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  #3422205 6-Oct-2025 15:25
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Being really quiet at work means that more time to shop so spending more money on tat that I dont need.





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  #3422206 6-Oct-2025 15:27
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richms:

 

Being really quiet at work means that more time to shop so spending more money on tat that I dont need.

 

 

Boredom equals snacking and/or online shopping.  Both equally bad for me.  





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  #3422214 6-Oct-2025 16:02
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MadEngineer:

 

Kiwifan:

 

I know I have already mentioned it before but AI voices on YouTube. 

 

Vote with your views

 

As soon as I hear that I stop playing the video. Usually such commentary on the video also sounds like it was AI written 

 

 

 

Dropping the T is definitely a gear grinder for me - that and saying “couldn’t of” or “couldn’t ‘ve”.  Jacinda was chronic for that. 

 

 

Yeah I do. Have left a few comments basically saying liked the clip but hated the voice. 
Another word that gets me wound up is been when so may folks say bin. Again Jacinda. 😉


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  #3422252 6-Oct-2025 17:57
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The insistence with which Windows absolutely wants to ‘upgrade’ to Windows 11. 😠

 

(Fortunately, all of my clients now have Linux Mint on dual boot partitions and are increasingly delighted to discover alternative OSS applications for their purposes...)





     

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  #3422349 6-Oct-2025 22:06
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This annoys me 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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  #3422509 7-Oct-2025 07:02
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Handsomedan:

 

This annoys me 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah get a bit of that on my street. Including one that parks over their driveway each night, but parallel to road. I keep wondering whether I should call the council once day, but not sure if I want to be that guy. 

 

 

 

Same with a few caravans and boats that get parked on "their" berm.

 

 

 

Unfortunately it took me being on crutches for five months to realise how awkward cars being on footpaths was. 


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  #3422538 7-Oct-2025 09:13
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Appliances with LEDs so bright it's impossible to see the labels, and you have to either cover them with your hand to be able to see what buttons to press, or resort to muscle memory.





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  #3422545 7-Oct-2025 09:20
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mudguard:

 

Handsomedan:

 

This annoys me 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah get a bit of that on my street. Including one that parks over their driveway each night, but parallel to road. I keep wondering whether I should call the council once day, but not sure if I want to be that guy. 

 

 

 

Same with a few caravans and boats that get parked on "their" berm.

 

 

 

Unfortunately it took me being on crutches for five months to realise how awkward cars being on footpaths was. 

 

 

Haha, snap.

 

 

A while ago my son had a foot operation and used a wheelchair. I appreciated how very difficult it was to use the chair even for a few weeks. I tell you what, using one full time would be a challenge, no thanks to thoughtless people like this (and that above).





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  #3422637 7-Oct-2025 10:53
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Another problem for wheelchair users and the elderly on frames is the condition of the footpaths.


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  #3422641 7-Oct-2025 10:58
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freitasm:

 

Appliances with LEDs so bright it's impossible to see the labels, and you have to either cover them with your hand to be able to see what buttons to press, or resort to muscle memory.

 

 

Particularly when they are so focussed that you get a blue circle on the cieling above the appliance with its needlessly bright lights on it.

 

I got some black nailpolish to put on them. $2 shop for the win on that.





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  #3422644 7-Oct-2025 11:01
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elpenguino:

 

Haha, snap.

 

 

A while ago my son had a foot operation and used a wheelchair. I appreciated how very difficult it was to use the chair even for a few weeks. I tell you what, using one full time would be a challenge, no thanks to thoughtless people like this (and that above).

 

 

Now for that one, I would be 'that guy' who calls the Council. That's just not acceptable - a dick move.





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  #3422660 7-Oct-2025 11:07
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eracode:

 

Now for that one, I would be 'that guy' who calls the Council. That's just not acceptable - a dick move.

 

 

Is that a plug in hybrid so absolutely no need for them to be charging it like that anyway?





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  #3422663 7-Oct-2025 11:17
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My car would see that as a vehicle about to pull out in front of me and throw a fit.

 

Remember the good old days when garages were used to store cars?





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  #3422669 7-Oct-2025 11:30
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Dingbatt:

 

Remember the good old days when garages were used to store cars?

 

 

Garages are now smaller and cars are now bigger.  So you can either store "stuff" (mower, bikes etc) in the garage or squeeze the car into it.





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  #3422723 7-Oct-2025 12:12
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geoffwnz:

 

Dingbatt:

 

Remember the good old days when garages were used to store cars?

 

 

Garages are now smaller and cars are now bigger.  So you can either store "stuff" (mower, bikes etc) in the garage or squeeze the car into it.

 

 

And once the car is in the garage there's no room to open the doors. It's an actual use for cars like Tesla with an auto-summon feature to roll the unoccupied car in and out of the garage.


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