A ticking clock when you have a hangover...

Yes, I agree that it's gross if someone has sweat all over the machine and doesn't clean up after themselves.

But...what if someone is not sweaty?

In the gym where I work, there are folks who totally FREAK out when someone else has not wiped down their machine. I always wipe it for these people, but if it's not totally wet with sweat from the previous person, I remind the client that nobody wiped down the door handle to the gym after they got in there. Yes, there are germs, but you have to expose yourself to them to maintain resistance to them.

I'm not saying that we should all risk getting ring worm or whatever, but in proper perspective, there is no wiping down of anything public to prevent exposure to all germs...and it's OK.

Sending your mobile phone away to be fixed under warranty, getting it back 4 weeks later and finding that they have not actually fixed the problem...what the **** were they doing for 4 weeks?!!!

Oh the many many things that annoy me but my absolute top 5 are:

1) Reading my FB news feed and coming across this : it wuz nice 2 c u 2day i injoyed our time 2gthr it flt lik 4 evr since i last saw u.
I want to scream when I read that really because spelling out the actual word is to hard??!

2) Don't post all your business on Facebook and then complain why people know your business...Um hello you told everyone on your dang friends list!!!

3) Getting yelled at like a child when clearly I am an adult who acts as such and deserves to be treated like one. I understand your anger but there is no need to yell so loud that the neighbors can hear.

4) Picking fights in a public setting...I again the adult will not respond to your foolishness instead I will walk away imagining that I just karate kicked you in the head or anything that would make me smile because I do not want to deal with you at that moment.

5) People who do not take care of their kids...for example my SIL has a bratty 9 yr old and when we go visit my in-laws she thinks it's ok to go to her room and let her demon spawn drive me nuts while she talks on the phone with her man. *sigh* I have a two year old and guess what? I DON'T WANT TO WATCH YOUR KID!!!

Actually I have one more I want to sneak in because I had to deal with it rather recently and it still irks me just to think about it.

6) Don't pick a fight with me and then an hour later try to act like nothing happened just because you didn't get the reaction you wanted doesn't mean that I am over it. Actually I am far from over it my friend so just step back and let me sort out my thoughts...NOW!!

Well I feel much better now

Bridezillas.

No, I will not spend 200 dollars on a vampire costume because you want a theme wedding. ( Anyone in need of a vampire costume for a very good deal, send a pm)

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Originally Posted by suetalks

And right now I am terribly annoyed that the squirrels keep getting into my bird feeders and the birds are left with no food. I already have to take the feeders down at night so the raccoons won't get in them. I just hate to quit feeding the birds as we enjoy them so much.

I have never had this problem with squirrels, but I heard about something that is supposed to keep them out of bird feeders. Take an empty 2 liter soda bottle and cut a hole in the bottom. Fit it down over the pole of the bird feeder (assuming your bird feeder is on a pole) The hole in the top and bottom have to be just the right size so the bottle will stay in place. Supposedly the squirrels can't climb up past the bottle and therefore can't get into the feeder.

Carol

Drivers who don't signal.
People talking on cell phones in the check out line at the supermarket.
People who are impressed with their own self importance.

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Originally Posted by Sunshine87

I get very annoyed walking behind people that are incredibly slow. I have things to do and step to one side if you are talking a slow stroll. Walmart during the holidays is like a death sentence to me.

This isn't too bad when there's one slow person and you can go around them, but sometimes there's 5 people and they are spread all the way across the aisle. And they get annoyed if you say "Excuse Me" to try to get by!. Oh, and what about when they all decide to stop mid-aisle and have a conversation? LOL

Carol

I'll add (as already mentioned a lot) drivers talking or texting on their cell phones....

coming into MY! lane....

so close that I can read their coexist bumper sticker w/o my glasses...

pretty sure that bumper sticker didn't work for ya.....with me!

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4. People who, when they are in a construction zone, drive all the way up to front of the line and then cut in. Nobody should ever let those people in, and maybe that would not happen.

Here's my take on this. I live in Pittsburgh PA, the land of construction zones. Many times PenDot has announced through the media that when in a construction zone, form 2 lines up to the merge point and then take turns letting one car from each line into the one-lane zone. That way, you don't have one long lane of cars that stretches for miles. This only works if each lane is willing to "take turns".

Carol

I know a lot of people have listed "bad spelling" or "bad grammar" as things that annoy them. I used to be like that, so I know exactly how you feel. But I married a man who cannot spell worth a darn and uses very poor grammar. Not only is he a wonderful man whom I love and he loves me unconditionally, but he is very mechanically inclined and can fix anything. He is always willing to help others, such as neighbors who are having a problem. He will stop along the road if someone has their hood up, even though I keep telling him that can be a dangerous thing to do because sometimes it's a ploy to rob you. I have learned to be more tolerant of spelling and grammar problems because of him. I no longer correct him as I know it's embarassing to him. I am much less tolerant of those who are rude and hurtful to others and know they're doing it.

Carol

Yes all of these things!!!!

And just two more of my own (seeing as someone will understand them!)

Sidewalks in the Quarter: The hordes of drunk people (aka tourists in 95% of the cases, sorry) at all hours of the day, crowding around and walking so slowly that it takes five minutes to walk a block. This often means I have to walk around them into the street, which is fine, except when I get French Quarter syphilis water on my feet/ankles, in which case I can feel the diseases creeping into my system.

Mardi Gras beads when it is not Mardi Gras: It is currently July, not Mardi Gras Season, let's stop wearing those beads so my desire to rip them off of your neck lessens a little bit.

(I sound so angry/violent, hahaha, whoops!)

slmn11, I agree with you... although bad grammar and spelling drive me quite insane, I think it's rude to correct people. I engage in personal dental damage instead. Quietly.

I, too, have been with men who are stellar human beings but cannot speak or spell well. I never corrected them. And I never thought less of them for it.

It just drives me nuts.

My annoyance for the day.

I work for a veterinarian, small practice, the Doc, the Vet Tech and me. This afternoon, I'm an Army of one. I'm on the phone in the back with a client with a sick dog. I hear the front door chimes go off. Before that even quits, client has hit the "I need help" buzzer. I holler, "one moment" get off phone with client with sick dog, to find a client, who is just dropping off a payment. GRR!
We have a certain amount of clients who do this. They walk in and if no one is at the front desk they don't even wait for the chimes to quit they just lean on the bell!

IT'S 3 STEPS! Has it ever occurred to you we might be busy with a real emergency? Or that we are working, or what ever. We can't always drop what we're doing. Sometimes we need a minute. Have patience!

We have one guy who comes in and leans on the bell even if we are all standing right there! One of these days, I swear I'm going to break his fingers!

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