<p>Was reminded of something that REALLY annoys me when reading another thread.</p>
<p>People who cop an attitude about e-readers. It’s fine if you don’t have one or don’t want one, but SO many people have this attitude they they are a better book lover because they remain faithful to paper books. Reading a book, is reading a book ! Whether its made of paper, e-ink or even an audio book- you are not going to receive any more literary points from anyone just e cause you are loyal to hard copy books!!! (Disclosure: I am director of a literacy program and the owner of a Nook AND an iPad I read on and I am currently reading a hard copy of the 4th Harry Potter book)</p>
<p>So it makes me crazy that the NYTs book review section now includes separate sections for the most popular ebooks versus regular books. Who cares what more people are buying as an ebook, it is what is good to read that matters.</p>
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<li><p>Cashiers who dump paper money, the receipt and coins in your hand in in that order and look annoyed when you try to sort it out. Really annoying in the drive through so the coins spill out on the ground.</p></li>
<li><p>People who drive with their flashers on when it is raining. If you don’t feel comfortable pull over and stop and put those flashers on then not while going 60 mph.</p></li>
<li><p>People who use the turn lane as their passing lane and then get upset when others are reluctant to let them merge at the intersection.</p></li>
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<p>Parents who bring young children to adult movies. It was rather heart wrenching this past holiday season to hear frightened a preschooler crying during The Hobbit. As for that Dad who brought his five year old to Lincoln, what patriotic impression will linger from Mary Todd Lincoln’s depression, soldiers writhing in pain, or long scenes of political dealing?
Read a review or watch a trailer before doing that to a little kid!</p>
<p>Parents who unbutton their coats and take off their scarves, hats and gloves while in the supermarket, but leave their sweaty babies and toddlers virtually immobilized in snowsuits, knit hats and mittens. Yes, it’s a pain to bundle up the kid again when it’s time to leave, but he’d be less whiny and cranky if he wasn’t verging on a heat stroke.</p>
<p>I have to agree…i get really annoyed at drivers who linger in the passing lane and never look in the rearview mirror to see a train of cars trying to pass. What is it with these people? Dont they realize that left is for passing and right is for slower traffic. Its not only annoying, its rude and bad road ettiquette.</p>
<p>Women who leave their pocketbooks wide open in the kid seat portion of the cart and then walk 20 feet away to squeeze melons. It would be so easy for someone to swipe the wallet that even I consider doing it from time to time.</p>
<p>Seconding Hanna in 438 about disruptive kids at Nutcracker performances. I know, it’s a holiday outing, people are introducing their kids to ballet, the kids are hyped up, the tickets were expensive, etc. Well, my tickets were expensive too, and I shouldn’t have to have my seat kicked by a restless 2 year-old or watch someone try to wrestle 2 adults and 2 kids into the three seats directly in front of me. Guess what, clueless mom or dad, your adorably dressed toddler is not going to sit on your lap like a little angel for 2 hours and 15 minutes.</p>
<p>The most bizarre thing I’ve experienced at The Nutcracker: hearing little people struggle to open plastic bags behind me during Act One and smelling Cheetos, which were then noisily consumed and eventually spilled. I wanted to glare at the mom during intermission but she refused to make eye contact.</p>
<p>My insurance agent who made random multiple changes to my auto policy when I added my son. Which I now have call to get fixed. Again. Don’t make me go down there!</p>
<p>Bus drivers who blast the air conditioning in the winter. Actually, even in the summer. It’s not pleasant to sit in a meat locker for an hour and a half each way to commute.</p>
<p>My dad teaches drivers ed. He said he had a kid pull out (right on red) and this driver coming from that direction got right on top of them. He said the kid pulled out in front of the guy, but if the guy hadn’t been doing 10+ over speed limit they would have been fine. He said the other driver got so close that you couldn’t see his front end or his headlights… and this is at 50 MPH. An accident waiting to happen!</p>
<p>People who force the driver behind them to ride their bumper because the driver in front is on the phone, eating her Big Mac, and/or tuning her Ipod while a quick, short green light is about to turn, and there are 25 vehicles trying to get to work behind her.</p>