Not really about hating pets!

one of my pet hates is seeing companies who sell chess sets but get the picture of the board set up wrong. Example, one company had a picture of a board with a black square on the right hand side of the white rook at h1. I've seen others with the King and Queen on the wrong colours. You'd think the reaserchers would actually find out if there was a right way of setting up the board?

Do you have any pet hates?

Red

When I was in the Czech Republic I saw over 25 chess sets for sale in various shops around Prague. Not one of them was set up in the correct way (and most in different ways to one another).

Thats weird. I always thought that the rules of chess were standard across the chess playing world. Could you give an example?

Red

Another pet hate I have is washing powder adverts. For about 60 years they've been telling us that their powder now cleans whiter than white. Every new formula they come up with it's always, cleans whiter than white. I mean if it were true wouldn't we be blinded by now?

Red

See my other topic about sitting opposite smelly players.

I hate it when people allow me to lose to them. Anger. Anger.

People in the "10 item or less" checkout line with more than 10 items! Can't they count?!

It's not the people in the 10 items or less line with 11 or 12 items that bother me. It's the ones with 30-40 items and they're slow and paying with nickels. That's annoying.

And why is the express checkout slower than the normal one?

I'm annoyed by people who complain their rating isn't high enough.  Play higher rated people and win.  The number will follow.  Am I missing something?

If 11 or 12 doesnt bother you then why should 13 or 14? If 13 or 14 doesnt bother you then why should 15 or 16......get the picture?  even 11 is NOT 10 or less....I cut NO slack and these people really irritate me , if I have 11 items I do not get in the 10 or less line..

Do you scream at them? I would scream at them if I were you. And scream loud. I would scream, "Either drop the MILK or drop the CLARK BAR or get out of my way! MY NAME IS REB! HEAR ME ROAR!" And then I would roar.

Why that when i'm waiting in line in McDonalds, i manage to stand behind the Waltons ( 14 big macs, 6 cokes, 20 regular fries and 3 large, 22 fillet a fishes... sigh, you get the drift )?

People should not be allowed to order for a large family. That's ridiculous. Birth control? Hello?

StacyBearden wrote: People should not be allowed to order for a large family. That's ridiculous. Birth control? Hello?

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Ha ha... Fast food = large family, nice one!

StacyBearden wrote: Do you scream at them? I would scream at them if I were you. And scream loud. I would scream, "Either drop the MILK or drop the CLARK BAR or get out of my way! MY NAME IS REB! HEAR ME ROAR!" And then I would roar.

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No, I just say loud enough for them to  hear that  I wish everyone knew how to count.

lol

I hate pet hates.

"No, I just say loud enough for them to  hear that  I wish everyone knew how to count."

 

Pretty mild stuff Reb... I would have thought filleting the offender on the spot (with the Bowie knife strapped to your thigh) and wearing his skin home as a trophy would be more your style!

 

Rex Blalock, King of the Wild Frontier! 

jona004 wrote: And why is the express checkout slower than the normal one?

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I have found there's a stronger correlation to number of *transactions*, and not number of *items per transaction* to how long one waits in line. 10 people with an average of 4 items in the Express lane or 1 person with 50 in the "slow" lane? Go with "Alice" (from the Brady Bunch show): it doesn't take that long to swipe items; it takes most people effing *forever* to pay. Besides, "Alice" is organized and the 10 dopes in the Express lane are just back for stuff they forgot the other day or they're stoned and buying munchies. Get my drift? I'm not sure where the equilibrium point is in the equation to tip it one oway or the other, but you'll get a feel for it if you practice. Just don't be a slave to your item count.