Things that make you irrationally mad

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For me, it's having to pay for click and collect

Agreed. I get it if your name is either unisex or non-English and it's not obvious what your gender is.

Adults who can't shut up for 2 minutes whilst someone is talking

Poo bags hung from trees. Adult people just throwing rubbish on the ground. Expectant mothers smoking.

Though actually they’re probably all rational.

My son saying 'like' and 'literally' 20 times in one sentence 😱😱😱😱

I hate that too and it’s becoming quite prevalent for me professionally. I fear I’m close to be told, by those above me, that it’s something I’ll have to do too.

#transphobic much

Er, I did not even mention transpeople. And as I said above, this is a new 'problem' which seems to have been invented in the last 5 years. Just do whatever you did before people started merrily slinging their fussy smug little 'pronouns' everywhere.

People who watch films without headphones on public transport so that everyone has to listen.
Couples who insist on holding hands on narrow pavements so that you need to walk in the road to pass them.
When someone opens a closed door to enter a room and leaves it open behind them.
Parents who allow their children to treat everywhere as though it’s the Early Learning Centre and leave a mess for someone else to clear up.
Other people in general, it’s January after all!

Haha. Ok if you say so.

Having read through the list, I think every single intolerance listed irritates me. If I was into therapy, I think I'd need to do some (tolerance) 'work on myself'.

Trying hard not to add overuse of therapy language to my list of intolerances now...

Men thinking they are father of the year because they see their kids twice a month, with a bag full of clean clothes, for a weekend of fun activities. No school runs, homework, parents evening, spellings, baths, hair washes, clothes shopping, sick days, doctors/dentist appointments, birthday parties, play dates, career sacrifice or loss of social life. You're not a father, you're the free babysitter.

A colleague using “may you?” instead of “can you?”. I’m helping train him on more complex work but I’m there to comment on his legal work, not his grammar.

Or my 10 year old whilst eating today's dinner, what's for dinner tomorrow mammy , gah I'm working , ask your dad who is a sahp what's for bloody dinner coz I'll be at work 🙄 It's not his fault he prefers my dinners but bloody hell I'm out of house 5 days a week, you'd think he would be used to it at this stage 🤣

Or my 10 year old whilst eating today's dinner, what's for dinner tomorrow mammy , gah I'm working , ask your dad who is a sahp what's for bloody dinner coz I'll be at work 🙄 It's not his fault he prefers my dinners but bloody hell I'm out of house 5 days a week, you'd think he would be used to it at this stage

Do you also have the second part? If I'm doing dinner, I'll look in the fridge when I get up and get some meat or fish out of the freezer first thing so it defrosts in time.

My husband, however, opens the fridge when he's ready to cook dinner. Merrily announces there's nothing for dinner (we have two large freezers full of meat, fish, ready meals and meals we've cooked and frozen). No, there isn't BECAUSE YOU DID ZERO PLANNING. Then he often gets a takeaway as the fridge is 'empty' (aka full of vegetables and basics).

@PeppermintChoc same with my surgery but a couple of options are for prescriptions and test results which are on at certain times.

People who dither and faff - can you tell I’ve just encountered one?

I was very good and didn’t let my 🤬show, though.

Middle aged people who HAVE to hold hands on a busy pavement. Yes, absolutely, I will make my small children walk in the road so you don't have to pause showing how in love you are. Weirdly, young people tend not to do this.

Being told that something is clear. "The document clearly states...". No, no it doesn't. It's so badly written that I've had to read it four times.

People who sit on the aisle seat on a bus. Yes, I am sure you would rather no one sat next to you. But the thing is, this bus is going to be standing room only in two stops' time - sit by the window.

People who stand in front of the door at the back on the bus. Then look shocked that you can't get past them to get off the bus.

Entire families who spread themselves out across the pavement or shopping centre walkway and shuffle along so no-one can get past them

1. People who create a long queue at a meeting/public place by faffing around ridiculously with teabags, milk and sugar, ending by leaving a mess and waving their hands around because they are wet. Bog off and let me grab my black coffee, I'll be 5 seconds.
2. TV presenters (usually BBC) who cannot sound their 'r's e.g. 'The wed wose of Lancashire'. Would speech thewapy help?
3. Weather presenters (again BBC) who predict that "tempwichurrs will schtruggle to weeach 10 tomowow". A temperature cannot struggle to do anything. Secondly, learn to enunciate: 'temperature' and 'struggle' if you insist on saying it.

Hands down the front of joggers while walking along.

Lack of -ly
'Sit up smart', 'eat that nice' etc.

Not hearing from someone for months and then being invited to buy Neil's Yard / Bodyshop or other.

Slow and faffy people. Urgh.
People that tell me about their long, boring dreams.
Anyone but DH calling me on the phone.

fb feeds filled up with people posting 99+photos of their holidays from every angle everyday of their holiday to prove to the world their happy fake life

Constant roadworks

opera singing

people driving under the speed limit

jazz

people sneezing

the neighbours idling their car to warm it up for an hour before using it, even in summer

I hate the phrase “Piping hot”. Mainly because whenever someone says it, they do so really aggressively and make their eyes bulge out.

I’m now experimentally saying “piping hot”. I don’t think my eyes are bulging.