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Small unreasonable things that annoy you

487 replies

WalkingWolf · 16/09/2014 15:14

Here are mine...

My mum putting hair clips in DDs hair.

Fil is obsessed with mowing our lawn in the summer. Of course it's lovely of him to do but he never tells me he's coming and just let's himself in. Really winds me up and I have no idea why.

Another Fil one. Blush Whenever he comes over, if there are any dirty dishes in the sink, he insists on washing them. You can't stop him. The problem is that he doesn't actually wash them. He kind of dips them in the dirty water they've been soaking in, then puts them straight on the drainer.

Of course I wouldn't ever complain about these things and I'm definitely BU to be annoyed.

So tell me about the small things that shouldn't annoy you, but do.

OP posts:
PurplePidjin · 19/09/2014 12:04

My boss ringing me (I work one evening a week for him, so ANY time he rings is fairly unreasonable, and he always takes forever to get to the point)

Phone rings, says Boss. I answer it "Hi, Boss"

Unfailingly, he then says "Hi Pidj, it's Boss"

I mean really? You don't think I might have saved your number on my phone after 6 years of working for you, and have also just answered the phone using your name?!?!

Pointlessfan · 19/09/2014 12:10

DH never rinses the sink after washing up and all the bits in the plug make me feel slightly ill. I have noticed some improvement since I stopped clearing my hair out of the plug after a shower which he really hates and I've told him that's how I feel about bits of food in the kitchen sink. Who said 2 wrongs don't make a right?!

limitedperiodonly · 19/09/2014 12:33

mrswinnebago it's always trivial or a false alarm with DH too.

He never asks a straight question either. He always says: 'Can I ask a question?' first and when you say: 'Yes', asks it.

Sometimes he says: 'A question for you...' which makes him sound like a 1950s quizmaster.

I think his mum told him it was rude to ambush people with naked questions. I swear he'd even do it if his follow-up question was: 'Did you know the house is on fire?'

littlelady3045 · 19/09/2014 14:10

People who moan about dishwasher woes... some people have to wash up themselves!

DontDrinkAndFacebook · 19/09/2014 14:30

People who type great long messages without any punctuation whatsoever. It's so hard to follow.

alemci · 19/09/2014 14:37

definitely clearing up behind my 3 dc over the Summer, cups, lolly wrappers etc just
left.

also if I leave a clean laundry basket by stairs occasionally my dh will take it up but dc ignore it

WhiteP · 19/09/2014 14:59

People chewing gum.
People who talk with their mouths full. Also, the sound of people talking at the same time as eating on radio plays.
People who lick their fingers to turn pages or get the plastic bags from the veg section in supermarkets
People who punctuate their sentences with 'like'
Compulsive nail biters
Upward inflection of sentences at the end
Barking dogs

I'm a pretty tolerant person huh?

NumberOneFan · 19/09/2014 16:59
  • 'People who address me in the third person as in How's Andrew?'

Really? People do this? WTF??? *

When DD was a baby. I would take her to be weighed and have a quick chat with the HV. They would always ask "And how's Mum?" Instead of "And how are YOU?" Hmm

TheOneWiththeNicestSmile · 19/09/2014 17:55

People who moan about dishwasher woes... some people have to wash up themselves!

we all have our crosses to bear Wink

people who moan about work colleagues ...some people are unemployed!
people who moan about things their children do...some people can't have children!
people who moan about cold callers...some people don't have phones!

Rollermum · 20/09/2014 17:57

Oh so many!

Facebook local selling pages when people adopt unnecessarily arsey tone, especially when they say 'needs gone today'. Which a) makes no sense b) is in most cases probably not true c) in the event of being true, why not list it earlier, e.g. the day before moving day or whatever reason for urgency?

DH inability to maintain conversation if TV is on.

DH working permanently - omni working - laptop or smartphone always in his damn hands!

People who walk slowly in a wide way, fine to walk slowly, but don't do so in the middle of the pavement, especially if gorming at your phone.

MrsWinnibago · 20/09/2014 18:33

Roller yes! Wtf!? "Needs gone today!" WELL FUCK OFF AND TAKE IT TO THE DUMP THEN!

I have another...DH getting irritated when I eat crisps.

PISS OFF!

I just crunch louder.

I am PASSIONATE about crisps and if I want a packet then I WILL HAVE THEM!

Joskar · 20/09/2014 20:31

Folk who have the telly on all the time. They might make the concession of muting it when you come to visit but God forbid they actually turn it off.

The dishes are done and on the draining rack. Now is the time to empty the bowl. Just tip it away. That greasy, scummy water does not need to sit there over night. No, no it doesn't.

LePetitPont · 20/09/2014 22:17

Yy to the current trend for not bothering to indicate. Don't glare at me for almost running me over if you don't bother to signal your intentions appropriately.

Coughing in the office. So distracting and unpleasant to listen to.

LePetitPont · 21/09/2014 09:37

One more! (Just been reading trip advisor reviews). People
Who talk about hype or things being hyped up when they clearly mean a simple good reputation or frequent recommendation.

SquirrelWearingATrilby · 21/09/2014 10:39

Just remembered this one. One of my friends will use her thumb to frequently remove her lipstick stain from her glass and then wipe it on the table.

Makes me heave.

alemci · 21/09/2014 12:35

MrsWindbag my DH is exactly the same when I eat them too yet he eats alot more of them than I do.

alemci · 21/09/2014 12:36

sorry I got your name wrong, I wasn't trying to be impertinentSmile

whataloadofoldshit · 21/09/2014 12:44

Mama.

That is all.

LosBreakingBad · 21/09/2014 12:54

My husbands driving. It irritates me so much that I can no longer go in the car when he's driving.
He is by nature a fidget. He is always tapping his fingers or bobbing his feet up and down ( bloody irritating).
When he drives he still fidgets. This means he is constantly juddering the steering wheel back and forth a few cms at a time, even on a straight road. He also bobs his accelerator foot up and down ever so slightly. This has the effect of a constant ever so slight lurch. It is awful. I have to look out of the passenger window and think happy thoughts. It never works. We constantly row about it.

sunflower49 · 21/09/2014 12:54

OnlyLovers that Dad thing really made me laugh!
I'd be tempted to reply with words to that affect 'Dad I'm so glad you put your title and location in your email subject line, otherwise I'd get so mixed up with you and all my other Dads!

People commenting with enthusiasm/surprise/shock on things I'm doing really annoys me. I mean everyday, mundane things. I bumped into a friend at the shops for instance and invited her in for a cup of tea. I'd been running before the shops, so when I get in I poured a glass of water for myself, then put the kettle on.

Friend 'So you're making a drink of tea AND a glass of water?!?!'

Er yes. PLEASE do tell me how this is worthy of comment or conversation.

DP if I get up before him ' You're awake!'

No shit sherlock!I didn't realise!WHAT HAPPENED!

When I had a cold for the second day..

Mum:'You're still coughing and blowing your nose a lot!'
Ten out of ten for observation that woman!

Also unnecessary stupidity. I sound like a right judgypants, now. Friend of mine who knows I like spicy food telling me he could never be a vegetaraian like me because he doesn't like spicy food.

Er, not really the point, dude.

Of course, no meat eaters like spicy food, do they! Being vegetarian is alllll about the spice. They should rename it 'Spiceatarian'.

People who insist they know the way somewhere so refuse to switch on a satnav, or switch it on then ignore it. And then get lost.

BlueBrightBlue · 21/09/2014 12:55

Another one for Tripadvisor:
" A hidden Gem"
No it bloody well isn't! It's an enormous and imposing Gin Palace that stands beside a busy A road and has been there since God was a lad.

perthmom · 21/09/2014 14:31
  • 'People who address me in the third person as in How's Andrew?'

MIL does this. "And how's perthmom?", nearly every time I see her.

DH & DCs dumping rubbish/dirty tissues/etc on kitchen bench instead of in bin.

Dirty washing dumped next to dirty washing basket.

People who say "yous" instead of "you".

DCs not pulling plug after having bath.

DS not flushing toilet (esp after poo!)

lomega · 21/09/2014 21:53

I love this thread Grin

-Cyclists on pavements without cycle lanes on. I loudly tell them 'the pavements are for PEOPLE, you should be in the road'. They look at me blankly. I've never been hit by a bike or anything so this is really pedantic but I just worry for little old ladies or kids who might not move out of the way in time the way I can.

-People in shops who stand right behind you, or as close to the side of you, as they can get because they want to look at the same thing you are. Just...ffs. Don't bully me out of the way. Wait your turn like the rest of us, I'll be done in a minute. When I was pregnant and looking at something in Sainsbury's a woman actually PUSHED my bump out of the way as she clearly felt I was taking too long. I yelled at her; she too looked at me blankly.

-Bad drivers/parkers.

-Loud chewers. Please chew with your mouth shut. I don't want to see your personal cement mixer churning round and round with your lunch.

-People who post vague, cryptic Facebook statuses like 'SO PISSED OFF RIGHT NOW' or 'EVERYONE LETS YOU DOWN!!!' and then when you ask what's wrong they say 'oh nothing' or 'I'll PM you'. OMG fgkmgkgiei5ONDF BLOODY POST WHAT'S WRONG OR DON'T POST AT ALL!

-Lateness. In any form. Unless there is a valid reason. Hate waiting around for things.

-People leaving doors, drawers, windows, the fridge, cupboards etc open. Again another aesthetic pedantic one but if I have to trip over DH's sock drawer in our chest of drawers once more, thus stubbing my toe or bashing my shins, I'm going to empty the lot into the bin!

-Random strangers touching my child without my permission when he's in his buggy/baby carrier/we're holding him. It makes me want to ask them, 'do you reach out and touch all men you walk past, or just the small defenceless ones?' but I fear this is just PFB-syndrome Blush Still, idk where their hands have been, and besides, my son likes his space and gets shy with new people so it must be overwhelming when a strange hand cups his face- and one old dear even went to give him a KISS in the DR'S where presumably she was ill with something. Just go away haha

-When I tell someone I want to lose a bit of weight, get healthy, take some exercise etc, and they say 'don't be so stupid, you don't need to lose anything, you're fine as you are!!' (I am not really very slim either so this makes me think it's a false/backhanded compliment.) For the record I used to exist solely on McDonald's and coffee until recently.

-Other people aside from my OH and I discussing our finances and telling us what we should/shouldn't be doing with them, especially since we do not borrow money from friends/family, and are financially responsible. MIL's favourite subject is our finances and how much money we spend on things. She is extremely generous and has gifted us large amounts in the past (gifts, that she insists are not to be paid back, and accepted by my DH without my agreement because of how uncomfortable it makes me) but thinks that this means she can delve into our salaries, outgoings etc. I am not happy discussing those things with anyone except OH, whereas he would probably happily divulge his pin number to his mother if she asked :/

MrsMarcJacobs · 21/09/2014 23:36

People who leave tea bags in the sink.
The sound of the applause at a golf event.
All the chewing gum marks on Oxford street.
Estate agent ads that use the word "leafy".
The line "never knowingly undersold" - it just doesn't make any sense to me.
people who act surprised at being asked to take their belt/jacket off/change out of their pockets at the airport security line.
Whistling - in any shape or form
talent show judges that don't have any talent
People who make invisible quotation marks in the air.
People who text on the highway (think about someone besides yourself!)

DramaQueenofHighCs · 22/09/2014 00:09

nosleep - have we got the same DH? My DS has started to do the 'shoe in front of the door' thing too!

Mind you, I got my own back when I deliberately placed my holiday suitcase in front of the door - DH could only open the door about 10cm and was shouting for me to rescue him! Childish I know but I did have a month after when I could open the door! Grin

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