Things people do that baffle you 2

I'm pleased you are feeling better, but you shouldnt expect the elderly to shop at a different time and you shouldn't expect them to move out the way. They have the same rights as younger people.

Why do people come onto a thread on Mumsnet that's 20 or 30 pages long and ask some question that been asked 50 trillion times already? Do they genuinely believe it must be a brand new insight after all those comments and all that conversation? Or can they just not be arsed to at least check the OP's posts?
Bonus bafflement points if it's a question that has already been answered in the OP.

Jenzzi, you where a truly terrible shop worker. Yes I went there.

Then all those people need to show tolerance. You as a shop worker needed to show tolerance and offer help. When I'm struggling in the supermarket workers and customers often try to help me. We all could be disabled in some way and most of us will grow older. It's up to us to teach children and teenagers to show tolerance otherwise they won't be tolerant to you when you are elderly. Jenzzi all you are doing is making excuses to not show consideration. Oh yes I worked in a supermarket in my younger days, guess what, the difference between you and me that I showed compassion for people struggling.

Neighbours who are baffled that we don’t like their labradoodles constant barking and that “no! It isn’t their dog barking” it must be the other neighbour.

I struggle round the shops. I do it to keep my independence as long as I possibly can. When all so important people tell me I shouldn't shop at this time because they are in rush a hurry, guess what, it's not going to stop me.

I live in a cul de sac and it's one way round. The number of cars/vans/trucks who sit and block it instead of pulling in to the left beggars belief. Usually when I'm leaving for an appointment. Always men driving. Entitled arseholes.

If you are stuck only talking to the same person day in day out that is isolating. Especially for retired people if they don’t have any structured external hobbies.

Anyone who votes Tory (and Reform, although currently at least this is less of an issue in Scotland).
People who go to Costco to buy literally shed loads of bottled water. I’m intrigued every time I go, given Scottish water is pretty nice.
People who have pets, then don’t let them upstairs, don’t let them on the furniture, yadda, yadda - if you don’t like pet hair, have fish or something.

I agree that drivers are often to blame for the accidents. But I don’t agree that the consequences of not wearing a cycle helmet will only affect the cyclist and their family.

But that applies to loads of things. And most accidents are caused by drivers - so they're the ones costing the NHS money.

It baffles me when people expect the elderly or disabled to only shop at certain times in the day or week. Expect them not to go to the post office at lunchtime. Expect them to just jump out of the way in shops, expect them not to move slowly etc etc. just who do the high and mighty, I'm in such a rush people think they are? Really? If you are in such a rush work around them but do not expect them to stop shopping at certain times or expect them to suddenly move. Have patience. It's not their fault you are in such a hurry. Have some good damn respect.

And as for those not wearing cycle helmets who have a bad accident - the cost to the NHS of treating someone with a brain injury could be huge.

It’s annoying when some pillock who didn’t bother to get travel insurance injures themselves on holiday, then posts a self-pitying crowdfunding appeal for their medical expenses. Whilst it’s true that no one is forced to donate, whatever happened to personal responsibility?

I’ve noticed that the sort of pillock who doesn’t bother with travel insurance is often the same sort of pillock who thinks that a night out in Thailand is a great opportunity to ride a motorbike for the first time. And if people publicly bail them out when the inevitable happens, that’s only going to encourage other pillocks.

If you can get it done in so little time the elderly also shopping carnt be in your way to much then can they now?

Why anyone would choose to go shopping on a Saturday when it’s the busiest and eating into precious weekend time is baffling. Of course, some people have few options, but if you have the choice it’s the worst time to pick.

And working age people are completely oblivious to the fact the elderly can shop whenever they damn well please.

Yes, I'm in on shared space and I always slow down. I've tried the "excuse me" but either they do not acknowledge (or don't hear) or turn round and make a fuss about moving (which isn't necessary). I've had a far better success rate with the bell.

A separate one is people being fusspots about things that don't affect them.

For example, people going away without travel insurance - their problem, surely?

People not going for smear tests - again, it doesn't affect anyone else.

And people not wearing cycle helmets - again, how does it affect anyone else other than close family if they have a bad accident?

A post above about the mum driving into town to take things back to "save" money on postage reminds me of the people who drive miles to get cheaper petrol when they could get it from a petrol station at the end of their road. You'd need to make a really big saving to make driving so far worthwhile.