Irritations

[c.d.]

Similarly, adverts for life insurance where we are informed that one's family will be well cared for in the event of one's untimely demise and everyone looks so happy about it.

There is a very popular ad for life insurance that runs all the time here in the U.S. They pitch the fact that there is no physical to take and you cannot be turned down for any reason. So all these poor schmucks who are on life support and have fifteen minutes to live think hey I'll buy this insurance and my family will be covered after I am gone. Uh, not so fast. It turns out that it only pays off after several years from when you get it and then only pennies on the dollar for what you paid in premiums. Even worse there are celebrities endorsing it. Scumbags.

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[c.d.]

Speaking of handicapped parking -- I will always remember the time I was on the beach down in Florida. They take handicapped parking very seriously down there because of all the elderly people. Anyway, a car full of people pulls into a spot reserved for handicapped parking. A cop walks over and asks them if they are handicapped. They say no. He tells them this spot is reserved for handicapped persons only and they need to move their car. The driver tells the cop they are from Canada. He says great, welcome to the USA and the state of Florida but they are going to have to move. These ******** refused to move saying over and over again that they are from Canada. Finally, the very exasperated cop told them this is the last time I am telling you. Move your car now or you will be arrested and your car will be towed and impounded. They finally moved. I was hoping the cop would have busted some heads. What jerks.

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People who you see on mobility scooters who proceed to get off and walk around perfectly normally.

Plus…I’m convinced that some people have these just because they are too fat to walk.

People who park in handicapped parking spaces who are not actually handicapped. You have to be a real low life to do something like that.

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[Enigma]

Advertisements on tv which attempt to drive us all into depression. How many can they bombard us with….funeral planning, cancer, dementia, famine.

Similarly, adverts for life insurance where we are informed that one's family will be well cared for in the event of one's untimely demise and everyone looks so happy about it.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Advertisements on tv which attempt to drive us all into depression. How many can they bombard us with….funeral planning, cancer, dementia, famine.

[Herlock Sholmes]

People who you see on mobility scooters who proceed to get off and walk around perfectly normally.

Plus…I’m convinced that some people have these just because they are too fat to walk.

[Herlock Sholmes]

I don’t know if I’ve already mentioned this one….going into a pub and ordering a gin and tonic and getting it in a bowl containing so much ice that you could build an igloo.

[Herlock Sholmes]

That reminds me Pat…every single website where you have to ‘accept’ or ‘reject’ cookies before you proceed. It’s annoying. I always accept but I don’t know if that’s the right thing to do or not?

[Pcdunn]

Games on cellphones (or mobiles) that cover the main screen with so many clickable ads it's hard to select what you want to do.

[c.d.]

In the same vein, those people who go for a five minute walk and have to have 27 bottles of water with them. Guess they want to show that they are seriously working out.

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[Ms Diddles]

Joggers who jog in place on the corner while they are waiting for a walk sign or traffic. Yeah, I know they want to keep their heart rate up but it always looks so damn affected. "Hey, look at me. I'm jogging" Yeah, **** you. I got your jogging right here.

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100% agree!

W@nkers!

[Abby Normal]

Not really an irritation but more of a head scratcher. Panhandlers who stand on the median strip of the highway begging for money. I guess they think that when the cars stop at the light they have a captive audience. I don't think I have ever seen anyone in a car giving them money. Seems like a lot of work for such little results.

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hi cd
well i give them money all the time. usually the change that builds up in my cup holder or occasionally dollar bills from my wallet.so probably atleast a couple bucks every time. i also see otjer people give them money too. i would venture they actually do pretty good, depending on how long they stand out there. but im in the dc suburbs in md and i beleive youre in DC? maybe thats the difference.

[Tani]

I suspect the name had to be changed from Salmon and Shrimp because the amount of actual shrimp in the paste was almost non-existent. I couldn't taste any shrimp and found all the flavours pretty bland and unappetizing to be frank. I believe regulations came in to stop this kind of misrepresentation, at least in the UK, in the same way that crab sticks had to be renamed ocean sticks, and veal and ham pie was changed to gala pie.

I expect some people will call it 'woke' and another irritation of modern life that companies had to start being more honest about the contents of the food they produced, to protect the consumer, but you can't please everyone.

Love,

Caz
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One of Agatha Christie's Poirot novels hinged on the fact that all fish pastes taste the same lol. So it's definitely not a new thing

[Tani]

Not really an irritation but more of a head scratcher. Panhandlers who stand on the median strip of the highway begging for money. I guess they think that when the cars stop at the light they have a captive audience. I don't think I have ever seen anyone in a car giving them money. Seems like a lot of work for such little results.

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Never seen this in the UK. It seems very dangerous.

[c.d.]

Not really an irritation but more of a head scratcher. Panhandlers who stand on the median strip of the highway begging for money. I guess they think that when the cars stop at the light they have a captive audience. I don't think I have ever seen anyone in a car giving them money. Seems like a lot of work for such little results.

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