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.

When people say 'listen' before telling you something and it's quite clear you were listening.

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

My OH does this too. I was serving up breakfast, turned back to the cooker to get the eggs, he was standing right in front of the pan of eggs so I waited for him to move or pass me the pan then he said looking at the plates of bacon and mushrooms, "wasn't we having eggs too?"

Good idea, why didn't I think of that.

People who walk into a shop and stop dead in the doorway so people behind them can't get in.

People who stop dead as they step off the escalator. Yes, all these people behind you will be needing to use that space you are standing in so don't get huffy when someone pushes into you.

People who feel the need to breathe down your neck when you are typing your PIN. I will stop and glare at you unless I am feeling hormonal when I may tell you to back off and give me space.

Anyone who says "please insert your PIN number" - it makes me want to take the card machine and beat you around the head with it! You are saying "please insert your personal identification number number"

I need to go and make a cup of tea. Putting the tea bag into the composting bin, of course.

Leaving a wet teaspoon on the counter top after debagging a mug of tea.

kids clothes Do baby goats wear clothes?

Well I don't think 'fucktard' actually does mean anything purple does it? it's just a lazy insult

People having loud conversations on an otherwise silent train. This really is completely unreasonable and everyone must do it at least once, but it does annoy me.

It's a contraction of fucking retard and therefore saying that someone doing something idiotic is comparable to someone with a learning disability.

Actually, that's not really an irrational or unreasonable thing to get my knickers in a twist about, is it

Foot dandruff and people sitting next to me on the bus is making me cry with laughter

Oh and for me people who say bubba instead of baby. Diiiiiicks!

Yes I could work that out for myself purple thank you but it's still not a proper word love

It may not be a 'proper word', but it's an expression that, as well as being a lazy insult, stigmatises people with learning difficulties. From previous encounters on this forum, it seems the vast majority if Mn agrees.

ihatethecold - are you sure you are not my DH's other wife?

And another thing I really find annoying is: TV/Radio presenters saying 'thank you for your company this evening'. I know that they have no idea that I watching/listening so why do they patronise me? I half expect that they'll soon be looking me in the eye (via the screen/speaker) and saying 'Don't you think we're a teensy bit tired now and it might be a good idea for us all to head up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire?'

Oooh I have so MANY but here is a few before I finish reading the rest of this thread......

People who brake then indicate, so you have no clue as to why they are braking. Its indicate brake you moron.

Cyclist who cant decide whether they want to be treated as a vehicle or pedestrian so cycle on the road when it suits them and on the footway when the lights are red etc. I have to overtake the same cyclist up to 5 times on the way home from work. Its making me want to ram him.

Grrrrrrrrr.

My DH ALWAYS fills the sink then just leaves the dishes in them rather than washing them, so I have to take the plug out of filthlly cold water and refill the sink again anyway to wash them. FFS makes me grrrr.

Also people who hog the whole pavement on a narrow bit of street and are totally oblivious to others trying to get round them.

People who say 'led'
Don't know if it's a regional thing but I hear a lot of people say 'led' when they mean 'lying'

I was led in bed this morning...

I am led in my cosy bed...

Aaarrggh, fuck off!

Toothpaste splatters on the sink
DCs 'borrowing' my things and then not putting them back where they got them from
Plates and cups left lying around
The saucepans being put back in the wrong order.....my way is the right way....the drawer opens and closes without you having to develop an extra joint in your arm to prize a handle or a lid out from where its caught
Clothes left half inside-out....I will was your clothes, I will dry your clothes but i draw the line and having to put my arm through a mucky or wet trouser leg or shirt sleeve to pull it right
People who drive way below the speed limit but wont let you get passed
Drivers who think the cycle lane is where you can leave your car
.....god I sound like Victor Meldrew.....I had better shut up now

Motorists who ignore the arrows in public car parks so you can never be sure that you are safe either walking or reversing the car because someone is driving the 'wrong way'. If I try and say anything (in a naice way of course) because I have nearly been run over, I get told 'get a life' Exactly.
DH cracking his knuckles whilst watching TV - cannot believe he has survived this long.

People who call their children babe instead of using their name.....or referring to them as "baby girl".

The sound of people in flip-flops walking down the office

My DH ALWAYS fills the sink then just leaves the dishes in them rather than washing them, so I have to take the plug out of filthlly cold water and refill the sink again anyway to wash them my DH does that too. Yuck.

My DiL sometimes calls the DGC 'honey' which I hate. But she probably doesn't like it when I call them 'darling'.

The sound of people in flip-flops walking down the office

MaidensKiss I posted about it the other day. That 'slurp slap' as it peels off a sweaty sole and thwacks back makes me want to kill.

en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fucktard

My colleague who eats with her mouth open. It sounds like there's a giant praying mantis in the office.

DP pairing up his socks before putting them in the wash. The laundry basket is two X's with the bag bit in the middle. Over one of the "spokes" is a white carrier bag, for white socks and white underwear. Over one of the other spokes is a carrier bag of a different colour/pattern for non-white socks and underwear. As long as your socks go in the right bag, they will both be washed at the same time. It's really not difficult.

DP only washing the inside of drinking glasses, so the outsides still have finger marks on.

My DGM refusing to use her hearing aid, so her TV is always on a million decibels and you practically have to shout for her to hear you. Her hearing aid works fine, she just doesn't like it and it's a bit of a vanity thing. I love her to bits but wish she'd use her hearing aid!

Ahhh, that's better