Random Irritations

[Bdill93]

Me too . I had such great plans for it as well, quite detailed plans to boot.

Same! I cant buy a ticket without going through what I'd do after my big win in my head!

 

[Bunkermagnet]

A little snow, and EV drivers having kittens and unable to go faster than 15 mph, after eventually accelerating away at the light.

 

[Beezerk]

Preloved, you can't reply to an ad for 12 days unless you upgrade to premium

 

[venger]

I don't know why it bothers me so much but the "Anti Spurs Agenda" that most media outlets always portray

 

[SteveW86]

I don't know why it bothers me so much but the "Anti Spurs Agenda" that most media outlets always portray

Gary Linekar is usually quite positive about them

 

[Imurg]

My NowTV box curling up it's toes..and so began a frantic few minutes while the IT Dept (the Mrs and The Boy) scrabbled around downloading the App via the Amazon Firestick and me frantically trying to remember my login details.
All sorted now......but it was close...

 

[rudebhoy]

Been to the gym the last 4 days as the weather is too bad for golf.

Not sure which I find more annoying, the folk who sit on a piece of equipment for ages looking at their phone rather than exercising, or the folk who think it's ok to drop a bar with heavy weights onto the ground from chest height every time they use it. The noise is ridiculous, and to make matter worse, there is a shop downstairs from the gym, the noise is even worse down there. Needless to say, the gym staff don't try to stop it as they are all too busy looking at their phones as well.

 

[GB72]

Been to the gym the last 4 days as the weather is too bad for golf.

Not sure which I find more annoying, the folk who sit on a piece of equipment for ages looking at their phone rather than exercising, or the folk who think it's ok to drop a bar with heavy weights onto the ground from chest height every time they use it. The noise is ridiculous, and to make matter worse, there is a shop downstairs from the gym, the noise is even worse down there. Needless to say, the gym staff don't try to stop it as they are all too busy looking at their phones as well.

I very much agree with this annoyance and my wife, who Powerlifts, even more so. It is for that reason what we put a full lifting set up in out converted garage over lockdown

 

[rudebhoy]

I very much agree with this annoyance and my wife, who Powerlifts, even more so. It is for that reason what we put a full lifting set up in out converted garage over lockdown

It's a total "look at me" thing as well. This was in a big mainstream gym (JD), it was pretty busy this morning, I reckon there would have been about 60 people in, everyone turned round when this meathead started throwing the weights to the floor.

One other gym irritation - you go into the changing room, look round for an locker which doesn't have a padlock on it, find one, sit down, start getting changed, open the locker door to find that some clown has just put his stuff in it and not bothered with a padlock. That really bugs me!

 

[stefanovic]

Not sure which I find more annoying, the folk who sit on a piece of equipment for ages looking at their phone rather than exercising,

I haven't been to a gym for 20 years. It was irritating then. A place for Narcissists.
Gyms do nothing for your body in the long run. Unless you want to get injured.
It's cool to ditch the gym. Go for a walk or jog or cycle instead. No subscription.
Try yoga or Tai Chi done indoors.

 

[Neilds]

It's a total "look at me" thing as well. This was in a big mainstream gym (JD), it was pretty busy this morning, I reckon there would have been about 60 people in, everyone turned round when this meathead started throwing the weights to the floor.

One other gym irritation - you go into the changing room, look round for an locker which doesn't have a padlock on it, find one, sit down, start getting changed, open the locker door to find that some clown has just put his stuff in it and not bothered with a padlock. That really bugs me!

I have a slightly different gym locker bug bear. Snap fitness don't have large changing rooms, just single ones so you have a set of lockers and cubby holes on the gym floor for your bags, etc. There are about 20 of each which is probably about right - or it would be if 8-10 of the lockers hadn't been commandeered by selfish people for their own use. The sames ones are always locked, irrespective of what time I go to the gym so it is obvious that people are just leaving their kit in their. I have mentioned it to the management but they haven't bothered doing anything. A previous gym put a notice up saying they would cut off the padlocks from any lockers that were locked at closing time on XX date. They did this and put the contents in bags in reception so you had to go and ask for your kit back. They did this twice and the locker hogging stopped

 

[Neilds]

I haven't been to a gym for 20 years. It was irritating then. A place for Narcissists.
Gyms do nothing for your body in the long run. Unless you want to get injured.
It's cool to ditch the gym. Go for a walk or jog or cycle instead. No subscription.
Try yoga or Tai Chi done indoors.

I'll bite
Why would I be more likely to get injured running on the treadmill or cycling on the exercise bike than running or cycling on the roads?

 

[stefanovic]

Why would I be more likely to get injured running on the treadmill or cycling on the exercise bike than running or cycling on the roads?

Gyms are indoors. Stale air, pollution, loud music, drugs, steroids, protein supplements might get offered to you.

I like the great outdoors, especially hill walking which is good for mental and physical health.
Admit it, you are competing with others on the next treadmill, exercise bike or weights.
Can cause big problems later in life by putting excess weight on your bones and joints by heavy lifting.
Your muscle mass and bone mass shrink as you get older.

 

[Neilds]

Gyms are indoors. Stale air, pollution, loud music, drugs, steroids, protein supplements might get offered to you.

I like the great outdoors, especially hill walking which is good for mental and physical health.
Admit it, you are competing with others on the next treadmill, exercise bike or weights.
Can cause big problems later in life by putting excess weight on your bones and joints by heavy lifting.
Your muscle mass and bone mass shrink as you get older.

You have just made so many assumptions that are completely wrong

 

[3offTheTee]

It's a total "look at me" thing as well. This was in a big mainstream gym (JD), it was pretty busy this morning, I reckon there would have been about 60 people in, everyone turned round when this meathead started throwing the weights to the floor.

One other gym irritation - you go into the changing room, look round for an locker which doesn't have a padlock on it, find one, sit down, start getting changed, open the locker door to find that some clown has just put his stuff in it and not bothered with a padlock. That really bugs me!

Well I go to this “Better” Group. what a shambles. They moved 200 metres away during lockdown. It is the absolute Pitts. In Summer too hot, in Winter no heating.
No showers, loos or lockers. No drinking water. That is fact

In the words of Monty Ptyrhon. We have it tough NOW

 

[upsidedown]

Flight home.from Faro delayed by 3.5 hours as plane took off from Birmingham 3.5 hours late

 

[Tashyboy]

Was hoping to post this in “ things that gladden the heart” thread. But am not gonna lie. Crocs are rammel in snow. Nearly broke me neck going to the man cave in them.

 

[Tashyboy]

Reading some posts on here are painful. Am not even feeding the troll.

 

[ColchesterFC]

Was hoping to post this in “ things that gladden the heart” thread. But am not gonna lie. Crocs are rammel/QUOTE]

I've edited your post to end it where you should have done.

 

[Tashyboy]

Flight home.from Faro delayed by 3.5 hours as plane took off from Birmingham 3.5 hours late

Under some circumstances it is possible to claim if a flight is delayed For more than 3 hours. Am not sure snow is covered under that