<p>talking on one while shopping…why do shoppers that chat and shop always have to talk loud enough for everyone to hear? It grates my nerves to try and have a nice peaceful and relatively quick shopping experience and there is someone who’s voice and one sided conversation is competing with the store music.</p>
<p>talking on the phone in the car…really, if you must have that conversation while we are all sitting in the car together, can you hurry up and get it over with? We can’t all talk over your conversation. Of course you can’t hear if the music is on, so you want it turned off. Maybe we would rather hear the music instead of your conversation, as fascinating as it is.</p>
<p>loud or obnoxious ring tones…no i really don’t think it is funny to hear loud music with rude lyrics, ever. Even it is only for the few seconds when your phone rings. I don’t want my mother or my kids to hear it either.</p>
<p>My H and I fly all the time and usually people wait for those in front of them to get their carry-on bags and exit before them. If the people in front of us are making no indication that they are getting up and ready to exit, that’s different; just move things along.</p>
<p>Emeraldkity–have you tried telling a flight attendant about your special needs? They could maybe help you get out more quickly.</p>
<p>Being called “Hon” by anyone yanls my chain.</p>
<p>I paid over $600 recently for theatre tickets, and one of the guests played with her Iphone throughout the production. That really annoyed me, as do all the people whom I see fiddling
everywhere with their smart phones.</p>
<p>Speaking of cell phones…I find it annoying when someone is at a store or anyplace else and they are using their bluetooth earphone thing…and it honestly looks like they are talking to themselves.What is so friggin important that it can’t wait?</p>
<p>Another real annoyance. Folks who put teeny tiny things into the overhead bins on airlines (e.g. sports jacket, small backpack)…things that could EASILY fit under the seat in front of them. These folks are taking up space for carry on size bags that COULD have gone in the over head bin but don’t fit under the seat.</p>
<p>Related…the jerks with the carry on bags that you know exceed the size allowed…or the guy who doesn’t understand the meaning of TWO and has a computer bag, a garment bag and a rolling duffle…then gets mad at the flight attendant when they have to gate check something.</p>
<p>The constant $%*) telemarketing. When I pick up the phone and say “hello” and you don’t immediately answer and I hear a lot of chatter in the background, I hang up! With an expletive deleted tirade for the useless Do Not Call list.</p>
<p>I always park within the lines even if the person next to me didn’t& even if I have to crawl out another door(or even the tailgate) to get out. I dO however make sure the car next to me is at least as nice as mine if not more so, since I don’t want door dings, but I figure I am doing my part to teach consequences of lazy parking. If at all possible of course I try and park far away from everyone, but that isn’t always possible.</p>
<p>Speaking of parking, how about those people who hold up traffic in a parking garage or parking lot waiting for someone to pull out of a spot…when there are plenty of spots further away from the store…</p>
<p>Or people who see people waiting for their parking spot and take their good old time getting into the car, and pulling out. First they have to talk on the phone, rearrange their packages, change seats with someone, and on and on…</p>
<p>I prefer to park in the hinterlands of the parking lots or the mall. Extra walking is always good.</p>
<p>Mouth noises - loud chewing while eating, crunching (ugh, I worked in an office where the woman next to me munched on dry cereal all day long!! Made my skin crawl to listen to) and totally revolted by gum chewing - and lets not even mention gum chewers that crack their gum!!!</p>
<p>People who ask about you as an excuse to really start talking about themselves. Or ask you about your kids, only so they can then launch into the accomplishments of their own. </p>
<p>People who spectator parent. If you don’t know all the facts, keep your opinions to yourself. </p>
<p>People who complain but don’t want to do anything fix their problems. </p>
<p>When someone leaves a voicemail and just says, “call me” instead of giving reason for the call. </p>
<p>emeraldkity–I want to ask again if you have told flight attendants about your needs. I have no fear of flying, but I am phobic about speaking in public and getting more scared all the time about heights. If we can be more open about our fears…maybe it would help us all.</p>
<p>People who back into parking spaces, even though it takes a lot longer than just pulling in, and they are blocking everybody. Why?</p>
<p>
My counter-gripe on this is that I checked my bag–paying 25 bucks–just so I could avoid having to put anything under the seat, which I hate. So I don’t like being told to put my small item under the seat.</p>
<p>When my DNC list stopped working as well, I started making immediate complaints. It’s a pain, but easy. You go to the list and click on make a complaint. type it in. within a few weeks of assiduously complaining about every call, total silence.</p>
<p>Maybe there is a special, “very cranky do not call list.”</p>
<p>But, what I really think is that it is usually one or two people calling again and again. </p>
to get out. I dO however make sure the car next to me is at least as nice as mine if not more so, since I don’t want door dings, but I figure I am doing my part to teach consequences of lazy parking. If at all possible of course I try and park far away from everyone, but that isn’t always possible.</p>