The first world pro...
 

  You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more

The first world problem of the day thread

40 Posts
31 Users
16 Reactions
136 Views
Posts: 14146
Free Member
Topic starter
 

As trivial and insignificant as you like, but something you'd like to moan about today. In fact the more trivial the better

I'll start with

Mixed nuts, fruit and nut, whatever. Why so many blummin almonds?

Off you go......


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 5:45 pm
granny_ring reacted
Posts: 487
Free Member
 

We get free bagels at work on Thursdays but they only come with various cream cheese based spreads never butter!


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 5:50 pm
Posts: 10761
Full Member
 

Mixed nuts, fruit and nut, whatever. Why so many blummin almonds?

Surely it's the cob nuts that are the filler? In order of consumption I'd vote for macadamia, Brazil, pecan, cashew, almond, walnut, cob. The cob nuts are the equivalent of the mars bars in a tub of celebrations.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 6:18 pm
Posts: 45504
Free Member
 

Malmaison just asked me to move from thier doorway while I sheltered out the rain waiting for my Prius taxi.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 6:48 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

My toilet valve is dribbling - a replacement from amazon won't be here until tomorrow!

it will take a literal minute to fit.

outrageous.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 7:03 pm
Posts: 15068
Full Member
 

My Smart TV seems to only want to switch input when it wants to.

If I turn the PC on, the TV will immediatly switch to the PC feed (TV is hooked up as a '2nd monitor'). When I turn the PC off, it won't revert back to the TV interface, It will just belligerently display 'no input', until I manually force it to change input via the remote.

Not so smart after all, or too smart for its own good?

Mixed nuts, fruit and nut, whatever. Why so many blummin almonds?

Are almonds cheaper than the other ingredients? Probably using them as a filler to add weight without cost.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 7:08 pm
Posts: 21461
Full Member
 

DPD tried to deliver my parcel today but I was out. They'll try again tomorrow and if I'm not in, leave it with a neighbour. Why couldn't they leave it with a neighbour today when they were here?


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 7:08 pm
Posts: 27603
Full Member
 

Just tried to buy a world first rum from a by a female master blender, it was too expensive at £280.  Had to settle for the £70 men’s master blender version.  Pfft.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 7:37 pm
Posts: 5807
Free Member
 

it will take a literal minute to fit

No, it literally won't.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 7:37 pm
Flaperon reacted
Posts: 290
Free Member
 

Mrs done a cheeseboard for tea tonight and the Harrogate blue she got was a bit too strong


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 7:42 pm
silvine reacted
Posts: 7100
Free Member
 

Appliances/ remote controls that take an odd number of batteries.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 7:59 pm
zbonty reacted
Posts: 1538
Full Member
 

My Garmin will literally never connect to my phone until I turn its Bluetooth off and back on again.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 8:07 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

No, it literally won’t.

God I'm sick of this place.

Sorry, I meant to say 'around a minute' as that's how long it will take.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 8:37 pm
tenfoot reacted
Posts: 927
Free Member
 

My burger didn't come with ketchup and I ate it anyway.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 8:42 pm
Posts: 4985
Free Member
 

The Amazon seller sent the wrong size roller blinds and I now have to click and collect a more expensive version from John Lewis. Collection is from Waitrose on Byers Rd, which does excellent Sushi, so every cloud and all that.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 8:45 pm
Posts: 11605
Free Member
 

God I’m sick of this place.

First world problems...


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 8:59 pm
Posts: 5686
Full Member
 

My well fed lifestyle is causing me to gain back too much of the weight I previously lost. But I love the cheese and chocolate so much!


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 9:02 pm
Posts: 17728
Full Member
 

Our 3 tomato plants are producing more tomatoes than we can handle.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 9:08 pm
Posts: 3171
Free Member
 

Sorry, I meant to say ‘around a minute’ as that’s how long it will take

In my experience any DIY task that I think will be a "quick job" invariably ends up been anything but that.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 9:11 pm
Posts: 20561
Free Member
 

the Harrogate blue she got was a bit too strong

no, you are too weak.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 9:24 pm
Posts: 5686
Full Member
 

My 13 year old Panasonic LCD TV is working perfectly, so perfectly that it's not allowing me an excuse to buy a larger oled replacement for it.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 9:40 pm
Posts: 2653
Free Member
 

I’ve ordered a white Tesla Model Y to replace my current company car, but it won’t come until March 24 because that’s when my current car is leased until.

My neighbour, 3 doors down has just taken delivery of a white model Y. He’s going to think I copied him 😆 (doesn’t get much more first world than that surely)


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 9:42 pm
Murray and reeksy reacted
Posts: 11605
Free Member
 

My 13 year old Panasonic LCD TV is working perfectly, so perfectly that it’s not allowing me an excuse to buy a larger oled replacement for it.

Same. It's also the reason I still have an Xbox One S as there would be no point upgrading.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 9:58 pm
Posts: 15315
Full Member
 

Spending anything up to a minute, or sometimes even longer, trying to open a fresh bin liner straight from the roll. ffs


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 10:19 pm
 IHN
Posts: 19694
Full Member
 

My Garmin will literally never connect to my phone until I turn its Bluetooth off and back on again.

If I connect my earbuds to my Zwift PC, they will never reconnect with my phone unless I completely remove the pairing and start from scratch. And, even more annoyingly, vice versa.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 10:30 pm
Posts: 15068
Full Member
 

Spending anything up to a minute, or sometimes even longer, trying to open a fresh bin liner straight from the roll. ffs

I think that's just a case of being methodical, less haste, more speed... see also 'putting a fresh duvet cover onto a duvet'.

I think I've finally got the latter nailed at the grand old age of mid forties.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 10:30 pm
 IHN
Posts: 19694
Full Member
 

But none of this compares with the day I went into Waitrose and they were completely out of smoked paprika.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 10:31 pm
Posts: 8771
Full Member
 

Something in another thread, a thread I otherwise find a little depressing has made me chuckle again.

But if I click like again I'll unlike it!


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 11:13 pm
Posts: 20675
 

Ive put on a fair bit of weight since starting my new job, on account of all the nice lunches and nights out that get paid for by the company.


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 11:24 pm
Posts: 11269
Full Member
 

I went to get a vocation chocolate/cherry stout from the cupboard but all I could find was a vocation honeycomb stout 🙁


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 11:41 pm
Posts: 3806
Free Member
 

Wondering what £400 wheelset to buy


 
Posted : 24/08/2023 11:58 pm
Posts: 7086
Full Member
 

Last day on a secondment and I forgot my security pass. This means I have to return the temporary pass when I leave…

… which means they’ll know I’m going to leave really ****ing early.


 
Posted : 25/08/2023 12:23 am
Posts: 7086
Full Member
 

I think I’ve finally got the latter nailed at the grand old age of mid forties.

I got taught how to do that when I was about 9.

*now considering recording a YouTube vid of how to change duvet covers*


 
Posted : 25/08/2023 12:25 am
Posts: 7086
Full Member
 

Realised I’ve embarrassed myself using up two three posts when I could have combined into one and someone is surely judging me for that.


 
Posted : 25/08/2023 12:27 am
Posts: 15068
Full Member
 

I went to get a vocation chocolate/cherry stout from the cupboard but all I could find was a vocation honeycomb stout

To be fair, I'd class that as a P1 critical incident.


 
Posted : 25/08/2023 12:50 am
Posts: 15068
Full Member
 

I got taught how to do that when I was about 9.

*now considering recording a YouTube vid of how to change duvet covers*

A fair comment, although I can iron a shirt and trousers in less than 1 min (assuming a pre-heated iron) , so in my defence, I do have some domestic god skills 😀


 
Posted : 25/08/2023 12:53 am
 irc
Posts: 5188
Free Member
 

We'll lose a week of our short fig tree harvest season when we are on holiday.


 
Posted : 25/08/2023 7:21 am
Posts: 2335
Free Member
 

I've been awake for ages and looking forward to the Friday apple topped pork pies from the local butchers, but they're not available until 9.30am


 
Posted : 25/08/2023 7:24 am
Posts: 2514
Free Member
 

My toilet valve is dribbling – a replacement from amazon won’t be here until tomorrow!

it will take a literal minute to fit

So you hope. A lot of the kit in our place is probably over 50 years old. Everything involves hacksaws and cursing. "Hire a plumber", you say - he had to resort to a disc grinder and the cursing was truly epic.


 
Posted : 25/08/2023 7:38 am
Posts: 7618
Free Member
 

Shirts ironed in a minute thanks to Cranwell.

The garden has produced Swiss chard and cavalo Nero in large amounts. Not sure how not to waste it.


 
Posted : 25/08/2023 8:17 am
Posts: 5686
Full Member
 

It's another week until the bakery near my office re-opens, I've been having to make-do with lesser sourdough. Then I found out this week, if you know the right people they'll take orders by text!


 
Posted : 25/08/2023 10:04 am

6 DAYS LEFT
We are currently at 95% of our target!