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Things that cause you instant rage!

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Qpobb · 29/11/2020 20:01

A safe space to vent upon the things that cause you to burn with rage at the mere mention of them.

Mine:

  1. MLM schemes (especially people trying to "recruit" 16 year olds asking about work on Facebook).
  2. The 11+/grammar test system. So many things wrong about it and makes me so angry on behalf of the kids.
  3. Nose hanging out of mask (I'm looking at you, man in my local Sainsbury's!).

Happy ranting. I feel better already! Grin

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Qpobb · 29/11/2020 20:45

Despatched.

It's DISPATCHED.

AHHHHHHH!

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PerpendicularVincent · 29/11/2020 20:47

Threads asking what colour someone's eyes are or how old they look - the attention seeking annoys me.

Chewing sounds, people picking their nails or hair and anything that doesn't involve sitting quietly Grin

People pouting after they've had fillers done.

Also people not putting masks on properly, anti vaxxers and anyone who uses the words '5g', 'Bill Gates', 'plandemic' or 'snowflake' in relation to covid.

Someone also commented recently that they 'stifled a smirk' when their colleague said that they wipe down their shopping. The supercilious nature of their comment really annoyed me.

I also hate cars with crap names.

Qpobb · 29/11/2020 20:50

Period product adverts always featuring a woman in white shorts/mini skirt, playing tennis.

It's a bloody farce.

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nomorename · 29/11/2020 20:52

People shortening words... i.e Biscuit to biccie. Chocolate to choccy. Choccy biccie... Envy

cherrypie790 · 29/11/2020 20:54

Covid hysteria. And people who announce they are "shielding".

People who eat loudly.

People who can't control their dogs and refuse to accept that their dog has a nasty streak. There are 3 dog owners in our village that make everyone else's lives a misery with letting their dogs off lead.

People who can't follow lanes around a roundabout. If you can't follow massive white arrows you shouldn't be driving.

Cyclists.

veeeeh · 29/11/2020 20:57

Control of any sort

Don't eat this, don't drink that, walk for miles every day. And so on.

We are not morons and most of us are intelligent beings. So shoo with your missives already. Thank you for reading!

henryhooversnose · 29/11/2020 20:57

People who park on footpaths. Ok I'll walk on the road then Angry

PrawnofthePatriarchy · 29/11/2020 21:16

People who put their feet on the seat on public transport. I have been known to speak up.

nicky7654 · 29/11/2020 21:18

Dog walkers who pick up their dogs when I walk past with my Staffies. Their dogs snarl and bark at mine while mine are calm and well behaved.

People constantly swearing out loud in high street.

Slow drivers.

My vile neighbours slamming their back doors over and over and over again!!! 7 am to 12 pm!!!! I want to pull the door off its hinges then shove.it where.the sun don't shine!!!!

Religion!

nicky7654 · 29/11/2020 21:19

Oh def the word Covid lol and all the hysteria that goes with it. I don't believe half of it!!

Cocolapew · 29/11/2020 21:21

[quote Qpobb]@Cocolapew Fellow Aldi shopper? I am totally with you![/quote]
Marks and Spencer darling
Grin

MaudsMotorbike · 29/11/2020 21:23

We've just moved house and for the first time ever we have a utility room. Unfortunately the door is jammed and doesn't fully open, so every time I walk in there the back of my dungarees gets caught on the door handle. EVERY sodding time.

Daisy829 · 29/11/2020 21:27

When there’s a trolley parked in front of the item that you want to get in the supermarket and the owner is faffing around. Instantly gives me rage. Unreasonable I know but I just want to shop and go.

MsTSwift · 29/11/2020 21:30

People getting less and fewer wrong. On radio 4! No excuse.

People (teens) leaving damp towels on floor and not putting said towels back in bathroom so none for me when I get out of shower.

Hassled · 29/11/2020 21:39

These days it's pretty much all people. Joggers who have the audacity to jog past me while breathing (how dare they breathe on the pavement?!), adult cyclists on pavements, people who randomly stop walking, twats with their nose poking over their masks, the twat at work who keeps "forgetting" his mask (school communal area), the FB friend who said back in March that it wasn't a global pandemic, each and every contestant on I'm a Celeb, and just about everyone else.

It's possible that I might be a tad stressed.

UnholyConfessions · 29/11/2020 21:40

People who look over my shoulder, come up behind me unless they are my partner because then hands are involved usually and I know where their hands are. It’s trauma based. From childhood abuse and strangers groping me.

Flowerblue · 29/11/2020 21:40

Male work colleagues who wink at me when we pass in the corridor. Please don’t. I really hate it.

chunkyrun · 29/11/2020 21:40

When you unwrap foil and it catches meaning you can't unroll it all. Instead you just get shreds 🤬🤬🤬

Flowerblue · 29/11/2020 21:41

@MsTSwift yes to the less/fewer thing. It grates.

Gatekeeper · 29/11/2020 21:45

When I catch my cardi on the door handle...I feel murderous

KeepOnKeepingOnKeepingOn · 29/11/2020 21:45

MLM huns

ToDoListAddict · 29/11/2020 21:49

My colleague telling me how to do the job I trained her to do!

evenBetter · 29/11/2020 21:50

Covidiots and conspiracy scum.
The cable of earphones.
A specific act of laziness that people do, which makes my job more difficult
People who still choose to type ‘would of/could of’
People who allow their aggressive dogs to run loose and terrorise nice dogs

Scumble · 29/11/2020 21:54

People who pootle down slip roads.

People who are surprised they have to pay after all their shopping's gone through the till, faffing around in the bottom of their cavernous bag for their purse.

GlumyGloomer · 29/11/2020 21:54

Wet shoes/clothes (excluding swimwear obviously)
Cold calling
Foxtons estate agents
The now defunct oyster extension permit which I still believe was a deliberate extortion scheme.
And back in the early 00's radio requests for 'If your not the one' because it's oh so bland romantic on top of being being played 3 times every hour.