List Of Posts Under the label Annoyances

Comcast Was Basically Unusable Most Of Yesterday

Our Comcast internet connection has been worse than ever. Yesterday it was unusable until evening.
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Comcast Back To Being Shit Again

Comcast is back to being shit again after a couple of months of no drops at all.
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Dial-up Comcast?

Comcast is being painful right now. The speed is similar to dial-up, along with the unreliability.
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Comcast Outage Again

Comcast has been unreliable for a long time, and now we have a widespread outage.
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Websites That Break Things

It is very annoying to me when websites purposely break things.
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Wish We Had More Public Transportation Around Here

I do really wish we had more public transportation around here.
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Spam Subjects Are Related To Which Prices Are Up

I have always been able to tune out spam emails but just clicked that the subjects seem to be a clue as to what is expensive right now.
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Personal Tech Support

We all know people who are technologically illiterate. Many of them expect someone to do everything for them with no attempt to learn.
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Scroll Transitions Are Dumb

These transitions when scrolling a web page (or app, for that matter) can be annoying. They're also disruptive.
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MicroSD Cards Are Too Small

Got a new MicroSD card. Those cards are physically too small to handle.

by Carl 238 words

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Cigarettes Are Disgusting

Cigarettes may be among the most disgusting things out there. The stench gets everywhere and lingers.
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Verify You Are Human

I have been getting a lot of CAPTCHAs recently just to view a website.
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Another Website Out Smarts Itself

I went to a software project’s Discourse forum this morning to search for it. Just by typing I searched too many times while never hitting search. Fortunately, my search worked on the next try.
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I Finally Caught The Flu

For years, I have turned down the chance to get the flu vaccine because I have never had the flu. I rarely get sick. I finally caught it for Christmas and have no clue where I got it.
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My Vehicle Warranty

Today I received a snail mail letter about my vehicle warranty. That's a new one.
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The Amount Of Acceptable brokenness Blows My Mind

The amount of brokenness in apps and websites that is acceptable these days just blows my mind
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Websites Are Worse Than Ever

Websites have become less reliable than they were when the internet was less reliable.
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Fake Message Notifications To Get You To Install The App

Fake notifications to get you to install the app
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Guess I Need To Shop For More Jeans

Jeans are not made like they used to be. I noticed another pair starting to rip in the same spot.
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Printing Web Pages Sucks

Printing web pages really should be better than it is but it really does suck
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Appreciate A Flashlight Blinding Me While I Was Trying To Eat

On Molly's last day off, we walked over to Harvey's for supper. The food was good, but I was blinded by another customer using a flashlight half the time I was eating.

by Carl 535 words

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Something Went Wrong

Websites annoy me with their useless error messages. "Something went wrong," try again later and the likes.
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New Google Annoyance

I have been predominately using Kagi Search with great results. I just accidentally clicked on the old Google bookmark and saw yet another annoyance with the way they've changed to add to the list.
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Windows 10 Login Ads

The other day, I accidentally booted into windows for something. I was reminded just how hostile the experience can be when I had to click through ads when I logged in.
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Microscopic Text In Apps

One major problem with "apps" is how so many of them use tiny text that is nearly impossible to read. I came across that problem today trying to update my billing information for Verizon.
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I Know About Jesus

It doesn't happen too often, thankfully, but I was annoyed by people asking me if I know that god or Jesus loves me. I don't need to hear it again. I've heard it a million times.
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What If In Person Shopping Was Like Online Shopping?

What would it be like if shopping in person at a store would be like online shopping? It would be annoying as hell.
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Double Bad Websites

This morning I clicked a link to a news article about something, and as it turns out the website was a heap of shit. It was a new low for annoyances, with a sticky header that took ⅔; of the page and an autoplay video in it.
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Pretty Interesting Failed Assumption

I love when websites make assumptions and refuse to work for me. Today I tried to use one that assumed I was on mobile, I guess because of my window size. When I maximized the window, it would load.
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There's No Better Way To Help?

I have been noticing even more lately that there are groups of people that do nothing but comment prayers to every sad link on social media.
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Had To Close The Doors And Windows Due To A Fire Pit

Once again I had to close the doors and windows this evening due to fire pit smoke coming in the house.
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If Your Website Wants Me To Confirm That I'm Human When Finding It From A Search Engine Its A Lost Sale

I have been noticing more often that websites are doing the annoying confirm that you're a human thing. I've had a few store websites do that upon clicking from the search engine. That is a lost sale from me at least.
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Needless JavaScript

There is so much bloat with needless JavaScript out there on the web these days it's insane.
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Xdelivery Is The Worst Shipper Out There

X delivery is absolutely the worst shipper I have ever gotten packages from.
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I Don't Appreciate Getting Spam Texts Totally Unrelated To My Order

I hate that legitimate companies find any way they can to spam you. The fact that I've made multiple orders should be enough that I don't need text spams.
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I Don't Want Your Irrelevant Spam

I don't want to keep being added to your spam list with programs that are completely irrelevant to me. Last time I checked I'm neither a woman or a mom so I wouldn't be allowed to do your woman's only class.
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Fake Screenshot Spam Is A Sure Way To Get Your App Uninstalled

Smart phone apps sure go out of their way to find ways to trick you. Today I got a fake screenshot spammy one. That is a sure file way to get your app instantly deleted.
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Entitled People

I was looking up the hours for a new store and stumbled on a review that shows how much of an ass some people can be. The review complained about the business not having a senior discount.
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Online Prayers

One thing that never made sense to me is prayers on social media. I guess God pays attention to that. Hell, prayers themselves never made sense to me.
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Why Do Website Over complicate things?

have been wondering why it is that so many websites seem to overcomplicate things. I think that dangers have contests to see how many clicks at can take to do normal things.
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Annoying Popups

We've all been annoyed by the many disruptive pop ups on website. The current fad is for them to beg for you to subscribe with your email address so that they can spam you.
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Nothing's Changed At The Grocery Store

We finally got to go get our own groceries today after the whole COVID quarantine. Nothing has changed at the grocery store. People are still self-centered asses.
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Websites Think My Address Is Invalid

Sometimes you come across a website that refuses to accept valid information. My address having a half in it is often a victim of that. Don't use scripts to be smart if you can't get it right.
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Maybe I Should Start Leaving One Star Reviews For Apps That Nag For Reviews

Maybe it's time that I start leaving one star reviews for these apps that have random popups nagging you to leave a review. They seem to come up at the worst possible times too.
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I don't Understand Why Search Engines Continue To Show Sites Like Pinterest

I despise SEO with a passion. It brings up so many irrelevant websites for my search terms. Half of the ones that show up actually have the content behind a required login or worse yet behind a paywall. What ever happened to that being a big nope to Google?
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Funny To See A Page Of Browser Tweaks To Get Rid Of Web Annoyances Have Several Of Them Itself

The modern web has so many annoyances. It was funny to see a page about them having so many of them itself. You know, the sticky social links crap and don't forget the delayed pop ups.
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Thanks For Keeping Me Awake Amtrak Work Train

Now that we took the air conditioner out of the window I got woken up by AMTRAK's work train doing their middle of the night track work. I get why they do it then but it's still annoying when it interrupts my sleep.

by Carl 254 words

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Its Great That You Let Your Kids Do What Ever The Fuck The Want In Grocery Store!

It's great that people let the kids do whatever they want to do. I was standing in line in the grocery store when a kid came running down the aisle. It bounced off my calf after he hit me full force. Not a word was said to the kid and not even a fake "sorry."
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Fake Facebook Reviews

I just happened to take a look at a local business' Facebook page. We were customers at one point and wondered how they were doing. With the current travel restrictions there's a big wave of visitors dropping in. Oh the business is currently closed too. Fake reviews like this make me as customer skip right past your business.
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Apps That Force You To Hold Your Device Their Way Instead Of Your Way

A big annoyance for me is how so many Android apps force you to hold your device in either portrait or landscape mode.
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Facebook, Stop With The Pennsylvania Primary Reminder

I have no need for social media to remind me of any elections. Even worse is the remind me of the Pennsylvania primary which I can't vote in as an independent.
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Memorial Day

Too many people have either forgotten or don't understand what Memorial Day is. To them it's just the first long weekend for the summer. That's why they they say "Happy Memorial Day" There's no reason to say that as it shouldn't be a happy day.
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It Never Fails When I'm Doing A Running WOD, Everyone Needs To Drive In The Alley When It's Time To Run

It never fails. When I decide to do a running WOD everyone needs to drive down our Alley. It can go hours without a car passing until I go out there to run. It seems that someone has to drive on it every lap.
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The Grocery Store Got Rid Of The One Way Aisles!

Finally the grocery store got rid of the one way aisle. They were annoying and people, especially old people flat out ignored them. If Giant wanted to actually be helpful they would have put the stupid robot away.
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Frustration With Android Apps

Android apps really do frustrate me sometimes. I just spent who knows how long trying to use a well known pharmacy's app to get my thyroid pill prescription delivered.
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Websites With Large Unhideable Headers

Another annoying design trend on website is the large unideable headers. They don't scroll and sometimes take up a good portion of the screen space for no good reason at all other than some designer liking the idea.
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Free Dumb

It's getting old seeing people congregate or have little getogethers. Just because you want to do something doesn't mean it's a good idea. A toddler wants to touch the hot stove.
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When Websites Aren't As Smart As They Think They Are

Sometime you come across a website that refused to accept my valid address. Mail gets delivered here every day so it must be valid. fractions are allowable in addresses.
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Windows 10 Update Is Painfully Slow

Windows 10 update is painfully slow. Hell Windows 10 is painfully slow with everything it does to the point that it's almost unusable.
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It Would Be Nice If Pay Walled Sites Were Pushed Down In Search Results

I would be nice if paywalled websites could be pushed down in the search results. Even a filter would be great. That will never happen because there's too much money involved.
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I Don't Need An Animated Scroll Effect To The Bottom Of Your Page When I Click Support

I don't need to have an animated scroll effect on a website when I click support. Stop with being fancy and just work.
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Windows 10 Picks The Worst Times To Be Slow

I don't use Windows that often but when I do it's only because is need to do something that requires it. Windows 10 really seems to pick the worst times for its auto updates.
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Endless Scroll Can Be Annoying

The endless scroll that websites have had the fad of using has become annoying. There's times where it makes sense, like when things are a feed but most times it's just annoying.
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You're Still Not Getting My Email Address

I've complained about the stupid email sign up for our mailing list popups before, but here I am again.
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We Don't Appreciate Getting Bugged About Electric Companies While In The Store

The other day we had to go to Best Buy to pick something up. Out of nowhere, a woman comes over to us, trying to get us to switch electric companies.
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I Really Don't Need Multiple Spams A Day From The Same Company

I really don't need or want multiple spams a day from the same company. Recently I was getting them from a company who had Crossfit shoes that I liked. Legitimate companies should not have to spam.
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I Found The Source Of The Nearly Nightly Smoke

I am not one to start trouble but we've been getting a thick haze of smoke every night in the neighborhood. I finally found the source. A few houses down the street has a fire pit that they seem to just let smolder all night. Not smart or legal.
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Don't Try To Guilt Your Customers

Don't try to use guilt to get your customers to do things. You serve them. Not the other way around.
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I Don't Want Tons Of Spam

I don't check my email that often these days because of the insane amount of spam that I seem to get. Please don't add me to multiple mailing lists when I buy your product or service.
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Why Are Restaurant Website Still So Bad?

One thing I've noticed long ago and have probably complained about it before is is that restaurants have some of the worst websites out there. Their fancy but slow and have only useless information on the often times.
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Please Stop With The Auto Play Videos

Please stop using auto play videos on news articles. It's fine to have the video but allow me to chance to click play if I'd like to watch it. Don't eat my bandwidth and processing power for nothing.
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Legit Companies Need To Stop Abusing My Email

Daily spam messages are not what I signed up for when I purchased something. Please stop abusing my inbox if you're a legitimate company. Reserve that for spammers and MLM shit.
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Stop Spamming Me!

Just because I made just one purchase from a website doesn't mean I want to sign up for the daily spam.
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FedEx Is The Worst

FedEx is easily the worst shipping company I've ever hand anything delivered by. I go so far as to not buy from stores that I know use them if I can avoid it.
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Barking Dogs

The guy down the street has 3 dogs that bark non stop all day long. They are the kind with loud barks. I love dogs but don't want to hear them all day long.

by Carl 175 words

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Non Parented Kids

How ironic it is to have to post this today. I went to check the sprouts on our milkweed. A bunch of them were broken and smashed. The non Parented neighbor kids were out there last night.
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Chain Smoking Neighbors

It's nice enough to have the windows open. Of course, that means it's nice enough for the chain-smoking neighbors to be out with their cancer sticks, polluting our house.
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Ruined Lawnmower Blade Thanks To The Neighbors

Disrespectful neighbors strike again. This time they had a ball in our yard that I didn't see and it broke the lawnmower blade.
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Cursive Writing Sucks

I've always thought that handwriting sucks. It's nearly impossible for me to read anyone's handwriting, let alone my cursive.
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Comcast's Email Sucks

It's amazing to me how crappy Comcast's email service is. It has taken over a week for me to get legitimate emaIls. Sending email through them is unreliable too.
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I Will Not Pay More To Read Content Online

Our local newspaper has decided they want me to pay a few dollars to read 15 articles online. The thing is, I already have a subscription to get the physical version delivered. Why should I pay twice?
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Wishing Stores Would Quit Asking If I Would Like To Donate A Dollar

I get pretty annoyed by stores having their cashiers ask I would like to donate a dollar to a charity when I pay my bill. If and when I am able to donate, I do on my own.

by Carl 65 words

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Stop Begging For My Email Address!

I really wish that websites would chill out with the annoying windows begging for my email address.
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Die CAPTCHA Inventor DIE!

CAPTCHA Are one of the few things that I truly hate. All they are is an hindrance for me with my visual impairment. The audio ones are so muffled that I can't make them out with my less than perfect hearing.
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Pointless Use Of Flash

I looked up a local pizza place's website to see if they deliver. Their website was a train wreck. All sorts of pointless flash as used.
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Web Annoyance – Disabling Right Click

I am surprised that the whole disabling right click on websites is still a thing. It serves absolutely zero purpose other than to be annoying.
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URL Shorteners

URL Shorteners are dumb. I want to know what I'm clicking on. and where it's trying to take me.
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Audio CAPTCHAs Suck Just As Much As Visual CAPTCHAs

I had to sign into Microsoft Live today and for had the nearly impossible visual CAPTCHA. I tried the audio one and that was just as bad if not worse than the visual one.

by Carl 238 words

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Stupid Flash Websites

Thee other day I stumbled on a website for a Pizza place in Mount Joy. It was a terrible website that required flash or didn't give you any information. I hate flash websites for the sake of being "pretty"
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Sites That Block Firefox Because Of Adblock Plus

I have been seeing sites blocking websites when you use Firefox because of adblock. It's not Firefox that's the problem. It's the shitty ads.
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CAPTCHAs Again

CAPTCHAs strike again. I came across a website this morning that I just was unable to sign up for. They lost when the text in the picture was too distorted to read.
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Unsupported Browser

This is pretty annoying. I haven't seen it as often as I used to, but I got a page that wouldn't load because my browser is unsupported.

by Carl 91 words

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Going To Blockbuster Sucks

Molly wanted a DVD last night so she could finish watching 24. We went to blockbuster to find it. That one disk cost a quarter of what I pay a month for Netflix and we could only keep it two days.

by Carl 129 words

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CAPTCHAs Stop The Blind

CAPTCHAs are a terrible idea. They're not only an annoyances for everyone but they hurt accessibility for the visually impaired too.
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Sidewalks In This Town Are Such A Mess

This town has such poorly done and poorly maintained sidewalks it's not even funny.
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Signs And Other Things On The Sidewalk

This town has so many things blocking sidewalks. Signs are the worst.
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