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

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#2772631 5-Sep-2021 23:34

Rikkitic:
They are stored in a darkened drawer and so far they are holding up fine. If that changes, so will I.

won’t help. We had a blanket stored in one in a top cupboard left undisturbed for a few years that just crumbled away when I tried to bring it down.

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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#2772657 6-Sep-2021 09:02

I understand that modern biodegradable plastic bags are made from PLA (polylactic acid) which is commonly used for 3D printing. PLA isn't UV-sensitive, but is hygroscopic. So keeping it in a dark drawer won't help, because it will still absorb moisture from the air and still break down (slowly). Heat (as in commercial composting, not home composting) is really needed to accelerate the breakdown.

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#2772959 6-Sep-2021 15:21

Today's Stuff quiz.

"What is a waratah?"

That's a fence post.

"Wrong! It's a fence post."

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#2773054 6-Sep-2021 16:30

Behodar:
Today's Stuff quiz.

"What is a waratah?"

That's a fence post.

"Wrong! It's a fence post."

Hey Stuff, what is a galah?

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#2773131 6-Sep-2021 17:55

Noel Leeming.

Phone spiel “blah blah blah we are very busy. You can chat to our team online via the chat system on the website.”

(Goes to website to use chat system)

”I’m sorry. Our team are not available via the web chat system.”

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#2773300 6-Sep-2021 22:30

Hot damn I’d never tell a customer we were too busy to help. If I was in a pickle I’d offer to hold/take notes/forward on depending on the situation. Similar happened while I was cooking tea tonight - was waiting for a call back regarding a fault but an unrelated customer called out of hours. Got them sorted with a phone in one hand and a frying pan in the other all off the clock lol.

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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#2773306 6-Sep-2021 22:56

The "sure - it'll work" promise by a purveyor of fine loom adapters for aftermarket car head units. They sold me an adapter that had the light/display dimmer pin in the wrong position to connect to the loom. So the head unit shone blindingly - like Las Vegas - in the dark. Fixed relatively easily - after ripping the centre console, glove box, and dashboard apart the second time - then mucking around to find the pin on the loom with +12v when the lights were on, then shifting the pin on the adapter loom and putting the whole thing back together.

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#2773308 6-Sep-2021 23:11

Fred99:

The "sure - it'll work" promise by a purveyor of fine loom adapters for aftermarket car head units. They sold me an adapter that had the light/display dimmer pin in the wrong position to connect to the loom. So the head unit shone blindingly - like Las Vegas - in the dark. Fixed relatively easily - after ripping the centre console, glove box, and dashboard apart the second time - then mucking around to find the pin on the loom with +12v when the lights were on, then shifting the pin on the adapter loom and putting the whole thing back together.

That's closely aligned with the USB port that needs to be reseated every 3 months on the back of my "best quality" Chinese android head unit. It's not bad enough to replace the head unit but more than annoying enough to drive me (more) insane.

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#2773312 6-Sep-2021 23:33

MadEngineer: Hot damn I’d never tell a customer we were too busy to help. If I was in a pickle I’d offer to hold/take notes/forward on depending on the situation. Similar happened while I was cooking tea tonight - was waiting for a call back regarding a fault but an unrelated customer called out of hours. Got them sorted with a phone in one hand and a frying pan in the other all off the clock lol.

I want to know if you can be cloned like Dolly the Sheep, then monetised (10% to you off the bottom line for use of your genome). Do we have a deal?

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#2773329 7-Sep-2021 02:43

Geektastic:

Noel Leeming.

Phone spiel “blah blah blah we are very busy. You can chat to our team online via the chat system on the website.”

(Goes to website to use chat system)

”I’m sorry. Our team are not available via the web chat system.”

… and places who have a recording that says, every time you call and irrespective of the time of day, “we are experiencing greater-than-normal call volume …”. How can they always be experiencing greater-than-normal volume?

Then you have a 15-minute wait on hold listening to lo-fi crap music interspersed with loud messages advising you to seek assistance through their website.

What their answer-message really means is “your call isn’t actually that important to us and we have cheaped-out on the number of CSRs/support people we are prepared to pay for”.

Waste Management are the worst offender on this.

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#2773399 7-Sep-2021 09:28

MadEngineer: Hot damn I’d never tell a customer we were too busy to help. If I was in a pickle I’d offer to hold/take notes/forward on depending on the situation. Similar happened while I was cooking tea tonight - was waiting for a call back regarding a fault but an unrelated customer called out of hours. Got them sorted with a phone in one hand and a frying pan in the other all off the clock lol.

Clearly you understand customer service!

In the end I took NLs third way: email contact that "we'll get back to you on the same working day".

Still waiting one working day later....

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#2773407 7-Sep-2021 09:42

Alert Level 2 mask rules.

Everyone, when outside of their home should be wearing one - no exceptions

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#2773414 7-Sep-2021 09:50

Geektastic: Still waiting one working day later....

I admire your determination to give money to NL but its verging on harassment now. 😆

Most of the posters in this thread are just like chimpanzees on MDMA, full of feelings of bonhomie, joy, and optimism. Fred99 8/4/21

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#2773546 7-Sep-2021 13:11

Applying for a job only to later discover that the job ad has been edited and the emphasis of the role completely changed.

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#2773752 7-Sep-2021 15:48

eracode:
places who have a recording that says, every time you call and irrespective of the time of day, “we are experiencing greater-than-normal call volume …”. How can they always be experiencing greater-than-normal volume?

Consumer has railed repeatedly against retailers that have semi-permanent "sales" and "specials", I wonder if they'd be interested in looking at this as well? You've managed Waste Management, I'll add the laughably-named Contact who are in reality impossible to contact, any others? I'll forward the list to Consumer to see if they want to look into it.

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