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Hi there
Thought I would start a post giving you an opportunity to moan about the things that really annoy you - they have to be everyday things.
I will start - At the Airport:
Why do people never have their passport open ready for presentation and more frustratingly why does the person in front of me still have their one in their handbag?
Why do people NOT switch their phone off as instructed whilst on a plane?
Why do people think that one piece of hand luggage does not include their handbag?
Why do people feel the need to adjust their seat back on a 50 minute flight?
I am sure there are more - I will do motorways and driving too!!!
Oooh, Oooh, I'll do a driving one.
Why do people wizz into a road to beat other drivers into a country lane, and then drive at 20mph down the 60mph limit.
Why do people driving down country lanes brake every time a car comes the other way - it's not through lack of space as I am stuck following them in a car much wider than theirs without any problem.
Both of these happen to me on a regular basis on my drive to work. 👿
Ok so i hate it when folk speed up to a roundabout esp the small ones - the amount of times i have to brake half way across the road coz some idiot thinks he owns the road 👿 Grrrr
Why do people not use indicators any more ? we are supposed to just guess in what direction they are going.
Ooh, good call.
Or handbrakes for that matter, instead of sitting in traffic for ages with their foot on the footbrake.
Another one - people who approach roundabouts in the left hand lane, and then go three quarters of the way around - usually not indicating.
What about sitting in the middle lane at 68mph with no other traffic about!
Lorries that overtake on a dual carriageway and take the best part of 10 minutes to get past!
Why is when I am sitting at a junction a cars comes along and at the last minute indicates left - Indicate earlier and I could have got out!
Anymore?
Good ones.
This is starting to sound like an episode of Grumpy Old Men though - I think I qualify easily 😆
Why do people not use indicators any more ? we are supposed to just guess in what direction they are going.
good one that, im starting to think that they are now on optional extra on new cars
Perhaps people think that the satnav does it for them 😮
Have recently joined a gym and now trying to watch what I eat I cannot believe what a farce the calory labelling is on many foods.
For example
On my fruit n fibre cereal packet it give the calorific value for a 30g serving - this doesn't even cover the bottom of the bowl! Therefore I bought these thinking my breakfast would be 112kj and now discover is is three times that amount.
Supermario, I can sympathise with you on that one. My wife has been trying to get me to cut down my daily calorie intake. It's a complete nightmare! I can't understand how people can actually manage to keep track of calorie intake. The most complex it gets for me is when I have a low calorie dinner and compensate by having an extra pint of beer afterwards!
Chris
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