AND ANOTHER THING! A place to post a moan about lifes minor irritations!

That must be really annoying, Ella! I'd be tempted to report it as an abandoned car....although I suppose if the road tax disc is up to date there's not much they can do .

People who leave out the third stop in M.O.T. or B.B.C.

Petty? Yes, so what? On cyclists - we got a lot of mamils round here at the weekends (Middle Aged Men In Lycra) - and sometimes they get stuck behind horse-drawn vehicles -- talk about irritated! Quite amusing...

Oh, poor you Feetle not the wobbly buttock brigade! Can't stand them - peddling like fury at a speed slower than walking. I really think there should be Lycra police making them wear shorts over the top until they can pass the wobble free test - and learn to change gear! (Love the name Mamils)

And Bags before you say anything. I do ride a bike! Got a three speed and a basket and a stand. But no Lycra!

People who say "ah, bless" and instead of please hold on or just a moment say " bear with me"

bookdreamer

feetle, . Yes, I can imagine!

nfk, I never did lycra either. My bike(s) (two got mashed by cars; one got stolen) were just for getting from A to B not terribly fast. Faster, though, than having to walk to a bus-stop, wait, get jolted for five miles, etc. More fun too. But I did find myself categorising drivers as bike-haters or not depending on their behaviour. Most were not, of course.

Friends of mine who do family cycle rides over two weeks – camping overnight wherever they are (in Scotland it's allowed) around the highlands and islands with their kids (youngest just eight) – get a bit pissed off with the snootiness of the lycra squad too. So yeah, I understand some of the annoyance.

Big kids in trolleys in supermarkets.

People who take the scenic route in a conversation.

feetlebaum I prefer no full stops after letters, such as the BBC or MOT.

annodomini I am with you, callers who repeat my name in a telephone conversation while they try to sell me something. It is not friendly and is quite irritating, wonder why they haven't figured that out yet.

faye,

Oops! Wrong thread! It was meant to be a about the good blog. Oh well, never mind. You get the idea, faye, no doubt!

Back to cyclists: getting stuck behind some lusty young man whilst in my car and being unable to avoid the view of his brawny thighs as they pump up and down, muscles rippling. Sometimes it is miles before I manage to overtake. So annoying!

petallus your description is so enticing,I will change places with you,I would take miles to overtake as well.....would make an old lady very happy

nellie,

petallus, yes, impatience is annoying

I did baggy.

Politicians who say 'Let me be very clear about this...' and proceed to obscure the issue even further.

Political apologies which somehow manage to include being sorry "for what happened" rather than sorry for "what I did/said". And those political apologies where someone is sorry "if anyone was offended/misunderstood".

absent when I was working my boss told me that the way to make an apology is to say I am sorry if that is your understanding of the situation thereby still leaving the responsibility with the person who had been offended.

glitabo Did you work for an MP?

No

glitabo Phew. That's a relief.

petallus, nellie, .

The whole thing about 'something happened' rather than 'I did it'. It may only be a verbal habit but I think it is avoiding responsibility.

Agreed. But sometimes it's just holding fire until it is known without doubt who needs to take responsibility. There is a place, and a need, for that in certain circumstances, but I think that perhaps it is overused.

Eh Bags. I didn't mention impatience!

Sorry, pet, I assumed that the annoyance you mentioned was a kind of impatience. Forgive me for getting it wrong.