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Things that people do that give you the rage (lighthearted)

133 replies

rubberhead · 19/06/2022 13:09

So going to a shop earlier, parked far enough away from the door as my car is quite big and I like to keep it out of the way of trollies etc. There was a small car parked (badly) two bays up from me but it didn't affect my being one bay away. Test if car park was empty. I come out to discover some delight had shoehorned themselves into the empty bay beside me also I a massive car. As I get closer I can see they have kids. I also see that the door is flung open and hitting my door !!! I gave him such a look of "what the hell are you doimg ?) luckily my car wasn't damaged but why the feck would someone do that? It wasn't a child/ disability space so it made no sense that he struggled to get in while passing other empty spaces to get to the most awkward spot. Am I being weird for thinking this was weird lol?

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stayathomer · 21/06/2022 01:39

Also big families in said shop - like a minimum of 4 of them! Can’t one of you stay at home/in the car with the kids!!? 😡
We do this (sorry!). We both work and I work in retail so sometimes Saturday and or Sunday so it’s generally that they collect me from work and in we go. It’s not every week and I appreciate we’re annoying because we take up so much space but I kind of enjoy the time (I know, I’m so sorry!)

sashh · 21/06/2022 03:06

Lollypop701 · 20/06/2022 21:17

Getting off an escalator/exiting a shop and coming to a dead stop … where are you expecting the person behind you to go???? Especially if you are with another person so there’s no room to manoeuvre

Also people who walk into a shop and stop.

And people who load their shopping on the conveyor bet and then don't move when their shopping does, they just stand and watch it disappear as if it's going on a little holiday.

notgreatthanks · 21/06/2022 03:12

@BanjoVio is it

Miss ch verse

Miss chee verse

Caus I say the second one

notgreatthanks · 21/06/2022 03:16

TooManyAnimals94 · 19/06/2022 20:03

People who don't understand roundabouts. I don't mean CFs who pull out when it's not their turn but people who try and give way to the left then sit there holding everyone up and looking confused.
And people who aren't ready to go when the light goes green.
And people who obediently sit at roadwork traffic lights when it's perfectly safe to go.
Maybe I just shouldn't drive...

Oh no I do all of them 😬

BanjoVio · 21/06/2022 10:58

notgreatthanks · 21/06/2022 03:12

@BanjoVio is it

Miss ch verse

Miss chee verse

Caus I say the second one

I’d say the first but would still be happy with the second. The third, ‘mis-chee-vee-ous’ option is the unacceptable one. The number of kids I teach who spell it ‘mischievious’ and then look at me utterly bewildered when I underline it in their books is unreal 😩

AintNobodyHereButUsChickens · 21/06/2022 12:01

People who drive at 40 in a 60, then upon coming to a village where the speed limit is 30, they pull away from you still doing 40 then on the other side of the village where it goes back to 60, you catch up with them again 🤬🤬

People who only take their trolley up and down the main aisle in the supermarket, they abandon it on an aisle end, blocking shelves while they are off up the aisle picking up their shopping. JUST TAKE THE TROLLEY WITH YOU FFS!

My daughters school have an app for sending out messages, all they use it for is to tell us they've sent an email out! "Please check your email for this months newsletter." Etc etc

fossilsmorefossils · 21/06/2022 12:01

People who get off the escalator and then immediately stop, blocking the next people who then have to shove them because escalators don't stop!

OompaLoompaa · 21/06/2022 12:23

People who chew loudly

Soubriquet · 21/06/2022 12:33

What’s wrong with reclining your seat in the cinema?!

Catskidsandcoffee · 21/06/2022 12:52

rubberhead · 19/06/2022 13:09

So going to a shop earlier, parked far enough away from the door as my car is quite big and I like to keep it out of the way of trollies etc. There was a small car parked (badly) two bays up from me but it didn't affect my being one bay away. Test if car park was empty. I come out to discover some delight had shoehorned themselves into the empty bay beside me also I a massive car. As I get closer I can see they have kids. I also see that the door is flung open and hitting my door !!! I gave him such a look of "what the hell are you doimg ?) luckily my car wasn't damaged but why the feck would someone do that? It wasn't a child/ disability space so it made no sense that he struggled to get in while passing other empty spaces to get to the most awkward spot. Am I being weird for thinking this was weird lol?

At a popular discount village someone tried to squeeze into a similar space as I was walking past over the weekend. She failed and gave up, pulling out AND badly damaged the already parked car's bumper! So I stopped and stated hoping that would shame her into doing the right thing. IT DID NOT! She proceeded to reverse back past the car she had damaged and parked on the other side of the car park! Of course I left a note with her regarding number on and then I was leaving saw the couple return to the damaged car so went and told them where she was! Who on earth behaves that way!!! 😡

HunterAngel · 21/06/2022 13:30

People who stop just inside the supermarket doors. Why???

People who know they’re in the wrong lane but wait until the last minute before shoving over without indicting and making other cars slam the brakes on.

People that buy a giant SUV that they can’t manoeuvre so block the car park doing a 10,000 point turn because they’re no idea how big the stupid thing is

TigerRag · 21/06/2022 14:13

Soubriquet · 21/06/2022 12:33

What’s wrong with reclining your seat in the cinema?!

Because it left me with no room to stretch my legs?

When you ask a question and get the following responses - "what's that?", "have you tried <insert really obvious answer>" "never heard of it". A FB friend did ask if my parents suspected anything. If she knew anything about the condition I have, she'd know it's not always obvious and because there are many symptoms, it's put down to something else.

peanuts18 · 21/06/2022 14:43

People using the term ‘smashed it’ for everything!

Lost a pound in weight - you smashed it
Swum 2 lengths - you smashed it
Cooked dinner - you smashed it 🤣🤣

Daisyroseandhyacinth · 21/06/2022 14:52

knickersniff · 20/06/2022 20:30

People who post on social media
That they are out for drinkies

‘Having a wine’
‘wine o’clock’

Makes me want to kill somebody. Along with this accepted wisdom that Prosecco is some amazing drink for special times. It’s pretty awful stuff really.

TigerRag · 21/06/2022 14:54

Daisyroseandhyacinth · 21/06/2022 14:52

‘Having a wine’
‘wine o’clock’

Makes me want to kill somebody. Along with this accepted wisdom that Prosecco is some amazing drink for special times. It’s pretty awful stuff really.

You forgot "on a school night"

Overtired201984 · 21/06/2022 14:58

peanuts18 · 21/06/2022 14:43

People using the term ‘smashed it’ for everything!

Lost a pound in weight - you smashed it
Swum 2 lengths - you smashed it
Cooked dinner - you smashed it 🤣🤣

Yes this !!!!!!
Or when something goes wrong the saying of “but we move” arggggggghhhhh

TarasHarp55 · 21/06/2022 15:14

Dogs tied up. There's one near me and it's tied up all day. It's so bored. What's the point in having a dog.

TarasHarp55 · 21/06/2022 15:17

peanuts18 · 21/06/2022 14:43

People using the term ‘smashed it’ for everything!

Lost a pound in weight - you smashed it
Swum 2 lengths - you smashed it
Cooked dinner - you smashed it 🤣🤣

I hate it. Also when people say "you've got this".

TarasHarp55 · 21/06/2022 15:23

Where I live petrol stations are usually combined with a supermarket. The result being you can't get in to the pumps because someones doing their bloody shopping inside.

WishILivedInThrushGreen · 21/06/2022 15:36

@dropthevipers @Overtired201984

I believe that the staff have to maintain a fast pace at the checkout.
You're not meant to pack at the checkout, you're supposed to use the long counter at the front of the shop to pack.

Cosywosy · 21/06/2022 15:39

The phrase "game changer".

Cashiers who start scanning my shopping before I've finished emptying my trolley. Meaning I have a pile waiting for me that I have to rush to pack.

Drivers who have filled their car with fuel and decide to do a weekly shop when they go in to pay. Almost always happens to me at the Tesco metro fuel station.

Overtired201984 · 21/06/2022 15:41

WishILivedInThrushGreen · 21/06/2022 15:36

@dropthevipers @Overtired201984

I believe that the staff have to maintain a fast pace at the checkout.
You're not meant to pack at the checkout, you're supposed to use the long counter at the front of the shop to pack.

Yes I get this , and I do pack at the counter , but they still throw at you when there is no need.

ihavespoken · 21/06/2022 15:42

riesenrad · 19/06/2022 19:56

I agree, it's quite exploitative at best and cruel at worst.

Agree with everything else too. Although I sometimes park next to someone in a car park because it's easier to line yourself up next to another car than in a bay where you can't see the lines very well.

People who can't control their trolleys - as you say it makes you wonder how they drive cars. People who turn the supermarket shop into a family outing.

Cyclists who "ding" me on a wide path telling me to get out of the way, when I am already out of the way because I always walk well into the left hand side. People who block paths in groups as a pp said and walk at a snail's pace because they are looking at their phones.

People who dawdle when they see you waiting for them, eg at a junction or if you are waiting behind a parked car. Just get past, so I can go!

Oh dear! I "ding" people on the shared-use path on my bike, even if they are over to one side. It's not to tell them to get out of the way though - it's to warn them I am approaching as they may be deep in thought, listening to music etc and not be expecting to be passed by a bike!

curiouscatgotkilled · 21/06/2022 15:43

Get fuel from the pay at pump bay and then proceed to go into the kiosk to pay 😡 absolutely gets me fuming! It's always older white men!
And putting my jumper on backwards!

monicagellerbing · 21/06/2022 15:49

People who have a baby and think everyone wants to coo and fuss over said baby. No thanks.

People who talk about themselves constantly and if you try to talk about you, you can see them physically zone out coz they aren't interested

My kids when they argue over stupid shit like what shade of blue the cup is (an actual argument last week)

My husband

Neighbours who let their dog out at 10pm every night and let it bark bark bark for 20 minutes. EVERY SINGLE NIGHT

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