What grinds my gears...

[ALC Fox]

20 hours ago, The Bear said:

The amount of Gen-Z ers who like, use the word like, in like, every sentence multiple times. Like they don't, you know, like know how to talk, like, properly. 

I think this has been a thing since at least the 90s. Most people who do it tend to grow out of it, I've found.

[Stuntman_Mike]

Litter caused by binmen. 

 

 

[Trav Le Bleu]

Adults talking to adults and saying, "sleeps until..."

[Stuntman_Mike]

28 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Adults talking to adults and saying, "sleeps until..."

Cheer up, it's only 8...

 

Oh.

[Trav Le Bleu]

4 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

Cheer up, it's only 8...

 

Oh.

Days?

[danny.]

I thought I'd managed to cope, but people spelling "have" as "of" and "our" as "are" is driving me mad again today

[RoboFox]

People posting AI shit on this forum. “Here’s what ChatGPT says about this topic” 

 

And? Anyone can go and check what slop an AI chatbot can come up with. It offers nothing of value to any conversation and should warrant a ban.

[bovril]

**** me is there any phrase worse in the English language now than "hits different"

[Tommy G]

18 minutes ago, bovril said:

**** me is there any phrase worse in the English language now than "hits different"

Mental Gymnastics 

[Alf Bentley]

 

I'm getting pretty sick of politicians saying: "Let me tackle that head on", then adding that they are "laser-focused" on providing a "robust" solution...

[Tommy G]

7 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

I'm getting pretty sick of Starmer saying: "Let me tackle that head on", then adding that they are "laser-focused" on providing a "robust" solution...

 

[Innovindil]

Modern companies are sodding stupid. 

 

Virgin media 24month contract coming to an end, renewal price is way higher than we were paying. So signed back up to bt. Now when they are alerted we're leaving through the switch service they send an email with an "exclusive offer" to try and keep us. It's too late now idiots.

 

If you're business plan assumption is "they'll be too lazy to switch so try and fleece them", don't then ask people to go through the nonsense of cancelling their new plan to come back to you. 

 

It's so ****ing ridiculous that these service providers aren't made to just charge one price across the board. 

[Free Falling Foxes]

2 hours ago, Innovindil said:

Modern companies are sodding stupid. 

 

Virgin media 24month contract coming to an end, renewal price is way higher than we were paying. So signed back up to bt. Now when they are alerted we're leaving through the switch service they send an email with an "exclusive offer" to try and keep us. It's too late now idiots.

 

If you're business plan assumption is "they'll be too lazy to switch so try and fleece them", don't then ask people to go through the nonsense of cancelling their new plan to come back to you. 

 

It's so ****ing ridiculous that these service providers aren't made to just charge one price across the board. 

I've often got a better deal after calling them and that was by saying, I'm thinking of leaving. That has usually bought about a slightly better deal.

Earlier this year though, we had an introductory offer from one of the new cable providers which was great. I called Vigin and simply said I'm off. They asked why and then offered me a pretty decent package to stay. I still said no.

Then, after the agent 'spoke to a manager', I was offered the same package I was already on, that was cheaper than the pre increase price, even after taking into account the annual price increase during this new contract.

 

So, in other words, do some research on alternative providers and call them with a real determination to leave.

 

This approach, of course, is not unique to Virgin either.

 

 

[AyewJoking]

remember when i quit Sky last year...

 

Explained I could no longer afford it as was moving house so they offered me a deal that was £8 cheaper.

[The Blur]

Motion photos.   I have switched the feature off now but it felt as if I have vertigo looking at my recent photos.  

 

It was automatically turned on in a recent firmware update and I had to switch each existing photo's motion feature off one by one urgh.

Edited 17 January by The Blur

[Trav Le Bleu]

On 17/01/2026 at 13:35, The Blur said:

Motion photos.   I have switched the feature off now but it felt as if I have vertigo looking at my recent photos.  

 

It was automatically turned on in a recent firmware update and I had to switch each existing photo's motion feature off one by one urgh.

Updates should say, here's a new feature you can turn on, instead of just doing it.

 

So annoying.

[Arkie Bennett]

People who say "give your head a wobble" and expect their point to be taken seriously 

[worthosoriginals]

On 21/01/2026 at 20:27, Arkie Bennett said:

People who say "give your head a wobble" and expect their point to be taken seriously 

People without wobbly heads that miss the point

[UniFox21]

'I told you so'ers

[The Bear]

1 hour ago, UniFox21 said:

'I told you so'ers

 

[RoboFox]

Companies not even posting a range of salary on their job postings, or some nonsense like "£ Competitive"

 

Oh, yeah it's great fun for me to spend hours searching for roles, customising my CV and writing cover letters... Then filling out the EXACT SAME INFO on their website for some reason, only to find out a week later they're offering £20k less than my current role with the same job title.

 

Should be a legal ****ing requirement you dicks. 

 

Edited 29 January by RoboFox

[RonnieTodger]

Paedo Jackson getting a biopic film and still having his music on the radio

[CornwallFox]

On 29/01/2026 at 18:00, RoboFox said:

Companies not even posting a range of salary on their job postings, or some nonsense like "£ Competitive"

 

Oh, yeah it's great fun for me to spend hours searching for roles, customising my CV and writing cover letters... Then filling out the EXACT SAME INFO on their website for some reason, only to find out a week later they're offering £20k less than my current role with the same job title.

 

Should be a legal ****ing requirement you dicks. 

 

I literally won't apply for a job that doesn't specify salary. Why would I? I would go much harder than you have on the lazy companies doing this if I didn't think it would result in my post limit being even more limited 

[Livid]

On 30/12/2025 at 17:57, Innovindil said:

Modern companies are sodding stupid. 

 

Virgin media 24month contract coming to an end, renewal price is way higher than we were paying. So signed back up to bt. Now when they are alerted we're leaving through the switch service they send an email with an "exclusive offer" to try and keep us. It's too late now idiots.

 

If you're business plan assumption is "they'll be too lazy to switch so try and fleece them", don't then ask people to go through the nonsense of cancelling their new plan to come back to you. 

 

It's so ****ing ridiculous that these service providers aren't made to just charge one price across the board. 

Loathe Virgin with a passion could carry on but my blood pressure would only go up.

 

Agreed there needs to be one price across the board, no more haggling/threatening to

leave/ let’s see if we can match that quote bollocks. 
 

My biggest disappointment in this government is that it won’t crackdown on the dubious practices of big business which sees the electorate just taken for a ride. 

[AyewJoking]

On 02/02/2026 at 19:38, RonnieTodger said:

Paedo Jackson getting a biopic film and still having his music on the radio

Never convicted and conveniently died