Small unreasonable things that annoy you

[WalkingWolf]

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. 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.

Colleague who slips "DEFCON" into as many conversations as possible.
The same person also makes up words.

Both of these give me the rage.

Oh and the other colleague who starts emails with 'Hey'. You are not 16 and neither am I.

so... ladyfairfaxsake I start sentences with so all the time.

People who stop dead at the top of the stairs coming out of the Underground (and then glare at me when I trip over them cuz they're faffing about with their stupid oversized suitcase!)

People who don't shut doors behind them

People who make long-winded, inane phone calls on the train, going through their life to date in excruciating detail but don't appreciate it when you offer your opinion (how was I to know it wasn't up for public debate - you were talking loud enough)

The excuses given by train companies for why my bloody train is late again! Just tell the truth - the train is late because the driver a) lost his lucky rabbit's foot, b) read his horoscope & it wasn't good or c) couldn't be arsed getting out of bed on time.

Doesn't make it right nosleep.
It's a filler word - you know what you want to say, the "so" is superfluous.

DH being anywhere in the kitchen. He has a knack for standing EXACTLY in front of the drawer, cupboard or appliance I need to access NOW.

Young, fit people who walk slowly...HURRY UP! How the Jeff do you accomplish ANYTHING at that pace!?!

people who say pacific instead of specific
When the revolution comes and I am declared Queen (it's only a matter of time) that will be a shooting offence. No trial, no jury. Everyone will carry a pistol and just use it when anyone says pacific when they mean specific.

This: I have a kitchen sink with a double drainer. Both sides are to be used for clean dishes which I leave to air dry. Only big or non-dishwashable items as we have a dishwasher. But most relatives (MIL is main offender obviously!) use one side for dirty dishes, despite there being plenty of worktop space alongside for the dirty dishes holding area, as notso describes above.

OP from your description of your FIL, if I didn't know better, I'd wonder if we were married!!

Oh, and people at Starbucks who wish to put cream/milk/sugar in their hot beverage. FGS...I have, like, ten billion things to do today and I don't have time for faffing around with my coffee in a ritualistic manner. Splash of milk and you're good to go...put the lid on while you're walking away. If I can do it, you can too. And those four extra packets of sugar you just put in your diabetes-macchiato?...that's the reason you're 40 lbs overweight. HTH.

You did say unreasonable, OP .

DH being anywhere in the kitchen. He has a knack for standing EXACTLY in front of the drawer, cupboard or appliance I need to access NOW.

Mine does that too. But anywhere in the sodding house. He has the rest of the entire fucking universe to be in but no, he has to stand right in front of the fucking cupboard that I want to be in.

The work 'snack'. I really hate it, no idea why, no good reason.

ha ha fleurie!!

The amount of mess that Dp makes when making a hot drink , Coffee etc all over the side

Talk Talk expecting me to pay for a service they never provided me with because they are completely inept !!

And what's with the Txt/Chav language all over Facebook , it's as though they just don't have any idea of how to use the English language correctly , It makes me all stabby

CheeseToastie123- if said in a Nordic fashion I am totally ok with it.
Tac

If I am washing up and someone puts something straight into the sink when I am not ready to wash it it really hacks me off.
Or not hanging a towel up properly after using it after a shower. DH.

Oh god yes, people who cannot wash up properly really wind me up.

People who say 'age is just a number' . It's just patronising, senseless, trite bollocks. Agghhhh.

Sentences beginning with Think followed by a noun. Think French country style.
Dh unpacking all the food shopping onto the kitchen bench rather than actually into the fridge/ pantry and drifting off leaving me to put it away.
Large teenage Ds still feeling hungry and looking wistfully for more food, sometimes beginning to cook himself noodles while we are still finishing dinner.

Adjective + noun.

Coffee and tea. For many of the reasons previously suggested and the fact that society seems to revolve around these drinks, and be incredulous that you can be a normal, functional human adult, and dislike them strongly.

The sneaky invasion of artificial sweetness into everything. If I wanted a headache, I would have ordered a diet version.

Another vote for pacificly, mainly because you can't tell someone to use a dictionary as they're a few hundred pages out.

Parents who cursed their children with illogically spelt or pronounced names. Unusual can be great, but don't set you child up for a lifetime of weary corrections against the forces of logic.

Anything that tells me I must or should do or know something. It activates my inner rebel, and was probably pointless or wrong anyway.

Couples that share a FB account. I want to interact with my friend, not her tedious, sports obsessed husband.

DH being anywhere in the kitchen. He has a knack for standing EXACTLY in front of the drawer, cupboard or appliance I need to access NOW.

Mine does that too. But anywhere in the sodding house. He has the rest of the entire fucking universe to be in but no, he has to stand right in front of the fucking cupboard that I want to be in.

I have an OH who does this too. He gets really annoyed when I ask him to move. He also has a habit of making a sandwich and standing at the kitchen counter to eat it and blocking the use of the counter, the cupboards, and drawers. Why?!? there is a kitchen table, a dining room table and a lounge full of chairs which he could use.........

Garages with supermarkets attached. It is so annoying when you are waiting to use the petrol pump and the person in front has bought petrol and is now filling a trolley with food and you wait and wait......

Free range toddlers in supermarkets running amok around the aisles

People who put near empty milk/juice cartons back in the fridge.
People who tell you their dreams, in excruciating detail.
People who can trace their English heritage back centuries but name their offspring after American Indian tribes.

What really irritates is that all the above are in my family.

People who pile their plates up high at a buffet and then proceed to nibble one sandwich and leave the rest. So bloody inconsiderate!

My Sil who is doing an ou 'introduction to law' course who insists she is actually a lawyer uses 'has' instead of 'as'. E.g.- oh just come over has and when.. I mean.. Really?!?! To make matters wore she really pronounces the h