I’ve always heard it used as acknowledging fault for a small thing.
Certain people who floss, with a very taught thread and a noticeable ‘ting’ each time, in bed. No names necessary.
People who leave their flossing sticks around…sometimes I see them outside on the ground. Gross.
Driving to work this morning I was reminded of this minor annoyance. People who leave a significant amount of space between their car and the car in front of them when stopped at a light. I’m not talking about a few feet, I’m talking about at least a car length or so. It makes the line of traffic so much longer and less people can get into the turning lanes at intersections.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about safe distances when traffic is moving, but when stopped I don’t see the need to leave a car length between cars. Maybe the safety features on new cars start beeping at them or something?? I don’t know, but let’s just say I notice it.
@“tired already” I’ve been told I do that (with a 1990 car so it’s not a new feature). Then again, my depth perception is lousy and I’d rather annoy a whole lot of people than crash into someone.
I agree, the “I don’t care at all” is dependent on who is saying it, I guess. Usually I take it as a heartfelt small acknowledgement that the person saying it messed up. I suppose there are some people who don’t care, but I don’t think it matters what type of apology they offer – it will be insincere no matter what the words are.
My interpretation of that phrase is also that it is an acknowledgment of being wrong. I really dislike “my bad” almost as much as I dislike “not.” I never use any of those “fad phrases” because I think for anyone over 35 it sounds like we are trying too hard. I am pretty sure both of those phrases have come and gone so they irritate me more now when I hear them.
“It never occured to me that grocery stores don’t always offer drive up service.”
One of this groceries here not only offers that but they unload your items from your cart onto the checkout belt. When my friend ( who is a loyal customer at that store) went with her 5 year old to a supermarket on vacation her daughter started yelling at her " Mommy you aren’t supposed to unload your cart, the workers here are supposed to do that"
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She got the stink-eye from the workers there who probably had never heard of such a thing and had to explain to her kid that it was their grocery that was different from the rest. Lol.
People who bought the car, and think they bought the road. Don’t they know the law as regards cycling? Evidently not. Don’t they know people commute by bike and travel by bike, just as they commute by car and travel by car? Evidently not. I’ll take the lane when it is safer to do so; I don’t care if drivers behind me think they are more important than I do.
Uptalking? You know, when every statement someone makes sounds like a question? UGH! Sadly, a lot of intelligent young women do this and in addition to annoying others who interact with them, they undermine their own authority. There need to be rehab centers for this.
I also am deeply annoyed when the tp roll is placed so the paper hangs off the back of the roll instead of the front. It bothers me so much I actually have made it my mission to rehang the tp rolls in every public rest room when I encounter this atrocity (as a public service).
You’re welcome.
I wish I could get D to quit saying, “I’m sorry!” every other sentence. What’s up with that??
People who use private dumpsters to dump their stuff… and block the parking lot in the process!
“I also am deeply annoyed when the tp roll is placed so the paper hangs off the back of the roll instead of the front. It bothers me so much I actually have made it my mission to rehang the tp rolls in every public rest room when I encounter this atrocity (as a public service).”
With one of out TP holders the roll will randomly unspool almost all of the TP unless it hangs off the back of the roll.
Yes, I’m a “hang it so it comes from the back person” as well.
Annoyance: People who park in the 10 minute parking spot at the library and are clearly gone more than 10 minutes – they may be in the library, or might just have gone somewhere else in the library. I sometimes sit and wait for those spots (not much parking in the neighborhood), so I KNOW when you are gone more than 10 minutes!
People who just say bring me whatever and then get annoyed by what they get. We were out to eat a while ago and oldest son (then in his early 20’s) told the waitress to bring him whatever salad dressing and to surprise him. Then, when she showed up with bleu cheese, he said “Yuck, I hate this!” I made him eat it anyway. I told him it was a lesson - don’t give people choices that include something you are not prepared to receive.
People on the railroad who try to save seats for someone who isn’t on the train yet, especially when it’s almost SRO.
When my H decides to change the channel on something I have been watching for a half hour because a commercial came on and he refuses to put it back on, so I miss the beginning of the next segment.
Social media sharing of the equivalent of urban myths when google would quickly confirm that there is zero validity to the post.
People on Southwest who pay for Early Bird (first boarding group, open seating) for only one person in that party, who then tries to save seats.
I am trying to not let the little things bother me so much.
That said…I get very annoyed this time of year when my friends who work in the schools and those who don’t work outside of the home start the “we want snow” chant on social media. For those of us who have to commute in the snow (or use a precious PTO day) it is a PITA and can be dangerous, too.
Motorcyclists that split lanes. It’s legal in some places, but is nevertheless a really dangerous practice. I speak from experience.
@MaineLonghorn - every 6 - 12 months I go into my office and have a meeting about the apologizing, particularly the women. I have told them I was banning those words from their vocabulary and how much it weakens others perception of you when you essentially apologize for your existence.