My contribution to the Top 10 Annoying/Pet Peeves secton
Feb 24 '09
The Bottom Line I love being given a chance to vent. My husband appreciates the "break" it gives him also!!
I love this "10 Annoying/Pet Peeves" blog. Although I’m gonna have quite a time narrowing it down to 10 I’m sure.
1. People who are in line at the grocery store (or any store) and when the cashier gives them the total, they act surprised, like they didn’t think the next step in this process was to PAY FOR THE ITEMS. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in line only to have some fool in front of me act like this was the first time they’ve been given a total. Then they have to either root for money, or pull out a check and fill it in.....dear God this is not a new concept! Figure out how you’re going to pay and be ready to do so when the cashier gives you a total. No more ‘efing around looking for your wallet or digging through your purse.
2. Kids in bars. I go to a bar to get away from stress. And kids = stress. Not mine, because I don’t have any - by choice. So I certainly don’t want to put up with other people’s kids at a place where they shouldn’t be. Hey, be a responsible parent - DRINK AT HOME. Wanda Sykes had a great quip about kids and bars. She said something to the effect of "Don’t bring your kids to bars. You don’t see me at the playground on the monkey bars mixing a margarita."
3. Talking at the movies. Shut up. I want to hear the movie, not your commentary. If you want to talk, go outside or make a mental note and talk later. Recently, there was a shooting at a local movie theater because the person wouldn’t stop talking during the movie. The guy shot the one guy, then went and sat back down and watched the movie until the cops arrived! I can’t tell you how many people said they thought of me when they saw that article! That guy would want me on his jury because I’m totally on his side. Along the same lines, no phone calls in the movies. If it’s that important, put phone on vibrate and take the call outside. If you’re a doctor fine, still use vibrate, if you’re some stupid-butt kid who just wants to feel important, NO. I’ve already confronted people about talking and/or cell phones. I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve thrown popcorn on an occasion or 2 at people who wouldn’t shut up.
4. Obnoxious children in restaurants. I try to avoid "family" restaurants where there tend to be a lot of kids. I used to request the "smoking" section in restaurants when I’d go out mainly because most families with kids requested non-smoking, however, now in Pennsylvania they’ve banned smoking in most public places so all restaurants are "smoke-free". (I only wish they’d be "child-free".) I don’t mind well-behaved kids. If my brother or I acted like some of these kids, let’s just say I wouldn’t be here ranting. Let me just say something to those parents who refuse to discipline their kids or turn a blind eye and deaf ear to "sweetie’s" antics. No one thinks your kid is adorable when he/she is screaming or running around the restaurant or throwing food. No one. If you’re going to go out to a restaurant, pony up for a baby sitter if the kid has the number "666" tattooed on his head......
5. People who don’t use a turn signal when driving. Especially the left turn signal. It’s not like it’s just something they’ve added to cars. They’ve been there for years, use ‘em.
6. People who are never happy and always complaining. Hey, everyone has bad days, but Is try to "accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative" as the song goes. I try to look at the glass as half full, or on grumpy days, "hey, who the h*** was drinking out of my glass!
7. People who at drive-thrus, be they fast food or bank, or at gas stations, once they are have received their order or are finished with the transaction, sit there getting things together instead of pulling up and off to the side to get their crap together. Hey there are other people behind you who don’t really want to sit and wait till you put stuff in your wallet, adjust the radio station, open your Big Mac before you pull up so they can get on with their transaction.
8. People in cars with their radios so loud, they can be heard outside the vehicle when the windows are shut. It is worse in the spring/summer when the car windows are open. I don’t want to be subjected to somebody’s God-awful choice in music, especially not in decibels that can be heard 3 states away. It is even worse in the summer at night when I am in bed and they drive down my street blaring away and WAKE ME UP. Stop it, just stop it. My only revenge is that this will probably happen to them when they are older, however fate may be kind to them and make them DEAF so they cannot hear it.
9. People who, when you hold the door(s) for them, don’t say "thank you". When this happens, I loudly say "You’re welcome". You’d be surprised how many people then say "thank you" or other people who have witnessed this laugh and shake their head.
10. People who are late, always late. Hey if I say we’re meeting at 7:00, I mean 7:00, not 7:15 or 7:30. Unless you’ve been hit by a bus or abducted by aliens (and you better have the scrapes or the evidence of an anal probe to prove it), you ain’t got no excuse. Me, I am always early. If I’m on-time, in my mind I’m late. If I’m late, trust me I’ll have a valid excuse or a damn funny story to excuse me.
And there, those are my narrowed-down-to-10 pet peeves - as of today. Thanks for letting me vent.
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