To feel irratated by perfectly able adults who will not learn how to drive??

[SmileysPeoples]

They are so blinking dependent on others.

Always asking for favours.

Never going anywhere alone.

Just bloody do it, the rest of us had too.

(the ones I know also won't use public transport ffs)

Oh and the ones I know are women whose husbands even have to take them to the ahirdressers.

How feeble are they??

Am I alone in this irratation?

Yeah well it is an irratation not the bane of my life.

but Ohhhh it touches a nerve.

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Fio, no, god i'm miles from even taking my test. I'm truly crap at driving, i'm trying really hard, but i still spend most of every lesson somewhere on the whimper to scream scale

Oh I was resisting doing that!

Oh God, I thought it didn't look right

Blimey 79 posts and you're the first to point it out!!

How kind everyone is. Or didn't notice through their red haze

I know the kind of people you are talking about and yes they are lazy arses expecting to be fetched and carried everywhere by others. When I was a non driver I walked or took a bus, or taxi.

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Boco it's excellent that your facing your demons and attempting to learn. That is admirable.

I'm annoyed by a couple of people I know who seem just so comfortable summoning lifts it's esaier not to bother.

It is easier not to bother.

They ask, and get driven around.

Why change?

Now, who should drive tonight?

me or DH?

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Don't worry Mellowma!!! Someone had to tell me.

Just doubly embarassing it's in the title!!

You are too kind. I know my spelling is appalling (thoughful family point it put all the time) and my proof reading non existent

Or as you actually put in your OP :

"Am I being unreasonable? : To feel irratated by perfectly able adults who will not learn how to drive??

They are so blinking dependent on others.
Always asking for favours.
Never going anywhere alone.
Just bloody do it, the rest of us had too.
(the ones I know also won't use public transport ffs)
Oh and the ones I know are women whose husbands even have to take them to the ahirdressers.
How feeble are they??
Am I alone in this irratation?"

You weren't really saying you were irritated only by the ones who are dependent etc., you were saying they are dependent etc. - slight difference and the reason you chopped the 'They are' off your quote I'd guess?

I'm actually having driving lessons atm but am not enjoying it. Very frustrating being slow at learning something and just having to be patient. Last time I learned (in my 20s, pre-epilepsy) it just came so naturally. Really shows how I've aged.

PS I do agree that anyone who takes lifts from other people for granted is a pain in the arse though. Not to the level of seeing a red mist but kwym.

PS I do agree that anyone who takes lifts from other people for granted is a pain in the arse though. Not to the level of seeing a red mist but kwym.

(at least I can spell irritated)

Quite offended by that!

My parents don't drive.

Dads eyesight aint up to it and they could never have afforded a car nyhow, too busy sending us on school trips and giving us chances our neighbours didn't have.

Buggers, eh?

Now they can't afford one because their pensions collapsed. Twice. But we are more than happy to have bought a bigger car to help them, they've done mroe than enough for us.

Although frankly as you will never meet them I magine not sure its any of your business, certainly no right to criticise them!

(They did manage to pay for the 200 lesssons I had to have to pass btw, and my sisters as well)

Also in the OP:
'the ones I know also won't use public transport ffs'

and as it's the ones I know who irritate me and their lack of using public transport leads them to be dependent and ask favours.

But I will drop the 'They are' from the OP if it causes great offence.

Or maybe move that statement to below the public transport one.

Or maybe loose the will to live.

By SmileysPeoples on Fri 27-Apr-07 17:12:18
Yes, fine if you don't do it as you cycle everywhere, or use the tube so don't need too.

It's the poeple who just sit at home till someone comes to get them to take them somewhere.

I just want to shake them.

i am a perfectly able adult and i can drive, i just dont have a licence as i cant afford the final lessons i need or a test. or childcare for that matter while i do it.....

i just love walking in the rain and sleet and god knows what else with a double pram....

By SmileysPeoples on Fri 27-Apr-07 17:22:38
See earlier exemptions:

People who have no need are exempt

People who have good reason (each judged on own merit) are exempt

People who make own alternative arrangements such as public transport/cycling/wlakimng are exempt.

It's the ones who have no reason and just rely on others that irratate the hell out of me.

I'm off to the school disco shortly (oh joy).

But meanwhile if anyone is beside themselves with fury, maybe some one could cut and paste my earlier posts again??

Put them out their misery?

Much obliged.

Why do they irritate you though?

Are they putting on you?