What things annoy you in others?

[breeze]

Thought I would start another interesting thread, this morning while out with DS, I got stuck down a road where a taxi was picking someone up, I must have waited 2 minutes, only for the taxi driver to drive off and me noticing that 4 doors up there was a space that he could of easily parked into. This drives me nuts.

Also when you are waiting for a lift and the lift button is alight, someone else will come and press it, sometimes over and over again, thinking that doing so the lift will come quicker. This also applied when you are waiting at a crossing with several other people, and someone comes along and presses it ahhhh.

Any other out there?

People who walk out of a the shop door and then just stop to have a chat right in the doorway (or even for no reason at all). Can they not move to the side?

Megg - on the same theme, people who hog the swimming lanes by stoppig and chatting for ages at each end - if they want to have a chat ... why get in the pool (they probably think they are exercising!!)

people who spit in the street and dog owners not cleaning their dogs mess! on the way to my sons school is full of dog mess and my son seems to have a magnet for poo,disgusting it really annoys me to the point where ive thrown his wellies in the bin because it was so foul i couldn`t bear to clean them

Old people (today at least)

They walk about with their shopping trolleys and walk down the centre of the aisle in the supermarket.

The stop dead in the middle of the aisle for no reason, only going about 1 mph so luckily managed to avoid them.

Everytime Ds lets out a noise other than a whisper they give you that "can't you shut your child up" look, when he was only playing.

Do not even get me started about them driving.

Then again a lovely old lady was chatting to ds on the bus and thought he was lovely, so its not all old people.

Kids coming home from school or p*ssheads coming out the pub who think it's "cool" to break all the heads off daffodils (some in private gardens) lining the road so that no-one else can enjoy them.

We just had some dog pooh left outside, dh says he will keep his eye out and god help the owner if it happens again he will follow them to their own home with one of DD dirty nappies. People who park in baby and disabled parking bays, people who rush on the bus before you and take the last seat when you have the baby in your arms, people who have prams on buses with no babies, but shopping, so you have to fold your up. When baby wakes up during a really good film. When the phone rings just as you put the baby to sleep. People who stare at you in utter disbelief when your child has a tantrum, as though to need to have more control over them. Ohh I love a good moan. ALso when you go to the supermarket after 6pm with dd, and people look at you as to say shouldn't she be alseep - ahhhh

Opps I remember those evil people on the underground in the heat of the summer when I was 8 months pregnant, yes it was packed, and yes I had to stand. I always think what goes around comes around.

Builders like mine stinking out my toilet!uggghh and also leaving traces of cigarette smoke throughout the house especially whilst I'm pregnant. Oh and people with not even the simplest of manners ie please and thankyou.

People chewing chewing gum REALLY LOUDLY behind you on the bus/at the cinema etc etc! It's SOOOO rude and unnecessary and sometimes I feel like grabbing the gum from their mouth and sticking it to their forehead (cue: ward 30 for the crazy lady on the bus!!).

... and Old people who chew constantly... on nothing!! Just random chewing.... drives me to drink (that's my excuse anyway!).

aren't the oldies chewing on their dentures ?

Or when oldies spend an eternity choose their fruit / veg in supermarkets - they are all the same, just don't take all day about it, just cos you have all the time in the world!

Have to say, I think you're being a bit harsh on old people here.

I am sure that there is a web-site for the oldies and then are moaning about the younger generation of today, remember when .............

mum2toby, my mum chews chewing gum, that doesn't annoy me as much as the popping she does with it.

AAAAARGH!! Popping Chewing gum!!! Give me strength! My Mum chews chewing so vigorously I think her jaw is going to fall off!!! I've got to tell her to put it in the bin before she comes into my house..... Now I know how my school Teachers used to feel. Imagine having a class full of rebelious teenagers chomping away while you try to concentrate!!!??

I feel sick.

Sorry bells2, but another moan about the oldies.

I only get 30 minutes for lunch and I have to rush around the shops in my lunch hour didging them, there is nothing more frustrating than being at a checkout waiting for your turn, only to be stuck behind someone who is taking forever to get there money out and pack there shopping, I know they are old, and I do make allowances but, find you either get a lovely old person or one that has a real problem. I was out shopping and ds had a cough, not a major one, and some old men came up to me and told me I was a disgrace for bring him out to where there is food (whilst waving his stick at me).

Happydays, I hope you mean walking stick?

Well yes, I'm sure there's a site somewhere devoted to city commuters who vent their spleen at the mad woman who regularly adds at least 30 seconds to their journey time on Friday afternoons at busy tube stations by having the nerve to try and take two small children and a buggy up a crowded tube escalator......At least I assume there is from the amount of abuse I get.

I just feel that those of us with small children can often be accused of being in the way, holding up others etc etc just like old people and being a bit more tolerant and patient generally makes the world a better place!!.

Good point Bells!

..the men round our way who gob all over the pavement (loudly - double-yuk!!) whilst they stand outside their mates' cafes all day. this makes me sound terribly un-pc - because they're from one cultural group - but the fact that they're there all day means that whenever I pick up dd from nursery I have a b**r of a job dodging their spit as well as dog poo.

Bundle, yes I totally agree with you on that one.

Also people being touchy, and thinking that everyone must agree with their opinion.

LOL Breeze!

People on trains who get up from their seat ages before their stop. They'll probably gain a whole 5 and disrupt me in the process.

Argos.

People on mobile phones while driving.

gain a whole 5 seconds that is

Also, people posting on Mumsnet without reading it through first

People eating and drinking down the receiver whilst talking to you on the phone!!! .... I have been known to just hang up. Noticing the eating theme in my posts? I just hate the noise of people eating loudly.