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

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#3456181 26-Jan-2026 17:58

Rikkitic:

Total software meltdown. Cascading unrelated failures completely confusing diagnosis because they don't have anything to do with each other except incredibly coincidental timing. AI assistants making things infinitely worse by opening endless rabbit holes. Multiple LAN cables that end up all being faulty. Sheesh! I can't figure out what actually works because all of it is broken. What a day! (actually, a week). It is actually much, much worse than that but I don't have words. Or energy.

Try getting a call to fix a piece of equipment that has sprayed caustic Soda all though it because of a steam filled rubber hose broke...

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#3456245 26-Jan-2026 21:23

Moving house. So much to do while not having time to get things done well, at home or work. At least it'll be done on Friday.

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#3456264 27-Jan-2026 07:08

Handle9:

Moving house. So much to do while not having time to get things done well, at home or work. At least it'll be done on Friday.

LOL.... I have 400 old computers (TRS-80 era), and 2000 books, a piano, antiques, etc etc etc the last time we shifted, and we have more stuff now, so moving is NOT a consideration.

Moving is a nightmare, I hate it.

Best of luck to you in the shift

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#3456275 27-Jan-2026 08:47

Getting a permanent ban on Reddit for "promoting hate speech".

Their automated systems decided I was promoting hate speech, because I posted a comment on a thread about Wallabies being an invasive species in NZ, which went along the lines of "bloody aussies, eh?".

Yeah - that'll incite violence, rioting and general bullying against Australians!

Ah well - I can do without Reddit - but I have filed an appeal...not that I expect much of a response.

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#3456277 27-Jan-2026 08:54

I had a comment that was flagged on /r/newzealand, for something innocuous. I just left the sub-Reddit. Do not miss it.

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#3456279 27-Jan-2026 08:59

At some point, you'll end up in the camp because of a joke. We were already there 90 years ago. 😉

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#3456285 27-Jan-2026 09:01

freitasm:

I had a comment that was flagged on /r/newzealand, for something innocuous. I just left the sub-Reddit. Do not miss it.

Yeah, unfortunately this was a Reddit ban - permanent site-wide.

Ah well...it is what it is and I can do without a lot of the nonsense that shows up there.

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#3456288 27-Jan-2026 09:08

Being utterly unable to turn off Google's Family Link function on my kid's phone.

It has somehow, mysteriously blocked all calling and texting using his mobile connection (SIM works fine in a different phone) and he's having to negotiate the first day of high school and getting a bus without it. Hours of me fiddling with it to get it working have yielded no results.

I know he'll be fine, but the sheer inability to change things is doing my head in.

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#3456414 27-Jan-2026 15:08

Having the hose that goes from the laundry tub into our washing machine spring a leak. Water went through the garage as well as back into the house wetting the carpets in the hall, hot water cupboard and spare bedroom.

Upon telling my father what happened his first reaction was "Why didn't you have it turned off at the wall? Always turn washing machines and dishwashers off at the wall when they're not being used! I've seen so many places flooded because they didn't turn the water off when it wasn't being used." It wasn't turned off at the wall because this house doesn't have taps that would let me turn the water off, it just comes straight out of the wall and into the tub, then splits two ways to the tub's faucet and out to the washing machine.

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#3456417 27-Jan-2026 15:27

Eeek. We do have the taps so maybe this is something we should do! Only issue is it's hard to tell whether its turned on or off which is why i just leave it on.

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#3456424 27-Jan-2026 15:53

KiwiSurfer:

Eeek. We do have the taps so maybe this is something we should do! Only issue is it's hard to tell whether its turned on or off which is why i just leave it on.

Just checked mine. There are taps at the wall, in the back of the drawer under the tub. But that would turn off the tub and the washing machine water supply. And require pulling the drawer out and crawling around to turn on and off.

Possible, yes. Practical, not at all.

But also in a separate room with waterproof flooring and a drain right between the tub and machine. So would reduce the damage potential somewhat.

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#3456431 27-Jan-2026 16:09

Have had taps left on for years. Plenty of leaks but not from that.

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#3456432 27-Jan-2026 16:11

MurrayM:

Having the hose that goes from the laundry tub into our washing machine spring a leak. Water went through the garage as well as back into the house wetting the carpets in the hall, hot water cupboard and spare bedroom.

Upon telling my father what happened his first reaction was "Why didn't you have it turned off at the wall? Always turn washing machines and dishwashers off at the wall when they're not being used! I've seen so many places flooded because they didn't turn the water off when it wasn't being used." It wasn't turned off at the wall because this house doesn't have taps that would let me turn the water off, it just comes straight out of the wall and into the tub, then splits two ways to the tub's faucet and out to the washing machine.

I was taught to turn off the tap on the tub (which would have avoided the issue you had) but I don't turn the whole tub off at the wall. I'm not sure whether my dishwasher has its own tap or not.

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#3456450 27-Jan-2026 17:56

MurrayM: Having the hose that goes from the laundry tub into our washing machine spring a leak. Water went through the garage as well as back into the house wetting the carpets in the hall, hot water cupboard and spare bedroom.

How old was the hose?

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#3456462 27-Jan-2026 18:52

MurrayM:

Having the hose that goes from the laundry tub into our washing machine spring a leak. Water went through the garage as well as back into the house wetting the carpets in the hall, hot water cupboard and spare bedroom.

Upon telling my father what happened his first reaction was "Why didn't you have it turned off at the wall? Always turn washing machines and dishwashers off at the wall when they're not being used! I've seen so many places flooded because they didn't turn the water off when it wasn't being used." It wasn't turned off at the wall because this house doesn't have taps that would let me turn the water off, it just comes straight out of the wall and into the tub, then splits two ways to the tub's faucet and out to the washing machine.

It looks to me as if a washing machine with ‘Aqua-stop’ prevented that from happening.

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