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Mine are mostly due to experiencing life in a wheelchair:
Nobody sees you because you are not at their eye level so they run into you or won't get out of your way.
I don't mean to sound self serving in posting this, but when I see people in wheelchairs in markets I keep an eye on them, and if I see that they might be looking up at some unreachable item I always go over and ask them if I could help.
I feel like it's the least I can do, feeling thankful that I am so fortunate to have all my mobility, and that with worse luck that person in the wheelchair could be me. I consider it me paying taxes on my great health! It makes me good when I help too, so it's a win-win situation!
I don't know how anybody could not notice a wheelchair. Although there are those people who leave their cart in the middle of the aisle, preventing both handicapped and healthy people from passing them.
That picture is me when,
I'm out for grabbling something to eat.
I ask my server for something and they quickly bring me what I've asked for.
I say, 'Thank You'... and they reply with 'No Problem'
I DIDN'T ASK IF IT WAS A PROBLEM - I WAS THANKING YOU!
"Please" goes with "Thank You" - that goes with "You're Welcome."
Had I ever answered my parents with 'No Problem' I'da had a problem - they would have tanned my hide.
And, for the record, I'm 57 years old and I still call people I knew as a child (who were adults then) Mr. or Mrs. or Miss... out of RESPECT.
That picture is me when,
I'm out for grabbling something to eat.
I ask my server for something and they quickly bring me what I've asked for.
I say, 'Thank You'... and they reply with 'No Problem'
I DIDN'T ASK IF IT WAS A PROBLEM - I WAS THANKING YOU!
"Please" goes with "Thank You" - that goes with "You're Welcome."
Had I ever answered my parents with 'No Problem' I'da had a problem - they would have tanned my hide.
And, for the record, I'm 57 years old and I still call people I knew as a child (who were adults then) Mr. or Mrs. or Miss... out of RESPECT.
Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.
Any change in my routine. While the odd emergency or other problems (appliances breaking down and whatnot) of course can't be helped, I prefer my days to have an order to them.
Lateness. I like things to be on time. Again, while the occasional problem can't be helped, when you are expected to be somewhere at a certain time, you should be there at that time. I have a friend who not only cannot do this, he actually brags about his lateness like it's some kind of damned virtue. He also texts while driving, which, while annoying, is beyond dangerous. He also brags about this and the "virtues" of multi-tasking. His hang-ups wouldn't be so bad if I didn't depend on him to get me around town.
That picture is me when,
I'm out for grabbling something to eat.
I ask my server for something and they quickly bring me what I've asked for.
I say, 'Thank You'... and they reply with 'No Problem'
I DIDN'T ASK IF IT WAS A PROBLEM - I WAS THANKING YOU!
"Please" goes with "Thank You" - that goes with "You're Welcome."
Had I ever answered my parents with 'No Problem' I'da had a problem - they would have tanned my hide.
And, for the record, I'm 57 years old and I still call people I knew as a child (who were adults then) Mr. or Mrs. or Miss... out of RESPECT.
I gotta admit, there are times I've gotten incredibly annoyed at the, "No problem!" response. I grit my teeth and bear it.
Maybe it's better to join them? Sometimes I sarcastically reply, "No prob," but I hide my sarcasm and chuckle inside. Gotcha!!!
I sometimes also use, "No problema," "No hay problema," and my ultimate sarcastic choice: "No problemo!!!"
Does anybody ever get annoyed when Internet people (mis)use multiple punctuation as a form of stressing a sentence???
He also texts while driving, which, while annoying, is beyond dangerous. He also brags about this and the "virtues" of multi-tasking. His hang-ups wouldn't be so bad if I didn't depend on him to get me around town.
I text while driving. I push my iPhone's button to get Siri's attention, then speak: "Tell Howard I'll be a few minutes late." Siri texts him that. Siri can also read back texts via voice commands.
I took my visor speakerphone out to recharge it and can't find it. It connects to my iPhone via Bluetooth and has voice awareness: I can speak a key phrase and the speakerphone asks me WTH I want, I say, "Phone commands," and then it connects me to Siri. I can text both ways without my hands leaving the wheel or my eyes leaving the road.
This is really not good either because it cannot be denied that it's still taking away your attention, but my example above is my usual voice mail, just one sentence; not a conversation.
I'm going to add another pet peeve as a small car owner, I come out to my car and find a ginormous SUV parked next to me and I have to now back out totally blind. I try to back in when I can, but just like with backing out, people aren't patient and allow you to make the maneuvers needed.
I will also add people who drive big pickups and SUVs and park over the lines (don't even get me started on not clearing snow from the roof)
People hogging two spots with their massive vehicles suck.
I'm going to add another pet peeve as a small car owner, I come out to my car and find a ginormous SUV parked next to me and I have to now back out totally blind. I try to back in when I can, but just like with backing out, people aren't patient and allow you to make the maneuvers needed.
I will also add people who drive big pickups and SUVs and park over the lines (don't even get me started on not clearing snow from the roof)
People hogging two spots with their massive vehicles suck.
I text while driving. I push my iPhone's button to get Siri's attention, then speak: "Tell Howard I'll be a few minutes late." Siri texts him that. Siri can also read back texts via voice commands.
I took my visor speakerphone out to recharge it and can't find it. It connects to my iPhone via Bluetooth and has voice awareness: I can speak a key phrase and the speakerphone asks me WTH I want, I say, "Phone commands," and then it connects me to Siri. I can text both ways without my hands leaving the wheel or my eyes leaving the road.
This is really not good either because it cannot be denied that it's still taking away your attention, but my example above is my usual voice mail, just one sentence; not a conversation.
I pull over.
The "no problem" thing gets me, too. Scenario: I said, "Thank you". Mouth breathing teen said, "No problem." Me: "If I thought it was going to be a problem, I wouldn't have asked you to do it." The kid looked at me and said, "Huh?" I responded with, "That's what I thought".
I have to stop reading this thread. I keep finding things that irritate/annoy me. I didn't think I was so intolerant.
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I try to back in when I can, but just like with backing out, people aren't patient and allow you to make the maneuvers needed.
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