People who you don't know, but you find them irritating!

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There a guy who lives near me, who I cannot stand, and I don't even know him. He's late 60's and has a Head Teacher vibe. He walks his dog at 7am with a neighbour, and the pair of them chat in BOOMING voices, as they stroll along the path. Tough luck if you are still in bed.

He had a lovely little dog, but it was never on the lead and was always miles behind or ahead of him, so much so, that I almost thought it was a lost dog and almost took it home. I presume he's not picking up the poo.

HIs wife took to Facebook the other day, with a long ranting post about how someone had deliberately put down poison and now the dog is dead. I obviously didn't comment, but I'm thinking Nah mate, you just don't watch your dog. I can't believe that anyone would have done that on purpose, but of course there were loads of comments supporting this version of events.

Silly me thought he wouldn't be out early in the morning anymore, but no, there he was this morning, at the crack of dawn, laughing at the top of his BOOMING voice with another local lady who HAS TO SHOUT ALL OF HER WORDS even when the person is stood right next to her. Don't people think they should keep at down when it's so early?

To top it off, a neighbour had a cherry picker delivered this morning. For some reason it has to emit an ear splitting BEEP when it's turned on, even if it's not moving. It started at 740am. Is this not really antisocial? I was walking the dogs, and as I went past the driveway, there was a MAMIL getting ready to go on an early bike ride, and I actually said to him that he'd probably woken up the whole neighbourhood. He mumbled sorry.

I don't know whether IABU, or just the older I get, the less tolerant I am of these types of people, who seem to have no regard to anyone else's peace.

Has anyone else felt similar irritation (not necessarily about noise)?

Well I was half joking. I try not to make a big thing of it, however often when I'm offered something that I can't eat I'll just say "no I'm OK thanks" and then get asked if I'm dieting or "being good" and so I will say I can't eat it, cos gluten. And if I'm not sure whether I can eat it or not then obviously I need to check, so possibly to some people it might seem like I'm making it my personality, but I'm actually just trying to enjoy some food without it making me sick.

Performative sneezers make me seethe!

The shouting is not deliberate if you are deaf- you shout without knowing as you literally can’t hear your voice. The same way someone shouts when talking with headphones in. Come on

Eileen?

Sorry - not someone I had any ill feeling towards but...

There used to be a man in the small town we live in whom my family called 'The Man You See Everywhere". He was possibly in his 60s, had a very red face and always wore a waxed Barbour jacket. It was just uncanny how often you'd see him (he didn't live near us) all over town and at all times of day.

One day I was walking near the main shopping street and explaining to a friend about The Man You See Everywhere when he came round a corner and nearly crashed into me. If I'd been young and gorgeous I might have imagined he was stalking me - it was just bizarre.

I haven't seen him now for a few years, so I fear for the health of TMYSE.

Agree. What is it with people who make gluten-free people have to explain themselves and then get eye rolly about it.

It should be fine to say “no thanks” without being pressed, and then the issue wouldn’t come up.

It doesn't really matter what time it is, people don't have to be deliberately loud.

I'd be annoyed if it was 3pm and I was trying to work or enjoy reading a book or have an afternoon nap.

If people are having work done, there will be loud equipment, but if someone is right next to you, you can talk in a normal voice, not so loud that the whole street has to hear.

My main gripes and irritating people are:

anyone who parks on a pavement
anyone who hogs a pavement and walks very very slowly
people who let their dogs off-lead on narrow paths
cyclists who ding their bell at me when there's plenty of room to get past
car drivers who beep for no reason and who pull out in front of me and then go slowly
the person who parks in front of my drive every day to take his kids to school - I can just about get my car out if I needed to, but he doesn't need to park there and yesterday he dropped a fag end too.

My local parkrun is near a housing development, but I don't think we get that many dogs at ours, as it is a narrow course. I bet living near a parkrun is a right pain if you want a lie-in on a Saturday morning. The only solution is to join us I think!

They are really loud though. Some have a much less obnoxious beep and others have a recorded voice.

In my experience drivers often seem to think that because it's beeping they can reverse whether there's someone behind them or not. I was once behind (in my car) a lorry that started reversing and he got very abusive when I leaned on my horn and then got out the car and shouted at him to stop. Not sure how I was just meant to disappear. I was at work so I got my work to complain to his work, but nothing happened of course.

Meanwhile, the people in front have well gone, no fucker can get past her, step over her and case and lined up bottles, the queue behind is huge

I would have stepped over her case and bottles! People are really far too polite!

Cyclists who ding their bell at you are warning you they are approaching in case you decide to wander across the path/track and they run you over. It's just good manners.

I live overlooking the start! I’ve done it many times but I’m coming back from injury right now. The dog still annoys me though!

Would you shout in the street at 6am though?