Pet hates (2)

Rain the day after a really cold 2 week spell that failed to produce a single flake of snow. Sun on Monday morning after a weekend of rain. Anaesthetic peaking about 2 hours after dental treatment. The bi-annual clock change. Warm white wine. Warm lager. A million different coloured boxes into which to sort your recycling. English pubs and cafes in foreign lands. Reality television. Financial advice. The off-coloured baked bean. Socks with sandals. Film sequels. Squeaky mattresses / beds. Noisy neighbours. Nosy neighbours. Eating on public transport (unless in a buffet car or such like). The M.O.T. test that turns out to cost much more than the test. Net curtains. Twitching net curtains (see Nosy neighbours). The DJ who doesn't identify that great piece of music you just heard on the radio. Matching paint that doesn't. New clothes that look less flattering in the mirror at home than in the mirror in the shop. small print. Bisecting a lovely looking avocado to find it rotten inside. Less biscuit on retrieval from a dunk than went in. Online forms where they invite numeric-only input but present the non-numeric keyboard. The unnecessary placement of the word “Underground” rather than the station name in the iconic London Underground sign outside stations. Velcro. High humidity. Yappy dogs. Personalised number plates. No, or inadequate information when there is service failure, typically affects public transport. Did I mention marzipan?