What did we do before the beeps !!!!!

[JAG009]

Why does everything have to beep!! or bong!! these days ,press the buttons one the washing machine it beeps ! micro wave it beeps ! , tumble drier it bongs , cooker it beeps !! ,,,, I know when I have pressed a button it does not have to beep ,or bong to tell me!!!

Anyway rant over , what annoys you about modern living

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Bloody TV. Cost me a fortune every month and all I get to see are children's programms.
Mobile technology, ok it works and makes life easy but over the years it has made me lazy.

 

[Ruud]

Cars equiped with all kinds of sensors that message you whenever something is wrong with your car. But they'd better install sensors that detect broken sensors.

 

[British Red]

The idea that "recycling" is a green thing to do.

Re-using is the sound thing to do.

No glass jar should be recycled when all it needs is washing out and a new lid.

Whilst we are at it, if the EU want to standardise things, why not standardise jar lids to maybe two sizes. That would make replacement lids simple.

years ago things were re-used and repaired. But nowadays people are too idle to do this - and then complain about the cost of everything!

 

[John Fenna]

All of the above!
Plus the idea that everyone needs lots of "stuff" .. the riots at Tesco for cheap tat on "Black Friday" epitomise this!

 

[Gill]

Drives me nuts Jason , my washing machine plays a wee tune when its finished ,the fridge door starts beeping if left open for more that a few seconds ,the tumble dryer beeps all the time ARGGGGG .:yikes: and these allegedly fast boil kettles I think they just make a lot of noise from start but the boil time is the same haha

 

[Joonsy]

''Planned Obsolescence'' -- better known as making things with a deliberately reduced lifespan to maintain sales.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence

 

[Bishop]

what annoys you about modern living

The lack of blank spaces on the map that say 'Here be dragons'

 

[JAG009]

''Planned Obsolescence'' -- better known as making things with a deliberately reduced lifespan to maintain sales.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence

Light bulb manufacturers were the first to do this I believe

 

[xylaria]

''Planned Obsolescence'' -- better known as making things with a deliberately reduced lifespan to maintain sales.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence

A hundred years ago singer had unbreakable sewing machines. My sewing machine is as old as my mother. I had been through six sewing machine younger than me before I learned that about planned obsolescence.

My other modern life bugbears are toiletries. Toxicological complicated to sell what you dont need but are told you want. Most stuff can becreplaced with mild hand soap and olive oil.

 

[British Red]

Moisturiser....for men.


Males possibly. But men?

 

[Mesquite]

Moisturiser....for men.


Males possibly. But men?

I dunno Hugh... I use a hand cream when I've been doing work that's been drying my hands out or had to wash my hands with heavy duty cleaners like swarfega

 

[wandering1]

Ironic
Our cooker beeps
The washing machine plays a tune at the end of each cycle
The tumble dryer plays a tune
The food nuker beeps
superstores Shopping centres big enuf to get lost in
Office jargon
All these things to drive me potty


I still remember my gran using a mangle

 

[British Red]

I dunno Hugh... I use a hand cream when I've been doing work that's been drying my hands out or had to wash my hands with heavy duty cleaners like swarfega

Thats not the same as slapping it on your fizzog Steve!

 

[demographic]

The idea that "recycling" is a green thing to do.

Re-using is the sound thing to do.

No glass jar should be recycled when all it needs is washing out and a new lid.

Whilst we are at it, if the EU want to standardise things, why not standardise jar lids to maybe two sizes. That would make replacement lids simple.

years ago things were re-used and repaired. But nowadays people are too idle to do this - and then complain about the cost of everything!

Standardising beer bottles would be a good start. And pop bottles.

 

[Hammock_man]

Just don't standardise the beer inside !!!

 

[British Red]

Agreed - but I think we should put the deposit back on glass bottles

 

[Harvestman]

Advertising. I would like to be able, just once, to go somewhere or do something without someone profiling my actions and trying to sell me something that I don't want on the basis of them.

 

[Joonsy]

I think we should put the deposit back on glass bottles

me too pity it was removed in the first place.

 

[British Red]

Did you scrounge up "empties" and take them back for your sweet money too?