To wonder why people fuck about so much?

Driving gloves?

You are not alone. I use self check out because the faffing at a staffed check out infuriates me. Let's not forget the people who can't load shopping into bags and hold a conversation with the person on checkout at the same time. The time spent paused with an item in their hand whilst they finish what they are saying drives me mad.

That's very different from tapping a contactless card, which is what I was responding to.

Well if they only have two items that take up no space, they don't deserve to have used the tip do they?! How dare they queue to use a service when you have deemed them unworthy of it's use!?

I'm so glad to see so many people agreeing with you, as I do but thought maybe I was just impatient or miserable!

I 100% blame social media and the likes, which mean people have the attention span of a goldfish and are all over the place.

I want to walk round shouting "FOCUS PEOPLE!".

Might not have been a queue when they pulled up. Quite often isn't a queue when I get there, although I tend to go in the middle of a weekday morning to/from whatever DD and I were doing so it's quieter. Or on the way home from the office on a work day because I like the garage on that route.

However, I do, on occasion, get in my car on autopilot and set off to wherever I'm going and then realise DH had it last (it has the dog crate in the back and is the bigger car so he often needs it for something) and moved a mirror/seat/adjusted the blowers/pressed something random. I obviously don't want to be faffing while I'm driving so I'll do it at a convenient point, such as when I stop for fuel. Might hop out first to fill up, might adjust it before I get out. Depends what's actually going on.

I also live a 4 hour (with no traffic) drive from my family. So I could be part way through the journey, have stopped off and need a drink or just a minute. The sat nav might be playing up, there could have been a road closure that's caused problems, DD might need a snack. That might be the best time for me to be rummaging in a bag.

But you know, maybe instead of doing it at a safe point, I'll save you 60 seconds and either deal with a cranky child or be dangerous while I'm driving. Right?

This. Surely they must have experienced this themselves at some point as well so would not want to make others suffer? Or they think they’re entitled to do the same maybe 🤔

Standing waiting for the bus to arrive. Takes 15 minutes to come and 2 other people standing there waiting alongside me.

Why oh why is it a surprise to some fellow passengers (who weee there before I joined the queue) that they need their bus pass or debit card to board the bus?

They get on and faff around for hours in the bottom of their bag trying to locate it. YOU COULD HAVE DONE THIS WHILST WE WERE ALL STOOD AT THE BUS STOP!!! But oh no - you have to hold everyone up as you couldn’t prepare yourself . Aarggghhhhhhhhghhh!!!!!

Why do people do this? . Totally understandable if you’ve just run desperately to catch the bus - but when you’ve been stood there waiting for ages - would it kill you to get the payment method ready?

The people I get most frustrated with at the tips are Nigels (my name for them). They're always men, usually older middle aged or retired and drive largish cars that you can't get past. They take ages parking up and then slowly get out of their vehicle, saunter towards the boot and then remove two items which take up no space. They carefully carry the items to the appropriate skip and place them in and gaze at them for a few seconds before sauntering back to the car, stare curiously at the drivers waiting behind before getting in and faffing around with whatever before slowly driving off.

They seem to be Alan Partridge types who probably have alphabetically ordered vinyl records at home, eat fish fingers for tea and fold their clothes carefully before having sex. They probably have a caravan as well and subscribe to Caravan Monthly.

Life may not always be about getting things done as quickly as possible but SOME things should be done as quickly as possible, for example tedious queues in shops, petrol stations and the dump. The quicker the tedious stuff is done, the more time there is for the fun stuff.

It is that bad. It’s fucking annoying when you’re trying to go about your day and mummy decides to let little Jemima/Noah hone their dexterity by putting the coins in the parking machine and invariably dropping some while a queue forms behind this sweet moment. Just let them practice their skills when it’s only taking up your time, not ten other people’s.

Airport boarding and sorting out stuff on planes takes three times as long as it ought to while Neil and Barbara decide what they want out of the bag they've already put in the overhead locker and oh dear it's not in that bag it's in the other and which book do you want to read, no I didn't bring that one can you make do with this one and where's the spare bottle of water.

They've just spent half an hour sitting on their arses in the waiting area at the gate, where they had ample time to do this faffing about, but did they? No, they did not.

They might have 'failed' one of the checked bags checklist (did you pack it yourself, has it been out of your sight, does it contain xyz).
They might be trying to change seats, or ask about a meal (or allergies), or medicines. They might have mobility issues, or have bulky items.
It might be their first time travelling and be nervous.

I am pretty sure they are not having a breezy chat with the check in staff!

Gosh, what a lot of impatient bad-tempered people have agreed with you!

It's life. It's other people. Have some patience. Life is not always about getting things done as quickly as possible.

But they would have sat in a queue themselves more than likely so had plenty of time.

They ain't piloting the space shuttle. It's a fiat punto...just flipping move!

How about ATM faffers? Multiple cards, doing a million transactions while a queue of 50 people builds up behind them.

YANBU. This is why I hate petrol stations that double up as mini supermarkets. The number of times I've seen people saunter round in their own good time choosing their evening meal ingredients, having not moved their car from the pump... 😠

ETA: I see it's not just me! I really should RTFT. 😂

People LOVE our booking system. You are in and out at your allotted time - none of what OP experienced. There is no sign of our local one being less busy, quite the opposite from what I've heard.

I never understand what some people are doing when they check in cases at the airport. They just seem to be there for ten minutes talking to the person serving and then finally haul their case onto the conveyor. I turn up, show documents, do the case and am done and dusted in a minute. Have never worked out why they take so much longer.

So is ours. I love it. You book online, head on over, you know there will be capacity and somewhere for you to park, and the staff actually have time to help you - including with heavy items. Our tip is very heavily used.

I much prefer this system as it stops me procrastinating till another day. You can also book on the day just a few hours before.

I’m a pensioner. I have all the time in the world. But …. I still manage to operate efficiently and not hold up others unnecessarily. I too hate those who fuck about needlessly and believe it or not, they come in all age groups.

Ha yes it's small men with small lives who are getting some kind of pathetic thrill out of inconveniencing other people.

And then there are the drivers that you are patiently giving way to at roundabouts who either indicate left just as they start turning off into the exit you are waiting in or don't even bother to indicate at all at all. "Signals are for wimps!" seems to be the motto of most drivers these days. I don't know how on earth they passed their tests.

In the past I've had to get out of my car while queuing at a petrol station and tap on the window of the car in front and ask the driver to move along. He'd taken ages in the shop, got back in his car and...just sat there. He was really surprised to learn he was causing a massive queue. 🙄