What things are you unreasonable about?

[Mumofaflump]

Mine is old people driving fast cars slowly. While wearing hats...

FFS, if you can't drive down a dual carriageway at 70 then:

A) You shouldn't be allowed a license.
B) If you are going to drive slowly then buy a slow car and save the money.
C) If you are that cold that you needs hat, turn the heating up.

Now, I know I am BU about this, but it bugs me. What bugs you?

Those that confuse standing somewhere with stood somewhere >

Yes about standing/stood and sitting/sit. This seems to be a recent thing that I hear all the time even from people who should know better. Strangely they don't seem to apply the same logic to most other verbs, e.g. 'it started to rain while I was walked home today', though maybe it's only a matter of time...

People who ask if it is comfy carrying dd in a woven wrap on my back/front, in a very sceptical fashion.

No, it is really uncomfortable for both of us, that's why I use it.

The census people-I filled my fucking form in and sent it in on the date required-now stop coming round and telling me I haven't! Not my fault you sent 3forms to this address. And bloody communicate with each other so no-one else comes round when I'm in middle of MNing caring for my children! :o

Can I borrow your loo? I'd rather you just used it in situ if you don't mind, we're quite attached to it.

Can I borrow some of your drink? No, but you can have some...I really don't want it back.

People who stand STILL on those flat escalators you get in e.g. airports and train stations.

Do you not realise the escalators are there to make a long walk between gates/platforms quicker? And if you stand still, you are travelling at slower than walking pace and defeating the whole object??!!!!!

They inevitably have trolley loads of designer luggage with which they block the passage of those of us with more than one brain cell who use these escalators in the proper manner.

MORONS! !!

Drivers who come over all surprised when the traffic lights change to green and then have to slo-w-ly put the car in gear, release the handbrake, check all ways and eventually set off, thereby only allowing two cars across when several more could have gone.

Drivers who hover at the entrance of a petrol station, blocking others from entering, all because they can't bear the thought of choosing one pump and seeing someone else possibly getting their petrol before them. And, while we're on the subject, drivers who either don't know the pump stretches across the car or are being overly precious about their paintwork.

And DH, who, when I allow him to come grocery shopping with me, stands at the end of the checkout slowly and carefully folding his receipt into four and stowing it in the special pocket in his wallet. Just grab your receipt and move on, ya bugger.

Mine is, really obese big people driving mini's/smartcar's, i mean why do they do it ?

Petal, the word "lend" is when YOU loan something of yours to another person. "Borrow" is the other way round, so i can lend you my pen, as opposed to can i borrow your pen. pls correct if i am wrong.

Not quite sure I'm strong enough to start a new thread but according to the DS I have just been utterly unreasonably (after a row that started at 8 this morning) to said he's so vile and ungrateful that he can go to boarding school for 6th form. He thought it even more unreasonable that I reminded him that one of his great gd's went down the mine at 14 and he **ing lucky to be offered the chance to board at Eton or Winchester!! He's very upset at being offered that privilege and I am the worst mother in the world and uncaring for threatening it. Not an empty threat either. Sooooooooo cross! AIBU to think he's ungrateful or am I being unreasonable.

onceamai new thread ...be brave

London based - so people who get out of the tube and STOP IN THE ENTRANCE to the tube to debate where they are going. get out of my way, i sure know where i am going.

cyclists that run red lights.

Being got by a speed camera. TODAY.

I know I was in the wrong by going over the speed limit.

BUT (oh doesn't that word say it all - that a string of excuses is about to come out my mouth) it wasn't by much.
Plus its a really straight, clear road, and I don't know how I could have been speeding because I was behind a cyclist. But the policeman definately got his camera out and pointed it at me.

I am about to have an episode of uncontrollable unreasonable-ness at whichever branch of the armed forces is currently doing a night excercise on/over Salisbury Plain.

DS (16 weeks) has gone down nicely for once, I was just settling in when a fecking gun-ship (DF is a helicopter geek and assures me it's an Apache) and a Chinook flew over low enough to rattle my wine glass tea mug. This, followed by loud explosion thumps from the plain has upset the whole kettle of fish.

Grrrrrrrrrrr.

People who do not know the high way code. People who cannot anticipate what other drivers will do.
Rudeness and scruffyness, in particular people coughing and spluttering their germs everywhere and those who do not wash their bleeding hands after visiting the toilet, filthy bastards.
Anyone who wakes me up in the middle of the night, for whatever reason.
People who get rid of their entire lawn and replace it with giant cat litter for no other reason than they cannot be bothered to mow the lawn.

i almost forgot;

B.O and bead breath why oh why cant people seem to smell there own breath ?

if you notice i keep taking a step backwards or sideways, pls dont keep moving forwards, i'm trying to move away from your breath!

and why do tall people on the tube seem to think its okay to stretch their arm over a short persons head to hold on whilst standing, leaving their foul armpits in direct contact with my face

I can't stop laughing! I love this thread. I come to it again and again when I need a dose of laughter! Thank you Mumofaflump xxxxx

More........

Mouth odour...grrrrr .....I went on a blind date with a bloke who had a bad case of halitosis. It went well (because I held my breath thru most of the conversation and had loads of wine and cigarettes to cloud the smell. He wanted a second date - and I gently suggested he should do something about his breath - he told me to fuck off!!!!!

Tourists crowding and blocking oxford circus.

People NOT helping a woman with a buggy when the escalators / lifts are not working. I ALWAYS offer to help carry the buggy.

Staff at the payment till in shops talking and laughing with each other when there is a long queue of people waiting to pay.

People who start their sentences with "Basically" or "At the end of the day" when they are trying to make a point.

I love this thread :o
I think a lot of mine have already been mentioned but..
People who eat with their mouth open/talk whilst eating.
People who miss out words,e.g. "I'm going shop" instead of "I'm going to the shop".
The incorrect use of their/they're/there or your/you're.
Apostrophes in people's names..why?
I may be back... :)

People who stop at the exit from an escalator.
People who object to being rammed with a buggy at the top of an escalator after stopping there.
People who stand at the door of the underground or normal train without moving down inside the carriage if there is space.
People who object to being rammed with my buggy if they stand next to the door when there is plenty of space and they could move down.
People who walk the wrong way down the one way system at Victoria.
People who object to being guided out of the way by me poking them with dd's scooter whilst they are walking the wrong way down the one way system at Victoria.
People who complain about parents using the underground at peak time. Yes, I'm sorry, I have to go to work too. Actually, I do quite an important job, but I also have kids. Deal with it.

Getting shirty over lack of Thank Yous & spouting "Good manners cost nothing." Fine, next time I'll be sure to concentrate on saying thank you and not watching where my 3year old is running off to or whether I'm about to run over your toes with the buggy

Leaving motor running when car is stationary I know it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things

Ignorance in general

Carrying on about "lovely little village schools" as some kind of educational ideal as though they don't have a dozen drawbacks to them, too

Everything I am hypocritical about .

i'm unreasonable about chavs (males) who have that hair cut where it's really short at the sides the slightly longer at the top so they look like they have 2 coloured hair! it really makes my blood boil for some reason, even though my bil has that haircut and is the nicest person you can meet.

you know when they give you your change in a shop and they put the reciept in the palm of your hand then the change on top of it.......i then struggle to seperate it all to put coins into my purse.....

annoying

oh and those feckers in asda who put thier shopping on the conveyer belt.....then dont put the little bar on to seperate their shopping from mine.

selfish self centered twats

Sooooo i begin to pile mine on regardless, till they notice that actually they are NOT the only people in the shop and put the bar on. YES they can reach it because they are just stood in front of it.

people who take ages to drive off after traffic lights turn green, slowing every other fecker down

selfish people