Little things people do that are irritating....

[TooTiredAndFedUp]

Just for fun.

I'll begin...

Taking the toilet roll of the toilet roll holder and not putting it back on...why take it off to begin with.

Oh, yes! I just looked up how long it would take to get to a community centre I visit. It's thirty minutes by car. It would take eight hours by bus and train.

Road closures where FA is done. There is a road near me which I sometimes use. Closed for 3 days. Colleague who lives in the road said nothing was done.

Also coning off lanes when no work has started. Only cone off lanes/parts of roads when work has started.

I think it's because they worry their card will slip out or someone will pickpocket them and steal it. It's the only explanation I can come up with.

I would add the people who stand at the till in front of me, then decide that they are going to pay with cash - "which is in here somewhere". Dig around in their purse trying to come up with the exact money in coins, spend ages counting it all out, realise they are 10p short and give me a £20 note.

Or kids (and it's usually children of around the age of 10) who throw an entire pocket of change down and expect me to count out the 57 pence that they need to pay for their lolly or chewing gum or whatever. People, I know we are largely a cashless society, but if you give your child cash to pay for things, please teach them how cash works and how to count it.

When there are long tailbacks in every lane and everyone is crawling slowly along, but the driver in front leaves a huge gap, so everyone from the other lane nips in front of them, delaying me the enraged drivers behind even more.

You might be happy for fifty cars to pile in in front of you but the rest of us are trying to make some progress! 😡

I sympathise. To be honest, I occasionally post then find I have to defend myself 6 or 8 times 😊

Defend myself for what? For finding stealth spag pedants annoying?

People who need to get past you in a busy place (like a supermarket) and instead of saying excuse me they just huff and tutt.

Bad table manners.

I was watching Dinosaur at the weekend. The main character is autistic and was stressed out for various reasons and had to get a bus somewhere. Whilst on the bus there was a woman sat near her who kept saying pacifically and the main character kept saying specifically under her breath until it got too much she shouted it's specifically! and getting off the bus I suspect a few stops early.

Bringing water to the boil in a pot rather than shortcutting with a kettle, even after multiple explanations of heat waste. 😡

People who comment on media stories a hit TV shows with “It’s not real you know, lol”. No, really? You mean my television isn’t a window into the lives of people in a working class Manchester suburb who are mysteriously never around on a Tuesday or Thursday night?! How will I cope in the light of this revelation?!

Someone at work constantly asks me questions when I am clearly in a teams meeting.

I know; and they think they are being so bloody clever. I know someone like this. I want to smack his face 🤣. He clearly does not understand what drama or catharsis is.

@HotChocolateNotCocoa No, really? You mean my television isn’t a window into the lives of people in a working class Manchester suburb who are mysteriously never around on a Tuesday or Thursday night?!

I love this response. I am now looking forward to someone saying “It’s not real you know,” to me so that I can say this to them.

People who stand at the top pf escalators/ stairs chatting or looking at their phones. It's a health & safety hazard & I always use my bags to knock accidentally into them on purpose.

People who get on the bus or tube barriers and then faff around for their payment card.

People who push into the front of queues and then take ages on deciding what to order.

Ditto with people who generally take ages deciding & changing their minds 500 times. This usually happens when I'm in a hurry.

The bus that goes past the main hospital. Bus is half hourly but for one bus! It’s at 10:30am! When I have two appointments later this month at 11:20am.

My DF is taking me to the hospital and probably has to drive around a few times as parking is bad plus made it smaller by building a new building!

Customers who want to talk about their political views to us. We aren’t bloody interested!

People who believe in every word in newspapers. “Oh it’s going to snow 10 inches this week”.
“Are you sure?”
”Yes it will as it’s in the paper”
(95% of weather headlines never happen)

And because of those paper believers- they voted for Brexit and the country’s in a mess because of it!

People who stand for ages in front of the thing I want to buy/browse in the supermarket. How dare they?
People who, when taking a photo with your camera, take 15 'just in case', so that you have to go through and delete loads. Just take one!
People writing 'women' instead of 'woman' (I met a women who...)

Deciding after I've done the pots to batch cook a load of meals and not washing the pots! (Or even soaking them)

I have one that I do! I throw all the cutlery randomly in the drawer. Mainly to annoy my pot leaving dh!

Customers who come in the shop 2 minutes before closing and expect to be able to leisurely browse everything. I try to be helpful and politely let them know the shop is about to close, but if they know what they need I can get it for them. Most people take the hint and come back the next day, but every week there's a couple of regulars who seem aghast that I won't stay open just for them to stay for as long as they feel like.

Had this happen in the 1990s at a major museum where I worked. There was a temporary exhibition on that had its own gift shop area inside. Close down had already started, lights were being progressively turned off and visitors guided out. One arsehole bloke refused to go. He wasn't buying, he was browsing.

One of my colleagues got him moving by flashing the lights in that room on and off.

Fortunately I have changed my hours to do earlys!

On Sundays, we close at 4pm. At 3:40pm - overhear customers saying that they need to visit (another supermarket) which is 10-12 min drive. Seriously?

I reckon those who come in last minute are NWIR - never worked in retail!

Yip ,we used to pull the shutter down a bit just before closing,I remember a pompous twat rattling his forehead off it...😂

Saying 'people that do xwz' - it's 'people WHO do xyz'.
'That' for objects, 'who' for people.

I know someone has already mentioned the dreadful expression “needs gone”, but in general, it annoys me when you get any variation of this along the lines of “needs to be gone by Friday!” It’s a table - it doesn’t need to go anywhere or do anything. It’s an inanimate object! YOU need it to be gone by Friday - the table (or chest of drawers or wardrobe or child’s bike) doesn’t give a shit; it doesn’t have feelings!

*RenoDakota · Yesterday 10:02

But I don't get the ones about not having your purse / card ready at the checkout. Usually the first chance to get it out is when you have packed. Too busy up to that point.

You can get your cards out whilst waiting for the person in front to finish!