task.
1. Go hardware store and use their measuring thingy
2. Poke a stick in the hole to see how long it needs to be.
3. Buy the screw. If unsure, get a couple lengths.

[Huff1371]

People who don't show up to work on time EVERY day.  It's not that hard people.  You know your commute better than anyone else.  It's not LA where the traffic is horrendous. 

Be responsible and get to work on time.  That simple.

I plead guilty. I'm 45 miles from work and it doesn't matter when I leave I get there about 4-7 minutes late every day. We use a hand scanner to clock in and luckily there's a 10min grace period.

[yamahonkawazuki]

People who ask for the pitch and thread side of the screw they have in their hand then ask what length they need for some special task.
1. Go hardware store and use their measuring thingy
2. Poke a stick in the hole to see how long it needs to be.
3. Buy the screw. If unsure, get a couple lengths.

agreed on 3. i do this with watch crystals. causecost is low enough. bolts? definately. usually less than a buck each

[MVent03]

People who ask for the pitch and thread side of the screw they have in their hand then ask what length they need for some special task.
1. Go hardware store and use their measuring thingy
2. Poke a stick in the hole to see how long it needs to be.
3. Buy the screw. If unsure, get a couple lengths.

Oh MY GOD!!!  I work at The Home Depot and I get this question a couple times a week. They'll come in and show me a picture on their phone of the head of a bolt in some random piece of machinery and say they need "that one".

. . . and I just look at them like are you f%$king serious?   

"Yes, as a matter of fact I do have the complete schematics of everything ever built since the dawn of time. Let me just run back and go look that up for you. Would you like me to come put the bolt in for you too?"

We get some pretty stupid questions and requests. . .

[yamahonkawazuki]

Twinings have done something to their Chamomile tea. Tastes different. Bags don't seep the tea as much as they used to. Now I have to find another brand - how annoying.

Michael

i had purchased some recently. noticed this myself. now at least i know im not the only one thinking this

[Janx101]

in addition to the herbal thing... but not part of the annoyance bit..

i have at home about a dozen 14" pots, each has various herbs that i favour in them... sometimes 1 per pot sometimes 2 or 3 depending on the growing style .. got mint (5 different types), chamomile, lemongrass, lavender, lemon balm, chives, rosemary, nettle, dandelion, milk thistle .... plus various other bits that come and go ...

i've got room for this much.. some will have more... some ppl will only have 2 or 3 smaller pots with multiple plants...

i'm not really a 'hippy' or 'herbalist' in the normal sense .. but when i have a headache, gut ache, feeling poorly or cant sleep etc .. i'll go out and pinch a tiny bit of the various herbs for a sniff .. .if my brain/nose says YEAH MAN! then i pick a bit more and it goes into the bundle... if its a MEH or YUCKO then it doesnt...

the 'nice smelling' ones vary from event to event .. sometimes what i have had in a 'tea' for the last 3 times will suddenly be  ...

point is i do believe that your sense of smell and brain function is more than capable of detecting what it needs each time .. its not gonna get everything just from herbs tho ...

so after i have my bunch of varying herbs... quick rough chop in the kitchen .. stuff it all into my stainless steel mesh 'egg' and dunk it in a small pot of water on the stove ... simmer away 10-15 min maybe ... pour some into a mug/glass .. add a tiny bit of honey or sugar for taste and drink/sip away ... sometimes i've had enough after one or 2 mouthfuls.. sometimes its the whole half litre/pint or so..

it always is a variable mix and volume ... and maybe its just the 'mental' thing of it .. 

ok so you cant take all the bits with you at work ... but you may be able to take your 'current favourite' mix in a thermos or something..

its a bit odd to some... but apart from the slightly longer 'cooking' time... the pick and chop process only takes about a min or 2 usually .. and if you pottering around at home after a work day it fits in easy enough ..

fresh herb 'brew' for me is so much more effective... i still have various tea bags too (umm 9 different flavours at moment till i stock up again) .. but when the 'bugs' are at it the brew wins everytime 

[yamahonkawazuki]

one of these?
ive got two of them. one i use for teas, one i use for working on watch parts and jewelry. the one with a handle on it, is hte jewelry one. have to make sure i do not mix the two