for an ad-free Fetcheveryone experience!

What really grinds your gears?

8 lurkers | 185 watchers

Carpathius Aug 2016 10:13am, 5 Aug 2016 10,419 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius That's made me literally laugh out loud
XB Aug 2016 3:43pm, 5 Aug 2016 3,372 posts	Quote Pin XB Coffee pots, tea pots, milk jugs, and such like that dribble. Who designs and tests them?
Red Squirrel Aug 2016 4:36pm, 5 Aug 2016 19,288 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Watering cans, pint jugs
Red Squirrel Aug 2016 4:38pm, 5 Aug 2016 19,289 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Actually, not watering cans but badly-designed measuring jugs
Bru-Bru Aug 2016 5:17pm, 5 Aug 2016 2,832 posts	Quote Pin Bru-Bru Yes, XB. And then there's the teacup. What a design fail that is. You design a receptacle for a hot liquid so what do you want? You want it to have insulating properties so it won't burn your hands. So do they make it of a nice, thick, insulating material? No, they make it of a thin china and put a handle on the side. A handle big enough to get your finger into to hold it steady? Er, no, a teeny, decorative one. And you want it to be stable, so it doesn't get knocked over, so you want a nice broad base, yes? No, you design it pyramid shape, with the smaller area on the bottom. Of course. And if a little should slop out of this unstable vessel, what is the solution? Of COURSE, You collect it in a shallow dish (saucer) which makes sure it coats the bottom of the cup so that when you try to drink from it again, it drips on you. Designer should be shot. Rant over.
ChrisHB Aug 2016 5:26pm, 5 Aug 2016 13,617 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB Buy your pouring devices in Germany. They don't have dripping ones.
Fragile Do Not Bend Aug 2016 5:45pm, 5 Aug 2016 949 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend Fizzy pop bottles and some individual pots of yogurt - almost impossible to keep these items upright in a shopping bag due to being smaller at the base.
Cuddy Aug 2016 5:50pm, 5 Aug 2016 4,682 posts	Quote Pin Cuddy Our head of department wants everyone to fill in a spreadsheet on Monday morning with their objectives for the week, and to update it with the outcome and reasons at the end of the week. Coupled with matching Outlook reminders. That's what I call mistrust in your staff and micromanagement.
Eynsham Red Aug 2016 7:53pm, 5 Aug 2016 948 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red HB, do you mean buy German designed pouring devices, or are you saying that any pouring device regardless of where it is made will not drip if purchased in Germany? 😀
ChrisHB Aug 2016 8:25pm, 5 Aug 2016 13,618 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB A german retailer will only sell non-dripping stuff IME.