What things irrationally wind the hell out of you?

[ElfOnTheTopShelf]

I HATE listening to the BBC news in the morning, when the news readers say "its is EXACTLY half past six" because I always end up shouting "IT IS NOT!!" because it surely can never be EXACTLY unless they string out the sixxxxxx until it is exactly that time.

I get annoyed when people talk about the coins and say that the Queen is on the FRONT of the coin, she is on the back. Because if you were looking at all the pictures of all the coins, you'd put the Queen down to see the pics, therefore she is the back of the coin. And its only "heads and tails" because its a picture of her head.

When I'm really stroppy, I get annoyed at the Kool Kids sign near my house. If they wanted to use alliteration, use Cool Children, surely?!

So... what gets your goat for no reason

"I know I must avoid blue cheese but my friend ate a dairylea triangle near me, will I get listeria" hilarious!!!

People who fall asleep on public transport. And then snore!

My Mother

Knives and forks being loudly scraped across plates as a result of people eating so fast you'd think someone was trying to steal their food.

my mother too (but I felt embrassed to say)

My mum calls M&S 'Marksies'. It drives me INSANE. Amongst many, many other things she does that drive me up the fecking wall.

i say marksise's is it so bad

People holding their knives like pens - such a giveaway!

sorry,what does it give away?desire to write between courses?soliloquies after soup?

Doors to manual

bad management and by the way, que?

People that swear in front of my 3 year old then make out i am somehow uptight for not being very happy about this. One response was well she will only hear it from someone at school anyway. GRR.
And the girl behind me at the train station the other day who clearly couldnt wait till i had walked through the stile with my DD and my massive 38 week bump before putting her ticket in therefore causeing the gate to slam back into said bump and hurting. A lot. then getting funny with me because i glared at her. she did apologise but chuckled as she said it so did not ease the pain.
This thread really is good for letting of steam!!

People who drive at 40 in a 60 zone (when it is completely reasonably to do 50-60 in terms of road safety) and then continue to do 40 when they get to a 30 zone.

People who say 'theosaurus' instead of 'thesaurus' - it's not a dinosaur! My colleague has been doing this all morning...

Most of mine little irritations are word-related, think I get this from my Dad.

On having just received my Abel & Cole order to see on the leaflet 'try our rainforest friendly free range chicken'. I didn't think chickens lived in the rainforest.

Inspired by an experience in M&S this morning - the bottleneck you always get in front of automatic doors. Why do some people always shove in front of others who may need them (disabled, elderly, young children, me with a pushchair etc) to get through the one set of automatic doors, rather than just using the perfectly adequate push doors on either side? Grrr.

my husband

My dad's wife calling my dad 'Grandpa' when my son knows him as Grandad, its only a little thing but it annoys the hell out of me,

People shoving the pram or walking INTO my son when walking in town.

People who cant clear up after making a sandwich or cuppa. how hard is it to put a plate and knife in the dishwasher?!

petty i know but.. i wish the checkout woman in morrisons had noticed i was 1 short on my muller yoghurts so instead of buy 4 get 4 free i actually ended up paying for 7! agghhh

My dh calling me 'mum' (when talking to me directly, as in 'what do you think mum?'. My only response to that is always 'I am NOT YOUR MUM!' Maybe one day he will learn.

ataraxis My dh does that when we're out on our own without ds. So used to having him with us. lol.

people who faff about wiht change in front of you in a shop queue when they have been waiting long enough to sort out their purse.

people who put their feet up on seats on train (do you want to pay for my dry cleaning bill).
and people who drive on mobile phone.

My OHs sister who sends cards to our DS2 who is also her grandson (dont worry its not because of any hillbilly type behaviour) that say 'to my beloved grandson from you nanny who loves you so very very much and wil always love you blah blah blah' Even though when I used to ask her if she would visit him (she is around my age BTW) she would say 'its too far'. Its 20mins on the tube.

I just got her latest card to him today (can you tell). The writing on the front says 'To my Dear Grand DAD'. Did I mention she is a stupid arse?

studentkatie and vezzie - brilliant!!

stainesmassif - i like hearing men whistle - makes me happy for some reason.

people who leave their engine running while waiting for someone or something.
Switch it off, save yourself a bit of money, me and my son don't want to breathe in fumes we don't have to - oh and save the bloody planet while your at it.

this thread is like therapy

Random bits and pieces scattered around the kitchen counters so that I can't even find space to put a bread board on the counter - drives me crazy.

DH refusing to actually go to bed so faffs around getting ready for 40 minutes!

Litter dropping.

lou222 very with you on the engine revving I hate it.

People that play loud music. Makes me nervous - we used to have vile yobbish neighbours and hearing other peoples phat beats raises my stress levels.

Jordan and all other manifestations of the sexualisation of just about everything.

Others peoples children trashing my house (know Im not supposed to mind but grrr).

DH tidying up the kitchen. He does it so SLOWLY, so thoroughly. I am trapped watching him as dd tiny and being breastfed and is clusterfeeding atm. Every surface wiped carefully, everything put away. Just hurry up man so we can go and watch telly! Can't say anything though as e is a love.