Does no one think anymore?

[Wanttofly]

I am having a bad day.

Im fed up of the following:

1. People leaving the pub at night shouting and waking up my baby. The pub is near house is it too much to ask that people think that they should not shout as there may be children asleep in the houses?

2. those stupid recorded phone calls offering debt advice? They call in the afternoon and wake my baby and there isn't a real person on the other end I can shout at for waking my baby up.

3. people who shout at their dogs to be quiet when it barks. Not only is the dog waking up the baby, but so is the person shouting. If they want quiet why are they shouting?

4. people who drive at 40mph in a 60 zone but upon entering a 30mph area they continue to drive at 40mph. Why is speeding in a built up area with more potential hazards ok when it clearly isn't safe to go fast on a more open road?

5. people who park on the pavement blocking it so you have to go on the road with your pushchair to get past.

6. people who point to their wrist when asking the time as if I wouldn't know where my watch is.

OK rant over.

Anyone want to add anything else?

I also hate mumsnet for being diverting enough that I can spend ages on here, notice intermittently and carry on anyway! Admittedly I had nothing to do today but seriously, where did the time go?

People who cross the road when the traffic lights are still on green, then have the audacity to give me the evil eye when I nearly mow them down. I drive in London and it happens nearly everyday. It's even more annoying when they have small children or a pram.

People who cross the road when the traffic lights are still on green, then have the audacity to give me the evil eye when I nearly mow them down. I drive in London and it happens nearly everyday. It's even more annoying when they have small children or a pram.

Oops

People who post the same post twice

You know, I amble through life quite happily, usually get on well with people, but these two:

Marjee "Drivers who stop on the pedestrian crossing at traffic lights so I can't get the pushchair across the road."

vicbar "DH putting his dirty plates on the kitchen side above the dishwasher..."

Make me want an AK47 and a rooftop.

People who point out my over eager double postings

People over the age of 10 or so who stare at dd in her wheelchair as if she has 2 heads or something.(I accept that young children may be curious).

Drivers that don't indicate that they're about to turn down the side road I am crossing and nearly mow me down.

Drivers who don't use their indicators because they think every other road user is telepathic.

Ooh x posts there!

People who start crossing the road, anticipating reaching the middle of the road as you drive past. All it takes is for a driver to be distracted for a second, swerve, and they'll end up with a wing mirror in the stomach.

People who just amble across the road, without looking, as if they have all the time in the world.
It's as if road safety just doesn't matter to these people.

Oh dear, when the DTs wre tiny, I used to drive the good man who does the lawn absolutely mad; one week there was distressed Rollmops rushing out of the house asking him to 'turn off the noise' and change the time to 1pm [gosh was I ever daft]because the bebies are sleeping. It was 11 am.
The poor man duly 'turned off noise' and returned at 1pm the next time, only to be confronted by hysterical Rollmops asking him to 'not wake the children for goodness sake'. Ad nauseam.
The DTs kept changing their snoozin' schedule and poor man who does the lawn got more and more bewildered.
Was I ever PFB.
Then again, I sill am and probably more so...
Tiz' life....

People who don't say "thank you" or even acknowledge your presence when you stand aside to let them pass.

I did that a few days ago tethersend
I usually always thank people for letting me past, but I'd not had much sleep, and was a zombie. The only reason I noticed I hadn't thanked them was because he said "your welcome", very pointedly.

I felt really bad after that. Almost followed him to explain that I'm not usually so rude, but figured he would think I was rude and strange.

People that give me filthy looks for telling my Son not to throw dirt and dust around... you dont know the full story so dont judge me you silly cow!!!!!

tether - me too. I end up saying "you're welcome" in a sarky voice to their retreating backs

I always go for the cheery Don't mention it!

But now I feel like a bit of a cunt after reading MrsChemist's post...

Slacksally and violethill - was just about to say the same thing.

To all you non-indicator users out there - it's the little sticky-out thing on your steering wheel, it makes a little light blink no and off and it lets people know which way you're going so you don't kill them!

on and off obviously not no.

am shitting vital organs with laughter here

at SherbertDibDab's post just after the OP

for some reason that has really tickled me

oh, and "the good man who does the lawn"

priceless

People (men. Sorry, but it is) who deliberately do something to their sodding cars so the engine revs are louder than something at Silverstone, and then zoom around at 4 am, stop in my street REVVING and having loud shouty conversations, and - yes - wake the baby. Along with everyone else within a mile radius who isn't profoundly deaf.

Just what possesses people to do shit to an old banger to make it sound as if the exhaust needs replacing, anyway? They are not going to be mistaken for Ayrton Senna anytime soon. How is it cool to make yourself look twatlike as well as anti-social?

I get really annoyed with the person who is stealing my tea spoons. i dont know who you are but when i find you your in big trouble!!!

I also hate people who cut me up. Yes you plonker I was leaving that gap just incase the car in front slamed on his breaks not for you to cut me up!!! grrrr

The local (and by local I mean a 5 min walk local) mum who drives her children to school which is 4 doors up from me and parks outside my house (I admit I dont own the road so this is very unreasonable really) so I can not either go out or come home at school drop of/pick up time....

People who park badly, people who don't use their indicators, drive too slowly or are just crap when ambulances are trying to get past, stopping in the middle of the road in a flat panic DOES NOT HELP!! OK thats most the road rage ones...

Boy racers on my street who accelerate to about 50 then have to squeal to a halt as the road is only about 200 metres long! And beside a school. Dog crap, on my doorstep. One day when I can be arsed to get up early I am going to shout very very loud abuse throught the letterbox! Drunk people coming out the pub down the pavement to about where my front door is and having a screaming match which sounds like its in my hall.

People who shout sarcastically 'DON'T MENTION IT' when they stop at a zebra crossing for you, OK I do usually say thanks, but it is a requirement in the highway code to stop and not expect gracious praise and adulation for their kind deed.

People who don't wash before they get in the swimming pool.

My DH saying either, ither, or, instead of just one of them.

People who work in bars who say do the international hand symbols for small, large, ice, lemon. We don't need visual clues as to how big large is, we can understand the word alone ta.

I am quite a narky person ;) Theres hundreds more...!