Little annoyances

[Panic Button]

Do you have little things that bug you?

I just went to the shop for milk and a couple of things. Only had a �20 note. Why do the assistants put your notes in your hand and then coins on top? They almost skid off as you try to get the coins to put in your wallet and then the notes.

Got home and made a cup of tea. Opened the milk, but couldn't find the tab to pull to tear off the foil lid. It has only stuck to the lid and torn off as I unscrewed it.

Aaaah!

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The co-op

[wonderwoman1]

Motorway drivers who rubber-neck at accidents

Grrrrrr!!! MOVE ON!!!!!!!

[whiffey]

My 3rd effing puncture in 4 effing months in supposedly effing highly effing puncture-resistant effing Armadillo tyres.

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lol@Whiffey

[tina22]

stupid drivers who think they own the world! i was driving on the motorway and in the fast lane, doing a respectable speed (about 85/90) when some guy came steaming up behind me flashing his lights and putting his indicator on! the cheek! i pulled over and watched him carry on do it all the way along the fast lane, i was so mad!! who does he think he is!!

also agree with those trainers with wheels on, suddenly supermarket s are full cos its obviously a great surface for them to do it on, surely there will be a ban soon! its on a par with skate boarding in a shop! well kinda!

[curlyfilm"]

i use a tyre brand called bonadventure whiffey, i was recommended them in london after me 6th puncture in 5 days, and i have not had one since, even though i cycle through glass daily, i also carry a small can of tyre weld, just in case

[whiffey]

Thanks for the tip curlyfilm, but I now have both my bikes on Armadillos, that's �80 of *nearly-new* tyre. I bought them precisely for puncture protection, because let's face it they have no grip in mud. I could charge around on the knobblies but on Armadillos mud becomes ice and I have been nearly a-over-t several times. Still, at least it was a slow puncture. But then of course the pump didn't fit properly and I only got about 10psi into it, and have you ever ridden a bike 4 miles on a squidgy rear tyre? I am knackered and well hacked off. Good job this is a moany thread. Now I've got to get it up onto the stand and mend the damned thing, because I am not taking the Kula Deluxe out in the wet.

[curlyfilm"]

i always use road tyres, i think the ones mentioned are about �25, though they look like old mans ones, i think they are kevlar belted too, the tyre weld, stuff is actually called sealnflate its about �6, but better than walking miles with a bike, i get it from bike shops, you just connect it to the valve and it pumps foam into the tube, stops the leak and lasts all day, you probably know this though, the only problem with it is it ruins your tube, but i hate patching them anyway and normally just put a new tube on

[whiffey]

Thanks for the info curlyfilm, I'll definitely get the sealnflate. Punctures really hack me off, and most especially in the rear tyre, so now I'm going to get my hands covered in crud from the cassette and then I have to cook sausages.

p.s. what chain lubricant do you use ? I am dedicated to wax now, e.g. White Lightning. In wet weather you have to apply it more often (after each ride in fact) but boy does it keep the mechanisms clean.

I love moany threads. P.S. the only time I ever tried the green tube slime I got a puncture within A WEEK.

[curlyfilm"]

punctures always happen when you least need them

i use whitelightening too, but have tried most of them, the dry lubricant ones are good too

[whiffey]

curlyfilm, have you come across Purple Extreme ?

http://www.purpleextreme.com/

I got my local Evans to order some, I'm going to degrease at the weekend and try it. Superb commendations.

[curlyfilm"]

i'll try it, thanks, i like to try anything new...
i tend to oil the chain every couple of days, i am back by the sea now, and anything not stainless steel rusts in days

[My Angel Pie]

All those good for nothing lard arses who park in disabled spots in carparks, just so they don't have to walk 20 yards! When in France last year, they have signs on display in the disabled spaces saying "take my space - take my disability" If they were struck down for say a day, they'd NEVER abuse these spaces ever again. Oh feel better now! Or what about those people who you stop for on the road even if it's your right of way and they drive past with not even a thankyou - that makes my blood boil! Right - rant over.

[sair5412]

Co-op again! When they scan your items and dump them on the counter, you are trying to bag them up and get your money out at the same time. They don't even attempt to help you bag up your shopping, they just stand there impatiently waiting for your cash. Then, they dump your change on you (coins on top of note!!) and start loading the next customers shopping on top of yours!!!

People who don't acknowledge you, either holding open the door or letting them through when driving. (Or any reason!!)

Personal space, when you are reading a paper, magazine or something on computer and they actually lean on you to read it at the same time!! Then they read it out loud but with a silly mutter so you can't actually hear them or yourself think!!

Texts that say "These are 4 angels, send them on... blah blah blah or you'll be miserable for the rest of your life." I just delete them.

When a song is playing and someone sings a different song over it!!!! Or plays one on their mobile!! Two songs clashing!!! Argh!!


When the shop assistants have rammed too many clothes on to one rail so you can't push the clothes along. Coat hangers that wrap themselves round each other, making it virtually impossible to select an item. That has got to be the worst for me!!

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Now a deep breath out..............ahhhhhhhhhhh