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

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#3173202 18-Dec-2023 18:48

Journeyman:

It baffles, and actually kinda enrages me, that New World will put something on special (a dollar off! $1.01 cheaper than Countdown!) and claim that they're bringing value to customers. The same product is still $5.50 cheaper at Pak n Save.

What is this fabulous item? It would annoy me if it wasn't something I'd use.

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#3173236 18-Dec-2023 23:06

There's nothing fabulous about it - it's chicken tenders 😂

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#3173261 19-Dec-2023 08:16

The fact that I have to wear my wife's reading glasses, in order to repair my own reading glasses! Just to tighten the screw on the arms I can't see a bloody thing up that close.

I hate getting old!

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#3173262 19-Dec-2023 08:19

no different to petrol. 98 here in auckland is as low as $2.76 today, but its as high as $3.17 elsewhere. On a 40L tank, thats $16. in some cases, there's only a few km differences between locations.

just another reason why the cost of living is so high

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#3173275 19-Dec-2023 09:11

Why do computer users lie so often? "I clicked on Save and nothing happened", followed in the very next sentence by "I loaded the file and it all came up correctly". So when you say "nothing happened", what you actually mean is that it saved successfully?

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#3173281 19-Dec-2023 09:29

The sheer number of people who smoke in Melbourne. Just SO gross. Get back after being out wandering the streets and I smell like I smoked a pack!

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#3173285 19-Dec-2023 09:56

People moaning about Luxon taking on free training when that is exactly the type of thing that people should be doing to better themselves.

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#3173288 19-Dec-2023 10:00

richms:

People moaning about Luxon taking on free training when that is exactly the type of thing that people should be doing to better themselves.

Good on him for learning a bit of TRM.

It's more the learning on the taxpayers dime while saying others shouldnt get it.

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#3173289 19-Dec-2023 10:03

richms:

People moaning about Luxon taking on free training when that is exactly the type of thing that people should be doing to better themselves.

He had tax-funded training while saying people in government shouldn't expect tax-funded training because that's what people should do on their own time and with their own money.

It's the hypocrisy.

But then there's a whole thread in the Politics sub-forum to point out the hypocrisy of it all.

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#3173300 19-Dec-2023 10:42

I believe the main issue was DOC paying $3.5k bonuses to DOC staff who completed Te Reo training, but did not require Te Reo to perform their work duties.

IMHO Te Reo lessons is a not unreasonable use of taxpayer funds for a politician who represents or deals with Maori as part of their job. Paying DOC staff bonuses who do not need Te Reo in performing their duties was not appropriate public spending. Particularly when DOC has been insufficiently funded to do their actual job, I.e. conservation.

The media has beat this up, as is their want.

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#3173304 19-Dec-2023 10:50

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I believe the main issue was DOC paying $3.5k bonuses to DOC staff who completed Te Reo training, but did not require Te Reo to perform their work duties.

IMHO Te Reo lessons is a not unreasonable use of taxpayer funds for a politician who represents or deals with Maori as part of their job. Paying DOC staff bonuses who do not need Te Reo in performing their duties was not appropriate public spending. Particularly when DOC has been insufficiently funded to do their actual job, I.e. conservation.

The media has beat this up, as is their want.

It is a different issue. The annoyance was pointed out. No need to discuss the point here - please use the linked Politics thread.

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#3173319 19-Dec-2023 11:41

Online Eftpos for BNZ being down a few days out from Xmas when you're trying to buy things.

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#3173327 19-Dec-2023 12:19

Lias:

Online Eftpos for BNZ being down a few days out from Xmas when you're trying to buy things.

I've been getting regular alerts for all the banks over the last few weeks - it seems extra-flakey at the moment.

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#3173329 19-Dec-2023 12:22

Handsomedan in the smile thread:

Hearing Snoopy's Christmas for the first time this year (I know eventually it'll grate my nerves, but it really IS Christmas when you hear that for the first time in the festive season).

Snoopy's ****ing Christmas!!!!!

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#3173333 19-Dec-2023 12:30

Handsomedan:

I've been getting regular alerts for all the banks over the last few weeks - it seems extra-flakey at the moment.

It's also annoying that BNZ reports no outages but Paymark/Worldline are reporting a BNZ specific issue that's being worked on by BNZ.

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