STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

lorelei wrote:

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people who walk into an elevator without allowing space for someone to step off first.    

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I hate this!  I also hate when people walk on the wrong side of the sidewalk and expect me to move for them...this also relates to groups of people taking up the entire sidewalk and not moving for me to walk by. 

As a driver, I hate pedestrians who just walk out in front of your car, with absolutely no regard to the fact that I am driving a vehicle and could crush them.  As a pedestrian I cannot stand drivers who do not let me cross the street even if when I have the right-of-way. 

Whenever I say something to my BF, he goes,"Huh?" then immediately responds to what I said.  It is just a bad habit of his, which he has even admitted, but it bugs me so much that I made him promise to work on not doing it. 

One of supervisors looking over my shoulder as I am working.  I am new but I don't feel that I need to be watched over while doing anything that I have already been trained on. 

I am sure that I can think of more later!

jacL wrote:

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  I also hate when people walk on the wrong side of the sidewalk and expect me to move for them...this also relates to groups of people taking up the entire sidewalk and not moving for me to walk by.  As a driver, I hate pedestrians who just walk out in front of your car, with absolutely no regard to the fact that I am driving a vehicle and could crush them. 

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Ohhh - i hate both of these and I run into the sidewalk thing almost on a daily basis walking to/from the train to work.

* I hate when people talk on their cell phone on the train and the whole train is quiet and you can hear their whole conversation.

* When the train is jam packed in the morning and at the next stop some idiot will ask "can you guys just move in a little bit" does it look like we can?

* People who stare

* When I'm on the phone w/someone and they are talking to someone else in the background

* When I'm on the phone at work and everyone can see the phone to my ear, yet people still try to talk to me like I'm not on the phone!  It's even worse when someone stops at my desk and stares at me until I get off the phone.

people who send joke/fortune/any sort of "forward this to 8 friends" emails

people who wear flipflops/sandals/shorts in the dead of winter. Its Canada, it's f%cking cold.

Also people who wear flipflops to a formal event or any inappropriate dress at a formal gathering.

people who shuffle when they walk. Pick up your damn feet!

CS that act like you're bothering them when you ask for something.

People who don't pick up their dog's poo at the park. I really love seeing poo everywhere, thanks!

People who think its cool to act stupid and/or ignorant. Also white people who think they are all ghetto and talk in Ebonics or try to fake Patois.

Parents who has misbehaving kids in public who don't do anything about it. I hate people who little brat is screaming bloody murder and throwing things and the mom is just like "no no, honey." and goes back to shopping or whatever.

Guys who try to pretend to be all interested in your conversation but really would rather be nailing you. Do they think I can't see right through them?

Really fat people who complain about their weight or complain about having "bad knees" or something. Yes, your knees are sore because they weren't meant to hold up 400 lbs. And they never do anything about it.

Does this make me a bad person?

gypsyfreak wrote:

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People who tailgate me too close when I'm driving. I usually drive at the speed limit or a little bit above, so I know that I am not going too slow for them to warrant that behavior. When I am in a bitchy mood, sometimes I purposely drive even slower just to p&#& them off. I'm evil, I know. I just don't understand what the big hurry is, that's all.

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I HATEEEEEE this and I HATEEEEE when people do this.  I HATEEEE when people flash their brights at me, signaling me to get out of their way.  It happens on the beltway or 95 all the time to me, coming home from work at night.  So sorry that I don't want to drive 100 mph!  I'm usually driving the speed limit or 5 miles above, and i know some people like to drive faster, but try to go around me, not get me out of your way!  i'm not even usually in the fastest lane unless i have to merge into the left lane (shudder), and then i try as quick as possible to get all the way to the right lane.  I should add though that my car has been totaled (a car drove out in front of me and i slammed into it), that my bfs car has been totaled with me in the car (he fell asleep for a split second behind the wheel and we spun out of control and landed in trees), and I've lost control on the beltway, I came over from the shoulder which was dug out for construction (one wheel went over) and started swerving across 4 lanes of traffic going 60 mph on a rainy, dark night.  I thought i was going to die 3 times, so needless to say, i almost get panic attacks when someone is on my ass, going 80 mph, making my switch lanes across traffic (i hate looking behind me and switching lanes in the dark).  I'm scared i'm going to sweve again and kill us all.  i think people should be more understanding of this- not everyone wants to drive above the speed limit- if you do, then pass the driver in a safe fashion.  people really don't get how dangerous driving can be and it pisses me off.  none of my experiences were my fault so it can happen to anyone, safe driver or not.  not to be super negative or anything- but as much as i love the convenience of a car, i think of cars as killing machines, haha.

When I am coming off a one-lane ramp and need to merge onto a road and the person behind me on the ramp goes around me.  It is so dangerous because it is so unexpected and we end up trying to merge into the same place at the same time.  And I am never going slow enough or stop long enough where it is warranted. 

Or sort of the same concept:  someone ahead of me unexpectedly decides to make a left turn or stop and I can't merge to the next lane right away because there is a car in my way.  Then, everyone behind me goes around me because they have the room to merge and won't let me get over to the right lane so then I am trapped behind the stopped person. 

MissMee wrote:

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: *using apostrophes in absolutely everything that ends in an S, especially when it's a business and everyone will see how stupid they are

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• People who accelerate super-slowly when a light changes from red to green. 


• Drivers who won't speed up/slow down just enough to let you merge over after you've signaled and are waiting patiently.  


• When people stop/yield when there's no sign.  I usually see this happen at parking lots...the mall is a common one. 


• When I walk into a store and am not even acknowledged, especially when I walk right past a SA. 


• When someone calls me just to ask for another person's extension.  I am not your personal operator.


• When people clutter their myspace profiles with multiple video codes so six songs are playing at once. 


• When someone compliments me on something and then comments on how they "wouldn't be able to afford something like that." 


• People who call and say, "Did you get my email?" because it's been like 5 minutes and you haven't responded yet. 

I know there are others but I am so tired right now!

At work when a customer comes up and hands me a payment for their account still sealed in the envelope after they had been standing in line for more than 3 minutes.   Why couldn't they open it when they were waiting?  Then they wait and watch me open it, which I absolutely hate since it is sealed with their saliva.  Lately, I have been using sissors and taking my sweet ass time to open it (that'll teach 'em, hopefully)!

Oh, the complaining about being overweight.  There is this girl at work and all she can talk about is losing weight.  What does she have for lunch?  A huge meal from Taco Bell!  And there is this really really large woman (about as big as you can get before you can't leave the house anymore) and once I saw her in the lunchroom eating as much food as I can eat in at least two days. 

Roudy kids and parents who don't even watch their kids in public (I will see little ones wandering off and the parents not giving a damn minding their own business)  Later the kids will be crying to find their mom and mom is totally ignoring them while examining stuff to buy.