No, you're not the only one.

Remember when a really complicated microwave had a knob AND a button. the simpler ones just had a knob, and came on when you closed the door.

Now you have a numeric key pad and an array of buttons. To operate them you go Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Oh Shit I hit the wrong button, cancel, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep.

And you have to hit one, zero zero for one minute. I usually hit one, one, one. 'Cos it's easier and the one minute was pretty arbitrary anyway.

The one we've got now has a handy little button marked 'beverage' which would be great if it stayed on long enough, but of course it doesn't so you have to go for another 22 seconds (see above why not 20 seconds)to get a cup of water hot enough to make a cup of tea.

I think we should lobby our politicians for digital currency so that the shopkeeper has to go Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Oh Shit I hit the wrong button, cancel, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep. to gain access to each and every Dollar or Pound or whatever. The manufacturers would soon be making simple stuff if we did that.

Also why don't we email this thread to every manufacturer that complicates things unnecessarily?

Bert.