[Annoy] What's something small that really annoys you?

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#2966904 14-Sep-2022 08:18

neb: I don't think so, it says "checked in at Auckland Airport 45 minutes prior to their scheduled departure" and "Casey took the children through security while her husband went to check in his daughter's wheelchair". So I'm reading it to say they checked in ten minutes before checkin closed, she took the children through security and he want to check in the wheelchair, which could even mean that he had a lot less than ten minutes to spare to check in the wheelchair if they were already at T-10 for their standard luggage. Having said that, the article isn't at the level of court testimony so the description of the timeline could be stated misleadingly or incorrectly.

I'm thinking that maybe they were flying with no checked luggage (apart from the wheelchair). So checking in for the people was at a kiosk or even done online before going to the airport, hence over quickly and they could head off to security because they knew time was tight whilst hubby dealt with the wheelchair.

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#2966956 14-Sep-2022 08:59

When I have flown AirNZ they have swapped my wheel chair for an aisle wheel chair and stowed my chair. Immediately after exiting the aircraft my chair is available for me. No hassles at all.

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#2966969 14-Sep-2022 09:11

Searching for a new jug online for boiling water as in 'put the jug on,' search result was ceramic or glass milk type jugs. Added the word electric to the search, I got electric blankets. My head couldn’t get around what to call it. Finally found that kettles was the right word. Am I alone in calling it a jug here in NZ?

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#2966972 14-Sep-2022 09:13

You are most certainly not alone. It's always been "the jug" in my family.

Edit: Looks like the term has been around for decades.

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#2966978 14-Sep-2022 09:22

Behodar:

You are most certainly not alone. It's always been "the jug" in my family.

Edit: Looks like the term has been around for decades.

Interesting, we have always called them kettles. Haven’t had one for sometime now as we have electronic water heating dispenser thingy that delivers preset temperatures

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#2967975 14-Sep-2022 09:58

Behodar:
You are most certainly not alone. It's always been "the jug" in my family.

Edit: Looks like the term has been around for decades.

That jug brought back memories of our old neighbour with one exactly like it. Maybe I should donate my still working, bar the click on off button one to the museum for future generations.

I know that Brits usually call it a kettle. I have always called it a jug and the kettle was the non electric utensil you put on the stove to boil water in.

Actually am rather annoyed that a perfectly good stainless steel jug, still working except for the button will get thrown out because repair is not a viable option.

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#2967979 14-Sep-2022 10:20

Jug Vs Kettle has a difference in handle location on them. Top for kettle, side for jug, but they all seem to get called kettles by most people.

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#2968000 14-Sep-2022 11:14

Eva888: Am I alone in calling it a jug here in NZ?

Yes, you are. Now go into the drawing room and wait on the settee while Our 'Arold makes you some jugged rabbit.

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#2968336 14-Sep-2022 23:39

People who choose to drive somewhere during peak hours and then whine and moan and complain the entire trip about the traffic. If you're that upset about it then take public transport, or walk, or go at some other time, but don't complain nonstop about a problem that you yourself are taking part in creating. It's like posting to a message forum complaining about all the people complaining on the message forum... oh, wait...

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#2968420 15-Sep-2022 09:50

Eva888:

That jug brought back memories of our old neighbour with one exactly like it. Maybe I should donate my still working, bar the click on off button one to the museum for future generations.

I know that Brits usually call it a kettle. I have always called it a jug and the kettle was the non electric utensil you put on the stove to boil water in.

Actually am rather annoyed that a perfectly good stainless steel jug, still working except for the button will get thrown out because repair is not a viable option.

We had something similar growing up - and it had none of this new-fangled boil-dry protection nonsense. If you boiled it dry and blew the element, you went and got another element and replaced it.

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#2968434 15-Sep-2022 10:31

invisibleman18:

The barrage of questions you get when selling something second hand for a few dollars on Marketplace or similar. It's as if people expect something for $10 to be brand new when an equivalent new one is 10 times the price or more. Appreciate you want to know what you're buying but some of the questions are frustrating.

Whilst I got a little frustrated too quickly, in fairness the person who asked a lot of questions did turn up when agreed and take the thing.

Have another item I've been trying to get rid of for a while and dropped it to free as there was no interest just to get rid of it (it was listed for only $10) - an old TV unit/cabinet which I used to use for a long time but has been in my garage for a few years now. Decent used condition and for free it's perfectly suitable for say a sleepout or flat who can't/don't want to buy brand new and don't need to worry about who owns it when people move out etc, and easily fits on the back seats of a car so there's no issue with needing to find a large vehicle to move it. Had someone message yesterday that they wanted to come and collect it at quite short notice so I rushed to dig it out (it was a bit buried in the garage), then of course they didn't turn up and didn't respond again. The someone else asked if they could pick it up at this morning, and of course have also not turned up and not responded to a message again. I'm working from home anyway so haven't made special arrangements to be home, but still annoying.

Edit: Haha again I was too hasty. Person turned up (an hour late and with no message to say they were late) as I hit post. Point remains about it being annoying when you make arrangements and people don't follow through though.

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#2968491 15-Sep-2022 10:59

Eva888: Searching for a new jug online for boiling water as in 'put the jug on,' search result was ceramic or glass milk type jugs. Added the word electric to the search, I got electric blankets. My head couldn’t get around what to call it. Finally found that kettles was the right word. Am I alone in calling it a jug here in NZ?

It's one of those examples where the kiwi word introduces ambiguity. Brits use "jug" and "kettle" to describe different things; kiwis use jug for both.

It's a bit like "chips" vs "crisps" in UK, "chips" vs "fries" in the US, and "chips" vs "chips" in NZ. The latter being solved by calling them "chippies", which makes you sound like you're 4 years old. Or using "hot chips", which is great until they're cold

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#2968493 15-Sep-2022 11:10

shk292:

It's a bit like "chips" vs "crisps" in UK, "chips" vs "fries" in the US, and "chips" vs "chips" in NZ. The latter being solved by calling them "chippies", which makes you sound like you're 4 years old. Or using "hot chips", which is great until they're cold

Chips and fries are different words for the same thing (except chips are not really the same as fries, which are an abomination). Chips and crisps are different things. The American term for crisps is potato chips.

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#2968500 15-Sep-2022 11:26

Being English (although grown up in NZ since age 7), I go with crisps and chips (or fries) as it's what my parents always said. Much to the frustration of my wife who goes with the NZ chippies and chips. I also tend to say kettle meaning the electric version (again that's what my parents always called it) while my wife says jug.

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#2968501 15-Sep-2022 11:28

The bigger manufacturer in Aotearoa refers to potato chips eg Bluebird Chips.

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