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

my poorly foot again!
driving me NUTS!

quality improvement schemes that involve so much time filling in bits of paper about how you are improving that you don't have time to actually do your job

Dog poo - it drives me mad that people think it is okay to walk off and leave that mess for someone else to stand in.

or worse Insanity - people who pick up and bag their dog poo - and then hang it on the nearest tree or bush - I mean, WHY ????

LOL!

inane MN cliches I'll get the hard hat/get the popcorn.is that the best you can come up with

Tina and her fecking pretty pink taxi in Me Too on CBeebies...arrrgh!

lots of things but main ones are:

SAHM who claim are too busy to help with running of toddler groups or PTA's so it's left again to those who work (sorry is some SAHM do help out there but in my area they dont seem to)

Work collegues who think I get a nice day off in the week to relax.

The way we are made to worry about evrey detail of giving/attending a childrens party just in case we offend any one with the theme/food - your party your choice- should be gratefull of presents received and just recycle tham if not to your standards.

Being told all the time what to feed/do with my dc - I've managed this long without too many problems.

People who say "baby" instead of "the baby" -So; "you'll be tired when baby arrives".

Use of the word "products" - hair "products" for example.

Also, "bowl of pasta", when you clearly wouldn't ask for a "plate of steak and chips".

Also, people who insist on spelling my name with an "i" at the end, even when I sign off an email with a "y". I think I know how to spell my own freaking name.

And, yes "Source" - I hate with a passion. It's just BUYING. Take note, you are NOT an eco modern, running your own cutesy and cool business "sourcing" organic veg. You are going shopping and buying food.

Basically any wanky modern speak drives me round the bend, including the million and one words for "beige" including "mushroom", "taupe" "bone" etc.

i am doing a course where we will have to go a Gateway Review before we can be assessed.

WTF????? why not just bloody call it training or assessment or examination or something else in plain language.

people who say oooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh you're lucky! when i mention i have a cleaner. i work 57 hours a week and study part time (for my Gateway Review) i want to drink wine and watch tv and sometimes talk to my husband and son when i am not working or preparing for the Gateway Review!

(or did i mention that before)

Agree with the modern speak. "End of!", "24/7", "think outside the box" and other dreadful cheap and nasty sayings which have crept into our language. Makes me want to sream.

Friends who spell my name wrong. I have two friends who I have known for years. They get cards from me, emails etc so regularly see my name in print, yet they still spell it wrong! It is not an unusual name.

My husband putting his breakfast bowl on the side above the dishwasher, but not in it
People not indicating on a roundabout
People who say 'spaded' instead of speyed (and so many other examples!)
Jeremy Kyle and Wright Stuff

The practice that crept into Mothercare stores about a year ago, when a person at the checkout always asks ' Have you found everything you wanted, madame ? ' FGS I am able to think for myself and use my own initiative to ask if I can't find something I need. And the falseness of it all, in fact of any this type checkout questions ,irritate me no end. It's not like the staff really care, in most cases anyway, they're just TOLD to say these nuff questions, like programmed robots, not people thinking for themselves, using initiative and common sense, hence I get asked in Tesco if need help packing when buying a toothbrush and a banana. GRRRRR

Also any sponsorship forms. When my children started school, this kind of fundraising became one of the few culture shocks ( I moved to Uk 15 years ago, from a country of generally similar culture). In my home country any voluntary contribution to any cause was ALWAYS done compeletly animously.Why should it be advertised to all other sponsors how much exatly I am able to contribute. Why auntie B should feel bad she can only give a quid when auntie A was being generous with a fiver.

completely anonymously, sorry

health visitors

annabel karmel

londonders (or people who have lived there a while) taking over local villages then getting all snotty with the local "renters"....yes you know who you are!

On a similar note - that "escape to the country" programme that manages without fail every episode to criticise the local ammenities or SHOCK HORROR the fact farmers have to drive their tractors on the road...hello it is the country?.......

Another vote against referring to homes simperingly as 'properteeeeees'. I bloody hate that.

Poor punctuation, especially on teaching resources found on a very well-known online teaching site - for shame!

The fact that the Body Shop is now really expensive instead of pocket money treats.

People who moaned at my school when we had a 'starvation lunch' on Red Nose Day.

Teenage boys who expose their grubby M&S trolleys by following the LUDICROUS fashion for ultra low-slung trousers. Splee!

people who tell you to "get over yourself"

What does that mean exactly?

I'm late to the game but must contribute (sorry for repeats):

People who walk towards you on a narrow pavement (or even a wide pavement) and act like they don't see you and refuse to move one inch over. I've been known to 'hold my ground' and bump into them. If someone makes a slight effort to move over, I move over too. It's not that hard!

People who fart in lifts, on the tube, etc.. Yes, we can smell it. I always glare at everyone and make tut-tut noises hoping to make the culprit feel guilty. I don't want to smell your dinner from last night, mate. Ughhhh

My DH smelling up the bathroom (I see a pattern here...) By the way, it's okay if I do it.

My DH's complete inability to remember any social date, errand or anything not work-related. I know he remembers things at work, so why can't he do it at home.

Queue-jumpers. Especially when everyone has formed one single line at Pret to go the next open till, and someone walks in and starts a new line pretending not to see the 20 people waiting patiently in the single line. Usually, everyone suffers in silence, but I always say something to the culprit. They either try to act like they didn't see the single line (yeah, right) or act like I'm uptight and unreasonable.

Whew...rant over. Can't say I'm feeling better now.

whitecoffeenosugar - I went for a job interview in Mothercare years ago and one of the questions was what you would do if a customer came in. I said I would wait and give them a chance to look around and then see if they needed any help. I didn't get the job - now I frequent Mothercare I realise the answer should have been 'Race over before their foot has crossed the threshold and make them feel as if they have been taking up valuable shopfloor space by not making a purchase'

Ozziegirly I was thinking the same thing about 'baby' versus 'the baby' one of my NCT class used to do that and it drove me nuts - so twee and HV-ish.

Mothers who, on a very cold day, dress their daughters in coats but do not make them wear tights.Get the picture ? A freezing day,school run. Mother comfortably wrapped up, nice and warm in her tracksuit pants and a little girl next to her wearing her winter coat, short school skirt, then you see a lot of bare legs exposed to the elements, finally short socks and shoes. I see it all the time and am shocked.Arrived to the conclusion it is a typical way of the British. Can someone explain WHY ? What's the logic in this. Why is the child supposed to feel cold on her upper body but not on legs or even privets,sorry.Even if the child does not complain, surely it cannot be healthy. When I see this I think child abuse/neglect , not malicious but through bizarre custom/ ignorance. I for one, will not be integrating into British society ( am an immigrant) following this behaviour. Anyway, I have only boys

Squeezy bottles of anything! It is impossible to actually finish them properly.

People who ask me something personal and carry on insisting for an answer wher I already clearly said I did not really wish to talk about it.

People who keep letting me know of every house to let in the area even though I think I am perfectly able to find one for myself when the time comes for me to move into something bigger. And who insist I should not move to far anyway as their daughter would be heartbroken if she could only see DD for the 6 hour long school day!

I know I am being ungrateful but it really eats me!

people who don't indicate on roundabouts and then look so shocked when you pull out in front of them!!

People in rush hour pulling suitcases on wheels behind them in rush hour crowds.

Hesitating at the bottom of the escalator with the suitcase on wheels, so you trip over it.

Going up the stairs on the right and not the left and then being arsey with you because you are holding the banister, trying to go down ON THE CORRECT SIDE.

Standing in the train vestibule blocking te door when you're trying to get off, playing statues, not responding to requests to move, or even looking up.

Maybe I'm getting irritated with the whole of London...