What annoys you the most ?

[ButteredUp]

Telephone calls that I cannot block.Lots of calls that are automated & when you answer, there is nobody there.Everyday there are usually 3 to 4 calls like that.

[scoundrel]

Originally Posted by 73north

I was astonished on Thursday early morning , when I was driving on a bad country road going to work , I was going slowly at 30 mph ( it was a tight bend ahead of me - and as the rain was torrential
( as is the case in Scotland , sadly ) and visibility was awful ( it was still totally dark ) - and I get a car behind me - overtake me
at speed , and approaching a blind bend round a country hill - he had no idea if there would be another car coming round or not ...!

madness - there had been also standing water on the road during the journey - what price being somewhere 2 mins early ?

It is better to be late in this world than to be early in the next one.

[rudolph_hucker]

Originally Posted by butteredup

Telephone calls that I cannot block.Lots of calls that are automated & when you answer, there is nobody there.Everyday there are usually 3 to 4 calls like that.

Likely an automated ringer, staffed by a person who picks up once the call goes through. The automation is terrible at dealing with answer machines though, so often thinks nobody is answering so hangs up. Doesn't stop it being fucking annoying though. Unless it's one of those "tech support from Microsoft" calls - they're fun to string along for a good laugh. :P

[Dr Pepper]

Originally Posted by rudolph_hucker

Those twat cyclists who insist on bicycling on the road - when a bicycle lane is provided running parallel to the road to create a safer route for them and keep them out of the traffic of a busy road.

I see it on the Hutt motorway everyday...! The disparaging term for them in kiwi parlance is 'road maggots'......

[Sam Spade]

Originally Posted by Dr Pepper

I see it on the Hutt motorway everyday...! The disparaging term for them in kiwi parlance is 'road maggots'......

In the UK we call them lycra louts or Wiggins wannabes (After Bradley Wiggins, 1st British Tour De France winner)

[rotobott]

Originally Posted by 73north

I was astonished on Thursday early morning , when I was driving on a bad country road going to work , I was going slowly at 30 mph ( it was a tight bend ahead of me - and as the rain was torrential
( as is the case in Scotland , sadly ) and visibility was awful ( it was still totally dark ) - and I get a car behind me - overtake me
at speed , and approaching a blind bend round a country hill - he had no idea if there would be another car coming round or not ...!

madness - there had been also standing water on the road during the journey - what price being somewhere 2 mins early ?

Several times I've been a passenger in a car driving in conditions of very poor visibility, when asked to slow down or stop, they invariably say, no one else will be driving in this.

I always say, well we are, usually does the trick

[Sir Honkers]

That now that I'm on the ninth season of Seinfeld, it's nowhere near as good as I remember it being. Not even the end to start Indian Wedding episode. It's old and tired and except for George, they've all suddenly become unfunny and really obnoxious, especially Elaine.

[Roubignol]

Originally Posted by ButteredUp

Telephone calls that I cannot block.Lots of calls that are automated & when you answer, there is nobody there.Everyday there are usually 3 to 4 calls like that.

Telemarketing... one more time a liberal free-market concept.
I don't know where do you live, but when I answer to the call, 99% of the time I listen an African female voice spelling wrongly my name and offering me products that I don't want or asking intrusive questions.

I try as much as possible to be polite for this poor woman who tries to get some money and feel sad to hang up.

Isn't it time to give an unconditional income to everybody instead to create stupid job based on useless consumption?

Originally Posted by Dr Pepper

I see it on the Hutt motorway everyday...! The disparaging term for them in kiwi parlance is 'road maggots'......

Originally Posted by Sam Spade

In the UK we call them lycra louts or Wiggins wannabes (After Bradley Wiggins, 1st British Tour De France winner)

And how do you nickname car drivers who always travel alone in their at least 1000 kg car?

Cyclists and pedestrians are the best travellers on this planet.

[bloke57]

Originally Posted by xyzde69

Cyclists and pedestrians are the best travellers on this planet.

When they finally arrive.

[ButteredUp]

Originally Posted by rudolph_hucker

Likely an automated ringer, staffed by a person who picks up once the call goes through. The automation is terrible at dealing with answer machines though, so often thinks nobody is answering so hangs up. Doesn't stop it being fucking annoying though. Unless it's one of those "tech support from Microsoft" calls - they're fun to string along for a good laugh. :P

Originally Posted by xyzde69

Telemarketing... one more time a liberal free-market concept.
I don't know where do you live, but when I answer to the call, 99% of the time I listen an African female voice spelling wrongly my name and offering me products that I don't want or asking intrusive questions.

No joke, I wait til I hear somebody & tell them to fuck off.It happens every day even weekends.
I live in the states.They even leave messages on my answering machine, thats why if I answer I tell them to f off.