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

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#2713229 26-May-2021 15:01

networkn:

$35 + GST to replace a small plastic cover on a shower extractor fan after the flimsy clips snapped trying to remove it for cleaning.

Computer Aided Repair aka 3D print job. Some maker spaces in the city operated by retired specialists do it for you.

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#2713246 26-May-2021 15:03

Tinkerisk:

Computer Aided Repair aka 3D print job. Some maker spaces in the city operated by retired specialists do it for you.

Would take me more than $35 in time and driving around to do that!

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#2713296 26-May-2021 15:13

networkn:

Tinkerisk:

Computer Aided Repair aka 3D print job. Some maker spaces in the city operated by retired specialists do it for you.

Would take me more than $35 in time and driving around to do that!

So what is your complaint?

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#2713301 26-May-2021 15:20

Tinkerisk:

networkn:

Would take me more than $35 in time and driving around to do that!

So what is your complaint?

From my reading of it, that the item is a one use only item and snaps when an attempt to remove was made.

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#2713303 26-May-2021 15:27

When time is more valuable, he’d rather just spend the money or buy a 3D printer depending how much of it will break in the future.;-)

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#2713317 26-May-2021 16:28

Tinkerisk:

So what is your complaint?

That an item, created in bulk, that probably costs around .70c to make, is being charged at $35 + GST. That the part was so flimsy it broke in the first place.

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#2713331 26-May-2021 17:45

Well, one has to die a death.

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#2713336 26-May-2021 18:06

geoffwnz:

From my reading of it, that the item is a one use only item and snaps when an attempt to remove was made.

If they're the ones I'm thinking of - square with a slatted grille that pops out, they're crappy design - more so than crappy materials. Different brands use the same ones - probably because the different brands are the same product anyway.

On one end there are lugs that have to be slotted in, then you lower the other end and push it down until it clips in. Once it's in, it's hard to tell which end is which, so high chance you'll break them if you use just a little bit too much force.

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#2713339 26-May-2021 18:18

Fred99:
geoffwnz:

From my reading of it, that the item is a one use only item and snaps when an attempt to remove was made.

If they're the ones I'm thinking of - square with a slatted grille that pops out, they're crappy design - more so than crappy materials. Different brands use the same ones - probably because the different brands are the same product anyway.

On one end there are lugs that have to be slotted in, then you lower the other end and push it down until it clips in. Once it's in, it's hard to tell which end is which, so high chance you'll break them if you use just a little bit too much force.

Yes that's the nub of it. You can't see where the lugs are so you apply some force where you think looks best and the thing snaps like a 35 dollar pack of spaghetti.

Edit. Needs some raised markings to show where to attack it.

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#2713349 26-May-2021 18:24

All of which is trying to be done, inside a shower cubicle, on a chair.

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#2713362 26-May-2021 18:50

Apple’s complete inability to design a swipe typing system that actually works. My iPhone does random things like odd capitalisation, random word changes (it just changed ‘today’ into Tiffany when I had already moved to the next sentence in the message!!) and random choices of words that no sane person would ever write are offered as alternatives.

Seriously, Apple. Up your game.

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#2713601 27-May-2021 08:41

People's attempted blood-moon photos taken with a cell-phone posted to Facebook... pathetic.

Did Eric Clapton really think she looked wonderful...or was it after the 15th outfit she tried on and he just wanted to get to the party and get a drink?

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#2713605 27-May-2021 08:47

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People's attempted blood-moon photos taken with a cell-phone posted to Facebook... pathetic.

I was reminded last night why I got frustrated with photography years ago. Couldn't get a sharp image out of my gear so just ended up with a late night and a heap of soft images that I don't feel are worth posting anywhere public.

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#2713608 27-May-2021 08:56

I went on the internet and worked out what settings to use, got my tripod and long lens ready, charged my battery...oh wait. No I didn't That was the one thing I forgot to do. I ended up looking with my eyeballs and taking a couple of pics with my potato.

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