Things That Annoy Me!

How about the tailgaters in the right lane? Some drivers seemingly tailgate whenever possible, even if they can easily pass.

Related are drivers who seemingly insist on driving next to someone else, even when they could easily drive where they are not overlapping someone in the next lane.

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Right now it’s my H - that I am his problem solver for not only him, but anyone he talks to.

Earlier this week, there was a very large and problematic issue with an elderly gym member, who we both like very much! He wants to know what he should do. I look up and give him the social services number. Call here. They will know what to do and any/all available resources. ā€œWell can’t you ask such and such.ā€ No. Call social services. ā€œCan’t you do this?ā€ No. Call social services. Repeat several times. Finally, social services got involved and it was supposedly the perfect call.

And now a coworker’s pre-schooler is sick. Took them to the doctor on Monday - all tests negative. Still sick Wednesday - different doc visited - all tests negative. Keep waiting. It’s now Friday - and they’re supposed to drive 600 miles tomorrow for vacation. Still 102 fever. So of course, H wants to give her MY number for advice. Am I a doctor? No. I tell him I wouldn’t take him to our (terrible) hospital - she wants to go to a hospital. I would go to an out of town hospital, but first I would first call the pediatrician and let them know it’s day 5 and the child is no better. See what they say. He tells me again, he’s going to give her my number. I repeat - tell her to call the pediatrician - not me! He screenshots where he’s given her my number to call because I’m so good with these things. Head smack! This is not the first (or second or third) time he’s done this with friends and co-workers and their sick kids…

I know he just wants to be helpful, but I’m tired of always being the go-to person for everything! Especially since I’m not an expert!

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Leafblowers, noisy AC condensers, loud music in restaurants and stores- noise in the modern environment basically. Interestingly city noises don’t bother me.

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The fabulously wealthy guy with the cottage by ours who really enjoys making sure everyone knows how much money he has. The straw that broke the camel’s back, taking him from annoying to boorish, was when he explained that he and his wife are good friends with another couple with a cottage near ours ā€œbecause they’re professionals like we are.ā€ People who think they are better than others based on money or position annoy me.

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Oh so many things! But the most recent - drivers on a two lane road when there is something in their lane they just swerve into the other lane to go around it making the oncoming car have to slow to avoid hitting them.

The sound of loud chewing! And talking with food in the mouth.
Aaaaarrrgghhh!

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When a utility digs up a road and then leaves a metal plate covering the hole for weeks or months at a time. There is currently one right in front of my driveway that I can’t possibly drive around. Every time a car drives over it we hear the bangs in our house. Gas company finish the work and neighbors please slow down or drive around it!

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Anyone eating cereal, I actually don’t ever eat it, partly due to the sound. And slurring, I can’t stand even hearing myself slurp. My sister is the same way, I think it’s genetic.

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MY WORK COMPUTER. (Can you tell?)

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Anyone eating anything. Even in a movie!

The use of the non word ā€œforecastedā€ and using ā€œlessā€ when ā€œfewerā€ is appropriate.

People who ban books without actually reading them first.

People who crowd elderly people in checkout lines to hurry them up

mayonnaise :wink:

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When Wordle uses extremely obscure words or abbreviations.

Really Wordle people… did you run out of normal words?

In my mind ā€œadminā€ is an abbreviation.

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What’s annoying me today is my husband.

I usually enjoy food shopping. For some reason, my husband insisted on coming today to ā€œhelpā€ me. Spoiler: He was not at all helpful.

I’m not sure why he thinks that pushing the cart makes my shopping experince so much easier. All it means is that the cart is never where I want or expect it to be and he’s in my way. It’s like having someone that doesn’t understand the language along and is waiting for me to translate every little thing.

Oh, and all of his (digital) clocks are set to military time.

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Having conversations with people who NEVER ask other people questions, just talk about themselves.
Definitely loud music in restaurants and stores.
Family members who use me as Google- it’s literally right there on your phone!

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Weeds in general but the weeds amongst the river rock surrounding part of our yard is about to DOOM me.

Someone - particularly my husband who talks loud on the phone OR uses speaker phone right in the main area of the house with no regard for others who don’t want to hear his conversation or want to have to be quiet!

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:joy:I posted spouse’s above :rofl:…

I get to go shopping then I have to call /text my wife to make sure whatever she needs for cooking is the actual thing since there is usually 3 different thing’s of everything.

She will say… Get the ā€œbrown oneā€. She knows I am color blind with green /brown, blue /purple… So me as a very young 64 year old has to go up to people… ā€œwhat color is thingā€ā€¦ Yes, super annoying. Lol

I can’t stand to go to the grocery store with my DH, as he, too, takes off with the cart (or blocks the aisle and doesn’t realize it) too often!!

So I’m like having to monitor him, and tell him to move it over, etc.

And then when I get in checkout line he wanders off.
And he asks me a million questions.
And he stops and wants to look at everything and talk about it.

He is like a toddler. I adore him 95% the rest of time.
But he drives me batty if I let him grocery shop with me.

And yes, he still thinks it’s funny to irritate me by riding on the grocery cart base when walking to our car like a child saying ā€œwheeeā€.

I roll my eyes and ignore him.

Other men catch his eye and chuckle. Other women and I share commiserating looks.

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Grocery shopping with husbands seems to be a common theme here! That’s why I like Costco! I send my husband to pick up a prescription or to hunt down something from the pharmacy section and quickly do all grocery shopping myself. Usually I beat him to the checkout. I used to make a mistake of sending him to the auto/home improvement sections… it cost us $$. :wink:

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That makes me recall my Dad when we were Kids and would occasionally go to MCL. He would say ā€œtake all you want, but eat all you takeā€. He was serious.

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I see my original thread now has a sequel! lol! My other annoyance has to do with restaurants again.

We have a couple friend who continuously grab the best seats and best views every single time. It’s now like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. She’s always been like that, but we went on vacation with them for over a week and DH noticed it, too and was getting tired of it.

I think they don’t realize that we know they are doing it.

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That’s very annoying! And boo to the restaurants for not arranging their seating in a better way. I realize that it is unavoidable sometimes due to space limitations, but quite often it can be done much better!

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