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What makes your blood boil?please list,

262 replies

pinkcherrybloom · 01/02/2011 19:24

Petrol prices.
Smokers in car with their kids in the back.
Money for school trips for this or that.

I have a long list but wanted to hear yours.

OP posts:
abenstille · 01/02/2011 21:30

Those that leave pans to soak in the washing up bowl as an excuse to not wash them.
Anyone (except me Wink) that leaves the stair gate open.
Bell ringing practice at the church (v loud)when dd is in bed.
Cat vomit on the carpet.

JarethTheGoblinKing · 01/02/2011 21:30

singingsporano, how about people who are eating while talking to you on the phone

LeQueen · 01/02/2011 21:40

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alemci · 01/02/2011 21:48

aggressive and rude drivers especially when you give way and they don't thank you

spitting

swearing in public and in general chit chat

eating food in shops and on the street and throwing rubbish

banks when there is only ever one till open even though there are other cashiers around and there is a massive queue.

H and M tills (always queues)

mellicauli · 01/02/2011 22:19

We're All In this Together

Oh, we are so not, you bunch of nest-feathering, lumpen lard-brains.

FlipFlop32 · 01/02/2011 22:24

Little tiny pieces of lego left all over the floor that hurt your feet when you step on them - aaaarrrrgggghhhh!

PlanetLizard · 01/02/2011 22:32

Bullies
Intolerance
Cliques
Racism, sexism, ageism
Tailgating
Fake smiles (especially if they fool people)
Smarminess
Judging people on appearances
Gossip

KaraStarbuckThrace · 01/02/2011 22:34

People who go on about "oh it will turn him gay".
a) No it won't
b) What's so bad about being gay anyway?

People ranting on about immigrants stealing their jobs.

Tax dodgers.

The fact that it so fucking hard to get a morgage these days unless you have £10,000's stashed away in the bank, which means there is a total lack of buyers. So no-one to buy our house so we can move closer to DH's work (currently 100 miles away).

readywithwellies · 01/02/2011 22:35

People who feel the need to correct or comment on the spelling or grammar of posters or people in RL

Selfish bitches in general

People who say they so skint they can't contribute to the tea kitty but have a co-ordinating hat to go with the twenty coats they own, plus smoke 40 fags a day, and buys a new pair of pjs every month (and throws the oldest pair she has away)

People who deliberately seek out married persons and try to 'steal' them off their wives/husbands

toeragsnotriches · 01/02/2011 22:38

People who think their kids are the most special children ever. (We all do. Theirs aren't more special than anyone else's.)

People who don't pick up their dog's poo.

Impoliteness.

SpeedyGonzalez · 01/02/2011 22:38

People who argue against you till they're blue in the face, then when you prove them wrong, go suspiciously silent rather than admit their error.

jamminsam · 01/02/2011 22:39

the overpopulation of this poor planet by greedy narcissistic, egotistical people; parents: also known as people that are selfish enough to bring another 'mini' him/her into this world...! look whats happenin in egypt! these idiots are complaining about rising food prices. well who told u to go and bring MORE miserable people in the first place?? same in Africa throughout.. bloody disgusting!!

poor people shouldnt have kids. end of the story

Binfullofmaggotsonthe45 · 01/02/2011 22:40
Biscuit
microserf · 01/02/2011 22:44

any road user who runs red lights and doesn't stop at pedestrian crossings, but especially cyclists.

adult cyclists who ride on the pavement.

the bitchy b&b owner in cambridge who snottily told me it should be OBVIOUS that she didn't accept any children of any kind, even though she couldn't be ARSED mentioning it on her website which did take the trouble to specify no pets and no smokers. i suppose my kids are pets.

hmmm, getting to the capitalisation stage Blush better stop by just mentioning the most important issue, which are how victims of sexual assault are treated in the UK by the police, CPS and the tabloid press. Goddamn, it really makes my blood boil, i am trying to find the time to volunteer at a women's charity on this issue.

toeragsnotriches · 01/02/2011 22:58

People who think they're being funny when they say 'Has he been drinking?!' about DS2 with special needs.

Happens nearly every day. Angry

Beckie222 · 01/02/2011 23:05

What's wrong with saying 'Haitch'?

samels001 · 01/02/2011 23:24

Summer born children not being able to defer a year at school in England.

Children being forced to start school at 4 years and a week, despite decades of evidence demonstrating that a later start is much better for DC.

JarethTheGoblinKing · 01/02/2011 23:25

Haitch is wrong.

toerags :( FFS

gomummygo · 01/02/2011 23:30

Rudeness
Poor customer service
Bad drivers
People who make rude comments about others disabilities

cerealqueen · 01/02/2011 23:43

People who use Facebook status updates to get attention or whine.
People who chew gum very loudly, usually on packed public transport when I can't get away
People with bad breath / body odour problems, usually on packed public transport when I can't get away.
Tories.
People who are boast about money - earning it or spending it.
Tightarses.

SpeedyGonzalez · 01/02/2011 23:54

People who say poor people shouldn't have kids.

begonyabampot · 02/02/2011 00:05

Jars that I can't unscrew - seriously, I get very unhinged in a way that is just way OTT. It's scary.

lololizzy · 02/02/2011 00:09

Bullies
Arrogant people
Intimidating people
All traffic jams
Drivers who cut up other drivers
and agree with Readywithwellies...smokers who always say they are skint/ can't contribute.
Heavy smokers who complain frequently about asthma or having chesty coughs / being out of breath etc

lololizzy · 02/02/2011 00:10

Parents who believe their badly behaved offspring are beyond being told off/ disciplined in any way

lololizzy · 02/02/2011 00:12

Pee on the loo floor (and treading in it when you go to the loo in the middle of the night without putting light on)