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[Technology] Things designed specifically to annoy and frustrate people.
- Thread starter Juan Albion
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I’ve paid the odd patio and moved my fair share of washing machines but don’t have to do it for a living thankfully . I get that they have to be solid and stable, concrete blocks in them etc but surely a couple of grips on them would help come moving days?
Basically if you had to design the most awkward thing to shift, you’d come up with the Washing machine ( or Theresa May). Boxy, heavy and nothing to grip onto and if you’re lucky it’ll drip a lovely dribble of grey water on you as you go up the stairs
And the washing machine?
That’s fine if you’re done microwaving and are letting it to cool down to eat, but what about when you have to remove it halfway through cooking, stir, and then continue cooking, mmm?
Then you still have to tackle the film while it’s hot.
Even trying to be clever and just peel back one corner for utensil access is likely to result in film removal frustration.
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You’re right! Hadn’t thought of that. Best just to decant the whole thing into a bowl with a plate on top before commencing the heating maybe?
I was assuming you'd knowingly teed that up that so I could nut it in.
You credit me with too much comedy chops. But nonetheless, you banged that one in.
I shit you not, there was a sticker on my brand new toilet that only said 'do not remove this label'. Of course I tried to remove it as it was the most pointless sticker ever, now left with a feckin yellow square on my toilet.
Post #67 nail varnish remover is the tip.
I'm going to try this as I spend far too long trying to remove labels on some jobs.
My apple mobile can do EVERYTHING......apart from actually answering phone calls. When my phone rings there is always a battle of will the answer button actually work followed by hello? hello? hello? from either or both parties as we struggle to hound a conversation.
janee
Fur half
All political threads on NSC.
Especially the Brexit ones
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Especially the Brexit ones
Representative of middle to late age men who aren't hungry or needing social care (yet)
thedonkeycentrehalf
Retired
- Jul 7, 2003
- 8,630
At the risk of upsetting [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] , the iPhone is a fantastic device but an appalling telephone. I switched phone from an iPhone to a Sony - on the same network, in the same locations I get hardly any call drops and generally much better call quality than the iPhone.
thedonkeycentrehalf
Retired
- Jul 7, 2003
- 8,630
I have to travel regularly for work and stay in some lovely hotels. It does seem to be the rule that the more modern and quirky the hotel, the less practical the basin will be.
Seriously? You’re a plumber of how many years? And you never once thought to yourself “might try and find some sort of substance to make this easier”?
Let me guess.....Leave?
To be honest there is a chemical available from Toolstation for removing labels, I looked earlier and its £13.
When I worked on new housing developments I did leave the labels on, but I was on price work and time was money, and contract cleaners come onto site before houses are handed over.
Now I work for myself and I feel I should remove the labels so the job looks tidy. For a while some manufacturers made the labels easy to peel off, or they came off with normal household cleaning spray.
But recently I've fitted a few toilets and cisterns covered in really sticky labels.
I have a very exciting and glamorous job
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Tried big wipes? Work for me.To be honest there is a chemical available from Toolstation for removing labels, I looked earlier and its £13.
When I worked on new housing developments I did leave the labels on, but I was on price work and time was money, and contract cleaners come onto site before houses are handed over.
Now I work for myself and I feel I should remove the labels so the job looks tidy. For a while some manufacturers made the labels easy to peel off, or they came off with normal household cleaning spray.
But recently I've fitted a few toilets and cisterns covered in really sticky labels.
I have a very exciting and glamorous job
I tried wipes but not that brand, I use the cheaper range from Toolstation, fine for hands but not good enough for labels.
Will give them a go, thanks.
albionfan37
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FatSuperman
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- Feb 25, 2016
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OzMike
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Whistling in radio ads, gets on my nerves.
You have one for TSB on Classicfm over there at the moment, I am a regular listener online still, just stop it.
They have one that they play on stations here, geared at trades people, just don't and for the record in all my years spent on site I have only ever encountered one whistler.
He never whistled a tune just whistled inanely, after 2 days of this I firmly said, 'just shut the f*** up', he was surprised and said he didn't know he was even doing it.
Silence lasted for 2 days then he unconsciously started doing it again, stopping when I threw things at him.
I never worked on a site with him again, thank goodness.
You have one for TSB on Classicfm over there at the moment, I am a regular listener online still, just stop it.
They have one that they play on stations here, geared at trades people, just don't and for the record in all my years spent on site I have only ever encountered one whistler.
He never whistled a tune just whistled inanely, after 2 days of this I firmly said, 'just shut the f*** up', he was surprised and said he didn't know he was even doing it.
Silence lasted for 2 days then he unconsciously started doing it again, stopping when I threw things at him.
I never worked on a site with him again, thank goodness.