Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 7)

[Gary29]

LunarOne said:

Gary29 said:

YouTube. Has anyone else's layout changed? I watch/listen to a lot on my second screen in work, so a laptop. The comments used to appear underneath the default video view, and now they're at the side, and the recommended videos used to be at the side, and now they're underneath. I prefer the old layout by a factor of 1000, but can't see a setting to change it back.

The new layout is absolutely horrible. Luckily there's a Chrome extension you can install called "Enhancer for Youtube". It does many things, but most importantly for me, it can change the layout back to how it was before the latest awful change.

Thank you! Worked a treat.

Can't think of any logical reason why they'd change a winning format, other than to somehow pepper us with more advertising at the expense of annoying billions of users.

[deadtom]

21st Century Man said:

Trip Advisor top ten things to do/see in Holmfirth.

Manchester walking tour
Windermere and lake district tour
Wales sightseeing from Manchester
Manchester City River tour
Snowdonia & Chester
Manchester food tour
Manchester City Stadium
Chatsworth House
Rock & Gaol tour Manchester
The Lake District

FFS!

I live very near Holmfirth, it's a great place. The following is all off the top of my head and is not an exhaustive list. It also may not be of any interest to you whatsoever, but it's what my wife and I like to do when we are there.

There's various var parks dotted around, but we park at the co-op, it's a decent sized car park and will have space on all but the busiest days. It's 40 pence/hour (refunded if you buy something from the Co-op) and is a ~2 minute walk into town.

daytime stuff:

- wander aimlessly around the town. It's all quite picturesque with the traditional stone buildings clinging to the steep sides of the valley, with pasture and woodlands above.
- buy unhealthy baked goods from one or all of the three bakeries
- visit daisy lane second hand bookshop. Very charming and looks like it hasn't changed in 100 years
- buy nice cheese from the cheese shop
- have a nosey around the hardware store, it's the good old fashioned kind
- There's lots of cafes for tea and cake. My favourite is Holme Coffee House, which is on the townward edge of the Co-Op car park. It's great if you like trendy stuff like smashed avocado on toast and frivolous coffee. It's dog friendly too. Only drawback is that it is always popular, very small and you can't book ahead, so you often have to wait for a table
- all the last of the summer wine stuff, loads of internet stuff about that I'm sure
- pubs various
- on a saturday morning there are market stalls on the edge of the co-op carpark selling deli stuff, fruit and veg, sweets, as well as a craft fair at the methodist church hall which is in the same place
- Coopers yard for hipster street food vendors
- A short drive / medium walk from the town itself is The Carding Shed, which is a vaguely 50s themed restaurant that does good breakfast and lunch, superb home made cakes, but most importantly shares a building with IK Classics, who have a constant rotation of lovely classic / modern classic cars parked up inside that patrons are welcome to wander around and stare at appreciatively (pictured below).

evening stuff:

- every week there is some kind of event at the Picturedrome, usually live music (often cover bands but occasionally famous names from yesteryear will be there, I think Judge Jules played there recently) but still functions as a cinema sometimes too I believe
- various wine / cocktail bars around town
- various restaurants from cheap kebabs to fancy-ish via the usual Indian, Asian, burgers, Mexican etc. 'Devour' is one of our favourites and is just along the valley, 5 minutes outside Holmfirth. Plenty in Holmfirth itself though if you don't want to drive.

The above (except where mentioned) is just stuff that is in Holmfirth itself. The town is surrounded by loads of lovely little villages and places to walk in the hills.

Oh also the town is tiny. You can walk one end to the other in 10 minutes, so all the above stuff is quite densely packed in

Edited by deadtom on Thursday 27th June 15:22

[Wheelbrace]

People that quote absolute bks as fact. YouTube comments, twitter, radio phone-ins et al.

For example -

The UK has the highest prices for fuel in Europe and the only country where one has to pay road tax…

There are 195 countries in the world and the UK is the only one where you have to pay for a TV licence…

You can still be hanged for treason in the UK…

There I was thinking that with the advent of the internet, everyone would become better informed.

Turns out I was wrong.

[EmailAddress]

Wheelbrace said:

People that quote absolute bks as fact. YouTube comments, twitter, radio phone-ins et al.

For example -

The UK has the highest prices for fuel in Europe and the only country where one has to pay road tax…

There are 195 countries in the world and the UK is the only one where you have to pay for a TV licence…

You can still be hanged for treason in the UK…

There I was thinking that with the advent of the internet, everyone would become better informed.

Turns out I was wrong.

Painful isn't it.

And yet fact checking can still be seen as a bit unnecessary or socially unacceptable.

[Wheelbrace]

The sad part, for me, is that they really believe these things.

No wonder that so many people are angry and miserable.

It was once explained to me by a carpenter that the UK was the worst country in the world to live in.

Righto.

[EmailAddress]

Wheelbrace said:

The sad part, for me, is that they really believe these things.

No wonder that so many people are angry and miserable.

It was once explained to me by a carpenter that the UK was the worst country in the world to live in.

Righto.

Well, Carpentry is one of the lowest paid trades in Britain, with the highest long-term disability through kitten related injury rate, and worst access to Kinder Eggs so I'm not surprised.

[C5_Steve]

EmailAddress said:

Wheelbrace said:

People that quote absolute bks as fact. YouTube comments, twitter, radio phone-ins et al.

For example -

The UK has the highest prices for fuel in Europe and the only country where one has to pay road tax…

There are 195 countries in the world and the UK is the only one where you have to pay for a TV licence…

You can still be hanged for treason in the UK…

There I was thinking that with the advent of the internet, everyone would become better informed.

Turns out I was wrong.

Painful isn't it.

And yet fact checking can still be seen as a bit unnecessary or socially unacceptable.

Along those lines, my girlfriend will often get the hump with me if I DON'T believe something she read online and decide to check it myself. She seems to see it as some slight on her. This is despite the fact that I know she continues to read The Daily Mail for some unknown reason, hence my scepticism

But it annoys me that others get annoyed if you dare to do your own research on something. Why take it as a slight? If you've given someone information they find interesting enough to go away and read about themselves then that should be seen as a good thing (IMO).

[mac96]

C5_Steve said:

EmailAddress said:

Wheelbrace said:

People that quote absolute bks as fact. YouTube comments, twitter, radio phone-ins et al.

For example -

The UK has the highest prices for fuel in Europe and the only country where one has to pay road tax…

There are 195 countries in the world and the UK is the only one where you have to pay for a TV licence…

You can still be hanged for treason in the UK…

There I was thinking that with the advent of the internet, everyone would become better informed.

Turns out I was wrong.

Painful isn't it.

And yet fact checking can still be seen as a bit unnecessary or socially unacceptable.

Along those lines, my girlfriend will often get the hump with me if I DON'T believe something she read online and decide to check it myself. She seems to see it as some slight on her. This is despite the fact that I know she continues to read The Daily Mail for some unknown reason, hence my scepticism

But it annoys me that others get annoyed if you dare to do your own research on something. Why take it as a slight? If you've given someone information they find interesting enough to go away and read about themselves then that should be seen as a good thing (IMO).

Unfortunately 'doing your own research' seems to have become code for reading and believing the latest nutty conspiracy theory.
As in : You believe the royal family are NOT lizards? Huh, you should do your own research.

[EmailAddress]

mac96 said:

C5_Steve said:

EmailAddress said:

Wheelbrace said:

People that quote absolute bks as fact. YouTube comments, twitter, radio phone-ins et al.

For example -

The UK has the highest prices for fuel in Europe and the only country where one has to pay road tax…

There are 195 countries in the world and the UK is the only one where you have to pay for a TV licence…

You can still be hanged for treason in the UK…

There I was thinking that with the advent of the internet, everyone would become better informed.

Turns out I was wrong.

Painful isn't it.

And yet fact checking can still be seen as a bit unnecessary or socially unacceptable.

Along those lines, my girlfriend will often get the hump with me if I DON'T believe something she read online and decide to check it myself. She seems to see it as some slight on her. This is despite the fact that I know she continues to read The Daily Mail for some unknown reason, hence my scepticism

But it annoys me that others get annoyed if you dare to do your own research on something. Why take it as a slight? If you've given someone information they find interesting enough to go away and read about themselves then that should be seen as a good thing (IMO).

Unfortunately 'doing your own research' seems to have become code for reading and believing the latest nutty conspiracy theory.
As in : You believe the royal family are NOT lizards? Huh, you should do your own research.

It's quite something when the accuracy of Octonauts is higher than something purporting to be GreatBritishNews.

[Wheelbrace]

Sadly, if they were to check the facts, maybe they wouldn't feel so pissed off all the time.

Sure, there are things wrong with the UK, but I'm glad I live here and not Somalia, for example.

On the subject of road tax, I looked up, on the Dutch government's website, how much it would be to tax my own car. It wasn't difficult.

About £600.

That's per quarter, by the way, but somehow British motorists are the worst treated in Europe.

It just annoys me beyond reason that it bothers me at all.

Edited by Wheelbrace on Thursday 27th June 15:13

Edited by Wheelbrace on Thursday 27th June 15:13

[trails]

C5_Steve said:

Along those lines, my girlfriend will often get the hump with me if I DON'T believe something she read online and decide to check it myself. She seems to see it as some slight on her. This is despite the fact that I know she continues to read The Daily Mail for some unknown reason, hence my scepticism

But it annoys me that others get annoyed if you dare to do your own research on something. Why take it as a slight? If you've given someone information they find interesting enough to go away and read about themselves then that should be seen as a good thing (IMO).

Ditto, except my Mrs is a Guardian reader...same clickbait aim, different target demographic, same peeved reaction if I investigate

[r3g]

redrabbit29 said:

Fermit said:

Any organisation or business, whom when you call does everything in their power for you to fk off and use their website instead.
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God I hate this modern default of every organisation doing all they can to not let you speak with a human.

It fills me with rage this type of thing. I've said it before, but this type of thing needs regulating. Companies should be compelled to have strict contact and communication standards, for example:

• Clear contact number to be listed on the website
• Clear email address to be listed on the website
• When a customer calls, ability to speak with a human in less than 10 minutes

Or whatever

This is mainly targeted at this bigger companies, often you're paying a fee to, like insurance, electric, broadband etc, and they don't answer the bloody phone if you can even get a number.

Also:

• Any "automated webchat bots" Should have a clear option to speak with a human

I won't ever have anything to do with British Gas, BT or Virginmedia for exactly those reasons. They could be giving away free gas, electricity and internet for all I care, and I still wouldn't take it, because they are so incompetent and the service so stty that I know I'd have to waste hours of my life trying to fix it would be a fruitless exercise due to the first point.

I'm currently going through this right now with some stty pre-pay utility company called Utilita which I've inherited from the previous tenant at the new place I've moved to. Completed all the "moving house" forms 2 months ago, uploaded the tenancy agreement as requested as the previous tenant has left a bunch of debt on the pre-pay meters (how the fk does that even work ??) which is getting £1 deducted from every top-up I make when the fking debt isn't even mine. After submitting the paperwork "our team will be in contact within 7 days" etc. 2 months on nothing. Web chat is just a bot which sends you straight back round to the "fill in your moving house paperwork and our team will get back to you" page. Typing "advisor" put you in a queue, current wait time 109 tminutes. Phone number basically has the same wait time. Emails go unanswered. Community forum sign-up went into a "moderators need to approve your account" queue which has been 2 months and still not had my account approved. Basically impossible to speak to anyone or get the issues resolved. Luckily I have the electricity account number from the previous tenant so I can make top-ups using the 'guest top-up' option which works, albeit takes £1 each time for his debt, but the gas top-ups refuse to work and just refunds straight back to my bank card.

[21st Century Man]

deadtom said:

21st Century Man said:

Trip Advisor top ten things to do/see in Holmfirth.

Manchester walking tour
Windermere and lake district tour
Wales sightseeing from Manchester
Manchester City River tour
Snowdonia & Chester
Manchester food tour
Manchester City Stadium
Chatsworth House
Rock & Gaol tour Manchester
The Lake District

FFS!

I live in Holmfirth, it's a great place.

What sort of thing would you like to do?

A wander about, coffee and cake, wander about a bit more, a pie and a pint. Simple pleasures.

[deadtom]

21st Century Man said:

A wander about, coffee and cake, wander about a bit more, a pie and a pint. Simple pleasures.

While you were writing this reply, I amended my previous one to be more helpful

[deadtom]

Also, if you're driving up from the south and you are not in too much of a hurry, I would recommend bypassing much of the A616 and coming in by Mortimer road and Chapel Lane. Then you'll be back on the A616 for a bit but then take a left onto Bents road which will take you up over the top of the hill with great views over the Holme valley before dropping you down into Holmfirth itself

[Roger Irrelevant]

C5_Steve said:

Along those lines, my girlfriend will often get the hump with me if I DON'T believe something she read online and decide to check it myself. She seems to see it as some slight on her. This is despite the fact that I know she continues to read The Daily Mail for some unknown reason, hence my scepticism

But it annoys me that others get annoyed if you dare to do your own research on something. Why take it as a slight? If you've given someone information they find interesting enough to go away and read about themselves then that should be seen as a good thing (IMO).

I get this a fair bit with various members of my wife's extended family. They'll say something they've got from the Mail/Telegraph that doesn't sound quite right (Council Cancels Christmas/Now Kids Told They Can Identify As Bean Bags type stuff). My interest will be piqued as it sounds crackers. I'll go away and see what's actually going on, which is usually quite different from the version they've come out with. If it's brought up again I'll have a go at explaining what I've found. They get the hump. It's weird really - like they want to be ignorant and angry at a tsunami of wokery sweeping the country that doesn't actually exist.

[RustyMX5]

captain_cynic said:

Alickadoo said:

RustyMX5 said:

I don't understand why people stir their tea or coffee, take out the spoon and put it on the counter top when the sink is literally 2 ft away. Every time I see someone do that I just want to explode.

I don't understand why people add the word 'literally' to a sentence when it is perfectly good, grammatically speaking, without the 'literally'. Every time I see someone do that I just want to explode.

He wasn't even using the hyperbolic definition of literally (which literally is in the dictionary) and you're still literally triggered by it.

According to the Cambridge Dictionary it's allowed

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/englis...

Although I will concede that it is annoying to see at times

Edited by RustyMX5 on Thursday 27th June 17:08

[WrekinCrew]

Wheelbrace said:

There are 195 countries in the world

Oh no there aren't! Well worth watching:

[deadtom]

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[Wheelbrace]

WrekinCrew said:

Oh no there aren't! Well worth watching:

I didn't state that there were 195 countries myself.

I quoted what someone else had written as fact.

As I said before, people post total bks and don't know what they're talking about.