What Are Some Little Things People Do That Make You Mad?

[MTL]

When people do that, Losty, I ask, "So, you were hungry?" or, "Did you enjoy your meal?"

try it, and see the looks you get.

ewwwwww

[MTL]

When people don't appreciate when you're trying to help.

During my internship I took a few shifts riding the ambulances.  One night we were called to a party where a young guy had collapsed.

The party got wild and the cops were called.  We took care of the guy, cleaned him up and got him into the ambulance.

I was just about to climb in and close the door when a bottle smashed against the ambo near my head.

Needless to say I was pissed.  I turned and saw some piece of shit glaring at me and giving me the finger.  I put down the kit and started walking towards him when I felt a hand on my arm.

It was a cop who said, "No, let me deal with him"

That cooled me down and I had the satisfaction of seeing the arsehole manhandled roughly into a copcar.

We were there to help and you feel the need to attack an ambulance crew, you fucking prick??

Inexcusable, I agree.

He was probably drunk, hates cops, and thought you were a cop, if you were in a paramedic's uniform.

[MTL]

When people don't appreciate when you're trying to help.

During my internship I took a few shifts riding the ambulances.  One night we were called to a party where a young guy had collapsed.

The party got wild and the cops were called.  We took care of the guy, cleaned him up and got him into the ambulance.

I was just about to climb in and close the door when a bottle smashed against the ambo near my head.

Needless to say I was pissed.  I turned and saw some piece of shit glaring at me and giving me the finger.  I put down the kit and started walking towards him when I felt a hand on my arm.

It was a cop who said, "No, let me deal with him"

That cooled me down and I had the satisfaction of seeing the arsehole manhandled roughly into a copcar.

We were there to help and you feel the need to attack an ambulance crew, you fucking prick??

I know lots of people hate cops, but I don't understand people who resent paramedics, firefighters, etc.

I have a friend in France and he tells me about how in some of the Banlieue (suburbs) of Paris,
firefighters responding to a call routinely have rocks thrown at them while they're trying to do their job.

It happens so regularly the firefighters expect it.

I said "I'd like to see them try that trick in New York."

[houseofcantor]

Drive, in general, left turn on red specifically. With their ass hanging out in the intersection jacking up the entire four way because it is absolutely mandatory to get to McDonald's one second sooner. 

Then a whole bunch of ones named.

Then Redbeard. Must you? 

[Losty]

I didn't tip either.  Waitress well knew I was pissed.

Wow. Unless the waitress actually fucked up somehow, she did not deserve to lose a tip over someone's noisy kids...


Which brings me to the next thing on my list I find annoying...people who fail to tip because of things for which the service people are not responsible.

People all the time posting on forums in aesthetically unpleasant colors

[MTL]

I've thought of another one that really pisses me off.

I realize that our world economy has major problems, right now.

I realize that there isn't always a large selection of jobs available, everywhere.

And I realize that unless a person lives like Gandhi,
we are all guilty of being part of the problem,
in our Western lifestyle,
to some degree or another.

However, I also think that we should all be doing our best to improve where we can,
when it comes to the environment,

and it pisses me off when people make a living off of damaging the environment,
when they might be able to get a job doing something a little less wantonly destructive
...or, at the very least, have an unapologetic attitude about it,
and have no intention to even try to make a change, because it's easy, secure, and lucrative.

There has been a spate of shamelessly unnecessary tree removal around here, lately,
and it's because the businesses who trim trees make more money when they cut a big tree down, completely.

They give ominous warnings to city council that such and such a tree is a danger,
and bring pressure to bear on residents.

They just cut down a completely healthy, sound,  tall, majestic 120 year old Linden tree near my home
that was no threat, whatsoever.
The trunk and major boughs were almost 100% solid and sound, I saw them, myself, after they were cut,
and I saw no sign of weakness, pestilence, or blight on the tree.

They cut down a gorgeous 500 year old oak tree that stands near here, too,
in a spot where it was a danger to no-one,

To put it into perspective,

a tree that was here before Canada existed, as a nation,
a tree that saw First Nations peoples mix with the first Europeans,
that saw British and American soldiers in battle against each other,
a tree that still has musket-balls embedded in its trunk.


They've been TARGETING old-growth trees because that's where they make the most money.

If the tree is rotten or otherwise a danger, I could understand.

but this is patently a cash-grab, and council are a bunch of milquetoasts.

They've ruined the beauty of several main streets by cutting down old growth,
streets that get a lot of traffic, where trees help to clean the air.

When questioned about the gratuitous cash-grab aspect of it,
they say that they have to earn a living to support their families, too.

But they don't seem to care about the welfare of the world they are leaving to their grandkids.

On a grander scale,

The province of Alberta is the wealthiest, in Canada, 
and this is primarily due to the Oilsands (or, as they used to be called, the Tarsands).

Much of Alberta's economy and employment hinges on the Oilsands.

However, there is no denying that it is filthy and indefensibly wasteful,
and I consider it a black mark (literally) on Canada.

The defense is that it creates jobs and bolsters our economy.

But it mainly lines the pockets of major shareholders,
is devastating to the environment,
and is making both humans and wildlife very sick.

So you create jobs and put food on the table for your kids.

But with each generation, cancer rates, birth defects, autism and developmental abnormalities increase,
and the environment gets destroyed.

What's the point of feeding your kids if you're poisoning your grandkids?

Or worse, if your kids have difficulty having kids, themselves?

[MTL]

Wow. Unless the waitress actually fucked up somehow, she did not deserve to lose a tip over someone's noisy kids...


Which brings me to the next thing on my list I find annoying...people who fail to tip because of things for which the service people are not responsible.

People all the time posting on forums in aesthetically unpleasant colors

Oh, I like Redbeard's colour.  It makes me laugh.

And I usually hate pink, too.

[vorlon13]

I didn't tip either.  Waitress well knew I was pissed.

Wow. Unless the waitress actually fucked up somehow, she did not deserve to lose a tip over someone's noisy kids...


Which brings me to the next thing on my list I find annoying...people who fail to tip because of things for which the service people are not responsible.

She was the one who put me next to the lax parents/bratty kid in an otherwise empty restaurant.

She was also put out over having to walk all the way over to where I had removed myself.

[brewer]

When people have a runny or stuffy nose and they do this weird thing that makes this loud wet noise that can only be called sucking snot down their throat. Excuse me, that's disgusting.

Better than hocking a loogie, amirite?

I prefer the farmer blow.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Better than hocking a loogie, amirite?

I prefer the farmer blow.

Any particular reason?